This article was originally written in Traditional Chinese. The English translation is provided for reference only.
2025年香港中學文憑試（HKDSE）已拉開帷幕，中文科考試於4月2日率先結束。近年來，隨着越來越多內地考生參與其中，這場考試受到了內地學生和家長的廣泛關注。內地學生能否適應香港DSE？香港DSE中文科和內地高考語文又有哪些異同之處呢？下面，就讓小編為大家一一剖析。The 2025 Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE) is under way, with the Chinese Language papers the first to finish, on 2 April. As more and more mainland candidates have entered the exam in recent years, it has drawn close attention from mainland students and parents. Can mainland students adapt to the HKDSE? And what exactly do DSE Chinese and gaokao Chinese have in common — and where do they part ways? Let us take them point by point.
2025香港DSE中文科考試剖析A look at the 2025 DSE Chinese papers
卷一：閱讀能力Paper 1: Reading
白話文：傾向內地中高考熱門作家。今年卷一的白話文考了兩篇，一篇是內地湖北青年作家蔣方舟的《我們都曾以為自己會是小說的主人公》，另一篇是台灣作家柯裕棻的《比正路還長的巷子》，且後者是2021年山東棗莊中考語文試題的原題。近幾年，DSE白話文的選材明顯傾向於內地中高考的熱門作家，如去年的遲子建、李娟、周國平，今年的蔣方舟。這就需要考生熟悉這些作家的寫作風格，特別是要具備結合具體語境分析文章主旨的能力。Modern prose: a preference for writers popular in mainland exams. Paper 1 set two modern prose passages this year. One was “We All Once Thought We Would Be the Protagonist of the Novel” by Jiang Fangzhou, a young writer from Hubei; the other was “The Alley Longer Than the Main Road” by the Taiwanese writer Ko Yu-fen — and the latter had already appeared, unchanged, as a question in the 2021 Chinese paper of the secondary school entrance examination in Zaozhuang, Shandong. Over the past few years the DSE’s choice of modern prose has leaned noticeably towards writers popular in mainland examinations: Chi Zijian, Li Juan and Zhou Guoping last year, Jiang Fangzhou this year. Candidates therefore need to be familiar with these writers’ styles, and above all able to analyse a piece’s central concern in its specific context.
文言文：史傳類內容比重增加。課外文言文今年考了兩則，一篇出自司馬光的《資治通鑑》，另一篇出自金代文學家王若虛的《滹南遺老集》。課內文言文考查的則是《六國論》《出師表》《論仁》《山居秋暝》《始得西山宴遊記》。有資深的中文科老師表示，今年的考題內容涉及歷史故事，比較容易掌握，對於修讀中史的學生來說更有優勢。總體而言，想要合格相對比較容易，但要拿到高分還是有一定難度的。Classical Chinese: more weight on historical and biographical texts. Two unseen classical passages were set this year, one from Sima Guang’s Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance (《資治通鑑》) and one from 《滹南遺老集》, the collected works of the Jin dynasty writer Wang Ruoxu. The set texts examined were “On the Six States”, “Memorial on Sending Out the Troops”, “On Benevolence”, “Autumn Evening in the Mountain Dwelling” and “Record of the First Excursion to West Mountain”. Experienced Chinese teachers noted that this year’s material drew on historical narrative, which is relatively easy to handle and gives an advantage to students who also take Chinese History. Overall, a pass was comparatively easy to secure, but a high grade remained demanding.
題型變化：2025年卷一最大的變化就是全面取消了判斷題，取而代之的是更多的簡答與論述題。這一變化對於內地考生來說更為有利，可以在較大程度上規避因內地教育背景差異而產生的問題。Changes to question types: the biggest change in Paper 1 for 2025 was the complete removal of true/false questions, replaced by more short-answer and discursive questions. This works in mainland candidates’ favour, since it largely sidesteps the difficulties that arise from differences in educational background.
卷二：寫作能力Paper 2: Writing
甲部實用寫作：香城中學將參與南區義工服務團的「『寵』愛有家」計劃，要求考生寫一篇不多於550字的演講辭。Section A, practical writing: Heung Shing Secondary School is to take part in the Southern District volunteer corps’ “A Loving Home for Pets” scheme, and candidates were asked to write a speech of no more than 550 characters.
乙部命題寫作：考生需要在以下三個題目中選擇一題進行寫作：《藏在泥土中的寶物》、《為不完美添色彩》，以及就「行事要量力而為，否則沒有好結果」與「要踏出舒適圈，才可以突破能力的界限」兩個觀點表達看法。Section B, essay writing: candidates chose one of three titles — “Treasure Hidden in the Earth”, “Adding Colour to Imperfection”, or a discussion of two opposing views: that one should act within one’s capacity or nothing good will come of it, and that one must step outside one’s comfort zone in order to break through the limits of one’s ability.
教師點評：負責此次監考的陳樹渠紀念中學老師曹順祥指出，第一題《藏在泥土中的寶物》可以從生活經驗中取材。不過，這一題目很容易因為偏題而失分，只有選物和立意都比較好，並能突出情感，才會獲得高分。至於第二題《為不完美添色彩》，如果考生不小心將「不完美變完美」，就會出現偏題的情況。A teacher’s comment: Mr Cho Shun-cheung of Chan Shu Kui Memorial School, who invigilated the paper, observed that the first title, “Treasure Hidden in the Earth”, allows candidates to draw on their own experience — but it is also easy to drift off topic and lose marks. Only a well-chosen object, a sound central idea and genuine feeling will earn a high grade. As for the second title, “Adding Colour to Imperfection”, a candidate who carelessly turns the imperfect into the perfect has strayed from the question.
內地生報考DSE須知What mainland candidates need to know about entering the DSE
報名條件：滿足以下任一條件即可自修生身份報名——曾參加過文憑試或相等考試（如高考、A-level、AP等）；以考試年份1月1日計算，已滿19歲；非修讀DSE課程，但於考試前一年修畢或正在修讀等同中六（高三）課程。Eligibility: a candidate may register as a private candidate if any one of the following applies — they have previously sat the HKDSE or an equivalent examination (the gaokao, A-Levels, AP and so on); they are aged 19 or above as at 1 January of the examination year; or, without being enrolled in a DSE programme, they completed or are completing a course equivalent to Secondary 6 (Senior 3) in the year before the examination.
所需材料：身份證明、通行證、護照、近期照片、在讀證明及成績單、考試申請書、個人資料授權書等。Documents required: proof of identity, travel permit, passport, a recent photograph, proof of enrolment and transcripts, the examination application form, a personal data authorisation form and so on.
報名費用：自修生報名費為514港幣，科目費用有所差異，總計可能達到3646港幣。Fees: the private candidate registration fee is HK$514, with subject fees varying; the total may come to around HK$3,646.
考試科目：4+2模式，包括4門必修科目（中文、英文、數學、公民與社會發展）和2至3門選修科目，考試最低分數的科目不計入最後成績。Subjects: a 4+2 structure, comprising four core subjects (Chinese Language, English Language, Mathematics, and Citizenship and Social Development) and two to three elective subjects, with the lowest-scoring subject excluded from the final result.
時間及地點：每年3月底至5月初在香港舉行，2024年起，深圳和廣州也設立考點。Dates and venues: held in Hong Kong from late March to early May each year; since 2024 there have also been examination centres in Shenzhen and Guangzhou.
小編的話A note from the editor
通過以上對2025年香港DSE中文科考試的剖析以及與內地高考語文的對比，相信大家對這兩種考試有了更清晰的認識。希望同學們可以根據自身情況，有針對性地進行備考，在考試中取得優異成績。Having worked through the 2025 DSE Chinese papers and compared them with Chinese Language in the mainland gaokao, we hope you now have a clearer picture of both examinations. Students should prepare in the way that suits their own situation and circumstances — and we wish them excellent results.
