B
On 6 May 2025, a 28-year-old Chinese snooker (斯诺克) player named Zhao Xintong made sports history. He defeated Welsh star Mark Williams 18-12 in the World Snooker Championship final. This was China’s first world champion in snooker.
Zhao’s path to success was full of stories. In 2023, he had to stop playing for 20 months because people said he did something wrong in a match. In September 2024, he came back. He started from the early qualifying games (资格赛) and played nine matches. He won 111 frames (局)! In one game, he even beat seven-time champion
Ronnie O’Sullivan 17-7. He had an 80 per cent success rate on long pots and made 18 century breaks, equalling (等于) Ding Junhui’s record in 2016!
The final against 50-year-old Williams was very exciting. Williams was the oldest player to reach the final. Zhao was ahead 17-8, but Williams tried hard and won four frames one after another. Then, in the 30th frame, Zhao stayed calm and made an 87-point break to win the game. When he got the trophy (奖杯), he held the National Flag of China high.
Ding Junhui, China’s snooker pioneer who once came second in 2016, said, “Zhao Xintong did what Chinese players had hoped to do for many years.” This win is like when Yao Ming made basketball popular in China.
Zhao’s story is about standing up after failure. His win changed snooker history and told us: never give up! Even big problems can lead to success.
(
A. Ding Junhui. B. Mark Williams.
C. A British player. D. Ronnie O’Sullivan.
(
① Zhao beat seven-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan.
② Zhao was stopped from playing for 20 months.
③ Zhao started from the qualifying games.
④ Zhao won the game 18-12 against Mark Williams.
A. ②→①→③→④ B. ②→③→①→④
C. ③→②→①→④ D. ③→①→②→④
(
A. He held up the National Flag of China.
B. He celebrated with Ding Junhui.
C. He thanked his coach and family.
D. He introduced snooker to China.
(
A. Zhao realized Chinese players’ dream.
B. Ding will play in the next championship.
C. Chinese players didn’t hope to win before.
D. Winning the world champion is too difficult for Chinese players.
(
A. Practice makes perfect.
B. Actions speak louder than words.
C. Where there is a will, there is a way.
D. Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.
On 6 May 2025, a 28-year-old Chinese snooker (斯诺克) player named Zhao Xintong made sports history. He defeated Welsh star Mark Williams 18-12 in the World Snooker Championship final. This was China’s first world champion in snooker.
Zhao’s path to success was full of stories. In 2023, he had to stop playing for 20 months because people said he did something wrong in a match. In September 2024, he came back. He started from the early qualifying games (资格赛) and played nine matches. He won 111 frames (局)! In one game, he even beat seven-time champion
Ronnie O’Sullivan 17-7. He had an 80 per cent success rate on long pots and made 18 century breaks, equalling (等于) Ding Junhui’s record in 2016!
The final against 50-year-old Williams was very exciting. Williams was the oldest player to reach the final. Zhao was ahead 17-8, but Williams tried hard and won four frames one after another. Then, in the 30th frame, Zhao stayed calm and made an 87-point break to win the game. When he got the trophy (奖杯), he held the National Flag of China high.
Ding Junhui, China’s snooker pioneer who once came second in 2016, said, “Zhao Xintong did what Chinese players had hoped to do for many years.” This win is like when Yao Ming made basketball popular in China.
Zhao’s story is about standing up after failure. His win changed snooker history and told us: never give up! Even big problems can lead to success.
(
B
) 39. Who did Zhao Xintong defeat in the final?A. Ding Junhui. B. Mark Williams.
C. A British player. D. Ronnie O’Sullivan.
(
B
) 40. What is the correct order of the following events according to the passage?① Zhao beat seven-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan.
② Zhao was stopped from playing for 20 months.
③ Zhao started from the qualifying games.
④ Zhao won the game 18-12 against Mark Williams.
A. ②→①→③→④ B. ②→③→①→④
C. ③→②→①→④ D. ③→①→②→④
(
A
) 41. What did Zhao Xintong do after winning the trophy?A. He held up the National Flag of China.
B. He celebrated with Ding Junhui.
C. He thanked his coach and family.
D. He introduced snooker to China.
(
A
) 42. What can we learn from Ding Junhui’s words?A. Zhao realized Chinese players’ dream.
B. Ding will play in the next championship.
C. Chinese players didn’t hope to win before.
D. Winning the world champion is too difficult for Chinese players.
(
C
) 43. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. Practice makes perfect.
B. Actions speak louder than words.
C. Where there is a will, there is a way.
D. Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is.
答案：39.B 40.B 41.A 42.A 43.C
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含细节理解、事件排序、细节查找、推理判断、主旨大意类题目。解题思路：1. 细节类题目：根据题干关键词回原文精准定位，对比原文与选项内容，匹配正确答案；2. 排序类题目：在原文中定位各事件的时间或先后逻辑，梳理顺序后对应选项；3. 主旨类题目：通读全文，抓住核心人物的经历与传递的核心道理，归纳主旨。
【解析】
39题：题干问赵心童决赛击败的选手，定位原文第一段第二句“He defeated Welsh star Mark Williams 18-12 in the World Snooker Championship final.”，可知击败的是Mark Williams，对应选项B。
40题：梳理事件顺序：原文2023年赵心童被禁赛20个月（②）→2024年9月回归后从资格赛开始（③）→回归后某场比赛击败七冠王Ronnie O’Sullivan（①）→决赛18-12击败Mark Williams夺冠（④），顺序为②→③→①→④，对应选项B。
41题：题干问获奖杯后的行为，定位原文第三段最后一句“When he got the trophy (奖杯), he held the National Flag of China high.”，对应选项A。
42题：丁俊晖的话“Zhao Xintong did what Chinese players had hoped to do for many years.”，意为赵实现了中国选手多年的梦想，对应选项A。
43题：全文围绕赵心童失败后不放弃最终夺冠的经历，传递“有志者事竟成”的道理，对应选项C。
【答案】
39.B 40.B 41.A 42.A 43.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解）、英语阅读理解（事件排序）、英语阅读理解（主旨大意）
【点评】
本文为记叙文，围绕斯诺克选手赵心童的夺冠经历展开，题目类型全面，考查学生信息定位、逻辑梳理与主旨归纳能力，文本贴近体育热点，易理解。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含细节理解、事件排序、细节查找、推理判断、主旨大意类题目。解题思路：1. 细节类题目：根据题干关键词回原文精准定位，对比原文与选项内容，匹配正确答案；2. 排序类题目：在原文中定位各事件的时间或先后逻辑，梳理顺序后对应选项；3. 主旨类题目：通读全文，抓住核心人物的经历与传递的核心道理，归纳主旨。
【解析】
39题：题干问赵心童决赛击败的选手，定位原文第一段第二句“He defeated Welsh star Mark Williams 18-12 in the World Snooker Championship final.”，可知击败的是Mark Williams，对应选项B。
40题：梳理事件顺序：原文2023年赵心童被禁赛20个月（②）→2024年9月回归后从资格赛开始（③）→回归后某场比赛击败七冠王Ronnie O’Sullivan（①）→决赛18-12击败Mark Williams夺冠（④），顺序为②→③→①→④，对应选项B。
41题：题干问获奖杯后的行为，定位原文第三段最后一句“When he got the trophy (奖杯), he held the National Flag of China high.”，对应选项A。
42题：丁俊晖的话“Zhao Xintong did what Chinese players had hoped to do for many years.”，意为赵实现了中国选手多年的梦想，对应选项A。
43题：全文围绕赵心童失败后不放弃最终夺冠的经历，传递“有志者事竟成”的道理，对应选项C。
【答案】
39.B 40.B 41.A 42.A 43.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解）、英语阅读理解（事件排序）、英语阅读理解（主旨大意）
【点评】
本文为记叙文，围绕斯诺克选手赵心童的夺冠经历展开，题目类型全面，考查学生信息定位、逻辑梳理与主旨归纳能力，文本贴近体育热点，易理解。
【难度系数】
0.6