2025屆福建省永春一中、培元、季延、石光中學(xué)四校英語(yǔ)高三上期末質(zhì)量跟蹤監(jiān)視模擬試題含解析

2025屆福建省永春一中、培元、季延、石光中學(xué)四校英語(yǔ)高三上期末質(zhì)量跟蹤監(jiān)視模擬試題考生請(qǐng)注意：1．答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)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(hào)內(nèi)，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(jié)束后，請(qǐng)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．Peopleallthinkitstrangethattheboyshouldtellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally________explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses2．Whatactually______theaccidenthasnotyetbeendetermined.A．broughtout B．broughton C．broughtabout D．broughtup3．Accordingtotheschoolrule,nochildbeallowedoutoftheschool,unlessaccompaniedbyhisorherownparents.A．should B．mustC．shall D．can4．—CanIhaveadayofftomorrow?Ineedtovisitmygrandmainthehospital.—__________.Icanmanagewithoutyou.A．ForgetitB．OfcourseC．ItdependsD．I’mafraidnot5．—Doyouoftencomeheretohaveawalk?—No,only_________,becausewearemuchtoobusy.A．occasionallyB．eventuallyC．merelyD．frequently6．---Hi,Johnson,anyideawhereSusanis?---Itisclasstime,soshe__________intheclassroomnow.A．canbe B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．shouldbe7．一"Peter,haveyougotyournewflatfurnished?—Yes.I______someusedfurnitureanditwasarealbargain.A．willbuyB．haveboughtC．boughtD．hadbought8．Hewrotealetter________heexplainedwhathadhappenedintheaccident.A．that B．whichC．where D．what9．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat10．Theweatherturnedouttobefine.I_____________thetroubletocarrytheumbrellawithme.A．shouldhavetaken B．musthavetakenC．couldn'thavetaken D．needn'thavetaken11．Giventhehugegap_______economicdevelopmentandculturalconsciousness,youngpeoplefindbigcitiesaresaferthansmalltowns.A．inviewofB．incaseofC．inconsequenceofD．inrespectof12．_______withallsortsofaffairs,themanagerhadlittletimetohaveagoodsleep.A．Occupying B．BeingoccupiedC．Occupied D．Havingoccupied13．Thepetrolinthecar_____onourwaytothebeach,sowehadtowalkthere.A．gaveup B．gaveoff C．gavein D．gaveout14．_______youhearfrommetothecontrary,expectmeonFridayatabout6pm.A．Unless B．UntilC．While D．Although15．—Igotbeateninthefirstroundinthecontest.Iamfeelingdepressed.—Cheerup!Youhaveto________yourself________tohavethelastlaugh.A．open;upB．pick;upC．knock;upD．do;up16．Paulcouldbeaveryattractiveboybuthe______tohisbehaviour.A．paidnoattention B．werepayingnoattentionC．paysnoattention D．hadpaidnoattention17．Afterclass,theteachercouldn’tleave,bythestudents.A．surrounded B．tosurroundC．wassurrounded D．surrounding18．Thenecklacethewomanboughtis,becauseitismadeofglass.A．priceless B．worthwhile C．valuable D．worthless19．Janewenttoherteacherjustnow.She________aboutthesolutiontotheproblem.A．wonderedB．waswonderingC．hadwonderedD．wouldwonder20．Whatisyourmainreasonforchoosingonerestaurantanother?A．overB．ofC．fromD．for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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Asacollegestudent,Ihaveplannedmyfuturecareergoals.Iwouldliketoworkasasalesassistantinacomputercompany,thenasalesmanagerandfinallybossofmyowncompany.Attheverybeginning,Iplantofindajobinafamouscompanyproducingcomputers,inwhichailthestaffarefullyhappyatworkandIcanexperiencejobsatisfactionmostofthetime.Onlysuchkindofcompanycanprovidemewithgoodworkingatmosphereandeagernesstolearnmoresoastogetwellpreparedformyfutureprofession.AtfirstIwanttobeasalesassistantandalwayskeepmyselfbusyworkinginandoutofthecompany,sucha,answeringtelephones,doingrepairwork,evencleaningthealthoughthesalarymaybelow,Iwillseizeeverychancetolearnfromotherstaff.Inmysparetime,Iwilltakesomecoursessoastogetmorequalificationsandexperienceinthisfield.Inthreeorfiveyears,Iamdeterminedtobe-comeasalesmanagerwhoisresponsibleforthesellingofthecomputers.Iwillinterviewasmanycustomersaspossibleanddomarketresearchandimproveourproducts.MeanwhileIwilltakecareofmystafftomakethemeagertoworktothebestoftheirabilities.Asisknowntous,itishardtomanageacompany,butIwillmakeeveryefforttoachievemygoalstepbystep,andIamsure“Thereismothingdifficultintheworldifyouputyourheartintoit.”1、Ifthewriterhasacompany,hiscompanywillprovidehisstaffwith________.A．highwagesB．dormitoriesC．somecomputersmadeinhiscompanyD．goodworkingatmosphereandeagerness2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thewriterwouldliketobeasalesassistantfirst.B．Thewriterwantstosetupabusinessofhisown.C．Thewritermakeshismindtobethepresidentofafamouscompanyproducingcomputers.D．ThewriterwilltakecoursestogetanMBA．3、AsalesassistantshoulddothefollowingEXCEPT________intheopinionofthewriter.A．a(chǎn)nsweringtelephonesB．interviewingcustomersC．cleaningtheroomD．doingrepairwork4、Thetextismainlyabout________.A．howtoimprovethewriter’sabilitiesB．howtoachievethewriter’sfuturecareergoalC．howtobecomeamanagerD．howtobecomeasalesmanager22．（8分）TheNationalPostalMuseumisdividedintogalleriesthatexploreAmerica'spostalhistory.Visitorswillhaveafullpictureofthecreationandfantasticvarietiesofpostagestamps.WorldofStampsVideoimagesbringstampstolifeandattractvisitorswhoexplorethesurroundingdisplays.Visitorsencountertheworld’sfirstpostagestamp—the1840PennyBlackandlearnhowitrevolutionizedcommunication.Stampimages,includingDr.MartinLutherKing’s“Ihaveadream”speechandthestampthathelpedraisealmost$72milliondollarsforbreastcancerresearch,explainhowstampshaveshapedhistoryandhonoredpeopleandplacesworldwide.GemsofAmericanPhilatelyVisitorshavetheopportunityofexamining13ofthemostrareandhighlyvaluedstampsintheworldofthestampcollection,includingthemostfamousAmericanstampofall,the1918InvertedJenny.AvideoexplainswhytheInvertedJennyandotherstampsdisplayedherearethemostvaluable.Thetreasuresinthisareaarerarelyavailableforpublicviewing.EachtellsastoryaboutanimportanteventinUShistory.MailMarksHistoryThemarkingsonmailprovidevaluablecluestothesurprisingwaysmailhasbeentransportedovertime,includingchallengesandevendisastersencounteredalongtheway.Youwillunderstandthesemarkingsbyfollowingthejourneysofthreehistoricletters.ConnectwithUSStampsVisitorsexploretheirownconnectionswithstamps.Atthreetouchscreentables,theycreatetheirownstampcollectionbasedonthetopicsthatinterestthemmost.Theycanalsocreatetheirownstampdesigns.Visitorshavethechancetoviewvideosinwhichstampdesignerstalkabouttheircraft,stampcollectorsexplainwhattheycollectandwhy,andfootage(片段)showstheprocessofmakingstamps.1、WhatcanyoudoatWorldofStamps?A．Photographsomenicestampsondisplay.B．Learnmoreaboutthegreatimportanceofstamps.C．Donatemoneytocancerresearch.D．ListentoaspeechbyMartinLutherKingonvideo2、WhatcanyouseeatGemsofAmericanPhilately?A．SomefamousdesignersintheUS.B．SomenewlyreleasedstampsintheUS.C．SomeofthemostvaluableUSstamps.D．Someimportantpublicreviewsofstamps.3、Wherecanyouseehowstampsarecreated?A．ConnectwithUSStampsB．GemsofAmericanPhilatelyC．MailMarksHistoryD．WorldofStamps4、Wheredoesthistextcomefrom?A．Anofficialreport.B．Anexhibitionguide.C．Anannouncement.D．Anartshowreview.23．（8分）Toeatonlyavegan（素食的）dietmightsounddifficult,especiallywithmanypopulardishescontainingmeatorotheranimalproducts.Yetin2017,veganismwasdescribedas“thefastest-growinglifestylemovement”intheUK,accordingtoBBCnews.AstudybyaUKmarketresearchorganization,suggeststhatover542,000Britswentveganduringthepreviousdecade,anincreaseof360%.Andthemainforcebehindthisincreasewasthoseaged15-34yearsold—42%ofrecentvegansfallunderthatagerange.SowhyexactlyhasveganismbecomesopopularamongyoungBrits?Onereasoncouldbethatmanyyoungpeoplewanttoprotecttheenvironment,aslessmeatconsumptionisknowntobebeneficialtotheenvironment.Globalmeatmanufacturingisbelievedtocause18%oftheworld’sgreenhousegasemissions（排放）,evenmorethanthatofalltheworld’scars,trainsandplanescombined.Anotherreasonisthatmanyoftoday’syoungpeoplebelievethatit’swrongtokillanimalstobeusedasfood.JessMurray,22,astudentatUniversityCollegeLondon,saidthathechosetobecomeveganafterrealizingthateatinganimalsisachoicethatpeoplemake,ratherthansomethingthatweneedtodotosurvive.“Becomingveganwasanethical(道德的)decision,”hetoldtheGuardian.Socialmediaisalsobelievedtohavegivenrisetotheincreaseinveganism.PlatformssuchasFacebookallowyoungveganstoconnectwitheachothermucheasier,whileotherssuchasInstagramhaveledtothecreationof“vegancelebrities(名人)”,whosharelipsonveganlifestyles.Despitetherisingofveganism,LauraWyness,anexpertindietandnutrition,saidthatmeatisveryimportantforpeople’shealth.“Astrictvegandietmakesitdifficulttogetsomemineralsandvitaminsthatyourbodyneeds,”WynesstoldBBCnews.However,thepopularityofveganismdoesn’tseemtobefading.“Itfeelsmorelikethisissomethingthatissticking.”saidanexpertoftheVeganSociety,aUKcharitythatpromotesveganism.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutveganism,“thefastest-growinglifestylemovement”inUK?A．Ithascreatedmanypopulardishes.B．Itisbackedupmainlybyoldpeople.C．Ithasledtofurthermarketresearch.D．Ithasgrownsteeplyinthepast10years.2、ThefollowingmayaccountfortheincreaseinveganismEXCEPT.A．Youngpeoplepreferanenvironment-friendlylife.B．Youngpeoplewanttobecomeethicalcelebrities.C．Mealmanufacturingcontributesalottotheworld’sgreenhousegas.D．Socialmediaallowtheveganmessagetospreadquicklyaround.3、Theunderlinedword“sticking”intheIasiparagraphisequaltoinmeaning.A．importantB．specialC．lastingD．impressive4、Whichofthefollowingwillserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A．YoungBritsGoingVeganB．VeganismComesFirstC．HowtoStartaVeganLifestyleD．VeganismandtheEnvironment24．（8分）Yasudais95yearsold.LookingforeasierwaystosearchtheWebandsendemail,heboughtApple’siPad.Thecompanyhassold3.27millioniPadssincetheyenteredthemarketinApril.Althoughit’simpossibletoknowwithcertaintyhowmanyseniors(老年人)arebuyingthem,evidencesuggeststhatit’sahitwithseniors.TheiPad’sintuitiveinterface(直觀界面)makesitattractivetoseniorsaroundtheworld,saysTakahiroMiura,aresearcherattheUniversityofTokyou.