1、Words are arbitrary symbols with independent identities so far as their spelling and pronunciation is concerned But___， all words are related in one way or another. 单选题 2分

2、Match the words in Column A with the words in Column B according to 1）types of prefixes；2） the functions of affixes； 3） types of antonyms and 4）types of meanings. （10％） A B （）31. appreciative meanings A.maltreat （）32. parent/child B.Jap/nigger （）33. pejorative prefixes C.tremble（not quiver）with fear （）34.man/woman D. famous/determined ()35. hyperactive/superfreeze E. extraordinary/telecommunication ()36. collocative meaning F.prefixes of degree （）37. decompose/unwrap G.inflectional affixes （）38. pejorative meaning H.reversative prefixes （）39.radios/desks I.contradictory terms （）40. locative prefixes J. relative terms 简答题 4分

3、The attitudes of class have also made inroads into lexical meaning in the case of elevation or （ ）. 填空题 3分

4、The sentence. “I like Mary better than Jean.”will lead to （ ）. 填空题 3分

5、By （ ） motivation， we mean that the meaning of a particular word is related to its origin. 单选题 3分

6、Red， scarlet mauve, violet， lavender， pansy， black， purple，etc， make up the （ ） field of＇colours＇. 单选题 3分

7、What is applicable to contradictory term of some antonyms may NOT be applicable to their （ ） terms? 单选题 3分

8、Semantically，all （ ） are related in one way or another. 填空题 3分

9、associated transfer 简答题 3分

10、“Apple, pear,peach， orange，lemon，etc.”make up the （ ） of fruit. 单选题 3分

11、The is an ambiguity in the sentence"He is a hard businessman＂due to （ ）. 单选题 3分

12、From the （ ） point of view， polysemy is viewed as the coexistence of various meanings of the same word in a certain historical period of time. 填空题 3分

13、hyponomy 简答题 3分

14、Explain the logical relationships of the following terms: free morphemes， affix， morphemes， bound root， bound morphemes 简答题 3分

15、Comment on the following groups of words in terms of types of antonyms: contradictory terms， contrary terms， relative terms. ＂dead-alive＂，＂young-old＂，＂employer-employee＂ 简答题 3分

16、Which of the following is NOT one type of figures of speech？（ ） 单选题 3分

17、Which of the following rhetorical features can be seen in the idiom bag and baggage?（ ） 单选题 3分

18、The change in the idiom"take short views＂form the original“take long views＂is （ ）. 单选题 3分

19、Hyponomy 简答题 3分

20、The word “happy”has two different types of antonyms at the same time,one being negative and the other opposite. What are they？ 简答题 3分

21、Semantically,a word which is related to other words is related to them in （ ）. 单选题 3分

22、（ ）,the derived meanings.no matter how many,are secondary in comparison. 单选题 3分

23、The antonyms used in the proverb “Speech is silver ,silence is golden”are （ ）. 单选题 3分

24、The sentence attractive＂The ball was attractive” is ambiguous due to （ ）. 单选题 3分

25、From the （ ） point of view,polysemy is assumed to be the result of growth and development of the semantic structure of one and same word. 填空题 3分

26、Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below. （ 20％） 50. Analyze and comment on the following TWO sentences to illustrate the differences between blending and clipping. The program will be telecast simultaneously to nearly 150 cities. It sounds much better in stereo. 51.Analyze the following dialogue and comment on the rhetoric use of homonym in italicized font. A:" Why is Sunday the strongest day？＂ B:＂Because all the others are weekdays.＂ 简答题 3分

27、"A hot dog”is by no means a dog that is hot,but a typical American sausage in between two pieces of bread. This example illustrates the （ ） features of compounds. 单选题 3分

28、When we use the “foot of the mountain＂,we are comparing the lower part of the mountain to the foot of a human being. In this sense， the word＂foot＂conveys （ ） . 单选题 3分

29、Words identical both in sound and spelling.but different in meaning are （ ）. 单选题 3分

30、Words “change＂，"alter＂,and “vary＂are similar in denotation，but embrace different shades of meaning. They are （ ）. 单选题 3分

31、Words like "red,orange， yellow，green， black，etc.＂make up the_of“colors＂.（ ） 单选题 3分

32、When a word is coined,it is always monosemic. But in the course of development， the same symbol must be used to express more meanings. The result is （ ）. 单选题 3分

33、In the sense relations,the words right and write belong to （ ）. 单选题 3分

34、As a result of （ ）-one of the sources of synonyms,gain the upper hand becomes the synonym of win. 单选题 3分

35、He is a hard businessman.The above sentence has ambiguity due to （ ）. 单选题 3分

36、（ ） explains why particular form has a particular meaning. 单选题 3分

37、By （ ） motivation,we mean that the meaning of a particular word is related to its origin. 单选题 3分

38、The differences between synonyms boil down to there areas: denotation，connotation，and （ ）. 单选题 3分

39、Which term can be used to best describe the relationship between the underlined adjectives in＂Unlike her gregarious sister， Jane is an unsociable person＂？（ ） 单选题 3分

40、Some words can have two different types of antoryms at the same time.one being （ ） and the other opposite. 单选题 3分

41、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 3分

42、Missiles in the sentence"In the History Museum are exhibited all kinds of missiles. ＂is ambiguous due to （ ）. 单选题 3分

43、Word-meaning changes by modes of extension ,narrowing ,degradation,elevation and （ ）. 单选题 3分

44、The well-known semanticist Ullmann notes,"language is more （ ） than civilization， material as well as moral.” 单选题 3分

45、Such synonymous pair as "die-pass away＂has the same （ ） but different stylistic values. 单选题 3分

46、In the sentence."Just after two years he is quite a grow boy now .”The word grown can be classified into （ ） sense of transfer. 单选题 3分

47、In some cases,the meaning of a word may be influenced by the structure in which it occurs.This is called （ ） context. 单选题 3分

48、The vocabulary of a language is in constant change;old items drop out,new items come in， and as the new replace the old， so the internal （ ） of the whole set alter. 填空题 3分

49、What type of transfer is experienced for the word in bold type? The fairy tale＂The Sleeping Beauty ʺ is very interesting.（ ） 简答题 3分

50、When a common word is turned into a proper noun.the meaning is （ ） accordingly. 单选题 3分

51、Which of the following is NOT turn about extra-linguistic context？（ ） 单选题 3分

52、（ ） of meaning is a process by which a word that originally had a specialized meaning has now become generalized. 单选题 3分

53、Which of the following is NOT one of the extralinguistic factors that cause changes in meaning?（ ） 单选题 3分

54、The word "minister＂originally meant＂a servant＂， but now has changed to＂a head of a ministry＂. This process of meaning change is called （ ）. 单选题 3分

55、When a word was created,it was endowed with only one meaning,Which of the following is the primary meaning of the word＂face＂？（ ） 单选题 3分

56、Ambiguity often arises due to （ ）,as is shown in the sentence" He is a hard businessman＂， in which＂hard＂ can mean both＂hardworking＂ and ＂difficult＂. 单选题 3分

57、In Shakespearean line "Rats and mice and such small deer”,"deer”obviously designates＂animal＂ in general. Therefore＂deer＂is a typical example of （ ）. 单选题 3分

58、0bservation shows than it is much more common for word meanings to change in change in denotation from neutral to （ ）. 单选题 3分

59、Among the following words only"（ ）”expresses the property of elevation. 单选题 3分

60、Changing in word （ ） has never ceased since the language came into being and will continue in the future. 填空题 3分

61、Which of the following is NOT one of the types of changes in word- meaning？（ ） 单选题 3分

62、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 3分

63、Vocabulary is the most element of a language as it is undergoing constant changes both in form and （ ）. 单选题 3分

64、The meaning of the word "criticize＂has changed form＂appraise＂to＂find fault with＂. Such a change is called （ ）. 单选题 3分

65、The"meat”originally meat ＂food＂,but now has come to mean ＂flesh of animals＂.This is an example illustrate （ ） of meaning. 单选题 3分

66、The word silly used to mean "happy＂，but now means"foolish＂.This example shows （ ） of meaning. 单选题 3分

67、Which of the following words has NOT undergone narrowing of meaning？（ ） 单选题 3分