剑桥大学官网本科学习阶段针对中国申请者的页面上是这么说的：

The Gaokao is regarded as suitable preparation for Cambridge. The Gaokao scores of successful applicants will vary from province to province and year to year. As a guideline, successful applicants will usually have scores in the top 0.1% of those taking the Gaokao in their province. In addition to the total score, Cambridge Colleges will pay close attention to individual subject scores and scores in the Senior High School Examinations (Xueye Shuiping Kaoshi; previously the Huikao). The Xueye Shuiping Kaoshi alone are not regarded as suitable preparation for Cambridge.

高考成绩可以用来申请入学剑桥。各省申请者每年进入剑桥的高考成绩都不同，总的指导原则是，考生的高考成绩需在本省排名前0.1%。除了高考总分以外，剑桥大学的各学院也会密切关注考生的单科成绩以及学业水平考试(即会考)成绩。单凭学业水平考试成绩不可申请剑桥。

Applicants studying for the Gaokao are encouraged to undertake additional study outside of their school qualifications. This might include, for example, relevant science Olympiads or College Board SAT I or II; or Advanced Placement Tests.

除了参加高考以外，我们也鼓励考生参加一些校外的学习考试，比如，科学奥林匹克竞赛、SAT I/II，或者美国大学预修课程考试(AP考试)等。