Cambridge IGCSE Chinese (Mandarin) - Foreign Language 0547 — 2015 May/June Paper 2 · Variant 2
0547/22/M/J/15 · 36 marks · ≈41 min
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MANDARIN CHINESE 0547/22 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) 94018/3 © 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. * 1 2 4 6 4 1 3 3 1 4 *
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3 [Turn over 0547/22/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 妈妈买了鸡蛋。妈妈买了什么? [1] 2 弟弟喜欢小鸟。弟弟喜欢什么? [1] 3 今天有化学课。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 0547/22/M/J/15 4 动物园人很多。哪儿人很多? [1] 5 朋友们一起喝茶。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 0547/22/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 丁丁去公园打羽毛球。 [1] 7 小刚在饭厅喝牛奶。 [1] 8 美美常常玩滑板。 [1] 9 小红喜欢戴帽子。 [1] [Total: 4] A B C D E
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6 © UCLES 2015 0547/22/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()。 去日本 王立是一位老师,他今天买了一张日本地图,想去那儿滑雪。 10 王立做什么工作? [1] 11 他买了什么? [1] 12 他想去日本做什么? [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 0547/22/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。 西山博物馆 西山博物馆二零零八年开门,来的游客只有三千。因为那时 交通不方便,从火车站到那儿要坐五十分钟的公共汽车;车 票也比较贵,十块钱一张。从去年开始有地铁了。坐地铁又 快又便宜,游客一年比一年多: 去年有九万游客了。 请用下列词组填空。 九万 地铁 便宜 公共汽车 贵 三千 五十 不方便 13 二零零八年有 … 游客。 [1] 14 刚开门时博物馆的交通 … 。 [1] 15 车票不 …。 [1] 16 坐 …不但非常快而且很便宜。 [1] [Total: 4]
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8 © UCLES 2015 0547/22/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! 我现在在北京参加一个对外汉语夏令营,这里有五百个从各个 国家来的同学。我每天上午有两个小时的口语课,下午有书法课。 我很喜欢用毛笔写汉字,这样可以了解汉字的笔画是怎么 写的。书法老师也给我们讲汉字的笔顺为什么非常重要。 我知道我的汉语水平已经提高了很多。口语老师说,我没有外 国人的口音。可是我想我的声调还有错误。 北京有那么多名胜古迹,在北京学习中国五千年的文化和历史 真是一个难得的机会! 祝 好! 玛丽
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9 [Turn over 0547/22/M/J/15 © UCLES 2015 17 夏令营在哪儿? … [1] 18 有多少从各个国家来的同学? … [1] 19 什么时候有口语课? … [1] 20 下午有什么课? … [1] 21 她为什么喜欢用毛笔写字? … [1] 22 书法老师说什么重要? … [1] 23 口语老师说她的口音怎么样? … [1] 24 为什么在北京学习中国文化和历史是一个难得的机会? … [1] [Total: 8]
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10 © UCLES 2015 0547/22/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()。 难忘的暑假 我叫王文,去年暑假,我和朋友一起去了云南。我们住在当 地人的家里,每天吃家常菜。他们都热情友好,让我们感到非常 温暖。 第一个星期我们爬了山。我们爬了危险的山坡,还走了难走的 小路,终于到达了山顶。看着长江的流水和周围的树木,我觉得那 里的风景美得不得了。 第二个星期我们做了义工。我们去了一家小学帮忙。我们教学 生们学英文,还做游戏。他们教我们画画,和当地的舞蹈。我觉得 很有意思。 最后导游带我们爬了香格里拉雪山。因为那里太高了,所以有 五匹马拉着行李上山。虽然天气很冷,但是大家还是玩得很开心。
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11 [Turn over 0547/22/M/J/15 © UCLES 2015 25 为什么王文觉得当地人的家里很温暖? 床舒服 家常菜好吃 人友好 [1] 26 第一个星期爬的山 很危险。 容易爬。 风景不好看。 [1] 27 在小学他们教了孩子们什么? 英语 舞蹈 画画 [1] 28 为什么爬香格里拉雪山需要马? 人要骑 运行李 天气太冷 [1] [Total: 4] C A B C A B C A B C A B C
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12 © UCLES 2015 0547/22/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。 上网购物 上网购物,也叫网购,现在在年轻人中越来越流行。人们可以在 网上购买各种各样的东西,比如衣服、书、玩具等等。 芳芳今年二十岁,她支持网上购物。她认为网上购物比较方便, 也容易对比同类产品的价格。虽然网上购物通常比在商店购物便宜, 但加上邮费后不一定是这样。即使这样,她还是常常在网上购物。 而她的父母却不这么想。他们说:“上网买书很容易,不过要是 买衣服的话,还是自己去商店试一试更好。还有在店里买鞋子,可以 更方便地买到大小合适的鞋子。” 芳芳说:“如果我想在网上买衣服,我一般会先看看朋友们都穿 什么。然后再上网找网站,看别人对那些网站的评价,这样才能决定 哪个网站最可靠。”
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13 0547/22/M/J/15 © UCLES 2015 29 什么样的人最喜欢上网购物? … [1] 30 为什么芳芳喜欢网上购物? (i) … [1] (ii) … [1] 31 为什么芳芳觉得网上购物有时会比在商店购物贵? … [1] 32 芳芳的父母觉得在商店买哪两种东西更好? (i) … [1] (ii) … [1] 33 芳芳在上网买衣服前做什么? … [1] 34 芳芳怎样决定哪个网站最可靠? … [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) 0547/22 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 22 © 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. 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) 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 22 © 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 (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. 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 22 © 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) 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 Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE – May/June 2015 0547 22 © Cambridge International Examinations 2015 3 Detailed Mark Scheme Section 1 Exercise 1 Questions 1–5 1 B [1] 2 D [1] 3 B [1] 4 C [1] 5 A [1] [Total: 5] Exercise 2 Questions 6–9 6 C [1] 7 E [1] 8 A [1] 9 B [1] [Total: 4] Exercise 3 Questions 10–12 10 A [1] 11 B [1] 12 C [1] [Total: 3]
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Page 6 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE – May/June 2015 0547 22 © Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Section 2 Exercise 1 Questions 13–16 ACCEPT REFUSE 13 三千 [1] 九万,五十,三十 (e.g. where characters are written incorrectly and therefore form a different character) 14 不方便 [1] 方便 15 便宜 [1] 贵 16 地铁 [1] 公共汽车 [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: 北京 我现在在北京参加一个对外汉语夏令营。 [1] 18 KEY CONCEPT: 五百 五百个;这里有五百个从各个国家来的同学 [1] 19 KEY CONCEPT: 上午 我每天上午有两个小时的口语课。 [1] 两个小时 20 KEY CONCEPT: 书法 书法课;下午有书法课 [1] 21 KEY CONCEPT: 了解汉字(的)笔画 我很喜欢用毛笔写汉字,这样可以了解汉字的笔 画是怎么写的 [1] 汉字笔画 (This answer is rejected as it does not contain a verb) 汉字的笔顺 22 KEY CONCEPT: 汉字的笔顺 书法老师也给我们讲汉字的笔顺为什么非常 重要。 [1] 23 KEY CONCEPT: 没有外国人的口音 我没有外国人的口音 [1] 24 KEY CONCEPT: 有那么多名胜古迹 北京有那么多名胜古迹 [1] 在北京学习中国五千年的文化和历史 [Total: 8]
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Page 7 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE – May/June 2015 0547 22 © Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Section 3 Exercise 1 Questions 25–28 25 C [1] 26 A [1] 27 A [1] 28 B [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 KEY CONCEPT: 年轻人 [1] 人们 30 (i) KEY CONCEPT: 方便 / 容易对比(同类产品的)价格 [1] (ii) KEY CONCEPT: 容易对比(同类产品的)价格/ 方便 [1] 31 KEY CONCEPT: 加(上)邮费 [1] 32 (i) KEY CONCEPT: 衣服/ 鞋子 [1] 书 (ii) KEY CONCEPT: 鞋子/衣服 [1] 33 KEY CONCEPT: 看看朋友穿什么 [1] 34 KEY CONCEPT: 看别人(对网站)的评价 [1] [Total: 8]
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