新疆维吾尔自治区乌鲁木齐地区高三二诊模拟考试新高考英语试卷及答案解析

新疆维吾尔自治区乌鲁木齐地区高三二诊模拟考试新高考英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请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．Theaccidentwhichleft15peopleonboarddead________ifboththeangryfemalepassengerandthebusdriverhadkeptcalm.A．shouldhaveavoided B．shouldbeavoidedC．couldhaveavoided D．couldhavebeenavoided2．TheJapanesepeoplekeepupcheerfulspirits________theworldthattheycangetoverthecrisiscausedbytheterribletsunami（海啸）.A．beingconvinced B．convinced C．toconvince D．havingconvinced3．Janecan’tattendthemeetingat3o’clockthisafternoonbecauseshe______aclassatthattime.A．willteach B．wouldteachC．hastaught D．willbeteaching4．Childrenexposedtoairpollutionaremoretosufferingfromdifferentdiseases.A．possible B．probable C．likely D．certainly5．—OK，here___________.—Thankyouforyourlift.Seeyoulater.A．areweB．isitC．weareD．comesit6．ThoughthestoryofLiYunlongintheTVdrama“BrightSword”isafiction,muchof__________happenedishistoricallytrue.A．that B．what C．which D．it7．TheChinesepeoplearehopefulfor________2019willbringfortheirfamiliesandthecountry.A．how B．whichC．what D．that8．－Youknow,peoplehavedifferentopinionsabouttheconstructionoftheproject.－Wewelcomeanycommentsfromthem,favorableor_______.A．so B．otherwiseC．else D．rather9．—Whynottalkwithyourparentsaboutyourwillingnesstoattend2017PekingUniversitySummerCamp?—Itried____togetthemtolistentome.A．intime B．invainC．inneed D．incase10．—Hemadeanapologybeblamedwhathehaddone.—It'sreallywiseofhim.A．soastonot;ofB．inordertonot;forC．soasnotto;forD．inordernotto;of11．----Hi,Maria!Igotthefirstplaceintheexam.----______!EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony's.A．CongratulationsB．ComeonC．GoodluckD．Cheerup.12．---How’syourtouraroundtheNorthLake?Isitbeautiful?---It________be,butitisnowheavilypolluted.A．willB．wouldC．shouldD．must13．Itgivesusgreatdelight______Chinesesciencefictionsarebecomingincreasinglypopular.A．how B．whatC．that D．why14．Whatapity!________joinedintheparty,Iwouldhavemetmyoldfriend． A．lfIhave B．HadI C．Ihad D．HaveI15．Willitbeages______hegoesbacktoschool?I'msoworriedabouthim.A．before B．afterC．when D．as16．----TheysayPhilip’sbrotherisabillionaire.----____________?Hewouldn’tacceptanyhelpfromhisbrother,evenifitwereoffered.A．WhatifB．WhatforC．SowhatD．Forgetit17．Heasked______forthecomputer.A．didIpayhowmuchB．IpaidhowmuchC．howmuchdidIpayD．howmuchIpaid18．—WhyaretheWoodssellingtheirbelongings?—Theytoanothercity.A．hadmoved B．havemoved C．moved D．aremoving19．–What’swrongwithyouripad2?Thesound____isnotclear.--Yes.Ithasbeenbrokenforsometime.A．comeout B．comingout C．tocomeout D．cameout20．IwouldnotbeseeingthefilmGreenBooknow_____meupintime.A．wereKathynottopick B．hadKathynotpickedC．ifKathyhasn’tpicked D．ifKathydidnotpick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）Itisreportedthatbagsaregettingbiggerallthetime，andthattherearemorebagsperpersononthestreettodaythanatanyothertimeinhistory．Ifthisistrue，possibleexplanationscouldincludethewideuseofsmallelectricandelectronicdevices，areading-materialexplosion，apopularinteresttowardtightorpocketlessclothing，orcheapbagmakinglaboroverseas.But，muchasnaturefindsways—suchasdisease—tocontroloverpopulation，citylifehasthrownupimpediments(障碍)tobags．Toentermanypublicbuildings，suchastheatresandrailwaystations，youmustgothroughasearchorgobagless．Thecityhascountlessbagrules．Itishardtokeepthemallstraight，andyou'reneversure，whenleavinghomefortheday，whetheritmightbeabadideatobringonealong．Lastweek，theNewYorkPublicLibrarygotinthegame．Students，researchers，writers，historians，andanyoneelsewhohasgotusedovertheyearstotreatingthevastRoseMainReadingRoomasanofficeorareadingroomcameupagainstanewrule．Youarenolongerallowedtobringabaglargerthaneleveninchesbyfourteeninchesintothelibrary．Ifyouwalkinwithone，youmustleaveitatthecoatcheck．Youmaykeepitscontentswithyou，however，andthelibraryprovidesbigclearplasticbagsforthem．Youreturnthemwhenyoucomebackforyourownbag．Whatthelibraryistryingtoprevent，inthiscase，ispeopletakingthingsout，ratherthanbringingthingsin．Alibrariansaidonthesecondday，”It’sabigchangeforpeoplewhousedtocomeandbringinhalftheirflats．Thepeoplewhousethelibraryresponsiblywillcontinuetodoso．Thepeoplewhostealwillcontinuetogetawaywithit，iftheyreallywantto．”1、Howmanyreasonsdoestheauthorlisttoexplainthechangesrelatedtobags?A．2B．3C．4D．52、Whatdothebagrulesinmanypublicbuildingsrequirepeopletodo?A．Havetheirbagsexamined.B．Payforbringinginbags.C．Leavetheplacesbagless.D．Usebigclearplasticbags.3、WhatisthepurposeofthenewruleattheNewYorkPublicLibrary?A．Tochangepeople’swayofreading.B．Topreventpeoplestealingthings.C．Tohelppeoplebetterusethelibrary.D．Tostoppeoplefrombringingindangerousthings.4、Howistheeffectofthenewruleaccordingtothelibrarian?A．Excellent．B．Satisfactory．C．Harmful．D．Limited．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）IwasinataxiinSingaporelastweekandIcouldn’thelpbutnoticethestickerattachedtothebackofthedriver’sseat.InEnglishandChineseitread,“WeacceptAlipay.”Itwasareminderthate-commerceinChinaisnolongerjustabouthowgreatbrandsbreakintotheChinesemarket.It’salsoaboutanimportantsliceofChina’seconomycomingtoyou.Ifyouareabrandmanagerorasalesman,you’reincreasinglylikelytofindyourselffightingwiththepushofChinesee-commercecompaniesinyourhomemarket.That’sfortworeasons:China’sleadershipinelectronicpaymentsandthecontinuedriseinChinesetourism.TheresultofthisisthatChineseconsumersareanincreasinglyimportantfactorinmarketsaroundtheworld.Ontheelectronicpaymentfront,therearesomestrongreasonstointroducetheelectronicpaymentsystemsChineseconsumersarealreadyusing.InChina,thetraditionalwallethasbeenreplacedbyanelectronicwalletonasmartphone.It’scommontomakeallofyourpaymentsfordailyneedsthroughthatsmartphone,usingoneofthetwomainelectronicpaymentproviders:WeChatPayorAlipay.It’snotjusteasytouse.Thesetwotechcompanieshavethereachandcustomerbasetopushtheirpaymentsystemsbeyondtheiroriginale-commercemission.Noodleshopswilltakeelectronicpayments,andevenstreetmusicianshaveQRfordonations.Whetheryouarepayingyourelectricitybillorseeingadoctor,yourmobilephonecanhandlethepayment.Asaresult,Chinaistodaythemostcash-freeofanyoftheworld’smajoreconomies—andthattrendwillcontinue.Already,thenumbersarestaggering.AccordingtoasurveybyIpsosandTencent,14%ofChinesepeopledonotcarryanycash,while26%holdlessthanRMB100(lessthan$16)intheirwallets,daytoday.AccordingtoconsultingfirmiResearch,in2016China’smobilepaymentshit$5.5trillion,almost50timesAmerica’s$112billion.1、ThewritertellshisexperienceinataxiinSingaporeto________.A．introducethetopicofthetextB．examineaproblemindetailC．offersomesolutionstoanissueD．informthefindingofanewstudy2、ThefactthatAlipayisacceptedoverseasindicatesthat________.A．mobilepaymentinchinaisbecomingmoreandmorepopularB．ChineseeconomyistakingupabiggershareinternationallyC．greatbrandsfindithardertoentertheChinesemarketD．theworldmarketisdeterminedbyChinesetourists3、Theaimofparagraphs3-4isto________.A．warnthecostandsafetyofcash-freepaymentB．explainthereasonsforthepopularityofelectronicpaymentC．provethecommonusageofmobilepaymentwithnumbersD．introducethetwomaindigitalpaymentproviders4、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“staggering”inthelastparagraph?A．Worrying.B．Important.C．Ridiculous.D．Impressive.24．