全国2003年4月英语词汇学试题 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 process of meaning relation is also called .( )

A．extension B．degradation C．specialization D．elevation

2.Idioms in the coursebook are used in a . ( )

A．broad sense B．narrow sense C．figurative sense D．special sense

3.The relationship between the linguistic sign and a referent is . ( )

A．conventional B．non-conventional C．concrete D．specific

4.The way to define an antonym is based on . ( )

A．contradiction B．contrariness C．oppositeness D．relativeness 5.The fact that the whole vocabulary can be divided up into fields can be exemplified by .( )

A．Roget‘s Thesaurus B．Concise Oxford Dictionary

C．New Webster‘s Dictionary D．Co-build Dictionary

6.Context meaning.（ ）

A．explains B．interprets C．defines D．all the above

7.Though still at work today , can hardly compare with what it was in the past. （ ） A．word-formation B．borrowing C．derivation D．conversion

8.Structural stability means the structure of an idiom is generally . （ ） A．movable B．unstable

C．unchangeable D．ununderstandable 9.Sentence idioms can be divided into . （ ）

A．declarative and imperative B．interrogative and exclamative

C．verbal and adverbial D．both A and B 10. is considered to be a highly-inflected language. （ ）

A．Old English B．Middle English C．Early Modern English D．Late Modern English

11.A morpheme that can stand alone as a word is thought to be . （ ）

A．affixational B．derivational C．free D．bound

12.The introduction of at the end of the 6th century had a great impact on the English vocabulary. （ ）

A．printing B．Christianity C．French words D．all the above

13.Which of the following statements is true? （ ）

A． Every word has reference. B． Every word has sense.

C． Every word is semantically motivated. D． Every word is conceptually motivated. 14.Which of the following statements is CORRECT? （ ）

A． The English language is noted for its modest borrowings.

B． Loan words only refer to those borrowings in form.

C． Loan words are all unrecognisable as being foreign in origin.

D． Loan words can be grouped according to manner of borrowing.

15.The relationship between words and things in