Cambridge IGCSE Chinese (Mandarin) - Foreign Language 0547 — 2023 May/June Paper 1 · Variant 2
0547/12/M/J/23 · 30 marks · ≈34 min
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Question paper, page 1
Cambridge IGCSE™ MANDARIN CHINESE 0547/12 Paper 1 Listening May/June 2023 Approximately 40 minutes (including 6 minutes’ transfer time) You must transfer your answers onto the multiple choice answer sheet. You will need: Multiple choice answer sheet Soft clean eraser Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended) INSTRUCTIONS ● There are 30 questions on this paper. Answer all questions. ● You will have 6 minutes to transfer your answers from the question paper onto the multiple choice answer sheet. ● Follow the instructions on the multiple choice answer sheet. Shade one letter only for Questions 1 to 30. ● Write in soft pencil. ● Write your name, centre number and candidate number on the multiple choice answer sheet in the spaces provided unless this has been done for you. ● Do not use correction fluid. ● Do not write on any bar codes. ● Dictionaries are not allowed. INFORMATION ● The total mark for this paper is 30. ● Each correct answer will score one mark. ● Any rough working should be done on this question paper. NL 311695/2 © UCLES 2023 [Turn over This document has 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated. * 4 9 7 5 9 2 3 5 0 1 *
Question paper, page 2
2 0547/12/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 问题 问题1至5 Questions 1–5 你将听到几个中文句子,每个句子两遍。在唯一正确的方格里打勾()回答问 题。 You will hear some short sentences in Chinese. You will hear each sentence twice. Answer each question by ticking () one box only. 1 在家里,你听到…… 姐姐喜欢吃什么? A B C D [1] 2 在商店,你听到…… 什么很好看? A B C D [1]
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3 0547/12/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 [Turn over 3 在教室,你听到…… 什么不见了? A B C D [1] 4 在医院,你听到…… 弟弟哪里不舒服? A B C D [1] 5 在城里,你听到…… 街上什么很多? A B C D [1] [总分: 5]
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4 0547/12/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 问题 问题6至10 Questions 6–10 王山在讲他昨天做了什么。 Wang Shan is talking about what he did yesterday. 请听下面的对话, 你将听到两遍。在唯一正确的方格里打勾()回答问题。 Listen to the following conversation. You will hear it twice. Answer each question by ticking () one box only. 你现在有15秒看一下图片。 Now you have 15 seconds to look at the pictures. 6 10:00 A B C D [1] 7 11:00 A B C D [1]
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5 0547/12/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 [Turn over 8 12:00 A B C D [1] 9 14:00 A B C D [1] 10 18:00 A B C D [1] [总分: 5]
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6 0547/12/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 问题 问题11至15 Questions 11–15 朋友们在一起谈他们今天放学后打算做什么。 Friends are talking about what they plan to do after school today. 请听下面的录音,你将听到两遍。选择正确的图片回答问题,将字母填入方格 里。 Listen to the following recording. You will hear it twice. For each person, choose the correct picture, then write the letter in the box. 你现在有15秒看一下图片。 Now you have 15 seconds to look at the pictures. 11 赵方 (Zhao Fang) [1] 12 张力 (Zhang Li) [1] 13 刘红 (Liu Hong) [1] 14 黄伟 (Huang Wei) [1] 15 李圆 (Li Yuan) [1] [总分: 5] D E F A B C
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7 0547/12/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 [Turn over 问题 问题16至20 Questions 16–20 李明正在跟朋友谈他在加拿大过春节的经历。 Li Ming is talking to his friend about spending Spring Festival in Canada. 请听下面的对话,你将听到两遍。判断李明对以下问题的看法是: A 正面的,B 负面 的或 C 正面和负面的都有,在唯一正确的方格里打勾()。 Listen to the following conversation. You will hear it twice. For each question, decide if Li Ming’s opinion is: A positive, B negative or C both positive and negative. Answer each question by ticking () one box only. 你现在有15秒阅读题目。 Now you have 15 seconds to read the questions. 16 天气 A 正面的 B 负面的 C 正面和负面的都有 [1] 17 哥哥家 A 正面的 B 负面的 C 正面和负面的都有 [1] 18 中国城 A 正面的 B 负面的 C 正面和负面的都有 [1] 19 火车 A 正面的 B 负面的 C 正面和负面的都有 [1] 20 风景 A 正面的 B 负面的 C 正面和负面的都有 [1] [总分: 5]
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8 0547/12/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 问题 问题21至25 Questions 21–25 你第一次去一家大商场,服务员马龙给你做介绍。 You are visiting a department store for the first time. Ma Long, a shop assistant, is telling you about it. 请听下面的录音,你将听到两遍。录音中将有一次停顿。在正确的方格里打勾 ()回答问题。 Listen to the following recording. You will hear it twice. There will be a pause during the recording. Answer each question by ticking () one box only. 你现在有40秒阅读问题。 Now you have 40 seconds to read the questions. 21 商场的西边有什么? A B C D [1] 22 马龙觉得餐馆做的什么最好吃? A B C D [1] [PAUSE]
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9 0547/12/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 [Turn over 23 马龙在三楼买了什么? A B C D [1] 24 马龙为什么带孩子去商场的四楼? A B C D [1] 25 商场的五楼有什么? A B C D [1] [总分: 5]
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10 0547/12/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 问题 问题26至30 Questions 26–30 张月开了一家幼儿图书馆。记者前来采访她。 A journalist is interviewing Zhang Yue, who has opened a children’s library. 请听下面的采访,你将听到两遍。录音中将有一次停顿。在正确的方格里打勾 ()回答问题。 Listen to the following interview. You will hear it twice. There will be a pause during the interview. Answer each question by ticking () one box only. 你现在有一分钟阅读问题。 Now you have one minute to read the questions. 26 张月以前做什么工作? A 小学老师 B 图书管理员 C 幼儿园老师 [1] 27 张月开图书馆,她的丈夫为什么没有帮她? A 不支持她 B 很少在家 C 工作太忙 [1] [PAUSE] 28 张月开幼儿图书馆是因为有些孩子__________。 A 家里没有书 B 不喜欢上学 C 很喜欢看书 [1]
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11 0547/12/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 29 图书馆的什么活动特别受欢迎? A 看表演 B 听故事 C 唱歌 [1] 30 张月将来有什么打算? A 开幼儿活动室 B 开幼儿书店 C 开幼儿音乐班 [1] [总分: 5] 你现在有六分钟将你的答案填入答题卡。请按照答题卡上的说明填写。 There will now be six minutes for you to copy your answers onto the separate answer sheet. Follow the instructions on the answer sheet.
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12 0547/12/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 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. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge Assessment International Education Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cambridgeinternational.org after the live examination series. Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of Cambridge Assessment. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is a department of the University of Cambridge. BLANK PAGE
Mark scheme, page 1
This document consists of 3 printed pages. © UCLES 2023 [Turn over Cambridge IGCSE™ MANDARIN CHINESE 0547/12 Paper 1 Listening May/June 2023 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 30 Published This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers. Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2023 series for most Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International A and AS Level and Cambridge Pre-U components, and some Cambridge O Level components.
Mark scheme, page 2
0547/12 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 2 of 3 Question Answer Marks 1 D 1 2 B 1 3 A 1 4 D 1 5 C 1 6 C 1 7 A 1 8 D 1 9 C 1 10 B 1 11 B 1 12 E 1 13 A 1 14 F 1 15 C 1 16 B 1 17 C 1 18 A 1 19 C 1 20 A 1 21 A 1 22 C 1 23 D 1 24 B 1 25 D 1 26 B 1 27 C 1 28 A 1
Mark scheme, page 3
0547/12 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 3 of 3 Question Answer Marks 29 A 1 30 C 1
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