Snooker Superstar 1
Snooker Superstar 台 球 巨 星 Star Profile Ding Junhui 新 星 简 介 -- 丁 俊 辉 Read the text below and do the activity that follows. 阅 读 下 面 的 短 文, 然 后 完 成 练 习 : If 2005 was the year that Ding Junhui exploded onto the international snooker scene, then 2006 could be the year he becomes a legend. Ding fulfilled his potential in a nail-biting confrontation with Steve Davis in the final of the prestigious UK Championship last December. He defeated the six-time world champion by 10 frames to 6 in a thrilling final at the Barbican Centre in York. In defeating Davis he has already secured a place in history as he is the first ever player from outside the British Isles to win the UK Championship. Having won his first prize in competitive snooker at the age of thirteen, Ding is unquestionably a precocious talent. It seems that he has now matured into a world-class player It was only a matter of time before he joined the world s elite, says Steve Davis. Ding s talent has been developed by his father, Ding Wenjun who became aware of his son s remarkable abilities when he was just eight years old. Ding Wenjun explains, When I was playing with my friends, he was attracted by the colourful balls and would play by himself on another table for a whole day. Many years of hard work and sacrifice followed as Ding s father gave up his business and moved to Dongguan in order to find better training facilities for his son. Both father and son lived in cramped conditions, sharing a fivesquare-metre room adjoining the local snooker club. However, their efforts began to pay off when Ding started to win prizes in Asian tournaments. He turned professional at the age of sixteen and celebrated his eighteenth birthday by winning the China Open in April 2005, thrashing Stephen Hendry by nine frames to five. Despite his international status, Ding prefers to address his English-speaking fans through an interpreter. However, when we asked Ding how he felt about winning the UK title he replied, I m feeling very well and very happy and very confident for the next tournament. 2
Glossary 词 汇 表 exploded 轰 动 ( 出 场 ) nail-biting 紧 张 的 frames 台 球 的 比 局 secured a place in history 确 立 历 史 地 位 matured 成 熟 remarkable abilities 超 人 的 能 力 cramped conditions 拥 挤 的 条 件 fulfilled his potential 潜 力 终 得 展 现 prestigious 具 有 名 望 的 thrilling 惊 心 动 魄 的 precocious talent 超 常 才 能 ; 奇 才 elite 精 英 sacrifice 牺 牲 adjoining 相 连 的 pay off 回 报 thrashing 痛 击 ; international status 国 际 声 望 interpreter - 翻 译 1. Reading Quiz 阅 读 测 验 Are these sentences true or false? Circle the correct answer. 以 下 句 子 哪 句 是 真? 哪 句 是 假? 请 圈 出 正 确 答 案 1. 2005 was a breakthrough year for Ding Junhui. True / False 2. Ding broke the record for winning a snooker game in the quickest time. True / False 3. Steve Davis believes that Ding is one of the world s best players. True / False 4. Ding s father had to give up a lot to help his son improve as a player. True / False 5. Ding is a confident user of the English language and speaks English whenever he can. True / False 3
2. Label the pictures 标 注 图 片 Look at the picture below. Label each part of the snooker table. You can choose from the words at the bottom. 请 看 下 图, 然 后 从 下 列 表 中 选 词 为 台 球 图 中 的 不 同 部 分 进 行 标 注 1. 2. 3. 4. pocket cue ball cue beize 4
3. Error Correction 改 错 Each of these sentences has a mistake in it. Find the mistake and rewrite the sentence correctly. 下 列 句 子 中 各 有 一 个 错 误 找 出 错 误 并 写 出 正 确 的 句 子 1. Snooker has been invented by British Army officers in the 19 th century. 2. Ding Junhui was defeated by Steve Davis in December 2005. 3. If you want to succeed in a sport, you had to practice every day. 4. Snooker is as much more difficult game as pool or billiards. 5. In the finals Ding Junhui went over against Stephen Hendry. 6. The most high break in snooker is 147. 5
4. Wordsearch 单 词 搜 索 Try to find the words associated with snooker in the puzzle below. There are ten words to find. Words can be written horizontally ( ), vertically ( ) or diagonally ( ) 请 在 下 面 的 字 谜 游 戏 中, 找 出 与 巨 星 有 关 的 英 语 单 词 来 共 有 10 个 单 词, 其 组 成 方 式 可 能 以 水 平 的 ( ) 垂 直 的 ( ) 或 对 角 的 ( ) 形 式 出 现 s n c u e o o p o t k e t r a b n b i l o i e b o r d s r v u p k i l a u n f n y a r e r s y l r j u r m p n i n i t l n c h r a k c k o c z a a n h a p m p y i n w e m y e a p r e b u n t i e w r u l n d e g u g y n e p o c k e t h a e w t e n d e s b u r t g k k n e c a s b r e a k e cue chalk ball tournament pocket prize frame ranking break pot 6
Answers 答 案 1. Reading Quiz 阅 读 测 验 Are these sentences true or false? Circle the correct answer. 以 下 句 子 哪 句 是 真? 哪 句 是 假? 请 圈 出 正 确 答 案 1. 2005 was a breakthrough year for Ding Junhui. True 2. Ding broke the record for winning a snooker game in the quickest time. False 3. Steve Davis believes that Ding is one of the world s best players. True 4. Ding s father had to give up a lot to help his son improve as a player. True 2. Label the pictures 标 注 图 片 Look at the picture below. Label each part of the snooker table. You can choose from the words at the bottom. 请 看 下 图, 然 后 从 下 列 表 中 选 词 为 台 球 图 中 的 不 同 部 分 进 行 标 注 1. cue ball 2. pocket 3. cue 4. beize 5. Ding is a confident user of the English language and speaks English whenever he can. False 3. Error Correction 改 错 Each of these sentences has a mistake in it. Find the mistake and rewrite the sentence correctly. 下 列 句 子 中 各 有 一 个 错 误 找 出 错 误 并 写 出 正 确 的 句 子 1. Snooker was invented by British Army officers in the 19 th century. 2. Ding Junhui defeated Steve Davis in December 2005. 3. If you want to succeed in a sport, you have to practice every day. 4. Snooker is a much more difficult game than pool or billiards. 4. Wordsearch 单 词 搜 索 c u e p o t t b o r p a u f a r l r r n i l n c a k z a h m i e m a e n e l g n p o c k e t t b r e a k 5. In the finals Ding Junhui went up against Stephen Hendry. 6. The highest break in snooker is 147. 7