江苏省苏州一中2024届高考冲刺模拟英语试题含解析

江苏省苏州一中2024届高考冲刺模拟英语试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Althoughthesituationwastoughduringtheeconomiccrisisnowthingsarebeginningto________.A．lookup B．keepup C．setup D．buildup2．Whenfacedwithabigchallenge________potentialfailureseemstohideateverycorner,maybeyou'veheardthisadvicebefore:“Bemoreconfident.”A．where B．whose C．which D．ofwhich3．—Ouch,mum!Afishbonehasstuckinmyteeth!—______,Lucy.Iamcoming.A．TakeyourtimeB．HelpyourselfC．Don’tbotherD．Takeiteasy4．Becalm,Madam.Canyouremember_____________youhadyourmobilephonestolen?A．whenwasitthat B．thatitwaswhenC．whereitwasthat D．itwaswherethat5．Thepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstoodthatyoucan’tletyourfailures_________you——youhavetoletyourfailuresteachyou.A．defineB．declineC．qualifyD．simplify6．—Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethingimportanttotellyou.—OK,________youmakeitshort.Iwillhavetofinishthisreportbeforenoon.A．nowthatB．assoonasC．everytimeD．aslongas7．AgrandbanquetwasheldbyElizabethII_____PresidentXi’scurrentstatevisittotheUK.A．intermsofB．inhonorofC．infavorofD．inmemoryof8．Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．allowance9．Idon’tthinkshevisitedtheexhibitionthismorning,______shewaswithmeatthattime.A．thoughB．orC．butD．for10．I’mnotsureofthereasonforthedog’sillness,butit____byeatingtoomuch.A．mayhavebeencaused B．needhavebeencausedC．shouldhavebeencaused D．musthavebeencaused11．Self-confidenceisakindofqualityandthatisittakestodoeverythingwell.A．why B．thatC．what D．which12．Itisgoingtoraintoday.Takeanumbrellawithyouto________youfromtherain.A．stop B．prevent C．keep D．protect13．-----Hi,Mark.Howwasthemusicalevening?-----Excellent!AlesandAndyperformed_________andtheywonthefirsprize.A．skillfully B．commonly C．willingly D．nervously14．—Ithinkthepaperistakingyoualongtimetowrite.—I______onitforalmostamonthnow.A．workedB．wasworkingC．amworkingD．havebeenworking15．______tosuccesscan’tdefeatus.Instead,theycanonlymakeusstronger.A．Attempts B．BarriersC．Contributions D．Access16．Duetoaterriblefluthat________on,manystudentsdon’tshowuptoschooltoday.A．goes B．wasgoing C．isgoing D．hasgone17．TheSmallGoosePagodainXi’an,oneofthe22SilkRoadrelicslocatedinChina,_______backin707duringtheTangDynasty.A．dated B．wasdatedC．dates D．isdating18．ThepartinthefilmRio_______thetwobirdsescapedfromthecrashingplanemadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom19．Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because20．语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。1.anything A．many B．magazine C．manage D．match2.achieved A．practiced B．marked C．operated D．damaged3.dealt A.deal B．great C．meant D．leader4.seize A．either B.receive C.eight D.height5.youth A．thus B．breakthrough C．gather D．although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）Thefirsttrulyautonomouscars—vehiclesthatdrivedownthestreetswithnoonebehindthewheel—havefinallyarrived.Waymo,whichbeganlifeasGoogle’sself-drivingcarproject,announcedthatithadletitsdriverlesscarslooseinpartsofPhoenix,Arizona,withnobodyinthefrontseatstotakeoverincaseofemergency.MembersofthepublictakingpartinaWaymotrialinthedesertcityinthesouth-westUSwillbeabletoorderthevehiclestocomethroughanapp“inthenextfewmonths”,thegroupsaid.Potentiallyoneofthemostrevolutionary(革命性的)newtechnologies,aswellasoneofthemostadvertised,driverlesscarshavebeenatthecentreofaracebetweenbigautomakersandtechnologycompanies.Butwhileanumberofgroupsaretestingthetechnologyonthestreetswithback-updriversbehindthewheel,mostbelievetheapproachoffullautonomyisatleasttwoyearsaway.Googleshockedtheautoindustrywhenitfirstshowedabasicversionofitsdriverlesstechnologysevenyearsago,andittheninvestedmorethan$lbninautonomousvehicleresearch.Rivals(竞争对手)admititstillhasatechnologylead,thoughskepticsquestionwhethertheartificialintelligenceisgoodenoughtorespondtothemanyunforeseeneventsthatcouldoccurontheroad.Waymobelievesitisthefirstcompanytoreachastandardknowninthedriverlesscarworldaslevel4,meaningitscarscandriveunderfullautonomyinpresetareasthathavebeencarefullymappedoutandtested.Uber,GeneralMotors,AptivPLC,BMWandothershavebeenconductingtestingtoreachlevel4,butallofthemstillkeepahumaninthedriver’sseat.1、Whatshouldpeopledointhedriverlesscartest?A．Takeoverinanemergency.B．Callforacarwithoutanapp.C．Letthecaroperateinfullautonomy.D．Testthecarinadesertedplace.2、Thethirdparagraphmaybeusedtoshow.A．Google’sdriverlesstechnologyisreallyadvancedB．WaymowillbewidelyacknowledgedtwoyearslaterC．driverlesscarswilldamagetheentireautomobilemarketD．thetechnologyofdriverlesscarsisdevelopingtoofast3、WhyisWaymoconfidentabouttryingoutitsfirstdriverlesscars?A．Becauseitalreadyinventedabasicversion.B．Becauseithasatechnologyleadinthisarea.C．Becauseithasreachedfull,level4autonomy.D．Becauseitscarscandrivewhereverapersonlikes.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheself-drivingcar?A．Supportive.B．Opposed.C．Skeptical.D．Objective.23．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andinconvenienttooperateandcarry,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Toovercomethedrawbacks,wecreatedGazeSpeak,whichisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointinghissmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondstoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencesystemisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、What’sthemajorfunctionofParagraph1?A．Toarousethereader’sconcern.B．Tosummarizethewholepassage.C．TostatehowGazeSpeakappworks.D．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.2、TheGazeSpeakappisdesignedto.A．converteyemovementsintoletters,wordsandsentencesB．helpALSsuffererscommunicatewithothersC．useartificialintelligencetocontrolacameraD．beusedbythepeoplewhotalkwithALSsufferers3、TheGazeSpeakappisaneye-trackinginputsystemwhichis.A．expensiveB．inconvenientC．notrobustD．Portable4、Theartificialintelligencesystemisabletopredictthewordsby.A．selectingtherightlettersthrougheyemovementsB．pointingsmartphoneatthespeakerC．stickingacharttothesmartphoneD．showingfourgridsofletterstothelisteners24．（8分）Lastyear,mymotherbroughtoutanoldcollege-rulednotebook:oneofthejournalsinwhichshehaskeptarecordofallthedinnerpartiesshehashostedsince1976.Ihaveasimilarjournal.ButIamawriter,andsheisachemist.MinefeaturesdescriptionsandfeelingsaboutthedinnersI’vehosted,whilehersreadslikelaboratorynotes—justthemealplanandwhowasinvited.“Salmonmousse(慕斯),”sheannounced,readingthefirstenrty.“MyGod,Imusthavemadethatahundredtimes.Doyourememberthem?”Ididnot.ButIdidrememberthatsalmonmousse.Oldfriendscameandwentinherjournal.Newfavoritesjoinedthemenu.Myhusband’snamefirstshowsupin1997,alongwithamealofjusthorsd’oeuvresbecausehelovedit.Mysister-in-law’snamearrivedin2006,andwithit,allshellfishdisappearedfromfamilymenus—shewouldgetsickaftereatingit.Thereismymother’spartner,Ruth,whoappearedin1991,signalingalmostfiveyearsofvegetarian(素食主义者)dishesbeforeshegaveintomymother’sham.Andthereismyfather,who,despitebeingherex-husband,appearedeveryyearaftertheirdivorce.Whilemymotherhasalwayswritteninherjournalbeforeadinnerparty,Iwriteinmineafterward.Inmymother’sbooks,everythingisclear.Herspassesfromearlymotherhoodthroughdivorceandthedeathsoffriendswithoutabreak.I,ontheotherhand,havethreeentireyearsunaccountedfor.Iseeherjournalsandamenvious:By45,Ishouldnotbewingingitatdinner.Ishouldpracticewitholdfavorites.Ishouldhaveasalmonmousse.AndsoIamputtingthisdecisionintopracticeatadinnerpartyforwriterfriends.Themenuisalreadywritteninmybook.Tostart,afavoriteofminehasalreadybeencuredinthefridge:salmongravlax.AndforthisImustapologizetomymother:ItisascloseasIcanget.Iloveyou;Ido.ButIhavealwayshatedthatsalmonmousse.1、WhatcanweknowfromParagraph3?A．