2024屆廣東省佛山市南海一中高三第二次聯(lián)考英語試卷含解析

2024屆廣東省佛山市南海一中高三第二次聯(lián)考英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．That’swhyIhelpbrightenpeople’sdays.Ifyou________,who’stosaythatanotherpersonwill?A．didn’t B．don’tC．weren’t D．haven’t2．Itreallymatters_______hetreatedthelatestfailure,fortheexaminationisaroundthecorner.A．if B．thatC．why D．how3．Theyoungmanhas______experience.Heprobablycan’tdothatjob.A．few B．littleC．some D．a(chǎn)ny4．Inmyopinion,_____shouldn’tbeanydoubtthatChinawillbecomeoneofthemostpowerfulcountriesinthenearfuture．A．this B．that C．it D．there5．"Theydidn’ttakemeasuresintime,otherwisetheexplosions____．"someexpertssaid．A．wouldn’thappen B．didn’thappenC．wouldn’thavehappened D．mustn’thavehappened6．Itisusuallythoughtalittlechildsaysistruth.A．WhatthatB．thatwhatC．whichD．that7．一Excuseme，sir．Youcan’tenter0fficewithoutpermission．一Butthemanagerisexpectingme．A．the；a B．a(chǎn)n；the C．the；不填 D．不填；不填8．Wearetoholdthesportsmeetingnextweekend,________theairqualitybecomesbetter.A．which B．whenC．where D．while9．Oneofthemostimportantquestionstheyhadtoconsiderwas___________ofpublichealth.A．whatB．thatC．thisD．which10．Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit11．Speakingaforeignlanguageallowsyouto________timeinanegotiation,foryoucanactlikeyouhavenotunderstoodtocomeupwithyouranswer.A．save B．a(chǎn)fford C．buy D．spend12．Becalm,Madam.Canyouremember_____________youhadyourmobilephonestolen?A．whenwasitthat B．thatitwaswhenC．whereitwasthat D．itwaswherethat13．Someonewholacksstayingpowerandperseveranceisunlikelyto______agoodresearcher.A．makeB．turnC．getD．grow14．Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where15．Theproblem_______hewillhavehiscollegeeducationathomeorabroadremainsuntouched.A．howB．whetherC．thatD．when16．Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout．Hehavereaditverycarefully．A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t17．Ibelievedhimtobehonestbuthisactionsshowedthathehad________.A．thetopdogB．thefeetofclayC．hiscupofteaD．theappleofhiseye18．––Didyouhavetodomuchforthedinnerparty?––Helen________everythingbythetimeIgothome.A．finishedB．wasfinishingC．wouldfinishD．hadfinished19．Althoughvaluesmaybe____,it’shelpfultosharethemwithyourpartnerforadditionalsupport.A．terminalB．personalC．crucialD．practical20．—Whydoyoulookveryupset?—Theelectricitywascutoffsuddenlyandmyessay________unfinishedsince.A．wasleft B．hasleftC．hadbeenleft D．hasbeenleft第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Ifsomepartsofabodyareverysickordamaged,thendoctorsmightneedtoremovethem.Anotherwaydoctorscanhelpistogrownewtissuetoreplacewhatissickordamaged.Thisiscalledregenerativemedicine(再生醫(yī)學(xué)).Regenerativemedicinesoundslikesomethingfromasciencefictionmoviebutitisnotanewidea.Insideourbones,wehavesomethingcalled‘marrow’,whichmakesourbloodandkeepsushealthy.Doctorshavebeengivingsickpeoplethebonemarrowfromotherhealthypeopleforthelast30or40years,andthisisakindofregenerativemedicine.Newerdevelopmentsinregenerativemedicineincludegrowingnewskininalaboratoryandusingittohelppeoplewhohavebeenhurtinfiresoraccidents.Anotherexampleofregenerativemedicineisatechniquedevelopedfromstudyingfrogsandmice.Whencellsareold,likeinadults,theycan’tchangewhattheydoinourbodies.Forexample,askincellcan’tchangeintoaneyecell.Butwhencellsareveryyoung,theycanbecomeanycelltype.Theseyoungcellsarecalledstemcells,anddoctorscanusethemtogrowanytypeoftissue,suchasskin,heartoreye.JohnGurdonandShinyaYamanakawonthe2012NobelPrizefortheirstudiesinthisarea.ProfessorFionaWatt,fromtheCentreofRegenerativeMedicineatKing’sCollege,London,believesthatregenerativemedicineissoexcitingbecausemanydifferentkindsofexpertsneedtoworktogether.3Dprintersmaybeusedtoprintnewbonesbyexperts,whoneedtoworkcloselywithuniversityscientistsandthesurgeonswhodotheoperationsinhospitals.Wecannotyetgrownewarmsorlegsforpeople,butthesciencefictiondreamofregenerativemedicinemaybecloserthanwethink.Perhapsinthefuture,doctorswillbeabletogrowwholenewbodiesforus.1、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Howtohelpverysickordamagedpeople.B．Regenerativemedicineandsciencefiction.C．Wecangrowournewbodiesinthefuture.D．Regenerativemedicineanditsdevelopment.2、Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothispassage?A．Marrowcanhelpgrownewbones.B．Stemcellcanbeusedtogrowanytypeoftissue.C．Surgeonsnowuse3Dprinterstoprintnewbones.D．Regenerativemedicineisanewscienceinmedicine.3、What’sthewriter’sattitudetothedevelopmentinregenerativemedicine?A．Pessimistic.B．Optimistic.C．Doubtful.D．Indifferent.22．（8分）There'sacuriousthingaboutpeople.Allofusaredriveninsomewayoranothertoachieve—wewanttorunfaster,bemorecreative,winmoreawards,andearnmoremoney.Buthere'sthething:ifyouwanttoofferwarmofwisdom,constructivecriticismor"360-degreefeedback",thenthinkagain.Mostofuswouldrathernothearit.Oureasily-brokenegos(自尊心)arepartlytoblame.Weallwanttomeetourownexpectationsofourselves,andsobeingcritiquedcanpresentahugethreattoouregos.Yetasdecadesofpsychologicaltheoryandresearchhaveindicated,peoplehaveendlesstrickystrategiesofremainingpositiveinthefaceofcriticism.Forthisreason,ratherthanuswelcomingfeedbackwithopenarms,ourfirstresponseisoftenanautomaticdefense.Thesereactionsservetomakeusfeelbetteraboutourselves.Psychologicalresearchexposesthisunhealthyappetiteforignorance.Inonestudy,studentswatchedafalseeducationalfilmaboutaseriousdiseasecalled"TAADeficiency".Infact,TAADeficiencyiscompletelyfictional,butthestudentswerenottoldthisinformation;instead,theywereaskedwhethertheywishedtoprovideacheektestforassessing(評估)theirriskofdevelopingthedisease.HalfofthestudentsweretoldthatiftheyeverdevelopedTAADeficiency,thenthetreatmentwouldinvolvethemtakingatwo-weekcourseofpills.Ofthisgroup,52%agreedtoprovidethecheektest.Theotherhalfofstudentslearnedthetreatmentwouldinvolvetakingthepillsfortherestoftheirlives.Ofthisgroup,only21%agreedtothetest.Thesefindingsshowacommonpatternseeninotherstudieswithinandbeyondthecontextofhealthcare.Thatis,peopleareespeciallyresistanttohearingfeedbackwhentheybelieveitcouldleadthemtodosomethingdifficult—orunpleasant.1、TheauthorimpliesinParagraph1thatpeopleshould________.A．becautiouswhengivingadviceB．besatisfiedwithwhathehasC．offerconstructivecriticismD．carelessaboutothers2、Howdopeopleusuallyreactwhenfacingcriticism?A．Theytrytoavoidit.B．Theydealwithitseriously.C．Theytendtodefendthemselves.D．Theyturntopsychologicaltheory.3、Whydidn'tmostofthesecondgroupagreetothetest?A．Theydidn'tbelieveinit.B．Theyknewitwasjustanexperiment.C．Theyweresensitivetothenegativeresult.D．Theydidn'tlikethewaytheyweretreated.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MeetingCriticismB．RethinkingFeedbacksC．ImprovingHealthcareD．FightingTAADeficiency23．（8分）Latelastspring,astudentworkedlateintothenight,andasshepainted,herchemistrytookonalifeofitsown,transformingintoacomicbook.VeronicaBerns,28,wasworkingonherPh.D．