2025届湖南省永州市宁远县一中高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷含解析

2025届湖南省永州市宁远县一中高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．TheysayPhilip’sbrotherisabillionaire.____________?Hewouldn’tacceptanyhelpfromhisbrother,evenifitwereoffered.A．WhatifB．WhatforC．SowhatD．Forgetit2．Ifthenewsafetysystem_______touse,theaccidentwouldneverhavehappened.A．hadbeenput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．wouldbeput3．—IhavesomethingimportanttotellJohn.ButIcan’tfindhim.—Hiscellphoneishere,sohe________havegonetoofar.A．mustn’t B．needn’tC．wouldn’t D．can’t4．Wehaveonlytwentyminutesleft，sopleasegettothepointanddon’tsayanythingthatisn’t________toourproblem.A．relevantB．sensitiveC．familiarD．similar5．Yourletterwillgetattention!Theyknowyou’reexpectingtheanswer.A．careful B．common C．instant D．general6．Youlookfrozen．SitdownbythefireandIyousomehottea．A．make B．wasmaking C．made D．willmake7．Thekitchenisoftenthebusiestroominahousehold,soit’simportanttomakesureitwell.A．smoothes B．functions C．pays D．measures8．—HowaboutgoingsightseeingthisSaturdayafternoon?Sorry,I_______myresearchreportthewholeweekend.A．willhavewritten B．willbewritingC．havewritten D．havebeenwriting9．Dellaturnedallofherpocketsinsideoutonlytofind$1.87buyJimapresentforChristmas.A．withwhatto B．withthatshecan C．inwhichto D．withwhichto10．—Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?—"Noperson_______smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea．"A．shall B．may C．must D．Will11．Peterishelpingsettablesinthehall,whereJohn’sbirthdayparty________.A．isholdingB．hasheldC．isheldD．willbeheld12．Theyfelt________itwashightaxandlowincome________contributedtotheextrememiseryoftheworkingpeopleatthebottomoftheladder.A．/；that B．that;whichC．that;what D．/;which13．—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—It’sapity.HowIwishI________timetoattendit.A．had B．have C．hadhad D．havehad14．Iguess________impressesmemostabouthispaintingisthecolorsheuses.A．who B．whichC．that D．what15．_____atthedifferencesbetweenhercultureandtheirs,Anniewantedtoreturnhome.A．ConfusingB．ConfusedC．HavingconfusedD．Toconfuse16．HadMarynotbeenhurtinthecaraccident,________thenextweek’smarathon.A．shewouldrun B．shewouldhaverunC．shewillrun D．shemusthaverun17．Hisstrongsenseofhumorwasmakeeveryoneintheroomburstoutlaughing.A．soastoB．suchastoC．sothatD．suchthat18．Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatstudentsshouldbe____________intermsofoverallquality.A．supported B．matchedC．evaluated D．controlled19．Manyofusseereadingasaninvestmentinourselves，soit’sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethinguseful________ourefforts.A．inviewofB．inresponsetoC．inparallelwithD．inreturnfor20．Howdidyouliketheconcertlastnight?Ienjoyeditverymuch,butthedancers______abetterjob.A．couldhavedone B．couldn’thavedone C．coulddo D．haddone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）What’sthepointofstudying?It’ssomethingyoumightaskyourselfifyou’restudyingforadegreeandyou’restrugglingtocompletehomeworkorinanexam,especiallyifyourfriendsseemtobeouthavingagoodtime,orareworkingandearninglotsofmoney.Manyofuschoosetogotouniversityasafirststeptowardsagoodcareerbutsometimesthatcareeristogotouniversityasafirststeptowardsagoodcareerbutsometimesthatcareerishardtoachieveandgraduatesendupdoingsomethingtheyareoverqualifiedfor.Withtheincreasingcostsofuniversity,studentsbegintoaskthemselveswhetheradegreepathisthebestrouteintoacareer,Thereisaneedformuchbettercareeradviceandguidanceintoemploymentinadditiontouniversityeducation.Butothernewresearchsaysthatadegreewillinthelongrun,earnyoumore.Howevertherearedifferencesinyourearningpotential.DrJackBrittonsaysthat“graduatesofthe24RussellGroupuniversitiesearnanaverageof£33,500afterfiveyears-about40%morethanthosewhostudiedatotheruniversities.”However,ithasfoundit’snotjustthelocationbutotherfactorsthatcanplayapartinwhatyoucanearn,suchasthesubjectastudentchoosestostudy.Itdiscoveredthatfiveyearsaftergraduation,theincomegapbetweenstudentswhostudiedthesubjectsthatattractthehighestandlowestsalariescanbeconsiderable.Graduatesinsubjectssuchaslaw,medicine,dentistryaswell,tendtodowell.Andastheyprogress,thepaygapbetweenthesecareersandothers,suchasthecreativearts,widens.Therearefactorstoothatinfluencewhatyoumightearn:Fiveyearsaftergraduation,menearnonaverage14%morethanwomen.Also,astudent’ssocialbackgroundcanhaveaneffect,withthosefrombetter-offhouseholdmuchmorelikelytogotouniversityandparticularlyagoodone.Butifyoustillfeeluniversitydoesn’tdeliverthebestopportunitiesthenthereareencouragingwordsfromAlistairJarvis,headofuniversitiesUK,whotoldBBCNewsthat“Employsaredemandingmoregraduatesandgraduatesarehalfaslikelytobeunemployedaslikelytobeunemployedasnon-graduates.Therearemanygoodgraduateoutcomescomingfromuniversities”Somayallthatstudyingisworthit-afterall‘nopain,nogain’!1、Whydostudentsstarttoquestionwhethertogotouniversityornot?A．Becauseoftheheavystudyingburden.B．Becausetheycan’tgetadegreeaftergraduation.C．Becausetheydon’tneedadegreefortheircareer.D．Becauseoftheincreasingcostsofuniversity.2、Whichmajormaymostprobablyleadtoalower-earningcareer?A．Medicine. B．Law.C．Creativearts. D．Dentistry.3、WhichofthefollowingismostlikelytobefiredaccordingtoAlistairJarvis?A．Graduates. B．Non-graduates.C．Doctors. D．Employers.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A．RussellGroupuniversitiesaretopones.B．Moststudentsgotouniversitytogetagoodcareer.C．One’slocationhasnoeffectonhisincome.D．Graduatesoftenhavemoreacademicqualificationsthanrequiredforaparticularjob.22．（8分）Kindergartenoutside?Yes，indeed.It’spartofagrowingworldwidetrendtowardoutdooreducation.TheschoolsarecalledForestKindergartens.NowthenumbersaresmallintheU.S.，buttheideaiswellestablishedinEurope,withschoolsinScotland,England,andSwitzerland.ByfarmostofsuchschoolsareinGermany,whichhasmorethan400Waldkindergartens.Childrenattendingsuchparticularschoolenjoyagoodamountofoutdooreducationeachday,rainorshine.Somelessonsarefocusedonnature；othersareacademictopicsdeliveredinanaturalsetting.Inallcases，studentsareactive—notsittingatdesksoronmatsonthefloorbutwalking,running,jumping,solvingproblemslikehowtogetthemudoffthebottomsoftheirshoesbeforetheirparentsfindout.Attheseforestkindergartens,studentslearnsciencebyobservinganddoingit,learnmathbyapplyingittothenaturalworldaroundthem，learnlettersandwordsbyputtingthemtogetherusingsightsandsounds.Thechildrenlearntomakecomparisonsusingnaturalthingslikeapplesandrocks.Theydevelopanappreciationforanimalsandplantsintheirnaturalenvironment—notjustbylookingatpicturesinabookoronacomputerscreen.Someofthescienceactivitiesinvolveteamwork,likeexplainingthebestwaytomoveaheavyobject,showinghowalever(杠杆)works.Inothersessions，teachersencouragestudentstodeveloptheirmotorskillsbybuildingwoodentoolssuchashammersandknives.Thesestudentsalsolearnhowtogetalongwithoneanother,individuallyandinagroup.Theyalsodevelophealthylevelsofself-confidence,justfrombeingabletodotheeverydayactivitiesthattheschooloffers.Inatimewhensomanychildrenarebeingclassifiedasobesebecauseoflongtimewatchingtelevisionandplayingvideogames,theseoutdoorschoolshelpchildrenlearnjustasmuch,ifnotmore，fromopeningtheireyestotheworldaroundthem.1、WhichofthefollowingcountryhasthemostForestKindergartens?A．TheU.S. B．Germany. C．TheU.K. D．Switzerland2、Whatisthepurposeofthefourthparagraph?A．Toanalysehowchildrenlearnsocially.B．Tocomparedifferentteachingapproaches.C．Toshowhowchildrenlearnacademically.D．Todescribehowactivechildrenareintheclass.3、WhichmaybeseeninForestKindergartens?A．Childrenaredoinganexperimentwithchemicals.B．Teachersarewritingsomethingontheblackboard.C．Smartphonesarewidelyusedtohelpchildrenlearn.D．Everythinginnatureislikelytobeappliedtoteaching.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetoForestKindergartens?A．Negative. B．Doubtful. C．Positive. D．Uncertain.23．（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.24．（8分）WhenRandyHeisswenthikingbehindhisPatagonia,Ariz.farm,thelastthingheexpectedtofindwasaChristmaslistfromalittlegirlacrosstheUS-Mexicoborder.“IfoundthisballoononmymorningwalknearPatagoniaonSunday.AttachedtoitwasapieceofpaperwiththeChristmaswishesfromalittlegirl,”HeisswroteonhisFacebookpage.Whenhebroughtthelisthometohiswife,whospeaksfluentSpanish,theydeterminedthatthelittlegirlhadaskedforEnchantimalstoys,clothes,artsuppliesandvariousothergifts.That'swhenHeisssetouttomakethelittlegirl'sChristmasdreamscometrue.HeisssaidhehadattemptedtosendChristmasletterstoSantaClausviaballoonwhenhewasakidbutneverreceivedaresponse.HeisssentaFacebookmessageonWednesdaytoXENY,aradiostationinNogales,toseeifitcouldhelphimtrackdownthegirlorherfamily.Helaterreceivedaresponsefromthestation,whichhaddeterminedtheauthoroftheletterwasan4-year-oldgirlnamedDayami,andthestationwantedtosetupameetingbetweenthetwoonThursday.“Itjustchangedmyentireday,”HeisstoldtheWashingtonPost.“InsteadofgoingbacktomyofficeinBisbee,IwentwithmywifetoWalmart.“ThecoupleboughtalmosteverythingonDayami'slist.TheyalsobroughtafewgiftsforDayami'slittlesister,Ximena.Theytoldthechildrentheywere“ayudantesdeSanta,”orSanta'shelpers.Heiss,20,saidtheexperiencewasveryhealingforhimandhiswife.Nineyearsago,thecouple'sonlysondied.“BeingaroundchildrenatChristmastimehasbeenabsentinourlives,”Heisssaid.Wenowhavefriendsforlife.Foraday,thatborderfencewithitsconcertinawiremeltedaway.1、HowdidDayamisendoutherChristmaswishes?A．BycallingHeiss. B．Byattachingthemtoaballoon.C．Bywritingtoaradiostation. D．BysendingaFacebookmessage.2、WhendidHeissknowwhatthegirlexactlywanted?A．Afterthehelpofhiswife.B．Whenhefoundtheballoon.C．AftertheirmeetinginAmerica.D．Whenhegotaresponsefromtheradiostation.3、WhatmightmakeHeissdecidetofulfillthelittlegirl'sChristmaswishes?A．Hisson'swill.B．Thegirlsrequestforhelp.C．Hissimilarunsuccessfulexperience.D．Hisdesiretomakefriendswiththegirl.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Thecouplegotoutofthepaincompletely.B．Theexperiencewasagreatrelieftothecouple.C．ThecouplewouldhelpmorechildrenfromMexico.D．Therewillbenoborderbetweencountriesoneday.25．（10分）Whenitcomestomentalillness,manypeopleoftenfindittoughtogetthehelptheyneed.Thisisespeciallytrueforyoungstudentsmakingthetransition(过渡)tocollegelife.“Sometimes,studentsdon'trealizehowharditistoadjusttocollege,”saidLauraSmith,associatedeanofstudentsattheUniversityofTexasatDallas.“You’renotthebigfishinyourclassesanymore;youhaveallkindsofpersonalstress;you'reawayfromhome.“Dealingwiththesethingsisnoteasy.”Studentswhoaregoingthroughtheseproblemssometimeswanttoreachout.Butifstudentsdon'tfeelcomfortableseekinghelp,manyfeelthatit'stheresponsibilityoftheiruniversitytohelpthem.“Ireallywishthattherewasmoreimportanceplacedonhowcounseling(咨询)centershelpstudents,”saidConnieTrinh."Counselingservicesarejustasimportantasacademicsandsports.”Trinh,27,graduatedfromTexasWoman’sUniversityin2015.Duringcollege,shehostedvariousworkshopsonhowtohandlementalhealthconditions.Trinhusedherownstorytoconnectwithstudentswhomightbefacingsimilarproblems.Highacademicpressures,culturaldifferencesasanAsianAmericanandstressfulsocialsituationsstoodoutassomeofthemostcommoncausesofTrinh'sanxiety.Itwasonlyafteryearsofpersonalproblemsthatshecouldadmitthatreachingoutisn’tasignofweakness.“Ifyoufeelyoucan'tconnectwithotherpeoplearoundyou,youshouldaddresstheissuewithoutshame,”Trinhsaid.“You'llfindthattherearealotofpeopleouttherewhosincerelywanttohelpyou.”1、227．Thepassagecanbeseenastheauthor’sreflectionsupon_________.A．collegelifeB．counselingserviceC．mentalhealthD．culturaldifferences2、229．What'sTrinh'spreferredsolutiontotheproblemsmentioned?A．Makingself-criticism.B．Handlingtheproblemsactively.C．Solvingtheproblemonyourown.D．Findingthecausesoftheproblems.3、231．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“connectwith”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Getalongwith.B．JointogetherwithC．Berelatedto.D．Getthroughto.4、233．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Counselingservicehelpsdoingresearch.B．Adjustingtocollegelifeisapieceofcake.C．Hostingworkshopsimprovesstudents’ability.D．Beingbravetogethelpisnotasignofweakness.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）Thereoncewasaplace1allthepeoplewerehappyand2Everyonewasfriendlyandneighborly.Eventhedogsandcats3together.Thenonedayastrangerwasseen4towardthevillage:atall,tallstranger.Asthestranger,whowasagiant,5closerandcloser,thepeopleallranintotheirhousesandwouldn'tcomeout.Thegiant6thevillage.Hewasenormous,toweringovereverything.7thegiant.Thestrangestthing8.Asthechildwalkedtowardthegiant,hegrew9.Soonhewasthesamesizeasthegirl.Asshecamebesidethegiant,she10him.Shestoopeddownandgently11thegiantupinherhands,asking,"What'syourname?"Thegiantwhispered,"MynameisF-E-A-R!Helpme!!Ihaveaterrible12.IguessIlookstrange.WhenImeetpeopletheyareafraidofme.Andwhenpeopleareafraidofme,Isuddenlygrowintoagiantandeverybodyrunsawayfromme.YOUarenotafraidofme,soIstayedsmall.Doyou13it?It'scrazy!Pleasehelpme!""Icantakeyouforawalkthroughourvillage,"thegirlresponded."Iwanteveryonetohearofyourproblem.Whentheyknowthetruth,theywillno14beafraidofyou.Whilewearegoingfromhousetohouseyoucanlookatme15,andthenyouwillstaythesamesizeasyouarenow."But16wego,let'schangeyourname.Whatdoyouwanttobecalled?YOUshouldnotbecalledFEAR,becauseYOUarenotafraid.It'sthepeoplewholookatyou17fearyou.That'swhatcausesyoutogrowintoagiant.""Willyouholdmyhand18?IfIgetscaredI'llshutmyeyes.Oh,andwillyoupleasecallme19."1、A．