D
The ninth day of the ninth lunar month is the Chongyang Festival, a traditional Chinese Festival. 16. It’s a day for people to get together.
Why do people give this name to the festival? 17. In ancient (古代的) China, the number “6” is yin, and the number “9” is yang. “Chong” means two or double. 18. So this festival is called “Chongyang Festival”.
19. They also wish a long life for the old family members. In some places, people usually eat a kind of special (特殊的) food for this day. 20. Now, people celebrate this day to show love to the old people.
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
A. And some people also wear zhuyu, a kind of plant.
B. And there are two “9” in the date of the Chongyang Festival.
C. On this day, people climb high to hope for good luck.
D. People also call it the Double Ninth Festival.
E. Let me tell you about it.

16. D 17. E 18. B 19. C 20. A

【分析】本题是围绕重阳节展开的英语七选五题型，解题思路为：先通读全文把握核心内容，再逐一分析每个空缺处前后句的逻辑关系，结合选项含义匹配最符合语境的句子。需关注节日名称由来、传统活动、习俗等上下文线索，逐步确定每个空的答案。
【解析】16空：前文提到Chongyang Festival，后文说明这是人们团聚的日子，D选项“People also call it the Double Ninth Festival”补充了节日的别称，符合语境，故选D；17空：前文提出“为什么叫这个名字”的问题，E选项“Let me tell you about it”承接问题，引出后续解释，故选E；18空：前文解释数字6为阴、9为阳，“chong”意为双，B选项“And there are two “9” in the date of the Chongyang Festival”对应数字特点，解释了节日名称的由来，故选B；19空：后文提到祝愿老人长寿，C选项“On this day, people climb high to hope for good luck”是重阳节的传统活动，符合语境，故选C；20空：前文提到吃特殊食物，A选项“And some people also wear zhuyu, a kind of plant”补充了重阳节戴茱萸的习俗，故选A。
【答案】16.D 17.E 18.B 19.C 20.A
【知识点】英语阅读理解（七选五）、节日文化常识
【点评】本题以重阳节为话题，考查学生对语篇逻辑和上下文衔接的理解能力，属于基础题型，需结合节日常识和语境推理。
【难度系数】0.5