《英语词汇学》模拟试卷 (一)I。 Choose the best answer and then put the letter of your choice in the given brackets。 （30%）1。 The minimal meaningful units in English are known as ______。 A。 roots B。 morphs C。 stems D. morphemes （ ）2。 The most important of all the features of the basic word stock is ______. A。 stability 。 B。 productivity C. polysemy 。 D. all national character （ )3。 Old English vocabulary was essentially ______ with a number of borrowings from Latin and Scandinavian。 A。 Celtic 。 B。 Hellenic C. Italic . D。 Germanic . （ ) 4. In modern times, ______ is the most important way of vocabulary expansion。 A。 borrowing B。 backformation C。 creation D. semantic change （ )5。 The words “motel" and “comsat” are called ______. A. blends B。 compounds C. acronyms D。 initialisms 。 （ )6. The word “teachers” contains three morphemes, but the word “shortenings" has ______ morphemes. A。 two B. three C. four D. five ( )7. Reference is the relationship between language and the ______. A。 concept B。 world C。 context 。 D. sense （ )8。 Transfer as a mode of semantic change can be illustrated by the example: ______. A. dorm for “dormitory” B。 fond for “affectionate” C。 dish for “food” D. TV for “television” ( )9。 The word “mouth” in the phrase “the mouth of a river" is regarded as a ______ motivated word。 A。 morphologically B. etymologically C. onomatopoeically D. semantically ( )10. Words formed by acronymy can be divided into initialisms and acronyms depending on the ______ of the word. A. pronunciation B。 spelling C。 function D。 meaning ( )11. Frogs croak, but elephants ______。 A. neigh B. squeak C. bleat . D. trumpet （ )12。 The...
