2023届江苏省南通市高级中学高考英语四模试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．WorldAIDSDayisalsoimportantinremindingusthatHIVhasnotgoneaway,andtherearemanythingsstilltobedone.A．which B．whatC．that D．/2．Youngcoupleswillbehappytoseetheirbabies_______withgoodhealthandintelligencewhentheyareborn.A．tobless B．blessingC．blessed D．beingblessed3．AlthoughshedidnotknowBostonwell,shemadeherway________totheHomeCircleBuilding.A．easyenough B．enougheasyC．easilyenough D．enougheasily4．Thebookisnowoutofprint,______itcaneasilybeborrowedfromlibraries.A．andB．forC．soD．but5．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．asD．that6．Thenewsupermarketannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday______________getabigprize.A．must B．willC．shall D．need7．Hardwork，alongwithdedicatedrevolutionaryspiritisthefundamentalguaranteeofsuccess，whichis________weshouldlearnfromthepioneersparticipatingintheLongMarch.A．that B．whatC．where D．how8．Ireallydon’tknowhowtoexpressmythankstoMr.Li,myhighschoolEnglishteacher,withoutwhosehelpI__________tocollegethatyear.A．weren’ttogo B．hadn’tbeenabletogoC．couldn’tgo D．couldn’thavegone9．—Dad,youshouldhavetakenmetothefootballmatchthismorning.—Ihadintendedto,butIcouldn’tspareanytime,I_____areport.A．hadwrittenB．wroteC．waswritingD．wouldwrite10．TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish,soyou'dbetterbuy___.A．this B．that C．it D．one11．Parentsoftentelltheirchildrenthatthey__________takecandyfromstrangers.A．needn't B．wouldn't C．shouldn't D．daren't12．Havingbattledwiththeir_______overwhethertoofferhelptoanagedmanorwomanwhohasfallenover,mostpeoplechoosetohelp.A．compromise B．contradictionC．conscience D．competence13．Westronglyadviseyou______eatingyourmealsolate.It’snothealthy.A．on B．against C．from D．over14．TheexchangestudentfromKenyaoftenshareswithusthenewsofhiscountryand____ofhisneighbouringcountries.A．those B．that C．it D．theone15．Theshockingnewsmademerealize_____________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．that B．howC．why D．what16．Likeallparentsintheworld，wewantyoutogrowupinaworld__________isfullofloveandkindness.A．where B．thatC．when D．what17．Mr.Smartisbelievedtobeacapableperson,whoisequal_____chargeofthecompanyverywell.A．totake B．totaking C．tobetaken D．taking18．--Itshouldn’ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifweallvolunteertohelp．---That’sright．_____________．A．Manyhandsmakelightwork B．SomethingisbetterthannothingC．Themorethemerrier D．Thesoonerbegin,thesoonerdone19．Theworld’sleadingthinkersandpolicymakersexaminewhat’scomeapartinthepastyear,andwhatwilldefinetheyearahead,A．evaluateB．innovateC．anticipateD．regulate20．——Doyouhaveaminute?I’vegotsomethingtotellyou.——Ok,______youmakeitshort.A．nowthatB．ifonlyC．solongasD．everytime第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Untilnow，littleresearchhasbeenconductedontheassociationbetweenparents'friendshipsandtheemotionalwell-beingoftheiradolescentchildren．AnewstudyfromresearchersattheUniversityofMissourisuggeststhatmothers'friendshipswithotheradultscanimpacttheiradolescentchildren'srelationshipswiththeirownfriends，particularlythenegativeaspectsoftheserelationshipssuchasconflictandopposition．Gary．C．Glick，adoctoralcandidateatMU，andAmandaRose，professorintheDepartmentofPsychologicalSciences，studiedthedevelopmentoffriendshipsandotherpeerrelationshipsduringadolescenceandtheirimpactonpsychologicaladjustment．Theyfoundthatadolescentsmaymimicthenegativecharacteristicsoftheirmothers'relationshipsintheirownpeer-to-peerfriendshipssuggestingthatmotherscanserveasrolemodelsfortheiradolescentsduringformativeyears．"