陕西省西安市东仪中学高三六校第一次联考新高考英语试卷及答案解析

陕西省西安市东仪中学高三六校第一次联考新高考英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theteacherspokesofastthatitwashardforthestudentsto______whathewassaying.A．takein B．takeoff C．takeon D．takeafter2．Thedraftregulationontheonlineprotectionofminors,________forpublicopinionsbythecyberspaceauthorities,hasdrawnwidepublicconcern.A．releasingB．havingreleasedC．toreleaseD．released3．EveryfouryearsAmericans__________thetransferofpower.A．carryoverB．carryoffC．carryonD．carryout4．China’sBeiDouNavigationSatelliteSystem,whosepositioning________willreach2.5metersby2020,willsoonprovideservicesformorecountries.A．accuracy B．categoryC．function D．reference5．Shewassoangryandspokesofastthatnoneofusunderstood______hesaidmeant．A．that B．what C．thatthat D．whatwhat6．Yourredcoatlookssogood.Itstoodoutclearly______thesnow.A．acrossB．againstC．throughD．over7．---Kingsman:TheSecretServiceisaspyactioncomedyfilm.Wantstocomewithme?---I’dloveto,butmybestfriendisgettingmarried,andIwon’t_______itforanything.A．overlook B．trade C．miss D．forget8．—Whataboutyourself-drivetripyesterday?—Tiring!Theroadwasbeingwidened,andwe________aroughride.A．had B．haveC．wouldhave D．havehad9．—Ihavenoideawhatmadethestudentssoexcitedandcrazy.—______ithavebeentheirteam’svictoryinthefinals?A．Must B．CouldC．Would D．Should10．Tomakeextra-classeducationrunontherighttrack,Chinaistightening_____ofafter-schooltraininginstitutions.A．applicationB．regulationC．adaptationD．cooperation11．______exactlywhatwaswrongwithhim,thedoctorsgavehimacompleteexamination.A．TodiscoverB．DiscoveringC．DiscoveredD．Havingbeendiscovered12．Hischildrenwerehispride,andbeingadevotedfatherbecameatop______inhislife.A．capacity B．anxiety C．priority D．opportunity13．--Ittookmeeightyearstobuildupmybusiness,anditalmostkilledme.--Well,youknowwhattheysay..A．ThereisnosmokewithoutfireB．Nopains,nogainsC．AllroadsleadtoRomeD．Practicemakesperfect14．Friendshipcanneverbeatrade;______,itneedsthemostthoroughandunprofitableconcept.A．inaddition B．bycontrast C．inreturn D．bychance15．Itisafoolishactto________notesduringatestasyouwillbeseverelypunished.A．stickto B．referto C．keepto D．pointto16．_____isoftenthecase,wehaveworkedouttheproductionplan.A．WhichB．WhenC．WhatD．As17．Aftershebecameill,Ifelt______withher—shewascheerywhileIfeltgloomy.A．outoftune B．outofbreath C．outofcuriosity D．outofmind18．Theeventthat_________inmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasneverescaped.A．stoodoutB．standsoutC．wouldstandoutD．hasstoodout19．--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.---Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A．needn’tdo B．shouldn’thavedone C．mustn’tdo D．needn’thavedone20．Thechurchwhichiseasily________frommyhomeisbeingrebuilt.A．accessibleB．availableC．acceptableD．responsible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）ScooterBraun,theartistmanagerresponsiblefordevelopingJustinBieber’scareerandwhoseclientsincludeCarleyRaeJepsen.ArianaGrandeandKanyeWest,toldtheAssociatedPressWednesdaythatheisplanningabenefitconcertforthoseaffectedbythisweek’sterriblestorm.Braun’spartnerinplanningtheeventisBunB,aHoustonnativeandrapperbestknownforhisworkwiththefoundationalsouthernduoUGK.TheconcertisplannedforSept.12andis“tentativelyscheduled”tobetelevisedonfournetworks.BraunwasbehindthesuccessfulOneLoveManchesterconcertearlierthisyear,whichdrewthelargesttelevisionaudience—14.5million—oftheyearatthetimeandraised$3milliontosupportvictimsoftheManchesterArenabombingoutsideanArianaGrandeconcertonMay22thatkilled22andwoundeddozensmore.TheartistSolange,alsoaHoustonnative,announcedanotherbenefitconcerttobeheldnextmonthatBoston’sOprheumTheatreonSept.28,featuringTheSunRaArkestraaspartofherOrion’sRiseconcertseries.“I’mcommittedtopartneringwithorganizationsonthegroundinHoustonandmakingcontributionstocheerupthestrickencitythatraisedmewithsomuchlove.”ThesingeralsoaddedanadditionalshowatRadioCityMusicHall,ofwhich$3fromeachticketwillgotowardsstormreliefefforts.Solange’ssisterBeyonceisalsoworking,throughherBeYGOODcharitableorganization,onreliefefforts,thoughdetailsaren’tknown.“Shehasdonealotthatshehasrequestedweshouldn’tannounce,”theRev.RudyRasmusofHouston’sSt.John’schurch,saidrecently.AFacebookpostofthepopstarwhosimplyread“BEYGOODHOUSTON”earliertodaydrewsome254,125likesin52minutesthismorning.Manycelebritiesandcompaniesannouncedtheirintentionstodonatethisweek,withmanyoptingtoroutetheirmoneytowardstheRedCross.However,theorganizationsaidthatitcan’tquantifyhowmanyofthosedollarsgotowardsreliefefforts.Atleast25havediedandtensofthousandshavebeendisplacedbythestorm.1、WhatisthepurposeoftheconcertorganizedbyScooterBraunandBunBonSept.12?A．Tosupportvictimskilledandwoundedinabombing.B．Toannouncethereturnandreunionofaband.C．Tosupportvictimsoftheterriblestorm.D．Todevelopamoresuccessfulcareer.2、WherewillSolange’sbenefitconcertbeheld?A．AtBoston’sOprheumTheatre.B．AtRadioCityMusicHall.C．InManchesterArena.D．AtHouston’sSt.John’schurch.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Thestormkilled22andwoundedmanymore.B．JustinBieberwillbeontheconcertonSept.12.C．ThestormwhichstrokeHoustonmadethousandsofpeoplehomeless.D．Solangewilldonate$3ofhereveryconcerttickettostormreliefefforts.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheStormMakesMusiciansUnitedTogetherB．ArtistsareWorkingonStormBenefitConcertsC．ASeriesofConcertsWillbeHeldbyMusiciansD．MusiciansUnitetoReduceLossCausedbytheStorm22．（8分）Whensomethinggoeswrong,itcanbeverysatisfyingtosay,"Well,it'sso-and-so'sfault."or"IknowI'mlate,butit'snotmyfault;thecarbrokedown."Itisprobablynotyourfault,butonceyouformthehabitofblamingsomebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituation,youarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.However,youcanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoremedythesituation.Thisisthewinner'skeytosuccess.Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexample,ifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedown,maybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.Or,youmightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumbers,soyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneed.Foranotherexample,ifyourcolleaguecausesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorability,findwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentperson,ordon'trelyontheperson.Youshouldacceptthattheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentperson,ordon'trelyonthisperson.Youshouldacceptthatthepersonisnotreliableandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourcolleaguefailstodohisjobwell.Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout-creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersdon'thavefewerproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelse.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandopportunitiestodeveloptheirowntalents.So,stopfocusingon"whosefaultitis."Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituations,problemsarejuststeppingstoponforsuccess.1、Accordingtothepassage,winners_________________A．dealwithproblemsratherthanblameothersB．meetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirlivesC．haveresponsibleandablecolleaguesD．blamethemselvesratherthanothers2、TheunderlinedwordremedyinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_________________.A．avoid B．acceptC．improve D．consider3、Whenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblem,youshould_________________A．findabetterwaytohandletheproblemB．blamehimforhislackofresponsibilityC．tellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblemD．askamoreablecolleagueforhelp4、Whenproblemsoccur,winnerstakethemas_________________A．excusesfortheirfailuresB．barrierstogreaterpowerC．challengestotheircolleaguesD．chancesforself-development5、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AWinner'sProblem. B．AWinner'ssecret.C．AWinner'sOpportunity. D．AWinner'sAchievement.23．（8分）Breakdancingissettomakeitsfirstdebut(亮相)asanOlympicsportatParis2024,TonyEstanguet,headoftheParisorganizingcommittee,saidonFebruary21st.Skateboarding,sportclimbingandsurfing,whichhavealreadybeenaddedtotheprogrammeforthe2020TokyoOlympics,havebeeninvitedtoreturninParisfouryearslater.TonyEstanguetsaidthechoicesrespondedtoaneedtomaketheOlympics“moreurban”and“moreartistic”.WehavechosentopresenttheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)withthefoursportsbecausetheyarecreative,appealingtoyouthandcompletelyinlinewithourvision.TheyreflectperfectlyParis2024’sidentity.Breakdancingisanexampleofasport“Whichcanbeplayedanywhereandanytimeinurbanandotherenvironment.”Itappearedatthe2018YouthOlympicsinBuenosAiresintheformofhead-to-head“battles”.Incompetitivebreakdancing,“breakers”faceoffin“battles”againsteachother,eitherasindividualsorteams.Breakdancersuseamixofphysicalandartisticskillscombiningelementsfromgymnasticsoracrobatics(杂技).TheIOChadannouncedthatthenumberofcompetitorsatParis2024wouldberestrictedto10,500,whichlimitedtheopportunitytoaddsports.ButtheorganizerssaidtheinclusionofthefoursportsinPariswouldnotnecessitatetheconstructionofpermanentfacilitiesandwouldinvolvejust248competitors,ofwhich32wouldheinbreakdancing.ThesurfingeventsarelikelytobeheldinestablishedsurfcentressuchasBiarritzorLacanauinsouthwestFrance.TheinclusionstillneedtoberubberstampedbytheIOC,whichisexpectedtodecideonwhichsportstoaddinParisafternextyears’TokyoGames.1、Whatdoweknowaboutbreakdancing?A．Itinvolvesmultipleskills.B．It’slimitedtogroupcompetition.C．ItwillshowupinParis2024.D．Itneverappearedintheworldevents.2、WhyhaveParisorganizerschosenthefoursports?A．Becausetheyattractyoungpeople.B．BecausetheyperfectlyreflectParis’identityC．BecausetheymakeParismoreurbanandartistic.D．Becausetheycanbeplayedanytimeandanywhere.3、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A．10,500competitorswillcompeteforthenewsports.B．MoresurfcenterswillbespeciallydesignedforParis2024.C．TheIOCwillrejecttheproposalbecauseofinadequatefacilities.D．Theinclusionwon’trequireadditionalcompetitionspacetohebuilt.4、Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“rubberstamped”inthelastparagraph?A．approved B．canceledC．submitted D．designed24．（8分）Myhouseismadeoutofwood,glassandstone.Itisalsomadeoutofsoftware.Ifyoucometovisit,you’llprobablybesurprisedwhenyoucomein.SomeonewillgiveyouanelectronicPIN(个人身份号码)towear.ThisPINtellsthehousewhoandwhereyouare.Thehouseusesthisinformationtogiveyouwhatyouneed.Whenit’sdarkoutside,thePINturnsonthelightsnearestyou,andthenturnsthemoffasyouwalkawayfromthem.Musicmoveswithyoutoo.Ifthehouseknowsyourfavoritemusic,itplaysit.Themusicseemstobeeverywhere,butinfactotherpeopleinthehouseheardifferentmusicornomusic.Ifyougetatelephonecall,onlythenearesttelephonerings.Ofcourse,youarealsoabletotellthehouseifyouwantsomething.Thereisahomecontrolconsole(控制台),asmallmachinethatturnsthingsonandoffaroundyou.ThePINandtheconsolearenewideas,buttheyareinfactlikemanythingswehavetoday.Ifyouwanttogotoamovie,youneedaticket.IfIgiveyoumycarkeys,youcanusemycar.Thecarworksforyoubecauseyouhavethekeys.MyhouseworksforyoubecauseyouwearthePINorholdtheconsole.Ibelievethattenyearsfromnow，mostnewhomeswillhavethesystemsthatI’veputinmyhouse.ThesystemswillprobablybeevenbiggerandbetterthantheonesI’veputintoday.Iliketotrynewideas.Iknowthatsomeofmyideaswillworkbetterthanothers.ButIhopethatonedayIwillstopthinkingofthesesystemsasnew,andaskmyselfinstead,“HowwillIlivewithoutthem?”1、Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A．Howtodevelopanewsystem.B．ThefunctionofthePIN.C．Ahomeforthefuture.D．Easylifeinthefuture.2、What'sthepurposewhenthewriterwrotethefourthparagraph?A．Toletreadersknowwhyhisideasarenew.B．Toletreadersknowhowspecialhishouseis.C．ToexplaintheimportanceofthePINandtheconsole.D．ToexplainmoreeasilywhatthefunctionsofthePINandtheconsoleare.3、Thewriter’snewhouseisdifferentfromordinaryonesmainlybecause.A．ithasbeencontrolledbycomputersB．youcanmakeatelephonecallanywhereC．ithasyourfavoritemusicfollowingyouD．thewriterisabletochangehisnewideaintopractice4、Whatisthewritermostlikelytobeaccordingtothepassage?A．AnITexpert. B．Afamousdoctor.C．Anidealist. D．Anexperiencedteacher.25．（10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.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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Whenyouconcentrate,youfocusononethingandgetotherthoughtsoutofyourmind.Youconcentrateonschoolwork,onsports,oronsomemusicwhichrequiresserious________effort.Thepointisthatyouthinkofonlyone________atatime,doitandleaveitbehindyou.________toconcentrateisimportant.Anyadultwilltellyouthey________haveatleastadozenthingsontheirminds.Whentheymustcompleteaprojectbyacertaindayandhour,theyconcentrateonitand________severalpeopleintoaworkteam.This________aclearfocusonthework—andongettingotherstodotheir________.Adultshavea(n)________lifewhichmayincludeahusbandorawife,children,andalltheworkofrunningahousehold.Suppermustbe________andthebrokenbackstaircasemustbefixedbeforesomeonegets________.Ifachildissick,heorshemustgotothe________.Withallthesethingsontheirminds,howdoadults________theday?Theyknowtheycannotfightalltheirbattlesatonetime,sotheyconcentrateonthemost________task,getitdone,andgoontothenext.Themartialarts(武术)________youthiskindofconcentration.Todoamovement________,youmustwatchandimitatethemaster.Sinceyoudonotalwaysgetthingsrightthefirsttime,youmustfigureoutyour________andcorrectit.Theinstructoristhereto________,butyouarestillresponsibleforyourpersonalprogress.Asyoumoveupinrank(等级),moreandmoreisdemandedofyou.The________areincreasinglycomplex.Youhave________timeinclassandwanttogetthemostfromit.Butsinceyouhavelearnedtoconcentrateon________movementsandgetthemright,youconfidentlyaccept—andmeet—thesegreaterchallenges.1、A．technical B．political C．mental D．social2、A．opinion B．person C．question D．task3、A．Learning B．Agreeing C．Promising D．Preparing4、A．sometimes B．always C．hardly D．probably5、A．organize B．order C．send D．divide6、A．offers B．changes C．adjusts D．requires7、A．lesson B．favorite C．best D．favor8、A．city B．home C．country D．art9、A．sold B．eaten C．cooked D．bought10、A．hurt B．cheated C．punished D．beaten11、A．professor B．movie C．class D．doctor12、A．referto B．dreamof C．getthrough D．hopefor13、A．pleasant B．hopeful C．difficult D．urgent14、A．teach B．lend C．leave D．spare15、A．quickly B．correctly C．carefully D．graciously16、A．mistake B．pain C．disadvantage D．regret17、A．practice B．pay C．watch D．help18、A．ideas B．cultures C．movements D．situations19、A．fixed B．limited C．appointed D．wasted20、A．direct B．simple C．smart D．Wise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）What1．(be)Englishfor？Somepeopleseemtothinkit’sforpracticinggrammarrulesand2．(learn)listsofwords－the3．(long)thelists，thebetter.That’swrong.Manystudentsknowhundredsofgrammarrules，4．theycan’tspeakcorrectlyor5．(fluent).Theyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Englishistheworkinglanguage.Itiswidely6．(speak)andusedintheworld..BusinessmenandtouristsoftencometoChinawithoutbeingabletospeakChinese.Chinesebusinessmen,taxidriversandstudentstalkwiththemusingEnglish.Englishisalsothelanguageofglobalculture.YoucanlistentoEnglishsongs7．theradio8．useEnglishtocommunicate9．peoplearoundtheworldthroughtheInternet.WithsomanypeoplecommunicatinginEnglisheveryday,10．willbecomemoreandmoreimportanttohaveagoodknowledgeofEnglish.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。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。DearMr、Green,I’mwritingtotellyouhowisgoingoninourschool—abasketballmatchtobeholdingnextmonth、ThematchwillbeplayedamongXinhuaMiddleSchoolBasketballTeamandours、Nowweareorganizingabasketballteam,includedateacherasaplayer、Wehonestthinkyouaretherightone,soI’dlikeinviteyoutojoinourteam、Wehadalsoplannedtodosometrainingtobuildupourphysicalstrengthsandimproveourskills、Iamsureitwillbeagreatfun、Allofusareexpectinghimtocome、Yours,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华。你收到了美国朋友彼得寄来的最新英文小说。请给他回信，要点如下：1.收到小说,表达谢意；2.回赠礼物及其意义；3.邀请来华。注意：1.词数80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、A2、D3、D4、A5、D6、B7、C8、A9、B10、B11、A12、C13、B14、B15、B16、D17、A18、B19、D20、A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、C4、B22、1、A2、C3、A4、D5、B23、1、A2、A3、D4、A24、1、C2、D3、A4、A25、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-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatob