2025届江苏省淮安市高中教学协作体高三下学期第六次检测英语试卷含解析

2025届江苏省淮安市高中教学协作体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．Breakingupisthebusinessofthetwolovers,________nootherpersonshouldbeinvolved.A．which B．inthatC．that D．inwhich2．Amythisanaccountofthedeedsofagodorsupernaturalbeings,usuallyexpressedintermsof______thought.A．primary B．capital C．initial D．primitive3．Ifthenewsafetysystem_______touse,theaccidentwouldneverhavehappened.A．hadbeenput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．wouldbeput4．IwishI______atmysister’sweddinglastTuesday,butIwasonabusinesstripinNewYorkthen.A．willbe B．wouldbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen5．Asitseconomyismaturing，China’s_________agreaterroleincriticalissueslikeclimateanddevelopment.A．definingB．assumingC．guaranteeingD．assuring6．Someanalystssuspectedthattherebellionwas_______andfinancedbyawesterncountry.A．launchedB．backedC．evaluatedD．crushed7．PeopleexpectShanghaiDisneylandParktoofferbetterservicethan________ofTokyo’s.A．this B．it C．one D．that8．Moreoftenthannot,theenterprisearoundusaregettingevenricher,________recipeisdon’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.A．ofwhich B．whichC．whose D．ofwhom9．Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should10．Agathadidn’ttellme______shewouldpickuphersonfromschool.A．whichB．whenC．whereD．what11．________someteenagersdon’trealizeis________difficultlifecanbeaftertheygetaddictedtodrugs.A．That;how B．Which;whataC．What;what D．What;how12．一WhichT—shirtdoyoulikebest?一．Theyarebothoutoffashionandexpensive．A．None B．Neither C．Any D．Both13．______thedifferencebetweenthetwofindingsisoneoftheworstmistakesyou’vemade.A．IgnoredB．IgnoringC．ToignoreD．Havingignored14．Guangdongprovincerolledoutnewguidelines,_____offensivenicknamesandonlineviolenceasschoolbullying.A．defining B．definedC．todefine D．havingdefined15．NASAhasmadea________thatourearthhasnothreatassociatedwiththefilm2012whichisbasedonpuremyths.A．clarification B．classification C．identification D．presentation16．—ThemovieLalalandisawesome.It’sreallyapitythatyoudidn’tmakeit.—Sorry,I________.Iwastoobusythen.A．didn’tB．didC．wouldn’tD．would17．Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialone,asit____manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads18．Insteadofmakingchoicesfortheirchildren,liberalparentsusuallysay,“Gowhereyou________.”A．will B．shouldC．can D．must19．Istillfindithardtoimaginethatsuchacleverchild__________makesuchafoolishmistake.A．shall B．mustC．can D．should20．---I’msureAndrewwillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.---Ithinkso.He_____foritmonths.A．ispreparing B．hasbeenpreparing C．waspreparing D．hadbeenpreparing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）TheMarcheswereahappyfamily,Poverty,hardwork,andeventhefactthatFatherMarchwasawaywiththeUnionarmiescouldnotdownthespiritsofMeg,Jo,Beth,Amy,andMarmee,astheMarchgirlscalledtheirmother.TheMarchsisterstriedtobegoodbuthadtheirshareoffaults.PrettyMegwasoftendispleasedwiththeschoolchildrenshetaught;boyishJowaseasytobecomeangry;golden-hairedschoolgirlAmylikedtoshowup;butBeth,whokeptthehouse,waslovingandgentlealways.ThehappydayspassedanddarknesscamewhenatelegramarrivedforMrs.March.