2025屆江西省吉安市新干中學高考英語五模試卷含解析

2025屆江西省吉安市新干中學高考英語五模試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．---DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?---Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch2．Wepackedallthehooksinwoodenboxessothattheydamaged.A．don’tgetB．won’tgetC．didn’tgetD．wouldn’tget3．Icertainlyexpecttobeelectedbeststudentoftheyear.It’sreally________!A．agoodSamaritanB．awetblanketC．afeatherinmycapD．apieceofcake4．---AlanseemsalottallerthanwhenIlastsawhim.---He.He’sgrownafootsinceyousawhiminShanghai.A．is B．willbeC．hasbeen D．was5．Wereallyemphasizetheimportanceofputting______safeguardstopreventchildren’sidentitiesfromfallinginwrongpeople’shands.A．inplaceB．invainC．inquestionD．inearnest6．IkeepthepicturewhereIcanseeiteveryday,remindsmeofthedaysinmyhometown.A．that B．whichC．who D．when7．—Peterhasspenttoomuchtimeonnovelsrecently.—Thatmay____hispoorgradeintheexam.A．accountforB．answerforC．applyforD．standfor8．—Isthereahospitalnearby?Ihurtmyankle,andcannotmovenow.—It’sabout3blocksaway.I_____youthere.A．tookB．takeC．willtakeD．havetaken9．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．apartfromD．insteadof10．Wherehaveyoubeen?—I_______intheheavytraffic.OtherwiseI_______hereearlier.A．havegotstuck;wouldhavecome B．gotstuck;wasC．gotstuck;wouldhavecome D．hadstuck;wouldcome11．----CouldIaskyouaprivatequestion?----Sure,A．pardonmeB．goaheadC．goodideaD．forgetit12．Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．as13．—GoingtowatchtheWomen’sVolleyballMatchonWednesday?—________!Willyougowithme?A．Youbet B．YougotmeC．Youthere D．Youknowbetter14．Citizensare_____toexercisetheirrights,butundernocircumstancescantheyviolateotherpeople’srights.A．ontrack B．onscheduleC．atease D．atliberty15．—You’veagreedtogo,sowhyaren’tyougettingready?—ButI________thatIwasexpectedtosetoffatonce.A．don’trealizeB．didn’trealizeC．haven’trealizedD．hadn’trealized16．Youcangetoffthebusoneortwostops________andwalktherestofthewaytoworkeverydaysoastotakesomeexercise.A．moreearly B．earliest C．early D．earlier17．—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—It’sapity.HowIwishI________timetoattendit.A．had B．have C．hadhad D．havehad18．Whenhewasrunningafterhisbrother,theboylosthis___andhadabadfall.A．balance B．chanceC．memory D．place19．Thebuswouldnothaverunintotheriver________forthebadtemperedlady.A．ifitwerenot B．haditnotbeenC．ifitwouldnotbe D．shoulditnotbe20．TheEnglishinthisstoryhasbeensimplifiedtomakeiteasier_______.A．tobeunderstood B．understood C．understanding D．tounderstand第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Haveyouevercaughtyourselfsaying,"Ihatesmalltalk!"theminuteyouwalkintoaparty?Ifso,youmightbeanintrovert(內向的人).Introvertshatetochatabout"small"subjectswithpeople.Theyarefinewhenyoutalkoneononebutseemtogetlostinthecrowdwhenthere'sagrouparound.Ifyou'retalkingtoanintrovert,youmightfindthatyourfirstfewconversationsgooneoftwoways.Eitherthey'llseemtogetboredandnotsaymuchorthey'llseemtoskateoversmalltalkinfavorofmorein-depthtopics.Whatyouneedtoknowisthattheintrovertisnotbeingrude.It’sjustthattheydon'tlikesmalltalk.Here'swhy.Smalltalkservesasagatewaytowarddeeperconversation.Someintrovertsdon’trealizethatsmalltalkwillactuallyhelpthemgettothebiggertopics.Youdon'tneedtostayonsmalltalkforever.However,sometimesintrovertsfeelthateventheshortamountoftimeittakestogetintotherealconversationisawasteoftime.Smalltalkisveryfast.Someonesayssomethingandthis

