全国2011年4月高等教育自学考试

英语词汇学试题

课程代码:00832

I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket. (30%)

1. The development of English vocabulary can be divided into the following particular historical period EXCEPT ______. (      )

A. Old English B. Middle English

C. New English D. Modern English

2. The definition of a word comprises the following points ______ . (      )

(1) a minimal free form of a language

(2) a sound unity

(3) a unit of meaning

(4) a form that can function alone in a sentence

A. (1) and (2) B. (1) (2) and (3)

C. (2) (3) and (4) D. (1) (2) (3) and (4)

3. Words of the basic word stock can each be used alone, and at the same time can form new words with other roots and affixes, e.g. foot is the father of football, footage and footprint. This demonstrates that one of the characteristics of the words of the basic stock is ______ . (      )

A. productivity  B. polysemy

C. stability D. collocability

4. The Indo-European language family is made up of most of the languages of Europe, the Near East, and ______ . (      )

A. India B. the Far East

C. the West Asia  D. America

5. In the early period of Modern English, Europe saw a new upsurge of learning ancient Greek and ______ classics. This is known in history as the Renaissance. (      )

A. India B. German

C. Roman D. Chinese

6. Which of the following statements is NOT true? (      )