安徽省合肥八中等2024屆高三第二次診斷性檢測(cè)英語試卷含解析

安徽省合肥八中等2024屆高三第二次診斷性檢測(cè)英語試卷注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)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(qǐng)按要求用筆。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)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．---Wewantsomeonetodesignthenewartmuseumforme.---_____theyoungfellowhaveatry?A．Shall B．May C．Will D．Need2．Theshockingnewsmademerealize______terribleproblemswewouldface.A.that B．how C．what D．why3．________challengesinChinascar-sharingeconomy,sharedmobilitystillhasapromisingfuture.A．Despite B．BesidesC．Concerning D．Regarding4．Wecancommunicate________peopleineverypartoftheworld________theInternet.A．with；with B．with；throughC．through；through D．through；with5．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone6．Shedidnotfeelabitnervousthoughitwasthefirsttimeshe___________inpublic.A．spoke B．havespokenC．hadspoken D．werespeaking7．Mikeislookingforanotherjobbecausehefeelsthatnothinghedoeshisboss.A．serves B．satisfiesC．promises D．supports8．—WhichclassicalChinesepoemdoyoulikebest?—Don’tlaughifwelaydrunkenonthebattleground;howmanysoldiersevercameback______.A．oldandyoung B．upanddown C．safeandsound D．rightandwrong9．Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource10．TheWinterOlympics________in2022willsurelybringinmanyinternationaltourists.A．heldB．havingheldC．holdingD．tobeheld11．---Isawnomorethanonemotorcarintheshop.Willyougoandbuy?---No,I’dratherfindinothershops.A．it;oneB．one;itC．it;theoneD．theone;it12．Haditnotbeenforhisexperienceintheforest，we____________inthebattlewiththefiercebear.A．hadn'tsurvived B．wouldn'thavesurvivedC．didn'tsurvived D．wouldn'tsurvive13．Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination．A．oncept B．responsibilityC．identity D．personality14．In2012,SunYangbecamethefirstChineseman_____anOlympicgoldmedalinswimming.A．winning B．towinC．havingwon D．beingwon15．—I’dratherhavesomewine,ifyoudon’tmind.—______.Don’tforgetthatyou’lldrive.A．Byallmeans B．AnythingbutthatC．Takeiteasy D．Iwouldn’tsaynotothis16．Thedifferencesthechildren’sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplained________theirsocialbackgrounds.A．infrontof B．incaseofC．inneedof D．inchargeof17．—Anythingtodrink?Whataboutcoffee?—Er…IthinkI’llhaveacolddrinkcoffee.A．otherthan B．morethan C．lessthan D．ratherthan18．IfIcanhelp,Idon’tlikeworkinglateintothenight.A．so B．that C．them D．it19．Itwasintheremotemountainareas______Ispentthegapyear______Ilearnedhowtoworkwithagroupofstrangersandhowtolookaftermyself.A．where;that B．when;thatC．where;when D．that;where20．Look!Here’saphoto______inmyclassroomatprimaryschool.Canyourecognizemeinit?A．taken B．takingC．totake D．beingtaken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）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.22．