Cambridge IGCSE Chinese (Mandarin) - Foreign Language 0547 — 2023 May/June Paper 2 · Variant 3

0547/23/M/J/23 · 40 marks · ≈45 min

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MANDARIN CHINESE 0547/23 Paper 2 Reading May/June 2023 1 hour 15 minutes You must answer on the question paper. No additional materials are needed. INSTRUCTIONS ● Answer all questions. ● Use a black or dark blue pen. ● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page. ● Write your answer to each question in the space provided. ● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid. ● Do not write on any bar codes. ● Dictionaries are not allowed. INFORMATION ● The total mark for this paper is 40. ● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ]. NL 316328/2 © UCLES 2023 [Turn over This document has 12 pages. Cambridge IGCSE™ * 4 1 1 9 4 3 0 9 4 6 *

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2 0547/23/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 问题1–5: 选择唯一正确的答案,在方格里打勾()。 1 咖啡馆关门了。哪儿关门了? A B C D [1] 2 弟弟喜欢做体操。弟弟喜欢做什么? A B C D [1] 3 梨都卖完了。什么卖完了? A B C D [1]

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3 0547/23/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 [Turn over 4 月饼真好吃。什么很好吃? A B C D [1] 5 我的台灯不见了。什么不见了? A B C D [1] [总分: 5]

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4 0547/23/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 6 请看下面的图片。 B A D C E 选择唯一正确的答案,将字母(A–E)填入方格中。 (a) 林红想吃汉堡包。 [1] (b) 马刚要去医院打针。 [1] (c) 赵文在打扫房间。 [1] (d) 张伟给朋友买礼物。 [1] [总分: 4]

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5 0547/23/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 [Turn over 7 阅读以下句子。选择唯一正确的答案,在方格里打勾()。 公园 今天有一点儿风,很舒服。刘聪带她的小鸟去公园。公园的小河里,水很干 净,非常漂亮。 (a) 今天天气怎么样? A B C D [1] (b) 刘聪带什么去公园? A B C D [1] (c) 公园里什么很美? A B C D [1] [总分: 3]

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6 0547/23/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 8 阅读以下短文,用中文 中文回答问题。 (a) 张莉什么时候去了市中心? … [1] (b) 张莉去商场走了多长时间? … [1] (c) 妈妈给奶奶买了什么? 1 … [1] 为什么? 2 … [1] 美美: 你好! 我和妈妈上个周末坐地铁去了市中心。从地铁站出来,我们走了 十分钟才到商场。 天气变冷了,所以妈妈给奶奶买了一件毛衣。她也给妹妹买了一 条裙子,上面画了很多小猫。我下个月要和朋友一起去旅行,所以买 了一个大背包。 中午,我们去了一家快餐店吃饭。我吃了薯条和冰淇淋,妈妈点 了一盘沙拉。吃完后,她说:“这里的沙拉不太好吃。下次我们去中 国饭馆吃面条吧,还便宜。” 祝好! 张莉

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7 0547/23/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 [Turn over (d) 妹妹的裙子是什么样的? … [1] (e) 张莉为什么买了一个背包? … [1] (f) 张莉和妈妈在哪里吃午饭? … [1] (g) 妈妈中午吃了什么? … [1] (h) 妈妈觉得她的午饭怎么样? … [1] [总分: 9]

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8 0547/23/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 9 阅读以下短文(A–D)。选择唯一正确的答案,在方格里打勾()。 课外俱乐部 课外俱乐部 A 足球 足球 除了周六和周日,俱乐部的学生每天下午都要到操场练习。活动时必须穿黄 色运动衣,每件九十元。 B 武术 武术 每星期一和星期二下午上课,天气好的时候在操场,下雨的时候在体育馆。 学生们都可以参加,父母也可以来看。 C 体操 体操 体操室在体育馆旁边。周一到周三给女学生上课,周二和周五给男学生上 课。俱乐部每年都举行比赛。 D 回收 回收 每周五和周六下午,十年级的学生会到市中心回收塑料袋。俱乐部会发义工 服,是免费的。 (a) 哪个俱乐部有比赛? A B C D [1] (b) 哪个俱乐部的衣服不用花钱? A B C D [1] (c) 哪个俱乐部有机会在体育馆上课? A B C D [1] (d) 哪个俱乐部在周末有活动? A B C D [1] (e) 星期四可以在操场参加哪个俱乐部? A B C D [1] [总分: 5]

