2024届宁夏青铜峡一中高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷含解析

2024届宁夏青铜峡一中高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．Whentheorganization______inMarch,2019,therewasalmostnomoneyinthebankandmorethan$1millionofdebt.A．folded B．boomed C．registered D．sprang2．Theboyishavingafever.You’dbetterdampatowelandlayit______hisforehead.A．acrossB．withinC．throughD．beyond3．--Wheneveryouwantagoodmeal,cometomyrestaurantandeatforfree.--Believeme.Thatisan________Iwillnotrefuse.A．approach B．offerC．idea D．instruction4．Thefolksweredelightedatthemessageoftheirrelatives_______thatmineexplosion.A．survived B．tosurvive C．weresurviving D．surviving5．Theywereabroadduringthemonthswhenwewerecarryingouttheinvestigation,orthey__________toourhelp.A．wouldhavecome B．couldcomeC．havecome D．hadcome6．---CanyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework?You'reagenius.---__________,butI'lltrytohelpyou.What'syourproblem?A．Farfromit B．SoundsgoodC．Byallmeans D．It'soutofquestion7．Severalofuswereaskedtoattendthemeeting,as________below.A．listed B．listingC．tobelisted D．havinglisted8．Whenitcomestoinpublic,noonecanmatchhim.A．speak B．speaking C．beingspoken D．bespoken9．Wehavealreadydiscussedthisplan_____,sonextweshouldsparenoefforttocarryitout.A．atlength B．atrandom C．atease D．atbest10．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer11．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．are12．—What’swrongwithyou?—Oh,Iamsick.I________somuchicecreamjustnow.A．shouldn’teat B．mustn’teatC．couldn’thaveeaten D．shouldn’thaveeaten13．Whentheoldmanwokeup,hefoundsomeonehisTVinthelivingroom.A．stole B．steal C．stealing D．stolen14．InthelibraryyoucanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttoWi-Fispecially_____forreaders.A．preparing B．toprepareC．prepared D．prepare15．Themeetingplanned

nextMondayisveryimportant.A．tobeheldB．heldC．beingheldD．holding16．Mycousininsistedthatshe______toAustraliaforfurtherstudy.Butthecompanyrefusedherapplication.A．sends B．willbesentC．besent D．wouldbesent17．—Haveyoufinishedallyourexercises?—Yes,________isleft.Asamatteroffact,theyareaseasyasABC．A．nothing B．notone C．none D．neither18．Whatsurprisedusmostisthathedoesn’tknow________thedifferencesbetweenthetwobookslie.A．thatB．whatC．whichD．where19．Asthingsdidn’tworkoutthewaywe________,wefoundourselvestryingtoforcethemandstrugglingtofinishthem.A．planB．areplanningC．hadplannedD．willbeplanning20．ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed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）Thereisa1930s-oldrestaurantinmyhometownthathasdonelittletoupdateitselfoverthepast80years.Thisispartofitscharm,asisthewoodenphonebooththatsitsneglectedintheageofthecellphone.Ah,thephonebooth.Weneeditnowmorethanever.Formeitsymbolizesthatphonecallswereonceprivateaffairs,eveniftheinformationbeingsharedwasnotsensitiveinanyway.Itwassimplyassumedthataphoneconversationwasmeantfortwopeople,andtwopeopleonly.Inpublicplacesthismeantturningtothephonebooth—aprivatechamberwhereonecouldconverseinpeacewithoutbeingoverheard.Evenathome,phonecallsusedtoberegardedasprivate.Growingupinthe1960s,wehadonephoneinthehouse—fixedtothekitchenwall.Asakid,Ididn'tgetormakemanycalls.Ido,however,rememberansweringthephone,askingfortheidentityofthecaller,andthenhandingthephonetomymom.She'dtakeit,say“Hello,Mrs.Flaubert，”andthen,“onemomentplease，”assheplacedherhandoverthereceiver,turnedtome,anddirected,“Thisisforme.Whydon'tyougooutsideandplay？”Flashforwardtowhatcellphoneshavedonetothepast.Withinthespaceofveryfewyears,privateconversationshavebecomepublicdeclaration,andbeingoverheardseemstobethepoint.Alargepartoftheproblem,ofcourse,isthatwenowcarryourphoneswithus,andthereflex(反射)toanswerthedeviceassoonasitringsisaresponsePavlovwouldhaveappreciated.Buttheinformationisrevealed!NotlongagoIwassittinginBoston'sSouthStation,waitingformytrain.Afterpurchasingasandwich,Isatdownatatablenearamanwhowasonhiscellphone.Letmeparaphrasewhatthemanhadtosay：“Yes,that'sright.Theredandyellowroses.ThatwillbeaVisa.”Thenheproceededtorecitehiscardnumberandexpirationdatebeforesigningoff.Istaredunbelievablyatthefellow.Heglancedatmeandasked，“What？”Myresponsewasimmediate:Irecitedhiscardnumberbacktohim,alongwiththeexpirationdate.Thereisnomoreprivacy,nolongerasenseofpersonalbordersorlimitsandthecellphonehasbecomealoudspeaker.Toreturntophonebooths:Whydidtheydisappear?Andshouldyouthinkaphoneboothhasnovaluetoday,IsawoneoneBaygoingfor$4，750.1、Whydoprivateconversationsturnintopublicdeclarationaccordingtothepassage?A．Phoneboothshavediedoutinmodernlife.B．Peoplelackasenseofpersonalbordersorlimits.C．Thecontentofphonecallsisnotthatsensitive.D．Itisconvenientforpeopletoreachforcellphones.2、BydescribingwhathappenedinBoston'sSouthStation,theauthorindicatesthat________．A．it'sridiculoustoanswercellphonesinpublicplacesB．it'simpolitetooverhearothersansweringcellphonesC．it'snecessarytokeepasafedistancefromotherswhenansweringphonesD．it'sinappropriatetotouchonpersonalinformationincellphoneconversations3、Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A．Pavlovisinfavorofansweringcellphonesinstantly.B．Somethingseeminglyold-fashionedholdsitscharmtoday.C．PhoneboothsareverypopularwithconsumersontheInternet.D．Peopleusedtolackasenseoftrustandsecurityinthe1960s.22．（8分）Asharkmovingaroundthecoastlineisnormallyaworryingsight，butthiswaterbornedrone(无人机)threatensfloatingrubbishinsteadofpeople.DevelopedbyDutchcompanyRanMarine,theWasteSharktakesnatureasitsinspirationwithitswhaleshark-likemouth.Responsibleforcollectingwaste,thedronewillbeginoperationsinDubaiMarinainNovemberafterayearoftrialswithlocalpartnerEcocoast.AccordingtoRanMarine,theWasteSharkisavailableinbothautonomousandremote-controlledmodels.Measuringjustoverfivefeetbythree-and-a-halffeet(1.5metersby1.1meter)，itcancarryupto352poundsofrubbish(159.6kg)andhasanoperationalbatterylifeof16hours.By2016therewereapproximately150milliontonsofplasticintheworld'soceans.OnepaperfromDecember2014estimatedthatoveraquarterofamilliontonsofoceanplasticpollutionwasafloat."WasteSharkalsohastheabilitiestogatherairandwaterqualitydata,removechemicalsoutofthewatersuchasoil，andheavymetals，andscantheseabedtoreaditsdepthandoutlines，"saidOliverCunningham,oneoftheco-foundersofRanMarine."Fittedwithacollision-avoidancesystem,thedroneuseslaserimagingdetectionandrangingtechnologytodetectanobjectinitspathandstoporbackupiftheobjectapproaches.""Ourdronesaredesignedtomovethroughawatersystem,whetherit'saroundtheperimeter(周边)orthroughthecityitself.Thedronesarethatlastlineofdefensebetweenthecityandtheopenocean,"addedCunningham."WasteSharksareoperatinginDubai,SouthAfricaandtheNetherlandsandcost$17,000fortheremote-controlledmodelandjustunder$23,000fortheautonomousmodel."Dubai-basedoperatorEcocoasthastwoWasteSharkdrones.Co-founderDanaLipartssaystheywillcleanwaterfrontsforclientsincludinghotelsandenvironmentalauthoritiesandthatEcocoast'intentionistohavethecollectedrubbishrecycledorupcycled.However,Lipartsarguesthatcleaningwaterwaysdoesn'thaveaone-size-fits-allsolutionandrequiresacombinationofnewtechnology,preventativemeasuresandchangingpeople'sattitudestowardslittering.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheWasteShark?A．Itcanfrightensharksaway. B．Itisanoceanexplorer.C．Itisarubbishcollector. D．Itcancatchfishinsteadofpeople.2、WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellus?A．Thecausesofoceanpollution. B．Thedangersofusingplastics.C．Theseverityofoceangarbagepollution. D．Theimportanceofoceanprotection.3、WhatwilltheWasteSharkdowithanapproachingobject?A．Avoidcrashingintoit. B．Breakitintopieces.C．Swallowit. D．Flyoverit.4、WhichofthefollowingideasdoesLipartsagreewith?A．TheWasteSharkshouldbeusedmorewidely.B．Moremeasuresshouldbetakentomakewaterclean.C．TheproductioncostofWasteSharksshouldbereduced.D．Peopleshouldtakeapositiveattitudetonewtechnology.23．（8分）Asiaissuchavastanddiversecontinentforanyonedreamingofanescape.Herearesomebestdestinationstovisitoverthenext12months.Xi’an,ChinaXi’an,Chinaissupremeandthenthere’sthebiggie(重要的事物)-theArmyofTerracottaWarriors,celebrating30yearsasaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitein2017.Xi’anisvast,butarelaxedwayoflivingandrecentopeningshaveboostedanalreadysuperbaccommodationmarket.Acropofnewbarsandcafesarethrowninhere.There’sneverbeenabettertimetovisit.SouthofTokyo,JapanTwocitiesinsouthofTokyoarewellworthvisiting.Yokohamaisjusta20-mixintetrainjourneyfromthecapitalandpacksconsiderableappealwithitsbaysidelocation,architecture,beerandtastycuisine.LessthananhourfromTokyo,fantasticseasidetownKamakura»sknownforitssurfingscene,butalsooffersanattractiveselectionofrelaxedcafesandrestaurants.SriLanka’sHillCountrySriLankamaybe“sohotrightnow”,butLonelyPlanetrecommendsadifferentexperience.Trygettingaheadof(andawayfrom)thepackbytakingascenictraintoSriLanka’sHillCountryforawonderfullytemperateescapefromthenation’shumidcoasts.Thisislandownsamountainousinteriorthatiseverybitasscenicasthecoast,blessedbypleasantlycooltemperaturesthatrarelyabove21℃.RajaAmpat,Indonesia“Raja”means“king”andthisgrandtitleisapparent.Packedwithwhite-sandbeaches,lushjungleandunusualmushroom-shapedsmallislands.RajaAmpatisabiologicalhotspot.Hometosomeoftherichest,mostdiversecoralreefsontheplanet—over200divingspotsarestillinastateofnature—andthis,pairedwithagrowingecotourism(生态旅游)offering,meansRajaAmpatwillnodoubtremainkingoftheislands.1、WhatcanvisitorsdoinXi’an?A．Shopinafantasticseasidetown.B．Appreciatediverseheritage.C．Enjoymushroom-shapedsmallislands.D．Experienceplantingcropsbythemselves.2、Whereisasurfermostlikelytogo?A．Yokohama.B．RajaAmpat.C．Kamakura.D．SriLanka’sHillCountry.3、Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?A．Afictionbook.B．Aprivateletter.C．Asciencereport.D．Atravelguidebook.24．（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.25．