中国官员开始采取高科技行动来打击全国大学入学考试的高科技作弊。近年来，一些学生在考试期间使用隐藏电子设备交流。为了阻止他们，某个城市的官员采取了不寻常的举动。他们使用了无人机。这架无人机飞越了河南省洛阳市的两处考点，它在寻找发向无线设备的异常信号。
Mr Lan, who only gave his last name, is an official from Louyang's Radio Supervision and Regulation Bureau. He said the drone cost hundreds of thousands of yuan, or tens of thousands of U.S. dollars. He said the drone was as big as a pump at a gasoline station. Officials said that a large number of electronic signals over a testing center could mean that students were cheating by sending electronic messages during the exam.
蓝先生是洛阳无线电管理局的一位工作人员。他说这架无人机花费了数十万元，相当于几万美元。他说，这架无人机的大小和加油站的油泵差不多。有关官员表示，考点存在大量无线电信号可能意味着考生在考试期间通过发送无线电信息作弊。
A Henan province news website said that the drone recorded no unusual signals on the first day of the test.
河南一家新闻网站表示，无人机在考试第一天没有记录到异常信号。
Nine million students will take the college entrance exam, which started last Sunday. The test is known in China as the gaokao. This important test can greatly affect a young person's future. The test results are used to decide which kind of university a student can attend. Those with the highest scores have the best chance for getting into an elite university.
9百万名考生将参加上周日开始的大学入学考试，该考试在中国被称为高考。这场重要考试将极大地影响年轻人的未来。考试成绩用于决定学生可以就读哪类大学。高分学生最有机会进入顶尖大学。
Students spend months cramming, or studying intensely, in order to get the highest possible score. Many parents travel to the cities where the tests are given. They stay with their children during the exam, which can last two or three days. Students who do not do well on the test enter regional universities. Students who do not pass the exam usually have two choices. They can repeat a year of school and retake the test, or try to find a factory job.
为了考得高分，学生们花数个月时间紧张学习。许多家长来到考试进行的城市，在考试期间陪同自己的孩子，考试将持续两到三天。没考好的学生进入地方大学。没通过考试的学生通常有两种选择，他们可以复读一年重新参加考试，或者到工厂打工。
Cheating is common because of the high risk and high pressure connected to the exam. Local media have reported on the problem of "surrogate" test-taking. A surrogate is someone who does another person's work. Talented students from poor families can earn large amounts of money taking the college entrance exam for students who can pay. More recently, students have been using wireless devices to get answers during the test.
因为这场考试相关的高风险和高压力，作弊很常见。当地媒体已经报道了替考问题。替考是某人帮别人考试。来自贫困家庭的优秀学生可以通过帮人高考赚到很多钱。最近，考生们在考试期间一直使用无线设备来接收答案。
The Education Ministry said Saturday that it had arrested 23 people for trying to cheat since last May. Students who are caught cheating can be blocked from taking the test for three years.
中国教育部周六表示自去年五月以来已经抓获了23名作弊者。被抓到作弊的学生三年内不得参加该考试。
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