英语词汇能力自测(看看你的词汇量在哪个程度)

 

                                                                     英语词汇能力自测说明
(1) 本附录是参照多种散见于英美教科书、词典、试卷等的词汇分级测试表及若干英语作家的词语索引汇编(即concordance),经在复旦大学外文系英语专业部分学生以及《英汉大词典》编辑部部分编写人员中试用之后编成的,旨在为有志于自学英语的读者自测英语词汇量(主要是识得但并下一定能运用自如的被动词汇量)提供一个大致可靠的统计参数。
(2) 本附录含10种各有60词的测试表。自测时,可将在10表中识得的词(指识得其主要的或最常用的词义)的数目乘以600,复将所得之积按10 表平均计算,其最后所得之数大致就是自测者的英语词汇量数。
(3) 自测结果如不足6000词(即从每种测试表平均只识得10词),应被认为仅有英语国家一般学童之词汇能力,用英语进行读写交际会迟到严重困物;若自测识得12000至18000词(即从每种测试表平均识得20至30词),可被视作具有英语国家内受过寻常教育的一般成年人之普通词汇程度以及基本的读写交际能力;若自测识得24000至30000词(即从每种测试表平均识得40至50词);可被视作已具有英语国家内受过良好教育且阅读面很广的职业人士的词汇能力,读写交际当游刃有余。
 
英语词汇能力自测
Test Your Own Vocabulary Competence in English
TEST No. 1
LEVEL 1                LEVEL 2              LEVEL 3                 LEVEL 4                LEVEL 5              LEVEL 6
1 abroad              11 abandon           21 abridge            31 abhorrent         41 abscissa           51 aboulia
2 binoculars         12 ballot                22 aggregate         32 amorphous      42 badinage          52 bifurcate
3 dally                 13 chaos               23 biscuit              33 crustacean        43 cartel               53 caracole
4 expedition         14 contraband        24 credulous         34 declivity           44 demon             54 chalybeate
5 horizon             15 excavate           25 duodenal          35 emaciated         45 dendrite           55 croton
6 jangle               16 fatigue             26 grueling            36 foible               46 exordium          56 dysphoria
7 limit                 17 laboratory         27 industrious        37 galaxy              47 inchoate           57 halitosis
8 postulate          18 maverick           28 meager             38 heretical           48 moraine            58 python
9 ratio                19 purchase           29 nomadic            39 igneous            49 rubric               59 ortolan
10 stroke             20 shuttle             30 occidental          40 nomenclature     50 soutane           60 quadrat
 
TEST No. 2
LEVEL 1              LEVEL 2              LEVEL 3              LEVEL 4              LEVEL 5              LEVEL 6
1 alter                  11 beverage           21 biography         31 actuate             41 antinomy,         51 apocalyptic
2 barometer          12 cardinal            22 dandruff           32 bravura            42 carronade         52 cartouche
3 distinct              13 demolish          23 domicile            33 comatose          43 deleterious        53 dorsal
4 festival               14 gratify              24 facet                34 geld                 44 hebdomadal       54 elvan
5 grotesque           15 humdrum         25 impunity           35 hieroglyphic      45 infusoria           55 filemot
6 harpoon             16 impulsive          26 lore                  36 hybrid              46 linage               56 isomer
7 matinee              17 memorial          27 mercenary        37 iconoclast         47 medusa            57 misogamy
8 reign                  18 parallel             28 phantasm         38 maelstrom        48 myrmidon        58 noumenon
9 software            19 terminate          29 restive              39 mufti                 49 paradigm        59 schizophrenia
10 waste               20 vivacious          30 taboo               40 resurgent          50 topology           60 velleity
 
