2024届山西省临汾一中、晋城一中、内蒙古鄂尔多斯一中等六校高三压轴卷英语试卷含解析

2024届山西省临汾一中、晋城一中、内蒙古鄂尔多斯一中等六校高三压轴卷英语试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Haveyougotthesejeansin________largersize?Thispairisabittoosmallaround________waist.A．a;the B．/;theC．the;/ D．a;a2．Inmanycountriesintheworld,breakfastisasnack______ameal,butthetraditionalEnglishbreakfastisafullmeal.A．lessthan B．morethanC．otherthan D．ratherthan3．Withthenumberofhomecomingoverseasstudents________upinrecentyears,theattractionofforeigndegreeholdershasgraduallyfaded.A．shot B．beingshotC．shooting D．toshoot4．Shesatonthetopofthestairs_____herheadonhercrossedarmsandcried.A．for B．when C．with D．while5．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore6．Thetwobrotherslooksomuchalikethatitisdifficultto______.A．tellthemfrom B．tellfromthemC．tellapartthem D．tellthemapart7．Russia'scuttingoffthegassupplyraisedamajorconcerntotheEuropeanUnion,anumberofmemberstatesareincreasinglydependentononesinglesupplier.A．whose B．thatC．where D．which8．—Canyoudomeafavour,Mr.Smith?Mycar______start.—Noproblem.Youcancountonit.A．won’tB．mustn’tC．needn’tD．shouldn’t9．Parentsoftentelltheirchildrenthatthey__________takecandyfromstrangers.A．needn't B．wouldn't C．shouldn't D．daren't10．______muchpressuretheU.S.governmentputontheChinesegovernment,Chinawouldsticktoitsownpolicyofexchangerate.A．However B．Wherever C．Whatever D．Whoever11．Schoolchildrenmustbetaughthowtodealwithdangerous________.A．statesB．conditionsC．situationsD．positions12．—Iamjustwonderingwhichteam,ChicagoBullsorWashingtonWizards,wonthegamelastnight?—________Idon’treallylikeeitherteam.A．Don’tmentionit.B．Noproblem.C．Whocares?D．Whybother?13．Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.A．specific B．permanentC．abstract D．universal14．I’m_______ChineseandIdofeel______Chineselanguageis____mostbeautifullanguage.A．/,the,a B．a,/,the C．a,the,/ D．a,/,a15．Therealreasonwhyprices____,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A．were B．willbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen16．—Ken,________,butthemusicyouareenjoyingistooloud.—Oh,I’mterriblysorry.I’llturnitdownonthespot.A．IamreallytiredofthisB．IneedyourhelpC．I’dliketotalkwithyouD．Ihatetosaythis17．—Canyoutellmesomethingabout_________science.—OK._NobelPrizeinChemistryisusuallyawardedtoAmericans.A．the;The B．/;The C．a;/ D．the;/18．---ShallwegoforapicnicthisSaturday？---_____________.WillnextSaturdaybeOK？A．Sure，it'suptoyou B．Sure，it'snoproblemC．Sorry，Ican'tmakeit D．Sorry，I'mnotavailabletoday19．—-Mum,lookatmyshoes.Ineedanewpair.—-.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon'tsayD．Younameit20．Kateaskedthegirlstososhecouldhearwhatherhusbandsaidonthephone.A．slowdown B．comedown C．settledown D．breakdown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）Decadesbeforethefirstunaccompaniedchildwasputonaplanetograndma’sinthecareofaflightattendant,afewresourcefulparentsaccomplishedthesameendbysimplydroppingtheirkidsinthemail.Thiswasintheearliestdaysoftheparcelpostservice,whichlaunchedin1913.Beforethat,U.S.PostalServicepackageswerecappedatfourpounds,whichlimitedthegoofythingspeopletriedtosendbypost.Butwhentheparcelservicebegan,allkindsofcargoshowedupinthemailstream,includingcoffins,eggs,dogsand,inafewcases,humanyoung.AccordingtoNationalPostalMuseumhistorianNancyPope,thefirstknowncaseofamailedbabywasin1913whenMr.andMrs.JesseBeaugeofGlenEste,Ohio,shippedtheir10-poundinfantsontohisgrandmother’shomeaboutamileaway,paying15centsinpostageandspringingfor$50ininsurance(becausetheywereworriers).Butsomechildrenweremailedmuchfarther,Popesaid.EdnaNeffofPensacola,Fla.,was6whenshewaspackedoff—orpackagedoff—toherfather’shomeinChristiansburg,Va.,720milesaway.Thepreciousparcelsweren’ttrulyparcelsinthebrown-paper.Insteadtheyweremorelikecompanionsinthearmsoftheircarriersorwalkedalongtheroute(路线).Butthemostfamousmailedchild,MayPierstorff,wasindeedsentbyanIdahorailwaymailcarin1914withtheappropriatestampsstucktohertravelingcoat.May’spicturesurvives,butnophysicalevidenceofhertrip.“Wewouldsurelovetohavethatcoat,”Popesaid.In1914,thepostmastergeneralinstitutedaruleaboutthemailthatstandstothisday:nohumans.Butthatdidn’tstopanambitiousthieffromcratinghimselfupandshippinghimselfairmail.WhenWilliamDeLucia,packedinatrunklabeled“MusicalInstruments”alongwithfoodandanoxygentank,wasairborne,heclimbedout,pilferedthousandsofdollars’worthofgoodsfromtheregisteredmailandsealedhimselfbackup.HewasarrestedattheAtlantaairportin1980afterhistrunkpoppedopenasitwasbeingunloaded.“Wehavehisoxygentank”atthePostalMuseum,Popenotedwithpride.1、WhatdidU.SPostalServiceputalimittobefore1913?A．Thevalueofthemail.B．Theweightofparcels.C．Thecontentinthemail.D．Thepostageforpackages.2、HowwasJesseBeauge’ssonmailed?A．Packedinamailbox.B．Walkedalongtheroute.C．Sentbyarailwaymailcar.D．Carriedinthearmsofthepostman.3、WhatdoesNancyPopewishtobeexhibitedmostinthePostalMuseum?A．May’spicture.B．Thebrown-paper.C．May’stravelingcoat.D．Idahorailwaymailcar.4、WhodiscoveredWilliamDeLuciaatlast?A．Theairportporter.B．Theairportpolice.C．Thepassengervictims.D．Thepostmastergeneral.22．（8分）Afewyearsago，myyoungersisterandIwerethefirsttoboardourflightforNorfolk，Virginia.Justaswewereabouttoboardtheplane，amechaniccameoutoftheaircraftandblockedthedoorwithhisarms.Heturnedtotheflightattendantandhurriedlystated，“Wegotproblems！”Ithoughttomyself，“WhydidIhavetobetheonetohearthat？Whycouldn'tIhavebeenatthebackoftheline？Ididn'tneedtoknowthat！”Verysoonwewerebackintheterminal，waiting，andthenfinallybackontheplane.Iwaitedforthepilottogiveanexplanation.Pilotstakecoursestoeasepassengers'mind，right？Theyknowwhattosaytocalmnerves.Unfortunately，Ididn'tthinkthispilottookthatcourse.Soonhisvoicethunderedthroughouttheplane，"Sorryforthedelay，ladiesandgentlemen.Wehadnopowerontheplane.Wehaveageneratoronthegroundrightnow，andwe'regoingtojump---starttheengines.Oncewegetthemgoing，we'llgetupintheairandheadtoNorfolk，andseewhathappens.”Seewhathappens？Weweregoingtogetupintheair，andseewhathappens？Couldn'twehaveanotherplan，onethat'sbeenworkedoutjustalittlebetter？Atthispoint，allIcoulddowastolaughnervously.Onewomanstartedyelling，“Ohno！We'regoingtocrash！”Thereweresighsofdesperationandanxietyspreadingthroughoutthecabin.Finally，wegotupintheairthirtyminuteslater，andwhathappened？Nothing--otherthanthrust（推力）andlift.WearrivedinNorfolk，andnosoonerhadthewheelstouchedthegroundthanaroundofapplauseburstout，aseveryonethroughouttheairplanebreathedasighofreliefatthesametime.Although，Ididsincerelyliketohaveaplanbetterthan“seewhathappens"workedoutwhenflying--itreallyisn'tsuchabadlifestrategy.Successwillneverbeguaranteed.Thebestthingyoucandoisjustgetupintheair，andseewhathappens.Sometimesadjustmentswouldbemadeintheair，orshallwesay，inthemiddleoftheprocess.1、Thepurposeofthetextisto_____________.A．introduceafrighteningflightexperienceB．provethattakingaplaneisdangerousC．showawayofmakingplansD．tellreadersalifestrategy2、Whateventwasbeyondtheauthor'sexpectation?A．Themechanicexplainedtheproblemstothepassengers.B．Thepilotsaidnothingtocalmthepassengers.C．ThepassengersarrivedinNorfolksafely.D．Theflightwasdelayedforhalfanhour.3、Havingknowntheproblems,manypassengers_____________.A．feltdesperateandanxiousB．stoodupandstartedyellingC．waitedcalmlyfortheproblemstobesolvedD．complainedaboutthemechanic'scarelessness4、Fromthetextwecanlearnthat_____________.A．somepassengerweresleepingallthewayontheplaneB．thepassengersarrivedintheirdestinationsafelyasplannedC．theauthorandhisyoungersisterwerethelasttoboardtheplaneD．thepassengersclappedtheirhandsoncetheplanelandedsafely5、Whichopinionwouldtheauthormostprobablyhold?A．Toensuresuccess,don'tgetstartedbeforeyou'vegoteverythingready.B．Toavoidrepeatingfailure,giveyourselfallthereasonswhyyoucan't.C．Tosetupabusiness,don'twaituntilyouhaveeverythingyouneed.D．Toachievesuccess,trytopreparefortheworst.23．（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.24．（8分）HerearesomeprofessionsAmericansconsidertobethemosthonest.Maybetherestofuscanlearnfromwhatthesepeopledotoestablishgoodrelationshipswithothers.MEDICALDOCTORSJackJacob,Age:44,FountainValley,CaliforniaItrytointroducemyselfinapleasantway.Isitdown.Idon’tstand.Imakegoodeyecontactwiththepatientandhisorherfamily.Communicationskillsarekey,aswellasshowingunderstandingandavailability.Foraphysician,themostrewardingthingiswhensomeonewhohasseenyourworkchoosesyou.ENGINEERSChrissyKeane,Age:41,Crofton,MarylandIdon’tknowthatbeinganengineermeansyouareautomaticallytrustworthy.However,Idothinkthatmostengineersliketofollowrulesandbeorganized.Theytellyouwhattheythink,whetheryouwanttohearitornot.Thoseareimportantelementsinbuildingtrust.POLICEOFFICERSG.M.Cox,Age:64,FortWorth,TexasAsapoliceofficer,IhavethebestinterestsofthepeopleIserveinmyheartandinmyactionsandI’mgoingtotreateveryonethesameway.Ialwayswanttogouptopeopleandspeaktothemwithrespect.Don’ttalkdowntothem.Youhavetoestablishandmaintainthattrust.Beequal!1、WhatdoesJackJacobthinkimportanttodohisjob?A．Beingcommunicative. B．Experience.C．Self-introduction. D．Beingopen-minded.2、HowdoesG.M.Coxtreatpeopleinhisjob?A．Actively B．EquallyC．Cautiously D．Strictly3、Whatdothethreepeoplementionedinthepassagehaveincommon?A．Theyfollowrules. B．Theyarewarm-hearted.C．Theydeservetrust. D．Theyaregoodorganizers.25．（10分）Haveyoueverwonderedwhyyousometimestakeanalmostimmediatelikingtoapersonyouhavejustmet?Weoftengetthefirstimpressionofapersonbasedonthecolorofaperson’sskinorthemannerinwhichheorshedressed.Meaningisconveyednotonlybywordsorverballanguagesbutalsobynonverbalcommunicationsystems,suchasbodybehaviors.Nonverbalcommunicationisimportantbecauseweusetheactionsofotherstolearnabouttheiraffectiveemotionalstates.Ouremotionsarereflectedinourposture,face,andeyes—beitfear,joy,anger,orsadness—sowecanexpressthemwithouteversayingaword.Forthisreason,mostofusrelyheavilyonwhatwelearnthroughoureyes.Nonverbalcommunicationissignificantinhumaninteractionbecauseitisusuallyresponsibleforthefirstimpressions.Moreimportantly,thosefirstmessagesusuallyinfluencetheperception(感知)ofeverythingelsethatfollows.Evenhowweselectfriendsandsexualpartnersisgroundedinfirstimpressionswithnonverbalcommunication.Nonverbalcommunicationisimportantbecauseitisculture-related.Itisbasedondifferentbeliefs,religions,valuesandcustomsindifferentcultures.When,where,how,andtowhompeopledisplayhisorherspecificnonverbalbehaviorsisgreatlyaffectedbycultureandcontext.Culturedetermineswhattheappropriatenonverbalbehavioris.Forexample,feelingsoffriendshipexisteverywherebuttheirexpressionvaries.Itmaybeappropriateinsomecountriesformentoembraceeachotherandforwomentoholdhands;inothercountriesthesedisplaysofaffectionmaybeshocking.Eachculturehasitsownspecificinterpretationonnonverbalcommunication.Whatisacceptableinoneculturemaybecompletelyunacceptableinanother.Oneculturemaydeterminethatsnappingfingerstocallawaiterisacceptable;anothermayconsiderthisgesturerude.1、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．NonverbalcommunicationandfirstimpressionB．Nonverbalcommunicationisculture-relatedC．NonverbalandverbalcommunicationD．Theimportanceofnonverbalcommunication2、Wecanknowaperson’sfeelingthroughoureyesbecause________.A．wecanseeaperson’sfeelingonhisface.B．aperson’semotionscanbereflectedthrougheyes.C．aperson’sfeelingcanbereflectedthroughhisbodylanguagesD．wecanseeaperson’sfeelingthroughhisposture3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisnotTrue?A．Meaningcanbeconveyedbothbywordsandbodylanguage.B．Wecanusenonverbalcommunicationtolearnaboutaperson’semotionalstates.C．Weoftengetthefirstimpressionbywhatapersonsays.D．Thefirstimpressioncanaffectwhatwewilldointhefollowing.4、Howmanyreasonsarementionedinthetexttoshownonverbalcommunicationisimportant?A．2 B．3C．4 D．55、Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?A．wecanusedifferentwaystoexpressfriendshipB．eachculturehasitsownspecificinterpretationonnonverbalcommunicationC．snappingfingerstocallawaiterisacceptableD．learningacountry’scultureisveryimportant.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）Twoyearsago,somethinghappenedthatchangedmeandchangedhowIlivedinmyneighborhood.Intwodays,Ilostallofthethingsthatwerevery1tome.Myjobasaseniorwriterforanationalmagazinecametoa(n)2andarelationshipwithamanthatIlovedended3.Suddenly,everythinghadchanged.My4sankandIfeltaterriblesadness.Iwonderedhowor5Iwouldbeableto6myselfout.ThelossesI7mademeloseconfidenceandmademedelicate,8asaresultIbegantoconnectmore9withmyneighborsandtheworldaroundme.IlearnedthatthewomanfromElSalvadorhad10fromhercountrywithtwoyoungdaughtersafterherhusbandhadbeenmurdered.Shecleanedhousestomakeends11andsendherdaughterstocollege.Ilearnedthat12myneighborscametoLosAngeles15yearsago,theydidnot13Englishandthefathercleanedoffices14$8anhour.Later,hedrovedeliverytrucks.TodayheownsthreeapartmentbuildingsandhasmademoremoneythanI15everwillinmylifetime.Now,manyofmyneighborsaremy16.AtChristmas,Igivethemredwineandcake,and17theygivemepottedflowers.Whenmycarwouldn’tstartafewmonthsago.anditlookedlikeitwouldhavetobetowed(拖走)away,another18fromGuatemala,asweetmannamedAngel,quickly19outhistoolsandgotthecar20.Idiscoverhowextraordinarytheyare.Theywerehard-working,honorablepeoplewho,likeme,arejustlookingforwardtolivingwellandexperiencingsomehappiness.1、A．worthless B．attractive C．important D．pleasant2、A．end B．beginning C．conclusion D．crossing3、A．badly B．sadly C．successfully D．happily4、A．mind B．temper C．confidence D．heart5、A．if B．that C．which D．what6、A．turn B．pull C．take D．set7、A．accepted B．gained C．experienced D．experimented8、A．and B．or C．but D．so9、A．perfectly B．fully C．luckily D．kindly10、A．escaped B．flew C．left D．avoided11、A．see B．join C．get D．meet12、A．before B．while C．unless D．when13、A．say B．speak C．tell D．practice14、A．for B．in C．on D．about15、A．simply B．easily C．probably D．specially16、A．relatives B．friends C．guests D．hosts17、A．inturn B．inorder C．inreturn D．ingeneral18、A．friend B．visitor C．passer-by D．neighbor19、A．pointed B．handed C．stood D．brought20、A．started B．changed C．checked D．examined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）Exactlywhenthefirstpeoplearrivedin1．wenowknowasCalifornia,noonereallyknows.2．,itislikelythatNativeAmericanswerelivinginCaliforniaatleastfifteenthousandyearsago.Scientistsbelievethatthese3．(settler)crossedtheBeringStraitintheArctictoAmerica4．meansofalandbridgewhichexistedinprehistorictimes.Inthe16thcentury,afterthe5．(arrive)oftheEuropeans,thenativepeoplesuffered6．(great).Thousands7．(kill)orforcedinto8．(slave).Inaddition,manydiedfromthediseases9．(bring)bytheEuropeans.However,somesurvivedtheseterribletimes,andtodaythereare10．(many)NativeAmericanslivinginCaliforniathaninanyotherstate.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以下作文。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Yesterday,ItookawalkinthePanzhihuaParkwithmyparents、Thebeautifulflowerswereinvariouscolor、Wewereenjoyingthesceneryaroundwhensomethingunpleasantcatchmyattention、Notfarfromus,themiddle-agedwomanwaseatingsomeorangeswhilechatwithherfriends、Inmysurprise,shethrewtheorangeskinontheground,totallyignoringthesignnearbywhichwasread“NoLittering”、Ithinkitisnotagoodbehaviorthrowrubbishsomewhere,andallofusshouldloveourenvironment、Asvisitors,youshoulddosomethingtoprotecttheparkafteritbecomesahugedustbin、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你叫李华，你在朋友家看到一套英文原版的TheMagicTreeHouseBooks，非常喜欢。但是你所在城市的书店却没有这套书。因此，你给这家出版社写信寻求帮助，内容如下：1.解释写此信的原因；2.询问对方是否可海外邮寄这套书籍，如果有，咨询费用情况；3.询问对方在中国有没有合作商，以便自己在国内网上买到这套书。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。DearSirorMadam,Thankyoufirstforyourkindattentiontomyletter.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Iwouldappreciateitalotifyoucouldreplyearlier.Yourssincerely,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、D3、C4、C5、D6、D7、C8、A9、C10、A11、C12、C13、A14、A15、A16、D17、B18、C19、C20、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、B2、D3、C4、A22、1、D2、B3、A4、D5、C23、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!Melbourn