一試身手!牛津大學(xué)的入學(xué)考題你能答出幾個
Are You Clever Enough to Answer Oxford University's Entry Questions
牛津大學(xué)作為世界最頂尖的學(xué)府之一,其入學(xué)考題向來也是“不同凡響”。習(xí)慣了中國教育的我們,是否還能夠在這些“神題”面前表現(xiàn)得游刃有余?
◇PHYSICS◇
A ball, initially①initially 英 [?'n??(?)l?] 美 [?'n???li] adv. 最初,首先;開頭at rest, is pushed upwards by a constant force for a certain amount of time. Sketch the velocity of the ball as a function of time, from start to when it hits the ground.
◇ENGLISH LITERATURE◇
Why do you think an English student might be interested in the fact that Coronation②coronation 英 [k?r?'ne??(?)n] 美 ['k?r?'ne??n] n. 加冕禮Street has been running for 50 years?
◇HISTORY◇
Which person (or sort of person) in the past would you most like to interview, and why?
Is violence always political?
◇LAW◇
If the punishment for parking on double yellow lines were death, and therefore nobody did it, would that be a just and effective③effective 英 [?'fekt?v] 美 [?'f?kt?v] adj. 有效的,起作用的;實際的,實在的;給人深刻印象law?
◇BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES◇
Here's a cactus④cactus 英 ['k?kt?s] 美 ['k?kt?s] n. [園藝] 仙人掌. Tell me about it.
Why do many animals have stripes?
Ladybirds are red. So are strawberries. Why?
◇物理學(xué)◇
一個最初處于靜止?fàn)顟B(tài)的球被恒力向上推行了一段時間。繪出該球從開始運動至落地這段時間內(nèi)隨著時間變化的速度。
◇英國文學(xué)◇
為何你認(rèn)為英國學(xué)生可能會對《衛(wèi)冕街》連播50年這一事實有興趣?
◇歷史◇
你最想采訪歷史上的哪一位人物(或者是哪一類人物),為什么?
暴力永遠(yuǎn)都是帶有政治色彩的嗎?
◇法律◇
如果在雙黃線上停車是死刑,那么也就沒有人會這樣做了,這條法律公正、有效嗎?
◇生物科學(xué)◇
這里是一株仙人掌。給我介紹下它。為何很多動物身上有條紋?
瓢蟲是紅色的,草莓也是。為什么?