更多考生，更少加分
More candidates, less bonus points
据教育部统计，今年约有975万名考生参加考试，比去年增加35万人。
About 9.75 million candidates will sit for the exam this year, 350,000 more than last year, according to the Ministry of Education.
教育部3月份表示，将取消部分高考考生加分项目，以促进人才选拔程序更加公平科学。
The ministry said in March that it would eliminate some preferential provisions that award bonus points to some students' total score, as part of its effort to promote a more fair and scientific selection process.
根据该声明，体育特长生、中学学科奥林匹克竞赛或科技类竞赛、省级优秀学生、见义勇为事迹等高考加分项目将被取消。
According to the statement, no bonus points will be awarded for exceptional sports ability, winning academic Olympiads or science and technology competitions, being named "provincial-level excellent students" or honored for "righteous and courageous deeds".
此前，在体育或科学方面表现优异的学生最多可获得20分高考加分。但根据教育部四年前发布的一项通知，一些省份已经取消此类政策。
Previously, students with top performance in athletics or science were awarded up to 20 points on their total score, although some provinces had already canceled such provisions under a notice issued by the ministry four years ago.
招生制度改革
Reforms of the enrollment process
今年，多地招生程序将会简化。重点大学和其他院校将合并录取批次，为不同学生提供更多的选择。在上海、浙江、山东、海南开启录取批次改革后，今年天津、广东和辽宁也将实施这项改革。
Enrollment process will be streamlined in many places this year. Key universities and others will be combined into the same round of enrollment to provide more choices for different students. Tianjin, Guangdong and Liaoning will adopt the reforms this year, after the practice was put into place in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Shandong and Hainan.
智能时代新专业
New majors for the age of intelligence
今年高校共新增专业2311个，其中许多专业瞄准大数据、人工智能等科学技术的前沿领域。
There will be 2,311 new majors to choose this year, many of which are oriented toward science and technology's new front - big data and artificial intelligence.
新开设“数据科学与大数据”专业的高校约有250所，约60所高校都将新增“机器人工程”专业。
Around 250 colleges will set up courses on "data science and big data technology" and around 60 colleges will add "robotic engineering" as a new major.
“网络空间安全”也是今年专业选择中的一个新选项。
Cyberspace security is also a new option in this year's major selection.
严禁炒作“状元”
Ban on publicity of top scorers
近年来，过分强调甚至炒作高考“状元”和最高录取率引发负面评论。今年，教育部在考试前强调了禁止炒作“状元”的坚定立场。
In recent years, over-emphasis or even hype of the top scorers and highest enrollment rate received negative reviews. This year, the ministry stressed its firm stance of banning the practice before the exam.
根据教育部官网上发布的通知，违规者将受到严惩。
According to a notice published on its official website, violators would be punished severely.