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试题一

第一部分 选择题

I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose 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 \A. morphologically motivated B. etymologically motivated C. semantically motivated D. none of the above

4.The most important way of vocabulary development in present-day English is _______. A. borrowing

B. semantic 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 essentially _______ with a number of borrowings from Latin and Scandinavian. A. Italic B. Germanic C. Celtic D. Hellenic

8.Compounds are different from free phrases in all the following ways EXCEPT _______.

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A. semantics 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. semantic unity B. structural stability C. idiomatic variation D. figure of speech

12.The advantage of classifying idioms according to grammatical functions is to _______. A. use 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）

B. ball（a dancing party） C. rock（rock'n'roll） D. ad（advertisement）

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 phrases. 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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course book.（10%）

16.Word-meaning changes by modes of extension, narrowing, degradation, elevation and ___________________.

17.The language used in England between 450 and 1150is called _________________. 18.CCELD is a ________________ dictionary.

19.In the phrase \20.Physical situation or environment relating to the use of words is ________________ context.

Ⅲ. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those 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 23.extension（ ） C.double meaning 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（ ） 32.motel（ ） 33.potatoes（ ） 34.blueprint（ ） 35.preliminaries（ ） 36.Southward（ ） 37.demilitarize（ ） 38.hypersensityve（ ） 39.retell（ ）

40.multi-purposes（ ）

Ⅴ.Define the following terms.（10%） 41.acronymy 42.native words 43.elevation

44.stylistic meaning

45.monolingral dictionary

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