Chinese officials are taking high-tech action against high-tech cheaters on the national college entrance test. In recent years, some students have used hidden electronic devices to communicate during the test. In an effort to stop them, administrators in one city took an unusual step. They used a drone(无人驾驶飞机). The drone flew over two testing centers in Luoyang City in central China's Henan province. The drone was looking for unusual signals being sent to wireless devices.
Mr Lan is an official from Luoyang. He said the drone cost hundreds of thousands of yuan. He said the drone was as big as a pump (泵)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.
Nine million students will take the college entrance exam. 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 a key university.
Students spend months studying intensely, in order to get the highest possible score. 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.
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.
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