Cambridge IGCSE Chinese - First Language 0509 — 2012 May/June Paper 1 · Variant 2
0509/12/M/J/12 · 50 marks · ≈56 min
The question paper and its mark scheme, free to read here and free to download. This is Cambridge’s own paper, exactly as it was sat.
Question paper8 pages








Mark scheme4 pages
Answers below. Sit the paper first if you are practising.




Paper as text
Question paper, page 1
This document consists of 8 printed pages. DC (SLM) 60966 © UCLES 2012 [Turn over UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education * 5 8 5 3 0 4 8 5 0 9 * FIRST LANGUAGE CHINESE 0509/12 Paper 1 Reading May/June 2012 2 hours Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet, follow the instructions on the front of the Booklet. Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fl uid. Answer all questions. The passages and questions on this question paper are printed twice, once in traditional and once in simplifi ed characters. If you wish to read them in traditional characters, turn to page 2; if you wish to read them in simplifi ed characters, turn to page 6. You may write your answers in either traditional or simplifi ed characters. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. ፝ӒᎨпίᇴ݃ ᇢ࠴Ղऱ֮ີࡉംᠲˈڶ᧯ࡉ១᧯ࠟጟठءDŽૉ᧯ڗठˈᓮࠩรԲDŽ ขኡޚᇵངಖ 䆩ोϞⱘ᭛ゴ䯂乬ˈ᳝㐕ԧㅔԧϸ⾡⠜ᴀDŽ㢹㽕ㅔԧᄫ⠜ˈ䇋㗏ࠄ݁义DŽ
Question paper, page 2
2 0509/12/O/N/12 © UCLES 2012 PASSAGES AND QUESTIONS IN TRADITIONAL CHARACTERS ಒΚഌϸ ֮ԫ גาᔹᦰՀ૿ऱ֮ˈྥ৵ڃംᠲDŽ Օᖂඒߛ່ᗑऱפ౨ڇ࣍ຏመඒߛࡉ᎖ᖄˈၲඔڣ᎘Գऱ৸ፂ౨Ժˈࠌהଚ౨ജᐖ ᄅवǃ৸ፂᥬˈٵழ౨ജܓش۞աऱթཕࡉᖂᢝ۞աऱԳسؾᑑࣚ೭DŽଣૉૻ࣍ ᄐˈݺᎁඒߛױ౨ࠀլਢؘᏁऱˈڂᄐޓڍچᏁႧᕿࡉᄃᄐऱ壄壀ˈٵழՈፖ ԫଡԳګ९መ࿓խऱࢤ塄ګڶৰՕऱᣂএDŽݙ٤ᖇ៶ءՂऱवᢝˈࠀլ౨ജঅᢞԫଡ ԳऱګפDŽڶԫۯټԳམᆖᎅመΚϘᗨีवᢝࠀլਢᖂऱ່ึؾऱˈڶނवᢝሎشࠩኔ ᔌխթ౨ᛧ၌ءհ؆ऱᆖ᧭ፖཕᐝˈᨃԳسޓ᠆༄DŽϙʳࢬᘯϘՂࠐึᤚϙˈ ᝑऱ༉ਢຍଡሐDŽʳ Օᖂඒߛױא༼Գଚऱवᢝֽᑇˈ܀ຍጟᓵࢤऱवᢝਢլജऱˈࢬאݺ് ٤૿ۖߓอऱඒߛDŽຍᑌթ౨ജഛ塄ٚ۶ګפृຟؘᏁࠠໂऱ৸ەംᠲऱ౨ԺˈࠌԳޓړ چނ༽۞աऱֱٻˈᨋԳፖԳհၴऱᣂএˈࠀ౨ജ૿ኙܺᣄլಯথDŽೈڼא؆ˈ ֆڇᆤشԳऱழଢᄎޓႜٻ࣍༈ބչᏖᑌऱԳթࡋΛৰڍՕֆԳࠃጥऱڃਢΚࠠ ڶޓൎऱ৸ە౨ԺऱԳDŽ ᕣጥڇऱՕᖂඒߛڶৰڍլݙऱچֱˈ܀ਢլ౨ܡࡳՕᖂඒߛऱრᆠˈۖݺޓ ႜٻ࣍ઌॾ߷ࠄشवᢝࣳᇘದࠐऱԳޓ୲࣐࠷ګ༉DŽݺଚױאࠩˈ߷ࠄڇٺ࠷؎ Օګ༉ऱԳՕڍᑇຟ࠹መඒߛˈᖞଡषᄎທګԱ؎ՕऱᐙDŽ࠹መඒߛˈᆖመಝᒭ ऱԳەᐞംᠲޓ堚ཐࣔᒔˈ౨ജޓ୲࣐چބࠩ۞աऱሐሁࡉ࿇୶ֱٻDŽ൷࠹ඒߛਢؘ Ꮑऱˈ܀ਢݺଚլ౨࢙ီء؆ऱवᢝࡉᆖ᧭ˈڂຍਢݺଚ౨ജᛧ࠷ګפऱছ༼ࡉഗ៕DŽ ᖂீᚨᇠጐױ౨چᖂسၲ໌ޓڍऱፖषᄎऱᖲᄎˈᖂسءߪՈᏁൕᓰഘՂˈᓰ؆೯ ࡉषᄎኔᔌխլឰތ۰ᖲᄎ༼۞աDŽຍՈ༉ਢݺଚࢬᘯऱߓอऱ٤ԳඒߛDŽ ፝ӒᎨпίᇴ݃ ڕ࣠࿇܃ԱᠲˈᓮਊรԫՂऱᎅࣔᠲDŽ ᓮڇࢬڶٌऱ࠴ՂᐊՂەᇢխ֨ᒳᇆˈەسᇆࡉࡩټDŽ ᓮش៴ۥࢨ႕ۥނூᐊڇ࠴ऱإ֘ࠟ૿DŽ ᓮ֎شૡಽǃڴܑಾǃۥǃᓄֽࢨჁޏDŽ ᓮڃࢬڶംᠲDŽ ױאش᧯ڗࢨृ១᧯ڗڃംᠲDŽ ޢԫᠲࢨޢԫ՛ᠲऱ։ᑇڇࠡ৵૿ऱਔᇆʳ[ ]ʳ㠪DŽ ەᇢޔ৵ˈᓮނࢬڶ࠴ᢀڇԫದDŽ
Question paper, page 3
3 0509/12/O/N/12 © UCLES 2012 [Turn over 1 (a) รԫၲᙰᝑࠩऱՕᖂඒߛऱפ౨ਢչᏖΛ [4] (b) ʳᓮૹᦰϘଣૉૻ࣍ᄐΞΞࠀլ౨ജঅᢞԫଡԳऱګפDŽϙʳᝑԫᝑ ᄐګפऱైਢչᏖΛ [3] (c) ϘՂࠐึᤚϙᝑऱਢչᏖሐΛ [2] (d) ʳᓮૹᦰ֮ऱรԲˈᝑԫᝑ٤૿ߓอऱඒߛڶୌႈګ࣠DŽ [4] (e) ʳᓮૹᦰ֮รԿˈᝑԫᝑչᏖᎅլ౨ܡᎁՕᖂඒߛऱრᆠDŽ [4] (f) ʳൕ֮ݠױאנᖂسױאൕୌࠄ྄ሐᛧ٤ԳඒߛΛʳ [3] [ߢऱ壄ᒔ˖5] [᜔։˖25]
Question paper, page 4
4 0509/12/O/N/12 © UCLES 2012 ಒΡഌϸ ֮Բ גาᔹᦰՀ૿ऱ֮ˈྥ৵ᖕ֮ԫࡉ֮ԲڃംᠲDŽ ڇઔߒזवᢝ։ऱԳუ֗ࠡࡎሎऱழଢˈݺࣹრࠩ۔ԫזवᢝ։Օڍਢ ്ຏթඒߛऱDŽֺڕছ堚ဎՕᖂீ९ම၂ྐྵࡉ௨ۂՕᖂீ९ाױጜˈڰڣભഏˈᡖ ထϘኔᄐඑഏϙࡉϘઝᖂඑഏϙऱᣋඨˈ։ܑސᦰሽᖲՠ࿓ࡉွᖂറᄐˈګءધร ԫזᖂڶࢬ९ऱໃנԳթDŽהଚᅝԱՕᖂீ९հ৵ˈথڶা࣍ࢬᖂറᄐˈ֘ۖլᙊ塒Ժ چ༼ଠದຏթඒߛࠐԱDŽ ભഏඒߛऱԫՕۥˈ༉ਢܑૹီຏթඒߛˈܛঁਢءઝՕᖂՈլࠏ؆DŽڕ࣠܃ၞ Օᖂऱؾऱਢუࠩԫ്ᄐᢞˈאঁބࠩԫٝړՠ܂ऱᇩˈ߷༉ᙑԱ˗ڂભഏऱ ڣՕᖂسኙڍᑇᖂسࠐᎅਢ൷࠹ຏթඒߛऱ່ړᖲᄎDŽຍኙ࣍߷ࠄᡴಮ࣍റᄐඒߛࡉ ᄐඒߛऱԳଚਢৰړऱᣠݹDŽ ຏթඒߛԾཏຏඒߛࢨ֮ઝඒߛDŽ،ऱഄԫؾऱ༉ਢނᖂسഛ塄ګ٤ԳDŽڼˈ ભഏՕᖂլ܀ᖂسڜඈԱϘፖറᄐࢤࢨݾࢤᓰ࿓լٵऱǃאᝑ٤૿वᢝࡉ࿇୶٤૿ ཕ౨ؾᑑऱϙᓰ࿓ᆜˈۖᝫኙչᏖਢϘ٤Գϙ༼נԱԫࠄᑑᄷˈֺڕᎅΚ౨ജ១ ᑥᄷᒔچࠌش૿ߢΙࠠڶၲខऱီມࡉ໑ՕऱᡖΙᆖൄ৸ەሐᐚംᠲˈࠀ܂נ ܒឰࡉᙇᖗ˗ٵழڇਬࠄवᢝᏆᖑڶለऱګ༉DŽ ᅝڣඒߛऱම၂ྐྵࡉाױጜհࢬאחԳ༇ᄃˈլႛਢط࣍הଚለڰچᎁᢝࠩຏթඒ ߛፖറᄐඒߛऱءܑˈՈڇ࣍הଚਢഛ塄Ϙྤࢬլ৸ˈྤࢬլߢϙऱᗑمԳˈۖ լਢທ༉ᄎᦫᇩլᄎ৸ەऱࣚՠࠠDŽຏթඒߛऱᒔਢ௫֗ښᥨ壄壀୮Ⴜᐙषᄎၞ ޡऱᙰՕࠃDŽ 2 ԱאՂࠟᒧ֮ີˈش۞աऱᇩ១૪ԫՀ˖ (a) ՂՕᖂऱრᆠਢչᏖ˗ (b) ೈԱՂՕᖂא؆ˈԫଡԳᝫᚨڕ۶༼۞աDŽ ΰڗᑇ250ڗؐ׳α [փ୲˖15] [ߢऱᔆၦ˖10] [᜔։˖25]
Question paper, page 5
5 0509/12/O/N/12 © UCLES 2012 [Turn over PLEASE TURN OVER TO FIND PASSAGES AND QUESTIONS IN SIMPLIFIED CHARACTERS
Question paper, page 6
6 0509/12/O/N/12 © UCLES 2012 PASSAGES AND QUESTIONS IN SIMPLIFIED CHARACTERS ขኡޚᇵངಖ བᵰথ㒭Դњㄨ乬㒌ˈ䇋ᣝϔ义Ϟⱘ䇈ᯢㄨ乬DŽ 䇋᠔᳝㽕ѸⱘㄨोϞݭϞ㗗䆩Ёᖗ㓪োˈ㗗⫳োྦྷৡDŽ 䇋⫼⏅㪱㡆咥㡆ヨᡞㄨḜݭㄨोⱘℷডϸ䴶DŽ 䇋࣓⫼䅶к䩝ǃ᳆߿䩜ǃᔽ㡆ヨǃ㛊∈⍖ᬍ⎆DŽ 䇋ಲㄨ᠔᳝䯂乬DŽ ৃҹ⫼㐕ԧᄫ㗙ㅔԧᄫಲㄨ䯂乬DŽ ↣ϔ乬↣ϔᇣ乬ⱘߚ᭄݊ৢ䴶ⱘᣀোʳ[ ]ʳ䞠DŽ 㗗䆩㒧ᴳৢˈ䇋ᡞ᠔᳝ㄨो㋏ϔ䍋DŽ ݕᇜؠࠍ ⷁ᭛ϔ Ҩ㒚䯙䇏ϟ䴶ⱘⷁ᭛ˈ✊ৢಲㄨ䯂乬DŽ ᄺᬭ㚆᳔⣀⡍ⱘࡳ㛑Ѣ䗮䖛ᬭ㚆䕙ᇐˈᓔਃᑈ䕏Ҏⱘᗱ㓈㛑ˈՓҪӀ㛑ᑓ 㒇ᮄⶹǃᗱ㓈⌏䎗ˈৠᯊ㛑߽⫼㞾Ꮕⱘᠡᱎᄺ䆚Ў㞾ᏅⱘҎ⫳Ⳃᷛ᳡ࡵDŽ㢹া䰤Ѣ ଚϮˈ៥䅸Ўᬭ㚆ৃ㛑ᑊϡᰃᖙ䳔ⱘˈЎଚϮഄ䳔㽕ࢸ༟ᭀϮⱘ㊒⼲ˈৠᯊгϢ ϔϾҎ៤䭓䖛ЁⱘᗻḐݏ៤᳝ᕜⱘ݇㋏DŽᅠܼ߁׳кᴀϞⱘⶹ䆚ˈᑊϡ㛑ֱ䆕ϔϾ Ҏⱘ៤ࡳDŽ᳝ϔԡৡҎ᳒㒣䇈䖛˖Ā⿃㌃ⶹ䆚ᑊϡᰃᄺдⱘ᳔㒜Ⳃⱘˈা᳝ᡞⶹ䆚䖤⫼ࠄ ᅲ䏉Ёᠡ㛑㦋ᕫ䍙ТкᴀПⱘ㒣偠Ϣᱎˈ䅽Ҏ⫳ЄᆠDŽā᠔䇧Ā㒌Ϟᕫᴹ㒜㾝⌙āˈ 䆆ⱘህᰃ䖭Ͼ䘧⧚DŽ ᄺᬭ㚆ৃҹᦤ催ҎӀⱘⶹ䆚∈ᑇˈԚ䖭⾡⧚䆎ᗻⱘⶹ䆚ᕔᕔᰃϡⱘˈ᠔ҹ៥Џᓴ ܼ䴶㗠㋏㒳ⱘᬭ㚆DŽ䖭ḋᠡ㛑ݏӏԩ៤ࡳ㗙䛑ᖙ䳔ⱘᗱ㗗䯂乬ⱘ㛑ˈՓҎད ഄᡞᦵ㞾Ꮕⱘᮍˈ♉⌏໘⧚ҎϢҎП䯈ⱘ݇㋏ˈᑊϨ㛑䴶ᇍೄ䲒ϡ䗔ैDŽ䰸ℸҹˈ ݀ৌ㘬⫼ҎⱘᯊӮؒѢᇏᡒҔМḋⱘҎᠡਸ਼˛ᕜ݀ৌҎџЏㅵⱘಲㄨᰃ˖ ᳝ᔎⱘᗱ㗗㛑ⱘҎDŽ ሑㅵ⦄ⱘᄺᬭ㚆᳝ᕜϡᅠⱘഄᮍˈԚᰃϡ㛑৺ᅮᄺᬭ㚆ⱘᛣНˈ㗠Ϩ៥ؒ ѢⳌֵ䙷ѯ⫼ⶹ䆚℺㺙䍋ᴹⱘҎᆍᯧপᕫ៤ህDŽ៥Ӏৃҹⳟࠄˈ䙷ѯ⬠পᕫᎼ៤ ህⱘҎ᭄䛑ফ䖛催ㄝᬭ㚆ˈ㒭ᭈϾ⼒Ӯ䗴៤њᎼⱘᕅડDŽফ䖛ᬭ㚆ˈ㒣䖛䆁㒗ⱘҎ㗗 㰥䯂乬⏙᱄ᯢ⹂ˈ㛑ᆍᯧഄᡒࠄ㞾Ꮕⱘ䘧䏃থሩᮍDŽফ催ㄝᬭ㚆ᰃᖙ䳔ⱘˈԚ ᰃ៥Ӏϡ㛑ᗑ㾚кᴀⱘⶹ䆚㒣偠ˈЎ䖭ᰃ៥Ӏ㛑㦋প៤ࡳⱘࠡᦤ⸔DŽᄺ᷵ᑨ䆹 ሑৃ㛑ഄЎᄺ⫳ᓔ߯ⱘখϢ⼒ӮⱘᴎӮˈᄺ⫳ᴀ䑿г䳔㽕Ң䇒ූϞˈ䇒⌏ࡼ⼒Ӯᅲ 䏉ЁϡᮁᡧԣᴎӮᦤ催㞾ᏅDŽ䖭гህᰃ៥Ӏ᠔䇧ⱘ㋏㒳ⱘܼҎᬭ㚆DŽ
Question paper, page 7
7 0509/12/O/N/12 © UCLES 2012 [Turn over 1 (a) ϔ↉ᓔ༈䆆ࠄⱘᄺᬭ㚆ⱘࡳ㛑ᰃҔМ" [4] (b) 䇋䞡䇏Ā㢹া䰤ѢଚϮĂĂᑊϡ㛑ֱ䆕ϔϾҎⱘ៤ࡳDŽā䆆ϔ䆆ଚ Ϯ៤ࡳⱘ㽕㋴ᰃҔМ" [3] (c) Ā㒌Ϟᕫᴹ㒜㾝⌙ā䆆ⱘᰃҔМ䘧⧚" [2] (d) 䇋䞡䇏ⷁ᭛ⱘѠ↉ˈ䆆ϔ䆆ܼ䴶㋏㒳ⱘᬭ㚆᳝ાಯ乍៤ᵰDŽ [4] (e) ʳ䇋䞡䇏ⷁ᭛ϝ↉ˈ䆆ϔ䆆ЎҔМ䇈ϡ㛑৺䅸ᄺᬭ㚆ⱘᛣНDŽ [4] (f) ʳҢⷁ᭛㒧ሒৃҹⳟߎᄺ⫳ৃҹҢાѯ⏴䘧㦋ᕫܼҎᬭ㚆"ʳ [3] [䇁㿔ⱘ㊒⹂˖5] [ᘏߚ˖25]
Question paper, page 8
8 0509/12/O/N/12 © UCLES 2012 Copyright Acknowledgements: Section 1 © www.paipai.com; 2 September 2010. Section 2 © http://bbs.ifeng.com/viewthread.php?tid=1923974###; 23 February 2011. 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. University of 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. ݕߗؠࠍ ⷁ᭛Ѡ Ҩ㒚䯙䇏ϟ䴶ⱘⷁ᭛ˈ✊ৢḍⷁ᭛ϔⷁ᭛Ѡಲㄨ䯂乬DŽ ⷨお⦄ҷⶹ䆚ߚᄤⱘҎḐ⧚ᛇঞ݊ੑ䖤ⱘᯊˈ៥⊼ᛣࠄ㗕ϔҷⶹ䆚ߚᄤᰃ Џᓴ䗮ᠡᬭ㚆ⱘDŽ↨བࠡ⏙ढᄺ᷵䭓ṙ䌏⧺⌭∳ᄺ᷵䭓ノৃ⽃ˈᮽᑈ䋳ボ㕢ˈᗔ ⴔĀᅲϮᬥāĀ⾥ᄺᬥāⱘᜓᳯˈߚ߿ᬏ䇏⬉ᴎᎹ⇨䈵ᄺϧϮˈ៤ЎᴀϪ㑾 ϔҷᄺ᳝᠔䭓ⱘᵄߎҎᠡDŽҪӀᔧњᄺ᷵䭓Пৢˈै≵᳝Ѣ᠔ᄺϧϮˈড㗠ϡ䘫ԭ ഄᦤ䍋䗮ᠡᬭ㚆ᴹњDŽ 㕢ᬭ㚆ⱘϔ⡍㡆ˈህᰃ⡍߿䞡㾚䗮ᠡᬭ㚆ˈे֓ᰃᴀ⾥ᄺгϡ՟DŽབᵰԴ䖯 ᄺⱘⳂⱘᰃᛇᕫࠄϔᓴ㘠Ϯ䆕кˈҹ֓ᡒࠄϔӑདᎹⱘ䆱ˈ䙷ህ䫭њ˗Ў㕢ⱘಯ ᑈᄺ⫳⌏ᇍ᭄ᄺ⫳ᴹ䇈ᰃফ䗮ᠡᬭ㚆ⱘ᳔དᴎӮDŽ䖭ᇍѢ䙷ѯ⯈䗋ѢϧϮᬭ㚆㘠 Ϯᬭ㚆ⱘҎӀᰃᕜདⱘࡱ៦DŽ 䗮ᠡᬭ㚆জি᱂䗮ᬭ㚆᭛⧚⾥ᬭ㚆DŽᅗⱘଃϔⳂⱘህᰃ㽕ᡞᄺ⫳ݏ៤ܼҎDŽЎℸˈ 㕢ᄺϡԚЎᄺ⫳ᅝᥦњĀϢϧϮᗻᡔᴃᗻ䇒ϡৠⱘǃҹ䆆ᥜܼ䴶ⶹ䆚থሩܼ䴶 ᱎ㛑ЎⳂᷛⱘā䇒䆒㕂ˈ㗠Ϩ䖬ᇍҔМᰃĀܼҎāᦤߎњϔѯᷛޚˈ↨བ䇈˖㽕㛑ㅔ ⋕ޚ⹂ഄՓ⫼к䴶䇁㿔˗᳝ᓔ䯨ⱘ㾚䞢मⱘ㛌ᗔ˗㒣ᐌᗱ㗗Ӻ⧚䘧ᖋ䯂乬ˈᑊߎ ߸ᮁ䗝ᢽ˗ৠᯊᶤѯⶹ䆚乚ඳᢹ᳝䕗催ⱘ៤ህDŽ ᔧᑈᬭ㚆⬠ⱘṙ䌏⧺ノৃ⽃П᠔ҹҸҎᇞᭀˈϡҙᰃ⬅ѢҪӀ䕗ᮽഄ䅸䆚ࠄ䗮ᠡᬭ 㚆ϢϧϮᬭ㚆ⱘḍᴀऎ߿ˈгѢҪӀᰃ㽕ݏĀ᮴᠔ϡᗱˈ᮴᠔ϡ㿔āⱘ⣀ゟҎḐˈ㗠 ϡᰃ㽕䗴ህাӮ䆱ϡӮᗱ㗗ⱘ偃᳡ᎹDŽ䗮ᠡᬭ㚆ⱘ⹂ᰃ⍝ঞᅜᡸ㊒⼲ᆊುᕅડ⼒Ӯ䖯 ℹⱘ༈ㄝџDŽ 2 ⳟњҹϞϸ㆛᭛ゴˈ⫼㞾Ꮕⱘ䆱ㅔ䗄ϔϟ˖ (a) ϞᄺⱘᛣНᰃҔМ˗ (b) 䰸њϞᄺҹˈϔϾҎ䖬ᑨབԩᦤ催㞾ᏅDŽ ˄ᄫ᭄250ᄫᎺে˅ [ݙᆍ˖15] [䇁㿔ⱘ䋼䞣˖10] [ᘏߚ˖25]
Mark scheme, page 1
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2012 question paper for the guidance of teachers 0509 FIRST LANGUAGE CHINESE 0509/12 Paper 1 (Reading), maximum raw mark 50 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 must be read in conjunction with the question papers and the report on the examination. • Cambridge will not enter into discussions or correspondence in connection with these mark schemes. Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2012 question papers for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level syllabuses.
