2022-2023学年河北省衡水市衡水中学高三第三次测评英语试卷含解析

2022-2023学年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Sinceyouaremydaughter'sclassmate,we'dliketo______you_______tonight.A．put;down B．put;in C．put;off D．put;up2．----Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek？---Thetrees_____________well，butIdidn'twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn'thavegrownC．wouldgrow D．wouldhavegrown3．Itisglobalwarming,ratherthanotherfactors,___theextremeweather.A．thathaveledto B．whichhascausedC．whicharecausing D．thathasledto4．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound5．Weshouldorganizeusefulactivities,whichwill___________therelationshipofthestudents.A．appoint B．employC．promote D．commit6．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy7．IamatalosswhyMikeisalways________everytimeImeethim.Believeitornot,weusedtobebestfriends.A．givingmethecoldshoulderB．makingmydayC．followingsuitD．beatingaroundthebush8．—Thefoodhereisniceenough.—Myfriend________mearightplace.A．introduces B．introducedC．hadintroduced D．wasintroducing9．Despitetheobviousprivacyconcerns,theuseoffacial-recognitiontechnologyis________atsomepublicplaces.A．outofdangerB．ontherunC．outofsightD．ontherise10．Anexhibitionwith885culturalrelicstobedisplayed________attheMeridianGateGallery.A．washeldB．wouldholdC．hasholdD．willbeheld11．—I’mterriblysorry.I’mlatebecause….—That’sOK.Youarehereandthat’swhat_____.A．does B．works C．functions D．counts12．Thenationalparkhasalargecollectionofwildlife,________frombutterfliestoelephants.A．torange B．rangeC．ranging D．ranged13．PhysicallychallengedasJackwas,hedidnot________himselftohisfate.A．resistB．reserveC．resignD．rescue14．---Mom,Ihavepassedtheadmissionexaminations!---______!A．GoodforyouB．GoodluckC．CheerupD．Goahead15．﹣Mom，I'llstayintoaccompanymygrandpathisevening．﹣________!A．Withpleasure B．NevermindC．Suityourself D．Itdepends16．Ourbossistoostrictwithus.Ican’t_____inwiththeworksituationhere.A．fit B．get C．make D．take17．Amythisanaccountofthedeedsofagodorsupernaturalbeings,usuallyexpressedintermsof______thought.A．primary B．capital C．initial D．primitive18．Emphasisonquantityofgrowthoverlookedgapsinthequality,_____manyaspectsofthesocialservicesneglected.A．havingleft B．tobeleaving C．tohaveleft D．leaving19．Idon’tthinkRosemarywillbeupsetaboutit,butI’llgotoseeherincaseshe_______.A．is B．willbe C．does D．need20．—IspendtwoweeksinBeijinglastyear.—ThenyoumusthavevisitedtheGreatWallduringyourstay,________you?A．mustn’t B．didn’tC．haven’t D．hadn’t第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Thesedeviceswereamongthethousandsfeaturedatthisyear’sConsumerElectronicsShow,aconferencethatbringsindustryexpertstogethertosharethelatestandgreatestintech.Afoodbaby-friendlybeltCollegestudentsarefamiliarwith“foodbabies,”bigstomachscausedbyeatingalittle—okay,alot—toomuch.Thissmartbeltautomaticallyadjuststoyourstomachsize.That’sright.Whenyouovereat,Beltyexpandswithyourstomach.“You’lldefinitelyknowhowmanymonthsintothepregnancyyouare,”jokesSteveGreenberg,authorofGadgetNation,whojustgotbackfromCES.Ifyoudon’twanttouseBeltywhilepiggingout,youcantakeadvantageofitshealth-relatedfeaturesinstead.Alongwithshiftingsize,Beltytracksfoodintakeandexercise.Itevenvibrates(振动)ifyou’vebeeninactivetoolong.TheRocketPowercharacters’dreamproductMoststudentswalk,bikeorskateacrosscampus.ButwithRocketskates,whichareelectronic,motorizedskatestiedtoyourregularshoes,youcanmoveveryquickly.Theskate’swheels,whicharerunbyamicroprocessor,getgoingwhenyouleanforwardandstopwhenyouleanback.Topspeedis12milesperhour,meaningyoucouldleaveyourdormat7:56andbeontimeforyour8:00class.Andyoucancarrythemafterwards,sincethey’relight-weight.AmagicalmicrowaveMost3Dprintersturnplasticinto3Dobjects.ButXYZprinting’sversionturnsflourandchocolateintocookies,cakeandcandy.Theprinter,whichisaboutthesamesizeasatraditionalall-in-oneversion,issimpletouse.Youselecta3Dfooditemfromthecompany’sdatabaseof“recipes”,allofwhichhavebeenapprovedbyafoodspecialist.Withinminutes,yourfoodisready.The“whyhasn’tsomeoneinventedthissooner”phonechargerEveryoneknowscollegestudentsarebusy—mostlybecausewetakeeveryavailableopportunitytosayso.TheStoreDotFlashBatterycan’tsolveschedulingissuesforsmartphones,butitdoesmakelifeeasierbycompletelychargingtheminoneminute.DoronMyersdorf,StoreDotCEO,callsthebattery’squick-chargingtime“ideal”forcollegestudents.HeevenvisualizesfreeStoreDotstationsoncampusthatwouldmakecarryingachargerunnecessary.1、What’sthemainfunctionofBelty?A．Totrackfoodintakeandexercise.B．Towarnyouit’stimetogetupandexercise.C．Topredicthowlongapersonhasbeenpregnant.D．Tomakeyourstomachcomfortablebyshiftingsize.2、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutRocketskates?A．Itispoweredbyyourfeet.B．Itcanrunasfastasacar.C．Youmaystartitbyleaningforward.D．Itistooheavytocarrybyhand.3、Howdoesthenew3Dprinterdifferfromtraditionalversions?A．Itismuchsmallerinsize.B．Itturnsflourinto3Dfood.C．Itturnsplasticinto3Dobjects.D．Itisoperatedbyafoodspecialist.4、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Theauthorbelievescollegestudentsareverybusy.B．FreeStoreDotstationsareavailableoncampusnow.C．TheFlashBatterychargesaphoneunbelievablyquickly.D．DoronMyersdorfisnotsatisfiedwiththeFlashBattery.22．（8分）Wouldn’titbewonderfultotraveltoaforeigncountrywithouthavingtoworryabouttheheadacheofcommunicatinginadifferentlanguage?InarecentWallStreetJournalarticle,technologypolicyexpertAlecRossarguedthat,withinadecadeorso,we’llbeabletocommunicatewithoneanotherviasmallearpieceswithbuilt-inmicrophones.That’sbecausetechnologicalprogressisextremelyrapid.It’sonlyamatteroftime.Indeed,someparentsaresoconvincedthatthistechnologyisimminentthatthey’rewonderingiftheirkidsshouldevenlearnasecondlanguage.It’struethatanincreaseinthequantityandaccuracyofthedataloadedintocomputerswillmakethemclevererattranslating“Noesbuenodormirmucho”as“It’snotgoodtosleeptoomuch.”Replacingawordwithitsequivalent(同义词)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.23．（8分）BestLondonExhibitions，2018BridgetRileyExhibition，DavidZwirnerGalleryDavidZwirnerGallerydevotesitsthree﹣floorMayfairsitetonewworksbythegreatBridgetRileyinJanuary2018．Wesawit，andquitefrankly，theresultisamazing．WHEN：19Jan．2018﹣10Mar．