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Something you may not know about Gaokao那年高考

iDragonCity

2017-06-08

导读：只记得最后一场考试结束，走出考场的那一刻了！怎一个爽字了得！

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With a mixed feeling of hope, excitement and anxiety, over 9 million students across the country and 16 thousand students in Changzhou sit the national college entrance exams, or gaokao today. What makes this year's exams even more memorable is that it is the 40th anniversary since they were resumed after the end of the "cultural revolution" (1966-76). Since 1977 when China’s national college entrance exams, or gaokao（高考）, resumed, it has become the most crucial test for parents and children.

今天，2017年高考拉开大幕，全国940万考生迎来人生中一场重要的战役，其中常州有考生1.6万余人。期待、激动、紧张……而今年的高考也是自1977年高考制度恢复以来的第40个年头。

The notoriously tough national higher education entrance examination, or gaokao for short, is a milestone for young Chinese people. Finally, here we share some of the interesting facts about one of the world’s toughest tests.

高考出了名的难，堪称世界最难考试，没有之一，也是中国年轻人人生路上的一个里程碑。下面罗列了一些关于高考的有趣发现：

I. Lowest admission rate:

In 1977, only around 270,000 were admitted out of the 5.7 million candidates.

II. Largest number of candidates:

In 2008, 10.50 million registered for the exam. The number in 2007 was 10.10 million and in 2009 was 10.20 million.

III. Oldest candidate:

Wang Xia from Jiangsu province sat gaokao for the 15th time in 2015 at the age of 86.

IV. Most appearances:

Liang Shi from Sichuan province will attempt gaokao for 21st time this year.

V. Top regions preferred by parents:

Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Hubei and Sichuan are the top 5 regions parents want their children to go for higher education.

VI. Top foreign universities preferred by parents:

Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge.

VII. Top majors preferred by parents:

Business administration, foreign language, electronics and information technology, computer science, automation, mechanical engineering, finance and economics, education, law, fine arts.

Source: changzhou.gov

1. 最低录取率:

1977年，在570万名考生中只有约27万被录取；

2. 报考人数最多:

2008年，1050万人报名；2007年，1010万人报名；2009年，1020万人报名；

3. 最年长的报考人:

2015年，王夏以86岁的高龄第15次参加江苏省高考；

4. 报考次数最多的人:

梁世，四川人，今年是他第二十一次参加高考；

5. 父母偏向的区域:

北京、上海、江苏、湖北和四川；

6. 父母偏向的海外学校:

哈佛，牛津和剑桥；

7. 父母偏向专业选择:

工商管理，外语，电子信息技术，计算机科学，自动化，机械工程，财经，教育，法律，美术。

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June 7th, it can't be more ordinary. However, it would be the most unforgettable day for over 9 million students across the country because of gaokao（高考）. In China, it is often said that taking ten years to sharpen a sword and waiting it to shine in one day. Now it's the time!

6月7日，365天中平淡无奇的一天。然而，对于常州1.6万考生、全国940万考生及背后更多的高考家庭来说，今天又注定是最难忘的一天。都说十年磨一剑，一朝试锋芒，而今正是利剑出鞘之时。

Traffic police are directing the traffic.

Parents are waiting outside the school.

I once was a participant among the million students 6 years ago but i didn't find that parents are more anxious outside the school until i looked back. Or maybe i was too nervous to feel it at that time. We were told that we had few chances to fight for dreams in our whole life so when would be the best time to fight if you did not try best at this time. It still encourages me now no matter in my job or life.

6年前的今天，我也是百万高考大军中的一员，只是那时候一头埋进书本，根本就没有注意到校外比校内更加焦灼的气氛，但又或许是太紧张了。6年的时间里，老师们总挂在嘴边的那句至理名言“人生能有几回搏,此时不搏待何时?" 时常在耳边响起，不管是学习还是工作、生活，总还是能让我找到一些勇气。

We took photo with our math teacher when we finished the last examination on 9th June,2011.

Looking back on the stages of preparations for gaokao, what impressed me most is not the anxiety and the tough times. Instead, i can still feel the happiness when i walked out of the classroom after the last examination.

现在回想起来，最让我印象深刻的不是临近高考时的焦虑，也不是走上考场时的紧张，更不是备战高考时的煎熬，而是最后一门考试结束铃响起，我合上笔盖走出考场的那一刻，那一刻从心底冒出的喜悦我至今都能回想起是什么感觉。