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 "MINISKIRT" is _______.（ ）
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 "the mouth of the river",the word "mouth" is _________________ motivated.
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

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.

附：答案

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英语词汇学试题参考答案


Ⅰ.(3%)
1.A
2.C
3.A
4.C
5.A
6.A
7.B
8.D
9.B
10.C
11.D
12.A
13.B
14.B
15.D

Ⅱ.(10%)
16.transfer
17.OLD English
18.monolingual
19.semantically
20.extralinguistic/non-linguistic

Ⅲ.(10%)
21.D
22.F
23.A
24.J
25.B
26.C
27.I
28.E
29.G
30.H

Ⅳ.(10%)
31.bound root
32.（head+tail）blinding
33.inflectional affix/morpheme
34.a+n
35.full conversion
36.suffix
37.reversative prefix
38.prefix of degree
39.prefix
40.number prefix

Ⅴ.(10%)
41.The process of forming new words by joining the initial letters of names of organizations or special noun phrases and technical terms.
42.Native words, also known as Anglo-Saxon words, are words brought to Britian in the 5th century by the Germanic tribes.
43.The process by which words rise from humble beginnings to positions of importance.
44.The distinctive stylistic features of words which make them appropriate for different context.
45.A dictionary written in one language, or a dictionary in which entries are defined in the same language.

Ⅵ.(12%)
46.There are four types of motivation:
1）Onomatopoeic motivation, e.g. cuckoo, squeak, quack, etc.
2）Morphological motivation, e.g. airmail, reading-lamp, etc.
3）Semantic motivation, e.g. the mouth of the river, the foot of the mountain, etc.
4）Etymological motivation, e.g. pen, laconic, etc.
47.Key points:borrowing; dialects and regional English; figurative and euphemistic use of words; coincidence with 
idiomatic expressions.
48.Key points:definition; explanation; example; synonymy; antonymy; hyponymy; relevant details and word structure.

Ⅶ.(18)
49.1）Each of the three words consists of three morphemes, recollection（re+collect+ion）,nationalist（nation+al+ist）,unearthly（un+earth+ly）.
2）Of the nine morphemes, only "collect","nation" and "earth" are free morphemes as they can exist by themselves.
3）All the rest re-,-ion,-al,-ist,un- and -ly are bound as none of them can stand alone as words.
50.1）the stitch in time ----- a stitch in time saves nine（3分）
2）proverbs are concise, forcible and thought-provoking（1分）
3）using an old saying is more persuasive（2分）
4）the short form saves time, more colloquial（2分）
5）indicates intimacy or close relationship（1分）