云南省宣威市第十二中學(xué)2023學(xué)年高考英語一模試卷（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語模擬測(cè)試卷考生請(qǐng)注意：1．答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)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(hào)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?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)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．Mymother______angrywithme,butIcouldn’tshutmymouthbeforeIshoutedather!A．wasn’t B．wouldn’tbeC．wouldn’thavebeen D．hadn’tbeen2．—Whataboutwatchingaballetshowthisevening?—Thanksforinvitingme,butballetisn’treally______.A．theappleofmyeye B．myfeetofclayC．mycupoftea D．thesaltoftheearth3．Ican________Diana’sthoughtsfromthechangesinherfacialexpressions.A．readB．noticeC．countD．watch4．Childrenunderfifteenarenotpermittedtoseesuchkindoffilm_________isbadfortheirmentaldevelopment.A．a(chǎn)s B．whatC．which D．that5．Youhaveabigmouth,Tom.Youhavetoldeverybodythesecret.A．can’t B．mustn’tC．shouldn’t D．mightn’t6．（2018·海淀二模）Thisviewiscommon_________allsectionsofthecommunity.A．a(chǎn)crossB．a(chǎn)boveC．a(chǎn)roundD．a(chǎn)long7．_______manyChineseholidaysaredirectedtowardsservicesrememberingancestors,theChingMingFestivalisbeyonddoubtthelargest.A．Unless B．SinceC．Once D．While8．ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed9．TherearelotsofexamplesofEnglishidioms________animalsareused.A．which B．whenC．whose D．where10．Sheisastrong-willedwomanandnotonce_______intoanydifficultyinherlife.A．shehasgiven B．didshegive C．shegave D．hasshegiven11．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual12．---Didyouvisitthefamousculturalrelicslastmonth?---No,we____it,butwespenttoomuchtimeshopping．A．couldhavevisited B．musthavevisitedC．can'thavevisited D．shouldn'thavevisited13．Thankstothe“sugartax”，foodfactorieshavereducedsugarintheirproducts,________about45millionkilogramsofsugar.A．tosaveB．savedC．savingD．havingsaved14．---Ican’tthinkwhyhe_____soangry.Imeantnooffence.---It’stypicalofhimtobesensitive.A．shouldhavebeen B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．canhavebeen15．Schoolchildrenmustbetaughthowtodealwithdangerous________.A．statesB．conditionsC．situationsD．positions16．TheladystandingovertheremaybefromtheUSA,_____Iguesshaslostherway.A．whom B．whoC．which D．where17．YesterdayItookmycartothegaragetohavethem________theair-conditioner.A．tocheck B．checking C．checked D．check18．Onlyafterhewasbroughttothepolicestationdidtheboy________hehadstolensomepursesfromotherpassengers.A．participate B．a(chǎn)cknowledgeC．realize D．summarize19．Thisfootballplayerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfornotscoringgoals______.A．bychance B．onend C．inturn D．onpurpose20．Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatstudentsshouldbe____________intermsofoverallquality.A．supported B．matchedC．evaluated D．controlled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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6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.22．