2024届北京市怀柔区市级名校高三3月份模拟考试英语试题含解析

2024届北京市怀柔区市级名校高三3月份模拟考试英语试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．—Can'tyoudrivealittlefaster?—No.IfI________anotherspeedingticket,mydadwouldtakeawaymycar.A．wouldget B．wouldhavegot C．hadgot D．got2．–Whichdriverwastoblame?--Why,______!Itwasthechild’sfault,clearandsimple.Hesuddenlycameoutbetweentwoparkedcars.A．both B．eachC．either D．neither3．Youthisaperiodofourlifeweseenolimittoourhopesandwishes.A．where B．thatC．what D．when4．Whenshewasintrouble,IdidwhatIcouldtohelpher．__________myhelp,shewrotemealetterofthanks．A．Inhonorof B．Incaseof C．Intermsof D．Inreturnfor5．ThemainissueattheAPECmeetingwasaclimate-changeplan_____byAustralia’sHowardandbackedbyBush.A．putout B．putoffC．putaway D．putforward6．Thekitchenisoftenthebusiestroominahousehold,soit’simportanttomakesureitwell.A．smoothes B．functions C．pays D．measures7．—ThankyouverymuchforgivingmeahandwhenIwasintrouble.—Don’tmentionit.Ionlydidwhatanyoneelse_______inmyplace.A．mustdo B．couldhavedoneC．woulddo D．canhavedone8．—Didyoucatchthefirstbusthismorning?—No.Ithadleftthestop_________Igotthere.A.inthetime B．atthetimeC．bythetime D．duringthetime9．carefullyforlongtime,theopeningceremonywonagreatsuccess.A．HavingpreparedB．TobepreparedC．BeingpreparedD．Havingbeenprepared10．Thehigh-anxietyfocusonreadingscoremayhavenarrowedstudent________toknowledgeabouttheworldthatcanimprovetheirreading.A．idea B．aid C．belief D．access11．Theautofactory______newprofitrecordsthroughtechnicalinnovation—10%growthrateinthelasttwoyearsandhopefully15%thisyear.A．setB．hassetC．issettingD．hasbeensetting12．Whenwehaveachancetotravel,wetendto______asmanysightsintothetripaswecan---sevencountriesintendays,forexample.A．squeeze B．sneeze C．subscribe D．substitute13．---Ann,ourdepartmentmaybenamedtheDepartmentoftheYearbecauseoftheoutstandingperformance.---_______.A．GoodtoknowB．I’llsayC．IhearyouonthatoneD．Can’targuewiththat14．—Shallweturntothebossforalongerholiday?—He’llprobablysayno,________it’sworthasking.A．soB．whileC．unlessD．though15．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved16．Havingbattledwiththeir_______overwhethertoofferhelptoanagedmanorwomanwhohasfallenover,mostpeoplechoosetohelp.A．compromise B．contradictionC．conscience D．competence17．Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,seldom______giveitup.A．hewill B．doesheC．wouldhe D．willhe18．Asisknown,onlyhardleadstohappiness.A．workB．worksC．workedD．working19．Ibelievedhimtobehonestbuthisactionsshowedthathehad________.A．thetopdogB．thefeetofclayC．hiscupofteaD．theappleofhiseye20．Itisbelievedthatmanymorepopularterms________ontheInternetthisyear.A．willbecreated B．havecreatedC．arecreated D．arecreating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）MyhusbandDaveandIunloadedourcarafterafun-filleddaytriptoWellington.AssoonasIwalkedinthefrontdoor,Inoticedaflashinglightonouransweringmachine.Ipressedthebutton.“Hi,DaveandSharon.Youdon’tknowme.MynameisJanet.Ihaveyourcamera.”What?Irummaged(仔细搜寻)throughmybag—sureenough,mycamerawasnowheretobefound.Howdidthisstrangerhaveit?Howdidsheknowitwasmine?Thephotosonthiscamerawerepriceless.AlmostallfromourrecentvacationtoWyomingtovisitouryoungestsonandhiswifewereonit.Ouroldestsonjoinedusanditwasthefirsttimewe’dallbeentogetherinoverayear.I’dclearedthememorycardbeforehand—justsomeoldphotosthatI’dalreadydownloaded—soIwouldhaveplentyofroomtocaptureeverypreciousmoment.DaveandIhadonedayafterourtriptoWyomingbeforewehadtoreturntowork,sowemappedoutabikerideinWellington.Uponourarrival,ItookafewphotoswhileDavetookourbikesoutofourcar.NowIrealizedthatwasthelasttimeI’dseenmycamera.Ihadn’tdownloadedourWyomingpictures.Theycouldhavebeenlostforever.Therewasnonameoraddressonthecamera.WhowasthisJanet?Somedetective?Icalledherback.