2025届云南省剑川县第一中学高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2025届云南省剑川县第一中学高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes2．China’sBeiDouNavigationSatelliteSystem,whosepositioning________willreach2.5metersby2020,willsoonprovideservicesformorecountries.A．accuracy B．categoryC．function D．reference3．Peterhaspreviousexperience,______Ithinkhe’stherightpersonforthejob.A．orB．butC．forD．so4．Sheisquite________toofficework.Youhadbetterofferhersomesuggestionswhennecessary.A．familiar B．similarC．fresh D．sensitive5．---Haveyouheardthattheyareworkingaroundtheclocktocompetefortheprize?---Don’tworry.Wearereadytothechallenge.A．buildup B．takeupC．stickto D．leadto6．AbookIreadlastyear,______nameIcan’tremember,changedmyideaabouttime.A．which B．thatC．whose D．what7．––Isthisteagoodcoldaswell?––______withice,thisteaisespeciallydelicious.A．ServedB．ServingC．HavingservedD．Tobeserved8．________competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.A．Due B．RawC．Core D．Keen9．Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this10．TherewillbeanendlesspowerofyouthsupportingtheChinesenation’srejuvenation_______theyoungergenerationofthecountryhasideals,pursuitsandshoulders.A．asfaras B．solongasC．evenif D．asif11．IntermsofMrs.Meng’sbeingarrestedwithoutsolidevidence,thewesternmediahas_____publicattentionawayfromwhereitshouldbe,thatis,theruleoflaw.A．transformedB．shiftedC．attractedD．changed12．Itwas______wewerereturninghome______Irealizedwhatagoodfeelingitwastohavehelpedsomeoneintrouble.A．when;before B．when;thatC．before;where D．how;that13．Thatchildren______meetwithsetbacksisamatterofnecessityasthey_____,soparentsdon’tworryaboutthat.A．shall;grewup B．must；grewup C．can;growup D．will;growup14．—Ouch,mum!Afishbonehasstuckinmyteeth!—______,Lucy.Iamcoming.A．TakeyourtimeB．HelpyourselfC．Don’tbotherD．Takeiteasy15．It’sreallystupidofyou____himthenewsyesterdaysothatithasbeendisturbinghimallthetime．A．havingtold B．telling C．totell D．tohavetold16．Policementhinkthatwherethereisviolence,drugswithdamagingeffectsonkidsarealways______it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides17．—Igotbeateninthefirstroundinthecontest.Iamfeelingdepressed.—Cheerup!Youhaveto________yourself________tohavethelastlaugh.A．open;upB．pick;upC．knock;upD．do;up18．一Didyouforgetyourpromise,dear?一Ihavefinishedmyhomeworkontime,mom.A．Excuseme. B．Surely.C．Whynot? D．HowcouldI?19．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked20．Thestyleofthecampusisquitedifferentfrom______ofmostChineseuniversitieswherevisitorswereamazedbythecomplexarchitecturalspaceandabundantbuildingtypes.A．that B．one C．theone D．those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）TheNationalGalleryDescription:TheNationalGalleryistheBritishnationalartmuseumbuiltonthenorthsideofTrafalgarSquareinLondon.Ithousesadiversecollectionofmorethan2,300examplesofEuropeanartrangingfrom13th-centuryreligiouspaintingstomoremodernonesbyRenoirandVanGogh.TheoldercollectionsofthegalleryarereachedthroughthemainentrancewhilethemoremodernworksintheEastWingaremosteasilyreachedfromTrafalgarSquarebyagroundfloorentrance.Layout:ThemodernSainsburyWingonthewesternsideofthebuildinghouses13th-to15th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeDuccio,Uccello,VanEyck,Lippi,Mantegna,BotticelliandMemling.ThemainWestWinghouses16th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeLeonardodaVinci,Cranach,Michelangelo,Raphael,Bruegel,Bronzino,TitanandVeronese.TheNorthWinghouses17th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCaravaggio,Rubens,Poussin,VanDyck,Velazquez,ClaudeandVermeer.TheEastWinghouses18th-toearly20th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCanaletto,Goya,Turner,Constable,RenoirandVanGogh.OpeningHours:TheGalleryisopeneverydayfrom10amto6pm(Fridays10amto9pm)andisfree,butchargesapplytosomespecialexhibitions.GettingThere:Nearestundergroundstations:CharingCross(2-minutewalk),LeicesterSquare(3-minutewalk),Embankment(7-minutewalk),andPiccadillyCircus(8-minutewalk).1、Inwhichcentury’scollectioncanyouseereligiouspaintings?A．The20th B．The17thC．The18th D．The13th2、WhereareLeonardodaVinci’sworksshown?A．IntheEastWing. B．InthemainWestWing.C．IntheSainsburyWing. D．IntheNorthWing.3、WhichundergroundstationisclosesttotheNationalGallery?A．CharingCross. B．LeicesterSquare.C．Embankment. D．PiccadillyCircus.22．（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.23．（8分）WorldElephantDayistheperfecttimetofindoutmoreabouttheseamazinganimalsandwhatwecandotopreservethemsotheydonotgothewayofthemammoth（猛犸象）.WorldElephantDaywascreatedin2011bytwoCanadianfilmmakersPatriciaSimsandThailand’sElephantReintroductionFoundationandwasfirstcelebratedonAugust12,2012.TheymadethedocumentaryReturntotheForest,afascinating30minutefilmaboutthereintroductionofcaughtAsianelephantstothewild.Currently,thedemandforivory（象牙）isbecomingbiggerandbigger,whosepriceishigherthanthatofgold,makingelephantsbiggertargetsthanever.Habitationlossisalsoadangertotheworld’selephantpopulationasitrobselephantsofthehundredsofpoundsoffoodtheyneedeveryday,makingitmoredifficultforthemtobreedandmakingiteasierforhunterstotrackthemdown.Circusesandtourismarealsoseriousthreatstotheanimals’well-being.Thebestwaytocelebratethisdayistotaketheopportunitytoeducateyourselfaboutthesemagnificent（巨大的）mammalsandshareyourknowledgewithothers.Asever,simplyspreadingthewordaboutthedangersthesemagnificentmammalsfaceviasocialmediacanactuallymakearealchange.Exposethat“training”elephantsofteninvolvestyingandbeatingthemdailyformonthsonend.Ifyouwanttogetabitmoreinvolved,youcouldchoosetomakeadonationtoafoundationdedicatedtoprotectingelephantsfromhuntersorrelocatingthemtolocationsbettersuitedtotheirneeds.Whicheverwaysuitsyoubest,makesurethatyouspendthisdayinawaythathelpselephantsallovertheworld,sowe,inturn,cancontinuetowonderatthemandtheiruniquelyfascinatingwayoflife.1、WhatisthemainpurposeofWorldElephantDay?A．Tocollectdonationsforelephants.B．Todoresearchersonelephants’life.C．Toprotecttheelephantsfromextinction.D．Tomakefilmsaboutallkindsofelephants.2、Whichofthefollowingisthebiggestthreattoelephants?A．Humanbeing.B．Severeclimate.C．Naturalenvironment.D．Limitedfoodresource.3、WhatdoestheauthoradvisedoingtocelebrateWorldElephantDay?A．Watchingtheelephantshows.B．Makingyourownfilmsaboutelephants.C．Appealingtofocusonelephantprotection.D．TravelingtoThailandtoridetrainedelephants.4、Accordingtothetext,whatisthebestwaytoprotectelephants?A．Supplyingenoughfoodforelephants.B．Catchingandraisingelephantsinthecages.C．Replacingelephantsinsuitablewildhabitations.D．Attractingelephantstolivetogetherwithhumanbeings.24．（8分）Theendoftheschoolyearisinsight-Christmascards，candycanesandofcourse，endofyearreports．Whilemostparentswelcomeanassessmentoftheirkids'performance，theydonotexpecttheirowninputtobeevaluated．ButaschoolintheUKischangingthat．Aswellasassessingtheirstudents，theyaredishingoutgradestomumsanddads．Parentsthatarereallyinvolvedintheirkids'educationarerewardedwithanA，andparentsthathaven'tdonetheirbitgetadisappointingD．Theschool，GreasleyBeauvalePrimaryinNottinghamshire，usesstandardsuchaswhethermumsanddadshaveattendedschooleventssuchasplaysandparentteachereveningstodecideonthegrade．Theschool'sprincipal，DonnaChambers，saidthattheschemehadbeenwellreceived．"Thereweresomecritics．Inspiteofit，between15percentand20percentofparentsstartedoutinthelowercategoriesbutnowthathasbeenreducedtojusttwopercent，"sheexplained．Chambershopesthattheschemewillhelpmotivateparentalinvolvement．"Thesystemisimportantbecauseyouhavegottogettheparentsonboardfromdayone．Thatonehourinitialconversationsayingtheycouldimprovewillmakeadifferencetotherestofthatchild'sacademiclife"，shesaid．Butwhiletheschememaybewellintentioned，itislikelytobeconnectedwithparentshaming．Therearelotsofreasonswhysomemumsanddadsmightnotbeinvolvedinschoolactivitiessuchasworkcommitments，lookingafteryoungerchildrenorcaringforelderlyrelatives．Andofcourse，beinginvolvedinyourkid'seducationdoesn'tbeginandendatschool．Thereisalotthatgoesonbehindthescenesfromhelpingwithhomeworktokeepinguniformsfreshlylaundered．Andwhataboutalltheparentswhostayedupsewingspecialcostumesatthelastminute？Surelythatearnsagoldstarinsteadofagrade!1、Whatdoschoolsusuallydoattheendoftheschoolyear？______A．Evaluatingkids'performances．B．MakingChristmascards．C．Dividingcandies．D．Gradingparents．2、Whatdoestheschool'sprincipalChamberssayaboutthescheme？______A．Itusesanewwaytoevaluatekids．B．Ithasgainedmuchacceptance．C．Itgivesparentsfurthereducation．D．Itimproveskids'motivationforlearning．3、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofparentsbeinginvolvedinkids'education？______A．Itaddstoparents'burden．B．Itbringsshametoparents．C．Itmeansfarmorethanbeinggraded．D．Itincreasesparents'commitmenttoeducation．4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？______A．Thereistoomuchstressforparentsabouttheirchildren'sacademiclife．B．Parentsaswellastheirchildrenareonthelistoftheyearschoolreport．C．Parentsshouldbeinvolvedinchildren'sschoollife．D．Whetheraparentisexcellentdependsonthegradehegets．25．（10分）JOHANNESBURG—Theysaycatshaveninelives.NowaChinesetoad(蟾蜍)hasjoinedthatclubofcleversurvivors.SouthAfricansareshockedattheenduranceofatoadthatgottrappedinacargoshipmentfromChinatoCapeTown,afterjumpingintoaporcelaincandlestick(烛台)thatwasmadethere.SouthAfricanofficialsreportedlyplannedtoputdownthecreature,fearingitwouldcauseharmasaninvasivespeciesifitwereletgointhewild.Butthetoadgotalast-minutepardon.MangoAirlines,aSouthAfricanairline,transportedthetoadonFridaytoJohannesburgfordeliverytoananimalshelter,afterofficialsdecidedtofindawaytoletthetoadlive.Thetwo-hourflightwasabreezecomparedtothetripfromChina,alongwayofmanyweeksandthousandsofkilometersacrosstheIndianOcean.AirlinespokesmanHeinKaisersaidthetoadgot“first-classtreatment”,sittinginatransparentplasticcontainerwithescortBrettGlasby,ananimalwelfareinspector.Therewasevenaceremony,inwhichthetoad’sboardingpasswashandedtoGlasby.“Hewasthestaroftheshowontheflight,”Kaisersaidoftheamphibious(两栖的)passenger.“Ithinkeverypassengerstoppedtohavealook.”OnlandinginJohannesburg,thetoadwasbroughtoutofitscontainerforacelebrity-stylephotoshoot.Observerssaidthebrowntoadseemedlikeacoolcustomer.ItbelongstotheAsianToadspecies,whichbreedsduringthemonsoon(季风)season.ItisbelievedtohavesurvivedthetripfromChinabyhardeningitsskintopreventitfromdryingout,andalsobyslowingitsbreathingandheartrate—methodsthathelpthespeciessurviveintimesofdrought.“We’vehadsnakesinimportedtimberandscorpions(蝎子)infruit.Wewerecalledbecausethetoadwasrightinsidethecandlestick,andwehadtobreakittogetitout”Glasby,theinspector,toldTheStar,aSouthAfricannewspaper.1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Asiantoadscan’tgetusedtothelifeinSouthAfrica.B．SouthAfricaignorestheprotectionofanimals.C．AnAsiantoadgetsanewhomeinSouthAfrica.D．WorkersshippedatoadtoSouthAfricaonpurpose.2、Ifthetoadisreleasedintothewild,________.A．itwillmakethelocalsfeelshockedB．itwillloseitslifeinthewildC．itmightfleeintoanothercountryD．itmightharmthenativespecies3、ThetoadwasabletoarriveinSouthAfricaalive________.A．becauseitformedhardskintoprotectitselfB．becauseitescapedallattacksandhuntsC．becauseitusedtostopitsbreathinwinterD．becauseitwasluckytobegivenachance4、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．acandlestickisthebestplaceforatoadB．droughtsmaketoadslivelongerC．sometimesanimalsaretransportedaccidentallyD．noonehasseensuchabigtoadinAfrica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）IalwayswonderedhowpeoplewouldreactifItriedtoapproachatotalstrangerforhelpinabusyplacelikeastreetcorneroramall.Ihadalways1astrangerwhotriedtocatchmy2inabusyplace.YesterdayIwasinabusyshoppingmallbuyingalargepieceofluggagebecauseIjusthadthe3todoitaftermanydaysofplanning.Afterthe4,Ipickedupmyphonefrommypockettocallmydriverwaitingintheparkinglotbutmyphonewas5.ThenIrequestedtheshopassistantwhohad6soldmethemerchandise（whichwasnotcheap）ifshecouldringmydriverforme.She7thatitwastheshoppolicythattheycannotuse8whileworkingintheshop.AfterIgotoutoftheshopontothebusystreet,I9ayoungmotherwithhertwokidstomakethesame10.AssoonasIsaid“Excuseme,madam!”shegrabbedherkidsandran.I11akidnapper.IstoodtherewonderinghowmanytimesIhad12tostrangersliketheyoung13.Istoodthereinthe14streetwithpeoplerushingby,lookingattheirfacestoseeiftherewasasignof15ontheirfaces.Isawamanprettyshabbilydressedcomparedtomewho16tonoticeme.Ijuststoppedhimandmademyrequest.He17calledmydriverandwaitedtillmycarcametomakesureIwaspickedup,turnedaround18Icouldthankhimadequatelyandwasgone.Iwas19byhiskindnessandhopeIwilldo20tostrangerswhotrytocatchmyattentionfromnowon.1、A．helpedoutB．hurriedbyC．smiledatD．takenin2、A．attentionB．thoughtC．devotionD．sympathy3、A．rightB．timeC．abilityD．way4、A．restB．lunchC．bargainD．purchase5、A．lostB．deadC．goneD．wrong6、A．stillB．simplyC．justD．even7、A．believedB．promisedC．repliedD．predicted8、A．phonesB．clocksC．watchesD．computers9、A．noticedB．recognizedC．welcomedD．approached10、A．mistakeB．requestC．apologyD．comment11、A．metwithB．appearedinC．feltlikeD．ranafter12、A．referredB．objectedC．reactedD．applied13、A．driverB．assistantC．manD．mum14、A．busyB．cleanC．desertedD．dark15、A．eagernessB．forgivenessC．thankfulnessD．kindness16、A．pretendedB．seemedC．managedD．attempted17、A．suddenlyB．frequentlyC．actuallyD．immediately18、A．beforeB．whenC．unlessD．while19、A．disappointedB．puzzledC．surprisedD．frightened20、A．similarlyB．normallyC．quicklyD．carefully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）Doyouliketryingdifferentthings?Areyouafraid1．thingsthatyouthinkyou’rebadat?LastyearIstartedtolearnTaiChi(太极)inordertoimprovemyhealthandreducemystress.Itwassomethingnewforme,andIfoundittobequitedifficult,very2．(difference)fromanythingI’deverlearnedbefore.Small3．(move)areimportantinTaiChi.Iwasusedtobeingfastandactive,4．tolearnTaiChiIhadtolearnpatience.NowI’vefoundthatI’mamuchmorepatientpersonthanbefore,andTaiChiisn’tnearlyasdifficultasit5．(be)before.Wetend6．(like)thingswearegoodat——that’snormal.Forexample,I’mnaturallyverygoodatbadmintonandtennis,butI’mverybadatanything7．involveskeepingbalance,suchasskating,skiingandgymnastics.TaiChihas8．(great)improvedmybalancewhichhasbeenaverygoodthingforme.Mypointisthatyoucankeep9．(do)thethingsyouknowyou’regoodatandliveinyourcomfortzone,oryoucantrysomethingnew.Ifyoudon’ttrynewthings,you’llneverknowwhatitwouldbeliketotrysomethingnewtochallenge10．(you).Itwilldefinitelypayoffintheend.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处错误，每句中最多有两处，错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。Myparentsruntherestaurantinourcity、IhelpoutthereafterschooleverytimewhenIamfree、YesterdayafternoonIwenttherehelpoutasusual、WhileIwasthere,twoforeignersfromAustraliacametohaveameal、Learnedthattheydidn’tspeakChineseatall，IwentupandgreetedthemwithEnglish、Irecommendedsometypicaldishtothemandtheyhadanicelymeal、Afterthemeal,theyexpressedtheirsatisfactionwiththefoodbutpraisedmeformyEnglish、ItwasthefirsttimethatIhavecommunicatedwithforeigners、Myparentsfeltproudofmine、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）《中国诗词大会》节目为书香中国，全民阅读推开一扇窗，迎来一缕曙光。假如你是某校的学生会主席李华，为配合学校即将开展的读书周（ReadingWeek）活动,你打算倡议同学们多读书，读好书。请根据下面的提示给同学们些一封倡议书。内容包括：1.读书周活动的宗旨2.读书的益处3.多读书的建议注意：1.词数不少于100词。2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。Dearfriends,IamLiHua,presidentoftheStudents’Union.Iamwritingtoappealtoyoutodomorereading.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、D4、C5、B6、C7、A8、C9、B10、B11、B12、B13、D14、D15、D16、C17、B18、D19、B20、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、D2、B3、A22、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!MelbourneFoodandWineFestival