2018，ClosedSundaysandMondaysWHERE：DavidZwirner24GraftonStreet，London，WIS4EZAndreasGursky，HaywardGalleryAfteratwo﹣yearbreak，HaywardGalleryreopenswithagrandAndreasGurskyexhibition．Thegalleryhasdeliberatelygonebigwiththisretrospective（回顾）andweloveit．WHEN：25Jan．2018﹣22Apr．2018，OpeningtimenotyetconfirmedWHERE：HaywardGallerySouthbankCentre，BelvedereRoad，London，SEI&﹣XXCharlesI：KingandCollector，RoyalAcademyThisyear，TheRoyalAcademycelebratesits250thanniversary．Tokickoffthecelebrations，themuseum'sdirector，ChristopherLeBrun，wantedtocreateoneofthegreatestexhibitionsofhiscareer．CharlesI：KingandCollectorreunitesthegreatestBritishartcollectionofalltimeforthefirsttimein350years．It′sacompletesuccess．WHEN：27Jan．2018﹣15Apr．2018，10：00﹣18：00WHERE；RoyalAcademyBurlingtonHouse，Piccadilly，London，WIJ〇BDPicasso1932﹣Love，Fame，Tragedy，TateModernItisreallyonce﹣in﹣a﹣lifetimePicassoexhibition．TateModernpreparestostageablockbusterexploringPicasso'sspecialandsplendidworksfrom1932．WesawitinParis，andtrustus，it'sgood．WHEN：8Mar．2018﹣10Sept．2018，SundaytoThursday10.00﹣18：00，FridaytoSaturday10：00﹣22：00WHERE：TateModernBankside，London，SEI9TG1、Whichgalleryhasbeenclosedforalongtime？A．DavidZwirnerGallery．B．HaywardGallery．C．RoyalAcademy．D．TateModern．2、WhatcanvisitorsappreciatewhenvisitingtheRoyalAcademythisyear？A．NewworksbyBridgetRiley．B．PaintingsbyAndreasGursky．C．ThegreatestBritishartcollection．D．PaintingsbyChristopherLeBrun．3、Whichartexhibitionwilllastthelongest？A．BridgetRileyexhibition，DavidZwirnerGallery．B．AndreasGursky，HaywardGallery．C．CharlesI：KingandCollector，RoyalAcademy．D．Picasso1932﹣love，Fame，Tragedy，TateModern．24．（8分）WHO’SWHOINTHEZOO?IsitamazingthattheWHO’SWHOINTHEZOOmakesitfunforyoungchildrentosave?WiththehelpofStandardBank’sKidzAPPandtheBigFiveanimalfriends,teachingyourchildrenaboutmanagingtheircashhasneverbeenmorefun.LettheWHO’SWHOINTHEZOOshowyourlittleoneswhatitmeanstoearnandsavemoneyaswellasshareintheenjoymentofspendingtheirwell－earnedcash.ElephantAsyourchildrenusethemobileapptocompletevariousactions—achievingsavingsgoals,completingmissionsandachievingwishes—herevariousmedalswillberewarded.Earnedmedalsaredisplayedintheelephanthabitataswellaslockedmedalsstilltobeachieved.LeopardRewardyourkidswithpocketmoneyforcompleting‘missions’:householdchores,achievements,etc.Youcancreateamissionforyourchild,oryourchildcanrequestanewmission.Oncecreated,itmustbeaccepted.Themissionneedstobecompletedbyyourchildandapprovedbyyoubeforeyoucanpayhimorher.LionHelpyourchildrencreateandfulfilwishes.Wishcardsandtheirsavingsprogresscanbetrackedfromyourbankingapp.Oncetheirsavingsgoalisreached,lionwillinformyouoftheirachievement.BuffaloKidzcanrequesttowithdrawcashorpurchaseairtimeanddatausingtheirsavings.RhinoRhinoshowsyourchild’slatestaccountbalanceandtransactions.DownloadtheStandardBank’sKidzAPPfromAppleAppStoreonthephone.UsethecommentsectiontointeractwithotherStandardBankcustomersandbankconsultants.1、WhatistheWHO’SWHOINTHEZOOdesignedfor?A．Playersofboardgames. B．Kidsforself－servicebanking.C．Parentsforonlinebanking. D．Travelersinthezoo.2、Rewardswillbepaidif________.A．thekidsfulfilyourcreatedmissionsB．yourkidsgetenoughlockedmedalsC．