Question

Every year, British newspapers report on the stranger questions asked in Oxbridge (Oxford & Cambridge) interviews. Often, though, these questions are not as strange as they first seem. And they are all designed to give applicants (申请者) a chance to think.

Arriving for her first Oxford interview, my sister Jen saw that there was only one chair in the waiting room. On the chair was a large fork. Jen had heard about the strange things in Oxbridge interviews, and believed that this was a test. “What if they’re watching me?” she thought. “If I move the fork, it will show initiative (主动性); if I don’t move it, it will show that I can easily fit into new situations.” In the end, she sat uncomfortably on the edge of the chair!

Applicants must be prepared for the unexpected. Now it was Jen’s turn. She was handed a monkey skull (颅骨) and asked to talk about it. At first, this seemed unfair --- what could she say? But she soon calmed down, started thinking, and found that there was plenty to talk about.

Oxbridge interviews are designed to find out how you think, not just what you think. And there are no wrong answers. Jen learnt that, and she passed the interview. What advice does she give? “ Don’t be nervous, and be prepared for the unexpected!”

1.According to British newspapers, questions for Oxbridge applicants are very _____. 

A．unfair            B．normal            C．easy             D．strange

2.On her first interview, Jen ____ after she entered the waiting room.

A．moved the fork                         B．sat down on the fork

C．sat down on the chair                    D．moved the chair

3.Jen learned that it was very important to _____ in order to pass the Oxbridge interviews.

A．make up new situation                   B．show how one thinks

C．describe what one hears                  D．talk about various monkeys

4.The writer uses a(n) ____ to introduce how Oxbridge applicants are interviewed.

A．example          B．guess             C．experiment        D．survey

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了牛津大学和剑桥大学的面试中的问题都是一些很奇怪的问题，并介绍了通过写奇怪的问题，大学所想了解的学生的思考的能力。

1.D 细节题。根据文章1,2行Every year, British newspapers report on the stranger questions asked in Oxbridge (Oxford & Cambridge) interviews.说明在牛津大学和剑桥大学的面试中的问题都是一些很奇怪的问题。故D正确。

2.C 细节题。根据第二段最后一句In the end, she sat uncomfortably on the edge of the chair!

说明C项正确，他就坐在椅子旁边。

3.B 推理题。根据第一段最后一句And they are all designed to give applicants (申请者) a chance to think.和文章最后一段说明这样的面试是让我们学会如何思考，故B项正确。

4.A 推理题。本文在2,3段里举了两个例子来说明这两所大学的面试的奇怪的问题以及面试所要检测的内容，故是通过举例说明的方法来组织文章的。故A正确。

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