江西省贛州尋烏縣二中2025屆高三第二次診斷性檢測英語試卷含解析

江西省贛州尋烏縣二中2025屆高三第二次診斷性檢測英語試卷注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because2．Bob’slecturescoveredafairlywiderangeandIcan’tsumupwhathesaysinafewsentences.A．covered B．conveyed C．considered D．commanded3．WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.A．wereenjoying B．wouldhaveenjoyedC．wouldbeenjoying D．willenjoy4．Asa(n)________andeffectivemethod,expresswaynoisebarrierisaprimarymeasureusedtoreducetrafficnoise.A．correctional B．flexible C．economical D．investigative5．Althoughtheusedcarseemsingood______,itcannotrunfast.A．state B．situationC．condition D．occasion6．—Doyouknowourtownatall?—Surely,thisisthethirdtimeI________here.A．cameB．comeC．havecomeD．a(chǎn)mcoming7．I’veknownSarahfornearlytenyears.She_________oncemycustomer.A．is B．hasbeenC．was D．hadbeen8．Itisnotonlyblindmenwhomakesuchstupidmistakes.Peoplewhocanseesometimesact__________.A．justfoolishlyB．lessfoolishlyC．a(chǎn)sfoolishlyD．sofoolishly9．Whenhewasrunningafterhisbrother,theboylosthis___andhadabadfall.A．balance B．chanceC．memory D．place10．Ellenisafantasticdancer.IwishI________aswellasher.A．dance B．willdanceC．haddanced D．danced11．Someexpertsfearthattoo-early________tocomputerswillhaveharmfulconsequencesforchildren’sdevelopment.A．exposure B．extensionC．exhibition D．expansion12．—Goodmorning.MayIhelpyou?—No,thankyou.I’mjustlookingaround.—________A．It’suptoyou. B．Howareyoufeelingtoday?C．Thanksforcomingtoseeme. D．Takeyourtimethen.13．________theprogram,theyhavetostaythereforanothertwoweeks.A．Notcompleting B．NotcompletedC．Nothavingcompleted D．Havingnotcompleted14．Frankly,Istillfeelconfusedabout_________hecouldmanagewithoutaccesstotheInternetforsuchalongtime.A．what B．why C．that D．how15．Timeisaprecious________thatisoftentakenforgrantedamongtheyoungpeople.A．commodity B．commission C．component D．constitution16．_______youconsiderthattheairlinehandled80millionpassengerslastyear,theaccidentfiguresarereallyverysmall.A．UnlessB．WhenC．BeforeD．Though17．_______travellingexpensesrisingalot,wehadtochangeallourplansforthetour．A．As B．By C．Since D．With18．_______theschool,thevillagehasaclinic,whichwasalsobuiltwithgovernmentsupport.A．Inreplyto B．InadditiontoC．Inchargeof D．Inplaceof19．Ifyoueveraren’tsurewhetheryouhaveboughttheverybestsmartphone,just_________“goodenough.”A．makeforB．settleforC．a(chǎn)nswerforD．a(chǎn)ccountfor20．Yourdonationgreatlyappreciatedandthemoneywillbeusedtohelpthestudentsfrompoorfamilies.A．hasbeenB．isC．wasD．hadbeen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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6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.22．（8分）ThetheatreinShakespeare’stimewasmuchdifferentthanitistoday.Authorswroteplaysforthemasses,especiallythosewhocouldn’treadorwrite.ThetheatrechangedalotduringShakespeare’slifetime.Theauthoritiesdidn’tlikeitanddidn’tallowactinginthecityitself:Theythoughtithadabadinfluenceonpeopleandkeptthemfromgoingtochurch.QueenElizabeth,ontheotherhand,lovedactingandhelpedthetheatrebecomepopular.ThetheatreinShakespeare’stimewasfulloflife.Peopledidnotsitallthetimeanditwasnotquietduringtheperformance.Theaudiencecouldwalkaround,eatanddrinkduringtheplay.Theaterswereopenarenasorplayhousesthathadroomforuptothreethousandpeople.Therewasalmostnoscenerybecausethedialoguewasthemostimportantpartoftheplay.Colourfulandwell-designedcostumeswereveryimportantandtoldthepeopleaboutthestatusofacharacter.Womenneverperformedinplays,80youngboysplayedfemalecharacters.Theperformancestookplaceintheafternoonbecauseitwastoodarkatnight.Therewasnostagecrewasthereistoday.Actorshadtodoeverythingthemselves-frommakingcostumestosettingthestage.Playswereorganizedbyactingcompanies.Theyperformedabout6differentplayseachweekbecausetheyneededmoneytosurvive.Theyhadalmostnotimetorehearse(排練).ThecompaniesinShakespeare’stimehadaranksystem.Thecompanybelongedtoshareholdersandmanagers.Theywereresponsibleforeverythingandgotmostofthemoneywhenthecompanywassuccessful.Sometimestheyevenownedtheirownbuildings.Actorsworkedforthemanagersandaftersometimebecameapermanentmemberofthecompany.Apprentices(學(xué)徒)wereyoungboysandwereallowedtoactinunimportantrole.Theyalsoplayedfemalecharactersinplays.1、Whywasthetheatrebannedbytheauthorities?A．Itwasmuchdifferentthanbefore.B．Theythoughtitaffectedpeoplenegatively.C．Theythoughtitkeptpeoplegoingtochurch.D．Thequeendidn’tlikeit.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“arenas”inParagraph4mean?A．Stages. B．Stores.C．Companies. D．Playgrounds.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthenactors?A．Theycoulddrinkduringtheplay.B．Womenhadtocross-dressmalecharacters.C．Theyhadstagecrewtohelpthem.D．Theyweretoobusytopractice.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．TorememberShakespeare.B．ToshowhisloveofShakespeare’splays.C．TointroducetheatersinShakespeare’stime.D．Todiscussthecompany’sranksystem.23．（8分）Screamingisoneoftheresponseshumanssharewithotheranimals.Conventionalthinkingsuggeststhatwhatsetsascreamapartfromothersoundsisitsloudness.However,manysoundsthatarelouddonotraisegoosebumpslikescreamscan.Tofindoutwhatmakeshumanscreamsunique,neuroscientistLucArnalandhisteamexaminedabankofsoundscontainingsentencesspokenorscreamedby19adults.Theresultshowsscreamsandscreamedsentenceshadaqualitycalled“roughness,”whichreferstohowfastasoundchangesinloudness.Whilenormalspeechsoundsonlyhaveslightdifferencesinloudness—between4and5Hz,screamscanswitchveryfast,varyingbetween30and150Hz,thusconsideredtoberoughandunpleasant.Arnal’steamasked20subjectstojudgescreamsasfearfulornot,andfoundthatthescariestarealmostalwaysconnectedwithroughness.TheteamthenstudiedhowthehumanbrainrespondstoroughnessusingfMRIbrainscanners(磁共振顱腦掃描儀).Asexpected,afterhearingascream,activityincreasedinthebrain’shearingcenterswheresoundcomingintotheearsisprocessed.Butthescansalsolitupintheamygdale(腦扁桃體),thebrain’sfearcenter.Theamygdalaistheareathatrespondstodanger.Whenathreatisdetected,ouradrenaline(腎上腺素)rises,andourbodypreparestoreacttodanger.Thestudyfoundthatroughnessisn’theardwhenwespeaknaturally,butthemostannoyingalarmclocks,carhorns,andfirealarmspossesshighdegreesofroughness.Onepotentialapplicationforthisresearchmightbetoaddroughnesstoalarmsoundstomakethemmoreeffective,thesamewayabadsmellisaddedtonaturalgastomakeittheeasilytobedetected.Warningsoundscouldalsobeaddedtoelectriccars,whichareparticularlysilent,sotheycanbeefficientlydetectedbypedestrians.1、Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A．Differenttypesofscreams.B．Specificfeaturesofscreams.C．Humansoundsandanimalcries.D．Soundchangesandscreamedsentences.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“raisegoosebumps”probablymean?A．Makepeoplefeelunpleasant.B．Makepeoplefeelcold.C．Makepeoplerudeandrough.D．Makepeopleunique.3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Roughnessiscommonlyheardinmanyartificialsounds.B．Thetravelingspeedmakesscreamsdifferentfromothersounds.C．Verylittlescientificresearchhasbeendoneonhumanscreams.D．