“Howdidyoufindit?”Iasked.“Howdidyoufindme?”“Irecognizedyourchurchinafewphotos,”shesaid.“Anotherphotohadayoungmanwearinganamebadge(姓名牌).Iphonedthechurchsecretarytoconnectthedots.”JanetdescribedoldphotosIthoughtI’ddeleted.Buthowcouldshehaverecognizedourchurch?“Whereareyou?”Iasked.“WherecanImeetyoutogetthecamera?”Ididn’thavetotravelfar.Janetlivedjustfifteenminutesaway—sheattendedoursisterchurchthenexttownover.1、Hearingthemessageontheansweringmachine,theauthorwas________?A．veryexcitedB．deeplygratefulC．prettyannoyedD．greatlysurprised2、WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A．Theadvantagesofthecamera.B．Whythephotoswereimportant.C．Theauthor’sloveforphotographing.D．Howmuchtheauthormissedhersons.3、ItturnedoutthatJanet________.A．wasthechurchsecretaryB．alsoattendedtheauthor’schurchC．knewtheyoungmaninthephotoD．wasfamiliarwiththeauthor’schurch4、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“connectthedots”inParagraph7mean?A．Toformagoodrelationship.B．Tofeelasenseofagreement.C．Tomakeconnectionsinone’smind.D．Tohavethedotsonapaperconnected.22．（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.23．（8分）Asalegallyblindstudent,thefirstdayofschoolholdsspecialmeaningforme.Alongwithexcitementandnervesovernewteachersandnewclasses,thatdayineachAugustalsoaffirmsmysenseofbelonging—asensethatlamclaimingarightjustasotherstudentsdowhenthey.boardtheschoolbusorwalktocampus.Sinceitwaspassedoverthirty-fiveyearsago,theIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA)hasrequiredstateandlocalschoolsreceivingfederalfundingtoprovidestudentswithdisabilitieswithafreeappropriatepubliceducation(FAPE).Currently,over6millionstudentsacrossthecountrywithvarioustypesofdisabilitiesbenefitfromtheIDEA'sprotections.Butparentsandschooldistrictshavecontestedexactlywhatthatactuallyrequires.Thecasearose,aftertheparentsofEndrewF.,astudentwithautism,decidedhisschoolwasnotdoingenoughtoeducatetheirson.Eachyearfrompreschooltofourthgrade,theschooldistrictrenewedEndrew'sindividualeducationgoalswithoutmakingsubstantial（大量的）changes.Thissuggestedtheplanwasfailingtohelpmakemeaningfulprogress.Eventually,Endrew'sparentsenrolledhiminaprivateschool,whereheimprovedsignificantlythroughanewplandesignedtoaddressspecificbehaviorsandgoals.Whenhisparentsattemptedtore-enrollEndrewinpublicschoolagain,thedistrictofferedaversionofitspreviousplan.TheschooldistrictarguedthatwassufficientbecauseitprovidedEndrew"some"educationalbenefit.IDEAempowers（使有能力）studentswithdisabilitiestoaimhighwithsupportfromschooladministratorsandinputfromparents.Forme,theActdidjustthat.Frompreschoolthroughtwelfthgrade,Ireceivedmyrighttoaccommodationssuchasenlargedpapers,aseatinthefrontoftheclassroom,andsupportfromvisionandmobilityspecialistsoutsidetheclassroom.Atthesametime,myparents,likeEndrew's,demandedthatmydisabilityshouldnotstopmefrombecomingindependent.Eachyear,theymetwithschoolofficialstoinsistonadjustmentstomylearningplanasnecessary.1、What'sthepurposeofParagraph1?A．Tointroducethethemeofthepassage.B．Toshowtheimportanceofthefirstschooldayfordisabledstudents.C．Toshowthedifferencebetweendisabledstudentsandhealthyones.D．Torevealtheauthor'ssympathytowardsdisabledstudents.2、Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．ParentsoftendoubtthebenefitofIDEA．B．TheIDEAhasmanydifficultiesinpracticing.C．Endrew'seducationgoalsremainthesameeveryyear.D．Disabledstudentscan'tmakeprogressinpublicschools.3、BytakingtheexampleofEndrew,theauthormeansto_______.A．discusswhethertheIDEAappliestochildrenwithautismB．argueEndrewisnotsuitableforstudyinginpublicschoolsC．illustratepublicschoolsshoulddomoretohelpdisabledstudentsD．showpublicschoolslackexperienceinhelpingstudentsmakeprogress4、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsIDEAaccordingtothepassage?A．Disapproving.B．Approving.C．Objective.D．Unconcerned.24．（8分）WilliamPurkey,awell-knownprofessorofeducation,said,“Dancelikenooneiswatching,loveyou’llneverbehurt,singlikenooneislistening,andlivelikeit’sheavenonearh.”Itseemsliketheperfectlifephilosophy—andoneI’velearnedtoapplytorunningovertheyear.ButIdidn’talwaysfeelthisway.Inmyearlydays,whenIweighed240pounds,Iranlikeeveryonewaswatching—andjudging.IfIwasonarunandsawacarapproaching,I’dstopandpretendIwaslookingforsomethingI’dlost.Iboughtthehigh-techgearandclothesthatIthoughtwouldmakepeoplebelieveIwasarunner.AndIdidn’thaveaclueiftheexpensiveshoesIwaswearingweretherightkindforme—IjustwantedtolooklikeIfitinwiththisgroup.Tobehonest,Ifeltacertainsatisfactioninbelievingthatsomeonewaswatching.Ireallythoughtthatotherpeoplecaredaboutmyperformance.Thebestexampleofthiswasacombined,two-lapmarathoninFlorence,Italy.AsIapproachedthefinishingline,thecrowdbegantocheer.Iwassurprised.HereIwas,thousandsofmilesfromhome,andtheItalianswereshoutingfor“IIPenguino.”About20yardsfromthefinishing,thetruthsetinwhenthewinnerofthefullmarathonwentpastmeasIwasfinishingthehalf-marathon.Noonewascheeringforme.NooneprobablyevennoticedthatIwasfinishing.Icouldn’thelpbutsmileatmyownillusionofself-importance.That’swhenIrealizedIhadbeenrunningforeveryreasonexcepttherightone.Irantomakeotherpeoplehappy,rantoliveuptotheirexpectations.Butnoonewaswatching—noonecared.SoIdecidedIwasgoingtorunforme—justme—andgainedanewenjoymentfromthesportIhadn’ttrulyexperiencedyet.I’velearnedtorunlikenooneiswatching.Soifyouseemeatrace,andIlooklikea60-year-oldguywaddling(蹒跚)along,don’tworry.I’mfine.Themiracleisn’tthatIfinished.ThemiracleisthatIhadthecouragetostart.1、Thewriterpresentsthepassageby________.A．tellinghisrunningstoryB．explainingalifephilosophyC．listingsomeliferulesD．introducingquotations2、Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph2thatthewriter________.A．usedsportsclothesandshoestoattractattentionB．wasconcernedaboutwhatothersthoughtofherC．likedtobethefocusofotherrunnersD．struggledtofindtherightshoestofither3、Whenthewriterwasnearthefinishingline,________.A．shesmiledatherownachievementB．thecrowdcheeredforhermadlyC．nobodyreallycaredaboutherrunningD．sherealizedtheimportanceofconfidence4、Nowthewriterthoughtthereasonforrunningisto________.A．liveuptoothers’expectationB．createamiracleinherownlifeC．runlikenooneiswatchingD．enjoythepleasureofrunning5、Bytellingherownstory,thewriterwantedto________.A．tellustolivealifeofourownB．inspiremorepeopletorunC．expectustoimproveourhealthbyrunningD．stresstheimportanceofdetermination25．（10分）Theworld’srichestmanmightseemtohaveitall,butBillGateshasoneregret.Theself-madebillionairesaidhefeltstupidfornotknowinganyforeignlanguages.SpeakinginhisthirdAskMeAnythingquestion-and-answersessionforonlineforumReddit(红迪网),theMicrosoftfoundersaidthathewishedhespokeFrench,ArabicorChinese.Hesaid:“ItookLatinandGreekinhighschoolandgotA’sandIguessithelpsmyvocabulary.Ikeephopingtogettimetostudyoneofthese—probablyFrenchbecauseitistheeasiest.IdidDuolingoforawhilebutdidn’tkeepitup.”Gates,whoisworth$79.3billion,praisedFacebookfounderMarkZuckerbergforsurprisinganaudienceinBeijingwhenhespokefluentChinese.“MarkZuckerbergamazinglylearnedChineseanddidaQ&AwithChinesestudents—unbelievable,isn’tit?”hesaidThisisn’tthefirsttimeforGatestoadmithisregretoverlanguage.Healsoshowedhishabitsathomeandpersonalinsights.LastFebruary,Gatessaidhelikestodothedisheshimself—tohisownspecialstandardseverynightandalsotoldtheinterviewerthathiswife,Melinda,wouldlikelywantSamuelL.Jacksontoplayherhusbandinabiopic(传记片).Healsoadmittedthathewouldpickupa$100billifhefounditonthestreet.AshetookthetopspotonForbes(福布斯)28thAnnualBillionaireslistlastyearforthefourthtime,hesaidheisprettybasicwhenitcomestospendingonclothesandfood,butthatheenjoysinvestinginshoesandracquets(球拍)whenheplaystennis.Whenaskedalifelessonhehadtolearnthehardway,thebillionairesaidstayinguptoolateisahabitheisstilltryingtobreak.“Don’tstayuptoolateevenifthebookisreallyexciting.Youwillregretitinthemorning.Pamstillworkingonthisproblem.”hesaid.1、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．AnInterviewwithBillGates B．HowBillGatesSucceededC．BillGates’Regret D．TheRichestBillionaire2、TheunderlinedpartinParagraph8mayactuallymeanthat_____.A．itisimportanttolayagoodfoundationoflifeB．foodandclothingarebasicneedsforpeople’slifeC．hedoesn’tspendmuchmoneyonfoodandclothesD．henevercaresaboutbuyingfoodandclothing3、WhatadvicedidBillGatesgive?A．Avoidstayinguptoolate.B．Beagoodlanguagelearner.C．Dothedishesyourselfathome.D．Pickupthe$100billsinthestreets.4、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．BillGatesisalsothefounderofFacebook.B．BillGatestoppedthelistofForbes28times.C．BillGateswasgoodatlearninglanguagesinhighschoo1.D．BillGates’wifewantsSamueltoplayagamewithGates.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）Severalweeksago,ourheadmaster,Mr.Gaudi,toldusthatourschoolhadbeenchosentocompeteonSmartAleck—agameshowwhichmybestfriendCarlaandIbothlove.Carlahasagoodimagination,1Iknowalotofhistory.Sowethoughtwe’dbegood2fortheteam.Afewdayslater,Mr.Gaudiheldameetingwitheveryoneinterestedinthe3.HetoldusthatSmartAleckusesafivememberteam.Healsosaidthatthreemorepeoplewouldbeneededasbackup(替补).4,fourtimesthatmanystudentswereatthemeeting.SoMr.Gaudisaidwewouldhavea5amongallthestudentspresentandthetop6scorerswouldbecometheteamandthebackup.Everybodyagreedthatthiswasa7waytodecide.Yesterday,allofthehopefulswenttothedininghallafterschool.Wewouldhaveto8thestartingline-up（阵容）.Mr.Gaudiactedasthe9.Afteracoupleofhours,allthe10ontheteamweresetexceptone.CarlaandI11forthatlastposition.Wehadtoholdaone-on-onecompetition12thetwoofus.Thewinnerwouldbeontheteamandtheloserwouldbethe13.Midwaythroughourtwo-personcompetition,Iwasstartingtopullahead.14IsawthelookonCarla’sface.IwaitedforasecondandknewwhatIhadtodo.AsmuchasIwantedtobeonSmartAleck,Carlawanted15evenmore.So,startingwithmynextquestion,IheldbackandletCarla16,justbyalittlebit.Herexpressionasshe17shewouldbeontheshowmadeupformynotbeingontheteam.AndsinceIwillgoasbackup,I’llstillhavethe18ofseeingtheshowupclose.WasI19bynottryingashardasIcould?Idon’tthinkso.Noonenoticed,andCarlaandIdidn’t20it.Itwon’thurttheteambecauseCarlawillbeaverygoodcompetitorontherealshow.Ithinkthatmakingmybestfriendhappywastherightthingtodo.1、A．but B．or C．so D．and2、A．pairs B．choices C．leaders D．fans3、A．course B．work C．play D．show4、A．Luckily B．Unluckily C．Importantly D．Hopefully5、A．direction B．discussion C．competition D．conversation6、A．five B．three C．two D．eight7、A．special B．hard C．funny D．fair8、A．decide B．draw C．push D．make9、A．headmaster B．coach C．host D．headteacher10、A．places B．rules C．names D．orders11、A．tied B．clapped C．cried D．returned12、A．of B．on C．between D．among13、A．backup B．audience C．cheerleader D．member14、A．Still B．Never C．Then D．Again15、A．us B．it C．me D．her16、A．wait B．turn C．move D．win17、A．accepted B．realized C．considered D．refused18、A．laughter B．sadness C．fun D．change19、A．coming B．refusing C．helping D．cheating20、A．mean B．plan C．regret D．say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）FelicityMiller,a32-year-oldBritishwoman,1．hasaChinesehusband,stillremembersthe2．(excite)whenshefirstlearnedtousethe“redpacket”functiononWeChatin2015.ShesentandgrabbedsomeredpacketsinherChinesefamily’sgroup.Theruleinherfamilywasthatthepersonwhograbbedthe3．(high)amountsentthenext.Attractedbytheuniquewayofcommunicating,manyforeigners4．(join)insendingandgrabbingredpacketssofar.Usually,themoneyineachpacketisrandom.Thustheamountofmoneyonecangrab5．(large)dependsonhisorherluck,from0.01yuantolessthan200yuan.Manyforeignersgetmorefamiliar6．Chineseculturethrough“redpackets”.Twoyearsago,whenFelicityMillerwassent5.20or8.88yuanredpackets,shehadnoclueaboutthe7．(hide)meanings.Now,shehasnotonlyknownabout8．,butalsohassentafew.However,thepopularityofvirtualredpacketsdoesn’tstoppeoplesendingpaperredpackets9．(contain)realcashduringtheSpringFestival.Itiscalledluckymoney.InChinesetradition,peopletakegivingchildrenluckymoneyas10．blessing.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(Λ),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。Itwasarainandcoldnight、Ifinishmyeveningclassesandwasabouttogobacktomyhouse、Igotintoataxiandtoldthedrivermydestination、Tomysurprise,thedrivermadeanapology,sayshedidn'tknowtheway、Whatcomeataxidriverdidn'tknowtheway?Iwasalittleofangry、Atthemoment,anoldcouplestoppedourcar、Theirdestinationwasthesameasme,soheletthemin、Thetwogreetedusbutthegrandpatoldthedrivertheway、FromtheirconversationIknewthedriverwasafarmerandhehasbeenataxidriverjustforthreedays、I'malsonewtoZhengzhou、SometimesImakedirectionmistakes,butthereisalwayssomeonecanhelpme、Itwascoldoutside,butIfeltrealwarm、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）为了减少环境污染、缓解城市交通压力，2018年1月1日我市开始实施新的机动车限号行驶规定（thelicensenumber-platerestrictions)。假定你最近就我市实施这一新规定进行了采访，请用英语写一篇短文,向某英语报投稿。内容包括：1.限号带来的好处；2.限号存在的问题；3.你的看法及改进建议。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、D4、D5、D6、B7、B8、C9、D10、D11、D12、A13、A14、D15、D16、C17、D18、D19、B20、A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、D2、B3、D4、C22、LaTomatina,SpainTomatojuiceflowsthroughthestreetsofBunolonthelastWednesdayofAugustastheworld’slargesttomatofighthappens.Festivitiesbegininthetownsquarewherethereisahugepolecoveredinsoapandwithalegofhamatthetop.Participantstrytoclimbupthepoletogetthehamaswatchersthrowbucketsofwatertothem.Afteragunisfiredtosignalthebeginningofthefight,peoplecatchthetomatoesandthroweachotherinthestreetsuntilthegunsoundsagain,markingtheendoftheevent.Holi,IndiaThisspringfestivaliscelebratedthroughoutthecountryinlateFebruaryorearlyMarch.Thetwo-dayeventcelebratesthelegendofPrahlad,whoescapedunharmedfromthefireoftheevilHolikaDahan.Peoplemarktheeventbylightingfiresandthrowingcoloredpowderononeanother.Childrenloa