inchemistry.Bernsquicklyconcludedthatshewouldbebestabletodescribethedifficultconceptswithillustrations."They'renotverywell-polishedillustrations—that'sonpurpose,"Bernssaid.Inthebeginning,itwasonthebackofanenvelopeoronanapkinthatshedoodled（涂鴉）thechemicalbondstobetterexplainherparentswhatshewasworkingoninthelab.JodyBerns,Veronica'smother,saidtheirfamilyhasahistoryofdoodlingandhassharedcomicsforyears.VeronicaBernssurprisedherfamilywithhercomicbook"AtomicSizeMatters"athergraduationlastyear.ThebooktypicalshowscartoonsofBernswearingvariouscostumesanduseshumoraswellassimplecomparisonstodescribesimplechemistry."We'rejustreallyproudthatshecantakesomethingsocomplexandputitintoanamusingvisual（視覺的）explanationthateveryonecanenjoy,"JodyBernssaid.VeronicaBerns’teachersaidBernswasthefirstofhisstudentstoconstructherknowledgeinanartisticwayandheacknowledgedthatitisdifficultforscientiststoexplainwhattheydowithpropercontext.“Ifit'sworthdoing,weshouldbeabletoexplainit,”Fredricksonsaid.Fredricksonsaidshehopesotherscientistswilllearntofindwaystoillustratewhatthey'redoinginthelab.BernsnowlivesinChicagoasachemistandalsowritesabloginwhichsheusescomicstoexplaintheworkofNobelPrizewinningscientists.BernsstartedafundraisingcampaignontheInternettofinanceprintingthebooks.Shesaidshewantedtoraise$5,965tocoverthecostsofprofessionalprintingandthewebsitesaysshehasraisedmorethan$14,000.1、WhatledBernstopaintsomethingaboutchemistry?A．Todecoratetheenvelopes.B．Toshowsomethingclearly.C．Toobservefamilytraditions.D．Todesignapresenttohisparents.2、WhichcanbestdescribeBerns'spaintingsinhercomicbooks?A．Funnyandvivid.B．Classicalandlively.C．Amusingandshiny.D．Creativeandskilled.3、HowdoesFredricksontakeBerns'spaintings?A．Theyaredifficulttounderstand.B．Theyarerewardingandinspiring.C．Theyshouldbedoneinmoredetail.D．TheywillhelpBernsgettheNoblePrize.4、Thepassageismostlikelytoappeara(n).A．technologyreviewB．courseadvertisementC．textbookguideD．newsreport24．（8分）Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard,maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm”，oftenusedinasituation—aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityorexcitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Let'shearwhatscientistshavetosay.Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm—asingle－cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainupdraft,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow－pressurevacuum(真空)comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervapour(水蒸汽)initchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticleslikedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairgetsspitout(被擠出)atthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,itmightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Coldanddryair. B．Warmanddampair.C．Coldanddampair. D．Warmanddryair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Notallthunderstormsstartwiththecalm.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Causesandeffectsofaheavystorm.B．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.C．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.D．Abriefdescriptionofapeacefulstorm.25．（10分）Longago,therewasarichman,whohadaverybighousewithalotoftreasuresandmanyservants.Oneday,twosilversaucerswerestolenfromthecupboard.Afterafewdays,anothertwosaucerswerestolenagain.Therichmanwasveryangry.Hethought,“Someonemusthavestolenthem.Imustcatchthethief,oranothertwosaucerswouldbestoleninafewdays.”Thenhehadanidea.Hecalledinallhisservantsandsaid.“Someofmysilversaucershavedisappeared.Someoneamongyoumusthavetakenthem.Whohastakenthem?”Theservantslookedatoneanotherandkeptquiet.Thentherichmansaid,“Ishallcatchthethiefmyself.Iamgivingeachofyouastick.Look,allthesticksareofthesamelength,Keepthesticks.Bringthembacktomorrow.Thethief’sstickwilltwocentimeterslonger.”Thatevening,Salleh,oneoftheservants,wenthomesadly.Hiswifeaskedhim,“Whyareyousosadthisevening?”“ThisstickwillgrowtwocentimeterslongertomorrowbecauseIhavetakenthesilversaucers,”hesaid.“Oh,don’tworry.Cutofftwocentimetersfromthestick,”hiswifesaid.“Inotherwordsyourstickwillbeofthesamelengthasanyoftheothersticks.”Hearingthis,hewasveryhappy.Atonce,hecutofftwocentimetersfromthestickwithaknife.Thenextday,eachoftheservantsbroughtbackhisstick.Therichmanthenmeasuredeachofthesticks.HefoundSalleh’sstickshorterbytwocentimeters.Sallehwasthethief.Hewascaughtandputinprison.Therichmangotbackthestolensaucers.1、Thesilversaucerswerekeptin____A．a(chǎn)cupboardB．a(chǎn)boxC．thekitchenD．thebedroom2、Therichmanfound_____silversaucerswerestolenA．twoB．fourC．sixD．three3、Thenextday,therichmanknewthatSallehwasthethiefbecauseSalleh’sstick_____.A．remainedthesamelengthB．wasshorterbytwocentimetersC．waslongerbytwocentimetersD．brokeintwo4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Salleh’swifetoldhimtoreturnthestolensaucersB．Salleh’swifewasangrywithhimC．SallehbroughtbackthestolensaucerhimselfD．Sallehdidashiswifetoldhimto.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Sometimes,peoplearerequiredtofillinpersonalinformationwhentheyregisteronline,whichmayleadtosomeunexpectedtrouble.Recently,theBBCisreportingthata17-year-oldgirlinAustraliaposteda(n)1ofhergrandmotherathomecountingalargesumofcashthatshe2hiddeninthehouse.Justeighthourslater,twoarmedmen3thegirl’shouse.Theydemandedtospeaktohertofindoutwherethegrandmother’shousewas,4theycouldgetthemoneytheyhadseen.5,thegirlwasnothomeatthetime,sotherobbers6.Becausethe7isstillunderinvestigation,localpolicearen’tsaying8elseaboutit.It’snotknownyetwhetherthegirlhadusedprivacysettingontheFacebookprofilepage,andevenwhethertherobbers9thegirlinthepast.Twoother10wereathomethen,a58-year-oldmananda14-year-oldboy,thegirl’sfatherandbrother.Luckily,noonewas11Therobbersleftpeacefullyafter12thatthegirlwasnothomeandthatnooneelsethereknewanythingaboutthe13thathadappearedinthephoto.PoliceinbothBritainandAustraliaareusingthecaseto14citizensofthedangersofpostingpersonalinformationonsocialnetworksandtosuggestusersofwebsites15doingso.Thepolicesayitis16thatthegirlpostedacommentinthepastthatgavecluestotheaddress,17thattherobbersknewthegirlinanotherway.18,theysuggest,apostingbyafriendontheirsitecouldhave19suchinformation.Tofindit,therobberswouldonlyhavehadtosearchforthosepostingonotherpagesthat20thegirl’sname.1、A．pictureB．storyC．blogD．video2、A．keptB．madeC．letD．got3、A．knockedatB．lookedatC．brokeintoD．raninto4、A．evenifB．sothatC．a(chǎn)ssoonasD．incase5、A．UsuallyB．SuddenlyC．FortunatelyD．Finally6、A．spentB．leftC．a(chǎn)skedD．took7、A．robberB．familyC．caseD．girl8、A．fewB．manyC．littleD．much9、A．ignoredB．knewC．rememberedD．followed10、A．membersB．a(chǎn)dultsC．charactersD．neighbors11、A．escapedB．harmedC．killedD．buried12、A．showingB．realizingC．discoveringD．recognizing13、A．cashB．grandmotherC．houseD．website14、A．informB．a(chǎn)ccuseC．robD．warn15、A．enjoyB．stopC．keepD．consider16、A．possibleB．importantC．necessaryD．strange17、A．soB．orC．a(chǎn)ndD．but18、A．BesidesB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Instead19、A．takenupB．setupC．putawayD．givenaway20、A．includedB．drewC．containedD．a(chǎn)ttracted第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Lookingbackonmyyoungerdays,Ifind1．ratherironic（諷刺的）howmuchofmylifeIspentlisteningtoPinkFloyd,whosefamoussongTimeisspecificallyaboutnotsittingaroundand2．(let)lifepassyouby.But,likemanyhighschoolandcollegestudents,I3．(waste)alotofmytimeintheshort-andlong-term.IsleptlateonSaturdaysandlosthourshangingoutwithfriends.Inthelong-term,Ialsohadnoideaaboutwhat4．(achieve)weresupposedtobemade,soIdriftedthroughtheeasiestcollegecourses,neverreallypushingmyselftodobetter.Itwasn’tuntilIwasaround255．IrealizedI’dmissedalargeamountofmylife6．a(chǎn)bsolutelynoreason.WhatIrealizedisthatnothingjust7．(simple)comesalong.Lifeiswhatyoumakeofit.Ifyou’reunhappywithsomethinginyourlife,thereisnothingstoppingyoufrommakingmoves8．(change)it.IfIwereabletogobackintimeandvisitmy9．(young)self,firstIwouldgetthebeercanoutofhishandandtellhimtoreadmore.Then,Iwouldtellhimto,asthefamous10．(say)fromAndyDufresneinShawshankRedemptiongoes,“getbusyliving,orgetbusydying.”第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（?），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、

每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Smartphoneshadbecomepartofourdailylife、Nomatterwhoweare,wecanseepeoplebusyplaywiththeirsmartphones、Smartphonesbenefitthem、Theyhelpusescapethepressureoflifeandgetinformations、However,ifwespendtoomuchtimeonthem,wewon’thavetimetocontactfacetofaceourfriendsorfamily、Andourlife,studyandworkwillhurt、Inmyview,weshouldlimittoourusingsmartphonesexceptforapurposeoflearning、Meanwhile,it’sabsolutenecessaryforustotakepartinmoreoutdoorsactivities、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華。你班英語課學(xué)習(xí)了“世界讀書日”的有關(guān)內(nèi)容，老師要求以“Reading”為話題分組討論。請你根據(jù)如下提示，用英語寫一篇發(fā)言稿，代表你組發(fā)言。1.閱讀的好處；2.如何養(yǎng)成閱讀的好習(xí)慣。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。Dearclassmates,I’mgladtoshareouropinionsaboutthetopic“Reading”.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________That’sall.Thankyou.

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、B4、D5、C6、B7、C8、B9、B10、C11、C12、C13、A14、D15、B16、C17、B18、D19、B20、D第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、D2、B3、B22、1、A2、A3、C4、B23、1、B2、A3、B4、D24、1、A2、B3、D4、B25、LaTomatina,SpainTomatojuiceflowsthroughthestreetsofBunolonthelastWednesdayofAugustastheworld’slargesttomatofighthappens.Festivitiesbegininthetownsquarewherethereisahugepolecoveredinsoapandwithalegofhamatthetop.Participantstrytoclimbupthepoletogetthehamaswatchersthrowbucketsofwatertothem.Afteragunisfiredtosignalthebeginningofthefight,peoplecatchthetomatoesandthroweachotherinthestreetsuntilthegunsoundsagain,markingtheendoftheevent.Holi,IndiaThisspringfestivaliscelebratedthroughoutthecountryinlateFebruaryorearlyMarch.Thetwo-dayeventcelebratesthelegendofPrahlad,whoescapedunharmedfromthefireoftheevilHolikaDahan.Peoplemarktheeventbylightingfiresandthrowingcoloredpowderononeanother.Childrenloadcoloredwaterintotoypistolscalledpichkariandtakeaimatpassers-by.Holiisknownasahappycelebrationofthetriumphofgoodoverevil.BurningMan,NevadaThisinfamousfestivalbeganin1986withtheburningofalargefiguretomarkthesummersolstice(夏至).It’ssincegrownintoaweek-longannualeventthatdr