陜西省商洛市丹鳳縣丹鳳中學2026屆英語高三第一學期期末達標測試試題考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請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．Sometimeswehavetofaceembarrassingmoments________wecanonlykeepsilent.A．who B．whichC．when D．why2．---WhereismyChinesebook?IrememberIputithereyesterday.---You_________itinthewrongplace.A．mustput B．shouldhaveputC．mighthaveput D．mightput3．Notuntilthebusdisappearedinthedistance________herschoolbagwasgone.A．Tinahadfound B．hadTinafoundC．didTinafind D．Tinafound4．Wereallyemphasizetheimportanceofputting______safeguardstopreventchildren’sidentitiesfromfallinginwrongpeople’shands.A．inplaceB．invainC．inquestionD．inearnest5．—________!Somebodyhasbrokenthevase!—Don’tlookatme.A．Comeon B．Hi,thereC．Thankgoodness D．Dearme6．Visittheoldmanthisafternoon？Ifyou________，makesureyouwearsunscreenstoprotectyourskin.A．must B．canC．may D．shall7．Likeallparentsintheworld，wewantyoutogrowupinaworld__________isfullofloveandkindness.A．where B．thatC．when D．what8．ProfessorLi________forhisinformativelecture,waswarmlyreceivedbythestudents.A．knownB．knowingC．havingknownD．tobeknown9．Theyoungergenerationareraisedinamoreopenenvironment,whichhasenabledthemtodevelop____theirvaluesinlife.A．inchargeof B．incontrastto C．inexchangefor D．intunewith10．Mikeislookingforanotherjobbecausehefeelsthatnothinghedoeshisboss.A．serves B．satisfiesC．promises D．supports11．Heinsistedwhathedid_______rightandthatanyonewhobrokelaws________．A．was;bepunished B．be;waspunishedC．was;waspunished D．be;bepunished12．.Somepeoplesaymorebutdoless______othersdotheopposite.A．once B．when C．while D．a(chǎn)s13．Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource14．SorryI’msolate,butyoucannotimagine________greattroubleItooktofindyourhouse.A．whichB．howC．whatD．that15．Ihopemyteacherwilltakeinto_______thefactthatIwasilljustbeforetheexamswhenshemarksmypaper.A．idea B．considered C．a(chǎn)ccount D．thought16．—Whatanamazingpicture!—Thelittleboy____thesoldiers,andIcaughttheminanunguardedmoment.A．wassaluting B．saluted C．hadsaluted D．wouldsalute17．—Isthereahospitalnearby?Ihurtmyankle,andcannotmovenow.—It’sabout3blocksaway.I_____youthere.A．tookB．takeC．willtakeD．havetaken18．Scientistshavecometotheconclusion___________thetemperatureonEarthisgettinghigherandhigher.A．What B．thatC．which D．when19．－Youknow,peoplehavedifferentopinionsabouttheconstructionoftheproject.－Wewelcomeanycommentsfromthem,favorableor_______.A．so B．otherwiseC．else D．rather20．Manyofusseereadingasaninvestmentinourselves，soit’sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethinguseful________ourefforts.A．inviewofB．inresponsetoC．inparallelwithD．inreturnfor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）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）InformationonTravellinginSingaporeMoneymattersThecurrencyinSingaporeistheSingaporedollar(S$).Moneychangingservicescanbefoundatmanyshoppingcentresandhotelsaroundtheisland,andtheATMs(generallyopen24/7)acceptmostofthemaincreditcardssuchasVisa,MasterCardandAmericanExpress.HotelReservationsandAccommodationUponarrivalattheairport,pleasevisitits24-hourhotelreservationscounters,whichcanhelpgetyouaroominyourpreferredhotel.Paymentforthefirstnightisrequireduponconfirmation.LostPassport/SingaporeImmigrationServicesShouldyouloseyourpassport,wesuggestyoumakeapolicereport,thenheadtotheImmigration&CheckpointsAuthoritytogetatemporaryvisa.Finally,informyourrespectiveembassysothatyoucangetthroughcustomswhenyoureachhome.TippingTippingisnotacommonpracticeinSingaporeasmosthotelsandrestaurantsincludea10%servicechargeinthefinalbill.Whiletippingisnotexpected,itisappreciated,beitinrestaurantswherethereisnoservicecharge,oranywherewhereexcellentserviceisprovided.SmokingIfyouareasmoker,youwillhavetoresisttheurgetolightupinair-conditionedareassuchasshoppingcentres,restaurants,entertainmentoutletsandcinemas.Smokingisalsoanoffenceinpublicbuses,theMRTtrains,taxisandlifts.AmaximumofS$1000canbeimposedonfirst-timeoffenders.Ageneralruleofthumbisthatifthereisanashtraysupplied,goforit.270、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribethemoneychangingsysteminSingapore?A．Difficult. B．Convenient.C．Traditional. D．Original.1、Whatisessentialifyouwanttobookahotelroomattheairport?A．YoumuststayinSingaporefor24hours.B．Youshouldgotoyourpreferredhotel.C．Youaresupposedtopayforthefirstnight.D．Youmustspendthefirstnightattheairport.2、HowmanystepsaresuggestedthatyoushouldfollowifyouloseyourpassportinSingapore?A．2. B．3.C．4. D．5.3、Onwhichofthefollowingoccasionsareyouexpectedtotip?A．Whenyouthinkthattheserviceisverygood.B．Whenyoureceiveagiftfromafriend.C．Whenyouleaveaverygoodrestaurant.D．Whenyouarefacedwithanydifficulty.4、SmokingisstrictlyforbiddeninthefollowingareasEXCEPT______.A．inanair-conditionedrestaurant B．inabusC．inaconferenceroom D．byanashtray23．（8分）Afewweeksago,IcalledanUbertotakemetotheBostonairportforaflighthomefortheholidays.AsIslidintothebackseatofthecar,thewarmintonations(語調(diào))ofthedriver’saccentwashedovermeinafamiliarway.IlearnedthathewasarecentWestAfricanimmigrantwithafewyoungchildren,workinghardtoprovideforhisfamily.Icouldrelate:IamthedaughteroftwoEthiopianimmigrantswhomadetheirshareofsacrificestoensuremysuccess.ItoldhimIwasonacollegebreakandheadedhometovisitmyparents.That’showhefoundoutIgotoHarvard.Anapprovingeyeglintedatmeintherearviewwindow,andquickly,wecrossedtheboundariesofrideranddriver.Ibecamehisdaughter,allgrownup—theproductofhissacrifice.Andthencamethefatefulquestion:“Whatdoyoustudy?”Ianswered“historyandliterature”andtheprideinhisvoicefaded,asIknewitmight.Ididn’tevengettoadd“andAfrican-Americanstudies”beforehecutin,hisvoicethickwithdisappointment,“AllthatworktogetintoHarvard,andyoustudyhistory?”HereIwas,hisdaughter,squanderingthebiggestopportunityofherlife.Hewentontodelivertheage-oldlecturethatallimmigrantkidsknow.Wearetobecomedoctors(orlawyers,ifourparentsarebeinggenerous)—tomakemoneyandsendmoneybackhome.Theunspokendemand,madeacrossgenerations,whichmyUberdriverlaidoutplainly,issimple:Fulfillyourroleinthenarrative(故事)ofupwardmobilitysoyourchildrencandothesame.Iusedtofeelanxiousandbackedintoacornerbythequestioning,butnowasajuniorincollege,I’mgratefulfortheirsupportmorethananything.Thisholidayseason,I’vepromisedmyselfIwon’thuffandgetannoyedattheirinquiries.Iwon’tdefensivelyrespondwith“butIplantogotolawschool!”whenIgetunrequestedadvice.I’lljustsmileandnod,andenjoythewarmthoftheoccasion.1、Whatdisappointedthedriver?A．Theauthor’sattitudetowardshim.B．Theschoolthattheauthorisattending.C．Theauthor’smajorsinhistoryandliterature.D．Theauthor’sinterestsinAfricanAmericanstudies.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“squandering”inParagraph4?A．wastingB．creatingC．valuingD．seizing3、Whyareimmigrantkidsexpectedtobedoctorsorlawyers?A．Theirparentswantthemtomoveupwardinsociety.B．Theirparentsarehighachievingaswell.C．Theyhavemoreopportunities.D．Theyareverysmartingeneral.4、Howdidtheauthorreacttothedriver’squestioning?A．Gettingupset.B．Feelingsatisfied.C．Defendingherself.D．Appreciatinghisconcern.24．（8分）FindoutwayaroundtheBritishMuseum,discoversomeofthemostfamousobjects,andexploretheuniquecollection.ToptipSomeofthegalleriescanbeverybusyatpeaktimes.Ifyouwanttoavoidthecrowds,tryvisitingthesegalleries.Room1TheEnlightenmentGalleryprovidesanintroductiontotheMuseumanditscollections,showinghowourunderstandingoftheworldofnatureandhumanachievementhaschangedovertime.Itisdividedintosevensectionsthatexplorethesevenmajorages.Itisopendaily10:00---17:00,until20:30onFridays.Rooms24TheWelcomeTrustGallerydealswiththetoughrealitiesoflifeinmanydifferentways.ThedisplaysinRoom24exploredifferentapproachestooursharedchallengesashumanbeings,focusingonhowdiverseculturesseektomaintainhealthandwell-being.Daily11:00---16:00.Room34TheJohnAddisGalleryhousesthemuseum’scollectionofIslamicart,whichnowofficiallyformspartoftheDepartmentofMiddleEast.ThisincludesobjectsfromtheearliestyearsofIslamtothe20thcentury.AvailableeveryFri.,Sat.andSun.at11:30—14:00.Room77GreekandRomanArchitectureGalleryhasanespeciallyimportantcollectionofarchitectureandarchitecturalsculpturefromancientGreekbuildings.IthastheearlierandlatertemplesandthearchitectureondisplayintheroomincludesexamplesoftheCorinthianandCompositeordersinparticular.Daily11:00-----16:00.Room95Viewfamousblue-and-whitechina,whichwasfirstproducedinChinaaroundAD600.theskillfultransformationofordinaryclayintobeautifulobjectshasattractedthepeopleacrosstheglobe.Withinthisgalleryofalmost1,700objectsareexamplesofthefinestchinaintheworld,datingfromthe3rdtothe20thcentury.AvailableMon.---Fri.at10:30---16:00.1、Youcanvisit_______toknowthegeneralinformationabouttheMuseum.A．theWelcomeTrustGalleryB．theJohnAddisGalleryC．Room1D．Room952、TheWelcomeTrustGalleryfeatures__________.A．theunderstandingoflivinganddyingB．thewaysofkeepinghealthyinBritainC．thedifferentrealitiesindifferentculturesD．theideasaboutkeepingfitfromdifferentcultures3、IfyouplantovisittheJohnAddisGalleryat12:00,youcangoon______.A．December1,2017(Friday)B．June15,2017(Thursday)C．May9,2017(Tuesday)D．March20,2017(Monday)4、WhomightprefertovisitRoom95?A．ProfessionalarchitectsB．ChinaloversC．ScholarsmajoringinreligionD．Studentsinterestedinmedicine25．（10分）It’snoteasyfeelinglikeyou’realwaysunderthespotlightbeingjudgedforeachlittlemistakeyoumake.Yourmindisinanendlesscircleplayingwhatyousaidanddidoverandoveragain.Youwishyouhadatimecapsuletogobackandmakethingsfightifyoufindmistakes.Youfearwhatotherswillthinkaboutyouandthattheywillrejectanddislikeyou.Youseektobesociallyperfect.Academically，youworklongendlesshoursjusttomakethoseexcellentmarks.Althoughmostwouldsay“it'sgoodtohavehighstandards，”theyhavenoideaabouttheinternalhellyouputyourselfthroughtoachieveperfection.Ifyoucomeuplessthanyourdesiredgoalyoufeelasthoughyouhavefailed，butyou’refarfromfailing，youjustdon’tseeitthatway.Soinsteadyouaretellingyourselfthatyou’restupid，andnotsmart.Thepressureyouplaceonyourselfweighsyoudownandyouwearthe“notgoodenough”labeleachandeveryday.Younotonlyhavehighstandardsforyourselfbutyoualsohavethemforothers.Ifpeopledon’tperformuptoyourexpectations，thenyouthinkthemincompetent.Thiscausesalotoffrustrationbecauseyoucan’ttrustanyonetogetthingsright.Soinsteadofbeingateamplayeryouflysolo(單飛)andtrytodotwoorthreejobsatonce.Yourunrealisticexpectationscauseyoutocriticizeandjudgeothersandthatleadstoproblemsinotherareasofyourlife.Theattempttobeperfectiscalledperfectionismandit'stheunachievableAmericandreamthat’sdamagingouremotionalandmentalhealth.Westriveforperfectionwithourbody，inourperformance，andinourrelationships.Inasocietythatoverstatesmistakes，isitanywonderthatsomanyyoungpeopleattempttheimpossibletaskofbeingperfect?Weallhaveflaws，fears，andmakemistakes，andthat’sperfectlyOK.It’sourimperfectionsthatmakelifeinterestingandtheyhelpusgrowintoastrongermoreadaptableperson.Wedon’thavetostrivetoachievetheimpossible.Wearedesignedtobeperfectlyimperfect.1、Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleofthetext?A．FarfromfailingB．PerfectlyImperfectC．PerfectionismPhenomenonD．UnachievableAmericanDream2、Whichofthefollowingisaperfectionistmostlikelytoagree?A．Nobodyisperfect.B．Begenerouswithpraise.C．Thereisnobest，onlybetter.D．Acontentedmindisaneverlastingfeast.3、Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4?A．Moreandmorepeoplearetoleratingmistakes.B．Thesocietyispartlytoblameforperfectionism.C．Manyyoungpeoplefinditimpossibletobeperfect.D．It’sunusualforasocietytoseekperfectionismnowadays.4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofimperfection?A．It’spartofourlife.B．It’sunbearable.C．Itdeservestobeovercome.D．Itdoesharmtoourmentalhealth.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）DoWhatYouEnjoySometimesyoumayfindthatyouarenothappyinyourlife，althougheverythingisgoingwell．Mostofthetimeyouhaveto1thiskindofunhappylife，sinceitisreallyhardtomakechangesandmoveontoanewbusiness，whichofteninvolvestaking2Myfather，however，wasaquitedifferentexample．WhenIwasabout9or10，hetoldmethatIshouldbewhateverIwantedwhenIgrewup，solongasI3it．HesaidthatifIwerenotfeeling4，Ishouldtrytochangemylifetomakeitmoredelightful，andIwouldfindreal5asaresult．FromhimIlearnedagreatlessononthe6ofdoingone'sfavorite．Myfathergotintotheinsuranceindustrywhenhewasveryyoung，andhewasvery7．Hebecameoneofthecompany'stopsalesmen，eventhoughhewasonly25yearsold．Soonhebecameoneofthefirstindependentinsurancesalesmeninourstate．8，hedecidedtoleavehissuccessful9andmoveontootherfields．Youmight10whyhedidso．Theanswerwassimple：helikedtodosomethingchallenging，somethingthat11.hisstrengthandability，especiallyinawaythatisinteresting．Myfatherjustwantedtohaveatry，andsohedid．Afterleavingtheinsurancecompany，heworkedinsocialmediaandthenindigitaltechnology，whichreally12him．Ofcoursehewasn'tsuccessfulineverythinghetried，buthetoldmefor13thathedidsomethingheliked，andthathehadthe14ofdoingwhatheenjoyed．15one'scomfortablelifeisnoteasy．I'velearnedthisfrommyfather，andIcansaynomatter16isgoodorbad，itis17doingone'sfavorite．Whenwedosomethingwelove，itwhetherthegivesusextra18tomeetourgoals，whichareassociatedwithpsychologicalwell-beingandhealth．Aslongaswehaveno19andgiveitatry，weareforcedtopushagainstourselves．Afterallweallwanttobewhereweare20ourselves．1、A．loseB．stopC．shareD．continue2、A．risksB．turnsC．stepsD．suggestions3、A．promisedB．enjoyedC．a(chǎn)dmittedD．a(chǎn)djusted4、A．luckyB．safeC．comfortableD．special5、A．concernB．pleasureC．strengthD．talent6、A．valueB．honorC．controlD．relief7、A．sensitiveB．cautiousC．optimisticD．successful8、A．BesidesB．ThereforC．HoweverD．Meanwhile9、A．scheduleB．careerC．reformD．competition10、A．wonderB．explainC．blameD．conclude11、A．limitedB．predictedC．testedD．a(chǎn)ffected12、A．confusedB．shockeC．discouragedD．a(chǎn)ttracted13、A．freeB．certainC．goodD．real14、A．satisfactionB．sympathyC．responsibilityD．security15、A．ProtectingB．SelectingC．LeavingD．Arranging16、A．functionB．resultC．signalD．a(chǎn)ttitude17、A．simpleB．normalC．popularD．worth18、A．motivationB．considerationC．occupationD．qualification19、A．rightsB．faultsC．regretsD．excuses20、A．convincingB．evaluatingC．representingD．challenging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）CharlieChaplinwasborninapoorfamilyofmusichallperformersin79.1．a(chǎn)stonisheduswasthatCharlie2．(teach)tosingassoonashecouldspeakanddanceassoonashecouldwalk.Suchtrainingwascommoninactingfamiliesatthattime,3．(especial)whenthefamilyincomewasoftenuncertain.Unfortunatelyhisfatherdied,leavingthefamilyevenworseoff.Byhisteens,CharliehadbecomeoneofthemostpopularchildactorsinEngland.Noonewaseverbored4．(watch)him—hissubtleactingmadeeverything5．(entertain).Astimewentby,hebeganmakingfilms.Hisfilmcharacter,thelittletramp,wasasocial6．(fail)butwaslovedforhisoptimismanddetermination7．(overcome)alldifficulties.Charliewrote,directedandproducedthefilmshe8．(star)in.In1972hewasgiven9．specialOscarforhisoutstandingwork.HelivedinEnglandandtheUSAbutspenthislastyearsinSwitzerland,10．hewasburiedin1977.Heislovedandrememberedasagreatactorwhocouldinspirepeoplewithgreatconfidence.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。Lastyear,ZhangPingyupaidvisittoLondon、Worriedaboutthetimeavailable,ZhangPingyuhadmadealistofthesiteshewantedtosee、ItwastheTowerwhichshevisitedfirst、Fancy!Thissolidstone,squaretowerhadbeenremainedstandingforonethousandyears、Manynewbuildingshadexpandedaroundit、Therefore,itwasstillpartofaroyalpalaceandprisoncombined、TherefollowedStPaul’sCathedralbuiltaftertheterriblefireofLondonin1666、Itlookedsplendidlywhenfirstbuilt、WestminsterAbbey,too,wasveryinteresting、Thenjustashecameoutoftheabbey,PingyuheardthefamoussoundoftheclockBigBen,ringoutthehour、ThenextdayPingyuwasleavingLondontoWindsorCastle、“PerhapsIwillseetheQueen？”shewonderedasshefallasleep、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）2022年北京一張家口冬奧會將在北京和張家口舉行，為了確保冬奧會圓滿成功，組委會發(fā)起了志愿者招募活動。假如你是北京某中學學生王倩，希望能成為一名志愿者。請按要求用英文給組委會寫一封申請信,內(nèi)容如下：基本情況年齡、性別、學歷個人條件英語好、愛好體育、善于交往、樂于助人、熟悉本地情況我的承諾提供最佳服務注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右：2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫;3.開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearSir/Madam,MynameisWangQian,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YoursfaithfullyWangQian

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、C4、A5、D6、A7、B8、A9、D10、B11、A12、C13、A14、C15、C16、A17、C18、B19、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、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.Itisheld