2024届河北省张家口市宣化一中张北一中高考英语试题全真模拟密押卷四含解析

2024届河北省张家口市宣化一中张北一中高考英语试题全真模拟密押卷（四）

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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.ThishouseisalmosttotheonewhereIlivedasachild.

A.identicalB.manual

C.chillyD.enthusiastic

2.WhenIwastwenty,Ihadtobeforegraduationandworkinaclothesshoptohelpsupportmyfamily.

A.comeoutB.stayout

C.leaveoutD.dropout

3.Thedebatehasonlyafewmomentsthatmightbeinspiringtothosewhothisissue.

A.followedB.hadfollowedC.havebeenfollowingD.werefollowing

4.IfKatehadknownwhatwasforher,shewouldnothavemarriedTom.

A.inresponseB.inreturn

C.inreactionD.instore

5.Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtoHndasatisfactoryjob.

A.whatB.whoC.asD.that

6.一WhenleaveforJapan?

—WhenleaveforJapaniskeptsecret.”

A.theywill,willtheyB.willthey,theywill

C.theywill,theywillD.willthey,willthey

7.Thetrafficproblemswearelookingforwardtoseeingshouldhaveattractedthegovernmenfsattention.

A.solvingB.solveC.solvedD.tosolve

8.Thedifferencesthechildren'sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplainedtheirsocialbackgrounds.

A.infrontofB.incaseof

C.inneedofD.inchargeof

9.Ifweatableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.

A.reserveB.reserved

C.havereservedD.hadreserved

10.Wewerescaredtodeathwhenthefire,Fortunately,itwasputoutbeforeitcausedmuchdamage.

A.brokeoutB.cameout

C.gaveoutD.turnedout

11.HeissuchanunselHshman.Youcannothelpbut________him.

A.respectB.torespectC.neglectD.toneglect

12.Youaresubjecttopunishmentifyoufailtotothecustomswhencarryingtheprohibitedarticleslisted

above.

A.stateB.declare

C.announceD.communicate

13.ItgivesusgreatdelightChinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.

A.howB.what

C.thatD.why

14.China*sBeidouNavigationSatelliteSystemhasstartedprovidingglobalservices,tobecomecomplete

around2020.

A.beingscheduledB.scheduledC.toscheduleD.scheduling

15.Itwasfromonlyafewsuppliesthatshehadbroughtinthevillagethehostesscookedsuchanicedinner.

A.whereB.whenC.thatD.which

16.---Isaysomethingtoyou?Youwerereally,reallysomethingbackthere.Incredible!

--Areyoutalkingto™me?Whoa!

A.MustB.CanC.NeedD.Should

17.Somewomenagoodsalaryinajobinsteadofstayinghome,buttheydecidednottoworkforthesakeof

thefamily.

A.mustmakeB.shouldhavemadeC.wouldmakeD.couldhavemade

18.Runningisoftentiringandalotofhardwork,butnothingthefeelingyougetafterfinishingalong

workoutaroundthetrack.

A.breaksB.blocks

C.bondsD.beats

19.Itisthebusdriverwhoshouldthesafetyofthepassengers.

A.answerforB.searchforC.standforD.gofor

20.Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto.

A.breakupB.setup

C.turnupD.giveup

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）EmiliaDobektracesherinterestinspaceandtheuniversebacktothirdgradewhensheandher

fatherwatchedabloodmoon---atotallunareclipse（月蚀）…ontheroofoftheirhouse.

Nowaseventh-graderatEastPrairieElementarySchool,DobekrecentlywonthenationalDiscoveryEducation

Lockheed-MartinBeyondChallengebydesigningaspacestationfortravellingtoMars.

Shesaysthatnightwatchingthelunareclipsestartedastrongdesireinherthathasyettorunoutoffuel.Sowhen

herteacherAndreaSmeetonreceivedinformationaboutthenationalchallenge,Smeetonsaidsheimmediatelyhadone

studentinmind.

“Iknewshewouldlovethechallengeandthatshewouldgowaybeyondinhersearch/9Smeetonsaid."She

immediatelystartedresearchingbonedensity（密度）ofastronautsandhowtohavefoodonMars.”

“Mydesignwillensurethesafetyoftheastronautsbutalsomakesuretheircomfortisoutofthisworld,“Dobek

says.

Dobek'sdesigncallsforbuildingtheMSSorMarsStorageStationtoputthesuppliesin.ItalsoincludestheSGFor

Self-CrowingFarm,andshedetailshowitwouldworkwiththeelementsonMars.

ThenthereisphysicalandleisureactivityfortheastronautsunderDobek'sdesign.Asimulation（模拟装置）allows

astronautstochoosetheirexercisemachineandvirtual（虚拟的）realityenvironment.Roomshavecircularceilingsso

astronautswillbeabletowatchdownloadedshowsandevenseeplacesonEarth,suchastheirhomes.

“Iwanttotellotherkidstofollowtheirpassions."Dobeksaid.“Whatevertheywanttodotheyshouldpushforit

andalwaystrytheirbest.”

1、Dobekfirstbecameinterestedinspacewhen.

A.shewasstillaseventh-grader

B.shestudiedatajuniorhighschool

C.shelivedonthetopoftheirhouse

D.shewatchedaneclipseofthemoon

2、SmeetonrecommendedthatDobektakethechallengebecause・

A.sheknewDobeklikedchallengesinlife

B.shehadnootherstudentsinterestedinMars

C.Dobekknewhowtoresearchbonedensityofastronauts

D.shewassurethatDobekwouldhaveoutstandingperformance

3、WhatdoesDobekfocusonwhendesigningthespacestation?

A.TheenvironmentonMars.

B.Thesafetyofthesupplies.

C.Theactivitiesforastronauts.

D.Thecomfortoftheastronauts.

22.（8分）Wouldn'titbewonderfultotraveltoaforeigncountrywithouthavingtoworryabouttheheadacheof

communicatinginadifferentlanguage?

InarecentWallStreetJournalarticle,technologypolicyexpertAlecRossarguedthat,withinadecadeorso,we'llbe

abletocommunicatewithoneanotherviasmallearpieceswithbuilt-inmicrophones.Thafsbecausetechnological

progressisextremelyrapid.Ifsonlyamatteroftime.Indeed,someparentsaresoconvincedthatthistechnologyis

imminentthatthey'rewonderingiftheirkidsshouldevenlearnasecondlanguage.

It'struethatanincreaseinthequantityandaccuracyofthedataloadedintocomputerswillmakethemclevererat

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

义词）inthetargetlanguageisactuallythe“easypart"ofatranslator^job.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.AnExperfsPIt'ssodifficultforcomputersbecausetranslationdoesn't-orrecisePrediction

B.TheComplexityofTranslation

C.WhoWillBeaBetterTranslator

D.WillLanguageBarrierActuallyFall

5、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetothemoderntechnology?

A.Unclear.B.Objective.

C.Optimistic.D.Negative.

23.（8分）Areyouscaredaboutmovinguptoseniorhighschool?Itcanbeanewexperience,butyoushouldn*t

worry.We*veputtogetheraguideonhowtosurvivethefirstweek.

You*renotalone

Remembereverybodyelseinyouryearisiiithesameboat,youmaynotrealizeit,butthey*rejustasnervous

asyouare.Movingtoseniorhighschoolisanopportunity,notaproblem.Thingsaredifferentandallyouneedtodois

bepoliteandlearnthenewrules.

Teachersarereadytohelp!

Ifyou*reunsurewhattodoorareworriedaboutanythingthenyouhadbetteraskforhelp.Teachersareprobably

thebestpeopletoturntoasthey'reexperiencedinhelpingnewstudents.Someseniorhighschoolsalsohavea"friends

system”.Ifyourschoolhasthis,thenyouwillbepairedwithanolderstudent.Theywilllookoutforyouandhelpyouif

youhaveanyproblemsorquestions.

Allchange

Therearelotsofdifferencesbetweenjuniorhighschoolandseniorhighschool.You'llhaveahomeworkdiaryora

studentplanner.Youwillhaveyourlessonswithdifferentteachersindifferentrooms.Youwillhavehomeworkfor

differentsubjectsondifferentdays,somakesureyougetorganized.Makesureyouhaveacopyofyourschooltimetable

writtendownsoyouknowwhichroomsyourclassesareinandonwhichdaysyouwillhaveyourdifferentsubjects.

Otherpoints

Ifyou*vegotanolderbrotherorsisterattheschoolthenaskthemforadvice.

Beyourself!Itsoundssimple,butpeoplewillknowyoumuchbetterifyoujustactnaturally.

Havingearlynightsmakesadifferenceandyou*llHnditeasiertogetupinthemorning!

1、Whafstheclosestmeaningoftheunderlinedsentence?

A.Otherstudentshavetolearnboatingwithyou

B.Otherstudentswillteachyoupolitenessandnewrules

C.Otherstudentshavesimilarfeelingstoyours

D.Otherstudentswillhelpyousolveyourproblems

2、Whydothenewstudentsturntoteachersfirstwhenhavingproblems?

A.Teachersareequaltoeverystudent

B.Teachersaregoodathelpingsolveproblems

C.Parentsaretoobusytohelpthem

D.Teacherswon*tblamethemasparentsdo

3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Youcanactinanaturalway

B.Youshouldgotobedearlyenough

C.Youmayaskyourolderbrotherforadvice

D.Youmustfocusondressingproperly

4、Whafsthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Tohelpnewstudentstogetusedtolifeinseniorhighschool

B.Totellstudentstheimportanceoflearning

C,Tomakeadifferencewhenmovinguptoseniorhighschool

D.Towarnstudentsnottoignorefriendshipinseniorhighschool

24.(8分)TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt(Met)isoneoftheworld'slargestandfinestartmuseums.

Followingthesuggestedroutewillhelpyouexplorethemuseum.

TheTempleofDendur

This2000-year-oldbuildingstoodneartheNileRiver,surroundedbyawallthatnolongerexists.Butyoucanstill

peekthroughthegateway.Whose"house”isthis?It'snotforpeople.Ifsforgods.Canyouidentifythem?Theyfaceout.

Akingfacesin,bringingofferings.

MetSpeaks

Bringingtogethersomeofthemostrespectedthinkersonagivensubject,MetSpeaksfeatureslectures,discussions,

talks,films,andforumsinwhichcompellingvoicesexploretimelyissuesthatconnecttotheMet'sexhibitionsand

permanentcollection.Programtimes,audiences,andtopicsvary.

TimetoSketch

Settledownforafewminutes,picksomethinginthisgallery,andhavefundrawingit.Enjoythechancetolook

carefullyasyoucreateyourownsketch.You'llbesurprisedathowmuchmoreyounotice,thankstoexploringartby

sketching.

MetAccess

MaketheMetyours!Choosefromavarietyofservicesandexcitingprogramsthataretailoredtomeettheneedsof

visitorswithdisabilities.Programtimes,audiences,andtopicsvary.

AskfortheAccessInformationbrochureandAccessCalendaratInformationDesks,downloadtheAccess

Calendar(PDF),orcall212-650-2010oremailaccess@.

Admission

FeeincludesadmissiontotheMainBuildingandsame-weekadmissiontotheCloistersmuseumandgardens.

RecommendedFee

Adults$25

Seniors(65andolder)$17

Students$12

Members(JoinNow)Free

Childrenunder12(accompaniedbyanadult)Free

633、Howmuchisrecommendedtopayfor3adultand2studentvisitors?

A.IllB.99

C.87D.103

1>WhatcanyouknowabouttheTempleofDendur?

A.Ahighwallissurroundingthe2000-year-oldbuildingnow.

B,Akingfacesout,bringingofferingsinthetemple.

C.ThebuildingisdesignedforEmperortolivein.

D.TheNileRiverwitnessedthehistoryofthebuilding.

2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheMet?

A.IssuesconnectedwitheconomiccrisiswillbediscussedinMetSpeaks.

B.Visitorscanchoosesomethinginthegalleryandhavefundrawingitonthewall.

C.DisabledpeoplewillHndvariousservicesandprogramsofferedespeciallyforthem.

D.Youcanemailaccess@formoreAdmissioninformation.

25.(10分)Academiclearningisusuallyinthespotlightatschool,butteachingelementary-agestudents"soft"skills

likeself-controlandhowtogetalongwithothersmighthelptokeepat-riskkidsoutofcriminaltroubleinthefuture.

OnceaprogramcalledFastTrackwasstartedintheearly1990sformorethan7,600childrenof55schoolsin

America.Theywereidentifiedbytheirteachersandparentstobeathighriskfordevelopingaggressivebehavioral

problems.Thestudentswererandomlydividedintotwogroups;halftookpartintheinterventien,whichincludeda

teacher-ledcurriculum,parenttraininggroups,academictutoringandlessonsinself-controlandsocialskills.The

program,whichlastedfromfirstgradethrough10thgrade,reduceddelinquency（少年犯罪）,arrestsanduseofhealth

andmentalhealthservicesasthestudentsagedthroughadolescenceandyoungadulthood.

Inanotherlateststudy,bylookingatthedatafromnearly900studentsinpreviousfindings,researchersfoundthat

aboutathirdoftheinfluenceonfuturecrimeoutcomeswasduetothesocialandself-regulationskillsthestudents

learnedfromages6to11.

Theacademicskills,orhardskillslikelearningofphysics,whichweretaughtaspartofFastTrack,turnedoutto

havelessofaninfluenceoncrimeanddelinquencyratesthandidthesoftskills,whichareassociatedwithemotional（情

绪的）intelligence.Softskillsmightincludeteachingkidstoworkcooperativelyinagrouporteachingthemhowto

thinkaboutthelong-termconsequenceswhentheymakeadecision.

Researchersdrewtheconclusionthatthesesoftskillsshouldbeemphasizedevenmoreinoureducationsystemand

inoursystemofsocializingchildren.Parentsshoulddoalltheycantopromotetheseskillswiththeirchildrenasshould

educationpolicymakers.Totheextentwecanimprovethoseskills,wecanimproveoutcomesindelinquency.

1、FastTrackwasintendedforchildrenwho.

A.wererandomlychosenfromtheirschools

B.hadsomeproblemswithacademiclearning

C.oftenwentagainsttheirteachersandparents5wishes

D.wereconsideredtohavecriminaltroubleinthefuture

2、WhatcanbelearnedaboutntheinterventionHinParagraph2?

A.Itincludedallthestudents.

B.Itfocusedonsocialskills.

C.Itimprovedhealthservices.

D.Ithadpositiveoutcomes.

3、Comparedwithsoftskills,hardskills.

A.almosthavenoinfluenceonstudents

B.aremoreaffectedbystudents'emotion

C.aremainlyrelatedtoacademiclearning

D.offerchildrengreaterself-controlabilities

4、Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SoftSocialSkillsMatter

B.FastTrackHelpsChildren

C.HowtoPreventDelinquency

D.WhattoDOforEducation

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）III.完形填空（共20小题；每小题L5分），满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36・55各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Oneday,apoorboywhowastryingtopayhiswaythroughschoolbysellinggoodsfromdoortodoorfoundthathe

onlyhadonedimeleft.Hewashungrysohedecidedto21foramealatthenexthouse.

However,helosthisnerve22alovelyyoungwomanopenedthedoor.Insteadofamealheaskedforadrink

ofwater.Shethoughthelooked23soshebroughthimalargeglassofmilk.Hedrankit24,and

thenasked,“HowmuchdoIoweyou?”

“Youdon'towemeanything,"she25.“Motherhastaughtmenevertoacceptpayfora

_26Hesaid,“ThenIthankyoufromthebottomofmyheart.”AsHowardKellyleftthathouse,henotonlyfelt

stronger27,butitalsoincreasedhisfaithinGodandhumanrace.Hewasabouttogiveupandquitbefore

thispoint.

Yearslatertheyoungwomanbecamecriticallyill.Thelocaldoctorswerebaffled.Theyfinallysenthertothebigcity,

wherespecialistscanbecalled28tostudyherraredisease.DnHowardKelly,now29,wascalled

infortheconsultation.Whenheheardthenameofthetownshecamefrom,astrangelight30hiseyes.

Immediately,he31andwentdownthroughthehospitalhallintoherroom.

32inhisdoctor'sgownhewentintoseeher.He33heratonce.Hewentbacktotheconsultationroom

and34todohisbesttosaveherlife.Fromthatdayon,hegave35_attentiontohercase.

Afteralong36thebattlewaswon.Dr.Kelly37thebusinessofficetopassthefinalbilltohimfor

approval.Helookedatitandthenwrotesomethingontheside.Thebillwassenttoherroom.Shewasafraidtoopenit

becauseshewas38thatitwouldtaketherestofherlifetopayitoff.Finallyshelooked,andthenoteonthe

sideofthebillcaughther39,Shereadthesewords...

“Paidinfullwithaglassofmilk.”Dr.HowardKelly

Tearsofjoyfloodedhereyesasshe40silently.66Thankyou,God.Yburlovehasspreadthroughhumanhearts

andhands.”

1、A.callB.makeC.begD.prepare

2、A.whileB.whenC.thoughD.unless

3、A.thirstyB.lazyC.tiredD.hungry

A.slowlyB.unexpectedlyC.steadilyD.hurriedly

5、A.announcedB.shookC.repliedD.doubted

6、A.rewardB.kindnessC.handD.value

7、A.physicallyB.mentallyC.normallyD.properly

8、A.upB.forC.onD.in

9、A.richB.famousC.observantD.vivid

10、A.fixedB.consultedC.filledD.concentrated

11、A.roseB.raisedC.gotD.left

12、A.WornB.HavingC.puttingD.Dressed

13、A.recognizedB,knewC.sparedD.regained

14、A.desiredB.declaredC.determinedD.declined

15、A.specialB,ordinaryC.normalD.no

16、A.decisionB.preparationC.struggleD.debate

17、A.orderedB,requestedC.confusedD.compressed

18、A.negativeB.uncertainC,positiveD.obvious

19、A.presentationB.preferenceC.attentionD.arrangement

20、A.praisedB.pretendedC.pressedD.prayed

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)Exercisecouldnotonlybenefityourbody,butalsoimproveyourmemory,researchersfound1.(recent).

Intheirpaper,researchersintheUnitedStatesandJapan2.(introduce)theirexperimentandconclusion.

Scientistsinvited36volunteers3^_wereintheirearly20stodo10minutesoflightexercisebeforetakingamemory

testinwhichthey4.(show)pictureslikebroccoli(西兰花)orpicnicbasketsandaskedtorecallthemlater.Thesame

experimentwasrepeatedwiththesamegroupofvolunteerswithoutexercising.66Thememorytaskreallywasquite

5.(challenge),99saidMichaelYassa,co-authorofthestudy.66Weusedverysimilaritemstoseeiftheywouldremember

6.itwasthisexactpicnicbasketversusthatpicnicbasket.59

Researchersalsoscannedbrainsofsomeoftheparticipantsduringtheexperiment.

Theyfoundincreasedcommunicationbetweenparts7.(involve)inthestorageandrecollectionofmemoriesin

brainsofthosewhohadexercised.

Thissuggestedthatjust10minutesoflightexercisemighthaveapositiveeffect8・memorypower.

Asall9.volunteersintheexperimentwererelativelyyoung,researchersarestillworking10.(look)attheinfluence

oflightexerciseonolderpeople.66Ourmaingoalistotrytodevelopanexercisewaythatcanbeusedbyolderadults

whomighthavedisabilities,"saidYassa.

第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）

28.（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的文章.文中共有10处错误，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（A）,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；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Threeyearsago,Ibecameastudentinanordinaryschool.DisappointingasIfeltattheshabbycampusandthe

poorly-equippedclassroom,IHndtheteacherspatientandconsiderate.Besides,Ienjoyedthefriendatmosphereinclass.

Idecidedtomakethebestforit.Iworkedhardlyandgotalongwellwithteachersandclassmates.WheneverIhad

difflculties,theywerealwaysavailable.Soon,Ibecameoneofthetopstudentinmyclass,whatgreatlyincreasedmy

confidenceandIgotmoremotivated.

Myexperienceetellsmethatitisnotwhatyouaregivenbutthathowyouuseitthatdeterminewhoyouare.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假定你是李华。你的朋友张鹏想买一部手机，他的父母不同意，因此与他们发生了争吵。他很苦恼，写

信向你求助。请你结合自己的经历，用英语写一封回信。内容包括：

1.描述你自己的经历；

2.谈谈你的感受。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，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、A

2、D

3、C

4、D

5、C

6、B

7、C

8、A

9、D

10、A

11、A

12、B

13、C

14、B

15、C

16、B

17、D

18、D

19、A

20、C

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、D

2、D

3、D

22、Foodfestivalsaroundtheworld

StiltonCheeseRolling

MayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeoplein

theworldwhoincludetheserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunny

clothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointo

theircompetitors*lane（赛道）・CompetitionisfierceandthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfour

kilos（disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones）.Allthe

competitorsarcservedwithbeerorportwine,thetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.

FieryFoodsFestival-TheHottestFestivalonEarth

Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.Theycomefromasfarawayas

Australia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareacommonaddiction-foodthatisnotjustspicy,buthotenoughto

makeyourmouthburn,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryFoodandBBQFestival

whichisheldoveraperiodofthreeclayseveryMarch.Youmightliketotryachocolate-coveredhabanero

pepper-officiallythehottestpepperintheworld-oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butone

thing*sforsure——ifyoudon*tlikethefeelingofaburningtongue,thisfestivalisn*tforyou!

LaTomatina-TheWorld*sBiggestFoodFight

OnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust,theSpanishtownofBunolhostsEaTomatina-theworld*slargestfood

fight.Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek*sevents.Theearly

morningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoes—officialfight-startersgetthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesat

thecrowd.

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