榆林市重點中學2025年高三第二次模擬考試英語試卷含答案

榆林市重點中學2025年高三第二次模擬考試英語試卷含答案考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Peopleshouldstopusingtheircarsandstartusingpublictransport.—________.Theroadsaretoocrowdedasitis.A．Allright B．ExactlyC．Goahead D．Fine2．Thenationalparkhasalargecollectionofwildlife,________frombutterfliestoelephants.A．torange B．rangeC．ranging D．ranged3．Notuntiltheendoftheperformance________thechancetotakephotoswiththerespectableactor.A．theaudiencegot B．theaudiencehadgotC．didtheaudienceget D．hadtheaudiencegot4．Isitheoryou________inchargeofthejobandsupposedtocompleteitpunctually?A．whois B．thatisC．whoare D．whomare5．—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled6．Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,_______lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.A．where B．whichC．towhich D．beyondwhich7．---IprefershuttingmyselfinandlisteningtomusicalldayonSundays.---That’s_______Idon’tagree.Youshouldhaveamoreactivelife.A．how B．when C．where D．what8．Wasitfromthelake______heoftenwentfishing______hesavedthedrowninggirl?A．that;thatB．where;whereC．where;thatD．that;where9．---Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth.---_____!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat.A．Comeon B．ForgetitC．Goahead D．Allowme10．____ofdangerinthestreetatnight,thegirldoesn’tdaretogooutwithoutsomeone____her.A．Warned;accompaniedB．Warned;accompanyingC．Warning;accompaniedD．Warning;accompanying11．--DidJimcome?--Idon’tknow.He_______whileIwasout.A．mighthavecome B．mightcomeC．musthavecome D．shouldhavecome12．—Whatamess!You’realwaysthrowingthingsabout.—Don’tbe____,Mum.Iwilltidyitupnow.A．hotunderthecollarB．oncloudnineC．offthetopofyourheadD．downinthedumps13．Theproblemwiththecurrentsystemallowsanyonetocommitasimilarcrimewithout.Itneedstobefixed.A．beingpunishedB．punishedC．topunishD．punishing14．Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when15．Hisadvicemademehappy,but____othersangry.A．making B．tomake C．/ D．make16．—Thebatteryinmycellphoneisrunninglow.—Ithatlastnightbeforewewenttobed.A．wasnoticing B．havenoticed C．wouldnotice D．hadnoticed17．Wehavemorethan80flatsinthisbuilding,each____solarheaters．A．isequippedwith B．equippedwithC．isequippedby D．equippedby18．—Howabouthisdesign?—Well,totellthetruth,itis______butsatisfactory.Soyou’llhavetotryyourbesttobetterit.A．something B．a(chǎn)nythingC．everything D．nothing19．—________!Somebodyhasleftthelabdooropen.—Don’tlookatme.A．Hi,there B．DearmeC．Thankgoodness D．Comeon20．Youcanonlybesureof_____youhaveatpresent;youcannotbesureofsomething_____youmightgetinthefuture.A．that;what B．what;/ C．which;that D．/;that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）RichasaKingWilliam1,whoconqueredEnglandsome930yearsago,hadwealth,powerandanarmy.YetalthoughWilliamwasveryrichbythestandardofhistime,hehadnothinglikeaflushtoilet(抽水馬桶),papertowels,orridinglawnmower(除草機).Howdidhegetby?Historybooksarefilledwithwealthypeoplewhowerepoorcomparedtome.Ihavestormwindows,Croesusdidnot.EntirenationstrembledbeforeAlexandertheGreat,buthecouldn’tbuycatfood.CzarNicholaslackedanelectricsaw.GivenhowmuchbetteroffIamthansomanyfamousdeadpeople,you’dthinkI’dbecontent.Thetroubleisthat,likemostpeople,Icomparemywealthwiththatoflivingperson:neighbors,schoolclassmates,famousTVpeople.ThegreedIfeeltowardmyfriendHoward’snewkitchenisnotreducedbythefactthatnokingseverhadarefrigeratorwithglassdoors,Thereisreallynorisingorfallingstandardofliving.Overthecenturiespeoplesimplyfinddifferentthingstofeelsadabout.You’dthinkthatsimplynothavingdiseasewouldputusinagoodmood,butnowewantahotbathtoo.Ofcourse,onewaytoachievehappinesswouldbetorealizethatevenbytoday’sstandardsthethingsIownareprettynice.Myhouseissmallerthanthehousesofmanyinvestmentbankers,butevensoithasalotmoreroomsthanmywifeandIcankeepclean.Besides,topeoplelookingbackatourerafromacenturyortwointhefuture,thesebankers’fancycountertopsandmyawnwornFormicawillseemequallyshabby,Ican’tkeepupwithmyneighborsrightnow.Butjustwait.1、Whatdocstheunderlinedphrase“getby”inthefirstparagraphmean?A．Succeedasaking.B．Dealwithcomplains.C．Getsomeextramoney.D．Liveinasatisfactoryway.2、Howmanyhistoricalfiguresarementionedtocomparelivesinthepastandpresent?A．3. B．4.C．5. D．6.3、Accordingtothepassage,theauthorintendsto.A．tellustobecontentwithlifeB．warnustoliveinasimplewayC．leachustolearnlessonsfromlifeD．encourageuslostruggleforwealth4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardslife?A．Doubtful. B．Optimistic.C．Uncaring. D．Cautions.22．（8分）Attheageofseven,whilehisfriendswerespendingtheirallowancesoncandyandtoys,JoseAdolfoQuisocola,Peru,cameupwiththecreativeideaofaneco-bankwhichallowskidsofallagestobecomeeconomicallyindependentandfinanciallywisewhilehelpingtheenvironment.Establishedin2012,TheBartselanaStudentBankistheworld’sfirstcooperativebankforkids.Whoeverwantstojoinhastobringinatleast5kilograms(11pounds)ofsolidwaste(paperorplastic)andestablishasavingsgoal.Onceaccepted,allbank“partners”arerequiredtodepositatleastoneadditionalkilogram(2*2pounds)ofrecydablesonamonthlybasisandobeyotherrequirements,suchasattendingfinancialeducationandenvironmentalmanagementworkshops.Thewasteaccumulatedissoldtolocalrecyclingcompanies,who,thankstosomeclevernegotiationbyJose,payahigher-than-marketrateforeverythingbroughtinbyBartselanaStudentBankmembers.Thefundsreceivedareplacedintheindividual’saccountwheretheycollectuntilhis/hersavingsgoalisreached.Theaccountholdercanthenwithdrawhis/hermoney,orchoosetoleaveitandcontinuetogrowforabiggertarget.“Atthebeginning,myteachersthoughtIwascrazyorthatachildcouldnotundertakethistypeofproject,”Joserecalls.“Theydidnotunderstandthatwearenotthefutureofthecountrybutitspresent.Luckily,Ihadthesupportoftheschoolprincipalandanassistantinmyclassroom.”Theyoungster’spersistencepaidoff.Today,theeco-bank,whichnowhasthesupportofseverallocalinstitutions,hasteneducationalcentersandbeginsacceptingapplicationsfromkidsallacrossPeru.OnNovember20,2018,theyoungboywasawardedthefamousChildren’sClimatePrize(CCP).“Jose’seco-bankisabrilliantwayoflinkingeconomyandclimateimpact,bothinthoughtandpractice.Thepotentialimpactisamazing”,ajudgesaid.Hopefully,Jose’ssuccesswillinspiremorekidsandadultstocomeupwithnewideasthatcreatevaluewhilehelpingtheenvironment.Astheboysays,“Togetherwecanchangetheworld.wejustneedanopportunity.”1、Forwhatpurposewastheeco-bankcreated?A．Toeducatechildrenhowtospendtheirallowances.B．Tohelpchildrenbreakawayfromtheirparents.C．Toraisechildren’sawarenessofmoneyandenvironmentD．Toencouragechildrentobuywhatevertheywant.2、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A．Thehistoryoftheeco-bankB．Therequirementsofmembership,C．ThewisestwaytodealwithwasteD．Theprocessofhowtheeco-bankworks.3、WhatchallengedidJosemeetatthebeginningwhenopeningtheeco-bank?A．Lackofenoughsupport. B．Lackofexperience.C．