2025屆江蘇省南通市栟茶高級中學(xué)高三沖刺模擬英語試卷含解析

2025屆江蘇省南通市栟茶高級中學(xué)高三沖刺模擬英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．Ifyou___________tomyadvicecarefully,youwouldn’thavemadesuchaterriblemistake.A．listened B．havelistenedC．wouldlisten D．hadlistened2．Weliveinthissocietynow________literallysomeoneisalwayshelping.A．when B．whereC．that D．what3．—IspendtwoweeksinBeijinglastyear.—ThenyoumusthavevisitedtheGreatWallduringyourstay,________you?A．mustn’t B．didn’tC．haven’t D．hadn’t4．—Didyourfatherenjoyseeinghisoldfriendsyesterday?—Yes,hedid.Theyeachotherforages.A．didn’tseeB．wouldn’tseeC．haven’tseenD．hadn’tseen5．You________havebookedtheticketsinadvance;therewereplentyleft.A．needn’t B．can’tC．shouldn’t D．mustn’t6．一"Peter,haveyougotyournewflatfurnished?—Yes.I______someusedfurnitureanditwasarealbargain.A．willbuyB．haveboughtC．boughtD．hadbought7．Agoodsuitcaseisessentialforsomeonewhois

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asmuchasJackieis.A．ontheriseB．onthelineC．onthespotD．ontherun8．Isthisyourcellphone,Tony?I________itwhenIwascleaningtheclassroom.A．cameacross B．dealtwithC．lookedafter D．heldonto9．Icouldnot________mytearswhenIsawthepictureofmyfatherworkingatthequakezone.A．bringInB．turnupC．takeoffD．holdback10．We’llhavetofinishit,_____________.A．howeverittakeslong B．howeverlongittakesC．nomatterhowittakes D．nomatterhowlongdoesittake11．Manyartifacts________forthefirsttimeintheNationalMuseumatpresent.A．wereexhibitedB．werebeingexhibitedC．a(chǎn)rebeingexhibitedD．a(chǎn)reexhibited12．Mr.White,who________inShanghaiforsevenyears,isamanagerofacompanyinBeijing.A．wasworking B．workedC．hadworked D．hasworked13．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual14．－Youknow,peoplehavedifferentopinionsabouttheconstructionoftheproject.－Wewelcomeanycommentsfromthem,favorableor_______.A．so B．otherwiseC．else D．rather15．—HowareyougettingalongwithyourGerman,Kate？—Oh,Mr．Black,I’msotiredofit．MaybeIshoulddropout_____itkillsme．A．when B．a(chǎn)fter C．while D．before16．IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,________.A．hewilleither B．neitherwillheC．heneitherwill D．eitherhewill17．－DidTomgobacklatelastnight?—No.Itwasjustnineo'clockhearrivedhome.A．whenB．a(chǎn)fterC．untilD．that18．Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit19．Peoplewhodrinkanddriveare________dangerbothtothemselvesandtoothers.Theyarein________dangeroflosingtheirlives.A．the;the B．a(chǎn);a C．a(chǎn);/ D．/;/20．Acceptanceisnotaboutlikingasituation.Itisaboutacknowledgingallthathasbeenlostand________tolivewiththatloss.A．learning B．learnedC．tolearn D．havinglearned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）Inthefighttoconservetropicalrainforests,here’satoolyoudon’toftenhearabout:orangepeels.Specifically,12,000tonsofthem,dumped(傾倒)ontheland.“Youdon’tusuallyassociatewastetreatmentwithbiodiversitybenefits,somethingthat’sgoodfortheenvironment.TimTreuerisanecologistatPrincetonUniversity.andhe’stalkingaboutauniqueconservationstory.Itstartedintheearly1990s,whenanorangejuiceproducercalledDelOrosetupacompanyneartheGuanacasteConservationAreainCostaRica,aregionthatcontainsseveralnationalparksandawidlifeprotectionzone.DelOroneededsomewheretodumptheorangepeels,andthecompanyalsoownedforestedlandnexttotheparklandthatithadnointentionofgrowingcropson.Soadealwasstruck:ifDelOrodonateditsforestedland,itcoulddumporangepeelwasteondegraded(退化的)landwithintheconservationarea.Thenathousanddumptrucks’worthoforangepeelswerelyingonthelandin1998.“Andwithinaboutsixmonthstheorangepeelshadbeenturnedfromorangepeelsintothisthickblackrichsoil.”“Icouldn’tevenfindthesitethefisttimeIsawit.”Hecouldn’tfinditbecause,over16years,theorangepeelwastehadsentthelandonajourneytobecomeavine-chokedjungle,withthreetimesthediversityoftreespeciesoftheneighboringcontrolplot,richersoilandamuchthickercovering.Inotherwords,theexperimentwasasuccess.TheresultsappearinthejournalRestorationEcology.Treuersaysperhapsthislessoncouldbeappliedelsewhere.“It’sashamethatweliveinaworldwithnutrient-limiteddegradedecosystemsandalsonutrient-richwastestreams.We’dliketoseethosethingscometogetheralittlebit.That’snotlicenseforanyagriculturalcompanytojuststartdumpingtheirwasteproductsonprotectedareas,butitdoesmeanthatlandmanagers,peopleinvolvedwithindustrial-scaleagriculturaloperationsshouldstartthinkingaboutwaystodothoughtfulexperimentationtoseeifintheirparticularsystemtheycanhavesimilarwin-win-winresults.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph2referto?A．Wastetreatment.B．Aconservationstory.C．Anorangejuicecompany.D．Thebiodiversitybenefit.2、Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutorangepeels?A．Theyareparticularlyhardtobreakdown.B．Theycanchangethecolorofthelandsoil.C．Theyarebeneficialtobiologicaldiversity.D．Theycangraduallydestroythesurfacesoil.3、WhatdoTreuer’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Wastecanbeusedforenvironmentalprotection.B．Nowastecanbethrownrandomlyontheprotectedareas.C．Large-scaleagriculturaloperationsstartwithexperiments.D．Landmanagersmustbereadytotakeontheirresponsibility4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowtoDealwithOrangePeelsB．HowtoImprovetheDegradedLandC．AFruitfulExperimentinLandConservationD．WaystoProtectTropicalForestsEffectively22．（8分）“AuldLangSyne”isasongthateveryonedrunkenlysings,whichmarksthestarttoabrandnewyear.Nooneeverseemstoknowthewords(somethingaboutforgettingoldacquaintances?)orwhattheymean(whywouldwewanttoforgetpeople?),but,inAmerica,it’sasmuchapartofNewYears’traditionaswine.Butwhy?Thelyrics(歌詞)tothesongcomefromapoemwrittenbythegreatScottishpoetRobertBumsin1788.ItstitleisbelievedtobeanoldScottishwayofsaying“alongtimeago.”Phraseslike“Inthedaysofauldlangsyne”alsoappearinotherScottishfairytalesandpoems,usuallyasawayofsaying“OnceUponaTime.”Whileitstillcausesconfusion,itisbelievedthattheopeninglinesofthesongaremeanttoberhetorical(夸張的);“Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andneverbroughttomind?Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andauldlangsyne?”thereforemeansweshouldhaveadrinkinhonorofwhateverispassing,andrememberoldfriends.WhentheScotsimmigratedtoAmericainthe19thcentury,theybroughtthesongwiththem.ButitsgreatpopularitycanbelargelyduetotheCanadianbandleaderGuyLombardo.In1965,heexplainedhowhehimselfcametoassociatethesongwiththeendoftheyeartoLifeMagazine:“AuldLangSyneisourthemesong—andwaslongbeforeanyoneeverheardusontheradio.InourparticularpartofwesternOntario,wherethere’salargeScottishpopulation,itwastraditionalforbandstoendeverydancewithAuldLangSyne.Wedidn’tthinkitwasknownhere.Ifyouwanttoseethesingerinaction,checkouthisfinalperformanceontheeveof1977,afterperformingfor48yearsinarow.1、HowmightpeoplefeelwhenfirsthearingthesongAuldLangSyne?A．Confused.B．Moved.C．Energetic.D．Comfortable.2、WhydopeoplesingAuldLangSynewhenNewYeariscoming?A．Tohopeforgoodluck.B．TocelebratetheNewYear.C．InhonorofRobertBums.D．Inmemoryofthepast.3、WhyisGuyLombardomentionedinthetext?A．HecreatedthesongAuldLangSyne.B．HemadethesongAuldLangSynemorepopular.C．HebroughtthesongAuldLangSynetoAmerica.D．HewasthefirsttosingthesongAuldLangSyne.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhatdoesAuldLangSyneMean?B．WhoMakesAuldLangSynePopular?C．HowdoesAuldLangSyneComeintoBeing?D．WhydoPeopleSingAuldLangSyneonNewYearEve?23．（8分）JamesGross,apsychologyprofessoratStanfordUniversity,hasa13-year-olddaughterwholovesmathandscience.“Ithasn’toccurredtoheryetthat’sunusual,”hesays.“ButIknowinthenextcoupleofyears,itwill.”She’salreadybeingpulledoutofclasstodoadvancedthingswithacoupleofotherkids,whoareguys.Andassomeonewhostudieshumanemotionforaprocession,Grosssays,“Iknowastimegoeson,shewillfeelincreasinglylonelyasagirlwho’sinterestedinmathandscience,andbeatriskofnarrowingherchoicesinlifebeforefindingouthowfarshecouldhavegone.’’Gross’concernclearlyshowswhathasbeenatouchysubjectintheworldofscienceforalongtime:Whyaretherestillsofewwomeninscience,andhowmightthataffectwhatwelearnfromresearch?Womennowmakeuphalfthenationalworkforce,earnmorecollegeandgraduatedegreesthanmen,andbysomeestimatesrepresentthelargestsingleeconomicforceintheworld.Yetthegendergapinsciencepersists,toagreaterdegreethaninotherprofessions,particularlyinhigh-end,math-intensivefieldssuchascomputerscienceandengineering.AccordingtoUSCensusBureaustatistics,womeninfieldscommonlyreferredtoasSTEM(science,technology,engineering,mathematics)madeup7percentofthatworkforcein1970,afigurethathadjumpedto23percentby1990.Buttheriseessentiallystoppedthere.Twodecadeslater,in2011,womenmadeup26percentofthescienceworkforce.1、AccordingtoJamesGross,inthenearfuturehisdaughtermay.A．becomeagreatscientistB．feellonelyandhavefewerchoicesC．bepulledoutofclasswithsomeguysD．learnmathandsciencebetterandbetter2、Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.A．womenareclevererthanmenincollegeB．menrepresentthelargestsingleeconomicforceC．womenmakeupmorethan50%ofthenationalworkforceD．thenumberofwomengraduatingfromcollegeislargerthanthatofmen3、Howdoestheauthordevelopthelastparagraph?A．Byprovidingexamples.B．Bymakingcomments.C．Byfollowingtimeorder.D．Byexplainingtheprocess.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WhyItIsImportanttoGetMoreWomenIntoScienceB．JamesGross,ConfusionAboutHisdaughterC．SituationofWomenintheWholeCountryD．FutureofwomenintheWorkforce24．（8分）Hundredsofyearsago,newswascarriedfromplacetoplacebypeopleonfootorbyhorse.Ittookdays,weeksandsometimesmonthsforpeopletoreceivenews.Nowitispossibletosendwordsandpicturesaroundtheworldinseconds.Billionsofpeoplelearnaboutnewsstoriesoftheirowncountryandallovertheworldeveryday,eitherbywatchingTVorreadingnewspapers.Newspapershavebeenanimportantpartofeverydaylifesincethe18thcentury.Manycountrieshavehundredsofdifferentnewspapers.Howdonewspapereditorsdecidewhichnewsstoriestoprint?Whydotheyprintsomestoriesandnotothers?Whatmakesagoodnewspaperstory?Firstly,itisimportanttoreportnewstories.TVstationscanreportnewsmuchfasterthannewspapers.Yet,newspapersgivemoreaboutthesamestory.Theymayalsolookatthestoryinanotherway,ortheymayprintcompletelydifferentstoriestothoseonTV.Secondly,anewsstoryhastobeinterestingandunusual.Peopledon’twanttoreadstoriesabouteverydaylife.Asaresult,manystoriesareaboutsomekindofdangerandseemtobe"bad"news.Forexample,newspapersneverprintstoriesaboutplaneslandingsafely;insteadtheyprintstoriesaboutplaneaccidents.Anotherfactorisalsoveryimportantinmanynewsstories.Manypeopleareinterestedinnewsinforeigncountries,butmoreprefertoreadstoriesaboutpeople,placesandeventsintheirowncountry.SothestoriesonthefrontpageinChinesenewspapersareusuallyverydifferentfromtheonesinBritish,FrenchandAmericannewspapers.1、Accordingtothepassage,howdopeoplelearnaboutnewsstoriesintheworldnow?A．Theycarrynewsstoriesandtellothersfromplacetoplaceonfootorbyhorse.B．Theytelleachotherwhattheyhaveseenwiththeireyes.C．TheywatchTVorreadnewspapers.D．Theylistentotheradioeveryday.2、ThedifferencebetweennewspaperstoriesandTVnewsreportsisthat_______.A．peoplecanlearnmoreaboutthesamenewsstoryfromanewspaperB．peoplecanreadthenewsstorymorequicklyinanewspaperC．peoplecanreadnewsstoriesinothercountriesD．peoplecanreadnewsstoriesabouttheirowncountry3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanyoumostpossiblywatchonTV?A．Youoftenplayfootballwithyourfriendsafterschool.B．Yourteacherhasgotacold.C．Atigerinthecityzoohasrunoutandhasn’tbeencaught.D．Thebikeinfrontofyourhouseislost.25．（10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.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）ItwasonasummerburningafternooninDenver．Theskywasblueandthewindwasblowingslightly．Amanfromabig1withanewwagon（馬車）andabeautifulpairofhorseswas2alongacountryroad．Hedidnot3muchattentionto4hewasgoing．Prettysoonherealizedthathewas5buthecontinuedtodrive,6tofindhiswayortomeetsomeonewhocouldtellhimhowto7tothetown．Itwasalong8road．Forseveralhourshekeptondriving．9twasalmostdark,hesawinacornfieldatallfarmerplowing（犁）theland．Hestoppedhis10teamofhorsesnearthefenceandcalledout,"Hello,farmer""Hello,yourself"thefarmerreplied,11plowing．"Wheredoesthis12go?""Ihaven'teverseenitgoanywhere．Italways13rightwhereitis",saidthefarmer,withoutstoppinghiswork．"Howfarisit14thenexttown?"saidthestranger,speakingalittlelouder．"Don'tknow,never15it"repliedthefarmer．Bythistimethecitymanwasgetting16,"Whatdoyouknow?You'rethebiggest17Ieversaw"Thefarmer18theplowandturnedandlookedforalongtimeatthecityman．Thenhesaidscornfully（輕蔑地）,"MaybeIdon'tknowmuch．19Iamafool．But20I'mnotlost!"1、A．enterprise B．city C．farm D．company2、A．driving B．exploring C．escaping D．resting3、A．fix B．give C．recommend D．provide4、A．which B．that C．where D．what5、A．gone B．missing C．lost D．discouraged6、A．managing B．expecting C．refusing D．forgetting7、A．takeback B．bringback C．lookback D．getback8、A．lonely B．busy C．crowded D．proper9、A．If B．After C．When D．Though10、A．tired B．exited C．bored D．disappointed11、A．a(chǎn)lready B．still C．thus D．merely12、A．horse B．town C．field D．road13、A．trains B．lives C．stays D．stands14、A．in B．to C．inside D．from15、A．built B．imagined C．overlooked D．measured16、A．a(chǎn)nnoyed B．ridiculous C．concerned D．content17、A．farmer B．businessman C．fool D．driver18、A．undertook B．continued C．began D．stopped19、A．Perhaps B．Luckily C．Exactly D．Indeed20、A．inturn B．a(chǎn)tleast C．soonerorlater D．a(chǎn)tmost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）Intheageofthesmartphone,thereseemsnoreasontoaskquestionsabout:theweatherforecast,abusiness’sphonenumberordirections,1．canalleasilybefoundonGoogle,butveryoftenpeople2．(actual)askthesethingsbytelephoning.Youranswermayberepliedtowithathank-youe-mail.Thisisn’tthefirsttimethatgreatchanges3．(take)placeinourmannersduetotechnology.In4．late1870s,whenthetelephone5．(invent),peopledidn’tknowhow6．(greet)acaller.Oftenthereisjust7．(silent).AlexanderGrahamBell,theinventor,suggestedpeoplesaying“Ahoy”,butfinally“Hello”wentout,thegreeting8．(use)ineverydayface-to-facecommunicationsnow.Trytoberespectfulnomatterwhoyoucommunicate9．.Justkeepitinmindthat10．(polite)nevergoesoutoffashion.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。MyclassmatesandIdecidetodosomethingforourcominggraduation.Aftertheheateddiscussion,weagreedonmakingavideotorecordtheirschoollifeexperiences.Materialcollectingtookusawholeweek—weinterviewedourteachersortookpicturesofalmosteveryaspectofourschoollife.Edittheinterviewvideosandpicturesweretough.Wedebatedaboutwhattoputintothevideo.Somecompromisesandargumentswereunavoidable,butthevideoturnedouttobeperfectly.Severaldayslater,whenthevideoplayedatthegraduationceremony,itwaswellreceived.Thestudentsandteachershadagreattime.Thatsurelygaveusagreatsenseofachievements.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你收到朋友李磊的信，他告訴你他不適應(yīng)高一數(shù)學(xué)老師講的課，在學(xué)習(xí)數(shù)學(xué)方面有些困難，以至于跟不上其他同學(xué)，因此他感到非常著急。請你給李磊寫一封信，想辦法幫助他解決這方面的困難。參考詞匯：適應(yīng)adaptto要求：1.不要逐字翻譯，可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；2.詞數(shù)100左右，信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearLiLei,Ihavegotyourletter._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes!Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、B3、B4、D5、A6、C7、D8、A9、D10、B11、C12、B13、B14、B15、D16、B17、A18、B19、C20、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、B2、C3、A4、C22、1、A2、D3、B4、D23、1、B2、D3、C4、A24、1、C2、A3、C25、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—startersgetthin