第一部分 选择题（共30分）
Ⅰ．Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the bracket. (30%)
1.The process of meaning relation is also called .( )
A．extension B．degradation C．specialization D．elevation
2.Idioms in the coursebook are used in a . ( )
A．broad sense B．narrow sense C．figurative sense D．special sense
3.The relationship between the linguistic sign and a referent is . ( )
A．conventional B．non-conventional
C．concrete D．specific
4.The way to define an antonym is based on . ( )
A．contradiction B．contrariness
C．oppositeness D．relativeness
5.The fact that the whole vocabulary can be divided up into fields can be exemplified by .( )
A．Roget’s Thesaurus B．Concise Oxford Dictionary
C．New Webster’s Dictionary D．Co-build Dictionary
6.Context meaning.（ ）
A．explains B．interprets C．defines D．all the above
7.Though still at work today , can hardly compare with what it was in the past. （ ）
A．word-formation B．borrowing C．derivation D．conversion
8.Structural stability means the structure of an idiom is generally . （ ）
A．movable B．unstable
C．unchangeable D．ununderstandable
9.Sentence idioms can be divided into . （ ）
A．declarative and imperative B．interrogative and exclamative
C．verbal and adverbial D．both A and B
10. is considered to be a highly-inflected language. （ ）
A．Old English B．Middle English
C．Early Modern English D．Late Modern English
11.A morpheme that can stand alone as a word is thought to be . （ ）
A．affixational B．derivational C．free D．bound
12.The introduction of at the end of the 6th century had a great impact on the English vocabulary. （ ）
A．printing B．Christianity C．French words D．all the above
13.Which of the following statements is true? （ ）
A． Every word has reference. |
