雅安市重點中學(xué)2025屆高三沖刺模擬英語試卷含解析

雅安市重點中學(xué)2025屆高三沖刺模擬英語試卷注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thewriterwasso________inherworkthatshedidn’tnoticehimentertheroom.A．a(chǎn)bandoned B．focused C．a(chǎn)bsorbed D．centered2．－Theonlineshopkeeperhasmadeanapologyforhisrudebehavior.－OK.Ifyou’restillnotsatisfied,youcan_______compensation.A．claim B．a(chǎn)ffordC．sacrifice D．dismiss3．Thedoctor’streatmenthasworkedmarvels:thepatienthascompletely．A．repeated B．returned C．recovered D．reminded4．—Mr,White,doyouhaveanything________?—No,nothing.Youcantakearestnow.A．typeB．typedC．totypeD．tobetyped5．----TheysayPhilip’sbrotherisabillionaire.----____________?Hewouldn’tacceptanyhelpfromhisbrother,evenifitwereoffered.A．WhatifB．WhatforC．SowhatD．Forgetit6．_______manyChineseholidaysaredirectedtowardsservicesrememberingancestors,theChingMingFestivalisbeyonddoubtthelargest.A．Unless B．SinceC．Once D．While7．Thatchildren______meetwithsetbacksisamatterofnecessityasthey_____,soparentsdon’tworryaboutthat.A．shall;grewup B．must；grewup C．can;growup D．will;growup8．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．a(chǎn)mthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout9．IorderedadrinkwhileI______formyfriendstocome.A．willwaitB．a(chǎn)mwaitingC．wouldwaitD．waswaiting10．Inviewofrapidlyagingpopulation,thesecond-childpolicyatthestartof2016.A．isadoptedB．wasadoptedC．hasbeenadoptedD．wasbeingadopted11．---Whereistheplane？Ican'tseeit.---Itwentoffits________________tokeepawayfromthesuddenstorm.A．course B．roadC．flight D．direction12．Iamwonderinghowit________thatyoudidsomuchworkwithinsuchashorttime.A．heldup B．cameaboutC．gaveaway D．calledfor13．FortheChinesedream______atanearlierdate,wemustacceleratethepaceofreformandopeningup.A．beingrealized B．torealizeC．realizing D．toberealized14．Changingthepasswordonyouraccountisn’talastingsolutionifyoudon’tremoveanyvirus，？A．don’tyou B．doyouC．isn’tit D．isit15．—Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis．—Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis_____amanthinksofhimself…reallydetermineshisfate．A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．that;how16．Ifyouwanttogofurtherinthenewsport,thebestwayisto______andpractisemorefrequently.A．diveinB．dropoutC．catchonD．springup17．Self-confidenceisakindofqualityandthatisittakestodoeverythingwell.A．why B．thatC．what D．which18．Afterclass,theteachercouldn’tleave,bythestudents.A．surrounded B．tosurroundC．wassurrounded D．surrounding19．WhethertofavorurbandevelopmentorthepreservationofhistoricalsitesisespeciallycontroversialinChina,wherethereexistsrichhistory,diversifiedtraditionandcultural________.A．surplus B．deposits C．a(chǎn)ccounts D．receipts20．Runningisoftentiringandalotofhardwork,butnothing________thefeelingyougetafterfinishingalongworkoutaroundthetrack.A．breaks B．blocksC．bonds D．beats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）“I’veneverusedthatroad,”Isaiddoubtfully.Afteraweekendofcamping,it’stimeforustogohome.Thequestionwas,whichway?ThecampsiteinthemountainousNyangaDistrictofZimbabwewasanhourandahalf’sdrivefromourhouseinMutare.There’soneroadbetweenMutareandNyangathateveryoneuses.We’ddrivenonitmanytimes.Butjustbeforeweleftforourholiday,afriendhademailedtosayshe’dheardofanotherroute.Sonowherewewere,withtworoadsfromwhichtochoose.