2025届江西省吉安市新干中学高考英语五模试卷含解析

2025届江西省吉安市新干中学高考英语五模试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．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．---DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?---Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch2．Wepackedallthehooksinwoodenboxessothattheydamaged.A．don’tgetB．won’tgetC．didn’tgetD．wouldn’tget3．Icertainlyexpecttobeelectedbeststudentoftheyear.It’sreally________!A．agoodSamaritanB．awetblanketC．afeatherinmycapD．apieceofcake4．---AlanseemsalottallerthanwhenIlastsawhim.---He.He’sgrownafootsinceyousawhiminShanghai.A．is B．willbeC．hasbeen D．was5．Wereallyemphasizetheimportanceofputting______safeguardstopreventchildren’sidentitiesfromfallinginwrongpeople’shands.A．inplaceB．invainC．inquestionD．inearnest6．IkeepthepicturewhereIcanseeiteveryday,remindsmeofthedaysinmyhometown.A．that B．whichC．who D．when7．—Peterhasspenttoomuchtimeonnovelsrecently.—Thatmay____hispoorgradeintheexam.A．accountforB．answerforC．applyforD．standfor8．—Isthereahospitalnearby?Ihurtmyankle,andcannotmovenow.—It’sabout3blocksaway.I_____youthere.A．tookB．takeC．willtakeD．havetaken9．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．apartfromD．insteadof10．Wherehaveyoubeen?—I_______intheheavytraffic.OtherwiseI_______hereearlier.A．havegotstuck;wouldhavecome B．gotstuck;wasC．gotstuck;wouldhavecome D．hadstuck;wouldcome11．----CouldIaskyouaprivatequestion?----Sure,A．pardonmeB．goaheadC．goodideaD．forgetit12．Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．as13．—GoingtowatchtheWomen’sVolleyballMatchonWednesday?—________!Willyougowithme?A．Youbet B．YougotmeC．Youthere D．Youknowbetter14．Citizensare_____toexercisetheirrights,butundernocircumstancescantheyviolateotherpeople’srights.A．ontrack B．onscheduleC．atease D．atliberty15．—You’veagreedtogo,sowhyaren’tyougettingready?—ButI________thatIwasexpectedtosetoffatonce.A．don’trealizeB．didn’trealizeC．haven’trealizedD．hadn’trealized16．Youcangetoffthebusoneortwostops________andwalktherestofthewaytoworkeverydaysoastotakesomeexercise.A．moreearly B．earliest C．early D．earlier17．—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—It’sapity.HowIwishI________timetoattendit.A．had B．have C．hadhad D．havehad18．Whenhewasrunningafterhisbrother,theboylosthis___andhadabadfall.A．balance B．chanceC．memory D．place19．Thebuswouldnothaverunintotheriver________forthebadtemperedlady.A．ifitwerenot B．haditnotbeenC．ifitwouldnotbe D．shoulditnotbe20．TheEnglishinthisstoryhasbeensimplifiedtomakeiteasier_______.A．tobeunderstood B．understood C．understanding D．tounderstand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）Haveyouevercaughtyourselfsaying,"Ihatesmalltalk!"theminuteyouwalkintoaparty?Ifso,youmightbeanintrovert(内向的人).Introvertshatetochatabout"small"subjectswithpeople.Theyarefinewhenyoutalkoneononebutseemtogetlostinthecrowdwhenthere'sagrouparound.Ifyou'retalkingtoanintrovert,youmightfindthatyourfirstfewconversationsgooneoftwoways.Eitherthey'llseemtogetboredandnotsaymuchorthey'llseemtoskateoversmalltalkinfavorofmorein-depthtopics.Whatyouneedtoknowisthattheintrovertisnotbeingrude.It’sjustthattheydon'tlikesmalltalk.Here'swhy.Smalltalkservesasagatewaytowarddeeperconversation.Someintrovertsdon’trealizethatsmalltalkwillactuallyhelpthemgettothebiggertopics.Youdon'tneedtostayonsmalltalkforever.However,sometimesintrovertsfeelthateventheshortamountoftimeittakestogetintotherealconversationisawasteoftime.Smalltalkisveryfast.Someonesayssomethingandthis

shouldbefollowedupwithaquickresponse.Butintrovertsliketochewontheirwordsbeforesayingthemaloud.Beforetheyanswer,they’llmulloverdifferentthoughts.Smalltalkbyitsverynatureinvitesmorepeopletojoinin.Themorepeoplewhojointhe

conversation,themoretheintrovertwilltendtostepback.Asaresult,they’llbequiet.Smalltalkisaboutthrowingoutsubjectsinthehopethatoneormoreofthemcanbeturnedintoacommonpointofinterest.Thelisteninginvolvedwithsmalltalkisnotin-depth.Thepurposeisaboutlistening"lightly"soyoucanfigureouttherighttopicstospendsometimeon.Introvertstendtobegreatlisteners,buttheyuseactivelisteningratherthanlightlistening.Thismakesthemwonderfulfriends,butcanalsomakeitdifficultfornewpeopletounderstandwhythey’resoquiet.1、Howdointrovertsrespondtoachat?A．Theytrytoavoidit.B．Theygetexcitedaboutit.C．Theygiveittheirfullattention.D．Theyfocusonunimportanttopics.2、Whatdoweknowaboutsmalltalk?A．Itgoesslowly.B．Itcostspeoplealotoftime.C．Itcontributestodeepertopics.D．Itmakesnosense.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"mullover"inParagraph3probablymean?A．Giveup. B．Thinkover.C．Writedown. D．Forgetabout.4、Howcanwebecomeagoodtalkerinsmallconversations?A．Figureoutthedeepmeaningofquestions.B．Thinktwicebeforeansweringquestions.C．Trytofindsharedtopics.D．Beaquietlistener.22．（8分）“Birds”and“airports”aretwowordsthat,pairedtogether，don’tnormallypaintthemostharmoniouspicture.SoitreallyraisessomeeyebrowswhenChinaannouncesplanstobuildanairportthatisforbirds.Describedastheworld’sfirst-everbirdairport,theproposedLingangBirdSanctuary(保护区）inthenortherncoastalcityofTianjinis,ofcourse,notanactualairport.Rather，it'sawetlandpreservespecificallydesignedtoaccommodatehundreds-eventhousands-ofdailytakeoffsandlandingsbybirdstravelingalongtheEastAsian-AustralianFlyway.Over50speciesofmigratory(迁徙的）waterbirds，someendangered,willstopandfeedattheprotectedsanctuarybeforecontinuingtheirlongjourneyalongtheflyway.Locatedonaformerlandfillsite，the150-acreairportisalsoopentohumantravelers.(Halfamillionvisitorsareexpectedannually.)However，insteadofduty-freeshopping，themainattractionfornon-egg-layingcreaturesatTianjin’snewestairportwillbeagreen-roofededucationandresearchcenter,aseriesofraised“observationplatforms”andanetworkofscenicwalkingandcyclingpathstotalingover4miles.“TheproposedBirdAirportwillbeagloballysignificantsanctuaryforendangeredmigratorybirdspecies,whileprovidingnewgreenlungsforthecityofTianjin.”AdrianMcGregorofanAustralianlandscapearchitecturefirmexplainedofthedesign.Frequentlyblanketedinsmogsothickthatithasshutdownrealairports,Tianjinisacity---China’sfourthmostpopulous----thatwouldcertainlybenefitfromanewpairofhealthygreenlungs•1、Theunderlinedphrase“non-egg-layingcreatures”inParagraph3refersto?A．Visitors. B．Designers.C．Endangeredwaterbirds. D．Planes.2、Whatdoweknowabouttheairportaccordingtothepassage?A．Peoplecannotwatchbirdsupclosehere.B．Itislocatedona150-acrelandfillsite.C．Itfunctionsasanactualairportandawetlandpreserve.D．Itprovidesmigratorybirdswithfoodandshelter.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Theairportwillbecomeapermanenthomeforbirds.B．Tianjinwillwinworldwidefameinthefuture.C．Tianjin’sairqualitywillimprovethankstotheairport.D．Tianjinwillbeabletoaccommodatemorepeople.4、Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Airportsshutdownandopenup.B．ChinaistoopenthefirstBirdAirport.C．Airportsturnintogreenlungs.D．Birdsarenolongerenemiestoairports.23．（8分）Free,OfficialSourcestoFindUnclaimedMoneyDoesthegovernmentoweyoumoney?Theremightbeunclaimedfundsorpropertywaitingforyoufromsavingsorcheckingaccounts,wagesandpensions,taxrefunds(退款),lifeinsurancepolicies,andalotmore.Companiesmayoffertofindthismoneyforafee.Andscammersmaytrytotrickyouwithfakepromisesofmoneyfromthegovernment.Butyoucanfindyourunclaimedmoneyyourselfforfree.CheckoutUSAGov’slistofofficialsourcestogetstarted:•Searchforunclaimedmoneyandpropertyineverystatewhereyouhavelived.Youcanconductamulti-statesearch,andkeepaneyeoutatstatefairsandevenmalls,wherestatetreasurers(ST)andotherofficialsholdpublicawarenessevents.•Checkforunclaimedfundsfrombankfailuresorunclaimeddepositsfromcreditunionclosures.DidyouhavemoneyinacheckingorsavingsaccountataFederalDepositInsuranceCorporation(FDIC)-insuredfinancialinstitution?Ifthefinancialinstitutionisclosed,youcansearchtheFDICdatabase(数据库)andyouwillmakeit.FDIChasthousandsoftheirbanksacrossthecountryanddeservesyourtrust.•Searchforunclaimedbackwages,pensionmoney,orlifeinsurancefunds.Areyouowedunpaidwagesfromyourcurrentemployer(CP)orapastemployer(PP)?ChecktheLaborDepartment’sWageandHourDivision’srecordstoseeifyouhavemoneywaitingtobeclaimed.Youalsomaybeowedapensionifacompanyyouworkedforwentoutofbusinessorendedadefinedplan.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Itislikelythatseveralstatesowemoneytoyou.B．Mallsmightwitnesspublicawarenessevents.C．Scammersarealwaysreadytohelpyouforfree.D．Yourpastemployermightoweyouunpaidwages.2、Theorganizationenablingconsumerstoconfidentlyplacemoneymaybe______.A．ST B．CPC．PP D．FDIC24．（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）BertKatz,myfather-in-law,celebratedhis90thbirthdayinNovember2016.BertlovedsportsandwasanenthusiasticYankees(anAmericanprofessionalbaseballteambasedintheNewYorkCity)fan,soitwasnowonderthatovertheyears,hewasanavid(热切的）listenertoWFANradioand,inparticular,theafternoonshowhostedbyMikeFrancesa.Berthadhealthissuesinhislateryearsthatlimitedhismobility,andwhenhelosthiseyesightthreeyearsago,hisattachmenttohisradioandFrancesabecamemorepronounced.HejustlovedlisteningtoMiketalkaboutsportsandhisYankeeseachafternoon.Thosehoursbroughthimsomuchpleasure.Ofcourse,MikewillbeleavingDec.15,2017after30yearsatthestation.MikelivesinthesamecommunitywhereIworkonLongIsland,andIhavegottentoknowhimoverthepast20years.Sowhenmyfather-in-lawwasapproachinghisspecialbirthdaytheyearbeforelastyear,IaskedMikeforafavor:tocallBertandwishhimahappybirthday.Mikeagreedwithouthesitation.Twodaysbeforethespecialday,Mikestoppedatmyworkplace.IcalledBertathisnursinghomeandputMikeonthephone.ItwasacompletesurprisetoBert.Mikespentmorethan10minuteswishingBertahappybirthday,andofcourse,talkingabouttheYankees.WhenmyfamilycelebratedBert’sbirthdaytwodayslater,hecouldn’tstoptalkingaboutthephonecall.Overhislifetime,hesaiditwasoneofthenicestthingsanyonehadeverdoneforhim.Unfortunately,Bert’shealthdeclinedlastyearandhepassedawayJuly13,2017.Buteveninhisfinalmonthsinthehospitalandnursinghome,healwayshadaradiosettoWFANtolisteneachafternoontoMikeFrancesa.Andhealsohadthememoryofthatspecialphonecallforhis90thbirthday.1、WhathabitdidBertkeepforyears?A．Playingbaseball.B．Listeningtoasportsprogram.C．Checkinghiseyesightregularly.D．LeadingorganizedcheeringfortheYankees.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pronounced”inParagraph2mean?A．Obvious.B．Unusual.C．Important.D．Understandable.3、Whatwordcandescribetheauthor?A．Honest.B．Caring.C．Patient.D．Independent.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Aspecialgift.B．Thecallfinallyarrived.C．Thebigdreamcametrue.D．Anunforgettablebirthdayparty.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）NewgeneticanalysishasrevealedthatmanyAmazontreespeciesarelikelytosurvivehuman-madeclimatewarminginthecomingcentury,contrarytopreviousfindingsthattemperatureincreaseswouldcausethemtodieout.Astudy,1inthelatesteditionofEcologyandEvolution,revealsthe2ageofsomeAmazoniantreespecies--morethan8millionyears--and3showsthattheyhavesurvivedpreviousperiodsaswarmasmanyoftheglobalwarmingimaginedperiods4fortheyear2100.Theauthorswritethat,havingsurvivedwarmperiodsinthepast,thetreeswill5survivefuturewarming,providedtherearenoothermajorenvironmentalchanges.6extremedroughtsandforestfireswillimpactAmazoniaastemperatures7,thetreeswillstandthedirectimpactofhighertemperatures.Theauthors8thataswellasreducinggreenhousegasemissionstominimizetheriskofdroughtandfire,conservationpolicyshouldremain9onpreventingdeforestation（采伐森林）foragricultureandmining.Thestudydisagreeswithotherrecentresearcheswhichpredictedtreespecies’extinctions10relativelysmallincreasesinglobalaverageairtemperatures.Studyco-authorDrSimonLewis(UCLGeography)saidthe11weregoodnewsforAmazontreespecies,butwarnedthatdroughtandover-exploitationoftheforestremainedmajor12totheAmazon’sfuture.DrLewissaid:“Thepastcannotbecompareddirectlywiththefuture.whiletreespeciesseemlikelyto13higherairtemperaturesthantoday,theAmazonforestisbeingtransformedforagricultureand14,andwhatremainsisbeingdegradedbylogging,andincreasinglysplitupbyfieldsandroads.“Specieswillnotmoveasfreelyintoday’sAmazonastheydidinpreviouswarmperiods,whentherewasnohuman15.Similarly,today’sclimatechangeisextremelyfast,makingcomparisonswithslowerchangesinthepast16.”“Withaclearer17oftherelativeriskstotheAmazonforest,we18thatdirecthumanimpacts--suchasforestclearancesforagricultureormining--shouldremainakeypointofconservationpolicy.Wealsoneedmoreaggressive19toreducegreenhousegasemissionsinordertomakeminimumtheriskofdroughtandfireimpactsand20thefutureofmostAmazontreespecies.”1、A．advertised B．described C．published D．presented2、A．frightening B．surprising C．exciting D．interesting3、A．still B．nevertheless C．however D．therefore4、A．assess B．confirm C．forecast D．promise5、A．particularly B．probably C．merely D．possibly6、A．Since B．Although C．When D．If7、A．rise B．change C．drop D．end8、A．consider B．decide C．guarantee D．recommend9、A．based B．built C．focused D．made10、A．inrelationto B．inresponseto C．inreplyto D．inreferenceto11、A．findings B．thoughts C．inventions D．writings12、A．threats B．disadvantages C．embarrassments D．instructions13、A．accept B．tolerate C．permit D．Require14、A．farming B．planting C．catering D．mining15、A．power B．influence C．desire D．violence16、A．difficult B．clear C．easy D．important17、A．belief B.direction C．understanding D．suggestion18、A．doubt B．conclude C．calculate D．prefer19、A．thought B．guidance C．protection D．action20、A．secure B．advance C．sacrifice D．evaluate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）语法填空Thereareallkindsof1．(festival)throughouttheworld，festivalstosatisfyandpleasetheancestors，tohonoursomefamouspeople2．importantevents，andtoexpresspeople’sgratitudetotheGodforbringingthemayearofplenty.Forexample，JapaneseobserveObon,whenpeoplegotocleangravesandlightincenseinmemoryoftheirancestors.3．India，October2isanationalfestivaltohonourMohandasGandhi，whohelpedIndiabecomean4．(depend)country.AndinChinatheSpringFestival,5．iscelebratedinJanuaryorFebruary，isthe6．(much)energeticandimportantbecauseitisafestivalthat7．(look)forwardtothecomingofspring.Whyareallthesefestivalseverywhere？Becauseduringthefestivals，peoplecangettogether8．(eat)，drinkandhavefunwitheachother,9．(forget)allthe10．(day)strugglesanddemandsforawhile.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（ˆ），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。Thismorning,I,togetherwithmyparents,gotothesecond-handbookmarketnearmyhome、Thereweresomuchpeoplethatwehadtopushtheirwaythroughthecrowd、Thoughthemarketwasterriblynoisy,butwefeltquitepleasingtobeabletopickupareallygoodbargain、Justaswewerereadyleave,however,aheavyrainbegantopourdown、Insteadofseekshelter,myparentssuggestedwehelpacoupleofstallownerpacktheirbooks、Underourhelp,allthebookswerefreefromtherain、Ourtimelyhelpwasgreatappreciated、97第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你写一封信给你的外国朋友Tom，告诉他关于上个周末学校组织学生一起去当地敬老院做志愿者服务活动的相关情况。要点：1.学校发出倡议，要求学生积极参加志愿者服务活动；2.活动中的内容及自身的感受；3.欢迎Tom来中国参观旅游。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使上下文连贯。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、D3、C4、A5、A6、B7、A8、C9、A10、C11、B12、A13、A14、D15、B16、D17、C18、A19、B20、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、A2、C3、B4、C22、1、A2、D3、C4、B23、1、C2、D24、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!MelbourneF