Unit 3 课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化-【金版教程】2025-2026学年高中英语必修第二册创新导学案Word（外研版）

课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

If you want to make your body more flexible, try balancing on a bamboo pole! Single bamboo drifting (独竹漂) is  __1__  unique sport and a cultural heritage of people living in Guizhou, China.

The sport is a custom that has been passed down from generation to generation of the people there and it __2__ (include) in the sports events for the first time at the 9th National Minority Traditional Sports Games in 2011. Local middle school students enjoy __3__ (practice) the sport. Many adults, including the old, also take part in the sport. This activity attracts many tourists from outside of Guizhou every year. During the activity, players will dress up __4__ traditional clothing and move forward on a bamboo pole in the water, __5__ is fun to watch.

The requirements of the sport are simple but __6__ (challenge)! Athletes must balance on a narrow bamboo pole __7__ carefully navigate it down the river with a thin stick. During the __8__ (compete), the athletes will give special performances. Jumping and push－ups are some of the most common, but the more experienced ones often use their imagination to create more.

Single bamboo drifting __9__ (have) origins reportedly (据称) going back to China's ethnic minorities (少数民族) which are from the Red River Basin. If you visit Guizhou and experience the sport, __10__ (probable) it will impress you!

1．________　2.________　3.________　4.________

5．________　6.________　7.________　8.________

9．________　10.________

答案：1.a　2.was included　3.practicing　4.in

5．which　6.challenging　7.and　8.competition