2021-2022高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無(wú)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．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright2．Ithinkitagreathonor_____tovisityourcountry.A．toinvite B．inviting C．havinginvited D．tobeinvited3．Theyoungman,________inheavytrafficontheway,gothomeanhourlaterthanusual.A．catching B．caught.C．havingcaught D．tobecaught4．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.5．---MayIspeaktoMr.Smith？---Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot_____________A．reliable B．convenientC．beneficial D．a(chǎn)vailable6．Thetoughestthingaboutsuccessis________youhavetokeeponbeingasuccess.A．why B．when C．what D．that7．Rosa_____thiswashingmachineformorethantenyears.Sheisthinkingaboutbuyinganewone.A．isusingB．usedC．hadusedD．hasbeenusing8．Notuntilhelefthishome__________toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim．A．didhebeginB．hadhebegunC．hebeganD．hehadbegun9．—Iamsogladtofindyouathome.Canyoudomeafavor?—Sure._______?A．Whynot B．What’supC．Howcome D．Howisitgoing10．—Whycan’tJohnlanda__________jobinyears?—Anyonewithcriminalrecordswillbelaidofffirstwhenitcomestimetoletstaffgo.A．rewardingB．demandingC．worthwhileD．stable11．—Look!Maryiscrazilylookingforsomethingagain!—_____,shecan’tfindherkeys.A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly12．PleasewearyourbestclothesonMonday,asyourclassphotos______then.A．willtakeB．willbetakenC．havetakenD．havebeentaken13．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield,andthat's____they'vemadeimportantprogress.A．whereB．whyC．whetherD．who14．—MayIuseyournewdictionary?—It'soverthere．____． A．Feelfree B．Nevermind C．Mypleasure D．It'sOK15．—Startingaconversationisagoodwaytokilltimeonthetrain.—_______.Ialsoliketotalkwithstrangers.A．Thatistrue B．ItsoundslikefunC．Idon’tthinkso D．Youarekidding16．Childrenarelikelyto________somebadhabitswhenplayingthepianoiftheydon’thaveproperlessons.A．keepup B．catchupC．pickup D．giveup17．Theathletes,especiallythewinners,shouldremainmodest________rapidprogresstheyhavemade.A．whatever B．howeverC．howmuch D．nomatter18．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone19．WeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhaveofit.A．nothing B．a(chǎn)nythingC．none D．a(chǎn)ny20．---Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime,please?---Sorry,Idon’thaveawatchwithme.---___________A．Thanksalot. B．Whatapity.C．I’msorrytohearthat D．Thanksallthesame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）Wanttochooseapicturebooktoenjoy?HerearefourpopularbookssoldonthewebsiteofAmazon,Readandchooseyourfavourite.TheRelativesCamebyCynthiaRylantSomanybeautifulmemoriesarecollectedwhenrelativescometovisit.Joininthefunasafamilygetstogetherforasummertheywillneverforget.Warmandinvitinglanguageaswellaswonderfulpicturesbringsthestoryofthisfamily’ssummerget-togethertolife.AvailablefromAmazon.S11.26JabariJumpsbyGaiaCornwallYouknowthatfeelingwhenyou'reasexcitedasyouarescaredtomakeajump.That'showJabarifeelsabouthisfirstjumpoffthedivingboard.Heknowshowtoswim.Heknowsjumpingoffsurelylooksfun.Butishebraveenoughtomakeajump?Withsomegentleencouragementfromhislovingfather,Jabarijumps.AvailablefromAmazon.$5.56ThereMightBeLobstersbyCarolynCrimiMeetSuki.She'sasmalldogwithabigfearofthebeach.Whenarescueisinorder,Sukisavesthedayprovingthatthere'snothingtofearbutfearitself.Itisaperfectpicturebookforkidswhoareafraidtotrynewexperiences.Itopensthedoortocalmingdialoguesandmessagesofbraveryandvictory.AvailablefromAmazon.$11.84ThreeLittleWordsbyAmyNoveskyDory's"Justkeepswimming!"messageofnevergivingupisperfectforanyonewhohaseverfeltliketheyweredrowning.FollowDorytoanunforgettableadventureasshefindsherwayinthisbeautifuladventureoffriendshipandsurvival.AvailablefromAmazon.$12.061、WhatdoweknowaboutTheRelativesCame?A．Ittellsastoryofadventure.B．Itisthecheapestpicturebook.C．It'saboutaboy'smemories.D．It'saboutafamilyget-together.2、Whichbooktellshowtoovercomefearsbyhelpingothers?A．TheRelativesCame.B．JabariJumps.C．ThereMightBeLobsters.D．ThreeLittleWords.3、WhatdoesthebookbyAmyNoveskyinspireitsreaderstodo?A．Learntoswim.B．Nevergiveup.C．Lovetheirfriends.D．Haveanadventure.22．（8分）AnewreportcomparingAustralianhighschoolstudentswiththoseof65othercountriesshowthenationisslippingfurtherbehindinmathsandreadingskills.The2017ProgrammeforInternationalStudentAssessment(PISA)measuresthemathematics,readingandscienceskillsofhalfamillion15-year-oldsfromaroundtheworld.ItfoundAustralianteensplacedequal17thinmaths,equal10thinreadingandequal8thinscience.AsiancountrieslikeChina,Singapore,KoreaandJapanarepullingaheadofAustralianstudentsinmathsandreading.TheresultsshowAustralianstudentshaveslippedinmathsperformancebyaboutahalfayearofschoolingcomparedto10yearsago.Thedeclinewasstrongeringirlsthanboys,withgirlsdroppingtotheOrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment(OECD)average.Thereportalsofoundawidegabbetweenstudentsindifferentpartsofthecountry.TasmaniaandtheNorthernTerritorylaggedwellbehindotherstatesinallthreeareas.About14,500Australianstudentsfrom775schoolsweremeasuredintheassessment,whichwasconductedbytheAustralianCouncilforEducationalResearch(ACER)fortheOECD．ACER’sdirectorofeducationalmonitoringandresearch,Dr.SueThomson,saysgender,indigenousstatusandsocio-economicstatusstilldividestudentoutcomes.Australianstudentsfromawealthybackgroundshowadifferenceofabouttwo-and-a-halfyearsofschoolingcomparedtoastudentfromthelowestsocio-economicgroup.Questionnaireresponseshavealsofoundgirlshaveamuchmorenegativeviewaboutmaths.Indigenousstudentsare,onaverage,performingsignificantlyworsethannon-indigenousstudents,adifferenceofabouttwo-and-a-halfyearsofschoolingormoreinmaths,scienceandreading.Ms.Thomsonalsoraisedconcernsthatmorethantwo-fifthsofstudentsfailedtoreachbaseproficiencylevelsinmaths.“ThesearethelevelswhichtheMinisterialCouncilsetasnotreallyambitiousgoals,butachievablegoalsforacountrysuchasAustralia,andalargeproportionofstudentsnottobeachievingthoseresultsarequiteaworry,”shesaid.Twelveothercountriesalsoshoweddeclinesinmathsliteracyover10years,withthelargestdeclineoccurringinSweden,thenFinland,NewZealand,IcelandandthenAustralia.1、Accordingtothepassage,thereport_________.A．comparedthemathematics,readingandscienceskillsofstudentsB．foundAustralianteensplacedequal10thinmathsC．involvedhighschoolstudentsin65countriesD．showedAsianstudentsperformedbetterthanAustralianonesinallsubjects2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE,accordingtothepassage?A．GirlswereperformingworseintheseskillsthanboysinAustraliaB．Koreanstudentsplacedequal8thinscienceC．775schoolsinTasmaniaparticipatedintheassessmentD．StudentsinSwedenperformedworstinmathsamongallthestudents3、WhatmakesDr.SueThomsonsoworried?A．Two-fifthsofstudentsshownointerestinmathsinAustraliaB．NativestudentsperformedworsethanthosefromothercountriesC．ThegoalsinmathsweresethigherinAustraliathanthoseinothercountriesD．Nearlyhalfofstudentscannotreachtheachievablegoalsinmaths4、Whichsectionofawebsitedoesthispassageprobablyappearin?A．BusinessB．EducationC．ArtsandcultureD．Technologyandscience23．（8分）“AreyougoingtoSeattle?”ananxious—lookingwomanaskedafemaletravelerattheAmtrakStationinSacramento.“No,I’mgoingtoEugene,”thetravelerreplied.