6.The Chongyang Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month and is also called the Double Ninth Festival,as both the month and the day are the ninth.To celebrate the day,people usually climb mountains and enjoy chrysanthemums (菊花),so the festival is also known as the Height Ascending(登高)Festival or the Chrysanthemum Festival.In Chinese,nine has the same pronunciation with the word "久",meaning a long life.So the Chinese government set the day as the Seniors' Day.
The festival has a history of over 2,000 years.It began to be popular among the common people from the Han Dynasty.The name of the Chongyang Festival first appeared in the Three Kingdoms Period.But it was not
officially set as a festival until the Tang Dynasty.Since then,all the people have spent the festival with many kinds of activities.In the Ming and Qing Dynasties,people in the imperial palace ate flower cakes to celebrate.The emperor climbed the mountain on the day as well.
In 1989,the Chinese government set the day as the Seniors' Day.On the day,enjoying chrysanthemums is very popular as the flower means a long life.Drinking chrysanthemum wine is regarded(看待) as a way to keep bad things away.Wearing zhuyu is also a tradition to avoid the bad as it has a special smell which can repel(驅(qū)逐) insects and keep out the cold.
(1)How many other names does the Chongyang Festival have according to the passage?
A.One.
B.Two.
C.Three.
D.Four.
(2)The underlined word "officially" can be replaced by"
".
A.privately
B.publicly
C.properly
D.physically
(3)Which of the following means a long life?
A.Zhuyu.
B.Flower cakes.
C.Two sheep.
D.Chrysanthemums.
(4)What's the best title for the passage?
.
A.The Chongyang Festival
B.The Meaning of Chrysanthemums
C.Ways to Celebrate the Chongyang Festival
D.Reasons for Setting Up the Chongyang Festival