牛劍公布官方麵試樣題！

進入11月份，距離牛劍麵試的時間越來越近了......麵試作為(wei) 牛劍申請錄取中的最後一環，通過則皆大歡喜，被篩掉就基本與(yu) offer無緣了。麵試的重要性不言而喻。要想做到麵試時有的放矢，那麽(me) 就要知道牛劍麵試時一般會(hui) 問到什麽(me) 問題。

我們(men) 來看一下牛劍官方的麵試樣題！前方大量幹貨，建議收藏！

牛津大學官方麵試樣題

牛津大學公布了部分專(zhuan) 業(ye) 的麵試樣題，簡直是太“貼心”了！

生物

1、Why do some habitats support higher biodiversity than others?（為(wei) 什麽(me) 有些棲息地比其他棲息地支持更高的生物多樣性？）

2、Why do many animals have stripes?（為(wei) 什麽(me) 很多動物都有條紋？）

3、Here's a cactus. Tell me about it.（這是仙人掌。告訴我關(guan) 於(yu) 它的內(nei) 容）

4、If you could save either the rainforests or the coral reefs, which would you choose?（如果你能拯救熱帶雨林或珊瑚礁，你會(hui) 選擇哪一個(ge) ？）

5、Is it easier for organisms to live in the sea or on land?（生物是生活在海洋中還是生活在陸地上更容易？）

6、Why do lions have manes?（為(wei) 什麽(me) 獅子會(hui) 有鬃毛？）

7、Ladybirds are red. So are strawberries. Why?（瓢蟲是紅色的。草莓也是如此。為(wei) 什麽(me) ）

8、Would it matter if tigers became extinct?（如果老虎滅絕了，會(hui) 有關(guan) 係嗎？）

以上問題並不是簡單的直接給出答案，需要詳細闡述。比如第3個(ge) 問題，牛津大學表示實際上在麵試時不會(hui) 這樣表述這個(ge) 問題——麵試官會(hui) 給學生一個(ge) 裝在花盆裏的仙人掌或一張仙人掌表麵結構的特寫(xie) 照片，並要求他們(men) 使用植物和照片盡可能詳細地描述物體(ti) 。

主要是對學生觀察力以及對細節的關(guan) 注度（無論是在大尺度上還是在微觀尺度上）的考察。這意味著學生不需要使用關(guan) 於(yu) 仙人掌的記憶或知識，而是推斷出所描述的形狀、大小和結構的用途和功能。

例如，為(wei) 什麽(me) 有大而鋒利的刺周圍有很多非常小的毛發狀刺？為(wei) 什麽(me) 它的主體(ti) 上有小仙人掌發芽？麵試官很可能會(hui) 在一個(ge) 答案之後提出另一個(ge) 問題，例如：大刺是為(wei) 了阻止仙人掌被吃掉，但被什麽(me) 樣的動物吃掉呢？例如：生活在沙漠等非常幹燥的棲息地的植物和動物麵臨(lin) 的問題是什麽(me) ？

化學

How many different molecules can be made from six carbon atoms and twelve hydrogen atoms?（6個(ge) 碳原子和12個(ge) 氫原子能產(chan) 生多少個(ge) 不同的分子？）

這個(ge) 問題讓考生有機會(hui) 展示對化學的廣泛理解，沒有簡單、直接的答案，主要考察申請者對不同種類分子的熟悉程度。麵試官可能借這個(ge) 問題將討論引向一些陌生的概念，申請者以前可能沒有聽說過，麵試官主要想看申請者接受新概念的速度有多快。

計算機科學 How do pirates divide their treasure?（海盜們(men) 該如何分配他們(men) 的寶藏呢？）

牛津大學的麵試官表示這是一個(ge) 標準的邏輯問題，我喜歡看學生如何掌握方向，以及他們(men) 是否可以將問題分解成更小的子集，並以算法的方式應用解決(jue) 方案來解決(jue) 複雜的概念。如果學生有任何問題，我希望他們(men) 提出問題，而不是靜靜地坐著。

