湖北省黃岡市黃岡中學2025屆英語高三上期末復習檢測模擬試題含解析

湖北省黃岡市黃岡中學2025屆英語高三上期末復習檢測模擬試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y束后，請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．—Doyoureallyplantodropoutofthefootballteam?—________It’stimeformetoconcentrateonmystudy.A．I’mjustkidding. B．Definitelynot.C．Imeanit D．Whatapity!2．Paintingfromstillimagesleadstoalossofsensitivity,whichis_____toanartist.A．absolute B．urgent C．especial D．vital3．He______achancetotryitagainjustnow.A．gaveB．willgiveC．isgivenD．wasgiven4．Thatchildren______meetwithsetbacksisamatterofnecessityasthey_____,soparentsdon’tworryaboutthat.A．shall;grewup B．must；grewup C．can;growup D．will;growup5．一Excuseme，sir．Youcan’tenter0fficewithoutpermission．一Butthemanagerisexpectingme．A．the；a B．an；the C．the；不填 D．不填；不填6．________WuhuwithShanghai,tobefrank,andyou'llfindit'smoreconvenienttoliveintheformer.A．Tocompare B．ComparingC．Compare D．Compared7．It'salwaysagoodideatohaveasecondkeysomewhere________youlosethefirstone.A．incase B．nowthatC．eventhough D．aslongas8．Withthedevelopmentofeconomy，ourincomehasincreased________10%inlessthanayear.A．forB．byC．onD．at9．wegotherebytrainorbyshipmakesnodifference．Thetimeandthefeesarethesame． A．Which B．How C．Whether D．Why10．Thiskindofgelpenwhich______smoothlyisquitepopularwithstudents.A．iswrittenB．iswritingC．wroteD．writes11．AsIopenedmyeyes,in______directionIlooked,Icouldseesmiling,peaceful,calmandcontentfaces.A．whatever B．however C．whichever D．wherever12．Thenewscameasnosurprisetome.I______forsometimethatthefactorywasgoingtoshutdown.A．hadknown B．knewC．haveknown D．know13．—Howdoyoufindthehealthclub?—IwouldratherI______it.Ifeelitsmanagementisgoingfrombadtoworse.A．haven’tjoined B．hadn’tjoinedC．didn’tjoin D．hadjoined14．—Mum,doyoumindifIinvitesomefriendstomybirthdayparty?—______.Itwillbemoreinteresting.A．Bynomeans B．Yes,ofcourseC．Don’tworry D．Nodoubt.15．Itsagoodideatogetstudentstoretellastorytheirownwords．A．of B．in C．by D．through16．–Excuseme,sir,didn’tyouseetheredlight?–Sorry,mymind________somewhereelse.A．hasbeenwandering B．waswanderedC．waswandering D．hasbeenwandered17．In2012,SunYangbecamethefirstChineseman_____anOlympicgoldmedalinswimming.A．winning B．towinC．havingwon D．beingwon18．ThankstoMrsSmith,thefatherandthesoneventually______aftertenyears’coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．pickedup C．madeup D．turnedup19．一Didyouforgetyourpromise,dear?一Ihavefinishedmyhomeworkontime,mom.A．Excuseme. B．Surely.C．Whynot? D．HowcouldI?20．________yourecognizeanidiomwhenitisbeingused,itiseasytomisunderstandwhatyoureadorhear.A．Unless B．AfterC．Once D．Since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）Youalreadyknowthatmakingagoodfirstimpressioncangoalongway.Butforgetalltheadviceyou’vereceivedaboutdressingtoimpressorputtingonacheesysmile.Itturnsoutthatthetruesecrettobuildingalastingconnectionreachesmuchdeeperthanwhatyouwear.AccordingtoAmyCuddy,aHarvardBusinessSchoolprofessorwhohasresearchedfirstimpressionsformorethan15years,everyoneaskstwoquestionswhentheymeetingsomeonenew:CanItrustthisperson?AndcanIrespectthisperson?Bothquestionshelpyoumeasureaperson’swarmthandcompetence,respectively.But,Cuddysays,youshouldputgainingyourpeers’trustoverwinningtheirrespect—eveninaworkplacesetting.“Ifsomeoneyou’retryingtoinfluencedoesn’ttrustyou,you’renotgoingtogetveryfar;infact,youmightevendrawsuspectionbecauseyoucomeacrossasacontroller,”CuddywroteinherbookPresence:BringingYourBoldestSelftoYourBiggestChallenges.