2025届广东揭阳市惠来县第一中学高三下学期一模考试英语试题含解析

2025届广东揭阳市惠来县第一中学高三下学期一模考试英语试题考生请注意：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．Yet_______intheprocessofdevelopmentdidtheystoptoconsidertheimpactoftheir“progress”onnature.A．innotimeB．atnopointC．aslikelyasnotD．moreoftenthannot2．ManypeoplefallintopanicduetotheearthquakeandtsunamiinJapanbutexpertsdon’texpectthistobe________aspropermeasureshavebeentaken.A．compulsory B．contemporary C．temporary D．permanent3．Yourdonationgreatlyappreciatedandthemoneywillbeusedtohelpthestudentsfrompoorfamilies.A．hasbeenB．isC．wasD．hadbeen4．Asitseconomyismaturing，China’s_________agreaterroleincriticalissueslikeclimateanddevelopment.A．definingB．assumingC．guaranteeingD．assuring5．Peterishelpingsettablesinthehall,whereJohn’sbirthdayparty________.A．isholdingB．hasheldC．isheldD．willbeheld6．Ascientist’sattempttoproducetheworld’sfirstgene-editedbabies_____areimmunetoHIVhassparkedcontroversyinacademiaandthepublic.A．as B．whoC．whom D．whose7．Wehaveonlytwentyminutesleft，sopleasegettothepointanddon’tsayanythingthatisn’t________toourproblem.A．relevantB．sensitiveC．familiarD．similar8．Youneverreallyunderstandaperson________youconsiderthingsfromhispointofview.A．if B．onceC．as D．until9．Ifithadnotbeenfortheheroes’contributionsandsacrifices,we_____suchahappylife.A．wouldn’thaveled B．wouldn’tbeleadingC．haven’tled D．arenotleading10．—Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethingimportanttotellyou.—OK,________youmakeitshort.Iwillhavetofinishthisreportbeforenoon.A．nowthatB．assoonasC．everytimeD．aslongas11．—HowdidyoulikeJohn’sexhibitionofpaintingslastweekend?—Totellyouthetruth,hispaintingsdidn’t________memuch.A.referto B．appealto C．belongto D．occurto12．Everythingwasplacedexactly________hewanteditforthegraduationceremony.A．theplacewhere B．whenC．where D．inwhich13．Eggs,meat,vegetablesandotherfoodscaneasilybepoisonedbymicroorganismssuchas______.A．phenomena B．dilemma C．diploma D．bacteria14．Inmyopinion,one’sindividualincomedoesnotwhollyreflecttheextent________one’sself-valueandsocialvaluearerealized.A．ofwhich B．withwhichC．onwhich D．towhich15．Childrenwhoarenotactiveor_____dietishighinfatwillgainweightquickly.A．what B．whoseC．which D．that16．—IgotthatjobIwantedatthepubliclibrary.—___________!That’sgoodnews.A．Goahead B．Cheers C．Congratulations D．Comeon17．---Whereistheplane？Ican'tseeit.---Itwentoffits________________tokeepawayfromthesuddenstorm.A．course B．roadC．flight D．direction18．_______,thedancerspractisehardtomaketheirdreamscometrue. A．InsteadofbeingdisabledB．Beingdisabled C．DisabledastheyareD．Incaseofbeingdisabled19．Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungladies,figuresmostarefineenough,aregoingonadiet.A．who B．whoseC．ofwhose D．ofwhom20．goesupmustcomedown,andgasolinepricesarecomingdownfastinsomepartsofAmerica.A．WhereB．WhatC．WhichD．That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）It’snotcommonthatagrandmotheraged89iscrownedQueenofIcebergsinnorthAmerica,butwhenitdoeshappenit’squitethesight.OnarecenttriptoIceland,JudithStrengbecamethatgrandmaafterhersonattemptedtotakeaphotographofhersittingonanicestructurethatlookslikeathrone(宝座)atDiamondBeachinJokul.ShortlyafterStrengsatdowntopose,thepieceoficebrokeoffandfloatedintothewater.“Ithoughtitwassafe.Onegirlhadbeenonitandthentwogirlsatthesametime,anditwasverysecurewiththem.WhenIgotonit,itstartedtoshakeandawavewascomingin.Averylargewavecameinandmadethethronekindofshake,andIcouldtellthatIwasslippingoff,”StrengtoldABCNews.Streng’sstorywenthotafterher24-year-oldgranddaughterCatherinetweetedatextmessageexchangeshehadwithherfatherabouttheincident.“MygrandmotheralmostgotlostatseainIcelandtoday!”Catherine,whoteachesEnglishinSeoul,SouthKorea,explainedviaTwitterthatherfatherdescribedthescenevividly.HehasaPhDinEnglish,anddescribedtheeventinthefollowingwords,“Sheclimbedtothethroneafterawavehadpulledbackandleftitbrieflyexposedonthebeach.Thenawavewashedinandremovedtheicethrone,rockingitfromsidetoside.Whenthewaveleft,itliftedthethroneandcarriedheroutintotheseawiththetide.”LuckilyfortheStrengfamily,Randy,alicensedboatcaptainfromFloridawithknowledgeofwaterrescuestrategieswitnessedthewholething,andwasabletosavetheday.1、Wherewasthegrandmawhenhersonwastakingapictureforher?A．Onacrown. B．Inaniceboat.C．Atathronebeach. D．Onaniceberg.2、HowdidCatherinespreadthisaccident?A．Bydrawingavividpicture.B．Byexchangingtweeteraccount.C．BytalkingwithherfatherinSeoul.D．Bypostingthetextmessageexchangewithherfather.3、Whosavedthegrandmother?A．Catherine. B．Streng.C．Randy. D．Judith.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．TakingPicturesMustbeVeryDangerousB．AGrandmaFloatedouttotheSeaonanIcebergC．AnOptimisticFamilyWhoLoveIcebergD．TheLicensedBoatCaptainWentHotSlowly22．（8分）In2016,ateamofJapanesescientistsfoundbacteriacapableofbreakingdownand“eating”oneoftheworld’smostpopularplastics-polyethyleneterephthalate(PET).Itwasvaluedasapotentialbreakthroughatthetime.ButanewdiscoverycameasateamofBritishscientistsexaminedanenzyme(酶)producedbytheJapanesebacteriatofindoutmoreaboutitsstructure.Whileoperatingthestructuretobetterunderstandhowitworked,theyaccidentallycreatedthechangedenzymethat’sevenmoreefficientatbreakingdownplasticbottles.Theresearchersarenowworkingtofurtherimprovetheenzymesoitcanbeusedonanindustrialscale.It’spossiblethatwithinthenextfewyearstherecouldbeanindustriallypossibleprocessforturningPETintoothersubstancessoitcanberecycled.Theabilitytoscaleuptheprocesswillbeimportant.Plasticpollutionisfastbecomingoneofthebiggestenvironmentalissuesofourtime.Morethan1millionplasticbottlesareboughtaroundtheworldeveryminute.MostofthesebottlesaremadefromPET，whichcantakeupto00yearstobiodegrade(生物降解),andmanyareleftintheoceans.OverhalfofglobalPETwasteisnotcollectedforrecyclingandonly7percentofbottlesarerecycledintonewbottles.Somescientistssaythebreakthrough,thoughpromising,isnowherenearenoughtosolveourpollutioncrisis.Theseenzymesarenotabundantlypresentinnature.Soyouwouldneedtoproducetheenzymefirst,thenaddittothePETplastictodegradeit.”Thisislikelytobeaslowprocess.IfyouhavegonethroughthetroubleofcollectingthePETwaste,thenthereareclearlyfarbetterwaystorecycleitorburnitforenergy,”saidWim,headoftheIndustrialBiotechnologyCenter.Hesuggestedtheuseofcommerciallyavailablebiodegradablebioplasticswouldstillbeabetterbet.1、WhatunexpecteddiscoverydidtheBritishscientistsmake?A．Aneffectivewaytodealwithplasticwaste.B．ApotentialsolutionincollectingPETwaste.C．Thewaytounderstandthestructureofenzymebetter.D．TherealvalueofthediscoverybyJapanesescientists.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“theprocess”inParagraph3actuallyreferto?A．Theprocesstofindtheenzyme.B．Theprocesstomakemoreplastics.C．TheprocesstoreducethePETwaste.D．TheprocesstoproducekindofnewPET.3、WhatistheproblemaboutrecyclingthePETwaste?A．Largequantitiesofplasticbottlesareused.B．OceanplasticwasteishardertobiodegradeC．MostofthePETwasteisleftwithouttreatment.D．MostoftheplasticproductsaremadefromPET.4、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A．Theenzymedoesnotexistinnature.B．Theenzymehashelpedtosolvetheplasticproblems.C．Burningplasticwasteforenergyisnowthebestwaytoridit.D．WehavealongwaytogotousetheenzymetorecyclePETwaste.23．（8分）ThisMonday,thenationwillstarttocelebratePresidents’Day,justsevendaysbeforeGeorgeWashington’sbirthday.Everyoneagreesthatdayisaholiday,butisitjusttocelebrateGeorgeWashington’sBirthday?WhataboutAbrahamLincoln?SomegovernmentofficescallitPresidents’Day.OtherssaytheholidayisofficiallyWashington’sBirthday.Confusedyet?GeorgeWashingtonwaselectedthecountry’sfirstPresidentonApril30,1789.Soonafter,Americansbeganpubliclycelebratinghisbirthday.PresidentialhistorianssaytheactualdateofGeorgeWashington’sbirthisFebruary11,1732.Butachangeinthecalendarsystem20yearslatershiftedalldates，makingWashington’sbirthdayFebruary22,whichisnowwellaccepted.In1879,CongressmadeWashington’sbirthdayanofficialfederalholiday.Itwasthefirstfederalholidaytocelebrateanindividual’sbirthday.In1968,CongresspassedtheMondayHolidaysAct,whichmovedtheholidaytothethirdMondayinFebruary.Thenewlawdidnotchangetheholiday’sname.ItwasstillcalledWashington’sBirthday,eventhoughsomelawmakerswantedtocallitPresidents’DaytoincludeAbrahamLincoln,whoseactualbirthdayisFebruary12.ManypeoplearguethattheholidayshouldcelebrateallpastPresidents.TheyfeelLincolnshouldbehonoredforhisroleinpreservingthenationduringtheCivilWarandhelpingtofreeslaves.OthersfeeltheholidayshouldonlyhonorWashington,thecountry’sfirstPresident.TheysayshiftingthefocusawayfromWashingtonwouldmeanfuturegenerationsofkidswouldnotknowabouttheFatherofOurCountry.LawshavebeenintroducedinCongressovertheyearstorequireuseoftheterm＂GeorgeWashington’sBirthday.＂butnoneofthoselawshavebeenpassed.Meanwhile,manystategovernmentsandschooldistrictsnowusetheterm＂Presidents’Day.＂Manystolesalsouseittopromoteholidaysales.ShouldtheholidayhonorWashington,WashingtonandLincoln,orallpastPresidents?Writetoemailbag@andtelluswhatyouthink.1、ThePresident’sDaywasoriginallydesignedtohonor____________.A．GeorgeWashington B．AbrahamLincolnC．allpresidents D．theCivilWar2、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Washington’sBirthdayisthesameasLincoln’s.B．Thechangeinthecalendarsystemwasnotwise.C．Thenewactchangedtheholiday’sname.D．ThisMondayisthethirdoneofthisFebruary.3、What’sthemainargumentaboutthisholiday?A．Whentocelebratetheholiday.B．Howtocelebratetheholiday.C．Whichpresidenttohonor.D．Wheretocelebratetheholiday.4、What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A．WhypeoplecelebratePresidentDayB．ThehistoryanddebatebehindPresidents’DayC．TocelebratePresidents’DayornotD．ColorfulactivitiesonPresidents’Day24．（8分）TheKingreceivednewsonedaythatagroupoutlawswerecommittingsomewrongandcruelactsonadistantborderofthekingdom.ThenewsangeredtheKing.Hequicklygatheredhisarmyandstartedoffforthedistantborder,leavinghiskingdomunguardedandwithoutaruler.Ontheirlongmarch,theKingandhisarmymadecampforthenightwherevertheycould.Onerainydaytheystoppedinaforest,seekingshelterunderthetrees.Theyunsaddled（卸鞍）theirhorsesandsteamedsomepeas,whichtheyfedtotheirsteeds(战马)inlongnarrowcontainers.Amonkeyinatreenearbysawthehorsesbeingfed,andhecameracingdown,fille9dbothpawswithpeas,thenclimbedquicklyuptoabranchandsettleddowntoeat.Butasheopenedonepaw,asinglepeafelltotheground.Withouthesitation,mymonkeyjumpedfromhisbranchtohuntforthelostpea,andindoingso，hedroppedalltheotherpeasinhispaws.TheKingobservedthisfoolishmonkeyandwasgreatlyamused.Heturnedtohisministerandasked:"Friend,whatdoyouthinkofthismonkeywhowouldgiveupsomuchtoretrievesolittle?""Thatisthewayofthefoolish,"repliedtheminister,"theywillgiveupmuchthatiscertainforalittlethatisuncertain."Thenheadded,"Andwe,GreatKing,arewenotlikethemonkeyinthetrees.Togainsolittleweneglect(忽略)somuchexactlylikethemonkeywithitspea.TheKingunderstoodtheblameandrealizedhowveryfoolishhehadbeenhimselftoleavehiskingdomunguarded.Hegaveoutorderstohismen,andheandhisarmyreturnedatoncetotheircountry.1、WhatdidtheKingdoafterheknewagroupofbadguysweredoingsomethingillegal?A．Heaskedtheministerforadvice. B．Heledhisarmytodefeatthem.C．Hefoundsomemonkeystofeed D．Helookedforsheltersintheforest.2、TheministerpersuadedtheKingtogiveuphisoriginalplanby________.A．steamingsomepeastofeedthehorsesB．amusingtheKingwiththemonkey’strickC．blamingthekinggentlyusingthemonkey’sexample.D．goingbackandguardingthecountry.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“retrieve”inthefifthparagraphmean?A．bringup B．getbackC．giveaway D．comeup4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AnAngryKing B．ABattleagainsttheOutlawsC．ASimple-mindedMonkey D．AnUnguardedKingdom25．（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）“Don’ttalktostrangers...”Thatisprobablyoneofthe1piecesofadvicehandeddownfromourparents.Yeah,they2well.Sincetherearebadpeopleoutthere,itseemstobeagoodideainordertohelp3us.Andovertheyearswe’velearnedhowtokeepoureyes4.Weareusedtomakingnoeyecontactwithstrangers.5,thepricethatwepayforthis6isthatwegrowupsuspicious(表示怀疑的)ofothersandtheirmotives.Wetendtohavea(n)7ofstrangers,whichisneithernecessarynor8aswegrowolder.Mostpeopleouttherearenotsociopaths（反社会者).9,mostpeoplearequite10.Whatonceprotectedusfrombadpeopleisnowpreventingusfromestablishingrelationshipswith11people!Ingeneral,youknowthattherandomstrangerstandingnexttoyouisvery12tokidnap(绑架)you,yettheemotionoffearis13associatedwithtalkingtothem.Soyou14doit.Butyoumissoutonalotbyclosingyourselfofftonewpeoplelikethis.Instead,youshouldactively15thatpeopleingeneralarefriendly.Why?Becausetheyare.Mostpeopleactuallyarenice.Weare16creatures,andwewelcomeinteractionswithothers.Thinkaboutit:whenastrangerstartsa(n)17withyou,howdoyouusually18?Besides,youneverknowwhoyoumight19.Thepersonstandingbehindyouinalinecouldonedaybeyourbestfriend.It20.Butevenifit'snotthatextreme,youneverknowifthatpersonhasajobopportunityforyou,orisjustacoolpersonwhoyouwouldenjoyhavingabriefconversationwith.1、A．shortestB．worstC．longestD．best2、A．meantB．plannedC．spokeD．worked3、A．inspireB．instructC．changeD．protect4、A．upB．openC．downD．shut5、A．EspeciallyB．ThankfullyC．UnfortunatelyD．Uncertainly6、A．safetyB．healthC．powerD．delight7、A．angerB．painC．shameD．fear8、A．importantB．obviousC．humorousD．reasonable9、A．IncaseB．InfactC．AttimesD．Atfirst10、A．braveB．friendlyC．smartD．patient11、A．badB．famousC．goodD．common12、A．readyB．UnlikelC．eagerD．unwilling13、A．stillB．neverC．onlyD．even14、A．alwaysB．oftenC．sometimesD．seldom15、A．doubtB．assumeC．guessD．decide16、A．livingB．complexC．uniqueD．social17、A．meetingB．experimentC．argumentD．conversation18、A．listenB．connectC．reactD．devote19、A．hurtB．forgetC．meetD．benefit20、A．happensB．dependsC．affectsD．fails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）Chinahasalwaysbeenfamousforbeinga“StateofEtiquette(礼仪)”.Accordingtohistoricaldocuments,asearlyas2,600yearsago,thisnationhasalreadyestablishedathoroughset（小题1）diningetiquette.Afamous19thcenturyRussianwriter,AntonChekhov,onceinvitedaChineseman（小题2）(have)adrinkinabar.Chekhovsaid,“Beforedrinkingfromhiscup,hehelditwithhishandsandpresentedtomeandthebarownerandbartenders,（小题3）(say)‘qing(please)’.ThisisthecustomofChina.Theyarenotlikeustofinishitinonedrink,（小题4）prefertodrinkbytakingasmallamountat（小题5）time.Witheverysip(一小口),he（小题6）(eat)somefood.Afterwards,hehandedmesomeChinese（小题7）(coin)toshowgratitude.Thisisaratherinterestinglypolitenationality...“ThiswasthemostvaluableopinionofaChineseperson（小题8）wasgivenbyaforeignertwocenturiesago.Chinesetraditionaldinnerproceduresusedtobelonganddealt（小题9）(serious)with;the（小题10）(important)theoccasion,themorecomplextheprocedureswere.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同的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Ʌ)，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。Thenewschoolyearisaroundcorner,soIneedtobuysomethingtomychildrenandmyself、Therefore,yesterday'safternoonItookthemtoashoestoretobuyingsomenewshoes、Myyoungestkidswantedapairofsportsshoesandthusweboughtonepair、Myoldersonneededapairofcasualshoesforschool、andwewerefoundsomeonsale、Thefirstpairwhichhetriedonwasalittlesmall、soheputonotherpair、andtheyfittedhimperfectly、Mydaughterwantedbeautydressshoesandshegotsomehighheels、Imyselfboughtsomebootsbecausemyoldoneswerewearingout、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）最近的一项研究表时，大约50%的青少年有不吃早餐的习惯。请根据下面的提示用英语写一篇短文。原因：晚上学习太晚，不吃早餐可以多睡一会儿；女孩子为保持苗条身材不吃早餐。结果：课堂睡觉，注意力下降；学业不理想；专家意见：早餐不可少：1）提供全天所需要的能昨的30%；2）有助于创造思维，做出更好的判断。注意：1.可以适当的增内容使文章充实。2.词数120左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。Arecentstudyshowsthat50%oftheschoolkidsdonothavebreakfast.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、D3、B4、B5、D6、B7、A8、D9、B10、D11、D12、C13、D14、D15、B16、C17、A18、C19、C20、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、D2、D3、C4、B22、1、A2、D3、C4、D23、1、A2、D3、C4、B24、1、B2、C3、B4、C25、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.Theneveryoneheads