英语词汇学历年试题(4)

(1)From abstract nouns (2) From human nouns (3) From compound nouns and others (4) From adjectives

50. (1)Verb to noun (2) Adjective to noun (3) Miscellaneous conversion to noun (4 ) Noun to verb (5) Adjective (6) Miscellaneous conversion to verb Chapter 5 Word Meaning (练习4)

I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement.

1. A word is the combination of form and ________.

A. spelling B. writing C. meaning D. denoting

2. _______is the result of human cognition, reflecting the objective world in the human mind. A. Reference B. Concept C. Sense D. Context

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3. Sense denotes the relationships _______the language. A. outside B. with C. beyond D. inside 4. Most English words can be said to be ________.

A. non-motivated B. motivated C. connected D. related 5.Trumpet is a(n) _______motivated word.

A. morphologically B. semantically C. onomatopoeically D. etymologically 6. Hopeless is a ______motivated word.

A. morphologically B. onomatopoeically C. semantically D. etymologically 7. In the sentence ? He is fond of pen ‘ , pen is a ______ motivated word.

A. morphologically B. onomatopoeically C. semantically D. etymologically 8. Walkman is a _______motivated word.

A. onomatopoeically B. morphologically C. semantically D. etymologically

9. Functional words possess strong _____ whereas content words have both meanings, and lexical meaning in

particular.

A. grammatical meaning B. conceptual meaning

C. associative meaning D. arbitrary meaning

10._______is unstable, varying considerably according to culture, historical period, and the experience of the individual.

A. Stylistic meaning B. Connotative meaning C. Collocative meaning D. Affective meaning 11.Affective meaning indicates the speaker‘s _______towards the person or thing in question. A. feeling .B. liking C. attitude D. understanding 12. _________ are affective words as they are expressions of emotions such as oh, dear me, alas. A. Prepositions B. Interjections C. Exclamations D. Explanations

13. It is noticeable that _______overlaps with stylistic and affective meanings because in a sense both stylistic and affective meanings are revealed by means of collocations.

A. conceptual meaning B. grammatical meaning C. lexical meaning D. collocative meaning 14.In the same language, the same concept can be expressed in ______.

A. only one word B. two words C. more than three D. different words 15.Reference is the relationship between language and the ______.

A. speakers B. listeners C. world D. specific country

II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions according to the course book. 16. In modern English one may find some words whose sounds suggest their ______

17. Compounds and derived words are ______ words and the meanings of many are the sum total of the

morphemes combined.

18. _______ refers to the mental associations suggested by the conceptual meaning of a word.

19. The meanings of many words often relate directly to their ______. In other words the history of the word

explains the meaning of the word.

20. Lexical meaning itself has two components : conceptual meaning and _________.

III. Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1) types of motivation 2) types of meaning.

A B 21. Onomotopooeic motivation ( ) A. tremble with fear 22. Collocative meaning ( ) B. skinny 23. Morphological motivation ( ) C. slender

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24. Connotative meaning ( ) D. hiss 25. Semantic motivation ( ) E. laconic

26. Stylistic meaning ( ) F. sun (a heavenly body) 27. Etymological motivation ( ) G.airmail 28. Pejorative meaning ( ) H. home

29. Conceptual meaning ( ) I. horse and plug 30. Appreciative meaning ( ) J. pen and aword

IV.Study the following words or expressions and identify 1)types of motivation 2) types of meaning. 31. neigh ( ) 32. the mouth of the river ( ) 33. reading-lamp ( ) 34. tantalus ( ) 35. warm home ( ) 36. the cops ( ) 37. dear me ( ) 38. pigheaded ( ) 39. handsome boy ( ) 40. diligence ( )

V. Define the following terms .

41. motivation 42. grammatical meanings 43. conceptual meaning 44. associative meaning 45. affective meaning

VI. Answer the following questions . Your answers should be clear and short. 46. What is reference ? 47. What is concept ? 48. What is sense ?

VII. Analyze and comment on the following.

49. Study the following words and explain to which type of motivation they belong. 50. Explain the types of associative meaning with examples. Key to exercises: I. 1. C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.B 11.C 12.B 13.D 14.D 15.C II. 16. meanings 17.multi-morphemic 18.Semantic motivation 19.origins 20.associative meaning III. 21. D 22.A 23.G 24.H 25.J 26.I 27.E 28.B 29.F 30.C IV. 31. Onomatopoeic motivation 32. Semantic motivation

33. Morphological motivation 34. Etymological motivation 35. Connotative meaning 36.Stylistic meaning 37. Affective meaning 38. pejorative 39. collocative meaning 40. appreciative

V-VI. See the course book.

VIII. 49. (1) Roar and buzz belong to onomatopoeic motivation.

(2)Miniskirt and hopeless belong to morphological motivation.

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