2025屆云南省南澗縣民族中學(xué)英語高三第一學(xué)期期末經(jīng)典模擬試題含解析

2025屆云南省南澗縣民族中學(xué)英語高三第一學(xué)期期末經(jīng)典模擬試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)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(yīng)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(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)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(nèi)相應(yīng)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(zhǔn)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(jié)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．PhysicallychallengedasJackwas,hedidnot________himselftohisfate.A．resistB．reserveC．resignD．rescue2．Bothmenhavebeen_______tolifeimprisonmentbecauseofrobbery.A．choked B．condemnedC．consisted D．convinced3．TheTVstationwillbe______thegameliveonSaturdayafternoon,andwecan’tmissit.A．covering B．improving C．handling D．canceling4．Aseconomyisdeclining,jobs________totheyoung,continuetobescarce.A．a(chǎn)vailableB．convenientC．comfortableD．valuable5．Theboyishavingafever.You’dbetterdampatowelandlayit______hisforehead.A．a(chǎn)crossB．withinC．throughD．beyond6．—AreyoucomingtoJeff’sparty?—I’mnotsure.I______gototheconcertinstead.A．must B．wouldC．should D．might7．_______thosepastyears,wecouldn’thelpfeelingsorryforourparentswhoneverhadarestalltheyearround.A．Lookingbackupon B．Lookingaround C．Lookingout D．Lookingup8．WithMother'sDayaroundthecorner，Ihavetakensomemoneyoutofthebank_____________presentsformymother.A．buy B．tobuyC．buying D．havingbought9．ItwasSundaytoday,andI_______upveryearly.Soyoureallyhadagoodrest.A．didn’tneedtoget B．needn’thavegot C．needn’ttoget D．don’tneedget10．I’llsendyouthesignedcontractpersonallythistimetomorrow.Sorry,I______ameetingthen.A．a(chǎn)mattending B．a(chǎn)ttendedC．haveattended D．willbeattending11．TomlookedatJenny,withtears_______hiseyes,andshoutedoutthewords_______inhisheartforyears.A．filling;havingbeenhiddenB．filled;hiddenC．filling;hiddenD．filled;hiding12．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where13．Withyourbrother’shelp,I’vemadegreatprogressinEnglishandIreallywanttodosomethingforhim____．A．inturn B．byturns C．inreturn D．inanswer14．Thepoliceofficersdecidedtoconductathoroughand______reviewofthecase.A．comprehensive B．complicatedC．conscious D．constant15．wegotherebytrainorbyshipmakesnodifference．Thetimeandthefeesarethesame． A．Which B．How C．Whether D．Why16．Weshouldbearinmindthatsocialdevelopmentandbalanceofnatureshouldgoin.A．company B．sympathy C．a(chǎn)ssociation D．harmony17．AlthoughtheRomacouldn’tbeforcedtopaytaxes,theycouldn’tvote______theyagreedto______agovernment.A．unless,submitto B．until,correspondtoC．when,resignto D．while,compromiseto18．Asoftenhappensafterlongsleeplessness,hewas________byanunreasoningpanic.A．seizedB．fascinatedC．impressedD．embarrassed19．Thereaslightdecreaseinhisweightbutheeatstoomuch.A．was B．couldhavebeenC．hadbeen D．couldbe20．—Whatamess!You’realwaysthrowingthingsabout.—Don’tbe____,Mum.Iwilltidyitupnow.A．hotunderthecollarB．oncloudnineC．offthetopofyourheadD．downinthedumps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）Intoday’ssociety,languageplaysakeyroleindefininggender(性別)byvocabulary,andalsotheirnon-verbal(非語言的)vocabulary.Eachoneofthesedifferenttypesofwaysofcommunicatingisobviouslydifferentbetweenmenandwomen.Manydifferentstudiesshowthatmentendtotalkmuchmorethanwomen.Ithasalsobeenproventhatwomentendtospeakfasterthanmen;thisisduetothefactthatwomentendtobeinterruptedmoreoftenthanmenare,andalsohavetheabilitytospeakmoreclearly,precisely,andmorequicklythanmen.Inonestudyitwasfoundthatwomenspokeforanaverageofthreeminutesdescribingapainting,asopposedtothethirteen-minuteaverageittookmentodescribeit.Menandwomenalsotendtohaveaverydifferentnon-verbalwayofcommunicating,whichcanalsomakeitveryhardforoneanothertounderstandwhattheoppositesexistryingtosay.Men’sbodylanguageismuchmorereservedwhentalkingtowomen.Mentendnottomakeasmucheyecontactandtheygenerallystayfartherawayfromwomenwhentalkingtothem.Menavoidotherpeople’sbodyspacewhiletalking,andtheyalsotendtositbackwhentalking.Allofthesehavegivenofftheimpressionofdisinterestorboredom.Womenarebyfarbetterlistenersandmuchmoreenjoyabletotalkwithandtheytendtoraisemoretopicsforconversation.Womenalsomakeitclearerwhetherornottheconversationisgoingsomewhereorjuststuckinneutral.Afterlearningaboutourstylesofcommunicatingwitheachother,Ihavedecidedthatalthoughmenhavenotquitemasteredcommunicating,whatfunwoulditbeifweallspokethesame“l(fā)anguage”?Thelittlegamesmenandwomenplaywitheachotherwhileconversingwouldbelost.Thequestioneveryoneaskshimselforherselfaftertalkingwithsomeoneoftheoppositesex,“Iwonderifthere’ssomethingthere?”wouldnolongerexist.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph2referto?A．Thedifferencesbetweenmen’sandwomen’slanguages.B．Thedifferentspeedofmen’sandwomen’sspeech.C．Theabilityofmen’sandwomen’sspokenlanguage.D．Thenon-verbalvocabularyofmenandwomen.2、Inwhatwaydomenandwomendifferaccordingtothethirdparagraph?A．Speedofunderstanding.B．Understandingofspeechroles.C．Politenessofcommunication.D．Applicationofbodylanguage.3、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothedifferencesbetweenmen’sandwomen’scommunication?A．Cautious.B．Favorable.C．Ambiguous.D．Skeptical.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Women,bornexcellenttalkersB．Men’sandwomen’ssocialrolesC．VocabularyandcommunicationD．Oppositegender,differentlanguage22．（8分）In2011,theoldstyleMaltabusesweretakenofftheroadandreplacedbymodernvehicles.Mostoftheoldbusesweredeserted,afewweresold,andabout100ofthemwereputintostorageinthehopeofshowingtheminamuseumatsomestage.Apre-2011visittoMaltawouldn’thavebeencompletewithoutarideononeofthecolorfulbuses.Until1973youcouldtellthedestinationofthebusjustbylookingatitscolor—Sliemawasgreenandwhite,Zabbarwasredandwhitewithabluestripe(條紋)etc..Later,thebusesallhadnumbers.Forawhile,theywereallpaintedgreenandwhitebeforethe‘final’orange,yellowandwhite.Intheirprime,walkingaroundtheTritonfountainattheVallettabusstation,youwouldhavefounditverydifficulttoseetwobusesofexactlythesamedesign.Mostofthemhadlocallybuiltbodies.OnthefrontofthebusescarriednameslikeDodge,Leyland,Bedfordetc..Youwereequallylikelytofindfootballpennants(錦旗)andthelikedecoratingthecabs.Realbusexpertswouldhaverecognizedthattheseweretheremainlyfordecorativereasons,andwereseldomanaccuratereflectionofthevehicle’sorigins.NowadaysmuchmoremodernbusesaretobefoundattheFlorianabusstation.Theyaremoreenvironmentallyfriendlyandpossiblyevenmorecomfortablethantheoldertypes.However,Imisstheoldbuses.Iremember,whenyouboardedyourbus,youhadtopreparethecorrectchangetopaytheusuallybad-tempereddriverasyougoton.Ifyouwereseatedanywherenearthefront,youwouldhavenoticedthatmostdriverssatwelltotherightoftheirsteeringwheel.Thereasonforthis,asanyMaltesewouldtellyou,wastoleavespacefortheirpettositalongsidethem.Iwonderwherethepetsitsthesedays.1、Whatmakesapre-2011visittoMaltaspecialaccordingtoParagraph2?A．Travelingincolorfulbuses.B．Usingbuseswithstripes.C．Paintingbusesbrightcolors.D．Tellingdestinationsbydifferentcolors.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“prime”underlinedinParagraph3?A．Painfultime. B．Excitingtime.C．Momentoffantasy. D．Momentofglory.3、WhatcanwelearnaboutMaltabuseswhentheywerepopular?A．Theywereofthesamepattern.B．Thedecorationsreflectedtheirorigin.C．Mostwereuniquelydesigned.D．Onlyfootballpennantsdecoratedthecabs.4、HowwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheoldstyleMaltabuses?A．Comfortable. B．Environment-friendly.C．Safe. D．Memorable.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）ThefollowingareadvertisementsforbooksfromA.Ifyouareinterestedinoneofthem,youcancontactus.Surely,you’llfindeverypennyofyoursisworthit,becausetheyareallbestsellers.