2007年7月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试
英语词汇学 试卷
课程代码 0832
第一部分 选择题（共30分）
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．The definition of a word comprises the following points except________. ( ) A．a sound unity
B．a minimal unit of meaning C．a unit of meaning
D．a form that can function alone in a sentence
2．Words may be classified into content words and function words by________. ( ) A．origin B．notion C．stability
D．use frequency
3．It’s said that modern English vocabulary develops through three channels. Which of the
following is NOT one of them? ( ) A．Borrowing
B．Semantic change C．Creation D．Blending
4．What did modern English begin with? ( ) A．The establishment of printing B．The Norman invasion
C．Britain’s trade relations with the low countries D．The Second World War
5．Which of the following is NOT considered to be a stem? ( ) A．-tion B．Nation
C．International D．National
6．Which of the following is a case of conversion? ( ) A．Encourage B．Week C．Toothache D．Doubt
7． Which of the following words is semantically motivated? ( ) A．Airmail B．Hiss
C．Mouth in the phrase “the mouth of a river ”
D．Laconic in the phrase“ a laconic answer ”
8．One of the interesting features about a language is that there are a great many more ________ than ________ in it. ( ) A．hyponyms…homonyms B．homonyms…hyponyms C．synonyms…antonyms D．antonyms…synonyms
9．Which of the following words was used during the American Civil War to refer to those
northerners who were secretly aiding the South？ ( ) A．Rattlesnake B．Villain C．Informer D．Copperhead
10．In a narrow sense, context refers to the words, clauses, sentences in which a word appears and
is known as________. ( ) A．non-linguistic context B．linguistic context
C．extra-linguistic context D．type of context 11．Ambiguity in a passage often occurs due to ________ and homonymy in an inadequate context. ( )
A．allomorph B．variation C．suffixation D．polysemy
12．Which of the following rhetorical features can be seen in the idiom “might and main” ?
( ) A．Rhyme B．Alliteration C．Juxtaposition D．Synecdoche
13．The idiom “by twos and threes ” shows the characteristics of idioms that________. ( ) A．the words that make up the idiom have lost their individual identity in the idiom B．idioms are semantically inexplicable
C．the word order in an idiom can’t be inverted or changed D．idioms are grammatically unanalysable
14．CCELD is noted for its unique features except________. ( ) A．definition B．extra column C．usage examples
D．complicated grammar codes
15．Webster’s Third New International Dictionary is the best-known________. ( ) A．desk dictionary B．pocket dictionary
C．unabridged dictionary D．encyclopedic dictionary
第二部分 非选择题（共70分）
II、Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.（10%）
III、Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) types of meaning changes; 2) features of idiom; 3) meaning of prefixes and 4) word formation.(10%)
IV、Study the following words or expressions and identify 1) types of sense relations;2) features of idioms;3) types of meanings and 4) historical stages of English.(10%)