數學

1、Imagine a ladder leaning against a vertical wall with its feet on the ground. The middle rung of the ladder has been painted a different colour on the side, so that we can see it when we look at the ladder from the side on. What shape does that middle rung trace out as the ladder falls to the floor?（想象一下，一個(ge) 梯子靠在一堵垂直的牆上，梯腳放在地上。梯子的中間梯級在側(ce) 麵被塗上了不同的顏色，這樣當我們(men) 從(cong) 側(ce) 麵看梯子時就能看到它。當梯子掉到地板上時，中間的梯級是什麽(me) 形狀的？）

2、How many ways are there to cover a 2 x n rectangular grid with 2 x 1 tiles?(用2×1的瓷磚覆蓋一個(ge) 2×n的矩形網格，有幾種方法？）

數學專(zhuan) 業(ye) 問題主要考察學生所掌握的專(zhuan) 業(ye) 知識，並且麵試官表示希望看到學生思考、演算的過程。所以即使不能馬上給出答案，認真思考並展示自己所學的內(nei) 容也是麵試官最想看到的。

PPE

1、'I agree that air transport contributes to harmful climate change. But whether or not I make a given plane journey, the plane will fly anyway. So there is no moral reason for me not to travel by plane.' Is this a convincing argument?（“我同意航空運輸導致了有害的氣候變化。但不管我是否進行特定的飛機旅行，飛機都會(hui) 飛行。所以不能道德綁架我不坐飛機旅行。”這是一個(ge) 令人信服的論據嗎？）

2、Suppose that you could plug yourself into a machine for the rest of your life, which would give you all the experiences you find enjoyable and valuable. Once in the machine, you would not know that you are plugged in, and that these experiences are not real. Would you go into the machine? If so, why? If not, why not?（假設你可以在自己的餘(yu) 生中插入一個(ge) 機器，這將給你所有你覺得愉快和有價(jia) 值的體(ti) 驗。一旦進入機器，你就不會(hui) 知道自己插上了電源，這些體(ti) 驗是不真實的。你願意進入機器裏嗎？如果是，為(wei) 什麽(me) ？如果不，為(wei) 什麽(me) ？）

3、Are our deaths bad for us?（我們(men) 的死亡對我們(men) 有害嗎？）

4、Why is income per head between 50 and 100 times larger in the United States than in countries such as Burundi and Malawi?（為(wei) 什麽(me) 美國的人均收入是布隆迪和馬拉維等國家的50到100倍？）

5、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?（20世紀70年代我在上學的時候，有人說有一天會(hui) 發生養(yang) 老金危機。這次談話在20世紀80年代和90年代持續存在—然後出現了養(yang) 老金危機，在政治上幾乎沒有為(wei) 我們(men) 做好準備。英國的政治體(ti) 係是否存在缺陷，導致我們(men) 無法在發現嚴(yan) 重的中長期問題時明智地解決(jue) 這些問題？）

6、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.（我對這三個(ge) 詞的意思有問題：謊言，欺騙，誤導。它們(men) 的意思似乎有點相似，但並不完全相同。幫我把它們(men) 彼此分類出來。）

申請牛津大學PPE專(zhuan) 業(ye) 的學生可以會(hui) 發現，以上問題完全涵蓋哲學、經濟、政治，沒有完全正確的標準答案，需要學生認真思考問題，並且給出詳細、有說服力地回答，批判性思維很重要。

以上是機構節選的牛津大學部分專(zhuan) 業(ye) 的往年麵試樣題，你如果在麵試中被問到這些問題，將會(hui) 如何回答呢？

劍橋大學官方麵試樣題

與(yu) 牛津大學不同，劍橋大學非常簡單粗暴地直接甩出了超70個(ge) “General Interview Questions”：

1.Are there any questions that you would have liked us to have asked you?

2.Describe the sound of silence.

3.Do you have political views?

4.Do you think that you are smart?

5.Do you think that you can cope with the heavy workload here? What gives you this confidence?

6.How should we measure your success at the end of your time here?

7.How will your experiences from your sport benefit your future studies?

8.How would you describe this painting on the wall to your friend over the phones?

9.If you could change one thing on the planet now what would you change?

10.If you could have dinner with anybody from history, who would it be and why?

11.If you could have one superpower which one would it be and why?

12.If you had to choose to be a character from a book, who would you want to be?

13.In which circumstances would you toss a coin to make a decision?

14.Of which life achievement are you most proud?

15.Should you be allowed to use your smartphones during this interview?

16.Studying here is very intense, how will you manage your time to deal with all of the work?

17.Tell me about a recent magazine article that has interested you.

18.Tell me about a recent news article not related to your subject that has interested you.

19.Tell me about your life and how it is that you have come to sit in this chair?

20.What are you looking forward to the least at this college/university?

21.What are your long term plans for life?

22.What are your top three skills?

23.What did you read this morning? Yesterday evening?

24.What do you expect to get out of this degree?

25.What do you know about the course structure?

26.What do you think that you could personally contribute to college life?

27.What have you done in the past that makes you think that you are well equipped to deal with the stresses of university life here?

28.What is the biggest challenge you’ve faced in your life and how did you dealt with it?

29.What is your biggest strength?30.What is your biggest weakness?

31.What is your favourite colour?

32.What is your favourite number?

33.What makes you think that this university will be a good fit for you?

34.What makes you want to come to here given that you would almost certainly be the top student at any other university?

35.What was the most recent TV programme you watched?

36.Where do you see yourself in 10 years time? And in 20 years?37.Where would you like to travel to the future in a time machine?

38.Which colour best represents you?

39.Which extracurricular activities do you enjoy?

40.Which international newspapers or magazines do you read?

41.Which living person would you most like to meet and why?

42.Who has had the largest influence on your life?

43.Who is the most influential: Barack Obama, Angela Merkel or Kanye West?

44.Who was your best teacher? How have they influenced you?

45.Why are you sitting in this chair?

46.Why have you chosen to apply to study at this university?

47.Why should anybody bother with university?

48.Why would you like to come to this college?

49.If you had to bury a time capsule, what would you put in it?

50.What is a lie? How do I know what you just said isn’t a lie?

51.Define success in one sentence.

52.Does human behaviour change over time?

53.How does a cheetah move so fast?

54.How many letters does the Royal Mail deliver every day?

55.How many petrol stations are there in England?

56.How many piano tuners are there in England?

57.How many planes are flying over England right now?

58.How many tennis balls could fit into a Boeing 747 plane?

59.How many times in a day do the hands on a clock overlap?

60.How much should you charge to clean all of the windows in your home town?

61.If you were me, would you let yourself in?

62.Imagine that a developing country introduces a new population control policy to address a perceived gender imbalance. If a couple have a girl, they may have another child. If they have a boy, they cannot have any more children. What will be the new ratio of boys and girls?

63.Is there such a thing as beauty?

64.What do you think my favourite food is? Why do you say that?

65.What is more important: art or science?

66.What is the truth?

67.What shape is the sky?

68.Who am I?

69.Why are manhole covers round?

70.Why do things have names?

71.Would you ever go on a one way trip to Mars? Why?

72.You are given 7 identical balls and another ball that looks the same as the others but is heavier than them. You can use a balance only two times. How would you identify which is the heavy ball?

73.You are shrunk down so you’re the size of a matchstick and then put into a blender with metal blades. It is about to be turned on what do you do?

74.Why would you like to study this subject at university level?

75.With which famous person would you most like to be stuck on a desert island?

76.Would you choose a party over an essay?

以上這些問題涵蓋了大部分專(zhuan) 業(ye) ，由於(yu) 篇幅有限，這裏就不跟大家一一解說了。準備麵試的同學看到專(zhuan) 業(ye) 相關(guan) 的問題，有回答思路嗎？

牛劍麵試注意事項

1、麵試過程中仔細聽麵試官的提問或所說的內(nei) 容，如果有沒聽清或者有不明白的地方可以與(yu) 麵試官溝通，請求重複問題或解釋。

牛劍公布官方麵試樣題！看完覺得拿下offer更穩了！（圖源：牛津大學、劍橋大學官網）