自考本科英语词汇学论述题

3．读书与做练习的关系。每章节后都配有思考题和练习，并附有答案，以便复习和巩固所学的内容。为了帮助自学人员学习，全国高等自学考试委员会还组织由笔者主持编写了《英语词汇学辅导》，2000年由外语教学与研究出版社出版。《辅导》以汉语形式把教材译写出来，每章补充了练习，并给思考题提供了参考答案。此外，社会上也出现了一些所谓的“配套”读本。这里要提醒大家的是，读书指的是学教材，语言基础差一点的同学可以把《辅导》结合起来看。对教材一定要反复读，读懂弄清楚。对每章所配的练习要认真独立地去做，只有在做完后再查看参考答案，因为做练习最能检测学习结果。思考题是供学习思考的，提供的参考答案只是答案的一种表达形式，绝对不能逐字逐词地去死背。尤其要注意的是千万不要本末倒置，把大量的精力放在能弄到手的各种参考书上，更不要去搞题海战术，走入歧途。4．词汇学与语言学的关系。词汇学是语言学的一个分支，属于语言学的范畴。英语词汇学所介绍和涉及的一些内容与语言学上的某些章节交叉和重叠。如自考科目《现代语言学》上的第三章“形态学”（morphology）和第五章“语义学”（semantics）中的“词的意义”（lexical meaning）部分都是词汇学讨论的内容，因此可以联系起来学习。应该说学了语言学有助于学习词汇学，反之亦然。四、应考问题自考是以自学的形式通过国家规定的相关考试，最后取得国家承认的学历或学位。所以通过考试是自学人员的现实目标。把教材读懂搞清楚了不一定就能考出最理想的成绩，还有一个应考的问题。只有熟悉考试的形式、内容和方式方法才能取得最佳效果。1．题型与能力层次。题型在《考纲》中有明确规定。《考纲》列了12种题型，但在全国英语词汇学题库设计时做了一定的改动。现在的全国英语词汇学的标准试卷由七大题组成，每题一种题型。它们分别是：I 单项选择，II 教材内容填空，III 匹配题，IV 判断填空，V 术语解释，VI 简答题，VII 分析题。减去了《考纲》中的第二、七、十二题；把第三、八题统称为判断填空题。题型与能力层次非一一对等，同一题型可涉及不同能力层次，如单项选择、匹配题、判断填空三种题型。2．试卷设计与分值配置。按题库设计标准，根据各章节的内容和知识点，每份试卷对各章都有一定的分值要求。其分值配置为：第一、二章占15%；第三、四章占20%；第五、六章占25%；第七、八章各占10%；第九章占15%；第十章占5%.分值的配置基本上能显示各章节的分量。前面已说过，每章都重要。这一点从分值的分配可以看出。当然，这种分值配置只是理想化的设计，具体操作上很难做到如此准确。一套试卷由7大题50小题组成。匹配题和判断题各10小题，每题1分；简答题3小题，每题4分；综合运用题2小题，每小题9分；其它每小题均为2分。3．读书与做题。如前所述，要想学好词汇学，必须要有恒心和拼劲，下大气力学习教材，无捷径可走。但要提高考试成绩还是有方法的。譬如匹配题和判断题，如果不熟悉其形式和思路，尽管对考题所涉及的内容很熟悉，也不一定能做好题。现以2002年上半年全国自学英语词汇学试卷其中的两题为例：Match the words in Column A with those in Column B according to ①rhetorical features of idioms; ②sense relations; ③assimilation degree; ④ characteristics of the basic word stock; ⑤motivation （10%）ABreiteration （ ）A high and lowrepetition （ ）B pick and choosejuxtaposition （ ）C face to faceperfect homonym（ ）D Failure is the mother of successpersonification（ ）E hiss…Study the following words and expressions and identify ①types of context; ②types of word formation; ③types of sense relations and meaning change ④rhetorical features of idioms （10%）1 making a restatement of a new word or concept in familiar words（）2 sitcom（）3 the usual amenities such as a pub, a post office and a school（）4 from cradle to grave（）5 might and main（）……这两道题看似简单，做起来却不容易。两道题有一个共同的特点，即涉及到不同章节的内容。前一题包括第九章、第六章、第一章、第五章的内容和知识。要做好题，必须知道英语习语的各种修辞特色；六种语义关系；两种同化程度；基本词汇的五大特征和四种理据。然后将两栏提供的语词进行比较，逐一分析，对号入座。答案是reiteration （B）, repetition （C）, juxtaposition （A）, perfect homonym （E）, personification （D）。其实，真正与题目有关的只是习语的修辞特色和词义的理据，其它都是干扰项。比较而言，后一道题更难一些。该题要求考生根据所提供的例词和定义写出它们各自属于哪一类中的何种名称。如例1是第一类中的definition（定义），例2是第二类中的blending（拼缀法），例3是第三类中的hyponymy（上下义关系），例4是第四类中的synecdoche（提喻），例5是第四类中的alliteration（押头韵），等等。如果熟悉这些题型，并能模拟做一做，在阅读中能根据题型的要求去思考问题，做到有的放矢，效果肯定会更佳。这就是所谓的“巧干”。4．术语英汉对照表的利用。教材后附有术语英汉对照表，主要目的是为了帮助阅读和理解。知道英语专业名称的汉语意思既可以加深记忆，也可以帮助理解。还有一个更重要的用途，往往不被大家注意。术语英汉对照表基本上囊括了教材中主要知识点。尤其是名词或名词词组，每一个都是一个知识点。学完教材后，不妨把这些专业术语作为一种自测手段。如按照字母顺序逐一复习。对每一个术语都想一想其概念、定义，试着用英语表述，并能回忆一两个例子（书中的例子）。如果忘了，再翻书复习。假如能按这种要求把所有的名词术语记住，基本上可以说把教材弄懂搞清楚了。总而言之，英语词汇学是一门理论知识课程，涉及的内容丰富，知识点较多，学起来有一定难度。但只要同学们有决心，有恒心，敢于下工夫，在苦干的同时，加一些巧干，定能收到事半功倍的效果。

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自考的难度是公认的。尤其是本科专业。英语主要有英语精读，英国文学史，美国文学史，日语，英语泛读，英美文学等课程。

主要有英语精读，英国文学史，美国文学史，英语泛读，英美文学，第二外语（日，俄，法）选其一等课程 还是有点难度的

