2025届海南省临高县波莲中学高三英语第一学期期末统考模拟试题含解析

2025届海南省临高县波莲中学高三英语第一学期期末统考模拟试题注意事项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．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees__________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．wouldhavegrownC．needn’thavegrown D．wouldgrow2．Thechildrenwrotemagicalstoriestogether,_____imaginaryworldsofromanticandmilitaryadventure.A．tospin B．spinningC．havingspun D．tohavespun3．Someoneisringingthedoorbell.Goandsee____.A．whoishe B．whoheisC．whoisit D．whoitis4．Ifyou________cometoourvillage,I’llshowyouaround.A．will B．shall C．must D．should5．Itwasannouncedthatonlyafterthecandidates’paperswerecollected_____toleavetheroom.A．hadtheybeenpermittedB．wouldtheybepermittedC．thattheywouldbepermittedD．thattheyhadbeenpermitted6．Pandasare_____tothemountainsofcentralChinaandonlyabout1,000remaininthewild.A.native B．sensitive C．relate D．familiar7．—DoyouknowwhatEUstandsfor,Tommy?—Sure．ItstandsfortheEuropeanUnion,______Europeanpoliticalandeconomicorganizationthatencouragestradeandfriendshipbetween______countriesthataremembers．A．an;the B．a;the C．the;/ D．an;/8．Itisnotonlyblindmenwhomakesuchstupidmistakes.Peoplewhocanseesometimesact__________.A．justfoolishlyB．lessfoolishlyC．asfoolishlyD．sofoolishly9．Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where10．—Iwillpickyouupat7o’clocktomorrowmorning.Isthatallright?—________.Seeyouthen.A．I’dloveto. B．That’ssettled.C．It’suptoyou D．Mypleasure11．Withsomesnowontopofit,theYellowMountainlookedfantasticthiswinter.Actually,IdoubtwhetherwecouldvisitmountaininChina.A．amostbeautiful B．themostbeautifulC．amorebeautiful D．abeautiful12．Natureisunderstandableinthesense______shewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskherquestionsviaobservation.A．that B．whereC．how D．what13．Mark______havehurried.Afterdrivingattopspeed,hearrivedhalfanhourearly.A．needn’t B．wouldn’t C．mustn’t D．couldn’t14．EgyptianPresidentdecidedto______onFridayafternoonafteran18-daycampaignagainsthim,endinghisthirty-yearrule.A．stepdown B．breakin C．breakdown D．stepin15．Tianjinsoccerfanswonderhowlongitwillbe______thepopularsoccerstar—SunkecanappearinthefieldsinTianjinasamemberofTianjinTianhaisoccerteam.A．before B．sinceC．until D．where16．Ourteacherenteredtheclassroom,__________.A．abookinhand B．bookinhandC．bookinhishandD．abookinhands17．Theaimofthegovernmentistomakeeverycitizenbetteroff,____,tohelpthemliveahappylife．A．asaresult B．forastartC．foronething D．inotherwords18．---Thepricesofvegetablesaregoingupmadly.It’sreallytoomuchforus.---Butforthesituationwheremanyvegetableproducingareas_____constantlowtemperature,thingswouldnotbelikethis.A．meetwith B．havemetwithC．metwith D．hadmetwith19．Whenhewasrunningafterhisbrother,theboylosthis___andhadabadfall.A．balance B．chanceC．memory D．place20．—Doyouthinkheistheonlypersonforthejob?—I’mnotquitesurebuthe’llprove_______tothetask.A．equal B．essentialC．special D．superior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）Havingalearningdisabilitydoesn’tmeanyoucan’tlearn,butyou’llneedsomehelpandneedtoworkextrahard.Ifyouhavealearningdisabilitysuchasdyslexiaordyscalculia,rememberthatyouarenotsloworstupid.Learningdisabilitiescanbegenetic.Thatmeanstheycanbepasseddowninfamiliesthroughthegenes,Butkidstodayhaveanadvantageovertheirparents.Learningexpertsnowknowalotmoreaboutthebrainandhowlearningworks,andit’seasierforkidstogetthehelptheyneed.Dyslexiaisalearningdisabilityhatmeansakidhasalotoftroublereadingandwriting.Kidswhohavetroublewithmathmayhavedyscalculia.Otherkidsmayhavelanguagedisorders,meaningtheyhavetroubleunderstandinglanguageandunderstandingwhattheyread.Itcanbeconfusing,though.Whatqualifiesas“trouble"enoughtobediagnosedasalearningdisability?Reading,doingmath,andwritinglettersmaybetoughforlotsofkidsatfirst.Butwhenthosetroublesdon’tfadeawayandit’sreallydifficulttomakeanyprogress,it’spossiblethatthekidhasalearningdisability.Findingoutyouhavealearningdisabilitycanbeupsetting.Youmightfeeldifferentfromeveryoneelse.Butthetruthisthatlearningdisabilitiesareprettycommon.Andifyourlearningspecialistorpsychologisthasfiguredoutwhichoneyou’refacing,you’reontherighttrack.Now,youcanstartgettingthehelpyouneedtodobetterinschool.Butforthisspecialhelptoreallywork,you’llneedtopracticethenewskillsyou’releaning.Itmaytakealotofeffortseveryday,Thatcanbeachallenge,butyoucandoitSoon,you’llenjoytheresultsofallyourhardwork:morefunandsuccessatschool.1、Whatdoweknowaboutlearningdisability?A．Itisaphysicaldisease.B．Itcanbetreatedbydoctors.C．Ithappenstochildrenwhoarelazy.D．Itgetsyouintotroublewhenlearningasubject.2、Childrenarelikelytohavealearningdisability.A．iftheirparentshavethesameproblemB．iftheyarenotinterestedinasubjectC．iftheydon’tgethelpintimeD．iftheydon’tworkhard3、Howcanyouknowifyouhavealearningdisability?A．Yourteachersaysyouareaslowstudent.B．Youcan’tmakeprogressafterhardwork.C．Youhavetroublewithsomelessonsatfirst.D．Yourlearningstyleisdifferentfromothers.4、What’sthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Tofindoutthereasonsforthelearningdisability.B．Togetparentstoknowmoreabouttheirchildren.C．Tohelppeopleknowandhandlelearningdisability.D．Toaskteacherstohelpstudentswithlearningdisability.22．（8分）OvertheyearsLisaurgedhersisterHelentoprepareforheroldage.Nowtheypassedsixty.Lisahadabighouse,Helenhadtheclothesonherback.Lisahadhatedbeingachildandcouldn’twaittogrowupandbuyherselfeverything.WhatHelenwantedwastogooutsideandplay.Whenanyonewouldhireher,Lisaputherselftowork.Shenevertouchedapennyofhermoneythoughheryoungmouthwateredforicecreamandcandy.Whenthedimes(一角硬币)addeduptodollars，shelosthertasteforsweets.Andherbankbookbecamehermostpreciouspossession.HelenhadaboyfriendHarrywhoseonlyambitionwastoplayahorn.ThatHelenmarriedHarrystraightoutofhighschoolwasnotsurprising.TwoorthreetimesLisawashalfwaypersuaded,buttogiveupajobthatpaidwellforahomemakingjobthatpaidnothingwasariskshewasunabletotake.Helen’smarriedlifewasnothingforLisatoenvy.SheandHarryplayedinsecond-ratebands.ButLisahadabighousebecauseherbossofferedherhisfirsthouseatapricesolowthatitwouldbelikelosingmoneytorefuse.Harrydiedabroad,inathird-ratehotel,withHelencryingashardasifhehadleftherafortune.Hehadlefthernothingbuthishorn.Lisaknewshewouldhavetobringherhome.Atdinner,Helenbegantotellstories.Theywererichwithplacesandpeople,mostofthemlowly,allofthemmagnificent.Herfaceshowedthejoysandsorrows.ThenLisaknewwhyHelendidn’tmentiontheshiningroom.TonightHelensawonlywhatshehadcomeseeking,aplaceinhersister’shomeandheart.Shesaid,“That’senoughaboutme.Howhavetheyearsusedyou?”“Ididn’tusethem,”saidLisaregretfully.“Isavedforthembutforgottoenjoythem.Nowit’stooneartheendtotry.”Helensaid,“Don’tcounttheyearsthatarelefttous.Atourtimeoflifeit’sthedaysthatcount.You’vetoomuchcatchinguptodotowasteaminuteofawakinghourfeelingsorryforyourself.”Lisasmiled.1、InherlifeLisaattachedmostvalueto.A．furthereducationB．ajobinhandC．icecreamandcandyD．achancetogetmarried2、WhydidLisalosehertasteforsweets?A．Becauseshekeptworkingandhadnotimetobuysweets.B．Becausesheworkedhardtomakedimesadduptodollars.C．Becauseshekeptsavingmoneyandlostthebasicdesires.D．Becauseshehadlittlemoneytoaffordsweets.3、Inwhatwayisthestorymainlydeveloped?A．Changinglocations.B．Givingexamples.C．Creatingconflicts.D．Comparingcharacters.4、Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?A．SingleorMarried?B．PreparationsforOldAgeC．RichorPoor?D．AHouseandaBankAccount23．