英语词汇学自考题-5 (总分100,考试时间90分钟)
Ⅰ.
Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that **pletes the statement and put the letter in the bracket.
1. If we classify English words by use frequency, the two types of words are ______. A. the basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary B. content words and functional words C. native words and borrowed words D. functional words and notional words
2. Which of the following prefixes can NOT be used to indicate time and order? A. Ex-. B. Fore-. C. Post-. D. Para-.
3. Inflectional affixes are those affixes that are attached to the end of words to indicate ______. A. lexical relationships B. grammatical relationships C. functional relationships D. syntax structure
4. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
A. A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound. B. A grapheme is the smallest unit of writing. C. A sememe is the smallest unit of meaning. D. A morpheme is the smallest unit of a word.
5. Which of the following is NOT from back-formation?
A. To mass-produce. B. To lip-read.
C. To nickname. D. To chain-smoke.
6. Lexicology is a branch of linguistics, inquiring into ______ of words.
A. the lexical and grammatical meanings B. the origins and meanings C. only the origins D. only the meanings
7. According to the textbook, the general estimate of the present-day English vocabulary is over ______.
A. 500,000 B. 200,000 C. 1,000,000 D. 2,000,000
8. Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: ______. A. creation, conversion and borrowing B. creation, borrowing and back-formation C. creation, semantic change and borrowing
D. semantic change, borrowing and back-formation
9. The Norman Conquest in 1066 introduced a large number of ______ words into the English vocabulary.
A. French B. Greek C. Danish D. Latin
10. Words can be classified according to the following criteria EXCEPT ______. A. notion B. use frequency C. foundation D. origin
11. Basic words are characterized with ______.
A. polysemy B. collocability C. productivity D. all the above
12. The criteria of words include ______.
A. all national character B. a cluster of letters C. sound unity D. collocability
13. Which of the following is a case of suffixation?
A. Hemisphere. B. Attempt. C. NATO. D. Respondent.
14. The characteristic of native words is ______.
A. neutral in style B. formal in style C. informal in style D. slangy in style
15. A multiped insect has ______ feet.
A. two B. four C. six D. many Ⅱ.
Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.
16. The ______ approach in lexicological study is concerned with the vocabulary of a language as it exists at a given time.
17. Partial conversion and full conversion are concerned with ______ when these words are converted to nouns.
18. Content words are changing all the time whereas ______ words are stable.
19. Prefixes are those affixes that are added to the head of words and they primarily change the ______ of the stem.
20. The smallest functioning unit in **position of words is the ______. Ⅲ.
Define the following terms.
21. clipping
22. root
23. word
24. prefixation
25. free morphemes Ⅳ.
Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below.
26. What are the main sources of new words?
27. What are the major differences between basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary? Ⅴ.
Analyze **ment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.
28. Analyze the morphological structure of the following words and point out the types of the morphemes: unfriendly, interpersonal, fore-telling.
29. Illustrate the difference of synchronic study and diachronic study of English lexicology with an example.
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