07月全国自考00832英语词汇学历年真题试题及答案.doc

2007年7月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试 英语词汇学 试卷 课程代码 0832 第一部分 选择题（共30分） I．Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the bracket. (30%) 1．The definition of a word comprises the following points except________. ( ) A．a sound unity B．a minimal unit of meaning C．a unit of meaning D．a form that can function alone in a sentence 2．Words may be classified into content words and function words by________. ( ) A．origin B．notion C．stability D．use frequency 3．It’s said that modern English vocabulary develops through three channels. Which of the following is NOT one of them? ( ) A．Borrowing B．Semantic change C．Creation D．Blending 4．What did modern English begin with? ( ) A．The establishment of printing B．The Norman invasion C．Britain’s trade relations with the low countries D．The Second World War 5．Which of the following is NOT considered to be a stem? ( ) A．-tion B．Nation C．International D．National 6．Which of the following is a case of conversion? ( ) A．Encourage B．Week C．Toothache D．Doubt 7． Which of the following words is semantically motivated? ( ) A．Airmail B．Hiss C．Mouth in the phrase “the mouth of a river ” D．Laconic in the phrase“ a laconic answer ” 8．One of the interesting features about a language is that there are a great many more ________ than ________ in it. ( ) A．hyponyms…homonyms B．homonyms…hyponyms C．synonyms…antonyms D．antonyms…synonyms 9．Which of the following words was used during the American Civil War to refer to those northerners who were secretly aiding the South？ ( ) A．Rattlesnake B．Villain C．Informer D．Copperhead 10．In a narrow sense, context refers to the words, clauses, sentences in which a word appears and is known as________. ( ) A．non-linguistic context B．linguistic context C．extra-linguistic context D．type of context 11．Ambiguity in a passage often occurs due to _______