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英语语音学考试题及答案

一、单选题（每题1分，共20分）

1.Whichofthefollowingisavoicedconsonant?

A./p/

B./t/

C./k/

D./s/

【答案】D

【解析】/s/isavoicedconsonantbecauseitisproducedwithvocalcordvibration.

2.Whatisthetermfortherepetitionofthesameconsonantsoundinsuccessivewords?

A.Alliteration

B.Assonance

C.Consonance

D.Rhyme

【答案】A

【解析】Alliterationreferstotherepetitionofthesameconsonantsoundinsuccessivewords.

3.Thephenomenonwhereasoundchangesitsformduetotheinfluenceofadjacentsoundsiscalled:

A.Assimilation

B.Dissimilation

C.Elision

D.Metathesis

【答案】A

【解析】Assimilationoccurswhenasoundchangesitsformduetotheinfluenceofadjacentsounds.

4.Whatisthetermforthechangeinpronunciationofawordovertime?

A.SoundChange

B.SemanticShift

C.MorphologicalChange

D.OrthographicChange

【答案】A

【解析】SoundChangereferstothechangeinpronunciationofawordovertime.

5.Whichofthefollowingisavowelsound?

A./θ/

B./e/

C./?/

D./t/

【答案】C

【解析】/?/isavowelsound,whiletheothersareconsonantsounds.

6.Theprocessofaddingasoundtotheendofawordiscalled:

A.Epenthesis

B.Clefting

C.Diphthongization

D.Gemination

【答案】A

【解析】Epenthesisistheprocessofaddingasoundtotheendofaword.

7.Whatisthetermforthealternationofsoundsinrelatedwords?

A.PhonemicShift

B.Allophony

C.PhonologicalRule

D.SoundAlternation

【答案】D

【解析】SoundAlternationreferstothealternationofsoundsinrelatedwords.

8.Thestudyofthesoundsofalanguageandtheirpatternsiscalled:

A.Phonetics

B.Phonology

C.Orthography

D.Morphology

【答案】B

【解析】Phonologyisthestudyofthesoundsofalanguageandtheirpatterns.

9.Whichofthefollowingisadiphthong?

A./i:/

B./e?/

C./?/

D./u:/

【答案】B

【解析】/e?/isadiphthong,whiletheothersaremonophthongs.

10.Theprocessofdroppingasoundfromawordiscalled:

A.Elision

B.Assimilation

C.Epenthesis

D.Clefting

【答案】A

【解析】Elisionistheprocessofdroppingasoundfromaword.

11.Whatisthetermforthesmallestunitofsoundthatcandistinguishmeaninginalanguage?

A.Phoneme

B.Allophone

C.Grapheme

D.Morpheme

【答案】A

【解析】Aphonemeisthesmallestunitofsoundthatcandistinguishmeaninginalanguage.

12.Thephenomenonwhereasoundbecomessilentduetoitspositioninawo