Normalhumanspeechsoundsvarybetween30to150Hzinloudness.4、Whatdevicemaybeimprovedwiththeresearchers’findings?A．Trafficlights.B．Securitycameras.C．Smartphones.D．Smokedetectors.24．（8分）Parentswhosechildrenshowaspecialinterestinasportfeelverydifficulttomakeadecisionabouttheirchildren’scareers.Shouldtheyallowtheirchildrentotraintobecometopsportsmenandsportswomen?Formanychildrenitmeansstartingschoolworkveryyoung.Andgoingoutwithfriendsandotherinterestshavetotakeasecondplace.It’sverydifficulttoexplaintoayoungchildwhyheorshehastotrainfivehoursaday,evenattheweekend,whenmostofhisorherfriendsareplaying.Anotherproblemisofcoursemoney,Inmanycountriesmoneyfortrainingisavailablefromgovernmentfortheverybestyoungsportsmenandsportswomen.Ifthishelpcannotbegiven,itmeansthatitistheparentswhohavetofindthetimeandthemoneytosupporttheirchild’sdevelopmentandsportsclothes,transporttocompetitions,specialequipment,etc.Allcanbeexpensive.Manyparentsareworriedthatitisdangeroustostartserioustraininginasportatanearlyage.Somedoctorsagreethatyoungmusclesmaybedamagedbytrainingbeforetheyareproperlydeveloped.Professionaltrainers,however,believethatitisonlybytrainingwhenyoungthatyoucanreachthetopassuccessfulsportsperson.Itisclearthatveryfewpeopledoreachthetop,andbothparentsandchildrenshouldbepreparedforfailureevenaftermanyyearsoftraining.1、Wherecanwemostprobablyfindthispassage?A．Anadvertisement.B．Adiary.C．Anewspaper.D．Anoticeboard.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“totakeasecondplace”inthefirstparagraphmean?A．Tobecomelessimportant.B．Toputitatanotherplace.C．Tohappenagain.D．Theyarethemostimportantofallthethings.3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．It’seasytomakeadecisionwhenyourchildrenwanttotakeupsports.B．Mostofthestudentsmaybecometopsportsmenafteralongperiodoftraining.C．Earlytrainingmaydamageyoungmuscles.D．It’snotveryexpensiveforparentstosupporttheirchildren’sdevelopmentinsports.25．（10分）IfyouliveinWashington,D．C．,orRedwood,Calif.,youmayhaveglimpsedasmall,boxyrobotrollingalongalocalsidewalk,mindingit’sownbusiness,butattractingtheattentionofmanyacuriousonlooker.TheautonomousmachineswerepartofapilotprogramlastyearbyStarshipTechnologiesfocusedondeliveringmealsfromlocalrestaurantsindozensofcitiesaroundtheworld.“Today,morethanever,peopleleadabusyanddiverselife,”LexBayer,Starship’sCEO,saidinastatementonline.“Thehassleofneedingtorearrangeyourlifeforadeliverywillbecomeathingofthepast.Youdon’thavetoswitchyourworkingfromhomeday,reschedulemeetings,visitalocker,drivetoapostofficeorcontactadeliverymanallbecauseofamisseddelivery.”Thepackagedeliveryserviceisnotavailabletoeveryonejustyet.Thecompanysaidit’srollingouttheserviceinMiltonKeynes,England.Thewheeledrobotshaveatopspeedof4mphandcandetectobstaclesfromasfaras30feetaway.“Therobotcanoperatethroughjustaboutanything,”NickHandrick,headofoperationsforStarship’sD．C．office,toldTheWashingtonPost'sMauraJudkislastyear.“Ifyouhadsomethingintheway—astick—it’sabletoclimbtheedgesofaroad.”Bygivingcustomerscontrolofwhendeliveriesoccur,StarshipTechnologiesisofferingitsserviceasawaytobattlepackagetheft.Initsannouncement,thecompanycitedstatisticsfromaWakefieldResearchPollforComcastlastyearthatfoundthat3in10Americanswholiveinhousesortownhouseshavehadpackagesstolen.Tosignupfortheservice,whichcostsalittlemorethan$10permonth,customersneedtodownloadthecompany'sapp.Customersthencreatea“StarshipDeliveryAddress,”auniqueaddressinsideaStarshipfacility,insteadofaresidence,wheretheycanhavepackagessentfromplacessuchasAmazon,com.OnceapackageisdeliveredtotheStarshipaddress,customersreceiveatextthatallowsthemtoscheduleahomedeliveryviarobot.1、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“hassle”inparagraph2?A．