湖北省恩施2024屆高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)考英語試題含解析

湖北省恩施2024屆高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)考英語試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need2．Theproblem_______hewillhavehiscollegeeducationathomeorabroadremainsuntouched.A．howB．whetherC．thatD．when3．________competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.A．Due B．RawC．Core D．Keen4．Thescientistdoesnotstudynature________itisusefultodoso.Hestudiesitbecausehetakespleasureinit.A．until B．becauseC．though D．unless5．Yet_______intheprocessofdevelopmentdidtheystoptoconsidertheimpactoftheir“progress”onnature.A．innotimeB．a(chǎn)tnopointC．a(chǎn)slikelyasnotD．moreoftenthannot6．Aftersevenhours’drive,theyreached______theythoughtwastheplacetheyhadbeendreamingof.A．that B．whatC．where D．which7．—Theterribleaccidentisunderinvestigation.—Actually,quickeraction_________thoseworkerstrappedinthemine.A．mighthavesaved B．musthavesaved C．shouldhavesaved D．couldhavesaved8．Theteacher’svoicestillremainedcalm______shewasgettingannoyed.A．a(chǎn)slongasB．evenifC．a(chǎn)sifD．nowthat9．He________inauniversityforfiveyears,butnowherunsacompanyofhisown.A．hastaught B．hadtaughtC．taught D．hasbeenteaching10．Hischildrenwerehispride,andbeingadevotedfatherbecameatop______inhislife.A．capacity B．a(chǎn)nxiety C．priority D．opportunity11．Lookingpeopleintheeye______sometimesmakethemnervousandembarrassed.A．must B．canC．should D．might12．Youcanchoosenottoforgive.________youcanalsochoosetoletitgo.A．Absolutely B．ConsequentlyC．Subsequently D．Alternatively13．-Areyoureadyforthehistorytesttomorrow?-No,IwishI_____theclockback.A．hadturned B．couldturnC．willturn D．wouldhaveturned14．__________himnottodoso,hewouldn’thavemadesuchaseriousmistake.A．DidIpersuade B．IfIpersuadeC．IfIshouldpersuade D．HadIpersuaded15．Newlyreleaseddatapointtoanincreaseintechnologyuseamongchildrensomeworryischangingtheverynatureofchildhood.A．why B．whichC．who D．where16．SorryI’msolate,butyoucannotimagine________greattroubleItooktofindyourhouse.A．whichB．howC．whatD．that17．Ellenisafantasticdancer.IwishI________aswellasher.A．dance B．willdanceC．haddanced D．danced18．Idon’tlikefish,soIeatitunlessIwasextremelyhungry.A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．wounldn’t19．goesupmustcomedown,andgasolinepricesarecomingdownfastinsomepartsofAmerica.A．WhereB．WhatC．WhichD．That20．Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）NewYorkTime—AgunmankilledeightpeopleatamallinOmahathisafternoonandthenkilledhimself,settingoffpanicamongholidayshoppers,thepolicesaid.＂Thepersonwhowebelievetobetheshooterhasdiedfromself-inflictedgunshotwounds,＂SergeantTeresaNegronoftheOmahaPoliceDepartmentsaidattelevisednews.＂Wehavebeenabletoclearthemall,＂shesaid.＂Wedon’tbelievewehaveanyothershooters.＂Thepolicesaidthatatleastfiveotherpeoplehadbeeninjuredintheshootings.Shedidnotgivetheshooter’sidentity.＂Wearestillconductingtheinvestigation,＂SergeantNegronsaid,addingthatthecity'smayor,whowasoutoftown,wasonhiswaybacktoOmaha.Shesaidthepolicereceiveda911callfromsomeoneinsidetheWestroadsMallonthewestsideofOmaha,andshotscouldbeheardinthebackground.Thefirstpoliceofficersarrivedatthemallsixminutesafterthefirstcall,shesaidbutbythentheshootingswereover.Itisreportedthatthegunmanleftasuicidenotethatwasfoundathishomebyrelatives.Alawenforcementofficialwhospokeonconditionofanonymity（匿名）saidthenoteindicatedthatthegunmanwantedto＂gooutinstyle.＂Theshootingsbroketheusuallyordinaryroutineofholidayshopping.Thegunmanwassaidbysomewitnessestohavefiredabout20shotsintoacrowd.Somecustomersandworkersranscreamingfromthemall,whileothersdivedintodressingroomstohidefromtheshooter.Shoppersandstoreworkersweretrappedinsidethemall,whichhasroughly135stores.Othersstreamedoutofmallexitswiththeirhandsraised.PresidentBushwasinOmahathismorningtodeliveraspeech,buthehadleftthecitybythetimetheshootingstookplace.1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords＂gooutinstyle＂probablymean?A．Togooutofthemallinparticularclothes.B．Towalkinthemallwithoneselffocusedon.C．Tostophislifeinanimpressiveway.D．Togotoasocialeventbyfashionablemeans.2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Nobodyknowswhytheshooterdidsoandnothingwasfoundathishome.B．Thecity’smayorwenttothesitewhentheshootingtookplace.C．Policearrivedatthemallbeforetheshootingwasoverandrescuedcustomers.D．Theofficialwhoshowedwhatthenotemeantwantedtokeephimselffrombeingknowntothepublic.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthenews?A．BushHappenedtoEscapeaShotB．ShoppersinGreatPanicbeforetheHolidayC．ShooterFoundDeadinaMallonthewestofOmahaD．GunmanKilled8People,ThenHimselfataMallinOmaha22．（8分）WhenIwasabout4yearsold，IdecidedtogotoDisneyWorld.Formostyoungkids，it'sanormalrequest，butIhadcerebralpalsy(腦癱).Walkingintoanywhere，letaloneacrowdedplacelikeDisneyWorldwas，toputitlightly，atallorder.Luckily，Ihadpeopleinmycornertohelpme.Overthenextthreeyears，Iworkedwithphysicaldoctors，acquiredawalker，andpracticedwalking，standing，andbalance—allskillsthatIwouldneedtoturnmygoalintoareality.Irememberthefeelingwhenmylegswouldprotestdoinganymorework.Despitethis，everyoneelsetoldmeIcoulddoit，soIkeptitup.Itwasallbecauseofpeoplelikemyparents，brothers，teachers，anddoctorsthatIwasabletogrowsomuch，bothphysicallyandmentally.Constantlypushingmeto“walkon，”yetencouragingmewheneverIneededit.OnJune9，2008，asIstoodinthetunnelleadingintoMainStreet，MydadaskedmeifIwantedanyhelp.Iinstantlyreplied，“No!”andsituatedmyselffacingtheendofthetunnel，feetplantedfirmly，heartmostlikelybeatingoutofmychest.ThenIwent，walkingeversoslowlyatfirst，thengraduallyspeedingup.Step，step，step，step，bump.Holdingfastontothehandlebars，Igatheredupallmystrength，pickedupmywalkerandstraightenedout，pickingupmypaceonceagain.Itwasn’ttoolongbeforethecheeringincreasedbecauseIhadmadeittotheend，wheremymomwaswaitingwithtearsinhereyesandarmsopenwidereadytohughersonandtellhimhowproudshewas.Lookingbackonthatexperience，Irealizesomethingprettythoughtful.Everyonceinawhile，lifewillthrowafewbumpsintheroad.Thoughitmaysetyoubackforabit，don’tletitstopyou.Pickyourselfbackupandfinish.It’sworthit.Besides，therejustmightbesomeonetherecheeringyouonalongtheway.1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“atallorder”underlinedinparagraph1?A．Aneasydecision.B．Anavailableaction.C．Areasonableorder.D．Achallengingtask.2、Whydoestheauthorsayhe’slucky?A．Heeventuallyhashisbraindiseasewellcured.B．Heconstantlygetscourageandsupportfromothers.C．Heislikelytodoanykindofworkinhislaterlife.D．