（8分）Fromthemomentyouopenyoureyesinthemorning,youcanfeelsweatrunningdownyourbody,evenifyou'rebarelymovingatall.That'swhatmostpeopleinChinafeltlikethissummer.Infact,theentirenorthernhemisphere(半球)sawhightemperaturesinJuly.TheArcticCirclewasnoexception(例外).TemperaturesinthecityofNorilsk,whichisintheArcticCircle,reachedarecordhighof32℃,TheAtlanticreported.Temperaturesthereareusuallyjust10℃atthistimeoftheyear.TheheatwaveintheArcticismainlyalong-termresultofglobalwarming,accordingtotheChineseAcademyofMeteorologicalSciences.Infact,whilethewholeworldisgettingwarmer,theArcticiswarmingtwiceasfastastherestoftheplanet.Thisiscalledthepolaramplificationeffect（极地放大效应）.ThemostdirectimpactofArcticwarmingisthemeltingofArcticice.AccordingtoNASA,Arcticseaiceisnowdisappearingatarateof13.2percentevery10years.NASAsaidthatifthiscontinues,theArcticwillhavenoicebytheyear2040.ThishasputsomeArcticanimals,likepolarbears,indanger.Theicethatthebearsliveonhasshrunk(缩小),theTorontoStarreported.Meltingicecanalsocausesealevelstoriseinthelongterm.Since1993,sealevelshaverisenatarateof3.2cmevery10years,theGuardianreported.Somecountries,suchasTuvalu（图瓦鲁）intheSouthPacificOceanandMaldives（马尔代夫）intheIndianOcean,areatriskofdisappearingintothesea1、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Somecountriesintheoceanwilldisappearin10yearsB．ChinaisthehottestinthenorthernhemispherethissummerC．ThetemperaturesinNorilskusedtobelowerthanthissummer.D．TheworldgetswarmerbecauseoftheheatwaveintheArctic2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inthethirdparagraphreferto?A．TheheatwaveintheArcticB．TheresultofglobalwarmingC．GettingwarmerintheworldD．TheArcticgettingwarmfaster3、WhatmaybetheresultofthemeltingofArcticice?A．ThepolarwillbecomedangerousB．SealevelsriseinthelongtermC．TherewillbeanendofwatershortageD．Therewillbenoiceintheworldby20404、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．HeathitsArcticB．Arcticanimalsareindanger.C．TheworldbecamehotterthanbeforeD．Somecountriesmaydisappearintothesea25．（10分）TheWorld’sGreatestBookstoresCafebreriaElPéndulo,MexicoCity,MexicoPartcafe,partcoffeehouse,partbarandpartbookstore,CafebreriaElPénduloislocatedinMexicoCity.Bookslinetheshelvesfromtheceilingtothefloor,andliveplantsaddlotsofgreen.Thestoreisnamedforahugependulum(钟摆)hangingfromitsceiling.Stanfords,LondonandBristol,EnglandEstablishedin1853,Stanfordsboaststhatitofferstheworld'slargestselectionoftravelbooksandmaps.Italsosellstravelaccessories.LookfortheenormousNationalGeographicMapoftheWorldintheflagshipstoreinLondon;itwascreatedin2003tocelebratethestore’s150thbirthday.Rizzoli,NewYorkCity,NewYorkForalmostahalfcentury,RizzolihasbeenconsideredasoneofthebestindependentbookstoresintheUS.Itspecializesinillustrated(有插图的)booksaboutthewaypeopleworksandlives,suchasfashion,photography,decorationdesign,cookingandarchitecture.Takeamasterclassinflowerdesign,attendalectureandbooksigning,ordropinforacookingshoworbookalaunchparty.ElAteneoGrandSplendid,BuenosAires,ArgentinaOftendescribedasoneoftheworld’smostbeautifulbookstores,ElAteneoishousedinanhistorictheatermuchasitwaswhenthetheateropenedin1919.Aftercustomersbrowsetheshelves,theycandrinkcoffeeandlistentomusicfromastagehiddeninredcurtainswheretangodancersonceperformed.Whilemostofthestore’sbooksareinSpanish,theyareavailableinarangeofsubjects.1、WhatisCafebreriaElPendulonotedfor?A．Thelargershelves. B．Itsuniquesymbol.C．Thetastycoffee. D．Itsinterestinglocation.2、Whichbookstoreisthebestchoicefortravellerstobuyatouristhandbook?A．Rizzoli. B．Stanfords.C．ElAteneoGrandSplendid. D．CafebreriaElPendulo.3、WhatsubjectarebooksinRizzoliabout?A．History. B．Cartoon. C．Lifestyle. D．Literature.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）TravelinginVietnamwaslikevisitingamysteriousneighbor.Youhavelivednextdoortoeachotherforyearsbutknowvery1aboutwhathappenedon2sideofthefence.ItravelledtherelastAugust.A(n)3180-kilometretripfromaChinesebordertowntoHanoi,thecapitalofVietnam,4anadventurouseighthours.That’s5thecountrystilldoesn’thaveamodernexpresswaysystem.Themajorpassagegoingthroughthecountryisonlyatwo-wayroad.6,manyareasaremountainous.Vietnamesedriversare7andfearless.Theycompetewitheachotheratfullspeedsnomatterhowscaredthe8feel.Whenthebusshookusviolentlyforthehundredthtime,thedrivermadea9tomakeusfeelbetter.“See,thisisjusta(n)10Vietnamesepeoplegiveyou,afreemassage(按摩)service.”Itwasmidnight11Ireachedthathotel.Switchingonthetelevision,Iwas12bysomething:Allthe13intheTVplaysspokeinthesamevoice.14,modernKoreanplaysandhistoricalChineseplaysare15withtheVietnamese.Butitseemedtheydidn’thaveenough16todub(为……配音)alltheseprograms.So,thesameboringwomanappears17everyTVplaytospeakfortheroles.ThenextmorningwhenIopenedthewindow,Ifoundmyselfinahuge“18”.Thebuildingsinthestreetswere19inallkindsofcolorsyoucanimagine.Vietnameseareallowedto20theirhousesastheylike.Eachonewasdifferent.Thelargenumberofcolorsbroughtthecityalive.1、A．littleB．muchC．alotD．few2、A．anotherB．otherC．eitherD．theother3、A．longB．simpleC．pleasantD．easy4、A．tookB．spentC．paidD．devoted5、A．whyB．whenC．becauseD．where6、A．ThereforeB．HoweverC．AlsoD．Otherwise[来源7、A．wonderfulB．impatientC．carefulD．helpless8、A．passengersB．policemenC．driversD．passers-by9、A．storyB．jokeC．promiseD．statement10、A．giftB．pleasureC．competitionD．surprise11、A．thatB．untilC．whenD．while12、A．excitedB．embarrassedC．disappointedD．amazed13、A．actressesB．actorsC．charactersD．channels14、A．AtpresentB．TobehonestC．SureenoughD．Ofcourse15、A．satisfiedB．receivedC．contentD．popular16、A．timeB．budgetC．peopleD．space17、A．besideB．underC．overD．behind18、A．filmB．gardenC．bookD．cup19、A．putB．setC．dressedD．filled20、A．rentB．makeC．liveD．paint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）Imaginearoadcrossingwithoutthethree-daytrafficsignal,cars,trucks,schoolbuses,bicyclistsandstudentswalkingtoschoolwouldtrytorushthroughthecrossing1．thesametime.Theirsafetywouldbeindanger.ThankstoanAfricanAmerican2．(invent)namedGarrettAugustusMorgan,wehavethree-waytrafficsignalsthathelpmakecrossingsmuch3．(safe).Mr.MorganwasborninKentuckyin1877.Heonlyreceivedsixyears’education.Asateenhelefthisfamily’sfarminsearchofbetter4．(opportunity).LivinginCincinnati,Ohio,hecontinuedhisstudiesinEnglishgrammar.ThenhemovedontoCleveland5．heworkedasarepairmanforaclothingfactory.Hehadakeeninterestinsolvingproblems6．(meet)ineverydaylife.Laterhepatentedseveralinventions.Thethree-waytrafficsignalwasjustoneof7．.Onedayhefeltverysadwhenhesawatrafficaccident.Tohelpreducetrafficaccidentsandsavepeople’slives,he8．(immediate)begantoworkontheinvention.Finally,itwas9．greatsuccesswhichsavedlivesthen,and10．(be)stillsavinglivestoday.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）例如:Itwasverynicetogetyourinvitationtospend∧weekendwithyou、LuckilyIwastheamcompletelyfreethen,soI’lltosay“yes”、I’llarriveinBristolataround8p、m、inFridayevening、onSportsandgamesareveryusefulforcharactertraining、Intheirlessonsattheschool,boysandgirlsmaylearnaboutsuchvirtueslikeunselfishness,courage,disciplineandloveofone’scountry、Sowhatislearnedinbookscannothavethesamedeepeffectonchild’scharacteraswhatislearnedbyexperience、Asmostofthepupils’timeisspentinclassesstudylessons,theordinarydayschoolcan’tgivemanypracticaltrainingfortheirlivesinthefuture、Soitishowthepupilsdointhesparetimethatreallypreparethemtotaketheirplacesinsocietyascitizenswhentheygrowup、Unlesseachofthemlearnstoworkforhisteam,andnotforhimselfonthefootballfield,hewilllaterfinditnaturallytoworkforthegoodofhiscountryinsteadonlyforhisownbenefit、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你校将在暑假举办主题为“感受中国传统文化”的夏令营。请你根据以下提示，给你校的英国交换生Tom写一封电子邮件，邀请他参加夏令营。内容包括：活动时间（五一节期间）和地点（学校大礼堂)；活动内容：朗诵中国古代诗词；传统文化讲座；品尝中国传统美食等；活动的意义等。注意：词数100左右；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearTom,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、D2、C3、D4、C5、C6、B7、C8、B9、B10、C11、B12、A13、C14、B15、A16、A17、D18、D19、B20、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、C2、A3、B4、D22、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)mast