(练案)必修第二册 UNIT 1 CULTURAL HERITAGE-2023年新高考英语【衡中学案】一轮总复习(人教版)

练案[7] 必修第二册　 UNIT 1　 CULTURAL HERITAGE Ⅰ. 阅读理解 A (2022·厦门市第一次质检) 　 　 The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) included on December 17, 2020 China􀆳s Tai Chi on the Representative List of the Intangible (无 形 的 ) Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The decision was announced during the online meeting of the UNESCO Intergov- ernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cul- tural Heritage held from December 14 to 19 in Kingston, capital of Jamaica. “Born in the mid-17th century in a small village named Chenjiagou located in Central China􀆳s Henan Province, Tai Chi is not only a kind of traditional wushu integrated with slow movements and deep breathing, but is also deeply rooted in many areas of Chinese culture, such as medicine and philoso- phy,” Zhu Xianghua says, who is the son of the famous Tai Chi master Zhu Tiancai. Although it has spread to more than 150 countries and regions, attracting more than 100 million people to practice, the idea that Tai Chi is for the elderly has stopped many young people practicing the ancient wushu. They think of it as a slow exercise, which is specially made and better suited for their grandparents. Instead, many young people are turning to the Indian practice of yoga (瑜伽) to relieve stress, which was placed on the UNESCO􀆳s List in 2016. In order to promote Tai Chi, joint efforts have been made from individuals and the Chinese government in the last dec- ades. Xi􀆳an Jiaotong University requires students to learn Tai Chi. Wang Yunbing, a professor in the university􀆳s sports cen- ter,stresses that Tai Chi is not only good physical exercise— researchers from the American College of Rheumatology find that it can help manage several diseases, but is also connected to ancient Chinese civilization. Since 2014, the World Tai Chi Championships have been held every two years by the Interna- tional Wushu Federation. It provides a platform for communica- ting and learning between the Tai Chi m