The college entrance examination question ＂Strange Light＂ is a hot topic. Should there be a standard answer to Chinese reading？

　　BEIJING, Beijing, June 14 (Shang Qi) The 2017 college entrance examination has come to an end, but the topic of college entrance examination in public opinion has not cooled down. A few days ago, the reading of a modern article in the Chinese question of Zhejiang college entrance examination continued to arouse heated discussion among netizens. The author of this article said, "How can I know what I want to express without the standard answer?" It was even called "College entrance examination reading defeated the original author" by the media.

　　Then, what are the abilities of the candidates in the Chinese reading questions of the college entrance examination? Should there be standard answers to Chinese reading questions?

　　Did college entrance examination reading defeat the original author?

　　— — The controversy over Chinese reading is not a case.

　　On the afternoon of June 7th, the college entrance examination Chinese exam just ended, and a reading comprehension question of Zhejiang Volume immediately triggered a hot discussion among netizens.

　　It is understood that this year’s Zhejiang college entrance examination paper for modern Chinese reading selected the short story "A Delicious" by the writer Gong Gaofeng. The writing background of the article is set in the era of material scarcity, and describes the memory of the first time a family drank fish soup when the protagonist was 6 years old. The biggest concern of this article is that the author described at the end of the article that the fish jumped out of the pot "still had a strange light in its eyes", and one of the questions asked the candidates to comment on this ending.

　　After the exam, Gong Gaofeng said in the Weibo that "the standard answer didn’t come out, how do I know what I want to express" and published an article entitled "Forwarding so many koi fish but losing to a grass carp, I drove 290,000 Zhejiang college entrance examination students crazy … … The article was later understood by the outside world as "the college entrance examination reading defeated the original author."

　　As a matter of fact, judging from the influence of public opinion produced by college entrance examination questions over the years, the controversy about Chinese reading topics is not a case.

　　According to media reports, in 2011, Lin Tianhong wrote "Zhu Qiqian:" The Founder of Erased "for the Chinese reading in Fujian College Entrance Examination. The original author was most puzzled that the title asked candidates to analyze the reasons for the two heavy rains in the text. Lin Tianhong revealed to the media that the standard answers were a lot, and the real reason was that it was raining outside the window when he wrote the manuscript.

　　For these disputes, some netizens wondered whether the propositional thinking of the Chinese reading questions in the college entrance examination should follow the original author’s intention. Can the examinee’s individual thinking be really brought into play? The college entrance examination is still warm, and the evaluation of Chinese test questions has once again attracted much attention.

　　Is the "weird" question out of line?

　　— — Chinese teacher: not beyond the scope of students’ knowledge

　　Gong Gaofeng, who is at the forefront of public opinion, recently told the media about his writing intention. He revealed that the theme of A Delicious is to describe suffering in an ironic way, and the ending suddenly reversed, suggesting that the meaning of "delicious" has two layers, one is the delicacy of the fish itself, and the other is to reveal a kind of thinking beyond the shallow level of "delicious" through the ending of this fish not in the pot.

　　Gong Gaofeng said that this ending is an "O Henry style" ending, which brings a magical color.

　　So, is the original author’s writing intention beyond the scope of the college entrance examination?

　　Yu Yonggang, head of the Chinese Language Group of Chaiqiao Middle School in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, analyzed the reporter of Zhongxin. com (WeChat WeChat official account: cns2012). "From the perspective of exam design, it has not exceeded the knowledge of students." He explained, "For example, the ending of O ‘Henry style has appeared in the required textbooks, and most students can think of it;" For another example, magical colors are also involved in elective textbooks. However, this test center is difficult. "

　　Yu Yonggang believes that the novel is based on the material shortage in the past, and it is relatively unfamiliar to candidates born around 2000. This sense of distance undoubtedly increases the difficulty of reading.

　　Gong Gaofeng also expressed similar views to the media. He said that this group of young people who are taking the college entrance examination now lack this kind of life experience, so it is difficult to understand, and the conflict point is here.

　　Then, according to the national regulations, what abilities do the Chinese test questions in the college entrance examination mainly examine? According to the "2017 National Unified Examination Syllabus for Enrollment of Ordinary Colleges and Universities" issued by the Examination Center of the Ministry of Education, the Chinese Department of the College Entrance Examination requires examination of candidates’ six abilities: memorization, understanding, analysis and synthesis, appreciation and evaluation, expression and application, and inquiry. Compulsory courses and elective courses are all in the examination content.

　　The Examination Outline also requires reading literary texts, requiring candidates to explore the meaning, national psychology and humanistic spirit of the works from different angles and levels, explore the author’s creative background and intention, and make personalized reading and creative interpretation of the works.

　　Is there a standard answer to the Chinese reading question?

　　— — Chinese teacher: Since it is an examination selection, there must be standards.

　　Since "personalized reading and creative interpretation of works" are required, should there be a standard answer to the question of Chinese reading comprehension?

　　Yu Yonggang said that since it is an examination selection, there must be standards, but he also stressed that "the ambiguity, richness and fuzziness of literary works often lead to great controversy in setting standard answers, which requires that the answer design should be standardized and flexible, and it is not possible to use the dead box of the questioner to cover the different understanding and thinking of candidates."

　　As to whether it is necessary to refer to the opinions of the original author when writing the questions, Shi Shengxun, an associate professor of Chinese Department in Peking University, thinks that it is not necessary for the author to participate in the examination proposition.

　　He analyzed the reporter of Zhongxin. com, "Because the proposition is a more professional process, if the author participates in the proposition, it may guarantee the certainty and uniqueness of the answer, but it may also ignore the creative answers of the questioner and the candidates."

　　"The deviation between the questioner and the original author is inevitable in the reading of modern literature. The questioner’s understanding of the original work and its rise to the perspective of selection examination at least shows that the work has a good interpretable space, which does not mean that the answer is determined." Shi Shengxun said that from the perspective of literary theory, the questioning of the original author by public opinion just ignored the derivative process of the text itself.

　　"What we insist on is just making sense, not seeking an absolute answer." He said.

　　What is the room for improvement in Chinese reading proposition?

　　— — Expert: Chinese proposition should be cautious and scientific.

　　"Relatively speaking, realistic articles are more suitable for college entrance examination questions." A first-line high school Chinese teacher in Wuhan, Hubei Province, who did not want to be named, told the reporter of Zhongxin.com that "magic realism, stream of consciousness and other articles have too many metaphors and personal symbols, which are not suitable for giving questions. After all, the college entrance examination is not a test for writers, nor is it only for Chinese students."

　　Shi Shengxun, on the other hand, thinks that the reading questions in the future Chinese college entrance examination should try not to pick words and make questions from corners.

　　"In addition, there should still be collectivity in the question, and we should discuss it repeatedly and come up with a better plan." Shi Shengxun suggested that the college entrance examination questions should be carefully given, and it is a good way to invite professors from the Chinese Department of the university to check.

　　Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at China Academy of Educational Sciences, said in an interview with Zhongxin. com that college entrance examination questions should explore more scientific ways in proposition.

　　For example, he said, "For example, some foreign exam questions will be tested, then analyzed and evaluated for their scientificity, and finally they will be used for formal exams." (End)