There was not much to say about the language test in the morning. It was not much different from the previous years.
There was a big change in the essay section at the end. The exam paper was given three questions, and the examinees could choose one of them.
The three questions that Su Zipeng saw were: 1. Does having the right to choose mean freedom? 2. Which is more important, morality or law? 3. What is the relationship between the individual and the country?
"Wow, what a sharp question."
Fortunately, he was not a person who did not pay attention to the outside world. He still paid attention to many hot topics in society and current affairs. He immediately wrote an essay that he thought was not bad for the first question.
The math exam in the afternoon was different from the previous years. The exam time was extended by 20 minutes.
Su Zipeng felt that the first few questions were not difficult. Most of them were related to the basics. Although there were a few difficult questions, he was confident that he could get more than 140 points out of a 150.
However.
He confidently reached the last page.
Su Zipeng was dumbfounded when he saw the three additional questions that were not included in the total score.
…
The exam was over. He handed in the exam paper.
Su Zipeng walked out of the examination hall in a daze.
He heard many comments.
"Why are there such questions?"
"I don't know how to answer them."
"Although they are not included in the total score, there are still special points. I have to answer them well."
…
In the family group, "A Loving Family."
Su Yun sent a message anxiously. "Little Peng, is the math exam over? What do you think of it? "
Su Zipeng replied, "I don't know. I don't think I answered very well."
"Ah! Isn't math your forte? Are the questions especially difficult? "
"The first few questions were not difficult. I can get more than 140 points. The three additional questions at the end were a bit of a headache, especially the question 'Please use your own method to prove that 1 + 1 equals 2.' Is there even a need to prove it? 1 + 1 equals 2 is the truth of the universe. Now they want us to prove this truth. Is the brain of the person who came up with the question short-circuited? "
Su Yun was shocked. "Prove that 1 + 1 equals 2. This …"
"This is a divergent thinking question. It's not very difficult," Chen Jin said in the group.
Chen Jin said in the group, "You don't have to use complicated formulas and theorems to derive it, you can use the method of proof to the contrary to solve the problem. Just assume that 1 + 1 does not equal 2, but equals 1 or 3. What would happen in this world? If 1 + 1 = 1, then the universe will continue to shrink and dissipate, eventually shrinking into an extremely small dot. If 1 + 1 = 3, then the universe will continue to expand and become infinitely large. "
"Therefore, considering the balance of the universe, 1 + 1 can only equal 2."
"If you answer the questions with this train of thought, your 'special score' won't be too low."
"Ah!"
Su Zipeng slapped his head and yelled, "I made a mistake. I used a very complicated formula to prove this question! I don't think I'll get many points for this question. "
Chen Jin comforted her, "Don't panic, this year's college entrance examination is still dominated by conventional questions. There aren't many questions that require your thinking to be divergent, but they are still very important. So, please remember, you must not use conventional thinking to answer the questions. Try your best to diverge your thinking … The more unexpected, the better."
That was all he could give.
"En, thank you, brother-in-law!"
Su Zipeng did not know how his brother-in-law knew so much, but he still felt a lot more enlightened.
…
The comprehensive science exam on the second day.
After the conventional questions were completed.
Su Zipeng saw a few additional questions that required divergent thinking at the back:
Physics Bonus 1: Archimedes once said, "Give me a fulcrum, and I can move the earth." Suppose you are given a fulcrum, how will you move the earth?
Physics Bonus 2: You are given an object weighing 1kg. Please use your method to accelerate it to superluminal speed.
Chemistry Bonus 1: "Alchemy" is a technique that alchemists have been searching for for thousands of years. Now, you are given H, O, C, Si, Cu, U, Pb, and other common elements. Please write down three alchemy formulas and refine gold that belongs to you.
Biology Bonus 1: Dinosaurs once dominated this planet, but they mysteriously went extinct. You are given a laboratory to resurrect dinosaurs. What will you do?
"Haha!"
Su Zipeng laughed. These questions were really not difficult. He knew what to do.
…
The comprehensive science exam was over.
He walked out of the examination hall feeling refreshed.
He heard the complaints of many students in the same examination hall.
"How can an object exceed the speed of light? The person who came up with the questions doesn't even care about the common sense of physics? "
"This year's exam is totally confusing."
"Moving the earth? The actual situation is that even if there is a strong fulcrum, using a bar will not move the earth. Instead, it will pierce through the crust of the earth, unless the bar is especially thick."
Su Zipeng shook his head.
…
In the family group.
Su Yun asked impatiently, "How was it, Little Peng? I know about the additional questions. They are really confusing. How did you answer them?"
"It's very simple. Just think about it boldly …"
Su Zipeng talked non-stop about his train of thought on how to solve the questions. Su Yun was stunned as she listened.
Chen Jin asked, "Little Peng, how did you answer Physics Bonus 2? Tell me your train of thought." Chen Jin was very curious about his answer to the second additional question.
How did he accelerate an object to superluminal speed?
"My method is to put the object in an infinitely long pipe. After eliminating other factors, I give the object a downward acceleration due to gravity. After about a year, the object's speed will exceed the speed of light."
Su Yun's eyes widened. "You can solve the questions this way?"
"Of course you can."
Chen Jin said, "As long as it is theoretically achievable according to the prerequisites you gave, it will be fine. Although it is impossible to achieve in reality, you must first have the courage to think about it. Even if it seems very absurd, we should support these ideas. We should support some seemingly ridiculous thinking. Sometimes, this kind of thinking is very important.
Little Peng, I believe that you should be able to get a good score for this question. "
In this year's college entrance examination, there were a total of seven to eight questions on divergent thinking in the science subjects.
These additional questions would not be included in the overall score and would not affect the overall ranking.
However, the special points of these questions added up to 100 points.
The extra 100 points was only a reference when there were not many top students with high scores. It would not affect their admission to a top university.
However, if there were too many top students with high scores, the top universities would not be able to accommodate them all. The importance of divergent thinking would then be reflected.
If your regular scores were very high, but your divergent thinking ability was average and you only had 30 to 50 points, then sorry, you could only enter a slightly worse university.
If your regular scores and divergent thinking ability were very high, then you would definitely be a talent that all the top universities would fight to recruit.
Even if your regular scores were not high, but your divergent thinking ability was extremely strong, you might be accepted by a famous university as an exception. Every famous university had a certain number of places for admission as an exception.
Therefore, divergent thinking ability was very, very important.
Speaking of which, wasn't this a little too unfair to those top students with average divergent thinking ability? After all, not everyone had that big of a hole in their brain.
But this was a solution that had no other choice!
In the future, what this society needed was people with a certain degree of divergent thinking and extremely strong problem-solving abilities.
And this extra 100 points did not have too much of an impact on the overall score. If your regular scores were extremely high, it would still not affect your admission to a famous university. The Ministry of Education had a special calculation formula to ensure basic fairness.
The majority of the college entrance examination students had also accepted this change.
…
The last exam, English, was over.
Millions of college entrance examination students walked out of the examination hall with mixed feelings.
Su Zipeng also felt unprecedentedly relaxed.
It was over.
This long race, this fierce competition, was finally coming to an end.
As for the results, he estimated the scores and said, "I can't say for sure, but I should be able to get into Jing Hua University, Di Da, Shang Hai Jiao Tong University, and Fudan University."
"Okay! Then come to Shang Hai to study. Come to my university! "
Su Yun said excitedly. This way, she could take care of him.
"Let's wait for the admission cutoff line to come out first."
…
On the other side.
Xing Hai Technologies.
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