“高考”用英语怎么说?
首先，英美国人对高考的理解貌似跟我们不太一样，有些人认为它可以笼统地算作一场考试，因此用的是单数exam;而有些人认为它是一系列的考试，所以要用复数exams，各有各的道理。
其次，这个“高”(高等学校)是翻译成college还是university?我们常常听到的解释是“college是学院，而university是综合性大学”。其实都可以，尤其是在美国英语中，MacMillan English Dictionary - American是这样解释college的：in the U.S., a place that gives students degrees. A school of this type can also be called a university if it is large enough to give degrees in more than one subject。
因此，“高考”可译为：
the national college entrance exam
直译是“全国大学入门考试”。
注意事项：
1. 每个单词一般都不大写，除非在句首;
2. 其中的college说成university也可以，exam用exams也可以。
以下资料供大家参考：
【例】Media shine a spotlight on China's notoriously tough university entrance exam as millions of students prepare for the two-day test. The national college entrance exam, known as the "Gaokao", will start on Saturday.
(来源：BBC官网，地址为http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27728244)
【例】The national college entrance exam, known as the "Gaokao", will start on Saturday.
(来源：BBC官网，地址为http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27728244)
【例】Plus Chinese students describe the pressures they face in the gaokao - their university entrance exam.
(来源：BBC官网，地址为http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02tv4w9)
【例】More than 10 million Chinese students face one of the toughest tests of their young lives in the national college entrance exams over the next few days.(来源：BBC官网，地址为http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6727143.stm)
