Cambridge A Level Chinese (A Level only) 9715 — 2018 Oct/Nov Paper 4 · Variant 1

9715/41/O/N/18 · 75 marks · ≈84 min

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CHINESE 9715/41 Paper 4 Texts October/November 2018 2 hours 30 minutes No Additional Materials are required. Invigilators must refer to the Additional Materials List for instructions on the use of set texts in the examination. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST An answer booklet is provided inside this question paper. You should follow the instructions on the front cover of the answer booklet. If you need additional answer paper ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet. Answer three questions, each on a different text. You must choose one question from Section 1, one question from Section 2 and one other. Write your answers in Chinese. Dictionaries are not permitted. You should write between 600 and 800 characters for each answer. All questions in this paper carry equal marks. 请先仔细阅读以下提示 本试卷中提供答题纸。请按答题纸封面上的提示要求答题。如果需要额外的答题纸,请向监考老师要求。 请回答三个问题,每个问题针对不同的作品。你必须在第一部分中选择一个问题,在第二部分选择一个 问题,然后再任选一个问题回答。 请用中文回答问题。 不可以使用字典。 每个问题的答案字数应该在 600 和 800 字之间。 本试卷中每道题的分值相同。 答题的要求 请用大写字母填写答题纸封面上的内容。 请使用深蓝色或黑色的钢笔。不要在任何条码上书写。 请在答题纸上回答问题。使用答题纸正反两面答题。请在各个问题的答案之间空两行。 请在第一列的格内写清你所回答的问题的题号。 如果你回答的问题由几个部分组成,例如 1a,请在第二列的格内写明该问题的小题部分。 如果你用了额外的答题纸,请把它们插入答卷中。 Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Level This document consists of 5 printed pages, 3 blank pages and 1 Insert. KI 142930/3 © UCLES 2018 [Turn over Question Part 1 1 ai aii * 9 7 5 1 1 9 8 1 3 0 *

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2 9715/41/O/N/18 © UCLES 2018 请回答三个问题,每个问题必须针对不同的作品。你必须在第一部分中选择一个问题,在第二 部分中选择一个问题,然后再任选一个问题回答。 第一部分 1 戴望舒 从问题 (a) 或问题 (b) 中任选其一,加以回答。 (a)《雨巷》 (i) 这首诗表现了什么样的情感?又是如何表现出来的? 或者 (b) 戴望舒在很多诗歌中表达了爱国之情。请选用两首进行分析。 撑着油纸伞,独自 彷徨在悠长、悠长 又寂寥的雨巷, 我希望逢着 一个丁香一样地 结着愁怨的姑娘。 她是有 丁香一样的颜色, 丁香一样的芬芳, 丁香一样的忧愁, ……

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3 9715/41/O/N/18 © UCLES 2018 [Turn over 2 舒婷:《舒婷诗选》 从问题 (a) 或问题 (b) 中任选其一,加以回答。 (a)《惠安女子》 (i) 你怎么理解诗人所描绘的“少女的梦”? (ii) 请分析诗中所表现的惠安女子的形象。 或者 (b) 舒婷的诗歌体现了对民族命运的关注。请举例说明。 野火在远方,远方 在你琥珀色的眼睛里 以古老部落的银饰 约束柔软的腰肢 幸福虽不可预期,但少女的梦 蒲公英一般徐徐落在海面上 啊,浪花无边无际 ……

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4 9715/41/O/N/18 © UCLES 2018 3 阿城:《棋王》 从问题 (a) 或问题 (b) 中任选其一,加以回答。 (a) 名手只好请呆子开路,事后对自己的儿子说:“你这个同学桀骜不驯,棋品 连着人品,照这样下去,棋品必劣。”又举了一些最新指示,说若能好好学习, 棋锋必健。后来呆子认识了一个捡烂纸的老头儿,被老头儿连杀三天而仅赢一 盘。呆子就执意要替老头儿去撕大字报纸,不要老头儿劳动。…… 一时呆子的大 名王一生贴得满街都是,许多外省来取经的革命战士许久才明白王一生原来是个 棋呆子,就有人请了去外省会一些江湖名手。 (第一章) (i) “棋品连着人品”,你如何看待王一生的棋品和人品? 或者 (b) 以小说中的两个人物为例,介绍一下知青这个群体和他们的生活。

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5 9715/41/O/N/18 © UCLES 2018 第二部分 4 老舍:《骆驼祥子》 从问题 (a) 或问题 (b) 中任选其一,加以回答。 (a) “祥子还在那文化之城,可是变成了走兽。”试以祥子的经历解释这句话的含意。 或者 (b) 请分析一下祥子和虎妞的关系。 5 曹禺: 《日出》 从问题 (a) 或问题 (b) 中任选其一,加以回答。 (a) 剧中第一幕方达生在陈白露的要求下勉强留下来,但是他在第三幕中却说 “我毫不后悔多在这里住几天”。是什么使他改变了想法? 或者 (b) 小东西打了金八,陈白露为什么觉得打得好? 6 余华: 《十八岁出门远行》 从问题 (a) 或问题 (b) 中任选其一,加以回答。 (a) “我”和司机对抢苹果这件事的态度,反映了“我”和司机有什么不同? 或者 (b) “我”出远门没有目的地,“我”搭车往反方向走也可以。为什么?