whichB．forwhichC．whenD．where2、A．satisfyingB．contentC．sadD．miserable3、A．playedB．fightedC．quarreledD．laughed4、A．walkB．walkingC．walkedD．havingwalked5、A．comingB．tocomeC．cameD．havingcome6、A．destroyedB．cameC．pulleddownD．entered7、A．ForthemomentB．AllofasuddenC．InthebalanceD．Inotherwords8、A．towardB．inC．onD．by9、A．occurredtoB．occurringC．happenedD．takeplace10、A．biggerandbiggerB．weakerandweakerC．narrowerandnarrowerD．smallerandsmaller11、A．toweredoverB．wasundertheshadowofC．wasafraidofD．fightedagainst12、A．broughtB．pickedC．setD．put13、A．disasterB．situationC．problemD．catastrophe14、A．receiveB．getC．attainD．obtain15、A．moreB．longerC．lengthD．much16、A．forawhileB．inaminuteC．allthetimeD．thewholeday17、A．untilB．afterC．beforeD．when18、A．whatB．whichC．whoD．whom19、A．gentlyB．slightlyC．abruptlyD．delightly20、A．ENEMYB．FOEC．PALD．OPPONENT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）ChineseKungfuisa1．(tradition)Chineseculture.Itisprobablyoneoftheearliestsportsthatuseboth2．(strong)andbrain.Thetheoryofkungfuisbased3．classicalChinesephilosophy.Overitslonghistoryithasdevelopedasauniquecombinationofexercise,practicalself-defense,self-discipline,andart.Itcandatebacktoancienttimes4．peopleusedstickstofightagainstwildanimalsandtheygradually5．(gain)experienceinself-defense.Chinesekungfuisalargesystemoftheoryandpractice,6．(combine)techniquesofself-defenseandhealth-keeping.Insportsliketrackandfieldandboxing,anathlete7．(usual)hastoretirefromfullparticipationinhis30s.Thatisbecause8．(injury)sufferedduringyearsofactivesportparticipationatayoungageaffectourabilitytocontinueexercisinginlaterlife.InChinesekungfu,however,adifference9．(make)between“external”(外部的)and“internal”(内部的)kungfu.It'ssaidthatinexternalkungfu,youexerciseyourmuscles,bonesandskinwhileininternalkungfu,youtrainyourspirit,qiandmind.Sotheexternalbodyweakenslaterinlife,buton10．contrary,internalkungfucontinues.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：在错的词下画一横线，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。AsIaminhighschoolnow,IhaveclassesfromMondaytoFriday,butIambusywithmystudyandhavelesstimetoplay.Mylifeinclassisbusy.Ontheonehand,Ineedtofinishmyhomework,thisisthefirstthingIneedtodo.JustwhenIfinishmyhomeworkwillIgotoplaywithmyfriendshappy.Ontheotherhand,IwillaskmyfriendstogooutforthefunorIwilljuststayatmybedroomplayingcomputergame.Iamsosatisfiedwithme,becauseIstudyhardandplayhard.Asastudent,Ineedtostudy.Atthesametime,Ialsoneedenjoymylife.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Jerry上周来信想了解一下目前中国农村的现状，请你给他写一封回信，内容包括：1．国家重视农村发展；2．农村的显著变化（如住房、公路、教育等）；3．邀请Jerry有机会来参观；注意：1．词数100左右．2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．DearJerry，I'mgladtohearfromyoulastweek．_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、A2、A3、D4、A5、C6、D7、B8、B9、D10、A11、D12、A13、C14、D15、B16、B17、B18、C19、D20、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、C3、B4、A22、1、B2、C3、D4、C23、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,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrown