Ding Junhui was born in 1987 in Jiangsu. He is a Chinese snooker player. On 10th November, 2024, in the final of the International Championship, he beat Chris Wakelin, winning his first ranking title in five years. The crowd cheered as Ding came from behind to win 10-7. His family were among them. “I didn’t know my family were going to be there, it was great to see them,” Ding said. “My kids hadn’t seen me win anything live before.”

Ding is the most successful Asian player in the history of the sport and widely considered as one of the greatest players of all time. Throughout his career, he has won 15 major ranking titles.

Ding began playing snooker at age nine. He became internationally famous in 2002 after winning the Asian Under-21 Championship and the Asian Championship. At age 15, he became the youngest winner of the IBSF World Under-21 Championship. In 2003, Ding turned professional at the age of 16. During his career, he has made more than 600 century breaks (单杆过百). He is the only Asian player to be ranked world number one, which he first achieved in 2014 to become the 11th player to reach the top spot.

1.1.How old is Ding Junhui when he beat Chris Wakelin?

A 44.

B 47.

C 34.

D 37.

解析：选D。D 数字计算题。根据第一段的“Ding Junhui was born in 1987 ... On 10th November, 2024 ... he beat Chris Wakelin”可知，丁俊晖击败克里斯·韦克林时，他（2024-1987=）37岁。故选D。

2.2.Did Ding’s children watch his winning live before?

A Yes, they did.

B No, they didn’t.

C Yes, they were.

D No, they weren’t.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第一段的“My kids hadn’t seen me win anything live before.”可知，丁俊晖的孩子之前没有现场看过他赢得比赛。故选B。

3.3.What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A Ding’s hobby.

B Ding’s family.

C Ding’s achievement.

D Ding’s education background.

解析：选C。C 段落大意题。根据第三段内容及“the most successful Asian player”“one of the greatest players of all time”“won 15 major ranking titles”可知，该段主要讲的是丁俊晖所取得的成就。故选C。

4.4.What happened to Ding at age 15?

A He became famous around the world.

B He started to play snooker.

C He made 600 century breaks.

D He was ranked world number one.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据最后一段的“He became internationally famous in 2002”可知2002年，即丁俊晖15岁时，他蜚声国际。故选A。

5.5.In which part of a newspaper can we read the text?

A Business.

B Culture.

C Sport.

D Travel.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了在2024斯诺克国际锦标赛决赛中，中国球员丁俊晖战胜英格兰选手克里斯·韦克林夺得冠军。本次夺冠终结了丁俊晖连续5年排名赛的冠军荒，同时这也是他职业生涯第15个排名赛冠军。属于体育方面。故选C。