2024届河南省鹤壁一中高三下学期第六次检测英语试卷含解析

2024届河南省鹤壁一中高三下学期第六次检测英语试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Friendshipcanneverbeatrade;______,itneedsthemostthoroughandunprofitableconcept.A．inaddition B．bycontrast C．inreturn D．bychance2．HadMarynotbeenhurtinthecaraccident,________thenextweek’smarathon.A．shewouldrun B．shewouldhaverunC．shewillrun D．shemusthaverun3．Thenewswasaterribleblowtoher,butshe______theshocksoon．A．gotout B．gotover C．gotoff D．gotthrough4．________iswillingtovolunteerinthe2022BeijingWinterOlympicsiswelcometojoinus.A．WhateverB．WhoeverC．WheneverD．Wherever5．—Mum,IbrokeDad’ssunglassesthismorning.—Youneedtomakeanapologyforyourfault,________youwillregret.A．andB．orC．butD．for6．Youshouldfirstexploreyourtalentsandgettoknowyourselfsoastomakealistof_________youthinkyourrealinterestslie.A．thatB．whatC．whereD．how7．Thebook______throughtheairtoAuntDedeandshebegantoreaditaloud.A．gotB．pushedC．sailed8．It’snaturalthatIdidn’trecognizeherimmediatelyIsawher._______,it’salmost5yearssincewemetlast.A．Afterall B．InadditionC．What’smoreD．Inparticular9．—Igotbeateninthefirstroundinthecontest.Iamfeelingdepressed.—Cheerup!Youhaveto________yourself________tohavethelastlaugh.A．open;upB．pick;upC．knock;upD．do;up10．Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseI________thismistakeatthemoment.A．didn’tmake B．wouldn’tmakeC．hadn’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade11．Evenasmallpersonalcomputerstorevastamountsofinformation.A．might B．canC．oughtto D．hasto12．Insomecountries,peopleeatwithchopsticks,whilein________,knivesandforks.A．another B．otherC．others D．theother13．Mankindmustfirstofalleat,drink,haveshelterandclothing________itcanpursuepolitics,science,artandreligion.A．until B．unlessC．before D．since14．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield,andthat's____they'vemadeimportantprogress.A．whereB．whyC．whetherD．who15．Butforyourtimelywarning,weintogreattrouble.Well,youknowwe’refriends.A．wouldget B．musthavegot C．wouldhavegot D．can’thavegot16．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat17．Comeoffit!Oversleepingisaslameanexcuseasother.A．one B．eachC．some D．any18．___thesafetyofgas,thegovernmenthascheckedthecity’sgassupplysystemthoroughly.A．ToensureB．EnsuringC．HavingensuredD．Tohaveensured19．Fortunatelysomebodywhohappenedtobepassingbycalledtheemergencyaidthetrafficaccidentoccurred.A．hurriedly B．quickly C．immediately D．shortly20．—Tony_______whatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn’tsayanything.—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?A．couldfind B．shouldhavefoundC．mightfind D．musthavefound第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。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(同义词)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）NeilJordan,aconservationbiologist,hascomeupwithanovelmethodforprotectingcattlefromAfricanlions:painteyesontheirbehinds.Thelionswillthinktheirintendedprey（猎物）hasseenthemandwillgiveup,sincethey'velosttheelementofsurprise.Thispsychologicaltrickeryhasbeencalled"iCow",whichisactuallynotasstrangeasitsounds.Theeye-likepatternsonbutterflywingsareknowntopreventpreyingbirdsandwoodcuttersinIndianforestswearmasksonthebacksoftheirheadswhenworkingtodiscouragehungrytigers.TheinspirationfortheiCowstrategycamewhileJordanwasbasedinavillageinBotswana,whentwolionesseswerekilledbylocalfarmerstorevengetheircattle'sdeath.TheAfricanlionisavulnerablespecies,withnumbersdroppingfromover100,000inthe1990stoabout30,000today.Muchofthatdeclineisduetothesekindsofrevengefulkillingsbecausefarmershavenoeffectivestrategiesforprotectingtheirherds."Lionsarehuntersthatliketoattackbysurprise.Theymoveslowly,quietly,andcarefullytotheirprey,getclose,andjumponthemunseen,"hesaid.WhenJordanwaswatchingalionfollowanantelopeoneday,henoticedtheliongaveupthehuntoncetheantelopespottedit.Sohejoinedoneofthelocalfarmersona10-weektrialstudy,paintingeyesonone-thirdofaherdof62cattle.Whenthecattlereturnedeachnight,theytookaheadcounttoseehowmanyhadsurvived.Onlythreecowswerekilledbylionsduringthisperiod-allwithoutthepaintedeyesontheirbehinds.Andallthepaintedcowssurvived.However,Jordanwarnedthatsofarthisisjustapromisingidea.HeisnowbackinBotswanaforamoreambitiousstudy,equippedwithGPSdevicestobettermonitorthemovementofpredators（捕食者）andprey.1、TheiCowstrategyisdesignedto.A．killthelionsB．scareoffPredatorsC．identifycattleD．havefun2、Whenhunting,lionsliketo.A．giveuphalfwayB．hesitatetotakeactionC．chasetheirpreysteadilyD．launchsurprisingattacks3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"vulnerable"meaninthethirdparagraph?A．badlybehavedB．likelytoattackC．easilycheatedD．easilydamaged4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．NeilJordangottheinspirationfromthepatternsonbutterflywings.B．Inthe10-weektrialstudy,morecattlewerekilled.C．TheiCowstrategyislikelytobringgreatbenefit.D．Thefarmerswillcontinuetotaketheirrevengeonthelions.23．（8分）Theweather.It’salwaysatalking-pointinBritain.Whyisthat?IsitsomethingstrangeaboutBritishpeople?Wellit'snicetothinkthatalotofBritishpeopleareeccentric（古怪）,Imean,theplaceisfamousforit.Butreally,it'stheweatherthat'sthepointofnote.TheUKhassomeofthemostinterestingweatherintheworld."BritaindoesnothaveaCLIMATE.ItjusthasWEATHERInhotcountriesmostoftheindoorplacesthatneedtobecomfortableareair-conditioned,andincoldcountriesmostoftheplacesthatneedtobecomfortableareproperlyheated.TheUKistheexception,sincetheweatherisofteninterestingandnoonereallytakesheatandcoldseriously.Soalthoughtheweathercanbeverycold,veryhot,verywet,orjustwildlyconfused,italwaystakespeoplebysurprise.WhenitgetstowinterandthereisactuallysomeSNOW,italwaystakesthepeoplebysurprise.Itisfrontpagenews,andevenafewinchesofsnowbringsthecountrytoastandstill.Butthen,whathappensnextisevenmoresurprisingandcatchesthefolkoffguardcompletely.Andwhocouldpossiblyhavepredictedit?!ITMELTS!Flooding!Whatasurprise!Theninthesummer,itgetsveryhot.IfithadbeenThailandorAustralia,there'dbenoproblem.Itissupposedtobehot,so,thereisairconditioning.ButintheUK,justtotalconfusionatthesuddenhotweather.Shock,healthproblems,anddespitethefactthatthecountryisconsideredtobewhereitalwaysrains,summertimebringsdrought!Butdopeoplehavecisterns（水箱）andreservewatertanks?Wouldn’titmakesenseforpeopletostorerainwaterincaseofdrought?Ofcourseitwould,butitisadependency-culturewherepeoplehavebeentrainedtobedependentonthestate,whichthenmeansthatinemergencypeoplearestuck!WhyistheBritishweathersostrange?ItissomethingtodowiththecombinationofanalmostArcticlatitude（纬度）combinedwithbeinganislandandhavingtheGulfStreambringingwarmweatherfromthetropics.Helpfulpeopleintheknowongeographicalmeteorology（气象学）havecommentedthatthegeneralsituationwiththeUKweatherisevenmorecomplex,asmanydifferentthingscontributetothechangeableweather.AswellastheNorthAtlanticdrift,thereisthefactthattheUKisaffectedbythefollowingmajorairmasses:thetropicalmaritime（海的）GulfStream,thePolarMaritimeairfromtheNorth,theArcticMaritime,thePolarContinental,andtheTropicalContinental.There'salsofastflowingairinJetstreams.AirgoesaroundinconvectioncurrentsinHadleycellsandinFerrelCells.BecausetheBritishIslescangetweathercomingfromhotorcoldzones,andfromlandorsea,achangeablehot/coldwet/dryweatherisfound.1、WhatistheBritishattitudetowardheatandcold?A．Serious.B．Indifferent.C．Positive.D．Careful.2、HowdotheBritishfeelwhentheyseesnowinwinter?A．Excited.B．Frightened.C．Amazed.D．Disappointed.3、WhathappenswhentheBritishmeetadroughtinsummer?A．Theyhavegotwell-prepared.B．Theygetwaterfromtheriver.C．Theyalwayshelpeachother.D．Theymaybefallintotrouble.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．WhyweatherintereststheBritish.B．Englishmen'sattitudetoweather.C．WeatherintheUnitedKingdom.D．WhataffectstheweatherintheUK.24．（8分）TheKids’FarmWhilekidsvisitvegetableplotsandanimalcontactareas,theywilllearnthatmostofthefoodweeateverydaycomesfromfarms,andthattakingcareofanimalstakestime,commitmentandknowledge.Kidscanseeourcows,donkeys,goats,alpacas,pigs,etc.andlearnallaboutlookingafterfarmanimals.AttheCaringCorral,theywillhaveachancetotouchcowsanddonkeys,understaffmembers’supervision.PleaseNote:●Anytimeyoutouchananimal,thereisariskofspreadinggerms(细菌).VisitorstotheKids’Farmshouldwashtheirhandsaftertouchingtheanimals.●TheCaringCorralisopenonlywhenthestaffareavailable;hoursarelimited.●TheKids’Farmusespizzatoteachkidshowmanykindsoffoodgrow.Hands-onexhibitsshowhowpizzaingredientsgofromthefarmtothepizza.ThePizzaGardenhasslice-shapedplotsofgrowingingredients,includingtomatoes,wheatandherbs.●The22-foot-wideGiantPizzagiveskidsaplacetoplaywithoversizedtoppingsandeachother.●Duringthebusierseason(beginninginJune),afreeshuttlepicksupvisitorsinneedofaliftattheKids’FarmanddropsthemoffatthePandaPlaza/theBusLotfrom11a.m.to6p.m.1、WhatdovisitorsneedtodobeforevisitingtheCaringCorral?A．Washtheirhands. B．Makeareservation.C．Checkonitsopeningtime. D．Readtheinstructionsonsafety.2、Wherecankidsplaywithoversizedtoppingsandeachother?A．AtthePandaPlaza. B．AttheBusLot.C．AtthePizzaGarden. D．AttheGiantPizza.3、Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?A．ToprovideinformationaboutvisitingtheKids’Farm.B．Toshowkidshowpizzaandfarmsareconnected.C．Toencouragekidstoprotectplantsandanimals.D．ToseeksponsorsfortheKids’Farm.25．（10分）I’mlearningtodriveinSwitzerland.IthinkitwillbeagoodideatolearnnowbecauseIhaveplentyoffreetimeandamearningalittlemoneytopayforlessons.IneverlearntwhenIlivedintheUK,soluckilydrivingonthe“wrong”sideisn’taproblem.However,therearealotofrulestoremember.Whenyouseearoadtoyourrightandtherearenowhitelinesontheground,thecarstoyourrighthavetherighttogobeforeyourcarandyouhavetostopforthem.Inpractice,lotsofpeopleforgetthisandcarseitherwaitforeachotherwhilebothdriverstrytorememberwhattodo,orbeep(鸣喇叭)ateachotherifbothtrytogoatthesametime!Whenyoudriveroundaroundabout,youshouldcheckallyourmirrors.Torememberhowtodothis,Ioftencountthemaloud—one,two,three—thenasecondglanceatyourblindspotwhenyou’reintheroundabout.OnefriendcamedrivingwithmeandafteraboutanhouraskedwhyonearthIwascounting.Hehadpassedhistestsolongago,hecouldn’tremembereverhavingtocheckthreemirrors!DrivingstillseemsscarytomesoIdrivequiteslowly.Ialsodon’tknowthecountrysideroadsverywellanddon’tknowwhat’scominguproundthecomeroroverthenexthill.IdriveslowlysoIfeelsafe,butmydrivinginstructortellsmetospeeduporcarswillbumpintomefrombehindortrytoovertakesomewheredangerous.Sodrivingslowlyisjustasdangerousasdrivingfast!I’mnotaverypracticalpersonsolearningtodrivehasbeenachallenge.Idon’thavealotofconfidenceandfinditquitedemotivatingtodosomethingthatdoesn’tcomenaturallytome.Tomakedrivingmorefunandinteresting,IlearninSwissGerman,somyinstructorgivesmeinstructionsinSwiss.ThiswayI’vetrickedmyselfintoenjoyingdrivingandhopefullywillpassthetest!1、Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?A．Itisn’tapropertimefortheauthortotakedrivinglessonsnow.B．Drivingonthe“wrongside”doesn’tinfluencetheauthor..C．TheauthorwastoopoortopayfordrivinglessonsinSwitzerland.D．ItiseasyfortheauthortogetconfusedaboutthedrivingrulesinSwitzerland.2、Theauthoroftencounts“one,two,three”aloudwhendrivingroundaroundaboutto________.A．remindhimselftocheckthemirrorsB．speedupC．overtakesomewheredangerousD．makedrivingmoreinteresting3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“demotivating”inParagraph5mean?A．Encouraging.B．Amazing.C．Exciting.D．Discouraging.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Drivingspeed.B．Strictdrivinginstructors.C．Anecdotesofmydrivingexperience.D．ComplicateddrivingrulesinSwitzerland.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Asdarknessfell,hundredsofpeopleintheSwissvillagelefttheirhouses.Theywerestaring36atthemountaintopinthedistance.Itwascoveredwith37,beautifulanddangerous.ThehugemountainiscalledMatterhorn.Mountainclimbershad38thetop,usingthesouthernroute.Butnoonehadeverdaredtotryawinterclimbingupthe39side.Butnowonemanwasdaringtotrythe40route.HewasWalterBonatti,agreatmountainclimberfromItaly.Fortwodayshehadclimbed.Thevillagepeoplehadwatchedhim41.Nowtheywerewaitingtoseehis42.Ifheplannedto43thenextday,hewouldlightagreensignal.Aredlightwouldmeanthathewas44.Atinygreenlight45highonthemountainside.Bonattiwasnotgivingup!Thepeople46.Thenextdayhe47hiswayupward.Hewassolonelyandsotired!Buthewouldnotgiveup.Againthatnighthelitthe48light.Inthemorning,Bonattilookedup.Hecouldnotseethetop,butheknewhewas49there.50theclimbwaspainful,hemovedup.Bonattihadspentmonths51fortheclimb.Wasthetrainingenough?Didhehavethestrengthand52toclimbtothetop?Hewasfinallyatthetop!Newsabouthis53wasradioedtotheworld.Thetripdownthesouthern54waseasy.Hewaswarmlywelcomedinthevillage.Hehaddonethe"55",andwouldbewellrememberedasaclimberofalltime.1、..A．up B．down C．back D．forward2、..A．greentrees B．flowers

