浙江省宁波效实中学新高考适应性考试英语试卷及答案解析

浙江省宁波效实中学新高考适应性考试英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout2．Theprojectisfarbehindschedule.It’simpossibleforyouto______itinaweek.A．catchupon B．liveuptoC．addupto D．holdonto3．.Thestudyofnaturalhistoryisnotsomethingtobelefttobiologists.Infact,theircapacity_____thetimetheycanspendawayfromtheirofficesisverylimited.A．intermsof B．insearchofC．inviewof D．inspiteof4．WhenIwassmall,mymom________readmestoriesatnight.A．could B．shouldC．might D．would5．﹣Haveyougottheresultsofthefinalexam？﹣Notyet．Itwillbeafewdays________weknowthefullresults．（）A．before B．afterC．until D．when6．Theoldcouple,________countrylife,wereunwillingtomovetothecitytolivewithhisson.A．accustomedto B．buriedinC．addictedto D．exposedto7．Manypeoplecomplainedaboutthestoneslyingonaroad,but_______didanythingaboutgettingthestonesoutoftheway.A．both B．noone C．none D．all8．—________It’sonlyaninterview!—Onlyaninterview?Onlyaninterview?WhatifIpanic?WhatifIsayasillywordbyaccident?A．Welldone!B．Comeon!C．Howcome?D．Nodoubt!9．—Lindahasn’tshownupyet.—It’sstrange.She____.A．could B．might C．musthave D．shouldhave10．Whatcausedthepartytobeputoff?______theinvitations.A．Tomdelayedsending B．Tom’sdelayingsendingC．Tomdelayingtosend D．Tomdelayedtosend11．Somepre-schoolchildrengotoadaycarecenter,__________theylearnsimplegamesandsongs.A．then B．there C．while D．where12．Oursocietywouldbebetteroffbutforthefactthattheeconomy________bythecurrentglobalfinancialcrisis.A．hadbeenaffected B．wereaffectedC．shouldbeaffected D．isaffected13．—Vivien,youlookblue.What’swrong?—Therearesomanypapers_____.I’mreallybusyrecently.A．finishB．tofinishC．finishingD．finished14．Whatdoyouthinkofzoology?Inmyopinion,zoologyis______botany.A．asubjectsointerestingasB．asainterestingsubjectasC．asinterestingasubjectasD．interestingasasubjectas15．Agoodgovernmentisnottopicktechnologies,buttoestablishconditions________innovationissupportedandencouragedintothemarketplace.A．when B．thatC．as D．where16．—ThemovieLalalandisawesome.It’sreallyapitythatyoudidn’tmakeit.—Sorry,I________.Iwastoobusythen.A．didn’tB．didC．wouldn’tD．would17．Byservingothers,apersonfocusesonsomeoneotherthanhimselforherself,________canbeveryeye-openingandrewarding.A．who B．whichC．what D．that18．It’snaturalthatIdidn’trecognizeherimmediatelyIsawher._______,it’salmost5yearssincewemetlast.A．Afterall B．InadditionC．What’smoreD．Inparticular19．Iwishyouwouldn'tbeso________；youmakefacesateverythingIsay.A．weirdB．politeC．reluctantD．serious20．Thescientistdoesnotstudynature________itisusefultodoso.Hestudiesitbecausehetakespleasureinit.A．until B．becauseC．though D．unless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）“Ineverwantedtocomeonthisstupidhikingtrip!”Jeff’svoicewaspanickedHisfatherstoppedandturnedtolookattheboy.“Thisishardonyou,son.Butyou’vegottocomethroughwithyourcourage.”“ButIamscared!”Jeffshouted.“Pleasehaveenoughloveforyourbrothertothinkthisthrough!”Hisfatherreplied,“Wejustdon'thavethetimetostop.AndIdon'tknowifIcanmakeitwithoutstoppingeverysooften.Whileyou'reonlyten,you'restrongandfast.Doyourememberthewaybackfromheretotheroad,ifyouhadtogoalone?”Jeffflashedbacktothepainfulsceneofhisseventeen-year-oldbrotherMarkattheircampsite.He’dbeenbittenbyasnakeduringaroughhike.Heneededmedicalattentionrightaway.Worsestill,theircellphonewasdead.“Jeff?CouldyoumakeittoFlintwithoutme?Youcangethelpthere.”Jeffnodded,saidgoodbyetohisfatherandcontinuedclimbingovertherocks.Therocksandbranchesthreatenedhisfootingandspeed,butstonebystone,hemadehiswayupthevalley.Jeffturnedandmadethefinalclimbing-uptowardtheroad.Whenhereachedit,herestedhimself,breathless.“Can'tstop,”hethought.“Mark’sinbigtroubleKeepgoing.”Justashepulledhimselfupright,atruckspedby,headingforFlint"Hey!”heshoutedexcitedly,wavingbotharms.Thetruckstopped,"Jumpin,boy!What’sup?"Thedriverasked,Jeffgotinandexplained.Immediatelythedriverreachedforhiscellphone.“Help!Help!Bettergetthehelicopterinthere,”heseemedtobeshoutingintohishand.ButJeffwasn’tsureaboutthatbecauseeverythinggotunclearandthenwentblackandquiet.Hourslater,Jeffopenedhiseyestofindhimselfinahospital,withhisfathernearby.HisfathertoldhimthatthehelicopterairliftedMarktothehospitalandhewouldbefineinafewdays.Hisfatherhikedhimselfoutofthatvalleyandtookaridefromsomeonetothetown.“You’reahero,son,”hisfatherfinallysaidwithasmile.“YousavedMark.”1、Jeffhadthegreatestdifficultyin.A．defeatinghisfeartoaskforhelpaloneB．facingthepossibilityoflosinghisfather'srespectC．climbingtherock-coveredhilltogettothetopD．findingsomeonetotakehimtothetownofFlint2、WhathelpedJeffovercomethedifficultiesinthetrip?A．TheideatoprovehimselfB．TheeagernesstosavehimselfC．TheloveforhisbrotherD．Therequirementofhisfather3、WhathappenedtoJeffwhenthetruckdrivercalledforhelp?A．Hefellasleep.B．Helostconsciousness.C．Hegotoutofthetruck.D．Hewasoutofbreathbecauseoftiredness.4、HowdidJeff’sfatherprobablyfeelaboutJeffintheend?A．HewasproudofJeff.B．HefeltsorryforJeff.C．HewasinspiredbyJeff.D．HewasdisappointedwithJeff.22．（8分）Wecantakeonlinejoyfullearningexperiencestoanewlevelbycombiningthebestpracticesineducationwithinspiringhands-onlessonsthatparentsandchildrencanenjoytogether.◆

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PoetryMakersJune11th—July15thWhensharingpoemswithourchildren,wenotonlyteachthemhowtoappreciatethebeautyoflanguagebutalsothatourwordshavetheabilitytoaffectothersindeepandmeaningfulways.Inthisfour-weekonlineworkshop,wewillstrengthenourchildren’sunderstandingofthemselves,eachother,andtheworldaroundthemthroughthepowerofwritingpoetry.PRICE:$27.00AGE:6—101、WhatcanwelearnaboutStartingaWriter’sNotebook?A．Itoffersadiscount. B．Itlastsfourweeks.C．Itissuitableforallages. D．Itencourageschildrentowritepoetry.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutBackyardScience?A．Itencouragesthekidstogetclosetonature.B．Itoffersthekidsvariousoutdoorexplorations.C．Itfillsthekidswithconfidenceintheirfuture.D．Itenrichesthekids’lifeexperienceandknowledge.3、WhatcankidslearnatPoetryMakers?A．Takemoreinterestintheirstudies.B．Haveastrongdesiretobesuccessful.C．Showmuchenthusiasmforliterature.D．Beawareofthepowerofwords.23．