试题一
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.In Old English there was _______ agreement between sound form.
A. more
B. little
C. less
D. gradual
孩子口才2.Both LDCE and CCELD are _______.
A. general dictionaries
B. monolingual dictionaries
C. both A and B
D. neither A and B
3.The word "MINISKIRT" is _______.
A. morphologically motivated
B. etymologically motivated
C. mantically motivated
D. none of the above
4.The most important way of vocabulary development in prent-day English is _______.
A. borrowing
B. mantic change
C. creation of new words
D. all the above
5.Generalization is a process by which a word that originally had a specialized meaning has now
become ________.
A. generalized
B. expanded
C. elevated
D. degraded
6.Some morphemes have _______ as they are realized by more than one morph accordi
ng to their
position in word.
A. alternative morphs
B. single morphs
C. abstract units
D. discrete units
7.Old English vocabulary was esntially _______ with a number of borrowings from Latin and
Scandinavian.
A. Italic
B. Germanic
C. Celtic
D. Hellenic
8.Compounds are different from free phras in all the following ways EXCEPT _______.
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A. mantics
B. grammar
C. phonetics
D. lexicology
9.If two main constituents of an idiom share the same initial sound, it is called _______.
A. repetition
B. alliteration
C. rhyme
D. none of the above
10.Which of the following words is a functional word?
A. Often
B. Never
C. Although
D. Desk
11.Rhetorical features are shown in such respects of phonetic and lexical manipulation as well as
_______.
A. mantic unity
B. structural stability
C. idiomatic variation
D. figure of speech
12.The advantage of classifying idioms according to grammatical functions is to _______.
A. u idioms correctly and appropriately
B. understand idioms correctly毕业于
C. remember idioms quickly
D. try a new method of classification
13.Borrowing as a source of homonymy in English can be illustrated by _______.
A. long （not short）
B. ball （a dancing party）
C. rock（rock'n'roll ）
D. ad（廖雯advertiment）
14.The change of word meaning is brought about by panic形容词the following internal 单词造句factors EXCEPT
_______.
A. the influx of borrowing
B. repetition
C. analogy
D. shortening
15.Which of the following is NOT a component of linguistic context?
A. Words and phras.
B. Sentences
C. Text or passage
D. Time and place
第二部分 非选择题
II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the
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cour book.（ 10% ）
16.Word-meaning changes by modes of extension, narrowing, degradation, elevation and
___________________.
17.The language ud in England between 450 and 1150is called _________________.
18.CCELD is a ________________ dictionary.
19.In the phra "the mouth of the river",the word "mouth" is _________________ motivated.
20.Physical situation or environment relating to the u of words is ________________ context.
Ⅲ. Match the words or expressions in Column A with tho in Column B according 老师的自我介绍to
1)types of meaning changes;
2)types of meaning;
3)language branches and 4)meaning and context.（10%）
A B
手表定理
21.Scandinavian（ ） A.mill （place where things are made）
22.Germanic（ ） B.grammatical
23.extension（ ） C.double meaning
24.真诚是什么意思narrowing （ ） D.Swedish
25.linguistic （ ） E.comprehend/understand
26.ambiguity （ ） F.Dutch
27.participants（ ） G.degermined
