1、Context may prove extremely valuable in guessing the ___ of a new word. ( ) 单选题 2分

2、Without ___, there is no way to determine the very sense of a word that the speaker intended to convey. ( ) 单选题 2分

3、That the word do means differently in “do one’s teeth”, “do science at school” and “do a museum” shows that ___ context affects the meaning of words. ( ) 单选题 2分

4、The context where the meaning of a word is influenced by the structure in which it occurs is called ___ context. ( ) 单选题 2分

5、That trade union means differently in western countries and in China shows that ___ context has some effect on the meaning of words. ( ) 单选题 2分

6、Many familiar words have different meanings when they are used in different contexts. Study the following sentences carefully and decide in which sentence do means “brush”. ( ) 单选题 2分

7、Many familiar words have different meanings when they are used in different contexts. Study the following sentences carefully and decide in which sentence stage means “the theatre or acting as a profession”. ( ) 单选题 2分

8、Many familiar words have different meanings when they are used in different contexts. Study the following sentences carefully and decide in which sentence fix means “predicament”. ( ) 单选题 2分

9、The meaning of a word may be influenced by the structure in which it occurs. We call it ____ context. ( ) 单选题 2分

10、The word “paper means “” in “government document”, while it means “newspaper” in “today’s paper”.This example shows that ___ affects the meaning of a word. ( ) 单选题 2分

11、Lexical context refers to the cases in which the meaning of a word is affected and defined by the ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

12、____ context refers to the meaning of a word may be influenced by the structure in which it occurs. ( ) 单选题 2分

13、In grammatical context, the meaning of a word may be influenced by the ___ in which it occurs. ( ) 单选题 2分

14、Which of the following is one of the major functions of context? ( ) 单选题 2分

15、They saw her duck. This sentence has ambiguity due to ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

16、The fish is ready to eat. In the sentence,there is an ambiguity because of ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

17、Could we have the check, please? The sentence has ambiguity due to ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

18、When a word with multiple meanings is used in inadequate context, it creates ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

19、Ambiguity often arises due to ___, as is shown in the sentence “John ran the egg and spoon race.”, in which “ran” can mean both “participated” and “organized”. ( ) 单选题 2分

20、When a word with multiple meanings is used in inadequate context, it creates ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

21、___ is used as context clue in the following sentence: I like doing sports: swimming, running, jumping, etc. ( ) 单选题 2分

22、___ is used as context clues in the following sentence: “Many United Nations employees are polyglots. Ms. Mary, for example, speak five languages. ( ) 单选题 2分

23、We can get the meaning of “microprocessors” in the sentence--It’s just one more incredible result of the development of microprocessors-those tiny parts of a computer commonly known as “silicon chips” by ____ of context clue. ( ). 单选题 2分

24、In the sentence “Do get me a clop,’ she said, smacking her lips, but her brother, with a scornful glance up at the branches, said that there were none ripe yet”, the context clue used is ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

25、“It’s just one more incredible result of the development of microprocessors-those tiny parts of a computer commonly known as “silicon chip.” What context clue is used here? ( ) 单选题 2分

26、Which of the following is NOT one of the context clues? ( ) 单选题 2分

27、In the sentence “‘Do get me a clop,’ she said, smacking her lips, but her brother, with a scornful glance up at the branches, said that there were none ripe yet.” The meaning of clop can be inferred from the clue of ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

28、___ is very important for the understanding of word-meaning. for without it there is no way to determine the very sense of the word that the speaker intended to convey. 填空题 2分

29、____ context refers to the words , clauses, sentences in which a word appears. 填空题 2分

30、Physical situation or environment relating to the use of words is ____ context. 填空题 2分

31、Linguistic context can be subdivided into lexical context and ___ context. 填空题 2分

32、Linguistic context includes ___ context, where the meaning of the word is often affected and defined by the neighbouring words. 填空题 2分

33、The word paper conveys a number of meanings, but it means differently in “a sheet of paper” and “a white paper”. This example shows that ___ context will determine exactly what a word means. 填空题 2分

34、In some cases, the meanings of a word may be influenced by the structure in which it occurs. This is ___ context. 填空题 2分

35、The extra-linguistic context may include the entire ___ background, which may also affect the meaning of words. 填空题 2分

36、___ context refers to the words that occur together with the word in question. The meaning of the word is often affected and defined by the neighboring words. 填空题 2分

37、Linguistic context can be subdivided into ___ context and grammatical context. 填空题 2分

38、The term “trade union” means differently in western countries and in China, which shows that the ___ context may also affect the word meaning. 填空题 2分

