英语词汇学课堂活页练习

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1. For a particular reason, he wanted the information to be treated as _____. A. assured B. reserved C. intimate D. confidential 2. It has been raining for three ______ days.

A. consistent B. consecutive C. consequent D. conscientious 3. Many people in the modern world ____ freedom more than anything else. A. illuminate B. fascinate C. cherish D. embody 4. Our last leader was not very competent; so I hope his ____ will be better. A. subordinate B. spectator C. successor D. supervisor 5. He decided to ___________ governor next year.

A. run for B. . run after C. go in for D. go after

6. They don’t like people who make mistakes and especially those who try to

____________ . A. set them up B. give them up C. clear them up D. cover them up 7. My grandfather often ___ the past with a feeling of longing and respect. A. consoles B. considers C. contemplates D. contacts 8. You can talk to him after his anger has __________ a bit.

A. died off B. died out C. died away D. died down

9. When we were children, we __________ several times a day and quickly became

friends again.

A. dropped out B. fell out C. broke down D. cut off 10. I decided to __________ newspaper for it is cheaper.

A. pay for B. subscribe for C. hold on D. keep up

11. The BBC tried to __________ for all tastes with its four national programs. A. suit B. cater C. furnish D. regard 12. She tried to __________ him into making concession on the question. A. persuade B. urge C. convince D. talk

13. The boxing champion ____________ the challenger in the second round. A. doubled up B. knocked out C. crossed out D. headed on

14. After coming to Canada, he has tried hard to _____ himself to the new

environment.

A. alternate B. adhere C. affiliate D. accommodate 15. The work in the office was _____ by a constant stream of visitors.

A. confused B. hampered C. manipulated D. perplexed 16. The heavy snow seemed to have ____ the traffic in the whole area.

A. dazzled B. crippled C. magnified D. rectified 17. As you sow, so shall you ____.

A. rap B. reap C. refute D. revive

2. 请说出下列前缀的含义：trans-, uni-, sub-, post-, multi-, co-, out-, inter-

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1.The rent takes a large ____ out of my monthly salary. What can I do?

A. trunk B. chunk C. rank D. junk 2. John likes to _____ coffee with some milk.

A. detach B. deviate C. diminish D. dilute 3. The thief was caught red-handed but he wept and _____ for mercy.

A. prayed B. pleaded C. demanded D. requested 4．They made a firm _______ to support us.

A. pledge B. effort C. sign D. determination 5. Our new manager is much younger than his ______.

A. successor B. contemporary C. predecessor D. companion 6. There is strong public _____ on the question of unemployment.

A. response B. sentiment C. affection D. sympathy 7. His masterpiece at first appeared as a _____ novel on the newspaper.

A. consecutive B. successive C. continuous D. serial 8．The death of the president was a ______ to the company.

A. setback B. setdown C. setoff D. setout 9. He will easily get another job; he is so _______.

A. productive B. versatile C. professional D. progressive 10. The old man acted as _____ when the two men were fighting.

A. buff B. buffalo C. buffer D. buffet 11. Modern English has one of the following important characteristics: A. simplicity of reflection B. numerous affixes C. many words disappear D. changing word-order 12. The word “idealistic” has ____ morphemes.

A. 4 B. 3 C. 5 D. 2

13. A form to which affixes of any kind can be added is very possibly a(n) _____. A. alien B.allomorph C. morph D. base 14. Compounds can be written in _____ ways.

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

15. In the sentence “But me no buts” , the use of “but”is an example of _____.

A. Acronymy B. Back-formation C. Compounding D. Conversion 16. “Smog” is made through the way of ______.

A. Clipping B. Compounding C. Blending D. Conversion 17. Give the original words from which the following words are back-formed:

lase escalate babysit auth edit greed

18. Only when a connection has been established between the linguistic sign and a ____ does the sign become meaningful.

A. referent B. concept C. motivation D. sense

19. _____ meaning expresses the speaker’s attitude towards the person or thing in question. A. Stylistic B. Affective C. Componential D. Collocative 20. We can know the meaning of “miniskirt” through _____ motivation.

A. grammatical B. morphological C. semantic D. etymological

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Decide whether the following statements are true or false.

1) Perfect homonyms share the same spelling and pronunciation. 2) Homonyms are words whose meanings are closely related.

3) Most homonyms are words that are the same in spelling, but differ in sound

and meaning.

(2) What are the two ways of the change of word meaning?

(3) Please translate the following into Chinese or English:

a) That organization threatened more drastic action if its terms are not met.

b) The newly-built TV tower dwarfs all the buildings near it.

c) When people are asked what kind of husbands or wives they need, the

question evokes a variety of answers.

d) 这房子是地震后唯一完好无损的东西。

e) 他的讲座阐明了很多科学现象。

f) 我穿着校服感到很显眼，因为其他人都穿着西装。

g) “电视”一词的原义是“从远处看”。 (literal)

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1. Tell us the antonym of each of the following if any. If one word has an antonym, say what kind of antonym is involved(such as converse, complementary, etc,)

emigrate proud simple triangular straight

2. Tell us the types of semantic change of the following words(elevation, degradation, extension, etc.)

A. pipe--? musical instrument-? a tube used for carrying liquids or gas

B. catalyst-? something that quickens a chemical activity-? something that quickens change or action

C. meat--? food and drink-? flesh of animals D. disease-?discomfort-? illness

E. minister--? servant--? head of a department of the government

3. Fill in the blanks with one suitable word(the first letter is given):

A. The two streams c______ here to form a river. B. You are your greatest enemy if you are a c____.

C. A number of cases have been reported of young children d___ a violent act previously seen on TV.

D. Education can f___ an awareness of health. E. Qiu Jin is a f_____ of Chinese bourgeois revolution.

F. Having bought a flat in Hangzhou, Li Ming c____ from Shanghai to Hangzhou every day.

G. Years after the accident he was still h____ by images of death and destruction.

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1. Please choose the most suitable item in the following:

1. The bank is taking steps to decrease the risk of _____ by borrowers. A. conception B. default C. heritage D. forum

2. The spy was caught by police for his accent at once ____ him to be a foreigner. A. addicted B. betrayed C. breached D. appeased 3. Times have changed and we should ____ our plan.

A. adore B. afflict C. allege D. amend 4. Some trade unions suggest we ____ products from France, it is said. A. bug B. ascend C. assault D. boycott

5. I felt very _____ in my suit because all the other people were wearing T-shirts. A. gloomy B. conspicuous C. imperative D. feeble

2. Please translate the following into English

1. 没钱加上没工作， 他的前景十分凄凉。

2．有些人作弊的习惯在小学扎根， 中学时萌芽。

3．上尉与恋人吻别时电影到达了高潮。

3. Please translate the following into Chinese:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

We tried to alternate periods of work with sleep. Liars blink more often than others.

All students in the university are required to comply with the regulations. The innocent prisoner is contriving an escape from the prison.

Doctors are often caught in a dilemma: whether to tell their patient the truth or not.

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