TEST No. 3
LEVEL 1               LEVEL 2               LEVEL 3               LEVEL 4               LEVEL 5               LEVEL 6
1 explosion           11 bigoted             21 cosmopolitan    31 ecology            41 aneroid             51 bisque
2 impatient            12 hatchet             22 diverge             32 laconic             42 burlap              52 circadian
3 kangaroo            13 impact             23 interpose          33 linden               43 echinoderm      53 decuman
4 pirate                 14 javelin              24 lateral               34 maxilla             44 henry               54 elixir
5 prowl                15 landmass          25 nook                35 paragon            45 interfacial.        55 isomorphous
6 referee               16 nebulous          26 porous             36 prolixity           46 jeton                56 obelisk
7 slant                  17 primitive           27 rampant           37 redolent            47 paregoric          57 parataxis
8 solo                   18 renown            28 territory           38 séance             48 rachitic            58 sexagenarian
9 unique               19 tradition           29 venereal           39 timbre              49 syncretism       59 tanagra
10 weary              20 urban               30 yeoman            40 vellum              50 tanager             60 urticant
 
TEST No. 4
LEVEL 1               LEVEL 2               LEVEL 3               LEVEL 4               LEVEL 5               LEVEL 6
1 belfry                11 besiege             21 aquiline            31 archive             41 bergamot          51 ablegate
2 bulge                 12 bronze             22 botanist            32 beriberi            42 brevier             52 algorism
3 outlaw               13 gorge               23 cauldron           33 cornice            43 deemster          53 balsam
4 package             14 import              24 furtive              34 denary             44 homologous      54 bezel
5 pillage                15 judo                 25 initiate              35 gratuitous         45 lamina              55 leat
6 rental                  16 ledger              26 jaded                36 hertz                46 largo                56 mittimus
7 riddle                 17 limpid              27 kaleidoscopic     37 hiatus               47 pantheon          57 myopic
8 swerve              18 penetrate          28 limelight           38 medial              48 refulgence         58 perforate
9 vanish                19 resort               29 mutual             39 pellagra            49 savoury            59 prunella
10 varnish             20 yoke                30 stratagem         40 valetudinarian    50 triolet               60 zoosterol
 
TEST No. 5
LEVEL 1               LEVEL 2               LEVEL 3               LEVEL 4               LEVEL 5               LEVEL 6
1 ballad                 11 abyss             21 adaptable          31 calculus           41 aclinic              51 Babbittry
2 canoe                12 bale                 22 capsule            32 eczema            42 banshee            52 corrugate
3 external              13 canyon             23 daub                33 gargantuan       43 illation              53 demitasse
4 influx                 14 exterminate       24 embargo           34 ibid                  44 keelson            54 gault
5 lame                  15 hub                  25 garbage            35 laissez-faire      45 lachrymal         55 hypnotism
6 magazine            16 lizard               26 infrastructure    36 literati              46 martingale        56 jejunum
7 martyr               17 obvious            27 liberate             37 neurology         47 newton            57 knap
8 nexus                18 password         28 memento          38 obloquy,           48 occipital           58 limnology
9 patriot                19 rhythm             29 naturalize          39 patois               49 petrology          59 mithridatism
10 patrol               20 stoppage          30 oblivion            40 rabid                50 ratlin(e)            60 umbilical
 
TEST No. 6
LEVEL 1               LEVEL 2               LEVEL 3               LEVEL 4               LEVEL 5               LEVEL 6
1 anthill                11 absurd              21 acoustics          31 botulism           41 chamfer           51 chameleon
2 climate               12 collapse            22 bicker              32 cutaneous         42 eschatology      52 deadlight
3 container            13 extortion          23 bludgeon          33 diocese            43 giaour              53 enchiridion
4 endeavour          14 generation        24 dinosaur           34 distrait             44 imprest            54 geodic
5 immediately        15 immigrate        25 extemporaneous 35 encyclical        45 lapidate            55 jokul
6 jingle                 16 jealous             26 garbled             36 gamma             46 nadir                56 laches
7 optimum            17 mature             27 lichen               37 lacerate            47 oblate               57 maud
8 rhyme                18 raid                  28 mattock           38 mandate           48 samphire          58 pedicular
9 signal                 19 satellite             29 outshine           39 methylene         49 satrap              59 spandrel
10 tank                 20 slipshod           30 perimeter          40 nacelle             50 ubiquity            60 vasospasm
 
TEST No. 7
LEVEL 1               LEVEL 2               LEVEL 3               LEVEL 4               LEVEL 5               LEVEL 6
1 humbug            11 autobiography   21 alloy               31 agoraphobia      41 agnostic           51 acarpous
2 ivy                    12 concerto          22 brevity             32 barograph         42 boulevardier      52 charade
3 legend                13 extinct             23 deportation       33 concatenation   43 canticle            53 demersal
4 magnet              14 gladiator           24 hinterland         34 demography     44 homophone      54 eclampsia
5 nickname           15 deputy             25 inscrutable        35 hierarchy          45 lacustrine         55 gonorrhoea
6 probably            16 hooligan           26 lineage             36 in vitro             46 marionette        56 masochism
7 ripple                 17 lanky               27 mortgage          37 megrim            47 natterjack         57 orthodontist
8 situation             18 magistrate       28 omen                38 olfactory          48 Paleozoic          58 pseudonymity
9 tattoo                 19 nozzle              29 persecute         39 radian              49 pentathlon        59 ret
10 vogue              20 offend              30 repertoire         40 risqué              50 reticle              60 sachem
 
TEST No. 8
LEVEL 1               LEVEL 2               LEVEL 3               LEVEL 4               LEVEL 5               LEVEL 6
1 better                11 barbed             21 dabble              31 bodkin             41 aperçu              51 crucian
2 chest                 12 chemistry         22 exhaust            32 clairvoyance     42 bleb                 52 deuteragonist
3 engineer             13 exception         23 filtrate              33 dirigible            43 decorticate       53 encaustic
4 funnel                14 fascinating        24 garnish             34 epitome            44 gauss              54 hysteroid
5 horn                  15 gibberish          25 indifferent         35 histrionic          45 involute            55 immortelle
6 mean                 16 hydrogen          26 keel                 36 logarithm          46 lambent            56 karma
7 outrun               17 litter                 27 metronome       37 panegyric         47 peculation         57 metamorphosis
8 pinpoint             18 microscope      28 naive                38 rowel               48 recidivist          58 peen
9 remove              19 shield               29 patronize          39 simpatico         49 semiotics          59 regelate
10 search              20 suburb             30 reinforce          40 stricture           50 voodoo            60 serendipity
 
TEST No. 9
LEVEL 1               LEVEL 2               LEVEL 3               LEVEL 4               LEVEL 5               LEVEL 6
1 badger               11 brewer             21 breaker            31 chicanery         41 ablaut               51 chiliad
2 capture              12 charity             22 cumbersome     32 gratis              42 belvedere          52 disembogue
3 fresh                 13 generosity        23 detention          33 holocaust         43 diminutive        53 gemmule
4 hiss                   14 idol                 24 foyer                34 lethargic           44 gelation            54 idolum
5 ire                     15 lathe                25 humane            35 monograph       45 homogeneity     55 logo
6 ladle                  16 orderly             26 juggernaut        36 pinnace            46 morpheme        56 oroide
7 mermaid            17 orient               27 kernel              37 ramify              47 pis aller            57 quintan
8 parade              18 quest                28 lineal                38 scrutineer         48 psephology       58 raptatorial
9 rear                   19 routine             29 objective          39 tangential          49 regulus             59 scatology
10 swindle            20 summit            30 sorcery            40 unction            50 sawder             60 triumvirate
 
TEST No. 10
LEVEL 1               LEVEL 2               LEVEL 3               LEVEL 4               LEVEL 5               LEVEL 6
1 battery               11 crag                 21 bristling            31 burnous           41 caucus             51 calamary
2 collage               12 dwindling         22 devious            32 cadenza            42 eurhythmic       52 eparch
3 drowsy              13 easterly            23 entangle           33 debenture         43 habeas corpus   53 fleur-de-lis
4 forecast             14 hilt                   24 graffito            34 flense               44 ichor                54 grangerize
5 guilty                15 impetuous         25 precipitous       35 franklin            45 jussive             55 jacquard
6 jellyfish              16 instinct             26 scramble          36 habiliment        46 limen               56 levigate
7 mention             17 pike                 27 summons         37 ignis fatuus       47 nescience         57 marsupial
8 proverbial           18 regulation         28 territorial          38 jocund             48 obit                  58 nepenthes
9 result                 19 verge                29 unkempt           39 mutability         49 querimonious    59 obtest
10 screen              20 warehouse        30 vindicate          40 plebeian            50 thalassocracy    60 thusly