牛津大学万灵学院入学考试题目:真的比高考作文题目难太多了

万灵学院(All Souls College,全名The Warden and the College of the Souls of all Faithful People deceased in the University of Oxford)是牛津大学的一个学院,位于英国牛津。它创建于1438年,得名于万灵节。

这个学院没有本科生,只有一些特殊的研究生。这些研究生叫Examination Fellows或者Prize Fellows,他们的权利义务和老师基本是一样的,可以参与院务管理。他们的fellowship一般是七年,大部分人应该是读博士然后接着做博士后研究。而英国的博士生基本是不上课的,一来就开始自己的研究,所以也不会有“课程设置和书目”。

这些人都是要先被牛津大学其他学院录取为研究生,然后申请,通过严格的考试才能成为Examination Fellows,每年只录取两个,而申请的人差不多有50人。

万灵学院的入学考试题目真的很难,据称是世界上最难的试题之一。因为这些所有的题目都没有标准答案,而且每一道题目,要想答好,都必须具有极为渊博的知识,然后用合理的逻辑来阐释出属于你自己的观点。

下面是其中一年的题目,可以试试看,你可以回答出几个。

一般性题目,候选人选择其中三个作答:

1.Is it immoral to buy a £10,000 handbag?

买一个价值一万英镑(约9万元人民币)手提包是不道德的吗?

2.'I don't care if anyone reads my books; I write for myself,' said the author of a half-dozen published novels. Is there anything wrong with this statement as a theory of art?

一个已经出版了六本小说的作家说:“我不在乎是否有人阅读我的书,我只是为了我自己写作。”作为一种艺术理论,这种说法有什么错误吗?

3.Are boycotts futile?

抵制是否都是徒劳的?

4.'Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something' [Andrew Carnegie]. Do you agree?

“你出生当天所做的一切行为都是因为你想要一些东西。”[安德鲁·卡内基]。你同意吗?

5.What, if anything, is wrong with selective schools?

可选择的重点中学(或精英学校)有什么问题吗?

6.Is dislike of politicians a sensible default position?

是不是不喜欢政治家可以作为一种明智的默认立场?

7.Why is a leather jacket more acceptable than a fur coat?

为什么皮夹克比毛皮大衣更容易接受?

8.Why do Jane Austen's novels continue to be so popular?

为什么简·奥斯汀的小说依旧如此受欢迎?

9.Can any public and political institutions be trusted to reform themselves?

我们能相信任何公共和政治机构可以自我改革吗?

10.Is it an extremely unnatural condition for a male and female to live continuously together?

一名男性和一名女性持续在一起生活是不是一种非常不自然的情况?

11.Is student mobility in Europe merely a form of subsidised tourism?

可以认为欧洲的学生流动只是补贴旅游的一种形式吗?

12.Do children's games involving blindfolds reveal an essential cruelty in human nature?

是否可以说蒙眼玩的儿童游戏揭示了人性的残酷?

13.Why does the UN tolerate so many bad regimes?

为什么联合国容忍这么多坏的政权呢?

14.Is there a breakdown of family values in the west, and if so should the state attempt to redress it?

西方家庭是否存在一种家庭价值的分解?如果是这样的话,国家是否可以尝试去纠正它呢?

15.Should governments support scientific research when there may be no technological benefit?

即使没有技术收益,政府是否也应该支持科学研究?

16.Does the moral character of an orgy change when the participants wear Nazi uniforms?

当参加者穿纳粹制服时参与狂欢时,这场狂欢的道德性是否会改变?

17.Isn't global warming preferable to global cooling?

全球变暖比全球降温更好吗?

18.Should the laws of a secular state accommodate religious groups which desire to live by their own customs governing family, property, and marital relations, administered through separate religious courts?

宗教组织希望通过自己独立的宗教法庭来管理他们的家庭、财产和婚姻制度,世俗国家的法律是否适应宗教团体?

19.What should the west learn from China?

西方应该从中国学习什么?

20.Does celebrity entail a loss of dignity?

名人是否意味着会丧失尊严?

21.Is the desire for posthumous fame irrational?

对于逝者名望的欲望是否不合理?

22.What, if anything, should be done about the 'obesity epidemic'?

对于“流行性肥胖”可以做点什么?

23.Why has Africa done so badly economically?

为什么非洲经济如此糟糕?

24.Can the world afford not to grow genetically modified crops?

世界可以承受不种植转基因作物的后果吗?

25.Can architects and urban planners design out crime and social breakdown?

建筑师和城市规划师可以用设计帮助减少犯罪和社会破坏吗?

26.Do very large salaries for sports professionals alter the character of the games played?

体育专业人员的高薪是否改变了体育本身的游戏性质?

27.It has been said that architecture is frozen music. Does this make any sense?

据说建筑是凝固的音乐,有道理吗?

28.'Old poems such as Beowulf, The Faerie Queene and Paradise Lost are now unreadable by modern English speakers (without special training), so the cultural and social value of the 'great' poetry of the past lies in the material it provides for modern adaptations, such as the recent film version of Beowulf and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.' [The Economist]. Do you agree?

“现代英语人士(如果没有特别的训练)现在已经不能读懂Beowulf,Faerie Queene和Paradise Lost等旧诗,所以过去”伟大的“诗歌的文化和社会价值在于它为适应现代所提供的材料,如最近的电影版Beowulf和菲利普·铂尔曼的他的黑暗材料三部曲。“ [经济学家]。你同意吗?

29.Why hug a hoodie?

为什么要拥抱连帽衫?

30.Is string theory science?

弦理论是科学吗?

31.Can a painting change the world?

一幅画可以改变世界吗?

32.Can (and should) Europe maintain its relatively high standard of living as compared with emerging economies?

与新兴经济体相比,欧洲的生活水平是否可以(或者说是否应该)保持较高水平?

33.Can you love someone if you don't respect them?

你可以爱一个你不尊敬的人吗?

34. Is the treaty of Lisbon a further step towards the federation of Europe – or is it a step back from it?

里斯本的条约是否向欧洲联盟迈进了一步,还是退一步呢?


所有题目都是自己翻译的,也不知道翻译的对不对。供大家参考。

这些题目,即使一时之间回答不出来也没什么关系,可以依据这些问题来寻找答案,也是一件有意思的事情呢。

那句话怎么说来着?----最重要的事情是问出正确的问题。

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