2023高考英語模擬試卷考生請注意：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。考試結束后，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．Videogamescanbeapoorinfluenceif________inthewronghands.A．toleave B．leaving C．leave D．left2．---Mom,canyougivemeanextra200yuanamonth?---Son,wehavejustboughtahouse,andfromnowonweneedtopractisestrict.A．economyB．medicineC．self-controlD．patience3．Nodrivingafterdrinkingisarulethateverydriver____________obeyinourcountry.A．will B．shallC．may D．can4．—Whyareyouinsuchahurry,Bob?—MothertoldmeI________behomeby9:00pm,orshewillbeworried.A．mustB．mightC．canD．may5．Despitethefactthathisscoresweregood,theywerehardlyasexcellentasastudentwithhisintelligence.A．achieved B．hadachievedC．wouldachieve D．shouldhaveachieved6．Whichdoyouprefer,teaorcoffee?—_______.Ireallydon’tmind.A．Both B．None C．Neither D．Either7．Aquickreviewofsuccessesandfailuresattheendofyearwillhelp________youyearahead.A．sharpen B．switchC．stretch D．shape8．Alice’sfatheralwaysbringsheranicegift________hereturnshomefromhisbusinesstrip.A．bythetime B．allthetimeC．everytime D．inthetime9．----Hi,Maria!Igotthefirstplaceintheexam.----______!EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony's.A．CongratulationsB．ComeonC．GoodluckD．Cheerup.10．--Mom,I’mgoingtothegraduationdancetonightbutIdon’tthinkIlookattractiveenough.—Oh,darling,don’tworry._______A．Theydon’tknowwhatbeautyis.B．Nobodywillcareaboutit.C．Youlookperfectthewayyouare.D．Impossibleisnothing,11．---Sorry!I’mafraidthatIcan’tgotothemagicshowbyDavidCopperfieldwithyou.---.A．Itdoesn’tmatter.B．Doasyoulike.C．Whatashame.D．Takeiteasy.12．Childrenarelikelyto________somebadhabitswhenplayingthepianoiftheydon’thaveproperlessons.A．keepup B．catchupC．pickup D．giveup13．---Hi,Betty,areyoufreeatpresent?Ihavetoaskyouforafavor．----_____．Withpleasure．A．Sorry,Iambusy B．GoaheadC．Helpyourself D．Ask,please14．Oh!Theflowercan’tbesaved.Iftheflowerhadbeenwatered，itnow.A．wouldn’tbedying B．isdeadC．hadbeendead D．willnotdie15．---ProfessorLiiswantedonthephone.Whereishe?---Isawhimcoming,butinaminute,he_____.A．willdisappear B．hasdisappeared C．disappears D．disappeared16．Thisrestauranthasbecomepopularforitswide______offoodsthatsuitalltastesandpockets.A．production B．offerC．range D．division17．I_________tohelpyoutodohomeworkbutIcouldn'tspareanytime.I________acompositionlastnightandI'llfinishittomorrow.A．wanted；wrote B．hadwanted；waswritingC．hadwanted；wrote D．wanted；havebeenwriting18．—Whataboutwatchingaballetshowthisevening?—Thanksforinvitingme,butballetisn’treally______.A．theappleofmyeye B．myfeetofclayC．mycupoftea D．thesaltoftheearth19．Therealreasonwhyprices____,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A．were B．willbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen20．Atthattime,themovie“ShaolinTemple”,_________LiLianjieplaysthestarringrole,drewtheworld’sattentiontoChineseKungfu.A．where B．when C．that D．which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）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.22．