Cambridge IGCSE Chinese (Mandarin) - Foreign Language 0547 — 2016 May/June Paper 2 · Variant 1

0547/21/M/J/16 · 36 marks · ≈41 min

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MANDARIN CHINESE 0547/21 Paper 2 Reading May/June 2016 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 (SG) 114355/3 © UCLES 2016 [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 3 5 4 8 8 7 5 6 *

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3 [Turn over 0547/21/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 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,在方格里打勾()。 1 弟弟在吃糖果。弟弟在吃什么? [1] 2 餐馆关门了。哪儿关门了? [1] 3 红红买了一把尺子。红红买了什么? [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 2016 0547/21/M/J/16 4 小王今天牙疼。小王哪儿不舒服? [1] 5 那个气球是蓝色的。什么是蓝色的? [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/16 © UCLES 2016 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 月月要去湖边钓鱼。 [1] 7 小花想给妹妹买袜子。 [1] 8 红红常常去实验室。 [1] 9 李明喜欢打乒乓球。 [1] [Total: 4] A B C D E

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6 © UCLES 2016 0547/21/M/J/16 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,在方格里打勾()。 表演 小文喜欢跳舞,为了在晚会上表演,她买了一条新连衣裙。 10 小文喜欢做什么? [1] 11 她要在哪里表演? [1] 12 她买了什么? [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 0547/21/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 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。 王力今年开了一家中国饭馆。他的饭馆离火车站不远,很多 外国人到这儿来吃饭。 王力喜爱所有的动物,所以他自己不吃肉,也不愿意让别人 吃。他饭馆的菜很多是用豆腐做的。 他说,如果你只吃豆腐和青菜,不吃肉,你的身体就会更健康。 请用下列词组填空。 健康 中国 肉 外国 漂亮 豆腐 地铁 火车 13 王力开了一家 …饭馆。 [1] 14 他的饭馆离 …站不远。 [1] 15 他饭馆的菜里都没有 …做的。 [1] 16 他说,要是不吃肉,你的身体就会更…。 [1] [Total: 4]

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8 © UCLES 2016 0547/21/M/J/16 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! 我在三月五日来到四海大学。我在这里学习汉语。我们每天上 午上汉语课,下午去海里游泳。 四海城里的人都很热情,他们说普通话说得很清楚,我都听 得懂。 很多国家的留学生都到这儿来学习汉语。今年夏天,对外汉语 教学大会在四海大学举行。我们在会上表演了一个汉语节目,帮助 我们提高了汉语水平。大家都说我的发音很不错。 上个月是端午节,同学们都参加了国际龙船比赛,印尼龙船队 得了第一名。 祝 好! 大卫

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9 [Turn over 0547/21/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 17 大卫现在在哪儿? … [1] 18 他在那儿学什么? … [1] 19 他下午做什么? … [1] 20 城里的人说普通话说得怎么样? … [1] 21 今年夏天举行了什么大会? … [1] 22 他们表演了什么? … [1] 23 大家说大卫的发音怎么样? … [1] 24 在龙船比赛中,哪个队得了第一名? … [1] [Total: 8]

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10 © UCLES 2016 0547/21/M/J/16 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,在方格内打勾()。 母亲节 我叫李丽,有一个温暖的家庭:有会做饭的妈妈,爱说笑话的 爸爸和喜爱运动的哥哥。 上个星期天是母亲节。平时总是妈妈为全家买菜、做饭、打扫 卫生,很辛苦,所以我们想让妈妈休息一天。我们先让外公、外婆 在上午打电话给妈妈,让她去他们家。 晚上妈妈回来时,房间里黑黑的,没有灯。妈妈以为我们都不 在家,准备给我们做晚饭。 当她打开灯的时候,却看见桌子上有很多食物和饮料,房间很 干净,还有她最喜欢的鲜花。我们一起跳出来,跟妈妈说: “母亲 节快乐!”妈妈说: “我忘记了今天是母亲节,没有跟外婆庆祝, 实在不好。但你们给了我惊喜,我真开心!”

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11 [Turn over 0547/21/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 25 哥哥的爱好是什么? 上网 做饭 运动 [1] 26 平时妈妈总是 为全家做饭 跟朋友逛街 不喜欢买菜 [1] 27 晚上妈妈回家时 家里没人 灯关着 她很累 [1] 28 妈妈很高兴因为 给了外婆礼物 有很多客人 有了一个惊喜 [1] [Total: 4] C A B C A B C A B C A B C

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12 © UCLES 2016 0547/21/M/J/16 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。 去中国工作 虽然很多中国学生去国外留学、工作,但现在由于中国经济变化 很大,越来越多的外国人也来中国工作。他们在各种各样的地方工作, 比如银行、学校、公司,也有很多人自己当老板。 彼尔今年刚从中文系毕业。他的爷爷奶奶在欧洲有很大的公司, 已经让他去那里工作,可他还是要去上海工作。他没有做翻译工作, 而是帮助中国公司去海外做生意。他说:“虽然上海的环境不如欧洲国 家,而且交通拥挤,但是这个城市很有活力,每天发生许多新鲜事。” 他父母说:“短期在中国工作没什么问题,最好不要在中国长期 居住,因为欧洲环境更好。在中国找女朋友也行,但结婚后最好住在 欧洲。”

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13 0547/21/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 29 为什么越来越多的外国人来中国工作? … [1] 30 除了为别人工作以外,外国人还可以在中国做什么? … [1] 31 为什么说彼尔可以很容易地在欧洲工作? … [1] 32 他为中国公司做什么? … [1] 33 上海有些方面不太好,为什么他还想在那儿工作? (i) … [1] (ii) … [1] 34 他的父母说他在中国可以做什么? (i) … [1] (ii) … [1] [Total: 8]

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® IGCSE is the registered trademark of Cambridge International Examinations. This syllabus is approved for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate. This document consists of 7 printed pages. © UCLES 2016 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education MANDARIN CHINESE (FOREIGN LANGUAGE) 0547/21 Paper 2 Reading May/June 2016 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 36 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 will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2016 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 2016 0547 21 © Cambridge International Examinations 2016 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 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. 2.4 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) 2.5 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 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). 2.6 Unless the Mark Scheme specifies otherwise, do not accept incorrect Chinese if the word given means something else in Chinese.

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Page 3 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE – May/June 2016 0547 21 © Cambridge International Examinations 2016 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 2016 0547 21 © Cambridge International Examinations 2016 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 2016 0547 21 © Cambridge International Examinations 2016 3 Detailed Mark Scheme Section 1 Exercise 1 Questions 1–5 1 A [1] 2 D [1] 3 B [1] 4 B [1] 5 C [1] [Total: 5] Exercise 2 Questions 6–9 6 B [1] 7 E [1] 8 A [1] 9 D [1] [Total: 4] Exercise 3 Question 10–12 10 B [1] 11 A [1] 12 D [1] [Total: 3] Section 2 Exercise 1 Questions 13–16 ACCEPT REFUSE 13 中国 [1] 14 火车 [1] 15 肉 [1] 16 健康 [1] [Total: 4]

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Page 6 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE – May/June 2016 0547 21 © Cambridge International Examinations 2016 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: 四海大学 “我在三月五日来到四海大学” [1] 大学 18 KEY CONCEPT:(学习) 汉语 “我在这里学习汉语。” [1] 在这里学习 19 KEY CONCEPT:(去海里]游泳 下午去海里游泳。 [1] 我们每天上午上汉语课 or 我们每天上午上汉语课,下午去海里游泳。 20 KEY CONCEPT:(说得 很)清楚 他们说普通话也说得很清楚,我都听得懂” [1] “四海城里的人都很热情,他们说普通话也说 得很清楚,我都听得懂” 我都听得懂 21 KEY CONCEPT:对外汉语教学[大会] “今年夏天,对外汉语教学大会就在四海大 学举行” [1] 汉语教学 教学大会 22 KEY CONCEPT:[演出一个] 汉语节目 “我们在会上表演了一个汉语节目,帮助我 们提高了汉语水平。 [1] 帮助我们提高了汉语水平。 节目 23 KEY CONCEPT:很不错 “大家都说我的发音很不错” [1] 不错 24 KEY CONCEPT:印尼队 印尼龙船 “印尼龙船队得了第一名” [1] 龙船队 [Total: 8] Section 3 Exercise 1 Questions 25–28 25 C [1] 26 A [1] 27 B [1] 28 C [1] [Total: 4]

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Page 7 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE – May/June 2016 0547 21 © Cambridge International Examinations 2016 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: 中国经济变化很大 [1] 经济变化很大 虽然很多中国学生去国外留学、工作,但现在由于 中国经济变化很大,越来越多的外国人也来中国工 作。 30 KEY CONCEPT: (自己)当老板 也有很多人自己当老板 [1] 他们在各种各样的地方工作,比如银行、学校、公 司,也有很多人自己当老板。 比如银行、学校、公司,也有很多人自己当老板。 31 KEY CONCEPT: 他的爷爷奶奶在欧洲有很大的公司,让 他去那里工作 or 他的爷爷奶奶让他去他们在欧洲的公司 工作 [1] 他的爷爷奶奶在欧洲有很大的公司 or 已经让他去那里工作 or 他的爷爷奶奶在欧洲有很大的公司,已经让他去那 里工作,可他还是要去上海工作。 32 KEY CONCEPT:(帮助中国公司)去海 外做生意 [1] 做生意 他没有做翻译工作,而是帮助中国公司去海外做生 意。 33 (i) KEY CONCEPT: (城市)很有活 力 [1] 交通拥挤 新鲜事 虽然上海的环境不如欧洲国家,而且交通拥挤,但 是这个城市很有活力,每天发生许多新鲜事。 (ii) KEY CONCEPT:每天发生许多新鲜 事 [1] 发生许多新鲜事 34 (i) KEY CONCEPT: 短期在中国工作 [1] 短期在中国工作没什么问题,最好不要在中国长期 居住,因为欧洲环境更好。在中国找女朋友也行, 但结婚后最好住在欧洲。 (ii) KEY CONCEPT: (在中国)找女 朋友 [1] 女朋友 不要在中国长期居住 在中国找女朋友也行,但结婚后最好住在欧洲。 [Total: 8]

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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2016 May/June, Paper 2 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A27/36
B23/36
C17/36
D15/36
E11/36
F8/36
G5/36