浙江省舟山市白泉高級中學2023學年高考考前模擬英語試題（含解析）

2023學年高考英語模擬測試卷注意事項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．Touristsarerequiredto_________localcustomsandmindtheirmannerswhentravellingabroad.A．spot B．confirmC．observe D．spread2．________iswillingtovolunteerinthe2023BeijingWinterOlympicsiswelcometojoinus.A．WhateverB．WhoeverC．WheneverD．Wherever3．–MyTVsetdoesn’twork,thewatertapisdrippingandmycarisstillunderrepair!–Yousure________badluckthesedays.A．had B．willhave C．hadhad D．a(chǎn)rehaving4．—Whycan’tyougivemeanotherchance?—________,butIdon’tthinkyouaregoodatmanagement.A．NooffenceB．NoworriesC．NoneedD．Nowonder5．Maryseems________thebadnews,forshelooksniceandhappy.A．nottohavelearned B．nottobehearingC．nothavinglearned D．nottobeheard6．Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,________forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.A.ifhaditnotbeen B．isitnotbeing C．haditnotbeen D.itsonlyhavingbeen7．Theconferenceaimstodevelopbusinessandletpeoplethinkabout_______theycanhaveapositiveinfluenceontheplanet.A．whyB．thatC．whatD．how8．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote9．_____________equalopportunities,bothFrankandBillymayaccomplishthetask.A．Given B．GivingC．Togive D．tobegiven10．Alongwiththeemailwasmybrother’spromise______Icamefirstinthecompetition,hewouldbuymeanMP4.A．what B．that C．thatif D．whether11．Mostofthemoneyforthereconstructionofthequake-strickentownhasbeenallocatedbythegovernment,therest______fromthecomingcharityconcerts.A．tobecollected B．havingbeencollectedC．beingcollected D．tohavebeencollected12．—Don'tlookdownuponBob.Hehashisownadvantages.—Oh,yesothersareweak,heisstrong.A．Before B．WhenC．Where D．Though13．—Congratulations！Ihearyou’vewonthefirstprizeinthesingingcompetition．—You_____bemistaken．I’minthedanceclass．A．must B．may C．should D．could14．______farinthecontest,wearesodisappointed.A．Notgetting B．NottogetC．Nothavinggot D．Notgot15．Sopopular_____inhisadoptedhometownthathehasbeennamedhonorarycitizenofBeijing.A．StephonMarburyisB．StephonMarburywillbeC．isStephonMarburyD．willStephonMarburybe16．Withthenumberofhomecomingoverseasstudents________upinrecentyears,theattractionofforeigndegreeholdershasgraduallyfaded.A．shot B．beingshotC．shooting D．toshoot17．______exactlywhatwaswrongwithhim,thedoctorsgavehimacompleteexamination.A．TodiscoverB．DiscoveringC．DiscoveredD．Havingbeendiscovered18．Theboyishavingafever.You’dbetterdampatowelandlayit______hisforehead.A．a(chǎn)crossB．withinC．throughD．beyond19．Itwassonoisythatwehearourselvesspeak.A．couldn’t B．shouldn’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t20．Whentheoldmanwokeup,hefoundsomeonehisTVinthelivingroom.A．stole B．steal C．stealing D．stolen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）Howmanygirlsinthisworldfallbehind?Theanswerishard—toomanytocount.Thisiswhythephrase“GoGetItGirl”poppedupinmyheadoneday.Thiswouldbemyproject.ThusbeginsthejourneyofmyColdAwardproject,thelargestandmostimportantstepofGirlScouts(女童子軍).“GoGetItGirl”isagirl’sself-empowerment(自我授權)projectcenteredonawebsitecalled.Itfocusesonareasincludingeducation,health,andfinancialliteracy.Theeducationsectionincludesinformationonapplyingtocollegeand,maintaininggoodgrades.Thehealthsectioncontainsinformationonbasichealthandself-respect.Lastly,thefinancialliteracysectionhasalltheinformationagirlneedstomanagehermoneyproperly.Aspartofmyproject,Iwasabletoworkone-on-onewithgirlsinelementary,middle,andhighschool.Igaveaspeechatalocalhighschool’sCollegeNight.IspoketoHispanicgirlsandtheirparentsaboutapplyingtocollege.Inaddition,IworkedwithanorganizationcalledCoolGirls,Inc.CoolGirlsisanorganizationfocusedontheadvancementofgirlsinallaspectsoftheirdevelopment.Iworkedattheafterschoolprogram,CoolGirlsClub.ThegirlsIworkedwithwereprimarilyminorities,andCoolGirlstrulyhelpsthemtoriseaboveanycurrentdifficultiesintheirlives.Toprovideinspirationforthegirlswhovisit,Iinterviewedsuccessfulwomeninmycommunity,includingadoctorandbusinessowner.Theprojecthasbeenalotofwork,aridit’snotoveryet.Itwillneverbeover,hopefully,becauseIwillalwayslookforwaystohelpgirls.1、102．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“poppedup”inParagraphto)referto?A．tookroot.B．gainedpopularity.C．madeitsway.D．a(chǎn)ppearedallofasudden.2、104．Whatdoesthewritermainlytellusinthefirstparagraph?A．Whythewriterstarted“GoGetItGirl’.B．Whymanygirlsfallbehind.C．HowGirlScoutsisfounded.D．WhatGirlScoutsrefersto.3、106．Whatcanhelpagirllearnhowtomakebothendsmeet?A．Education.B．CoolGirlsClub.C．Financialliteracy.D．CollegeNight.4、108．Whydidthewriterinterviewsuccessfulwomeninthecommunity?A．TofinishtheGoldAwardprojectassoonaspossible.B．Tooffergoodideastogirlsvisiting.C．Topromotethelocalcommunityconstruction.D．Toseekfinancialsupportfortheproject22．（8分）AROBOTcompanionforolderpeopleaimstopromoteactivityanddealwithlonelinessbyurgingthemtotakepartindigitalandphysicalactivities.TheElliQrobot,madebyIsrael-basedstart-upIntuitionRobotics,willbepublishedattheDesignMuseuminLondonthisweek.ElliQisasmalldesktopdevicethatconsistsofadomed(拱形的)“body”andaseparatedetachable(可拆卸的)screen.CreatedincollaborationwithSwissdesignerYvesBehar,therobotisabletoencourageadegreeofsocialengagement.SimilartohomeassistantsliketheAmazonEcho,peoplecansimplytalktoit,andtherearevisualcluesthatcouldbeparticularlyhelpfulforthosewithhearingdifficulties.AkeypurposeofElliQistoactasaneasyplatformtoaccessexistingservicessuchassocialmedia,andmessagingprograms.Forexample,thedevicecouldalerttheusersthattheirgrandchildhaspostedanewphotoonFacebook,showittothemonthescreen.ElliQcanrecommendactivitiesvoluntarily.Itmightaskifyou’reinterestedinwatchingavideo,forinstance,orsuggestawalk.Itcanalsoactasremindertotakemedication.Havingarobotconstantlyoffersuggestionscouldobviouslygetannoying,sothedeviceusesmachinelearningtotailorthesesuggestionstoindividualpreferences.Ifasuggestionismetwithapositiveresponseonce,ElliQmighttryitagain.Ifnot,itmightchangeforadifferenttack.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．Arobotcompanionforolderpeoplewillstronglyadvisethemtoparticipateindigitalandphysicalactivitiestobehealthy.B．TheElliQrobotispublishedattheDesignMuseuminLondon.C．ThescreenoftheElliQrobotcanberemovedifnecessary.D．TheElliQrobotiscreatedbySwissdesignerYvesBeharandIsrael-basedstart-upIntuitionRobotics.2、Theunderlinedword“alert”isclosestmmeaningto.A．declareB．a(chǎn)nnounceC．remindD．say3、ElliQcanservethefollowingpurposesEXCEPT.A．whentheuser’sfriendupdateshismoments(朋友圈),itcanshowittotheuseronthescreen.B．itcanrecommendsomeactivitieseventheuserdoesn’task.C．itwillconstantlygivesuggestionsregardlessoftheuser’sindividualpreference.D．itcanhelpthosewithhearingdifficultiesbyofferingvisualclues.4、Inwhichcolumnwearemostlikelytofindthepassage?A．News&TechnologyB．PeopleC．HealthD．InternationalAffairs23．（8分）NewZealandEscortedTours-AgreatwaytoexperienceNewZealandExploretheNorthorSouthIslandsorindulgeinacountrywideNewZealandescortedtour.WithourunrivaledrangeofNewZealandtoursfromKirraTours,AATKings.InspiringJourneys,ThriftyToursandmore,NewZealandisyourstositbackandenjoy.KirraTours____dayClassicNewZealandPanoramaNewZealandescortedtourHotel4star-2nightsViewed24timesinthelast7daysTravelthelengthofNewZealandononeofourmostpopularcoachtouritineraries(路線).With18daystoexploreNewZealand’sNorthandSouthIsland’s,thistourtakesyoutoallthenot-to-be-missedhighlights,witharangeofoutstandingactivitiesincludedalongtheway!ViewTourDetailGetPrices+ShortlistEnquireNowAATKings-___DaySouthernSpotlight9daysfromChristchurchtoChristchurchNewZealandescortedtourHotel3star-8nightsViewed237timesinthelast7daysTheperfecttourforthosewantingtoseethebestoftheSouthIslandwithagreatgroupoflikemindedtravellers.VisitChristchurch,LakeTekaop,Mt.CookNationalPark,Dunedin,MilfordSound,QueenstownandFranzJosefGlacierwiththisAATKings9daySouthernSpotlighttour.ViewTourDetailGetPrices+ShortlistEnquireNowInspiringJourneys____DayTheSouthernDrift12daysfromChristchurchloChristchurchNewZealandsmallgrouptourHotel4star-11nightsViewed49timesinthelast7daysNostoneisleftunturnedasyouventureintopartsoftheSouthIslandlesstravelled.FromthewildanduntouchednaturalwonderlandofStewartIsland,tothespectacularmountainviewsofMt.CookNationalParkandMilfordSound,thisisanincredibletourofthesouth.ViewTourDetailGetPrices+ShortlistEnquireNowThriftyTours___daySouthernhighlightsincludingMilfordSoundNewZealandindependenttourMotels-4nightsViewed196timesinthelast7daysEnjoy5daysexploringNewZealand’sSouthIslandwiththisexcellentindependenttouringitinerary.JourneyfromChristchurchinalooparoundtheSouthIsland.CruisethroughMilfordSound,visitMt.CookNationalPark,exploretheWestCoastglaciers,andtravelontheTranzAlpinescenictrain.ViewTourDetailGetPrices+ShortlistEnquireNow15、WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwishtocoverboththeNorthandSouthIslands?A．KirraTours. B．AATKings.C．InspiringJourneys. D．ThriftTours.1、VisittoMt.CookNationalParkisavailableinboth.A．KirraToursandAATKings B．KirraToursandThriftyToursC．KirraToursandInspiringJourneys D．InspiringJourneysandThriftyTours2、Wheredoyoumostpossiblyseetheadvertisement?A．Onatravelwebsite. B．Inatourbrochure.C．Inageographytextbook. D．Inatravelmagazine24．（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）Despitehiskneeandfingerinjuries,KobeBryantignoreshispainsastheNBAseasonnears.HeisleadingtheLosAngelesLakersintheirattempttowinathirdNBAchampionshipinarow,astheydidatthebeginningofthecentury.TheLosAnglesLakerssuperstarhastheperfectrecordsincehisstartin1996.HehasfiveNBAchampionships,12NBAAll-StarsandagoldmedalattheBeijingOlympics.Butalongwiththeawards,therehaslongbeentalkaboutBryant.Peoplesayheisaselfishplayerwithonlyafewfriends.HewonthreeNBAchampionshiptitleswithShaquilleO’Neal,butratherthanbecomingfriends,theycouldn’tgetalongwellwitheachother.LakersCoachPhilJacksonstillremembersatalkheandBryanthad.“Italkedtohimalittlebitaboutleadershipandhisabilitytobealeader,andhesaidhewasreadytobeacaptain”JacksontoldESPN.“ButIsaidnoonewasreadytofollowhim.Bryant’spathofself-discoverytookhimLightyears.O’NeallefttheLakersin2004.Bryantwentontoleadtheteamtovictorylastyearandagainthissummer.Lastweek,NBArookies(新秀）votedBryanttheirfavoriteplayer.MarkMedina,sportsreporterwiththeLosAnglesTimeshasseenBryantgrow.“Kobehasbeenimprovinghisrelationshipwithteammatesandacceptsthatsometimeslessismore,”hewrote.“Hehaslearnedthathehastogivetogetbackinreturn.Andsohehasbecomeagiverratherthanademandingleader.Thathasbeengreatforhimandgreattowatch,”JacksontoldMedina.Bryanthasshownthroughtalentandhardworkthatotherscanfollowhislead.1、WhatcanweknowaboutKobeandO’Neal?A．Theywereinconflict.B．Theyweregoodfriends.C．Theyenviedeachother.D．Theyoftenhelpedothers.2、WhatcanwelearnfromJackson’swords?A．Hedidn’tlikeKobeorO’Neal.B．Kobehadnotalentforleadership.C．Kobe’sleadershipshouldbeimproved.D．Kobe’steammatespreferredO’Nealtohim.3、Kobedevelopedhisrelationshipwithhisteammatesby.A．invitingO'NealtocomebackB．learningtobecomeagiverC．winningthetrustofthecoachD．turningademandingleader4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Agrown-upNBAstarB．Ahard-workingNBAstarC．ThehighpraisefromKobe’scoachD．TherelationshipbetweentwoNBAstars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）MysistercalledtheotherdayandtoldmehowsadshewasfeelingaboutMother'sDaythisyear.1,IwastakenbysurprisebecauseMayfeelssofaraway.Ifeltinstantly2becauseIhadn'tthoughtaboutmymotherinawhile.Andthat's3whenitoccurredtomethatour4doesn’talwaysfollowacalendar.Afterourmotherdied,Ispentagooddealoftime5herinfrontofherphoto.Itenabledmeto6conversationswithherthatwere7tome.Irememberdesiringtobepickedupthephoneonmanyoccasionsto8somegoodnewsorgetheradvice,onlytobe9.Now,Isimplytalktoherinmyhead.Herphotohasbecomea10ofherspiritandI'mgladshe'sthere.Mysister,Ellen,saidthatthisisa11difficultyearforherandsheistryingto12why.Shesoundedimpatientwithherself,1313yearsshouldbeenoughtimeto"getpast”beingsadonMother’sDay.Thetruthis,thatforme,everyyearis14.Attimes,whentheTVcommercials.advertisementsandlocalstoresabsolutelybombuswithfairytalesofflowersandchocolateandjewelry,Igetangry:15thesesameremindersleavemefeeling16formywonderfulmom,recalling(回憶)hergenerosityandseriousstyle.Shewasalwaysatrooper.AndsometimesIdon’t17anyofitatall.AsEllenandItalked,sheseemedtocometoacertain18.ShewasgoingtobeoutofthecountryonbusinessonMother’sDay,withoutherhusbandoranyfamilyaroundWithoutthepresenceofthis19,sheworriedaboutbeing20.ButshedecidedthatitwouldbeOK.Deepinourheart,Mumhasalwaysbeenwithus.1、A．Atlength B．Atintervals C．Atrandom D．Atfirst2、A．disturbed B．depressed C．guilty D．a(chǎn)nnoyed3、A．exactly B．merely C．eventually D．initially4、A．sorrow B．hesitation C．curiosity D．enthusiasm5、A．staringat B．debatingwith C．talkingto D．relyingon6、A．switchon B．carryon C．spyon D．decideon7、A．secure B．ordinary C．meaningful D．skillful8、A．request B．a(chǎn)dmit C．obtain D．share9、A．a(chǎn)stonished B．disappointed C．embarrassed D．motivated10、A．symbol B．signal C．sign D．mark11、A．normally B．basically C．particularly D．generally12、A．squeezeout B．sortout C．ruleout D．figureout13、A．evenif B．a(chǎn)sif C．incase D．nowthat14、A．brilliant B．fortunate C．a(chǎn)pparent D．different15、A．Occasionally B．Frequently C．Naturally D．Actually16、A．concerned B．grateful C．eager D．a(chǎn)nxious17、A．putupwith B．tryoutfor C．takechargeof D．payattentionto18、A．selection B．decision C．compromise D．conclusion19、A．support B．sympathy C．a(chǎn)ppreciation D．courage20、A．shocked B．scared C．lonely D．nervous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）Englishisnowthefirstlanguageofabout400millionpeople,themotherlanguageof12countriesandtheofficiallanguageofone-fifthofthelandareaoftheworld,1．meansone2．everysevenpeopleintheworldspeaksEnglish.Moreandmorepeoplehavefounditimportant3．(learn)Englishwellinrecentyears.InItaly,forexample,Englishisamustformanytechnicaljobs.InChina,Englishisthe4．(important)foreignlanguagethatislearnedatschool.TheEnglishlanguagehasneverstoppedchanging.Italwaysborrowswordsandphrasesfromotherculturestoenlarge5．(it)vocabulary.6．(actual),modemEnglishisquitedifferentfromwhat7．(use)hundredsofyearsago.Englishissowidelyusedthatithasbecomethestandardlanguagefor8．(communicate)internationally.About75%oftheworld’smail9．(be)inEnglish.About60%oftheworld’stelephonecallsaremadeinEnglishandabout60%oftheworld’sradioprogramsarebroadcastinEnglish.What’smore,overhalfoftheworld’sbooksandmagazinesarewritteninEnglish.In10．word,Englishisnowtheworld’sfirstlanguage.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）LastSaturday,momandIwenttobuyadownjacketformygrandpa、Whenwegottoabigstore,wesawdownjacketsofvarycoloursandstyles、Thereweresomanyofthemthatitspentusquiteawhiletodecidewhichonetobuy、Finally,underthehelpoftheshopassistant,heselectedablackthickjacketforgrandpa、Immediately,wereturnedbackhometoshowittomygrandpa、Seeingit,hewasveryhappyandcouldn’twaittoputon、Butwewereannoyingtofindsomethingwaswrongwiththezipper、Hurriedly,Itookitbacktothestoreandexplainedtotheshopassistanttheproblem、Tomysatisfaction,sheisverykindandhelpedmechooseanotheronepatiently、Standinfrontofthemirror,mygrandpalookedathimselfinthenewcoat,smilingcontently、WhatdelightedIwas!第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是高三(3)班學生李華，就學校食堂的衛(wèi)生情況想給校長Mr.Smith寫一封信，反映以下問題：1.食物不加蓋；2.品種單一；3.服務態(tài)度差。注意:1.詞數(shù)80左右;2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫;3.開頭和結尾已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearMr.Smith，I?mLiHua,astudentfromClass3Grade12._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thankyoufortakingthetimetoconsidermyrequests.Yours,LiHua

2023學年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、D4、A5、A6、C7、D8、B9、A10、C11、A12、B13、A14、C15、C16、C17、A18、A19、A20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、102．D2、104．A3、106．C4、108．B22、1、B2、C3、C4、A23、15、A1、D2、A24、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,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownat