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1、英语词汇学自考题-17 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B(总题数：53，分数：100.00)1.Lexicology is a branch of _. A. language B. meaning C. linguistics D. etymology（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.2.Lexicology inquires into the _ and meanings of words. A. relations B. disciplines C. origins D. development（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.3.English lexico

2、logy embraces other academic disciplines, such as _, semantics, stylistics, etymology, lexicography. A. idioms B. grammar C. morpheme D. morphology（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.4.Morphology is the branch of grammar which studies the structure or forms of words, primarily through the use of _ construct. A. word B

3、. form C. morpheme D. root（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.5.Modern English is derived from the languages of early _ tribes with a fairly small vocabulary. A. Germanic B. Pacific C. Roman D. Celtic（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.6.English lexicology deals with English _. A. grammar B. vocabulary C. pronunciation D. spelling（分数：2.

4、00）A.B.C.D.7.Stylistics is the study of style. It is concerned with the users choices of linguistic elements in a particular _ for special effects. A. situation B. context C. time D. place（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.8.Lexicography shares with lexicology the same problems: the form, meaning, origins and usages

5、of words, but they have a _ difference. A. spelling B. semantic C. pronunciation D. pragmatic（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.9.Semantics is the study of meanings of different _ levels: lexis, syntax, utterance, discourse, etc. A. linguistic B. grammatical C. arbitrary D. semantic（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.10._ is traditiona

6、lly used for the study of the origins and history of the form and meaning of words. Semantics is the study of the meaning of words. A. Semantics B. Linguistics C. Etymology D. Stylistics（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.11.There are generally two approaches to the study of words, namely synchronic and _. A. chronic

7、B. realistic C. specific D. diachronic（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.12.The “wife“ now means “a married woman“, but it has an obsolete meaning “woman“ which is only preserved in “midwife“, “housewife“, etc. This is from a _ point of view. A. diachronic B. synchronic C. prescriptive D. descriptive（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.

8、13.According to semanticists, a word is a unit of _. A. sounds B. meaning C. form D. function（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.14.A word is a _ that stands for something else in the world. A. symbol B. system C. structure D. pattern（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.15.A word is _ of a language that has a given sound and meaning and

9、syntactic function. A. a smallest form B. a minimal free form C. a constituent form D. a separate part（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.16.We consider that the written form of a natural language is the written record of the _ form. A. written B. practical C. oral D. grammatical（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.17.The reason for that

10、 more and more differences occur between sound and form is that the English alphabet was adopted from the _. A. Pacifics B. Germanics C. Celtics D. Romans（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.18.In different languages, the same concept can be represented by _ and the same sound can show _. A. different sounds; different

11、 meanings B. same sounds; different meanings C. different sounds; same meanings D. same sounds; same meanings（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.19.The differences between sound and form are due to the following EXCEPT _. A. the fact of more phonemes than letters in English B. stabilization of spelling by printing C.

12、influence of the work of scribes D. innovations made by linguists（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.20.In old English sound and form are _. A. different B. not the same C. consistent greatly D. inconsistent greatly（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.21.The pronunciation has changed _ spelling over the years. A. more slowly than B. as q

13、uickly as C. more rapidly than D. not so quickly as（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.22.In spite of the differences, at least _ percent of the English words fit consistent spelling patterns. A. sixty B. seventy C. eighty D. ninety（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.23.The general estimate of the present-day English vocabulary is over

14、_ words. A. one billion B. two million C. two billion D. one million（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.24.If we classify English words by use frequency, the two types of words are _. A. the basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary B. content words and functional words C. native words and borrowed words D. functional

15、words and notional words（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.25.Words can be classified according to the following criteria except _. A. notion B. use frequency C. foundation D. origin（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.26.Words may fall into content words and functional words by _. A. use frequency B. notion C. origin D. stability（分数：2.

16、00）A.B.C.D.27.Words of the basic word stock denote the most common things and phenomena of the world around us. Which of the following words is related to the natural phenomena? A. Father. B. Fire. C. Evil. D. Old.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.28.Which of the following is not one of the obvious characteristics o

17、f the basic word stock? _ A. Creativity. B. Stability. C. Duality. D. All national character.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.29.Words of the basic word stock can each be used alone, and at the same time can form new words with other roots and affixes, e.g. foot is the father of football, footage and footprint. Thi

18、s demonstrates that one of the characteristics of the words of the basic stock is _. A. productivity B. polysemy C. stability D. collocability（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.30._ refers to the specialized vocabularies by which members of particular arts, sciences, trades and professions communicate among themselve

19、s. A. Slang B. Argot C. Jargon D. Archaism（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.31.Nonbasic vocabulary includes _. A. argot and jargon B. archaisms and neologisms C. technical terms D. all the above（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.32.Which category do the following words fall into: photoscanning, trigonometry, sonata and audiovisual? A

20、. Neologism. B. Jargon. C. Terminology. D. Slang.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.33._ belong to the sub-standard language, a category that seems to stand between the standard general words including informal ones available to everyone and in-group words. A. Terminology B. Jargon C. Slang D. Argot（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.3

21、4._ are words or forms that were once in common use but are now restricted only to specialized or limited use. A. Neologisms B. Archaisms C. Jargons D. Terminologies（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.35.The expression “can-opener“, which means all-purpose key, belongs to _. A. slangs B. terminologies C. argots D. arc

22、haisms（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.36.Neologisms are newly-created words or expressions. Which of the following is not an example of neologisms? A. SARS. B. Can-opener. C. Futurology. D. Freak out.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.37._ are words used only by speakers of the dialect in question. A. Argots B. Slangs C. Jargons D.

23、 Dialectal words（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.38._ constitute the main body of the English vocabulary. A. Functional words B. Content words C. Numerals D. Pronouns（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.39.Which types of words belong to functional words? A. Adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions. B. Adjectives, nouns, articles. C. Articl

24、es, prepositions, conjunctions. D. Verbs, pronouns, prepositions.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.40.Which of the following is not content word? A. Five. B. And. C. Earth. D. Never.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.41.Content words denote clear notions and thus are known as _ words. A. functional B. notional C. empty D. formal（分数：2

25、.00）A.B.C.D.42.There are _ functional words in the following sentence. It is fun to play with children. A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.43.“Im sure that they will come today.“There are _ content words in the above sentence. A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.44.Native words have _ features. A.

26、two B. seven C. five D. six（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.45.Which are the features of native words? A. All national characters. B. Neutral in style. C. Frequent in use. D. All the above.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.46.The words borrowed from French or Latin are mostly _. A. colloquial B. informal C. formal D. slangy（分数：2.00

27、）A.B.C.D.47.It is estimated that English borrowings constitute _ percent of the modern English vocabulary. A. 60 B. 70 C. 80 D. 90（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.48._ are loan words that have naturalized or assimilated in English. A. Denizens B. Semantic-loans C. Translation-loans D. Aliens（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.49.Whic

28、h of the following isnt the denizen? A. Port. B. Cup. C. （分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.50.Which of the following isnt the alien? A. （分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.51.Which of the following doesnt belong to the translation-loans? A. Mother tongue. B. Long time no see. C. Black humour. D. Status quo.（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.52.The word

29、 “kowtow“ in English is called an alien word because _. A. it is a newly-created word from another language B. it has been assimilated into the English language C. it has undergone a semantic change D. it has retained its original pronunciation（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.53.Which of the following belongs to th

30、e semantic-loans? A. Change. B. Pork. C. Dream. D. Tea.（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.英语词汇学自考题-17 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、B(总题数：53，分数：100.00)1.Lexicology is a branch of _. A. language B. meaning C. linguistics D. etymology（分数：0.50）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 Lexicology is a branch of linguistics. 词汇学是语言学的一个分支。答案为 C。2.Lexi

31、cology inquires into the _ and meanings of words. A. relations B. disciplines C. origins D. development（分数：2.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 Lexicology is a branch of linguistics, inquiring into the origins and meanings of words词汇学研究词汇的起源和意义。答案为 C。3.English lexicology embraces other academic disciplines, such as

32、_, semantics, stylistics, etymology, lexicography. A. idioms B. grammar C. morpheme D. morphology（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 English lexicology embraces other academic disciplines, such as morphology, semantics, etymology, stylistics, lexicography. 英语词汇学涵盖其他许多学科，如形态学、语义学、词源学、文体学和词典学。答案为 D。4.Morphology i

33、s the branch of grammar which studies the structure or forms of words, primarily through the use of _ construct. A. word B. form C. morpheme D. root（分数：2.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 Morphology is the branch of grammar which studies the structure or forms of words, primarily through the use of morpheme constru

34、ct. 形态学是语法学的一个分支，主要通过词素研究词的结构或形式。答案为 C。5.Modern English is derived from the languages of early _ tribes with a fairly small vocabulary. A. Germanic B. Pacific C. Roman D. Celtic（分数：2.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 Modern English is derived from the languages of Germanic tribes with a fairly small vocabulary现代英语源

35、于古日耳曼语，起初词汇量很小。答案为 A。6.English lexicology deals with English _. A. grammar B. vocabulary C. pronunciation D. spelling（分数：2.00）A.B. C.D.解析：our task is to study English words in different aspects and from different angles.我们的任务就是从不同角度研究英语词汇的各个方面。答案为 B(p。)。7.Stylistics is the study of style. It is conc

36、erned with the users choices of linguistic elements in a particular _ for special effects. A. situation B. context C. time D. place（分数：2.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 Stylistics is concerned with the users choices of linguistic elements in a particular context for special effects. 文体学主要注重语用者在特定语境中如何选择语言要素。答案为 B

37、。8.Lexicography shares with lexicology the same problems: the form, meaning, origins and usages of words, but they have a _ difference. A. spelling B. semantic C. pronunciation D. pragmatic（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 Lexicography shares with lexicology the same problems: the form, meaning, origins and u

38、sages of words, but they have a pragmatic difference. 词典学和词汇学探讨同样的问题：词汇的形式、意义、起源及用法，但两者在语用上有差异。答案为 D。9.Semantics is the study of meanings of different _ levels: lexis, syntax, utterance, discourse, etc. A. linguistic B. grammatical C. arbitrary D. semantic（分数：2.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 Semantics is the stu

39、dy of meanings of different linguistic levels: lexis, syntax, utterance, discourse, etc. 语义学研究不同语言层次的意义，如词汇、句法、语调、话语等。答案为 A。10._ is traditionally used for the study of the origins and history of the form and meaning of words. Semantics is the study of the meaning of words. A. Semantics B. Linguistic

40、s C. Etymology D. Stylistics（分数：2.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 Etymology is traditionally used for the study of the origins and history of the form and meaning of words. 词源学研究词的形式和意义的起源及其历史变化。答案为 C。11.There are generally two approaches to the study of words, namely synchronic and _. A. chronic B. realistic C.

41、specific D. diachronic（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 There are generally two approaches to the study of words, namely synchronic and diachronic. 一般来说，词汇研究有两种方法：共时研究和历时研究。答案为 D。12.The “wife“ now means “a married woman“, but it has an obsolete meaning “woman“ which is only preserved in “midwife“, “housewife“

42、, etc. This is from a _ point of view. A. diachronic B. synchronic C. prescriptive D. descriptive（分数：2.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 From a synchronic pint of view, words can be studied. For example, the word wife now means “a married woman“. “wife”现在的意思是“已经结婚的女人”，但是在“midwife”、“housewife”这些词语中，它还保留着一个被废弃的意思，即“女

43、人”。这是从共时的角度来讲的。答案为 B。13.According to semanticists, a word is a unit of _. A. sounds B. meaning C. form D. function（分数：2.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 According to semanticists, a word is a unit of meaning语义学家们认为，词是一个意义单位。答案为 B。14.A word is a _ that stands for something else in the world. A. symbol B. system C.

44、structure D. pattern（分数：2.00）A. B.C.D.解析：解析 A word is a symbol that stands for something else in the world词是表示世界上别的事物的符号。答案为 A。15.A word is _ of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function. A. a smallest form B. a minimal free form C. a constituent form D. a separate part（分数

45、：2.00）A.B. C.D.解析：解析 .a word is a minimal free form of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function词是一门语言中具有一定声音、意义和句法功能的最小自由形式。答案为 B。16.We consider that the written form of a natural language is the written record of the _ form. A. written B. practical C. oral D. grammatical

46、（分数：2.00）A.B.C. D.解析：解析 It is generally agreed that the written form of a natural language is the written record of the oral form一般认为，一门自然语言的书写形式是该语言口语形式的记录。答案为 C。17.The reason for that more and more differences occur between sound and form is that the English alphabet was adopted from the _. A. Pacifics B. Germanics C. Celtics D. Romans（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：解析 With the development of the language, more and more differences occur between the sound and form. The internal reason for this is that the English alphabet was adopted from the Romans随着语言发展，声音和形式之间的差异越来越大。产生这一差异的内在原