Motherswhodisplayhighlevelsofconflictwithfriendsmaysignaltotheirchildrenthatsuchbehaviorisacceptable，orevenstandardinfriendships，"Glicksaid．"Additionalfindingssuggestthatadolescentstakeforgrantedtheirreactionstotheirmothers'conflictwithadultfriendswhichmayleadtoanxietyanddepression．"Previousresearchofthistypefocusedonprimary-agedchildren，butMUresearcherswantedtoexpandtheirstudytofocusontheformativeadolescentyears．Youthranginginagefrom10to17andtheirmothersweresurveyedseparatelytomeasureregardedpositiveandnegativefriendshipqualitiesinbothgroups．Resultsshowedthatpositivefriendshipqualitieswerenotalwaysimitatedbyadolescents；however，negativeandunfriendlyrelationshipcharacteristicsexhibitedbymothersweremuchmorelikelytobecopiedbytheyouthstudied．"Weknowthatconflictisanormalpartofanyrelationship---whetheritisarelationshipbetweenaparentandachild，oramotherandherfriends---andwe'renottalkingphysicalfightsbutoralconflicts，"Glicksaid．"Butbeingexposedtohighlevelsofsuchconflictgenerallyisn'tgoingtobegoodforchildren．Parentsshouldconsiderwhethertheyaregoodrolemodelsfortheirchildrenespeciallywheretheirfriendsareconcerned．Whenthingsgowrong，parentsshouldtalkwiththeirchildrenabouthowtoactwiththeirfriends，butmorespecifically，hownottoact．"1、Theword"mimic"（inPara.2）means______．A．succeed B．discoverC．possess D．imitate2、Incomparisonwiththepreviousstudy，thenewstudyexpanded______．A．researchgoals B．researchthemesC．researchsubjects D．researchapproaches3、AccordingtoGlick，parentsshouldinstructtheirchildren______．A．howtoputanendtoawrongfriendshipB．howtodealwithatroubledfriendshipC．howtoavoidanyconflictwithfriendsD．howtoestablishasincerefriendship4、Whatdoesthenewstudyfind？______A．Teensmirrornegativefeaturesofmom'sfriendships．B．Aggressivemothersruintheirchildren'sfriendship．C．Conflictsandoppositionformchildren'scharacters．D．Parent-childrelationshipaffectschildren'sgrowth．22．（8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．acupboardB．aboxC．thekitchenD．thebedroom2、Therichmanfound_____silversaucerswerestolenA．twoB．fourC．sixD．three3、Thenextday,therichmanknewthatSallehwasthethiefbecauseSalleh’sstick_____.A．remainedthesamelengthB．wasshorterbytwocentimetersC．waslongerbytwocentimetersD．brokeintwo4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Salleh’swifetoldhimtoreturnthestolensaucersB．Salleh’swifewasangrywithhimC．SallehbroughtbackthestolensaucerhimselfD．Sallehdidashiswifetoldhimto.23．（8分）Haveyoueverlostyourcaronaparkinglot?Ithappens.Youparkandgoshopping.Whenyougetback,youhavenoideawhereyourcaris.Itcanbediscouraging.Youdon’tneedtoinstall(安装)anexpensiveGPSsystemtokeeptrackofyourcar.That’stooexpensive.Youwouldneedtopayamonthlysubscriptionfeejusttouseit.Butisthereawaytotrackyourvehiclewithoutspendingafortune?Yes,nowthereis!ACalifornia-basedstart-upcompanywasabletomakethisareality.Theycreatedatinydevice(装置）thatworkswithyoursmartphone,anditcouldbeexactlywhatyou’relookingfor!It’scalledTrackRBravo.It’schangingthewaywekeeptrackoftheimportantthingsinourlives.InstallthefreeTrackRapponyoursmartphone,connecttheapptoyourdeviceandyou’rereadytogo!SimplyattachTrackRtowhateveryouwanttokeepaneyeon.Theentireprocessofsettingituponlytakes5minutesorless.Youcanattachittoyourkeys,walletandanythingelseyoudon’twanttolose.ThenusetheTrackRapptofindwhereyourmissingitemareinseconds.ForgetexpensiveGPSsystemsortrackingservices.Nobodywantstopayexpensivemonthlysubscriptionfees.Weunderstandhowstressfulthesethingscanbe,andthisisthereasonwhythecompanycreatedTrackR.ThisdeviceisyourVIPwhenyouneedtotakecareofimportantthings.Ifyouforgetwhereyouparkyourcar,takeoutyoursmartphoneandopentheTrackRapp.Taponthe“lostitem”signonthescreenandtheappwilltellyoutheexactlocation.Thisdeviceisbynomeansexpensive.TrackRonlycosts$29,asmallpricetopayforpeaceofmind.Thedeviceissmallenoughthatyoucanattachittoyourpets.Putitontheircollar,andyouwillneverlosetrackofthem!Attachittoyourkeyorwallet,andneverwasteaminuterummagingthewholehouseforit.Sinceyou’vebeeninformedaboutthisbrilliantinvention,nowattachittoeverythingthat’simportanttoyou.1、WhydoestheauthormentionthelostcarinthefirstParagraph?A．Toexplainhowterriblethesituationis.B．Tostresstheimportanceofbeingcautious.C．Toleadtothetopicconcerningfindinglostitems.D．Toprovideonecommonexampleabouttheft.2、What’sthefeatureoftheTrackRapp?A．Theprocessofsettinguptheappiscomplex.B．Thecostofsettinguptheappisratherhigh.C．Theappisavailableinanyelectronicequipment.D．Theapphelpslocatethelostitemsinashorttime.3、TheTrackRwascreatedbecause.A．lifeisfullofallkindsofpressureB．trackingservicescausefinancialburdenC．peoplewanttokeeptheirimportantitemssafeD．GPSsystemscannotprovidespecificlocation4、Whichofthefollowingisclosesttothemeaningoftheunderlinedword‘‘rummaging”inParagraph5?A．Searching.B．Destroying.C．Cleaning.D．Moving.24．（8分）Thereareseveralreasonsforhairlossinwomen.However,inmostcases,treatmentisquiteeffective.Femalehairlosspatternsinwomenarenotaseasilyrecognizableastheyareinmen.Awomanmayexperienceittemporarilyduetopregnancy(怀孕)orillness,althoughtheymayexperienceitforotherreasons.Hairlosscanbeduetoavarietyoffactors,includingagenetictendency(whichisnotgeneticallylinkedtojustoneparent—bothparentscontributetothetendencytolosehair).Womenwhoareexperiencinghairproblemsseemtohavemorelimitedchoicesthanmen.TherearesomefemalehairlosstreatmentsthatareavailablesuchastheTricominSystemwhichisatopicaltreatmentthatisnutritionbased.ShenMinforWomenisanothernaturaltreatmentthatcontainsherbs(药草)thataresaidtostimulate(刺激)hairgrowthandevenrestorehairthatisgrayingtoitsnaturalcolor.Themajorityofthepopular,provehairlosstreatmentsareonlyintendedformenandarenotsuitableforwomen.True,awoman’shairissueisdifferentfromaman’s.Thebiologicalmakeupisdifferentandtheneedsaredifferent.Womenhavedifferentneedsandtheirbodiesreactindifferentwaystoenvironmentalchanges,physicalillnessandeventhetreatmentsthatareavailable.Therearemanynaturaltreatmentssuchasvitaminandmineralsupplementsthataresaidtostimulatehairgrowth,but,forthemostpart,theseclaimsarecurrentlyunproven.Oneofthefirstandmostimportantfactorstoeffectivelytreatingistogetadiagnosisfromadoctor.Talktoyourdoctoraboutanysymptoms(症状)thatyoumaybeexperiencinginadditiontothethinninghair.Stress,weightlossorgain,illnessanddepression,allofthesecanbecontributingfactors.1、Itcanbelearnedfromthelstparagraphthat________.A．usuallyhairlossishardtohealB．femalehairlossismorecommonthanthemen’sC．womentendtosufferfromhairlossduringthepregnantperiodD．onlyillnesscontributestohairloss2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsmatchesthetextaboutthetwotreatments?A．Botharetosolvetheproblemofmalehairloss.B．TricominSystemiseffectiveinspeedingthegrowthofthenewhair.C．ShenMinisanupdatedwayoftreatinghairloss.D．Theformerisnutrition-based,whilethelatterismedicine-based.3、Thereasonsforthedifferencesbetweenthefemaleandmalehairlossproblemsdonotinclude________.A．thebiologicalstructureandcompositionofthehairB．thewantsandneedsC．thereactionsandresponsestotheoutsidechangesD．theapproachtotakingexercise4、Thenaturaltreatments________.A．includevitaminandmineralsupplementsB．areappliedtokeepthehairhealthyC．havebeenprovedusefulD．arethemostcommonly-usedways25．