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英语词汇学第九单元测试题2(附答案)

8.from cradle to graveH. repetition
9.push and shoveI.euphemism
10.year in year outJ. metaphor
11. The pot calls the kettle black.K. simile
12. a flood of tearsL. metonymy
4. sentence idioms
Sentence idioms are mainly proverbs and sayings, including colloquialisms and catchphrases. Each functions as a sentence.
5. phrase idioms
A. simile B. personification
C. metonymy D. euphemism
10.The tone implied by “a big cheese” is.
A. positive B. interesting
C. neutral D. derogatory
II.Decide whether the following are true or false.
A. idiomaticity B. structure
C. grammaticality D. style
2.Idioms are generally felt to be.
A. formal B. informal
C. casual D. intimate
3.In the idiom “move heaven and earth”,is used.
III.Match the words and expressions in Column A with their rhetorical features in Column B.
Column AColumn B
1.by hook and crookA. reiteration
2.neither fish, flesh, nor fowlB. synecdoche
( )1.Idioms are generally felt to be informal; therefore they are usually inappropriate for formal settings.
( )2.The stylistic features of idioms are fixed and unchangeable.
Phrase idioms are lexemic idioms, each of which is identical with a part of speech
as noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc. and functions as such.
VI. Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short.
“He did not, Auntie: he had no spots to change.”
5.Thank one’s stars
V.Define the following terms.
1.semi-idioms
2.true idioms
3.regular combinations
4.sentence idioms
3.play fast and looseC. rhyme
4.like a rat in a holeD. personification
5.fall into good handsE. hyperbole
6.cut the ground from under sb.F. alliteration
7.powder one’s noseG. juxtaposition
2. shortening
3. position-shifting
4. dismembering
5. deletion
V. Define the following terms.
1. semi-idioms
Semi-idioms are the idioms whose meanings are in a way related to the meanings of the constituents but are not themselves explicit.
Pick out the idiom in the sentence. Explain its meaning, effect, grammatical structure and functions, and rhetorical features.
答案:
I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.
5.Forms and functions of idioms are.
A. different B. identical
C. not necessarily identical D. not identical at all
6.Slang expressions are often peculiar toandvarieties.
1. C 2. F 4. K 5. B 6. J
8. L 9. A 10. H 11. D
IV. Identify the variation types about idioms involved in the following words and expressions.
1. replacement
5.phrase idioms
VI.Answer the following questions. Your answers should be clear and short.
1.What is the difference between phraseological fusions and phraselogical unities
A. stylistic, affective B. social, regional
C. professional, cultural D. cultural, social
7.The semantic unity of idioms is also reflected in therelationship between the literal meaning of each word and the meaning of the idiom.
Pick out the idiom (or its variation) in the sentence and make comments of his only child was a bolt from the blue to the old woman.
A. simile B. metonymy
C. personification D. juxtaposition
4.A large proportion of idioms were first created by.
A. linguists B. poets
C. working people D. ruling class
( )3.Idioms are peculiar to native culture and language.
( )4.The fixity of idioms is absolute.
( )5.The idiomaticity is gradable and may best be thought in terms of a scale.
( )6.Idioms are fixed in structure and so can never be changed.
( )7.Idioms are usually difficult to understand because the meanings of idioms are not in many cases the total of individual words.
1.Conwaywould have preferred to talk in Chinese, but so far he had not let it be known that he spoke any Eastern tongue; he felt it might be a useful card up his sleeve.
2. true idioms
True idioms are those whose meaning cannot be deduced from their individual constituents.
3. regular combinations
Regular combinations are idioms whose meanings are understood from the literal meanings of the constituents.
1. A
II. Decide whether the following are true or false.
2. F
III. Match the words and expression in Column A with their rhetorical features in Column B.
IV.Identify the types of idiomatic variations in the following expressions.
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