六、任务型阅读。(2023·江苏连云港新海实验中学二模)
The peony(牡丹花) is a famous traditional Chinese flower. It is planted in many places of our country. Among them, Luoyang is considered as the City of Peonies. With proper temperature and rain, the city is a suitable place for peony flowers to grow. The number of its kinds has reached over 1,000.
According to historical records, peony planting in Luoyang started from the Sui dynasty. It became well known in the Northern Song dynasty. Every April, the Peony Culture Festival is held in Luoyang. Visitors from all over the world come to take part in it. Everyone talks about the peony and goes to enjoy its beauty. In the traditional Chinese culture, the peony stands for beauty, happiness and wealth. Since a long time ago, Chinese people have put the pictures of peonies into all kinds of works such as paintings, paper cuttings and silk works, because they want to show best wishes.
Nowadays the peony has become the symbol of Luoyang.

回答下面5个问题,每题答案不超过5个词。
1. Which city is considered as the City of Peonies?

2. How many kinds of peonies are there at present?

3. When did peony planting start in Luoyang?

4. What does the peony stand for in the traditional Chinese culture?

5. Why do people like putting the pictures of peonies into all kinds of works?

六、1. Luoyang.
2. Over 1,000.
3. From the Sui dynasty.
4. Beauty, happiness and wealth.
5. To show best wishes.