江蘇省南通市通州海安2025屆高考英語三模試卷含解析

江蘇省南通市通州海安2025屆高考英語三模試卷注意事項1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。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．Insteadofmakingchoicesfortheirchildren,liberalparentsusuallysay,“Gowhereyou________.”A．will B．shouldC．can D．must2．______thestudentswerehearingtheexcitingnews! A．Howhappily B．Whatafun C．Whatpleasure D．Howpleased3．---Howabout______plantoopenabranch?---Ishouldsayitwas______failure.A．a(chǎn);a B．a(chǎn);/ C．the;/ D．the;a4．Forsometimethediscussionwentwithnoonesayingword.Alicefinallybroke.Silence.A．a(chǎn);the B．the;a C．a(chǎn);不填 D．the;不填5．Thepalaceisheavilyguarded,becauseinsideitswalls________.A．wheresittheEuropeanleaders B．theEuropeanleaderstheresitC．sittheEuropeanleaders D．thattheEuropeanleaderssit6．Itisnothowmuchmoneyyouwillgiveusbutthatyouarepresentattheceremony______reallymatters.A．which B．it C．what D．that7．—Isay,Harry.Whatdidyousaytothelaid-offworkerjustnow?—Nothing.Itomyself.A．hadonlytalked B．a(chǎn)monlytalking C．havejusttalked D．wasjusttalking8．Hopefully，thenewmethodwillbeeffective，helpingstudentstogettheircareerplans________.A．a(chǎn)thandB．a(chǎn)twillC．ontrialD．ontrack9．Someonecalledmeupatmidnight,buthehadhungupIcouldanswerthephone.A．a(chǎn)sB．sinceC．untilD．before10．Itwas______wewerereturninghome______Irealizedwhatagoodfeelingitwastohavehelpedsomeoneintrouble.A．when;before B．when;thatC．before;where D．how;that11．_____annoystheteachermostisthatallthestudentsaretooquietinclass.A．WhatB．ThatC．WhenD．Who12．—ThankGod!Thisschooltermiscomingtoanend!—Yeah,afterallthathardwork,weallaholiday.A．preserve B．observe C．reserve D．deserve13．IntheofficeIneverseemtohavetimeuntilafter5:30p.m.，manypeoplehavegonehome.A．whosetime B．thatC．onwhich D．bywhichtime14．Takingdrugshasbecomepartofeverysport_________athletesseektoachievebeyondtheirnaturallimits.A．which B．that C．who D．where15．Ifoundmycomputerfunctioningmuchbetter,________anewoperatingsystem.A．toinstall B．installingC．havinginstalled D．installed16．Wefirmlybelievethat______thenewexaminationsystemcomesintoexistence,completelynewsituationswillarise.A．consideringB．supposedC．providingD．given17．Jane’sgrandmotherhadwantedtowritechildren’sbookformanyyears,butonethingoranotheralwaysgotinway.A．a(chǎn);不填 B．the;theC．不填;the D．a(chǎn);the18．—HowdidyoufindProfessorSmith’sspeechlastnight?—Tobefrank,hisspeechdidn’t________tome.A．a(chǎn)ppeal B．belongC．refer D．occur19．Themealitselfwasnotsogood—______wasboringlybrownincludingvegetables.A．nothingB．everythingC．a(chǎn)nythingD．something20．Theshockingnewsmademerealize______terribleproblemswewouldface.A.that B．how C．what D．why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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Whenaskedtopointoutoneortwothingsthataremostimportanttothemselves,manyputfriendsaheadofhomes,jobs,clothesandcars.Atruefriendshipcarriesalonghistoryofexperiencethatdetermineswhoweareandkeepsusconnected.Itisatreasureweshouldprotect.Unfortunately,thebetterfriendsyouare,themoreprobablyyou’llhavedisagreements.Andtheresultcanbewhatyoudon’twant—anendtotherelationship.Thegoodnewsisthatmosttroubledfriendshipscanbemended.First,don’tletyourpridegetinyourway.Mostofuscanforgiveeachotherwhendifferencesarebroughtoutintheopen.Second,apologizewhenyou’rewrong—evenifyou’vebeenwronged.Overthecourseofafriendship,eventhebestpeoplemakemistakes.Sometimes,itmaybebestifthewrongedpersontakestheleadandapologizes.Whenyouapologize,giveyourfriendachancetoadmit(承認(rèn))thathehasbeenwrong.Third,seethingsfromyourfriend’spointofview.Andfinally,acceptthatfriendshipschangeasourneedsandlifestylechange.Makingfriendscansometimesseemeasy.Thehardpartiskeepingtheconnectionsstrongduringthenaturalupsanddownsthathaveaneffectonallrelationships.Mysuggestion:considerfriendshipasanhonorandagift,andworththeefforttotreasureandnurture(培養(yǎng)).1、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．EasyWaystoMakeFriendsB．UpsandDownsinFriendshipC．HowtoMendaTroubledFriendshipD．HowtoTaketheLeadinMakingFriends2、The＂wrongedperson＂underlinedinthepassagereferstoaperson____________.A．whohasbeenmistakenforanotherB．whohasbeenblamedunfairlyC．whohastreatedfriendsbadlyD．whohasadmittedhismistakes3、Accordingtothepassage,afriendshipcanbelongonlyif____________.A．wehavemuchincommonB．weknowourfriends’mistakesC．wetreatourdisagreementswiselyD．wehaveknownoneanotherherdesires4、Whatshouldwedoifwefollowtheauthor’ssecondsuggestion?A．Makeanapologyfirst.B．Avoidmakingmistakes.C．Sticktoourownpointsofview.D．Changeourlifestyles.22．（8分）Ifyou’reDIY-minded,youcanbuildyourownsolarpowersystem.Insomeyoucanevenbuildyourownsolarpanels,althoughtheamountthatyoucaneffectivelyDIYhomesolardependsonhowmuchyouwanttopower.Makingyourownsolarpanelisatime-consumingprocessandrequiressomeelectricalskills.However,itcanalsobeveryregarding—leaningtobuildyourownpanelisagreatwaytounderstandhowelectricityingenerated.Beforeyoucanbuildyourownsolarpanels,youfirstneedtounderstandhowsolarcellsgenerateelectricity.Onceyou’veboughtindividualsolarcells(theycanbepurchasedonline),thebasicprocessforbuildingyourownsolarpanelgoeslikethis:Preparethebackingforyourpanel.ManyDIYsolarpanelbuildersprefertouseawoodenboardasthebasefortheirsolarcells.You’llneedtodrillholesmtheboardsothatthewiresforeachcellcanpassthrough.Wireyoursolarcellstogether.Thisrequiressomeexperienceforelectricalwork.Useasolderingiron(烙鐵)toattachwiretothesolarcellsandthenlinkeachofthecellstogether.Attachcellstoyourbacking.Ifpossible,attacheachsolarcelltothebackingindividually.Thismakesiteasiertoreplaceasinglecellintheeventthatbecomesdamagedorisnotoperatingproperly.Atthispointyouhaveafunctionalsolarpanelthatcanproduceelectricitywhenthesunshines.However,asolarpanelbyitselfisnotuseful.Ifyouaretryingtogenerateelectricitytopowerdevicesinyourhome,youneedtopairyourpanelwithinverter(轉(zhuǎn)換器)thatwillturndirectcurrent(DC)powerfromthesunintoalternatingcurrent(AC)powerusedinmostelectronicdevices.1、WhatdoestheauthorthinkofbuildingDIYsolarpanelinparagraph1?A．Itiseasy.B．Itisnecessary.C．Itiscommon.D．Itisworthwhile.2、What’sthefirststepofbuildingyourownsolarpanel?A．Mastertheadvancedknowledgeofscience.B．Buyindividualsolarcells.C．Preparethebackingforyourpanel.D．Drillholesinthewoodenboard.3、Whyaresolarcellsconnectedtothewoodenboardseparately?A．Toproducemorepower.B．Topassthroughthewoodenboardeasily.C．Toattachcellstothebackingtightly.D．Tosubstitutedamagedcellseasily.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．PeoplewithelectricalskillshaveadvantagesoverthosewithoutinDIYsolarpanels.B．Afunctionalsolarpanelcangivepowertoyourhomedevicesdirectly.C．Howtopairaninverterdependsonhowmuchpoweryouwanttopower.D．Awoodenboardisamustforyourownsolarpanels.23．（8分）KnownasGC-1,thedrugreportedlyspeedsupmetabolism（新陳代謝）,orburningoff,offatcells.“GC-1dramaticallyincreasesthemetabolicrate,essentiallytransformingwhitefat,whichstoresextracaloriesandisassociatedwithobesityandmetabolicdisease,intoafatlikecalorie-burningbrownfat,”saidKevinPhillips,aresearcherinHouston.Untilseveralyearsago,scientiststhoughtthatonlyanimalsandhumanbabieshaveenergy-burning,"good"brownfat.“Itisnowclear,”Phillipssaid,“thathumanadultsdohavebrownfat,butappeartoloseitscalorie-burningactivityovertime.”Whitefathasabadeffectonpeoplewhenthebodyhastoomuchofit.Somepublishedresearchshowsthatpeoplewhohavemorebrownfathaveareducedriskofobesity.Researchersarenowworkingonwaysto“brown”whitefat,orchangeitintobrownfat.GC-1works,accordingtoPhillips.Hesaidheandotherresearchershavetestedthedruginhundredsofmice.Obesemice,bothgeneticallyobeseandthosewithdiet-inducedobesity,receivedGC-1treatmentdaily.Geneticallyobesemicelostweightandmorethan50percentoftheirfatmassinapproximatelytwoweeks,Phillipsreported.Hesaidmicewithdiet-inducedobesityexperiencedsimilarimprovements.Thedrugalsocausedadaptivethermogenes（適應(yīng)性發(fā)熱）infatcellsfrommice.Cellsgrowninadish,aswellastissuesamplestakenfromobesemice,showedevidenceofwhite-fatbrowning.“OurdataprovethatGC-1isanovelfat-browningagentthatmayhaveuseinthetreatmentofobesityandmetabolicdisease,”Phillipssaid.Thedrughasnotyetbeentestedforweightlossinhumans.However,Phillipssaiditwouldn’tbelongbeforeitwasusedasawayoflosingweight.1、Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Toprovetheharmofanewdrug.B．Tointroduceanewdrugtopeople.C．Toexplainthedevelopmentofanewdrug.D．Toinformpeopleofsomehealthknowledge.2、Inthepast,peopleheldthebeliefthat________.A．humanbabieshavebrownfatB．a(chǎn)nimalsdon'thavebrownfatC．onlyhumanadultshavebrownfatD．brownfatmayloseitsactivityovertime3、WhatcanweknowaboutGC-1?A．Itcanbeusedtotreatobesity.B．Itisacureforheartdisease.C．Itisadrugintendedformice.D．Ithasbeensoldinthedrugstore.4、Whichofthefollowingcanmakepeopleloseweight?A．Increasingmorewhitefat.B．Burningoffmorebrownfat.C．Changingwhitefatintobrownfat.D．Slowingdowntheactivityofbrownfat.24．（8分）Frauds(詐騙犯)playcomplexpsychologicaltrickstofoolothers,saysColinBarras.Andthatmeansanyonecanbecheatedunlesstheyknowwhattolookfor.Noneofuslikestobecheated.andDavidModichasdonesomeresearchesonit.It’sthepersonalpassionthathasconvincedModictostudythepsychologyofcheating.He’snotalone:thefieldisthriving,andtheinformationthatresearchersareuncoveringis)valuabletousall-fromthosesingleinsearchoflovetothetechnologywizards(人才)inchargeoftheworld’sonlinesecurity.Modicisparticularlyinterestedinwhatmakespeopleeasytofraud.It’scommontoimaginethatonlythefoolishorpoorlyeducatedmightfallvictimbutevenhardevidencesuggeststhisisnotthecase.TakePaulFrampton,anOxbridgeeducatedacademicprofessorofphysicsforexample.In2012Framptonwasgivenalmost5yearsinprisonfordrugsmugglinginArgentina,afterfallingvictimtoanonlinedatingfraud.Andthenthere’sJohnWorley,Asapsychotherapist,Worleyknowsmorethanmostofusaboutcontrollinglife’srightways.Butin2005hewasputontrialforbankfraudafterbecomingavictimofafraud.ThisfraudseespeoplecontactedbysomeoneclaimingtobeaNigeriangovernmentofficialappealingforhelpmovinglargesumsofmoneyoutofthecountry—whojustrequiresalittlemoneyupfront(預(yù)付的)toreleasethefortune.Worleywasfoundguiltyandsentencedtotwoyearsinprison.Intelligenceandexperienceoffernoprotectionagainstcheaters,saysModic.“Ifitdid,thenbettereducatedpeopleandolderpeoplewouldbelesslikelytofallforscams(騙局).Andthatisnotsupportedbymyresearch.”Tolookforanswerstothatquestion,ModicandFrankStajanohavequizzedthousandsofpeople,askingthemfirstwhethertheythinkvariousfraudsarereasonable—andwhethertheyhavefallenvictimtothem—beforeaskingthemtoperformapersonalitytest.Theresearchhasidentifiedanumberofcharacteristicsthatpeoplewhoarevictimsoffraudsseemtoincommon.Someofthesetraits—likealackofself-control—wewouldprobablyrecognizeasdangerous.Butothers—atrustinauthority,adesiretoactinthesamewayasourfriends,oratendencytoactinaconsistentway—wemightthinkofasgoodcharacteristics.1、Accordingtothepassage,thefraudsmay.A．threatentheworld’sonlinesecurityB．playtheirtricksinaconsistentwayC．receivemucheducationofpsychologyD．havehighintelligencetohelpcheating2、Paragraph3mainlytellsusthat.A．whoandwhatmakespeopleeasytofraudB．a(chǎn)llwalksoflifewouldbelikelytofallforscamsC．thepoorlyeducatedmaybeeasiertobecheatedD．governmentofficialsshouldberesponsibleforfrauds3、ModicandFrankStajano’sresearchesfindoutthatthevictims.A．oftenfollowfriends’actionsB．a(chǎn)reconsideredtobedangerousC．a(chǎn)lsosharegoodcharacteristicsD．shouldn’thaveatrustinauthority25．（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.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Hewas11yearsoldandwentfishingeverychancehegotfromthedockathisfamily’scabinonanislandinthemiddleofaNewHampshirelake.Onthedaybeforethebassseasonopened,heandhisfatherwerefishingearlyintheevening,1sunfishandperchwithworms.Thenhetiedonasmalllureandpracticedcasting.Thelure2thewaterandcausedcoloredripples(漣漪，細(xì)浪)inthesunset,then3ripplesasthemoonroseoverthelake.Whenhisfishingroddoubledover,heknewsomething4wasontheotherend.Hisfatherwatchedwith5astheboyskillfullyworkedthefishalongsidethedock.Finally,hecarefullyliftedthe6fishfromthewater.Itwasthelargestonehehadeverseen,butitwasabass.Theboyandhisfatherlookedatthehandsomefish,gills(鰓)playingbackandforthinthe7.Thefatherlitamatchandlookedatthewatch.Itwas10p.m.—twohours8theseasonopened.Helookedatthefish,thenattheboy.“You’llhaveto9,son.”hesaid.“Dad!”criedtheboy.“Therewillbeotherfish.”saidhisfather.“Notasbigasthisone.”criedtheboy.Helookedaroundthelake.Nootherfishermenorboatswereanywherearoundinthemoonlight.Helookedagainathisfather.Eventhoughnoonehadseenthem,10couldanyoneeverknowwhattimehecaughtthefish,theboycould11bytheclarityofhisfather’svoicethatthedecisionwasnotnegotiable(可協(xié)商的).Heslowlypulledthe12outofthelipofthehugefishand13itintotheblackwater.Thecreatureswisheditspowerfulbodyanddisappeared.Theboy14thathewouldneveragainseesuchagreatfish.Thatwas34yearsago.Today,theboyisasuccessfularchitectinNewYorkCity.Andhewasright.Hehasneveragaincaughtsuchamagnificentfish15theonethatwassetfreebyhimthatnightlongago.Buthedoesseethatsamefish16----everytimehe17againstaquestionofethics.For,ashisfathertaughthim,ethicsaresimple18ofrightandwrong.19isonlythepracticeofethicsthatisdifficult.Dowedorightwhennooneislooking?Wewould20weweretaughttoputthefishbackwhenwewereyoung.4251、A．catchingB．drawingC．trappingD．expecting2、A．metB．struckC．knockedD．a(chǎn)ttacked3、A．goldenB．silverC．blackD．blue4、A．lightB．slimC．smallD．huge5、A．decisionB．instructionC．a(chǎn)dmirationD．celebration6、A．livelyB．livingC．exhaustedD．dead7、A．moonlightB．sunC．windD．lake8、A．whenB．sinceC．a(chǎn)fterD．before9、A．pullitupB．speeditupC．putitbackD．bringitback10、A．notB．norC．a(chǎn)ndD．or11、A．receiveB．believeC．organizeD．tell12、A．wormB．hookC．boatD．match13、A．loweredB．liftedC．watchedD．changed14、A．expectedB．a(chǎn)dmittedC．complainedD．suspected15、A．thatB．whenC．a(chǎn)sD．because16、A．onceagainB．a(chǎn)gainandagainC．a(chǎn)llthetimeD．intheend17、A．comesupB．catchesupC．makesupD．ringsup18、A．informationB．a(chǎn)dviceC．mattersD．messages19、A．ItB．HeC．TherightD．Thewrong20、A．evenifB．thoughC．unlessD．if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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Icelandisalandofvolcanoes.Nowhereis1．（evident）thanontheWestmanIslandsoffthesoutherncoastofIceland.Here,2．（century）ofvolcaniceruptionsformedmanyeye-catchingseacliffs（懸崖）,among3．onestandsout:Apartofthevolcano-formedcoastonHeimaeylooksexactlyliketheheadofalargeelephant4．（stick）itstrunkinthewater.Infact,itlookssomuchlikeanelephantthatmanypeoplethinkitmusthavebeenshapedbyhumans.Thatisnot5．case,however.Theelephant’srealistic6．（appear）is,atleastpartially,duetothefactthatthecliff7．（consist）ofaspecialrock.Therockgivesthefigure“skin”thatlookswrinkledandgray,justlikethatofarealelephant.ThemostcommontheoryisthattherockformationscamefromtheEldfellVolcano,which8．（erupt）manytimessincethe1940s.Inspiteofthestrongresemblancetoanelephant,somepeople9．（actual）seesomethingdifferentwhentheylookattherockformation.TheyseethefictionalcharacterCthulhu,aseabeast.Whetheryouseeanelephant10．a(chǎn)fictionalbeast,asoneofmanyattractionsonHeimaey,therockdoesdrawcurioussightseers.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上英語老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處；錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加，刪除或修改。增加：在缺同處加一個漏字符號(∧)，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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一間；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Asthesayinggoes,“Timeismoney、”SoasfarasI’mconcerned,timeisevenmorepreciousthanmoney、Timeflieslikeaarrowbeforewerealizeitandwhenitgoesby,itwillneverreturn、However,manypeoplestilldon’tmakefullusetotheirtime、Anumberofstudentsspendalotoftimeinsleeping,chatting,playingcomputergamesandanothermeaninglessmatters、Thoughtheyarealwayscomplainingthattheycan’tdogoodintheirstudy,buttheydon’tacceptthetruththatitiswastingtimeonthosethingsthatleadstotheirfailuresinstudy、Asstudents,wemustbeengaginginourstudiessoastoservethesocietyandournationalinthefuture、Allinall,weshouldawareofthesignificanceoftimeandgetintothegoodhabitofsavingtime、Donotputoffwhichcanbedonetodayuntiltomorrow、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假設(shè)你是光明中學(xué)的王磊,你的好友李華受邀參加英國的國際夏令營交流活動。此時他有兩種方案可供選擇,一種是選擇官方提供的住宿旅館,但費用較高。另一種是參加每月30個小時的養(yǎng)老院義工服務(wù),但提供免費住宿,對此,他向你求助,請寫一封信給李華,必須包含下列兩點:1.你建議選擇哪一種方案及理由2.為什么選擇這一立場,請表明你的立場________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、D3、D4、A5、C6、D7、D8、D9、D10、B11、A12、D13、D14、D15、C16、C17、D18、A19、B20、C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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、B3、C4、A22、1、D2、B3、D4、A23、1、B2、A3、A4、C24、1、A2、B3、C25、LaTomatina,SpainTomatojuiceflowsthroughthestreetsofBunolonthelastWednesdayofAugustastheworld’slargesttomatofighthappens.Festivitiesbegininthetownsquarewherethereisahugepolecoveredinsoapandwithalegofhamatthetop.Participantstrytoclimbupthepoletogetthehamaswatchersthrowbucketsofwatertothem.Afteragunisfiredtosignalthebeginningofthefight,peoplecatchthetomatoesandthroweachotherinthestreetsuntilthegunsoundsagain,markingtheendoftheevent.Holi,IndiaThisspringfestivaliscelebratedthroughoutthecountryinlateFebruaryorearlyMarch.Thetwo-dayeventcelebratesthelegendofPrahlad,whoescapedunharmedfromthefireoftheevilHolikaDahan.Peoplemarkt