2025届河南商丘市九校英语高三上期末统考模拟试题含解析

2025届河南商丘市九校英语高三上期末统考模拟试题考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．ltwasinDecember,2018________ChairmanXiandPresidentTrumpmetinArgentina.A．when B．thatC．before D．since2．Itissometimessaidthatasocietycanbejudged____thewayitcares____itsweakestmembers.A．on;about B．by;for C．under;with D．with;on3．Rosa_____thiswashingmachineformorethantenyears.Sheisthinkingaboutbuyinganewone.A．isusingB．usedC．hadusedD．hasbeenusing4．Ifanentirecountrygetsricheratthesametime,individualswouldn't________feelwealthier,sincetheirrelativepositionsinsocietyhaven'tchanged.A．necessarily B．initially C．typically D．sustainably5．Jane’spalefacesuggestedthatshe______illandherparentssuggestedthatshe______amedicalexam.A．be;shouldhave B．was;haveC．shouldbe;had D．was;had6．It’struethattheoldroadislessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,________,becausewedon’tfeelassafeonit.A．somehow B．though C．therefore D．otherwise7．TheladystandingovertheremaybefromtheUSA,_____Iguesshaslostherway.A．whom B．whoC．which D．where8．TomlookedatJenny,withtears_______hiseyes,andshoutedoutthewords_______inhisheartforyears.A．filling;havingbeenhiddenB．filled;hiddenC．filling;hiddenD．filled;hiding9．Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungladies,figuresmostarefineenough,aregoingonadiet.A．who B．whoseC．ofwhose D．ofwhom10．Localslivedinrather________conditionsuntilthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChinain1949.A．precious B．primitiveC．precise D．prior11．—Congratulations！Ihearyou’vewonthefirstprizeinthesingingcompetition．—You_____bemistaken．I’minthedanceclass．A．must B．may C．should D．could12．Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe D．hasn’tbeen13．Mom,canyougivemeanextra200yuanamonth?Son,wehavejustboughtahouse,andfromnowonweneedtopractisestrict.A．economyB．medicineC．self-controlD．patience14．Theboythefirstprize,buthewassocarelessastomakeafoolishmistake.A．musthavegained B．needhavegainedC．couldhavegained D．shallhavegained15．—Dad,youshouldhavetakenmetothefootballmatchthismorning.—Ihadintendedto,butIcouldn’tspareanytime,I_____areport.A．hadwrittenB．wroteC．waswritingD．wouldwrite16．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When17．Thecostoflivinginbigcities________steadilyformanyyears，andithasledsomeyouthstodropoutofthebigcityrace.A．isclimbing B．isbeingclimbedC．hasbeenclimbing D．hasbeenclimbed18．Manyartifacts________forthefirsttimeintheNationalMuseumatpresent.A．wereexhibitedB．werebeingexhibitedC．arebeingexhibitedD．areexhibited19．Sinceyouaremydaughter'sclassmate,we'dliketo______you_______tonight.A．put;down B．put;in C．put;off D．put;up20．Videogamescanbeapoorinfluenceif________inthewronghands.A．toleave B．leaving C．leave D．left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）WhenImetafriendrecently,Iaskedhimhowworkwas.