廣東省東莞中學(xué)2024年高三最后一卷英語試卷含解析

廣東省東莞中學(xué)2024年高三最后一卷英語試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Therewasalsoawalletsittinginsidethecarwithalotofmoney______.A．reachingoutB．stickingoutC．pickingout2．________youhaveseenheispoor,youshouldunderstandwhyhehastotakeuptwopart-timejobs.A．Aslongas B．UnlessC．Nowthat D．While3．Afterstudyinginamedicalcollegeforfiveyears,Jane______herjobasadoctorinthecountryside.A．setout B．tookover C．tookup D．setup4．Aheartylaughrelievesphysicaltension,_____yourmusclesrelaxedforoverhalfanhour.A．toleave B．left C．leaving D．leave5．I’mtiredout．Istayedupthewholenight,______formymidtermmathexam．A．studying B．tostudy C．tobestudying D．studied6．—Canyoutellmesomethingabout_________science.—OK._NobelPrizeinChemistryisusuallyawardedtoAmericans.A．the;The B．/;The C．a(chǎn);/ D．the;/7．Anyway,we’reherenow,solet’s___________someseriouswork.A．comeupwith B．getdowntoC．doawaywith D．liveupto8．ThismorningIpickedupwalletinsurpriseonmywaytoschool.A．A;a B．the;a C．a(chǎn);\ D．\;the9．—________thewomanwiththebabycomeover?Wehaveaseathere.—Thankyou,sir.ActuallyIdohavemyseathere.Butmybabylikestolookoutofthewindow.A．Would B．ShallC．Must D．May10．-HowcanIgetintouchwiththetravelagency,Robin?-JustsurftheInternetandthencallone________thetelephonenumberisprovided.A．withwhich B．inwhich C．ofwhich D．bywhich11．It_____havebeenTomthatparkedthecarhere,asheistheonlyonewithacar.A．may B．can C．must D．should12．DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch13．—DoyoulikethemobilegameTravelingFrog?—Yes,thepostsaboutthevirtualgreenfrog________over4milliontimes.A．haveread B．havebeenreadC．wouldberead D．a(chǎn)rereading14．Mymotheropenedthedrawerto______theknivesandspoons.A．putaway B．putup C．puton D．puttogether15．Thenewmovie________tobeoneofthebiggestmoney-makersofalltime.A．pretends B．a(chǎn)grees C．promises D．declines16．Itwasconsiderate_____younottoplaythepianowhileIwasasleep.A．of B．for C．to D．from17．Thegovernmentplaced_____onthenumbersofforeigncarsthatcouldbeimported.A．limitations B．a(chǎn)dministrationC．requirements D．restrictions18．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay.A．yetB．a(chǎn)ndC．orD．so19．Thepoliceareinvestigatingthecompany,threeof________managershavealreadybeenarrested.A．whose B．thatC．which D．where20．I_________tohelpyoutodohomeworkbutIcouldn'tspareanytime.I________acompositionlastnightandI'llfinishittomorrow.A．wanted；wrote B．hadwanted；waswritingC．hadwanted；wrote D．wanted；havebeenwriting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）Attheageof14,JamesHarrisonhadamajorchestoperationandherequired13units(3.4gallons)ofbloodafterwards.Theblooddonationssavedhislife,andhedecidedthatonceheturned18,hewouldbegindonatingbloodasregularlyashecould.Morethan60yearsandalmost1,200donationslater,Harrison,whosebloodcontainsanantibody(抗體)thathassavedthelivesof2.4millionbabiesfrommiscarriages(流產(chǎn)),retiredasablooddonoronMay11.Harrison’sbloodisvaluablebecausehenaturallyproducesRh-negativeblood,whichcontainsRh-positiveantibodies.Hisbloodhasbeenusedtocreateanti-DinAustraliasince1967.“EverybottleofAnti-DevermadeinAustraliahasJamesinit,”RobynBarlow,theRhprogramdirectortoldtheSydneyMorningHerald.“It’sanamazingthing.Hehassavedmillionsofbabies.Icryjustthinkingaboutit.”Sincethen,Harrisonhasdonatedbetween500and800millilitersofbloodalmosteveryweek.He’smade1,162donationsfromhisrightarmand10fromhisleft.“I’dkeepgoingiftheyletme,”HarrisontoldtheHerald.Hisdoctorssaiditwastimetostopthedonations—andtheycertainlydon’ttakethemlightly.Theyhadalreadyextendedtheagelimitforblooddonationsforhim,andthey’recuttinghimoffnowtoprotecthishealth.Hemadehisfinaldonationsurroundedbysomeofthemothersandbabieswhohisbloodhelpedsave.Harrison’sretirementisablowtotheRhtreatmentprograminAustralia.Only160donorssupporttheprogram,andfindingnewdonorshasproventobedifficult.ButHarrison’sretirementfromgivingblooddoesn’tmeanhe’scompletelyoutofthegame.ScientistsarecollectingandcataloginghisDNAtocreatealibraryofantibodiesandwhitebloodcellsthatcouldbethefutureoftheanti-DprograminAustralia.1、WhatdoweknowaboutJamesHarrison?A．Hesaved2.4millionpoorpeople.B．Heistoretireasablooddonor.C．Heisaverygratefulblooddonor.D．Hedonatesbloodnearlyeveryday.2、Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingParagraph4?A．TostateHarrison’sdecisiontocontinuedonatingblood.B．TodescribehowHarrison’sdonationscometoanend.C．TointroducesomebabiessavedbyHarrison’sblood.D．TopraiseHarrisonforhiscooperationwiththedoctors.3、WhatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutHarrison?A．Afterhisretirement,theRhprogramwillfail.B．Newdonorsareeasytofindinashorttime.C．HecontinuestocontributetotheRhprogram.D．HisDNAiskeptinalibraryforfuturestudy.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AUniqueManwithaRareBloodTypeB．TheBloodSavingMillionsofBabiesC．ASpecialBloodTypeDonortoRetireD．TheManwiththeGoldenArm22．（8分）AROBOTcompanionforolderpeopleaimstopromoteactivityanddealwithlonelinessbyurgingthemtotakepartindigitalandphysicalactivities.TheElliQrobot,madebyIsrael-basedstart-upIntuitionRobotics,willbepublishedattheDesignMuseuminLondonthisweek.ElliQisasmalldesktopdevicethatconsistsofadomed(拱形的)“body”andaseparatedetachable(可拆卸的)screen.CreatedincollaborationwithSwissdesignerYvesBehar,therobotisabletoencourageadegreeofsocialengagement.SimilartohomeassistantsliketheAmazonEcho,peoplecansimplytalktoit,andtherearevisualcluesthatcouldbeparticularlyhelpfulforthosewithhearingdifficulties.AkeypurposeofElliQistoactasaneasyplatformtoaccessexistingservicessuchassocialmedia,andmessagingprograms.Forexample,thedevicecouldalerttheusersthattheirgrandchildhaspostedanewphotoonFacebook,showittothemonthescreen.ElliQcanrecommendactivitiesvoluntarily.Itmightaskifyou’reinterestedinwatchingavideo,forinstance,orsuggestawalk.Itcanalsoactasremindertotakemedication.Havingarobotconstantlyoffersuggestionscouldobviouslygetannoying,sothedeviceusesmachinelearningtotailorthesesuggestionstoindividualpreferences.Ifasuggestionismetwithapositiveresponseonce,ElliQmighttryitagain.Ifnot,itmightchangeforadifferenttack.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．Arobotcompanionforolderpeoplewillstronglyadvisethemtoparticipateindigitalandphysicalactivitiestobehealthy.B．TheElliQrobotispublishedattheDesignMuseuminLondon.C．ThescreenoftheElliQrobotcanberemovedifnecessary.D．TheElliQrobotiscreatedbySwissdesignerYvesBeharandIsrael-basedstart-upIntuitionRobotics.2、Theunderlinedword“alert”isclosestmmeaningto.A．declareB．a(chǎn)nnounceC．remindD．say3、ElliQcanservethefollowingpurposesEXCEPT.A．whentheuser’sfriendupdateshismoments(朋友圈),itcanshowittotheuseronthescreen.B．itcanrecommendsomeactivitieseventheuserdoesn’task.C．itwillconstantlygivesuggestionsregardlessoftheuser’sindividualpreference.D．itcanhelpthosewithhearingdifficultiesbyofferingvisualclues.4、Inwhichcolumnwearemostlikelytofindthepassage?A．News&TechnologyB．PeopleC．HealthD．InternationalAffairs23．（8分）LittleNewYear(Chinese:Xiaonian),usuallyaweekbeforethelunarNewYear,fallsonFeb8thisyear.ItisalsoknownastheFestivaloftheKitchenGod,thedeity(神)whooverseesthemoralcharacterofeachhousehold.HerearesixthingsyoushouldknowabouttheLittleNewYear,anothersignofthestartofspring.1.OffersacrificestoKitchenGodOneofthemostdistinctivetraditionsoftheLittleNewYearistheburningofapaperimageoftheKitchenGod,whowillreportonthefamily'sconductoverthepastyear.TheofferingstotheKitchenGodincludepig'shead,fish,sweetbeanpaste,melons,fruit,boileddumplings,barleysugar,andGuandongcandy,astickytreatmadeoutofglutinousmilletandsproutedwheat.Mostoftheofferingsaresweetsofvariousvarieties.ItisthoughtthatthiswillsealtheKitchenGod'smouthandencouragehimtoonlysaygoodthingsaboutthefamilywhenheascendstoheaventomakehisreport.2.HousecleaningAccordingtoChinesefolkbeliefs,duringthelastmonthoftheyearghostsanddeitiesmustchooseeithertoreturntoHeavenortostayonEarth.Itisbelievedthatinordertoensuretheghostsanddeities'timelydeparturepeoplemustthoroughlycleanboththeirpersonsandtheirhouses,downtoeverylastdrawerandcupboard.3.EatGuandongcandyGuandongcandy,astickytreatmadeoutofglutinousmilletandsproutedwheat,isatraditionalsnackthatChinesepeopleeatontheFestivaloftheKitchenGod.4.Pastepaper-cutstowindowsIntheLittleNewYear,oldcoupletsandpaper-cutsfromthepreviousSpringFestivalaretakendown,andnewwindowdecorations,NewYear'sposters,andauspicious(吉利的)decorationsarepastedup.5.Bathandhair-cutAstheoldChinesesayinggoes,whetherthey'rerichorpoor,peopleoftenhaveahaircutbeforetheSpringFestival.TheactivityoftakingbathandhaircutisoftentakenontheLittleNewYear.6.PreparationsforSpringFestivalPeoplestarttostockupnecessaryprovisionsfortheSpringFestivalsincetheLittleNewYear.Everythingneededtomakeofferingstotheancestors,entertainguests,andfeedthefamilyoverthelongholidaymustbepurchasedinadvance.1、WhatisthemostunusualtraditionintheLittleNewYear?A．OfferingsacrificestotheKitchenGodB．BurningpaperimageofKitchenGodC．PreparingthenecessityfortheNewYearD．Cleaninghouseandpeoplethemselves2、WhatistheKitchenGod’sdutyintheman’sworld?A．Collectingtheinformationoftheman’sworldB．ProtectingthecharacterofeachhomeC．GatheringsacrificesforotherGodsinheavenD．Overseeingthemoralpeopleintheworld3、Whyaremostoftheofferingssweets?A．BecausetheKitchenGodlovessweetfoods.B．Asitisthetraditionalcustoms.C．AspeoplehopetheGodsaysgoodforthem.D．Becausesweetsarethebestsacrifices.4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisprobablyTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．LittleNewYearalwaysfallsinFebruary.B．HousecleaningistowelcometheNewYear.C．IntheLittleNewYearonlypaper-cutsarepastedup.D．PeoplewillmakefullpreparationsforthecomingNewYear.24．（8分）Iwasatmyparent’sdinnertable.Beforemewasawornjournalofthinanddiscoloredpages.Itwasmygrandfather’sjournalandnowbelongedtomyfather.Mygrandfatherhadpassedawayinthemonthsleadinguptomybirth.Inevergottovisittheplaceshehadfrequentedandthepeoplewhohadbeenapartofhislife’sjourney.Iwasnowabouttoenterhisworld,throughthewordshehadleftbehind.Withinminutes,Iwascaptivatedbythepowerofthewrittenwords.Inthemagicalscript(筆跡)beforeme,Iwastransportedtoanotheragewhenfoodwasaneverydayart,planned,preparedandenjoyedinthecompanyofothers，andatimewhenpeoplehadthehearttopausetheirownlivestoembrace(擁抱)eachother’sstruggles.Allthiswasconveyedtomeinthebeautyofthewordsthatflowedtogethertoconnectwiththewriter’smindandunderstandtheworldtheylivedin.Thatkindofwritingseemstobelostonustoday.Wehavegottenusedlowritinginbite-sizedpiecesforapubliclookingforentertainment,andhungryforinformation.Nowonder,therearenearly200millionbloggersontheInternetandanewblogiscreatedsomewhereintheworldeveryhalfasecond.Insteadofaddingtoourcollectivewisdom,mostofthesewritingsreflectthesuperficiality(膚淺)andimpatienceofourdayandage.Thisnotonlyrobsusoftheskillofwritingimpressiveessays,italsopreventsusfromexploringwhatisindeedimportant.Writinghumbles(使謙卑)usinawaythatisvitalforourcharactergrowth,byremindingusaboutthelimitsoftheselfandourappropriateplaceinthevastflowoflife.Writingfreesusbyhelpingusexploretheunknownsothatwereallyopenuptomagicoftheworldaroundus.Isawallofthisinthewritingofmygrandfather.AndI’veseenitagainandagaininthewritingsofthegreatestthinkersofhumanity.Theirwritingreflectdeepthoughtonissuesofhumanimportance.1、Theunderlinedword“captivated”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby“________”.A．puzzledB．frightenedC．a(chǎn)ttractedD．defeated2、Intheauthor’sgrandfather’sage,people________.A．livedahardlifeB．caredabouteachotherC．werefondofwritingD．treatedfoodasanart3、Theauthorbeginsthetextwithhergrandfather’sjournalinorderto________.A．showherrespecttohergrandfatherB．presenttheimportanceofgoodwritingC．expressherinterestinreadingaswellaswritingD．raisetheproblemswithtoday’swriting4、Inthelastparagraph,theauthoristryingto_________.A．discusswhatgoodwritingislikeB．expressherstrongdesiretolearnwritingskillsC．stresstheeffectsofhergrandfather’sjournalonherD．showheradmirationforhergrandfather’swriting25．（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）Trueleadershipisnotjusttheabilitytoidentifythetalentandskillofthepolishedindividualsaroundyou.Itinvolvesbeingabletodigbeneaththesurfaceanddiscover1．Oncetherewasaboywhoconstantlysatandtalkedinhismathclass，andseemed2ingroupactivities.Mostteacherswould3thinkofhimasaproblemstudent.However，Annawasdifferent.Shebelievedthestudentwasabove4inotherareassoshecreatedastrategytofindout.Annadidn’t’t5theparents.Insteadsheorganizedahandfulofactivitiesintheclasstogetmoreinformation.Inplaceofcallingoutforvolunteersinclassshecreateda6foreachFriday：Girlsvs.Boys.Thefirstweektheclasswastotally7．Everyonewantedtowin.Eventheboyhadhishandupthewholetimetryingtogetaturn.8，Annawaited，andwaited，andwaited.Finallythe9teacherpairedtheboywiththemost10girlstudentinclass.Nowthetwoteamshada11score，allthestudentssatbackeagertoseetheresult.Astheteacherplacedthequestionontheboard，mostofthestudentsbeganto12theirheads：thiswasaquestiontheyhadnever13inclass.“14！”theteacheryelled.Bothstudentsstarteddoingit15thinkingofhowtosolvethecomplexquestion.Theirclassmates，fullof16，exclaimed，“Hurry，hurry，hurry！”Theboyfinisheditjustsecondsbeforethegirlandspunaroundwithhis17raised，“Iwon！”AlmostnobodycouldbelievethestudenttheyadmiredfaileduntilAnna18theresult.ThiswaswhatAnnatriedtoget.Itturnedoutthatthestudentwasn’tbad，hewas19．Sowecanseethat20hiddenabilitiesisnotalwayseasybuttheendresultscanbemagical.Tryyourhandatthisqualityofleadershipnowandreportyourresults.1、A．truth B．treasure C．motivation D．potential2、A．a(chǎn)ctive B．disconnected C．discouraged D．cautious3、A．immediately B．a(chǎn)ppropriately C．a(chǎn)bnormally D．scarcely4、A．limit B．prejudice C．a(chǎn)verage D．value5、A．contact B．comfort C．warn D．blame6、A．dilemma B．debate C．game D．competition7、A．creative B．enthusiastic C．noisy D．curious8、A．Yet B．Still C．Somehow D．Therefore9、A．a(chǎn)rbitrary B．puzzled C．ridiculous D．wise10、A．elegant B．careless C．hardworking D．considerate11、A．rare B．close C．poor D．different12、A．turn B．lift C．shake D．nod13、A．covered B．feared C．overlooked D．raised14、A．Try B．Hurry C．Look D．Go15、A．skillfully B．slowly C．casually D．a(chǎn)bruptly16、A．chaos B．a(chǎn)nxiety C．courage D．excitement17、A．a(chǎn)rms B．hopes C．confidence D．eyes18、A．obtained B．a(chǎn)nalyzed C．confirmed D．a(chǎn)djusted19、A．upset B．spoiled C．tired D．bored20、A．foreseeing B．recognizing C．a(chǎn)ppreciating D．a(chǎn)ssessing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）AsastrangerinAtlanticCity,Ioftenusedtogowalkingoutside.Oneafternoon,Ifoundalittleboy1．(stand)alone,andhelookedverylost.Itriedtogethistrust,soI2．(buy)himanice-creamconeanddecidedtocallthepolicetotakehimhome.Itold3．tostaytherewhenIwenttothephonebooth(電話亭),4．a(chǎn)fterIreturned,hewasmissing.Afewminuteslater,5．patrolcararrived.Thepolicemanaskedme6．thechildwas.Ifeltstupid;7．wasembarrassing(難堪的)tosaythatIhadlostalostchild.Itoldthepoliceman8．hadhappenedandgavehima9．(describe)oftheboy."Whatdidyoutreathimwith?"heasked."Anice-creamcone.Why?""Thatkidlivesonlyafewblocks10．here,andyou’reaboutthefifthstrangerhe’sconned(欺騙)foratreat!"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）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(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同。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改:在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該同下面寫出修改后的同。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。TheMoments(朋友圈)sectionofWeChathasbecomethepopularpartofthesocialnetworkingplatform、Wecanshareeverythingabouttheirlifeonitwithourfriend、Manyteenagers,however,chosetokeeptheirparentsouttheirMoments、Theyarguethatiftheirparentsgetinvolved,andtheywillfeelupset、AsfarasIamconcerning,IfeelhappilywhenmyparentscommentonmypostsinmyMoments、Itshowstheirloveandcareforme、What'smore,shutthemoffmaymakethegenerationgapbiggerandbigger,wheninvitingtheminwouldhelpuscommunicatebetterandfeelclosertoeachotherthanbefore、14第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是高一新生吳東，寫信給你的朋友李明，描繪你進(jìn)入新華高中以后的生活，請(qǐng)用英語寫一篇100—120個(gè)詞的一封信，就學(xué)校、學(xué)習(xí)、交友等方面進(jìn)行簡單介紹。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、C4、C5、A6、B7、B8、C9、A10、C11、C12、C13、B14、A15、C16、A17、D18、A19、A20、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、C2、B3、C4、D22、1、B2、C3、C4、A23、1、B2、D3、C4、D24、1、C2、B3、D4、A25、LaTomatina,SpainTomatojuiceflowsthroughthestreetsofBunolonthelastWednesdayofAugustastheworld’slargesttomatofighthappens.Festivitiesbegininthetownsquarewherethereisahugepolecoveredinsoapandwithalegofhamatthetop.Participantstrytoclimbupthepoletogetthehamaswatchersthrowbucketsofwatertothem.Afteragunisfiredtosignalthebeginningofthefight,peoplecatchthetomatoesandthroweachotherinthestreetsuntilthegunsoundsagain,markingtheendoftheevent.Holi,IndiaThisspringfestivaliscelebratedthroughoutthecountryinlateFebruaryorearlyMarch.Thetwo-dayeventcelebratesthelegendofPrahlad,whoescapedunharmedfromthefireoftheevilHolikaDahan.Peoplemarktheeventbylightingfiresandthrowingcoloredpowderononeanother.Childrenloadcoloredwaterintotoypistolscalledpichkariandtakeaimatpassers-by.Holiisknownasahappycelebrationofthetriumphofgoodoverevil.BurningMan,NevadaThisinfamousfestivalbeganin1986withtheburningofala