2025届贵州省安顺市英语高三上期末达标测试试题含解析

2025届贵州省安顺市英语高三上期末达标测试试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．Thetwobrotherslooksomuchalikethatitisdifficultto______.A．tellthemfrom B．tellfromthemC．tellapartthem D．tellthemapart2．Hecouldn’tmakehisvoice______abovethenoiseofthe

traffic.A．tohearB．hearingC．heardD．hear3．Andrewlivesaloneandenjoysthecompanyofapetcat_______he’sgrownsofond.A．which B．inwhichC．ofwhich D．when4．Asa(n)________andeffectivemethod,expresswaynoisebarrierisaprimarymeasureusedtoreducetrafficnoise.A．correctional B．flexible C．economical D．investigative5．Alotofsuggestionswereputforwardatthemeeting,but______waspractical.A．nothingB．noneC．neitherD．noone6．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．asD．that7．Ifit________forhergreathelpthen,IwouldnotstudyEnglishsowellnow.A．hasn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．hadn’tbeen D．isn’t8．Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatstudentsshouldbe____________intermsofoverallquality.A．supported B．matchedC．evaluated D．controlled9．ClassTwo,ourclassbecametheBasketballChampionofourschool.A．Beating B．tobeat C．Beatenby D．Havingbeaten10．---I’llpayavisittoHongKong.Wouldyoumindkeepinganeyeonmyhouse?---Notatall.______.A．I’drathernot B．I’dbehappyC．I’venotime D．I’dliketo11．Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit12．---Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.---Idid_________.Igotfullmark.A．noless B．notless C．notworse D．noworse13．Thereasonwhyheadaptedtothenewsituationsquicklyisthathehada________attitude.A．changeableB．stableC．movableD．flexible14．WithMother'sDayaroundthecorner，Ihavetakensomemoneyoutofthebank_____________presentsformymother.A．buy B．tobuyC．buying D．havingbought15．Sopopular_____inhisadoptedhometownthathehasbeennamedhonorarycitizenofBeijing.A．StephonMarburyisB．StephonMarburywillbeC．isStephonMarburyD．willStephonMarburybe16．—Didyoupassyourdrivingtest?—Yes,otherwiseI________tothepicnicnextmonth.A．couldn'tdrive B．couldn'thavedrivenC．won'tdrive D．wouldn'thavedriven17．Notuntiltheyleftschool________howmuchtheirteacherslovedthemandhelpedthem.A．theyrealized B．didtheyrealizedC．thewouldrealized D．hadtheyrealized18．Thedoctor’sdilemmawas_____heshouldtellthepatientthetruth.A．whether B．whichC．that D．what19．—Isitenoughtofinishtheformforapassport,Madam?—Yourpassportapplicationformshouldbe________bytworecentphotos.A．updated B．accompaniedC．established D．identified20．--Areyouhappywiththislaboratory?--Notalittle.Wecan’thave________.A．aworseone B．anicerone C．aworstone D．anicestone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）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.22．（8分）Reducingplasticwasteisn'teasybecausethecheapmaterialisfoundinalmosteveryhouseholditem.Now,adeliciousandnutritioussolutionhascomeuptohelpreduceourdependenceonthisenvironmentalhazard.DavidChristian,theco-founderofEvoware,saystheideaofcreatingthebiodegradable(生物降解的)productscamefromconcernatthecountry'shighpollutionrate.Indonesiaishometofouroftheworld'sworstpollutedrivers.Sincesingle-usepackagingisalargecontributortotheproblem,Evowaredecidedtodealwiththatfirst.Afterinvestigatingvariousmaterials,thecompanysettledonseaweed.Unlikecorn,commonlyusedforbiodegradablecontainers,seaweeddoesnotrequireresourceslikewaterorlargeamountsofspace.SinceIndonesianfarmersalreadyharvestmoreseaweedthantheycansell,it'seasyforthecompanytofindthematerial.Thoughtheywillnotrevealtheirproductionprocess,Evowaresaystheseaweedpackagingcontainsnochemicalsandissafetoconsume.Thecompanyhasalsoinventedsingle-usecups,whichcanbreakdown30daysafterthey'rethrownaway.Whilereplacingplasticwiththeseaweedproductsmayseemappealingtomostofus,itisahard-sellinIndonesia.AccordingtoChristian,“Theawarenesstoreducesingle-useplasticisstillverylow.Thismakesourbioplasticunnecessary.”Alsoafactoristhecost,whichishigherthanusingplastic.Hopefully,EvowarewillsucceedinconvincingIndonesiansandpeopleworldwidethatswitchingtotheirproductswillbehelpfultoprotectingourbeautifulplanet.1、WhatproblemdidEvowaredecidetodealwithfirst?A．Waystocleanthefourworstpollutedrivers.B．Howtodealwithsingle-usepackaging.C．Meanstocontributetothecountry'seconomy.D．Whatnutritiousmaterialsforpeopletouse.2、WhydidEvowarechooseseaweed?A．Itcouldbefoundeverywhereinhiscountry.B．Itwasmostcommonlyusedforpackaging.C．Itdidn'trequiremuchspaceandwaseasytoget.D．Itgrewthicklyinmostofthepollutedrivers.3、WhatcanweinferfromChristian'swords?A．Sometimesit'shardtogetpeopletoreducetheuseofplastics.B．Theirseaweedproductshavewongovernmentsupport.C．Theirnewproductshavereceivedworldwidepopularity.D．Thecostofmakingseaweedproductswillbeloweredsoon.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hard-sell”(inPara.5)referto?A．Somethinglastinglong. B．Somethingcommonlyseen.C．Somethingeasytoget. D．Somethinghardtoaccept.23．（8分）Forthelongesttime,AmberAustwickwasunabletospeak.Infact,ittookadonkeytoinspireherfirstwords.Amber,a6-year-oldgirlinBirmingham,England,wasbornprematurely,alongwithhertwinsister,Hope,inJune2010.Bothbabiessufferedseverebleedingintheirlungs,butHopegotstrongerwhileAmberneededalife-savingtracheotomy（气管切开术）thatrestrictedairtovocalcords（声带）.Asaresult,shewasabletobreathe,butunabletospeak.Butthatchangedthreeyearsago,whenAmber'smom,TracyAustwick,tookhertoananimalshelter.ItwastherethatAmbermetShocks,adonkeythathadbeenrescuedfromabuse.“Itwasquitescaryreally,”TracyAustwicksaid.“ShockswasinthestadiumandtheridinginstructortooklittleAmbertohimandIfounditscaryformebecauseShockswassomuchbiggerthanher.”“ButAmberwasn'tscaredandShockswasreallyexcitedtomeetherandthey'vekeptthatbondeversince.”ThebondissostrongthatwhenAmberwasreadytosayherfirstwords,shesaidthemtoShocks:“Iloveyou.”Amber'smotherwasshockedthatherdaughterspoketoShocks.“Itwassuchanemotionalmoment.Icouldn'tbelievemydaughterhadfinallyfoundhervoice,”shesaid.“OnceshemetShockshebroughtheroutofhershell,she'salotmoreconfidentwithhimandwithfriendsatschoolwhoshelovestotalktoabouthimandthedonkeyshelter.”AlthoughShocksstilllivesattheshelter,he'spartoftheAustwickfamily.“AmberwillalwaysvisitShocksandshestillseeshimwhenevershecan,”Tracysaid.1、Whatdothetwinsistershaveincommon?A．Theywereborndeafanddumb.B．Theyhadvocalcordinjured.C．Theysufferedphysicalabuse.D．Theyhadseverelungproblems.2、ThebondwithShocksmadeAmber______.A．likegoingtothedonkeyshelterwithhergoodfriendsB．fearanimalsnolongeranddaretogetclosetothemC．becomemoreconfidentandwillingtotalktopeopleD．fightagainstherlungdiseasebravely3、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ShocksHelpsAmbertoRecoverfromHerLungBleedingB．ANewMedicalCureIsAppliedtoRescuethePatientsC．AmberHasDevelopedaStrongBondwithHerFriendsD．GirlWhoCouldn'tSpeakTellsADonkey“ILoveYou”24．（8分）AGoodNight’sSleepSleepplaysavitalroleingoodhealthandwell-beingthroughoutyourlife．Whileyou’resleeping,yourbrainisformingnewpathwaystohelpyoulearnandrememberinformation.Althoughweallknowtheimportanceofgettingagoodnight'ssleep,notallofusknowthebestwayofgettingit.Asleepexpert,PhilAtherton,gavesometoptipsforgettingthemostoutofthenight,whichwillleaveyoureadyforactioninthemorning.AccordingtoPhilAtherton,noteatingalargemealbeforebedtimeisimportantforgettingagoodnight’ssleep.Thetimedifferencebetweeneatingandsleepingshouldbeatleastthreehours.Soyou'dbetteravoideatinganyfoodthreehoursbeforebed,asitwillloweryourbloodsugarduringsleepandhelpminimizedamagefromtoomuchsugarfloatingaround.It’salsoimportanttofindwaystoprepareyourbodyforsleep.Youcanfollowaroutineliketryingnottoexposeyourselftotoomuchartificiallightwithin1hourbeforebed,asyourbrainuseslighttohelpsetinternal“bodyclock”.Althoughitmightseemunnaturaltoscheduleyoursleep,thepurposeistosendasignaltoyourbodyandmindthatit'stimetosleep.Anotherwaytoprepareyourbodyforsleepistogetintoarelaxedstatebytakingabathorlisteningtosoftmusic.Bothofthemwillhelptotakethemindoffthedaytimepressures.Havingasuitablebed,especiallyasuitablemattress(床垫),isnecessaryforagoodnight'ssleep.Sleepisapersonalizedactivity,andwealladoptdifferentsleepingpositions.Findingthemattressthatsuitsyouwillreducebackpainsthatcanresultfromapoorsleepingposition.Thebedshouldbefourtosixincheslongerthanitstallestuser,allowingforspacetomovearound.Therecentresearchisprettyclearthatagoodnight’ssleepinamajorcomponentofgoodhealth.Sincethestartofthe21stcentury,studieshavelinkedalackofsleeptomanydiseases,suchasdiabetesandobesity.Takingactionnowwillleadtolong-termbenefitsforyouandthosearoundyou.1、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthepassage?A．Whentostartasoundsleep.B．Howtogetagoodnight'ssleep.C．Whattodowithsleepproblems.D．Whytoformagoodhabitofsleeping.2、Accordingtotheauthor,beforegoingtosleep,you’dbetter________.A．freeyourselffromtensionB．checkyourbloodsugarC．relieveyourpaininthebackD．recordyourbiologicalclock3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A．Noteatingfood.B．Takingameal.C．Notsleepingwell.D．Havingagoodsleep.4、Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthepassage?CP:CentralPointP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要点)C:ConclusionA．B．C．D．25．（10分）Thepastagesofmanhaveallbeencarefullylabeledbyanthropologists（人类学家）.Descriptionslike“Paleolithic(旧石器时代)Man”,“Neolithic(新石器时代)Man”,etc.,neatlysumupwholeperiods.Whenthetimecomesforanthropologiststoturntheirattentiontothetwenty-firstcentury,theywillsurelychoosethelabel“LeglessMan”.Historiesofthetimewillgosomethinglikethis:“Inthetwenty-firstcentury,peopleforgothowtousetheirlegs.Menandwomenmovedaboutincars,busesandtrainsfromaveryearlyage.Therewereliftsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalking.Andthesurprisingthingisthattheydidn’tusetheirlegsevenwhentheywentonholiday.Theybuiltcablerailways,ski-liftsandroadstothetopofeveryhugemountain.Allthebeautyspotsonearthwereruinedbythepresenceoflargecarparks.”Thefuturehistorybooksmightalsorecordthatwelosttherightofusingoureyes.Inourhurrytogetfromoneplacetoanother,wefailedtoseeanythingontheway.Airtravelgivesyouabird’s-eyeviewoftheworldorevenlessifthewingoftheaircrafthappenstogetinyourway.Whenyoutravelbycarortrain,theunclearpictureofthecountrysideconstantlyslidesoverthewindow.Whenyoumentionthemostimpressiveplace-namesintheworld,thetypical21stcenturytraveleralwayssays“I’vebeenthere.”—meaning“Idrovethroughitat100milesanhouronthewaytosomewhereelse.”Whenyoutravelathighspeeds,thepresentmeansnothing:youlivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplace.Butactualarrival,whenitisachieved,ismeaningless.Youwanttomoveonagain.Bytravelinglikethis,youskipallexperience.Thetraveleronfoot,ontheotherhand,livesinthepresent.Forhimtravelingandarrivingareoneandthesamething:hearrivessomewherewitheverystephemakes.Heexperiencesthepresentmomentwithhiseyes,hisearsandthewholeofhisbody.Attheendofhisjourneyhefeelsadeliciousphysicaltiredness.Satisfyingsleepwillbehis:thejustrewardofalltruetravelers.1、Anthropologistsnamemannowadays“LeglessMan”because_________.A．peopleprefercars,busesandtrainsB．peopletravelwithoutusinglegsC．liftspreventpeoplefromwalkingD．peopleusetheirlegslessandless2、Accordingtothepassage,whatmightmakepeoplelosetherightofusingtheireyes?A．Themodernmeansoftransportation.B．Abird’s-eyeviewoftheworld.C．Theunclearsightfromthevehicles.D．Thefast-pacedlifestyle.3、Fromthepassage,weknowtravelingathighspeedsmeans_________.A．appreciatingbeautifulsceneryB．experiencinglifeskillsC．focusingonthenextdestinationD．feelingphysicaltiredness4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A．Moderntransportationdeviceshavereplacedlegs.B．Travelingmakestheworldasmallplace.C．Human’shistorydevelopsveryfast.D．Thebestwaytotravelisonfoot.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）Duringmysecondyearatthecitycollege，Iwastoldthattheeducationdepartmentwasofferinga"free"course,calledThinkingChess,forthreecredits.I1theideaoftakingtheclassbecause,afterall,whodoesn'twantto2afewdollars?Morethanthat,I'dalwayswantedtolearnchess.And,evenifIweren’t3enoughaboutfreecredits,newsaboutour4wasappealingenoughtome.Hewasaninternationalgrandmaster,which5Iwouldbelearningfromoneofthegame's6.Icouldhardlywaitto7him.MauriceAshleywaskindandsmart,aformergraduatereturningtoteach,andthis8wasnogameforhim:hemeantbusiness.Inhisintroduction,hemadeit9thatourcreditswouldbehard-earned.Inorderto10theclass,amongothercriteria,wehadtowriteapaperonhowweplanto11whatwewouldlearninclasstoourfutureprofessionsand,12,toourlives.ImanagedtogetanAinthat13andlearnedlifelessonsthathaveservedmewellbeyondthe14.TenyearsaftermychessclasswithAshley,I'mstillputtingtousewhathe15me:“Theabsolutemostimportant16thatyoulearnwhenyouplaychessishowtomakegood17.Oneverysinglemoveyouhaveto18asituation,processwhatyouropponent(对手）isdoingand19thebestmovefromamongallyouroptions.”Thesewordsstillringtruetodayinmy20asajournalist.1、A．putforwardB．jumpedatC．triedoutD．turneddown2、A．wasteB．earnC．saveD．pay3、A．excitedB．worriedC．movedD．tired4、A．titleB．competitorC．textbookD．instructor5、A．urgedB．demandedC．heldD．meant6、A．fastestB．easiestC．bestD．rarest7、A．interviewB．meetC．challengeD．beat8、A．chanceB．qualificationC．honorD．job9、A．realB．perfectC．clearD．possible10、A．attendB．passC．skipD．observe11、A．addB．exposeC．applyD．compare12、A．eventuallyB．naturallyC．directlyD．normally13、A．gameB．presentationC．courseD．experiment14、A．criterionB．classroomC．departmentD．situation15、A．taughtB．wroteC．questionedD．promised16、A．factB．stepC．mannerD．skill17、A．gradesB．decisionsC．impressionsD．comments18、A．analyzeB．describeC．rebuildD．control19、A．announceB．signalC．blockD．evaluate20、A．roleB．desireC．concernD．behavior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）Hardlycanyousucceed1．doingsomethingverywellthefirsttimeyoudoit.Therefore,whenyoudosomethingforthefirsttime,itistimetogiveuptheideaofperfection.IrememberthefirsttimeIdroveacarintrafficafter2．（get）mydriver’slicense.Iwasverynervousinthatheavytraffic--mydrivingstyle3．（show）thatIwasn’taveryconfidentdriver.NowIammuchmore4．(experience)asadriver.AlthoughIstilldon’tconsider5．(me)aperfectone,I’mmuchmoreconfidentbehindthewheelthan6．IwaswhenIstarted.Ingeneral,itisuselessworkinghardfordoingsomething7．（perfect）whenyoudoitforthefirsttime.You8．(be)settingthebarsohighthatyoujustfeelbadwhenyouareunabletomeetthelevelyouhaveset.Also,perfectionisjustanotherway9．(delay),sotryingtobeperfectisjust10．wasteoftime.Youshouldworkhardforexcellenceinstead.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（∧），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。Inmymind,Icouldneverfancyhowtensecondoflifecouldchangeaperson’sviewforhiswholeexistence.AfewyearsagoIexperiencetheworstmomentinmylife.Iwasdrivinghomethatafternoon.Unfortunately,Ididn’tmakeithomeasusuallybecauseIhadacaraccident.WhileIwasdriving,allofasudden,butthecarinfrontofmestopped.Mycarimmediatelyranintoit.Luckily,Iwasn’tserioushurt.ThataccidentchangedwayIdriveandtheytaughtmeavaluablelesson.Ialsocametotheconclusionwhichlifeneedstobetreasuring.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的朋友Alex在英语学习上遇到一些困难，上课听不懂，几次考试都不及格，他很苦恼，感到自卑。请你给他写封信，谈谈你的看法和建议。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、D2、C3、C4、C5、B6、C7、C8、C9、D10、D11、B12、D13、D14、B15、C16、A17、B18、A19、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、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’sculturalcapitalhas