2020-11-25
面试是牛津大学和剑桥大学每年本科生录取的重头戏。然而尽管经过重重准备,仍有不计其数的大牛们在面试环节纷纷落马。毕竟,世界名校在录取学生的时候面试题的奇葩程度也是很没有底限的!
许多专业在面试过程中也会有比较多的做题环节,比如数学专业;也有许多专业在面试过程中会有与专业相关的开放型论述类问题。
小诚为大家搜集了牛剑各科目的部分面试题,看看你的梦校都会出什么面试题目吧?
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工程篇(Engineering)
PPE篇
Is there essentially any difference between taxation and the state taking away one of your arms?
在国家向你征税和取走你的一条胳膊之间,有什么本质区别?
Put a monetary value on this teapot?
评估一只茶壶的价值
If you’re not in California, how do you know it exists?
如果你不在加州,你如何确定它真的存在?
Is it a matter of fact or knowledge that time travels in only one direction?
时间只是单向流动的吗?
Differentiate between power and authority.
权利和权威之间有什么区别?
Why do we need government?
为什么我们需要政府?
Would it be feasible to have an economy entirely based on the service sector?
如果经济全部依赖于第三产业会如何?
Do you believe in free will? How far does it extend to - an oyster, for example?
你相信有自由意志吗?所有东西都有吗,比如一只生蚝有吗?
Are you cool?
你酷吗?
If there were three beautiful, naked women standing in front of you, which one would you pick? Does this have any relevance to economics?
如果有三个漂亮的luo女站在你面前,你会挑哪个?这和经济有关吗?
What have you enjoyed most about your A Level Economics course?
你最喜欢Alevel经济课的哪方面?
Do animals think?
动物会思考吗?
How do you measure the success of a political voting system?
如何衡量投票制度的成功与否?
If a Martian drops money across the country, does inflation go up?
如果火星人全国撒钱,通货会膨胀吗?
Convince me you are real and not just in my dreams?
说服我你是一个真人,而不是在我梦里。
When I was at school in the 1970s, there was talk of a pensions crisis that would one day hit. The talk persisted in the 1980s, and the 1990s – and then there was a pensions crisis, and little had been done politically to prepare us for it. Is there a fault with the British political system that means we can't sensibly address serious medium and long-term problems when they are identified?
当我在70年代上学时,就有关于养老金危机的传言,一直持续到80、90年代,它真的发生了,我们却准备的非常少。你认为英国的政治体系是不是有严重问题,导致我们不能解决已经提前预见的中远期问题?
I'm having trouble with the meaning of three words: Lie, Deceive, Mislead. They seem to mean something a bit similar, but not exactly the same. Help me to sort them out from each other.
我难以区分这几个词:谎言,欺骗,误导。他们看起来很类似,但不完全相同,请帮我区分它们。
is it possible for a society to exist in which everyone lies all the time? why?
如果有一个社会所有人任何时候都撒谎,这个社会会存在吗?为什么?
define 'cruelty'
定义“残忍”。
What exactly do you think is involved in blaming someone?
‘究责于某人’这件事涉及哪些方面?
a person with 50 k is rich. a person with n pounds is rich and a person with n-1 pounds is also rich. so a person with 1 pound is rich. I then had to falsify I.
如果有5万英镑是富裕的,那么比他少1镑也可以认为是富裕的,以此类推,何时才算贫穷?
think of a question that you have prepared an answer to, ask yourself the question and show us how you would answer it in a logical fashion 自己问自己一个准备的问题,然后讲出准备好的答案,让我们看到逻辑的魅力。
经济篇
生物及生物化学篇
Why is water so important to life?
为什么水对生命的如此重要?
If you could save either the rainforests or the coral reefs, which would you choose?
如果你能在热带雨林和珊瑚群中拯救一个,你会选哪个?
Here is a piece of bark, please talk about it.
讲一讲树皮
Here’s a cactus. Tell me about it.
讲一讲仙人掌
Why do some habitats support higher biodiversity than others?
为什么有些地方能够支撑更高的生物多样性,有些不能?
Why don't most herbivores have green fur?
为什么大多数食草动物不是绿毛的?
What percentage of the world's water is in a cow?
世界上百分之多少的水在奶牛身上?
Why are there so few large predators?
为什么食肉动物很少有大体型的?
Tell me about a banana.
讲一讲香蕉
Why do many animals have stripes?
为什么很多动物身上有条纹?
Is it easier for organisms to live in the sea or on land?
有机物更适合生存于陆地还是海洋?
Why do lions have manes?
为什么狮子有鬃毛?
Ladybirds are red. So are strawberries. Why?
瓢虫和草莓都是红色的,为什么?
Would it matter if tigers became extinct?
老虎灭绝会怎么样?
Why is there salt in the sea?
为什么海洋中有盐?
How do amino acids behave in both acidic and basic conditions?
为什么氨基酸在酸性和基本条件下都有活性?
What is the significance of the human genome project?
人类基因组计划有什么意义?
How does DNA fingerprinting work? What is its use?
基因指纹是什么原理,有什么用?
How do you tell if a protein codes for a transmembrane protein?
如何辨别跨膜蛋白序列?
Why are there only twenty amino acids?
只有20种氨基酸吗?
What shape are bacteria and why?
细菌是什么形状的,为什么?
What is the concentration of water?
水的浓度是多少?
What problems do fish face underwater?
鱼在水下有什么问题?
Why does an egg rot?
为什么鸡蛋会腐烂?
Why can’t humans live forever?
为什么人类不能永生?
Comment on a population pyramid.
评价人口金字塔
Is shopping the new religion?
购物是新的宗教吗?
How could you tell how long a disease had been prevalent in an area
如何判断一种病在某地区流行了多久?
Tell me about this log
描述木头
If a brain was placed in front of you, how would you describe it?
如何描述一个大脑
If you were a virus, how would you communicate your opinions to me?
如果你是你个病毒,你如何向我表达观点?
Why do leaves have their stomata on the lower surface?
为什么叶子的气孔在下面?
Why don’t animals have wheels?
为什么动物没有长出轮子?
How can you tell how genetically identical the individuals of a species are?
如何判断同一物种两个个体的基因一致性?
What evidence is there to suggest that humans are still evolving?
人类正在持续进化的证据是什么?
Can you design an experiment to test the effect of bird faeces on lichen growth?
设计一个测验鸟粪和青苔类植物生长关系的实验?
Why is it that everyone regards Darwin as such a great man?
为什么达尔文是个伟大的科学家?
Explain the differences between bacteria and viruses.
解释细菌和病毒的区别。
How would you test to see if a rat could tell red from blue?
如何测试一只老鼠是否能够分辨蓝色和红色?
How has the human diet changed in the last three decades and why?
人类的饮食在过去30年发生了什么变化,为什么?
What would you define as a species?
如何定义一个物种?
Give me an example of how specialist biological knowledge has helped food production.
举一个生物知识对食物生产做出贡献的例子。
Why is there a higher probability of being killed by an asteroid collision than by a heart attack?
被小行星撞击和心脏病突发哪一个致死率更高?
What kind of changes would occur to the environment if a large asteroid impacted earth?
小行星撞击地球会引起什么环境变化?
What are the arguments for preserving biodiversity?
为什么要保持生物多样性?
What makes drugs physiologically active?
药物为什么起效?
What would you do if I were a Magpie?
如果我是一只喜鹊你会做什么?
How many animals did Moses take on the arc?
摩西带领多少动物上了方舟?
If a carrot can grow form one carrot cell, why not a human?
如果萝卜能够从一个细胞发展成一个个体,为什么人不行?
Discuss ways in which plants are adapted to dry conditions.
讨论植物如何适应干燥缺水环境。
Why are big, fierce animals so rare?
为什么没有巨型凶横动物?
How does the immune system recognise invading pathogens as foreign cells?
免疫系统如何识别入侵病原体?
Describe a potato and then compare it to an onion.
形容一只土豆,并与洋葱比较。
is it possible to grow mushrooms in the bathroom
有可能在浴室种蘑菇吗?
for which disease do you think it is an advantage to be a carrier of cystic fibrosis?
携带囊肿性纤维化在你得什么病的时候会成为一个好处?
If I said that when I tossed this coin and every time it said heads you have to give me 50p but every time it showed a tails I give you a pound, how many times would you let me flip it and the coin show heads in a row before you would stop playing the game?
抛一枚硬币,每次正面你给我五毛,反面我给你一元,我连续抛几次正面你会叫停这个游戏?
The viruses that infect us are totally dependent on human cells for their reproduction; is it therefore surprising that viruses cause human diseases?
细菌通过人类细胞繁殖,那么为什么他们要使我们的病呢?
Explain how a perm works
卷发棒工作原理是什么?