Question

The traditional Chongyang Festival, or Double Ninth Festival is a special day in China. It is on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month. On the day, people like to climb a high mountain best. Why do people like to climb high mountains on this day? Here’s a story.

It was said that during the Eastern Han Dynasty, a monster could make everyone ill and die if it appeared（出现）.There was a young man named Huan Jing. After he lost his parents, he learned magic（魔法）from a famous man. The man could predict the future.

One day the man asked Huan Jing to go home because the monster was going to appear on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month. Also, the man told him to take the people to the top of the mountain and give each person a leaf and a cup of wine. The advice and Huan Jing’s brave fighting saved all the people, and the monster was beaten to death.

Today, people believe climbing a high mountain on this day will bring them good luck and help the old live longer.

根据短文内容简要回答问题：

1.When is Double Ninth Festival?

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2.What do people like to do best on Double Ninth Festival?

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3.What would happen if the monster appeared?

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Answer 1

1.It’s on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month.

2.People like to climb a high mountain best

3.The monster could make everyone ill and die.

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述重阳节的风俗和来例。东汉时代，有一怪物会使得人们生病甚至死去，而这个怪物会在阴历九月初九出现，一个男子讲人们送到山顶并与怪物决斗。而后人们相信在重阳节呆在高处会带给他们幸运。

1.th day of the 9th lunar month.“在阴历九月初九。”可知答案为It’s on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month.

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