（8分）Trees,someofthetallestintheworld,toweredaboveHannahGriffithsandhercolleagueseachmorningastheywalkeddeepintotherainforestintheMaliauBasininBorneo,wheretheyhadsetupasetofexperimentstolookattheecologicaleffectsofsmallcreatures:termites(白蚁).Termitesgetabumrap.TheymakeheadlinesforchewingupbillionsofdollarsofpropertyeachyearintheU.S.Andtheyareresponsibleforsomethingliketwopercentofglobalcarbonemissions,simplyasaresultoftheirhugepopulationsandpreferenceforchewingthroughcarbonrichmaterials.Awholeindustryisaimingatkillingthem.Buttheyplayakeyroleinmanynaturalecosystems.Scientistshaveknownforyearsthatintropical(热带的)forests,termiteschewupfallenleavesanddeadwood,keepingthefallenmaterialundercontrolandlettingnutrientsfromthedeadmaterialbackintothesystemtobeusedbyotherplants,insects,andanimals.Buttheydidn’tknowexactlyhowimportanttheinsectswereinkeepingtheforesthealthyandfunctional,sotheyremovedtermitesfromaparticularspotintheforestandsawhowitresponded.Asluckwouldhaveit,HannahGriffithsandhercolleaguesstartedtheirexperimentwhentheforestwashitbyanextremedrought(干旱).Duringthenon-droughtyears,theysawtherewasn’tmuchdifferencebetweenthenormalplotsandtheoneswherethey’dremovedthetermites.Butduringthedrought,theeffectsweremarked.Whattheyfoundwasunexpected:inthetermite-richareas,thesoilstayedslightlywet,moretreeseedlingssprouted(抽芽),andthesystemwasfullofactivitydespitethelong,harddryspell.ForGriffiths,itwasonlybecausetheyhappenedtostudythedroughtthattheycouldpickouttherealimportanceoftermitestothesystem,shepointsout.“Andthatringsalarmbellsinmyhead,”shesays,“becauseitmakesmethink,wellwhatelsedon’tweknow?Ifwestartdamagingbiologicalcommunities,wedon’tknowwhatthatwilldo.”1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“abumrap”underlinedinParagraph2?A．Unfairblame. B．Widepopularity.C．Publicattention. D．Specialpreference.2、Whathavescientistslearnedabouttermites?A．Theydoseriousharmtotropicalrainforests.B．Theycontributealottotheecosystemtheylivein.C．Theyactasfoodforotherplants,insectsandanimals.D．Theyspeedupthelossofnutritionintherainforest.3、WhatcanweinferfromthefindingofGriffithsexperiment?A．Termiteshelprainforestssurviveclimatechange.B．Termitespreferdroughtyearstonon-droughtones.C．Termitesbenefitmorefromtheforestduringthedrought.D．Termitesenjoyeatingtreeseedlingsduringthedrought.4、WhatdoesGriffithstellusinthelastparagraph?A．Termitesarenowindangerofextinction.B．Termitesdamagebiologicalcommunities.C．Weshouldthinktwicebeforedamagingaspecies.D．Weshouldstudythedroughttoimprovethesystem.24．（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.25．（10分）Pastimeisabi-monthlymagazineforcuriousyoungminds.Manyofthetopicswewriteaboutwon’tbecoveredintheclassroom.Allthearticlesarewritteninalivelystyle,andeachoneispairedwithdrawingsbysomeofthecountry’smosttalentedartists.◆Historyfocusesonarchaeological(考古的)sitesaroundtheworldwherearchaeologistsworktounearthimportantfinds.◆Worldincludesstoriesaboutdailylife,folktales,historyandtraditionsofthepeopleandplaces.◆Sportincludesnutritiontips,informationaboutup-and-comingyoungathletes,andsportsevents.◆Artstimulatesachild’sculturallife,fromfilmtotheatrethroughtowritingandmusic.Ontopofallthat,Pastimeispackedwithitemstostimulateayoungster’simagination,includingpagesofpuzzlesandastep-by-stepguidetocreatingtheirownimpressive-lookingdrawings.Ineveryissue,wereviewthelatestbookstopauthorswriteforyoungsters.TherearealsoshortworksoffictionwrittenespeciallyforPastimebysomeofourbestwriters.Weknowthatchildrenatthisagearedealingwithmanyemotionsandsometimesdifficultfeelings,sowehaveapersonaladvicepagetoreplytoquestionsdealingwithpersonalandmoralproblems.Unlikemanyoftoday’sthrowawaycomics,Pastimeiswrittenanddesignedtobekeptandtreasured.Weknowchildrenlovegoingonline—butwealsoknowhowmuchtheyenjoyholdingaprintedmagazineintheirhandsandtheexcitementtheygetwheneachnewissuedropsthroughtheletterboxpersonallyaddressedtothem.SubscriptionPastimeispublishedsixtimesayear.Anannualsubscriptioncostsjust￡20andmakesagreatgiftforanychildagedeighttotwelve.Toorderbyphone:Dial1-800-821-0156anduseOfferCodeWEBSAVE86forprint-onlysubscriptions.Youcancancelatanytimeformagazinesthathaven’tbeenshippedyet.1、Accordingtothepassage,themagazineispublished______.A．everymonthB．everytwomonthsC．threetimesamonthD．sixtimesamonth2、Ifareaderisinterestedinfestivals,hecanread______.A．History B．WorldC．Sport D．Art3、Whatdoesthemagazineprovide?A．Photosoftalentedartists.B．Storiescreatedbychildren.C．Suggestionsonreaders’problems.D．Bookreviewswrittenbystudents.4、Howdothechildrenreacttotheprintedmagazine?A．Favorable. B．Critical.C．Unconcerned. D．Confused.5、SubscribersofPastimeneedtoknowthatthemagazine______.A．offerselectroniccopiesB．costs￡20foreachcopyC．isforkindergartenchildrenD．canbecancelledbeforeshipping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）It’safamilytraditiontogotodinneratmygrandmother’shouseforallmajorholidays．Afterthemeal，theyoungestchildrengotothebasementtoplaygames，1theremainderofmyfamilywithdrawtothelivingroom．Forseveralyears，I’dremainatthe2dinnertable，readingwhateverbookhadcaughtmyinterest．I’llneverforgetthedaywhenthisall3．Myauntcameintothedinningroomandsaid，“4thatbookandtalktomebeforeIhityouwiththisfork!”I’dbeencontenttoremaintheattentivelistener，5nothing，buthearingeverything．Thencamethe6thatIwasantisocial，towhichI7withasilentsmile．TherewasatimewhenIfoolishlybelievedmyfamilywouldacceptmypreference；8，theyseemtobelievethattheyshouldencouragemeto9．Inmyopinion，I’mtheonlyonethathasadaptedwelltothefamilial（熟悉的）talkativeness．Whatwouldbethe10ofallthesevoicesifthereweren’tsomeonetoshutupand11?My12isn’ttheonlythingmyfamilyfindspuzzling．Iwouldscream“No!”at2a．m．13acharacterwashorrificallykilled．IbecomeactiveatnightinsummersoIcanlistentomusic，read，andwritewithoutthe14ofmybrothersandsisters，whoseemtothinkifIwanttobe15theyshouldcomenearmeandmakeasmuch16aspossible．Myfamilydoesn’tcompletely17allofmyactions．They’rewellawareofwhatmakesme18isreadingwhilesittinginoneoftheblackcomfortablechairs．I’ve19thatreadingabookofanygreatlengthwouldmakeitextremely20formyparentstogetmefromthechair．Fortunatelytheyhavelearnedtoacceptmyactions．1、A．ifB．whileC．untilD．though2、A．highB．smallC．emptyD．dusty3、A．improvedB．happenedC．failedD．changed4、A．BurnB．FinishC．ShutD．