Cambridge IGCSE Chinese (Mandarin) - Foreign Language 0547 — 2011 May/June Paper 2 · Variant 1
0547/21/M/J/11 · 65 marks · ≈73 min
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This document consists of 13 printed pages and 3 blank pages. (NL/SW) 35764/5 © UCLES 2011 [Turn over UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education MANDARIN CHINESE 0547/02 Paper 2 Reading and Directed Writing May/June 2011 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 on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Answer all questions in Section 1, Section 2 and Section 3. 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. * 8 9 0 9 0 8 2 6 5 8 * Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Total For Examiner’s Use
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3 [Turn over For Examiner’s Use 0547/02/M/J/11 © UCLES 2011 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D Section 1 第一部分 Exercise 1 Questions 1–5 问题一至五 选择唯一正确的答案,在方格里打(9)。 1 电影四点半开始。电影几点开始? [1] 2 弟弟在打网球。弟弟在做什么? [1] 3 妈妈买的葡萄真甜。妈妈买了什么? [1]
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4 For Examiner’s Use © UCLES 2011 0547/02/M/J/11 4 我坐地铁去学校。我怎么去学校? [1] 5 小红要去医院看朋友。她要去哪儿? [1] [Total: 5] A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D
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5 [Turn over For Examiner’s Use 0547/02/M/J/11 © UCLES 2011 Exercise 2 Questions 6–8 问题六至八 请看表回答问题六至八。 学校课外活动表 星期一 星期二 星期三 星期四 星期五 17:00 – 17:30 篮球 唱歌 电脑 跳舞 跑步 17:30 – 18:00 看录像 网球 乒乓球 足球 画画 请选择“是”或“非”。 是 非 6 星期一可以上电脑。 [1] 7 课外活动中没有游泳。 [2] 8 每天都有体育活动。 [2] [Total: 5]
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6 For Examiner’s Use © UCLES 2011 0547/02/M/J/11 Exercise 3 Questions 9–11 问题九至十一 请回答问题九至十一,选择唯一正确的答案,在方格里打(9)。 三个同学谈今天放学以后做什么 三个同学谈今天放学以后做什么 我要去商店买笔。 小马 妈妈会开车来接我,带我去书店。 小李 明天有考试,我要和朋友一起学习。 小张 9 小马要买什么? [1] 10 小李去哪儿? [2] A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D
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7 [Turn over For Examiner’s Use 0547/02/M/J/11 © UCLES 2011 11 小张要做什么? [2] [Total: 5] Exercise 4 Question 12 问题十二 12 请用中文(约 25–40 字)给你的中文老师写封信,说说: (a) 你要去哪里度假; (b) 跟谁一起去; (c) 想要做些什么。 … … … … … … [Total: 5] A B C D A B C D
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8 © UCLES 2011 0547/02/M/J/11 Section 2 第二部分 Exercise 1 Questions 13–22 问题十三至二十二 阅读下面的信,然后回答问题 小王: 你好! 最近我在云南的大森林里工作了五个月,今天才回信, 请原谅。 云南省非常好玩儿!我最喜欢昆明市,因为那儿的气候 很好,四季如春。我在昆明的时候常常吃“汽锅鸡”。做“汽 锅鸡”的时候,人们把草药放进锅里和鸡一起煮。他们说喝这种 鸡汤对身体很有好处。 在云南人们用大象搬运树木,很有趣!森林里有很多野 生动物:小熊猫、黑熊等等。科学家也常常来到这儿寻找以前 没发现过的草药。 云南还有世界闻名的石林。那儿的风景很美,有山有 水,像中国的山水画儿一样。 云南的渔民有时候用“水老鸦”* 捕鱼:水老鸦捕住一条 鱼以后,渔民就把鱼从它的嘴里拉出来,很好玩儿!我很想再 去云南画那里的风景。 请尽快回信! 你的朋友 小李 *水老鸦 = cormorant
