2024學(xué)年河南省鶴壁市重點中學(xué)高考英語試題模擬卷(三)含解析

2024學(xué)年河南省鶴壁市重點中學(xué)高考英語試題模擬卷(3)

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?？荚嚱Y(jié)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.yourblog,Iwouldhavewrittenbacktwodaysago.

A.IfIreadB.ShouldIread

C.HadIreadD.IfIcouldhaveread

2.一TheKiwifruitsinthissupermarketaresalenow,andtheyaresoldthepound.

一Really?Howmuchcheaperarethey?

A.for;inB.on;byC.for,byD.on,in

3.Comeoffit!Oversleepingisaslameanexcuseasother.

A.oneB.each

C.someD.any

4.Don'tletthechildwhoisgotoschool.

A.soyoungastoB.notoldenoughtoC.notoldenoughD.tooyoungto

5.ItwasintheremotemountainareasIspentthegapyearIlearnedhowtoworkwithagroupof

strangersandhowtolookaftermyself.

A.where;thatB.when;that

C.where;whenD.that;where

6.SomewarnedthatthesteptheUSgovernmenthastakentocopewiththecurrentcrisisismuchrisk.

A.oneofB.theoneofC.theoneD.thatone

7.ItwasnotuntilshegothomeJenniferrealizedshehadlostherkeys.

A.whenB.that

C.whereD.before

8.Addingtotheirhappiness,hesays,somesimilaritiesbetweenthetwotestpapers.

A.isB.areC.hasD.have

9.Idon'tthinkshevisitedtheexhibitionthismorning,shewaswithmeatthattime.

A.thoughB.orC.butD.for

10.Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.

A.whereB.which

C.towhichD.beyondwhich

11.Theresearcherswhostudyjokeswanttofindoutpeoplefromdifferentnationsandculturesfindfunny.

A.whyB.that

C.whatD.whether

12.——Iamwornout.——Metoo,allworkandnoplay.Soifstimeto.

A.bumthemidnightoilB.pushthelimits

C.gowiththeflowD.callitaday

13.Frankly,IstillfeelconfusedabouthecouldmanagewithoutaccesstotheInternetforsuchalongtime.

A.whatB.whyC.thatD.how

14.Withineventheweakestofhumanbodiesliesalifethatispreciousindeed---needstoberespectedand

honored.

A.somethingthatB.oneC.onethatD.something

15.Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.

A.oneB.ones

C.thatD.those

16.--Hi,Betty,areyoufreeatpresent?Ihavetoaskyouforafavor.

------------Withpleasure.

A.Sorry,IambusyB.Goahead

C.HelpyourselfD.Ask,please

17.-Aretherepairsfinishedyet?

-Yes,theywhenIcamebackhome.

A.wouldbecompletedB.wouldcomplete

C.hadcompletedD.hadbeencompleted

18.Atthebackoftheoldtempletwelvehugestonestatuestogetherwithpagoda.

A.doesstand;a8-storeyedB.dostand;a8-story

C.stands;an8-storeyD.stand;an8-storied

19.Ifitearlier,theprintingmachinewouldnothavebrokendown.

A.hasbeenrepairedB.isrepaired

C.hadbeenrepairedD.wasrepaired

20.IwanttotellyouisthedeeploveandrespectIhaveformyparents.

A.ThatB.WhichC.WhetherD.What

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）Thesedayseveryoneisworriedaboutthesizeoftheircarbonfootprint.Inordertoreduceglobal

warming,weneedtomakeourcarbonfootprintssmaller.ButhowmuchCOareweresponsiblefor?

AnewbookbyMikeBemers-Lee（aleadingexpertincarbonfoot-printing）mightbeabletohelp.TheCarbonFoot

printofEverythinglooksatthedifferentthingswedoandbuy,andcalculatestheamountofCO2theyproduce,

includingtheingredients,theelectricity,theequipment,thetransportandthepackaging.Andit'sfrighteninghowmuch

carbondioxideeverythingproduces.

