词汇学第四章考试题.docx

1、词汇学第四章考试题CHAPTER 41. The expansion of vocabulary in modern English depends chiefly on_. A. borrowingB. word-formationC. conversionD. the number of the people speaking English2. _ doesnt belong to the most productive means of word-formation.A. Affixation B. CompoundingC. Conversion D. Blending3. Conv

2、ersion gives us _ of the new vocabulary.A. 30% B. 28%C. 26% D. 28% to 30%4. Word formation excludes _.A. affixation and compoundingB. conversion and shorteningC. chipping, acronymy and blendingD. repetition and alliteration5. The most productive word formation are _.A. affixation B. compoundingC. co

3、nversion D. all the above6. Of the following word-formation processes, _ is the most productive.A. clipping B. blendingC. initialism D. derivation7. 30% to 40% of the total number of new words in English are produced through _.A. compounding B. affixationC. conversion D. shortening8. The prefixes in

4、 the words of irresistible, nonclassical and apolitical are called _.A. reversative prefixes B. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes9. Affixation is generally defined as the formation of words by adding word-forming or _ to stems.A. affixes B. suffixes and prefixesC. inflecti

5、onal affixes D. derivational affixes10. The words formed by affixation are called _.A. affixes B. derivationsC. derivatives D. derivationals11. According to the _ which affixes occupy in words, affixation falls into two subclasses: prefixation and suffixation.A. functions B. positionsC. ways D. none

6、 of the above12. Prefixes do not generally change the _ of the stem but only modify its meaning.A. word-class B. meaningC. form D. structure13. Accordingly, prefixes are classified on a semantic basis into _ groups.A.7 B. 8C.9 D. 1014. These are negative prefixes except _.A. dis- B. in-C. non- D. un

7、der-15. Ex- in the word ex-prisoner is _.A. free root B. bound rootC. inflectional affix D. derivational affix16. All of the following are pejorative prefixes except _.A. mal- B. archC. pseudo- D. mis-17. The de - in decompose is _.A. a negative prefix B. a pejorative prefixC. a reversative prefix D

8、. an orientation prefix18. The prefixes contained in the following words are called _: pseudo, friend, malpractice, mistrust.A. reversative prefixed B. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes19. The prefixes in words anti-government, pro-student and contraflow are _.A. prefixes

9、of degree or sizeB. prefixes of orientation and attitudeC. prefixes of time and orderD. miscellaneous prefixes20. The prefixed contained in unwrap, de-compose and disallow are _.A. reversative prefixed B. negative prefixesC. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes21. The prefixes in words extra-str

10、ong, overweight and archbishop are _.A. negative prefixes B. prefixes of degree or sizeC. pejorative prefixes D. locative prefixes22. A subcutaneous infection is _ the skin.A. on the surface of B. aboveC. under D. below23. Some doctors prescribe medication to treat hyperactive children, because the

11、children are extremely _.A. active B. passiveC. lazy D. diligent24. _ of the given prefixes indicates number.A. fore- B. anti- C. semi- D. pan-25. The primary function of suffixes is to _.A. change the word-class of rootsB. change the meaning of stemsC. change the grammatical function of stemsD. cha

12、nge the structure of roots26. The auto in autobiography is _.A. a negative prefix B. a pejorative prefixC. a reversative prefix D. a miscellaneous prefix27. The prefixes in words bilingual, uniform and hemisphere are _.A. number prefixes B. prefixes of degree or size C. pejorative prefixes D. locati

13、ve prefixes28. _ are contained in words trans-world, intra-party and forehead.A. Prefixes of orientation and attitudeB. Prefixes of time and orderC. Locative prefixesD. Prefixes of degree or size29. The prefixes in words new-Nazi, autobiography and pan-European are _.A. negative prefixes B. prefixes

14、 of degree or sizeC. prefixes of time and order D. miscellaneous prefixes30. Ex-student, foretell and post-election contain _.A. negative prefixes B. prefixes of degree or sizeC. prefixes of time and order D. locative prefixes31. Which of the following prefixes can not be used to indicate time and o

15、rder?A. Ex-. B. Fore-.C. Post-. D. Para-.32. Which of the following is a case of suffixation? A. Hemisphere B. AttemptC. NATO D. Respondent33. A multiplied insect has _ feet.A. two B. fourC. six D. many34. A tricycle has _ wheels.A. one B. twoC. three D. Four35. Which of the following belongs to num