2005年4月高等教育自学考试英语词汇学试卷＋答案 (课程代码 0832) 第一部分 选择题 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． There are two approaches to the study of polysemy．Theyare______. A．primary and secondary B．central and peripheral C．diachronic and synchronic D．formal and functional [ ] 2． Which of the following is NOT a stylistic feature of idioms? A．Colloquial B．Slang C．Negative D．Literary [ ] 3． Synonyms can be classified into two major groups，that is：_____. A．absolute and relative B．absolute and complete C．relative and near D．complete and identical [ ] 4． In the early period of Middle English，English，____existed side by side， A．Celtic and Danish B．Danish and French C．Latin and Celtic D．French and Latin [ ] 5． Amonomorphemic word is a word that consists of a single_______morpheme． A．formal B．concrete C．free D．bound [ ] 6． Whch of the following groups of words is NOT onomatopoeically motivated? A，croak，drum B．squeak，bleat C．buzz，neigh D．bang，trumpet [ ] 7．LDCE is distinctive for its____. A．Clear grammar codes B．usage notes C．language notes D．all of the above [ ] 8． From the historical point of view,English is more closely related to A．German B．French C．Scotttish D．Irish [ ] 9． Which of the following is NOT an acronym? A．TOEFL B．ODYSSEY C．BASIC D．CCTV [ ] 10. In the course book，the author lists____types of context clues for inferring word meaning． A．eight B．six C．seven D．five [ ] 11．Sources of homonyms include____. A．changes in sound and spelling B．borrowing C．shortening D．all of the above [ ] 12．The written form of English is a(an)________representation of the spoken form． A．selective B．adequate C．imperfect D．natural [ ] 13．Structurally a____is the smallest meaningful unit of a language． A．molpheme B．stem C．word D．compound [ ] 14．Unlike affixes，____are often free morphemes． A．sufrixes B．prefixes C．inflectional morphemes D．roots [ ] 15．The four major foreign contributors to the English vocabulary in earlier times were French. Latin，____. A．Scandinavian and Italian B．Greek and Scandinavian C．Celtic and Greek D．Italian and Spanish [ ] 第二部分 非选择题 Ⅱ．Complete the rollowing staternents with proper words or expressions according to the course book． 16．The name given to the widening of meaning which some words undergo is____. 17．Longman lexicon of Contemporary English is a____dictionary． 18．When a new word appears for the first time，the author usually manages to give hints or ____in the context to help the readers． 19．Radiation and____are the two coinages which the development of word meaning follows from monosemy to polysemy． 20．Middle English refers to the language spoken from 1150 to____. Ⅲ．Match the words or explessions in Column A with those in Column B according to 1)word Origin，2)word formation. and 3)types of Synonyms or antonyms． A B ( )21．skill A．back—formation ( )22．babysit B．blendlng ( )23．telequiz C．French origin ( )24．composition／compounding D．SCandinavianorigin ( )25．government E．clipping ( )26．same／different F. relative synonyms ( )27．gent G. Germanic ( )28．English H．absolute synonyms ( )29．change／alter I. contradictory terms ( )30．big／small J．contrary terms IV．Smdy the following words or expressions and identify 1) types of bound morphemes underlined, 2) types of meanings,3)processes of meaning development，and 4) forlnation of eompounds． 31．neck→primary meaning：that part of man joining the head tO the body； a secondary meaning：the narrowest part of anything．( ) 32．contradict ( ) 33．mother：love，care ( ) 34．upcoming ( ) 35．window shopping ( ) 36．radlos ( ) 37．property developer ( ) 38．Candidate→earlier meaning：white-robed； later meaning：a person proposed for a place，award etc． ( )overcoat 39．handsomo-tyoewhter ( )man 40．northward ( ) V. Define the following terms. 41.encyclopendia 42.borrcwed 43.blending 44.extension 45.phrasal verb VI. Answer the following questing questions. Your answers should be Clear and short. Write your answers in the space given below. 46.what is the difference prefixation and suffixation? Explain with two examples. 47.what is extra-linguistic context? 