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词汇学测验题
词汇学测验题

Test1

1w. How do you account for the role of native words in English in relation to loan words?

2. What are the major modes of vocabulary development in contemporary English?

3. Form negatives with each of the following words by using one of these prefixes, dis-, il- im-

in- ir- non- un-

1) Smoker------ nonsomker 2)capable------uncapable /incapable

3) practical------- impractical 4) obey------ disobey

5) security------ insecurity 6) relevant------ irrelevant

7)mature------- immature 8) ability-------disability

9 legal------- illegal 10) willingness------unwillingness

11)agreement------ disagreement 12) convenient------unconvenient

4. Turn the following nouns and adjectives into verbs with -en -ify -ize

1) hard ----- harden 2) modern---- modernize

3) false ----- falsify 4) deep----deepen

5) sterile----- sterilize 6) intense-----intensify

7) fat----- fatten 8) memory-----memorize

9)beauty----- beautify 10)glory-----glorify

5 What do the short forms stand for?

1)AIDS 2) CM 3) OPEC 4) TOEFL 5) etc.

6) UNESCO 7) NATO 8) UFO 9) LASER 10.ESL

6. Define the following terms.

1) translation loans :Translation loans are words and expressions formed from the existing

material in the English language but modelled on the patterns taken from another language.

They also can be subdivided into two groups according to the meaning and the sound.

For example,mother tongue from lingua materna-------according to the meaning :kulak from kyrak----according to the sound.

2)semantic loans: Semantic loans are not borrowed with reference to the form but to the

meaning.That means English has borrowed a new meaning under the influence of other language.

For example,"dream"originally meant "joy "and "music",it's modern meaning was borrowed later from the Norse.

5

1)Acquired immune deficiency syndrome

2)2)centimeter/centimetre厘米

3)石油输出国家组织(=Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)

4)托福考试(=Test of English as a Foreign Language)

5)et cetera等等

6)联合国教育科学文化组织(=United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization)

7)NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization北大西洋公约组织

8)unidentified flying object 不明飞行物

9)Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation 激光器

10)非母语英语课程(=English as a second language)

1.

2They are creation,semantic change and borrowing .

<1>Creation refers to the formation of new words by using the existing materials,namely roots,affixes and other elements such as supercomputer(highe-speed computer),fruice(fruit+juice).

<2>Semantic change means an old form which takes on a new meaning to meet the new need,at the same time,does not incease the number of word forms but increase many more new usages of the words.For instance,mouse(a device used to operate a computer),break(dance).

<3>Borrowing has played a vital role in the development of vocabulary,particularly in earlier times .In modern times,however, the components of borrowings show a difference.With the change of world situation and the development of economy ,the role of each foreign contributors will change accordingly .Reviving archaic or obsolete words also contributes to the growth of English vocabulary.For example ,American use fall for autumn ,guess for think.

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