The Double Ninth Festival, also known as Chongyang Festival, is held on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. Like other traditional festivals, Double Ninth Festival also has ancient legends.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a plague devil (瘟魔) in the Ruhe River. As long as it showed up, people got sick and even died. People living around the Ruhe River had a hard time because of the bad disease from the devil. 

Near the river lived a man named Huan Jing. His parents died from the plague and he almost died. After he got well, Huan Jing decided to learn magic arts and killed the plague devil. Huan Jing learned that an immortal (神仙) lived in the eastern area. He took a long journey and finally found the immortal. The immortal was moved by his behavior and taught Huan Jing how to kill the devil. One day, the immortal told Huan Jing that the devil would show up again on the ninth day of the ninth month, and he asked Huan Jing to go back to kill it.

Huan Jing returned to his hometown. That day he asked the whole village to go to a mountain and sent everyone a Zhuyu leaf (a type of medicinal plant) and a cup of chrysanthemum (菊花) wine. When the plague devil came out from the water, it got dizzy from the smell of the Zhuyu and the chrysanthemum. At that time, Huan Jing took out the sword and killed the devil.

1.1. What happened to people when the plague devil appeared?

A They felt happy.

B They got ill or died.

C They became rich.

D They moved away.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段的“As long as it showed up, people got sick and even died.”可知，瘟疫恶魔出现时，人们会生病甚至死亡。故选B。

2.2. Why did Huan Jing look for the immortal?

A To ask for medicine for his family.

B To learn the way of killing the devil.

C To ask the immortal to cure him.

D To learn more about the eastern area.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。文章第三段提到“Huan Jing decided to learn magic arts and killed the plague devil. Huan Jing learned that an immortal (神仙) lived in the eastern area. He took a long journey and finally found the immortal.”桓景康复后决定学习法术来除掉瘟魔，他听说东边有位仙人，便长途跋涉去找他，由此可知，桓景去寻找神仙是为了学习除掉瘟魔的方法。故选B。

3.3. When did the devil show up again?

A On the 9th day of the 9th lunar month.

B On the 19th day of the 9th lunar month.

C On the 10th day of the 9th lunar month.

D On the 9th day of the 10th lunar month.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。第三段末尾提到 “the immortal told Huan Jing that the devil would show up again on the ninth day of the ninth month”，可知 “神仙说瘟魔会在九月初九再次出现”。故选A。

4.4. What did the Zhuyu leaf and chrysanthemum wine do?

A They cured people’s diseases.

B They kept the villagers healthy.

C They drove away the devil.

D They made the devil feel dizzy.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。第四段中提到“当瘟魔从水里出来时，茱萸和菊花的气味让它头晕（it got dizzy from the scent of the Zhuyu and the chrysanthemum）”。故选D。

5.5. In which part of a magazine can we probably read this passage?

A Science.

B Business.

C Culture.

D Travel.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。文章主要讲述重阳节的起源传说（桓景杀瘟魔）和登高习俗（climbing mountains），属于传统文化类内容。杂志的“文化板块”通常会刊登传统节日、传说故事等内容。故选C。