2022年河南名校高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷含解析

2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.NodecisionAaboutanyfutureappointmentuntilallthecandidateshavebeeninterviewed.

A.willbemadeB.ismade

C.isbeingmadeD.hasbeenmade

2.…Howwasyourevening?

---WewenttoJoe'sandhad.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.

A.awhiteelephantB.asquaremealC.asacredcowD.thesaltoftheearth

3.•一IcannotwhatIhavedonetoannoyJessica.

--Noworries.Sheiskindofsensitive.

A.turnoutB.makeoutC.putoutD.leaveout

4.—HowdidyoulikeJohn'sexhibitionofpaintingslastweekend?

—Totellyouthetruth,hispaintingsdidn'tmemuch.

A.refertoB・appealtoC.belongtoD.occurto

5.makesourschoolfamousismorethan90%ofthestudentshavebeenadmittedtouniversities.

A.What;thatB.That;because

C.That;whatD.What;because

6.Butforyourinstruction,Isuchgreatprogressinsoshortatime.Thanksalot.

A.wouldn9tmakeB・hadn'tmade

C.won'tmakeD.wouldn'thavemade

7.Haveyougotthesejeansinlargersize?Thispairisabittoosmallaroundwaist.

A.a;theB./;the

C.the;/D.a;a

8.—Ithinkthepaperistakingyoualongtimetowrite.

—Ionitforalmostamonthnow.

A.workedB.wasworking

C.amworkingD.havebeenworking

9.—ProfessorLiiswantedonthephone.Whereishe?

---Isawhimcoming,butinaminute,he.

A.willdisappearB.hasdisappearedC.disappearsD.disappeared

10.—WouldyoupleasewaitforamomentwhileItelephonethereceptiondesktocheck?

A.Iwouldn'tmindthatB.Soundlikefun

C.ImeanitD.Youwish

11.Personallyspeaking,thegrandblueprintintorealityisalongprocess.

A.turningB.turn

C.turnedD.havingturned

12.—TellmesomethingabouthismatchinSydney.

一Well,hegotthechampionshipyvvehadexpected.Hemadeitatlast.

A.asB.whatC.whyD.how

13.Theincidentturnedhimintodifferentperson,evenifhedidnotrealizeitatbeginning.

A.a;aB.the;theC.the;aD.a;the

14.—HowIwishIhadworkedharderwhenIwasinthatcompany.

—Ifyouhad,youadepartmentmanagernow.

A.areB.wouldbe

C.wouldhavebeenD.were

15.Look,fashionableclothesisshewearingthatalltheeyesarefixedonher!

A.soB.suchC.howD.what

16.Notuntilthebetterqualitiesinourselvesexpecttofindtheminothers.

A.havewedeveloped;canwe

B.wehavedeveloped;thatcanwe

C.wehavedeveloped;canwe

D.canwedevelop;thatwewill

17.Thepartinthefilmthemanbrokedownthedoormadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.

A.whichB.whoC.whereD.whom

18.OurEnglishteacherisconsiderate,helpfulandwarm-hearted,butsometimesshebeangryat

oursillymistakes.

A.shouldB.must

C.canD.shall

19.—Thefilmis,Ihavetosay,notabitinteresting.

—Why?IfsthanthefilmsIhaveeverseen.

A.farmoreinterestingB.muchlessinteresting

C.nomoreinterestingD.anylessinteresting

20.Rogertrainedhardforthetournamentformonths,butunfortunatelyhehadtoduetoakneeinjury.

A.pulloutB.workout

C.tryoutD.giveout

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）JudyWrightandherhusbanddecidedtomoveclosertotheirson,Chris,wholivedinGeorgia.

Aboutamonthafterthemove,Judyfellill,sufferingfromherongoing（不间断的）battleagainstParkinsondisease.

Herconditionworsenedrapidlyandsherequiredmedicalcareathome.Thefamilyhiredanursingaidwho

canceledatthelastminute.Instead,awomannamedTunDeHectorshowedupinherplace.

