2025屆海南省臨高縣波蓮中學高三英語第一學期期末統(tǒng)考模擬試題含解析

2025屆海南省臨高縣波蓮中學高三英語第一學期期末統(tǒng)考模擬試題注意事項1．考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees__________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．wouldhavegrownC．needn’thavegrown D．wouldgrow2．Thechildrenwrotemagicalstoriestogether,_____imaginaryworldsofromanticandmilitaryadventure.A．tospin B．spinningC．havingspun D．tohavespun3．Someoneisringingthedoorbell.Goandsee____.A．whoishe B．whoheisC．whoisit D．whoitis4．Ifyou________cometoourvillage,I’llshowyouaround.A．will B．shall C．must D．should5．Itwasannouncedthatonlyafterthecandidates’paperswerecollected_____toleavetheroom.A．hadtheybeenpermittedB．wouldtheybepermittedC．thattheywouldbepermittedD．thattheyhadbeenpermitted6．Pandasare_____tothemountainsofcentralChinaandonlyabout1,000remaininthewild.A.native B．sensitive C．relate D．familiar7．—DoyouknowwhatEUstandsfor,Tommy?—Sure．ItstandsfortheEuropeanUnion,______Europeanpoliticalandeconomicorganizationthatencouragestradeandfriendshipbetween______countriesthataremembers．A．an;the B．a;the C．the;/ D．an;/8．Itisnotonlyblindmenwhomakesuchstupidmistakes.Peoplewhocanseesometimesact__________.A．justfoolishlyB．lessfoolishlyC．asfoolishlyD．sofoolishly9．Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where10．—Iwillpickyouupat7o’clocktomorrowmorning.Isthatallright?—________.Seeyouthen.A．I’dloveto. B．That’ssettled.C．It’suptoyou D．Mypleasure11．Withsomesnowontopofit,theYellowMountainlookedfantasticthiswinter.Actually,IdoubtwhetherwecouldvisitmountaininChina.A．amostbeautiful B．themostbeautifulC．amorebeautiful D．abeautiful12．Natureisunderstandableinthesense______shewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskherquestionsviaobservation.A．that B．whereC．how D．what13．Mark______havehurried.Afterdrivingattopspeed,hearrivedhalfanhourearly.A．needn’t B．wouldn’t C．mustn’t D．couldn’t14．EgyptianPresidentdecidedto______onFridayafternoonafteran18-daycampaignagainsthim,endinghisthirty-yearrule.A．stepdown B．breakin C．breakdown D．stepin15．Tianjinsoccerfanswonderhowlongitwillbe______thepopularsoccerstar—SunkecanappearinthefieldsinTianjinasamemberofTianjinTianhaisoccerteam.A．before B．sinceC．until D．where16．Ourteacherenteredtheclassroom,__________.A．abookinhand B．bookinhandC．bookinhishandD．abookinhands17．Theaimofthegovernmentistomakeeverycitizenbetteroff,____,tohelpthemliveahappylife．A．asaresult B．forastartC．foronething D．inotherwords18．---Thepricesofvegetablesaregoingupmadly.It’sreallytoomuchforus.---Butforthesituationwheremanyvegetableproducingareas_____constantlowtemperature,thingswouldnotbelikethis.A．meetwith B．havemetwithC．metwith D．hadmetwith19．Whenhewasrunningafterhisbrother,theboylosthis___andhadabadfall.A．balance B．chanceC．memory D．place20．—Doyouthinkheistheonlypersonforthejob?—I’mnotquitesurebuthe’llprove_______tothetask.A．equal B．essentialC．special D．superior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）Havingalearningdisabilitydoesn’tmeanyoucan’tlearn,butyou’llneedsomehelpandneedtoworkextrahard.Ifyouhavealearningdisabilitysuchasdyslexiaordyscalculia,rememberthatyouarenotsloworstupid.Learningdisabilitiescanbegenetic.Thatmeanstheycanbepasseddowninfamiliesthroughthegenes,Butkidstodayhaveanadvantageovertheirparents.Learningexpertsnowknowalotmoreaboutthebrainandhowlearningworks,andit’seasierforkidstogetthehelptheyneed.Dyslexiaisalearningdisabilityhatmeansakidhasalotoftroublereadingandwriting.Kidswhohavetroublewithmathmayhavedyscalculia.Otherkidsmayhavelanguagedisorders,meaningtheyhavetroubleunderstandinglanguageandunderstandingwhattheyread.Itcanbeconfusing,though.Whatqualifiesas“trouble"enoughtobediagnosedasalearningdisability?Reading,doingmath,andwritinglettersmaybetoughforlotsofkidsatfirst.Butwhenthosetroublesdon’tfadeawayandit’sreallydifficulttomakeanyprogress,it’spossiblethatthekidhasalearningdisability.Findingoutyouhavealearningdisabilitycanbeupsetting.Youmightfeeldifferentfromeveryoneelse.Butthetruthisthatlearningdisabilitiesareprettycommon.Andifyourlearningspecialistorpsychologisthasfiguredoutwhichoneyou’refacing,you’reontherighttrack.Now,youcanstartgettingthehelpyouneedtodobetterinschool.Butforthisspecialhelptoreallywork,you’llneedtopracticethenewskillsyou’releaning.Itmaytakealotofeffortseveryday,Thatcanbeachallenge,butyoucandoitSoon,you’llenjoytheresultsofallyourhardwork:morefunandsuccessatschool.1、Whatdoweknowaboutlearningdisability?A．Itisaphysicaldisease.B．Itcanbetreatedbydoctors.C．Ithappenstochildrenwhoarelazy.D．Itgetsyouintotroublewhenlearningasubject.2、Childrenarelikelytohavealearningdisability.A．iftheirparentshavethesameproblemB．iftheyarenotinterestedinasubjectC．iftheydon’tgethelpintimeD．iftheydon’tworkhard3、Howcanyouknowifyouhavealearningdisability?A．Yourteachersaysyouareaslowstudent.B．Youcan’tmakeprogressafterhardwork.C．Youhavetroublewithsomelessonsatfirst.D．Yourlearningstyleisdifferentfromothers.4、What’sthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Tofindoutthereasonsforthelearningdisability.B．Togetparentstoknowmoreabouttheirchildren.C．Tohelppeopleknowandhandlelearningdisability.D．Toaskteacherstohelpstudentswithlearningdisability.22．（8分）OvertheyearsLisaurgedhersisterHelentoprepareforheroldage.Nowtheypassedsixty.Lisahadabighouse,Helenhadtheclothesonherback.Lisahadhatedbeingachildandcouldn’twaittogrowupandbuyherselfeverything.WhatHelenwantedwastogooutsideandplay.Whenanyonewouldhireher,Lisaputherselftowork.Shenevertouchedapennyofhermoneythoughheryoungmouthwateredforicecreamandcandy.Whenthedimes(一角硬幣)addeduptodollars，shelosthertasteforsweets.Andherbankbookbecamehermostpreciouspossession.HelenhadaboyfriendHarrywhoseonlyambitionwastoplayahorn.ThatHelenmarriedHarrystraightoutofhighschoolwasnotsurprising.TwoorthreetimesLisawashalfwaypersuaded,buttogiveupajobthatpaidwellforahomemakingjobthatpaidnothingwasariskshewasunabletotake.Helen’smarriedlifewasnothingforLisatoenvy.SheandHarryplayedinsecond-ratebands.ButLisahadabighousebecauseherbossofferedherhisfirsthouseatapricesolowthatitwouldbelikelosingmoneytorefuse.Harrydiedabroad,inathird-ratehotel,withHelencryingashardasifhehadleftherafortune.Hehadlefthernothingbuthishorn.Lisaknewshewouldhavetobringherhome.Atdinner,Helenbegantotellstories.Theywererichwithplacesandpeople,mostofthemlowly,allofthemmagnificent.Herfaceshowedthejoysandsorrows.ThenLisaknewwhyHelendidn’tmentiontheshiningroom.TonightHelensawonlywhatshehadcomeseeking,aplaceinhersister’shomeandheart.Shesaid,“That’senoughaboutme.Howhavetheyearsusedyou?”“Ididn’tusethem,”saidLisaregretfully.“Isavedforthembutforgottoenjoythem.Nowit’stooneartheendtotry.”Helensaid,“Don’tcounttheyearsthatarelefttous.Atourtimeoflifeit’sthedaysthatcount.You’vetoomuchcatchinguptodotowasteaminuteofawakinghourfeelingsorryforyourself.”Lisasmiled.1、InherlifeLisaattachedmostvalueto.A．furthereducationB．ajobinhandC．icecreamandcandyD．achancetogetmarried2、WhydidLisalosehertasteforsweets?A．Becauseshekeptworkingandhadnotimetobuysweets.B．Becausesheworkedhardtomakedimesadduptodollars.C．Becauseshekeptsavingmoneyandlostthebasicdesires.D．Becauseshehadlittlemoneytoaffordsweets.3、Inwhatwayisthestorymainlydeveloped?A．Changinglocations.B．Givingexamples.C．Creatingconflicts.D．Comparingcharacters.4、Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?A．SingleorMarried?B．PreparationsforOldAgeC．RichorPoor?D．AHouseandaBankAccount23．（8分）Volunteeringabroadisagreatwaytohelpothers,improveyourskillsandbecomeamoreconfident,independentperson.Ifyouareinterestedinvolunteeringabroad,herearesomeplacestogo.AustraliaIfyouseekalifeonthebeach,inagreatclimatewithfriendlypeople,Australiamightbeyourbestbet.WiththousandsofvolunteersalreadysigninguptoleaveforAustraliaduringtheholidays,itwillbeaverypopularoption.BrazilThisvastcountryhassomegreatopportunitiesonofferandisespeciallypopularthisyear.AlotofvolunteerworkisavailableinBrazilcentersonconservationandecologicalprojects.Withtheworld’slargestrainforestinBrazil,ofwhichhugepartisindanger,therearelotsofdifferentjobsyoucando.KenyaKenyaisthedestinationforthoseseekinganAfricanexperience.GenerallyvolunteersinKenyaworkinorphanages(孤兒院)orwithlocalchildrenlivinginslums(貧民窟).ThereisagreatdemandforvolunteersinAfricabecausemanypeopleliveinpoverty,soifyoutrulyfeellikemakingadifferencetoacommunity,Kenyashouldbeatthetopofyourlist.CostaRicaGoldensandybeaches,clearcoastlinesandbeautifulcitiesarewhatCostaRicaisallabout.Becauseofitssmallsize,youcanseealotofthecountryinjustashorttime.Youcanreallymakethemostofyourtimeasavolunteer.Alotofworkisneededwithwildlifeandecologicalwork,soifyouwanttolookafterturtles(海龜)onthebeach,CostaRicacouldbejusttheplaceforyou.1、Wherewillyouprobablygoifyouareinterestedinprotectingtheenvironment?A．Australia. B．Brazil.C．Kenya. D．CostaRica.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatvolunteersinKenyamainlyworkwith?A．Children. B．Theelderly.C．Animals. D．Plants.3、WhatshouldyoudoifyouchoosetogotoCostaRica?A．YoushouldsurfwithchildreninthewaterB．YoushouldtakecareoftreesintheforestsC．YoushouldworkwithanimalsonthebeachD．Youshouldlookafterchildrenwhohavelosttheirparents24．（8分）Wouldn’titbewonderfultotraveltoaforeigncountrywithouthavingtoworryabouttheheadacheofcommunicatinginadifferentlanguage?InarecentWallStreetJournalarticle,technologypolicyexpertAlecRossarguedthat,withinadecadeorso,we’llbeabletocommunicatewithoneanotherviasmallearpieceswithbuilt-inmicrophones.That’sbecausetechnologicalprogressisextremelyrapid.It’sonlyamatteroftime.Indeed,someparentsaresoconvincedthatthistechnologyisimminentthatthey’rewonderingiftheirkidsshouldevenlearnasecondlanguage.It’struethatanincreaseinthequantityandaccuracyofthedataloadedintocomputerswillmakethemclevererattranslating“Noesbuenodormirmucho”as“It’snotgoodtosleeptoomuch.”Replacingawordwithitsequivalent(同義詞)inthetargetlanguageisactuallythe“easypart”ofatranslator’sjob.Buteventhisseemstobeadiscouragingtaskforcomputers.It’ssodifficultforcomputersbecausetranslationdoesn’t—orshouldn’t—involvesimplytranslatingwords,sentencesorparagraphs.Rather,it’sabouttranslatingmeaning.Andinordertoinfermeaningfromaspecificexpression,humanshavetointerpretamassofinformationatthesametime.Thinkaboutalltherelatedcluesthatgointounderstandinganexpression:volume,gesture,situation,andevenyourculture.Allarelikelytoconveyasmuchmeaningasthewordsyouuse.Therefore,weshouldbeveryskepticalofamachinethatisunabletointerprettheworldaroundus.Ifpeoplefromdifferentculturescanoffendeachotherwithoutrealizingit,howcanweexpectamachinetodobetter?Unlessengineersactuallyfindawaytobreatheasoulintoacomputer,undoubtedlywhenitcomestoconveyingandinterpretingmeaningusinganaturallanguage,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’sPIt'ssodifficultforcomputersbecausetranslationdoesn't﹣orrecisePredictionB．TheComplexityofTranslationC．WhoWillBeaBetterTranslatorD．WillLanguageBarrierActuallyFall5、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothemoderntechnology?A．Unclear.B．Objective.C．Optimistic.D．Negative.25．（10分）Attimesmymomhasbeenuncomfortableseeingsomequalityinme.Forexample,whenIwas12,IwenttoPuertoRicoallbymyselftostaywithmygrandmotherforthesummer.Mymomwasextremelynervousaboutit.ShekepttellingmehowthingsweredifferentinPuertoRico,toalwaysputonsunscreen,nottowanderawayfrommygrandmother,andotherwarnings.Shehelpedmepackanddidnotleavetheairportuntilshesawmyplanetakeoff.Butdespiteherworries,sheletmegoonmyown.AsImovedintomyteens,shecontinuedtogivemespacetogrowandlearn,evenwhenitmighthavebeendifficultforher.WhenIreachedmysenioryear,Idecidedtomoveawayforcollege.OnceagainIfoundthatIdifferedfrommypeers:whilemanyofthemwantedtostayclosetohome,Icouldn’twaittobeoutintheworldonmyown.Whilemymommaynothavebeenhappyatthethoughtofmygoingaway,shewassupportiveandexcitedforme.OnebigthingIrealizedduringmysenioryear,asmymomgrantedmemorefreedom,wasthatsheactuallybelievesinmeandtrustsme.Thatmeansalot.Mostofmylife,andespeciallywhenIwaslittle,themainpersonItriedtoimpressinmyschoolworkorotherthingswasmymother.Iknewsheexpectednothingbutthebestfromme.Sometimesitwashardtoliveuptoherstandards:gettingasingleBonmyreportcardwouldmakemefeelbadbecauseIknewshewantedmetohaveallA’s.Iknowthatherhighstandardshavehelpedmestayfocusedonwhat’simportant,likeeducation,andmademewhoIam.Iamthankfulforhersupportandinvolvementinmylife.MostofallIrespecther.SheisthestrongestwomanIknowandthat’swhyIhaveturnedoutsostrongandindependent.1、Whatmay“somequality”inParagraph1actuallyreferto?A．“My”stubbornness. B．“My”independence.C．“My”misbehavior. D．“My”carelessness.2、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetohisorhermother’swayofraisingchildren?A．Appreciative. B．Critical.C．Opposed. D．Supportive.3、Whatcanweinferaboutthemother?A．Shealwaysgetsnervouseasily. B．Sheoftengetsinvolvedin“my”life.C．Sheusedtobestrictin“my”study. D．Shewouldlimit“me”toomuch4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Amother’sdeeplove. B．Achild’sIndependenceC．Amother’strustandsupport D．Achild’slongwaytogrowth.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）Youmayalwayshearaboutpeoplewhoknewexactlywhattheywantedtodowiththeirlifefromthetimetheywereinkindergarten．Ihadn’tconsideredlotsofcareer1whenIgraduatedfromhighschool．Likemoststudentswhoearngoodgradesinmathandscienceclasses，Ifoundpeople2metobeanengineer．ButallofthatchangedwhenIwenttomy3．IwillneverforgetthefeelingofwalkingintomyveryfrrstBiology4．Inervouslyfoundaseatandwaitedforthetypeof5youseeinTVshows，oldandstrict．WhatIgotwasexactly6．Dr．Espinozawasacaringand7teacher，andtwotermsofherclassesmademefallinlovewithBiology．Herexcitingclassesmademe8thatIhadotherchoicesbesidesbeinga（n）9．ItmeantIwasheadedforacareerinbiologicalresearch．10Dr．Espinozaandmanyotherprofessorslikeher，Ifoundthatscientistsaren’tjustwhatyou11ontheNationalGeographicchannel．Theyarerealpeoplewhoanswerrealquestionsand12realproblems．Thisledmetoseekout13todorealscienceprojectsandseeifI14it．WhileIwasatuniversity，Ilearnedhowtoaskgoodquestions，howto15experimentsandcollectdata，andhowtosharewhatIlearnedwithpeople．Asit16Ilovedeveryminuteofit．Fallinginlovewith17wasalongprocessforme，butitledmetoajobIlove．Likethescienceitself，myjourneytowardbeingascientistwas18，buthelpedalongbymanyteachersandprofessorswho19metheway．Now，Itrymybesttolearnnewthingsand20newknowledge．1、A．developmentB．difficultyC．choicesD．requirements2、A．appointingB．forcingC．allowingD．encouraging3、A．universityB．officeC．roomD．lab4、A．experimentB．lectureC．testD．teamwork5、A．agentB．volunteerC．hostD．professor6、A．oppositeB．traditionalC．typicalD．similar7、A．averageB．casualC．enthusiasticD．severe8、A．realizeB．regretC．refuseD．recall9、A．lawyerB．educatorC．scholarD．engineer10、A．AstoB．DuetoC．OnbehalfofD．Inspiteof11、A．takecareofB．makefunofC．learnaboutD．searchfor12、A．solveB．bringC．raiseD．ignore13、A．conceptsB．opportunitiesC．faithD．ambition14、A．enjoyedB．doubtedC．recommendedD．ackhowledged15、A．replaceB．predictC．conductD．copy16、A．cameaboutB．brokeupC．setoffD．turnedout17、A．literatureB．scienceC．languageD．art18、A．preciousB．smoothC．beneficialD．slow19、A．promisedB．showedC．leftD．awarded20、A．recordB．admireC．createD．forget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~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）MyhusbandandItraveledtoArubaagaintorelaxourselves.Wespentourtimerelaxingunderatreeand1．(swim)atthebeachduringtheday,andthensharingdinnersandwalksintheevenings.Wedidn’ttakeanyphotosbecausewehadvisitedtheislandeighttimesbeforewe2．(travel)therelastweek.Aswestoodinlineatcheck-in,wenoticed3．familythatwasonourplaneaweekago;amotherandherfourchildren,butwithnodadwiththemthistime.Thefather4．(kill)inajet-skiingaccidenttheotherday,sothevacationturnedintoanightmare.Andtheirpictureswouldremindthemofthemost5．(forget)experienceforever.I6．(sudden)regrettedthatwehadno7．(photo)fromthisvacationtogether.Iclosedmyeyesandscannedmymemory,hopingthatIcouldmemorizeallthewonderfulmoments8．(remember)inmymind.However,Ifailed.Fromthen9．,Ibegantorecordthosemoments10．mademyheartfilledwithlove,gratitudeandsurprises.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。Today,whenIwalkedtohomeafterschool,Ifoundthesunsetwasverybeautifully、Istoppedattheparkandsitonabenchtoappreciatethescenery、Therewassomanypeopleatthepark,mostofwhomwereoldcouples,buttheywentforawalk、Therewasaspecialcouplewalkhandinhand,whichcaughtmyattention、Theoldwomancouldn’twalkwellbecausetherewassomethingwrongwithherrightlegs、Theoldmantookcareofthemcarefully、Theysetgoodexampletotheyoungcouples,showingthattrueloveis、Againstthesunset,theymadeupabeautifulscene、20第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的英國朋友Tom對中國古詩（Chinesepoetry）很感興趣。他來信請教有關知識。請給他回信，內容包括：1.介紹中國古詩；2.你學習中國古詩經(jīng)歷和感悟；3.如何推廣中國古詩？注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫的；3.開頭語已為你寫好。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、B3、C4、A5、B6、A7、B8、C9、C10、B11、C12、A13、A14、A15、A16、B17、D18、B19、A20、A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、A3、B4、C22、1、B2、C3、D4、C23、1、B2、A3、C24、FoodfestivalsaroundtheworldStiltonCheeseRollingMayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludetheserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheircompetitors'lane（賽道）.CompetitionisfierceandthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfourkilos(disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones).Allthecompetitorsarcservedwithbeerorportwine,thetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.FieryFoodsFestival-TheHottestFestivalonEarthEveryyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.TheycomefromasfarawayasAustralia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareacommonaddiction-foodthatisnotjustspicy,buthotenoughtomakeyourmouthburn,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalwhichisheldoveraperiodofthreeclayseveryMarch.Youmightliketotryachocolate-coveredhabaneropepper-officiallythehottestpepperintheworld-oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butonething'sforsure—ifyoudon'tlikethefeelingofaburningtongue,thisfestivalisn'tforyou!LaTomatina-TheWorld'sBiggestFoodFightOnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust,theSpanishtownofBunolhostsEaTomatina—theworld'slargestfoodfight.Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek'sevents.Theearlymorningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoes—officialfight—startersgetthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesatthecrowd.Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhour,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmoves,runs,orfightsback.Theneveryoneheadsdowntotherivertomakefriendsagain—andforamuch-neededwash!MelbourneFoodandWineFestivalAustralia’sculturalcapitalhashostedthis20years,ashowcaseofthecontinent’sculinary(烹調用的)masterythroughcookingdemonstrations,specialtoursandfoodtastingsthroughoutthecity.Meetcelebritychefsandartisanfoodcrafters,gotogalsdinnersanddiscoverDownUnder’smo