“Oh,Iwashopingyoucouldwatchoutformydaughter,she’sneverbeenonatrainbefore.”SinceIamaseasonedtraintraveler,Iknowthatseatsandcarsareassignedbydestination.SoIapproachedthewomanandherfrightened—lookingdaughterandtoldthemthatherdaughtercouldsitwithmeandthatIwouldtakecareofherforthedurationofthejourney.Thetrainhadarrived25minuteslate,andpeoplerushedtogettheirseatassignments.Theconductorwantedtoknowiftherewerepeopletravelingtogether,soIpushedmywaytothefrontofthelinewiththegirlandwewerearrangedtositnexttoeachother.Onceonboard,Ishowedherwheretoputherluggage,andtookhertothebathroomarea.Wesettleddowntosleep.Inthemorning,shebecamecomfortableenoughtodowhatmost15—yearoldsdo;talkandtextonhermobilephone.Throughoutthetrip,ImadesureshepickedupherID,whichhadfallenoutofherbackpack,andgenerallykeptaneyeonherinanon—intrusiveway.Ihopesomeonetakesherundertheirwingwhensheflies(anotheranxiety—producingfirst)backtoSacramento.Idohopethatkindnesswillspreadaroundtheworldthroughtheseways.We’reconditionedtothinkthatourlivesrevolved（旋轉(zhuǎn)）aroundgreatmoments.Butgreatmomentsoftencatchusunaware,beautifullywrappedinwhatothersmayconsiderasmallone.1、Wherewastheauthorgoingbytrain?A．SeattleB．Eugene.C．Sacramento.D．Amtrak.2、Whydidtheauthorpushtothefrontoftheline?A．Togethisseatassignment.B．Togetaseatinthefront.C．Tohelpthegirlfindherseat.D．Toaskforthetwoseatsnexttoeachother.3、Whatcanbelearntfromthetext?A．Thegirlhasnevertravelledbyairbefore.B．ThegirlhasneverbeentoSeattlebefore.C．Themotheranddaughterhavenevertakenthetrainbefore.D．Thegirlwastoonervoustodonothingalonethroughoutthetrip.4、Whatdoestheauthor’sstoryintendtotellus?A．Experienceisthebestteacher.B．Youneverknowtillyouhavetried.C．Happinessliesingivinghelptoothers.D．Dosomethinggoodeventhoughitmaybetiny.24．（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.25．（10分）WantawonderfultravelinLondon?Don’tmissthefollowing!CartoonMuseumThishighlyentertainingLondontouristattractioncoversthehistoryanddevelopmentofBritishcartoonsfromthe18thcenturytothepresentday.Youcanfindadetailedcollectionofalltypesofcartoonsinthismuseumincludingcaricatures(諷刺漫畫)andrareexamplesofcartoonart:it’sanidealplacetoentertainkidsofallagesaswellasaseriouscollectionforanimationenthusiasts.Thereareoverninehundredpiecesonexhibitandthemuseumregularlyholdseventswherebothchildrenandadultscanparticipate.BookingfortheseeventsisrecommendedduetothepopularityyearroundofthisLondonMuseum.Telephone:02075808155ChislehurstCavesChislehurstinLondonishometochalkcavesthatwereminedbyhandforover8,000years.AtourofthesecavesisanexcitingwaytoseehowBritishpeoplehaveimpactedontheirenvironmentoverthousandsofyears.Telephone:02084673264TheOldOperatingTheatreMuseumTheOldOperatingTheatreMuseumisoneLondonmuseumofferingafascinatinginsightintothemedicalprofessionofthepast.This300-yearoldherbgarret(閣樓)isBritain’sonlysurvivingoperatingtheatre,withawoodenoperatingtableandanobservationstand,fromwhichvisitorscanwitnesssurgeryperformed.Telephone:02071882679CurzonMayfairCinemaMuseumRecentlyvotedoneofLondon’sbestcinemasbyTimeOutreaders,theCurzonMayfaircinemaiseverythingyouwouldexpectfromthisparticularpartoftown:luxurious(奢華的)andtasteful.Showingmostlyart-houseandindependentfilms,theCurzonMayfairisuniqueintheworldofLondoncinemaforitsroleinscreeningthesefilmsforindustryandpress.Telephone:033332101041、WhatcanwelearnfromtheCartoonMuseum?A．Itisdesignedonlyforkids.B．ItistheoldestcartoonmuseuminBritain.C．Visitorscantakepartintheactivitiesheldinit.D．Onemustbookthemuseuminadvancetovisitit.2、Whichwillyoucallupifyou’dliketoknowsurgeryofthepast?A．02075808155. B．02071882679.C．03333210104. D．02084673264.3、Whichofthefollowingmayattractanaturelover?A．ChislehurstCaves.B．CartoonMuseum.C．CurzonMayfairCinemaMuseum.D．TheOldOperatingTheatreMuseum.第三部分語(yǔ)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）LitaCabEllutisoneofSpain’smostsuccessfulartists,“My1waslikethatofthousandsofstreetkidsaroundtheworld.”saysLita.Sheusedto2thestreetsofBarcelonawithotherhomelesschildrenand3intheopenair.Litawas4inavillageinAragon,north-eastSpain,in1961.Whileshewasababy,hermother5Barcelona.Shewasleftwithhergrandmother—but6shespentmostofhertimeoutonthe7.8,shesaysthat“artwastherebecauseartis9aroundus”,butshedidn’tthinkaboutitina10sense—shewasfocusedon11.Lita’sgrandmother12whenshewasabout10yearsoldandshe13aBarcelonaorphanage（孤兒院）beforebeing14by“abeautifulCatalanfamily”twoyearslater.Shedidn’t15muchaboutthem,exceptthatthey16hertoart.TheytookhertoMadrid’sPradomuseum,andshowedGoya’sworkstoher.Heradoptedfamily17Litatokeeppainting—they18paidforprivateteacherstomakeupfor19time.Sheslowlymadeprogressatschool,startedtolistentothe“voiceofart”and20tostudyhard.1、A．hobbyB．skillC．dreamD．childhood2、A．moveB．wanderC．leaveD．cross3、A．drankB．sangC．sleptD．danced4、A．bornB．curedC．invitedD．a(chǎn)dmired5、A．movedtoB．stayedinC．passedbyD．backedoff6、A．infavorB．indangerC．inpersonD．inreality7、A．bedsB．streetsC．tablesD．grasses8、A．KnowingB．TrainingC．RememberingD．Forgetting9、A．badlyB．finallyC．neverD．a(chǎn)lways10、A．sadB．badC．formalD．humorous11、A．a(chǎn)rrivalB．survivalC．eagernessD．patience12、A．diedB．bitC．ranD．played13、A．keptpacewithB．endedupinC．tookchargeofD．gotholdof14、A．a(chǎn)doptedB．matchedC．shownD．recognized15、A．finishB．a(chǎn)dmitC．mindD．tell16、A．a(chǎn)ttachedB．contributedC．introducedD．a(chǎn)dded17、A．discouragedB．taughtC．encouragedD．shocked18、A．yetB．justC．stillD．even19、A．closingB．lostC．a(chǎn)vailableD．spare20、A．decidedB．pretendedC．preferredD．a(chǎn)bandoned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）AgrocerystoreownerinJapanrecentlypaid$11,0001．a(chǎn)bunchofgrapesoftheRubyRoman(紅寶石羅馬葡萄)variety.Henowplans2．(put)themondisplayinhisstoreandthengivethemawaytoafewluckyshoppers.Specialfruits3．(be)astatussymbolinJapan,sortoflikerarewinesintheWesternworld.It’salsocustomarytogivehigh-qualityfruitsforsomeformal4．(occasion)likeweddings,businessmeetingsorhospitalvisits.Andtherearespecializedfruitshopssellingonlytherarest,mostperfectproducts5．.aregrowninspecialconditionstoensuretheylookandtasteasgoodaspossible.The30grapes6．(buy)bythestoreownerwerethefirstoftheRubyRomanvarietyharvestedthisseason.Theywerethesizeofpingpongballs.TobeworthyoftheRubyRomanlabel(標(biāo)簽),grapesmustnotonlyweighatleast20grams7．.alsohaveasugarcontentofatleast18%.Theywere8．(introduce)totheJapanesefruitmarketin2008andtheirpricehasbeengoingup9．(sharp)eversince.Unsurprisingly,thesegrapessetanewrecordfortheworld’s10．(expensive)grapes.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(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10處語(yǔ)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)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。Weoftenhearstoriesofanimalsrescuedpeople.Butnowsomeonehasmanagedtoreturnthefavor.TheeventtookplaceononesnowyJanuarymorningwhereThomasSmithwaswalkingherdog,Jack,inthepark.“AsIwaswalking,IjustsawJackrunningontotheicetowardstheducksinthemiddle,andthenhefallsintothewater,”saidSmith.Herealizedhehadnochoicebuttryandsavehisdogs.”Finally,IgotJackbyaneckandpulledhimout.Idon’tthinkofIhaveeverfeltsocoldbythetimewegotbacktotheland.Whenwegotthere,everyonewasaskingwhyJackwasokay—noonewasparticularworriedaboutme!”第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）你班英語(yǔ)課上以“IHaveADream”為題進(jìn)行“說(shuō)”的練習(xí)，請(qǐng)你寫一份講稿，內(nèi)容包括：1．你的夢(mèng)想是什么；2．你為何有此夢(mèng)想；3．你如何實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想。注意：1．詞數(shù)不少于50；2．開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。Hello,everybody!_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thankyou.

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、B4、D5、B6、D7、D8、A9、B10、D11、A12、B13、B14、A15、A16、C17、A18、B19、C20、D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、C3、B22、1、A2、A3、D4、B23、1、A2、D3、A4、D24、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,inwhich