Mark scheme, page 2
Page 2 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2012 0509 12 © University of Cambridge International Examinations 2012 Question 1 • 20 marks are available for Reading: these will be awarded according to the detailed mark scheme below. • 5 marks are available for Writing (see table below). Reading (a) 开启思维能力 思维活跃 广纳新知 利用自己的才智(为自己的人生目标服务) [4] (b) 勤奋 敬业(的精神) 性格 [3] (c) 只有知识是不够的 实践经验/实践/智慧也很重要 [2] (d) 具备思考问题的能力 把握自己的方向 能够(灵活)处理人于人之间的关系 有面对困难不退却的勇气 [4] (e) 更容易取得成就 成功 的人大多数都受过高等教育 考虑问题更明确清晰 能找到自己的道路/发展方向 [4] (f) 课堂,课外(活动),(社会)实践 [3] [语言的精确:5] [总分:25]
Mark scheme, page 3
Page 3 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2012 0509 12 © University of Cambridge International Examinations 2012 Writing: Accuracy of Language 5 (Excellent) Clear, carefully chosen language with complex syntax where appropriate. Varied, precise vocabulary. Hardly any or no technical errors. 4 (Good) Clear, appropriate language. Appropriate vocabulary. Few technical errors. 3 (Adequate) Language generally appropriate, but unsophisticated and generally simple syntax. Adequate vocabulary. Some technical errors. 2 (Weak) Unsophisticated language, not always appropriate. Very simple syntax with some clumsiness. Thin vocabulary. A number of technical errors. 1 (Poor) Thin, inappropriate use of language. Confused and obscure. Many errors. Question 2 • 15 marks are available for Reading: each relevant point extracted by the candidate from the texts is ticked (see below). A mark is awarded for each tick up to a maximum of 15 marks. • 10 marks are available for Writing (see tables below). Reading 1 开启思维能力/培养学习和思考问题的能力 2 思维活跃 3 广纳新知/提高知识水平 4 培养解决问题的能力/使人考虑问题更清晰明确 5 利用自己的才智 6 更容易找到自己的道路和发展方向 7 学会灵活处理人与人之间的问题 8 培养面对困难不退却的勇气 9 有知识的人更能取得成就/各界取得成就的人大多受过高等教育 10 锻炼勤奋/敬业的精神 11 从校外/课外抓住机会提高自己 12 要重视通才/全人教育,把自己培养成全人 13 要培养独立人格,而不是把自己造就成听话的工具 14 体会获得处世哲学/提高智慧/具有博大胸怀/培养性格 15 获取实践经验/获取书本外的知识和经验
Mark scheme, page 4
Page 4 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2012 0509 12 © University of Cambridge International Examinations 2012 Writing: Style and Organisation 5 (Excellent) Excellent expression and focus with assured use of own words. Good summary style with orderly grouping of ideas; excellent linkage. Answer has sense of purpose. 4 (Good) Good expression in recognisable summary style. Attempts to focus and to group ideas; good linkage. 3 (Adequate) Satisfactory expression in own words. Reasonably concise with some sense of order. Occasional lapses of focus. 2 (Weak) Limited expression but mostly in own words. Some sense of order but little sense of summary. Tendency to lose focus (e.g. by including some anecdote); thread not always easy to follow. 1 (Poor) Expression just adequate; maybe list-like. Considerable lifting; repetitive. Much irrelevance. Writing: Accuracy of Language 5 (Excellent) Clear, carefully chosen language with complex syntax where appropriate. Varied, precise vocabulary. Hardly any or no technical errors. 4 (Good) Clear, appropriate language. Appropriate vocabulary. Few technical errors. 3 (Adequate) Language generally appropriate, but unsophisticated and generally simple syntax. Adequate vocabulary. Some technical errors. Some lifting. 2 (Weak) Unsophisticated language, not always appropriate. Very simple syntax with some clumsiness. Thin vocabulary. A number of technical errors OR language is almost entirely lifted. 1 (Poor) Thin, inappropriate use of language. Confused and obscure. Many errors.
What you needed in this session
Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2012 May/June, Paper 1 · Variant 2. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.