“Yourhusbandisveryill,”itsaid,“comeatonce.”Thegirltriedtobebravewhentheirmotherleftforthefront.Theywaitedandprayed.LittleBethgotscarletfever(猩红热)whenshewastakingcareofthesickneighbor.ShebecameveryillbutbegantorecoverbythetimeMarmeewasback.WhenFathercamehomefromthefrontandatthatjoyfulChristmasdinnertheywereoncemorealltogether.ThreeyearslatertheMarchgirlshadgrownintoyoungwomanhood.MegbecameMrs.Brooke,andafterafewfamilytroublesgotusedtohernewstatehappily.Johadfoundpleasureinherliteraryefforts.Amyhadgrownintoayoungladywithatalentfordesignandanevengreateroneforsociety.ButBethhadneverfullyregainedherhealth,andherfamilywatchedherwithloveandanxiety.AmywasaskedtogoandstayinEuropewitharelativeoftheMarches’.JowenttoNewYorkandbecamesuccessfulinherwritingandhadthesatisfactionofseeingherworkpublishedthere.ButathomethebitterestblowwasyettofallBethhadknownforsometimethatshecouldn’tlivemuchlongertobewiththefamilyandinthespringtimeshedied.NewscamefromEuropethatAmyandLaurie,thegrandsonofawealthyneighbor,hadplannedtobemarriedsoon.NowJobecameevermoresuccessfulinherwritingandgotmarriedtoProfessorBhaerandsoonafterwardsfoundedaschoolforboys.Andsothelittlewomenhadgrownupandlivedhappilywiththeirchildren,enjoyingtheharvestofloveandgoodnessthattheyhaddevotedalltheirlivesto.1、ThemembersoftheMarchfamilywereFatherMarch,Mrs.Marchandtheir.A．fivedaughtersB．fourdaughtersC．sonandfourdaughtersD．sonandfivedaughters2、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheMarchFamilyB．TheMarchParentsC．TheMarchGirlsD．TheMarchRelatives3、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheMarchfamilyhad.A．moregirlsthanboysB．wealthyneighborsC．bothhappinessandsadnessD．alotofrichrelatives22．（8分）Everyday,Americansthrowaway500millionplasticstraws,enoughtocircletheEarthtwice.Theyarealmostneverrecycled,andsimplycontributetothegreatproblemofplasticpollution;eightmilliontonsofplasticisdumpedintotheoceanseveryyear.Plasticstrawsarenowthetargetofagrowingmovementtoreducetheiruse.Possiblythefirstofsuchcampaigns,BeStrawFreewasstartedin2011byMiloCress,whowasonlynineyearsoldatthelime.“InoticedthatwheneverIorderedadrinkatarestaurant,itwouldusuallycomewithastrawinit,andIdon’Iusuallyneedastraw,”hesaid.“Thisseemedlikeahugewaste.Strawsaremadeofoil,apreciousandfiniteresource.Ismakingsingle-useplasticstraws,whichwillbeusedforamatterofminutesbeforebeingtossedaway,reallywhatwewanttodowiththisresource?”CressstartedaskingrestaurantsinBurlington,Vermont,wherehelivedatthetime,tostopprovidingstrawsautomaticallytocustomerandmakethemoptionalinstead.Manyagreedandhisrequestmaderipples(涟漪)nationwide.Therestaurantsthatmaketheswitchreportareductioninthenumberofstrawstheyusebetween50and80%.Theanti-strawsentimenthascrossedbordersintotheUK,wherestrawshavebeenincludedinagovernmentplantobanailplasticwasteby2042.LastyearlargepubchainWetherspoonsannouncedthatitwouldreplaceplasticstrawswithpaperalternativesacross900outlets.Aftertheannouncement,manysmallerchainsandpubsacrossthecountryfollowedsuit.AccordingtoWetherspoonsCEOJohnHutson,themovewillsave70millionplasticstrawsayearandthereactionfrompatronshasbeen“verypositive”.Offeringalternativesormakingplasticstrawsoptional,ratherthanbanningthemcompletely,isacommontraitamongthesecampaigns.