【正文】 I. horse and plug J. pen and aword loan: Translationloans are words and expressions formed from the existing material in the English languag modell on the patterns taken from another language. 27. Clipping: is a way of making new words which involves the shortening a longer word by cutting a part off the original and using what remains instead. 28. Connotation: Conversion is the formation of new words by converting words of one class to another class. 29. Aliens: are borrowed words which have retained their original pronunciation and spelling. 30. Extralinguistic context: refers to those situations and features which are not directly a part of the language in use but which either contribute in conveying a message or have an influence on language use. 英語詞匯學(xué)試卷 (課程代碼 0832) 第一部分 選擇題 of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers． Choose the one that would best plete the statement and put the letter in the bracket． (30％ ) 7 1． There are two approaches to the study of polysemy． Theyare_____. A． primary and secondary B． central and peripheral C． diachronic and synchronic D． formal and functional [ C ] 2． Which of the following is NOT a stylistic feature of idioms? A． Colloquial B． Slang C． Negative D． Literary [ C ] 3． Synonyms can be classified into two major groups， that is： _____. A． absolute and relative B． absolute and plete C． relative and near D． plete and identical [ A ] 4． In the early period of Middle English， English， ____existed side by side， A． Celtic and Danish B． Danish and French C． Latin and Celtic D． French and Latin [ D ] 5． Amonomorphemic word is a word that consists of a single_______morpheme． A． formal B． Concrete C． free D． bound [ C ] 6． Whch of the following groups of words is NOT onomatopoeically motivated? A， croak， drum B． squeak， bleat C． buzz， neigh D． bang， trumpet [ A ] 7． LDCE is distinctive for its____. A． Clear grammar codes B． usage notes C． language notes D． all of the above [ D ] 8． From the historical point of view,English is more closely related to A． German B． French C． Scotttish D． Irish [ A ] 9． Which of the following is NOT an acronym? A． TOEFL B． ODYSSEY C． BASIC D． CCTV [ B ] 10. In the。 into 39。s New Dictionary of Synonyms of the following statements is Not true? A. Reference is the relationship between language and the world. B. The relationship between a word and its referent is arbitrary. C. Concept is universal to all men alike. D. Sense denotes the relationships outside the language. words which occur before or after a word and may affect its meaning form( ) A. physical context B. grammatical context C. lexical context D. linguistic context 8.Smith is an architect. He designed World Trade Center. The clue provided in the context is( ) A. definition B. explanation C. example D. hyponym term vocabulary is used in different ways because of all the following reasons EXCEPT that( ) A. it can refer to the mon core of a language B. it can refer to the total number of the words in a language C. it can represent all the words used in a certain historical period D. it can stand for words in given dialect or field idiom a dark horse is a( ) A. simile B. metaphor C. metonymy D. personification idiom differs from a free phrase in that the former is ( ) and the latter is not. A. structurally changeable B. semantically analyzable C. structurally fixed D. easily understood can work out the meaning of heliocentric and geocentric according to( ) A. morphological structure B. relevant details C. grammatical structure D. physical context causes the ambiguity of the sentence ”I like Mary better than Ja? ( ) A. Vocabulary B. Situation C. Structure D. None of the above Modern English refers to the language spoken( ) 5 A. from 1066 to 1500 B. from 1150 to 1500 C. from 1500 to 17