（完整版）英语词汇学英语词汇学习题2及答案
试题二
第一部分选择题
I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers Choo the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the bracket（30％）
1. Degradation can be illustrated by the following example
A. lewd → ignoran t
B. silly → foolish
C. last → pleasure
D. knave → boy
2. Homophones are often employed to create puns for desired effects of:
A. humour
B. sarcasm
C. ridicule
D. all the above
3. The four major modes of mantic change are _____.
A. extension, narrowing, elevation and degradation
B. extension, generalization, elevation and degradation
C. extension, narrowing, specialization and degradation
D. extension, elevation, amelioration and degradation
4. The u of one name for that of another associated with it is rhetorically called _____.
A. synecdoche
B. metonymy
C. substitution
D. metaphor
麻佛散5. Idioms adjectival in nature function as _____.
A. adjectives
B. attributes
C. modifiers
D. words
6. Grammatical context refers to _____ in which a word is ud.
A. vocabulary
B. grammar
C. mantic pattern
D. syntactic structure
7. In the idiom 'in good feather', we change 'good' into 'high, full' without changing meaning. This change of constituent is known as _____ .
A. addition
B. replacement
C. position-shifting
D. variation
8. The word "laconic" is _____.
A. onomatopoeically motivated
B. morphologically motivated唐裕
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C. mantically motivated
D. etymologically motivated
9. CCELD is distinctive for its _____.
A. clear grammar codes
B. language notes
C. usage notes
D. extra columns
10.Which of the following words is NOT formed through clipping?
A. Dorm
B. motel
C. Gent
D. Zoo
11.Old English has a vocabulary of about _____ words.
A. 30,000 to 40,000
B. 50,000 to 60,000
C. 70,000 to 80,000
D. 80,000 to 90,000
12. _____ are bound morphemes becau they cannot be ud as parate words.
A. Roots
B. Stems
C. Affixes
D. Compounds
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13. Besides French words, English also absorbed as many as 2,500 words of _____ in the Middle English period.
A. Dutch origin
B. Danish origin
C. Latin origin
D. Greek origin
14. A word is a symbol that _____ .
A. is ud by the same speech community
B. reprents something el in the world
C. is both simple and complex in nature
D.shows different ideas in different sounds
15.Some words in the basic word stock are said to be stable becau they _____.
A. are complex words.
B. are technical words
C. refer to the commonest things in life.
D. denote the most important concepts.
第二部分非选择题
II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the cour book（10％）
16. The same idiom may show _____ differences when it is ud in different meanings including affective meaning.
风雨过后17. LDCE is a _____ dictionary.
18. Antonyms are classified on the basis of _____.
19. The opposite of mantic elevation in meaning change is called _____.
20. Pronouns and numerals enjoy nation-wide u and stability, but have limited _____.
III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with tho in Column B according to 1）types of meaning changes;2）types of meaning;3）language branches and 4）features of idioms （10％）
A B
21. grammatical meaning ( ) A. Scottish
22. reading-lamp ( ) B. neither fish, flesh, nor fowl
23. pen ( ) C. morphologically motivated
24. alliteration ( ) D. head of a state
25. difference in connotation ( ) E. answer/ respond
26. elevation ( ) F. etymologically motivated
27. degradation ( ) G. garage ( a place for storing cars)
28. narrowing ( ) H. thing (any object or event)
29. extension ( ) I. part of speech
30. Celtic ( ) J. knave (a dishonest person)
IV. Study the following words and expressions and identify 1）types of bound morphemes underlined;2）types of word formations;3）types of meaning and 4）types of meaning of idioms.（10％）
31. heart and soul ( )
32. father—male parent ( )
33. mother—female parent ( )
34. city-bred ( )
35. lip-reading to lip-read ( )
36. headache ( )
37. antecedent ( )
38. preview ( )
39. receive ( )
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40. called ( )
V. Define the following terms（10％）
41. specialized dictionary
42. collocative meaning
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43. transfer
44. morpheme
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45. old English
VI. Answer the following questions. Y our answers should be clear and short Write your answers in the space given below.（12％）
