Cambridge IGCSE Chinese (Mandarin) - Foreign Language 0547 — 2015 May/June Paper 2 · Variant 1

0547/21/M/J/15 · 36 marks · ≈41 min

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MANDARIN CHINESE 0547/21 Paper 2 Reading May/June 2015 1 hour 15 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, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Answer all questions. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education This document consists of 12 printed pages and 4 blank pages. NL (SW) 93182/3 © UCLES 2015 [Turn over The syllabus is approved for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate. * 8 0 5 2 3 0 6 4 8 3 *

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3 [Turn over 0547/21/M/J/15 © UCLES 2015 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()。 1 妈妈买了面包。妈妈买了什么? [1] 2 弟弟喜欢小猫。弟弟喜欢什么? [1] 3 今天有地理课。今天有什么课? [1] A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D

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4 © UCLES 2015 0547/21/M/J/15 4 火车站人很多。哪儿人很多? [1] 5 朋友们一起吃晚饭。他们一起做什么? [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 0547/21/M/J/15 © UCLES 2015 Exercise 2 Questions 6–9 问题六至九 请看下面的图片,回答问题六至九。 选择唯一正确的答案,将字母填入方格中。 6 兰兰常常去理发店。 [1] 7 小王在商店买东西。 [1] 8 丽丽去河边散步。 [1] 9 小明喜欢看电影。 [1] [Total: 4] N U T S A B C D E

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6 © UCLES 2015 0547/21/M/J/15 Exercise 3 Questions 10–12 问题十至十二 请回答问题十至十二,选择唯一正确的答案,在方格里打()。 今天早上 小云今天早上六点半起床,吃了两个包子,然后走路去学校。 10 小云几点起床? [1] 11 他早上吃了什么? [1] 12 他怎么去学校? [1] [Total: 3] A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D

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7 [Turn over 0547/21/M/J/15 © UCLES 2015 Section 2 第二部分 Exercise 1 Questions 13–16 问题十三至十六 请阅读下面的短文。 北京四海中学 四海中学的老师们都用外语教书: 王老师用日语教数学;李 老师用德语教化学。在操场上玩儿的时候,同学们不可以说 汉语,一定要用外语谈话。一个同学说: “我们学校的教学 方法真好,这样可以一边学新知识,一边学外语。” 请用下列词组填空。 上课 数学 知识 方法 英语 汉语 玩儿 日语 13 四海中学的老师们都不用…教书。  [1] 14 王老师教书的时候总是用… 教数学。 [1] 15 学生们出去…的时候, 学校不让他们说汉语。  [1] 16 同学们不但可以学到新…而且可以学习外语。  [1] [Total: 4]

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8 © UCLES 2015 0547/21/M/J/15 Exercise 2 Questions 17–24 问题十七至二十四 请阅读下面的信,然后回答问题 小王: 你好! 今年春节我坐飞机回北京。那时候旅客很多,买票非常不容 易。一到家奶奶就给了我一个红包。我跟她说:“奶奶, 新年快 乐!” 晚上我帮助妈妈包饺子。然后我们一家人一边谈话一边吃 饭, 真好玩儿! 第二天我们去逛街。早上我去时装店买了一条新裙子。下午我 们去离天安门不远的胡同逛街,我给朋友买了一些礼物。 晚上我们去饭馆吃北京烤鸭。姐姐不喜欢吃肉, 就没吃烤鸭, 只吃了豆腐和米饭。 我的春节过得非常愉快! 祝 好! 小英

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9 [Turn over 0547/21/M/J/15 © UCLES 2015 17 小英怎么去北京? … [1] 18 买票为什么不容易? … [1] 19 奶奶给她什么? … [1] 20 晚上小英帮妈妈做了什么? … [1] 21 第二天早上她买了什么? … [1] 22 她下午去哪儿买礼物? … [1] 23 在饭馆,小英吃了什么? … [1] 24 姐姐为什么只吃了豆腐和米饭? … [1] [Total: 8]

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10 © UCLES 2015 0547/21/M/J/15 Section 3 第三部分 Exercise 1 Questions 25–28 问题二十五至二十八 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()。 我的宠物狗 我叫张平,我有一只宠物狗。它叫花花,因为它的毛是白色 的,上面有很多黑点,十分可爱。 我从小就喜欢狗,小时候买了各种各样的玩具狗,有软的、硬 的,也有电动的。连睡觉的时候,我都要抱着一个玩具狗。爸爸妈 妈看我这么爱狗,在我六岁生日时,买了两个月大的花花送给我。 我高兴极了。 我每天都喂它喝牛奶,准备食物,帮妈妈给它洗澡。当然还带 它去公园散步,跟它玩。我每天放学回家时,它都很亲热地跑到门 口欢迎我。花花现在五岁了,成了我们家中的一员。它让我学会了 照顾小动物,也让我更有爱心。

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11 [Turn over 0547/21/M/J/15 © UCLES 2015 25 为什么宠物狗叫花花? 十分可爱 有黑点 有黑皮毛 [1] 26 张平为什么要抱着玩具狗睡觉? 抱着舒服 他害怕黑 他喜欢狗 [1] 27 张平多大的时候得到了花花? 两个月 六岁 五岁 [1] 28 张平放学回家时,花花会做什么? 跑到门口欢迎他 喝牛奶 去公园散步 [1] [Total: 4] C A B C A B C A B C A B C

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12 © UCLES 2015 0547/21/M/J/15 Exercise 2 Questions 29–34 问题二十九至三十四 请阅读下面的短文,然后回答问题。 手机 如今手机在年轻人中越来越流行,几乎每个中学生都有一个。学 生用它发短信,听音乐。可是在学校,学生主要用手机查生词,帮他 们做作业。李海说:“我的同学买新手机是因为很酷,但是吸引我的 却是新功能,我每年都要换一个新手机。” 最近很多公共场所例如机场、咖啡馆等为了吸引顾客提供免费无 线上网服务,所以用手机上网查资料很方便。王中说:“以前我不管 开车去哪儿都要带上地图,还常常迷路。现在我可以用手机很容易地 找到要去的地方,还可以避免堵车。” 林大卫和其他人不一样,他没有手机。他说:“我不喜欢用手 机,手机月租费太贵了,而且我觉得和朋友们坐在一起聊天比发短信 更好。”

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13 0547/21/M/J/15 © UCLES 2015 29 学生在学校用手机做什么? (i)… [1] (ii)… [1] 30 李海每年要换新手机的原因是什么? … [1] 31 最近很多公共场所做了什么来吸引顾客? … [1] 32 王中说手机为他带来哪两个好处? (i)… [1] (ii)… [1] 33 林大卫跟别人有什么不同? … [1] 34 林大卫喜欢用什么方式和朋友交流? … [1] [Total: 8]

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® IGCSE is the registered trademark of Cambridge International Examinations. CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2015 series 0547 MANDARIN CHINESE (FOREIGN LANGUAGE) 0547/21 Paper 2 (Reading), maximum raw mark 36 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 will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2015 series for most Cambridge IGCSE®, Cambridge International A and AS Level components and some Cambridge O Level components.

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Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE – May/June 2015 0547 21 © Cambridge International Examinations 2015 1 General Marking Notes 2 General Marking Principles 2.1 Please note that it is not possible to list all acceptable alternatives in the Detailed Mark Scheme provided in Section 3. 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 if necessary (or with your Product Manager if you are a single Examiner), and award marks accordingly. The following marking principles underpin the detailed instructions provided in Section 3 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. 2.2 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. 2.3 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. 2 boxes ticked instead of the 1 box stipulated), and neither has been crossed out/discounted by the candidate, no mark can be awarded. (c) Answers in pen do not take precedence 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. 2.4 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) 2.5 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 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).

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Page 3 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE – May/June 2015 0547 21 © Cambridge International Examinations 2015 2.6 Unless the Mark Scheme specifies otherwise, do not accept incorrect Chinese if the word given means something else in Chinese. 2.7 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. 2.8 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 (e.g. '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. 2.9 Extra material: Section 2, Exercise 2 In Section 2, Exercise 2, reward the candidate for being able to locate the answer in the passage. Do not worry about lifting unless a lift is specifically rejected in the mark scheme. Unless the mark scheme states otherwise, ignore extra material given in an answer.

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Page 4 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE – May/June 2015 0547 21 © Cambridge International Examinations 2015 2.10 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 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 or (ii) 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 Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE – May/June 2015 0547 21 © Cambridge International Examinations 2015 3 Detailed Mark Scheme SECTION 1 Exercise 1 Questions 1–5 1 D [1] 2 B [1] 3 A [1] 4 B [1] 5 C [1] [Total: 5] Exercise 2 Questions 6–9 6 A [1] 7 D [1] 8 C [1] 9 B [1] [Total: 4] Exercise 3 Questions 10–12 10 B [1] 11 C [1] 12 A [1] [Total: 3]

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Page 6 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE – May/June 2015 0547 21 © Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Section 2 Exercise 1 Questions 13–16 ACCEPT REFUSE 13 汉语 [1] 14 日语 [1] 15 玩儿 [1] 16 知识 [1] [Total: 4] Exercise 2 Questions 17–24 • In this exercise, reward the candidate for being able to locate the answer in the passage. • Ignore extra material (whether Chinese is accurate or inaccurate) • ACCEPT LIFTING UNLESS IT IS SPECIFICALLY REFUSED IN THE MARK SCHEME. ACCEPT REFUSE 17 KEY CONCEPT: 坐飞机 今年春节我坐飞机回北京。 [1] 飞机 (This answer is rejected as it does not contain a verb) 18 KEY CONCEPT: 旅客很多 那时候旅客很多,买票非常不容易。 春节 [1] 19 KEY CONCEPT: 红包 一到家奶奶就给了我一个红包。 [1] 20 KEY CONCEPT: 包饺子 晚上我帮助妈妈包饺子。 [1] 21 KEY CONCEPT: (新)裙子 [1] 礼物 22 KEY CONCEPT: (离天安门不远的) 胡同 [1] 天安门 23 KEY CONCEPT: 北京烤鸭 晚上我们去饭馆吃北京烤鸭。 [1] 吃肉 24 KEY CONCEPT: 不喜欢吃肉 姐姐不喜欢吃肉。 [1] [Total: 8]

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Page 7 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE – May/June 2015 0547 21 © Cambridge International Examinations 2015 SECTION 3 Exercise 1 Questions 25–28 25 B [1] 26 C [1] 27 B [1] 28 A [1] [Total: 4] Exercise 2 Questions 29–34 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 provides specific guidance but in cases not covered, see General Marking Principles, Section 2.10 ACCEPT REFUSE 29 (i) KEY CONCEPT: 查生词/做作业 [1] 发短信;听音乐 (ii) KEY CONCEPT: 做作业/查生词 [1] 发短信;听音乐 30 KEY CONCEPT: 新功能 手机的新功能 [1] 很酷 31 KEY CONCEPT: 提供免费无线上网(服务) [1] 32 (i) KEY CONCEPT: (很)容易找到要去 [1] (ii) KEY CONCEPT: 避免堵车 [1] 33 KEY CONCEPT: (他)没有手机 [1] 林大卫和其他人不一样 34 KEY CONCEPT: (坐)在一起聊天) [1] [Total: 8]

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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2015 May/June, Paper 2 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A28/36
B23/36
C18/36
D15/36
E12/36
F9/36
G6/36