《英语词汇学》试题库.docVIP

《英语词汇学》试题库

I.Eachofthestatementsbelowisfollowedbyfouralternative

answers.Choosetheonethatwouldbestcompletethestatement

andputtheletterinthebracket.

1.Indifferentlanguage,thesameconceptcanberepresentedby_____andthesame

soundcanshow_____.

A.samesounds/differentmeanings

B.differentsounds/differentmeanings

C.differentsounds/samemeanings

D.samesounds/samemeanings

2.TheIndo-Europeanlanguagefamilyismadeupofmostofthelanguagesinthe

followingplacesexcept_____.

A.EuropeB.TheNearEast

C.IndiaD.Africa

3._____arewordsborrowedearlyinthepastandnowwellassimilatedintoEnglish

language.

A.AliensB.Denizens

C.TranslationsD.Semantic-loans

4.Motivationaccountsforconnectionbetweenthelinguisticsymboland_____.

A.itsmeaningB.itssound

C.itsformD.noneoftheabove

5.“Bird”,“earth”,“nation”belongto_____.

A.boundmorphemesB.freeroots

C.derivationalaffixesD.boundroots

6.Aconcepthas_____referringexpressions.

A.oneB.many

C.afewD.noneoftheabove

7.Thegrammaticalmeaningsofawordrefertothatofthemeaningoftheword

whichindicatesgrammaticalconceptorrelationshipsuchas_____.

A.partofspeechofwords

B.singularandpluralmeaningofnouns

C.tensemeaningofverbsandtheirinflectionalforms

D.alltheabove

8.Theproblemofinterrelationofthevariousmeaningsofthesamewordcanbe

dealtwithfrom______angles.

A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four

9.Inradiation,thesecondarymeaningofawordisderivedfromtheprimary

meaningofawordby______.

A.transferB.extension

C.specializationD.alltheaboveandothers

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10.Alegalterm“Alibi”signifying“pleathatthattheaccusedisnotattheplacewhen

thecrimeiscommitted”nowmeans“excuse”.Thischangeofword-meaningis

called_____.

A.transferB.narrowingC.extensionD.degradation11.Contextclueshave_____onesinall.