Cambridge A Level Chinese (A Level only) 9715 — 2016 Oct/Nov Paper 3 · Variant 2

CHINESE 9715/32 Paper 3 Essay October/November 2016 1 hour 30 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 one question in Chinese in the space provided. Dictionaries are not permitted. You should write between 250 and 400 characters. Your essay will be marked out of 40 with 16 marks for Content and 24 marks for Quality of Language. 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。 从题目中任选一题，并用中文在所提供的答题纸上进行回答。 考试中不得使用字典。 汉字字数限制在 250 和 400 之间。 本卷总分为 40 分，其中文章内容占 16 分，语言质量占 24 分。 Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge |nternational Advanced Level This document consists of 4 printed pages. NL 116946 © UCLES 2016 [Turn over * 2 7 6 6 1 6 0 8 6 9 *

2 9715/32/O/N/16 © UCLES 2016 下列题目，选择其中一个。250 至 400 个字。 1 年轻人 有些年轻人认同“花明天的钱来满足今天的愿望。”你怎么看？ 2 媒体 我们是否应该完全相信所有的媒体报道？请讨论。 3 教育 “多掌握一门外语会为你打开一个新的世界。”你怎样理解？ 4 科技 你认为过去的一百年里最伟大的科技发明是什么？请讨论。 5 环境 我们应该怎样做才能既保证生活质量，又不过度消耗自然资源？

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Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International A Level – October/November 2016 9715 32 © UCLES 2016 COMPONENT 3: Essay Essays which address the broad topic area but relate to the exact essay title/question only in places will be awarded content marks in the ‘poor’ band, with access to the full range of marks for language. Essays which address the broad topic area but do not relate in any way to the exact essay title/question will be awarded 0 marks for content and 0 marks for language. Language (24 marks) Content (16 marks) 21–24 Very good Confident use of complex sentence patterns, generally accurate, extensive vocabulary, good sense of idiom. 14–16 Very good Detailed, clearly relevant and well illustrated; coherently argued and structured. 16–20 Good Generally sound grasp of grammar in spite of quite a few lapses; reads reasonably; some attempt at varied vocabulary. 11–13 Good Sound knowledge and generally relevant; some ability to develop argument and draw conclusions. 10–15 Adequate A tendency to be simple, clumsy or laboured; some degree of accuracy; inappropriate use of idiom. 7–10 Adequate Some knowledge, but not always relevant; a more limited capacity to argue. 5–9 Poor Consistently simple or pedestrian sentence patterns with persistent errors; limited vocabulary. 3–6 Poor Some attempt at argument, tends to be sketchy or unspecific; little attempt to structure an argument; major misunderstanding of question. 0–4 Very poor Only the simplest sentence patterns, little evidence of grammatical awareness, very limited vocabulary. 0–2 Very poor Vague and general, ideas presented at random.