Butallofthiscanhelpusdecidewhichbeertodrink.FromBerners-Lee'scalculations,ifsclearthatapint（568ml）

oflocally-brewed（釀制的）beerhasasmallercarbonfootprintthanabottleofimportedbeer.Thisisbecausethe

importedbeerhasbeentransportedfromfaraway,anditusesmorepackaging.Thelocalbeeronlyproduces300gof

CO2-buttheimportedbeerproduces900g!So,onepintoflocalbeerisbetterfortheenvironmentthanthreecansof

cheapforeignbeerfromthesupermarket.

Berners-Leehasevencalculatedthecarbonfootprintofcyclingtowork.Nothingismoreenvironmentally-

friendlythanridingabike,surely?Well,itdependsonwhatyou'vehadtoeatbefore.Torideabikeweneedenergyand

forenergyweneedfood.So,ifweeatabananaandthenrideakilometerandahalf,ourfootprintis65gofCO2.

However,ifweeatbaconbeforethebikeride,it's200g.Infact,bananasaregoodingeneralbecausetheydon'tneed

packaging.Theycanbetransportedbyboatandtheygrowinnaturalsunlight.

So,doesthismeanthatcyclingisbadfortheenvironment?Absolutelynot.Ifyoucycle,youdontuseyourcar;and

thefewercarsontheroad,thefewertrafficjams.AndcarsintrafficjamsproducethreetimesmoreCO2thancars

travellingatspeed.CyclingalsomakesyouhealthyandlessHkelytogotoahospital.Andhospitalshaveverybigcarbon

footprints!

So,maybeit'stimeforusalltostartmakingsomechanges.Passmeabananaandapintoflocalbeer,please.

1、Whichofthefollowingsproducesthesmallestcarbonfootprints?

A.Apintoflocalbeer.

B.Abottleofimportedbeer.

C.Abananabeforea1.5kmbikeride.

D.Baconbeforea1.5kmbikeride.

2、Accordingtothearticle,theauthorsuggestschoosingthelocalfoodbecauseitis.

A.moretastyB.easiertobuy

C.betterpackagedD.moreenergy-saving

3、Thepurposeofwritingthisarticleisto.

A.promoteanewbook

B.advertisetheimportedbeer

C.instructhowtomeasurethecarbonfootprint

D.encouragepeopletoreducetheproductionofCO2

22.（8分）TimeOutNewYork,yourultimateguidetolifeinthecity,helpsyoudiscoverthebesteventsand

thingstodoinMarch

Mar3-15.NewYorkInternationalLiteraryFestival

TheliteraryeventchampionofNewYorkisback!Manybest-sellingauthorsaresettoappearatthisyearsfestival,

includingtheaward-winningwriterAmyTan(TheJoyLuckClubthefilmversionofthenovelstarringMichelleYeoh),

InternetbusinessexpertwriterDuncanClark(Alibaba：TheHouseThatJackMaBuilt)theAnthillfounderAlecAsh

(WishLanterns)andmanymore.Staytunedfbrourfullfestivalpreviewandauthorfeatures

Mar3-15,varioustimes,20dollarsor35dollarsforliterarylunches).Glam.

UntilMar16:VivienneWestwood-GetaLife

Thewell-knownfashiondesigneristhesubjectofthiscrossoverexhibitionofAmericancontemporaryartand

eco-friendlyfashioninspiredbyWestwood'sstrongattitudetowardsaclimaterevolutionParticipatingartistsalso

includeAdamLawryandJillSmith

UntilMarch16,freeentry.ChiK/IArtMuseum

Mar17:DogDaySaturdays

OnthethirdSaturdayofthemonth,TheRooster(13thStreet)throwsabackyardPartywheredogsarewelcome.

Therewillbefreehotdogs.5dollarsFlyingDogBeersanddogtreatsforthelittlebuddiesDonationswillalsobe

collectedfbrlocalanimalrescuegroup,BestFriendsAmerica

Mar17,3-5P.m.,15dollars.TheRooster(13thStreet)

Mar28-29:MomtoMomSale

Sellorstockuponclothes,toys,books,strollersandotherfamilygoodsatthistwice-a-yearmarketorganizedby

NewYorkmotherSellerswillcontribute15percentofalltheirprofittoHearttoHeartComeandpickupsomeuseful

stuffforyourfamily.

Mar.28-29,2-6p,m,(Tues.),10a.m.-2p.m,(Wed.)freeentry.NewYorkRacquerClub-clubhouse

1>WhowillpossiblyturnupatGlamonMarch1Oth?

A.MichelleYeoh.B.JackMa.

C.AlecAsh.D.AdamLawry.

2、Whicheventmightinterestthosewhocareabouttheenvironment?

A.NewYorkInternationalLiteraryFestival.B.VivienneWestwoodGetaLife.

C.DogDaySaturdays.D.MomtoMomSale.

3、WhatdotheeventsDogDaySaturdaysandMomtoMomSalehaveincommon?

A.Participantscansupportcharitywork.B.Participantsareadmittedfreeofcharge

C.TheyareorganizedannuallyinNewYorkD.Theytakeplaceatthesametime

23.(8分)Inthemid-2000s,WazeMobileco-fbunderEhudShabtaireceivedacutting-edge(尖端的)giftfrom

girlfriend:aGPS.Theexpensivegiftwassupposedtobehelpful.Butstraightoutofthebox,itwasalreadyoutofdate.

Shabtai,acodingenthusiast,hadanimmediatereactiontoreinvent.Shabtai'ssolution?Tobuildanapp.With80

millionmonthlyactiveusersgloballyandnearly400,000superuserswhofunctionmuchlikeWikipediavolunteereditors

（editingmapsratherthanwords）,WazeMobilecaughttheeyeofGoogleasarevolutionaryapproachtonavigation（導(dǎo)

航）.

AcquiredbyGooglein2013,Waze'svaluemainlyliesinitshighrateofuserinvolvement.Unliketraditional

navigationappsthatsimplyshowdirections,Wazeasksitsuserstoreportaccidentsandotherroadconditionsinreal

time,sootheruserscanavoidthetrafficbyusinganalternativeroute.

ThegoalbehindWaze'sapproachisanambitiousone:notjustavoidtraffic,butenditaltogether.Wazeisfinding

newwaystoputitsloyalandactiveuserbasetousetomakethatvisionareality,includingaplantomakecarpooling

（拼車）cool.

Tobesure,trafficjamsaretroublingpeopleallovertheworld.Wazehasbeenquietlyaheadofthegameforsome

time.In2013,whenWazewasjustasmalldigital-mappingbusinesswithlimitedresourcesithadsomethingGoogle

Mapsandothercompetitorsdidn't:richerGPSguidancethankstoitsstreamoflivetrafficreportsfromusers.

TheseuserswerethebasisofShabtai'splantosolveforhisGPSdevice's"silent“hardware:hegroundedtheapp

insoftwarethatcouldbeperpetuallyupdatedbyusers,anywhereandanytime.

WazeCarpoolisgoingstraighttotheheartoftrafficjams,tryingtogetmoredriversofftheroadandintocarpools.

Theapphasalreadyconnectedtensofthousandsofrideseekerswithdriverswillingtoferrythemalongasharedroute,

andthattrendcouldbetheanswertoatraffic-freefuture.

1、WhatdidShabtaidowhenhefoundhisgirlfriend?sgiftoutofdate?

A.Heimprovedit.B.Hetookitapart.

C.Heputitaway.D.Heuseditanyway.

2、WhatsetsWazeMobileapartfromtraditionalnavigationapps?

A.Ithasthemostusers.B.Itcanindicatedirections.

C.Itreportsroadconditionsinrealtime.D.Mostusershelpedititswords.

3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perpetually“inparagraph6probablymean?

A.Difficultly.B.Carefully.

C.Greatly.D.Constantly.

4、Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthetext?

A.Theriseofcarpooling.B.Anadvancednavigationapp.

C.ThedevelopmentofGoogle.D.Trafficproblemsintheworld.

24.（8分）Averagehumanscanconsume15ormoredrinksinplasticbottlesamonth.Ifyouwerebomafter1978,

andliveuntil80yearsold,youwillleavebehindaminimumof14,400plasticbottlesonthisplanet.Thesebottlestake

hundredsofyearstobreakdownintotinypiecesofplastic,nevertocompletelydisappear.Mostofthewasteis

consumedbyfishandbirds,whichhasshortenedtheirlifetimegreatly.

ThePlasticBottleVillageisjustagreatideathatmightfinallysaveusfrombeingburiedinplastic.Ifsa

communityinPanamathatisgoingtobemadeofusedbottles.Thedesignprocessbeginswithbuildingsteelframes,

whicharethenfilledwiththesebottles.Oncethisstepiscomplete,andelectricalandplumbing（管道裝置）linesareput

inside,theplasticwallsarecoveredbyconcrete—bothinsideandoutside.Sonoonewillactuallybeabletotellthatthe

wallsaremadeofplastic.Besides,thematerialwillkeepthehouse17°Ccoolerthantheoutside,whichisthebiggest

benefittopeoplelivinginside.

Thevillageisthebrainchild（主意）ofRobertBezeauwiththeintentionofsettingupseveralenvironmentalprojects.

Havingstartedarecyclingprogramfouryearsago,duringwhichanumberofplasticbottleswerecollected,hestarted

tothinkofhowtheycouldbeputtouse.Soonenough,hedecidedtousethemtobuildhouses,andcameupwithabasic

ideafortheconstructionprocess.

Theprojecthopestomakepeopleconsciousofthewastethatthesebottlescreatesothattheycandomoreto

protecttheenvironment.Thevillagewillalsocreateaneducationcenterthatwillteachindividualsfromtheworldhow

toreuseplasticbottlesasconstructionmaterialsforshelter.Recycledbottlescouldneutralizethenegativeeffectofyour

passageonthisplanet,andmoveclosertoleavingonlyyour“fbotprints”.

1、WhatdoesParagraph1intendtotellus?

A.Thereasonforbuyingfewerdrinks.

B.Thedifficultsituationofwildlife.

C.Theamountofplasticwaste.

D.Theseriousnessofplasticpollution.

2、WhatisthebiggestbenefittopeoplelivinginthePlasticBottleVillage?

A.Thehousewillbemuchcoolerthannormalones.

B.Thematerialofconstructionwillbereducedalot.

C.Thenewly-madehousecansavealotofelectricity.

D.Thewasteofthehousecanbeconsumedbyfishandbirds.

3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeRobert?

A.Creative.B.Courageous.

C.Enthusiastic.D.Sensitive.

4、ThemainpurposeofRobert5sprojectsisto.

A.provideshelterforlocals

B.reusealldesertedplasticbottles

C.popularizetheuseofplasticbottles

D.raisepeople'senvironmentalawareness

25.（10分）Wouldn,titbewonderfultotraveltoaforeigncountrywithouthavingtoworryabouttheheadacheof

communicatinginadifferentlanguage?

InarecentWallStreetJournalarticle,technologypolicyexpertAlecRossarguedthat,withinadecadeorso,we'llbe

abletocommunicatewithoneanotherviasmallearpieceswithbuilt-inmicrophones.That'sbecausetechnological

progressisextremelyrapid.It'sonlyamatteroftime.Indeed,someparentsaresoconvincedthatthistechnologyis

imminentthatthey5rewonderingiftheirkidsshouldevenlearnasecondlanguage.

Ifstruethatanincreaseinthequantityandaccuracyofthedataloadedintocomputerswillmakethemclevererat

translating“Noesbuenodormirmucho"as"It'snotgoodtosleeptoomuch.^^Replacingawordwithitsequivalent（同

義詞）inthetargetlanguageisactuallythe“easypart“ofatranslator'sjob.Buteventhisseemstobeadiscouraging

taskforcomputers.

It'ssodifficultforcomputersbecausetranslationdoesn't~~orshouldn't-involvesimplytranslatingwords,

sentencesorparagraphs.Rather,it'sabouttranslatingmeaning.Andinordertoinfermeaningfromaspecific

expression,humanshavetointerpretamassofinformationatthesametime.

Thinkaboutalltherelatedcluesthatgointounderstandinganexpression:volume,gesture,situation,andeven

yourculture.Allarelikelytoconveyasmuchmeaningasthewordsyouuse.

Therefore,weshouldbeveryskepticalofamachinethatisunabletointerprettheworldaroundus.Ifpeoplefrom

differentculturescanoffendeachotherwithoutrealizingit,howcanweexpectamachinetodobetter?Unlessengineers

actuallyfindawaytobreatheasoulintoacomputer,undoubtedlywhenitcomestoconveyingandinterpretingmeaning

usinganaturallanguage,amachinewillneverfullytakeourplace.

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“imminent“inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Ready.B.Approaching.

C.Helpful.D.Advanced.

2、Whyisithardforcomputerstoreplaceawordwithitsequivalent?

A.Theirdataisnotadequateenough.

B.Therealmeaningofwordscanvary.

C.Theiraccuracyneedsbigimprovement.

D.Asoulhasn'tbeenbreathedinthem.

3、Whatviewdoestheauthorholdabouttranslation?

A.Propertranslationcanbetoughforhumans.

B.Slightdistinctionsmatterlittleintranslation.

C.Somemachineswillinterpretourworldproperly.

D.Culturesdeservemoreattentionthanwordsused.

4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AnExpert?sPIfssodifficultforcomputersbecausetranslationdoesn't-orrecisePrediction

B.TheComplexityofTranslation

C.WhoWillBeaBetterTranslator

D.WillLanguageBarrierActuallyFall

5、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetothemodemtechnology?

A.Unclear.B.Objective.

C.Optimistic.D.Negative.

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）Hewasdrivinghomeonecoldeveningonacountryroadwhenhesawanoldlady,strandedonthesideofthe

road.Hestoppedtogivehera."Whydon'tyouwaitinthecarwhereitiswarm,Madam?Itwon'ttakemelong.^^

Hesaid,",mynameisJoe.”

Shehadaflattire.Joecrawledunderthecarandchangedthetire.Buthegotdirtyandhishandshurt.Shecouldn*t

thankhimandaskedhimhowmuchshehim.Hetoldherthatifshereallywantedtohimback,thenext

timeshesawsomeoneinofhelp,shecouldgivethatpersontheheneeded,andJoeadded,6tAndthinkofme.”

Shedroveoffwithgratefulness.Afewmilestheroadtheladysawasmall.Shewentin.Thewaitresswhowas

nearlyeightmonthspregnant,herwithasweetsmile.Theoldladyhowsomeonelikeherwhoseemedsopoor

couldbesogenuinelyhappyandhowshecouldherenthusiasminherworkinsuchinconvenientconditions.Then

Joe'swordsher.Aftertheladyfinishedhermeal,thewaitresswenttogetherfromahundred-dollarbill.

,theladysteppedrightoutofthedoor.

Whenthewaitresscameback,shenoticedanoteonthetable,"Pmhelpingyoubecausesomeoneoncehelpedme.

Ifyoureallywanttopaymeback,hereisyoucando一Donotletthechainoflovewithyou.^^

Thewaitresswenthomethatnightwiththetipandwhattheladyhadwritten.Withthebabynextmonth,she

andherhusbandneededmoney.Sheknewhowworriedherhusbandwasandashelaysleepingnexttoher,she

whispered,“Everything'sgoingtobeallright.Iloveyou,Joe.”

