四川省泸州市天立国际学校2024届高考适应性考试英语试卷含解析

四川省泸州市天立国际学校2024届高考适应性考试英语试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thegovernmentisto_____thetechnologiestothefullinthestructuraltransformationoftheeconomy.A．adaptB．exposeC．exploitD．attach2．Ahurricanesweptthroughmyvillage.Justaswewerebeginningtolosehope,itsuddenlystopped.Itisreally“”.A．All’swellthatendswellB．LightningneverstrikestwiceinthesameplaceC．ItneverrainsbutifpoursD．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed3．—Shallwegototheseveno’clockperformanceortheeight?—_____suitsyoufine.A．Whatever B．Whichever C．Whenever D．Wherever4．—Accordingtomymother,itisagoodideatohavesomechickensoupwhenyouhaveacold．—_____,scientistsagreewithher．A．SoonerorlaterB．OnceinawhileC．BelieveitornotD．Tobeexact5．Don’tworry.Thehardworkthatyoudonow_____laterinlife.A．willberepaid B．wasbeingrepaidC．hasbeenrepaid D．wasrepaid6．Beijing’snewinternationalairportintooperationin2019willserve72millionpassengersannually.A．beingputB．tobeputC．putD．toput7．—Areyoureadytoleave?—Almost,I’llbereadytogojustassoonasI________puttingthecleandishesaway.A．getthrough B．giveupC．carryout D．setabout8．______youaresupposedtodo______youdon'tlikeathingis______it.Don'tcomplain.A．That;what;change B．When;that;tochangeC．What;when;change D．What;that;changing9．________iswillingtovolunteerinthe2022BeijingWinterOlympicsiswelcometojoinus.A．WhateverB．WhoeverC．WheneverD．Wherever10．Newly-builtwoodencottageslinethestreet，___________theoldtownintoadreamland.A．turned B．turningC．toturn D．havingturned11．Heinsistedwhathedid_______rightandthatanyonewhobrokelaws________．A．was;bepunished B．be;waspunishedC．was;waspunished D．be;bepunished12．Wehavealreadydiscussedthisplan_____,sonextweshouldsparenoefforttocarryitout.A．atlength B．atrandom C．atease D．atbest13．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut14．Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout．Hehavereaditverycarefully．A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t15．Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.A．one B．onesC．that D．those16．Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup17．—Whatwasitthatcausedthepartytobeputoff?—________theinvitations.A．BecauseTomdelayedsendingB．TomdelayedtosendC．ThatTomdelayedsendingD．Tomdelayedsending18．TheplanforXionganNewArea______officiallyonApril1,2017.A．announcedB．wasannouncedC．announcesD．isannounced19．_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water20．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing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）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithALS（渐冻症）tocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALSalsoknownasmotorneurone（神经元）disease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotordisabilitiesareexpensive,notconstantundersunlight,andrequirefrequentreadjustmentandconsiderable,relativelyfixedsystems,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Toreducethedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemrunningonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,constant,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartstucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeforcommunication.Thelabelshowsfourgrids（方格）ofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheywantthelettersbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithm（计算程序）isthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、HowdoesthenewsmartphoneapphelppeoplewithALS?A．Byconnectingitscamerawithsufferers’appearance.B．Bycommunicatingwithpeopledirectlywithacamera.C．Bychangingeyemovementsintodetailedwritteninformation.D．Bylookingintotheeyesofthesufferers.2、WhydidtheresearchersdevelopGazeSpeak？A．GazeSpeakwillhavefewerdisadvantages.B．Currentsystemscan’tfunctioneffectively.C．GazeSpeakcanbeproperlyusedinthemedicalfield.D．Currentsystemscanincreasetheriskofmotordisabilities.3、Whatcanweknowaccordingthetext?A．Sufferers’eyemovementsaredeterminedbyGazeSpeak.B．Currentsystemsaresolidbutcostlyforsufferers.C．GazeSpeakhashelpedpeoplealot.D．GazeSpeakhasn’tbeenpracticallyonthemarket.22．（8分）Americansareworriedaboutnewtechnology.Theyareconcernedthatmachines.Includingrobots,willtakeoverworknowdonebyhumans.ThesefindingscomefromanewreportbythePewResearchCenterofWashingtonDC．About75percentofAmericansquestionedbyPewsaidautomationwillincreaseincomeinequalitybetweentherichandthemiddleclassandthepoor.And64percentofpeopleexpectautomationtobesocommoninAmericathatpeoplewillfacedifficultyfindingthingstodowiththeirlives.Someoftheconcernsabouttechnologycomefromadistrustaboutwhethermachineswillalwaysmaketherightdecision.ManyAmericansbelievehumanshavebetterjudgmentindealingwithcomplexmatters.Oneexampleisselectingapersonforajob.ThreequartersofAmericanssaidtheywouldnotwanttoapplyforajobthatusesacomputerprogramtochoosethemostqualifiedperson.MostAmericanswantthegovernmenttolimitautomation,Forexample,87percentsupportarequirementthatalldriverlessvehicleshaveahumaninthedriversscatwhocantakecontrolwhenneeded.And85percentwanttolimitmachinestomostlydoingjobsthataredangerousorunhealthyforhumans.Andonly25percentexpectmorejobstocomefromautomation.Pewsaid,MarkZuckerberg,theco-founderofFacebook,spokelastMaytograduatingseniorsfromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts,Histalkcenteredontheuncertainfuturefacingyoungpeople.“Ourgenerationwillhavetodealwithtensofmillionsofjobsreplacedbyautomationlikeself-drivingcarsandtrucks,”Zuckerbergtoldthegraduates,Zuckerbergsaidyoungpeoplewillhavetofindprojectsthatwillbringbothjobsanddirectbenefitstothepeopleoftheworld.Hesaidinhisspeechthat300,000peopleworkedtoputamanonthemoon,andmillionsofpeoplebuilt,theHooverDamaswellasothergreatprojectsoverthelast100years.1、WhatdoAmericansthinkoftechnology?A．Useful.B．EffectiveC．Dangerous.D．Undependable.2、WhichofthefollowingdothemajorityofAmericanswantthegovernmenttodo?A．Usemachinestododangerousandharmfuljobs.B．IncreasejobchancesbyintroducingmachinesC．Selectapersonforajobbycomputer.D．Getridofalldriverlessvehicles.3、WhatdidZuckerbergencouragethestudentstodo?A．Refuseself-drivingvehicles.B．Createnewjobchances.C．Considerlargeprojects.D．Fightagainstrobots.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．NewTechnologyCreatesMoreJobsB．NewTechnologyMakesNewUnfairnessC．AmericansWorryRobotsWillTakeJobsD．RobotsMakeWorkEasytoDoforWorkers.23．（8分）Unlessyou’reveryyoungorveryold,it'slikelyyouhavesomekindofrelationshipwithemail,whetheryougethundredsofmessagesadayorafewdozenaweek.Anewstudysuggeststhathowwedealwiththeseincomingmessagescouldbeaffectingourstresslevelsandoverallhealth.AteamfromtheFutureWorkCentreintheUKsurveyed2,000peopleacrossvariousindustries,sectors,andjobroles,askingparticipantshowtheymanagedtheiremailandhowmuchassociatedstresstheyfeltasaresult.Overall,thosewhospentthemosttimeorganisingandstayingontopofmessagesfeltthemostemail-relatedpressuretoo.“Whileemailcanbeavaluablecommunicationtool,it’sclearthatit’sasourceofstressoffrustrationformanyofus.Thepeoplewhoreporteditbeingmostusefultothemalsoreportedthehighestlevelsofemailpressure!”saidoneoftheteam,RichardMacKinnon.Twoofthehabitslinkedtomoreemail-relatedstresswerecheckingformessagesfirstthinginthemorningandlastthingatnight.Halfofthosesurveyedhadpushnotifications(消息推送）setupfornewemail,while62percentofrespondentslefttheiremailappopenalldayandallnight.Bothwerelinkedtohigherlevelsofemailpressure.Thesurveyalsofoundthatmanagerssufferedmorethannon-managers.Stressisnotjustaproblemwhenitcomestoourmood—it’sbeenlinkedtoalotofdisorderssuchasheartdisease，weightgain，memoryimpairment(减弱），digestiveproblems,anddepression.Theresearcherssuggestthattherelationshipbetweenemail-relatedstressandthenegativeimpactonhomelifeisnotthesameforeveryone.1、What’sthepurposeofthestudy?A．Tofindouthowmanypeoplehaveanemailaccount.B．Toknowwhatsortofpeopleuseemailmost.C．Tofindouthowemailmanagementisrelatedtostress.D．Toshowwhatchangesemailhasbroughtabouttopeople.2、WhatdoesRichardMackinnonthinkofemail?A．Itbringsmorestrengths. B．Itisnotanessentialtool.C．Itisadouble-edgedsword. D．Itmakespeoplepuzzled.3、Whichofthefollowinghabitscausesthemoststress?A．Checkingemailinthemorning.B．Checkingemailintheevening.C．Keepingemailappopenatwork.D．Settinguppushnotificationsfornewemail.4、Wheredoesthetextmostprobablycomefrom?A．Sciencefiction. B．Asciencereport.C．fashionmagazine. D．Abookguide.24．（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.25．（10分）BEIJIHG,Dec.7(Xinhua)---ChinahasreleasedevidenceconfirmingJapanesetroops’six-weekcampaignofslaughterinhonourofthethirdNationalMemorialDayforNanjingMassacreVictimsonDec.13.Someoftherecordshadneverbeenseenbythepublicbefore.TheNanjingMassacrecontinuestohauntthecountry’scollectivememory.Forthesurvivors,theirmemoriesofthathorriblewinterwillneverfade.LuoJinworkedinaphotostoreatthetime.OnedayhewasaskedbyaJapaneseofficertodeveloptworollsoffilm,amongwhichhesawthreephotosshowingChinesepeoplebeheadedbyJapanesesoldiers.Riskinghislife,Luoheldontothesephotosandhidtheminasecretplace.Afterthewar,hepassedthemontoamilitarycourtinNanjing.Thereisabundantevidenceoftheinhumanecrime.Amongthedocumentsreleasedwerenewspaperarticlespublishedafterthemassacre.OnereportedhowtheJapanesesurroundedandslaughteredtensofthousandswhotheybelievedwereChinesesoldiers.AnotherdisclosedhowJapanesemilitarytrucksrolledbackandforthonbodiesscatteredalongtheriverside.Onitswebsite,China’sStateArchivesAdministrationsaidthedocumentsreleasedwerenotjustrecordsofthepast,butlessonsforthefuture.TheNanjingMassacredocumentsareinvaluablememories.Theyareofgreatvaluetorecognize,opposeandstopinhumane,cruelandheartlessacts,andtoavoidhumantragediesliketheNanjingMassacrefromeverhappeningagain.Withthesedocuments,wehopepeoplewilljointlyopposewar,violenceandshamelessattemptstocoverupthefacts.1、Thepassagemainlytalksabout___________.A．howtheNanjingMassacrehappenedB．howthenewevidenceoftheNanjingMassacrewasdiscoveredC．thosewhodiedintheNanjingMassacreD．someevidenceoftheNanjingMassacrehasbeenreleasedrecently2、Whichwordhasclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“disclosed”?A．UncoveredB．DiscoveredC．DiscussedD．Displaced3、ThefollowingarethepurposesofpublishingtheevidenceoftheNanjingmassacreExcept_________.A．TopreventthiskindofcrueltyhappeningagainB．TocallonpeopletocherishpeaceC．ToarousehateamongChineseagainstJapaneseD．Torecordthepastandgivealessontothefuture4、Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A．AscientificreportB．ATouristguideC．AnovelD．Anewspaper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）ImetJaneBlackinuniversity,andsoonwebecamefriends．ThefirsttimeIwenttoherhomeIfoundherfamilyquitedifferentfrommyown．Inmyfamily,itwasalwaysimportanttoplace1whenanythingbadhappened．"Whodidthis?"mymotherwouldscreamaboutadirtykitchen．"Thisisallyour2,Katharine,"myfatherwouldinsistwhenthecatgotoutorthedishwasher3Fromthetimewewerelittle,mysister,brothersandItoldoneachother．Wesetaplaceforblameatthedinnertable．4,theWhitesdidn'tworryaboutwhohaddonewhat．Theypickedupthepiecesand5withtheirlives．ThebeautyofthiswasdrivenhometomethesummerJanedied．InJuly,theWhitesistersandIdecidedtotakeacar6fromtheirhomeinFloridatoNewYork．Thetwooldersisters,SarahandJane,werecollegestudents,andtheyoungest,Amy,hadrecently7sixteen．Proudofhavinganewdriver'slicense,Amywasexcitedaboutpracticingherdrivingonthetrip．She8herlicensetoeveryoneshemet．Thebigsisters9thedrivingofSarah'snewcarduringthefirstpartofthetrip,butwhentheyreached_10_crowdedareas,theyletAmy10．SomewhereinSouthCarolina,wepulledoffthehighwaytoeat．Afterlunch,Amygotbehindthewheel．Shecametoacrossroadswithastopsign．Whethershewasnervousorjustdidn'tseethesignnoonewould11know,butAmycontinuedintothecrossroadswithoutstopping．Thedriverofalargetruck,unabletostopintime,ranintoourcar．Janewaskilledimmediately．Iwasonly12injured．ThemostdifficultthingthatI’veeverdonewastocalltheWhitestotellthemabouttheaccidentandthatJanehaddied．Painful__14_itwasformetoloseagoodfriend,Iknewthatitwasfarworseforthemtoloseachild．WhenMr．andMrs．Whitearrivedatthehospital,theyfoundtheirtwodaughterssharingaroom．SarahhadafewcutsontheheadandAmy'slegwasbroken．Theyhuggedusallandcriedtearsof13andofjoyatseeingtheirdaughters．They14awaythegirls'tearsandmadeafewjokesatAmyasshelearnedtousehercrutches（拐仗）.Tobothoftheirdaughters,andespeciallytoAmy,overandovertheysimplysaid,"We'resogladthatyou'realive．"Iwas15．Noblame．Noaccusations．Later,IaskedtheWhiteswhytheynevertalkedaboutthefactthatAmywasdrivingandhadrunastopsign．Mrs.Whitesaid,"Jane'sgone,andwemissher16．Nothingwesayordowilleverbringherback．ButAmyhasherwholelifeaheadofher．Howcanshe_19____afullandhappylifeifshefeelsweblameherforhersister'sdeath?"Theywereright．AmygraduatedfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaandgotmarriedseveralyearsago．Sheworks17ateacheroflearning-disabledstudents．She'salsoamotheroftwolittlegirlsofherown,theoldestnamedJane．1、A．anger B．blame C．scream D．pride2、A．fault B．mistake C．benefit D．action3、A．broke B．caught C．stopped D．worked4、A．Then B．However C．Therefore D．Still5、A．hadon B．puton C．goton D．movedon6、A．drive B．voyage C．trip D．tour7、A．became B．reached C．got D．turned8、A．showedoff B．turnedup C．broughtout D．tookoff9、A．took B．tasted C．shared D．experienced10、A．more B．less C．far D．quite11、A．turnup B．getdown C．takeover D．takeup12、A．hardly B．never C．even D．ever13、A．seriously B．slightly C．lightly D．quickly14、A．as B．so C．when D．while15、A．pity B．sadness C．shame D．sympathy16、A．swept B．gave C．wiped D．cleaned17、A．delighted B．excited C．amused D．astonished18、A．terribly B．hard C．gradually D．rarely19、A．direct B．guide C．lead D．conduct20、A．for B．as C．like D．to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）Whensomeonehas1．(deep)hurtyou,itcanbeverydifficulttoletgoofyouranger.Butforgivenessispossibleanditcanbesurprisingly2．(benefit)toyourphysicalandmentalhealth.Sofar,studies3．(show)thatpeoplewhoforgivecanhavemoreenergy,betterappetiteandbettersleep.“Peoplewhoforgiveshow4．(little)angerandmorehopefulness,”saysDrFredericLuskin,whowrotethebookForgiveforGood.“Soitcanhelpreducethetirednessoutoftheimmunesystemandallowpeople5．(feel)moreenergetic.”Sowhensomeonehashurtyou,cooldownfirst.Takeacoupleofbreathsandthinkofsomething6．givesyoupleasure:abeautifulsceneinnature,orsomeoneyoulove.Don’twaitforan7．(apologize).“Manytimesthepersonwhohurtyoumayneverthinkofapologizing,”saysDrLuskin.“Theymayhavewantedtohurtyouortheyjustdon’tseethingsin8．sameway.Soifyouwaitforpeopletosaysorry,youcouldbewaitingforaverylongtime.”Nextkeepinmindthatforgivenessdoesnotnecessarilymean9．(accept)theactionofthepersonwhoupsetsyou.Instead,learntolookforthelove,beautyandkindnessaroundyou.Finally,trytoseethingsfromtheotherperson’sperspective.Youmayrealizethatheorshewasactingoutofignorance.Togainperspective,youmaywanttowritealetterto10．(you)fromthatperson’spointofview.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错DearRon，Iamveryexcitingtohearthatyouarecomingtoourschoolsoon．Nowletmetointroduceourschooltoyou．Ourschoolisaveryfamouslyschoolwithlonghistory．Wehavemanyexperiencedteachersandexcellentequipments．Therearetwoteachingbuildings；oneisforseniorsandtheothersisforjuniors．Therearetwolabbuildingsoralibrary．ExceptChinese，maths，English，physicsandchemistry，wehavesomeoptionalcourses．Thestudentscanchoosethattheyliketoattend．Weloveourschool．Iamlookingforwardtomeetyousoon．Yourssincerely，LiHua36第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，昨天收到某报社编辑王先生的邮件，得知自己在本报社主办的英语征文大赛中获得了一等奖，他代表报社邀请你参加今年八月份举办的英语夏令营。请你根据以下要点用英语给王先生写—封邮件：1.感谢他的邮件通知；2.接受邀请，期待参加夏令营；3.咨询夏令营的具体相关信息（如费用、注意事项等)。要求：1．语言通顺连贯，可以适当增加情节，以使行文连贯。2．100词左右，开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。DearMr.Wang,MynameisLiHua._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourstruly,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、A3、B4、C5、A6、B7、A8、C9、B10、B11、A12、A13、B14、C15、C16、C17、C18、B19、D20、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、C2、A3、D22、1、D2、A3、B4、C23、1、C2、C3、D4、B24、LaTomatina,SpainTomatojuiceflowsthroughthestreetsofBunolonthelastWednesdayofAugustastheworld’slargesttomatofighthappens.Festivitiesbegininthetownsquarewherethereisahugepolecoveredinsoapandwithalegofhamatthetop.Participantstrytoclimbupthepoletogetthehamaswatchersthrowbucketsofwatertothem.Afteragunisfiredtosignalthebeginningofthefight,peoplecatchthetomatoesandthroweachotherinthestreetsuntilthegunsoundsagain,markingtheendoftheevent.Holi,IndiaThisspringfestivaliscelebratedthroughoutthecountryinlateFebruaryorearlyMarch.Thetwo-dayeventcelebratesthelegendofPrahlad,whoescapedunharmedfromthefireoftheevilHolikaDahan.Peoplemarktheeventby