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9 [Turn over For Examiner’s Use 0547/02/M/J/11 © UCLES 2011 13 小李是在云南什么样的地方工作的? … [1] 14 他在云南工作了几个月? … [1] 15 他为什么特别喜欢昆明市? … [1] 16 除了鸡以外,“汽锅鸡”里还有什么? … [1] 17 云南人用大象做什么? … [1] 18 森林里有什么样的野生动物? … [1] 19 科学家为什么来到云南的森林? … [1] 20 云南石林的风景怎么样? … [1] 21 渔民用“水老鸦”做什么? … [1] 22 小李为什么想再去云南? … [1] [Total: 10]
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10 For Examiner’s Use © UCLES 2011 0547/02/M/J/11 Exercise 2 Question 23 问题二十三 23 请给你的中国笔友写一封信(80–100 字)。信里讲一讲: (a) 你最好的朋友是谁; (b) 你朋友家里都有谁; (c) 你朋友喜欢什么体育活动; (d) 你跟他/她一起做些什么; (e) 你为什么很喜欢他/她。 … … … … … … … … … … … … … [Total: 15]
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12 © UCLES 2011 0547/02/M/J/11 Section 3 第三部分 Exercise 1 Questions 24–28 问题二十四至二十八 请阅读下面的短文,然后回答问题。选择唯一正确的答案,在方格内打(9)。 王强 王强的梦想 的梦想 王强出生在农村。小时候他想过当电影演员,不过他最想做 的还是飞行员。八岁那年,父母送他去一个寺庙学习武术。几年 后,王强一个人来到北京。他先在一个工地当工人,后来在电影 厂里当演员。 自从在电影《天下无贼》里演了一个农民工以后,王强越来越 有名。他演农民、演工人,也演士兵,人们非常喜欢他的电影,因 为他会武术,也因为他演得很自然。 王强对记者说:“我父母很支持我来北京,他们说能不能当演 员不重要,但在外面一定要注意安全。我在北京遇到过很多困难, 但不跟家人说,也没跟父母要过一分钱。” 记者了解到,王强最近给父母在老家买了一个二层楼的房子。 房子是他父亲自己设计的,是村里最漂亮的。邻居们都说,王强可 真是个好儿子。 除了每天练武术半个小时,王强还坚持读书。“我很小就出来 了,小学都没毕业,总觉得知识不够用,我要努力提高自己。”他 真诚地说。
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13 [Turn over For Examiner’s Use 0547/02/M/J/11 © UCLES 2011 C 24 王强小时候最大的梦想是什么? 当武术师傅 演电影 当飞行员 [2] 25 人们为什么喜欢他的电影? 长得帅 会武术 很有趣 [2] 26 父母告诉他什么最重要? 当上演员 安全 挣钱 [2] 27 他给父母买的房子 是父亲设计的。 在北京市。 跟邻居的一样。 [2] 28 他现在每天读书,因为他要 多学知识。 考大学。 出国教武术。 [2] [Total: 10] A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C
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14 © UCLES 2011 0547/02/M/J/11 Exercise 2 Questions 29–36 问题二十九至三十六 请阅读下面的短文,然后回答问题。 英国中学生参加“体验中国”夏令营 英国中学生参加“体验中国”夏令营 今年夏天,三十名来自英国的中学生,参加了两周的体验中国 夏令营。 马丽第一次来中国,她说:“来中国以前我很害怕,因为对我 来说中国是一个陌生的国家。但是到了中国以后,我发现中国人 都很友好。在中国旅行很愉快,也很容易,明年我要自己来中国旅 行。” 杰克说:“上海真是一个很有活力的城市,非常现代,我很喜 欢这里。不过我也想去看看古老的城市。” “参加夏令营是一次了解中国的好机会。我的一个朋友是英国 人,中文专业毕业,他现在在中国的一家电视台做音乐节目。我也 希望将来到中国找工作。”大卫说。 汉语课上,学生们对汉语充满了兴趣。他们很喜欢学日常会 话,因为出门的时候可以跟中国人聊天。书法课上,学生们第一次 写下了简单的汉字,欣赏着自己的书法作品,他们感到非常骄傲。 学生们还去一家幼儿园教英语,跟孩子们一起活动,他们觉得特别 开心。
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15 [Turn over For Examiner’s Use 0547/02/M/J/11 © UCLES 2011 29 到中国以后,马丽为什么不害怕了? … [1] 30 马丽为什么还想自己来中国? … [1] 31 杰克认为上海是一个什么样的城市? (i) … [1] (ii) … [1] 32 杰克还想去什么样的地方? … [1] 33 大卫怎么看这次夏令营? … [1] 34 他的朋友在中国做什么工作? … [1] 35 学生们为什么喜欢学日常会话?除了汉语课,他们还上了什么课? (i) … [1] (ii) … [1] 36 学生们去什么地方教了英语? … [1] [Total: 10]
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2011 question paper for the guidance of teachers 0547 MANDARIN CHINESE (FOREIGN LANGUAGE) 0547/02 Paper 2 (Reading and Directed Writing), maximum raw mark 65 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 2011 question papers for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level syllabuses.
