2026届湖北省鄂东南省级示范高中教育教学改革联盟高三英语第一学期期末统考模拟试题含解析

2026届湖北省鄂东南省级示范高中教育教学改革联盟高三英语第一学期期末统考模拟试题注意事项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．SallywasexcitedtomeetSusanatthepartylastnight．They_____eachothersincetheygraduatedfromOxfordUniversityin2010．A．haven’tseen B．hadn’tseenC．didn’tsee D．don’tsee2．Notuntiltheyleftschool________howmuchtheirteacherslovedthemandhelpedthem.A．theyrealized B．didtheyrealizedC．thewouldrealized D．hadtheyrealized3．––Isthisteagoodcoldaswell?––______withice,thisteaisespeciallydelicious.A．ServedB．ServingC．HavingservedD．Tobeserved4．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Mum?—________Dowhatyoulike.A．Goahead! B．You’vegotit.C．It’syourturn. D．Notatall!5．—Isitenoughtofinishtheformforapassport,Madam?—Yourpassportapplicationformshouldbe________bytworecentphotos.A．updated B．accompaniedC．established D．identified6．Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthosefor______lifeisfarfromeasy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever7．Parentsneedtoencouragekidstodeveloptheirpotential_____puttingtoomuchpressureonthem.A．withoutB．besidesC．byD．for8．Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield，andthat's__________they'vemadeimportantprogress．A．where B．whyC．whether D．who9．Theteacher’svoicestillremainedcalm______shewasgettingannoyed.A．aslongasB．evenifC．asifD．nowthat10．－Theonlineshopkeeperhasmadeanapologyforhisrudebehavior.－OK.Ifyou’restillnotsatisfied,youcan_______compensation.A．claim B．affordC．sacrifice D．dismiss11．__________himnottodoso,hewouldn’thavemadesuchaseriousmistake.A．DidIpersuade B．IfIpersuadeC．IfIshouldpersuade D．HadIpersuaded12．—WhorecommendedNancyforthepost?—ItwasJames______admirationforherwasobvious.A．who B．that C．whose D．whom13．Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejob______herconfidenceandflexibility.A．intermsofB．inresponsetoC．byvirtueofD．withrespectto14．Bob’slecturescoveredafairlywiderangeandIcan’tsumupwhathesaysinafewsentences.A．covered B．conveyed C．considered D．commanded15．______thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobfinished.A．Giving B．Given C．Havinggiven D．Togive16．—Mr,White,doyouhaveanything________?—No,nothing.Youcantakearestnow.A．typeB．typedC．totypeD．tobetyped17．Largequantitiesoftime______forpractisingguidedwritings.A．wasneeded B．areneeded C．needs D．isneeded18．AnnawasinInnerMongoliafortwoyears,____asavolunteerteacher.A．havingworkedB．workingC．workedD．towork19．—Hello,I________toaskifIcanbookaflighttickettoHainantomorrow?—Sorry,we’vealreadysoldout.A．phoneB．willphoneC．amphoningD．havephoned20．---MyGod!Ihaven’tpreparedthefilesforthenewprojectyet!---_______.Thebosswon’tneedituntilnextFriday.A．There’snodoubt B．There’snopanic C．Goodluck D．Soundsgood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）Spotifycantellifyou'resad.Here'swhythatshouldscareyou.Wanttofigureoutifsomeoneisapatientwithamentaldisability:Askthemwhattheirfavoritesongis.ANewYorkUniversitystudylastyearfoundthatpeoplewholovedEminem'sLoseYourselfandJustinBieber'sWhatDoYouMean?weremorelikelytohavetroublewithmentaldisabilitiesthanpeoplewhowereintoDireStraits.Overthepastfewyears,Spotifyhasbeenimprovingtheabilitytoanalyzeinformationtohelpbusinessmentargetconsumerswithadvertisementsmadespeciallyfortheirneeds.Theyconcludethisfromthesortofmusicyou'relisteningto,combinedwithwhereandwhenyou'relisteningtoit,alongwiththird-partydatathatmightbeavailable.Now,tobeclear,there'snothingsignificantlyillegalaboutwhatSpotifyisdoingwithyourinformation.Icertainlydon'tthinkthattheyareworkingwithshadowyconsultingfirmstoserveyouadssellingaculturestrugglewhileyou'relisteningtomusicthatsuggestsyoumightbeinaterriblesituation.However,Ifinditdisappointingthatourpersonal,privatemomentswithmusicareincreasinglybeingturnedintoinformationpointsandofferedtoadvertisers.Youcanseewherethiscouldgo,can'tyou?Asadtargetinggetsevermoreaccurate,businessmenwillhavetheabilitytotargetourfeelingsinpotentiallyimproperways.Accordingtoonestudy,youaremorelikelytospendmoreonaproductifyou'refeelingsad.Youcanimaginesomecompaniesmighttakeadvantageofthat.Andonthatnote,I'mfeelingalittledownaboutallthis.Headofftotreatmyselftosomethingexpensive.1、What'sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroduceanewsong. B．Todrawreaders'attention.C．Tohelpmorepatients. D．Topromoteanewmedium.2、Spotifyimprovesitsabilitytoanalyzeinformationto.A．provideservicesforthegovernment B．workwithshadowyconsultingfirmsC．getlisteners'personalinformation D．helpbusinessmenattractconsumers3、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsSpotify?A．Uncertain. B．Supportive. C．Positive. D．Dissatisfied.4、Whoisthetextprobablydesignedfor?A．Internetusers. B．Officials. C．Researchers. D．Managers.22．（8分）Askids,myfriendsandIspentalotoftimeoutinthewoods.“Thewoods”wasourpart-timeaddress,destination,purpose,andexcuse.IfIwenttoafriend’shouseandfoundhimnotathome,hismothermightsay,“Oh,he’soutinthewoods,”withatone(语气)ofairyacceptance.It’ssimilartothetonepeoplesometimesusenowadaystotellmethatsomeoneI’mlookingforisonthegolfcourseoratthegym,oreven“awayfromhisdesk”.Forusten-year-olds,“beingoutinthewoods”wasjustanexcusetodowhateverwefeellikeforawhile.Wesometimestoldourselvesthatwhatweweredoinginthewoodswasexploring(探索).Exploringwasamorepopularideabackthenthanitistoday.Historyseemedtobemostlyaboutexplorers.Ourexplorations,thoughseemedtohavelesssystemthanthehistorickindsomethingusuallycameupalongtheway.Saywestayedinthewoods,throwingrocks,shootingfrogs,pickingblackberries,digginginwhatwewerebrieflypersuadedwasanIndianburialmound.Oftenwegot“lost”andhadtoclimbatreetofindoutwherewewere.Ifyoureadastoryinwhichsomeonedoesthatsuccessfully,beskeptical;thetopmostbranchesareusuallytooskinnytoholdweight,andwecouldneverclimbhighenoughtoseeanythingexceptothertrees.Therewerefourorfivetreesthatwevisitedregularly-tallbeecheseasytoclimbandcomfortabletositin.Itwasinatree,too,thatourdaysoffoolingaroundinthewoodscametoanend.Bythensomeofushasreachedseventhgradeandhadbeguntheroughrideofadolescence(青春期).InMarch,themonthwhenweusuallytooktothewoodsagainafterwinter,twofriendsandIsetouttogoexploring.Weclimbedatree,andallofasuddenitoccurredtoallthreeofusatthesametimethatwereallywereratherbigtobeupinatree.SoontherewouldbethespringdancesonFridayeveningsinthehighschoolcafeteria.1、Theauthorandhisfriendswereoftenoutinthewoodsto.A．spendtheirfreetimeB．playgolfandothersportsC．avoiddoingtheirschoolworkD．keepawayfromtheirparents2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．Theactivitiesinthewoodswerewellplanned.B．Humanhistoryisnottheresultofexploration.C．Explorationshouldbeasystematicactivity.D．Theauthorexploredinthewoodsaimlessly3、Theunderlinedword“skeptical”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.A．calmB．doubtfulC．seriousD．optimistic4、Thereasonwhywevisitedthefourorfivetreesregularlyisthefollowingexceptthat.A．theyweretallbeechesB．theywereeasytoclimbC．theywerenothitoclimbD．theywerecomfortabletositin5、Howdoestheauthorfeelabouthischildhood?A．HappybutshortB．Lonelybutmemorable.C．Boringandmeaningless.D．Longandunforgettable.23．（8分）Thebristleconepineisthelongest-livingthingontheearth.Thesetrees,withtheirstrangely-shaped,wind-beatenlimbs(枝干),canliveupto5,000years.Butexpertsworrythatawarmingclimateinsomeareasmaythreatenitsfuture.Researcherssaywarmerweatherispermittingasimilarkindoftree,thelimberpine,totakeovergoodgrowingplacesfromtheancientbristlecone.Theysaythetreeisbeingcrowdedoutofmountainousareaswhereitgrows.“Thebristleconepineistheoldestindividuallygrowingorganism,”researcherssay.TheygrowinhighmountainforestsineasternCalifornia,NevadaandUtah.Inthosemountains,thetreesfacehighwindsandextremetemperatures,whichleavethemwithtwistedlimbsandshapes.“Eveninsuchtoughconditions,”BrianSmithers,aresearcherattheUniversityofCalifornia,said,“thelimberpineistakingallthegoodspots.”Thelimberpineisthebristlecone’sdistantrelativeandcompetitor.Itcanalsolivealongtime——upto2,000years.Anditisusuallyfoundatloweraltitudes,wheretemperaturesarewarmer.However,accordingtoathree-yearstudywhichcenteredontreesthathavestartedgrowinginthelast50yearsinCalifornia’sWhiteMountains,mostofthetreesgrowingathigheraltitudeswerelimberpines.Scientistscomparedthecompetingspeciestotwoo1dmeninaveryslowraceupamountainside.Thisracebetweensuchslow-growingtreestakesthousandsofyears.Theysayclimatechangeiscausingthecompetition.Smitherssaidthebristleconepinesarenotindangerofdisappearing.Butheassumestheycouldbecrowdedoutofsomeplaceswheretheyhavegrownforthousandsofyears.Theresearcherssaythefindingsshowhowclimatechangecanaffectthetwokindsoftrees.Theinformation,theysay,canhelpscientistsunderstandmorecomplexforests.1、What’sthefunctionofParagraph1?A．Tointroduceatopic.B．Tosummarizethewholepassage.C．Todescribetheappearanceofatree.D．Topraisethehardworkoftheexperts.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?A．Therewillbeoldertreessentoutofthosemountains.B．Therewillbemoreplacescoveredwithbristleconepines.C．Therewillbebetterlimberpinesreplacingtheancientones.D．Therewillbefewerbristleconepinesgrowinginthoseareas.3、Accordingtothepassage,thereasonwhylimberpinescangrowathigheraltitudesis_________.A．thehighwindsB．thedifficultconditionsC．thechangingclimateD．theextremetemperatures4、Whatistheresearchers’attitudetowardsthefutureofthebristleconepine?A．Positive.B．Concerned.C．Enthusiastic.D．Indifferent.24．（8分）Alittlegirlwhobattledagainstcancerreceivedaspecialgiftonherthirdbirthday,thankstoacreativestrangerfromIdaho.JessicaSebastian,ownerofSebastianDesign,wascontactedbyDanielleMunger,whosedaughter,Brynn,lostaneyebecauseofcancer.DaniellaskedJessicaifshecouldmakeabunnydollwithoneeye.?”Imakedolls,whichisnotaheroicprofessionbyanymeans.ButrecentlyIwasaskedtomakeadollforalittlegirlwhoisatruesuperhero,”Jessicawrote.“AmamacontactedmeandaskedifIwouldmakeabunnydollwithoneeyeforhertwo0year-olddaughterwholovesanimalsandlostherlefteyetocancer.Thegirlhadstartedtonoticethatshewasdifferentandhersweetmamareadarticlesaboutadollwhichlookslikeachildcanbehelpfulandtherapeutic（有益健康）.Shewantedherdaughtertohaveadollthatlookedlikeherandonlyhadherrighteye.Uptonow,Idon’tthinkI’veeverbeenaskedtocreatesomethingsotenderandmeaningful.”BrynnreceivedthespecialgiftonMarch25duringherfamilybirthdayparty.“Shesmiledsobigandthenshecouldnotopentherestofherpresentsuntilwegotthebunnyoutofherboxandshecouldshowherofftoallhercousinsandfamily,”Daniellesaid.Thatevening,DaniellesnappedaphotoofBrynninherwonderwomanpajamaslookingatthebunnydollhappily.Sherecalledherdaughtersaying,,“Shematchesme!”“Myfavoritepartofthisphotoishowsheiswearingherwonderwomannightgown,”Jessicasaid.“Itperfectlyrepresentsthestrengthandcourageofthislittlesuperhero.1、WhydidDanielleaskJessicatomakeabunnydollwithoneeye?A．TosellittoadisabledgirlB．TocureherdaughterofcancerC．TomeetthedemandofherdaughterD．Tofreeherdaughterfromthefeelingofdifference2、WhatcanweinferaboutDaniellefromthepassage?A．Sheisthoughtfulmother.B．Sheisgoodatmakingbunnydolls.C．Shebelievesinherdaughter’scure.D．Shelikesabunnydollwithoneeye.3、WhatdidBrynnmeanbysaying“Shematchesme!”?A．Hermotherwascomfortingher.B．Shewasgladtoreceivethedisabledbunnydoll.C．Sheonlydeservedtoownthedisabledbunnydoll.D．Shefeltdownwhenshewasthedisabledbunnydoll25．（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）CharlesPlumb,aU.S.NavalAcademygraduate,wasajetfighterpilotinVietnam.After75combatmissions,hisplanewas1byasurface-to-airmissile.Plumbwas2andspentsixyearsinprisoninVietnam.Hesurvivedandnow3aboutlessonslearnedfromthatexperience.Oneday,Plumbandhiswifeweresittinginarestaurantwhenamanatanothertablecameupandsaid,"You'rePlumb!You4jetfightersinVietnamfromtheaircraftcarrier(航空母舰)KittyHawk.Youwere5!""Howintheworlddidyouknowthat?"askedPlumb."I6yourparachute,"themanreplied.Plumbgasped（倒吸一口气）insurpriseand7.Themanpumpedhishandandsaid,"Iguessitworked!"Plumbassuredhim,"It8did—ifyourchutehadn'tworked,Iwouldn'tbeheretoday."Plumbcouldn'tsleepthatnight，thinkingaboutthatman.Hesays,"IwonderedhowmanytimesImighthavepassedhim9theKittyHawk.IwonderedhowmanytimesImighthaveseenhimandnotevensaid'Goodmorning,howareyou',oranything10,yousee,Iwasafighterpilotandhewasjusta11."Plumbthoughtofthemanydaysthesailorhadspentonalongwoodentableinthebowels（深处）oftheship12workingoneachchute,holdinginhishandseachtimethe13ofsomeonehedidn'tknow.Plumbaskshis14,"Who'spackingyour15?Everyonehassomeonewhoprovideswhattheyneedtomakeit16theday."Plumbalsosaysthatheneededmanykindsofparachuteswhenhisplanewasshotdown—heneededhis17parachute,hismentalparachute,hisemotionalparachute,andhisspiritualparachute.Hecalledonallthese18beforereachingsafety.Hisexperienceremindsusallto19andbekindtopeoplewhopackourdailyparachutes,andstrengthenustogothrough20times.1、A．followed B．destroyed C．spied D．seen2、A．released B．wounded C．captured D．killed3、A．lectures B．gives C．studies D．hear4、A．repaired B．made C．flew D．cleaned5、A．takendown B．lookeddown C．setdown D．shotdown6、A．bought B．checked C．found D．packed7、A．gratefully B．suspiciously C．happily D．sadly8、A．almost B．surely C．narrowly D．nearly9、A．abroad B．in C．on D．at10、A．so B．because C．unless D．though11、A．sailor B．captain C．pilot D．technician12、A．unwillingly B．immediately C．worriedly D．carefully13、A．death B．fortune C．fate D．chance14、A．wife B．children C．sailors D．audience15、A．luggage B．bag C．parachute D．future16、A．through B．to C．upto D．as17、A．psychological B．physical C．imaginary D．safe18、A．spirits B．emotions C．supports D．people19、A．award B．recognize C．reward D．help20、A．happy B．tough C．comfortable D．cosy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）Haveyoueverbeentotheworld's1．(small)bookstore?TheWorld'sSmallestBookstore,2．officialnameisjustthesethreewords,3．(sit)quietlyabout100milesnortheastofToronto.Thebookstoreisabout10feetby10feet,soitiseasy4．(imagine)howtinyitreallyis.Thebookstoreisopen24hours5．day.Insidethebookstore6．(be)variousbooks,especiallyliterarybooksandclassicauthor's7．(work).Soifyouarelookingforsomethinglesspopular,youmaygetabitdisappointedthere.Anotherspecialfeatureofthisbookstoreis8．eachbookonlycoststhreedollars.Alltheexpensesarepaidonthehonorsystem,whichmeansbuyersshouldmakeanoteofwhatthey’veboughtandleavetheirmoneyby9．(them).Sothe10．(tool)ofthetradeinthisbookstorearequitesimple:pens,paper,lightbulbsandalabel-maker.Inordertocatchpassers-by’sattention,thebillboards(广告牌)ofthebookstoreareseveraltimesbiggerthanthestoreitself.Withtheselargeeye-catchers,manypeoplearewillingtostopbyandhaveavisit.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短文。短文中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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。IamoneofthefewmanwhoworkasanurseryschoolteacherinLondon.Mostofmykidscomefromfamiliesonproblems.It'ssurprisedhowveryyoungchildrenunderstandorareawareofthingsthatgowronginhome.This,ofcourse,affectsthemandsometimesmakethemverydifficulttodeal.Atsuchtimesyouhavetobeverypatientwiththem.Idon'tthinkthatwomenarenaturalbetterwithchildrenthanmenare.Anybodywhoispreparingtounderstandandhelpchildren,andwhohastherightqualitiescanlookafterthemandteachthem.Thequalitiesarethere,inallmenandwomen,butmostmendon'tusethem.Ithinkmygroupofchildrenratherlikebeingwithamanforthechange,especiallysincetheydon'tseetheirfathersverymuch.SoIdon'tfeelI'mdoinga‘woman'sjob’;infact,asaman,IfeelIcanbringsomethingextratothejob.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是学生李华，准备参加“黄山国际登山节”（HuangshanInternationalMountClimbDay）志愿者招聘活动，活动主办方要求能够熟练运用英语,爱好运动,有一定的志愿者工作经验。请你用英语写一封自荐信。内容包括：1.你的自荐理由。2.你对活动的理解。注意：1.词数100左右。2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.开头和结尾以为你写好，不计入总词数。Dearsir，Thankyouforreadingmyletter.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YourssincerelyLiHua

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、A4、A5、B6、A7、A8、B9、B10、A11、D12、C13、C14、A15、B16、D17、B18、B19、C20、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、D3、D4、A22、1、A2、D3、B4、C5、A23、1、A2、D3、C4、B24、1、D2、A3、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,inwhichtim