（8分）Mostofusstrugglethroughthetimeittakestogetacupofcoffeetoourlipsonceouralarmsgooff.Luckily,thiscoffee-brewingalarmclockcouldmakethosefewstrugglingminutespracticallydisappear.Analarmclockthatbrewsafreshpotofcoffeeassoonasyouwakeupactuallyexists,andyoucanbuyitrightnow.ThankstotheBarisieur,yourmorningtimewillneverbethesame.Here’showitworks:Beforeyougotobed,filltheglasscontainerwithwaterandpourgroundcoffeeintothefilter(過濾器).Notablackcoffeedrinker?Nottoworry---specialdrawerskeepyourcreamcoldandstoreyoursugar,too.Then,justsetyouralarmandgotosleep.Thismachinewilltakecareoftherest.Afewminutesbeforeyouralarmgoesoffnextmorning,theBarisieurwillbegintobrewyourcoffee.Andvoila!Ahotcupofcoffeeiswaitingforyouwhenyouralarmringsandyouopenyoureyes.Youwon’tevenhavetoleaveyourbed.LondondesignerJoshuaRenoufdesignedthisinventionhimself,raisingover$500,000throughdonationsonIndieGoGo.Coffeeloversshouldactfastandputinapre-orderonthewebsitenow,payingjust$300.Otherwise,youhavetowaituntilithitsstoresandpay$420.Owningoneoftheseclockswillbetotallyworthit.Nothingsays“seizetheday”quitelikewakinguptoapotoffreshlybrewedcoffee,afterall.Also,themachineisn’tlimitedtomakingcoffeeonlyinthemorning.Youcangooutandreturnhomewithahotcupofcoffeewaitingforyou.1、Whydoestheauthormentionthestruggle?A．Toshowmakingcoffeeischallenging.B．Toshowcoffeecanmakeusfeelbetter.C．Toshowthecoffee-brewingalarmclockisgreat.D．Toshowitisdifficulttogetupearlyinthemorning.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．TheBarisieur. B．Themorningtime.C．Ahotcupofcoffee. D．Theglasscontainer.3、What’sthebenefitofpre-orderingtheclockonthewebsitenow?A．Youcangetonemuchearlier.B．Youcangetoneatagreatdiscount.C．Youcangetdonationsfromitsdesigner.D．YoumayhaveachancetomeetJoshuaRenouf.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Totellushowtomakecoffeeeasily.B．Toadvertiseanewproductinastore.C．Torecommendaspecialkindofalarmclock.D．Tocomparetraditionalalarmclocksandnewones.23．（8分）Careercriminalsbegintheirantisocialbehaviorduringtheirtoddler(學(xué)步的兒童)yearsandmaygoonwithalifeofcrimeiftheirbehaviorisn’tchallenged,scientistshavediscovered.Whilemostchildrengrowoutoftheirbadbehaviorbyadulthood,astudyfoundthosewhohad“callousunemotional(冷漠無情的)characteristics”couldgrowuptohaveproblemswiththelawlaterinlife.Behaviorcharacteristicssuchasalackofsympathyandlyinginchildhoodcouldhaveanimpactyearson.LukeHyde,assistantprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofMichigan,said,“Thesearesignsforparentsanddoctorstowatchoutfor,astheymaysignalmorethanjusttheterribletwos.”Hesaid,“Parentsbothtakecareoftheirchildandprovidetheirchild’sgenessoit’sbeendifficulttoknowifwe’reseeingthatparentingcausescallousunemotionalbehaviors,orifitisjustasignofthegenesbeingpassedtothechild.”Theresearchalsodiscoveredthatstrictparentingislinkedtothedevelopmentofantisocialbehavior.Scientistslookedat561familiesinanadoptionstudythatexaminedbiologicalmothers’antisocialbehavior.Thescientistsfoundchildrenofantisocialmotherswerealsomorelikelytoexhibitthesamebehaviorcharacteristics,despitehavinglimitedornotouchwiththemastheywereadoptedasbabies.“Thereallyexcitingtake-homemessagefromthisstudyisthatsmall,day-to-daypositiveinteractions(互動(dòng))thatparentshavewiththeiryoungchildrencanmakeahugedifferenceinchildren’sdevelopment,’’saidLeslieLeve,aprofessorattheUniversityofOregonwhoco-ledthedatacollection.“Evenwhenchildrenhaveinherited(遺傳)averychallengingsetofbehaviors,hearing‘goodjob’orreceivingencouragementcanhelpprotectthemfromdevelopingseriousproblemscomingfromtheirinheriteddifficulties,”headded.Thestudy,workedonbyscientistsfromtheUniversityofMichigan,PennStateUniversityandtheUniversityofOregonhasbeenpublishedintheAmericanJournalofPsychiatry.Researcherswillfollowthegroupofchildrenthroughearlyadolescencetodetermineifthesebehaviorsstillcontinuetoexistfromthetoddleryears.1、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Kids’socialbehaviorsarerelatedtocrime.B．