“Oh,notthatbusy,I’mjustcoasting,”hesaid.He’snotalone.Accordingtoarecentpoll,onethirdofthe3,000peoplesurveyedsaidtheywere“coasting”atwork.Thismaycomeasasurpriseinanagewhensomanypeoplespendsomuchtimecomplainingabouthowbusytheyare.Butmostofthistalkaboutbusynessisnonsense.AccordingtoastudybyresearchersatOxfordUniversity,wedonot,infact,spendmoretimeworkingthanwehaveinthepast.Onsomemeasures,theamountweworkhasgonedown.Instead,manypeoplejusthavejobsfilledwithtasksthatdon’treallyneedtobedone.Thewaywelookatcoastinghasradicallychanged.Inthepast,beingrelaxedandnotburdenedwithtoomuchworkwithinyourorganisationwasasignofstatus.Now,beingextremelybusyshowsyouareimportant.Ifyouarenotextremelyoverburdened,thenyouareseenasaslacker,alazyperson.Thisdoesnotmakesense.Mostpeoplearenotasbusyastheysaytheyare.Infact,mostpressingtasksatworkareoftenunrelatedtoproductivity.Manybusypeopleareactuallyoverburdenedwithtellingothershowbusytheyare.Beingoverly-focusedonyourjobmaymakeyoufeelimportant,butit’slikelytoannoyfriends,co-workersandyourfamily.What’smore,beingsuper-busyallthetimeisnotgoodforyou.ACornellUniversitystudyfoundthatpeoplewhoareoverburdenedwithworktendtohaveaworsesenseofwellbeingthanthosewhoaremorerelaxed.Theresearchersalsofoundthatbeingsuper-busyisbadforyourcareer.Thosewhoreportedworkingveryintenselywereassociatedwithpoorercareeroutcomes.So,perhapscoastersarenotadragonproductivity.Maybetheyhaveworkedoutthatthesecrettoaproductiveandhealthylifeisnotbeingtoobusy,andcertainlynottalkingcontinuouslyabouthowbusyyouare.WeshouldrememberBertrandRussell’sadage:“Oneofthesymptomsofanapproachingnervousbreakdownisthebeliefthatone’sworkisterriblyimportant.”1、WhatcanweinferfromthefindingsoftheOxfordUniversitystudy?A．Peoplehaveafalseimpressionabouthowbusytheyareatwork.B．Lessbusyemployeeshaveagreaterlikelihoodofpromotion.C．Onethirdofemployeesdon’tconsiderthemselvestobebusy.D．Peopleoverburdenedatworkarelikelytofeelmoreenergised.2、Inthe19thcenturywhichofthesepeoplewouldprobablyhavebeentheLEASTbusyintheirjob?A．Abankclerk.B．Abankowner.C．Anofficecleaner.D．Anofficesecretary.3、Whymight“coasters”actuallybesuccessfulintheirwork?A．Theydonotfeelthreatenedbyachallengingtask.B．Theyworkmoreco-operativelywiththeircolleagues.C．Theyareabletofocusonthemostimportantandnecessarytasks.D．Theyareoftenmoreintelligentandabletocompletetheirworkfaster.4、Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizestheauthor’sattitude?A．Heexpressesnopersonalopinionaboutthetopic.B．Hethinksthatlazypeopleareinfactthebestworkers.C．Heissympathetictowardsdifficultiesofsuper-busyworkers.D．Hebelievesthatbusynessatworkdoesnotequaleffectiveness.22．（8分）We’reoftenbeingtoldhowself-drivingcanwillrewardUSWithalmostunimaginablebenefitswhentheyfinallyhitthestreets.Asidefromtheconvenienceofbeingchauffeured(私人司机)everywherebyartificialintelligence(AI),there’sthesafetyfactor,nottomentionhowenvironmentallyfriendlydriver-lesselectricvehiclescouldbe.Butthere’salsoanotheradvantage—parking.It’sonethatcouldhaveavastimpactonthelook,feel,andfunctionofthecities,anditcouldthoroughlychangethecrowdedurbanspaces.“Wearen’tgoingtoneedparking,definitelynotintheplaceswehaveitnow,”AlainL.Komhauser,aresearcheratPrincetonUniversity,toldPatrickSissonatCurbed.“Havingparkingclosetowherepeoplespendtimeisgoingtobeathingofthepast.IfI’mattheoffice,itdoesn’tneedtobethere.”Theextremecaseoftotallyemptycarparksandcitystreetswithnostationary(静止的)vehicleswouldprobablyrequirepeopletofullyletgoofpersonalcarownership.