Heisnaturallygiftedinkeepingbalanceonhisown.3、Theauthorgivesavividpictureofhimselfinparagraph3to______.A．explainhewasterrifiedtotakethefirststepB．describehetookprideinhismotherandfriendsC．showhowhemanagedtowalkbyhimselfD．provehowheunderstoodtorespectothers4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．WhereDreamsComeTrueB．WhenBadFortuneFallsC．HowIValueFriendshipD．WhyILookBackMyLife23．（8分）Wouldn’titbewonderfultotraveltoaforeigncountrywithouthavingtoworryabouttheheadacheofcommunicatinginadifferentlanguage?InarecentWallStreetJournalarticle,technologypolicyexpertAlecRossarguedthat,withinadecadeorso,we’llbeabletocommunicatewithoneanotherviasmallearpieceswithbuilt-inmicrophones.That’sbecausetechnologicalprogressisextremelyrapid.It’sonlyamatteroftime.Indeed,someparentsaresoconvincedthatthistechnologyisimminentthatthey’rewonderingiftheirkidsshouldevenlearnasecondlanguage.It’struethatanincreaseinthequantityandaccuracyofthedataloadedintocomputerswillmakethemclevererattranslating“Noesbuenodormirmucho”as“It’snotgoodtosleeptoomuch.”Replacingawordwithitsequivalent(同義詞)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）BusToursinWashingtonDCTheBlossomsTourInWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$56.22BESTWAYtoExperiencetheCherryBlossoms!EachyearfrommidMarchtomidApril,seethebeautifulCherryBlossomsinWashingtonDCandgetgreatphotosbecauseyou’llbeledtoallthebestspotsbythebestguides.TheannualspringbloominDCisamagicaltimeandthistourpromisestoprovidetheverybesttouropportunityforyou!TheLightsNightTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$56.33Highest-ratedNightTourinDC!TheONLYDCNightTourwheretheTourGuidesHOPOFFwithyouateachstopandtellyouabouteachmonumentandattracton.HOPaboardtheTheLightsNightTour!ThebesttimetotakeatourofWashingtonDCisatnight.TheBestMinibusTourinWashingtonDCDuration:3hours$46.22SeeallthekeyatractionsDChastoofferina3-hourformat.Youwilllearnallaboutthehistoryandtrivia(瑣事)thatsurroundsWashingtonandvisitthemajormonumentsandattractionsDChastooffer.PleaseNote:Ratesforthistourvarybydayoftheweek.Whenyouchooseyourspecificdateontheavailabilitycalendar,theratesforthatdatewillbedisplayed.BestMountVernon&ArlingtonCemeteryTourfromWashingtonDCDuration:6hours$71.26SeeArlingtonCemetery,OldTownAlexandriaandGeorgeWashington’sMountVernonEstateonthissmallgroupbustourfromWashingtonDC．YourtourguidewillaccompanyyouthroughMountVernon,tellingyouaboutalloftheatractionsthereandthehistoryofGeorgeWashington’shomeonthePotomacRiver.1、WhichdatesuitsTheBlossomsTourmost?A．July4. B．August15.C．March27. D．October1.2、WhatisspecialaboutTheBestMinibusTour?A．Itspriceisnotfixed. B．Thebesttimetotakeitisatnight.C．Thetourguideaccompaniesyou. D．Youcangetgreatphotosofcherry.3、WhichtourwouldofferyouachancetolearnaboutGeorgeWashington’shome?A．TheBlossomsTour. B．TheLightsNightTour.C．TbeBestMinibusTour. D．BestMountVermon&ArlingtonCemeteryTour.25．（10分）NileCruiseinEgyptIt’shardtobeatEgyptforitsmixofheatandcultureinDecember.Aseven-nightcruiseonboardatraditional19th-century-stylewoodenluxurysailingvessel,whichsleepsupto12andcruisesbetweenLuxorandAswan，costsfrom￡775perheadfullboard，departingonDecember11throughBales(08450570600;www..)ChristmasMarketsinColognePerhapsthebestofnorthernEurope’smanyChristmasmarketsisCologne--therearesevenseparatethemedmarketswhichstartopeningthisweek.Cologneisalsooneoftheeasiestplacestogettobytrain.EurostarconnectionsfromLondonviaBrusselstakejustunderfourhoursandreturnticketsareavailablethiswinterfrom￡89(08432186186;www.E).FordetailsofaccommodationandmarketsseeCologneTourism(www.).SkiinginValThorensIfyouwanttobesureofsnowforskiingintheAlpsbeforeChristmasyouneedtoheadhigh--whereyouwillgettheadvantageofquietslopesandlowprices.Aweek9sstayatChaletElianecostsfrom￡399chaletboardthroughCrystalSki(08712312256;www.crystalski.co.uk)，or,muchmoreluxurious,aweek’shalfboardatthefive-starhotelcostsfrom￡1,195throughCrystalFinest(08719710364;www.crystalfinest.co.uk).BothpackagesarefordeparturesonDecember13.JapaneseOnsenSnowmonkeyswarmingthemselvesinthehotspringsatYudanakamakeanendearingsight.Assnowflakesfallyoumaybetemptedtoclimbinyourself(perhapsnotthesamepool，though).Experiencethis,overnightatatempleandaryokan,andseeTokyoandHiroshima,travelingbybullettrain,onthe14-nightJapanUnmaskedtour:￡1,600,excludingflights(01173144620;).1、Theadvertisementismainlyaimedatthosewho.A．studyabroadB．oftentravelaroundC．wanttogoshoppingbeforeChristmasD．a(chǎn)refondofskiinginwinter2、Marylovestheideaofshoppingduringhertrip.Shewillprobablycontactbycalling.A．08432186186 B．08450570600C．08712312256 D．011731446203、Ifyouwanttogosightseeingbywater,youhavetobook.A．beforeDecember11 B．beforeDecember13C．beforeChristmas D．a(chǎn)fterChristmas4、Ifyouenjoywatchinganimalsbathing,whichwebsitewillyouclickforfurtherinformation?A．www.crystalfinest.co.ukB．C．D．www.balesworld5、Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A．skiinginValThorensishighinpriceB．EurostaristhemostbeautifulareaofthecityC．a(chǎn)touristhastowarmhimselfinthehotspringwithmonkeysD．a(chǎn)Londonerwillspendlessthan4hourstravellingtoColognebytrain第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）I’llbetthatnoonecandescribethefeelingonehaswhentheygohomeforthefirsttime,IknowIcouldn’t.Afterlivinginthedormforthreeweeksandgellingover1,Iwasactuallylookingforwardtohavingsomequiettimeathome.OnFriday,September13,Ipackedupafewthingsandleftcampusaround2:00p.m.2beingFridaythe13th,themainquestiononmymindwas,3woulditbeliketogohomeforthefirsttimeafterjustgettingoverhomesickness?AsmymotherdrovethroughtownIcouldtellthatnotmuchhad4,butstillfeltweird.5itdawnedonme.IwasstartingtothinkofCedarCrestasmyhome.Ihadagreatweekend.I6Jewishservicesmostoftheweekend,butIdidhavetimetofoolaroundonAmericaOnlineanddoafewotherthingsthatIhad7forthreeweeks.Ispentalotoftimeplayingwithmypetbunnyrabbit8Imissedheralot.WhenSundaycamearoundI9wantedtogetbacktoCedarCrest.Myfatherbroughtmeback.Whenwearrived,allhedidwasto10meunloadthecarwhileIcarriedallthestufftomyroom.ThenIhuggedandkissedhimgood-bye,andhe11.Itwasamazingtome12Ijustsenthimhomelikethatwithoutwantingtohopbackinthecar.IguessallthatIwantedwastobebackinthesafetyofmy13roomandseeallmy14again.Ihavebeenhomeoncemore15.Itstillfeltweird,butnotas16asitdidthefirsttime.Whenitwastimetogobacktoschoolforthe17time,myfathersaid:“Sowhatdoyouwanttodonow?”My18?“Iwanttogohome!”19Iwantedtogobacktoschool.Iguessyoucouldsay,“There’sno20likehome!”1、A．illnessB．homesicknessC．sadnessD．loneliness2、A．ForB．ByC．BesidesD．Except3、A．thatB．whichC．whoD．what4、A．changedB．happenedC．heardD．learned5、A．SuddenlyB．FortunatelyC．ImmediatelyD．Generally6、A．tookB．paidC．a(chǎn)ttendedD．offered7、A．lostB．spentC．madeD．missed8、A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．becauseC．soD．if9、A．exactlyB．a(chǎn)ctuallyC．patientlyD．hopefully10、A．tellB．pushC．findD．help11、A．a(chǎn)rrivedB．walkedC．leftD．came12、A．whyB．whenC．howD．where13、A．dormB．readingC．classD．living14、A．friendsB．relativesC．booksD．movies15、A．beforelongB．soonafterC．a(chǎn)susualD．sincethen16、A．manyB．muchC．fewD．little17、A．presentB．lastC．firstD．second18、A．predictionB．responseC．opinionD．suggestion19、A．showingB．sayingC．meaningD．a(chǎn)sking20、A．placeB．roomC．schoolD．home第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Iwasthemiddlechildofthree,buttherewasagapoffiveyearsoneitherside,andIhardlysawmyfatherbeforeIwaseight.Forthis1．otherreasonsIwassomewhatlonely.Ihadthelonelychild’shabitofmakingupstoriesand2．（hold）conversationswithimaginarypersons,andIthink3．theverystartmyliteraryambitions4．(mix)upwiththefeelingofbeingisolatedandundervalued.IknewthatIhada5．(nature)abilitywithwordsandapoweroffacingunpleasantfacts,andIfeltthatthis6．(create)asortofprivateworld7．Icouldgetmyownbackformyfailureineverydaylife.However,8．quantityofseriouswritingwhichIproducedallthroughmychildhoodwouldnotadduptohalfadozenpages.Iwrotemyfirstpoemattheageoffourorfive,mymothertakingitdowntodictation.Icannotrememberanythingabout9．exceptthatitwasaboutatigerandthetigerhad“chair-liketeeth”agoodenough10．(express).第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加，刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(/\),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意:1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞:2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Mr、Johnsonisahardworkingteacher、Everyday,hespendstoomuchtimewithhiswork、Withlittlesleepandhardlyanybreak,soheworksfrommorningtillnight、Hardworkhavemadehimveryill、“Hehasruinedhishealthy、Weareworriedabouthim、”Thatiswhichotherteacherssay、Yesterdayafternoon、IpaidvisittoMr、Johnson、Iwaseagertoseehim,butoutsideherroomIstopped、Ihadtocalmmyselfdown、QuietlyIstepintotheroom、Isawhimlyinginbed,lookingatsomeofthepicturewehadtakentogether、Iunderstoodthathemissedusjustasmanyaswemissedhim、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的美國網(wǎng)友Tom正在你校做交換生，他想?yún)⒓幽阖?fù)責(zé)的中國傳統(tǒng)文化學(xué)習(xí)小組，并想了解一下學(xué)習(xí)小組的有關(guān)情況。請你給他寫封電子郵件告知他具體情況，內(nèi)容包括：1.學(xué)習(xí)時間及地點2.小組成員情況3.學(xué)習(xí)內(nèi)容：京劇、皮影戲等注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右(開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計入總詞數(shù))；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。3.參考詞匯：皮影戲ChineseshadowplayDearTom,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、B3、C4、B5、B6、B7、D8、B9、C10、C11、B12、D13、B14、D15、B16、C17、D18、D19、B20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、D3、D22、1、D2、B3、C4、A23、FoodfestivalsaroundtheworldStiltonCheeseRollingMayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludetheserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheircompetitors'lane（賽道）.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,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingtha