2025届河北省唐山丰南区二中高考全国统考预测密卷英语试卷含解析

2025届河北省唐山丰南区二中高考全国统考预测密卷英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．Theshockingnewsmademerealize_____________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．that B．howC．why D．what2．—Anythingtodrink?Whataboutcoffee?—Er…IthinkI’llhaveacolddrinkcoffee.A．otherthan B．morethan C．lessthan D．ratherthan3．ChinesePresidentHuJintaocalledforanimmediatecease-fireinLibya_____anevenworsehumanitariancrisisinthecountryattheBRICSSummitinHainanProvince.A．toprevent B．tohaveprevented C．preventing D．havingprevented4．—What’swrongwithyou?—Oh,Iamsick.I________somuchicecreamjustnow.A．shouldn’teat B．mustn’teatC．couldn’thaveeaten D．shouldn’thaveeaten5．Paulcouldbeaveryattractiveboybuthe______tohisbehaviour.A．paidnoattention B．werepayingnoattentionC．paysnoattention D．hadpaidnoattention6．Iwasgoingtopaybycashwhenitsuddenlyoccurredtome_________Ihadleftmypurseathome.A．whether B．whatC．that D．where7．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．areblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame8．Everyonehadaforminhishand,butnooneknewwhichoffice____．A．tosenditto B．tosentit C．tobesentto D．tohaveitsent9．Asadoctor,Ispendmostofthetimewithmypatients,andthat’s________itisinmyday.A．howB．whenC．whyD．where10．Thebuswouldnothaverunintotheriver________forthebadtemperedlady.A．ifitwerenot B．haditnotbeenC．ifitwouldnotbe D．shoulditnotbe11．_______progressitis,youcan’tstopmovingforward.A．WhatevergreatB．HowevergreatC．NomatterhowgreatD．Howgreata12．Somewomenagoodsalaryinajobinsteadofstayinghome，buttheydecidednottoworkforthesakeofthefamily．A．mustmake B．shouldhavemade C．wouldmake D．couldhavemade13．Schoolchildrenmustbetaughthowtodealwithdangerous________.A．statesB．conditionsC．situationsD．positions14．—Howabouthisdesign?—Well,totellthetruth,itis______butsatisfactory.Soyou’llhavetotryyourbesttobetterit.A．something B．anythingC．everything D．nothing15．Bothmenhavebeen_______tolifeimprisonmentbecauseofrobbery.A．choked B．condemnedC．consisted D．convinced16．Thiskindofgelpenwhich______smoothlyisquitepopularwithstudents.A．iswrittenB．iswritingC．wroteD．writes17．---MyGod!Ihaven’tpreparedthefilesforthenewprojectyet!---_______.Thebosswon’tneedituntilnextFriday.A．There’snodoubt B．There’snopanic C．Goodluck D．Soundsgood18．______tosuccesscan’tdefeatus.Instead,theycanonlymakeusstronger.A．Attempts B．BarriersC．Contributions D．Access19．Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,________forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.A.ifhaditnotbeen B．isitnotbeing C．haditnotbeen D.itsonlyhavingbeen20．________isknowntousisthattobaccocontainsnicotineandotherharmfulproducts，soyoushouldgiveupsmoking.A．As B．ItC．What D．Which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）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.22．（8分）Thesedayseveryoneisworriedaboutthesizeoftheircarbonfootprint.Inordertoreduceglobalwarming,weneedtomakeourcarbonfootprintssmaller.ButhowmuchCOareweresponsiblefor?AnewbookbyMikeBerners-Lee(aleadingexpertincarbonfoot-printing)mightbeabletohelp.TheCarbonFootprintofEverythinglooksatthedifferentthingswedoandbuy,andcalculatestheamountofCO2theyproduce,includingtheingredients,theelectricity,theequipment,thetransportandthepackaging.Andit’sfrighteninghowmuchcarbondioxideeverythingproduces.Butallofthiscanhelpusdecidewhichbeertodrink.FromBerners-Lee’scalculations,it’sclearthatapint(568ml)oflocally-brewed(酿制的)beerhasasmallercarbonfootprintthanabottleofimportedbeer.Thisisbecausetheimportedbeerhasbeentransportedfromfaraway,anditusesmorepackaging.Thelocalbeeronlyproduces300gofCO2-buttheimportedbeerproduces900g!So,onepintoflocalbeerisbetterfortheenvironmentthanthreecansofcheapforeignbeerfromthesupermarket.Berners-Leehasevencalculatedthecarbonfootprintofcyclingtowork.Nothingismoreenvironmentally-friendlythanridingabike,surely?Well,itdependsonwhatyou’vehadtoeatbefore.Torideabikeweneedenergyandforenergyweneedfood.So,ifweeatabananaandthenrideakilometerandahalf,ourfootprintis65gofCO2.However,ifweeatbaconbeforethebikeride,it’s200g.Infact,bananasaregoodingeneralbecausetheydon’tneedpackaging.Theycanbetransportedbyboatandtheygrowinnaturalsunlight.So,doesthismeanthatcyclingisbadfortheenvironment?Absolutelynot.Ifyoucycle,youdontuseyourcar;andthefewercarsontheroad,thefewertrafficjams.AndcarsintrafficjamsproducethreetimesmoreCO2thancarstravellingatspeed.Cyclingalsomakesyouhealthyandlesslikelytogotoahospital.Andhospitalshaveverybigcarbonfootprints!So,maybeit’stimeforusalltostartmakingsomechanges.Passmeabananaandapintoflocalbeer,please.1、Whichofthefollowingsproducesthesmallestcarbonfootprints?A．Apintoflocalbeer.B．Abottleofimportedbeer.C．Abananabeforea1.5kmbikeride.D．Baconbeforea1.5kmbikeride.2、Accordingtothearticle,theauthorsuggestschoosingthelocalfoodbecauseitis________.A．moretasty B．easiertobuyC．betterpackaged D．moreenergy-saving3、Thepurposeofwritingthisarticleisto________.A．promoteanewbookB．advertisetheimportedbeerC．instructhowtomeasurethecarbonfootprintD．encouragepeopletoreducetheproductionofCO223．（8分）Everyoneknowsaboutstraight-Astudents.WeseethemfrequentlyinTVsituationcomediesandinmovieslikeRevengeoftheNerds.Theygethighgrades,allright,butonlybybecomingdulllaborers,theirnosesalwaysstuckinabook.Theyarenotgoodatsocialcommunicationandlookclumsywhiledoingsports.How,then,doweaccountforDomenicaRomanorPaulMelendres?RomanisonthetennisteamatFairmontSeniorHighSchool.Shealsosingsinthechoralgroup,servesonthestudentcouncilandisamemberofthemathematicssociety.FortwoyearsshehasmaintainedA'sineverysubject.Melendres，afreshmanattheUniversityofNewMexico，wasstudentbodypresidentatValleyHighSchoolinAlbuquerque.Heplayedsoccerandbasketballwell，exhibitedatthesciencefair，andmeanwhileworkedasareporteronalocaltelevisionstation.Beingaspeechgiveratthegraduationceremony，heachievedstraightA'sin.hisregularclasses，plusbonuspointsforA'sintwocollege-levelcourses.Howdosuper-achieverslikeRomanandMelendresdoit？Brainsaren'ttheonlyanswer."Topgradesdon'talwaysgotothebrighteststudents，"declaresHerbertWalberg，aprofessorofeducationattheUniversityofIllinoisatChicago，whohasconductedmajorstudiesonsuper-achievingstudents."Knowinghowtomakethemostofyourinnate（天生的）abilitiescountsformore.Muchmore.”Infact，Walbergsays，studentswithhighIQsometimesdon'tdoaswellasclassmateswithlower1Q.Forthem，learningcomestooeasilyandtheyneverfindouthowtogetdown.Hardworkisn'tthewholestory，either."It'snothowlongyousittherewiththebooksopen，"saidoneofthemanystraight-Astudentsweinterviewed."It'swhatyoudowhileyou'resitting.”Indeed，someofthesestudentsactuallyputinfewerhoursofhomeworktimethantheirlower-scoringclassmates.Thekidsatthetopoftheclassgettherebymasteringafewbasictechniquesthatotherscanreadilylearn.1、Theunderlinedword“nerds”canprobablybe__________A．