（10分）WhenIwasabout4yearsold，IdecidedtogotoDisneyWorld.Formostyoungkids，it'sanormalrequest，butIhadcerebralpalsy(脑瘫).Walkingintoanywhere，letaloneacrowdedplacelikeDisneyWorldwas，toputitlightly，atallorder.Luckily，Ihadpeopleinmycornertohelpme.Overthenextthreeyears，Iworkedwithphysicaldoctors，acquiredawalker，andpracticedwalking，standing，andbalance—allskillsthatIwouldneedtoturnmygoalintoareality.Irememberthefeelingwhenmylegswouldprotestdoinganymorework.Despitethis，everyoneelsetoldmeIcoulddoit，soIkeptitup.Itwasallbecauseofpeoplelikemyparents，brothers，teachers，anddoctorsthatIwasabletogrowsomuch，bothphysicallyandmentally.Constantlypushingmeto“walkon，”yetencouragingmewheneverIneededit.OnJune9，2008，asIstoodinthetunnelleadingintoMainStreet，MydadaskedmeifIwantedanyhelp.Iinstantlyreplied，“No!”andsituatedmyselffacingtheendofthetunnel，feetplantedfirmly，heartmostlikelybeatingoutofmychest.ThenIwent，walkingeversoslowlyatfirst，thengraduallyspeedingup.Step，step，step，step，bump.Holdingfastontothehandlebars，Igatheredupallmystrength，pickedupmywalkerandstraightenedout，pickingupmypaceonceagain.Itwasn’ttoolongbeforethecheeringincreasedbecauseIhadmadeittotheend，wheremymomwaswaitingwithtearsinhereyesandarmsopenwidereadytohughersonandtellhimhowproudshewas.Lookingbackonthatexperience，Irealizesomethingprettythoughtful.Everyonceinawhile，lifewillthrowafewbumpsintheroad.Thoughitmaysetyoubackforabit，don’tletitstopyou.Pickyourselfbackupandfinish.It’sworthit.Besides，therejustmightbesomeonetherecheeringyouonalongtheway.1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“atallorder”underlinedinparagraph1?A．Aneasydecision.B．Anavailableaction.C．Areasonableorder.D．Achallengingtask.2、Whydoestheauthorsayhe’slucky?A．Heeventuallyhashisbraindiseasewellcured.B．Heconstantlygetscourageandsupportfromothers.C．Heislikelytodoanykindofworkinhislaterlife.D．Heisnaturallygiftedinkeepingbalanceonhisown.3、Theauthorgivesavividpictureofhimselfinparagraph3to______.A．explainhewasterrifiedtotakethefirststepB．describehetookprideinhismotherandfriendsC．showhowhemanagedtowalkbyhimselfD．provehowheunderstoodtorespectothers4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．WhereDreamsComeTrueB．WhenBadFortuneFallsC．HowIValueFriendshipD．WhyILookBackMyLife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）Whydoyoungadultchildrenbecomeindependentsomuchlaterthantheydidin1970，whentheaverageageofindependentlivingwas21?Whyhavereducedclasssizesandincreasedper-pupilexpenditures(花销）not1higheracademicachievementlevels?Whyisthementalhealthoftoday’skidssopoorwhen2withthatofchildreninthe1960sandbefore?Whydotoday’s3becomedefensivewhentoldbyteachersthattheirchildrenhavemisbehavedinschool?Theanswerintwowords:parental4Thosetwowordsbestsummarizethe5between“old”childraisingandnew,post-1960sparenting.Then,theoverallphilosophywasthatparentswerenottobe6involvedwiththeirkids.Theywereavailable7crisis,buttheystooda(an)8distancefromtheirkidsandallowedthemtoexperiencethebenefitsofthetrial-and-errorprocess.Itwasthechild’s，backthen,tokeephisorherparentsfromgettinginvolved.Thatwas9childrenlearnedtoberesponsibleanddetermined.Today’sparentshelptheirkidswithalmosteverything.Theseareparentswhoare10whenitcomestoanunderstandingoftheirpurposeintheirkids，lives.Theirinvolvementleadsthemtopersonalizeeverythingthathappenstotheirkids;11,thedefensiveness.Butgiventhatschoolsandmentalhealthprofessionalshavebeenpushingparentinvolvementfornearlyfourdecades,theconfusionanddefensivenessare12Universityresearchersanalyzedthreedecadesofdatarelatingtoparentparticipationinchildren’sacademics.Theirconclusions13whatI’vebeensayingsincethe1980s:parentalhelpwithhomework14achild’sacademicachievementandisnotreflectedonstandardizedtests.Parentswhomanageachild’ssociallifeinterferewiththe15ofgoodsocialskills.Parentswhomanageachild’safter-schoolactivitiesgrowkidswhodon’tknowhowto16theirownfreetime.Parentswhogetinvolvedintheirkids,17withpeersgrowkidswhodon’tknowhowtoavoidmuchlesstrouble.Thesekidshaveanxietiesandfearsofallsortsanddon’twanttoleavetheir18Andtheirparents,whenthetimecomes,don’tknowhowto19beingparents.Youcanimaginewhatwillbecomeoftheirfuture.1、A．countedon B．resultedin C．touchedon D．takenin2、A．associated B．linked C．compared D．matched3、A．parents B．adolescents C．psychologists D．youths4、A．assistance B．protection C．involvement D．preference5、A．differences B．similarities C．choices D．relations6、A．slightly B．passively C．highly D．fairly7、A．incaseof B．inspiteof C．inviewof D．infearof8、A．equal B．safe C．long D．short9、A．fault B．turn C．job D．attitude10、A．when B．how C．why D．what11、A．confused B．disappointed C．amazed D．satisfied12、A．however B．still C．yet D．thus13、A．unreasonable B．changeable C．understandable D．avoidable14、A．confirmed B．convinced C．realized D．reflected15、A．decides B．lowers C．helps D．stimulates16、A．appearance B．performance C．establishment D．development17、A．value B．devote C．fill D．save18、A．communication B．conflicts C．cooperation D．competitions19、A．home B．school C．career D．profession20、A．start B．ignore C．consider D．stop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）Marryofuswakeupfeeling1．(tire)inthemorning.Manyofusignoretheproblemasthedaygoeson,2．(forget)thatitmighthavea3．(danger)effect.Societyevenglorifies“burningthecandleatbothends”as4．signofourdevotiontoworkandfamily.Believeit5．not,allthisbadsleephasfar-reachingconsequences.Wejustdonotgiveourselvesenoughchancestosleep.Asurveyofover74,000peoplefound35percentreportedsleepinglessthansevenhoursdaily6．average.Furthermore,theamountofsleep7．(change)greatlyoverthepast15years.Thislackofsleepcanleadofmanyserious8．(problem).Onestudyfoundthat9．(simple)limitingyourselftosixhoursofsleepanightfortwoweekshadsimilareffectstostayingupallnightthenightbefore,10．couldmakeyouperformpoorlyonatimedattentiontask.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作文。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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。Threedaysbefore,myauntwenttoattendameeting、Afterthemeeting,shewenttoarestaurantforalunch、Therefore,whenitwastimetopaythebill,shecouldn’tfindherpurse、Shethoughtitmusthavestolen、Justthen,amaninhisearlytwentycameupandpaidforher、Myauntwasverygratefully、Theytalkedabouteachotherforawhileandmyauntfinallyrealizewhohewas、Myaunthadcollectedsomemoneytohelpingaboybefore、Thatyoungmanwastheboy、Myauntdidn’trecognizeher,butthekindnesshadneverbeenforgotten、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，福建省某中学高中生，今年暑假将前往澳大利亚参加主题为“WATERFORLIFE”的交流活动。请你以参访代表的身份，按照以下图片提示，用英语写一篇发言稿。注意：根据图片的内容适当展开，以使行文连贯；开头与结尾已经写好，不计入总词数；文中不能出现考生的具体信息。词数：100左右。参考词汇：短缺shortage;资源：resourceLadiesandgentlemen,Goodmorning,I’mLiHuafromFujian,China.It’smygreathonortobeheretosaysomethingabouttheglobalwatershortageandwaysofdealingwithit._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________That’sall.Thankyou.

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、B4、D5、A6、A7、A8、B9、A10、D11、A12、D13、C14、C15、A16、C17、C18、D19、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、1、D2、C3、B22、1、C2、C3、A4、B23、1、B2、C3、D24、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.Itisheldduringtheweek