39、Based on the ___ context, we can determine the meaning of “do fish” as “cook.” 填空题 2分

40、Based on the ___ context, we can determine the meaning of “Sarcasm doesn't become you” as “Sarcasm doesn't suit you.” 填空题 2分

41、Context can fall into ____ context and non-linguistic context. 填空题 2分

42、Against the cultural background of western countries, “trade unions” have strong political ____. 填空题 2分

43、Ambiguity often arises due to ____ and homonymy. 填空题 2分

44、The sentence “I like Mary better than Jean.” will lead to ____. 填空题 2分

45、The context clue used in the sentence “Many United Nations’ employees are polyglots. Ms. Mary, for example, speaks five languages” is ___. 填空题 2分

46、In the sentence “Copernicus believed in a heliocentric universe, rather than in the geocentric theory.” the word “heliocentric” is explained by the clue of ____ structure. 填空题 2分

47、The idiom “cut and dried” is ___ in nature. 填空题 2分

48、Vocabulary is the most unstable element of a language as it is undergoing constant changes both in and content. ( ) 单选题 2分

49、word-meaning always change by the following modes EXCEPT ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

50、Which of the following is one of the types of changes in word-meaning? ( ) 单选题 2分

51、Which of the following is NOT the modes of word-meaning changing? ( ) 单选题 2分

52、The word churl once meant a peasant or a free man, but now means uncultivated or mean person. This is an example of ___ of word-meaning. ( ) 单选题 2分

53、The word criticize used to mean “appraise”, but now means “find fault with”. This example shows ___ of meaning. ( ) 单选题 2分

54、The meaning of the word “knave” has changed from “boy” to “dishonest person”. Such a change is called ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

55、For the word fond, its original meaning was “foolish”,and now it means “affectionate”. This shows the process of ____. ( ) 单选题 2分

56、Which of the following words has undergone elevation of meaning? ( ) 单选题 2分

57、The word “constable” originally meant a “keeper of horses”, but now has changed to a “high-ranking army officer” and “policeman” respectively. This process of meaning change is called ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

58、The word wife originally meant “woman”, but now means “a married woman” only. This example shows ___ of meaning. ( ) 单选题 2分

59、Which of the following words has NOT undergone extension of meaning? ( ) 单选题 2分

60、The word mill originally denoted mere “place for grinding grain into flour”, but now has come to include “place where things are made”. This example shows ___ of meaning. ( ) 单选题 2分

61、The word “butcher” originally meant mere “one who kills goats”, but now means “one who kills animals”. The example reflects one type of changes in word meaning, that is, ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

62、___ is a process by which a word that originally had a specialized meaning has now become generalized. ( ) 单选题 2分

63、dreadful originally meant “fearful”, but now has changed to “making others be afraid”. This example shows ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

64、The meaning of loud colors has changed from “hearing” and “sight”. This example shows___. ( ) 单选题 2分

65、Glass for “cup”, dish for “food” are all instances of ___ transfer. ( ) 单选题 2分

66、Which of the following words has undergone narrowing of meaning? ( ) 单选题 2分

67、The word “poison” originally meant “drink”, but now has come to mean “poisonous drink”. This is an example to illustrate ___ of meaning. ( ) 单选题 2分

68、When a common word is turned into a proper noun, the meaning is ___ accordingly such as “the City”, which means the “business centre of London”. ( ) 单选题 2分

69、There is associated transfer, for example, the lip of a wound; the tongue of a bell; the ___ of a plane, in which the meaning is transferred through association. ( ) 单选题 2分

70、Fortuitous formerly denoted “happening by chance” and later took on the meaning “fortunate”. Such change of word-meaning is caused by ___. ( ) 单选题 2分

71、The following are extra-linguistic factors that cause changes in meaning EXCEPT ____. ( ) 单选题 2分

72、___ reason is reflected in the meaning change of the word car, from “a two-wheel cart drawn by horses and used in war” to “automobile”. ( ) 单选题 2分

73、Which of the following is one of the extra-linguistic factors that change word-meaning? ( ) 单选题 2分

74、Which of the following is NOT one of the linguistic factors that cause the change of meaning? ( ) 单选题 2分

75、Which of the following is NOT one of the extra-linguistic factors that cause changes in meaning? ( ) 单选题 2分

76、The associated transfer of meaning and euphemistic use of words are often due to ___ factors. ( ) 单选题 2分

77、Vocabulary is the most instable element of a language as it is undergoing constant changes both in form and ___. 填空题 2分