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试题二

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. Degradation can be illustrated by the following example A. lewd → ignorant 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 semantic 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 use of one name for that of another associated with it is rhetorically called _____. A. synecdoche B. metonymy C. substitution D. metaphor

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 used. A. vocabulary B. grammar

C. semantic 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

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C. semantically 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 because they cannot be used as separate words. A. Roots B. Stems C. Affixes D. Compounds

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 used by the same speech community B. represents something else 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 because 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 course book（10％）

16. The same idiom may show _____ differences when it is used in different meanings including affective meaning. 精品文档

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17. LDCE is a _____ dictionary.

18. Antonyms are classified on the basis of _____.

19. The opposite of semantic elevation in meaning change is called _____.

20. Pronouns and numerals enjoy nation-wide use and stability, but have limited _____.

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）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 ( ) 40. called ( )

V. Define the following terms（10％） 41. specialized dictionary 42. collocative meaning 43. transfer 44. morpheme 45. old English

VI. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short Write your answers in the space given below.（12％）

46.What's the fundamental difference between radiation and concatenation? Illustrate your points. 精品文档