Lackofinvestment. D．Lackofworkers.4、WhatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoParagraphs?A．Theboy’seffortsweremadeinvain.B．Theeco-bankwashighlyappreciated.C．Thejudgethoughtpoorlyoftheeco-bank.D．Theboy’ssuccesshadnopracticalvalues.5、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．PersistencePaidOffB．RecyclingdoesCountC．AnOpportunitytoChangetheWorld.D．AnEco-bank,EconomicalandEcological23．（8分）Phonebatteriesrarelylastafulldayanymore,socarryingcompactchargers(小巧的充電器)isbecomingnormal.Butmanyoftheseso-calledportabledevicesareheavy,thickandinconvenient—untilSolarPaperisdeveloped.Chicagoengineershavedesignedasuper-thin,lightweightpanel(面板)calledSolarPapercapableofcharginganiPhoneintwohoursandmanypanelscanbecombinedtoboostitspower.ItwascreatedbyChicago-basedYolk.Afterraisingmorethan$1milliononlinefortheproduction,itisnowavailabletopurchasethroughoutthecountry.Itcomesinfourversions—2.5W,5W,7.5Wand10w—dependingontheoutputneededforvariousdevices.Andthesedifferentmodelsarecreatedbycombiningindividual2.5Wpanelstogether.A2.5WpanelwillchargeaniPhone6orGalaxyS3infivehours.The5Wversionchargesthesamedevicesbutcutschangingtimetotwohoursorthreehoursifit’scloudy.The7.5WmodelSolarPaperchangesthedevicesinthesametimeasthe5Wversionbutproducesmoreenergywhenitiscloudy.The10Wversionisideal(理想的)fortheiPadAir2,andwillchargeadevicein2.5hours.Eachindividualpanelmeasures3.5inches×6.7inches×0.6inches,weighs60gand1.5mmthick.Otherfeaturesincludeauniqueautomaticreset(重置)functionwhichstopsandstartsthePaperchargingwhencastwithashadoworplacedinsunlight.Othersolarchargersrequireyoutore-plugthewireattheseconditions.Italsohasalow-energyLCDscreenthatdisplaystheamountofpowertheSolarPaperproducesinrealtime.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“boost”inthesecondparagraphmean?A．Balance.B．IncreaseC．Possess.D．Reduce.2、HowisSolarPaperdifferentfromothersolarchargers?A．Itcanbecarriedwhereveryougo.B．Itcanproducemoreelectricity.C．Itcanproducepowerevenifit’srainy.D．Itcangetreconnectedautomaticallyafterashadow.3、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?sA．Tointroducethestrengthsofsolarchargers.B．TopraiseChicagoengineersfortheirefforts.C．Tointroduceanewtypeofsolarcharger.D．Toadviseproducerstomakephonebatterieslastlong.4、WhatcanweknowabouttheSolarPaper?A．YolkstartedanonlineactivitytofundproductionofSolarPaper.B．CustomersareabletobuySolarPaperallovertheworld.C．The7.5WversionisthebestchoiceifuserschargeaniPad.D．TheLCDscreenshowshowmuchcurrentaniPhoneuses.24．（8分）AppleandMicrosofteachlaunchednewproducts.Onecompanyastonishedeveryone.Theothermadepeoplesleepy.Canyouguesswhichwaswhich?Youprobablyguessedwrong.BecauseApple,famousforitscreativeproducts,wasthetechgiantwhosenewproductcausedacollectiveshrug(聳肩).WhileMicrosoft,whichstoleamoveoutoftheApplePlaybook,woncheersfromhigh-end,creative-classconsumerslikebusinessanalysts,mediadesignersandmusicproducers.AsHayleyTsukayamaremarkedatTheWashingtonPost,theSurfaceStudio,oneofMicrosoft'snewproducts,isreallyjustasuper-sizedversionoftheSurfaceBooksproductthatMicrosofthasbeensellingforyears.Butifyou'veeverwatchedsciencefictionmovieslikeMinorityreport--whereTomCruiseseemstooperatepicturesanddatahangingonmid-airbytouchingthem,spreadinghisfingerstoincreaseondetails,andsendingfilesandinformationslidingfromonefoldertoanotherwithaclickofthefingers,youcanseehowMicrosoftistryingtoshowthesameexperience.Meanwhile