第二套

1. The pair of words “lend” and “borrow” are ___.( )

A. gradable opposites B. relational opposites

C. co-hyponyms D. synonyms

2. The discovery of Indo-European language family began with the work of the British scholar.( )

A. Jacob Grimm B. Rasmus Rask

C. Franz Bopp D. Sir William Jones

3. A linguist regards the changes in language and language use as __.( )

A. unusual B. something to be feared C. abnormal D. natural

4.__produce fast and fluent speech with good intonation and pronunciation but the content of their speech ranges from mildly inappropriate to complete nonsense, often as unintelligible.( )

A. Broca’s aphasic B. The linguistic deprivation

C. The damage on the angular gyrus D. Wernicke’s aphasic

5. Some Southern learners of English in China tend to say “night” as “light”. This shows: ( ).

A. They cannot pronounce/n/

B. Interlangue interference because there is notthe sound /n/in their mother tongue

C. The teachers do not have a good teaching method

D. They do not like to pronounce nasal sounds

6. A word with several meanings is called __word.( )

A. a polysemous B. a synonymous C. an abnormal D. a multiple

7. The function of the sentence “A nice day, isn’t it?” is __.( )

A. informative B. phatic C. directive D. performative

8. The most recognizable differences between American English and British English are in __ and vocabulary.( )

A. usage B. grammar C. pronunciation D. structure

9.__deals with the way in which a language varies through geographical space.( )

A. Linguistic geography B. Lexicology

C. Lexicography D. Sociolinguistics

10. The semantic components of the word “gentleman” can be expressed as __.( )

A. +animate, +male, +human,-adult B. +animate, +male, +human, +adult

C. +animate, -male, +human,-adult D. +animate,-male, +human, +adult