云南省通海县第三中学2026届英语高三上期末统考模拟试题含解析

云南省通海县第三中学2026届英语高三上期末统考模拟试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Ihavebeendecoratingtheapartmentrecently,socanyoulendmesomemoney?—Sorry,allmymoneyhasgonetothestockmarket._________.A．I’drathernot. B．Iamintheblack.C．Iwouldn’tbetonit. D．Iamalittleshy.2．Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．arbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional3．—It______________toplanttreesandgrassonthehillside.—Yes.Theyhelpstopsoilfrombeingwashedaway.A．makessense B．makesmoneyC．makesaliving D．makesamistakes4．—Doyouknow______themeetingroomearlier?—Shehadaheadache.A．whyAnnleftB．whydidAnnleaveC．whyAnnwillleaveD．whywillAnnleave5．People________withanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.A．fallin B．keepcompany C．catchup D．getfedup6．Takingdrugshasbecomepartofeverysport_________athletesseektoachievebeyondtheirnaturallimits.A．which B．that C．who D．where7．Despitethefactthathisscoresweregood,theywerehardlyasexcellentasastudentwithhisintelligence.A．achieved B．hadachievedC．wouldachieve D．shouldhaveachieved8．I’m_______ChineseandIdofeel______Chineselanguageis____mostbeautifullanguage.A．/,the,a B．a,/,the C．a,the,/ D．a,/,a9．Duetoaterriblefluthat________on,manystudentsdon’tshowuptoschooltoday.A．goes B．wasgoing C．isgoing D．hasgone10．Asisknown,onlyhardleadstohappiness.A．workB．worksC．workedD．working11．Itwasinthatsmallhouse________wasbuiltwithstonesbyhisfather________hespenthischildhood.A．that;where B．which;thatC．which;which D．that;which12．---Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.---Ican’tagreemore._______.Thereisnoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome B．SlowbutsurewinstheraceC．Practicemakesperfect D．Romewasnotbuiltinaday13．Don’tletthechildwhois________gotoschool．A．soyoungasto B．notoldenoughto C．notoldenough D．tooyoungto14．—AreyoucomingtoJeff’sparty?—I’mnotsure.I______gototheconcertinstead.A．must B．wouldC．should D．might15．—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.A．whenB．whereC．howD．what16．Countrypeopledon'tpretendtohavetheseridiculousmannerswhicharenecessary_____wecallpolitesociety．A．what B．inwhatC．which D．inwhich17．Whenthegirldid________thecouragetotellherparentswhathadhappened,unfortunatelyherownfamilydidn'tbelieveher.A．workout B．workup C．workat D．workon18．—Haveyoufinishedallyourexercises?—Yes,________isleft.Asamatteroffact,theyareaseasyasABC．A．nothing B．notone C．none D．neither19．Thecompanyandtheeffectbroughtaboutdidgreatgoodtoourbusinessinthemarket.A．it B．whichC．that D．what20．Theycamebackfromtheirlongwalkandwentintobed,.A．tiredlybutrelaxing B．tiredbutrelaxingC．tiredlybutrelaxed D．tiredbutrelaxed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）China’scancerresearcherZhuChen,togetherwithtwoFrenchresearchersAnneDejeanandHuguesdeThé,receivedSjobergPrize2018inStockholmConcertHall,SwedenonFriday.“WeusedwisdomfrombothChineseandWesternmedicineandofferedacuretooneofthemostdeadlycancers,”ChentoldXinhua,“IfeelthatChinesemedicinehaspotentialtocontributemoretohumanhealth.Itstrugglesforbenefitingallmankind.It’salanguageofpeace,andofdevelopmentandprogress.”ChenrecalledthecooperationwiththetwoFrenchresearchersforover30years.Thisyear’sSjobergwinnershavedevelopedanewandtargetedtreatmentforaspecificformofbloodcancercalledacutepromyelocyticleukaemia(急性早幼粒白血病).Itwasonceoneofthedeadliestformsofcancer,butitisnowpossibletocurenineoutoftenpatientswhoreceivethenewtreatment.Thewinnershavemadethisrevolutionarydevelopmentpossiblebymethodicallymappingthemolecularmechanismsresponsibleforthedisease.ThePrizeisawardedbytheRoyalSwedishAcademyofSciencesandisfunded(资助)bytheSjobergFoundation.Thefoundation,withadonationof2.5billionUSdollars,wasfoundedin2016,andservestopromotescientificresearchthatfocusesoncancer,healthandtheenvironment.ThePrizeisanannualinternationalprizeincancerresearchawardedtoindividualresearchersorresearchgroups.TheprizeamountstoonemillionUSdollars,ofwhich100,000USdollarsistheprizesumand900,000USdollarsisfundingforfutureresearch.1、ZhuChenwasawardedSjobergPrizeforthe.A．researchintoalanguageB．promotionofChinesemedicineC．treatmentforaoncefatalcancerD．cooperationwithFrenchresearchers2、WhatcanweknowabouttheSjobergFoundation?A．Itfundsresearchincertainfields.B．Itfavorsindividualresearchers.C．Itdonates2.5billionUSdollars.D．Itawardstheprizeannually.3、Whatcanthetextbeclassifiedas?A．Abiography.B．Anewsreport.C．Asciencefiction.D．Anadvertisement.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．NewCureforCancerB．BreakthroughstohumanhealthC．GreatContributionsofChineseMedicineD．ThreeScientistsReceivingSjobergPrize22．（8分）Nearly19percentofteachersofcolor(有色人种教师)lefttheirjobsafterthe2014-2015schoolyear.Someleftforpersonalreasonsliketakingcareoftheirfamilies.But50percentsaidtheyleftbecausetheyweredissatisfiedwiththeiremploymentsituation,suchaspoorworkingconditions,studentdisciplineproblemsandlargeclasssizes.Thus,takingimmediatemeasurestoimproveitisourtoppriority.Foryears,researchershaveprovedthebenefitsofincreasingtheshareofminorityteachersinschools,especiallyasourpublicschoolsystemhasturnedtoonethatismadeupmostlyofminoritystudents.Teachersofcolor,whoaremorelikelythantheirwhitecounterpartstochoosetoworkinraciallydiverse(多种多样的)schools,offerparticularbenefitstotheirstudents.Graduationratesincreaseamongminoritystudentswhentheyaretaughtbyraciallysimilareducators,researchshows.Theycanalsoserveaspositiverolemodels,andtheirpresencereducesthechanceofracialdiscriminationatschool.TheShankerInstitutereportsuggeststhattherateofminorityteacherhiringisnotthewholeproblem.Theproblemiswhathappensaftertheseteachersentertheclassroom.Theseteachersoftenworkinhigh-povertyruralschools.Theyaremorelikelytohaveless-desirableworkingconditions.Diversityisakeycomponenttoequalityandopportunity.Wherethere’sadiverseteachingworkforce,allkidsthrive.Sosolutionsmustbefoundatoncetoturnthistrendaround.Firstly,schoolsshoulddevelopmentorshipprogramsthatsupportminorityteachersoncetheyareintheclassroom.Secondly,moremoneyshouldbespentinimprovingworkingconditionsintheseschools.Ofcourse,schoolheadmastersshouldalsobeevaluatedontheirabilitytoretainteachersofcolor.1、Amongteachersofcolorleavingtheirjobs,halfofthemquitbecause.A．theyhadtotakecareoftheirchildrenB．theyhadtomovetootherplacesC．theyeventuallyfoundbetter-paidjobsD．theiremploymentsituationwasunsatisfactory2、Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A．Thesolutionstoincreasinggraduationratesamongminoritystudents.B．Thebenefitsofincreasingtheshareofminorityteachersinschools.C．Thereasonsforteachersofcolorleavingtheirjobsinmanyschools.D．Thewaystodecreasethepossibilityofracialdiscriminationatschool.3、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwritingthepassage?A．Hefeltangryaboutthegovernment.B．Hewassatisfiedwiththepresentsituation.C．Hefeltiturgenttosolvetheproblem.D．Hedidn’tcareaboutdiverseteachingworkforce.23．（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.24．（8分）Theyearwas1932.AmeliaEarhartwasflyingalonefromNorthAmericatoEnglandinasmallsingle—enginedaeroplane.Atmidnight,severalhoursaftershehadleftNewfoundland,sheranintobadweather.Tomakethingsworse,heraltimeter(高度表)failedandshedidn’tknowhowhighshewasflying.Atnight,andinastorm,apilotisingreatdifficultywithoutanaltimeter.Attimes,herplanenearlyplunged(冲)intothesea.Justbeforedawn,therewasfurthertrouble.Amelianoticedflames(火焰)comingfromtheengine.Wouldshebeabletoreachland?Therewasnothingtodoexcepttokeepgoingandtohope.Intheend,AmeliaEarhartdidreachIreland,andforthecourageshehadshown,shewaswarmlywelcomedinEnglandandEurope.WhenshereturnedtotheUnitedStates,shewashonoredbyPresidentHooverataspecialdinnerintheWhiteHouse.Fromthattimeon,AmeliaEarhartwasfamous.Whatwassoimportantaboutherflight?AmeliaEarhartwasthefirstwomantoflytheAtlanticOceanalone,andshehadsetarecordoffourteenhoursandfifty—sixminutes.Intheyearsthatfollowed,AmeliaEarhartmadeseveralflightsacrosstheUnitedStates,andoneachoccasion(时刻)shesetanewrecordforflyingtime.AmeliaEarhartmadetheseflightstoshowthatwomenhadaplaceinaviation(航空)andthatairtravelwasuseful.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTthedifficultywhichAmeliaEarhartmetinherflightfromnorthAmericatoEngland?A．Shewascaughtinastorm. B．Thealtimeterwentoutoforder.C．Herenginewentwrong. D．Shelostherdirection.2、WhenAmeliaEarhartsawflamescomingfromtheengine,whatdidshedo?A．Shedidnothingbutprayforherself.B．ShechangedherdirectionandlandedinIreland.C．Shecontinuedflying.D．Shelosthopeofreachingland.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementswasNOTmentioned?A．ShewasthefirstwomanwhosucceededinflyingacrosstheAtlanticOceanalone.B．Sheshowedgreatcourageinovercomingthedifficultiesduringtheflight.C．ShewaswarmlywelcomedinEngland,EuropeandtheUnitedStates.D．Shemadeplanstoflyaroundtheworld.4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．AmeliaEarhart—FirstAcrosstheAtlantic.B．AmeliaEarhart—PioneerinWomen’sAviation.C．ANewRecordforFlyingTime.D．ADangerousFlightfromNorthAmericatoEngland.25．（10分）Indianscientistshavedesignedanewdevicewhichtheyhopewillsolveoneofthebiggestproblemswiththeuseofsolarenergy.Theycallthedeviceasolartree.Solartreeshavemetal"branches"extendingfromatall,centralpoleatdifferentlevels.Eachbranchholdsaphotovoltaic(光电的)panel,alsocalledasolarpanel.Thesepanelsareflatsurfacesthatcollectenergyfromthesunandturnitintoelectricity.DaljitSinghBediisthechiefscientistattheCouncilofScientificandIndustrialResearch,orCSIR,inNewDelhi,India.TheCSIRlaboratoriesarewherethesolartreewasdesigned.Bedisaystheshapeofthesolartreemakesitpossibletofitmorephotovoltaicpanelsinaspacethantraditionalsystemsdo."Ittakesabout4squaremetersofspacetoproduceenergywhichotherwisewouldhaverequired400squaremetersofspace,"hesays.Scientistsbelievetheenergyasolartreecollectswillbeenoughtopowerfivehomes.Thesolartreeswillmakeiteasiertoprovidesolarenergyforhomesincities,theysay.Thesolartreeswillalsotakelessspacefromfarmersinruralareas.Andtheywillcollectmoreenergythannormalphotovoltaicpanelsonthetopsofbuildings,becausetheirdesignhelpswithplacementofsolarpanelsinawaythattheyareexposedmoretothesun.Indiaistheworld'sthirdlargestproducerofgreenhousegases.Thecountryhaspromisedtoreduceitsrateofgreenhousegasproduction.Thecostofphotovoltaicpanelshasgonedowninrecentyears.Thishasmadesolarpowercheaperandeasiertouse.Butitisstillnotclearhowusefulthesenewdevelopmentsinsolarpowertechnologyare.1、Whichpicturecanshowthesolartreeinthepassage?A． B． C． D．2、WhatdoesBedisayaboutthesolartrees?A．Theyareenergy-consuming. B．Theyarespace-saving.C．Theyareeasilyaccessible. D．Theyhavegeographicallimitation.3、Whatmakesthesolartreecollectmoreenergy?A．Thehi-techmaterialsbuiltinthepanels. B．Thenumberofpanelsfixedonit.C．Thecorrectplacementofthetree. D．Theflexibilitvofitsdesign.4、What'sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tointroduceanewtechnologicalinvention.B．Toexplainwhyscientistsdesignsolartrees.C．Todescribethefeaturesofsolartrees.D．Toshowthebenefitsofsolarpowertechnology.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）ItwasaWednesdaynight.Amiddle-agedmancameinforatoothextraction(拔牙).Hewassitting1inthewaitinghallwhenItookhisbloodpressure,whichwas2at160．Iwasalittleworriedbecausewearenotsupposedtoextractteethfrompatientswithhighbloodpressure.Understandingmy3,heexplainedthathewasjust4.Iledhimtothedentalchair,tryingtocalmhimdown.Mostpatientsarealittlenervousbeforetreatment,sowenormally5withthemtohelpthemrelax.Isaid,“Extractioncanbescary,butwewilltrytomakeitless6.”Hesaid,“No,youdon’tunderstand.”Afterawhile,he7,“Myfatherdiedofheartattacksonthedentalchair.AndlastweekIwas8withcancer.Soit’shardformeto9.”1was10.Itriedhardtosaysomethingto11him,butIfailedandsankintosilence.Thedoctorcamein.He12thepatientandstartedtotalkabouttheextraction.Thepatient,13,toldhisstory.Thedoctor14andsaid,“Okay,Isee.Letmeknowifyoudon’tfeelwellduringthe15.”Hestartedtheprocedure,constantlyaskingthepatienthowhe16.Whenwesuccessfullypulledhistooth,I17asighofrelief.Wedoctorswillmeetdifferentpatientsinour18.Sometimestheycomewith19memoriesoftreatment.Whatwecandoistotryourbesttohelpthem.Tobeadoctormeansservingpatientswitha20heart.1、A．happily B．excitedly C．anxiously D．breathlessly2、A．high B．low C．strong D．weak3、A．role B．concern C．desire D．behavior4、A．curious B．lonely C．cautious D．nervous5、A．speak B．inform C．chat D．tell6、A．effortless B．painless C．unbearable D．uncomfortable7、A．added B．explained C．thought D．evaluated8、A．diagnosed B．checked C．examined D．infected9、A．cheerup B．comein C．setout D．calmdown10、A．speechless B．noiseless C．soundless D．wordless11、A．encourage B．comfort C．motivate D．indicate12、A．welcomed B．greeted C．waved D．operated13、A．however B．therefore C．again D．thus14、A．laughed B．nodded C．shook D．realized15、A．extraction B．discussion C．treatment D．relaxation16、A．felt B．judged C．recognized D．expected17、A．blew B．sighed C．squeezed D．breathed18、A．jobs B．lives C．careers D．performances19、A．good B．hopeful C．serious D．bad20、A．kind B．heavy C．caring D．sinking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）MattDamon,anAmericanactor,filmmaker,andphilanthropist,wasbornonOctober8,1970.He,alongwithhisfriendBenAffleck,gotattentioninthemovieindustrywiththeirAcademyAward-winningscreenplay,GoodWillHunting(1997),1．healsostarredin.Heis2．ofthetop-40highest-grossingactorsofalltime.Inaddition3．themanyawardsDamonhasreceived,includingAcademyAwardsandGoldenGlobeAwards,hereceivedastaron4．HollywoodWalkofFamein2007forhisworkinthefilmindustry.Damonhasbecomeknownforhisversatility,starringinmanysuccessfulfilmssuchastheroguesecretagentJasonBourneintheBourneseries,asoldier5．(fight)inFranceinSavingPrivateRyan(1998),andanastronaut6．(trap)onMarsinTheMartian(2015).He7．(win)furthercriticalacclaimforhisperformancesindramassuchasSyriana(2005)andTheGoodShepherd(2006),aswellasforhisroleasavillaininthecrimedramaTheDeparted(2006).Damonhasalsoperformedvoice-overworkand8．(establish)severalproductioncompanies.Hehasbeen9．(active)involvedincharitablework,includingtheONECampaign,H2OAfricaFoundation,FeedingAmerica,andW.Withhiswife,LucianaBozanBarroso,hehasthreedaughtersandastepdaughterfromBarroso'sprior10．(marry).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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：把缺词处加个漏字符号（∧），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。Akindoflittlecarsmaysomedaytakeplaceoftoday’sbigones、Ifallthepeoplewhodrivesuchcarsinthefuture,therewillbefewerpollutionintheair、Therewillbemorespaceforparkingcarsincities、Thestreetswillbelesscrowd、Anddrivingwillbesafeastheselittlecarscangoonly65kmperhour、Thefuturecarswillbefineforgettingroundacity,sotheywillnotbeusefulforlongtrips、Littlecarswillgo200kmbeforeneedingtostopformoregases、Ifbigcarsarestillusedalongwiththesmallones,twosetsofroadswillbeneededinthefuture、Someroadswillbeusedforthebigfastcarsandanotherroadswillbeneededfortheslowsmallones、Itissaidthatthreesolittlecarscanfitinwiththespacenowneededforonecaroftheusualsize、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，计划寒假期间到英国的UniversityofNottingham学习英语，为期三个月，学习期间你想找份兼职。请给英国的朋友Ann写信求助，要点如下：1.你的学习安排；2.做兼职的原因；3.可胜任的工作（如：餐厅服务员）；注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearAnn,Howareyoudoing?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、A3、A4、A5、D6、D7、D8、A9、C10、D11、B12、D13、C14、D15、B16、B17、B18、C19、A20、D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、C2、A3、B4、D22、dissatisfiedwiththeiremploymentsituation,suchaspoorworkingconditions.。其中50%对应了上文的half,Bedissatisfied与beunsatisfactory是同义词，对…不满意。☞D选项theiremploymentsituationwasunsatisfactory1、Ｂ主旨大意题。本段的第一句是中心句“Foryears,researchershaveprovedthebenefitsofincreasingtheshareofminorityteachersinschools,”多年来，研究人员证明了增加有色人种教师在学校中所占的比例有好处。分析本段内容可知增加有色人种老师的好处很好，给学生提供榜样等，故B符合题意。2、Ｃ推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“takingimmediatemeasurestoimproveitisourtoppriority.”立即采取措施改善它是我们的当务之急。和最后一段“Diversityisakeycomponenttoequalityandopportunity.Wherethere’sadiverseteachingworkforce,allkidsthrive.Sosolutionsmustbefoundatoncetoturnthistrendaround.”多样性是平等和机遇的关键组成部分。哪里有多样化的教学队伍，哪里的孩子就会茁壮成长。因此，必须立即找到解决办法，扭转这一趋势。分析文中所用的词如akey关键，Sosolutionsmustbefoundatoncetoturnthistrendaround必须立即找到解决办法，扭转这一趋势，可推断出作者觉得解决这个问题很紧迫。故选C。23、LaTomatina,SpainTomatojuiceflowsthroughthestreetsofBunolonthelastWednesdayofAugustastheworld’slargesttomatofighthappens.Festivitiesbegininthetownsquarewherethereisahugepolecoveredinsoapandwithalegofhamatthetop.Participantstrytoclimbupthepoletogetthehamaswatchersthrowbucketsofwatertothem.Afteragunisfiredtosignalthebeginningofthefight,peoplecatchthetomatoesandthroweachotherinthestreetsuntilthegunsoundsagain,markingtheendoftheevent.Holi,IndiaThisspringfestivaliscelebratedthroughoutthecountryinlateFebruaryorearlyMarch.Thetwo-dayeventcelebratesthelegendofPrahlad,whoescapedunharmedfromthefireoftheevilHolikaDahan.Peoplemarktheeventbylightingfiresandthrowingcoloredpowderononeano