（8分）Volunteeringabroadisagreatwaytohelpothers,improveyourskillsandbecomeamoreconfident,independentperson.Ifyouareinterestedinvolunteeringabroad,herearesomeplacestogo.AustraliaIfyouseekalifeonthebeach,inagreatclimatewithfriendlypeople,Australiamightbeyourbestbet.WiththousandsofvolunteersalreadysigninguptoleaveforAustraliaduringtheholidays,itwillbeaverypopularoption.BrazilThisvastcountryhassomegreatopportunitiesonofferandisespeciallypopularthisyear.AlotofvolunteerworkisavailableinBrazilcentersonconservationandecologicalprojects.Withtheworld’slargestrainforestinBrazil,ofwhichhugepartisindanger,therearelotsofdifferentjobsyoucando.KenyaKenyaisthedestinationforthoseseekinganAfricanexperience.GenerallyvolunteersinKenyaworkinorphanages(孤儿院)orwithlocalchildrenlivinginslums(贫民窟).ThereisagreatdemandforvolunteersinAfricabecausemanypeopleliveinpoverty,soifyoutrulyfeellikemakingadifferencetoacommunity,Kenyashouldbeatthetopofyourlist.CostaRicaGoldensandybeaches,clearcoastlinesandbeautifulcitiesarewhatCostaRicaisallabout.Becauseofitssmallsize,youcanseealotofthecountryinjustashorttime.Youcanreallymakethemostofyourtimeasavolunteer.Alotofworkisneededwithwildlifeandecologicalwork,soifyouwanttolookafterturtles(海龟)onthebeach,CostaRicacouldbejusttheplaceforyou.1、Wherewillyouprobablygoifyouareinterestedinprotectingtheenvironment?A．Australia. B．Brazil.C．Kenya. D．CostaRica.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatvolunteersinKenyamainlyworkwith?A．Children. B．Theelderly.C．Animals. D．Plants.3、WhatshouldyoudoifyouchoosetogotoCostaRica?A．YoushouldsurfwithchildreninthewaterB．YoushouldtakecareoftreesintheforestsC．YoushouldworkwithanimalsonthebeachD．Youshouldlookafterchildrenwhohavelosttheirparents24．（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.25．（10分）Attimesmymomhasbeenuncomfortableseeingsomequalityinme.Forexample,whenIwas12,IwenttoPuertoRicoallbymyselftostaywithmygrandmotherforthesummer.Mymomwasextremelynervousaboutit.ShekepttellingmehowthingsweredifferentinPuertoRico,toalwaysputonsunscreen,nottowanderawayfrommygrandmother,andotherwarnings.Shehelpedmepackanddidnotleavetheairportuntilshesawmyplanetakeoff.Butdespiteherworries,sheletmegoonmyown.AsImovedintomyteens,shecontinuedtogivemespacetogrowandlearn,evenwhenitmighthavebeendifficultforher.WhenIreachedmysenioryear,Idecidedtomoveawayforcollege.OnceagainIfoundthatIdifferedfrommypeers:whilemanyofthemwantedtostayclosetohome,Icouldn’twaittobeoutintheworldonmyown.Whilemymommaynothavebeenhappyatthethoughtofmygoingaway,shewassupportiveandexcitedforme.OnebigthingIrealizedduringmysenioryear,asmymomgrantedmemorefreedom,wasthatsheactuallybelievesinmeandtrustsme.Thatmeansalot.Mostofmylife,andespeciallywhenIwaslittle,themainpersonItriedtoimpressinmyschoolworkorotherthingswasmymother.Iknewsheexpectednothingbutthebestfromme.Sometimesitwashardtoliveuptoherstandards:gettingasingleBonmyreportcardwouldmakemefeelbadbecauseIknewshewantedmetohaveallA’s.Iknowthatherhighstandardshavehelpedmestayfocusedonwhat’simportant,likeeducation,andmademewhoIam.Iamthankfulforhersupportandinvolvementinmylife.MostofallIrespecther.SheisthestrongestwomanIknowandthat’swhyIhaveturnedoutsostrongandindependent.1、Whatmay“somequality”inParagraph1actuallyreferto?A．“My”stubbornness. B．“My”independence.C．“My”misbehavior. D．“My”carelessness.2、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetohisorhermother’swayofraisingchildren?A．Appreciative. B．Critical.C．Opposed. D．Supportive.3、Whatcanweinferaboutthemother?A．Shealwaysgetsnervouseasily. B．Sheoftengetsinvolvedin“my”life.C．Sheusedtobestrictin“my”study. D．Shewouldlimit“me”toomuch4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Amother’sdeeplove. B．Achild’sIndependenceC．Amother’strustandsupport D．Achild’slongwaytogrowth.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）Youmayalwayshearaboutpeoplewhoknewexactlywhattheywantedtodowiththeirlifefromthetimetheywereinkindergarten．Ihadn’tconsideredlotsofcareer1whenIgraduatedfromhighschool．Likemoststudentswhoearngoodgradesinmathandscienceclasses，Ifoundpeople2metobeanengineer．ButallofthatchangedwhenIwenttomy3．IwillneverforgetthefeelingofwalkingintomyveryfrrstBiology4．Inervouslyfoundaseatandwaitedforthetypeof5youseeinTVshows，oldandstrict．WhatIgotwasexactly6．Dr．Espinozawasacaringand7teacher，andtwotermsofherclassesmademefallinlovewithBiology．Herexcitingclassesmademe8thatIhadotherchoicesbesidesbeinga（n）9．ItmeantIwasheadedforacareerinbiologicalresearch．10Dr．Espinozaandmanyotherprofessorslikeher，Ifoundthatscientistsaren’tjustwhatyou11ontheNationalGeographicchannel．Theyarerealpeoplewhoanswerrealquestionsand12realproblems．Thisledmetoseekout13todorealscienceprojectsandseeifI14it．WhileIwasatuniversity，Ilearnedhowtoaskgoodquestions，howto15experimentsandcollectdata，andhowtosharewhatIlearnedwithpeople．Asit16Ilovedeveryminuteofit．Fallinginlovewith17wasalongprocessforme，butitledmetoajobIlove．Likethescienceitself，myjourneytowardbeingascientistwas18，buthelpedalongbymanyteachersandprofessorswho19metheway．Now，Itrymybesttolearnnewthingsand20newknowledge．1、A．developmentB．difficultyC．choicesD．requirements2、A．appointingB．forcingC．allowingD．encouraging3、A．universityB．officeC．roomD．lab4、A．experimentB．lectureC．testD．teamwork5、A．agentB．volunteerC．hostD．professor6、A．oppositeB．traditionalC．typicalD．similar7、A．averageB．casualC．enthusiasticD．severe8、A．realizeB．regretC．refuseD．recall9、A．lawyerB．educatorC．scholarD．engineer10、A．AstoB．DuetoC．OnbehalfofD．Inspiteof11、A．takecareofB．makefunofC．learnaboutD．searchfor12、A．solveB．bringC．raiseD．ignore13、A．conceptsB．opportunitiesC．faithD．ambition14、A．enjoyedB．doubtedC．recommendedD．ackhowledged15、A．replaceB．predictC．conductD．copy16、A．cameaboutB．brokeupC．setoffD．turnedout17、A．literatureB．scienceC．languageD．art18、A．preciousB．smoothC．beneficialD．slow19、A．promisedB．showedC．leftD．awarded20、A．recordB．admireC．createD．forget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）MyhusbandandItraveledtoArubaagaintorelaxourselves.Wespentourtimerelaxingunderatreeand1．(swim)atthebeachduringtheday,andthensharingdinnersandwalksintheevenings.Wedidn’ttakeanyphotosbecausewehadvisitedtheislandeighttimesbeforewe2．(travel)therelastweek.Aswestoodinlineatcheck-in,wenoticed3．familythatwasonourplaneaweekago;amotherandherfourchildren,butwithnodadwiththemthistime.Thefather4．(kill)inajet-skiingaccidenttheotherday,sothevacationturnedintoanightmare.Andtheirpictureswouldremindthemofthemost5．(forget)experienceforever.I6．(sudden)regrettedthatwehadno7．(photo)fromthisvacationtogether.Iclosedmyeyesandscannedmymemory,hopingthatIcouldmemorizeallthewonderfulmoments8．(remember)inmymind.However,Ifailed.Fromthen9．,Ibegantorecordthosemoments10．mademyheartfilledwithlove,gratitudeandsurprises.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仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Today,whenIwalkedtohomeafterschool,Ifoundthesunsetwasverybeautifully、Istoppedattheparkandsitonabenchtoappreciatethescenery、Therewassomanypeopleatthepark,mostofwhomwereoldcouples,buttheywentforawalk、Therewasaspecialcouplewalkhandinhand,whichcaughtmyattention、Theoldwomancouldn’twalkwellbecausetherewassomethingwrongwithherrightlegs、Theoldmantookcareofthemcarefully、Theysetgoodexampletotheyoungcouples,showingthattrueloveis、Againstthesunset,theymadeupabeautifulscene、20第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom对中国古诗（Chinesepoetry）很感兴趣。他来信请教有关知识。请给他回信，内容包括：1.介绍中国古诗；2.你学习中国古诗经历和感悟；3.如何推广中国古诗？注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯的；3.开头语已为你写好。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、C4、A5、B6、A7、B8、C9、C10、B11、C12、A13、A14、A15、A16、B17、D18、B19、A20、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、1、D2、A3、B4、C22、1、B2、C3、D4、C23、1、B2、A3、C24、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,gotogalsdinnersanddiscoverDownUnder’smo