◆TheSilentWife:AnemotionalpageturnerwithatwistthatwilltakeyourbreathawayFeb24,2017byKerryFisherPaperback$6.64saveyou$4.35FREEShippingonqualifiedordersInstock◆MakeYourBed:LittleThingsThatCanChangeYourlife...AndMaybetheWorldApr4,2017byWilliamH.McRavenHardcover$10.40saveyou$7.6FREEShippingonqualifiedordersMoreBuyingChoices$6.16.◆FuriouslyHappy:AFunnyBookAboutHorribleThingsFeb7,2017byJennyLawsonPaperback$5.95saveyou$10.04FREEShippingonqualifiedordersMoreBuyingChoices$5.52Hardcover$15.19saveyou$11.80FREEShippingonqualifiedorders◆MagpieMurders:ANovel:thisbrilliant,attractivethrillerweavesaclassicmysterystoryworthyofAgathaChristieintoanoriginalmodern-daymystery.Mar27,2018byAnthonyHorowitzPaperback$11.59saveyou$5.4FREEShippingonqualifiedordersAvailableforpre-order.ThisitemwillbereleasedonMarch27,2018.1、Whichofthefollowingbookssaveyouthemost?A．FuriouslyHappyB．MakeYourBedC．TheSilentWifeD．MagpieMurders2、Whichofthefollowingbookscanbeorderedinadvance?A．TheSilentWifeB．MakeYourBedC．FuriouslyHappyD．MagpieMurders3、Whatdoallthebookshaveincommon?A．Theyareallbestsellersofthesameyear.B．Theyallhavehardcoverandpaperback.C．Theyareallmysterystories.D．Theyallhavediscountedprices.25．（10分）TheIslandRuleisoneofthebestexplanationsscientistscouldgivetotheobservablephenomenonthatanimalsandhumanshaveevolved(演變)dependingontheresourcesavailableintheirhabitat(棲息地).Throughtime,scientistshavenoticedthroughfossil(化石)recordsthatsomelargeanimalsfrommainlandhabitatshavedwarf(矮小的)versionsinblandhabitats.AreportfromBBCdescribedtheexistenceofwhatscientistscall“hobbitisland”offasmallislandsomewhereinIndonesia.Itwasgivensuchanamebecausefossilrecordsoftiny,humanlikecreatureshavebeenfoundintheregion.Whattheycalledas“hobbits”or“HomoFloresiensis”,areonlyastallasonemeterandarcsmallversionsofearlyhumanspecieswithtinierbrains.Thoughscientistscannotperfectlytracetheoriginofthe“HomoFloriensis”,theybelievethattheyarchumanrelatives,butitisthe“islandlife”thathascausedthemtoevolveastheyhave.Scientistshavenoticedthroughfossilrecordsandexistingorganisms(有機(jī)體)todaythatitseemsiflargeanimalsgrowsmallinislandswhilesmallanimalsgrowlargeinlargerislands.Intheory,animalandhumanbodieshaveadjustedtotheavailablefoodandfreshwaterintheirhabitats.Sincethereisnoopportunityforthemtoleavetheirisland,theymightaswelladapt.NewYorkMagazineexplainedthatislandsusuallyhavefewerpredators(捕食者)thanmainlandecosystems.However,itisthelackofresourcesthatcausethedeathofmanyanimals.Asameansofnaturaladaptation,thebodiesoftheseanimalshaveevolvedsmallerthantheirancestors,makingtheirbodiesrequirefewerresources.AreportfromWebEcoistlisteddownafewexamplesofanimalsthathaveshrunksignificantlycomparedwiththeirancestors.SomeoftheseincludetheBalitigerassmallasleopards(豹).1、Howdidthename“hobbitisland”comefrom?A．Scientistsdiscovereddwarfpeoplelivingontheisland.B．Onemetertallhumanbeingmadealivingontheseislands.C．Scientistsfoundhumanspecieswithtinierbrainsonanisland.D．Evidencesshowingtiny,human-likecreaturesontheislandwerefound.2、Whatdoyouknowabout“HomoFloricnsis”?A．TheyusedtoonlylivesomewhereinIndonesia.B．Theyweretheearliestancestorofhumanbeings.C．Theylooksmallcomparedwithnormalhumans.D．Theygraduallygrewlargeronthelargerislands.3、AccordingtoNewYorkMagazine,.A．a(chǎn)nimalsonislandlackenoughfoodtoliveonB．manyanimalsdiedofffornoapparentreasonC．toomanypredatorswilldodamagetotheecosystemD．predatorsmakeislandanimalsturnsmaller4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Morepredatorscanhelpanimalsgrowstrongerandlarger.B．Balitigerturnssmallbecauseofadaptationtotheenvironment.C．Morefoodresourcesshouldbeprovidedloislands.D．Animalsonmainlandarcfiercerthanthoseonislands.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）CominghomeafterworkingoutforawholedayIhadmypurselost．I1ithadslippedoutmybackpackasIwasbeing2．Whileitwasprobablyveryclosetomyapartmentitstillfailedtocomeinto3andIhadno4buttocancelmydebitcards．I’dhadthepurseformorethanadecadeasitwasaChristmaspresent,whichwasabright,redleather,CheekyMonkeypurse,soprobablynotentirelyfora36-year-old5butIwasveryupsettohavelostit!EveryoneIspoketo6Imightgetthepurseback7butthemoneyandvouchersinitwouldverylikelydisappear．Ihad8writtenoffthe9ofthepurseandwasevenconsideringwhethertomoveonandgo“grown-up”whenIwasseekinga10．Icamehomelatethefollowingnightandmymonkeypursewasonmymat!Icheckedthecontentsandeverythingwas11includinganythingofcashvalue．IwasastoundedwhenIreadthe12notewhichread,“Icameacrossthislastnight．Itwastoodarkto13itthen,soIcamebacktonight．Igotyour14fromyourlicense．Sorry．Iain．”Notonlyhadthismanreturnedmypursebuthethoughthe15meanapologyfornotbringingitbacksooner!Ihavetoldalmostallmyacquaintances,whoalmostrespondedwithasimilarstandardanswer,“Itrestoresyour16inhumannature”andit17lotsofstoriesaboutsimilar18experiences．Therewerenocontact19soIamunabletogetintouchtosaythankyoutoIain,butIhopehewillbe20ofhowgratefulIam!1、A．doubted B．suspected C．proved D．recognized2、A．putoff B．setoff C．droppedoff D．leftoff3、A．effect B．a(chǎn)ppearance C．view D．a(chǎn)ttention4、A．a(chǎn)bility B．thought C．a(chǎn)lternative D．decision5、A．grownup B．broughtup C．takenon D．a(chǎn)ppliedto6、A．decided B．doubted C．prayed D．exposed7、A．previously B．a(chǎn)pproximately C．regularly D．eventually8、A．however B．therefore C．otherwise D．though9、A．value B．contents C．name D．lists10、A．process B．comfort C．judgment D．replacement11、A．undamaged B．lost C．checked D．reserved12、A．a(chǎn)ppealing B．thrilling C．a(chǎn)ccompanying D．entertaining13、A．lookover B．goover C．getthrough D．seethrough14、A．name B．phonenumber C．a(chǎn)ddress D．card15、A．forgot B．made C．paid D．owed16、A．faith B．reputation C．quality D．justice17、A．a(chǎn)dapted B．inspired C．described D．expanded18、A．fantastic B．worthy C．priceless D．positive19、A．tracks B．outlines C．details D．a(chǎn)ccounts20、A．proud B．sensitive C．a(chǎn)ware D．certain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）MissWhite1．(give)aquizontheweekendhomework.Stevehurriedthroughthetestandwasthefirsttohand2．hispaper.Withalookofsurprise,MissWhitetookhispaper.Obviously3．(puzzle),shebegantolookitover.MissWhite'sfacewasintotalshock!Thesmartestboyintheseventhgradehadjustpassedhisfirsttest.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(∧)，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)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。WelcometoourEnglishCorner、ThisCornerwassetupthreeyearsbefore、EverySundaymorning,studentsfromdifferentschoolandsomeforeignersoftentookpart、Gatheraroundhere,wepractisespokenEnglishbytalkingabouteverythingweareinterested、WealsoexchangemyexperienceinEnglishstudy、Weallhaveagoodtimehere、Thousandsofpeoplehavebeenheresinceitissetup、Wethinkthattheyhavelearnedalotofbytakingpartinactivitieshere、However,itisareallysupplement(補(bǔ)充)toourEnglishclass、Ifyouwanttoknowmuchaboutthecorner,youmaytalktothestudentshere、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的英國筆友Peter沉溺于網(wǎng)絡(luò)游戲不能自拔，甚至不聽父母勸阻想要離家出走。請根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)提示，寫信勸他放棄這個(gè)想法。1.網(wǎng)癮的危害2.要尊重父母并道歉3.建議他管理好自己的時(shí)間注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫3.開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)DearPeter,I’msorrytohearthatyouhavedecidedtoleavehomebecauseofyourconflictwithyourparents.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I’mlookingforwardtoyourreply.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、B3、A4、A5、A6、D7、A8、B9、A10、D11、C12、B13、C14、A15、C16、D17、A18、A19、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、B2、D3、B4、D22、1、A2、D3、C4、D23、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,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythi