Cambridge A Level Chinese (A Level only) 9715 — 2016 Oct/Nov Paper 2 · Variant 2

9715/22/O/N/16 · 70 marks · ≈79 min

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CHINESE 9715/22 Paper 2 Reading and Writing October/November 2016 1 hour 45 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces at the top of this page. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Answer all questions in Chinese in the spaces provided. Dictionaries are not permitted. You should keep to any word limits given in the questions. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. 请先阅读以下提示 请在本页上方的空格内填写考试中心编号、考生号和考生姓名。 用深蓝色或黑色圆珠笔填写和答题。 不要使用订书针、回形针、胶水或涂改液。 不要在条码上写字。 请用中文在所提供的空白处回答所有问题。 考试中不得使用字典。 请遵守字数限制规定。 每道题或分题的分值标在题末的方括号 [ ] 里。 Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Level This document consists of 6 printed pages, 2 blank pages and 1 Insert. NL 116943/4 © UCLES 2016 [Turn over * 2 0 5 1 3 8 6 5 7 6 *

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3 9715/22/O/N/16 © UCLES 2016 3 9715/22/O/N/16 © UCLES 2016 第一部分 阅读插页中的短文一,《禁烟》,然后在本考卷上回答问题 1、2 和 3。 1 从短文一中找出与以下词语意思最接近的词语。 例如:注意 (第一段) 回答:关注 (a) 趋势 (第一段) … [1] (b) 关系 (第二段) … [1] (c) 非常小 (第三段) … [1] (d) 负担 (第三段) … [1] (e) 没有文字可依 (第四段) … [1] [总 5 分] 2 用括号中的词语重写短文一中的下列各句,并保持句子原意。 例如: 控制吸烟问题早就引起全球的关注。事实上,用法律手段推行控制吸烟已成为世界 文明的一个标志和潮流。(不仅……而且……) 回答: 控制吸烟问题不仅早就引起全球的关注,而且用法律手段推行控制吸烟已成为世界文 明的一个标志和潮流。 (a) 中国在2011年开始在一些公共场所实施禁烟令,效果却微乎其微。(虽然……但是……) … [1] … [1] (b) 抽烟可以增进友谊,扩大朋友圈子。(既……又……) … [2] … [2] (c) 在有些国家,在公共场所抽烟被看做是一种害人害己的行为。(把) … [2] … [2] [总 5 分] [Turn over

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4 9715/22/O/N/16 © UCLES 2016 3 根据短文一用中文回答下列问题,不要整句地照抄原文。 各题的分数显示在题后括号内。此外,答题语言质量分为 5 分。 总分为: 15 + 5 = 20 (a) 法国政府用什么方法推动禁烟? … [2] … [2] … [3] … [3] (b) 新西兰政府为什么在监狱实行禁烟? … [4] … [3] … [4] … [3] (c) 在新西兰,为什么有人反对在监狱禁烟? … [3] … [3] … [2] (d) 为什么说中国禁烟的效果不是很理想? … [3] … [3] … [3] … [3] (e) 解释“奉茶敬烟”。 … [3] … [3] … [3] … [2]

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5 9715/22/O/N/16 © UCLES 2016 (f) 对比一下不同国家的人对吸烟的态度。 … [3] … [3] … [2] [总分:15 + 5 = 20] [Turn over

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6 9715/22/O/N/16 © UCLES 2016 第二部分 现在阅读插页中的短文二《健康及其影响因素》,然后在本考卷上回答问题 4 和 5。 4 根据短文二用中文回答下列问题,不要整句地照抄原文。 各题的分数显示在题后括号内。此外,答题语言质量分为 5 分。 总分为: 15 + 5 = 20 (a) 请说一说现代人如何理解“健康”。 … [2] … [2] … [2] … [3] (b) 怎样才能拥有真正的健康? … [3] … [3] … [3] … [3] (c) 经济发展对健康起到了什么作用? … [3] … [3] … [3] … [3] … [4] (d) 教育可以帮助人们在哪两个方面做出更健康的选择? … [3] … [3] … [2] (e) 怎样使青少年更加健康? … [3] … [3] … [3] … [3] [总分:15 + 5 = 20]

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7 9715/22/O/N/16 © UCLES 2016 5 用中文完成以下两题,总字数不要超过 200 个字。 (a) 结合短文一和短文二的内容,谈谈禁烟和健康理念的变化对现代人生活的影响。 [10] (b) 请谈谈你对这方面的了解、体验和看法。 [5] 语言的质量 [5] [总分:10 + 5 + 5 = 20] 200 300

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8 9715/22/O/N/16 © UCLES 2016 Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge International Examinations Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cie.org.uk after the live examination series. Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge. BLANK PAGE

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® IGCSE is the registered trademark of Cambridge International Examinations. This document consists of 14 printed pages. © UCLES 2016 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Level CHINESE 9715/22 Paper 2 Reading and Writing October/November 2016 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 70 Published This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers. Cambridge will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2016 series for most Cambridge IGCSE®, Cambridge International A and AS Level components and some Cambridge O Level components.

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Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International A Level – October/November 2016 9715 22 © UCLES 2016 General Marking Principles 1.1 Please note that it is not possible to list all acceptable alternatives in the Detailed Mark Scheme provided on the following pages. You will need to consider all alternative answers and unexpected approaches in candidates' scripts, make a decision on whether they communicate the required elements, in consultation with the Principal Examiner if necessary, and award marks accordingly. 1.2 Crossing out: (a) If a candidate changes his/her mind over an answer and crosses out an attempt, award a mark if the final attempt is correct. (b) If a candidate crosses out an answer to a whole question but makes no second attempt at it, mark the crossed out work. 1.3 Annotation used in marking: (a) BOD = Benefit of the Doubt and is used to indicate material considered by the Examiner and judged to be more correct than incorrect: the benefit of the doubt is given to the candidate and the mark is awarded. (b) NBOD = No Benefit of the Doubt and is used to indicate material considered by the Examiner and judged to be more incorrect than correct: the benefit of the doubt is not given to the candidate and the mark is not awarded. (c) caret = to indicate where something which is key to the response is missing. 1.4 No response and '0' marks Award NR (No Response): • If there is nothing written at all in the answer space or • If there is only a comment which does not in any way relate to the question being asked (e.g. 'can’t do' or 'don’t know') or • If there is only a mark which isn’t an attempt at the question (e.g. a dash, a question mark). Award 0: • If there is any attempt that earns no credit. This could, for example, include the candidate copying all or some of the question, or any working that does not earn any marks, whether crossed out or not.

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Page 3 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International A Level – October/November 2016 9715 22 © UCLES 2016 Detailed Mark Scheme Section 1 Question 1 Accept Reject Mrk Minor character errors in transcription (missing or additional strokes) provided that the meaning is clear and that a different character is not created. Minor omissions in the body of the phrase. (a) 潮流 [1] (b) 涉及 [1] (c) 微乎其微 [1] (d) 承受 承担 [1] (e) 不成文(的) 礼节/不成文的礼节 [1] Total [5]

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Page 4 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International A Level – October/November 2016 9715 22 © UCLES 2016 Question 2 Candidates either get full marks for each question or zero. No partial marks are awarded. The following are examples of the way in which answers could be expressed. Answers should retain the same meaning and contain all the necessary elements of the phrase to be reworked. Q nr Accept Reject Mrk (a) 虽然中国在2011年开始在一些公共场所实 施禁烟令,但是效果(却)微乎其微。 中国虽然在2011年开始在一些公共场所实 施禁烟令,但是效果(却)微乎其微。 虽然效果微乎其微,但是中国在2011年开 始在一些公共场所实施禁烟令。 [1] (b) 抽烟既可以增进友谊又(可以)扩大朋友 圈子。 抽烟可以既增进友谊又扩大朋友圈子。 [2] (c) 在有些国家,人们把在公共场所抽烟看做 是一种害人害己的行为。 有些国家把在公共场所抽烟看做是一种害 人害己的行为。 在有些国家把在公共场所抽烟看做是一种 害人害己的行为。 有些国家把公共场所抽烟看做是一种害人 害己的行为。 [2] Total [5]

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Page 5 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International A Level – October/November 2016 9715 22 © UCLES 2016 Question 3 Lifting = a whole sentence taken from the text will usually invalidate an answer unless further original explanation is offered. If (and only if) all the words in the reject column appear in the answer unchanged, reject as a ‘lift’. Annotate this using the LM stamp (Lifted Material). It is not uncommon for candidates to ‘lift’ and then go on to rephrase acceptably, in which case indicate the lift using LM stamp but reward the rephrase. (a) 法国政府用什么方法推动禁烟? Accept Reject Mrk A 教育 The long lift should be rejected: [在法国,政府通过教育来推动禁烟令 的实施。] [与此同时,政府还采取了提高香烟价 格、增加烟草税的办法,以经济来促 使烟民戒烟。] [1] B 提高香烟价格 [1] C 增加烟草税 [1] Total [3]

