英语词汇学习题集3.docVIP

Part I Definition (15 points) Directions: Defining the following terms with examples. 1. aliens 2. homophone 3. jargon 4. compounding 5. bilingual dictionary Part II True or False Decision (15 points) Directions: Decide whether the following statements are T (true) or F (false). Every word has two aspects: the outer aspect ?written form and the inner aspect ?sound. Some affixes are free morphemes while some others are bound morphemes. Old English is a language of full inflections. “Popular words” mainly refer to words of French origin in the English language. Strictly speaking, in the English language, there are no two words which are absolutely identical in meaning We should put our hands on the deck, when we hear “All hands on deck” on a boat. In the word “modify”, the root is “mod”, the stem is “modi” and the suffix is “-fy”. Most of the affixes are derived from Old English, or from Latin and Greek. In the compound word “blood test”, the second part, i.e. “test”, indicates the action upon the first part. Absolute synonyms can be found in ordinary life, e.g. begin 梒ommence. Simile, metaphor and personification are figures of speech based on resemblances. Phonologically, compounds can often be identified as having a main str ess on the first element and secondary stress on the second element. Actual meaning refers to the meaning of an isolated word in a dictionary. Most of the English words are polysemic. American English is characterized by creativeness but not conservativeness in usage. Part III Multiple Choice (15 points) Directions: There are 15 sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. 1. The word “question” is a word borrowed from . A. Latin B. French C. Greek D. Scandinavian 2. He is wise enough to see all these fine pretensions. A. out B. to C. through D. over 3. You should remember that the building is