Mathematics in the 2000 college entrance examination was very difficult. It is said that there was no perfect score in mathematics in the history of the college entrance examination. The average score of mathematics in China is 30, and that of Jiangsu Province is 43. Many schoolmasters are discouraged and doubt life.

College entrance examination is an entrance examination for ordinary colleges and universities in China, and it is a selective examination for ordinary high school graduates and candidates with the same educational level. The general college entrance examination is held on June 7th and 8th every year. In some areas, due to subject arrangement, the examination was postponed until June 9.