（8分）Itisgenerallyacknowledgedthatyoungpeoplefrompoorersocio-economicbackgroundstendtodofesswellintheeducationsystem.Inanattempttohelpthechildrenofpoorfamilies,anationwideprogramcalled“Headstart”wasstartedintheUSin1965.Alotofmoneywaspouredintoit.ItLookchildrenintopre-schoolinstitutionsattheageofthreeandwassupposedtohelpthemsucceedinschool.Buttheresultshavebeendisappointingbecausetheprogrambegantoolate.Manychildrenwhoentereditatthreewerealreadybehindtheirpeersinlanguageandintelligenceandtheparentswerenotinvolvedintheprocess.Attheendofeachday,“Headstart”childrenreturnedtothesamedisadvantagedhomeenvironment.Toimprovetheresults,anotherprogramwasstartedinMissourithatconcentratedonparentsasthechild’sfirstteachers.Thisprogramwasbasedonresearchshowingthatworkingwiththefamilyisthemosteffectivewayofhelpingchildrengetthebestpossiblestartinlife.Thefour-yearstudyincluded380familieswhowereabouttohavetheirfirstchildandrepresenteddifferentsocio-economicstatus,ageandfamilystructure.Theprograminvolvedtrainededucatorsvisitingandworkingwiththeparentorparentsandthechild.Theprogramalsogavetheparentssomeguidance,andusefulskillsonchilddevelopment.Atthree,thechildreninvolvedinthe“Missouri”programwereevaluatedwiththechildrenselectedfromthesamesocio-economicbackgroundsandfamilysituations.Theresultswereobvious.Thechildrenintheprogramweremoreadvancedinlanguagedevelopment,problemsolvingandotherintellectualskillsthantheirpeers.Theyperformedequallywellregardlessofsocio-economicbackgroundsorfamilystructure.Theonefactorthatwasfoundtoaffectthechild’sdevelopmentwasthepoorqualityofparent-childinteraction.Thatinteractionwasnotnecessarilybadinpoorerfamilies.The“Missouri”programcomparesquitedistinctlywiththe“Headstart”program.Withoutasimilarfocusofparenteducationandonthevitalimportanceofthefirstthreeyears,someevidenceindicatesthatitwillnotbeenoughtoovercomeeducationunfairness.1、Whatcausedthefailureofthe“Headstart”program?A．Thelargenumberofpoorfamilies.B．Thedisapprovalfromchildren.C．Thelatestartoftheprogram.D．Thelongperiodoftime.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthe“Missouri”program?A．Itfocusedonthechildren’sfirstschoolteachers.B．Ithelpedthechildrenreturntothesamehome.C．Itmadethechildrenimprovedinmanyaspects.D．Itgavetheparentsadviceontheirdevelopment.3、Accordingtothepassage,whatislikelytoinfluencechildrensperformance?A．Thenumberoffamilymembers.B．Theteacher-studentrelationship.C．Theintelligenceoftheirparents.D．Theparent-childcommunication.4、Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A．Bylistingfigures. B．Bymakingcomparisons.C．Rypresentingideas. D．Bydrawingconclusions.23．（8分）TheVanGoghMuseuminAmsterdamhaswelcomedhometwopaintingsbytheDutchmaster,morethan14yearsaftertheywereripped(扯)offthemuseum’swallinanighttimetheft.MuseumdirectorAxelRuegercalledtheirreturn“oneofthemostspecialdaysinthehistoryofthemuseum”.ThepaintingswerediscoveredlastyearbyItalianpolicewhiletheyweresearchinganItaliancriminals’farmhousenearNaplesforevidenceofdrugdealing.Theywereinaboxandhiddenbehindawallinatoiletwhentheywerefound.Thepaintingswereconsideredamongtheartworksmostsearchedforintheworld.Afteryearsindarkness,theycannowshineagain.Theyarebackondisplayatthemuseumbeforebeingtakentotheconservationstudioforrepair.Fortunately,theysufferedsurprisinglylittledamageasthieveswhohadclimbedupaladderandbrokenawindowtogetintothemuseumin2004rippedthemoutoftheirframes.“Itisnotonlyasurprisethattheworkshavebeenrecoveredbutit’sevenmoresurprisingtheyareinrelativelyunharmedcondition,”Ruegersaid.ThemuseumdirectorwasonvacationwhenthecallcamelastyearfromItalianauthoritieswhobelievedtheyhadrecoveredthepaintings.Hedidn’tcelebraterightaway.He’dhadcallslikethisbefore.“Iwashopefulbutalsoalittlehesitant.Overtheseyears,wehadsomanyoccasionswhenpeoplephonedus,contactedus,claimingthattheyknewsomethingaboutthewhereabouts(下落)oftheworksandeachtimeitwasfalse,thetracewentcold,”hesaid.“So…thewayhasbeenfullofdisappointment.”ButmuseumexpertssenttoItalytochecktheauthenticity(真實性)oftheworksquicklyturnedRuegersdoubtsintodelight.Ruegersaidthepaintingsarenowbackatthemuseum,whichishometodozensofworksbyVanGogh.“I’mveryconfidentthateverythingissafeinthemuseumfromnowon,”hesaid.1、Howwerethestolenpaintingsfound?A．Thepolicefoundthembyaccident. B．Thearrestedthievesgaveinformation.C．Somedrugdealersofferedclues. D．Thepoliceknewthehiddenplace.2、WhatsurprisedRuegermostaboutthelostpaintings?A．Theywerestolenatnight. B．Theywerefoundatlast.C．Theysufferedlittledamage. D．Thesearchtook14years.3、WhenRuegergotthecall,he________.A．didn’tbelieveitatall B．feltquitesatisfiedC．plannedtocelebrate D．doubtedthenews4、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph6probablymean?A．Ruegergraduallylostinterestinthesearch.B．Thenumberoffalsecallswasgreatlyreduced.C．Ruegerfeltcoldbecauseoftoomanyfalsecalls.D．Thechancetofindthepaintingsbecamesmall.24．（8分）Googleisconsistentlyratedthebestplacetowork.SoyouneedadegreefromHarvardtointhedoor,right?Notreally，accordingtoLaszloBock，Google'sHeadofPeopleOperations.Whenthecompanywassmall,GooglecaredalotaboutgettingkidsfromHarvard,Stanford,MITandmanyotherIvyLeagueschools.ButBocksaiditwasthe“wrong”hiringstrategy.Experiencehastaughthimthereareexceptionalkidsatmanyotherplaces,fromstateschoolsinCaliforniatoNewYork.“Whatwefindisthebestpeoplefromplaceslikethatarejustasgood，ifnotbetter，asanybodyyoucangetfromanyIvyLeagueschool，”saidBock，whojustauthoredabooktitled“WorkRules!”Everyyear，2millionpeopleapplytogetajobatGoogle.Bockhimselfhasseensome25,000résumés.SowhatelsedoesGooglenotcareabout:Grades:Google'sdatashowsthatgradespredictperformanceforthefirsttwoyearsofacareer，butdonotmatterafterthat.Brain-teasers:Goneareinterviewquestionssuchas:Whyaremanholecovers（井蓋)round?orHowmanygolfballscanfitinaschoolbus?“Ourresearchtellsusthosequestionsareawasteoftime,”Bocksaid“They’reareallycoachableskill.Themoreyoupractice,yougetbetteratit.”Here'swhatGoogledoescareabout:Problemsolvers:Yourcognitiveability(認知能力),orhowwellyousolveproblems.Leaders:Theideaisnotwhetheryouwerepresidentofthestudentbodyorvicepresidentofthebank,butrather:“Whenyouseeaproblemdoyoustepin,helpsolveit,”andthencritically，“Areyouwillingtostepoutandletsomebodyelsetakeover，andmakeroomforsomebodyelse?Areyouwillingtogiveuppower?”Googleyness:That'swhatGooglecallsitsculturalfit.It'snot“Areyoulikeus?”Bocksaid.“Weactuallylookforpeoplewhoaredifferent，becausediversitygivesusgreatideas.”“What'smostimportantisthatpeopleareintellectuallyhumble,willingtoadmitwhenthey'rewrong,andcareabouttheenvironmentaroundthem...becausewewantpeoplewhothinklikeownersnotemployess,”Bocksaid.Theleastimportantthing?Knowinghowtodothejob.“Wefigureifyougetthefirstthreerightyou'llfigureitoutmostofthetime.”1、WhatdoesBockmeaninParagraph2?A．Peoplefromstateschoolscanbeasgood.B．GooglenolongerhirespeoplefromIvyLeagueschools.C．HiringisahardjobforGoogle.D．