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8 9715/41/O/N/18 © UCLES 2018 BLANK PAGE 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.

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This document consists of 4 printed pages. © UCLES 2018 [Turn over Cambridge Assessment International Education Cambridge International Advanced Level CHINESE 9715/41 Paper 4 Texts October/November 2018 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 75 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.

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9715/41 Cambridge International A Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2018 © UCLES 2018 Page 2 of 4 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.

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9715/41 Cambridge International A Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2018 © UCLES 2018 Page 3 of 4 Candidates will write their answers in the target language. Examiners will look for a candidate's ability to communicate effectively and will ignore linguistic errors, which do not impede communication. Passage based questions: Examiners should consider the extent to which candidates have been able to identify the significant issues raised in the passage and, where appropriate, have applied these to the text as a whole. The passage is a stimulus passage, to be used as a springboard to give candidates a starting point for their answer. Examiners should allow candidates to use the passage as they choose, and ask themselves how successfully the candidates have manipulated their material and to what extent they have shown depth of awareness and knowledge of the workings of the text under discussion. This is not an exercise in literary criticism: Examiners should reward candidates whose answers show good understanding of how a text works and how an author has conveyed the key issues. Essay questions: a prime consideration is that candidates show detailed knowledge and understanding of the text. Extracts from Examiners' Notes This paper is intended to test candidates' knowledge of a text and their ability to use this knowledge to answer questions in a clear and focused manner. A sophisticated literary approach is not expected (though at the highest levels it is sometimes seen), but great value is placed on evidence of a firsthand response and thoughtful, personal evaluation of what candidates have read. Candidates may have been encouraged to depend closely on prepared notes and quotations: quotation for its own sake is not useful, though it will not be undervalued if used appropriately to illustrate a point in the answer. Candidates do not tend to show all the qualities or faults described in any one mark-band. Examiners attempt to weigh all these up at every borderline, in order to see whether the work can be considered for the category above. At the lower levels, the answer may mention a few 'facts' but these may be so poorly understood, badly organised and irrelevant that it falls into category 10–11; or there may be just enough sense of understanding and focus for the Examiner to consider the 12–13 band. Again, at a higher level, an answer may be clear, solid and conscientious (perhaps 18–19), without showing quite the control and attention to perceptively chosen detail which would justify 20 or more. Examiners take a positive and flexible approach and, even when there are obvious flaws in an answer, reward evidence of knowledge and especially any signs of understanding and careful organisation.

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9715/41 Cambridge International A Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2018 © UCLES 2018 Page 4 of 4 Candidates are expected to write 600–800 characters for each of their answers. Candidates who write more than 800 characters cannot be placed higher than the 16–17 category in the mark scheme. Marks Description 22–25 Exceptional work. Excellent ability to organise material, thorough knowledge, considerable sensitivity to language and to author’s intentions, understanding of some literary techniques. Really articulate and intelligent answers should be considered in this band even if there are still flaws and omissions. 20–21 Very good. Close attention to detail of passages, controlled structure, perceptive use of illustration, good insight when discussing characters. Ability to look beyond the immediate material and to show some understanding of author’s intentions and of underlying themes. 18–19 Thoroughly solid and relevant work. Candidate does not simply reproduce information: can discuss and evaluate material and come to clear conclusion. Good focus on passages. Some limitations of insight but coherent, detailed approach and aptly chosen illustrations. 16–17 Painstaking. Sound knowledge of texts; mainly relevant. Some attempt to analyse and compare, some sense of understanding. Possibly not in full control of material; solid but indiscriminate. Many very conscientious candidates fall into this category: they tend to write far too much as they are reluctant to leave out anything they have learnt. Focused, coherent essays which lack really solid detail but convey a good understanding of the text should also be considered for this band. 14–15 Fair relevance and knowledge. Better organised than work in the 12–13 band: the candidate probably understands the demands of the question without being able to develop a very thorough response. Still a fairly simple, black and white approach. Some narrative and ‘learnt’ material but better control and focus than work in the 12–13 band. Many candidates probably fall into this category. 12–13 Sound, if simple and superficial, knowledge of plot and characters. Makes assertions without being able to illustrate or develop points. Probably still too dependent on narrative and memorised oddments but there may be a visible attempt to relate these to the question. Can extract one or two relevant points from a set passage. 10–11 Some very basic material but not much sense of understanding or ability to answer question. The candidate rarely reads the set passage but uses it as a springboard for storytelling and memorised bits and pieces about characters. Very general, unspecific approach. Random, bitty structure. Signs of organisation and relevance should be looked for in case the answer can be considered for a mark in the 12–13 band. 6–9 Marginally more knowledge here than in the 0–5 band. The candidate may have read the text but is probably unable to see beyond the barest bones of the plot or half- remembered notes. Insubstantial; very little relevance. The candidate may have problems with the language and will be unable to express ideas comprehensibly. 0–5 No discernible material. Often very inadequate language. Marks in this section are awarded almost on the basis of quantity: up to 3 for a sentence or two showing a glimpse of knowledge, 4 or 5 where there is also a hint of relevance to the question. It is possible for a candidate to write a whole page demonstrating no knowledge at all (have they read the book?), or only misunderstood background facts or very vague general remarks unrelated to either text or question.

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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2018 Oct/Nov, Paper 4 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A51/75
B46/75
C42/75
D38/75
E34/75