“TheiPadisagoodtoolforseniorsbecauseit’sveryeasytouse,”hesays.UnlikethePC,itdoesn’trequireformerknowledge.”JamesCordwell,aresearcherinLondon,saystheiPad’spopularitywithseniorsishelpingApplereachbeyonditstraditionalbaseofyoungcustomers.“Theworld’spopulation,especiallyindevelopedmarkets,isgettingolder.It’sprobablyamarketwhereApplehasleastentered,”Cordwellsays.Seniorusersareakeysourceofgrowthfortheminthefuture.Seniorsmake.upabout22percentofthepopulationinJapan.TheymayprovethatseniorsarewillingtoaccepttheiPad.Besidesthecustomergroupunder30,theyspendmorethananyothergroupinthecountry,accordingtoareport.MotooKitamura,78,aformergassalesman,boughtaniPadtohelphimcommunicatewithhis2-year-oldgrandsonandpreventhimfromexperiencingsomeofthementalproblemsthatsometimescomewithgettingolder.“Tryingnewthingslikethatisgoodmentalexercise,”hesays.1、Theunderlinedpart“ahit”inParagraph1probablymeans.A．a(chǎn)suddenattackB．a(chǎn)heavyburdenC．veryfamiliarD．quitepopular2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTanadvantageoftheiPad?A．Ithasintuitiveinterface.B．Itiseasytooperate.C．Peoplecanuseitasawaytodomentalexercise.D．Beginnerscanuseitwithoutsimilarexperiences.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．ThetraditionalcustomersofApplesproductsareusuallytheyoung.B．PeopleabovethirtyareAppleslargestcustomergroupinJapan.C．SeniorswillsoongrowintoAppleslargestcustomergroup.D．SeniorsinJapanarefondofbuyinglatesthi-techproducts.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．iPadinfluencingthecustomergroup.B．iPadleadingAppletoseniors.C．iPad’sarrivalcausingJapanesetothink.D．iPadbeatingthetraditionalPC．25．（10分）Humansmakemistakes.Evensurgeonswithyearsofexperiencearenotinfallible.Butwhatifthesedoctorscouldpooltheirknowledgeandexperiencetogetherandcreateasurgicalstandardofcare,tobecarriedoutbymachines?That'stheideabehindsurgicalrobots,whichmaysoonperformmostsurgeries,fromsewinguptinywoundstoperformingheartprocedures.Manyoftheseoperationsare,infact,alreadycompletedwiththeassistanceofrobots.Butarecenttestsuggeststhatrobotsintheoperatingroommaysoongoastepfurther,performingonsofttissuecompletelyontheirown,fromstarttofinish.TheSmartTissueAutonomousRobot（STAR）,successfullycompletedsurgeriesonpigs."We'rethefirstgrouptodevelopautonomousroboticsurgerywithsoft-tissuesurgery,andwhencomparedtostandardoperation,it'sbetter,"saysPeterKim,professorofsurgery."Theideaisnottoreplacesurgeons；itwillmakethesurgeonsbetterandmaketheproceduressafer."ArecentMayoClinicstudyfoundthatmajorsurgicalerrors-includingoperatingonthewrongsiteorsideofthebody,orevenleavingtoolsorobjectsinsidethepatient-occureveryoneoutof22,000procedures.That'srare,butrobotslikeSTARwouldaimtolowerthenumberevenfurther.InthedaVincisurgicalsystem,surgeonsplacetheirarmsinsideinstrumentsandusetheirhandstocontrolthemovementofrobotictoolsontheoperatingtablefromafar.Therobot'severymajormoveiscontrolledbysurgeons,andthusitsresultsmayvarybasedonthesurgeon'strainingorexperience.STAR,ontheotherhand,isentirelyautonomous.It'snotonlyabletoworkonitsownandperformsurgerieswithamoreflexible"hand",butit'sabletoreacttotheunexpectedincidents.Cuttingintohardtissuelikebonesisonething,butoperatingonmovingsofttissueisfarmorecomplex.STARreactstoachangingenvironment,similartohowself-drivingcarsareprogrammedtonotonlydriveonthehighway,butalsoreacttoanotherdrivermakingamistakeandgettinginyourway.1、Theunderlinedword"infallible"inParagraph1probablymeans______.A．quitesmartB．reallycreativeC．ratherresponsibleD．a(chǎn)lwaysright2、WecanlearnfromthepassagethatSTAR______.A．canperformtheoperationonitsownB．hasbeenwidelyusedintheoperatingroomC．canmakesurgeriesmuchfasterD．willtaketheplaceofsurgeons3、InthedaVincisurgicalsystem,______.A．robotsaretrainedfromafarB．robotsalwaysmakemistakesC．surgeryresultsdependonsurgeonsD．surgeonshavetroublecontrollingrobots4、Inthelastparagraph,theauthormentionsself-drivingcarsinordertoshow______.A．howsmartanautonomousrobotcanbeB．howdifficultself-drivingonthehighwayisC．howbadgettinginanotherdriver'swaymightbeD．howdangerousoperatingonpeopleis.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）TheBestHolidayIwasunbelievablyproudofmynine-year-olddaughter,Emily.1tobuyamountainbike,she’dbeensavingherpocketmoneyallyear,aswellasdoingsmalljobstoearnextramoney.ByThanksgiving,shehadcollectedonly$49.Isaid,“You2haveyourpickfrommybicycle3choose.AsChristmas4near,EmilyandIwentbikeshopping.Asweleftonestore,she5”ThroughoutDecember,Emilycontinuedtoworkhard.Thenoneday,shemadea6announcement.“YouknowallthemoneyI’vebeensaving?”shesaidhesitantly.“I’mgoingtogiveittothepoorpeople.”SoonecoldmorningbeforeChristmas,Emilyhandedhertotalsavingsof$58toavolunteerwhowasreallyvery7.8byEmily’sselflessness,Idecidedtocontribute9ofmyoldbicyclestoacardealerwhowascollectingusedbikesforpoorchildren10Iselectedashinymodelfrommycollection,however,itseemedasifasecondbiketookonaglow.ShouldIcontributetwo?No,onewouldbeenough.ButIcouldn’t11thefeelingthatIshouldgiveasecondbike.WhenIlater12thebikes,thecardealersaid,“You’remakingtwokidsvery13,sir.Hereareyourtickets.Foreachbicyclecontributed,we’re14awayonechancetowinagirl’smountainbike.”Whywasn’tIsurprisedwhenthatsecondticketprovedtobethe15?IliketothinkitwasGod’swayof16heryear--whilegivingherdadalessoninthe17.1、A．Promised B．Amazed C．Determined D．Organized2、A．need B．should C．must D．can3、A．collection B．contribution C．shop D．club4、A．seldom B．likely C．slightly D．merely5、A．drew B．became C．went D．pulled6、A．observed B．sensed C．watched D．noticed7、A．work B．charge C．time D．change8、A．disappointing B．surprising C．formal D．public9、A．a(chǎn)greeable B．hopeful C．thankful D．pitiful10、A．Moved B．Shocked C．Persuaded D．Demanded11、A．one B．some C．two D．a(chǎn)ny12、A．While B．As C．Because D．Though13、A．express B．describe C．explain D．shake14、A．returned B．delivered C．chose D．shared15、A．sweet B．healthy C．happy D．fair16、A．putting B．giving C．storing D．signing17、A．present B．harvest C．winner D．chance18、A．greeting B．praising C．sheltering D．rewarding19、A．under B．before C．beyond D．within20、A．process B．project C．struggle D．communication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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Allthecustomerswhowenttothenewsupermarkethadonestrongwishtobetheluckycustomerwhodidnothavetopay1．hershopping,forthenoticeinsidetheentrance2．(say),“Remember,onceaweek,oneofourcustomersgetsfreegoods.Thismaybeyourluckyday!”Forseveralweeks,Mrs.Edwardshopedtobeoneofthelucky3．（housewife）likemanyofherfriends.Shenevergaveuphope.Cupboardsinherkitchen4．（fill）withthingsthatshedidn’tneedatall.Shedreamedoftheday5．themanagerofthesupermarketwouldsaytoherwithasmile,“Madam,thisisyourluckyday.Everythinginyourbasketisfree.”O(jiān)neFridayafternoon,aftershehadfinishedshoppingandhadtakenittohercar,shefoundthatshehadforgottentobuysomesugar.Sherushed6．tothesupermarket,7．（get）thesugarandwenttowardsthecashdesk.Asshedid8．,shesawthemanagerofthesupermarketcomeuptoherandsaid,“9．（congratulate）!Youarethe10．（lucky）amongallthecustomersthisweekandeverythinginyourbasketisfree!”第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）下面短文中有10處語(yǔ)法錯(cuò)誤。請(qǐng)?jiān)谟绣e(cuò)誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個(gè)單詞。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧）,并在其下面寫上該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從11處起）不計(jì)分。Onceuponatimetherewasaboywhofondofreading、However,hewasverypoortobuyanybooks、Thatwasthereasonthathehadtoborrowbooksfromarichmanwhoownedalotofbooks、Theboyknewclearlythathehastofinishreadingthebookshehadborrowedthemandreturnthemtotheownerassoonaspossible、Arichman,whowasreadytolendanyofhisbooktotheboy,readfewofhisownbooks、Withtimegoingon,theboyreadalotsbutfinallybecameafamouswriterinhistime、Thoughtherichmanhadsomanybooks,heremainedamanwithlittleknowledgebecauseofheseldomreadhisbooks、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，校讀書俱樂部負(fù)責(zé)人。俱樂部將在下周三下午三點(diǎn)在報(bào)告廳進(jìn)行英語(yǔ)朗讀比賽。請(qǐng)你給外教Tom寫一份電子郵件。內(nèi)容如下:1.邀請(qǐng)他擔(dān)任比賽評(píng)委；2.問他屆時(shí)是否有空出席；3.請(qǐng)他向?qū)W生推薦合適的文學(xué)作品。注意:1.詞數(shù)80左右。2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、C4、B5、A6、D7、C8、C9、D10、D11、C12、C13、D14、A15、B16、C17、A18、D19、B20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、WhydoChinesepeoplelovehotpotsomuch?Asthewintermonthsarecoiningin,moreandpeoplearesiltingaroundatable,enjoyingthiskindoftraditionalmeal.IfindmyselfwonderingwhatitUaboutthistraditionalmeal,whichhasexistedformorethan1,000years.WhatmakesitaChinesefoodfavorite?Itseemsthattheanswerliesbeyondthedishitself.Hotpotisn’tjustdesignedtokeepyouwarmduringthecoldmonths;it’salsoasocialexperience.It’sa“theater”cookedfoodthatturnsamealintoanevent.Thereisalotoffunforeveryonetohaveinaddingsomefoodstothehotpot.Hotpotiseatenovertwotothreehours.Forthisreason,itisoftenconsideredanevening’sentertainment,andatimetospendwithfriendsandfamilies.However,manywesternerswouldbeputoffbytheideaofotherpeoplestickingchopsticksintheirfood.WhenwecometoeatatthetableintheUK,wetendtohaveourownshares,althoughtheexperienceisstillasocialone.AsimilarexperiencetothehotpotcanbefoundinKoreanbarbecuerestaurants,whichleiyoucookyourownmeat.Thisallowspeopletohavetheirmeatdonehowevertheywant.Formostwesterners,theideaofgoingtoarestauranttocooktheirownfoodisverystrange.Buthavingago,Ifindit’snowoneofmyfavoritemealsinBeijing.ThesteamfromthepotleftmyclothessmellingoffoodwhenIgothome,butperhapsthiswasalsopartoftheexperience.Whenthecoldwindisblowingoutside,Iamsittingaroundwithmygoodfriends,eatinganddrinking.Formeit’slikeadinnerpartywheremytastebudsandmyappetiteareequallysatisfiedinthewarmcompanyoffriends.5、Whatisthemainreasonwhyhoipotispopularin