“《西游记》里有多少妖怪？”“有商家把一把斧头成功卖给了美国前总统小布什，你怎么把这斧头再卖给习近平呢？”“中国有四大发明，如果有五大发明，你推荐一个看看。”……近日，一些高校自主招生考试的面试题引发网友热议。这类题目没有标准答案，被不少网友称为“神题”。
一名民意中国网网友认为，这些题目可以激发考生思维的火花，优秀学生的优势才能得以体现。比如问《西游记》里有多少妖怪，在问题背后，更值得探讨的是考官的命题思维和导向。《西游记》大家耳熟能详，除了师徒四人之外，有多少人能关注那些妙趣横生的小妖精呢？正是无数小人物构成了这个奇妙的世界。引导学生关注容易被人们忽视的小人物，也许是考官的初衷。也许，《西游记》有多少小妖精这道题就有多少“标准答案”，人生的意义在于经历和探索，答案需要自己思考和寻找。
“将斧子卖给小布什”则是一个经典的营销案例，说的是美国著名推销员乔治·赫伯特，成功地把一把斧头推销给了小布什的故事。一名腾讯网网友说，高中生很难有时间去涉猎课外读物，如果能在了解案例的基础上作答，起码说明考生有丰富的课外知识。但真要解答这道题，还是挺有难度的，尽管目标对象都是国家元首，两国制度、文化、实际情况相距甚大，挑战此题首先要学习推销员乔治·赫伯特强大的自信心。
新华网网友“江南醉”说，自主招生面试说是考试，其实更像是一种交流。比如“火车开车前为什么会先退一步然后再前进？”如果不能从科学的角度去解释，还可以从文学的角度给出解释。考官更希望考查考生的创新意识、思维灵敏度、思维开放程度，这也许是自主招生怪题频出的初衷。
长江网网友“王旭”觉得，“神题”是对拔尖人才的特殊测量。考试是教育的风向标，“神题”刁钻雷人也好，灵活有趣也罢，经过十年的积淀，自招试题的开拓性、创新性、灵活性还是充分体现了中国教育的进步。
一名人民网网友认为，总体来看，今年的自主招生考试命题主要考查考生的兴趣、爱好、智力、能力和平时积累。凡是通过高考能够实现考查目的的，就不在自主招生考试中出现，力避自主招生考试演变为“小高考”，不再增加考生的考试负担，体现了自主招生考试的清晰思路。
“试题虽然初看之下有些雷人，让人不知如何作答，细看之下，却又令人欣慰。”他说，因为这打破了传统的考试方式，有利于学生独立思考能力和发散性思维的培养，无疑是对现行“填鸭式”教育进行纠偏的有力尝试，所传达出的信号是——创造力与想象力远比记忆力更重要。
一名民意中国网网友说，每一所大学，都有自己的办学理念和大学精神，都有自己选拔人才的标准。一个题目即使同时出现在不同学校的考题里，评价标准也应该是不一样的。自主招生要从高校自主创新、培养创新人才等方面进行整体思考，选拔适合学校特色、有悟性、有专长的学生，从学生发展、学校发展和为国选材的角度，真正负起责任来。
bizarre tests challenge chinese students
chinese high school students taking college entrance exams have been puzzled and confused by the strange questions appearing on the tests。
"how many monsters does the novel 'journey to the west' depict?" is a question on the entrance exam for shanghai's fudan university.
"which city is more hazy: beijing or shanghai?" students must answer this question when taking an entrance exam for sun yat-sen university。
since 2003, students who wish to enter top universities have been taking independent admission exams organized by the colleges each spring before taking the annual national college entrance exams。
the independent exams are part of education reforms intended to make the selection of candidates more comprehensive. complaints about the rigid nature of unified college entrance exams are widespread。
but many students have doubts about the independent exams, particularly in light of the strange questions they must answer. the unorthodox nature of the questions does not match with conventional chinese education, which values giving the "right" answer over giving a creative one. many students have no idea how to even begin to answer the questions。
however, open questions can prompt students to think independently and creatively, an ability that will be required in their future career and life。
after a decade of trials, independent admission exams held separately by some universities have demonstrated progress in china's education reform. they are flexible and innovative, helping to prompt secondary education institutions to improve accordingly in order to foster independent thinking and analysis。
students cannot prepare for the exams merely by cramming beforehand, but must become more creative and imaginative in order to stand out from their peers。
creativity and imagination should be stressed more than a good memory. acquiring knowledge is only one part of a quality education. learning to find ways to apply that knowledge are just as important, if not more so。
chinese educators should reconsider the way they evaluate students, as the country will need innovative minds to realize the dream of national rejuvenation。