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 (申請者) 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 (主動性); 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 (顱骨) 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!”
【小題1】According to British newspapers, questions for Oxbridge applicants are very _____. 

A．unfair

B．normal

C．easy

D．strange

【小題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

【小題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

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

A．example

B．guess

C．experiment

D．survey

Answer 1

【小題1】D
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】A

解析試題分析：本文介紹了牛津大學和劍橋大學的面試中的問題都是一些很奇怪的問題，并介紹了通過寫奇怪的問題，大學所想了解的學生的思考的能力。
【小題1】D 細節題。根據文章1,2行Every year, British newspapers report on the stranger questions asked in Oxbridge (Oxford & Cambridge) interviews.說明在牛津大學和劍橋大學的面試中的問題都是一些很奇怪的問題。故D正確。
【小題2】C 細節題。根據第二段最后一句In the end, she sat uncomfortably on the edge of the chair!
說明C項正確，他就坐在椅子旁邊。
【小題3】B 推理題。根據第一段最后一句And they are all designed to give applicants (申請者) a chance to think.和文章最后一段說明這樣的面試是讓我們學會如何思考，故B項正確。
【小題4】A 推理題。本文在2,3段里舉了兩個例子來說明這兩所大學的面試的奇怪的問題以及面試所要檢測的內容，故是通過舉例說明的方法來組織文章的。故A正確。
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點評：本文介紹了牛津大學和劍橋大學的面試中的問題都是一些很奇怪的問題，并介紹了通過寫奇怪的問題，大學所想了解的學生的思考的能力。本文以直接事實題的考查為主，在解答這類問題時要求學生抓住題干文字信息，采用針對性方法進行閱讀，因為這類題的答案在文章中可以直接找到。