“Carsharingisalreadyreducingtheneedforparkingspaces,”CarloRattitoldCurbed.“Self-drivingvehicleswillstrengthenthistrendandhaveadramaticeffectonurbanlife,becausetheywillblur(使模糊)thedistinctionbetweenprivateandpublicmodesoftransportation,”headded.“‘Your’carcouldgiveyoualifttoworkinthemorningandthen,ratherthansittinguselessinaparkinglot,givealifttosomeoneelseinyourneighbourhood，social-mediacommunity,orcity.”Inthatcase,weneedn’tparkourcars.They’llparkbythemselves,sowewouldseeahugeincreaseinthewidthofsidewalks,bikelanes,andspaceforanyotherkindoftransportation.Inalllikelihood,wewon’tseethesekindsofchangeshappeningverysoon.Butit’sexcitingtothinkofthebenefitsthistechnologycouldbring.1、Whydotheauthormentiontheoften-toldadvantagesofself-drivingcars?A．Todrawaconclusion.B．Tomakeacomparison.C．Toanalyzetheunderlyingreasons.D．Tointroducethetopic.2、Howcanweachievezeroparkingincities?A．Byproducingmoreeco-friendlyelectriccars.B．Bysellingpublicvehiclestopersonalowners.C．Bypromotingcar-sharingwithself-drivingvehicles.D．Byallowingonlyself-drivingvehiclestorunonroads.3、Whatwillhappenifweneedn’tparkourcars?A．Morepeoplewillwalktowork.B．Publictransportationwillshrink.C．Urbanareaswillbelesscrowded.D．Weneedn’tspendmoneyontransportation.4、Whatattitudedoestheauthorhavetowardsself-drivingtechnology?A．Indifferent.B．Favorable.C．Ambiguous.D．Disapproving.23．（8分）YellowstoneVacationsCalendar&EventsPlanYourDayatYellowstoneWhenyouvisitYellowstoneNationalPark,juststeppingoutsidepresentsanentireworldofthingstodo.Butifyou’relookingforsomethingmorestructured,weofferourownbrandoffunandadventure.Checkbelowforupcomingeventsandstartplanningyourday-to-daystayhereatYellowstone.SuperPartyatHolidayInnWestYellowstoneFebruary4WillyoubeinWestYellowstoneonSunday,February4?Well,greatnews!Wehavenointentionofmissingthebiggestgameoftheyear,andwewillbecelebratingintrue“biggame”fashionattheHolidayInnWestYellowstone.JoinusaswebroadcastthebiggameonourBIGscreenintheconferencespace,andcomeandcheerfortheteamofyourchoice!Arangeoffoodandbeveragespecialswillbeavailable,includingbucketsofbeer,Buffalochickenclip,andofcoursewings.WehopetoseeyouhereonFebruary4,2018!Kids’N’SnowWeekendMarch3-4Don’missaspecialweekendinWestYellowstonefilledwithfunactivitiesforkids(andfamilies)bothoutdoorsandinside.JointhefunattheWestYellowstoneIceRink,(溜冰场).Warmupwithhotbeverages,toast,somemarshmallows,sledonthesleddinghill.BringyourownsledfortheKid’sSleddingHill.Or,tryoutWestYellowstone’siceskatingrink.Alimitednumberoficeskateswillbeavailableatnocharge(comeearlyforthebestselection).Relaxwithmusicandconversation.It’sold-fashionedfamilyfunforeveryoneofeveryage.AllYellowstonevisitorsarewelcome!Forfulldetailsandscheduleinformation,pleasevisittheofficialKids’N’Snowwebsite.YellowstoneSnowmobileToursCall800-426-7669todaytomakeareservation.Lookingforsomethingalittlemorehandson?TakeoneofourYellowstoneSnowmobileToursandletourlocalguidestakeyouthroughtheimpressivewinterwonderland!•Customanddailytoursavailable.•SnowmobileandTour：$219whichdoesnotincludetaxof3%,lunch,clothing,parkentrancefees.•YellowstoneNationalParkandRendezvousSnowmobileRentals,requireavaliddriverslicensetodriveasnowmobile.Formoreinformationonrentals,pleaseseeourSnowmobileRentalspageandFrequentlyAskedQuestionspage.1、Whichactivityrequiresbookinginadvance?A．TheSuperParty.B．Kids’N’SnowWeekend.C．TheSnowmobiletours.D．SleddingontheKid’sSleddingHill.2、What’sthespecialaboutKids’N’SnowWeekend?A．It’sontheweekend.B．Variousfoodsareoffered.C．It'sdesignedforchildren.D．Someiceskaterarefree.3、Whatisneededtogoonthesnowmobiletours?A．Ahotdrink.B．Achildren’ssled.C．Avaliddriver’slicense.D．Aninformationbrochure.24．（8分）Ifyouhaveneverbeenonacruise（乘船游览）,itcanseemlikeitsownworld—withitsownrulesandsecretlanguage.Soherewearegoingtolayouttheverybasicsofgoingonacruise.DoIneedapassporttogoonacruise?Youmayneedapassport,butyoushouldtakeoneanyway.BesidesthefactthatyouaregoingtoneedanIDcardtoboardtheshipinthefirstplace,alotofportsrequireone.HowmuchluggagecanItakeonboard?Forthemostpart,cruiseshipsaren’tlikeplanes—thereisn’tastrictlyregulatedamountofluggageyoucantakewithyou,andyouarenotgoingtobechargedforbringingtoomuch.Keepinmindthatcabinstoragespacecanbetight.Everything,includingyouremptyluggage,isgoingtohavetofitinsideandyoudon’twanttobetrippingoveritforyourwholevacation.Thingslikegunsandknivesarebanned,butregulationsvaryfromshiptoshipaboutthingslikeirons（generallyano）andhairdryers（generallyayes）.Someshipsallowyoutobringabottleofwine,butnearlyallbanbringingyourownhardalcohol.What’stheprocessforboardingacruiseship?Boardingacruiseshipislikeboardingaplane—thereareregulationsorwhentoarrive,howtocheck-in,andwhatsecurityyouhavetogothrough.Mostcruiselineshavetransportationavailablefromtheairport;otherwisetheynormallyownapaidparkinglotwhereyoucanleaveyourcar.1、Whatwillyouhavetoshowwhenyouboardashipinthefirstplace?A．Acreditcard. B．Apostcard.C．AnIDcard. D．Luggage.2、Whatcanyoutakewhenyouareonacruise?A．Asmuchalcoholasyoucan. B．Moreluggagethanonaplane.C．Lessluggagethanonaplane. D．Asmanygunsandknivesasyoucan.3、Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A．Astorybook. B．Aguidebook.C．Abookreview. D．Asciencereport.25．（10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.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）It’s27yearssincemylastconversationwithmymother,whodidn’tfinishschoollikemanyofhercontemporarygirls.Sheoftentoldme,“Inevergotmy1butonedayyouwill.”Pointingtoatreeorcow,sheaskedmeto2theirEnglishnamesafterher.Feeling3,Iasked,“Mama,whydoIhavetolearnthese4phrases?”Sheheldherpenrightbeforemyeyes.“Holditfirmly,”she5me,“forthispenandthenewforeignlanguagewillbeyourcompassto6aroundtheworld.”Sadly,mymotherdiedofbreastcancerwhenIwassix.Turningseven,Itraveled30milestoliveclosertomyschool.But“closer”isa7terminUganda,which8Ihadtogetupasthe9sunroseandthenran8.8milesbarefoottoschool.Also,Ineededtocarryastickin10ofsnakesanddogs.Duringthe11season,thepathtoschoolwas12dailyandI’dswimwithonehand,usingtheotherhandto13thebookbagonmyhead.Researchshows70percentofpoorchildrendon’t14primaryschoolinUganda.Reasonsforthis15dropoutrateincludesthelong16somechildrenmust17amongmanyotherreasons.Fortunately,I’vemadeit.WheneverIseethesunrise,Iam18ofthewisdomofmymother,who19metodreambigandtousethe20ofthepentomakemydreamcometrue.1、A．degree B．scholarship C．recommendation D．admission2、A．recite B．use C．repeat D．guess3、A．anxious B．curious C．disappointed D．annoyed4、A．tough B．new C．foreign D．old5、A．encouraged B．consulted C．blamed D．frightened6、A．fly B．turn C．walk D．sail7、A．relative B．real C．simple D．technical8、A．shows B．means C．proves D．states9、A．warm B．early C．bright D．hot10、A．search B．possession C．spite D．case11、A．summer B．cold C．rainy D．dry12、A．damaged B．repaired C．blocked D．flooded13、A．drag B．hold C．put D．seize14、A．attend B．enter C．complete D．continue15、A．constant B．steady C．low D．high16、A．distances B．periods C．lists D．stories17、A．cover B．consider C．judge D．measure18、A．informed B．warned C．reminded D．told19、A．enabled B．inspired C．expected D．intended20、A．value B．power C．symbol D．length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）WolfWarriorII(《战狼II》)issuchahitthatithasputChinainthe1．(globe)spotlight.It’salsothefirstfilmtotastesuccessbothintermsofboxofficeearnings2．promotingChinesevalues.ThefilmfocusesonarescueoperationinAfrica,3．(lead)byLengFeng,playedbyWuJing,thewriteranddirectorofthefilm.Itisbased4．thetrueeventsofthe2011evacuation(撤离)ofChinesepeoplefromLibya.ItdescribeshowtheChinesegovernmentaims5．(protect)overseasChinesecitizens.Just6．themessageattheendofthefilmreads:“Whenyouencounter7．(dangerous)inaforeignland,donotgiveup!Pleaseremember,atyourback8．(stand)astrongmotherland.”China’s9．(rise)militarypoweranditspositiveroleintheworldhavebroughtoutabiggersenseof10．(proud)amongyoungpeopleinChina.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）下面是一段文章，请你对其进行修改。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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。Attention,please．Wehadreceivedtheweatherforecastovertheradiothattherewillhaveaheavyraintonight．Besuretoshutthewindowsanddoorsbeforeyouleavetheirclassrooms．Tomorrowitwillkeepraining．Thesportsmeetthatweplannedtoholdittomorrowwillbeputdown．Afteritbecomesfine,we'llmakeanotherannouncements．Wewillhaveclassesasusually．Itwillbecoldandrainytomorrowbutyou'dbetterputmoreclothesintime．Don'tkeepyourumbrellasopenwhilerideifyoucometoschoolbybike．Itisverydangerous．第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华。你的美国笔友Tom对中国文化有浓厚的兴趣。恰好你校今年寒假将为外国学生举办一场汉语冬令营活动（ChineseWinterCamp），请你给他发一封电子邮件，内容包括：1.时间和地点；2.内容：学习日常汉语、了解中国历史和传统文化、参观博物馆等；3.报名方式和截止时间。注意：1.词数：120左右。2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearTom,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,Lihua

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、D4、A5、B6、B7、B8、C9、C10、B11、A12、A13、A14、C15、C16、B17、C18、C19、D20、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、1、A2、B3、C4、D22、1、D2、C3、C4、B23、requireavaliddriverslicense☞C选项.Avaliddriver’slicense.【名师点睛】细节理解题。细心审题，直接就题找答案。解答此类试题时，不必通篇细看原文，而应采取“带着问题找答案”的方法，先从问题中抓住关键性词语（题眼），然后以此为线索，运用略读及查读的技巧快速在文章中寻找与此问题相关的：段落、语句，仔细品味，对照比较，确定答案。24、1、C2、B3、B25、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!MelbourneFoodandWin