（10分）2018-03-10MotherNatureinChinesephotographer’slensForthosewhohaven’tgotthetimetotravel,thisexhibitionfeaturingnumerousphotosofthebeautyofMotherNaturewillbeadelightfortheweekend.Fromthesephotos,visitorscanseethegreatnessandpowerofnatureandthedifferencesbetweenhumansandanimals.Time:9am-5pm,throughMar19(closedonMondays)Venue:NationalArtMuseumofChina,IWusiAvenue,Dongchengdistrict.Ticket:FreeContactheBritishMuseumbringsahitshowtoBeijingTheBritishMuseum’shighly-acclaimedAHistoryoftheWorldin100Objectshasattractedmorethanonemillionvisitorsduringitsworldtour.ThatnumberisgrowingfastwithitsChinalegprovingasuccesssinceitopenedinBeijinglastweek.TheexhibitiondevelopedfromabroadcastingseriesthattheLondonmuseumstartedinpartnershipwiththeBBCin2010.Each15-minuteprogramintroducedoneof100objectsfromthemuseum’scollectionthatrevealed(展现)thecommunicationmethodsofvarioushumanculturesoverthecourseoftwomillionyears.Time:9am-5pm,throughMay31(closedonMondays)Venue:NationalMuseumofChina,16EastChang’anAvenue,Dongchengdistrict.Ticket:50yuanContacthenphotographslooklikepaintingsThelinebetweenpaintingandphotographyhasblurred(模糊)inconceptualartist(概念艺术家)FuWenjun’sworks.Fornearly30years,hehasdevotedhimselftotheexplorationofproducingphotosthatlooklikeabstractpaintingstoinspirepeopletothinkratherthansimplyappreciatetheaccuracyofimages.Fu’songoingexhibitionaimstoprovidemoreinsightsintohisartworld.Time:9am-5pm,throughMarch19(closedonMondays)Venue:NationalArtMuseumofChina,1WusiStreet,Dongchengdistrict.Ticket:FreeContactuseumcelebrates80-year-oldlacquermasterKnownas“thefatherofmodemChineselacquerart”,80-year-oldQiaoShiguangbreathesnewlifeintothecountry’slong-standingtraditionoflacquerpainting(_画)•Heapplieseggshellchips(蛋壳碎片)todemonstratethepeacefulbeautyofSouthernChina.ThelacquerpaintsunderhisbrushespresentsthedepthofEasternaesthetics.Time:9am-5pm,throughMar19Venue:NationalCenterforthePerformingArts,2WestChang’anAvenue,Xichengdistrict.Ticket:FreeContact:010-665500001、Accordingtothetext,wecanlearnthatFuWenjunisa(n).A．photographerB．lacquerpainterC．broadcasterD．conceptualartist2、AssumingyouareinterestedintraditionalChinesepaintings,whencanyougoandenjoyoneaccordingtothetext?A．10am,Mar31B．3pmMar19C．9pmMay31D．10amMay193、Youcanenjoythefollowingartworksfreeofchargeexcept.A．FuWenjun’sworksB．QiaoShiguang’sworksC．photosofthebeautyofMotherNatureD．AHistoryoftheWorldin100Objects第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A､B､C､D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑｡Peopleoftenlosetheirdrivinglicensebecauseofdrivingafterdrinking.Ihavealways1myselfthatIwillneverdriveifIhavedrunkalcohol2,nomatterthe3Still,halfayearagoImadethis4ofdrivingafterhavingdrunktwobeersatmyfriend’s.ThenIdrovehome,sinceitwasn’tvery5Ithoughtthattherewouldbeno6,becauseitwasverylateatnight.However,tomysurprise,Iwas7andleftwithoutmydrivinglicenseforthreemonths.Itoldmyparentsnothing8,butthenIhadtoinventalie,becauseIdidnothavethe9totellthemthatIhaddrunkalcoholandthatwastherealreasonforwhichIwasleftwithoutmydrivinglicense.Thosethreemonthsseemedtopassvery10forme,becauseIhadgotintothe11ofdrivingalmostdailyandIreallyneededmycarquiteoften.Ihadtotakea12andIdidn’tlikeitasIspentlotsofmoney.Itwas,indeed,a(n)13formenottohavemydrivinglicenseandItoldmyselfnevertorepeatthismistake.14this,beingdrunkwhiledriving15arealdangernotonlyforthedriver,butalsofor16Caraccidentscausedbyalcoholismarevery17nowadays.Teenagersespeciallyusealcohol18goingoutwithfriendsandthenreturnhomedrivingtheircars.Theyareveryirresponsibleastheyputtheirlivesandhealth19and,therefore,Iadvisepeopleto20drinkingalcoholbeforedriving.1、A．promised B．taught C．settled D．prepared2、A．possibly B．recently C．gradually D．previously3、A．color B．taste C．quantity D．brand4、A．decision B．mistake C．conclusion D．prediction5、A．far B．long C．high D．fast6、A．postman B．spaceman C．caveman D．policeman7、A．moved B．stopped C．followed D．forgotten8、A．intheend B．fromthenon C．atthebeginning D．afterawhile9、A．time B．patience C．strength D．courage10、A．slowly B．quickly C．closely D．peacefully11、A．way B．habit C．race D．trouble12、A．bus B．bike C．taxi D．boat13、A．question B．opportunity C．competition D．punishment14、A．Apartfrom B．Insteadof C．Alongwith D．Dueto15、A．escapes B．reduces C．represents D．changes16、A．lookers-on B．passers-by C．grown-ups D．baby-sitters17、A．strange B．complete C．necessary D．frequent18、A．before B．though C．while D．whether19、A．indanger B．indoubt C．inadvance D．indifficulty20、A．enjoy B．avoid C．keep D．consider第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）语法填空Agoodteacherismanythingstomanypeople.Inmyownexperience,thepeopleIrespectmostaretheteachers__1．__demandedthemostdisciplinefromtheirstudents.ImissoneteacherinparticularthatIhadinhighschool.Ithinkshewasagoodteacherbecauseshewasaverystrictperson.Iremembervery__2．__(clear)asignoverherclassroomdoor.Itwas_3．__simplesignthatsaid,“Laboratory—inthisroomthefirstfivelettersofthewordwasemphasized,notthelastseven.”Inotherwords,Iguess,laborforherwasmore_4．__(importance),whichmeans__5．__(make)speeches.Shepreparedherworkverycarefullyanddemandedustodothesame.Wegotlotsofhomeworkfromher.Onceshehadbroken__6．__(she)arm,andeverybodyintheclassthoughtthatmaybethehomework__7．__(reduce),butitcontinuedjustthesame.Shecheckedourworkbystampinghernameatthebottomofthepaperstoshowthatshehadread__8．__.Ithinksometimesteacherswhodemandmostare__9．_（like）least.But__10．__timegoesby,thisdisciplinereallyseemstobenefitthestudents.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Challengesoflifeareofgreatimportanceinourgrow、ItremindsmemydayswhichIjoinedinthemilitarytrainingafterIenteredseniorhighschool、ItwasthefirsttimeIhavelivedawayfrommyhome,soIfounditdifficulttofitin、Andthetrainingofficerwasstrictinme、IoncethoughtIcouldn’tsticktotheend、Butinanyway,Imadeit、Thetrialsmadeiteasyformetoadapttolife,butthedifficultiesIcameacrosshavenowbecomeapreciousmemoryinmylife、Inshort,learningtoregardthechallengesoflifeasthesteppingstonetofuturesuccessandmakethebestofthem、63第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。北京冬奥组委会正在招募志愿者，其职责为接待各国运动员及宣传中国文化，组委会要求志愿者能够熟练运用英语，请你用英文写一封申请信。内容包括：1.申请原因2.你的优势3.相关经历注意：1.词数不少于502.开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数DearSir/Madame,IhavelearnedthatvolunteersforBeijingWinterOlympicGamesareneeded._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、C3、C4、D5、C6、C7、B8、D9、C10、D11、C12、C13、B14、B15、D16、B17、B18、A19、C20、C第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、D2、C3、B4、A22、LaTomatina,SpainTomatojuiceflowsthroughthestreetsofBunolonthelastWednesdayofAugustastheworld’slargesttomatofighthappens.Festivitiesbegininthetownsquarewherethereisahugepolecoveredinsoapandwithalegofhamatthetop.Participantstrytoclimbupthepoletogetthehamaswatchersthrowbucketsofwatertothem.Afteragunisfiredtosignalthebeginningofthefight,peoplecatchthetomatoesandthroweachotherinthestreetsuntilthegunsoundsagain,markingtheendoftheevent.Holi,IndiaThisspringfestivaliscelebratedthroughoutthecountryinlateFebruaryorearlyMarch.Thetwo-dayeventcelebratesthelegendofPrahlad,whoescapedunharmedfromthefireoftheevilHolikaDahan.Peoplemarktheeventbylightingfiresandthrowingcoloredpowderononeanother.Childrenloadcoloredwaterintotoypistolscalledpichkariandtakeaimat