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词汇学第四章考试题

CHAPTER4

1.TheexpansionofvocabularyinmodernEnglishdependschieflyon_______.

A.borrowing

B.word-formation

C.conversion

D.thenumberofthepeoplespeakingEnglish

2._______doesn'tbelongtothemostproductivemeansofword-formation.

A.AffixationB.Compounding

C.ConversionD.Blending

3.Conversiongivesus_______ofthenewvocabulary.

A.30%B.28%

C.26%D.28%to30%

4.Wordformationexcludes_______.

A.affixationandcompounding

B.conversionandshortening

C.chipping,acronymyandblending

D.repetitionandalliteration

5.Themostproductivewordformationare_______.

A.affixationB.compounding

C.conversionD.alltheabove

6.Ofthefollowingword-formationprocesses,_______isthemostproductive.

A.clippingB.blending

C.initialismD.derivation

7.30%to40%ofthetotalnumberofnewwordsinEnglishareproducedthrough_______.

A.compoundingB.affixation

C.conversionD.shortening

8.Theprefixesinthewordsofirresistible,nonclassicalandapoliticalarecalled_______.

A.reversativeprefixesB.negativeprefixes

C.pejorativeprefixesD.locativeprefixes

9.Affixationisgenerallydefinedastheformationofwordsbyaddingword-formingor_______tostems.

A.affixesB.suffixesandprefixes

C.inflectionalaffixesD.derivationalaffixes

10.Thewordsformedbyaffixationarecalled_______.

A.affixesB.derivations

C.derivativesD.derivationals

11.Accordingtothe_______whichaffixesoccupyinwords,affixationfallsintotwosubclasses:

prefixationandsuffixation.

A.functionsB.positions

C.waysD.noneoftheabove

12.Prefixesdonotgenerallychangethe_______ofthestembutonlymodifyitsmeaning.

A.word-classB.meaning

C.formD.structure

13.Accordingly,prefixesareclassifiedonasemanticbasisinto_______groups.

A.7B.8

C.9D.10

14.Thesearenegativeprefixesexcept_______.

A.dis-B.in-

C.non-D.under-

15."Ex-"intheword"ex-prisoner"is_______.

A.freerootB.boundroot

C.inflectionalaffixD.derivationalaffix

16.Allofthefollowingarepejorativeprefixesexcept_______.

A.mal-B.arch¬

C.pseudo-D.mis-

17.The"de-"in"decompose"is_______.

A.anegativeprefixB.apejorativeprefix

C.areversativeprefixD.anorientationprefix

18.Theprefixescontainedinthefollowingwordsarecalled_______:

pseudo,friend,malpractice,mistrust.

A.reversativeprefixedB.negativeprefixes

C.pejorativeprefixesD.locativeprefixes

19.Theprefixesinwordsanti-government,pro-studentandcontrafloware_______.

A.prefixesofdegreeorsize

B.prefixesoforientationandattitude

C.prefixesoftimeandorder

D.miscellaneousprefixes

20.Theprefixedcontainedinunwrap,de-composeanddisalloware_______.

A.reversativeprefixedB.negativeprefixes

C.pejorativeprefixesD.locativeprefixes

21.Theprefixesinwordsextra-strong,overweightandarchbishopare_______.

A.negativeprefixesB.prefixesofdegreeorsize

C.pejorativeprefixesD.locativeprefixes

22.Asubcutaneousinfectionis_______theskin.

A.onthesurfaceofB.above

C.underD.below

23.Somedoctorsprescribemedicationtotreathyperactivechildren,becausethechildrenareextremely_______.

A.activeB.passive

C.lazyD.diligent

24._______ofthegivenprefixesindicatesnumber.

A.fore-B.anti-C.semi-D.pan-

25.Theprimaryfunctionofsuffixesisto_______.

A.changetheword-classofroots

B.changethemeaningofstems

C.changethegrammaticalfunctionofstems

D.changethestructureofroots

26.The"auto"in"autobiography"is_______.

A.anegativeprefixB.apejorativeprefix

C.areversativeprefixD.amiscellaneousprefix

27.Theprefixesinwordsbilingual,uniformandhemisphereare_______.

A.numberprefixesB.prefixesofdegreeorsize

C.pejorativeprefixesD.locativeprefixes

28._______arecontainedinwordstrans-world,intra-partyandforehead.

A.Prefixesoforientationandattitude

B.Prefixesoftimeandorder

C.Locativeprefixes

D.Prefixesofdegreeorsize

29.Theprefixesinwordsnew-Nazi,autobiographyandpan-Europeanare_______.

A.negativeprefixesB.prefixesofdegreeorsize

C.prefixesoftimeandorderD.miscellaneousprefixes

30.Ex-student,foretellandpost-electioncontain_______.

A.negativeprefixesB.prefixesofdegreeorsize

C.prefixesoftimeandorderD.locativeprefixes

31.Whichofthefollowingprefixescannotbeusedtoindicatetimeandorder?

A.Ex-.B.Fore-.

C.Post-.D.Para-.

32.Whichofthefollowingisacaseofsuffixation?

A.HemisphereB.Attempt

C.NATOD.Respondent

33.Amultipliedinsecthas_______feet.

A.twoB.four

C.sixD.many

34.Atricyclehas_______wheels.

A.oneB.two

C.threeD.Four

35.Whichofthefollowingbelongstonumberprefixes?

A.Auto-.B.Mis-.

C.Hemi-.D.Pre-.