“Awarm,trustworthypersonwhoisalsostronglyadmired,butonlyafteryou’veestablishedtrustdoesyourstrengthbecomeagiftratherthanathreat.”Butthat’snottheonlywayyoucanstartoffontherightfootwithastranger.Yourphysicalappearancematters,too.A2017studybypsychologistLeslieZebrowitzofBrandeisUniversityfoundthatpeopleusefourcluestojudgeyourface:babyfacedness,familiarity,fitness,andemotionalresemblance.Whileyoucan’tcontrolallofthesefactors,youcanimproveyour“emotionalresemblance”byusingbodylanguagethatbuildstrustnaturally.Thenexttimeyoumeetsomeonenew,focusongainingtheirtrust—notwinningthemoverwithafirmhandshake.1、What’sthemainmisunderstandingdescribedinthefirstparagraph?A．dressingtoimpress.B．puttingonacheesysmile.C．makingagoodfirstimpression.D．buildingalastingconnection.2、WhichismoreimportantinaworkplacesettingaccordingtoAmyCuddy?A．gainingyourpeers’trust.B．winningyourpeers’respect.C．tryingtoinfluenceyourpeers.D．drawingyourpeers’suspectionasacontroller.3、WhatdoesLeslieZebrowitzsuggestina2017study?A．Youcancontrolyour“fitness”.B．Youcancontrolyour“familiarity”.C．Youcanimproveyour“babyfacedness”.D．Youcanimproveyour“emotionalresemblance”.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Judgeonebyafirmly-madehandshakeB．Judgeonebyanaturally-builttrustC．JudgeonebythefirstimpressionD．Judgeonebythephysicalappearance22．（8分）Agoodbookisindeedthebestfriendsfaperson.ThesamegoesforoutstandingCEOsofworldrecognizedcompaniesaswell.Let’shavealookatthefavoritebooksofsomeoftheworld-famousCEOsoftheglobe.MicrosoftCEO(Former)-BillGates,TheCatcherintheRyebuJ.D．SalingerAfewthemesexploredinthenovelarerebellion（叛逆）,anxietyandconfusion.Itacknowledgesthatyoungpeoplearealittleconfused,butcanbesmartaboutthingsandseethingsthatadultsdon’treallysee.Gatessaid,“Ididn’tactuallyreadTheCatcherintheRyeuntilIwas13,andeversincethenI’vesaidthat’smyfavoritebook.”O(jiān)WNCEO-OprahWinfrey,ToKillaMockingbirdbyHarperLeeThisbooktalksabouthowalittlegirlobservesthepeoplearoundher.Winfreysaid,“Ireaditineighthorninthgrade,andIwastryingtorecommendthebooktootherkids.SoitmakessensetomethatnowIhaveabookclub,becauseIhavebeendoingthatprobablysinceIreadthisbook.”AppleCEO-TimCook,CompetingAgainstTimebyGeorgeStalkJr.AndThomasM.HoutThisbookisbasedon10yearsofpreciousresearchdonebytheauthors.Ittalksabouthownewerconceptsofmanagingtimeinnewproductdevelopment,productionandsalesanddistributionprovidecompanieswiththeedgetosucceedinthishighlycompetitiveworld.1、Whichmaybechosenbyparentstolearnaboutkidsdisobeyingrules?A．CompetingAgainstTime.B．TheCatcherintheRye.C．Napoleon.D．ToKillaMockingbird.2、Whoenjoysreadingthelifestoryofagreatperson?A．TimCook.B．BillGates.C．LarryEllison.D．OprahWinfrey.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromWinfrey’swords?A．Shelovedreadingwhenyoung.B．Shereadthebookwithotherkids.C．Thebookhasaninfluenceonhercareer.D．Thebookisaboutagirl’sthoughts.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）Britonsareincreasinglyentertainingguestsathomewithdinner,filmandkaraokenights,inspiredbytelevisionshowsoncookery(烹飪術)andhomeentertainment,accordingtoasurvey.Morethanhalf(53percent)oftherespondentstoapoll(民意測驗)of1,000Britonsacrossthecountrysaidtheynowprefertospendqualitytimewithfamilyandfriendsbyinvitingthemovertotheirhomesratherthanmeetinginbarsandrestaurants,thesurveybymobilephoneoperatorT-Mobileshowed.Populartelevisionshowssuchas“ComeDineWithMe,”whereamateurchefsattempttowowtheaudiencewiththeirculinary(烹調的)skills,“MasterChef”whereordinarypeoplecompetetocooktoMichelinstandards(米其林餐廳評分標準)andanumberofcelebritycookeryshowshaveinspiredBritonstoentertainathome.Thepollshowedthatnearlyathirdofrespondentshadspentmoneyonhomeentertainmentimprovementssuchassofas,diningtablesandbiggertelevisionstoimpresstheguests.“Overthelastcoupleofyears,myclientshaveincreasinglyaskedforhomepartiesratherthanonesatindependentplaces,”partyplanningexpertLizBrewersaidinastatementaccompanyingthepoll’sresults.