试题一
第一(dìyī)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
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我喜欢你英文
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 according 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 _______.
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
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）
thatisall
B. ball（a dancing party）
C. rock（rock'n'roll）日语好学么
D. ad（advertiment）
14.The change of word meaning is brought about by the following internal 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.
亲爱的英文是什么B. Sentences
C. Text or passage
D. Time and place
第二(dì èr)部分非选择题
II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the cour book.（10%）饮茶礼仪
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.
unbelievable19.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.
有道翻译网页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)meaning and context.（10%）
A B
21.Scandinavian（） A.mill（place where things are made）
22.Germanic（） B.grammatical
24.narrowing（） D.Swedish
25.linguistic（） E.comprehend/understand
26.ambiguity（） F.Dutch
27.participants（）G.degermined
28.difference in denotation（）H.pigheaded
29.appreciative（）I.non-linguistic
30.pejorative（）J.iron（a device for smoothing clothes）
Ⅳ. Study the following words or expressions and identify 1）types of bound morphemes underlined, and 2）types of word formation or prefixes.（10%）
31.predict（）
33.potatoes（）
34.blueprint（）
35.preliminaries（）
36.Southward（）
37.demilitarize（）
38.hypernsityve（）
40.multi-purpos（）
Ⅴ.Define the following terms.（10%）
幸福其实很简单
41.acronymy
42.native words
43.elevation
44.stylistic meaning
Ⅵ.Answer the following questions. Your answers should the clear and short.
Write your answers in the space given below.（12%）
46.How many types of motivation are there in English? Give ONE example for each type.
47.What are the major sources of English synonyms? Illustrate your points.
48.What are the clues generally provided in verbal context?
Ⅶ.Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.（18%）
49.analyze the morphological structures of following words and point out the types of the morphemes.
Recollection, nationalist, unearthly
50.Pick out the idioms in the following extract and explain its origin and the effect of using this form.
"Well, it's the old story of the stitch in time," he said.
参考答案
Ⅰ.(3%)
忧戚1.A
2.C
3.A
4.C
5.A
6.A
7.B
8.D
9.B
10.C
东方英文书院11.D
12.A
13.B
14.B
15.D
Ⅱ.(10%)
17.OLD English
19.mantically