“Therearemanyotherviablealternativestosingle-useplasticdrinkingstrawsthatarelessharmfultotheenvironment,wildlifeandhumans,”saidJackieNunez,founderofTheLastPlasticStraw.1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Plasticstrawsaretoocostlytoproduce.B．Allplasticstrawsaredumpedintothesea.C．Plasticstrawsaretoosmalltoberecycled.D．Plasticstrawscausegreatpollution.2、WhatdidMiloCressaskhislocalrestaurantstodo?A．Tomakeplasticstrawsoptional.B．Tostoptheuseofplasticstraws.C．Tochargetheuseofplasticstraws.D．Torejecttherequestforplasticstraws.3、WhatistheWetherspoons’efforttoreducetheuseofplasticstraws?A．Tobantheuseofplasticstraws.B．Toclosesomeofitsoutlets.C．Tooffercustomersalternatives.D．Toseekthegovernment’ssupport.4、WhatistheWetherspoonscustomers’attitudetowardsthemove?A．Uncaring.B．Favorable.C．Ambiguous.D．Disapproving.23．（8分）IwillneverforgetthedayswhenImetwithmyclassmates.Earlyinthemorningofourfirstschoolday,ourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidn’tknowyet.Istooduplookaroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedroundtofindawrinkled,littleoldladybeamingupatmewithasmilethatlitupherentirebeing.Shesaid,“Hihandsome.MynameisRose.CanIgiveyouahug?”Ilaughedandenthusiasticallyresponded,“Ofcourseyoumay!”andshegavemeagiantsqueeze.“Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayoung,innocentage?”Iasked.Shejokinglyreplied,“I’mheretomeetarichhusband,getmarried,andhaveacoupleofkids…”“Noseriously,”Iasked.Iwascuriouswhatmayhavemotivatedhertobetakingonthischallengeatherage.“IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI’mgettingone!”shetoldme.Afterclasswesharedachocolatemilkshake.Webecameinstantfriends.Everydaywewouldleaveclasstogetherandtalknonstop.Iwasalwaysmesmerized（迷住）listeningtothis“timemachine”asshesharedherwisdomandexperiencewithme.AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballbanquet.I’llneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.“Thereisonlyonesecrettostayingyoung.You’vegottohaveadream.Whenyouloseyourdreams,youdie.Wehavesomanypeoplewalkingroundwhoaredeadanddon’tevenknowit!Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.IfIameighty-sevenyearsoldandstayinbedforayearandneverdoanythingIwillturneighty-eight.Anybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesn’ttakeanytalentofability.Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingopportunityinchange.Havenoregrets.Theelderlyusuallydon’thaveregretsforwhatwedid,butratherforthingswedidnotdo.Theonlypeoplewhofeardeatharethosewithregrets.”SheconcludedherspeechbycourageouslysingingTheRose.Shechallengedeachofustostudythelyricsandlivethemoutinourdailylives.1、Whydidtheladywanttohugtheauthor?A．Becauseshewantedtochallengeherprofessor.B．Becauseshewantedtobreaktheice.C．Becauseshewantedtofindarichhusband.D．Becauseshewantedtohaveacollegeeducation.2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsagreeswiththetextbest?A．Theauthorenjoyedhisexperienceofridinginthe“timemachine”.B．Theauthorandtheladysoonbecameclosefriends.C．Talentedpeoplecaneasilyfindopportunities.D．Oldpeopleusuallydon’tfeardeath.3、ItcanbeinferredthatRoseis________.A．alivelycollegestudentB．theauthor’sgirlfriendC．ayoungandinnocentladyD．anencouragingsong4、Whatisthelifelessontheauthorlearnedfromhisexperience?A．Anidleyouth,aneedyage.B．Learnwhereveryouare.C．Afaithfulfriendishardtofind.D．Amanisnotolduntilregretstotaketheplaceofdreams.24．（8分）TimMa'sparentscametotheUnitedStatesfromTaiwaninthe1970s.Theyopenedarestaurant.Itwasnotasuccess.TheyfoundsuccessinAmerica,however,incomputersandengineering.Inpartbecauseoftheirownexperiences,Ma'sparentshopedhewouldstudytobecomeanengineerordoctor.Theywantedfinancialsecurityfortheirchild.Growingup,Maconsideredmanyprofessions–writer,fireman,evenpresident.Buthehadasenseearlyon...―Ididn'twanttobeanengineer.However,Madidwellinmathandscienceclassesinhighschoolandheendedupchoosingtostudyelectricalengineeringincollege.Severalengineeringjobslater,though,Mahadachangeofheart.Hewantedtoleavetheengineeringworldbehindandentertherestaurantbusiness.Itwasinhisblood.Afterall,hisparentshadownedaChineserestaurantinArkansas.HisunclealsoownedoneinNewYork.Hisparents,Masays,couldnotunderstandwhyhewouldwanttoleavesuchagoodjobtoopenarestaurant.Theyhadworkedlonghoursbuttheirownrestaurantstillfailed.Theykeptasking,―Why?ButMaremainedcertain.Hewasgoingtodothingsdifferentlythanhisparents.Hewasabletolearnfromtheironemajormistakeasrestaurantowners–theyknewverylittleabouttheartofcooking.So,atage30,Maleftengineeringandreturnedtoschool–cookingschool.Masoonlearnedthatheenjoyedcooking.In2009,MaopenedhisfirstrestaurantinVirginia.ItiscalledMapleAvenue.AtMapleAvenue,Macooked,cleanedtheovens,fixedequipmentandpaidbills.Heworkedlonghours,sevendaysaweek.Hislonghourspaidoff.Maopenedhisfourthrestaurantlastyear,KyirisaninWashington,D．C．Kyirisan'ssuccessisduetothecreativemenuandfood,Masays.Butmostlyitjustcomesfromcompletelyhardwork.―Ithinkinthiscountryyoucancreateyourownsuccess,justbyworkinghard.Notbecauseyou'resmarterthananybody,notbecauseyou'remorecreativethananybody,justbyworkinghard.AndIthinkthat'swhyalotofpeopleendupcomingtoAmerica.1、WhydidMa’sparentswanthimtobecomeanengineerordoctor?A．Theirfamilyhadfoundsuccessinengineeringforgenerations.B．Theyweretiredofrunningarestaurant.C．Theythoughtitfinanciallysecuretobeanengineerordoctor.D．Theywantedhimtotryacareerdifferentfromtheirs.2、WhydoalotofpeoplecometoAmerica?A．Theycanlearnmanythings. B．Theycanruntheirbusinesscreatively.C．Theycanchoosejobsfreely. D．Theycansucceedthroughhardwork.3、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Asuitablejob B．FollowyourheartC．Asuccessfulbusiness D．Createyourownbusiness25．（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）Don’tletAurora’ssmallstature（身材）foolyou—herspiritisstrong.Sheisoneof140chickens1fromafarm.Whenwesavedher,shewastinyandsickanditseemed2thatshewouldsurvive.Havingnevergottheright3,manyofthechickensweresickandsome4died.Atayoungage,Auroraandhersistersandbrotherswere5bytheirmom.Luckily,anothermother6theircare.Auroraseemedthelastto7foodandattention.Shegrewatamuchslower8thanherbrothersandsisters.Everythingseemed9her.Attheyoungageofsevenmonths,Aurorahadlosttwomomsandwas10tofindaplacewiththeotherchickens.Aurora11foundcomfortwithanoldchickennamedMargaret,stayingunderher12wingsduringthecoldnights,13Margaretwassooldthatafewmonthslatershedied.Aurora,inherownway,thinksofMargaret.Everyevening,youwillfindherinthe14spotwhereshekeptMargaretcompany.15whentheotherchickenstryto16heraway,Auroracomesback.AsAuroragrew,webecame17atherlovetosimplylive.Nothing18her.Soremember,whenlifeseemsso19thatyoucan’ttakeit,thinkofAurora.Shehaslosttwomoms,watchedhersistersandbrothersdie,and20fromseriousillnesses.Yetsheenjoysthesmall,sweet____lifehasoffered—safety,food,warmthandgoodfriendships.1、A．raised B．purchased C．rescued D．collected2、A．hopeful B．proper C．possible D．unlikely3、A．touch B．care C．gift D．partner4、A．sadly B．angrily C．coldly D．calmly5、A．punished B．refused C．abandoned D．scolded6、A．tookon B．putforward C．lookedafter D．broughtabout7、A．get B．eat C．draw D．offer8、A．cost B．rate C．standard D．value9、A．for B．around C．about D．against10、A．arranging B．choosing C．struggling D．affording11、A．lately B．eventually C．constantly D．frequently12、A．unless B．so C．because D．but13、A．same B．relevant C．similar D．normal14、A．Still B．Thus C．Even D．Yet15、A．clear B．put C．turn D．push16、A．nervous B．amazed C．excited D．disappointed17、A．helped B．attracted C．impressed D．stopped18、A．tough B．different C．smooth D．boring19、A．waked B．made C．recovered D．learned20、A．chances B．pleasures C．dreams D．services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）语法填空EileenTaylorhadsomethingsweetonhermindinthedrive－throughlineatHeav'nlyDonuts.Justthedaybefore，astrangeraheadofherinlinehad1．(generous)paidforhercoffee.“Thegooddeedmadesuch2．bigdifferenceinmyday，”saysEileen.Shehadrecentlylostherjobasaphysician's3．(assist)，andmoneywastight.ButEileen4．(inspire)topaythe$12billofthefamilyinthecarbehindhers.5．shedidn'tknowwasthatherkindnesswouldsetoffachainreaction.Intwoandahalfhours，fifty－fivedriverspaidfortheorderofthepersonbehind6．(they)．Thedoughnutshop'semployees7．(see)thisbefore.ThisHeav'nlyDonuts，infact，isknownasaspecialplace，thecustomersof8．areconsideredas“thebestintheworld”．But，evenso，theworkerswere9．(amaze)thattheshophadmorethandoubleditspreviousrecordbytheendoftheday.Now10．(work)asachemist，EileenvisitsHeav'nlyDonutseverySaturdaymorning，pickingupacoffeeandpayingfortheorderofthecustomerbehindher.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。Dormitorylifeispartofcollegelife、Butsometimetheharmonyinthedormitoryisdisturbedinonewayoranother、Whatisknowntoall,aharmoniousdormitorylifeisimportanttocollegestudentsandbenefitallthemembers、Ononehandyoucanhaveagoodrestandputyourheartsintostudy、Ontheotherhand,youwillhaveagoodmoodandenjoybeingtogether、Thereareseveralwayscreateandmaintainaharmoniousdormitorylife、Firstly,youhavetoevaluateyourlife-styleandtrytogetridofyourdirtyhabits,ifthereareany、Secondly,whenanannoyedsituationarises,you’lljusthavetolearntotolerateeachotherorco-exist、Thirdly,you’llhavetosharewitheachotherandmakethegoodfriends、Onconclusion,youshouldtryyourbesttobuildaharmoniousdormitorylifeforourcollegelife、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你叫李华，周末在一家历史博物馆做义务讲解员。请你根据右图及汉语提示，写一篇简短的英语短文，以便向外国游客介绍该文物。名称：五层彩绘陶仓楼。年代：东汉。高度：145厘米。出土：河南省焦作市马作村。注意：1.词数100左右。1．参考词汇：五层彩绘陶仓楼Five­storyColoredPotteryStorageBuilding_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、D3、A4、D5、B6、B7、D8、C9、C10、B11、D12、B13、B14、A15、A16、A17、C18、A19、D20、B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、B2、C3、C22、1、D2、A3、C4、B23、Whenyouloseyourdreams,youdie.☞D选项Amanisnotolduntilregretstotaketheplaceofdreams.24、1、C2、D3、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-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthe