《词汇学》练习试题02PART ONE Multiple Choice(15%)DIRECTIONS: Altogether there are 15 statements in this section. Beneath each statement there are four possible answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one that best completes the statement. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.1. Morphology is the study about ___B___.A. words’ soundB. words’ formC. words’ meaningD. words’ collocation2. __B____ has devoted much of his life to the construction of CL, that is, cognitive linguistics.A. PlatoB. ChomskyC. SaussureD. Lakoff3. All the words in the following items are complex words except __C____.A. cut-throatB. valuableC. wearD. runaway4. Negro, a(n) ___A___ in American English, means a black man.A. tabooB. euphemismC. jargonD. colloquialism5. ___D___ had been the temporary official language in the UK Island in the 11-12th centuries.A. ChineseB. NorseC. DutchD. French6. T he word bazaar from Persian is regarded as a kind of __D____.A. denizenB. alienC. translation loanD. semantic loan7. The following underlined morphemes in the words are all bound morphemes except __A____.A. teachingB. man-madeC. humanismD. assistance8. In shorting, there are various forms for the shortened words, and “dorm” belongs to __C____.A. initialismB. acronymC. clippingD. blending9. The word “fame” in the sentence “He came to this city seeking money and fame.” refers to its ___D___ meaning.A. stylisticB. affectiveC. socialD. reflected10. The word “face” is defined as “t he surface of the front of the head from the top of the forehead to the base of the chin and from ear to ear” in the dictionary. Which of the following shows the central meaning of face? CA. What this generation must do is to face its problems.B. Don't show your face on my property again.C. We saw many new faces on the first day of classes.D. The young girl offered a sweet kiss on his face.11. The word “busyboy” used to r efer to a busy person, but now it refers to any officious and meddlesome person, so “busyboy” has undergone __D____ in its change of meaning.A. extensionB. narrowingC. euphemismD. degradation12. The idiom “a black sleep” is a kind of ___B__ idioms in nature.A. nominalB. adjectivalC. verbalD. adverbial13. LDCE is a kind of ___A___.A. dictionaryB. thesaurusC. corpusD. vocabulary14. In Old English, most words have ___D___.A. few word endingsB. no word endingsC. many word endingsD. few grammatical functions15. Which of the following groups of antonyms belongs to the same type of antonym with “alive /dead”?AA. present /absentB. young /oldC. parents /childrenD. cop /thiefPART TWO Terms (5%)DIRECTIONS: In this part of the test, there are 5 terms from lexicology. Choose the right words or phrases from the list given below to best explain these terms. Write the proper answer on the ANSWER SHEET.A. The branch of linguistics that deals with the lexical component of language.B. The element that carries the main component of meaning in a word and provides the basis from which a word is derived by adding affixes or inflectional endings or by phonetic change.C. The act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive, such as “pass away” for “die”.D. The data bank of e-textsE. The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences.16. syntax ( E )17. corpus ( D )18. root ( A )19. euphemism ( C )20. lexicology ( B )PART THREE Morphemes (10%)DIRECTIONS: There are 10 morphemes in this section. You are required to find the appropriate meaning for each morpheme and write the right choice on the ANSWER SHEET. The possible meanings of morphemes:A. femaleB. metalC. offD. too muchE. a littleF. negativeG. takeH. threeI. smallest J. chief21. tripod ( H ) 22. minibus ( I )23. receive ( G ) 24. archetype ( J )25. antiwar ( F ) 26. deoxygenate ( C )27. reddish ( ) 28. uranium ( B )29. overwork ( D ) 30. millionaires ( )PART FOUR Word Formation (10%)DIRECTIONS: There are 10 underlined words in this section. You are required to find the appropriate method to form the underlined words given below. Write the right choice on the ANSWER SHEET.A. shortening 缩略词B. suffixationC. prefixationD. compound 复合词E. conversion 转换F. reduplication重复G. borrowing 借用词H. onomatopoeia拟声I. metaphorical shift隐喻性的转变J. proper names专有名词31. Don’t make a pig of yourself even though you feel very hungry. I32. There are some go-go industries such as micro-processing and laser technology. F33. D-day refers to the unnamed day on which an operation or offensive is to be launched, especially June 6, 1944, the day on which the Allied forces invaded France during World War II. A34. This alloy is formed by the fusion of two types of metal. E35. It is time-wasting to set about doing this business. D36. The little boys head forward to the remote village. E37. This helps us to know better about the Middle East bazaar. G38. The birds chirp softly, sounding almost like young pups. H39. The Christian heaven can be seen as a sort of spiritual utopia. J40. Could you consult your parents about the question? JPART FIVE Sense relations (10%)DIRECTIONS: There are 10 pairs of words in this section. You are required to pick out the rightgroup of words to show the same sense relations in each pair of words, and write down the appropriate choice on the ANSWER SHEET.41. AGREE: DENY BA. true: falseB. live: dieC. marry: divorceD. tall: short42. GIGANTIC: ENORMOUS CA. hospitable: hostileB. numerous: countableC. terrific: wonderfulD. respectable: disdainful43. SUCCESS: FAILURE AA. win: loseB. happiness: wealthC. care: loveD. victory: triumph44. CAMERA: PICTURE DA. television: remoteB. VCR: expertiseC. duplicator: carbonD. projector: movie45. FATHER: MOTHER AA. right: wrongB. teacher: studentC. north: southD. east: west46. ROSE: LOVE AA. dove: peaceB. dark: pitchC. pig: swineD. cat: tiger47. FURNITURE: SOFA AA. cooker: ovenB. cupboard: trunkC. television: radioD. jug: water48. SCHOOL: EDUCATION CA. hospital: patientB. office: duplicatorC. Hotel: lobbyD. restaurant: food49. SURPRISE: ASTONISH DA. little: smallB. fearful: terribleC. busy: business D: happy: joyful50. COP: POLICEMAN CA. fame: prestigeB. detective: suspectC. bull: cowD. teacher: knowledgePART SIX English Idioms (10%)DIRECTIONS: There are 10 idiomatic phrases listed in this section. You are required to fill in the blanks with these phrases to show the same rhetorical features with the one before them. Write the right choice on the ANSWER SHEET.A. safe and sound: (toss and turn )( slow and sure )B. pass away: (go to heaven ) (kick the bucket )C. eat like a horse: (sleep like a log) ( as tricky as a monkey )D. here and there: (far and near ) ( pros and cons )E. shed crocodile tears: (a paper tiger ) (an old fox )PART SEVEN Affixes(10%)DIRECTIONS: There are 10 words in this part of the test. You are required to add a prefix or suffix to the word to show its opposite meaning. Write the right answer (the whole word) on the ANSWER SHEET.Example: patient (impatient)61. logic ( illogic ) 62. moral ( immoral )63. regular ( irregular ) 64. traditional ( nontraditional )65. use ( useless ) 66. connect ( disconnect )67. fortune ( unfortune ) 68. sufficient ( insufficient )69. grade ( degrade ) 70. peace ( non-peace )PART EIGHT Applications of lexicology(30%)DIRECTIONS: There are 6 questions or statements in this part of the test. Answer these questions or narrate the statements according to what you’ve learned from lexicology. Write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.71. Analyze the formation of the wor d “durables” in terms of root, ste m, and affix, and express the changes of meaning.Dure(v.忍耐,忍受)---durabe(adj耐用的/n.耐用品)---durables(durable耐用品的复数)72. Join one word in group A with another in group B to make a possible compound according to the words below. Note: e ach word will be used only ONCE, and you’re required to form only five compounds in this part of the test.Group A: red(eyed) green(handed) blue (blooded) white(minded) dark(haired)Group B: eyed blooded haired handed minded73. Try to analyze the following words in terms of semantic opposition or componential analysis, that is, [±HUMAN] [±ADULT] [±MALE].EXAMPLE: man [+HUMAN] [+ADULT] [+MALE]A. woman(+HUMAN)(+ADULT)(-MAIL)B. girl(+HUMAN)(-ADULT)(-MAIL)74. Analyze the ambiguity in the following sentence. (at least two possible meanings for the sentence)He drove the man to the bank. And he withdrew one thousand dollars./ And he took a nice sun bath.75. List five synonyms of the word “look”. Here is an example: glareStare ,glance ,watch, see, peek76. Use both ways (affixes and antonym) to find out the words that display the opposite meaning. Write the answer on the answer sheet.true ( untrue ) ( false )agree ( disagree ) ( deny )perfect ( imperfect ) ( shortcoming )tidy ( untidy ) ( messy )polite ( impolite ) ( discourteous /rude )happy ( unhappy ) ( miserable )参考答案:一、每小题1分,共15分(1-15题)BDCAD BBCBD DAACA二、每小题1分,共5分(16-20题)EDBCA三、每小题1分,共10分(21-30题)HIGJF CEBDA四、每小题1分,共10分(31-40题)IFABD EGHJC五、每小题1分,共10分(41-50题)DCADB AADBA六、每小题1分,共10分(51-60题)51. toss and turn 52. slow and sure53. go to heaven 54. kick the bucket55. sleep like a log 56. as tricky as a monkey57. pros and cons 58. far and near59. a paper tiger 60. an old fox七、每小题1分,共10分(61-70题)61. illogic 62. immoral63. irregular 64. nontraditional65. useless 66. disconnect67. misfortune 68. insufficient69. degrade 70. anti-peace八、每小题5分,共30分(71-76题)71. dur (root) + -able (suffix) →durable (stem, adj.) + conversion →durable (stem, n.) + -s (inflectional affix, plural form) →durables72. red-handed, green-eyed, blue-blooded, white-haired, dark-minded73. A. woman [+HUMAN] [+ADULT] [- MALE]B. girl [+HUMAN] [- ADULT] [- MALE]74. He drove the man to the bank so that he could catch the last ship.He drove the man to the bank so that he could save the money in time.75. look: stare, peer, peep, glimpse, glance, peek, glare, gaze76. agree ( disagree ) ( deny )perfect ( imperfect ) ( faulty )tidy ( untidy ) ( disorderly )polite ( impolite ) ( rude )happy ( unhappy ) ( sad )。