英语语音试题及答案

英语语音试题及答案

一、单选题（每题1分，共15分）

1.WhichofthefollowingisavoicedconsonantA./p/B./t/C./k/D./b/【答案】D【解析】Voicedconsonantsareproducedwithvocalcordvibration./b/isavoicedconsonant.

2.Whichphonemeisrepresentedbythesymbol/θ/A.thinthinB.thinthisC.sinsunD.cincity【答案】A【解析】/θ/representsthevoiceddentalfricativesound,asinthin.

3.WhatkindofstressisusedinthewordphotographicA.PrimarystressB.SecondarystressC.TertiarystressD.Nostress【答案】A【解析】Inphotographic,thefirstsyllablephocarriestheprimarystress.

4.WhichofthefollowingwordsisstressedonthelastsyllableA.recordB.tableC.bananaD.window【答案】C【解析】bananaisstress-timedandthestressfallsonthelastsyllablena.

5.WhatisthephoneticsymbolforthesoundofshinshipA./ʃ/B./tʃ/C./θ/D./s/【答案】A【解析】/ʃ/representsthevoicelesspostalveolarfricativesound,asinship.

6.WhichofthefollowingisadiphthongA./i:/B./eɪ/C./t/D./l/【答案】B【解析】/eɪ/isadiphthong,representedbytheglidefrom/e/to/ɪ/.

7.WhatisthefunctionofintonationinEnglishA.ToindicatesentencetypeB.ToindicateemotionC.BothAandBD.Noneoftheabove【答案】C【解析】IntonationinEnglishcanindicatebothsentencetypeandemotion.

8.WhichconsonantisconsideredaliquidsA./l/B./r/C./m/D./n/【答案】B【解析】/r/isclassifiedasaliquidconsonant.

9.WhatisthetermfortherepetitionofthesamesoundatthebeginningofwordsA.AlliterationB.AssonanceC.ConsonanceD.Onomatopoeia【答案】A【解析】Alliterationistherepetitionofthesamesoundatthebeginningofwords.

10.WhichofthefollowingisaglottalstopA./p/B./t/C./k/D./ʔ/【答案】D【解析】/ʔ/representstheglottalstop,asinuh-oh.

11.WhatisthedifferencebetweenphoneticsandphonologyA.Phoneticsstudiessoundsphysically,whilephonologystudiessoundsinlanguageB.Phoneticsstudieslanguage,whilephonologystudiessoundsC.ThereisnodifferenceD.Phoneticsisphonology【答案】A【解析】Phoneticsstudiesthephysicalaspectsofspeechsounds,whilephonologystudiestheabstractsoundsystemsinlanguage.

12.WhichofthefollowingisasibilantA./t/B./d/C./s/D./z/【答案】C【解析】/s/isclassifiedasasibilantduetoitssharphissingsound.

13.WhatisthetermforthestresspatternofasyllableA.RhythmB.MeterC.StressD.Intonation【答案】C【解析】Stressreferstotheemphasisplacedonasyllable.

14.WhichofthefollowingwordscontainsasilentletterA.knightB.ghostC.hourD.listen【答案】A【解析】knightcontainsasilentk.

15.WhatisthefunctionoftheschwasoundA.ToreducevowelsB.ToemphasizesyllablesC.TolengthenvowelsD.Tocreatediphthongs【答案】A【解析】Theschwasound/ə/isusedtoreducevowelsinunstressedsyllables.

二、多选题（每题3分，共15分）

1.WhichofthefollowingarevoicedconsonantsA./v/B./m/C./f/D./z/E./s/【答案】A、B、D【解析】Voicedconsonantsareproducedwithvocalcordvibration./v/,/m/,and/z/arevoiced,while/f/and/s/arevoiceless.

2.WhatarethefunctionsofintonationA.ToindicatesentencetypeB.ToindicateemotionC.TodifferentiatewordsD.Toindicatequestions【答案】A、B、D【解析】Intonationcanindicatesentencetype,emotion,andwhetherasentenceisaquestion.

3.WhichofthefollowingareexamplesofdiphthongsA./aɪ/B./oʊ/C./eɪ/D./u:/E./ɪ/【答案】A、B、C【解析】Diphthongsareglidingvowelsounds./aɪ/,/oʊ/,and/eɪ/arediphthongs,while/u:/and/ɪ/aremonophthongs.

4.WhatarethemainbranchesofphoneticsA.ArticulatoryphoneticsB.AuditoryphoneticsC.AcousticphoneticsD.Phonology【答案】A、C【解析】Themainbranchesofphoneticsarearticulatoryandacousticphonetics.

5.WhichofthefollowingwordscontainsilentlettersA.knightB.ghostC.hourD.listenE.end【答案】A、B、C【解析】knight,ghost,andhourcontainsilentletters,whilelistenandenddonot.

三、填空题（每题2分，共10分）

1.Thestudyofspeechsoundsiscalled______.【答案】phonetics

2.Therepetitionofthesamesoundattheendofwordsiscalled______.【答案】consonance

3.Thestressedsyllableinawordiscalledthe______syllable.【答案】stress

4.Thesound/ə/isknownasthe______sound.【答案】schwa

5.Theprocessofreducingvowelsinunstressedsyllablesiscalled______.【答案】vowelreduction

四、判断题（每题1分，共10分）

1.Allconsonantsarevoiceless.（）【答案】（×）【解析】Someconsonantsarevoiced,suchas/v/,/m/,and/z/.

2.Intonationonlyindicatessentencetype.（）【答案】（×）【解析】Intonationcanindicatebothsentencetypeandemotion.

3.Diphthongsarenon-glidingvowelsounds.（）【答案】（×）【解析】Diphthongsareglidingvowelsounds.

4.Phoneticsandphonologyarethesamefieldofstudy.（）【答案】（×）【解析】Phoneticsstudiesthephysicalaspectsofspeechsounds,whilephonologystudiestheabstractsoundsystemsinlanguage.

5.Theschwasoundisalwaysstressed.（）【答案】（×）【解析】Theschwasoundistypicallyunstressed.

五、简答题（每题4分，共12分）

1.Whatisthedifferencebetweenphoneticsandphonology【答案】Phoneticsstudiesthephysicalaspectsofspeechsounds,suchashowtheyareproducedandperceived.Phonology,ontheotherhand,studiestheabstractsoundsystemsinlanguageandhowsoundsfunctionwithinalanguage.

2.WhatarethemainfunctionsofintonationinEnglish【答案】ThemainfunctionsofintonationinEnglisharetoindicatesentencetypee.g.,statements,questions,commands,toconveyemotionandattitude,andtohelpwiththerhythmandflowofspeech.

3.WhatisadiphthongGiveanexample.【答案】Adiphthongisaglidingvowelsoundthatmovesfromonevowelqualitytoanotherwithinthesamesyllable.Anexampleofadiphthongis/eɪ/inthewordsay.

六、分析题（每题10分，共20分）

1.Analyzethestresspatternandintonationpatternofthefollowingsentences:a.Sheisreadingabook.b.Whatisshereading【答案】a.InthesentenceSheisreadingabook,thestresspatternisonthesecondsyllableofreading/rɪdɪŋ/,andtheintonationisfalling,indicatingastatement.b.InthesentenceWhatisshereading,thestresspatternisonthefirstsyllableofreading/rɪdɪŋ/,andtheintonationisrising,indicatingaquestion.

2.Analyzethephonetictranscriptionofthewordphotographic:a.Whatisthephonetictranscriptionb.Identifythestressedsyllable.c.Whatkindofstressisused【答案】a.Thephonetictranscriptionofphotographicis/ˈfɒtəɡˈræfɪk/.b.Thestressedsyllableispho.c.Thestressusedisprimarystress.

七、综合应用题（每题15分，共30分）

1.Provideadetailedanalysisofthephoneticfeaturesoftheworduniversity:a.Whatisthephonetictranscriptionb.Identifythestressedsyllable.c.Whatkindofstressisusedd.Identifyanysilentlettersorspecialsounds.e.Explainthefunctionofintonationinthisword.【答案】a.Thephonetictranscriptionofuniversityis/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsəti/.b.Thestressedsyllableisversity.c.Thestressusedisprimarystress.d.Therearenosilentlettersinuniversity.e.Intonationinthiswordwouldtypicallybefalling,asitisanounandnotaquestionorcommand.

2.Provideadetailedanalysisofthephoneticfeaturesofthewordphotographic:a.Whatisthephonetictranscriptionb.Identifythestressedsyllable.c.Whatkindofstressisusedd.Identifyanysilentlettersorspecialsounds.e.Explainthefunctionofintonationinthisword.【答案】a.Thephonetictranscriptionofphotographicis/ˈfɒtəɡˈræfɪk/.b.Thestressedsyllableispho.c.Thestressusedisprimarystress.d.Therearenosilentlettersinphotographic.e.Intonationinthiswordwouldtypicallybefalling,asitisanounandnotaquestionorcommand.---标准答案

一、单选题

1.D

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.C

14.A

15.A

二、多选题

1.A、B、D

2.A、B、D

3.A、B、C

4.A、C

5.A、B、C

三、填空题

1.phonetics

2.consonance

3.stress

4.schwa

5.vowelreduction

四、判断题

1.（×）

2.（×）

3.（×）

4.（×）

5.（×）

五、简答题

1.Phoneticsstudiesthephysicalaspectsofspeechsounds,suchashowtheyareproducedandperceived.Phonology,ontheotherhand,studiestheabstractsoundsystemsinlanguageandhowsoundsfunctionwithinalanguage.

2.ThemainfunctionsofintonationinEnglisharetoindicatesentencetypee.g.,statements,questions,commands,toconveyemotionandattitude,andtohelpwiththerhythmandflowofspeech.

3.Adiphthongisaglidingvowelsoundthatmovesfromonevowelqualitytoanotherwithinthesamesyllable.Anexampleofadiphthongis/eɪ/inthewordsay.

六、分析题

1.a.InthesentenceSheisreadingabook,thestresspatternisonthesecondsyllableofreading/rɪdɪŋ/,andtheintonationisfalling,indicatingastatement.b.InthesentenceWhatisshereading,thestresspatternisonthefirstsyllableofreading/rɪdɪŋ/,andtheintonationisrising,indicatingaquestion.

2.a.Thephonetictranscriptionofphotographicis/ˈfɒtəɡˈræfɪk/.b.Thestressedsyllableispho.c.Thestressusedisprimarystress.d.Therearenosilentlettersinphotographic.e.Intonationinthiswordwouldtypicallybefalling,asitisanounandnotaquestionorcommand.

七、综合应用题

1.a.Thephonetictranscriptionofuniversityis/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsəti/.b.Thestressedsyllableisversity.c.Thestressusedisprimarystress.d.Therearenosilentlettersinuniversity.e.Intonationinthiswordwouldtypicallybefalling,asitisanounandnotaquestionorcommand.

2.a.Thephonetictranscriptionofphotographicis/ˈfɒtəɡˈræfɪk/.b.Thestressedsyllableispho.c.Thestressusedisprimarystress.d.Therearenosilentlettersinphotographic.e.Intonationinthiswordwouldtypicallybefalling,asitisanounandnotaquestionorcommand.。