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Page 6 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International A Level – October/November 2016 9715 22 © UCLES 2016 (b) 新西兰政府为什么在监狱实行全面禁烟? Accept Reject Mrk A 净化了空气 The long lift should be rejected: [这样不仅净化了空气,而且节省了一 大笔医疗费用。] [长远来说,犯人离开监狱后,由于省 下了买烟的钱,他们的生活质量提高 了。] 提高了生活质量 [1] B 节省医疗费用 [1] C 提高了犯人的出狱后的生活质量 [1] Total [3] (c) 在新西兰, 为什么有人反对在监狱禁烟? Accept Reject Mrk A 导致犯人烦躁不安/产生冲突 The long lift should be rejected: [然而,有的监狱工作人员担心实行全 面禁烟会导致犯人烦燥不安,引起冲 突;也有律师提出,“这涉及到人权 问题”。] [1] B 涉及到人权问题 [1] Total [2]

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Page 7 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International A Level – October/November 2016 9715 22 © UCLES 2016 (d) 为什么说中国禁烟的效果不是很理想? Accept Reject Mrk A 人们对吸烟的坏处认识不够 The long lift should be rejected: [公众对吸烟的危害认识不足、没有意 识到二手烟暴露的严重性,造成吸烟 率居高不下、被动吸烟现象普遍存 在。] [此外,对于大多数人而言,香烟的价 格是可以承受的。] [1] B 人们对二手烟暴露的严重性没有认识 对被动吸烟的认识 [1] C 香烟的价格是可以承受的/香烟不贵 [1] Total [3] (e) 解释“奉茶敬烟”。 Accept Reject Mrk A (给客人)泡茶/斟茶 The long lift should be rejected: 在中国是一个不成文的礼节 [1] B (给客人)发烟/提供香烟 [1] C 表示对客人的尊重 Total [2] (f) 对比一下不同国家的人对吸烟的态度。 Accept Reject Mrk A 在中国, 吸烟是一种社交方式/中国 人认为吸烟可以增进友谊, 结交更多 朋友 The long lift should be rejected: 吸烟是一种社交方式 [而在有些国家,在公共场所抽烟被看 做是一种害人害己的行为,因此不为 人接受。] [1] B 有些国家的人认为吸烟害人害己/吸烟 不被人接受 [1] Total [2]

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Page 8 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International A Level – October/November 2016 9715 22 © UCLES 2016 Quality of Language – Accuracy (Questions 3, 4 and 5) [5] 5 Very good Consistently accurate. Only very few errors of minor significance. Accurate use of more complex structures (verb forms, tenses, prepositions, word order). 4 Good Higher incidence of error than above, but clearly has a sound grasp of the grammatical elements in spite of lapses. Some capacity to use accurately more complex structures. 3 Sound Fair level of accuracy. Common tenses and regular verbs mostly correctly formed. Some problems in forming correct agreement of adjectives. Difficulty with irregular verbs, use of prepositions. 2 Below average Persistent errors in tense and verb forms. Prepositions frequently incorrect. Recurrent errors in agreement of adjectives. 0–1 Poor Little or no evidence of grammatical awareness. Most constructions incomplete or incorrect. Consistent and repeated error. Additional marking guidance for Quality of Language – Questions 3 and 4: The five marks available for Quality of Language are awarded globally for the whole performance on each set of answers. A concise answer, containing all mark-bearing components for Content is scored on the full range of marks for language, i.e. length does not determine the Quality of Language mark. Identify the answer(s) scoring 0 for Content in the whole set of answers. Then add together the number of Content marks available for each of these questions and reduce the Quality of Language mark according to the following table: Total Content marks available on questions where a candidate scores 0 Reduce Quality of Language mark by: 2–3 1 4–5 2 6–7 3 8–14 4 15 5 Note: A minimum of one mark for Quality of Language should be awarded if there are any Content marks at all (i.e. 0 Quality of Language marks only if 0 Content marks). [Total: 20]

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Page 9 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International A Level – October/November 2016 9715 22 © UCLES 2016 Question 4 Mark as Question 3 (a) 请说一说现代人如何理解“健康”。 Accept Reject Mrk A 身体没有病 The long lift should be rejected: [现代健康观对健康的衡量标准已不仅 是指躯体健全无病,还要求人在精神 上有一个完好状态,具备一定的社会 适应能力。] [1] B 精神完好/健全 [1] C 有一定的社会适应能力 [1] Total [3] (b) 怎样才能拥有真正的健康? Accept Reject Mrk A 在生活上做出转变 The long lift should be rejected: [因此, 要拥有真正的健康, 就意味 着人们要在生活和思想上做出转变, 而且要在很大程度上调整行为模式。] [1] B 在思想上做出转变 [1] C 调整行为模式 [1] Total [3]

