2002年英语词汇学试卷.doc

课程代码：00832???????????? 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. There are ______ major classes of compounds. ???????A. two??????????B. four???????????C. three???????????D. five???????????? 2. Which of the following statements is NOT true??????????A. Connotative meaning refers to associations suggested by the conceptual meaning. ???????????? B. Stylistic meaning accounts for the formality of the word concerned. ???????????? C. Affective meaning is universal to all men alike. ???????????? D. Denotative meaning can always be found in the dictionary. ???????????? 3. After the invading Germanic tribes settled down in Britain, language almost totally blotted out ______. ???????????? A. Old English??????????????????? B. Middle English???????????? C. Anglo-Saxon??????????????????? D. Celtic ???????????? 5. ______ are those that cannot occur as separate words without adding other morphemes. ???????????? A. Free roots????????????????????? B. Free morphemes???????????? C. Bound morphemes?????????D. Meaningful units???????????? 6. The major factors that promote the growth of modern English are ______. ???????????? A. the growth of science and technology???????????? B. economic and political changes???????????? C. the influence of other cultures and languages???????????? D. all the above???????????? 7. Since??the beginning of this century, ______ has become even more important for the expansion of English vocabulary. ???????????? A. word-formation??????????????????? B. borrowing???????????? C. semantic change????????????????? D. both B and C???????????? 8. Which of the following characteristics of the basic word stock is the most important????????????? A. Stability B. Collocability.???????????? C. Productivity. D. National character.???????????? 9. The two major factors that cause chang