英语八级语言学选择题和答案.docVIP

语言学试题及参考答案一 ? ? 1. Linguistics is the scientific study of __________.? ? A. a particular language? ? B. the English language? ? C. human languages in general ? ? D. the system of a particular language ? ? 2. The consonant [f] in English can be correctly described as having the following phonetic features: __________.? ? A. voiceless, bilabial, stop? ? B. voiceless, labiodental, fricative? ? C. voiced, bilabial, stop? ? ? ? D. voiced, labiodental, fricative? ? 3. There are different types of affixes or morphemes. The affix ed in the word learned is known as a(n) __________.? ? A. derivational morpheme ? ? B. free morpheme? ? C. inflectional morpheme? ? D. free form? ? 4. In the phrase structure rule S→NP VP, the arrow can be read as __________.? ? A. is equal to? B. consists of ? ? C. has? D. generates? ? 5. I bought some roses __________ I bought some flowers.? ? A. entails B. presupposes? ? C. is inconsistent with? ? D. is synonymous with? ? 6. Ys utterance in the following conversation exchange violates the maxim of __________.? ? X: Who was that you were with last night?? ? Y: Did you know that you were wearing odd socks?? ? A. quality? ? B. quantity? ? C. relation? ? D. manner? ? 7. Changes in a language are changes in the grammar of the speakers of the language. This means that phonemes, __________, words and grammatical rules may be borrowed, added, lost or altered.? ? A. phrases? ? ? B. sentences? ? C. morphemes D. utterances ? ? 8. In a speech community people have something in common __________a language or a particular variety of language and rules for using it.? ? A. socially? ? ? B. linguistically? ? C. culturally? D. pragmatically 9. Which of the major mental functions listed below is not under the control of the left hemisphere in most people? __________.? ? A. language and speech? ? B. visual and spatial skills ? ? C. reading and writing? ? ? ? D. analytic reasoning ? ? 10. In general, the __________ stage b