1、A.surpriseB.handC.sympathyD.glance

2、A.JustincaseB.AsyouwishC.ForonethingD.Bytheway

3、A.enoughB.rightC.straightD.extra

4、A.chargedB.providedC.owedD.offered

5、A.payB.bringC.putD.hold

6、A.honorB.favorC.needD.possession

7、A.guidanceB.assistanceC.acquaintanceD.consequence

8、A.downB.offC.besideD.beyond

9、A.bankB.groceryC.gasstationD.restaurant

10、A.introducedB.greetedC.identifiedD.spotted

11、A.thoughtB.suspectedC.wonderedD.questioned

12、A.tasteB.measureC.remainD.maintain

13、A.struckB.movedC.obtainedD.reminded

14、A.tipB.changeC.orderD.service

15、A.MoreoverB.OtherwiseC.HoweverD.Eventually

16、A.writingB.showingC.goingD.saying

17、A.howB.whichC.whatD.whether

18、A.combineB.endC.disagreeD.deal

19、A.honestB.generousC.modestD.graceful

20、A.dueB.readyC.bomD.likely

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）ThemomentIwasdiagnosedwithcancer,IdecidedthatIwouldnotletthis“beast“wineasily.I

hadnoidea1,mytreatmentwouldbelike,andIsurelydidn'tthinksocialmediawouldbeawayformetoconquer

this“beast”.However,bysharing2.（feel）ontheInternet,Iamabletoremindmyself,andmyviewers,thateverythingis

goingtobeokay.Theirwordsareabigpartofwhathelpedmestay3.（hope）.Besides,Ihavemadeseveral"'cancer

friends“sofar,andwe'redetenninedtofightthisbattletogether.

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（口）并在下面寫出該加的詞。

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。

、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞

2、只允許修改10處，多者隊第11處起）不計分。

Ashipdestroyedduringastormatseaandonlytwoofthemenonitwereabletoswimtothesmallanddesertedisland、

Thetwosurvivorshadbeengoodfriends、TheyagreedtopraytoGodseparate、Thefirstmanprayedforfood,a

houseandclothes、Butlikemagic,alloftheseweregiventothem、However,thesecondmanstillhashadnothing、

Finally,thefirstmanprayedforashipsuchthathecouldleavetheislandanditworkedwell、Astheshipwasaboutto

leaving,thefirstmanheardavoicefromheaventellinghimitwasthesecondmanwhenprayedallhisprayerswouldbe

answered、Hewassotouchedthatheburstintotear、

第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）

29.（25分）假定你是李華，你校今年暑假將要為外國學(xué)生舉辦一場漢語夏令營活動。請紿你的美國朋友Jason寫封郵

件,邀請他參加。內(nèi)容包括：

1.時間和地點；

2內(nèi)容:漢語學(xué)習(xí)、中國傳統(tǒng)文化等；

3.報名方式和截止日期。

注意：L詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

DearJason,

Yours

LiHua

參考答案

第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

2、B

3、D

4、C

5、B

6、A

7、B

8、B

9、D

10、C

11、C

12、D

13、D

14、C

15、C

16、B

17、D

18、D

19、C

20、D

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、C

2、D

3、D

22、1、C

2、B

3、A

23、1、A

2、C

3、D

4、B

24、1、D

2、A

3、A

4、D

25、Foodfestivalsaroundtheworld

MayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeoplein

theworldwhoincludetheserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunny

clothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointo

theircompetitors*lane.CompetitionisfierceandthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfour

kilos(disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones).Allthe

competitorsarcservedwithbeerorportwine,thetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.

FieryFoodsFestival-TheHottestFestivalonEarth

Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.Theycomefromasfarawayas

Australia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareacommonaddiction-foodthatisnotjustspicy,buthotenoughto

makeyourmouthbum,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryFoodandBBQFestival

whichisheldoveraperiodofthreeclayseveryMarch.Youmightliketotryachocolate-coveredhabanero

pepper-officiallythehottestpepperintheworld-oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butone

thing'sforsureifyoudon'tlikethefeelingofaburningtongue,thisfestivalisn'tforyou!

LaTomatina-TheWorld'sBiggestFoodFight

OnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust,theSpanishtownofBunolhostsEaTomatina一theworld*slargestfood

fight.Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek'sevents.Theearly

morningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoes——officialfight——startersgetthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesat

thecrowd.

Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhour,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenth