2023學(xué)年高考英語(yǔ)模擬測(cè)試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫(xiě)在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡上，寫(xiě)在本試卷上無(wú)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(mǎn)分30分）1．—________thewomanwiththebabycomeover?Wehaveaseathere.—Thankyou,sir.ActuallyIdohavemyseathere.Butmybabylikestolookoutofthewindow.A．Would B．ShallC．Must D．May2．________________theheavyrain，thecouplewenttothesupermarkettobuytheirsonagift.A．Inspiteof B．ExceptforC．Butfor D．Insteadof3．Facedwiththedilemma,thecompanycommittee________apublicstatement,appointingthecapablemantobeitsnewglobalchieffinancialofficer.A．pulledoutB．putoutC．reachedoutD．drewout4．Mymomonceworkedinaverysmallvillageschool,whichis__________onlyonfoot.A．a(chǎn)cceptable B．a(chǎn)dequate C．a(chǎn)ccessible D．a(chǎn)ppropriate5．--Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.--________?--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．HowisitB．Howcome C．SowhatD．What'stheproblem6．Sopopular_____inhisadoptedhometownthathehasbeennamedhonorarycitizenofBeijing.A．StephonMarburyisB．StephonMarburywillbeC．isStephonMarburyD．willStephonMarburybe7．Theaccidenthavebeencausedbyadogrunningacrosstheroad,butwedon’tknowforsure.A．might B．shouldC．will D．must8．________workandcreativeactivitieshavebeenimportantdriversofhumanprogressisdeeplyrootedinoursocialvalues.A．HowB．WhetherC．ThatD．Why9．—IheardMr.Morganwouldbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.—No,he_____atthattime.A．wasboardingB．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboardingD．isboarding10．ShallwegoforapicnicthisSaturday？_____________.WillnextSaturdaybeOK？A．Sure，it'suptoyou B．Sure，it'snoproblemC．Sorry，Ican'tmakeit D．Sorry，I'mnotavailabletoday11．May!Howisyourplan?IheardyoustarteditlastSunday.Oh!Iforit,butIhaven’tdecidedwheretostartit.A．haveprepared B．hadprepared C．havebeenpreparing D．waspreparing12．OurEnglishteacher,havingexplainedtoushowtodesignaproject,allowedusawholeweek’spreparationandthen______theclass.A．todismiss B．dismissedC．dismissing D．havingdismissed13．—Iwasinformedthatyouwonthelottery?—Areyoukidding?MaybeIwillwinalotterywhen______.A．youcryforthemoon B．pigsflyC．a(chǎn)llgoodthingscometoanend D．yougetanewleaseonlife14．Nothavingworkedouttheprogram,________leavetheoffice.A．sohewasforbiddentoB．a(chǎn)ndhedidn’twanttoC．hislittlesoncouldn’tmakehimD．becouldn’tfreehimselfto15．Hissisterlefthomein1998,and_________________since.A．hadnotbeenheardof B．hasnotbeenheardofC．hadnotheardof D．hasnotheardof16．Expertswarnthatmedicalwastefromhospitals,if________properly,mayleadtospreadingdiseases.A．nothandled B．notbeinghandledC．nottobehandled D．nothavinghandled17．—Doyouhaveanyproblemsifyou______thisjob?—Well,I’mthinkingaboutthesalary….A．offerB．willofferC．a(chǎn)reofferedD．willbeoffered18．Thestore______Iboughtmytextbooksishavingasalethisweek.A．that B．whereC．which D．why19．Variousefforts________inthepastdecadestoprotecttheenvironment.A．hadmadeB．havemadeC．weremadeD．havebeenmade20．ThereignofthenextJapaneseemperorwillbeknownas“Reiwa”(令和)era,in________namethecharacterfor“harmony”isincluded.A．which B．whatC．whose D．a(chǎn)s第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）ThefollowingareadvertisementsforbooksfromA.Ifyouareinterestedinoneofthem,youcancontactus.Surely,you’llfindeverypennyofyoursisworthit,becausetheyareallbestsellers.◆TheSilentWife:AnemotionalpageturnerwithatwistthatwilltakeyourbreathawayFeb24,2017byKerryFisherPaperback$6.64saveyou$4.35FREEShippingonqualifiedordersInstock◆MakeYourBed:LittleThingsThatCanChangeYourlife...AndMaybetheWorldApr4,2017byWilliamH.McRavenHardcover$10.40saveyou$7.6FREEShippingonqualifiedordersMoreBuyingChoices$6.16.◆FuriouslyHappy:AFunnyBookAboutHorribleThingsFeb7,2017byJennyLawsonPaperback$5.95saveyou$10.04FREEShippingonqualifiedordersMoreBuyingChoices$5.52Hardcover$15.19saveyou$11.80FREEShippingonqualifiedorders◆MagpieMurders:ANovel:thisbrilliant,attractivethrillerweavesaclassicmysterystoryworthyofAgathaChristieintoanoriginalmodern-daymystery.Mar27,2018byAnthonyHorowitzPaperback$11.59saveyou$5.4FREEShippingonqualifiedordersAvailableforpre-order.ThisitemwillbereleasedonMarch27,2018.1、Whichofthefollowingbookssaveyouthemost?A．FuriouslyHappyB．MakeYourBedC．TheSilentWifeD．MagpieMurders2、Whichofthefollowingbookscanbeorderedinadvance?A．TheSilentWifeB．MakeYourBedC．FuriouslyHappyD．MagpieMurders3、Whatdoallthebookshaveincommon?A．Theyareallbestsellersofthesameyear.B．Theyallhavehardcoverandpaperback.C．Theyareallmysterystories.D．Theyallhavediscountedprices.22．（8分）TheminuteJoeSernawalkedintotheVeteransTreatmentCourt,hecouldfeelhisshoulderstenseup.Hehadcometoturnhimselfin(自首).Sixmonthsearlier,SernahadbeenarrestedfordrivingafterdrinkingandwasrequiredtoreporttoJudgeLouOlivera’scourteverytwoweekstotakeatestandprovehehadn’tbeendrinking.Sernahadpassedeverybiweeklyscreening—untiltheweekbefore.Positive.Hedecidedtotrytobluffhiswayoutoftrouble.“Ineverhadadrink,Judge,”hetoldthecourt.^BothJoeSernaandJudgeOliverawereoldsoldiers,andOliverahadcometoknowandadmireSernaasheparticipatedinthecourt’sprogramtohelpoldsoldierswithdrinkingandaddictionproblems.AndthatwaswhathadbroughtSernabacktoOlivera’scourtaweekafterhislie.“Thisguyisafellowsoldier,”hetoldhimself.“Ineedtomakethisright.”SoSernastoodbeforeOliveraandadmitted,“Ilied,Judge.Iwasdrinking.”Aftercountlesscombatsandthememoriesofmany“bestbuddies”losingtheirlives,39-year-oldJoeSernaleftthearmyin2013with18yearsofservice.Butintruth,theterriblememorieshadneverlefthimandwouldreappearinnightmares.Andthat’sthereasonforhisdrinking.Tothisday,beingstuckinaclosedspacecancauseflashbacks(突然重現(xiàn))forSerna.OnthedaywhenSernaadmittedhehadliedaboutdrinking,thejudgewasmovedanddecidedonthepunishment:onenightinjail.Thenextnight,JoeSernawasinasmallcellandfelthewouldsoonbeflashingbacktoaterriblewar.Thenthedooropened,andJudgeOliveracamein.Sernawasconfused.Butafewminuteslater,heunderstoodthejudgehaddecidedtospendthenightwithhim.Thetwotalkedforhoursabouttheirservice,theirfamilies,andtheirhopesforthefuture.Ataroundoneinthemorning,Sernafellasleep.“HewillbeOKnow,”thejudgesaidtohimselfasherolleduphisshirtintoamakeshiftpillow.1、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedwordsinthesecondparagraph?A．explainwithoutbeingdisturbedB．getawaywithhiswrong-doingC．givethecourtalittletroubleD．giveupdrinkinginfuture2、WhatmadeSernadecidetoturnhimselfin?A．Hissicknessinhisshoulders.B．HisadmirationforOlivera.C．Olivera’shelpandidentity.D．TheadviceofSerna’sfamily.3、WhatcanweknowaboutJoeSema?A．Hedidn’tadmithisfaultandthusgotpunished.B．Helosthislifedirectionandgothimselfdrunkoften.C．HehadplannedtotalkmorewithOliverainthecell.D．Hejoinedthearmywhenhewas21yearsold.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AnArmyofTwoB．AConsiderateJudgeC．TwoSoldiers’WarExperienceD．HonestyIstheBestPolicy23．（8分）HistorianTomHollandistheaward-winningauthorofRubicon,PersianFireandMillennium.Heappearsregularlyonradio,TVandinprint.HislatestbookDynastyispublishedinpaperbackbyAbacus.MoominsummerMadnessByToveJansoonWhatIloveaboutthisbook,asachildandstilltoday,isitsmixofthefantasticalandnormal.Ontheonehand,it’saboutafamilyandtheirfriendsallenjoyingthemselves,quitehappynotdoingmuch.Ontheotherhand,it’saboutcharactersthatcanchangeintooddshapes,magicianscomingdownfromthemoonandpeculiarcreaturesemergingfromtheroof.Thatmixofthefamiliarandtheextraordinaryinformsallmywriting.TheHistoriesByHerodoTusBythetimeIwas12,IwasobsessedbyAncientGreeceandRome.Atfirst,IfoundtheearlysectionofTheHistoriesarealgrindbecauseit’slikealongshaggydogstorythatnevergetstothepoint.InthesecondhalfIwasrewardedwiththestoriesI’dbeenwaitingfor,likethebattlesofMarathon,SalamisandThermopylae.Overtheyears,IcometovaluetheinfectiouscuriosityofthefirsthalfandtheportraitoftheworldinthefifthcenturyBCseenthroughtheeyesofthisextraordinaryGreekhistorian.ADistantMirrorByBarBaraWTucHmanTuchman’sbookTheGunsofAugustwonthePulitzerPrize,butit’sthisslightlylesswell-knownworkthatprovidedmewitharolemodelformyownwriting.Bothscholarlyandinteresting,it’saportraitofthe14thcenturyinWesternEuropeandvividlyevokesmedievalcivilizationbuffetedbycataclysms:theBlackDeath,thePeasants’RevoltandtheGreatPapalSchism.IfeltIknewwhatitwastodieoftheplagueortohaveaswordputthroughme—realstoriestoldremarkably436、TomHollandnowfindsthefirsthalfofTheHistories___________.A．offthepoint B．culture-centeredC．reallyboring D．quiteentertaining1、WhichbookdoesTomHollandappreciateandtrytocopyitsstyle?A．TheHistories B．ADistantMirrorC．TheGunsofAugust D．MoominsummerMadness24．（8分）Isthereawaytoturnbacktheagingprocessinpeople?Forcenturies,peoplehavebeenlookingfora“fountainofyouth.”Theideaisthatifyoufindamagicalfountain,anddrinkitswater,youwillnotage.ResearchersinNewYorkdidnotfindanactualfountainofyouth,buttheymayhavefoundawaytoturnbacktheagingprocess.Itappearsthattheanswermaybecalledthehypothalamus,whichispartofyourbrain.Itcontrolsimportantbodyactivities,includinggrowth,thewayweprocessfoodandsoon.ResearchersatNewYork’sAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicinefoundthathypothalamusneuralstemcells(干細(xì)胞)alsoinfluencehowfastagingtakesplace.DongshengCai,aprofessorattheAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicine,wastheleadingresearcherinastudyonaginginmice.Heandhisteamreportedtheirfindings.“Agingspeedcanbecontrolledbyaparticularplaceinthebody,whichisthehypothalamus.Anditcanbecontrolledbyaparticulartypeofcells,whicharehypothalamusstemcells.”Headdsthatwhenthehypothalamusstartsaging,sodoesthebody.Sowhenhypothalamusfunctionisindecline,particularlythelossofhypothalamusstemcells,andthisprotectionagainsttheagingdevelopmentislost,iteventuallyleadstoaging.Usingthisinformation,theresearchersbegantryingtoactivatethehypothalamusinlaboratorymice.Theydidthisbyinjectingtheanimalswithstemcells.Theresearcherssaytheresultsshowthatthetreatmentslowedagingintheanimals.“Whenweinjectedthehypothalamusstemcellstothemiddle-agedmice,themiceagedslowlyandtheycanalsolivelonger.”Buttheseresultswerejustfromstudyingmiceinalaboratory.Ifthemicecanlivelonger,doesthatmeanpeoplecouldhavelongerlives?Thenextstepistoseeiftheanti-agingeffectsalsoworkinhumanbeings.“Ifwecantranslatewhatwehaveseeninanimalstohumans,Ithinkhumanscanfunctionbetterduringlaterages.”Caiandhisteamsaytheirstudiesmayhaveotherbenefits.Theysaythefindingscouldleadtonewwaystohelpdoctorsidentifyandtreatanynumberofage-relatedhealthissues.1、Whydoestheauthormentionthe“fountainofyouth”inthefirstparagraph?A．Toexplainwhatthe“fountainofyouth”is.B．Tointroducethehypothalamus.C．Toshowhowtofindthe“fountainofyouth”.D．Tohelppeoplefindthe“fountainofyouth”.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Thebrain.B．Theagingprocess.C．Hypothalamus.D．Thestemcell3、WhatdoweknowaboutthestudydonebyCai?A．Theyhavefoundawaytoturnbacktheagingprocess.B．Thebraincontrolsgrowth,reproductionandthewayweprocessfood.C．Thedecreaseofhypothalamusstemcellscanleadtoaging.D．Thefindinghasbeenappliedtohumanbeings.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．TheFountainofYouthB．ANewDiscoveryaboutAgingC．TheWaysofSlowingDownAgingD．Hypothalamus—theFountainofYouth25．（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(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）AsIsatmotionlessonthestepsofthepool,watchingeveryoneelseswimbackandforth,IrealizedthatIhadspentmostofmylifewatchingothersenjoythemselves.ItwasthenthatI1alittlegirlstaringatmewithalookofconfusion.Ismiledather,hopingto2theicebytalkingtoher.Unfortunately,my3failedandshejustkeptonstaring.My4increasedasalittleboyswamuptomeandsaid,“Ifeelsorryforyou.”Afterthe5,athoughtstruckme,Ihadtochange6theworldviewedme.Becauseitwaschildrenwhostaredatmethemost,Idecidedtowriteachildren’sbookthattaughtthemabout7inafunway.ThisiswhenKatGirl,asuperheroina8whohelpschildrenthatarebeingbullied,cameintomymind.Iquickly9insidemyapartmentandbegancreatingthestory.AsIwroteeachword,Icould10myfutureasaworld-renownedauthorandpublicspeaker.Myexcitement11likewildfire.Overthenexttwoyears,thestory12manychangesbeforeitsawtheworldinthespringof2011.Myperseverance13paidoff.OnedayIwasinvitedtospeaktothestudentsataneighboringschool.Iconfidentlywheeledintoaclassroomfilledwithstudentswho14atmejustlikethelittlegirlinthepool.“Howdoyoufeelwhenyouseeme?”Iaskedthem.Thekidsbravely15“Ifeelsorryforyou.”Iopenedmybookandstartedreading.ImmediatelyInoticedthechildren’sstaresturnedto16.“Howdoyoufeelwhenyouseeme?”Iaskedagain.Without17theyreplied,“Youaresocool!Doesyour18flytoo?”Ijustsmiled,“No,notyet,butmaybesomeday.”Iknewinmyheartthatthiswas19.Thepasttwoyearshadproventomethatwith20anythingispossible.1、A．suggested B．noticed C．watched D．a(chǎn)ppreciated2、A．forget B．break C．remove D．deliver3、A．project B．a(chǎn)nger C．a(chǎn)dvice D．a(chǎn)ttempt4、A．relief B．curiosity C．a(chǎn)wkwardness D．encouragement5、A．encounter B．competition C．a(chǎn)rgument D．interview6、A．how B．what C．when D．why7、A．disabilities B．potentials C．paintings D．manners8、A．pool B．car C．wheelchair D．spaceship9、A．walked B．wheeled C．rushed D．raced10、A．regard B．realize C．picture D．consider11、A．folded B．recovered C．spread D．declined12、A．turneddown B．wentthrough C．lookedup D．gotaround13、A．generally B．carefully C．separately D．eventually14、A．called B．stared C．glimpsed D．laughed15、A．greeted B．a(chǎn)greed C．continued D．responded16、A．smiles B．doubts C．jokes D．tears17、A．hesitation B．discussion C．intention D．imagination18、A．body B．chair C．dream D．book19、A．funny B．strange C．true D．false20、A．generosity B．popularity C．harmony D．determination第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Mochi(年糕)isatraditionalfoodpopularinChineseandJapanesecooking,madefrom1．(special)treatedrice.Itisoftenpresentedintheformofaroundcake,andistraditionallyexchangedattheNewYear.Mochiismadeby2．(put)stickyriceintowaterovernight,cookingitandpoundingitintoastickypaste.Thepasteismadeintoshapesrangingfromsimpletocomplexrounds,someof3．a(chǎn)restuffedwithsweetfillings.Mochiisoftendecoratedwith4．(flower)orfruits,especiallywhenitisexchangedas5．giftatcelebrationslikebirthdaysandtheNewYear.Traditionally,woodenmortars(臼)andpestles(杵)6．(use)topoundmochirice.Freshmochiisusuallycookedandservedwarm7．a(chǎn)varietyofsauces.SteamingandboilingarebothpopularpreparationsinJapan,alongwithcooking.Freshmochiissoftbutit8．(hard)quickly.Prepackedmochiblocks,flattenedandcutintosquarepiecesorshapedintorounds,areavailableatgrocerystores.Mochicangobadeasily,soit’s9．(good)tocooksoonthantokeepitinyourfridge.Hardmochipiecescanbecooked,deep-fried,boiled,andmore.Cookedmochiisverysticky,sobecarefulnot10．(choke)onit.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)分10分）28．（10分）假如英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加，刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(xiàn)(\)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線(xiàn)，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)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。LastFriday,theeveningfell,butmyparentshadn’tcomebackhomeyet.Istoppeddoingmyhomeworkbutdecidedtomakeamealformyfamilyinsteadofjustwait.Itwasmythefirstcooking.Iwentonlinetofindinformationonhowcookhome-styledishes.Withthestep-by-stepdirection,Imanagedtomakeadish.ThenItriedtocookother.Whenmyparentsgothome,theywereamazingtoseethetastydishesImade.Immediatelymymumtookpicturesforthemandmydadgavemeabighug.Irealenjoyedthemealthatevening.第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是紅星中學(xué)高三學(xué)生李華，你的英國(guó)朋友Jim在給你的郵件中提到他對(duì)中國(guó)文化感興趣，計(jì)劃明年來(lái)北京上大學(xué)。他向你咨詢(xún)相關(guān)信息。請(qǐng)給他回郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.表示歡迎；2.推薦他上哪所大學(xué)；3.建議他做哪些準(zhǔn)備工作。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)人總詞數(shù)。DearJim,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

2023學(xué)年模擬測(cè)試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1、A2、A3、B4、C5、B6、C7、A8、C9、C10、C11、C12、B13、B14、D15、B16、A17、C18、B19、D20、C第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、A2、D3、D22、1、B2、C3、D4、A23、436、D1、B24、1、B2、C3、C4、D25、LaTomatina,SpainTomatojuiceflowsthroughthestreetsofBunolonthelastWednesdayofAugustastheworld’slargesttomatofighthappens.Festivitiesbegininthetownsquarewherethereisahugepolecoveredinsoapandwithalegofhamatthetop.Participantstrytoclimbupthepoletogetthehamaswatchersthrowbucketsofwatertothem.Afteragunisfiredtosignalthebeginningofthefight,peoplecatchthetomatoesandthroweachotherinthestreetsuntilthegunsoundsagain,markingtheendoftheevent.Holi,IndiaThisspringfestivaliscelebratedthroughoutthecountryinlateFebruaryorearlyMarch.Thetwo-dayeventcelebratesthelegendofPrahlad,whoescapedunharmedfromthefireoftheevilHolikaDahan.Peoplemarktheeventbylightingfiresandthrowingcoloredpowderononeanother.Childrenloadcoloredwaterintotoypistolscalledpichkariandtakeaimatpassers-by.Holiisknownasahappycelebrationofthetriumphofgoodoverevil.BurningMan,Nevada