“Village BA”basketball tournament booms火爆的“村BA”

尽管没有超级明星，也没有现金奖励，但“村BA”仍然以其独特的魅力成为乡村最火爆的运动之一。

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1 No superstars， a lack of cash prizemoney and just an outdoor basketballcourt. So what？ Nothing is going toprevent the tens of thousands ofpeople from enjoying the game of basketballheld in Taipan Village in TaijiangCounty， Guizhou Province.

2 The annual amateur basketball eventhas attracted widespread attention across the nation because of its electric atmospherethat rivals the CBA， the country's top professional basketball league.“What we see isjust what basketball looked like originally. It is so pure and joyful，”wrote one user onsocial media. Though the players are all amateur and most of them are farmers， the“villageBA”， or“CunBA”tournament is renowned for its electric atmosphere.

3 During the three‑day competition， the average number of spectators per game exceeded20，000， and the total number exceeded 100，000. Many of the spectators seemed not tobe fans of a particular team as they cheered every basket， regardless of team. Some villagersalso brought iron pots and pans from their homes to strike in excitement.

4 Another unique feature of the“CunBA”is that ethnic and rural cultures are interwovenin the competition. During competition breaks， local art troupes performed traditionalMiao‑style dances， and local agricultural products such as live sturgeons （鲟鱼）， ducks and fragrant rice were given as prizes.“The key to its popularity is that this tournamenttruly belongs to the local people and connects neighborhoods like no other event does，”said Cen Jianglong， a Taipan villager and a co‑organizer of the tournament.

5 The popularity of the“CunBA”didnt come by chance. Basketball has a long history inQiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture， where Taipan is located—basketballgames were originally part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festivalduring the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar， a tradition that dates back to1936.

6 “Basketball stands for the spirit of unity and has a strong cultural symbolic significance.It reflects the strong demand for sports and cultural life in rural areas and resonates（共鸣） with the peoples desire for a better life，”said Zhang Shoushuang， head ofTaipan Village.

Reading Check

Detail

1. Why has the“CunBA”become so popular？

A. It invites many basketball superstars.

B. It offers quite a big sum of prize money.

C. It is supported by the local government.

D. It takes place in an original atmosphere.

Detail

2. What do we know about the spectators of the“CunBA”？

A. They watch the competition on TV.

B. They favor no particular teams.

C. They buy tickets to watch the games.

D. They're mostly quiet and polite spectators.

Vocabulary

3. What does the underlined word“interwoven”mean in paragraph 4？

A. Combined.

B. Ignored.

C. Interrupted.

D. Advocated.

Detail

4. What was the“CunBA”related to originally？

A. Hunting activities. B. Farming activities.

C. Ethnic conflicts. D. Cultural exchanges.

Language Study

Ⅰ. Difficult sentence in the text

“The key to its popularity is that this tournament truly belongs to the local people andconnects neighborhoods like no other event does，”said Cen Jianglong， a Taipan villagerand a co‑organizer of the tournament.“这项活动受欢迎的关键在于，它真正属于当地人，紧密联系各个社区，这一点是其他活动做不到的。”台盘村村民，比赛的组织者岑江龙说。

【点石成金】本句是一个主从复合句。that 引导的是一个表语从句，该表语从句含有两个并列的谓语动词；like 连接一个比较状语从句。

Ⅱ. Text⁃centered chunks

be renowned for 因……而闻名

regardless of 不顾；不管

belong to 属于

by chance 偶尔；碰巧

date back to 追溯到

resonate with 与……产生共鸣