Criminalsbegintheircrimesduringadolescence.C．Antisocialbehaviorsofkidscouldbeontheirwaytoalifeofcrime.D．Warmheartedkidsaremorelikelytobecriminalsinthefuture.2、Whatconclusionmightthescientistsdrawfromthestudy?A．Antisocialbehaviorsmightbeinherited.B．Thegenesdecidekids’antisocialbehaviors.C．Antisocialbehaviorshavenothingtodowithcrimes.D．Adoptedbabiessurelyhaveantisocialbehaviorswhentheygrowup.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Parentingisthemainreasonthatcauseskids’antisocialbehaviors.B．Whatcausescareercriminalstobegintheircrimesistheirparents’characteristics.C．LeslieLevehasadoubtfulattitudetoadoptivemothers’activeinteractionswithkids.D．Inheritedantisocialbehaviorsofkidscanbelightenedbypositiveparenting.4、Whywillresearcherstrackkids’processofgrowing?A．Tomakesureifkids’behaviorswilllast.B．Tomakesureifpraisewillchangekids.C．Todetermineifkids’behaviorswillbeinherited.D．Todetermineifparents’comfortwillprotectkids.24．（8分）FollowtheFashion---aNewAgeoftheMacBookProThenewflagshiplaptopscalledtheMacBookProfromApple,availablein13-and15-inchscreensizes,arethinner(0.6inches),lighter(3or4pounds),andfasterthaneverbefore.Thespeakersaremorepowerfulandsoundgreat.Batterylifeis8to10hours,somewhatlessthanthatofpreviousmodels.Besides,they’renotbecominggraduallynarrowerliketheMacBookAir,butthey’rethinnerthantheAirwasatitsthickestpart.That’sright,“was”.TheexistingMacBookAirwillremainavailableforawhile,buttherewon’tbeanymoremodel.ListedinthefollowingaresomeotherappealingfeaturesofthenewMacBookPromodels.ScreenTheMacBookProscreenisamasterpiece.It’ssobright;itcouldlightuparunway.It’saRetinascreen,whichissomethingMacBookAirfanshavewaitedforforever.Thecolorisveryimpressive.Youwilllovesthisscreen.Trackpad（軌跡板）Thetrackpadishuge,twiceaslargeasthepreviousoffering.Itmakesadifferencewhen,forexample,you’repaintinginPhotoshop.KeyboardAllofthenewMacBookPromodelsshareinusingasecond-generationbutterflymechanismkeyboardlikewhat’sfoundonthe12-inchMacBook.Thekeysareveryflatanddon’ttravelmuchatall,whichcanactuallyenableyoutoflywhentyping.1、HowistheMacBookProdifferentfromtheMacBookAir?A．Ithasanarrowershape.B．Ithasamoreadvancedscreen.C．Ithasamorepowerfulbattery.D．Ithasmorecoloroptions.2、WhatcanbelearnedaboutthekeyboardoftheMacBookPro?A．Itsdesignisinspiredbybutterflies.B．ItistailoredfortheMacBookPro.C．Itallowsofanicetypingfeel.D．Itskeysarelargerthantheprevious.3、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．TocomparetheMacBookProwiththeMacBookAir.B．ToexplainwhytheMacBookProisunique.C．TopersuadetheyoungtobuytheMacBookPro.D．TointroducethenewproductfromApple.25．（10分）ArobotcalledBina42hassuccessfullytakenacourseinthephilosophyofloveatNotreDamedeNamurUniversity(NDNU),inCalifornia.AccordingtocourseinstructorWilliamBarry,associateprofessoratNDNU,Bina42istheworld’sfirstsociallyadvancedrobottocompleteacollegecourse,afeathedescribedas“remarkable.”Therobottookpartinclassdiscussions,gaveapresentationwithastudentpartnerandparticipatedinadebatewithstudentsfromanotherinstitution.Beforebecomingastudent,Bina42appearedasaguestspeakerinBarrysclassesforseveralyears.OnedaywhenaddressingBarry’sclass,Bina42expressedadesiretogocollege,adesirethatBarryandhisstudentsenthusiasticallysupported.RatherthanenrollBina42inhisRobotEthics:PhilosophyofEmergingTechnologiescourse,BarrysuggestedthatBina42shouldtakehiscoursePhilosophyofLoveinstead.LoveisaconceptBina42doesn’tunderstand,saidBarry.ThereforethechallengewouldbeforBarryandhisstudentstoteachBina42whatloveis.“Someinterestingthingshappenedintheclass,”saidBarry.HesaidthathisstudentsthoughtitwouldbestraightforwardtoteachBina42aboutlove,which,afterall,is“fairlysimple—it’safeeling,”saidBarry.Buttherealitywasdifferent.Bina42endeduplearning“31differentversionsoflove,”saidBarry,highlightingsomeofthechallengeshumansmayfacewhenworkingartificialintelligenceinfuture.Bina42participatedinclassdiscussionsviaSkypeandalsotookpartinaclassdebateaboutloveandconflictwithstudentsfromWestPoint.Bina42’scontributiontothedebatewasfilmedandpostedonYouTube.ItwasjudgedthatBina42andNDNUclassmateswerethewinnersofthisdebate.Inthenextdecade,BarryhopesBina42mightbecomecomplexenoughtoteachaclass,thoughhesaysheforeseesrobotsbeingusedtobettertheteachingandlearningexperience,ratherthanreplacinginstructorscompletely.1、（小題1）WhatwasBina42’sperformancelikeinclass?A．Extraordinary.B．Insignificant.C．Far-reaching.D．Unattractive.2、（小題2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“addressing”inparagraph3probablymean?A．Dealingwith.B．Consultingwith.C．Givingaspeechto.D．Sendingaletterto.3、（小題3）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．ItwasinterestingforBina42tolearnaboutlove.B．ItwasquitetoughforBina42tolearnaboutlove.C．Artificialintelligencemaysomehowbesuperiortoman.D．Humanscanlaunchachallengetoartificialintelligence.4、（小題4）WhatdoesBarrythinkofthefuturedevelopmentofBina42?A．Itwillsurelybeabletoserveasateacher.B．Itwillbeabletopromotelearningandteaching.C．Itwillcompletelytaketheplaceofinstructors.D．Itwillbesmartenoughtocontrolhumanbeings.第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）VandnalovedsportsanddidwellinherlessonsatherhighschoolinCalifornia.Whenaheadachedisturbedthe15-year-old’swalktoclass,she1it.“Itwas2.”shethought,“Justaheadache---harmless”Butwhenwalkingtohernextclass,shewas3andcollapsedtothefloor.4shecouldhearothertalking,shecouldn’tspeak.Shewas5tothehospitalinanambulance.TestsindicatedVandnahadastrokeaffectingtherightsideofherbrain,thusaffectingthe6sideofherbody.Whatwasworse,thestrokecausedherbraintobegantoswell,andsheneededoperationto7thepressuretheswellingwasputting8herbrain.Thedoctors9partofherskull（頭骨）tomakeroomfortheswelling.10theswellingwentdown（消退）,herskullwasplacedbackagain.Whilethedoctorspredictedthatshewouldneverliveanormallife,Vandna11improved.Shewasinarehabcenter（康復(fù)中心）forabout3monthsandbegantorealizehow12herdailylifemightbe.Shehadtowearabrace（支架）onherleftlegtosupporther13.Herleftarm14lightly,andsheoftenbecametired.Though15onacampuswasn’teasy,shefinishedhighschooland16adegreeinspeechtherapyatUniversityofRedlands.Afterthestroke,Vandnabecame17withtheAmericanHeartAssociation.Shesharedher18atpubliceventsandurgedotherstostay19.Shesaidifyou20atoughtime,remembertoughtimesdon’tlast,buttoughpeopledo.1、A．stoppedB．dismissedC．curedD．treated2、A．somethingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．nothingD．everything3、A．weakB．worriedC．nervousD．surprised4、A．DespiteB．BecauseC．SinceD．Though5、A．remainedB．stayedC．keptD．rushed6、A．leftB．rightC．middleD．over7、A．a(chǎn)ddB．reduceC．increaseD．a(chǎn)pply8、A．onB．upC．offD．out9、A．movedB．brokeC．removedD．repaired10、A．BeforeB．UntilC．OnceD．While11、A．suddenlyB．quicklyC．immediatelyD．gradually12、A．happyB．differentC．excitingD．lucky13、A．handB．a(chǎn)nkleC．neckD．head14、A．shookB．tiredC．wavedD．held15、A．gettingawayB．gettingoffC．gettingaroundD．gettingout16、A．lostB．madeC．gaveD．earned17、A．involvedB．interestedC．concernedD．experienced18、A．eventB．a(chǎn)ccidentC．storyD．news19、A．negativeB．positiveC．indifferentD．supportive20、A．putthroughB．lookedthroughC．brokethroughD．wentthrough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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Musicisinthecornersofeverydaylife.Itissaidtobebeneficialtousboth1．(physical)andmentally.Therearemanywaystomakemusic.Forexample,ifyoublowintobamboosorshells,2．(permit)airtocomein,theycanproducepleasantmusic.Arecentdiscoverysuggeststhatmusicwasplayedmuchearlierthanwethink.In1995,deepin3．caveinSlovenia4．wasoccupied45,000yearsagobyNeanderthals,alegboneofabearwithfourfingerholeswasfound.Thediscoverysuggestedthatflutes（笛子）hadcomeinto5．(exist)atthattime.Later,manyother6．(tradition)musicalinstrumentslikedrumsweredugoutfromunderground.Ancientpeopleeven7．(seek)awaytomakemusicoutofabowthat8．(intend)forhunting,sowehavetoadmitthattheydidhaveagreatgift9．music.Butifexactlydated,theNeanderthalfluteisbyfarthe10．(early)knownexampleofmusic.Nowmusiccanbefoundineveryknownculture,andeventhemostdistantgroupshaveacertainformofmusic.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。Thismorning,Iwenttoschoolbyabicycleasusual、AsIamlisteningtomyfavoritemusicwithaheadphoneonmyhead,Ididn’tnoticeacarparkedontheroadside、Iscratchedthecarandleftascaronit、ThinkthatIwouldhaveclasses,Ileftanotewithhisnameandaddresstoletthedriverknowwhathappened、Latelyintheafternoon,whilewewerehavingaclassmeeting,ourheadmasterledinastranger,thatwasthecarowner、Heexplainedtheclassthewholestorybutpraisedme、Myteacherandclassmatewereimpressedandprideofmyhonesty、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你校英國(guó)交換生John想利用假期到中國(guó)各地旅游，發(fā)郵件向你詢問如何購買火車票。請(qǐng)你回復(fù)郵件，內(nèi)容包括:1.所需證件(護(hù)照)；2.購票方式(售票窗口、網(wǎng)上)；3.車站取票。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearJohn,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

2023學(xué)年模擬測(cè)試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、A4、A5、C6、A7、D8、C9、D10、D11、B12、A13、C14、A15、C16、B17、D18、B19、D20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、LaTomatina,SpainTomatojuiceflowsthroughthestreetsofBunolonthelastWednesdayofAugustastheworld’slargesttomatofighthappens.Festivitiesbegininthetownsquarewherethereisahugepolecoveredinsoapandwithalegofhamatthetop.Participantstrytoclimbupthepoletogetthehamaswatchersthrowbucketsofwatertothem.Afteragunisfiredtosignalthebeginningofthefight,peoplecatchthetomatoesandthroweachotherinthestreetsuntilthegunsoundsagain,markingtheendoftheevent.Holi,IndiaThisspringfestivaliscelebratedthroughoutthecountryinlateFebruaryorearlyMarch.Thetwo-dayeventcelebratesthelegendofPrahlad,whoescapedunharmedfromthefireoftheevilHolikaDahan.Peoplemarktheeventbylightingfiresandthrowingcoloredpowderononeanother.Childrenloadcoloredwaterintotoypistolscalledpichkariandtakeaimatpassers-by.Holiisknownasahappycelebrationofthetriumphofgoodoverevil.BurningMan,NevadaThisinfamousfestivalbeganin19