1、Which of the following is one of the characteristics of idioms? ( ) 单选题 2分

2、The idiom the lion’s share is not to be turned into the share of the lion. This shows that ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

3、When kick the bucket used as an idiom, bucket cannot be replaced by pail, barrel, etc. This shows that ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

4、“(as) sure as eggs is eggs” is grammatically incorrect, for normally the verb cut should take the third person singular -s. However, we use it as it is. This shows that ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

5、Which of the following is one of the characteristics of idioms? ( ) 单选题 2分

6、Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of idioms? ( ) 单选题 2分

7、The idiom“ ___ ” is an idiom nominal in nature. ( ) 单选题 2分

8、The English idiom “___” means “something that spoils the perfection of something”. ( ) 单选题 2分

9、The English idiom ___ means “cause of disagreement or argument, etc”. ( ) 单选题 2分

10、Which of the following idioms is NOT a phrasal verb? ( ) 单选题 2分

11、The English idiom ___ means “a group of people with special knowledge who answer questions or give advice”. ( ) 单选题 2分

12、“In nothing flat” is a (n) ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

13、Which of the following is NOT an idiom adverbial in nature? ( ) 单选题 2分

14、Idioms nominal in nature have a noun as the key word in each and function as a (n) ____ in sentences. ( ) 单选题 2分

15、“Wide of the mark” is an idiom ___ in nature. ( ) 单选题 2分

16、The figure of speech used in the idiom live by one’s pen is ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

17、Which of the following is Not an example of euphemism? ( ) 单选题 2分

18、Which of the following is Not rhetorical features of idioms? ( ) 单选题 2分

19、Which of the following uses the rhetorical device of alliteration “___”. ( ) 单选题 2分

20、The rhetorical device of rhyme is used in the idiom ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

21、There is a ___ in the idiom “up and down” as far as rhetorical features of idioms are concerned. ( ) 单选题 2分

22、The idiom “fall into good hands” is a ___ as far as figures of speech are concerned. ( ) 单选题 2分

23、Which of the following is NOT one type of figures of speech? ( ) 单选题 2分

24、Which of the following rhetorical features can be seen in the idiom “chop and change”? ( ) 单选题 2分

25、Lexical manipulation is one aspect of the rhetorical features of idioms. The following EXCEPT ___ belong to lexical manipulation. ( ) 单选题 2分

26、Which of the following rhetorical features can be seen in the idiom “shoulder to shoulder”? ( ) 单选题 2分

27、Which of the following is NOT one of the variations of idioms? ( ) 单选题 2分

28、“Take short views” changes from the original form “take long views”, it adopts methods of ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

29、The idiom “a bull in a china shop” was created probably by ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

30、Idioms consist of set phrases and short ___ , which are peculiar to the language in question and loaded with the native cultures and ideas. 填空题 2分

31、Idioms consists of set ____ and short sentences. 填空题 2分

32、The semantic ___ of idioms is reflected in the illogical relationship between the literal meaning of each word and the meaning of the idiom, as is shown in rain cats and dogs, which means “rain heavily”. 填空题 2分

33、Structural ___ is reflected in such idioms as by twos and threes, tit for tat, whose word order cannot be changed. 填空题 2分

34、The idiom “by twos and threes” cannot be turned into “by threes and twos”. It shows that unlike free phrases, the structure of an idiom is to a large extent ___. 填空题 2分

35、Idioms each are a semantic ___, though each consists of more than one word. 填空题 2分

36、Due to structural ____ of idioms, the word order of the idiom “by twos and threes” cannot be turned into “by threes and twos.” 填空题 2分

37、The characteristics of idioms include semantic ____ and structural stability. 填空题 2分

38、The word order of idioms cannot be ____ or changed. 填空题 2分

39、The characteristic of idioms- ____ unity can be reflected by the understanding of such idioms as “rain cats and dogs.” 填空题 2分

40、All sentence idioms are complete sentences. They are mainly ____ and sayings, including colloquialisms and catch-phrases. 填空题 2分

41、All sentence idioms are complete sentences. They are mainly proverbs and sayings, including ____ and catchphrases. 填空题 2分

42、Phrasal verbs are idioms which are composed of a ___ plus a prep. and/or a particle. 填空题 2分

43、“White elephant” is an idiom ___ in nature. 填空题 2分

44、“Sing a different tune” is an idiom ___ in nature. 填空题 2分

45、Idiom nominal in nature have a noun as the ____ word in each idiom. 填空题 2分

46、The idiom “up in the air” belongs to ____ idiom. 填空题 2分

47、The variation in the idiom “Jack of all trades” from the original form “Jack of all trades and master of none” is ___. 填空题 2分