2025届四川省泸州市泸县第五中学高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2025届四川省泸州市泸县第五中学高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷考生请注意：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．I’mtiredout．Istayedupthewholenight,______formymidtermmathexam．A．studying B．tostudy C．tobestudying D．studied2．Theshockingnewsmademerealize_____________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．that B．howC．why D．what3．Whatsurprisedusmostisthathedoesn’tknow________thedifferencesbetweenthetwobookslie.A．thatB．whatC．whichD．where4．—Iknowitisreallyalottoask,butcanIuseyourapartmentduringthesummer?—________.Ihappentobeoutoftown.Itisallforyourtaking.A．BehaveyourselfB．BemyguestC．HavefunD．Takecare5．Taughtinamoreprofessionalway,you_________theswimmingskillmuchbetter.A．mightmaster B．wouldhavemasteredC．canhavemastered D．couldmaster6．--Hello，________________--Oh，sorry.I'vegotthewrongnumber.A．Dr.Brown'soffice. B．Who'sthatspeaking？C．CanIhelpyou？ D．IsthatDr.Brown？7．Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto______.A．facethemusic B．savefaceC．costtheirarmandleg D．landontheirfeet8．Distinguishedguestsandfriends,welcometoourschool,_____theceremonyofthe50thAnniversarythismorningareouralumni（校友）fromhomeandabroad.A．Attend B．Toattend C．Attending D．Havingattended9．Thegovernmenthastakensomemeasurestosolvetheshortageofelectricity,butitwillbesometime_________thesituationimproves.A．since B．whenC．unless D．before10．Thoughsmall,thecountryhas_____plantsfromdesertgrassestotropicaljungle.A．extremeB．abundantC．artificialD．poisonous11．AsoneofthemostpopularartistsintheUS,notonly_______withherhitsongs,buthasinspiredwomenwithherdevotiontocharity.A．hasBeyonceinfluencedpopculture B．influencedpopculturehasBeyonceC．Beyoncehasinfluencedpopculture D．influencedpopcultureBeyoncehas12．Annsaidwheneverherfatherwasunhappyhe________gooutandbuysomething,usuallysomethinglargeanduseless.A．should B．couldC．would D．might13．Thatpreservedhistoricvillageconnectedtodowntownbyahighwayis________manyofficeworkersspendtheirweekends.A．what B．howC．where D．why14．—It’sreallygreattohaveacomputertostoremyphotos.—Don’tcountonittoomuch.It________breakdownandyou’dbettermakeacopyofthem.A．must B．canC．should D．will15．Thehouse______Iliveinisverysmall.A．thatB．whomC．whenD．what16．Paintingfromstillimagesleadstoalossofsensitivity,whichis_____toanartist.A．absolute B．urgent C．especial D．vital17．Ifwewantstudentstobecomeeffectiveinmulticulturalsettings,onethingisclear:thereisno________forpractice.A．prescriptionB．substituteC．appetiteD．suspension18．Lifethelike________ocean;Only________strong-willedcanreachtheothershore.A．an;the B．the;aC．the;/ D．/;a19．Thepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstoodthatyoucan’tletyourfailures_________you——youhavetoletyourfailuresteachyou.A．defineB．declineC．qualifyD．simplify20．Manypeoplemaybesurprisedbythenumberofchemicalsthattheyare________tothrougheverydayhouseholdproducts.A．devoted B．addicted C．exposed D．applied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）AJapanesecompanyisdevelopingapairofsmartglassesthatcanhelpthosewithvisualorcomprehensionproblemstoreadwrittentextmoreeasily.CalledtheOtonGlass,theglassesaremeanttotranslatetextintosoundusingtwocamerasandanearpiece,bothfittedtoitsframe.Halfofthelens(镜片)isamirrorthatreflectsthewearer’seyesbacktothefirstcamera,whichtrackseyemovement.Theothercameracapturesthetext.Wearersusetheglassesbystaringatthetexttheycan’treadandblinking(眨眼)totriggertheglasses.Thenthecapturedwordsaresenttoacloudsystem,whichprocessesthetextandturnsitintosoundplayedthroughtheearpiece.Ifthesystemisunabletoidentifythewords,theimagesaresenttoaremoteworkerwhocandealwiththem.TheOtonGlassleaddesigner,KeisukeShimakage,startedworkingontheglassesin2012toaidhisfather,whohaddevelopeddyslexia,aconditionthatmakesitdifficultforsomeonetoreadandspell.Whilehisfathereventuallyrecovered,Shimakagecontinuedhisdevelopmentinordertohelpotherswiththedisorder.Currently,theOtonGlassisseekingfunding.Backerscangetapairoftheglassesfor5,000yen(roughly$47).Smartglassesaren’tanewconcept,butit’sdifficulttopointtoanysinglepairofsmartglassesthatpeoplehavereviewedfavorably.Itcould,perhaps,bethatpreviousproductstriedtodotoomuch,orweretooexpensive.That’swhyIntel’sVauntsmartglassesstrippedoutsomefeatures,likeitscamera,LCDscreen,andspeakers.TheOtonGlassisforaveryspecificaudience,anditsrelativelylowpricecouldmakeitmoreappealingtothosewhowantanaffordablewaytounderstandthetextaroundthem.1、WhatwasKeisuke’soriginalpurposeindesigningtheOtonGlass?A．Totreathisfather’sdisease.B．Totranslatetextintosound.C．Toassisthisfathertoread.D．Tomakewrittentexteasiertoread.2、WhatistherightorderhowtheOtonGlassworks?a.Thecameracapturesthewords.b.Thewearerstaresatthetext.c.Thewearerhearsthesoundviatheearpiece.d.Thecloudsystemturnsthetextintosound.e.Thewearerblinkstogettheglassesworking.A．a,b,e,c,dB．e,b,c,d,aC．b,d,a,e,cD．b,e,a,d,c3、Theunderlinedpart“strippedout”inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby________.A．improvedB．removedC．increasedD．invented4、Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．TheadvantagesoftheOtonGlass.B．Thecharacteristicsofsmartglasses.C．Consumers’evaluationoftheOtonGlass.D．Thetargetaudiencesofvarioussmartglasses.22．（8分）Itwasnotyeteleveno’clockwhenaboatcrossedtheriverwithasinglepassengerwhowasluckytobeabletocrosstheriveratthatunusualhourbypromisingtopaysomeextramoney.Whiletheyouthstoodinthelightplacesearchinghispocketsformoney,theboatmanliftedalamp,withthehelpofwhich,togetherwiththenewlyrisenmoon,hetookacarefullookatthestranger.Hewasayoungmanofabouteighteenyears,clearlycountrybroughtup,andwas,asitseemed,onhisfirstvisittotown.Hewaswearingaroughgreycoat,whichwasingoodshape,andwhichhadseenmanywintersbeforethisone.Thejacketunderhiscoatwasmadeofleatherandtrousersfittedtightlytoapairofstronglegs;hisstockingsofblueyarn(毛绒)musthavebeentheworkofamotherorsister,andonhisheadwasahat,whichinitsbetterdayshadperhapsprotectedthegrayerheadoftheyoungman’sfather.Inhislefthandwasawalkingstick,andonhisstrongshouldershungaleatherbag.Brownhair,well-shapedfeatures,bright,cheerfuleyeswerenature’sgifts.Theyouth,whosenamewasRobin,paidtheboatman,andthenwalkedforwardintothetownwithalightstep,asifhehadnotalreadytraveledmorethanthirtymilesthatday.Ashewalked,helookedaroundaseagerlyasifhewereenteringLondonorNewYorkinsteadofthelittlecityinNewEngland.1、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Thisboywasrich.B．Thisstorytookplaceonacoldsnowynightinwinter.C．Theboatmanwouldn’tliketosendtheyoungmanacrosstheriveratfirst.D．Theboatmanknewthattheyoungman’snamewasRobin.2、Thestockingsthattheyoungmanworewere__________.A．WornoutB．veryexpensiveC．muchtoobigD．madebyhand3、Theyouthwaswearingahat,which__________.A．wasausedoneB．hisfatherhadboughtforhimC．hehadboughthimselfD．wasmadebyhismotherorsister4、Thecoattheyoungmanwaswearing__________.A．wasnewandingoodshapeB．wascutoutverywellC．hadbeenusedforalotofyearsD．fittedhimwell23．（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.24．（8分）Closenessandindependencearebothimportantinourlife.Thoughallhumansneedbothofthem,womentendtofocusonthefirstandmenonthesecond.Itisasiftheirlifebloodranindifferentdirections.Thesedifferencescangivewomenandmendifferingviewsofthesamesituation,astheydidinthecaseofcoupleIwillcallTracyandBrian.WhenBrian’soldhighschoolfriendcalledhimatworkandannouncedhe’dbeintownonbusinessthefollowingmonth,Brianinvitedhimtostayfortheweekend.ThateveningheinformedTracythattheyweregoingtohaveahouseguest,andthatheandhisfriendwouldgoouttogetherthefirstnighttochatlikeoldtimes.Tracywasupset.Shewasgoingtobeawayonbusinesstheweekbefore,andtheFridaynightwhenBrianwouldbeoutwithhisfriendwouldbeherfirstnighthome.ButwhatupsetherthemostwasthatBrianhadmadetheseplansonhisownandinformedherofthem,ratherthandiscussingthemwithherbeforeextendingtheinvitation.Tracywouldnevermakeplans,foraweekendoranevening,withoutfirstcheckingwithBrian.Shecan’tunderstandwhyhedoesn’tshowherthesamecourtesyandconsiderationthatsheshowshim.Butwhensheprotests,Briansays,“Ican’tsaytomyfriend,‘Ihavetoaskmywifeforpermission’!”ToBrian,checkingwithhiswifemeansseekingpermission,whichimpliesthatheisnotindependent,notfreetoactonhisown.ToTracy,checkingwithherhusbandmakesherfeelgoodtoknowandshowthatsheisinvolvedwithsomeone,thatherlifeisboundupwithsomeoneelse’s.TracyandBrianbothfeltupsetbythisincidentbecauseitcuttothecoreoftheirprimaryconcerns.Tracywashurtbecauseshesensedafailureofclosenessintheirrelationship:Hedidn’tcareaboutherasmuchasshecaredabouthim.Andhewashurtbecausehefeltshewastryingtocontrolhimandlimithisfreedom.1、Whatistheprimarypurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?A．Toeducatethereaderonhowtomaintaingoodfamilyrelationships.B．Totellthereaderhowtomakecloseconnectionswithotherpeople.C．Tosuggestthebestwayofcopingwithfamilyconflicts.D．Toexplainthedifferenceincommunicationstylesbetweenmenandwomen.2、Tracywasupsetbecause________.A．shedidn’tknowBrian’sfriendB．shewastoobusytomeetBrian’sfriendC．Briandidn’tcareaboutherandhurtherdeeplyD．Briandidn’tconsultherbeforeinvitinghisfriendshome3、WhatwouldTracymostprobablydoifsheplanstobuysomethingexpensive?A．ShewoulddiscusswithBrian.B．Shewouldsimplydecideonherown.C．Shewouldaskherfriendsforadvice.D．ShewouldbuyBriansomethingexpensivefirst.4、Accordingtothepassage,comparedwithmen,womentendto________.A．bemoreemotionalB．beeasiertogethurtC．emphasizemoreonsharingD．emphasizemoreonindependence25．（10分）MostpeoplewhoowniPhonesusethemastheiralarmclocks―makingitveryeasytocheckemailsonelasttimebeforefallingasleepandhardtoeverfeelawayfromworkandsocialnetworks.Severalyearsago,mybossfaintedduetoexhaustionafterstayinguplatetocatchuponwork.Shebangedherheadandendedupwithfivestitches(缝针)―andbecamewhatshecallsa“sleepevangelist(传教士).”Nowsheleavesherphonecharginginanotherroomwhenshegoestobedandencouragesherfriendstodothesame.“IsentallmyfriendsthesameChristmasgift―alovelyalarmclock―sotheycouldstopusingtheexcusethattheyneededtheirveryattractiveiPhonesbytheirbedstowakethemupinthemorning.”shesaid.Ifyourphonewakesyouupinthemorning,itmayalsobekeepingyouupatnight.A2008studyshowedthatpeopleexposedtomobileradiationtooklongertofallasleepandspentlesstimeindeepsleep.“Thestudyindicatesthatduringlaboratoryexposureto884MHzwirelesssignals,componentsofsleepbelievedtobeimportantforrecoveryfromdailywearandtearareseverelyaffected,”thestudyconcluded.Aquarterofyoungpeoplefeelliketheymustbeavailablebyphonearoundtheclock,accordingtoaSwedishstudythatlinkedheavycellphoneusetosleepingproblems,stressanddepression.Unreturnedmessagescarrymoreguiltwhenthetechnologytodealwiththemliesatourfingertips.Someteensevenreturntextmessagesatmidnight.Mostofuschoosenottosetlimitsonournighttimeavailability.Nearlythreequartersofpeoplefromtheageof18to44sleepwiththeirphoneswithinreach,accordingtoa2012Timepoll.Thatnumberfallsoffslightlyinmiddleage,butonlypeopleaged65andolderareleavingthephoneinanotherroomascommonassleepingrightnexttoit.1、Whydidtheauthor’sbossstarttoenjoysleeping?A．Herfriendsencouragedhertosleepontime.B．Mobilephonescouldn’twakeherupontime.C．Herfriendssentheralovelyclocktowakeherup.D．Shegothurtduetoworkingtoolate.2、Whydidtheauthor’sbossgiveherfriendsalarmclocksasChristmasgifts?A．Alarmclocksdon’tgiveoffanyradiation.B．Alarmclocksarebetteratwakingherfriendsup.C．Sheadvisedthemtoreplacephoneswithalarmclocks.D．Sheusedalarmclockstoremindthemnottoworktoolate.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthe2008study?A．Mobileradiationmakespeopleunabletofallasleep.B．Mobilephonescanrelease884MHzwiredsignals.C．Sleepcanhelppeoplefightagainstradiation.D．Componentsofsleepcanbeseriouslyaffectedbywirelesssignals.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowMobilePhonesAffectSleepB．WhyAlarmClocksAreBetterthanPhonesC．HowwecansleepbetteratnightD．HowMobilePhonesAffectHealth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）It’safamilytraditiontogotodinneratmygrandmother’shouseforallmajorholidays．Afterthemeal，theyoungestchildrengotothebasementtoplaygames，1theremainderofmyfamilywithdrawtothelivingroom．Forseveralyears，I’dremainatthe2dinnertable，readingwhateverbookhadcaughtmyinterest．I’llneverforgetthedaywhenthisall3．Myauntcameintothedinningroomandsaid，“4thatbookandtalktomebeforeIhityouwiththisfork!”I’dbeencontenttoremaintheattentivelistener，5nothing，buthearingeverything．Thencamethe6thatIwasantisocial，towhichI7withasilentsmile．TherewasatimewhenIfoolishlybelievedmyfamilywouldacceptmypreference；8，theyseemtobelievethattheyshouldencouragemeto9．Inmyopinion，I’mtheonlyonethathasadaptedwelltothefamilial（熟悉的）talkativeness．Whatwouldbethe10ofallthesevoicesifthereweren’tsomeonetoshutupand11?My12isn’ttheonlythingmyfamilyfindspuzzling．Iwouldscream“No!”at2a．m．13acharacterwashorrificallykilled．IbecomeactiveatnightinsummersoIcanlistentomusic，read，andwritewithoutthe14ofmybrothersandsisters，whoseemtothinkifIwanttobe15theyshouldcomenearmeandmakeasmuch16aspossible．Myfamilydoesn’tcompletely17allofmyactions．They’rewellawareofwhatmakesme18isreadingwhilesittinginoneoftheblackcomfortablechairs．I’ve19thatreadingabookofanygreatlengthwouldmakeitextremely20formyparentstogetmefromthechair．Fortunatelytheyhavelearnedtoacceptmyactions．1、A．ifB．whileC．untilD．though2、A．highB．smallC．emptyD．dusty3、A．improvedB．happenedC．failedD．changed4、A．BurnB．FinishC．ShutD．Hide5、A．acceptingB．followingC．mixingD．saying6、A．commentB．planC．secretD．evidence7、A．celebratedB．respondedC．linkedD．supplied8、A．howeverB．thereforeC．meanwhileD．besides9、A．learnB．paintC．practiceD．speak10、A．harmB．causeC．pointD．beauty11、A．agreeB．watchC．workD．listen12、A．painB．dreamC．silenceD．curiosity13、A．unlessB．becauseC．orD．but14、A．presenceB．criticismC．ideaD．help15、A．carefulB．aloneC．kindD．independent16、A．noiseB．moneyC．progressD．room17、A．missB．forgetC．avoidD．misunderstand18、A．surprisedB．puzzledC．delightedD．frightened19、A．imaginedB．realizedC．reportedD．guessed20、A．difficultB．funnyC．dangerousD．easy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）Dogsaredesperateforhumaneyecontact.It’shardformostpeopletoresistaflashofpuppy-dogeyes.Dogssplitofffrom1．(they)wolfrelatives.Apaperhasfoundthatdogs’facesarestructuredforcomplex2．(expression)inawaythatwolves’aren’t.Therearetwomuscles3．worktogethertowidenandopenadog’seyes,causingthemtoappear4．(big),andobjectivelycuter.5．forwolvesneithermusclewaspresent.Whendogsworkthesemuscles,humansrespondmorepositively.Thisisn’tsimply6．accidentallovestory,wheretheeyesoftwospeciesjustsohappentomeetacrossacrowdedplanet.Likeallthebestpartnerships,thisonemorelikely7．(result)fromyearsofevolutionandgrowth.Foraspeciestochangequickly,apretty8．(power)forcemustbehavingeffectsonit.Andthat’swherehumanscomein.Weconnect9．(close)withanimalscapableofexaggeratingthesizeandwidthoftheireyes,10．(make)themlooklikeourownhumanbabies.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。WhenIwashavingsupperlastsummer,Isawwhitecatintheyard.ItwassocutethatIcouldn’thelpplaywithit.Itwasnervousatfirst,andsoonwebecamegoodfriends.Onedaywhenitjumpedtomyroom,Idecidedtogaveitawarmbath,becauseitfurwasdirty.Astimegoesby,theweatherturnedtocoldgradually.Ithadtoleavetofindawarmlyplace,anditwouldcontinueitsjourney.WheneverIwishtoseeit,thatImustdoistoclosemyeye,anditwillappearinfrontofme.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，拟邀请在上海留学的美国朋友Jane参加下个月在泉州举办的中国文化节。你打算赠送她一本英文版文化节小册子。请写一封邮件，内容包括：1.写信的目的；2.简介文化节；3.询问收件地址。注意：1.词数100左右，邮件开头和结尾已给出；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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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、B5、B6、A7、B8、C9、D10、B11、A12、C13、C14、B15、A16、D17、B18、A19、A20、C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、D3、B4、A22、1、C2、D3、A4、C23、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.Thebattlelastsl