shouldbefollowedupwithaquickresponse.Butintrovertsliketochewontheirwordsbeforesayingthemaloud.Beforetheyanswer,they’llmulloverdifferentthoughts.Smalltalkbyitsverynatureinvitesmorepeopletojoinin.Themorepeoplewhojointhe

conversation,themoretheintrovertwilltendtostepback.Asaresult,they’llbequiet.Smalltalkisaboutthrowingoutsubjectsinthehopethatoneormoreofthemcanbeturnedintoacommonpointofinterest.Thelisteninginvolvedwithsmalltalkisnotin-depth.Thepurposeisaboutlistening"lightly"soyoucanfigureouttherighttopicstospendsometimeon.Introvertstendtobegreatlisteners,buttheyuseactivelisteningratherthanlightlistening.Thismakesthemwonderfulfriends,butcanalsomakeitdifficultfornewpeopletounderstandwhythey’resoquiet.1、Howdointrovertsrespondtoachat?A．Theytrytoavoidit.B．Theygetexcitedaboutit.C．Theygiveittheirfullattention.D．Theyfocusonunimportanttopics.2、Whatdoweknowaboutsmalltalk?A．Itgoesslowly.B．Itcostspeoplealotoftime.C．Itcontributestodeepertopics.D．Itmakesnosense.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"mullover"inParagraph3probablymean?A．Giveup. B．Thinkover.C．Writedown. D．Forgetabout.4、Howcanwebecomeagoodtalkerinsmallconversations?A．Figureoutthedeepmeaningofquestions.B．Thinktwicebeforeansweringquestions.C．Trytofindsharedtopics.D．Beaquietlistener.22．（8分）“Birds”and“airports”aretwowordsthat,pairedtogether，don’tnormallypaintthemostharmoniouspicture.SoitreallyraisessomeeyebrowswhenChinaannouncesplanstobuildanairportthatisforbirds.Describedastheworld’sfirst-everbirdairport,theproposedLingangBirdSanctuary(保護區(qū)）inthenortherncoastalcityofTianjinis,ofcourse,notanactualairport.Rather，it'sawetlandpreservespecificallydesignedtoaccommodatehundreds-eventhousands-ofdailytakeoffsandlandingsbybirdstravelingalongtheEastAsian-AustralianFlyway.Over50speciesofmigratory(遷徙的）waterbirds，someendangered,willstopandfeedattheprotectedsanctuarybeforecontinuingtheirlongjourneyalongtheflyway.Locatedonaformerlandfillsite，the150-acreairportisalsoopentohumantravelers.(Halfamillionvisitorsareexpectedannually.)However，insteadofduty-freeshopping，themainattractionfornon-egg-layingcreaturesatTianjin’snewestairportwillbeagreen-roofededucationandresearchcenter,aseriesofraised“observationplatforms”andanetworkofscenicwalkingandcyclingpathstotalingover4miles.“TheproposedBirdAirportwillbeagloballysignificantsanctuaryforendangeredmigratorybirdspecies,whileprovidingnewgreenlungsforthecityofTianjin.”AdrianMcGregorofanAustralianlandscapearchitecturefirmexplainedofthedesign.Frequentlyblanketedinsmogsothickthatithasshutdownrealairports,Tianjinisacity---China’sfourthmostpopulous----thatwouldcertainlybenefitfromanewpairofhealthygreenlungs?1、Theunderlinedphrase“non-egg-layingcreatures”inParagraph3refersto?A．Visitors. B．Designers.C．Endangeredwaterbirds. D．Planes.2、Whatdoweknowabouttheairportaccordingtothepassage?A．Peoplecannotwatchbirdsupclosehere.B．Itislocatedona150-acrelandfillsite.C．Itfunctionsasanactualairportandawetlandpreserve.D．Itprovidesmigratorybirdswithfoodandshelter.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Theairportwillbecomeapermanenthomeforbirds.B．Tianjinwillwinworldwidefameinthefuture.C．Tianjin’sairqualitywillimprovethankstotheairport.D．Tianjinwillbeabletoaccommodatemorepeople.4、Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Airportsshutdownandopenup.B．ChinaistoopenthefirstBirdAirport.C．Airportsturnintogreenlungs.D．Birdsarenolongerenemiestoairports.23．（8分）Free,OfficialSourcestoFindUnclaimedMoneyDoesthegovernmentoweyoumoney?Theremightbeunclaimedfundsorpropertywaitingforyoufromsavingsorcheckingaccounts,wagesandpensions,taxrefunds(退款),lifeinsurancepolicies,andalotmore.Companiesmayoffertofindthismoneyforafee.Andscammersmaytrytotrickyouwithfakepromisesofmoneyfromthegovernment.Butyoucanfindyourunclaimedmoneyyourselfforfree.CheckoutUSAGov’slistofofficialsourcestogetstarted:?Searchforunclaimedmoneyandpropertyineverystatewhereyouhavelived.Youcanconductamulti-statesearch,andkeepaneyeoutatstatefairsandevenmalls,wherestatetreasurers(ST)andotherofficialsholdpublicawarenessevents.?Checkforunclaimedfundsfrombankfailuresorunclaimeddepositsfromcreditunionclosures.DidyouhavemoneyinacheckingorsavingsaccountataFederalDepositInsuranceCorporation(FDIC)-insuredfinancialinstitution?Ifthefinancialinstitutionisclosed,youcansearchtheFDICdatabase(數(shù)據(jù)庫)andyouwillmakeit.FDIChasthousandsoftheirbanksacrossthecountryanddeservesyourtrust.?Searchforunclaimedbackwages,pensionmoney,orlifeinsurancefunds.Areyouowedunpaidwagesfromyourcurrentemployer(CP)orapastemployer(PP)?ChecktheLaborDepartment’sWageandHourDivision’srecordstoseeifyouhavemoneywaitingtobeclaimed.Youalsomaybeowedapensionifacompanyyouworkedforwentoutofbusinessorendedadefinedplan.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Itislikelythatseveralstatesowemoneytoyou.B．Mallsmightwitnesspublicawarenessevents.C．Scammersarealwaysreadytohelpyouforfree.D．Yourpastemployermightoweyouunpaidwages.2、Theorganizationenablingconsumerstoconfidentlyplacemoneymaybe______.A．ST B．CPC．PP D．FDIC24．（8分）Wouldn’titbewonderfultotraveltoaforeigncountrywithouthavingtoworryabouttheheadacheofcommunicatinginadifferentlanguage?InarecentWallStreetJournalarticle,technologypolicyexpertAlecRossarguedthat,withinadecadeorso,we’llbeabletocommunicatewithoneanotherviasmallearpieceswithbuilt-inmicrophones.That’sbecausetechnologicalprogressisextremelyrapid.It’sonlyamatteroftime.Indeed,someparentsaresoconvincedthatthistechnologyisimminentthatthey’rewonderingiftheirkidsshouldevenlearnasecondlanguage.It’struethatanincreaseinthequantityandaccuracyofthedataloadedintocomputerswillmakethemclevererattranslating“Noesbuenodormirmucho”as“It’snotgoodtosleeptoomuch.”Replacingawordwithitsequivalent(同義詞)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）BertKatz,myfather-in-law,celebratedhis90thbirthdayinNovember2016.BertlovedsportsandwasanenthusiasticYankees(anAmericanprofessionalbaseballteambasedintheNewYorkCity)fan,soitwasnowonderthatovertheyears,hewasanavid(熱切的）listenertoWFANradioand,inparticular,theafternoonshowhostedbyMikeFrancesa.Berthadhealthissuesinhislateryearsthatlimitedhismobility,andwhenhelosthiseyesightthreeyearsago,hisattachmenttohisradioandFrancesabecamemorepronounced.HejustlovedlisteningtoMiketalkaboutsportsandhisYankeeseachafternoon.Thosehoursbroughthimsomuchpleasure.Ofcourse,MikewillbeleavingDec.15,2017after30yearsatthestation.MikelivesinthesamecommunitywhereIworkonLongIsland,andIhavegottentoknowhimoverthepast20years.Sowhenmyfather-in-lawwasapproachinghisspecialbirthdaytheyearbeforelastyear,IaskedMikeforafavor:tocallBertandwishhimahappybirthday.Mikeagreedwithouthesitation.Twodaysbeforethespecialday,Mikestoppedatmyworkplace.IcalledBertathisnursinghomeandputMikeonthephone.ItwasacompletesurprisetoBert.Mikespentmorethan10minuteswishingBertahappybirthday,andofcourse,talkingabouttheYankees.WhenmyfamilycelebratedBert’sbirthdaytwodayslater,hecouldn’tstoptalkingaboutthephonecall.Overhislifetime,hesaiditwasoneofthenicestthingsanyonehadeverdoneforhim.Unfortunately,Bert’shealthdeclinedlastyearandhepassedawayJuly13,2017.Buteveninhisfinalmonthsinthehospitalandnursinghome,healwayshadaradiosettoWFANtolisteneachafternoontoMikeFrancesa.Andhealsohadthememoryofthatspecialphonecallforhis90thbirthday.1、WhathabitdidBertkeepforyears?A．Playingbaseball.B．Listeningtoasportsprogram.C．Checkinghiseyesightregularly.D．LeadingorganizedcheeringfortheYankees.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pronounced”inParagraph2mean?A．Obvious.B．Unusual.C．Important.D．Understandable.3、Whatwordcandescribetheauthor?A．Honest.B．Caring.C．Patient.D．Independent.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Aspecialgift.B．Thecallfinallyarrived.C．Thebigdreamcametrue.D．Anunforgettablebirthdayparty.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）NewgeneticanalysishasrevealedthatmanyAmazontreespeciesarelikelytosurvivehuman-madeclimatewarminginthecomingcentury,contrarytopreviousfindingsthattemperatureincreaseswouldcausethemtodieout.Astudy,1inthelatesteditionofEcologyandEvolution,revealsthe2ageofsomeAmazoniantreespecies--morethan8millionyears--and3showsthattheyhavesurvivedpreviousperiodsaswarmasmanyoftheglobalwarmingimaginedperiods4fortheyear2100.Theauthorswritethat,havingsurvivedwarmperiodsinthepast,thetreeswill5survivefuturewarming,providedtherearenoothermajorenvironmentalchanges.6extremedroughtsandforestfireswillimpactAmazoniaastemperatures7,thetreeswillstandthedirectimpactofhighertemperatures.Theauthors8thataswellasreducinggreenhousegasemissionstominimizetheriskofdroughtandfire,conservationpolicyshouldremain9onpreventingdeforestation（采伐森林）foragricultureandmining.Thestudydisagreeswithotherrecentresearcheswhichpredictedtreespecies’extinctions10relativelysmallincreasesinglobalaverageairtemperatures.Studyco-authorDrSimonLewis(UCLGeography)saidthe11weregoodnewsforAmazontreespecies,butwarnedthatdroughtandover-exploitationoftheforestremainedmajor12totheAmazon’sfuture.DrLewissaid:“Thepastcannotbecompareddirectlywiththefuture.whiletreespeciesseemlikelyto13higherairtemperaturesthantoday,theAmazonforestisbeingtransformedforagricultureand14,andwhatremainsisbeingdegradedbylogging,andincreasinglysplitupbyfieldsandroads.“Specieswillnotmoveasfreelyintoday’sAmazonastheydidinpreviouswarmperiods,whentherewasnohuman15.Similarly,today’sclimatechangeisextremelyfast,makingcomparisonswithslowerchangesinthepast16.”