（8分）Playingamusicalinstrumentthroughout:yourlifeprotectsyourhearinginoldage,aCanadianstudysuggests.Thestudy,publishedinPsychologyandAging,carriedouthearingtestson74adultmusiciansand89non-musicians.Itfounda70-year-oldmusician’shearingwasasgoodasthatofa50-year-oldwhodidnotplay.Hearingnormallydeclinesaspeopleage.By60,10-30%ofpeoplehavemoderatehearingloss.By80,thatgoesuptoasmanyas60%.Problemsareparticularlyseeninthecentralauditory(聽覺的)processingsystem,whichisassociatedwithunderstandingspeech,especiallywhenthereisbackgroundnoise.Previousstudieshaveshownmusicianshavebetterhearingthannon-players.Butthisresearch,byateamattheRotmanResearchInstituteinToronto,lookedatadultsofallages-from18to91-toseehowpeoplewereaffectedastheyaged.Theycarriedouthearingtestson74amateurandprofessionalmusicians(whohadplayedsincetheageof16,werestillpractisingandhadbeengivenformalmusiclessons)and89non-musicians(whohadneverplayedaninstrument).Musiciansweresignificantlybetteratpickingoutspeechagainstnoise.Theresearcherssuggestthatlifelongmusicianshipreducesage-relatedchangesinthebrain,probablyduetomusiciansusingtheirauditorysystemsatahighlevelonaregularbasis.TheheadofbiomedicalresearchatActiononHearingLoss,DrRalphHolme,said:“Whilethisstudysuggeststhatmusiciansmightbemoreabletocopewiththeconsequencesofhearingloss,itisfarbettertoreducedamageinthefirstplacebyusingappropriateearprotection.Wehavealwayscampaingnedforeveryonewhoplaysamusicalinstrumentorlistenstoloudmusictowearhearingprotection,likeearplugs,whichreducetheriskofdamagingyourhearingpermanently.”1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．Apersonaged80willlose30%hearing.B．Apersonagedabove60musthavebadhearing.C．Peoplehavefewerproblemswithbackgroundnoise.D．People’shearingusuallybecomesworsewhentheygetolder.2、WhatcanwegetfromtheCanadianstudy?A．Ittestedthehearingof162people.B．Thefindingofthestudywasn’tpublishedpublicly.C．Playingamusicalinstrumentmaydogoodtohearing.D．Musicianswereasgoodatpickingoutspeechagainstnoiseasnon-musicians.3、Whydon’tmusicianschangemuchintheirbrainastheyage?A．Theyliketotakemoreexercise.B．Theyusetheirhearingmoreandregularly.C．Theydon’texposethemselvestobackgroundnoise.D．Theypaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheirhearing.4、HowcanwedealwithhearinglossaccordingtoDrRalphHolme?A．Gethelpfrommusicians.B．Listentoloudmusicless.C．Protecthearingproperly.D．Playamusicalinstrumentmore.5、Theauthorwrotethepassageto________.A．entertainthereadersB．a(chǎn)dvertiseamusicalinstrumentC．complainaboutpeople’shearinglossD．informreadersofaresearchonhearing23．（8分）CherishtheMomentswithOurParentsTherewassomethinginanelderlywoman’sbehaviorthatcaughtmyeye.Unsureofhersteps,thewomanmovedslowly,alongwithayoungerwomanwhoIguessedwasherdaughter.Thedaughterwasrollinghereyesandcheckingherwatcheveryfewseconds.TheolderwomanlefttheyoungeroneandbegantotickthroughtheDVDsonthenearestshelf.Withouthesitation,IwalkedoverandaskedifIcouldhelpherfindsomething.Thewomansmiledatmeandshowedmeatitleonapieceofpaper.RatherthanrushofftolocatetheDVDforthewoman,IaskedhertowalkwithmesoIcouldshowherwhereshecouldfindit.Lookingback,IthinkIwantedtoenjoyhercompanyforamoment.Hermovementsremindedmeofmyownmother,whohadpassedawaythepreviousChristmas.Aswewalked,thewomanseemedgladoftheunrushedcompanyandcasualconversation.Wefoundthemovieandshetoldmeitwastheoneshe’denjoyedwhenshewasherson’sageandthatshehopedhewouldenjoyitasmuchasshehad.Maybe,shesaidhecouldenjoyitwithhisownyoungchildren.Iaccompaniedhertothequeueatthecashier.AsthecashierputtheDVDintoaplasticbag,Iwentovertotheyoungerwoman,whowasstilltappingherfootatthefrontofthestore.“Isthatyourmom?”Iasked.Ihadexpectedhertotellmeitwasnoneofmybusiness.Butsherolledhereyesandsaid,“Yeah.”Therewasannoyanceinherreply.Stillwatchingthemother,Isaid,“Mindsomeadvice?”“Goahead,”saidthedaughter.IsmiledtoshowherIwasn’tcriticizing.“Cherishher,”Isaid,“Whenshe’sgone,it’sthelittlemomentsthat’llcomebacktoyou.Momentslikethis.Iknow.”Itwastrue.ImissedmymomstillandrememberedwithsadnessthemomentswhenI’dusedmyimpatiencetomakeherlifemiserable.Theelderlywomanmovedslowlybacktoherdaughter.Togethertheymadetheirwaytowardthestore’sexit.Theystoodthereforamoment,sidebyside,watchingtherushoftheholidaycurrent.Thenthedaughterglancedoverandslowlyplacedherarmwithapparentlyunaccustomedaffectionaroundhermother’sshouldersandgentlyguidedherhome.1、92．Thedaughtercheckedherwatchfrequentlybecauseshe______.A．hadtowaitforafriendB．wantedtobuyanewwatchC．wasimpatienttoshopwithhermomD．wasuninterestedinwatchingtheDVD2、94．FromParagraphs3and4weknowthat______.A．theelderlywomanhadn’tseenthemoviebeforeB．theelderlywomanfoundherson’sfavoritemovieC．theauthorandtheelderlywomanhurriedtofindtheDVDD．theauthorandtheelderlywomanenjoyedeachother’scompany3、96．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A．theauthorhadtreatedhermomverywellB．theelderlywomanlookedliketheauthor’smomC．theauthorscoldedthedaughterforherbehaviorD．thedaughterchangedherattitudetowardhermom24．（8分）WhenShakespearewastwenty-one,hewenttoLondon,averyinterestingplace,totryhisfortune.TherewasthefamousLondonBridgeandSt.Paul’sCathedral,andpalacesandmarketsandlongstreetsfullofshops.Then,too,therewerethedailycrowdswherecouldbeseenpeoplefromallovertheworld.Knights,scholarsandthehighwayman(攔路強(qiáng)盜）orthieves,whohadbeeninfamousfortheircleverrobberies,passedbyeachother.Here,also,werenoblemendressedingold,fromItalyandSpainandFrance;slavesfromSpanishAmerica,seacaptainsandministers,soldiersandservants—allheldbychancesorinterestswithinthegraywallswhichcircledLondon,andwhosegatesgavewelcometoasstrangeacrowdascouldbefoundintheworld.IntothiscuriouscrowdcameShakespeare,quicktoseeandeagertolearn.Andbeforelongallthesestrangesightswereasfamiliartohimasthefacesofhisowntown’sresidents.Eachonetolditsstorytohimsoplainlythat,asbeforehehadlearnedthesecretsofthefieldsandwoods,sonowhelearnedmenandmen’sintereststhatmakeupthegreatworld.Andhelearnedtheselessonssowellthatwhenhecametowritehisplays,hemadesuchuseofthemasnowriterevermadebeforeorsince;foritistheuseofthisknowledgeoftheworld,combinedwithhisowngenius,thatmakesShakespearethegreatestdramatistthathaseverlived.1、WhatwasLondonlikeinShakespeare’seyeswhenhefirstwentthere?A．Dirtyandsmall. B．Strangeandinteresting.C．Infamousandterrible. D．Familiarandmodern.2、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesShakespeare?A．Shakespearegotinspirationtowritefromhishometown,London.B．ShakespearewaseagertomakefriendswiththenoblemeninLondon.C．Shakespearewasgoodatobservingandlearningfromthedailylife.D．Shakespearebecamethegreatestdramatistowingtohisowngenius.3、Whatdoestheword“one”inparagraph5referto?A．Crowd. B．Resident.C．Face. D．Sight.4、Thepassageprobablycomesfrom______.A．a(chǎn)poster B．a(chǎn)textbookC．a(chǎn)nadvertisement D．a(chǎn)nannouncement25．（10分）CanterburyCollegeCOURSEAThiscoursewillenablestudentstoexperienceperformingartsandthemediaatabasiclevel.Itwillgivethemtheexperiencetodecideiftheywishtodevelopaninterestinthisfieldandtotraintheirpotentialandadaptabilityforworkinginaperformancecompanyineitheraperformingoratechnicalrole.COURSEBTheaimofthiscourseistoprovideaseriesoftraininginbusiness-relatedskillsandacomprehensiveknowledgeofbusinesspractice.Itisforstudentswithabusinesslearningexperiencewhocanmanageaheavyworkload.COURSECThiscoursegivesafoundationforacareerincaringforchildren,theelderlyorpeoplewithspecialneeds.CoreunitsareEmergencyTreatment,CommunicationandInformationTechnology.Practicaltrainingisanimportantpartofthecourse.COURSEDThiscourseisdesignedtoprovideanintroductiontotheconstructionindustry.UnitscoveredincludeHeat,LightandSound,IntroductiontotheUrbanEnvironment,CommunicationProcessesandTechniques.Allstudentswillcompletevocationalassignmentswithworkexperienceinthebigcompanies.COURSEEThequalificationsgainedandtheskillsdevelopedonthiscoursewillprovideagoodbasisforgainingemploymentinofficework.Inadditiontowordprocessing,thecoursealsocoversspreadsheets,computerizedaccounting,databasesanddesktoppublishing.Allstudentsaregivenchancestodeveloptheirconfidence,andadviceandinformationisgivenonjobsearchskills,presentationtechniquesandpersonalappearance.COURSEFThiscourseisdesignedtoprovideafoundationingraphicandvisualcommunicationskills.Studentscompleteunitsinpicturecompositionandphotographicprocessingalongsideelementsofgraphicdesign,andgainhands-onexperienceofdesktoppublishingandpresentations.1、Suzanwantstobeanactress,shecanchoose.A．CourseA B．CourseBC．CourseD D．CourseE2、CourseCisfitforthestudentswhomight.A．dealwiththenumbersB．workwiththedisabledC．runabusinessorganizationD．designandconstructbuildings3、IfDavidchoosesCourseF,hemightbeastudentwiththecareerinterestin_.A．a(chǎn)dvertising B．politicsC．nursing D．management4、Wherecanweprobablyfindthepassage?A．Inacityguidebook. B．Inasciencejournal.C．Onaschoolwebsite. D．Fromanewsreport.第三部分語言知識(shí)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）IboardedtheairplaneheadingtoBarcelona，frightenedbecauseinamatterofhoursI’dbelandinginacountrypopulatedbypeoplewhoallspokealanguagewhichwascompletelyunknowntome.Notonlythat.I’dbe1thenexttwoweeksthere.AllthebutterfliesIhadinmy2immediatelyflewawaybecauseasIarrivedatthewarm，colorfulcampus3I’dbelivingforthenextfourteendays.IfeltlikeI’dfoundmyselfasecond4.Counselorsandotherstaffmemberswelcomedusatthegate，introducingthemselves.andjustbeingallround5.Imademy6tomyassignedroomonlytofindacryinggirlandtwoothergirls7herdown.Little8IknowhowmanymemoriesI'dmake9thesethreegirls，howclosewe’dbecomeoverthenext10ofweeksandhowmanytimesthecampdirectorwouldhavetocometoourroomat3:00a.m.and11nottosendusshoppingifwedidn’tgotobed12.InthemorningswetookSpanishclassesandaguy13helearntmoreSpanishoverthesetwoweeksthanhedidforthepastyearat14.Duringtheday，Iformedlife-longrelationshipswithpeoplefromall15oftheglobe，andmostlyvisitedthebreathtakingBarcelonanbeaches.Speakingofbreakfast，themealswererestaurant—worthy，the16wereendlessandpeoplewithspecialfoodneedswerewell17.Thestaffalwaysfoundsomewayoranotherto18us，whetheritwashavingasurprisewaterpartyattenp.m.orhavinganunannouncedwatermelon—eatingcontest，theyalwayshad19uptheirsleeves.Bytheendofcamp，everyonewassosadthattheyhadtoleave，therewereenough20tofillupanOlympic—sizedpool.1、A．consumingB．spendingC．wastingD．requiring2、A．stomachB．brainC．heartD．chest3、A．whichB．whenC．thatD．where4、A．chanceB．1ifeC．homeD．1anguage5、A．nervousB．friendlyC．a(chǎn)wkwardD．silent6、A．wayB．headC．stepD．walk7、A．1ayingB．strikingC．calmingD．a(chǎn)ttending8、A．wouldB．doC．willD．did9、A．upB．ofC．outD．with10、A．dozenB．coupleC．scoreD．decade11、A．threatenB．urgeC．promiseD．convince12、A．frequentlyB．thoroughlyC．immediatelyD．comfortably13、A．a(chǎn)dmittedB．shoutedC．rememberedD．a(chǎn)rgued14、A．workB．restC．peaceD．school15、A．sidesB．a(chǎn)nglesC．squaresD．corners16、A．staffB．choicesC．servicesD．tables17、A．cateredtoB．a(chǎn)doptedtoC．dealtwithD．thoughtof18、A．encourageB．motivateC．surpriseD．a(chǎn)wake19、A．nothingB．somethingC．a(chǎn)nythingD．everything20、A．voicesB．cheersC．tearsD．stories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(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Janewaswalkingroundthedepartmentstore.Sherememberedhowdifficult1．wastochooseaChristmaspresentforherfather.Shewishedthathewaseasy2．(please).Besides,shoppingatthistimeoftheyearwasnot3．pleasantexperience:peoplesteppedonyourfeetor4．（push）youwiththeirelbows,hurryingaheadtogettoabargain.Janepausedinfrontofacounter(柜臺(tái))5．someattractivetieswereondisplay.ButJaneknewfrompastexperiencethatthe6．（choose）oftieshardlyeverpleasedherfather.Janestoppedwhereasmallcrowdofmenhadgathered.Shefoundsomegoodquality7．(pipe)onsale.Shedidnothesitateforlong:althoughherfathersmokedapipeonlyonce8．a(chǎn)while,sheknewthatthiswasapresentwhichwasboundtopleasehim.WhenJanegothome，herparentswerealreadyattablehavingsupper.Hermotherwas9．(excite).“Yourfatherhasdecidedtostopsmoking,”Jane10．（inform）.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）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)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。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(hào)（∧），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)誤及其修改均限一詞;2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。ThatIwasinthesecondgrade,mymotherwouldfrequentlysendmetheretothelittleneighborhoodstore、OnedayIwentwithalist,andwhenthestorekeeper’sbackturned,Icouldn’thelpreachintohiscandyboxonthecounterandpocketingone、Onthewayhome,Ienjoyedthemverymuch、ButIfeltguiltaboutitsomuch、ThereforewhenIspottedtheoldstorekeeperatthefootballgameduringmyhighschoolyears,Iapologizedathim、Hesmiled,holdingouthishand,andsaid,“Youowemetencent、”第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的外國(guó)筆友Jay一直對(duì)中國(guó)美食感興趣。請(qǐng)你寫一封信邀請(qǐng)他參加山西舉辦的美食文化節(jié)，內(nèi)容包括：1．寫信目的；2．時(shí)間地點(diǎn)；3．活動(dòng)內(nèi)容。注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、C3、A4、B5、B6、C7、B8、C9、A10、D11、A12、B13、C14、B15、B16、A17、D18、D19、B20、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、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,ashowcaseofthecontinent’s