安徽省合肥八中等2024届高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷含解析

安徽省合肥八中等2024届高三第二次诊断性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．---Wewantsomeonetodesignthenewartmuseumforme.---_____theyoungfellowhaveatry?A．Shall B．May C．Will D．Need2．Theshockingnewsmademerealize______terribleproblemswewouldface.A.that B．how C．what D．why3．________challengesinChinascar-sharingeconomy,sharedmobilitystillhasapromisingfuture.A．Despite B．BesidesC．Concerning D．Regarding4．Wecancommunicate________peopleineverypartoftheworld________theInternet.A．with；with B．with；throughC．through；through D．through；with5．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone6．Shedidnotfeelabitnervousthoughitwasthefirsttimeshe___________inpublic.A．spoke B．havespokenC．hadspoken D．werespeaking7．Mikeislookingforanotherjobbecausehefeelsthatnothinghedoeshisboss.A．serves B．satisfiesC．promises D．supports8．—WhichclassicalChinesepoemdoyoulikebest?—Don’tlaughifwelaydrunkenonthebattleground;howmanysoldiersevercameback______.A．oldandyoung B．upanddown C．safeandsound D．rightandwrong9．Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource10．TheWinterOlympics________in2022willsurelybringinmanyinternationaltourists.A．heldB．havingheldC．holdingD．tobeheld11．---Isawnomorethanonemotorcarintheshop.Willyougoandbuy?---No,I’dratherfindinothershops.A．it;oneB．one;itC．it;theoneD．theone;it12．Haditnotbeenforhisexperienceintheforest，we____________inthebattlewiththefiercebear.A．hadn'tsurvived B．wouldn'thavesurvivedC．didn'tsurvived D．wouldn'tsurvive13．Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination．A．oncept B．responsibilityC．identity D．personality14．In2012,SunYangbecamethefirstChineseman_____anOlympicgoldmedalinswimming.A．winning B．towinC．havingwon D．beingwon15．—I’dratherhavesomewine,ifyoudon’tmind.—______.Don’tforgetthatyou’lldrive.A．Byallmeans B．AnythingbutthatC．Takeiteasy D．Iwouldn’tsaynotothis16．Thedifferencesthechildren’sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplained________theirsocialbackgrounds.A．infrontof B．incaseofC．inneedof D．inchargeof17．—Anythingtodrink?Whataboutcoffee?—Er…IthinkI’llhaveacolddrinkcoffee.A．otherthan B．morethan C．lessthan D．ratherthan18．IfIcanhelp,Idon’tlikeworkinglateintothenight.A．so B．that C．them D．it19．Itwasintheremotemountainareas______Ispentthegapyear______Ilearnedhowtoworkwithagroupofstrangersandhowtolookaftermyself.A．where;that B．when;thatC．where;when D．that;where20．Look!Here’saphoto______inmyclassroomatprimaryschool.Canyourecognizemeinit?A．taken B．takingC．totake D．beingtaken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）Playingamusicalinstrumentthroughout:yourlifeprotectsyourhearinginoldage,aCanadianstudysuggests.Thestudy,publishedinPsychologyandAging,carriedouthearingtestson74adultmusiciansand89non-musicians.Itfounda70-year-oldmusician’shearingwasasgoodasthatofa50-year-oldwhodidnotplay.Hearingnormallydeclinesaspeopleage.By60,10-30%ofpeoplehavemoderatehearingloss.By80,thatgoesuptoasmanyas60%.Problemsareparticularlyseeninthecentralauditory(听觉的)processingsystem,whichisassociatedwithunderstandingspeech,especiallywhenthereisbackgroundnoise.Previousstudieshaveshownmusicianshavebetterhearingthannon-players.Butthisresearch,byateamattheRotmanResearchInstituteinToronto,lookedatadultsofallages-from18to91-toseehowpeoplewereaffectedastheyaged.Theycarriedouthearingtestson74amateurandprofessionalmusicians(whohadplayedsincetheageof16,werestillpractisingandhadbeengivenformalmusiclessons)and89non-musicians(whohadneverplayedaninstrument).Musiciansweresignificantlybetteratpickingoutspeechagainstnoise.Theresearcherssuggestthatlifelongmusicianshipreducesage-relatedchangesinthebrain,probablyduetomusiciansusingtheirauditorysystemsatahighlevelonaregularbasis.TheheadofbiomedicalresearchatActiononHearingLoss,DrRalphHolme,said:“Whilethisstudysuggeststhatmusiciansmightbemoreabletocopewiththeconsequencesofhearingloss,itisfarbettertoreducedamageinthefirstplacebyusingappropriateearprotection.Wehavealwayscampaingnedforeveryonewhoplaysamusicalinstrumentorlistenstoloudmusictowearhearingprotection,likeearplugs,whichreducetheriskofdamagingyourhearingpermanently.”1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．