历年4月英语词汇学真题和答案(2008-2011)

A．subjective C．sensational

B．objective D．physical

22．Which of the following is NOT one of the roles of context?（ ） A．Elimination of ambiguity. B．Indication of referents.

C．Provision of clues for inferring word-meaning.

D．Provision of culture background for inferring word-meaning.

23．The sentence “I lost Betty?s picture.” is ambiguous due to ______.（ ） A．grammatical context C．antonymy

B．polysemy D．hyponymy

24．In the sentence “An east or north-east wind brings cold dry weather to England, but a sou?Wester usually brings rain.”,

the meaning of “sou?wester” can be inferred from the clue of ______.（ ） A．relevant details C．antonymy

B．synonymy D．hyponymy

25．The idiom “toss and turn” is a(n) ______ as far as rhetorical features of idioms are concerned.

（ ）

A．alliteration C．metonymy

B．metaphor D．rhyme

26．Which of the following is NOT one of the types of idioms?（ ） A．Sentence idioms. C．Clausal idioms.

B．Idioms adverbial in nature. D．Idioms nominal in nature.

27．The following are all variations of idioms, EXCEPT ______.（ ） A．replacement C．shortening

B．addition D．repetition

28．Generally speaking, a dictionary will cover the following content EXCEPT ______.（ ） A．spelling C．pronunciation

B．syntactical usage D．definition

29．As a general Chinese-English dictionary, ______ is the most complete and up-to-date, most elaborately treated one

（ ）

A．A Chinese-English Dictionary (1995)

B．Oxford Advanced Learner?s Dictionary of Current English with Chinese Translation C．A New English-Chinese Dictionary

D．Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English with Chinese Translation 30．Collins COBUILD English Usage (1992), is a(n) ______ dictionary.（ ） A．unabridged C．specialized

B．desk D．encyclopedic

Ⅱ．Match the words in Column A with the words in Column B according to 1) types of transfer; 2) rhetorical features of idioms; 3) types of vocabulary by notion; and 4) the function of affixes. (10%)

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A

（ c ）31．She burst into passionate sobbing. （ I ）32．He drops off to sleep, the lamb. （ g ）33．and （ h ）34．the man’s coat （ a ）35．here and there （ b ）36．moon

（ f ）37．rough and ready （ e ）38．ex-prisoner （ j ）39．fair and square

B A．juxtaposition B．notional word C．transfer of sensations D．abstract to concrete E．derivational affix F．alliteration G．functional word H．inflectional affix I．associated transfer J．rhyme

（ d ）40．Helen looks a fright in that old black dress.

Ⅲ．Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.（10%） 41．When we talk about a word in visual terms, a word can be defined as a ________ group of letters printed or written horizontally across a piece of paper.

42．Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: ________, semantic change and borrowing. 43．We might say that free morphemes are free root. 44．The formation of words by adding word-forming affixes to stems is called ________.

45．Semantic ________ refers to the mental associations suggested by the conceptual meaning of a word． 46．Perfect homonyms and polysemants are fully ________ with regard to spelling and pronunciation.

47．Vocabulary is the most ________ element of a language as it is undergoing constant changes both in form and content. 48．Ambiguity often arises due to ________ and homonymy. 49．Idioms consist of set ________ and short sentences. 50．Monolingual dictionaries are written in ________ language. Ⅳ．Define the following terms.（10%） 51．morpheme 52．homonym 53．connotation 54．elevation 55．idiom

Ⅴ．Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below.（20%）

56．As far as growth of present-day English vocabulary is concerned, what are the three main sources of new words? 57．What are the semantic features of compounds? Give an example to illustrate your point.

58．Decide whether the following statement is true or false, based on your understanding of the characteristics of antonyms. State your reason with one example.

Contrary terms are non-gradable and allow intermediate members in between. 59．How do you account for the context function as indication of referents?

Ⅵ．Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below.（20%） 60．Analyze the following dialogue and comment on the rhetoric use of homonym in italicized font.

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—“You?re not eating your fish,” a waitress said to a customer. “Anything wrong with it?” —“Long time no sea.” the customer replied.

61．Analyze the three causes of meaning change within the scope of the linguistic factors, based on the given words below. （1）gold, bulb; （2）deer, beast, animals; （3）fortuitous, fruition.

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