1 . People perform graceful moves, all while standing on a bamboo strip in the river. You may think it’s a scene from an art movie, but actually it is a form of intangible cultural heritage: bamboo drifting(独竹漂).

Bamboo drifting dated back to over 2,000 years ago in the Chishui River area of Guizhou. During the Qin Dynasty,the Bozhou district of Zunyi city was known for its high-quality nanmu. It was in great demand by the royal court more than 2,000 kilometers to the north. With no transportation along the Chishui River， people had to stand on one log(原木)to drift down the river. Later, local people began to compete along the way and the game of wood drifting was born. In the Qing Dynasty, wood drifting became bamboo drifting because of bamboo’s lower price.

Now, communities in Guizhou hold bamboo drifting competitions every year during Dragon Boat Festival. Due to the great strength and balance it takes for one to get the hang of this act, bamboo drifting was included in the national intangible cultural heritage list.

Yang Liu,24,is an inheritor(继承人) of bamboo drifting.Yang said the most challenging part of bamboo drifting was keeping one’s balance. “I fell in the water several times when I was practising,” she said.

But the love for the ancient skill keeps Yang going. In the past 17 years, she has drifted all year round, in winter cold and summer heat.

Yang also produces new ideas when spreading the culture of bamboo drifting. For example, she connects dance with bamboo drifting to make it more graceful and wears hanfu when performing, creating a beautiful feel. In 2020, Yang registered on social media platforms and posted her videos. “I want to spread it to other countries so that more people around the world will like Chinese culture,” she told China Daily.

1. Why did bamboo drifting replace wood drifting?

A．The bamboo was cheaper.	B．The bamboo was more beautiful.
C．The bamboo was more convenient.	D．The bamboo was much easier to control.

2. What does the underlined phrase “get the hang of” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Prepare.

B．Change.

C．Master.

D．Improve.

3. What is the most difficult for bamboo drifting in Yang Liu’s opinion?

A．Designing moves.	B．Transporting goods.
C．Choosing bamboos.	D．Keeping balance.

4. What can we infer about Yang Liu?

A．She inherits bamboo drifting creatively.

B．She learned bamboo drifting very easily.

C．She has become the leader of bamboo drifting.

D．She began learning bamboo drifting at 17.