Hide5、A．acceptingB．followingC．mixingD．saying6、A．commentB．planC．secretD．evidence7、A．celebratedB．respondedC．linkedD．supplied8、A．howeverB．thereforeC．meanwhileD．besides9、A．learnB．paintC．practiceD．speak10、A．harmB．causeC．pointD．beauty11、A．agreeB．watchC．workD．listen12、A．painB．dreamC．silenceD．curiosity13、A．unlessB．becauseC．orD．but14、A．presenceB．criticismC．ideaD．help15、A．carefulB．aloneC．kindD．independent16、A．noiseB．moneyC．progressD．room17、A．missB．forgetC．avoidD．misunderstand18、A．surprisedB．puzzledC．delightedD．frightened19、A．imaginedB．realizedC．reportedD．guessed20、A．difficultB．funnyC．dangerousD．easy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）Howwouldyoufeelifyouwokeupandfoundyourentirecomputers—includingyourphotos,yourrecentdocuments—nolonger1．(access)?Whatifyoufoundoutthattheyhadbeenwipedfromyourcomputer,2．(leave)youwithnothingbutheartache?Guesswhat?Ithappenstopeopleeverysingleday.Everyday,peopleacrossthecountryheadintotheirlocalApplestorein3．(tear),brokencomputerinhand,prayingastheywaitinlinethatanexpensiverepairmight,justmight,recoverthepriceless,irreplaceablefiles.Afewgetlucky.4．fortherest,there’snothinganyonecando5．(help).Hasn’tithappenedtoyou?Ifyourcomputerremainsunprotected,itwill,andit’sonly6．matteroftime.Butthanks7．recentbreakthroughsincomputerbackup(备份)technology,younowhaveanumberofoptionstoprepare,andifyou’resmart,whenyourcomputer8．(crash),youshouldn’thaveanytrouble9．(get)100%ofyourfilesbackthatsameday.I’mnottalkingaboutanexternalharddrive.I’mtalkingaboutanonlinebackupsolutionthatruns10．(quiet)inthebackgroundonyourcomputer.Ifyouhaveoneinstalled(安装)，whenyourcomputercrashes,you’llbejustoneclickawayfrombringingyourfilesbacktolife.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。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。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在该词下面写出该加的词。修改：在错的词下划一横线，在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及修改均仅限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。DearBob,I’msorrytotellyouthatIcannotgotothebookstorewithyouonthisSunday,becausesomethingunluckyoccurredtomeinthePEclassyesterday.IwasplayingbasketballwithmyfriendswhileIjumpedhighlytocatchtheball.Anotherstudentstruckmeonalegaccidentally,thatmademebreakmyleg.Thesituationmadeeveryonenervous.However,Iwassenttothenearesthospitalassoonaspossible.ThedoctorsuggestedthatIresteduntilnextFriday.Ihopethechangewillnotcauseyoutoomuchtroubles.ShallIgoonnextSaturdaymorning?Wecansetoutearlysothatwe’llhavemoretimereadandselectbooks.Yours,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的好友Suan前不久随父母去了美国，她写信告诉你她很难习惯美国的校园生活，感到很孤独，你的根据以下要点用英文给她写一封电子邮件。1.学好英语，会有更多机会和别人交流。2.多交朋友，朋友和友情会使她忘记孤独。3.积极参加课外活动，让自己的生活更有趣。注意：1.词数：120字左右2.作文中不能出现真实姓名，学校名称。3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：课外活动after-classactivitiesDearSusan,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、A3、A4、D5、A6、A7、C8、B9、D10、B11、D12、D13、B14、C15、D16、A17、B18、A19、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、A2、C3、B4、A22、1、A2、B3、D23、1、A2、B3、A4、C24、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’scultur