Question

【題目】 As one of the world’s top universities, Oxford attracts students from around the world. Besides needing a perfect academic record. students have to go through a rigorous ( 嚴(yán) 格 的 ) interview process, sometimes across days.

If you’re preparing for studying overseas, here’s our advice for putting your best foot forward.

Questions

You might have heard about the strange questions you might face, such as why are ladybirds red? These questions are not as random (隨意的) as they seem and are often related to your course or interests. In truth, there is no wrong way to answer these questions as they are designed to show how your mind approaches problems.

You can’t prepare for these, but you can practice explaining your thoughts aloud about different topics.

Preparation

Most of your interviews will be made up of what you wrote in your application. So make sure you review everything you’ve submitted (提交) as you will be asked about any writers or scientific theories you’ve mentioned. It’s not a good look if you can’t discuss your subject area or struggle to form your own opinions about it.

It’s also OK to say you’re unfamiliar with a question, but always attempt to answer it.

Interviews aren’t everything

Don’t worry about any mistakes you make. Your whole application is more than just a meeting, so take the time to de-stress and visit local sites.

It is also common for students to have an additional interview with another Oxford college if your interviewer is unsure about you. Take it as a second chance.

Overall, think and act as you usually would. Everyone there is gifted, but demonstrating (證明)) how your mind works and how you approach difficult things is how you will stand out.

【1】According to the passage, how can you prepare for the questions in interviews?

A.Search for information about ladybirds.B.Try to solve problems all by yourself.

C.Pay attention to your course or interests.D.Practice explaining your thoughts aloud.

【2】What does the underlined word “additional”mean in the passage?

A.ExtraB.SpecialC.UsualD.Complete

【3】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Interviews have something to do with what you wrote in your application.

B.You need to think and act much better than how you behave in your daily life.

C.You will be asked about a writer or scientific theories that you just heard about.

D.You should be careful not to make any mistakes when you are having interviews.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】A

【解析】

本文講述了作為世界頂級(jí)大學(xué)之一，牛津大學(xué)吸引了來(lái)自世界各地的學(xué)生，除了需要一個(gè)完美的學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)。下文寫(xiě)出了一些建議：你不能為這些做準(zhǔn)備，但你可以練習(xí)大聲解釋你對(duì)不同話(huà)題的想法。你對(duì)一個(gè)問(wèn)題不熟悉也沒(méi)關(guān)系，但一定要嘗試回答它。不要擔(dān)心你犯的任何錯(cuò)誤�？偟膩�(lái)說(shuō)，像平常一樣思考和行動(dòng)。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“You can’t prepare for these, but you can practice explaining your thoughts aloud about different topics.”可知你不能為這些做準(zhǔn)備，但你可以練習(xí)大聲解釋你對(duì)不同話(huà)題的想法，故選D。

【2】詞義猜測(cè)題。Extra額外的；Special特殊的；Usual 通常；Complete完成；根據(jù)“Take it as a second chance.”可知把它當(dāng)作第二次機(jī)會(huì)，可推測(cè)出該單詞意思是“額外的”，故選A。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Most of your interviews will be made up of what you wrote in your application.”可知你的大部分面試都是由你在申請(qǐng)表中所寫(xiě)的內(nèi)容構(gòu)成的，與選項(xiàng)A內(nèi)容相符；根據(jù)“think and act as you usually woOverall, think and act as you usually would.”可知像平常一樣思考和行動(dòng)，與選項(xiàng)B內(nèi)容不符；根據(jù)“as you will be asked about any writers or scientific theories you’ve mentioned”可知因?yàn)槟銜?huì)被問(wèn)到關(guān)于你提到的任何作家或科學(xué)理論的問(wèn)題，與選項(xiàng)C內(nèi)容不符；根據(jù)“Don’t worry about any mistakes you make.”可知不要擔(dān)心你犯的任何錯(cuò)誤，與選項(xiàng)D內(nèi)容不符；故選A。