StateschoolsareworsethanIvyLeagueones.2、Whichquestionbelongstoabrain-teaser?A．Whatareyourgradeslike?B．Whatisthesignificanceoffiguringouttargetusers?C．HowwouldyouimproveaGoogleproduct?D．HowmuchtoiletpaperisneededtocoverTexas?3、WhoisaqualifiedleaderaccordingtoGoogle?A．Oneeagerforpower.B．Onecapableofworkingindependently.C．Onewillingtostepaside.D．Oneoperatinganorganization.4、WhatisGoogleyness?A．Beingunique.B．Beingadaptable.C．Beingqualified.D．Beingloyal.25．（10分）FROM:OfficeofRiskManagementSENT:Monday,March18,2016TO:AllnewemployeesSUBJECT:SafetyRegulationsTrainingAllnewemployeesarerequiredtocompleteatrainingcourseonthesafetyproceduresineffectatourvarioussites.Successfulcompletionofthiscourseisarequirementforobtainingpermanentemploymentstatusatthiscompany.Thetrainingcoursemustbecompletedbyeachemployeebeforetheendofhis/hersix-monthprobationary(試用)period.Thiscourseisindividualizedandself-contained;consequently,youmaytakeitatanytime.ItisavailableintheLearningResourceCenter,locatednexttothecafeteria.Thecenterisopenfrom7A．M.to9P.M.,makingitconvenienttoworkonthecoursebeforeorafteryournormalworkshiftorduringyourlunchhour.ThetrainingcoursecombinestheuseofacomputerandinteractiveCD-ROMs.Youwillbeabletolearnatyourownpace.Completionofthecoursetakesapproximately12to15hours.Uponcompletionyouwillberequiredtoassessthecourseusingtheassessmenttool.Acomputerprintoutwillprovideyouwithimmediateresults.Anyonewithascoreoflessthan75percentwillberequiredtorepeatthecourse.IfyouareunfamiliarwiththeuseoftheLearningResourceCenterequipmentorsoftware,staffareavailabletoassistyou.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthepurposeofthisrequirementorhowtofulfillit,pleasecontacttheOfficeofRiskManagement.Thankyouforyourcooperation.LouisaParksRiskManagementOfficerTheHolbrookCompany1、Whowillmostprobablyreadthise-mailmessage?A．Retiredemployees.B．Jobapplicants.C．Trainingofficers.D．Recentlyhiredemployees.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Youcantakethecoursewhereveryoulike.B．Whenyouhavecompletedthecourse,therewillbeatest.C．Youhavetoworkonthecourseforover10hourseveryday.D．Youtakethecourseafteryoubecomeapermanentemployee.3、WherearetheCD-ROMslocated?A．Inthecafeteria.B．Intheemployees’office.C．Nexttothecafeteria.D．Inthelaboratory.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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）Formany,justtakingpartinasinglemarathonistheachievementofalifetime.ButforJulieWeiss,ithasbecomea1routine.Shehasrun52marathons-onceaweek-forthepastyearinmemoryofherdadwho2just35daysafterhewas3withpancreaticcancer(胰腺癌)．WhenJulieWeisslostherfatherin2010,shewas4tofindtheresearchforpancreaticcancerissoshortoffund."Itmademefeel5”shesaid,“IknewIhadtodosomething."Sothismarathonqueen,6shecallsherself,didwhatshedidbest:Shewentrunning.Havingcompleted25marathonsduringthe7twoyears,Julienowvowed(發誓)torun52marathonsin52weeksin8ofherfather.Afteraskingpeopleto9moneyforeachmarathon,she10awebsite,marathon,tocollectmoneyforthePancreaticCancerActionNetwork(PANCAN),anonprofitorganization.raceevery11insomecityacrossNorthAmerica.12leavingworkat5p,m.onFridayshewouldbereadytobeginthenextrace,beforeshe13hometoCaliforniaonSunday.Juliefinishedherl,362.4-milejourneyinMarch2013,14morethan$200,000intheprocessforPANCAN.Whilerunning,shestucktoastricttrainingschedule."Mybody'sgettingusedtothis.I'mchangingmydiet,becomingmorehealthyandlearningtorunmore15."shesaid.Whenhermusclesbeganto16,shekepther17inmind."Whenyoudowhatyoulove,forthoseyoulove,thatiswherethe18happen.Togetherwecanmakea(n)19,andpavethewayforahappy,healthy,cancerfreelife."shesaid.1、A．