英语阅读章节测试课后答案2024春

第十二章测试

1.Comprehending the text.（Choose the best answer.）English has ______words.（ ）
A:60 000 B:6 000 000 C:600 000 D:6 000
答案:C
2. Ampere, volt and watt are examples of______.（ ）
A:imitative words B:words from the names of persons C:borrowed words D:invented words 3. Prefixes and suffixes are______.（ ）
A:parts of words that are meaningless B:whole words that don't have their own meanings C:entirely from either Greek or Latin D:parts of words that have their special meanings 4. According to the text, "graph" can be used as______.（ ）
A:all of the above B:a prefix C:a root word D:a suffix 5. Every day, ______ lead to the invention of many new words to describe them.（ ）
A:root words B:nonsense words C:Anglo-Saxon words D:new discoveries in science and technology 6. An invented word may become a permanent part of the English language, if______.（ ）
A:people know where it came from B:linguists are interested in it C:it has been used by many people over a long period of time D:it was invented by a famous writer 7. In the text, the author repeatedly mentions Lewis Carroll as he was______.（ ）
A:a dishonest politician B:a character in Alice in Wonderland C:an English actor good at making people laugh D:a great inventor of meaningless words 8. "Gobbledygook" is an example of______.（ ）
A:long big words that mean nothing B:words invented by combining different meanings together C:words made up of prefixes and suffixes D:imitative words that sound like the thing or action they stand for 9. In the author's opinion, the best words are______.（ ）
A:gobbledygook B:short ones C:long, fancy ones D:short, old ones 10.Understanding vocabulary.(Choose the correct definition according to the context.)The other one fifth is made up partly of borrowed words and partly of three other kinds of words: words from the names of peoples and places; imitative words; and invented words.（ ）
A:reproducing closely B:root C:original 11. Pasteurized gets its name from Louis Pasteur, a French doctor who invented the process for purifying milk.（ ）
A:Processed B:Purified C:Distilled D:Invented 12. Some words, like astronaut, are made up entirely of Greek or Latin prefixes and suffixes.（ ）
A:one engaged in the study of the universe B:one engaged in the study of the stars C:a scientific observer of the celestial bodies D:one engaged in space fight 13. Linguists guess that these are nonsense words because they have not been able to trace them back to any of the ancestor languages.（ ）
A:Those studying the science of language B:Those studying the meaning of words C:Those studying the origins of words D:Those studying the mystery of words 14. "But 'glory' doesn't mean 'a nice knockdown argument", Alice objected.（ ）
A:falling B:overwhelming C:unpleasant D:convincing