48.what is polysemy? Illustrate your points. VII. Analyze and comment on the following. Write your answers in the space given below. 49. Study the following sentence and try to guess the meaning of the word in italics. Then what contextual help you to work out the meaning. Carnivores are very dangerous. Not long ago, a tiger escaped from the zoo and killed a dog in The street and ate it. 50.Connotative meaning is not stable. Comment on this statement with one example. 英语词汇学答案 (课程代码 0832)I．Each Of the smtements below is followed by four alternative answers．Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the bracket． 1.C 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.A 11.D 12.C 13.A 14.D 15.B II Complete the following statements with proper words Or expressions according to the course book． 16．extension 或generalization 17．specialized 18．clues 19．concatenation 20．1500 III.Match the words or expressions in Column A with those in Column B according tO 1) word origin，2)word formation，and 3)types of synonyms or antonyms． 21．D 22．A 23．B 24．H 25．C 26．I 27．E 28．G 29．F 30．J IV．Study the following words or expressions and identify 1)types of bound morphemes underlined，2)types of meanings，3)processes of meaning development，and 4)formation of compounds． 31．radiation 32．bound root 33．connotative meaning 34．adv+v-ing 35．n+v-ing 36．inflectional affix／inflectional morpheme 37．n+v-er 3.concatenation 39．collocative meaning 40．suffix／derivational affix V．Definethefollowingterms． 41．An encyclopedia provides encyclopedic information concerning each headword；it is not concerned with the language per se. 42．Borrowed words,also，known，as loan words，are words taken over from foreign languages． 43．It refers to the formation of new words by combining parts of two words or a word with a part of another word． 44．Extension is a process by which a word which originally had a specialized meaning has now become generalized． 45.idiom composed of a verb plus a preposition and／or a particle． VI.Answer the following questions．Your answers should be clear and short．Write your answers in the space given below． 46．Prefixation does not generally change the word-class of the stem；it only modifies its meaning. e.g．treat--maltreat Suffixation，On，the other hand，changes the word-class instead of its meaning.e.g．employ—— employer 47.(1)Known as non-linguistic context or context of situation． (2)components a.participants(addresser and addressee) writer and reader speaker and listener／hearer b.time and place c.cultural background 48.要点：1)a common feature peculiar to all natural languages． 2)have more than one sense． 3)The problem of polesemy Can be dealt with from two angles：diachronic approach and synchronic approach． VII．Analyze and comment on the following．Write your answers in the space given below． 49(1)tiger is a hyponym，of carnivore (2)carnivore is a superordinate of tiger (3)tiger feeds on meat as known by all (4)carnivore may feed on meat (5)therefore，a carnivore is a meat-eating animal 50.(1)connotative meaning，known as connotation，refers to the overtones or associations suggested by the conceptual meaning． (2)connotative meanings are not given in the dictionary．but associated with the word in actual context to particular readers or speakers．Thus they are unstable.varying considerably according to culture，historical period and the experience of the individual． (3)For example，home may remind one child of warmth，safety or love，while to another child who is often scolded or beaten at home,it may mean indifference，hatred，or even hell．