英语词汇学答案2023秋

第一章测试

1.Which of the following languages did not influence Old English at all? ( )
A:Scandinavian
B:Celtic
C:Latin
D:Spanish

答案:D
2.Which event exerted the greatest impact upon Middle English? ( )
A:Norman Conquest
B:War of Roses
C:Roman Conquest
D:Normandy landing

答案:A
3.When did Samuel Johnson publish his English dictionary? ( )
A:1755
B:1828
C:1604
D:1616

答案:A
4.Who was credited with the creation of the word Americanism? ( )
A:John Hancock
B:John Witherspoon
C:Thomas Jefferson
D:Noah Webster

答案:B
5.What is the source language of the word bamboo? ( )
A:Hindi
B:Malay
C:Chinese
D:Japanese

答案:B
6.Julius Caesar invaded Britain in 55BC. ( )
A:错 B:对
答案:B
7.The expression financially challenged is often regarded as a euphemism. ( )
A:对 B:错
答案:A
8.William Caxton established the first English press in the early Modern English period. ( )
A:错 B:对
答案:A
9.The loanword de rigueur originated from Latin. ( )
A:错 B:对
答案:A
10.The sentence “He has dissolved the mystery” is an instance of a spoonerism. ( )
A:对 B:错
答案:B