“Thisisnotonlyduetoaslowingofeconomicactivitybutbecausemanyhavebecomeincreasinglyhouse-proudandeagertoshowofftheircookingskills,inadditiontotheirlatesthomeentertainmentpurchases.”CelebritychefJamieOliverwasthetopchoicefordreamhostofrespondents,whilePrimeMinisterGordonBrownwasoneoftheleastfavored,alongsideConservativeleaderDavidCameron.1、Britons’interestinentertainingguestsathomeisgrowingbecauseoftheimpactof.A．MichelinstandardsB．televisionprogramsC．fasteconomicdevelopmentD．mobilephoneoperatorT-Mobile2、Theunderlinedword“wow”inParagraph3probablymeans“”.A．fillB．compareC．impressD．associate3、Toentertainguestsathome,thehostshaveto.a.purchasecertainfurnitureb.improvetheircookingskillsc.consultapartyplanningexpertfirstd.asksomeprofessionalchefstohelpA．aandbB．canddC．aanddD．bandc4、Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．TheserviceofmostBritishrestaurantsisnotsatisfactory.B．Politiciansarethetopchoicefordreamhostofrespondents.C．TwothirdsofBritonsarewillingtoentertainguestsathome.D．Entertainingguestsathomewillstrengthentherelationships.25．（10分）ThereisaquotebyWilliamPurkey,awell-knownprofessorofeducation,thatgoes,“Dancelikenooneiswatching,lovelikeyou’llneverbehurt,singlikenooneislistening,andlivelikeit’sheavenonearth.”Iseemsliketheperfectlifephilosophy---andoneI’velearnedtoapplytorunningovertheyear.ButIdidn’talwaysfeelthisway.Inmyearlydays,whenIweighed240pounds,Iranlikeeveryonewaswatching---andjudging.IfIwasonarunandsawacarapproaching,I’dstopandpretendIwaslookingforsomethingI’dlostIboughtthehigh-techgearandclothesthatIthoughtwouldmakepeoplebelieveIwasarunner.AndIdidn’thaveaclueiftheexpensiveshoesIwaswearingweretherightkindforme---IjustwantedtolooklikeIfitinwiththisgroup.Tobehonest,Ifeltacertainsatisfactioninbelievingthatsomeonewaswatching.Ireallythoughtthatotherpeoplecaredaboutmyperformance.Thebestexampleofthiswasacombined,two-lapmarathoninFlorence,Italy.AsIapproachedthefinishingline,thecrowdbegantocheer.Iwassurprised.HereIwas,thousandsofmilesfromhome,andtheItalianswereshoutingfor“IIPenguino.”About20yardsfromthefinishing,thetruthsetinwhenthewinnerofthefullmarathonwentpastmeasIwasfinishingthehalf-marathon.Noonewascheeringforme.nooneprobablyevennoticedthatIwasfinishing.Icouldn’thelpbutsmileatmyownillusionofself-importance.That’swhenIrealizedIhadbeenrunningforeveryreasonexcepttherightone.Irantomakeotherpeoplehappy,rantoliveuptotheirexpectations.Butnoonewaswatching---noonecared.SoIdecidedIwasgoingtorunforme---justme---andgainedanewenjoymentfromthesportIhadn’ttrulyexperiencedyet.I’velearnedtorunlikenooneiswatching.Soifyouseemeatrace,andIlooklikea60-year-oldguywaddling(蹣跚)along,don’tworry.I’mfine.Themiracleisn’tthatIfinished.ThemiracleisthatIhadthecouragetostart.1、Thewriterbeginsheranecdoteby__________.A．tellingherrunningstoryB．explainingalifephilosophyC．listingsomeliferulesD．introducingaquotation2、Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph2thatthewriter__________.A．usedsportsclothesandshoestoattractattentionB．wasconcernedaboutwhatothersthoughtofherC．likedtobethefocusotherrunnersD．struggledtofindtherightshoestofither3、Whenthewriterwasnearthefinishingline,____________.A．shesmiledatherownachievementB．thecrowdcheeredforhermadlyC．nobodyreallycaredaboutherrunningD．Sherealizedtheimportanceofconfidence4、Bytellingherownstory,thewriterwantedto___________.A．tellustolivealifeofourownB．inspiremorepeopletorunC．expectustoimproveourhealthbyrunningD．