,apple'snewproductswerealmostlikesomefinepromotionsforitsAppleTV.Theyboast(炫耀)thatthenewMacbookProshasasmallersizeandmorefunctions,andanewtouchscreenbaronlaptopkeyboardswherefunctionkeysusedtobe.Sowhat'sgoingon?Inmanyways,AppleisfocusingonattractingtheaverageconsumerswhohavebeenattractedbyMicrosoft.AndMicrosoftisfocusingontargetingthehigh-endprofessionalsApplehashistoricallybeenassociatedwith.Youcanevenseethisisthecompanies'adcampaigns:Microsoft'sadsstressimaginationandcreativity,whileApple,scommercialchiefperformanceandconvenienceofitsMacbooks.SoAppleistryingtocontroltheworldofdevicesandlaptopsfromthetopdown,startingwiththehigh-endmarketandmovingontoappealtoabroaderbaseofconsumers.Microsoft,havingalreadystrengtheneditselfwithinthebiggerlow-endmarket,isnowattemptingtheoppositewithabottom-upstrategy.Willthesesucceed?Timewilltell...1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．Microsoft'snewproductsmadeabighit.B．Apple'sproductsaimathigh-endconsumers.C．AppleandMicrosoftdevelopedthesameproducts.D．ThedesignofMicrosoft'sproductsisoriginalandunique.2、WhydoestheauthormentionthesciencefictionmovieinParagraph2?A．ToshowhowtrendyMicrosoft’snewproductsare.B．TotellusMicrosoft'snewproductscanbeusedinmovies.C．Toencouragemorepeopletoseethesciencefictionmovie.D．ToshowMicrosoft’snewproductsareinspiredbythemovie.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwopartsofthetext?A．Appleischangingitsfocusonconsumergroupsfromaveragetohigh-endones.B．Microsoftischangingitsfocusonconsumergroupsfromhigh-endtoaverageones.C．Thetwocompaniesareadoptingdifferentbusinessstrategiesfromtheirownbefore.D．Thetwocompaniesarefacingfiercecompetitionwitheachother.4、Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwemostprobablyreadthispassage?A．LeisureandEntertainment.B．EconomicsandBusiness.C．CultureandEducation.D．LifeandFashion.25．（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）完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從下列各題所給的四個選項中，選出最佳選項。Perhapsyou’veattendedsomeparties.ButlikeNewYork，whereapartyordinneroften__36__businesswithpleasure,aWashingtonpartyisa__37__partofthebusinessofpolitics,thebusinessofmaking__38__connections.SomeWashingtonpartieshavea__39__aura(氣氛)aboutthem,dependingonwhogivesthemandwhoisthere,butmostpartiesareopen-house__40__infact,withthehostsnotknowingmostofthe__41__whoarethere.Iwenttoafewoftheseparties__42__IwantedtoseetheinsideofsomeoftheWashingtonmansions(公館)Ihad__43__somuchabout.Almosteverytimeduringtheeveningsomemanwouldcomeclosetotalkwithme__44__,wedidn’tknoweachotheratall.Sucha__45__exchangeclearlyproves“agatheringoffriends”__46__Washingtonpartystandards.Youdon’tevenneedan__47__toattendmanyWashingtonparties.Youjusthavetoknowaboutthem.NoWashingtonhostesswould__48__herservantstoaskyouwhoyouwere.Mostofthebiggerparties,thosewith300or400guests,__49__toimpresssomebody,andWashingtonians150__.MostmembersoftheCongress,forexample,__51__middle-classbackgroundsinsmallercommunities__52__thecountry.Theyaredazzled(眼花繚亂的)by__53__.Theyaredazzledbybignames.TheyarereadytohelpWashington__54__hostesses.Theygoalongwiththembecausetheyaregoodfriendsortheydon’tnoticethatthey__55__ortheydon’tcareiftheyare.1、.A．followsB．connectsC．mixesD．goes2、.A．dailyB．necessaryC．chiefD．cheap3、.A．stillB．cruelC．mentalD．important4、A．socialB．nervousC．terribleD．simple5、A．eventsB．a(chǎn)ffairsC．conferencesD．games6、A．guestsB．customersC．guardsD．