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Page 2 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2011 0547 02 © University of Cambridge International Examinations 2011 1 General Marking Principles 1.1 Please note that it is not possible to list all acceptable alternatives in the Detailed Mark Scheme provided in Section 2. 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 your Principal Examiner and award marks accordingly. The following marking principles underpin the detailed instructions provided in Section 2 of the Mark Scheme. Where a decision is taken to deviate from these principles for a particular question, this will be specified in the Mark Scheme. 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 Reading tasks: more than the stipulated number of boxes ticked/crossed by the candidate: (a) If more than one attempt is visible, but the candidate has clearly indicated which attempt is his/her final answer (e.g. by crossing out other attempts or by annotating the script in some way), mark in the usual way. (b) If two attempts are visible (e.g. two boxes ticked instead of the 1 box stipulated), and neither has been crossed out/discounted by the candidate, no mark can be awarded. (c) In questions where candidates are required to tick a number of boxes (e.g. tick the 6 true statements) the general rule to be applied is as follows: the number of 'extra' answers indicated by the candidate is deducted from the number of correct answers and the remaining number is the mark awarded, e.g. the candidate is required to tick 6 true statements, but instead ticks 8 statements. 5 of the 6 ticks are correctly placed, but 2 of the ticks are 'extras' (8 ticks placed by candidate minus 6 ticks required by rubric = 2). Therefore the candidate is awarded a mark of 3 5 number of correct ticks –2 minus number of extra ticks = 3 (d) Answers in pen do not take precedent over answers in pencil, e.g. if a candidate is asked to tick 1 box and ticks two, one in pen and the other in pencil, the mark cannot be awarded unless there is some explicit indication from the candidate as to which is his/her final answer. 1.4 Reading tasks: for questions requiring more than one element for the answer, (i) and (ii), where the answers are interchangeable: Both correct answers on line 1 and line 2 blank = 2 Both correct answers on line 1 and line 2 wrong = 1 (or vice-versa)
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Page 3 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2011 0547 02 © University of Cambridge International Examinations 2011 1.5 Reading tasks: answers requiring the use of Chinese (rather than a non-verbal response) should be marked for communication. Tolerate inaccuracies provided the message is clear. (a) ‘If in doubt, sound it out’: if you read what the candidate has written, does it sound like the correct answer? (b) Look-alike test: does what the candidate has written look like the correct answer? (c) Accept incorrect gender or person unless Mark Scheme specifies otherwise. (d) Accept incorrect possessive adjectives unless Mark Scheme specifies otherwise (in general, Section 2 accept, Section 3 consult Mark Scheme carefully). 1.6 Unless the Mark Scheme specifies otherwise, do not accept incorrect Chinese if the word given means something else in Chinese. (Incorrect Chinese which constitutes a word in any language other than Chinese is marked (i) on the basis of whether it is accepted or refused in the Mark Scheme and (ii) if not mentioned in the Mark Scheme, on the basis of 1.5 above). 1.7 Annotation used in the Mark Scheme: (a) INV = Invalidation and is used when additional material included by the candidate is judged to invalidate an otherwise correct answer thus preventing him/her from scoring the mark (INV = 0). (b) tc = ‘tout court’ and means that on its own the material is not sufficient to score the mark. (c) HA = harmless additional material which in conjunction with the correct answer does not prevent the candidate from scoring the mark. (d) 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. 1.8 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 (eg '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. 1.9 Extra material: Section 2, Exercise 1 In Section 2, Exercise 1, reward the candidate for being able to locate the answer in the passage. Do not worry about lifting unless this would cause the message to be seriously distorted (in general, incorrect possessives should not be judged to cause distortion: see 1.5(d)) – in which case a lift will be specifically rejected in the Mark Scheme. Ignore extra material given in an answer providing that it does not invalidate an answer.
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Page 4 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2011 0547 02 © University of Cambridge International Examinations 2011 1.10 Extra material: Section 3 In Section 3 it is the candidate’s responsibility to answer questions in such a way as to demonstrate to the Examiner that s/he has understood the texts/questions. Where candidates introduce extra, irrelevant material to an otherwise correct answer the danger is that the Examiner is being forced to ‘choose’ the correct answer and s/he cannot be certain that the candidate has shown understanding. Where the Examiner is put in this position the mark cannot be awarded. In Section 3, look for signs of genuine comprehension. Usually, candidates who lift indiscriminately fail to demonstrate comprehension and will not score the mark. However, careful lifting of the details required to answer the question does demonstrate comprehension and should be rewarded. The Detailed Mark Scheme (Section (c)) provides specific guidance but in cases not covered, the following general rules apply: (a) Extra material, mentioned in the Mark Scheme, which reinforces the correct answer or in itself constitutes an alternative correct answer: this is acceptable and is not penalised (b) Extra material which constitutes an alternative answer, but which is not explicitly mentioned in the Mark Scheme: the Examiner needs to decide, by consulting the text and the Team Leader if necessary whether the alternative answer constitutes: (i) an alternative correct answer, in which case this falls into category (a) and the answer should be rewarded (ii) or an answer which on its own would be refused, in which case this falls into category (c) and the answer should be refused (c) Extra material which constitutes an alternative answer specifically refused in the Mark Scheme: this puts the Examiner in the position of having to ‘choose’ which is the candidate's 'final' answer – the Examiner cannot be sure what the candidate has understood – and the mark cannot be awarded (d) Extra material which distorts or contradicts the correct answer: this affects communication – the Examiner cannot be sure what the candidate has understood – and the mark cannot be awarded (e) Extra material introduced by the candidate and which does not feature in the text: this affects communication – the Examiner cannot be sure what the candidate has understood – and the mark cannot be awarded. It can sometimes be difficult to draw the line between what is a deduction made by an able candidate on the basis of what they have read and pure guesswork. Therefore where an answer of this sort occurs which is not covered in the Mark Scheme, Examiners should consult their Team Leader
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Page 5 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2011 0547 02 © University of Cambridge International Examinations 2011 2 Detailed Mark Scheme Section 1 Exercise 1 Questions 1–5 1 B [1] 2 A [1] 3 D [1] 4 C [1] 5 C [1] [Total: 5] Exercise 2 Questions 6–8 6 False [1] 7 True [2] 8 True [2] [Total: 5] Exercise 3 Questions 9–11 9 A [1] 10 D [2] 11 B [2] [Total: 5]
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Page 6 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2011 0547 02 © University of Cambridge International Examinations 2011 Exercise 4 Question 12 3 marks for content (a) Where you are going on holiday [1] (b) Who you are going with [1] (c) What you are going to do [1] 2 marks for appropriateness of language 2 No serious errors; use of simple structures mostly accurate. 1 Some accuracy; maybe some ambiguity. 0 Mostly inaccurate. [Total: 5]
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Page 7 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2011 0547 02 © University of Cambridge International Examinations 2011 Section 2 Exercise 1 Questions 13–22 13 森林里 [1] 14 五个月 [1] 15 气候很好/四季如春 [1] 16 草药 [1] 17 搬运树木 [1] 18 小熊猫/熊猫/黑熊 [1] 19 (寻)找(以前没发现过的)草药 [1] 20 非常美/有山有水/像中国的山水画儿一样 [1] 21 捕鱼/水老鸦捕住一条鱼以后,渔民就把鱼从它的嘴里拉出来 [1] 22 画那里的风景 [1] [Total: 10]
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Page 8 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2011 0547 02 © University of Cambridge International Examinations 2011 Exercise 2 Question 23 Communication marks: 10 marks are awarded for Communication. 1 mark is awarded for each item of relevant information communicated. Candidates who have not completed all of the tasks stipulated in the rubric cannot score full Communication marks. (a) Who is your best friend [1] (b) Who are the members of his/her family [1] (c) What sports does your friend like [1] (d) What activities do you do with him/her [1] (e) Why do you like him/her [1] Up to 4 further marks available for additional details for (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) 1 mark available for appropriate beginning or ending Maximum of 3 marks for a list Accuracy marks: 5 marks are awarded for Accuracy of Grammar and Structures according to the grid that follows: 5 marks Highly accurate in the use of simpler structures, with occasional minor slips. 4 marks Accurate in the use of simpler structures, except for occasional more serious errors/more frequent slips. 3 marks Generally accurate, but with increased incidence of more serious errors. 2 marks Substantially inaccurate, despite several examples of accurate usage. 1 marks Substantially inaccurate, with only isolated examples of accurate usage. [Total: 15]
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Page 9 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2011 0547 02 © University of Cambridge International Examinations 2011 Section 3 Exercise 1 Questions 24–28 24 C [2] 25 B [2] 26 B [2] 27 A [2] 28 A [2] [Total: 10] Exercise 2 Questions 29–35 29 因为中国人很友好 [1] 30 在中国旅行很愉快/也很容易 [1] 31 (i) 很有活力 [1] (ii) 非常现代 [1] 32 古老的城市/古老的地方 [1] 33 (是)了解中国(的好机会) [1] 34 (在电视台)做(音乐)节目 [1] 35 (i) (想跟)中国人聊天 [1] (ii) 书法课 [1] 36 幼儿园 [1] [Total: 10]
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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2011 May/June, Paper 2 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.