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Page 10 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International A Level – October/November 2016 9715 22 © UCLES 2016 (c) 经济发展对健康起到了什么作用? Accept Reject Mrk A 为人们提供充足的食物营养 The long lift should be rejected: [经济发展为人们提供充足的食物营 养、良好的劳动条件。] [随着国家收入的增加,医疗服务也会 得到完善,人们的健康意识也随之提 高。] [1] B 为人们提供良好的劳动条件 [1] C 完善医疗服务 [1] D 提高人们的健康意识 [1] Total [4] (d) 教育可以帮助人们在哪两个方面做出更健康的选择? Accept Reject Mrk A 关于收入的支配 The long lift should be rejected: [一般来说,教育能帮助人们在支配个 人收入时作出更健康的选择,用更多 的闲暇时间来锻炼身体。] 让人们意识到锻炼的重要性 [1] B 关于闲暇时间的支配 利用更多时间来锻炼身体 [1] Total [2]

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Page 11 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International A Level – October/November 2016 9715 22 © UCLES 2016 (e) 怎样使青少年更加健康? Accept Reject Mrk A 帮助青少年掌握卫生保健知识 The long lift should be rejected: [学校和家长一定要紧密合作,帮助青 少年掌握卫生保健知识,养成良好的 卫生习惯,并且主动预防疾病,从而 更健康。] 养成良好的生活习惯 [1] B 养成良好的卫生习惯 [1] C 主动预防疾病 [1] Total [3]

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Page 12 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International A Level – October/November 2016 9715 22 © UCLES 2016 Quality of Language – Accuracy (Questions 3, 4 and 5) [5] 5 Very good Consistently accurate. Only very few errors of minor significance. Accurate use of more complex structures (verb forms, tenses, prepositions, word order). 4 Good Higher incidence of error than above, but clearly has a sound grasp of the grammatical elements in spite of lapses. Some capacity to use accurately more complex structures. 3 Sound Fair level of accuracy. Common tenses and regular verbs mostly correctly formed. Some problems in forming correct agreement of adjectives. Difficulty with irregular verbs, use of prepositions. 2 Below average Persistent errors in tense and verb forms. Prepositions frequently incorrect. Recurrent errors in agreement of adjectives. 0–1 Poor Little or no evidence of grammatical awareness. Most constructions incomplete or incorrect. Consistent and repeated error. Additional marking guidance for Quality of Language – Questions 3 and 4: The five marks available for Quality of Language are awarded globally for the whole performance on each set of answers. A concise answer, containing all mark-bearing components for Content is scored on the full range of marks for language, i.e. length does not determine the Quality of Language mark. Identify the answer(s) scoring 0 for Content in the whole set of answers. Then add together the number of Content marks available for each of these questions and reduce the Quality of Language mark according to the following table: Total Content marks available on questions where a candidate scores 0 Reduce Quality of Language mark by: 2–3 1 4–5 2 6–7 3 8–14 4 15 5 Note: A minimum of one mark for Quality of Language should be awarded if there are any Content marks at all (i.e. 0 Quality of Language marks only if 0 Content marks). [Total: 20]

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Page 14 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International A Level – October/November 2016 9715 22 © UCLES 2016 Content marks: Response to the Text [5] Marked like a mini-essay according to the variety and interest of the opinions and views expressed, the response to the original text stimulus and the ability to express a personal point of view. 5 Very good Varied and interesting ideas, showing an element of flair and imagination, a capacity to express a personal point of view. 4 Good Not the flair and imagination of the best candidates, but work still shows an ability to express a range of ideas, maintain interest and respond to the issues raised. 3 Sound A fair level of interest and ideas. May concentrate on a single issue, but there is still a response to ideas in the text. 2 Below average Limited range of ideas; rather humdrum. May disregard the element of response to the text, and write a largely unrelated free-composition. 0–1 Poor Few ideas to offer on the theme. Banal and pedestrian. No element of personal response to the text. Repeated error. Quality of Language – Accuracy (Questions 3, 4 and 5) [5] 5 Very good Consistently accurate. Only very few errors of minor significance. Accurate use of more complex structures (verb forms, tenses, prepositions, word order). 4 Good Higher incidence of error than above, but clearly has a sound grasp of the grammatical elements in spite of lapses. Some capacity to use accurately more complex structures. 3 Sound Fair level of accuracy. Common tenses and regular verbs mostly correctly formed. Some problems in forming correct agreement of adjectives. Difficulty with irregular verbs, use of prepositions. 2 Below average Persistent errors in tense and verb forms. Prepositions frequently incorrect. Recurrent errors in agreement of adjectives. 0–1 Poor Little or no evidence of grammatical awareness. Most constructions incomplete or incorrect. Consistent and repeated error. [Total: 20]

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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2016 Oct/Nov, Paper 2 · Variant 2. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A46/70
B41/70
C35/70
D30/70
E24/70