guides7、A．sothatB．inorderthatC．a(chǎn)sifD．because8、A．foundB．noticedC．heardD．wrote9、A．sinceB．thoughC．whenD．whether10、A．commonB．strictC．publicD．special11、A．includingB．comparingwithC．a(chǎn)ccordingtoD．dependingon12、A．invitationB．envelopeC．instrumentD．a(chǎn)cceptance13、A．refuseB．a(chǎn)llowC．a(chǎn)greeD．warn14、A．a(chǎn)regivenB．giveC．a(chǎn)resuppliedD．supply15、A．easilyforgetB．hardlyrememberC．easilyimpressD．a(chǎn)reeasilyimpressed16、A．hearfromB．writetoC．comefromD．callout17、A．overB．belowC．betweenD．a(chǎn)cross18、A．moneyB．equalC．freedomD．discussion19、A．strangeB．famousC．poorD．stupid20、A．a(chǎn)reusingB．a(chǎn)rebeingusedC．a(chǎn)reobeyingD．a(chǎn)rebeingobeyed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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）YiJiefengisaShanghaiwomanwhohasplantedmillionsof1．(tree)inInnerMongoliaoverthepast12years.In2000,Yi’sson,YangRuizhe,waskilled.inanaccident,2．madeherextremelysad.Butshe3．(final)foundawaytodealwiththesadnessbydevotingherownlifetoachievingherson'sdream:toplanttreesinInnerMongoliainordertostopthedesert.SoYiandherhusbandusedRuizhe'sinsurancemoneytosetupan4．(organize)calledGreenLifein2003.Theydidn’thavemuchknowledgeofagriculture,andwithlessthan200mmrainfallthatyear,thetrees5．(blow)away.Thecoupledidn’tgive6．.Theyaskedforadvicefromexpertsand7．(manage)toplanttreesthenextseason.Whentheywouldgoandplanttreeseveryyear,itrainedeverytime.“Inthe8．(begin)weplantedtreesformyson,but9．(late)wefeltasenseofsocialresponsibility,"Yisaid.Whenthemoneywasusedup,thecouplesoldtheirtwohousestokeepGreenLifegoing.Volunteersanddonors(捐贈者)haveincreased10．theyear2008.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。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號()，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。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后的詞。注意：1、每處錯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）不計分。Ilikedcyclingverymuch、Atageoftwelve,myfatherboughtmeabikeasabirthdaygiftsandtaughtmehowtoride、Everytimemyfathertookhimoutforpractice,mylittlebrotherwouldcomealong、Oneday,wewerepracticingwhilesuddenlymybrotherscreamedtohelp、Whenwerushedtohim,wesawasnakewindaroundafrogtightly、Ibegmyfathertosavethefrog、Immediatehepickeditupalongstick,tryingtodrivethesnakeaway、Abouttwominuteslater,thefrogwassetloose,whatmadeussohappy、68第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，為了豐富學生的文化生活，你校學生會開展了主題為“最美實驗校園”的攝影作品比賽。請結合以下要點，將比賽的情況寫成一篇新聞稿，發(fā)表到你校英文網(wǎng)站上。1.過程：同學踴躍參加；2.方式：微信平臺展示；3.結果：公眾好評如潮。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：微信Wechat校園campus__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、B6、C7、C8、C9、A10、B11、A12、A13、A14、B15、C16、D17、B18、B19、B20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、D2、B3、A4、B22、1、C2、D3、A4、B5、D23、1、B2、D3、C4、A24、1、A2、A3、D4、B25、LaTomatina,SpainTomatojuiceflowsthroughthestreetsofBunolonthelastWednesdayofAugustastheworld’slargesttomatofighthappens.Festivitiesbegininthetownsquarewherethereisahugepolecoveredinsoapandwithalegofhamatthetop.Participantstrytoclimbupthepoletogetthehamaswatchersthrowbucketsofwatertothem.Afteragunisfiredtosignalthebeginningofthefight,peoplecatchthetomatoesandthroweachotherinthestreetsuntilthegunsoundsagain,markingtheendoftheevent.Holi,IndiaThisspringfestivaliscelebratedthroughoutthecountryinlateFebruaryorearlyMarch.Thetwo-dayeventcelebratesthelegendofPrahlad,whoescapedunharmedfrom