西南大学网院1806课程(0057)限时机考
西南大学网络与继续教育学院课程考试--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
课程名称：(0057)《英语词汇学》 考试时间：90分钟 满分：100分
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一、解释题(本大题共5小题，每道题4.0分，共20.0分)
Define each of the following terms withillustrative examples when needed. 1. generalization参考答案：Generalization refers to the extension of theword range, or the widening of the semantic scope. Forexample, “manuscript” originally means“something handwritten”; presently, its semantic scope has been widened tobe “a copy of a book, a piece of music, etc.before it has been printed”.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. meronymy 参考答案：Meronymy refers to the part-whole senserelationship. For example, the word “body” and “head”, “arm”,“leg”, etc. have a part-whole relationship;technically, this relationship is called “meronymy”.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. word form 参考答案：--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. lexicology
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5. stem
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二、判断题(本大题共10小题，每道题2.0分，共20.0分)
Decide whether the following statements are true (“√” for true) or false (“×” for false).
1. -ed in short-sighted is an inflectional morpheme.
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2. Conceptual meaning of a word is generally context sensitive.
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3. Hyperbole has the effect of weakening the meaning of words.
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4. The word nice has gone through a semantic change called “generalization”.
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5. There is no possibility for the word over to be used as a noun.
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6. Program is the shortened form for programme in BrE.
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7. The vocabulary of Old English is almost exclusively Germanic.
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8. Word equivalents are a necessary part for lexicology and all phrases fall within the range of lexicology.
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9. Compared with subordinate level categories, basic level categories are the more general ones.
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10. The most important role for derivation is word class transformation.
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三、单项选择题(本大题共10小题，每道题2.0分，共20.0分)
There are 10 sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence.
1. Words such as priest, bishop, monk, nun, candle, etc. are of ________ origin.
A.Greek
B.Indian
C.Russian
D.Latin
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2. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as ________ sicknesses.
A.ordinary
B.regular
C.average
D.normal
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3. In the 19th century, gold was first ________ in California.
A.uncovered
B.incovered
C.recovered
D.discovered
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4. It is its ________ that makes Old English fundamentally different from Modern English.
A.spelling
B.grammar
C.meaning
D.pronunciation
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5. I will take this $260 for now. ________.
A.A bird in the hand is worth two in the wood
B.A bird in the hand is worth two in the jungles
C.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
D.A bird in hand is worth two birds in forest
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6. The figure of speech employed in “My father is a sanitary engineer” is ________.
A.metonymy
B.euphemism
C.litotes
D.hyperbole
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7. Our teacher is now not with us. Aha! When the ________ is away, the ________ will play.
A.cat, mice
B.old, young
C.hawk, birds
D.tiger, monkeys
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8. Mrs. Smith is afraid that she and her husband don’t see ________ on New Year Resolutions.
A.eye to eye
B.heart to heart
C.back to back
D.face to face
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9. Which of the following words is INCORROCT in word formation?
A.unmanned
B.unhappy
C.unfrost
D.unhorse
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10. If they _______ our offer, we will ________ their goods.
A.refuse, reject
B.refuse, refuse
C.reject, reject
D.reject, refuse
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四、翻译题(本大题共5小题，每道题4.0分，共20.0分)
Translate the following sentences into Chinese and pay special attention to the bold typed part.
1. In the battle this afternoon, we downed three enemy planes with no loss at all.
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2. Never offer to teach fish to swim.
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3. Interrogation is a psywar between the police questioners and the suspects.
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4. Let’s cash in on the fine weather and go for an excursion.
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5. When in Rome, do as Roman do.
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五、问答题(本大题共1小题，每道题20.0分，共20.0分)
Answer the following question with appropriate illustrations.
1. What is context and what role does it play in shaping word meaning?
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