16、ber prefixes?A. Auto-. B. Mis-.C. Hemi-. D. Pre-.36. We usually group suffixes on a _ basis into noun suffixes, verb suffixes, adjective suffixes, etc.A. grammatical C. meaningfulB. structural D. practical37. -eer, -er, -ess, -ette, -let are all suffixes added to noun bases to produce _ nouns. A. ab

17、stract C. concreteB. de-verbal D. de-adjective38. These are adjective suffixes except _.A. -ish B. -iveC. -ai D. -ance39. The word courageous is created by _.A. noun suffixes B. adverb suffixesC. adjective suffixes D. verb suffixes40. The meanings of comic and comical are _.A. same B. identicalC. si

18、milar D. different41. Which of the following suffixes can be used to form both nouns and adjectives?A. -ion. B. -ism.C. -ity. D. -ist.42. The following are all denominal suffixes EXCEPT _.A. -ful B. -wiseC. -less D. -like43. _ of the following is not a verb suffix.A. -ate B. -enC. -ed D.-fy44. The s

19、uffixes in words heighten, symbolize are _.A. noun suffixes B. verb suffixesC. adverb suffixes D. adjective suffixes45. The suffixes in words clockwise, homewards are _.A. noun suffixes B. verb suffixesC. adverb suffixes D. adjective suffixes46. The differences between compounds and free phrases sho

20、w in _ aspects.A. phonetic features B. semantic featuresC. grammatical features D. all the above47. There are _ major classes of compounds.A. two B. fourC. three D. five48. Washing machine is a word formed by _.A. prefixation B. compoundingC. conversion D. blending49. Law-abiding belongs to _.A. adj

21、ective compound B. noun compoundC. verb compound D. none of the above50. up-bringing belongs to _.A. adjective compound B. noun compoundB. verb compound D. none of the above51. Verb compounds are created either through _ or _.A. affixation; conversionB. clipping; affixationC. conversion; backformati

22、onD. backformation; borrowing52. Which of the following is not through backformation?A. To mass-produce. B. To lip-read.C. To nickname. D. To chain-smoke.53. Conversion is a method _.A. of turning words of one part of speech to those of a different part of speechB. of converting words of one meaning

23、 into different meaningC. of deriving words through grammatical meansD. of changing words in morphological structure54. In a derivational process, an item is converted to a new word class without the addition of an affix. The name is _.A. full conversion B. partial conversionC. functional shift D. z

24、ero-derivation55. Words involved in conversion are primarily _.A. nouns, verbs and adverbsB. nouns, adjectives and verbsC. nouns, prepositions and verbsD. adjectives, adverbs and verbs56. Almost all monomorphemic _ can be conversed into nouns, which are semantically related to the original verbs in

25、various ways.A. verbs B. adjectivesC. adverbs D. prepositions57. Nouns converted from adjectives have all the characteristics of nouns and achieve a full noun status, thus known as _.A. partial conversion B. full conversionC. speech shift D. grammatical shift58. Nouns partially converted from adject

26、ives do not possess all the qualities a noun does. They must be used together with _.A. plural forms B. single forms C. adjectives D. definite articles59. In most cases a noun can be converted to a verb _.A. with some changesB. without any changeC. with some changes in spellingD. without any change

27、in pronunciation60. The house in the peasant housed him belongs to the conversion _.A. between noun and adjectiveB. between noun and verbC. between verb and adjectiveD. none of the above61. The conversion of two-syllable nouns into verbs involves a change of _.A. spelling B. pronunciationC. stress D

28、. function62. Empty in the sentence The meeting was over and the meeting-room began to empty is _.A. adjective B. verbC. noun D. four63. Which of the following words is NOT formed through clipping?A. Dorm. B. Motel.C. Gent. D. Zoo.64. _ are words pronounced letter by letter.A. Initialisms B. Acronym

29、sC. Blends D. Clips65. Of the following words, _ is an initialism.A. UN B. NATOC. BASIC D. UNESCO66. BBC is formed in the way of _.A. acronymy B. clippingC. back-formation D. prefixation67. TV is a (n) _.A. initialism B. acronymC. derivative D. compound68. Back-formation is considered to be the oppo

30、site process of _.A. prefixation B. suffixation C. acronymy D- conversion69. Back-formation is the method of creating new words by _ the supposed suffixes. ( )A. removing B. combiningC. shortening D. considering70. Back-formation usually involves _ types of words.A. three B. fourC. five D. two71. Stylistically, back-formed words are largely _