36.Weusuallygroupsuffixesona_______basisintonounsuffixes,verbsuffixes,adjectivesuffixes,etc.

A.grammaticalC.meaningful

B.structuralD.practical

37.-eer,-er,-ess,-ette,-letareallsuffixesaddedtonounbasestoproduce_______nouns.

A.abstractC.concrete

B.de-verbalD.de-adjective

38.Theseareadjectivesuffixesexcept_______.

A.-ishB.-ive

C.-aiD.-ance

39.Theword"courageous"iscreatedby_______.

A.nounsuffixesB.adverbsuffixes

C.adjectivesuffixesD.verbsuffixes

40.Themeaningsof"comic"and"comical"are_______.

A.sameB.identical

C.similarD.different

41.Whichofthefollowingsuffixescanbeusedtoformbothnounsandadjectives?

A.-ion.B.-ism.

C.-ity.D.-ist.

42.ThefollowingarealldenominalsuffixesEXCEPT_______.

A.-fulB.-wise

C.-lessD.-like

43._______ofthefollowingisnotaverbsuffix.

A.-ateB.-en

C.-edD.-fy

44.Thesuffixesinwordsheighten,symbolizeare_______.

A.nounsuffixesB.verbsuffixes

C.adverbsuffixesD.adjectivesuffixes

45.Thesuffixesinwordsclockwise,homewardsare_______.

A.nounsuffixesB.verbsuffixes

C.adverbsuffixesD.adjectivesuffixes

46.Thedifferencesbetweencompoundsandfreephrasesshowin_______aspects.

A.phoneticfeaturesB.semanticfeatures

C.grammaticalfeaturesD.alltheabove

47.Thereare_______majorclassesofcompounds.

A.twoB.four

C.threeD.five

48."Washingmachine"isawordformedby_______.

A.prefixationB.compounding

C.conversionD.blending

49."Law-abiding"belongsto_______.

A.adjectivecompoundB.nouncompound

C.verbcompoundD.noneoftheabove

50."up-bringing"belongsto_______.

A.adjectivecompoundB.nouncompound

B.verbcompoundD.noneoftheabove

51.Verbcompoundsarecreatedeitherthrough_______or_______.

A.affixation;conversion

B.clipping;affixation

C.conversion;backformation

D.backformation;borrowing

52.Whichofthefollowingisnotthroughbackformation?

A.Tomass-produce.B.Tolip-read.

C.Tonickname.D.Tochain-smoke.

53.Conversionisamethod_______.

A.ofturningwordsofonepartofspeechtothoseofadifferentpartofspeech

B.ofconvertingwordsofonemeaningintodifferentmeaning

C.ofderivingwordsthroughgrammaticalmeans

D.ofchangingwordsinmorphologicalstructure

54.Inaderivationalprocess,anitemisconvertedtoanewwordclasswithouttheadditionofanaffix.Thenameis_______.

A.fullconversionB.partialconversion

C.functionalshiftD.zero-derivation

55.Wordsinvolvedinconversionareprimarily_______.

A.nouns,verbsandadverbs

B.nouns,adjectivesandverbs

C.nouns,prepositionsandverbs

D.adjectives,adverbsandverbs

56.Almostallmonomorphemic_______canbeconversedintonouns,whicharesemanticallyrelatedtotheoriginalverbsinvariousways.

A.verbsB.adjectives

C.adverbsD.prepositions

57.Nounsconvertedfromadjectiveshaveallthecharacteristicsofnounsandachieveafullnounstatus,thusknownas_______.

A.partialconversionB.fullconversion

C.speechshiftD.grammaticalshift

58.Nounspartiallyconvertedfromadjectivesdonotpossessallthequalitiesanoundoes.Theymustbeusedtogetherwith_______.

A.pluralformsB.singleforms

C.adjectivesD.definitearticles

59.Inmostcasesanouncanbeconvertedtoaverb_______.

A.withsomechanges

B.withoutanychange

C.withsomechangesinspelling

D.withoutanychangeinpronunciation

60.The"house"in"thepeasanthousedhim"belongstotheconversion_______.

A.betweennounandadjective

B.betweennounandverb

C.betweenverbandadjective

D.noneoftheabove

61.Theconversionoftwo-syllablenounsintoverbsinvolvesachangeof_______.

A.spellingB.pronunciation

C.stressD.function

62."Empty"inthesentence"Themeetingwasoverandthemeeting-roombegantoempty"is_______.

A.adjectiveB.verb

C.nounD.four

63.WhichofthefollowingwordsisNOTformedthroughclipping?

A.Dorm.B.Motel.

C.Gent.D.Zoo.

64._______arewordspronouncedletterbyletter.

A.InitialismsB.Acronyms

C.BlendsD.Clips

65.Ofthefollowingwords,_______isaninitialism.

A.UNB.NATO

C.BASICD.UNESCO

66."BBC"isformedinthewayof_______.

A.acronymyB.clipping

C.back-formationD.prefixation

67."TV"isa（n）_______.

A.initialismB.acronym

C.derivativeD.compound

68.Back-formationisconsideredtobetheoppositeprocessof_______.

A.prefixationB.suffixation

C.acronymyD-conversion

69.Back-formationisthemethodofcreatingnewwordsby_______thesupposedsuffixes.（）

A.removingB.combining

C.shorteningD.considering

70.Back-formationusuallyinvolves_______typesofwords.

A.threeB.four

C.fiveD.two

71.Stylistically,back-formedwordsarelargely_