词汇学练习题.doc

1. As far as the origins of the words are concerned, English words can be classified into ___B__.
A. content words and functional words B. native words and borrowed words
C. basic words and borrowed words D. loan words and dialectal words
2. A word is __A___ of a language that has a given sound and meaning and syntactic function.
A. a minimal free form B. a basic part C. a minimal element D. a free element
3. English lexicology embraces ___A__, semantics, etymology, stylistics, and lexicography.
A. morphology B. phonology C. syntax D. pragmatics
4. The internal reason for the difference between sound and form is _D____.
A. innovations made by linguists B. influence of the work of scribes
C. stabilization of spelling by printing D. the fact of more phonemes than letters in English
5. The relationship between sound and meaning is ___C__ and conventional.
A. logical B. objective C. arbitrary D. consistent
6. Pronouns and __C___ are semantically monosemous and have limited productivity and collocability.
adverbs B. adjectives C. numerals D. prepositions
7. Which of the following is not a functional word? D
through B. But C. they D. four
8. Listed in the course book are _C____ features of native words.
Five B. Six C. seven D. eight
are borrowed words which have retained their original pronunciation and spelling.
A. Aliens B. Denizens C. Semantic-loans D. Neologisms
10. The words borrowed from French or Latin are mostly _B____.
A. neutral B. formal C. colloquial D. informal
11. There was _A___ agreement between sound and form in Old English than in Modern English.
more B. little C. less D. a bit more
12. Nonbasic vocabulary includes all of the following except __B___.
A. neologisms B. Anglo-Saxon words C. archaisms D. technical terms
II. Complete the following statements with proper words or expressions given in the course book.
1. Etymology is traditionally used for the study of the _____ and history of the form and meanin