C．rocks D．iceandsnow3、.A．passed B．reached C．climbed

D．watched

4、.A．eastern B．western C．northern D．southern

5、.A．different B．difficult C．easy D．same

6、.A．anxiously B．carefully C．patiently D．eagerly7、.A．signal B．flag

C．face D．figure8、.A．godown B．comeback C．goon D．giveup9、.A．turningaround B．turningback C．movingup D．indanger

10、.A．raised B．rose C．disappeared

D．appeared11、.A．cheered B．shouted C．laughed D．jumped12、.A．stopped B．abandoned C．continued D．ended

13、.A．green B．yellow C．blue D．red

14、.A．already B．surely C．almost D．nolonger15、.A．Because

B．Though C．Since D．When16、.A．asking

B．planning C．preparing D．training17、..A．money B．wish C．effort D．skill18、.A．victory

B．climb C．courage

D．thing

19、..A．pace

B．route

C．path D．passage20、..A．necessaryB．great

C．important

D．impossible

第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Englishhaschanged1．time.Actuallyalllanguageschangeanddevelop2．culturesmeetandcommunicatewitheachother.Englishnowisalsospoken3．aforeignorsecondlanguageinSouthAsia.Forexample,IndiahasaverylargenumberoffluentEnglish4．(speak)becauseBritain5．(rule)Indiafrom1765to1947.DuringthattimeEnglishbecamethelanguageforgovernmentand6．(educate).EnglishisalsospokeninSingaporeandMalaysiaandcountriesinAfricasuchasSouthAfrica.Todaythenumberofpeople7．(learn)EnglishinChina8．(increase)rapidly.Infact,Chinamayhave9．largestnumberofEnglishlearners.WillChineseEnglishdevelop10．ownidentity?Onlytimewilltell.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Asisoftenthecase,whenpeopleareattendingmeetings,havingmealsorwaitingforbuses,youcanalwaysfinditaddictedtotheirphones,completelyignoreothers.Thisisreallyacommonphenomenoninourlife.ThereasonisbecausesmartphonesnowadayscanbeusedforpeopletoplaymobilegamesbutkeepintouchwithfriendsthroughQQandWechat.However,toomanyexposuretophonesisbadforpeopleintermofhealth.Moreover,peoplewhowereengagedinphonesfailtocommunicatewellthosearoundthem.AsfarasI'mconcerned,peopleshouldwisemakeuseoftheirphonestohelpwiththeirworkandstudy.Meanwhile,theyshouldbecaremoreabouttheirfamilymembersandfriendsratherthanmobilephones.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假如你是明启中学的学生李华。为丰富学生的在校生活，你校学生会计划开设一个活动室，向学生征询如何布置的建议。请你给学生会主席王平写一份电子邮件，邮件必须包括:你的建议或设想你的理由__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、B4、B5、B6、C7、C8、A9、B10、B11、B12、C13、C14、B15、C16、D17、D18、A19、C20、D第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、FoodfestivalsaroundtheworldStiltonCheeseRollingMayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludetheserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheircompetitors'lane（赛道）.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’sculinary(烹调用的)masterythroughcookingdemonstrations,specialtoursandfoodtastingsthroughoutthecity.Meetcelebritychefsandartisanfoodcrafters,gotogalsd