2007年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试
                英语词汇学　试卷
                （考试时间：4月22日上午 8：30-11：00）
　　本试卷分为两部分，满分100分；考试时间150分钟。
　　第一部分为选择题，1页至2页，共2页。应考者必须在“答题卡”上按要求填涂，不能答在试卷上。
　　第二部分为非选择题，3页至8页，共6页。应考者必须在试卷上直接答题。

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 best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket. （30％）
　　1．Which of the following is NOT a rhetorical feature of idioms?
　　A．Phonetic manipulation.　　　　　B．Lexical manipulation.
　　C．Figures of speech.　　　　　　　D．Phrasal verbs.

　　2．The sentence “I like Mary better than you. ”is ambiguous due to ________.
　　A．extra-linguistic context　　　　　B．lexical context
　　C．grammatical context　　　　　　D．homonymy

　　3．Which of the following is NOT one of the obvious characteristics of the basic word stock?
　　A．Creativity.　　　　　　　　　　B．Stability.
　　C．Duality.　　　　　　　　　　　D．All national character.

　　4．Which of the following is NOT considered as an inflectional affix?
　　A．-es　　　　　　　　　　　　　B．-or
　　C．-est　　　　　　　　　　　　　D．-er

　　5．The following are user-friendly features of Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, except ________.
　　A．extra column　　　　　　　　　B．clear grammar codes
　　C．usage notes　　　　　　　　　　D．language notes

　　6．Which of the following is a case of suffixation?
　　A．Hemisphere.　　　　　　　　　 B．Attempt.
　　C．NATO.　　　　　　　　　　　　D．Respondent.

　　7．Which of the following is NOT one of the main sources of new words?
　　A．The rapid development of modem science and technology.
　　B．Geographical and political changes.
　　C．The influence of other cultures and languages.
　　D．Social and economic changes.

8．Webster’s New World Dictionary is a（n）________ dictionary.
　　A．unabridged　　　　　　　　　 B．desk
　　C．pocket　　　　　　　　　　　 D．encyclopedic

　　9．Angel, martyr and paradise have their meanings ________ because of the influence of Christianity.
　　A．elevated　　　　　　　　　　　B．degraded
　　C．narrowed　　　　　　　　　　　D．extended

　　10．As far as denotation is concerned, relative synonyms may differ ________.
　　A．in the diachronic approach　　　　B．in the stylistic and emotive colouring of words
　　C．in usage in simple terms　　　　　D．in the range and intensity of meaning

　　11．Which of the following is NOT true about Old English?
　　A．Uses of Old English borrowed heavily from Latin and other languages.
　　B．Old English has a vocabulary of about 50, 000 to 60, 000.
　　C．Old English refers to the English language used from 450 to 1150.
　　D．Old English was a highly inflected language.

　　12．Neologisms are newly-created words or expressions. Which of the following is NOT an example of neologisms?
　　A．SARS.　　　　　　　　　　　B．Can-opener.
　　C．Futurology.　　　　　　　　　 D．Freak out.

　　13．Which of the following words is morphologically motivated?
　　A．Black market.　　　　　　　　 B．Greenhorn.
　　C．Hopeless.　　　　　　　　　　 D．Neigh.

　　14．In the sentence “Italian artists were more active in the quattrocento than in the sixteenth century which followed. ” The meaning of quattrocento can be inferred from the clue of ________.
　　A．definition　　　　　　　　　　 B．explanation
　　C．example　　　　　　　　　　　D．relevant detail

　　15．Tooth and nail is an idiom ________ in nature.
　　A．norminal　　　　　　　　　　 B．adjectival
　　C．adverbial　　　　　　　　　　 D．verbal

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％）
　　16．The smallest functioning unit in the composition of words is the ________.
    17．Word-meaning changes by modes of extension, narrowing, degradation, elevation and ________.
　　18．In the word “post-war”, “post-”is a prefix of ________.
　　19．Functional words such as preparations, conjunctions, though having little lexical meaning, possess strong ________ meaning.
　　20．Relative synonyms also called ________ are similar or nearly the same in denotation, but embrace different degrees of a given quality.

　　Ⅲ．Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1） meaning of prefixes; 2） types of word formations; 3） types of meaning changes and 4） types of idioms. （10％）
　　   A   B
　　（　　）   21．Ultr-   A．backformation
　　（　　）   22．burgle   B．initialism
　　（　　）   23．pop   C．transfer of sensation
　　（　　）   24．clear-sounding   D．before
　　（　　）   25．VOA   E．brim （water’s edge-the top edge of a cup）
　　（　　）   26．fore-   F．mistress
　　（　　）   27．degradation   G．succeed
　　（　　）   28．kick the bucket   H．clipping
　　（　　）   29．extension   I．die
　　（　　）   30．make it   J．extreme

　　Ⅳ．Study the following words or expressions and identify 1） historical stage of English vocabulary; 2） origins of homonyms; 3） types of meanings; 4） sources of synonyms; 5） causes of ambiguity and 6） types of motivations. （10％）

　　31．ball, ball　　　　　　　　　 （　　　　　　）
　　32．a hard businessman　　　　　（　　　　　　）
　　33．friend or foe　　　　　　　　（　　　　　　）
　　34．miniskirt　　　　　　　　　 （　　　　　　）
　　35．an attractive ball　　　　　　 （　　　　　　）
　　36．lie - distort the fact　　　　　 （　　　　　　）
　　37．occupation - walk of life　　　（　　　　　　）
　　38．coffee　　　　　　　　　　 （　　　　　　）
　　39．mother （love, care）　　　 （　　　　　　）
　　40．enrich　　　　　　　　　　（　　　　　　）

　　Ⅴ．Define the following terms. （10％）
  41．loan words
　　42．specialized dictionary
　　43．conversion
　　44．lexical context
　　45．melioration

　　Ⅵ．Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below. （12％）
　　46．What are bound morphemes? Illustrate your point.
　　47．Why is context very important for the understanding of word-meaning?
　　48．What is the difference between associative meaning and conceptual meaning?

　　Ⅶ．Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below. （18％）　
　49．Some people hold that Shakespeare is more difficult to read than contemporary writings. Do you agree or disagree to this comment? State your reason（s） with at least three examples.
　　50．Use examples to illustrate the similarity and difference between absolute synonyms and relative synonyms.

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