Thewriter'shusbandisavegetarian.B．Thewriter’ssister-in-lawisallergictoshellfish.C．Ruthdidn'tlikethehammadebythewriter’smom.D．Thewriter’sfathernevercamebackhomesincehisdivorce.2、Whichstatementmaycomefromthewriter’sjournal?A．Salmongravlaxforwriterfriends.B．Thanksgiving,friendscoming.C．Iamgladlotsofwriterfriendscamelastnight.D．TomandLilyarecomingaswellasMr.Greentonight.3、Howcanwedescribethewriter’smother?A．Considerateandstrong-minded.B．Stubbornbutorganized.C．Outgoingandgenerous.D．Warm-heartedbutdisloyal.4、Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?A．Toshowherloveforhermother.B．Toputherdecisionintopractice.C．Tocomparetwodifferentjournals.D．Toexpressherhateforsalmonmousse.25．（10分）OpenwaterswimmingIhadonlyswuminopenwaterafewtimes,andalwaysingentlelakes,soIwasn’tpreparedforhowroughLakeWindermereappearedonacoldday.Aswimmertoldmethewaterfeltcolderthanithadbeenmeasured,andthatthewaterwasabitrough.ButI,alongwith10,000others,wasabouttocompletethechallenge.Mostofthepeopletakingpartweredoingaone-milerace,and10raceswereplannedovertheweekend.Thereseemedtobeamixofopen-waterenthusiastsalongsidecompletebeginners—whichispreciselytheaimoftheswims,togetasmanypeopleaspossiblecompletingtheirownchallenge.Theoldestwomancompetingwas77,takingpartinthetwo-milerace,alongsideamanwholastyearhadswumineveryone-milerace.Ihadchosenthethirdone-mileraceoftheday.Therewereover600peopleinmyrace.Weweretakenthroughanacclimatizationarea,achildren’spaddlingpool-sizedpartofthelakewherewemovedintofeelhowcoldthewaterwas.“Nottoobad”waseveryone’sthought!Thenweheadedouttowardsthemiddleofthelake.We’dbeenwarnedthatthefirst100metreswouldbereallyrough.However,somewherenearthe750mmarkIwasstillwaitingforthecalm;itfeltmorelikeswimmingintheseathanalake.Itriedtofocusonmybreathingandtechnique,andjustkeepgoing.AsIapproachedthe400m-to-gomarkmylowerrightlegbecamepainful.Irecalledoverhearingpeopletalkingabouthowtheykeptswimmingthroughthepain,soItried.Butitdidn’twork.Ibegantofeeltheentirelegtightandpainful.Ididn’twanttostop,soIbentmyrightkneeandjustkickedwiththeleftleg.FinallyIsawthefinishingpost,andIjustconcentratedongettingthere—stillone-legged.Myfinishingtimewas38minutes25secondsbutthatdidn’tmatter—theatmospherewasfantasticandeveryonefeltasenseofachievement,whatevertheirtime.I’mhooked,andwanttogiveitanothergo.I’vealreadysignedupformynextopen-waterswim.1、Howdidtheauthorfeelbeforetherace?A．Scaredofthemostchallengingrace.B．Disappointedbythedifficultconditions.C．Concernedabouttheotherswimmersintherace.D．Determinedtobeastoughasthepeoplearoundher.2、WhydoestheauthormentionthetwopeopleinParagraph2?A．Tostresstheimportanceoftherace.B．Topraisetheexperiencedswimmers.C．Toshowthewiderangeoftheparticipants.D．Tointroducethevariouseventsoftherace.3、TheauthorsuggestsinParagraph4that______.A．theracewouldcausebreathingproblemsB．theracebecameharderthanshehadexpectedC．itwasreallynecessarytopreparefortoughswimsD．itwouldhavebeeneasierifshehadtakenothers’advice4、Whatdoestheauthortalkaboutinthelastparagraph?A．Herconfidenceinherownability.B．Herprideinhavingswumsoquickly.C．Hereagernesstorepeattheexperience.D．Hersurpriseathavingmanagedtofinish.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）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。Inthesummerofmyeleventhyear,thehomeIhadgrownupinwas1inthemiddleofthenight.Thankfully,mymom,dad,brothersandI2throughthesmoke.However.wehadonlythenightclotheswewere3in.I4therestofthatnightwithfriendsofourfamily5tryingtosleepinabedintheirbasement.That’sbecauseIwastoo6tosleep.Ididn’tknowwhat7thingswouldlieaheadofus.Thenextday,mymom8meafewT-shirtsandpairsofjeansgiventoherbyanotherfriend.OnepairofjeanswastooshortandtheotherwastoolongbutIdidn’t9.AtleastIhadsomeclothesagain.Meanwhilemydad10totheblackenedruinsofourhometoseewhathecouldfind.Theonlythinghecould11wasmymom’sweddingrings.Theplasticcaseshehadputtheminthatnighthadmeltedbutprotectedtheringsfromthe12.Asthe13dayswenton,inspiteofhavinglittlemoney,mydadwasableto14usadustyoldhousebythesideoftheroadnearwhereouroldhousehadbeen.Aswemovedin,ourfriendsandourcommunitycontinuedto15alltheycouldtohelpus16ourfeet.Therewasmoreclothes,furniture,food,moneyandevensomebooksformetorecoverfromthedisaster.Lookingbacknow,Iam17forallwewentthroughbecauseit18mesomuchaboutlife,loveandpeople.Itshowedthatloveisenoughforthefirsttime,whenyouhavenothingleftbut19.Soheremayyoualwayshave20loveforallthedaysofyourlife.1、A．burnedout B．repaired C．moved D．washedaway2、A．walked B．escaped C．looked D．rested3、A．working B．eating C．entertaining D．sleeping4、A．preferred B．forgot C．spent D．described5、A．usually B．unsuccessfully C．formally D．irregularly6、A．scared B．crazy C．hesitant D．old7、A．illegal B．harmonious C．terrible D．smooth8、A．purchased B．brought C．awarded D．paid9、A．regret B．respond C．care D．contradict10、A．returned B．added C．referred D．admitted11、A．lose B．sense C．save D．recall12、A．mud B．ruins C．dust D．flames13、A．summer B．spring C．autumn D．winter14、A．buy B．rent C．borrow D．sell15、A．explain B．discount C．empty D．donate16、A．makeuseof B．checkon C．getbackon D．relieveof17、A．hateful B．anxious C．bound D．grateful18、A．guaranteed B．taught C．cautioned D．discouraged19、A．love B．clothes C．furniture D．food20、A．shallow B．romantic C．selfish D．sufficient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）Nowadays,thelifeofmanypeopleintheworldis1．(affect)bygloblewarming.Forexample,greenhousegashasabadeffect2．bothpeopleandenvironment.Theearth’ssurfacetemperature3．(go)upbyabout1degreescentigradeinthepast100years.Asamatteroffact,wemayfeelthatwecanhardlyputupwiththeextremelyhotsummerandwecan’tgetaccustomedtowarmwinter.Theriseoftheearth’ssurfacetemperaturehasmademuch4．(different)tohumanhealth,theexistenceofcreatures5．thebalanceofecosystems.Thereisnodoubtthatitishumanactivitiesthatresult6．thebadenvironment.Asa7．(consequent),conditionspermitting,allcountriesintheworldshouldtrytheirbest.8．(improve)ourenvironment.Evenifoureffectislimited,itwill9．(eventual)makeagreatdifferenceifwekeepon10．(work)togethertodealwithglobalwarming.Withoutallpeople’sjointefforts,whatwouldourfuturebelike?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作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）画掉。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限一词;2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。InOctoberlastyear,IwasstudyingataschoolinCambridgebutitwasonlymysecondmonthsintheschool.Atanendofthemonththeheadteacherorganizedapartyforallthenewstudents.ItisagoodchancetogettoknowmynewclassmatesandIreallylookedforwardtojoininit.Asthepartywason31stOctober,IthoughtitwasaHalloweenparty.So,thedayaftertheparty,Isearchedeverywhereandmanagedgetawitch’scostume.WhenIarrivedatmyheadteacher’shouse,heopenedthedoorandlookedatusifIhadbeencompletemad.Alltheotherstudentsworeonnormalclothes!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的外国好友Eric将作为交换生到你市的一所高中学习。因担心自己不能快速适应这里的学校生活，特写信向你求助，请就此给他写封回信。要点如下：1．乐意提供帮助；2．提出具体建议；3．希望能够帮到对方。注意：1．词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3．信的开头及结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearEric，Ifeeldelightedtolearnthatyouarecomingtostudyinourcityasanexchangestudent.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely，LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、A3、D4、C5、A6、D7、B8、A9、D10、A11、C12、D13、A14、D15、B16、C17、C18、C19、C20、ADCBB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,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmov