2021-2022學(xué)年湖北宜昌市示范高中協(xié)作體高考仿真模擬英語試卷含解析

2021-2022高考英語模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Sometimesitseemstobothertheteacher______allthestudentsarebeingtooquiet.A．how B．whatC．that D．where2．___________theeffectofcultureshock,heistryingtoreadalotaboutitbeforegoingtoFranceforfurtherstudy.A．ToreduceB．ReducedC．ReducingD．Havingreduced3．Childrenwhoarenotactiveor_____dietishighinfatwillgainweightquickly.A．what B．whoseC．which D．that4．ThismorningIpickedupwalletinsurpriseonmywaytoschool.A．A;a B．the;a C．a(chǎn);\ D．\;the5．Allcolorfades,________undertheimpactofdirectsunlight.A．especially B．eventuallyC．a(chǎn)ppropriately D．merely6．Aquickreviewofsuccessesandfailuresattheendofyearwillhelp________youyearahead.A．sharpen B．switchC．stretch D．shape7．—Mum,littleRaybrokehistoysagain!—Itdoesn'tmatter.Yousee,accidents_____happen.A．shall B．should C．must D．will8．—Hello,I________toaskifIcanbookaflighttickettoHainantomorrow?—Sorry,we’vealreadysoldout.A．phoneB．willphoneC．a(chǎn)mphoningD．havephoned9．Ithinkthatthisisthebestmobilephoneavailableintheworld.Nootheronecan________it.A．compare B．match C．produce D．win10．ThankstoMrsSmith,thefatherandthesoneventually______aftertenyears’coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．pickedup C．madeup D．turnedup11．Please________yourashesbeforeitfailsonthecarpet.A．cutoff B．knockoffC．getoff D．dropoff12．DreamoftheRedChamberisbelievedtobesemi-autobiographical,_______thefortunesofCao’sownfamily.A．mirroredB．tomirrorC．mirroringD．mirror13．Heasked______forthecomputer.A．didIpayhowmuchB．IpaidhowmuchC．howmuchdidIpayD．howmuchIpaid14．Myfriendwarnedme______goingtotheEastCoastbecauseitwascrowdedwithtourists.A．by B．a(chǎn)gainst C．on D．for15．—Iwasinformedthatyouwonthelottery?—Areyoukidding?MaybeIwillwinalotterywhen______.A．youcryforthemoon B．pigsflyC．a(chǎn)llgoodthingscometoanend D．yougetanewleaseonlife16．—Howdiditcomethatyoudamagedyourcarsobadly?—I____intoatreeontheroadsidetheotherday.A．ran B．hadrun C．wasrunning D．run17．—Haveyoufoundthenewflatadvertisedinthenewspaper?—Yes.Butthecommunity____verylargeandInearlygotlostjustnow.A．hadbeen B．was C．willbe D．is18．—WherewasI?—You________youdidn’tlikeyourjob.A．hadsaidB．saidC．weresayingD．hassaid19．InAustralia,manyroadsignsarenowbothinEnglishandChinese,______iteasierforChinesetouriststotravel.A．makingB．madeC．makeD．makes20．Thechurchwhichiseasily________frommyhomeisbeingrebuilt.A．a(chǎn)ccessibleB．a(chǎn)vailableC．a(chǎn)cceptableD．responsible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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）FoodfestivalsareacommonoccurrenceintheUKandtakeplaceinallsortsofplacesandatallsortsoftimes.Whateveryourtaste,there’safoodfestivaltomatch-nomatterhowspecialized.MeatopiaThisthree-day,London-basedfestivaltakesplaceattheendofAugustandisameatlover’sparadise.Inadditiontoarangeofmeatproducts,fromburgerstosteaks,attendeescanlistentolivemusic,watchbutcheryshows,andattendinformalmeat-basedworkshops.VegfestIfyoupreferafestivalthatwillhelpyoumeetyourfiveaday,thenVegfestfestisforyou.Thisvegan-friendlyeventtakesplaceseveraltimesayear.Hereyoucanenjoyawideselectionoffreshlypreparedvegetables,learncookingtipsandheartalksonnutritiontohelpyoumakethemostofyourplant-basedsearch.TheMarmaladeFestivalHeldinCumbria,thisfestivalhasbeenrunningfor13years.Itincludesacompetitiontofindthebesthomemademarmalade.Therearethousandsofentriesfromover30differentcountriesacrosstheglobe.TheGinger(姜)andspiceFestivalTheGingerandspiceFestival,heldinMarketDrayton,celebratesitstown’shistoricconnectiontoRobertClive,whoreturnedfromIndiawithginger.Becauseofthis,theyspecializeinbakinggingerbread,butalsosellarangeofspicesfrommildtohot.TheNationalHoneyshowItstartedin1921andisthelargesteventofitskind.Thisthree-dayeventattractsover2000participantstotheirtraditionalcompetition,andofferslecturesandworkshopsonbeekeepingand,ofcourse,thatsyrupygoldenhoney.Whilepeople’stastesaredifferentfromeachother,theUKhassomethingtooffermostpeople.Fromlarge-scalefestivities,tothesmallergatherings,onethingiscertain:peoplearepassionateabouttheirfood.Andwhilesomeoftheproductsonoffermightbestrangetosomeone,whenfoodisgiventhatmuchattention,it’sunlikelytoleaveabadtasteinanyone’smouth.1、WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．PeoplecanenjoyawideselectionofmeatinVegfest.B．MeatopiafallsonAugust31everyyear.C．TheMarmaladeFestivalisjustknownbytheBritish.D．RobertClivetookgingertotheUKfromIndia.2、Whichfestivalwillbemostatractiveforpeoplehavingasweettooth?A．Meatopia B．TheGingerandspiceFestival,C．Vegfest. D．TheNationalHoneyshow.3、Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyoumostprobablyfindthispassage?A．Voice&views. B．Science&Technology.C．Culture D．Sports.22．（8分）Iwasbornonthe17thofNovember1828,inthevillageofNamPing,whichisaboutfourmilessouthwestofthePortugueseColony(殖民地)ofMacao,andislocatedonPedroIslandlyingwestofMacao,fromwhichitisseparatedbyachannelofhalfamilewide.Asearlyas1834,anEnglishlady,Mrs.Gutzlaff,wifeofamissionarytoChina,cametoMacao.SupportedbytheLadies’AssociationinLondonforthepromotionoffemaleeducationinIndiaandtheEast,sheimmediatelytookuptheworkofstartingagirls’schoolforChinesegirls,whichwassoonfollowedbytheopeningofaboys’school.Mrs.Gutzlaff’scomprador(買辦)happenedtocomefrommyvillageandwasactuallymyfather’sfriendandneighbor.ItwasthroughhimthatmyparentsheardaboutMrs.Gutzlaff’sschoolanditwasdoubtlesslythroughhisinfluenceandmeansthatmyfathergotmeadmittedintotheschool.Ithasalwaysbeenamysterytomewhymyparentsshouldputmeintoaforeignschool,insteadofatraditionalConfucianschool,wheremybigbrotherwasplaced.MostcertainlysuchastepwouldhavebeenmoresuitableforChinesepublicopinion,taste,andthewantsofthecountry,thantoallowmetoattendanEnglishschool.Moreover,aChinesebeliefistheonlyavenueinChinathatleadstopoliticalpromotion,influence,powerandwealth.IcanonlyguessthatasforeigncommunicationwithChinawasjustbeginningtogrow,myparentshopedthatitmightbeworthwhiletoputoneoftheirsonstolearningEnglish.Inthiswayhemightbecomeaninterpreterandhaveamoreadvantageouspositiontoenterthebusinessanddiplomaticworld.IamwonderingifthatinfluencedmyparentstoputmeintoMrs.Gutzlaff’sSchool.Astowhatothersequencesithaseventuallybroughtaboutinmylaterlife,theywereentirelyleftinthehandsofGod.1、HowwastheauthoradmittedtoMrs.Gutzlaff’sschool?A．Throughhisfather’sfriend’shelp.B．Throughhisowneffortstoexams.C．Throughhisfather’srequest.D．ThroughMrs.Gutzlaff’sinfluence.2、Whydidtheauthor’sparentsputhimintoanEnglishschool？A．AnEnglishschoolwasmoreinfluential.B．ForeigntradewithChinawasdevelopingfast.C．ItmetwithChinesepublicopinion.D．Hecouldbecomeasuccessfulinterpreter.3、Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhisparents’decisiontoputhimintoanEnglishschool?A．Itwasskeptical.B．Itwasmysterious.C．Itwasthoughtful.D．Itwaswonderful.23．（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）LONDON(Reuters)——Organicfruit,deliveredrighttothedoorstep.ThatiswhatGabrielGoldprefers,andheiswillingtopayforit.Ifthisisnotpossible,the26-year-oldcomputertechnicianwillspendtheextramoneyatthesupermarkettobuyorganicfood.“Organicproduceisalwaysbetter,”Goldsaid,“Thefoodisfreeofpesticides(農(nóng)藥),andyouaregenerallysupportingfamilyfarmsinsteadoflargefarms.Andmoreoftenthannot,itislocallygrownandseasonal,soitismoretasty.”Goldisoneofagrowingnumberofshoppersbuyingintotheorganictrend,andsupermarketsacrossBritainarecountingonmorelikehimastheygrowtheirorganicfoodbusiness.Buthowmanyshoppersreallyknowwhattheyaregetting,andwhyaretheywillingtopayahigherpricefororganicproduce?MarketresearchshowsthatGoldandotherswhobuyorganicfoodcangenerallygiveclearreasonsfortheirpreferences—buttheirknowledgeoforganicfoodisfarfromcomplete.Forexample,smallamountsofpesticidescanbeusedonorganicproducts.AndaboutthreequartersoforganicfoodinBritainisnotlocalbutimportedtomeetgrowingdemand.“Thedemandfororganicfoodisincreasingbyaboutonethirdeveryyear,soitisaveryfast-growingmarket."saidSueFlock,aspecialistinthislineofbusiness.1、MoreandmorepeopleinBritainarebuyingorganicfoodbecause________.A．theyconsiderthefoodfreeofpollutionB．theycangetthefoodanywhereC．theyaregettingricherD．theylikehome-grownfruit2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEtothefactsaboutmostorganicproducesoldinBritain?A．Itgrowsindoorsallyearround.B．Itisgrownonfamilyfarms.C．ItisproducedoutsideBritain.D．Itisproducedonlargefarms.3、Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwords“theorganictrend”inParagraph2?A．Higherpricesoforganicfood.B．Betterqualityoforganicfood.C．Risingmarketoforganicfood.D．Growinginterestinorganicfood.25．（10分）Theministryofeducationrecentlypublishednationalstandardsforthemanagementofprimaryandsecondaryschools.Itsaysthatschoolsandparentsshouldworktogethertoensureprimaryschoolstudentssleepatleast10hoursadayandmiddleschoolstudentssleepninehoursaday.However,weinterviewedsomestudents’parentsandnoneofourintervieweessaidtheycouldachievethatgoal.Andnoneoftheintervieweesbelievedotherparentswouldbeabletoachievethatgoal.Thishastodowiththeacademicburdenonchildren.Manykidshaveridiculousamountsofhomeworktodoeachnight,whiletheyalsosufferfromtheadditionalburdenofafter-schoolcourses.Thetruthisthatchildrenhavetoworkharderthanadults.Itshouldbenotedthatmanyparentsarerathertiredwiththissituation,andtheycomplainaboutbeingexhaustedbyhelpingtheirchildrenwithhomeworkandfeelpressuredbytheeconomicburdenofafter-schoolcourses.Doubtlessly,themaincourseliesinthecompetitioninsociety.Noparentswanttheirchildrentofallbehindintherace.TheproblemisespeciallyseriousinmanycitiessuchasBeijingandShanghai,wheretherearebothqualityeducationresourcesandfiercecompetition.Itisdifficultforchildreninthesecitiestosleepenoughhourseveryday.Inordertochangethis,educationresourcesneedtobemorefairlyequal,especiallyforprimaryeducation,sothatstudentsandtheirparentsdonothavetocompetesofiercelyforthelimitedamountofqualityeducationresources.Suchthingsarealwayseasiersaidthandone,ofcourse.Tobalanceprimaryandsecondaryeducationresourceswillbeadifficultprocess.Butonlybydoingsowillourchildrengetenoughsleepeveryday.1、WhatisthepurposeofthenationalstandardsmentionedinParagraph1?A．Tomakesurestudentshaveenoughsleep.B．Toexplainwhyenoughsleepisimportantforstudents.C．Tofindoutwhystudentscan’thaveenoughsleep.D．Tostatehowthenationalstandardsarecarriedout.2、Whichfactdoesmainlyleadtostudents’lackofsleep?A．Learningstress.B．Economicalpressurefromextracourses.C．Fiercesocialcompetition.D．Lowefficiencyinstudy.3、Accordingtotheauthor,thegovernmentshould________.A．reducethelearningcourses.B．provideequaleducationresources.C．strengthenfinancialsupport.D．publishstricteducationpolicy.4、WhichonecanBESTdescribethestructureofthepassage?A．Compareandcontrast.B．Causeandeffect.C．Reasonandsolution.D．Opinionandsuggestion.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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Iwassittingatthedinnertableonasummerevening.Dinnertime1toldmeIshouldeateverythingonmyplateandthenasktobe2fromthetable.AsItooka(n)3ofmeat,atinyvoiceseemedto4intomyear:takethatporkbonetoReds.Redswasaneighborhooddognot5toanyone,buthewentintoouryardsonadaily6forloveandhandouts.Ihadno7whetherRedswasinouryardatthetime,yetthevoicewas8.Therewasinstant9insidemyyoungheadastowhetherIshouldriskthe10ofgettingupfromthetablebeforemyplatewasempty.Yetthevoicecontinued,11metogetupandlookforReds.12backmychairdespitemyparents’13expressions,Iwalkedthroughthekitchenandoutofthebackdoor.IdidnotseeReds,butIsawourgarage,abouttwentyfeetaway,wasonfire.I14asIrushedbackintothekitchen,porkinhand.“15thefiredepartmentnow---thegarageisonfire!”Itseemedthatoneofmybrothershad16intoaminorfightwithsomeolderboysintheneighborhoodthatday.Althoughtheboysneveradmittedtoitdespiteapolice17,webelievedtheysetthegarageonfireafter18oilarounditswalls.19,welivedtwoblocksfromthefirestation,andthefirewas20intime.Whatwasthewhisperingvoicethattoldmetogetupfromthetableandgooutside?Iwillneverknowforsure,butIwillalwaysbelieveitwasallbecauseofawhisperingangel.1、A．conditionsB．suggestionsC．guidesD．rules2、A．keptB．putC．excusedD．refused3、A．inspectionB．biteC．stepD．picture4、A．knockB．lookC．turnD．whisper5、A．belongingB．goingC．stickingD．holding6、A．natureB．pointC．basisD．schedule7、A．choiceB．demandC．intentionD．idea8、A．primaryB．insistentC．innocentD．weak9、A．explosionB．connectionC．conflictD．understanding10、A．incidencesB．functionsC．purposesD．consequences11、A．urgingB．holdingC．experiencingD．requesting12、A．CarryingB．DatingC．PushingD．Taking13、A．excitedB．surprisedC．nervousD．considerate14、A．terrifiedB．sighedC．screamedD．sniffed15、A．GoB．CallC．OperateD．Challenge16、A．steppedB．takenC．broughtD．fit17、A．introductionB．investigationC．knowledgeD．performance18、A．pouringB．pickingC．recordingD．lifting19、A．HopefullyB．DesperatelyC．RegretfullyD．Thankfully20、A．putoutB．sentoutC．heldupD．keptup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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Becausedeafpeoplecan’thear,theyhavespecialwaysofcommunicating.Forexample,theycanlearntounderstand1．someoneissayingbylookingatthemouthofthespeaker.This2．(call)lipreading.Also,speakingisverydifficultforthedeaf,becausetheycan’thear3．(they)ownvoices.However,itispossiblewithspecialtraining.Accordingtomanydeafpeopleallaroundtheworld,themost4．(practice)andpopularwayofcommunicatingiswithsignlanguage.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假如英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處錯(cuò)誤。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個(gè)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(cuò)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(cuò)誤及修改均僅限一詞;2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分、Lastweekend,myBritishfriend,Jim,spottedpaper-cuttingstandwhenwewerewanderingonthestreet、Hadneverseenpape—cuts,heimmediatelyboughtone、Therefore,thesellershookherheadatthemomentshesawthe100-yuan、noteJimhandedovertoher、Shehadno、changes!HowdisappointedJimwas!HewasabouttoquitwhileItookoutmycellphone,scantheQRcodeonthestandandpaidfiveyuan、Jimwasverysurprising、Iexplainedtoherthatnowadayswecouldpaywithacellphoneforalmosteverything、"Wow!"Jimsaid,"Thepaper-cutlooksgreat,andthepaymentmethodseemsevengreat!”第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）隨著越來越多的中國人出境旅游，一些人的表現(xiàn)不得體。假設(shè)你是某高中學(xué)生李華，你的朋友Lili計(jì)劃假期出國旅游，希望你能給予她一些建議。請你用英語寫一封郵件回復(fù)她。要點(diǎn)如下：1．旅游中的不文明現(xiàn)象極大損害了國家聲望（如：大聲喧嘩，隨地吐痰，亂扔垃圾...）2．你的建議：理解和尊重外國文化；了解國外的文化習(xí)俗；保護(hù)所處環(huán)境；為自己和國家贏得尊重；樹立祖國的形象。注意：1.詞數(shù)120詞左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.參考詞匯：吐痰spit;樹立形象upholdanimage。DearLili,Iamsogladtoreceiveyourlettertellingmeyouwillgoonanoverseastrip.Herearemysuggestions._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Idowishyouhaveagoodtime!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、C2、A3、B4、C5、A6、D7、D8、C9、B10、C11、B12、C13、D14、B15、B16、A17、D18、B19、A20、A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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、D2、D3、C22、1、A2、D3、B23、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,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmoves,runs,orfightsback.Theneveryoneheadsdowntotherivertomakefriendsagain—andforamuch-neededwash!MelbourneFoodandWineFestivalAustralia’sculturalcapitalhashostedthis20years,ashowcas