2023-2024學(xué)年上海市嘉定區(qū)嘉定二中高三（最后沖刺）英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2023-2024學(xué)年上海市嘉定區(qū)嘉定二中高三（最后沖刺）英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書(shū)寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無(wú)效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Althoughwarstillexistsonourplanet，Idobelieveit’spossiblefordifferentethnicgroupstolivetogetherin______.A．a(chǎn)greementB．harmonyC．connectionD．comparison2．Ihopemyteacherwilltakeinto_______thefactthatIwasilljustbeforetheexamswhenshemarksmypaper.A．idea B．considered C．a(chǎn)ccount D．thought3．Despitetheobviousprivacyconcerns,theuseoffacial-recognitiontechnologyis________atsomepublicplaces.A．outofdangerB．ontherunC．outofsightD．ontherise4．Theexpertpointsoutthephenomenonthatcreamgoesbadfasterthanbutter______itsstructureratherthanitschemicalcomposition.A．livesupto B．getsdowntoC．comesdownto D．standsupto5．Wewentrightroundtothewestcoastbyseainsteadofdrivingacrosscontinent。A．the；the B．/；the C．the；/ D．/；/6．Airpollution,togetherwithlittering,____manyproblemsinourlargeindustrialcitiestoday.A．causes B．cause C．caused D．causing7．IfeelIamaswell-behavedandascarefulasmydeskmate,but_______Ialwaysfallbehind?A．howabout B．howcomeC．whatif D．whatfor8．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very9．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though10．Inmyopinion,parentsandteachersaresupposedtosetanexampleofgoodbehaviortochildren_____theyarerolemodelstothem.A．a(chǎn)lthough B．evenif C．unless D．a(chǎn)s11．TheWinterOlympics________in2022willsurelybringinmanyinternationaltourists.A．heldB．havingheldC．holdingD．tobeheld12．Neverbefore________thefamousmuseumwasjustastone'sthroawayfromtheirschool,soout________.A．hadtheyknown;wentalltheyB．theyhadknown;wentalltheyC．hadtheyknown;theyallwentD．theyhadknown;theyallwent13．---Excuseme,wouldyouplease______mesomepetrol?---Sorry.Ihaveonlyalittleleftinmycar.A．spareB．saveC．shareD．spend14．—DidyoutakesideswhenMomandDadwerearguingagain?—No.I’velearnedthatit’sbest_______untilitblowsover.A．tocallitadayB．topulltheirlegsC．tositonthefenceD．towashmyhandsoff15．Isitheoryou________inchargeofthejobandsupposedtocompleteitpunctually?A．whois B．thatisC．whoare D．whomare16．ThatwasaverybusystreetthatIwasneverallowedtocrossaccompaniedbyanadult.A．when B．if C．unless D．where17．Youcanneverbe________whencrossingthestreet.A．verycareful B．toocareful C．carefullyenough D．enoughcareful18．—MayIuseyournewdictionary?—It'soverthere．____． A．Feelfree B．Nevermind C．Mypleasure D．It'sOK19．Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith20．—Whereonearthhavetheygone?—Ihavenoidea,butIwishI.A．know B．knew C．wouldknow D．wouldhaveknown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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Averagehumanscanconsume15ormoredrinksinplasticbottlesamonth.Ifyouwerebornafter1978,andliveuntil80yearsold,youwillleavebehindaminimumof14,400plasticbottlesonthisplanet.Thesebottlestakehundredsofyearstobreakdownintotinypiecesofplastic,nevertocompletelydisappear.Mostofthewasteisconsumedbyfishandbirds,whichhasshortenedtheirlifetimegreatly.ThePlasticBottleVillageisjustagreatideathatmightfinallysaveusfrombeingburiedinplastic.It’sacommunityinPanamathatisgoingtobemadeofusedbottles.Thedesignprocessbeginswithbuildingsteelframes,whicharethenfilledwiththesebottles.Oncethisstepiscomplete,andelectricalandplumbing(管道裝置)linesareputinside,theplasticwallsarecoveredbyconcrete—bothinsideandoutside.Sonoonewillactuallybeabletotellthatthewallsaremadeofplastic.Besides,thematerialwillkeepthehouse17°Ccoolerthantheoutside,whichisthebiggestbenefittopeoplelivinginside.Thevillageisthebrainchild(主意)ofRobertBezeauwiththeintentionofsettingupseveralenvironmentalprojects.Havingstartedarecyclingprogramfouryearsago,duringwhichanumberofplasticbottleswerecollected,hestartedtothinkofhowtheycouldbeputtouse.Soonenough,hedecidedtousethemtobuildhouses,andcameupwithabasicideafortheconstructionprocess.Theprojecthopestomakepeopleconsciousofthewastethatthesebottlescreatesothattheycandomoretoprotecttheenvironment.Thevillagewillalsocreateaneducationcenterthatwillteachindividualsfromtheworldhowtoreuseplasticbottlesasconstructionmaterialsforshelter.Recycledbottlescouldneutralizethenegativeeffectofyourpassageonthisplanet,andmoveclosertoleavingonlyyour“footprints”.1、WhatdoesParagraph1intendtotellus?A．Thereasonforbuyingfewerdrinks.B．Thedifficultsituationofwildlife.C．Theamountofplasticwaste.D．Theseriousnessofplasticpollution.2、WhatisthebiggestbenefittopeoplelivinginthePlasticBottleVillage?A．Thehousewillbemuchcoolerthannormalones.B．Thematerialofconstructionwillbereducedalot.C．Thenewly-madehousecansavealotofelectricity.D．Thewasteofthehousecanbeconsumedbyfishandbirds.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeRobert?A．Creative.B．Courageous.C．Enthusiastic.D．Sensitive.4、ThemainpurposeofRobert’sprojectsisto________.A．provideshelterforlocalsB．reusealldesertedplasticbottlesC．popularizetheuseofplasticbottlesD．raisepeople’senvironmentalawareness22．（8分）Whilereducingplasticwasteissomethingmostconsumerswishtodo,itisnotaneasygoaltoachieve.That’sbecausethecheapanddurablematerialisfoundinalmosteveryhouseholditem–fromdinnerwaretodrinkbottlestoevenfoodwrappers.Now,anIndonesian-basedcompanyhascomeupwithadeliciousandnutritioussolutiontohelpreduceourdependenceonthisenvironmentalhazard.Sincesingle-usepackagingisalargecontributortotheproblem,thecreatorsdecidedtosettlethatproblemfirst.Afterresearchingonvariousmaterialoptions,thecompanysettledonseaweed.Unlikecorn,commonlyusedforbiodegradable（可生物降解的）containers,seaweeddoesnotrequireresourceslikewater,fertilizers,orlargeamountsofspace.AccordingtoEvoware,asmuchas40tonsofseaweedcanbegrowninanareathesizeofabaseballfield.Themarinealgae（海藻類植物）alsohelpsreduceoceanaciditybyabsorbingharmfulgreenhousegaseslikecarbondioxide.SinceIndonesianfarmersalreadyharvestmoreseaweedthantheycansell,itisnotdifficultforthecompanytofindthematerial.Evowaresaystheseaweedpackagingcontainsnochemicalsandissafetoconsume.Inadditiontowrappingfastfooditemslikeburgers,itcanalsobeusedtohousethingslikeinstantnoodlesseasoningandsingle-serveinstantcoffee.Consumerssimplydroptheentirepackagingintothehotwaterandwatchtheodorless（沒(méi)有氣味的）,tastelesspacketdisappear,leavingbehindnotraceofitsexistence.Whilereplacingplasticwiththeseaweedproductsmayseemlikeano-brainertomostofus,itisahard-sellinIndonesia.AccordingtoChristian,“Theawareness,understanding,andsenseofurgencytominimizetheuseofsingle-useplasticisstillverylow.Thismakesourbioplasticseemirrelevant（不相干的）andunnecessary.”Alsoafactoristhecost,whichishighertheusingplastic.However,Evowarebelievestheycanreducethepricegreatlyoncethecompanymovestofull-scaleproduction.Hopefully,EvowarewillsucceedinconvincingIndonesians,andpeopleworldwide,thattheirproductswillbebeneficialtotheprotectionofourbeautifulplanet.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hazard”inParagraph1mean?A．Protection.B．Power.C．Danger.D．Contribution.2、Whydoesthecompanyuseseaweedtoproducetheirwrappers?A．Itiseasytoacquire.B．Itcanbeplantedinbaseballfield.C．Itiscommonlyusedforcontainers.D．ItispopularwithIndonesianfarmers.3、Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thingsabletobewrappedinseaweedcontainers.B．Componentscontainedinseaweedcontainers.C．Waysofusingtheseaweedpackaging.D．Advantagesoftheseaweedpackaging.4、WhatdoesEvowarethinkoftheirfutureseaweedproducts?A．Theywillbringinhugeprofits.B．Theyremainabigchallenge.C．Theywillbeacceptedfinally.D．Theywillreplaceplasticscompletely.23．（8分）Whenwethinkaboutendangeredspecies,wetypicallythinkofmammalssuchaswhales,tigersorpandas.Buttheover5,500ofmammalspeciesonEarthisarelativelypoornumber—anditpalesincomparisonwithbacteria,ofwhichthereareatleastamilliondifferentspecies.Despitetheirvastnumbers,littleresearchhasbeendonetounderstandtheimpactthatmodernhumanpracticeshaveonthesetinyorganisms（生物）,whichhaveanimportantinfluenceonmanyaspectsofourlives.Therearealsoreasonsforconcernoverthewayhumansareaffectingbacterialspecies,andinmanycaseswearecausingthesametypeofproblemsthataffectlargerorganisms.Bacterialpopulationstructuresaredefinitelychanging,andbacterialspeciesarebeingtransportedtonewlocations.Perhapssomebacteriaareevenontheirwaytoextinction,althoughwedon’treallyhaveenoughinformationtobecertainyet.Whyshouldwecareifbacteriaarebeingspreadtonewplaces?Besidestheobviouspotentialforspreadingdiseasestohumans,animalsandcrops,therearealsohiddendangers.Microorganismsareinvisibletothenakedeye,sowetendtoignorethemanddon’tnecessarilyappreciatetheirroleinhowtheplanetoperates.Bacteriaareveryimportanttobiogeochemistry—thecyclingofnutritionandotherchemicalsthroughecosystems.Forinstance,beforehumansinventedawaytomakefertilizerindustrially,everysinglenitrogen（氮）atominourproteinsandDNAhadtobechemicallycaughtbyabacterialcellbeforeitcouldbetakeninbyplantsandthenenterthehumanfoodchain.Theoxygenwebreatheislargelymadebymicroorganismsintheoceansratherthanmainlybyrainforests,asisoppositetocommonbelief.Oureffectsonbacteriahavethepotentialtochangethesebasicbacterialfunctions.Itisvitaltogainabetterunderstandingofhowhumansareaffectingmicroorganisms’distribution,theirabundance,andtheirlife-keepingprocesses.Althoughbacteriaareinvisible,weoverlookthematourownrisk.1、Whatcanbelearnedaboutthebacteriaaccordingtothetext?A．Theirpopulationisbecominglarger.B．Someofthemmaybecomeendangeredspecies.C．Theyonlycausegreatthreattoothercreatures.D．Muchattentionhasbeendrawntotheirresearches.2、Whatwasthefirststepofthecyclingofanitrogenatombeforeenteringourbody?A．Beingcaughtbyabacterialcell.B．Enteringthehumanfoodchain.C．Beingtransportedbyhumans.D．Beingtakeninbyplants.3、Whereisthemajorityofoxygenproducedaccordingtothetext?A．Inthehumanfoodchain.B．Intherainforest.C．Inthemountains.D．Intheoceans.4、Whichpartofthenewspaperisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A．Scienceandtechnology.B．Healthandmedicine.C．Agricultureandanimals.D．Environmentandenergy.24．（8分）IntheshorttimeSteveandZachhadbeeninsidetheirtentpackingtheirtools,wind-blownflamehadskippedfromthetopofonetreetoanother.Thelongdrysummerhadturnedtheforestintoatinderbox.“Let’sgo!Wecanmakeitbacktotheriverwecrossedtoday!”StevekeptBradyontheleadandtheirheadsdownagainstthefire-wind.ButBradybarkedasharpwarning.Aheadofthemlayathickcurtainofsmokeacrossthetrack.Theywouldnevermakeitthroughthat.Thedogwaspullingathisleadtryingtodrawthemawayfromthesmoke,andyetStevewasuneasy.Itseemedtohimthattheyweremovingawayfromtheriver.Suddenly,Zachcried.“Zach!”Steveshouted.“AreyouOK?Whereareyou?”ThenBradypulledStevedownasharpslope(坡).Atitsbase,Zachwasrubbinghisankle.AsStevehelpedhisfriendtohisfeet,Bradyliftedhisheadandsnuffed(嗅)thesmoke-ladenwind.Nextmoment,thedogboundedawayanddisappeared.Theboysshoutedforhim,buthedidn’tcomeback.Stevecouldn’tblameBradyforpanicking.Hehimselfwantedtoruneventhoughhedidn’thaveacluewhichway.SteveandZachhadn’tgonefarwhentherewasafamiliarbark,andBradycamebounding,stoppeddirectlyinfrontofSteveandhithimwithhishead,pushinghimbacktowardtheslopethey’djustclimbed.ButStevedidn’tgetit.ThenBradygrabbedtheboy’sjeansandstartedpulling.Themessagewasclear,butStevehesitated.OfcourseherememberedBradysavinghisuncle’slifewhenthedogwasmuchyounger.Washestillsharpenoughtogetthemthroughthis?Nearby,apinewentupinawhooshofsmoke.Bradypulledagain,urgently.“OK,bigguy,”Stevegritted(咬緊牙關(guān)).Bradyledthembackdowntheslopeandintothetrees.Notfarfromthemfirewastouchingunderbrush.Severaltimesthebigdogstopped.Oftenhechangeddirections.Stevewassotiredthathejustwantedtorest,butBradywouldn’thaveit.Thedogbulliedbothboystogoon.Howlongthey’dwalkedStevehadnoidea.Hewasalmostnumbwhenheheardit—thewonderfulsoundofrushingwater!1、WhathappenedtoSteveandZachatfirst?A．Theygotinjured. B．Theylosttheirdog.C．Theyweretrapped. D．Theybecameseparated.2、Bradyranawayto______.A．seekhelp B．findawayoutC．rescueZach D．escapeforlife3、HowdidStevefeelafterBradypulledhisjeans?A．Uneasy. B．Impatient.C．Numb. D．Uncertain.4、Thepassagebasicallydescribes________.A．a(chǎn)nadventure B．a(chǎn)nexplorationC．a(chǎn)nescapegame D．a(chǎn)trainingprogram25．（10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.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）WhenIwasinthefinalyearofmygraduationstudies,Ivisitedafriend’shomeforlunch.ThemomentIreachedhishouse,Ifoundthestaircasesofhisbuildingwerenotsogoodandhishomewasnotpaintedverywell.Icouldn’t36inThegreatestthingsIdidfindtherewerehisparents.Wesatonthegroundforlunchbecausetheydidn’thaveadining37.Hismotherservedusverydeliciousfood,smiledthroughoutandshowedcareforthe38lunchsession.Icanneverforgetthat.Hisfatherworkedasanormal39andIwonderedifheearnedenoughmoneytosupporttheirtwosons.Whileweweretakinglunch,hisfatherreturnedhometomeetus.Whenheenteredtheirhome,hishandsweredarkblackandhisclotheswereverydirty.Myfriendhadno40abouthisfatherandmadetheintroductions.Assoonashisfathercamein,myfriendaskedmeifIwanted“Papad”（atypicalIndianfood）toeat.BeforeIcouldsayanything,thefatherverygentlyandkindly41itforme,aftergoingthroughmanystaircaseseventhoughhewaslooking42.Today,myfriendisaleaderinabigcompany.Heisableto43highrentinHyderabadandhaveanewbeautifulhome.Notonlythat,hehelpedhisbrother44inWhatIwanttosayisthatIconsider45asrichnessinapoorfamily.Theamountofmoneyyoumakewon’t46other’shearts;theonlywayiswithloveandkindness.Struggleandbadperiodsareneededforeveryone’slife,astheymakeusstrong.Ifyouhavestrongwillpower,goalsandalsotheattitudeofhardandsmartwork,youcan47beasuccessfulpersoninsomeareasoflife.1、A．describe B．takeC．talk D．speak2、A．room B．carC．table D．hall3、A．desirable B．healthyC．temporaryD．entire4、.A．doctor B．mechanicC．lawyerD．teacher5、A．comment B．hesitationC．worryD．expectation6、A．borrowed B．boughtC．broughtD．took7、A．tired B．happyC．sadD．excited8、A．cost B．spendC．tookD．pay9、A．dearly B．financiallyC．highlyD．costly10、A．familiarity B．relationshipC．loveD．friendship11、A．win B．getC．gainD．defeat12、A．possibly B．hardlyC．suddenlyD．definitely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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TheIsleofManliesintheIrishSea,betweenthenorthofEngland1．Ireland.It2．(become)separatedfromBritainandIrelandby6500BC．Itisa3．(self-govern)dependency（屬地）ofBritain,anditsparliament4．(date)backtoVikingtimesoverathousandyearsvillage5．.Thereare22localauthoritiesontheIsleofMan,consisting6．4town,2district,2villageand14parishauthorities.However,theBritishgovernmenthasfinalauthorityandtheQueenisHeadofState.TheIsleofManhas7．owncurrencyandaverylowrateoftax,soitispopularwithrichpeopleandbanksandfinancialbusinesses.Road-racingisverypopularandattracts8．(thousand)ofvisitors,especiallytothemotorcycleracesinMayandJune.Atypeofcat9．(find)ontheisland,called“Manx”cat,isfamousforhavingnotail.The10．(office)symboloftheIsleofMan,usedontheflag,isacirclewiththreelegsattached.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。DearTom,Hownicelytohearfromyouagain、Youwanttoknowwhatwasgoingoninourschool、Inshort,thingshavebeenimprovinguntiltheschoolbegantocarryoutexploringstudy、Inthepast,theteachersalwayskeeponexplainingthepointsintheclass、Westudentsjustlistenedandtooknote、Butnowweoftendiscussandtrytosolvetheproblemsraisingbytheteachersorourselves、Afterclass,theyenjoydifferentkindsofactivitiesinsteadofdoingendlesshomework、Wecanreadwhatweareinterested、Inaword，wearenowmastersofstudy,butweareveryhappy、Bestwishes、Yours,LiHua163第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華。你所在的校即將舉行英語(yǔ)書(shū)寫大賽，請(qǐng)寫封郵件給你的外籍教師MissAlice,邀請(qǐng)她擔(dān)任評(píng)委。內(nèi)容包括:1.比賽目的2.比賽的時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)3.表示期待注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、D4、C5、B6、A7、B8、C9、A10、D11、D12、C13、A14、C15、C16、C17、B18、A19、C20、B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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、D2、A3、A4、D22、1、C2、A3、D4、C23、1、B2、A3、D4、A24、1、D2、B3、D4、A25、LaTomatina,SpainTomatojuiceflowsthroughthestreetsofBunolonthelastWednesdayofAugustastheworld’slargesttomatofighthappens.Festivitiesbegininthetownsquarewherethereisahugepolecoveredinsoapandwithalegofhamatthetop.Participantstrytoclimbupthepoletogetthehamaswatchersthrowbucketsofwatertothem.Afteragunisfiredtosignalthebeginningofthefight,peoplecatchthetomatoesandthroweachotherinthestreetsuntilthegunsoundsagain,markingtheendoftheevent.Holi,IndiaThisspringfestivaliscelebratedthroughoutthecountryinlateFebruaryorearlyMarch.Thetwo-dayeventcelebratesthelegendofPrahlad,whoescapedunharmedfromthefireoftheevilHolikaDahan.Peoplemarktheeventbylightingfiresandthrowingcoloredpowderononeanother.Childrenloadcoloredwaterintotoypistolscalledpichkariandtakeaima