Oneday,TunDesharedastorywithJudyandherfamily.Sherememberedaparticularlydifficultdayin2014,

whenastrangerhadhelpedherwithakindgesture.Shehadrunoutofgas,andwithonly$5inherpocket,waswalking

toagasstation.Amansawherwalkingandturnedhiscararound.Hepaidforhergasandgaveherallthecashleftin

hiswallet.Uponhearingthestory,Judy'sson,Chris,tookoffhishatandsaid,"Thatwasme!”Hewasthestrangerthat

hadhelpedTunDeonthatdifficultday.

DuringthecareofJudy,theWrightfamilylearnedaboutTunDe'sfamilyandherowndream.Thenursingaid,

TunDehopedthatonedayshecouldbecomeanOB-GYNnurse.Hertuitionwaspastdue（逾期）andshehadafamilyto

carefor;butshewasdeterminedtoachievethatgoalforherselfandherfamily.

JudydiedonJuly9,2017.Insteadofflowers,herfamilyaskedmourners（悼念者）todonatetoTunDe'seducation,

toassistherinpayingforhernursingschool.Inlessthanaweek,theyraisedmorethan$8,000andpresentedherwith

thesurprisecheck.

1、WhydidJudy'sfamilychooseTunDeintheend?

A.Tohelpherwithakindgesture.B.TolookafterJudyinthehospital.

C.Toreplaceanothernursingaid.D.TogiveJudythebestmedicalcare.

2、HowmightChrisfeelwhenhearingTunDe'sstory?

A.ThrilledB.Shocked

C.PuzzledD.Delighted

3、HowdidtheWrightfamilyhelpTunDeafterJudy'sdeath?

A.Theypaidforhereducation.B.Theyhelpedcareforherfamily.

C.Theyboughtherasurprisepresent.D.Theyhelpedherrealizeherdream.

4^Whatdoesthewholestorymainlytellus

A.Kindnesscomesfullcircle.B.Constantdroppingwearsstone.

C.Thetruthneverfearsinvestigation.D.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

22.（8分）TeenTourCampsatSummerC

Rock-N-WaterChristianCamps

Lotus,California,UnitedStatesDuration:4weeks

Foundedin1989,Rock-N-WaterisagroupofhighlytrainedChristianswhowanttoimpactyoungpeoplewiththe

joyofGod'sLivingWord.Wefocusourprogramonbiblicalprinciples,andweusethehelpofnature,friendship,and

challengetodevelopcharacterandhaveridiculousamountsoffun.

OdysseyExpeditions:Caribbean

RoadTown,TortolaDuration:3weeks

OdysseyExpeditionsofferstropicalsailingandscubadivingadventuresforteenagers,withmarinebiology,water

sports,andscubacertificationsatexcitingCaribbeanlocations.Establishedin1995,Odysseyisthebestopportunityto

safelyexploretheCaribbeanaboardabeautifulsailingcatamaran.Noexperiencenecessary.Reserveyourspotbefore

availability.Smallgroupsof9-1allowyoutohavethemostfun!

TheG2AcademyGolfCamp

Bluffton,SouthCarolinaDuration:variable

ThesummerprogramatG2isdesignedspecificallyforgirlsempoweringthemfortheirfuturesuccess.Students

canjoinweeklysessionsorstaytheentiresummer!WhileparticipatingintheG2AcademySummerProgram,students

receiveG2ProprietaryTrainingingolf,mentaltoughness,physicalfitness,nutrition,andempowerment.

Berklee^Aspire:MusicPerformanceIntensive

Boston,Massachusetts,UnitedStatesDuration:5weeks

Berklee9sAspirewillgiveyouatasteofBerklee,thepreeminentinstituteofcontemporarymusicandthe

performingarts.Whetheryouareinmiddleschool,highschool,orbeyond,thereisaBerkleesummerprograminmusic,

theater,and/ordanceforyou.You'llenjoyaccesstoBerklee^state-of-the-artfacilitiesasyoulearnfromfacultywhoare

theverybestatwhattheydo,joinedbystudentsfromallovertheworld.

1、Whichtourcampdoyouneedtobookinadvance?

A.TheG2AcademyGolfCamp.

B.Rock-N-WaterChristianCamps.

C.OdysseyExpeditions:Caribbean.

D.Berklee^Aspire:MusicPerformanceIntensive

2、WhatistheprimaryfocusforBerklee^Aspiretourcamp?

A.Adventure.B.Sports.

C.Music.D.Religion.

3、WhatisuniqueabouttheG2AcademyGolfCamp?

A.Itoffersscubacertifications.B.ItisbasedonChristianprinciples.

C.Itrequiresnopreviousexperience.D.Itisintendedforgirlsonly.

23.（8分）Longago,therewasarichman,whohadaverybighousewithalotoftreasuresandmanyservants.One

day,twosilversaucerswerestolenfromthecupboard.Afterafewdays,anothertwosaucerswerestolenagain.Therich

manwasveryangry.Hethought,“Someonemusthavestolenthem.Imustcatchthethief,oranothertwosaucerswould

bestoleninafewdays.”

Thenhehadanidea.Hecalledinallhisservantsandsaid.MSomeofmysilversaucershavedisappeared.Someone

amongyoumusthavetakenthem.Whohastakenthem?”

Theservantslookedatoneanotherandkeptquiet.Thentherichmansaid,“Ishallcatchthethiefmyself.Iam

givingeachofyouastick.Look,allthesticksareofthesamelength,Keepthesticks.Bringthembacktomorrow.The

thieFsstickwilltwocentimeterslonger.”

Thatevening,Salleh,oneoftheservants,wenthomesadly.Hiswifeaskedhim,“Whyareyousosadthisevening?”

“ThisstickwillgrowtwocentimeterslongertomorrowbecauseIhavetakenthesilversaucers/9hesaid.

“Oh,don'tworry.Cutofftwocentimetersfromthestick,“hiswifesaid.“Inotherwordsyourstickwillbeofthe

samelengthasanyoftheothersticks.^

Hearingthis,hewasveryhappy.Atonce,hecutofftwocentimetersfromthestickwithaknife.

Thenextday,eachoftheservantsbroughtbackhisstick.Therichmanthenmeasuredeachofthesticks.Hefound

Salleh'sstickshorterbytwocentimeters.Sallehwasthethief.Hewascaughtandputinprison.Therichmangotback

thestolensaucers.

1、Thesilversaucerswerekeptin

A.acupboardB.abox

C.thekitchenD.thebedroom

2、Therichmanfoundsilversaucerswerestolen

A.twoB.four

C.sixD.three

3、Thenextday,therichmanknewthatSallehwasthethiefbecauseSalleh'sstick.

A.remainedthesamelength

B.wasshorterbytwocentimeters

C.waslongerbytwocentimeters

D.brokeintwo

4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Salleh'swifetoldhimtoreturnthestolensaucers

B.SaHeh'swifewasangrywithhim

C.Sallehbroughtbackthestolensaucerhimself

D.Sallehdidashiswifetoldhimto.

24.（8分）Wellington:Huaweihasstartedarugby-themedmediacampaigninabidtowinoverNewZealand's

publicafterthecountry'ssecurityagencyblockedtheChinesetechnologygiant'sequipmentfrombeingusedina

nationwideInternetnetwork.

“5GwithoutHuaweiislikerugbywithoutNewZealandJadsinNewZealand'stwolargestnewspapersread

alongsideaphotoofplayerscompetinginaball.Largepostersalsoappealtothecountry'sloveofthesport.In

November,NewZealand'sGovernmentCommunicationsSecurityDepartment（GCSD）toldSparkitcouldn'tuse

equipmentfromHuawei-theworldslargesttelecommunicationequipmentcompany—inthebuildingofits5Gnetwork

becauseanunspecific^significantnetworksecurityriskwasidentified”.Sparkisnowintheprocessofseeingifitcan

makechangestopreventthoserisks,althoughGCSDhasdeclinedtopubliclysayhowthatwouldhappen.

Huawei'snewspaperadgoesontoarguethedecisionwouldmeanlessadvancedtechnologyandhigherpricesfor

NewZealandcustomers.TheadscomeafterthecompanylastmonthpubliclyofferedtoonlyuseNewZealand,rather

thanChinese,stafftobuildthenetwork-inabidtoeasefears-andcalledforanurgentmeetingwiththegovernment,

denying（否认）therehadbeenanywrongdoing.

WesternspyagencieshaveincreasinglyraisedsecurityconcernsaboutHuawei-China'slargest

telecommunicationscompany-overwhattheysayarepossiblelinkstotheChinesegovernment,withtheUnitedStates

reportedlypressingFiveEyesintelligencenetworkallies（同盟国）toavoidthecompany.AustraliaandCanadawerethe

firstcountriestobanHuaweifromabuildingof5Gnetworks.

Thecompanyhasrepeatedlydeniedaccusations.

NewZealand'stoppoliticianshaverepeatedlydeniedtheGCSDdecisionwasinfluencedbyotherWesternpowers

andsayit'sabouttheparticulartechnologybeingsuggested,notChina.TheyhavealsodeniedsuggestionsNew

Zealand'sdiplomatictieswithChinahavebeentenseoverthedecision,withtheofficialpromotionofamajor

China—NewZealandtourismprojectnowpostponed.

1、WhydidHuaweimakethead?

A.ToaskNewZealandersforadvice.

B.TotellNewZealandershowpowerfulitis.

C.TogetsupportfromthepublicinNewZealand.

D.ToarguewiththegovernmentofNewZealand.

2、WhatwillhappenifNewZealandersforceHuaweiout?

A.TheywillbeblamedbyChinese.

B.TheywillbetrickedbyAmericans.

C.Theywillloseachanceofbeingstronger

D.Theywillmissadvancedtechnologyandpaymore.

3、WhydoesGCSDrefusetostatetherisksclearly?

A.Theyaresecret.B.Theyareimaginary.

C.Theyaredifficulttodecide.D.Theyarebeyonddescription.

4、WhichcountryplaysthekeyroleinthecampaignagainstHuawei?

A.Australia.B.USA.C.NewZealand.D.Canada.

25.(10分)EventsatBrown

12:00PM—1:00PM,March1,2017

nIhadnoideal**—ExportControlBrownBag(4-partseries)

HoraceMannHouse,Room103,47-49GeorgeStreet

Brown*sOfficeofResearchIntegrity(ORI)ishostinga4-partBrownBagserieson"ExportControlsatthe

University”.ExportControlsarefederalgovernmentlawsandregulations.Theserieswillexplorewhenresearch

activitiesfallunderExportControllaws,why^fundamentalresearch^issoimportant,andwhytravelingtosanctioned

(被制裁的)orembargoed(被禁运的)countries,suchasIranorCuba,stillpresentsalotofchallenges.Thefirst

session,hadnoidea!”,willexplorewhyexportcontrolscannotbeignoredatauniversitycampus.

ThesessionsareopentotheentireBrowncommunity.Bookinginadvanceisrequired:juliane_blyth@

4:00PM—5:00PM,March1,2017

JCBWeeklyAfternoonTalk

JohnCarterBrownLibrary,ReadingRoom,94GeorgeStreet

InformalweeklyafternoonpresentationintheMacMillanReadingRoomattheJohnCarterBrownLibrary

(JCB).FellowsinResidencewillgiveatalkontheircurrentresearchproject.Q&Asessionfollows,alongwithadisplay

ofrelevantitemsfromourcollection.AI!areinvitedtoattendthisfree,weeklyevent.

6:30PM—7:30PM,March1,2017

BrowAmateurRadioClubMeeting

SaylesHall.Room305,79-81WatermanStreet

TheweeklymeetingoftheBrownAmateurRadioClub.Allarewelcometoattendandlearnmoreaboutradioand

jointheclub—nolicenserequired!

8:00PM-9:00PM,March1,2017

AthletesinActionPrimeTimeGathering

PembrokeFieldHouse,449-451BrookStreet

JoinyourfellowBrownUniversityathletestolearnmoreaboutfaith,sport,andlife.Throughguestspeakers,team

buildingactivities,andsmallgroupdiscussions,weexploretheintersection（交集）ofthespiritualandthephysicalin

ordertomaximizeourpotential.

WemeeteveryThursday8-9pminPembrokeFieldHouse.Therearenewathletesthatattendeveryweek,andmost

likelyyou'llknowanumberofthemalreadysincetherearemanydifferentteamsrepresented.Hopetoseeyouthere!

1、Whicheventcanbebeneficialtothosewhodointernationalresearch?

A."Ihadnoidea!”—ExportControlBrownBag

B.JCBWeeklyAfternoonTalk

C.BrownAmateurRadioClubMeeting

D.AthletesinActionPrimeTimeGathering

2、WhatwillthosewhoattendtheJCBWeeklyAfternoonTalkdo?

A.MeetatSaylesHall.B.Chargeentrancefees.

C.Sharetheirresearch.D.Collectrelevantitems.

3、WhatcanyoudointheAthletesinActionPrimeTimeGathering?

A.Playbasketballwithnewathletes.B.Discussyourpotential.

C.Playgamestodevelopteamwork.D.Watchnewathletesplaygames.

4、Wherewouldyoubemostlikelytofindthetext?

A.Inatravelguidance.B.Onauniversitywebsite.

C.Inanacademicmagazine.D.Inalocalnewspaper.

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）Oneday,Iwenttomyfavoritecafeforlunch.I1aburgerandwenttotheoutdoorseats.

Whilewaitingformymeal,ahomelessmanonabicyclestoppedtoaskiftherewasagrocerystorenearby.AfterIgave

him2heaskedifIhad3fromSantaClaraUniversity.（IwaswearingaSCUT-shirt.）1toldhim,yes.

LittledidIknowthatthis4responsewouldleadtoa90-minuteconversation.Theman,Michael,toldmehewas

veryintelligent.5,drugusehadruinedbothhisformaleducationandhispursuitof6inhiswork.He

driftedfromonetopictoanother,7thefactthatIwasreadyformylunch.

Heclearlyhadmoreofa8totalkthanIdid.Imadeevery9togivehimmyfullattention,never_

10ourtalkwouldgoonandon...Eventually,Idideatmymeal,bitebybite11responsesinour

conversation.Michaelwasabitstrange.12hisinterestsandviewpoints.Wehadlittlein13,buthewas

fascinatedwithtalkingwith,ashe14it,^Intelligentpeople."Ihavetoadmit,Iwishourconversationhadbeen

15totenorfifteenminutes,butwhenMichaelfinally16off,hethankedmeforlisteningso17to

himandformy18totalkwithhimforsolong.ItwasthenthatI19that,justmaybe,thatwasmy

purposeinlifefortoday...tobethere,inthatplace,atthattime,to20inthatconversation.

1>A.bookedB.orderedC.madeD.selected

2、A.commandsB.contributionsC.introductionsD.directions

3、A.quittedB.leftC.graduatedD.learned

4、A.simpleB.carelessC.timelyD.significant

5、A.UnfortunatelyB.UnnecessarilyC.ConsequentlyD.Additionally

6、A.powerB.successC.luckD.strength

7、A.admittingB.recognizingC.ignoringD.covering

8、A.benefitB.ambitionC.needD.chance

9、A.useB.differenceC.decisionD.effort

10、A.wonderingB.expectingC.attemptingD.requesting

11、A.betweenB.inC.beyondD.among

12^A.intermsofB・infavorofC.incaseofD.inplaceof

13、A.publicB.vainC.particularD.common

14、A.tookB.sawC.putD.got

15、A.appliedB.limitedC.comparedD.referred

16、A.droveB.racedC.rodeD.turned

17、A.attentivelyB.clearlyC.honestlyD.casually

18>A.weaknessB.quietnessC.businessD.willingness

19、A.struckB.occurredC.realizedD.complained

20、A.resultB.engageC.leadD.compete

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)Everybody,welcometo(we)company.IamLuisa,Directorofthedepartment.Letmesaysomething

toyouall.Thestartingofworkcanbeexcitingonthehand,andcanalsobe2^_(worry)ontheother.Nomatterwhat

yourfuturejobis,youwillhavetoworkwithothers.Leaningtogetonwellwithothersmustcomefirst,3*(include)all

staffinthecompanyandour4.(custom).

Andsecondly,rightaftermyintroduction,spendsometimereadingtheintroductionofourcompanyandgetto

knowthepeopleinyourofficeandfindout5・thecompanyislike.Thisafternoonyoucanwalkaroundourworkshops

andknow6.（much）abouttheproducts.Nooneisallowed7.（leave）thecompanybefore5:30pm.Bytheway,

lunchtime8.（come）at11:50andifsfree9.charge.

Remember:Learningissoimportant10.itcanchangeyourfuturelife.

ThisiswhatI'dliketosaytoyouatthemoment.Ifyoustillhaveanyquestion,pleasecometomyoffice.Thank

you.

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处语言错误,

每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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（八），并在其下面写出该加的词；

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）直接划掉；

修改：在错的词下划一横线（—）,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。

Accordingtoanewreport,morethanoneinfivepeoplearelivedinextremepovertyaroundtheglobe>

Therefore,China*scontinuedeconomicgrowthhasimprovedthelivesofmillionofpeople>Thepovertyrateinthe

world*slargestdevelopingcountryhaddecreasedbynearlythree-quartersinthepastsixyears>Thereportismadeofa

researchcompanyintheU>S>Itsaysthatthetrendhasresultedfromtheeconomicreformsinthecountryinlastten

years>Onereasonforthissocio-economicsuccessliesintherapidlydevelopmentofthecountry>Anotherreasonisthat

whymoreandmorepeoplearemovingfrommanypoorerruralareastolookforbetterjobsinurbancenters>The

improvementofeducationbuthealthcarehasalsoplayedanimportantpartinhelpmanypeoplegetoutofpovertyin

China、

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假定你是李华，外教Lucy业余时间在学汉语，她向你咨询学汉语的一些途径，请你给她写封邮件，向她推荐收

听龙岩人民广播电台，内容包括：

1.介绍广播电台情况:频率:FM92.5;内容丰富，如,新闻、体育、生活……

2.多听广播的好处:有助于了解龙岩，有助于学习汉语。

注意：1.字数100词左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头、结尾已为你写好（不计入总词数）。

4.参考词汇:频率：frequency

龙岩人民广播电台：People'sBroadcastingStationofLongyan

DearLucy,

IamgladtoreceiveyouremailabouthowtolearnChinesewell.

Ihopeyouwillenjoyit.Bestwishes!

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参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1、A

2、B

3、B

4、D

5、A

6、D

7、A

8、D

9、D

10、A

H、A

12、A

13、D

14、B

15、B

16、C

17、C

18、C

19、A

20、A

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、C

2、B

3、D

4、A

2、C

3、D

23、LaTomatina,Spain

TomatojuiceflowsthroughthestreetsofBunolonthelastWednesdayofAugustastheworld'slargesttomatofight

happens.Festivitiesbegininthetownsquarewherethereisahugepolecoveredinsoapandwithalegofhamatthetop.

Participantstrytoclimbupthepoletogetthehamaswatchersthrowbucketsofwatertothem.Afteragunisfiredto

signalthebeginningofthefight,peoplecatchthetomatoesandthroweachotherinthestreetsuntilthegunsounds

again,markingtheendoftheevent.

Holi,India

ThisspringfestivaliscelebratedthroughoutthecountryinlateFebruaryorearlyMarch.Thetwo-dayevent

celebratesthelegendofPrahlad,whoescapedunharmedfromthefireoftheevilHolikaDahan.Peoplemarktheevent

bylightingfiresandthrowingcoloredpowderononeanother.Childrenloadcoloredwaterintotoypistolscalled

pichkariandtakeaimatpassers-by.Holiisknownasahappycelebrationofthetriumphofgoodoverevil.

BurningMan,Nevada

Thisinfamousfestivalbeganin1986withtheburningofalargefigureto