Apersonaged80willlose30%hearing.B．Apersonagedabove60musthavebadhearing.C．Peoplehavefewerproblemswithbackgroundnoise.D．People’shearingusuallybecomesworsewhentheygetolder.2、WhatcanwegetfromtheCanadianstudy?A．Ittestedthehearingof162people.B．Thefindingofthestudywasn’tpublishedpublicly.C．Playingamusicalinstrumentmaydogoodtohearing.D．Musicianswereasgoodatpickingoutspeechagainstnoiseasnon-musicians.3、Whydon’tmusicianschangemuchintheirbrainastheyage?A．Theyliketotakemoreexercise.B．Theyusetheirhearingmoreandregularly.C．Theydon’texposethemselvestobackgroundnoise.D．Theypaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheirhearing.4、HowcanwedealwithhearinglossaccordingtoDrRalphHolme?A．Gethelpfrommusicians.B．Listentoloudmusicless.C．Protecthearingproperly.D．Playamusicalinstrumentmore.5、Theauthorwrotethepassageto________.A．entertainthereadersB．advertiseamusicalinstrumentC．complainaboutpeople’shearinglossD．informreadersofaresearchonhearing23．（8分）CherishtheMomentswithOurParentsTherewassomethinginanelderlywoman’sbehaviorthatcaughtmyeye.Unsureofhersteps,thewomanmovedslowly,alongwithayoungerwomanwhoIguessedwasherdaughter.Thedaughterwasrollinghereyesandcheckingherwatcheveryfewseconds.TheolderwomanlefttheyoungeroneandbegantotickthroughtheDVDsonthenearestshelf.Withouthesitation,IwalkedoverandaskedifIcouldhelpherfindsomething.Thewomansmiledatmeandshowedmeatitleonapieceofpaper.RatherthanrushofftolocatetheDVDforthewoman,IaskedhertowalkwithmesoIcouldshowherwhereshecouldfindit.Lookingback,IthinkIwantedtoenjoyhercompanyforamoment.Hermovementsremindedmeofmyownmother,whohadpassedawaythepreviousChristmas.Aswewalked,thewomanseemedgladoftheunrushedcompanyandcasualconversation.Wefoundthemovieandshetoldmeitwastheoneshe’denjoyedwhenshewasherson’sageandthatshehopedhewouldenjoyitasmuchasshehad.Maybe,shesaidhecouldenjoyitwithhisownyoungchildren.Iaccompaniedhertothequeueatthecashier.AsthecashierputtheDVDintoaplasticbag,Iwentovertotheyoungerwoman,whowasstilltappingherfootatthefrontofthestore.“Isthatyourmom?”Iasked.Ihadexpectedhertotellmeitwasnoneofmybusiness.Butsherolledhereyesandsaid,“Yeah.”Therewasannoyanceinherreply.Stillwatchingthemother,Isaid,“Mindsomeadvice?”“Goahead,”saidthedaughter.IsmiledtoshowherIwasn’tcriticizing.“Cherishher,”Isaid,“Whenshe’sgone,it’sthelittlemomentsthat’llcomebacktoyou.Momentslikethis.Iknow.”Itwastrue.ImissedmymomstillandrememberedwithsadnessthemomentswhenI’dusedmyimpatiencetomakeherlifemiserable.Theelderlywomanmovedslowlybacktoherdaughter.Togethertheymadetheirwaytowardthestore’sexit.Theystoodthereforamoment,sidebyside,watchingtherushoftheholidaycurrent.Thenthedaughterglancedoverandslowlyplacedherarmwithapparentlyunaccustomedaffectionaroundhermother’sshouldersandgentlyguidedherhome.1、92．Thedaughtercheckedherwatchfrequentlybecauseshe______.A．hadtowaitforafriendB．wantedtobuyanewwatchC．wasimpatienttoshopwithhermomD．wasuninterestedinwatchingtheDVD2、94．FromParagraphs3and4weknowthat______.A．theelderlywomanhadn’tseenthemoviebeforeB．theelderlywomanfoundherson’sfavoritemovieC．theauthorandtheelderlywomanhurriedtofindtheDVDD．theauthorandtheelderlywomanenjoyedeachother’scompany3、96．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A．theauthorhadtreatedhermomverywellB．theelderlywomanlookedliketheauthor’smomC．theauthorscoldedthedaughterforherbehaviorD．thedaughterchangedherattitudetowardhermom24．（8分）WhenShakespearewastwenty-one,hewenttoLondon,averyinterestingplace,totryhisfortune.TherewasthefamousLondonBridgeandSt.Paul’sCathedral,andpalacesandmarketsandlongstreetsfullofshops.Then,too,therewerethedailycrowdswherecouldbeseenpeoplefromallovertheworld.Knights,scholarsandthehighwayman(拦路强盗）orthieves,whohadbeeninfamousfortheircleverrobberies,passedbyeachother.Here,also,werenoblemendressedingold,fromItalyandSpainandFrance;slavesfromSpanishAmerica,seacaptainsandministers,soldiersandservants—allheldbychancesorinterestswithinthegraywallswhichcircledLondon,andwhosegatesgavewelcometoasstrangeacrowdascouldbefoundintheworld.IntothiscuriouscrowdcameShakespeare,quicktoseeandeagertolearn.Andbeforelongallthesestrangesightswereasfamiliartohimasthefacesofhisowntown’sresidents.Eachonetolditsstorytohimsoplainlythat,asbeforehehadlearnedthesecretsofthefieldsandwoods,sonowhelearnedmenandmen’sintereststhatmakeupthegreatworld.Andhelearnedtheselessonssowellthatwhenhecametowritehisplays,hemadesuchuseofthemasnowriterevermadebeforeorsince;foritistheuseofthisknowledgeoftheworld,combinedwithhisowngenius,thatmakesShakespearethegreatestdramatistthathaseverlived.1、WhatwasLondonlikeinShakespeare’seyeswhenhefirstwentthere?A．Dirtyandsmall. B．Strangeandinteresting.C．Infamousandterrible. D．Familiarandmodern.2、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesShakespeare?A．Shakespearegotinspirationtowritefromhishometown,London.B．ShakespearewaseagertomakefriendswiththenoblemeninLondon.C．Shakespearewasgoodatobservingandlearningfromthedailylife.D．Shakespearebecamethegreatestdramatistowingtohisowngenius.3、Whatdoestheword“one”inparagraph5referto?A．Crowd. B．Resident.C．Face. D．Sight.4、Thepassageprobablycomesfrom______.A．aposter B．atextbookC．anadvertisement D．anannouncement25．（10分）CanterburyCollegeCOURSEAThiscoursewillenablestudentstoexperienceperformingartsandthemediaatabasiclevel.Itwillgivethemtheexperiencetodecideiftheywishtodevelopaninterestinthisfieldandtotraintheirpotentialandadaptabilityforworkinginaperformancecompanyineitheraperformingoratechnicalrole.COURSEBTheaimofthiscourseistoprovideaseriesoftraininginbusiness-relatedskillsandacomprehensiveknowledgeofbusinesspractice.Itisforstudentswithabusinesslearningexperiencewhocanmanageaheavyworkload.COURSECThiscoursegivesafoundationforacareerincaringforchildren,theelderlyorpeoplewithspecialneeds.CoreunitsareEmergencyTreatment,CommunicationandInformationTechnology.Practicaltrainingisanimportantpartofthecourse.COURSEDThiscourseisdesignedtoprovideanintroductiontotheconstructionindustry.UnitscoveredincludeHeat,LightandSound,IntroductiontotheUrbanEnvironment,CommunicationProcessesandTechniques.Allstudentswillcompletevocationalassignmentswithworkexperienceinthebigcompanies.COURSEEThequalificationsgainedandtheskillsdevelopedonthiscoursewillprovideagoodbasisforgainingemploymentinofficework.Inadditiontowordprocessing,thecoursealsocoversspreadsheets,computerizedaccounting,databasesanddesktoppublishing.Allstudentsaregivenchancestodeveloptheirconfidence,andadviceandinformationisgivenonjobsearchskills,presentationtechniquesandpersonalappearance.COURSEFThiscourseisdesignedtoprovideafoundationingraphicandvisualcommunicationskills.Studentscompleteunitsinpicturecompositionandphotographicprocessingalongsideelementsofgraphicdesign,andgainhands-onexperienceofdesktoppublishingandpresentations.1、Suzanwantstobeanactress,shecanchoose.A．CourseA B．CourseBC．CourseD D．CourseE2、CourseCisfitforthestudentswhomight.A．dealwiththenumbersB．workwiththedisabledC．runabusinessorganizationD．designandconstructbuildings3、IfDavidchoosesCourseF,hemightbeastudentwiththecareerinterestin_.A．advertising B．politicsC．nursing D．management4、Wherecanweprobablyfindthepassage?A．Inacityguidebook. B．Inasciencejournal.C．Onaschoolwebsite. D．Fromanewsreport.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）IboardedtheairplaneheadingtoBarcelona，frightenedbecauseinamatterofhoursI’dbelandinginacountrypopulatedbypeoplewhoallspokealanguagewhichwascompletelyunknowntome.Notonlythat.I’dbe1thenexttwoweeksthere.AllthebutterfliesIhadinmy2immediatelyflewawaybecauseasIarrivedatthewarm，colorfulcampus3I’dbelivingforthenextfourteendays.IfeltlikeI’dfoundmyselfasecond4.Counselorsandotherstaffmemberswelcomedusatthegate，introducingthemselves.andjustbeingallround5.Imademy6tomyassignedroomonlytofindacryinggirlandtwoothergirls7herdown.Little8IknowhowmanymemoriesI'dmake9thesethreegirls，howclosewe’dbecomeoverthenext10ofweeksandhowmanytimesthecampdirectorwouldhavetocometoourroomat3:00a.m.and11nottosendusshoppingifwedidn’tgotobed12.InthemorningswetookSpanishclassesandaguy13helearntmoreSpanishoverthesetwoweeksthanhedidforthepastyearat14.Duringtheday，Iformedlife-longrelationshipswithpeoplefromall15oftheglobe，andmostlyvisitedthebreathtakingBarcelonanbeaches.Speakingofbreakfast，themealswererestaurant—worthy，the16wereendlessandpeoplewithspecialfoodneedswerewell17.Thestaffalwaysfoundsomewayoranotherto18us，whetheritwashavingasurprisewaterpartyattenp.m.orhavinganunannouncedwatermelon—eatingcontest，theyalwayshad19uptheirsleeves.Bytheendofcamp，everyonewassosadthattheyhadtoleave，therewereenough20tofillupanOlympic—sizedpool.1、A．consumingB．spendingC．wastingD．requiring2、A．stomachB．brainC．heartD．chest3、A．whichB．whenC．thatD．where4、A．chanceB．1ifeC．homeD．1anguage5、A．nervousB．friendlyC．awkwardD．silent6、A．wayB．headC．stepD．walk7、A．1ayingB．strikingC．calmingD．attending8、A．wouldB．doC．willD．did9、A．upB．ofC．outD．with10、A．dozenB．coupleC．scoreD．decade11、A．threatenB．urgeC．promiseD．convince12、A．frequentlyB．thoroughlyC．immediatelyD．comfortably13、A．admittedB．shoutedC．rememberedD．argued14、A．workB．restC．peaceD．school15、A．sidesB．anglesC．squaresD．corners16、A．staffB．choicesC．servicesD．tables17、A．cateredtoB．adoptedtoC．dealtwithD．thoughtof18、A．encourageB．motivateC．surpriseD．awake19、A．nothingB．somethingC．anythingD．everything20、A．voicesB．cheersC．tearsD．stories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）Janewaswalkingroundthedepartmentstore.Sherememberedhowdifficult1．wastochooseaChristmaspresentforherfather.Shewishedthathewaseasy2．(please).Besides,shoppingatthistimeoftheyearwasnot3．pleasantexperience:peoplesteppedonyourfeetor4．（push）youwiththeirelbows,hurryingaheadtogettoabargain.Janepausedinfrontofacounter(柜台)5．someattractivetieswereondisplay.ButJaneknewfrompastexperiencethatthe6．（choose）oftieshardlyeverpleasedherfather.Janestoppedwhereasmallcrowdofmenhadgathered.Shefoundsomegoodquality7．(pipe)onsale.Shedidnothesitateforlong:althoughherfathersmokedapipeonlyonce8．awhile,sheknewthatthiswasapresentwhichwasboundtopleasehim.WhenJanegothome，herparentswerealreadyattablehavingsupper.Hermotherwas9．(excite).“Yourfatherhasdecidedtostopsmoking,”Jane10．（inform）.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（＼）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限一词;2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。ThatIwasinthesecondgrade,mymotherwouldfrequentlysendmetheretothelittleneighborhoodstore、OnedayIwentwithalist,andwhenthestorekeeper’sbackturned,Icouldn’thelpreachintohiscandyboxonthecounterandpocketingone、Onthewayhome,Ienjoyedthemverymuch、ButIfeltguiltaboutitsomuch、ThereforewhenIspottedtheoldstorekeeperatthefootballgameduringmyhighschoolyears,Iapologizedathim、Hesmiled,holdingouthishand,andsaid,“Youowemetencent、”第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的外国笔友Jay一直对中国美食感兴趣。请你写一封信邀请他参加山西举办的美食文化节，内容包括：1．写信目的；2．时间地点；3．活动内容。注意：1．词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、A4、B5、B6、C7、B8、C9、A10、D11、A12、B13、C14、B15、B16、A17、D18、D19、B20、A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’s