dullbookwormslackingsportsandsocialskillsB．successfultopstudentspopularwiththeirpeersC．studentswithcertainlearningdifficultiesD．bornleaderscrazyaboutsocialactivities2、Whatcanweconcludefromthefirstparagraph？A．MostTVprogramsandfilmsareaboutstraight-Astudents.B．Peoplehaveunfavorableimpressionofstraight-Astudents.C．Everyoneknowsaboutstraight-AstudentsfromTVorfilms.D．Straight-Astudentsarewelladmiredbypeopleinsociety.3、Somestudentsbecomesuper-achieversmainlybecause__________A．theyarebornclevererthanothersB．theyworklongerhoursatstudyC．theymakefulluseoftheirabilitiesD．theyknowtheshortcuttosuccess4、Whatwillbetalkedaboutafterthelastparagraph？A．Theinterviewswithmorestudents.B．TheroleIQplaysinlearningwell.C．Thetechniquestobebetterlearners.D．Theachievementstopstudentsmake.5、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage？A．IQismoreimportantthanhardworkinstudy.B．Thebrighteststudentscannevergetlowgrades.C．Topstudentscertainlyachieveall-arounddevelopments.D．Students'withaverageIQcanbecomesuper-achievers.24．（8分）FridaywouldbeSamiaandSalem’sweddingday!Everyoneinthevillagewasexcitedandwasbusypreparingforthehappyevent.ThevillagerswereveryproudofSalemasheworkedlonghoursandcaredaboutthepeopleinhisvillage.Whileotherswereenjoyingthepreweddingcelebrations,togetherwiththenurses,thegroomwasbusydeliveringababyinhisclinic.Thebridewasinherroomhappilyarrangingherhairandmake-up,gettingreadyforthearrivalofherguests.Herfamilyandfriendshadexcitedlypreparedthehenna(涂指甲花)party.GrandmaandMumwerebusyinthekitchenwiththefoodtheyhadmadeforthehennafeastforthedaybeforeFriday.Samia’sfriendMariamwasmakingtheweddingcake.HerfriendShaikhawascollectingthebride’sdressfromthetailor.At12noonthehennamakerarrived.Followingthetradition,shestarteddecoratingthebride’shands.Therewasanairofexcitementintheroom.Grandmastartedsingingatraditionalfolksong.Suddenly,thebridefeltastrangetingling(麻刺感)inherhand.Itgrewworseandworse.Herhandbecameredandswollensoon.Grandmasaid,“Ohdear,Ithinkitbestthatyouwashyourhandsimmediately.”Asanemergencyfirstaider,MariamsuggestedapplyingsomecoldcreamonSamia’shandandranoffandreturnedwithsomeinherhand.Neitheroftheseworked.MumtookcontrolandphonedSalembutinvain.Withouthesitation,shetookSamiatothehospitalurgentlywithDadandotherfriends.DrAhmedlookedatherhandandsaid,“You’vehadanallergicreactiontothehenna.Tomorrowisyourwedding.Whataboutdrawingthehennausingbodycolors?”Everyonesmiled.1、WhatwasSalemdoingthedaybeforethewedding?A．Workingwiththenurses. B．Decoratingthebride’shands.C．Preparingfortheweddingcake. D．Visitingthetailorfortheweddingsuit.2、WhateventtookplaceinthevillageonThursday?A．Celebratingaweddingceremony. B．Holdingababy’sbirthdayparty.C．Havingafeastparty. D．Orderingtheweddingdress.3、WhydidMariamrunawaywhenshesawwhathappenedtoSamia?A．Togetsomewater. B．Tocallafirstaider.C．ToinformSamia’smother. D．Tofetchsomecream.4、HowdidSamia’smotherfeelfacingtheemergency?A．Regretful. B．Calm. C．Powerful. D．Nervous.25．（10分）Measles(麻疹)isonlyfoundinhumanbeings.Thereisahighlyeffectiveandsafevaccine(疫苗)forthedisease.So,intheory,measlescouldbedestroyed.Yetthenumberofmeaslescasesisontherise.TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)reportsthat,inthefirstthreemonthsof2019,thenumberofcasesisthreetimeshigherthanitwaslastyear.Africaalonehashada700percentincreasecomparedtolastyear.TheDemocraticRepublicofCongoreported67,000measlescasesand901measles-relateddeathsin2018.Thisyear,WHOofficialshavenotedmorethan40,000suspectedmeaslescasesinthecountry.Thatnumberincludes284measles-relateddeathsinthefirstweeksof2019.BetweenSeptember2018andFebruary2019,Madagascarreportedover67,000measlescases,including828deaths.Dr.Fauci,whodirectstheNationalInstituteofAllergyandInfectiousDiseaseintheUSA,saidthat―onein10childrenwhogetinfectedwithmeasleswillgetanearinfectionthatcouldcausedeafness.Onein20wouldgetpneumonia.Oneinathousandwouldgetbrainswelling,andonetothreeperthousandwoulddie.Tosaythatmeaslesisaslightdiseaseiscompletelyincorrect.WalterOrensteiniswiththeEmoryUniversityVaccineCenterinAtlanta,Georgia.Hehasspenthislifeworkingtoendmeasles.Orensteinsayspossibleeffectsofthediseaseareworseinpoorcountries.―Inthosecountrieschildrenarealreadyatgreaterrisk.Theymaybemalnourished(营养不良的).Theymayhavedamagedimmunesystems.Theymaybeunderweightandmayhavenoaccesstohealthcaresomeaslesisabigkiller,hesaid.Youhavea90percentchanceofgettingmeaslesifyouhavenotbeenvaccinatedandyoucomeincontactwithsomeonewhohasit.Dr.RebeccaMartinistheDirectoroftheCenterforGlobalHealthattheU.S.CentersforDiseaseControl.SheisworkingtoremovemeaslesfromAfricacompletely.―Itisveryinfectious.Itwillfindnearlyeverybodywhoisnotprotectedagainstmeasles,Martinsaid.Healthexpertsadvisepatientstogettwotreatmentsofthemeaslesvaccine.U.S.healthofficialssayeducatingparentsaboutboththediseaseandthevaccineisanimportantstepinstoppingthespread.Equallyimportantismakingvaccinationatopgoalofhealthsystemsworldwide.1、Thewritershowsthesharpincreaseinmeaslescasesby.A．givingexamples B．listingfiguresC．analyzingcauses D．followingtimeorder2、Thefollowingarethepossibleresultsofmeaslesexcept.A．anearinfection B．pneumoniaC．brainswelling D．beingunderweight3、Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Youaresuretogetmeaslesifyouhavenotbeenvaccinated.B．Itissafetocomeincontactwithsomeonewhohasmeasles.C．Parentsshouldbeeducatedaboutboththediseaseandthevaccine.D．MakingvaccinationagoalofhealthsystemsisonlynecessaryinAfrica.4、Thepurposeofthetextisto.A．showtheserioussituationofmeaslesB．provemeaslescouldbedestroyedC．describetheresultoftheresearchonmeaslesD．warnusofthecausesofmeasles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）At7a,m.onOctober2,2016,Igotup,feelingexcitedandnervous.Thefirstthoughtonmymindwas,“Today’sgameismyfirst1footballgame.”I’veplayedbeforebutnotlikethis,Notinpads(护具),notwithahelmetonmyhead,myheartstartedbeatingfaster.I2finishedbreakfastandleftforthefield.Thewholetimeonthebus,Ifeltsickandnervous.Finally,Ireachedthefield.3thatwhitenumber7jersey(运动衫)forthefirsttimemademefeelgreat.Ifeltlike4wasmyfortune.Westoodthere.Bythelookonourfaces,youcouldseewhohad5beforeandwhohadn’t.Tome,itfeltlikeawar.Iwasa(n)6soldiergoingintobattle.NowIknowthatfeelingwasfear,Wehad7,butnottherealgame.Intraining,wetookaformandkneweachother.Inthe8youdon’tknowyouropponent’sstrength.Everythingjusthappened9youknowitwashappening.Wedidwarm-ups,Someofuscouldn’t10toplay,jumpingaroundandyelling.Othersstoodstillwaitingfordirection,Therefereescameout.Weknewthegame11came.Asacaptain,Iwentoutforthecointosstoseewhichteamwouldgettheballfirst.CampusMagnetwonthecointoss.They12toreceive.Soonthegame13Itrackeddowntheballcarrierandranatafullspeed.Iloweredmyshouldersandranintohissidewithallmy14,knockinghimdownandatthesametimeknockingmy15out.Istoodtomyfeetand16whatIhaddone.I’dmademyfirsttackle(阻截).Iwas17mydream,feelingrenewed,Thattackle18me,givingmestrength,confidenceandthedesiretogoon.We19thatgame—48to6.Thatyearwewentundefeated,20everyteamonourschedule,Iwasratedthebestreceiverinourdivision.1、A．usualB．significantC．excellentD．informal2、A．calmlyB．patientlyC．elegantlyD．quickly3、A．TakingoffB．GivingupC．PuttingonD．Showingoff4、A．careerB．realityC．studyD．football5、A．playedB．travelledC．changedD．applied6、A．activeB．freshC．strongD．brave7、A．triedB．expectedC．improvedD．practiced8、A．gameB．testC．productionD．end9、A．onceB．untilC．beforeD．though10、A．tryB．waitC．wantD．continue11、A．resultB．showC．timeD．chance12、A．struggledB．choseC．stoppedD．failed13、A．beganB．pausedC．finishedD．continued14、A．mindB．strengthC．wealthD．trouble15、A．awardB．hopeC．fearD．courage16、A．admittedB．regrettedC．coveredD．realized17、A．livingB．imaginingC．formingD．rewarding18、A．savedB．foundC．encouragedD．surrounded19、A．wonB．attendedC．recordedD．forgot20、A．ComparingB．JudgingC．JoiningD．Beating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）Sayinggoodbyetoasportyouloveishard.ButKobeBryanttookanevenharder,1．(pain)route:Hisgoodbyelastedfornearlythreeyears.Formany,Bryantisalegend.Hestartedoutasabasketballprodigy(神童)2．skippedcollegeandtookhistalentsdirectlytoNBA．Itwashisquickactionandaggressivepersonality3．earnedhimthenicknameBlackMamba.4．competinginthefinalsorpracticingjumpshotsaftermidnightinanemptygym,Kobehasanunconditionalloveforthegame.Fansrememberhim5．theplayerwhohelpedtheLakerswinfiveNBAchampionshipsinhistwo-decadelongcareer.Bryant’sfinalgame6．(hold)onApril13attheStaplesCenterinhishomecityofLosAngeles.ForBryant,theoccasionwasbittersweet.In7．interviewwithESPN,Bryantexplained8．muchtheselastfewgamesmeanttohim.“There’s9．Ilovemorethanbeingabletoplaythisentireseason,”Bryantsaid,“togothroughthesetoughtimes,andtoplayinthesebuildingsonelasttime.”Kobe'smillionsoffansaroundtheworldcongratulatehimonanoutstandingNBAcareerandthankhimforsomany10．(thrill)memories.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短文。短文中共有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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。DearMr、Zhang,Wehaveheldadiscussionwhetheritisgoodornotforatopstudenttoshareadeskwithaslowerstudent、Somearefortheidea、Itiswellknownthateveryonehadstrengthsaswellasweaknesses、Althoughslowerstudentsarenotgoodatlessons,theymightdogoodinanotherfields、Inaddition,topstudentscanhelpsloweroneswiththeirlessons,whichbenefitthemtoo、However,othersdon'tholdthesameview、Theythinksomesloweronesarealwaysmakingthetrouble,suchasbreakschoolrules、Besides,slowerstudentsoftenasktopstudentsquestion,whichaffectsourstudies、Inmyopinion,Isupporttheideasowecanmakeprogresstogether、Yours,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.你是王华，临近寒假，你的好朋友刘伟写信向你咨询他的寒假计划。目前有三个备选方案:去美国某高中参加冬令营(wintercamp)；应征某历史博物馆临时讲解员(docent)；提前学习下学期的高中课程。请给刘伟写回信，谈谈你的看法。信中必须包括:1.你建议的方案;2.你如此建议的理由;3.你对于执行此方案的建议。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、D3、A4、D5、C6、C7、B8、A9、A10、B11、A12、D13、C14、B15、B16、D17、B18、B19、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、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.ItisheldduringtheweekbeforeLaborDay.Participantssetupcampinthedeserttocelebr