高考 College Entrance Examination

The College Entrance Examination, or commonly known as Gaokao, is an academic examination held annually in the mainland of our country. This examination is a prerequisite for entrance into almost all higher education institutions at the undergraduate level. It is usually taken by students in their last year of senior school, although there have been no age restrictions since 2001.

大學入學考試，也就是我們熟知的高考，是每年在我國大陸進行的學業考試。本考試幾乎是所有本科層次的高等學府的入門考試，通常在高中最後一學期舉行，儘管自2001起，本考試取消年齡限制。

College Entrance Examination is one of the biggest events in China, because it may change millions of students and families' lives. The number of participants reached its peak to 10.5 millions in 2008 and this year, the numbers drop to 9.15 millions. Study abroad and employment pressure are the two main reasons of the decrease. In China, there are hot discussions about this exam. People think that it's unfair to determine one's faith just by an exam, while others think that under the current circumstance, there are no other better ways. After year after year's try, some universities and colleges find more ways to recruit, and independent recruitment is the most popular. However, no matter how it will change in the future, workinghard is the key to get success in study.

高考是在中國是大事之一，因爲它可能會改變成千上萬學子的命運及其家人的生活。2008年高考考生達到1050萬的高峯，今年考生人數降到915萬。出國留學及就業壓力是這一數據減少的兩個原因。在中國，高考引發了激烈的討論。人們認爲僅靠一場考試決定一個人的命運是不公平的。也有人認爲在當今社會背景下，沒有其他比高考更好的辦法。很多大學和學院，經過一年年的嘗試，找到更多招生方式，自主招生就是最爲熱門的。其實，不管教育方式未來如何改變，努力學習永遠是通向成功的關鍵。