failure B．expectation C．safety D．trouble2、Whatproblemisthedeliveryrobotfacing?A．Thereisalimittoitsservicearea.B．Ittakeslongertodeliverpackages.C．Itcoversashortdistanceeachtime.D．Itcan’tsensethebarriers20feetaway.3、Howdoesthepackagebyarobotavoidbeingstolen?A．Thecompanyshortensthedeliveryhour.B．Thepackageisdeliveredtothehousedirectly.C．Itsdeliverytimeisinthecontrolofcustomers.D．Thecustomersareinformedofitsdeliverytimeinadvance.4、WhatcanbeinferredaboutStarshipDeliveryAddressinthelastparagraph?A．Itisarealhomeaddressofthecustomers.B．Itcanarrangedeliveryrobotsforthecustomers.C．Itisacheapersolutiontothedeliveryofpackages.D．Itsendsthepackagesmainlytosomeshoppingplatforms.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)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(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Recently,IquestionedtheworkIwasdoing.Ifoundmyselfwonderingwhetherallmytimeandeffortwas1.WillmynewbusinessprovidetheincomeIneed?Ismyservicegoodenoughforotherstowantto2myproducts?Theseareonlyafewofthe3thatranthroughmymind.Witheveryquestion,myself-confidencewere4!Asmydoubtsswirled（紛亂）inmymind,Icouldfeelmyattitudechanging.Idoubtedwhetheritisreallyworththe5ornot.Realizingthatthese6thoughtswereaffectingmyattitude,Iwenttothewebsitetoreadquoteson7.IfoundIdidnothaveacategoryof“self-confidence”.Ithensearchedthewow4uwebsiteandfound8quotesonself-confidence.SoI9establishingacategoryonself-confidence.AsIworkedonthewebpage,myself-confidencewasbeing10.Icouldfeelmyoutlookchanging,andgavemyselfa(n)11adjustment.ManytimesinmylifeIhavefoundthequoteshave12changedmyoutlook.ThequotesIwasreadingreassured(使消除疑慮)me,andprovidedmewiththe13torealizethatwhatIwasdoinginfactwhatI14todo.Likeeverythingelseinlife,ittakestime;15doesnothappenovernight.Thenmyattitudehasbecome16AsIwasreadingaquotefromRosalynCarter,“Ifyou17whetheryoucanaccomplishsomething,thenyoucan’taccomplishit.Youhavetohaveconfidenceinyour18,andthenbe19enoughtofollowthrough,”IrealizedIdohaveconfidenceinmyability,butwhatIwas20wasthepersistenceanddeterminationtofollowitthrough!1、A．limitedB．endlessC．smallD．worthwhile2、A．doB．purchaseC．refuseD．quit3、A．jobsB．chancesC．suggestionsD．questions4、A．decreasingB．formingC．improvingD．continuing5、A．trustB．effectC．effortD．praise6、A．negativeB．properC．normalD．final7、A．dreamB．careerC．self-controlD．self-confidence8、A．honestB．wonderfulC．strictD．comfortable9、A．endedupB．gaveupC．madeupD．putup10、A．testedB．ignoredC．restoredD．forgotten11、A．lifeB．workC．studyD．a(chǎn)ttitude12、A．hardlyB．a(chǎn)ctuallyC．slightlyD．normally13、A．wealthB．promiseC．conditionD．motivation14、A．lovedB．dislikedC．a(chǎn)dvisedD．remembered15、A．honorB．tragedyC．successD．friendship16、A．a(chǎn)ngryB．positiveC．patientD．nervous17、A．knowB．wonderC．doubtD．check18、A．a(chǎn)bilityB．knowledgeC．experienceD．background19、A．cleverB．skilledC．toughD．curious20、A．consideringB．lackingC．expectingD．gaining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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Ascholarwastravelingabroad.Oneday,hehappenedtonoticeamanwhoseemedvery1．(discourage).“What’swrong?”thescholarasked.“Ihavenointerestinlifeanymore,”themananswered.“Ihavethemostmoneyintheworld,andcantravelanywhereIwant.ButthereisnoplacewhereIcangetasenseof2．(satisfy).Thereisnothinginlife3．canattractmeormakemehappy.”Hearinghiswords,thescholarapproachedhim,4．(grab)hissuitcaseandranaway.5．(nature),themanranafterhim,butthescholarranfasterthanhimandsoonoutdistanced(遙遙領(lǐng)先)theman.Minuteslater,thescholarstopped6．(wait)forhim.Whenthemanfinallycaughtup,outofbreath,herantohissuitcaseimmediatelyandfoundhisbelongingsweresafe.Then,hebecameextremelyhappy.Infact,happinessis7．stateofmind.Someareunhappyintheirexcesses(揮霍無度)whileothersarehappyin8．(they)poverty.Iflifehasgrowndull,stepoutofthetiringroutinetolook9．newpursuits.Sometimes,theyaresimpleonesthat10．(ignore)byyoueasily.Manytimeswedon’trealizehowroutineourliveshavebecomeandhowmuchwetakethemforgranteduntilwefindourselvesinanewsituation.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）下面是一段短文，請你對其進(jìn)行修改。文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(∧)，并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。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(jì)分。It’struethateveryonewanttobeingoodhealth、I’mverygladtogiveyousomeadvicesonhowtokeephealthy、Firstofall,weneedtokeepahealthyandbalancediet、Variouskindsoffoodcanprovideusfordifferentnutrientswhichourbodyneeds、Secondly,weshouldalsotakeexerciseregular、Asthesayinggoes,lifeliesofmovement、Thirdly,weoughttogetenoughrestandsleep、Haveyouhearthatearlytobedandearlytorisemakesamanhealthy,wealthyandwise?Lastbutnotleast,we’dbettertokeepahealthymind、Thatistosay,weshouldlookateverythinginapositiveway、Don’tforgettolaughmuchandcryless、Youknow,laughterisbestmedicine、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）高中學(xué)習(xí)任務(wù)繁重，因此同學(xué)們對于參加學(xué)?；顒佑兄煌目捶?，請以“TakingPartinSchoolActivities”為題，根據(jù)下表提示，并結(jié)合自己的見聞，用英語寫一篇120詞左右的短文（開頭已寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)）。現(xiàn)象與看法觀點(diǎn)與理由許多同學(xué)對參加學(xué)?；顒雍芨信d趣從課本上學(xué)習(xí)并不是唯一的任務(wù)，應(yīng)該抓住每個機(jī)會來獲得實(shí)際知識長時間學(xué)習(xí)之后，筋疲力盡，可以通過參加學(xué)?；顒觼矸潘勺约荷贁?shù)同學(xué)不愿參加學(xué)校活動應(yīng)該充分利用時間來學(xué)習(xí)學(xué)?；顒优c他們未來的發(fā)展沒關(guān)系我的看法…..(兩點(diǎn))Thestudyburdentendstobeheavierandheavierforhighschoolstudents.Sotheyholddifferentviewsaboutwhethertheyshouldtakepartinschoolactivities._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、A3、C4、C5、C6、C7、C8、C9、A10、D11、A12、D13、C14、D15、A16、B17、D18、B19、B20、B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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、LaTomatina,SpainTomatojuiceflowsthroughthestreetsofBunolonthelastWednesdayofAugustastheworld’slargesttomatofighthappens.Festivitiesbegininthetownsquarewherethereisahugepolecoveredinsoapandwithalegofhamatthetop.Participantstrytoclimbupthepoletogetthehamaswatchersthrowbucketsofwatertothem.Afteragunisfiredtosignalthebeginningofthefight,peoplecatchthetomatoesandthroweachotherinthestreetsuntilthegunsoundsagain,markingtheendoftheevent.Holi,IndiaThisspringfestivaliscelebratedthroughoutthecountryinlateFebruaryorearlyMarch.Thetwo-dayeventcelebratesthelegendofPrahlad,whoescapedunharmedfromthefireoftheevilHolikaDahan.Peoplemarktheeventbylightingfiresandthrowingcoloredpowderononeanother.Childrenloadcoloredwaterintotoypistolscalledpichkariandtakeaimatpassers-by.Holiisknownasahappycelebrationofthetriumphofgoodoverevil.BurningMan,NevadaThisinfamousfestivalbeganin1986withtheburningofalargefiguretomarkthesummersolstice(夏至).It’ssincegrownintoaweek-longannualeventthatdrawsmorethan48,000peopletotheBlackRockDessert.Itisheldduringtheweekbefo