2024学年河南省鹤壁市重点中学高考英语试题模拟卷(三)含解析

2024学年河南省鹤壁市重点中学高考英语试题模拟卷(3)

考生请注意：

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第一部分(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

1.yourblog,Iwouldhavewrittenbacktwodaysago.

A.IfIreadB.ShouldIread

C.HadIreadD.IfIcouldhaveread

2.一TheKiwifruitsinthissupermarketaresalenow,andtheyaresoldthepound.

一Really?Howmuchcheaperarethey?

A.for;inB.on;byC.for,byD.on,in

3.Comeoffit!Oversleepingisaslameanexcuseasother.

A.oneB.each

C.someD.any

4.Don'tletthechildwhoisgotoschool.

A.soyoungastoB.notoldenoughtoC.notoldenoughD.tooyoungto

5.ItwasintheremotemountainareasIspentthegapyearIlearnedhowtoworkwithagroupof

strangersandhowtolookaftermyself.

A.where;thatB.when;that

C.where;whenD.that;where

6.SomewarnedthatthesteptheUSgovernmenthastakentocopewiththecurrentcrisisismuchrisk.

A.oneofB.theoneofC.theoneD.thatone

7.ItwasnotuntilshegothomeJenniferrealizedshehadlostherkeys.

A.whenB.that

C.whereD.before

8.Addingtotheirhappiness,hesays,somesimilaritiesbetweenthetwotestpapers.

A.isB.areC.hasD.have

9.Idon'tthinkshevisitedtheexhibitionthismorning,shewaswithmeatthattime.

A.thoughB.orC.butD.for

10.Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.

A.whereB.which

C.towhichD.beyondwhich

11.Theresearcherswhostudyjokeswanttofindoutpeoplefromdifferentnationsandculturesfindfunny.

A.whyB.that

C.whatD.whether

12.——Iamwornout.——Metoo,allworkandnoplay.Soifstimeto.

A.bumthemidnightoilB.pushthelimits

C.gowiththeflowD.callitaday

13.Frankly,IstillfeelconfusedabouthecouldmanagewithoutaccesstotheInternetforsuchalongtime.

A.whatB.whyC.thatD.how

14.Withineventheweakestofhumanbodiesliesalifethatispreciousindeed---needstoberespectedand

honored.

A.somethingthatB.oneC.onethatD.something

15.Tohisdelight,Tomquicklyearnedthetrustofhisbossandthenofhiscolleagues.

A.oneB.ones

C.thatD.those

16.--Hi,Betty,areyoufreeatpresent?Ihavetoaskyouforafavor.

------------Withpleasure.

A.Sorry,IambusyB.Goahead

C.HelpyourselfD.Ask,please

17.-Aretherepairsfinishedyet?

-Yes,theywhenIcamebackhome.

A.wouldbecompletedB.wouldcomplete

C.hadcompletedD.hadbeencompleted

18.Atthebackoftheoldtempletwelvehugestonestatuestogetherwithpagoda.

A.doesstand;a8-storeyedB.dostand;a8-story

C.stands;an8-storeyD.stand;an8-storied

19.Ifitearlier,theprintingmachinewouldnothavebrokendown.

A.hasbeenrepairedB.isrepaired

C.hadbeenrepairedD.wasrepaired

20.IwanttotellyouisthedeeploveandrespectIhaveformyparents.

A.ThatB.WhichC.WhetherD.What

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）Thesedayseveryoneisworriedaboutthesizeoftheircarbonfootprint.Inordertoreduceglobal

warming,weneedtomakeourcarbonfootprintssmaller.ButhowmuchCOareweresponsiblefor?

AnewbookbyMikeBemers-Lee（aleadingexpertincarbonfoot-printing）mightbeabletohelp.TheCarbonFoot

printofEverythinglooksatthedifferentthingswedoandbuy,andcalculatestheamountofCO2theyproduce,

includingtheingredients,theelectricity,theequipment,thetransportandthepackaging.Andit'sfrighteninghowmuch

carbondioxideeverythingproduces.

Butallofthiscanhelpusdecidewhichbeertodrink.FromBerners-Lee'scalculations,ifsclearthatapint（568ml）

oflocally-brewed（酿制的）beerhasasmallercarbonfootprintthanabottleofimportedbeer.Thisisbecausethe

importedbeerhasbeentransportedfromfaraway,anditusesmorepackaging.Thelocalbeeronlyproduces300gof

CO2-buttheimportedbeerproduces900g!So,onepintoflocalbeerisbetterfortheenvironmentthanthreecansof

cheapforeignbeerfromthesupermarket.

