浙江省2015年4月自学考试《英语词汇学》试题.docVIP

浙江省2009年4月高等教育自学考试 英语词汇学试题 课程代码：10059 I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement. (15%, 1 point for each) 1. Modern English vocabulary develops through three channels: ______.（ ） A. creation, semantic change and borrowing. B. creation, borrowing and back-formation C. semantic change, borrowing and back-formation D. creation, conversion and borrowing 2. The differences between sound and form are due to ______.（ ） A. the fact of more phonemes than letters in English B. innovations made by linguists C. influence of the work of scribes D. stabilization of spelling by printing 3. According to the textbook, Old English has a vocabulary of about ______ words.（ ） A. 10,000 to 20,000 B. 50,000 to 60,000 C. 20,000 to 30,000 D. 80,000 to 90,000 4. Which of the following is NOT true?（ ） A. A word is the smallest form of a language. B. A word is a sound unity. C. A word has a given meaning. D. A word can be used freely in a sentence. 5. The Norman Conquest in 1066 started a continual flow of ______ words into the English vocabulary. （ ） A. Greek B. Danish C. French D. Latin 6. Lexicology is a branch of linguistics, inquiring into ______ of words.（ ） A. the lexical and grammar meanings B. the origins and meanings C. only the origins D. only the meanings 7. People often use antonyms in proverbs to ______.（ ） A. form antithesis to achieve emphasis B. express ideas economically C. form metaphors D. express ideas easily 8. The meanings of etymologically motivated words relate directly to their ______.（ ） A. word-formation B. the morphemes combined C. semantic change D. origins 9. Words like tick-tuck and ping-pong are ______ motivated.（ ） A. semantically B. morphologically C. onomatopeically D. etymologically 10. ______ refers to the process by which the meanings of words rise from humble beginnings to positions of importance.（ ） A.