大学英语专业词汇学试题
2000年4月全国自学考试--英语词汇学试卷及答案 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.Beneralization 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 _______.
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 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 \mouth of the river\word \is _________________ motivated.