“Withaclearer17oftherelativeriskstotheAmazonforest,we18thatdirecthumanimpacts--suchasforestclearancesforagricultureormining--shouldremainakeypointofconservationpolicy.Wealsoneedmoreaggressive19toreducegreenhousegasemissionsinordertomakeminimumtheriskofdroughtandfireimpactsand20thefutureofmostAmazontreespecies.”1、A．advertised B．described C．published D．presented2、A．frightening B．surprising C．exciting D．interesting3、A．still B．nevertheless C．however D．therefore4、A．assess B．confirm C．forecast D．promise5、A．particularly B．probably C．merely D．possibly6、A．Since B．Although C．When D．If7、A．rise B．change C．drop D．end8、A．consider B．decide C．guarantee D．recommend9、A．based B．built C．focused D．made10、A．inrelationto B．inresponseto C．inreplyto D．inreferenceto11、A．findings B．thoughts C．inventions D．writings12、A．threats B．disadvantages C．embarrassments D．instructions13、A．accept B．tolerate C．permit D．Require14、A．farming B．planting C．catering D．mining15、A．power B．influence C．desire D．violence16、A．difficult B．clear C．easy D．important17、A．belief B.direction C．understanding D．suggestion18、A．doubt B．conclude C．calculate D．prefer19、A．thought B．guidance C．protection D．action20、A．secure B．advance C．sacrifice D．evaluate第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語法填空Thereareallkindsof1．(festival)throughouttheworld，festivalstosatisfyandpleasetheancestors，tohonoursomefamouspeople2．importantevents，andtoexpresspeople’sgratitudetotheGodforbringingthemayearofplenty.Forexample，JapaneseobserveObon,whenpeoplegotocleangravesandlightincenseinmemoryoftheirancestors.3．India，October2isanationalfestivaltohonourMohandasGandhi，whohelpedIndiabecomean4．(depend)country.AndinChinatheSpringFestival,5．iscelebratedinJanuaryorFebruary，isthe6．(much)energeticandimportantbecauseitisafestivalthat7．(look)forwardtothecomingofspring.Whyareallthesefestivalseverywhere？Becauseduringthefestivals，peoplecangettogether8．(eat)，drinkandhavefunwitheachother,9．(forget)allthe10．(day)strugglesanddemandsforawhile.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（?），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、

每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Thismorning,I,togetherwithmyparents,gotothesecond-handbookmarketnearmyhome、Thereweresomuchpeoplethatwehadtopushtheirwaythroughthecrowd、Thoughthemarketwasterriblynoisy,butwefeltquitepleasingtobeabletopickupareallygoodbargain、Justaswewerereadyleave,however,aheavyrainbegantopourdown、Insteadofseekshelter,myparentssuggestedwehelpacoupleofstallownerpacktheirbooks、Underourhelp,allthebookswerefreefromtherain、Ourtimelyhelpwasgreatappreciated、97第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你寫一封信給你的外國朋友Tom，告訴他關于上個周末學校組織學生一起去當?shù)鼐蠢显鹤鲋驹刚叻栈顒拥南嚓P情況。要點：1.學校發(fā)出倡議，要求學生積極參加志愿者服務活動；2.活動中的內容及自身的感受；3.歡迎Tom來中國參觀旅游。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使上下文連貫。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、D3、C4、A5、A6、B7、A8、C9、A10、C11、B12、A13、A14、D15、B16、D17、C18、A19、B20、D第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、A2、C3、B4、C22、1、A2、D3、C4、B23、1、C2、D24、FoodfestivalsaroundtheworldStiltonCheeseRollingMayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludetheserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheircompetitors'lane（賽道）.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!MelbourneF