youkeeptheaccountbalancedD．youapprovetherequestviaKidzAPP3、Whichofthefollowinganimalsisrelatedtospending?A．Rhino. B．Leopard. C．Lion. D．Buffalo.25．（10分）Lifeinthesummertimeisoftenfullofpests.LikemostLongIslandhomeowners,Iwanttoensuremysuburbanlifewithpest-freeliving.Soitwaswithwide-eyedwonderthatIgreetedthesmilingexterminator(灭虫者)whorangmybell.“We’llbeservingyourneighbors,MikeandSarah(I’mnotfamiliarwitheitheronebyname),”hewavedintheotherdirection.“Sincewe’llhaveateamheretomorrow,we’reofferingadiscount.”Hecameoutwithnumbersbeginningfrom$299theninsecondsto$89.“You’veprobablybeenseeingtheanthillsaround.”hemovedtowardmyfrontwalkwayandlawn.“Andhaveyouseenthebeesthatdignestsintheground?”hecontinuedwithhisheadshakingupanddownpushingmetodothesame.“Whatwedoisspraythreefeetoutfromyourfoundationandthreefeetup.”Ashewastalking,andwithoutbreakingeyecontact,heopenedhisiPadcoverandbeganoperatingatthescreentoshowmefrighteningimages.“Italsokillsotherpests,likespiders.Itisthebestpesticide(杀虫剂),”hesaid,pausingforeffect.Hethenwentintosofttalktoclosethedeal,correctlyforeseeingthatIwouldbeconcernedaboutsafetyandtheenvironmentalimpactonmyvegetablegarden,plantsandourlittlepatchofplanethereonLongIsland.“Theproductsareenvironmentallyresponsible,safewithchildrenandpets,”hesaid.I’munkindwhenitcomestounwantedvisitorsenteringonmyout-of-doorsmoments.Anyinsectfoundinmyhouseoronmydeckisboundtobepoisonedorpancaked.Unfortunatelyfortheexterminator,justasIwasconsideringmakinganappointment,Billy,myfearlesshusband,pulledintoourdriveway,whichmademeaskforabusinesscardoutofpolitenessinstead.1、Howdidtheauthorfeelatthesightoftheexterminator?A．Frightened.B．Disappointed.C．Puzzled.D．Surprised.2、Whatdidtheexterminatoroffertheauthorifsheacceptedhisservice?A．Adiscount.B．Agrouprate.C．AniPadforfree.D．Afreepesticide.3、Whywastheauthorworriedaboutthepesticide?A．Itmightcausefrighteningimages.B．Itmightharmherfamilyandsurroundings.C．Itmightbetooexpensiveforhertoafford.D．Itmighthavenoeffectonunwantedvisitors.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Billysawhisneighborscheatedbytheexterminator.B．Theauthorissuretophonethesalesmanlater.C．TheauthorhadplannedtobuythepesticidebeforeBillyappeared.D．Billymadeuphismindtopurchasethepesticide.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Recently,myfamilyandIattendedaneighborhoodoyster(牡蛎)roast.Iwasmorethangladthatmanypeople1togetherthere.Whilestandingatthelargetables2andeatingoysters,Inoticedaschool-agedboyacrossthe3fromuswhowasbeinghandedoystersbya4.Obviously,theboywashavingagreatdealof5anddispleasuretryingto6themdown.Atthebeginning,Ithoughtthemanwantedtheboyto7theoystersandmaybeaftersometimetheywouldstop.8thingswerenotwhatIhadexpected.Aswestoodthere,itcontinued.Witheachoyster,the9ofthisboybecamemoreandmoreobviousashe10tears,strugglingtoswallowthem.I11learnedthatthemanfelttheboyhadbeendisrespectfulandthiswashis12.Seeingthat,Istoppedchattingandeatingoystersand13whethertogetinvolvedorwalkawayatfirst.ButthenIthoughtthatiftheboyweremyownchild,whatshouldIdo?Suddenlyagoodidea14me.Igrabbed(抓住)mydaughterandourFrisbee(飞盘)andmadeourway15themanandtheboy.Weintroducedourselves,16nottoknowmanypeoplethere,andinvitedtheboytocomeandplayFrisbeewithus.Themanstaredatusforamoment,andthen17it.Immediatelytheboy’ssituationchanged.Hebecame18andtalkative.WepulledanotherchildintoourgroupandplayedFrisbeeforagood30minutestogether.Itbroughtmemuch19toendthesufferingIwaswitnessingatthemoment,andIwasfully20thattryingtohelpinthatoranysituationwhereyouseesufferingisthebestthingtodo.1、A．quarreled B．laughed C．gathered D．left2、A．dancing B．chatting C．playing D．singing3、A．table B．room C．chair D．desk4、A．friend B．relative C．father D．man5、A．fun B．convenience C．interest D．difficulty6、A．swallow B．drink C．bring D．throw7、A．smell B．test C．try D．avoid8、A．Thus B．But C．So D．Indeed9、A．excitement B．suffering C．eagerness D．skillfulness10、A．foughtback B．heldon C．backedoff D．slippedaway11、A．also B．just C．later D．already12、A．award B．reward C．return D．punishment13、A．chose B．expected C．hesitated D．prepared14、A．beat B．struck C．defeated D．won15、A．apartfrom B．bywayof C．inthefrontof D．nextto16、A．pretending B．wishing C．deciding D．intending17、A．allowed B．refused C．agreed D．thought18、A．serious B．shy C．worried D．friendly19、A．interest B．argument C．relief D．confusion20、A．warned B．convinced C．reminded D．informed第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Oneday,MarywasworkinginherofficeinLondon1．shereceivedanemailfromherfriendJoan.InJoan’semail,shepersuadedMary2．(look)foraflatinLondonforher.Asshehad3．(little)moneythanbefore,theflathadtobecheap,butithadtobemodern,withelevatorsandgaslines.ThoughMaryfound4．difficulttofindsuchaflat,shestillwentfromoneblocktoanother,lookingforaflat5．wouldmeetJoan’srequirements(要求).Havingtriedtoomanytimes,Marycameup6．herbossandaskedhimforadvice7．(polite).Itwasthefirsttimethatshe8．(talk)withherbossaboutherpersonalproblems.Ithappenedthatthebossjusthadsuchaflatforrent,sotheyquicklyreached9．agreement.Buttohersurprise,whensheemailedJoan,tellingherthegoodnews,Joansaidthatshehadchanged10．mind---shewasnotgoingtoLondon.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；Airtravelhasthreeadvantageovertraintravel、First,itcansavemuchtime、Wecanflyfromoneplacetootherinalongtime,butbytrainwehavetospendmoretime、Second,airtravelismorecomfortablebecausetheplanefliessosmooththatwecanhaveagoodrestduringthetrip、Third,thetrainiscrowdingsometimesandpassengershavetositforalongtime,whatmakesthemtired、Buttraintravelalsohasit’sownadvantages、Foranexample,travelingbytraincostonlyalittlemoney、Besidesthis,wecanenjoytheviewoutthetrain’swindows、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是英语校报的负责人李华，校报拟开设“中国文化”专栏(Column),现需为该专栏招聘一名学生编辑，请发布一则招聘启事。内容包括:1.工作说明；2.能力要求；3.报名地点及截止日期。注意:1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、D3、D4、C5、C6、D7、A8、B9、D10、D11、D12、C13、C14、A15、C16、B17、D18、D19、A20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、D2、C3、B4、C22、FoodfestivalsaroundtheworldStiltonCheeseRollingMayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludetheserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheircompetitors'lane（赛道）.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(烹调用的)masterythroughcooking