stresstheimportanceofdetermination第三部分語言知識運用（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）Wehaveallheardhowtimeismorevaluablethanmoney,butisit1tohavetoomuch?I2backinhighschoolIspentmostofmydayatschoolsinceIalso3ateamsport.BythetimeIgothome,Ionlyhadafewhourstodomyhomework,andIhadtodoit4WhenIgotintocollege,things5Isuddenlyfoundmyselfoutofclassbeforenoontime.Becauseofallthis6therewasnosenseof7todomyschoolworkimmediately.Iwasperformingthisactionofwaitinguntilitlaterbecame8.Oncethathappened,Ijustkept9mystudyingfurtherandfurtherbackinmyday.ThenIgottothepointwhereIwas10reallylateatnighttogetmyworkalone.OnedayI11aformerclassmateofminewhowas12alotofmoneyrunningasideline(副業(yè)).Sincehisregularjobwas13,Iaskedhimwhyhejustdidn'tdohissidelinefull-time.Hesaidwithoutthejob,hewould14havetoomuchtimeandwouldjustdowhatIdidbackin15.Hesaidthatifhe16thejob,hewouldlosehis17toworkandsucceed.So,try18yourtimewithotherwork.Thisiswhythereisa19thatifyouwantsomethingdone,aska20persontodoit.1、A．trueB．fairC．strangeD．possible2、A．rememberB．admitC．understandD．expect3、A．watchedB．loved.C．CoachedD．played4、A．atlastB．rightawayC．ofcourseD．mattered5、A．happenedB．repeatedC．changedD．mattered6、A．extraB．difficult.C．valuableD．limited7、A．dutyB．achievementC．urgencyD．direction8、A．burdenB．reliefC．riskD．habit9、A．pushingB．takingC．settingD．calling10、A．hangingoutB．stayingupC．joggingroundD．showingoff11、A．metB．helpedC．treatedD．hired12、A．raisingB．wastingC．demandingD．making13、A．safeB．importantC．boringD．rewarding14、A．luckilyB．hardlyC．hopefullyD．simply15、A．childhoodB．collegeC．townD．business16、A．quitB．foundC．acceptedD．kept17、A．heartB．chanceC．driveD．way18、A．savingB．fillingupC．givingupD．trading19、A．messageB．storyC．sayingD．fact20、A．carefulB．busyC．reliableD．kind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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個適當的單詞，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號內所給詞的正確形式填空。Beijingwasonceacityofbikes,thecapitalofacountry1．(know)astheBicycleKingdom,wherecarswerereservedforofficialandpoliticalbusiness.2．,decadesofremarkableeconomicgrowthledtoahugeflowingofcarsinthecity.Owningonebecamenotjustamarkerofreachingthemiddleclassbutalsoa3．(require)formarriage.Astheeconomyboomed,autospushedbikesofftheroads,4．(create)heavypollutionandmiserabletraffic.Fortunately,nowBeijingmaybereturningtoitsrootswithamodemtwist.Thankstoabout20technologycompanies,brightlycolouredsharedbikes5．(flood)Beijingsincelastyear.Manylocalresidentswelcomethesharedbikes6．theflexibilityandfreedomtheyoffer.Theypickupthebikesandthenrideanddrop7．offanywheretheylike,lockingthebackwheel,withnoneedtofindafixedplace.AnalysisinChinasaytherearethreefactors8．contributetothesuddenincreaseofbikes:alotofcashlookingforahome,agoodideaandgovernmentsupport.“Asthecity’spopulationgrew,trafficjamsgot9．(bad).”Cai,theOfospokeswoman,said,“Sharedbikescouldsolvethe‘lastmile’problemin10．environmentallyfriendlyway.”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）假定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、每處錯誤及其修改僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Asyouknow,manystudentscomplainthatEnglishisverydifficultlearn、Theyspendalotoftimestudyinggrammar,butstillcan’tspeakEnglishfluent、ButasChinabecomesstronger,somoreandmoreforeignersstarttolearnChinese、ChineseandEnglishwereinthedifferentlanguagefamily,sotheforeignersstruggletolearnChinese、Butmostpeoplegiveupafterafewdayslearning、Therearefourtonesanditishardofthemtofigureout、ButtherearestillsomeforeignerslearnChinesesowell、Therefore,ifwecandoitwell,whydowecomplain?Thatweneedtodoistokeeppracticingandfindabestwaystomasteranotherlanguage、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，在你班學習一個月的美國男孩Tom不太適應這里的生活，請給他寫一封信，內容包括：1.安慰；2.提建議；3.邀請參加你的生日聚會。注意：1.詞數80左右；2.可適當增加細節(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、C2、D3、D4、D5、C6、C7、A8、B9、C10、D11、C12、A13、B14、A15、B16、C17、B18、C19、D20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、A3、D4、B22、1、B2、C3、C23、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.Theneveryoneheadsdowntothe