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| 得分 | 评卷人 | 一、单项选择题(本大题共40小题,每小题1分,共40分) |
1. Morphology is the branch of grammar which studies the structure or forms of words, primarily through the use of _________construct.
A. word B. form C. morpheme D. root
2. .Modern English is derived from the language of early ______ tribes.
A. Greek B. Roman C. Italian D. Germanic
3. Stylistics is the study of style. It is concerned with the user’s choices of linguistic elements in a particular________ for special effects
A. situation B. context C. time D. place
4. Terminology consists of _______ terms used in particular disciplines and academic areas.
A. technical B. artistic C. different D. academic
5. _________ belongs to the sub-standard language, a category that seems to stand between the standard general words including informal ones available to everyone and in-group words.
A. Jargon B. Argot C. Dialectal words D. Slang
6. The prehistoric Indo-European parent language is thought to be a highly ______language.
A. inflected B. derived C. developed D. analyzed
7. The introduction of ________had a great impact on the English vocabulary.
A. Hinduism B. Christianity C. Buddhism D. Islamism
8. It is estimated that at least ______ words of Scandinavian origin have survived in modern English.
A. 500 B. 800 C. 1000 .D. 900
9. By the end of the _______century , English gradually came back into the schools, the law courts, and government and regained social status.
A. 12th B. 13th C. 14th D.15th
10. The Balto-Slavic comprises such modern languages as Prussian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovenian and _______.
A. Greek B. Roman C. Indian D. Russian
11. Rugby ,afghan and champagne are words coming from ________.
A. names of books B. names of places
C. names of people D. trade-names
12. Ex-student, foretell and post-election contain________.
A. negative prefixes B. prefixes of degree or size
C. prefixes of time and order D. locative prefixes
13. The prefixes in words new-Nazi, autobiography and pan-European are ________.
A. negative prefixes B. prefixes of degree or size
C. prefixes of time and order D. miscellaneous prefixes
14. Utopia ,odyssey and Babbit are words from ________.
A. names of books B. names of places
C. names of people D. trade-names
15. The suffixes in words heighten, symbolize are ________.
A. noun suffixes B. verb suffixes
C. adverb suffixes D. adjective suffixes
16. Hopeless is a ______motivated word.
A. morphologically B. onomatopoeically
C. semantically D. etymologically
17. In the sentence “ He is fond of pen.”, pen is a ______ motivated word.
A. morphologically B. onomatopoeically
C. semantically D. etymologically
18. Walkman is a _______motivated word.
A. onomatopoeically B. morphologically
C. semantically D. etymologically
19. Functional words possess strong _____ whereas content words have both meanings, and lexical meaning in particular.
A. grammatical meaning B. conceptual meaning
C. associative meaning D. arbitrary meaning
20. _______is unstable, varying considerably according to culture, historical period, and the experience of the individual.
A. Stylistic meaning B. Connotative meaning
C. Collocative meaning D. Affective meaning
21. Polysemy is a common feature peculiar to ______.
A. English only B. Chinese only
C. all natural languages D. some natural languages
22. From the ______ point of view, polysemy is assumed to be the result of growth and development of the semantic structure of one and same word .
A. linguistic B. diachronic C. synchronic D. traditional
23. _______ is a semantic process in which the primary meaning stands at the center and the secondary meanings proceed out of it in every direction like rayes.
A Radiation B. Concatenation C. Derivation D. Inflection
24 _________ is the semantic process in which the meaning of a word moves gradually away from its first sense by successive shifts until, in many cases, there is not a sign of connection between the sense that is finally developed and that which the term had at the beginning.
A. Derivation B. Radiation C. Inflection D. Concatenation
25.One important criterion to differentiate homonyms from polysemants is to see their ______.
A. spelling B. pronunciation C. etymology D. usage
26. The meaning of meat changed by mode of _______.
A. extension B. narrowing C. elevation D. degradation
27. The meaning of fond changed by mode of _______.
A. extension B. narrowing C. elevation D. degradation
28. The original meaning of minister is ______.
A. head of a ministry B. a tutor C. a farmer D. servant
29. The original meaning of success is ______.
A. result B. progress C. event D. incident
30. The meaning of churl changed by mode of _______.
A. elevation B. extension C. degradation D. narrowing
31.The pot calls the cattle black is an example of _______.
A. metaphor B. personification C. synecdoche D. euphemism
32. Powder one’s nose is an example of _________.
A. personification B. euphemism C. synecdoche D. hyperbold
33. A world of trouble is an example of ________.
A. euphemism B. personification C. hyperbole D. metonymy
34. Chop and change shows the feature of __________.
A. rhyme B. repetition C. reiteration D. repetition
35.By hook and by crook is an example of ________.
A. alliteration B. rhyme C. reiteration D. repetition
36.Concept, which is beyond language, is the result of human________, reflecting the objective world in the human mind. It is universal to all men alike regardless of culture, race and language..
A. cognition B. mentality C. reflection D. ideology
37. Motivation accounts for the __ __ between the linguistic symbol and its meaning.
A .relation B. complexion C. circumstance D. connection
38. In modern English one may find some words whose sounds suggest their meanings, for these words were created because of imitating the natural sounds or noises. Knowing the sounds of the words means understanding the meaning. This is called ____motivation.
A. onomatopoeic B. semantic C. morphological D. etymological
39. Semantic motivation refers to the mental associations suggested by the conceptual meaning of a word. It explains the connection between the literal sense and ______sense of the word.
A. metaphorical B. figurative C. descriptive D. colloquial
40.Conceptual meaning is the meaning given in the dictionary and forms the core of word-meaning. Conceptual meaning forms the _____for communications and it is constant and relatively stable.
A . center B basis C focus D key
| 得分 | 评卷人 | 二、填空题(本大题共20小题,每小题1分,共20分) |
41.There are generally two approaches to the study of words, namely synchronic and _______.
42. Language study involves the study of speech sounds, grammar and_______.
43. If we say that Old English was a language of full endings, Middle English was one of ______.
44. It can be concluded that English has evolved from a synthetic language (Old English) to the present _____ language.
45.Affixation is generally defined as the formation of words by adding word-forming or derivational affixes to stem. This process is also known as_____.
46. Compounding, also called composition, is the formation of new words by joining two or more stems. Words formed in this way are called__________.
47. The meanings of many words often relate directly to their ______. In other words the history of the word explains the meaning of the word.
48. Lexical meaning itself has two components: conceptual meaning and _________.
49. Hyponymy deals with the relationship of semantic inclusion. That is, the meaning of a more specific word is included in that of another more general word. The general words are called the super-ordinate terms and the more specific words are called the _____ terms.
50. The massive word store of a language like English can be conceived of as composed around a number of meaning areas. Some are large, such as ‘philosophy’ or ‘emotions’, others smaller, such as ‘kinship’ or ‘color’. Viewing the total meaning in this way is the basis of ______.
Section B: Give meanings to the following roots in English and THREE
derived words from each one.
51. misein: ____________; __________; ____________;____________
52. psyche: ____________; ___________;____________; ____________
53.graphein:____________; ___________;____________;____________
54.anthropos :___________;____________;____________;____________
55.nautes: ____________;_____________;_____________;____________
56.nomos :_____________;_____________;_____________;___________
57.ge (geo-) :_____________;_____________;_____________;__________
58. bios :____________;____________;_____________;_______________
59.dicha:____________;____________;_____________;_______________
60.genesis:____________;____________;____________;_______________
| 得分 | 评卷人 | 三、简答题(本大题共 5小题,每小题5 分,共 25 分) |
51.Explain the three channels by which the modern English vocabulary develops with illustration.
52.What is the difference between inflectional and derivational affixes?
53.Why is the conversion from noun to verb the most productive process of conversion?
54.Why should we give primary importance to conceptual/denotative meaning of words?
55.What is the difference between homophones and homographs? Illustrate your point.
| 得分 | 评卷人 | 四、阐述题 (本大题共1题,共15分) |
Based on your own experience of learning English, write a 200 word composition entitled:
“Why Should a Chinese Student of English Study English Lexicology?
哈尔滨商业大学2009-2010学年第二学期
《词汇学》期末考试试卷答题纸
| 题目 | 一 | 二 | 三 | 四 | 总分 | 核分人 |
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| 得分 | 评卷人 | 一、单项选择题(本大题共40小题,每小题1分,共40分) |
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| 得分 | 评卷人 | 二、填空题(本大题共20小题,每小题1分,共20分) |
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| 得分 | 评卷人 | 四、阐述题 (本大题共1题,共15分) |
Based on your own experience of learning English, write a 200 word composition entitled:
“Why Should a Chinese Student of English Study English Lexicology?
