China’s Ding Liren beat Russian-born Ian Nepomniachtchi in a 20-day stand off in Kazakhstan on Sunday. The young man’s victory means China now holds both the men’s and women’s world titles. ____1____ Here are some curious qualities and facts about him:

1) He started winning early.

____2____ He first won at China’s national junior chess championship at the age of five while competing against other players his age. He would go on to top his age group many times over at the junior championships well into his teens. At the age of just 16 years old he shocked the chess world by beating several experienced grandmasters to win the tournament, becoming the youngest Chinese chess champion in history.

2) He’s a successful scholar.

____3____ His father, Ding Wenjun, says that before 2009, he and his wife had considered the now world champ to be “a student who could play chess”. But after his success in the Chinese Chess Championship, they felt that “the positioning may have to be changed to a student-type chess player.” 

3) ____4____ 

In 1986, when the Chinese Chess Association was formally established, its training team gathered in Beijing and worked out a “four-step” strategy which has in various forms been carried through all the way to 2023. The first step was to win the women’s individual world championship; the second, to take the women’s team world championship; the third, to work towards the men’s team world championship; and finally, to win the men’s individual world champion. ____5____ It’s so exciting.

A. Ding is still a young man, but he’s very much used to winning. 

B. Because Ding is such a strong player, it usually works out for him.

C. It was apparent Ding was a solid student with academic promise.

D. Ding has successfully worked such strategies into his own game now.

E. But what do we really know about the chess grandmaster?

F. After nearly 40 years, Ding has brought that dream to reality.

G. He’s completed China’s decades-old “four-step chess strategy”. 

1.1.

A

B

C

D

解析：选E。E 根据后面的“Here are some curious qualities and facts about him”可知，此处需填入一句话引出本文主题——一些关于丁立人的事情。选项E“但我们对这位国际象棋大师到底了解多少？”有启下功能。故选E。

2.2.

A

B

C

D

解析：选A。A 根据本段小标题“He started winning early.”可知，他很早就开始赢比赛了。选项A“丁立人还是个年轻人，但他已经非常习惯获胜。”最符合上下文。故选A。

3.3.

A

B

C

D

解析：选C。C 根据本段小标题“He’s a successful scholar.”可知，他的学习也很好。选项C“很明显，丁立人是一个有学术前途的好学生。”最符合上下文。故选C。

4.4.

A

B

C

D

解析：选G。G 根据该段描述内容发可知，丁立人卫冕世界冠军，中国国象兑现“四步走”战略。选项F“他完成了中国几十年来的‘四步走’战略。”最符合上下文。故选G。

5.5.

A

B

C

D

解析：选F。F 根据前面对中国国象“四步走”战略的描述以及后面的“It’s so exciting.”可知，丁立人夺冠，中国象棋四步走计划终于成功。选项F“近40年后，丁立人实现了这个梦想。”最符合上下文。故选F。