2009年4月广东自考英语词汇学真题00831

全国2009年4月高等教育自学考试

英语词汇学试题

课程代码：00832

Ⅰ．Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket.（30%）

1．According to semanticists, a word is a unit of ______.（　　　）

A．meaning B．sound

C．combination of sounds D．group

2．The pronunciation has changed ______ spelling over the years.（　　　）

A．more slowly than B．as quickly as

C．more rapidly than D．not so quickly as

3．Words may fall into the basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary by ______.（　　　）

A．use frequency B．notion

C．origin D．sound

4．Rapid growth of science and technology breeds such new words as the following EXCEPT______.（　　　）

A．green revolution B．fast food

C．moon walk D．space shuttle

5．Semantic change means an old form which takes on a new ______ to meet the new need.

（　　　）

A．form B．meaning

C．look D．pronunciation

6．Reviving archaic words also contribute to the growth of English vocabulary. For instance, in American English “fall” means ______ in British English.（　　　）

A．four B．fell

C．for D．autumn

7．The plural morpheme “-s” is realized by /s/after the following sounds EXCEPT ______.

（　　　）

A．/t/ B．/g/

C．/p/ D．/k/