“Let’stryit,”Isaidtomyhusband.“Surelyitcan’tbetoobad.”Unlikeme,anEnglishgirlwhowouldneverforgetherfouryearsinParis,myhusbandgrewupinthispartoftheworld.Heknewthefearofbreakingdownmilesfromanywherewithnocellphonesignal.Buttomysurprise,heturnedrightattheBondaMissionsign.Almostimmediately,themagicbegan.“Look,Mum,”Sam,whowas10,cried.“It’sthatfamousschool!”Sureenough,justpastBondaMissiontherewasaroadsigntoKnowsticsAcademy,asmallruralschoolthatnobodyhadheardofuntillastyearwhentwoofitspupilsgotthebestresultsintheworldfortheirhistoryfinalexams,setbytheUniversityofCambridge.We’dreadaboutitinZimbabwe’smainstate-runnewspaperbuthadnoideawe’dseeittoday!SometimesIthinkofwhatmylifemighthavebeenlikeifI’dstayedinParis,ifI’dkepttothemainroad,theonealmostcertaintohavetakenmewhereIthoughtIwantedtogo.AndthenIrememberwhatcomingacrosstheunknowninZimbabwehasgivenme:wonderfulexperiencesIcouldneverhavedreamedof.1、Whatpuzzledtheauthor’sfamilyatthemomentofleavingthecampsite?A．Howtogethome.B．Whichroutetotake.C．Whichcitytogotofirst.D．Howtocontacttheirfriend.2、Whatdidtheauthor’shusbanddoafterhearinghersuggestion?A．Heexpressedhisstrongfear.B．Hefoundtheircarbrokedown.C．Heputitintopractice.D．Heturnedtohiscellphoneforhelp.3、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph6?A．ItwasanunexpectedexperiencetoseeKnowsticsAcademy.B．ItwasapartoftheirtravelscheduletoseeKnowsticsAcademy.C．KnowsticsAcademyinspiredtheauthor’ssontostudyharder.D．SeeingKnowsticsAcademywasasuggestiongivenbytheauthor’sfriend.4、Whatdoestheauthorfeelaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Sheregretsgivingupthemainroad.B．Shecan’thelpmissingherlifeinParis.C．ShedreamsofsettlinginZimbabweoneday.D．ShelikesherexperiencesinZimbabwe.22．（8分）Chinahasenteredthecinematicspacerace.WanderingEarth,thecountry’sfirstblockbustersciencefictionfilm,isontracktobeoneofthehighest-grossing(總收入)filmsinChina’shistory.Thefilmhasbroughtinmorethan2bnyuan(￡232m)inthesixdayssinceitsreleaseonFebruary5.Sofar,itisthehighest-grossingfilmreleasedovertheholidayseason,apeaktimefortheChineseboxoffice.WanderingEarthisbasedontheworkofLiuCixin,theauthoroftheThree-BodyProblemseriesandthefirstChineseauthortowinaHugoaward.“WanderingEarthfillsthegapinChinesesciencefictionmovies.ItmeansthatChina’ssciencefictionmovieshaveofficiallysetsail,”onefanofthefilmwroteonthereviewsiteDouban.ThefilmisseenbysomeasthedawnofChinesesci-fi—agenrethathaslongbeenledbyHollywood.SeveralotherChinese-madesci-fifilmsareduetodebut(首映)thisyear,includingShanghaiFortress,aboutanalieninvasion,andPathfinder,whichfollowsaspaceshipthathascrashedonadesertedplanet.FrantGwo,thedirectorofWanderingEarth,said,“2019couldberememberedasyearzeroofChinesescience-fictionblockbusters.Itisnotjustaboutonesuccessfulmoviebutaboutmultiplefilms.”Criticsofthefilmhavepointedouttheplotholesandtheone-dimensionalfemalecharacters—somethingWanderingEarthshareswithitsHollywoodpeers.Inresponsetoplotcriticismsaboutthenecessityofejecting(噴射)Earthfromthesolarsystem,Liusaid:“Ofcoursewedon’tneedtoescapesoon.That’swhyit’samovieinsteadofareal-lifecrisis.”1、WanderingEarthhasbecomeChina’s________.A．firstblockbustersci-fifilm B．highest-grossingfilmC．onlysci-fifilmthisyear D．firstsci-fifilmtowinanaward2、Whatisthefan’sattitudetowardthefilmaccordingtoParagraph4?A．Doubtful. B．Negative.C．Praiseful. D．Uncaring.3、Whichaspectdothecriticsthinkisashortcomingofthefilm?A．Thetheory. B．Theending.C．Thespecialeffects. D．Theplotholes23．（8分）AteamofengineersatHarvardUniversityhasbeeninspiredbyNaturetocreatethefirstroboticfly.Themechanicalflyhasbecomeaplatformforaseriesofnewhigh-techintegratedsystems.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturally,thetinymachineisthesizeofafathousefly.Itsminiwingsallowittostayintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks.“It’sextremelyimportantforustothinkaboutthisasawholesystemandnotjustthesumofabunchofindividualcomponents(元件),”saidRobertWood,theHarvardengineeringprofessorwhohasbeenworkingontheroboticflyprojectforoveradecade.Afewyearsago,histeamgotthego-aheadtostartpiecingtogetherthecomponents.“Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneofthosecomponentsareofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonourown,”hesaid.Theyengineeredaseriesofsystemstostartanddrivetheroboticfly.“Theseeminglysimplesystemwhichjustmovesthewingshasanumberofinterdependenciesontheindividualcomponents,eachofwhichindividuallyhastoperformwell,butthenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingit’sconnectedto,”saidWood.Theflightdevicewasbuiltintoasetofpower,computation,sensingandcontrolsystems.Woodsaysthesuccessoftheprojectprovesthattheflyingrobotwiththesetinycomponentscanbebuiltandmanufactured.Whilethisfirstroboticflyerislinkedtoasmall,off-boardpowersource,thegoaliseventuallytoequipitwithabuilt-inpowersource,sothatitmightsomedayperformdata-gatheringworkatrescuesites,infarmers’fieldsoronthebattlefield.“Basicallyitshouldbeabletotakeoff,landandflyaround,”hesaid.Woodsaysthedesignoffersanewwaytostudyflightmechanicsandcontrolatinsect-scale.Yet,thepower,sensingandcomputationtechnologiesonboardcouldhavemuchbroaderapplications.“Youcanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropenscientificquestions,youknow,tostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimals,butusingtheserobotsinstead,”hesaid.“Sotherearealotoftechnologiesandopeninterestingscientificquestionsthatarereallywhatdrivesusonadaytodaybasis.”1、Thedifficultytheteamofengineersmetwithwhilemakingtheroboticflywasthat__________.A．theyhadnomodelintheirmindB．theydidnothavesufficienttimeC．theyhadnoready-madecomponentsD．theycouldnotassemblethecomponents2、Itcanbeinferredfromparagraphs3and4thattheroboticfly__________.A．consistsofaflightdeviceandacontrolsystemB．canjustflyinlimitedareasatthepresenttimeC．cancollectinformationfrommanysourcesD．hasbeenputintowideapplication3、Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．Theroboticflyerisdesignedtolearnaboutinsects.B．Animalsarenotallowedinbiologicalexperiments.C．Thereusedtobefewwaystostudyhowinsectsfly.D．Wood’sdesigncanreplaceanimalsinsomeexperiments.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．FatherofRoboticFlyB．InspirationfromEngineeringScienceC．RoboticFlyImitatesRealLifeInsectD．HarvardBreaksThroughinInsectStudy24．（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）Americansareworriedaboutnewtechnology.Theyareconcernedthatmachines.Includingrobots,willtakeoverworknowdonebyhumans.ThesefindingscomefromanewreportbythePewResearchCenterofWashingtonDC．About75percentofAmericansquestionedbyPewsaidautomationwillincreaseincomeinequalitybetweentherichandthemiddleclassandthepoor.And64percentofpeopleexpectautomationtobesocommoninAmericathatpeoplewillfacedifficultyfindingthingstodowiththeirlives.Someoftheconcernsabouttechnologycomefromadistrustaboutwhethermachineswillalwaysmaketherightdecision.ManyAmericansbelievehumanshavebetterjudgmentindealingwithcomplexmatters.Oneexampleisselectingapersonforajob.ThreequartersofAmericanssaidtheywouldnotwanttoapplyforajobthatusesacomputerprogramtochoosethemostqualifiedperson.MostAmericanswantthegovernmenttolimitautomation,Forexample,87percentsupportarequirementthatalldriverlessvehicleshaveahumaninthedriversscatwhocantakecontrolwhenneeded.And85percentwanttolimitmachinestomostlydoingjobsthataredangerousorunhealthyforhumans.Andonly25percentexpectmorejobstocomefromautomation.Pewsaid,MarkZuckerberg,theco-founderofFacebook,spokelastMaytograduatingseniorsfromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts,Histalkcenteredontheuncertainfuturefacingyoungpeople.“Ourgenerationwillhavetodealwithtensofmillionsofjobsreplacedbyautomationlikeself-drivingcarsandtrucks,”Zuckerbergtoldthegraduates,Zuckerbergsaidyoungpeoplewillhavetofindprojectsthatwillbringbothjobsanddirectbenefitstothepeopleoftheworld.Hesaidinhisspeechthat300,000peopleworkedtoputamanonthemoon,andmillionsofpeoplebuilt,theHooverDamaswellasothergreatprojectsoverthelast100years.1、WhatdoAmericansthinkoftechnology?A．Useful.B．EffectiveC．Dangerous.D．Undependable.2、WhichofthefollowingdothemajorityofAmericanswantthegovernmenttodo?A．Usemachinestododangerousandharmfuljobs.B．IncreasejobchancesbyintroducingmachinesC．Selectapersonforajobbycomputer.D．Getridofalldriverlessvehicles.3、WhatdidZuckerbergencouragethestudentstodo?A．Refuseself-drivingvehicles.B．Createnewjobchances.C．Considerlargeprojects.D．Fightagainstrobots.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．NewTechnologyCreatesMoreJobsB．NewTechnologyMakesNewUnfairnessC．AmericansWorryRobotsWillTakeJobsD．RobotsMakeWorkEasytoDoforWorkers.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）AgentlebreezeblewthroughJennifer’shair.Thegoldenredsunwas1.Shewasonthebeach,lookingupatthefieryball.Shewas2byitscolor,deepredinthemiddle,softlyfadingintoyellow.Shecouldhearnothingbutthewavesandtheseagulls3upaboveinthesky.Theatmosphere4her.Afterallshehadbeenthrough,thiswaswhatsheneeded."It'sgetting5,"shethought,"Imustgohome.Myparentswillbe6whereIam."Shewonderedhowherparentswould7,whenshegothomeafterthethreedaysshewas8.Shekeptonwalking,9herselftothebungalowwhereshespenteverysummerholiday.Theroadwasdeserted.Shewalkedslowlyand10.Justinafewhundredmetersshewouldbesafeinherhouse.Itwasreallygettingdarknow.Thesunhadsetafewminutesbeforeanditwasgettingcoldtoo.Shewishedshe11herfavoritesweateron---itkeptherreallywarm.Sheimaginedhavingit12her.Thisthought

disappearedwhenshefinallysawherfrontdoor.Itseemed13.Theoutsidegardenseemed14.Shewasshocked:herfatherwasusuallysostrictaboutkeepingeverythingcleanandtidy.Sheenteredthehouse.First,shewentintothekitchenwhereshesawa15writtenbyherfather.Itsaid:"Ellen,thereissomecoffee16.Iwentlooking."Ellenwashermotherbut－wherewasshe?Sheenteredherparent’shome.Thenshesawher.Hermother,lyingonthebed,17.Jenniferwouldhavewantedtowakeherupbutshelookedtootired.SoJenniferjustfellasleepbesideher.WhenJennifer18,somethingwasdifferent.Shewasinhercozybedinherpajamas.Itfeltsogoodbeingbackhome.19sheheardavoice,"Areyoufeelingbetternow?Youknowyougotusvery,very20."1、A．disappearing B．setting C．rising D．shining2、A．a(chǎn)mazed B．excited C．disappointed D．frightened3、A．moving B．flying C．stepping D．flowing4、A．surprised B．confused C．relaxed D．exhausted5、A．early B．cold C．warm D．late6、A．wondering B．knowing C．ignoring D．finding7、A．say B．take C．like D．react8、A．working B．missing C．spending D．traveling9、A．pointing B．enjoying C．directing D．teaching10、A．easily B．silently C．happily D．willingly11、A．believed B．wished C．guessed D．judged12、A．with B．for C．a(chǎn)t D．in13、A．same B．familiar C．difficult D．different14、A．crowded B．tidy C．deserted D．clean15、A．text B．letter C．note D．sentence16、A．ready B．gone C．present D．a(chǎn)vailable17、A．cried B．laughed C．coughed D．slept18、A．wokeup B．stayedup C．brokeup D．heldup19、A．Fortunately B．Similarly C．Suddenly D．Constantly20、A．moved B．lost C．inspired D．scared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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）HangzhouisoneofChina’smostpopularcities.Itisfullofculturalheritage(遺產(chǎn))andfamous1．itsnaturalscenery.ItaliantravellerMarcoPolodescribedHangzhouasthe2．(fine)andmostsplendidcityintheworld.ThebeautyofWestLakehasinspiredcountlesspoetsandpainters,andyoucan’tleavewithout3．(try)theLongjingShrimp,oneofHangzhou’ssignaturedishes.ThedynamiccityishometomanyofChina’stechcompaniesincludinge-commercegiantAlibaba.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。

ItookatriptoChinaafewmonthsbefore．Itwasawonderfulexperiencewhereisbeyonddescription．WespentthreeweeksvisitingBeijing，Shanghaiandseveralothertouristattraction．ThecloserweapproachedthecentreofChina，themuchIlikedit．ThenwewenttoHongKonglastweek，whichIthinkisdifferentwithBeijing．ItisnoisiestplaceIhaveeverseen．Andanotherthingthatgivemeadeepimpressionwasthepeoplethere—theyweresomuchfriendly．Anyway，thetripitselfwasinterested．Ican’twaittoflyingtoChinaagain.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）書面表達。某動物關(guān)愛協(xié)會面向?qū)W校招募“動物代言人”，希望申請者選擇一種自己喜歡的動物，并為之代言。假設(shè)你是石家莊新華中學(xué)的學(xué)生李華，有意參加該活動?，F(xiàn)請您用英文給活動負(fù)責(zé)人寫一封申請郵件，內(nèi)容如下：1．表示有意參加;2．說明自己關(guān)愛動物;3．打算為何種動物代言;4．希望申請成功。注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右；2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3．開頭語已經(jīng)寫好。參考詞匯代言人spokesmanDearsir,I’mLiHua,astudentfromXinhuaMiddleschoolinShijiazhuang．_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、A3、C4、D5、A6、D7、D8、B9、D10、B11、A12、B13、D14、D15、C16、A17、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、B2、C3、A4、D22、1、A2、C3、D23、1、C2、B3、D4、C24、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.Theearlymorning