词汇学试卷

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《英语词汇学》课程考试试卷( B卷)

注意：1、本试卷共 4 页； 2、考试时间: 90 分钟 3、姓名、学号必须写在指定地方 题1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 总号 分 得 分 1. Outline the following: 11% Main types of word meaning: (6%)

The formation of neologisms: (5%)

2. Give examples to distinguish between three different types of antonyms: contraries, complementaries, conversives (give at least three pairs for each kind): 9% 1) contraries:

__________________,______________________, __________________ 2) complementaries:

__________________,____________________, ______________________ 3) conversives:

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__________________,____________________, ______________________

3. For each of the following AFFIXES, write out its Chinese meaning and

give an example: 10%

1) mis-,错误的,mistake 2)mal- __________ 3) pent- _______________ 4) hemi-__________ 5)trans- __________, 6) micro-___________, 7)-ish ____________ 8)-wise ___________ 9)-ium ____________, 10)-ics ________ 11)-(o)logy ________

4. Find out the converted words in the following sentences:10% 1) He emptied out all his pockets onto the table. ( ) 2) Don’t dirty your hands. ( ) 3) The garage is brick. ( ) 4) His speech contains too many ifs and buts. ( ) 5. They are running in the final. ( ) 6 .I know my friends from the feel of their faces. ( ) 7. I cannot picture their personalities by touch. ( ) 8.It is all to nothing that they will succeed. ( )

9.The children headed toward school, carrying bags and followed by their dogs. ( )

10.If you uh-uh again, I will go on with my story. ( )

5. Write out the full names of the following shortenings: 5% WHO: ______________________, AI: _____________________

DINKY:_________________________,

CD: ________________________, NATO: _________________________

6. Find out the onomatapoeas in the following sentences: 5%

1) Of course there was no market, so I had, ha-ha, to feed them. ( )

2) The project is so hush-hush that even some military agencies working on parts

of

it

don’t

know

the

overall

purposes. ( ) 3)Did

you

ever

in

your

life

hear

anyone

rattle

on

so? ( )

4)The little medal of St Christopher jingle-jangled like a fetish below the windscreen. ( )

5)Out in the darkness there was a plop-plop-plop. She must be throwing small pieces of wood into the river. ( )

7. Point out what kind of figure of speech(euphemism, synecdoche, metonymy, metaphor, oxymoron) are words italicized in the following sentences.5%

1) Time is money. ( )

1) In the night, no one dared to disturb the sound of slience. ( ) 2) The kettle is boiling. ( ) 3) My grandfather passed away. ( ) 4) The TV set is out of order. ( )

8. Analyze the following

words and say

how they are

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formed(compounding, affixation, clipping, acronyms, blending,

back-formation, analogy).10%

1) dinky ( ) 2) plane ( ) 3) brunch ( ) 4) edit ( ) 5) smog ( ) 6)manmade ( ) 7)snowscape( ) 8) shorten ( ) 9) drinkethon ( ) 10)photo ( )

9. Translate the following into Chinese: 5%

1). Don’t count chickens before they’re hatched.

_____________________________________________

2).Give a dog a bad name and hang him.

_____________________________________________ 3) We never know the water till the well is dry. _____________________________________________ 4). Live and learn.

____________________________________________________ 5). Make hay while the sun shines.

____________________________________________________ 10. Give clippings for the following:5%

Refrigerator ( ) gasoline ( ) Influenza ( ) advertisement( ) Microphone ( )

12. Study the following words and their meanings, a) being the original and b) the modern meaning. Give the process that each word has undergone through in terms of Extension, Narrowing, Elevation and Degradation. 10%

1) wife: a) a woman not necessarily married, especially one who is old and uneducated.b) a

married

woman ( )

4 He lost his spectacles.

A glasses B pants C gloves D shoes

the government ( ) 3) notorious: a) well-knownb) unfavorably well-known 5 The small country was ruled by a monarch for 500 years.

2) minister: a) servant b) person at the head of a department of

( ) 4) meat: a) food and drink b) flesh of animals used as food, excluding that

of fish and birds. ( ) 5) fond: a) foolish b) foolish loving; loving in a kind, gentle or

tender way. ( ) 6) wench: a) a young woman or a girl in the country b) a lewd

or loose woman, prostitute. ( ) 7) disease: a) discomfort b) an illness ( ) 8) journal: a) a daily b) a periodical ( ) 9) voyage: a) journey b) journey by water ( ) 10) box: a) container made of wood. b) any container ( )

12.Mutiple choice: 20% 1 A tetragram is such a word as consists of ___ letters. A five B six C three D four 2 A stand which has three legs is called a _____. A trivalent B trilateral C tripod D trite 3 In retrospect, we would have been wise to leave our money in the bank. A many years ago B in fact C looking around D looking back 3

A. King or queen B single family

C. Group of the oldest citizens D. Group of the richest citizens

6 The government is financing a study of the effects on man of living in a

megalopolis. A an apartment in a large building B an extremely large city C a dangerous part of a city D a city with a large police force

7 He was interested in anthropology. A the study of apes B the study of insects

C the study of royalty D the study of man 8 Some citizens say the election of William Blazer will lead to anarchy

. A. a strong central government B. a government controlled by one man

C. the absence of government government

a controlling

D. an old-fashioned , out-dated

9 Which of the following pairs of words are antonyms? A sea, see B read, read

C wet, dry D Jim Susan

10 There is a great antipathy between the brothers. A love B difference C dislike D resemblance

11 Janet is interested in autographs of famous people.

A Pictures B personalities C families D signatures 12.Research is still proceeding on thermophone.The underlined word means . A.the study of heat and sound B.the study of thermometer and phonetics C. a device of generating heat and sond D.a tone generator as a result of heat 13. Cosmism is the theory of .

A.evolution B.universe C.astronomy D.globe

14 We are going to see Mary and her baby who was born last Sunday .The underlined words mean . A.connate B.neophyte C.neonate D.eugenics

15. Which of the following words means “put down”?

A.compress B.depress C.impress D.express

16 The means that at last people could send messages a long way at great speed.

A.telemotor B.telemeter C.telegraph D.telescope

17.When a photographer wants to take a picture of something far away, he will use a ___ lens for his camera.

A.telephoto B.telephonic C.microscope D.photometer

18.Research is still proceeding on thermophone.The underlined word means . A.the study of heat and sound B.the study of thermometer and phonetics C. a device of generating heat and sond D.a tone generator as a result of heat

19. Cosmism is the theory of . A.evolution B.universe C.astronomy D.globe

20. This watch will last you a lifetime if you don’t use it in a wrong way.The underlined words mean . A.misunderstand B.misuse C.mistime D.mistake

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