浙江省2002年7月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试题
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 brackets.(30%)
1.  Linguistic dictionaries usually do NOT cover such areas as (     )
  A. definitions                   B. spelling
  C. usage                         D. sound

2. This 9-segment series focuses on economically viable small-scale U.S. farms that have adopted environmentally-innovative agricultural techniques.The underlined word is a (     ) word.
  A. nonce                         B. vogue
  C. fashionable                   D. coin

3. If two main constituents of an idiom share the last vowel,it is called (     )
  A. rime                          B. alliteration
  C. repetition                    D. reiteration

4. The rhetorical coloring of “as cool as cucumber” is (     )
  A. rime                          B. juxtaposition
  C. reiteration                   D. alliteration

5. The overwhelming majority of net terms are (     )
  A. adverbials                   B. nouns
  C. verbs                         D. adjectives

6. Sina in“Sina.com" is a (     )
  A. semantically                  B. etymologically
  C. onomatopoetically             D. morphologically

7. In the idiom “in low water",(     ) is used.
  A. metonymy                      B. synecdoche
  C. metaphor                      D. euphemism

8. “Cousin/sister" are (     ) antonyms.
  A. not                           B. contradictory
  C. contrary                      D. relative

9. “On line" is an idiom (     ) in nature.
  A. adverbial                     B. verbal
  C. nominal                       D. adjectival

10. American English began to be known in the (     )
  A. 17th century                  B. 16 th century
  C. 18 th century                  D. Middle Ages

11. A key component of the US system is extension agents that serve as bridges from researchers to farmers by transferring new conservation technologies and techniques to farmers.There underlined word here is a/an (     )
  A. adverb                        B. noun
  C. verb                          D. adjective

12. Other meanings apart from the primary meaning of a word were acquired by (      )
  A. analogy                       B. extension
  C. narrowing                     D. all the above

13. In the idiom“Failure is the mother of success,"(     ) is used.
  A. synecdoche                    B. personification
  C. simile                        D. metaphor

14. The conversion of two-syllable nouns into verbs often involves a change of (     )
  A. spelling                      B. pronunciation
  C. function                      D. stress

15. Until 1066,the influence on English was mainly (     )
  A. French                        B. Germanic
  C. Latin                         D. Celtic

16. According to the linguistic approach used in dictionaries we have (      ) dictionaries.
  A. monolingual,bilingual and multilingual
  B. synchronic and diachronic
  C. pocket,medium-sized and unabridged
  D. general and special

17. The grammatical meaning of a word refers to that part of the meaning of the word which indicates grammatical concept or relationship such as (     )
  A. part of speech of words
  B. singular and plural meaning of nouns
  C. tense meaning of verbs and their inflectional forms
  D. all the above

18. The “de-" in “demilitarize" is a/an (     ) prefix.
  A. reversative                   B. orientation
  C. pejorative                    D. negative

19. Generally,the number of the present-day English vocabulary is (     ) million.
  A. 2                             B. over 1
  C. 3                             D. 1

20. Words formed by acronymy can be divided into initialisms and acronyms depending on (     )
  A. the grammatical function      B. the pronunciation
  C. the spelling                  D. none of the above

Ⅱ.Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book.(10%)
1. A word is a _______ free form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function.

2. The prehistoric Indo-European parent language is thought to be a highly _______ language.

3. Relative term is a type consisting of _______ such as parent/child,predecessor/successor.

4. CCELD is _______ Dictionary.

5. Suffix is the formation of new words by adding _______ to stems.

Ⅲ.Match the words in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) rhetorical features of the idioms;2)sense relations;3)assimilation degree;4)characteristics of the basic word stock and motivation.(10%)
1. pick and choose       (     )a  might and main
2. terminology           (     )b  extension
3. alliteration          (     )c  simile
4. IBM                   (     )d  metaphor
5. picture               (     )e  reiteration
6. juxtaposition         (     )f  grammatical meaning
7. as clear as day       (     )g  appreciative
8. crocodile tears       (     )h  rain or shine
9. -s                    (     )i  initialism
10. proud                (     )j  etymology

Ⅳ.Define the following terms.(15%)
1. Perfect homonyms
2. A bound root
3. Denotative meaning
4. Transfer
5. Reference

Ⅴ.Answer the following questions.Your answers should be clear and short.Write your answers in the space given below.(15%)
1. How do words change their meaning?What is radiation?
2. Tell the meaning of the underlined morphemes:
(1) dehydrate,deorbit,decentralize
(2)educationwise,moneywise,drinkwise
(3)malnutrition,maltreat,
(4)peacenik,beatnik
(5)piglet,booklet
3. What's the difference between antonyms and adjectives plus“not"?

Ⅵ.Analyze and comment on the following.Write your answers in the space given below.(20%)
1. Comment on the following converted words.
a. a white,finals,a Republican,valuables,
b. the wounded,the poorer,the departed
2. Animal names are often used in Engl来源:91考试网ish idioms.Can you explain with five idioms how they are used for metaphorical effect?