Berners-Leehasevencalculatedthecarbonfootprintofcyclingtowork.Nothingismoreenvironmentally-

friendlythanridingabike,surely?Well,itdependsonwhatyou'vehadtoeatbefore.Torideabikeweneedenergyand

forenergyweneedfood.So,ifweeatabananaandthenrideakilometerandahalf,ourfootprintis65gofCO2.

However,ifweeatbaconbeforethebikeride,it's200g.Infact,bananasaregoodingeneralbecausetheydon'tneed

packaging.Theycanbetransportedbyboatandtheygrowinnaturalsunlight.

So,doesthismeanthatcyclingisbadfortheenvironment?Absolutelynot.Ifyoucycle,youdontuseyourcar;and

thefewercarsontheroad,thefewertrafficjams.AndcarsintrafficjamsproducethreetimesmoreCO2thancars

travellingatspeed.CyclingalsomakesyouhealthyandlessHkelytogotoahospital.Andhospitalshaveverybigcarbon

footprints!

So,maybeit'stimeforusalltostartmakingsomechanges.Passmeabananaandapintoflocalbeer,please.

1、Whichofthefollowingsproducesthesmallestcarbonfootprints?

A.Apintoflocalbeer.

B.Abottleofimportedbeer.

C.Abananabeforea1.5kmbikeride.

D.Baconbeforea1.5kmbikeride.

2、Accordingtothearticle,theauthorsuggestschoosingthelocalfoodbecauseitis.

A.moretastyB.easiertobuy

C.betterpackagedD.moreenergy-saving

3、Thepurposeofwritingthisarticleisto.

A.promoteanewbook

B.advertisetheimportedbeer

C.instructhowtomeasurethecarbonfootprint

D.encouragepeopletoreducetheproductionofCO2

22.（8分）TimeOutNewYork,yourultimateguidetolifeinthecity,helpsyoudiscoverthebesteventsand

thingstodoinMarch

Mar3-15.NewYorkInternationalLiteraryFestival

TheliteraryeventchampionofNewYorkisback!Manybest-sellingauthorsaresettoappearatthisyearsfestival,

includingtheaward-winningwriterAmyTan(TheJoyLuckClubthefilmversionofthenovelstarringMichelleYeoh),

InternetbusinessexpertwriterDuncanClark(Alibaba：TheHouseThatJackMaBuilt)theAnthillfounderAlecAsh

(WishLanterns)andmanymore.Staytunedfbrourfullfestivalpreviewandauthorfeatures

Mar3-15,varioustimes,20dollarsor35dollarsforliterarylunches).Glam.

UntilMar16:VivienneWestwood-GetaLife

Thewell-knownfashiondesigneristhesubjectofthiscrossoverexhibitionofAmericancontemporaryartand

eco-friendlyfashioninspiredbyWestwood'sstrongattitudetowardsaclimaterevolutionParticipatingartistsalso

includeAdamLawryandJillSmith

UntilMarch16,freeentry.ChiK/IArtMuseum

Mar17:DogDaySaturdays

OnthethirdSaturdayofthemonth,TheRooster(13thStreet)throwsabackyardPartywheredogsarewelcome.

Therewillbefreehotdogs.5dollarsFlyingDogBeersanddogtreatsforthelittlebuddiesDonationswillalsobe

collectedfbrlocalanimalrescuegroup,BestFriendsAmerica

Mar17,3-5P.m.,15dollars.TheRooster(13thStreet)

Mar28-29:MomtoMomSale

Sellorstockuponclothes,toys,books,strollersandotherfamilygoodsatthistwice-a-yearmarketorganizedby

NewYorkmotherSellerswillcontribute15percentofalltheirprofittoHearttoHeartComeandpickupsomeuseful

stuffforyourfamily.

Mar.28-29,2-6p,m,(Tues.),10a.m.-2p.m,(Wed.)freeentry.NewYorkRacquerClub-clubhouse

1>WhowillpossiblyturnupatGlamonMarch1Oth?

A.MichelleYeoh.B.JackMa.

C.AlecAsh.D.AdamLawry.

2、Whicheventmightinterestthosewhocareabouttheenvironment?

A.NewYorkInternationalLiteraryFestival.B.VivienneWestwoodGetaLife.

C.DogDaySaturdays.D.MomtoMomSale.

3、WhatdotheeventsDogDaySaturdaysandMomtoMomSalehaveincommon?

A.Participantscansupportcharitywork.B.Participantsareadmittedfreeofcharge

C.TheyareorganizedannuallyinNewYorkD.Theytakeplaceatthesametime

23.(8分)Inthemid-2000s,WazeMobileco-fbunderEhudShabtaireceivedacutting-edge(尖端的)giftfrom

girlfriend:aGPS.Theexpensivegiftwassupposedtobehelpful.Butstraightoutofthebox,itwasalreadyoutofdate.

Shabtai,acodingenthusiast,hadanimmediatereactiontoreinvent.Shabtai'ssolution?Tobuildanapp.With80

millionmonthlyactiveusersgloballyandnearly400,000superuserswhofunctionmuchlikeWikipediavolunteereditors

（editingmapsratherthanwords）,WazeMobilecaughttheeyeofGoogleasarevolutionaryapproachtonavigation（导

航）.

AcquiredbyGooglein2013,Waze'svaluemainlyliesinitshighrateofuserinvolvement.Unliketraditional

navigationappsthatsimplyshowdirections,Wazeasksitsuserstoreportaccidentsandotherroadconditionsinreal

time,sootheruserscanavoidthetrafficbyusinganalternativeroute.

ThegoalbehindWaze'sapproachisanambitiousone:notjustavoidtraffic,butenditaltogether.Wazeisfinding

newwaystoputitsloyalandactiveuserbasetousetomakethatvisionareality,includingaplantomakecarpooling

（拼车）cool.

Tobesure,trafficjamsaretroublingpeopleallovertheworld.Wazehasbeenquietlyaheadofthegameforsome

time.In2013,whenWazewasjustasmalldigital-mappingbusinesswithlimitedresourcesithadsomethingGoogle

Mapsandothercompetitorsdidn't:richerGPSguidancethankstoitsstreamoflivetrafficreportsfromusers.

TheseuserswerethebasisofShabtai'splantosolveforhisGPSdevice's"silent“hardware:hegroundedtheapp

insoftwarethatcouldbeperpetuallyupdatedbyusers,anywhereandanytime.

WazeCarpoolisgoingstraighttotheheartoftrafficjams,tryingtogetmoredriversofftheroadandintocarpools.

Theapphasalreadyconnectedtensofthousandsofrideseekerswithdriverswillingtoferrythemalongasharedroute,

andthattrendcouldbetheanswertoatraffic-freefuture.

1、WhatdidShabtaidowhenhefoundhisgirlfriend?sgiftoutofdate?

A.Heimprovedit.B.Hetookitapart.

C.Heputitaway.D.Heuseditanyway.

2、WhatsetsWazeMobileapartfromtraditionalnavigationapps?

A.Ithasthemostusers.B.Itcanindicatedirections.

C.Itreportsroadconditionsinrealtime.D.Mostusershelpedititswords.

3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perpetually“inparagraph6probablymean?

A.Difficultly.B.Carefully.

C.Greatly.D.Constantly.

4、Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthetext?

A.Theriseofcarpooling.B.Anadvancednavigationapp.

C.ThedevelopmentofGoogle.D.Trafficproblemsintheworld.

24.（8分）Averagehumanscanconsume15ormoredrinksinplasticbottlesamonth.Ifyouwerebomafter1978,

andliveuntil80yearsold,youwillleavebehindaminimumof14,400plasticbottlesonthisplanet.Thesebottlestake

hundredsofyearstobreakdownintotinypiecesofplastic,nevertocompletelydisappear.Mostofthewasteis

consumedbyfishandbirds,whichhasshortenedtheirlifetimegreatly.

ThePlasticBottleVillageisjustagreatideathatmightfinallysaveusfrombeingburiedinplastic.Ifsa

communityinPanamathatisgoingtobemadeofusedbottles.Thedesignprocessbeginswithbuildingsteelframes,

whicharethenfilledwiththesebottles.Oncethisstepiscomplete,andelectricalandplumbing（管道装置）linesareput

inside,theplasticwallsarecoveredbyconcrete—bothinsideandoutside.Sonoonewillactuallybeabletotellthatthe

wallsaremadeofplastic.Besides,thematerialwillkeepthehouse17°Ccoolerthantheoutside,whichisthebiggest

benefittopeoplelivinginside.

Thevillageisthebrainchild（主意）ofRobertBezeauwiththeintentionofsettingupseveralenvironmentalprojects.

Havingstartedarecyclingprogramfouryearsago,duringwhichanumberofplasticbottleswerecollected,hestarted

tothinkofhowtheycouldbeputtouse.Soonenough,hedecidedtousethemtobuildhouses,andcameupwithabasic

ideafortheconstructionprocess.

Theprojecthopestomakepeopleconsciousofthewastethatthesebottlescreatesothattheycandomoreto

protecttheenvironment.Thevillagewillalsocreateaneducationcenterthatwillteachindividualsfromtheworldhow

toreuseplasticbottlesasconstructionmaterialsforshelter.Recycledbottlescouldneutralizethenegativeeffectofyour

passageonthisplanet,andmoveclosertoleavingonlyyour“fbotprints”.

1、WhatdoesParagraph1intendtotellus?

A.Thereasonforbuyingfewerdrinks.

B.Thedifficultsituationofwildlife.

C.Theamountofplasticwaste.

D.Theseriousnessofplasticpollution.

2、WhatisthebiggestbenefittopeoplelivinginthePlasticBottleVillage?

A.Thehousewillbemuchcoolerthannormalones.

B.Thematerialofconstructionwillbereducedalot.

C.Thenewly-madehousecansavealotofelectricity.

D.Thewasteofthehousecanbeconsumedbyfishandbirds.

3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeRobert?

A.Creative.B.Courageous.

C.Enthusiastic.D.Sensitive.

4、ThemainpurposeofRobert5sprojectsisto.

A.provideshelterforlocals

B.reusealldesertedplasticbottles

C.popularizetheuseofplasticbottles

D.raisepeople'senvironmentalawareness

25.（10分）Wouldn,titbewonderfultotraveltoaforeigncountrywithouthavingtoworryabouttheheadacheof

communicatinginadifferentlanguage?

InarecentWallStreetJournalarticle,technologypolicyexpertAlecRossarguedthat,withinadecadeorso,we'llbe

abletocommunicatewithoneanotherviasmallearpieceswithbuilt-inmicrophones.That'sbecausetechnological

progressisextremelyrapid.It'sonlyamatteroftime.Indeed,someparentsaresoconvincedthatthistechnologyis

imminentthatthey5rewonderingiftheirkidsshouldevenlearnasecondlanguage.

Ifstruethatanincreaseinthequantityandaccuracyofthedataloadedintocomputerswillmakethemclevererat

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

义词）inthetargetlanguageisactuallythe“easypart“ofatranslator'sjob.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.AnExpert?sPIfssodifficultforcomputersbecausetranslationdoesn't-orrecisePrediction

B.TheComplexityofTranslation

C.WhoWillBeaBetterTranslator

D.WillLanguageBarrierActuallyFall

5、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetothemodemtechnology?

A.Unclear.B.Objective.

C.Optimistic.D.Negative.

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）Hewasdrivinghomeonecoldeveningonacountryroadwhenhesawanoldlady,strandedonthesideofthe

road.Hestoppedtogivehera."Whydon'tyouwaitinthecarwhereitiswarm,Madam?Itwon'ttakemelong.^^

Hesaid,",mynameisJoe.”

Shehadaflattire.Joecrawledunderthecarandchangedthetire.Buthegotdirtyandhishandshurt.Shecouldn*t

thankhimandaskedhimhowmuchshehim.Hetoldherthatifshereallywantedtohimback,thenext

timeshesawsomeoneinofhelp,shecouldgivethatpersontheheneeded,andJoeadded,6tAndthinkofme.”

Shedroveoffwithgratefulness.Afewmilestheroadtheladysawasmall.Shewentin.Thewaitresswhowas

nearlyeightmonthspregnant,herwithasweetsmile.Theoldladyhowsomeonelikeherwhoseemedsopoor

couldbesogenuinelyhappyandhowshecouldherenthusiasminherworkinsuchinconvenientconditions.Then

Joe'swordsher.Aftertheladyfinishedhermeal,thewaitresswenttogetherfromahundred-dollarbill.

,theladysteppedrightoutofthedoor.

Whenthewaitresscameback,shenoticedanoteonthetable,"Pmhelpingyoubecausesomeoneoncehelpedme.

Ifyoureallywanttopaymeback,hereisyoucando一Donotletthechainoflovewithyou.^^

Thewaitresswenthomethatnightwiththetipandwhattheladyhadwritten.Withthebabynextmonth,she

andherhusbandneededmoney.Sheknewhowworriedherhusbandwasandashelaysleepingnexttoher,she

whispered,“Everything'sgoingtobeallright.Iloveyou,Joe.”

1、A.surpriseB.handC.sympathyD.glance

2、A.JustincaseB.AsyouwishC.ForonethingD.Bytheway

3、A.enoughB.rightC.straightD.extra

4、A.chargedB.providedC.owedD.offered

5、A.payB.bringC.putD.hold

6、A.honorB.favorC.needD.possession

7、A.guidanceB.assistanceC.acquaintanceD.consequence

8、A.downB.offC.besideD.beyond

9、A.bankB.groceryC.gasstationD.restaurant

10、A.introducedB.greetedC.identifiedD.spotted

11、A.thoughtB.suspectedC.wonderedD.questioned

12、A.tasteB.measureC.remainD.maintain

13、A.struckB.movedC.obtainedD.reminded

14、A.tipB.changeC.orderD.service

15、A.MoreoverB.OtherwiseC.HoweverD.Eventually

16、A.writingB.showingC.goingD.saying

17、A.howB.whichC.whatD.whether

18、A.combineB.endC.disagreeD.deal

19、A.honestB.generousC.modestD.graceful

20、A.dueB.readyC.bomD.likely

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）ThemomentIwasdiagnosedwithcancer,IdecidedthatIwouldnotletthis“beast“wineasily.I

hadnoidea1,mytreatmentwouldbelike,andIsurelydidn'tthinksocialmediawouldbeawayformetoconquer

this“beast”.However,bysharing2.（feel）ontheInternet,Iamabletoremindmyself,andmyviewers,thateverythingis

goingtobeokay.Theirwordsareabigpartofwhathelpedmestay3.（hope）.Besides,Ihavemadeseveral"'cancer

friends“sofar,andwe'redetenninedtofightthisbattletogether.

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。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（口）并在下面写出该加的词。

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。

、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词

2、只允许修改10处，多者队第11处起）不计分。

Ashipdestroyedduringastormatseaandonlytwoofthemenonitwereabletoswimtothesmallanddesertedisland、

Thetwosurvivorshadbeengoodfriends、TheyagreedtopraytoGodseparate、Thefirstmanprayedforfood,a

houseandclothes、Butlikemagic,alloftheseweregiventothem、However,thesecondmanstillhashadnothing、

Finally,thefirstmanprayedforashipsuchthathecouldleavetheislandanditworkedwell、Astheshipwasaboutto

leaving,thefirstmanheardavoicefromheaventellinghimitwasthesecondmanwhenprayedallhisprayerswouldbe

answered、Hewassotouchedthatheburstintotear、

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假定你是李华，你校今年暑假将要为外国学生举办一场汉语夏令营活动。请绐你的美国朋友Jason写封邮

件,邀请他参加。内容包括：

1.时间和地点；

2内容:汉语学习、中国传统文化等；

3.报名方式和截止日期。

注意：L词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearJason,

Yours

LiHua

参考答案

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

2、B

3、D

4、C

5、B

6、A

7、B

8、B

9、D

10、C

11、C

12、D

13、D

14、C

15、C

16、B

17、D

18、D

19、C

20、D

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、C

2、D

3、D

22、1、C

2、B

3、A

23、1、A

2、C

3、D

4、B

24、1、D

2、A

3、A

4、D

25、Foodfestivalsaroundtheworld

MayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeoplein

theworldwhoincludetheserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunny

clothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointo

theircompetitors*lane.CompetitionisfierceandthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfour

kilos(disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones).Allthe

competitorsarcservedwithbeerorportwine,thetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.

FieryFoodsFestival-TheHottestFestivalonEarth

Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.Theycomefromasfarawayas

Australia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareacommonaddiction-foodthatisnotjustspicy,buthotenoughto

makeyourmouthbum,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryFoodandBBQFestival

whichisheldoveraperiodofthreeclayseveryMarch.Youmightliketotryachocolate-coveredhabanero

pepper-officiallythehottestpepperintheworld-oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butone

thing'sforsureifyoudon'tlikethefeelingofaburningtongue,thisfestivalisn'tforyou!

LaTomatina-TheWorld'sBiggestFoodFight

OnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust,theSpanishtownofBunolhostsEaTomatina一theworld*slargestfood

fight.Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek'sevents.Theearly

morningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoes——officialfight——startersgetthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesat

thecrowd.

Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhour,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenth