In the picture, a girl is standing on a bamboo pole (竹竿) on the river and dancing beautifully. It’s not a scene from a movie, but a form of intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产)—bamboo drifting (独竹漂).
Yang Liu is an inheritor (传承人) of bamboo drifting. She started to learn it from her grandmother when she was 7. As she was weak in health as a child, her grandmother wanted her to get into better shape through this sport. Yang threw herself into practicing bamboo drifting all year round, even in the winter cold and summer heat.
“It was common for me to fall into the water when I started practicing,” recalled Yang, adding that it took her three years to learn the basic skills of bamboo drifting.
In order to acquire more bamboo drifting skills, Yang had to practice countless difficult movements on a bamboo pole that was 9 m in length and 15 cm in diameter (直径), and stand all the physical pain that came with it. Through years of hard training, Yang now considers the bamboo pole as her “best friend”.
At one point, inspired by her grandmother, Yang began to combine dance with bamboo drifting. “My grandmother came up with an idea. She said that I had been practicing bamboo drifting since I was a child, so why not try to combine dance with the skill? It might be something different,” the young woman explained.
Yang’s hard work gradually paid off when she was able to perfectly perform dancing with the traditional bamboo drifting skill. “I hope that more people can know about bamboo drifting and enjoy this form of art,” said Yang.
36. Why did Yang’s grandmother let her learn bamboo drifting?
A. Because it could help Yang build her up.
B. Because Yang was very talented for it.
C. Because it was the traditional skill of Yang’s family.
D. Because Yang wanted to know about the intangible cultural heritage.
37. What does the underlined word “acquire” mean?
A. Sell.
B. Collect.
C. Master.
D. Refuse.
38. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Yang is a little tired of bamboo drifting now.
B. Yang hopes bamboo drifting can be known by more people.
C. Yang used to stop practicing because it was too cold in winter.
D. Yang spent 3 months learning the basic skills of bamboo drifting.
39. Which word can be used to describe Yang’s grandmother?
A. Hard-working.
B. Helpful.
C. Kind-hearted.
D. Creative.
40. Which part of a newspaper might this passage come from?
A. Travel.
B. Education.
C. Culture.
D. Science.
答案解析：
36. A
• 细节理解题。根据第二段“As she was weak in health as a child, her grandmother wanted her to get into better shape through this sport.”可知，奶奶让杨柳学习独竹漂是因为她小时候身体虚弱，奶奶想让她通过这项运动强身健体，故选A。
37. C
• 词义猜测题。根据下文中“Yang had to practice countless difficult movements... and stand all the physical pain that came with it.”可知，杨柳必须练习无数的高难度动作并忍受身体疼痛，目的是为了掌握更多的独竹漂技巧，所以“acquire”的意思是“掌握”，故选C。
38. B
• 细节理解题。
• A项：文章未提及杨柳现在对独竹漂感到厌倦，A错误。
• B项：根据最后一段“I hope that more people can know about bamboo drifting and enjoy this form of art”可知，杨柳希望更多的人能了解独竹漂，B正确。
• C项：根据第二段“Yang threw herself into practicing bamboo drifting all year round, even in the winter cold and summer heat.”可知，杨柳即使在寒冬酷暑也坚持练习，C错误。
• D项：根据第二段“it took her three years to learn the basic skills of bamboo drifting.”可知，杨柳花了三年时间学习基本技巧，D错误。
39. D
• 推理判断题。根据第四段“My grandmother came up with an idea. She said that I had been practicing bamboo drifting since I was a child, so why not try to combine dance with the skill? It might be something different”可知，奶奶提出将舞蹈和独竹漂结合的想法，这说明奶奶很有创造力，故选D。
40. C
• 文章出处题。文章主要介绍了独竹漂这种非物质文化遗产以及传承人杨柳的故事，所以这篇文章可能来自报纸的文化板块，故选C。