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9 0547/23/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 [Turn over 10 阅读以下短文。选择唯一正确的答案,在方格里打勾()。 张阿姨 张阿姨 我叫刘文,我喜欢我的家乡。这里空气新鲜、邻居友好。最重要的是, 朋友们的家离我住的地方都不远。 村子里有个小广场,学生们爱去那里玩。广场旁边有个生活超市,是张 阿姨开的。超市不大,但有很多东西。她还在超市里开了一个小小厨房。她 说:“虽然我不太喜欢做饭,但村里有些老人吃不上饭,我想帮他们。小小 厨房不赚钱。” 每天早上,如果天气好,张阿姨先做运动,再去买菜。如果天气不好, 她就先做家务,再去买蔬菜和肉。晚上,她在小小厨房给老人们做饭。 现在,很多人都知道张阿姨,有的给她写信,有的向她学习,开了新的 小小厨房。张阿姨说:“我开心的不是变得有名了,而是越来越多的人得到 了照顾。” (a) 刘文喜欢家乡,最大的原因是 A 有新鲜空气 B 朋友住得近 C 邻居很友好 D 那儿很安静 [1] (b) 生活超市 A 卖的东西很多 B 有很多学生去 C 里面东西便宜 D 在广场的前面 [1]

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10 0547/23/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 (c) 张阿姨开小小厨房是因为 A 她有很多空闲时间 B 做饭是她的爱好 C 她想多赚一点钱 D 她要给老人做饭 [1] (d) 每天早上,张阿姨都一定会 A 很早起床 B 做运动 C 去买食物 D 做家务 [1] (e) 现在,让张阿姨高兴的是 A 她变得有名了 B 很多学生来做义工 C 更多人得到了帮助 D 有人写信给她 [1] [总分: 5]

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11 0547/23/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 [Turn over 11 阅读以下短文,用中文 中文回答问题。 达伦在英国上完小学,就跟父母搬到了新加坡,在那儿上中学。他最喜 欢的节日是端午节,虽然没春节热闹,但也有很多有趣的庆祝活动。 去年,达伦在学校学包粽子。老师说,包之前,要先把米和花生洗干 净。达伦刚开始包的时候,米总是掉出来。试了几次,他终于会包了。 达伦是学校龙舟队的队长。每年暑假,他都做很多水上运动,这让他 觉得划龙舟一点也不难。作为队长,他教同学们一些划龙舟的知识。在练习 时,除了老师教大家,达伦也会介绍自己的经验。 上个月,他们参加了龙舟比赛。比赛前一周,他们每天练习两个小时, 星期六还练了五个小时。虽然他们没有赢,但他们知道了哪些方面需要 提高。 (a) 现在,达伦在哪里上学? … [1] (b) 达伦为什么喜欢端午节? … [1] (c) 开始包粽子前要做什么? … [1] (d) 一开始,为什么达伦包粽子包不好? … [1] (e) 为什么达伦觉得划龙舟很容易? … [1] (f) 达伦怎么帮助龙舟队的同学? 1 … 2 … [2]

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12 0547/23/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. (g) 比赛前的那个周末,龙舟队练习了多久? … [1] (h) 参加比赛对龙舟队的同学有什么好处? … [1] [总分: 9]

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This document consists of 10 printed pages. © UCLES 2023 [Turn over Cambridge IGCSE™ MANDARIN CHINESE 0547/23 Paper 2 Reading May/June 2023 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 40 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 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.

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0547/23 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 2 of 10 Generic Marking Principles These general marking principles must be applied by all examiners when marking candidate answers. They should be applied alongside the specific content of the mark scheme or generic level descriptors for a question. Each question paper and mark scheme will also comply with these marking principles. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 1: Marks must be awarded in line with:  the specific content of the mark scheme or the generic level descriptors for the question  the specific skills defined in the mark scheme or in the generic level descriptors for the question  the standard of response required by a candidate as exemplified by the standardisation scripts. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 2: Marks awarded are always whole marks (not half marks, or other fractions). GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 3: Marks must be awarded positively:  marks are awarded for correct/valid answers, as defined in the mark scheme. However, credit is given for valid answers which go beyond the scope of the syllabus and mark scheme, referring to your Team Leader as appropriate  marks are awarded when candidates clearly demonstrate what they know and can do  marks are not deducted for errors  marks are not deducted for omissions  answers should only be judged on the quality of spelling, punctuation and grammar when these features are specifically assessed by the question as indicated by the mark scheme. The meaning, however, should be unambiguous. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 4: Rules must be applied consistently, e.g. in situations where candidates have not followed instructions or in the application of generic level descriptors.

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0547/23 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 3 of 10 GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 5: Marks should be awarded using the full range of marks defined in the mark scheme for the question (however; the use of the full mark range may be limited according to the quality of the candidate responses seen). GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 6: Marks awarded are based solely on the requirements as defined in the mark scheme. Marks should not be awarded with grade thresholds or grade descriptors in mind. Additional Guidance The following guidance underpins the detailed instructions provided in the mark scheme. Where a decision is taken to deviate from this guidance for a particular question, this will be specified in the mark scheme. Often the additional guidance points will have to be weighed up against each other, e.g. the answer might look or sound like the intended word/phrase in Chinese, but if what the candidate has written means something different in Chinese from what is expected, the mark cannot be awarded. It is not possible to list all acceptable alternatives in the mark scheme. If you encounter an answer which is not covered by the mark scheme, you will need to make a decision about whether it communicates the required elements (in consultation with your Team Leader if necessary, or with your Product Manager if you are a single examiner), and award marks accordingly.  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.

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0547/23 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 4 of 10  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 one box stipulated), and neither has been crossed out/discounted by the candidate, no mark can be awarded.  For questions requiring more than one element for the answer, (1) and (2), where the answers are interchangeable: (a) Both of the correct answers are on line 1 and line 2 is blank (or vice versa) = 2 marks (b) Both of the correct answers are on line 1 and line 2 contains a wrong answer (or vice versa) = 1 mark  Mark for communication: Answers requiring the use of Chinese (rather than a non-verbal response) should be marked for communication. Tolerate inaccuracies provided that the message is clear. However, do not accept incorrect Chinese if the word written by the candidate means something else in Chinese (unless the mark scheme specifies otherwise). (a) If you read aloud what the candidate has written, does it sound like the correct answer? Would a native speaker of Chinese understand it? (b) Does what the candidate has written look like the correct answer, e.g. one stroke missing but no other word created? Would a native speaker of Chinese understand it? (c) Accept incorrect person and possessive adjectives unless the mark scheme specifies otherwise. Incorrect Chinese which constitutes a word in any language other than Chinese is marked (i) on the basis of whether it is accepted or rejected in the mark scheme and (ii) if it is not mentioned in the mark scheme, on the basis of points (a) to (c) above.

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0547/23 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 5 of 10  Annotations used in the mark scheme: (a) INV = invalidation. This is used when the additional material included by the candidate is judged to invalidate an otherwise correct answer and therefore prevents him/her from scoring the mark. (INV = 0) (b) tc = ‘tout court’. This means that, on its own, the material is not sufficient to score the mark. (c) HA = harmless addition. This means that the candidate has included additional material which, in conjunction with the correct answer, does not prevent him/her from scoring the mark.  No response and ‘0’ marks: (a) 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). (b) 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.

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0547/23 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 6 of 10  Extra material: Candidates need to answer the questions in such a way as to demonstrate that they have understood the text. The mark scheme cannot cover all eventualities so where specific instructions are not provided, the examiner must check the text to ensure that the correct elements which would attract the mark are not contradicted or distorted by any extra material. The following general rules should be applied: (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 transcript/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 rejected, in which case this falls into category (c) and the answer should be rejected. (c) Extra material which constitutes an alternative answer specifically rejected in the mark scheme: This puts the examiner in the position of having to ‘choose’ which the intended answer is. The examiner cannot therefore 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 therefore the mark cannot be awarded. (e) Extra material introduced by the candidate and which does not feature in the original text: This affects communication. The examiner cannot be sure what the candidate has understood and therefore 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 a particular answer is not covered by the mark scheme, the examiner should consult the Team Leader.

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0547/23 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 7 of 10 Detailed Mark Scheme Questions 1–5 Question Answer Marks Guidance 1 A 1 2 B 1 3 D 1 4 B 1 5 C 1 Question Answer Marks Guidance 6(a) C 1 6(b) D 1 6(c) E 1 6(d) A 1 Question Answer Marks Guidance 7(a) B 1 7(b) C 1 7(c) A 1

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0547/23 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 8 of 10 Question Answer Marks Guidance Before marking Question 8, read the section Additional Guidance. 8(a) 上个周末 1 8(b) 十分钟 1 Reject: 十分 8(c) 1 (一件)毛衣 2 因为天气变冷了 2 8(d) 上面画了(很多)小猫 1 8(e) (去)旅行 1 8(f) (一家)快餐店 1 Reject: 家快餐店 8(g) 沙拉 1 Reject: 盘沙拉 8(h) 不太好吃 1 Reject long lifting: 这里的沙拉不太好吃。下次我们去中 国饭 馆吃面条吧,还便宜。

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0547/23 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 9 of 10 Question Answer Marks Guidance 9(a) C 1 9(b) D 1 9(c) B 1 9(d) D 1 9(e) A 1 Question Answer Marks Guidance 10(a) B 1 10(b) A 1 10(c) D 1 10(d) C 1 10(e) C 1

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0547/23 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 10 of 10 Question Answer Marks Guidance Before marking Question 11, read the section Additional Guidance. 11(a) 新加坡 1 11(b) 有很多有趣的庆祝活动 1 11(c) 把米和花生洗干净 1 11(d) 米总是掉出来 1 Reject: 米总是掉出来。试了几次,他终于会包了。 11(e) 做很多水上运动 1 11(f) 教同学们一些划龙舟的知识 介绍自己的经验 2 Reject: 教同学们一些知识 11(g) 五个小时 1 11(h) 知道了哪些方面需要提高 1

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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2023 May/June, Paper 2 · Variant 3. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

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B21/40
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E10/40
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