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CHINESE 9715/31 Paper 3 Essay October/November 2018 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 International Advanced Level This document consists of 4 printed pages. KI 143269/1 © UCLES 2018 [Turn over * 9 1 4 2 3 2 3 1 2 6 *

2 9715/31/O/N/18 © UCLES 2018 在下列的题目中选择一题用中文作答。在卷纸所提供的空格内写一篇250至400个字的作文。所 作文章必须与选题直接相关。 家庭 1 你怎样理解 “家和万事兴”? 城乡生活 2 如果让你设计一座理想的城市，它会是什么样子的？ 信仰 3 请谈谈希望在我们生活中的重要性。 旅游 4 在网络上就可以领略到各地的风光和风土人情，旅游已经没有必要了。你同意吗？请讨 论。 文化遗产 5 只有当一个地方被指定为世界文化遗产时，人们才会珍惜保护它。你怎么看？

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This document consists of 3 printed pages. © UCLES 2018 [Turn over Cambridge Assessment International Education Cambridge International Advanced Level CHINESE 9715/31 Paper 3 Essay October/November 2018 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 40 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 International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2018 series for most Cambridge IGCSE™, Cambridge International A and AS Level components and some Cambridge O Level components.

9715/31 Cambridge International A Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2018 © UCLES 2018 Page 2 of 3 Generic Marking Principles These general marking principles must be applied by all examiners when marking candidate answers. They should be applied alongside the specific content of the mark scheme or generic level descriptors for a question. Each question paper and mark scheme will also comply with these marking principles. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 1: Marks must be awarded in line with: • the specific content of the mark scheme or the generic level descriptors for the question • the specific skills defined in the mark scheme or in the generic level descriptors for the question • the standard of response required by a candidate as exemplified by the standardisation scripts. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 2: Marks awarded are always whole marks (not half marks, or other fractions). GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 3: Marks must be awarded positively: • marks are awarded for correct/valid answers, as defined in the mark scheme. However, credit is given for valid answers which go beyond the scope of the syllabus and mark scheme, referring to your Team Leader as appropriate • marks are awarded when candidates clearly demonstrate what they know and can do • marks are not deducted for errors • marks are not deducted for omissions • answers should only be judged on the quality of spelling, punctuation and grammar when these features are specifically assessed by the question as indicated by the mark scheme. The meaning, however, should be unambiguous. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 4: Rules must be applied consistently e.g. in situations where candidates have not followed instructions or in the application of generic level descriptors. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 5: Marks should be awarded using the full range of marks defined in the mark scheme for the question (however; the use of the full mark range may be limited according to the quality of the candidate responses seen). GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 6: Marks awarded are based solely on the requirements as defined in the mark scheme. Marks should not be awarded with grade thresholds or grade descriptors in mind.

9715/31 Cambridge International A Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2018 © UCLES 2018 Page 3 of 3 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.