weekly B．monthly C．daily D．yearly2、A．passedby B．passedaway C．diedoff D．diedout3、A．connected B．diagnosed C．treated D．dealt4、A．inspired B．exhausted C．interested D．shocked5、A．desirable B．helpless C．hopeful D．wishful6、A．while B．what C．as D．since7、A．previous B．precious C．present D．precise8、A．search B．need C．honor D．place9、A．pay B．donate C．make D．earn10、A．setup B．madeup C．heldup D．brokeup11、A．experiment B．stage C．road D．journey12、A．day B．morning C．weekend D．weekday13、A．At B．By C．With D．On14、A．parted B．left C．headed D．missed15、A．raising B．earning C．spending D．wasting16、A．merrily B．efficiently C．specifically D．casually17、A．swell B．stress C．burn D．ache18、A．strength B．relief C．motivation D．interest19、A．miracles B．accidents C．challenges D．events20、A．offer B．sacrifice C．promise D．difference第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Itisacommonthingtoforgettoreturnabooktothelibraryafteryou’veborrowedit.Maybe,you’llyou’llrealizeithasbeensome1．(month)sinceyouborroweditanddecidetoreturnit.2．(similar),whenRonWebsterborrowedabookfromthelibraryoftheUniversityOfLiverpool,hetooforgottoreturnit.Whenhewas30,backin1953,hewasworking3．aresearchassistantintheuniversity.Itwasduringthistime4．heloanedabooktitled“StructureandFunctioninPrimitiveSociety.”Shortlyafterheborrowedthisbook,he5．(call)toLondontocontinuehisresearch.Justasyoumighthaveexpected,RonWebstercompletelyforgotthewholething.Ronhada6．(success)careerandworkedforFordbeforeretiringandleadingarelaxedlife.Recentlywhenhetook7．lookathiscollectionofbooks,hediscoveredtheoldbook.HecontactedUniversityofficialstoaskaboutthe8．(possible)ofreturningthebook.UniversityLibrarianwas9．(amaze)toseeRonarriveattheUniversityOfLiverpool,10．(try)toreturnabookthatheborrowed61yearsago.Justincaseyouwerewondering,thetotalfinethatRonWebsterhadaccumulatedovertheyearsamountedto￡4,510.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假如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。Somedaysbefore,Idecidedtoleavemybikeathomeandtakethebusinstead.Onthebus,Ipullmycapoff.WhenIreachedmystop,Igotoffthebus.Whilecrossthestreet,Irealizedsomethingweremissing.Mycap!Iturnedaround,runningtothebus,andthebuspulledawayfromthestop.Justthen,abusstoppedashortdistanceawaybecausearedlight.WhileIsadlylookedatthebus,thedoorwasopened.Amanstoodnearthedoorandlookedaround.Seenme,hewavedsomething:Itwasmycap.Ibarelyhadtimetograbthemandsaythankyoubeforethedoorclosedagain.第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設你是李華，你在美國夏令營認識的朋友Mike給你來信說他最近沉迷于電腦（Internetaddiction）難以控制。請你給他回一封信，告訴他網癮可能會導致成績下降、健康狀況惡化、與家人產生矛盾等問題，并提出一些建議。注意:1.詞數100左右；2.可適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。DearMike,Iamgladtohearfromyou._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

2023學年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、B4、A5、D6、D7、D8、C9、B10、C11、C12、C13、B14、A15、D16、C17、B18、C19、A20、A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、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.Thebattlelastslit