黑龍江省哈爾濱市阿城區(qū)第二中學2025屆英語高三上期末學業(yè)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測試題含解析

黑龍江省哈爾濱市阿城區(qū)第二中學2025屆英語高三上期末學業(yè)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．Trytobeindependent,foryourparentscan'tdo________foryouallyourlife.A．something B．nothingC．everything D．a(chǎn)nything2．––Cathyisnotcomingtoyourbirthdaypartytonight.––Butshe______!A．promisedB．promisesC．willpromiseD．hadpromised3．Astothe“996workschedule”,______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,People’sDailycommentedthatvaluinghardworkdoesnotmeanforcingemployeestoworkovertime.A．that B．which C．where D．when4．—Whataboutyourself-drivetripyesterday?—Tiring!Theroadwasbeingwidened,andwe________aroughride.A．had B．haveC．wouldhave D．havehad5．Duringthenegotiationtofollow,itcanbearguedthatsharesofforeigncompaniesareovervalued________thereturntheyoffer.A．intermsofB．inmemoryofC．infavorofD．inchargeof6．Look!Here’saphoto______inmyclassroomatprimaryschool.Canyourecognizemeinit?A．taken B．takingC．totake D．beingtaken7．—When______leaveforJapan?—When______leaveforJapaniskeptsecret.”A．theywill,willthey B．willthey,theywillC．theywill,theywill D．willthey,willthey8．—PityyoumissedGeorge'swedding.—Well,I________.A．haven'tbeeninvitedB．wouldn'tbeinvitedC．hadn'tbeeninvitedD．a(chǎn)mnotinvited9．Runningisoftentiringandalotofhardwork,butnothing________thefeelingyougetafterfinishingalongworkoutaroundthetrack.A．breaks B．blocksC．bonds D．beats10．Ourbedroomsareallonthesixthfloor,withitsownbathroom.A．a(chǎn)ll B．every C．either D．each11．Inthestudents’eyes,MrsSmithisamothermorethanateacher.shetreatsthestudentsjustlikeherownchildren.A．AsaresultB．InotherwordsC．WhatismoreD．Firstofall12．Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,___________wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.A．which B．whereC．when D．that13．Notuntilhewentabroadtofurtherhisstudy_______theimportanceofEnglish.A．hashefoundB．hehasfoundC．didhefindD．hehadfound14．---Howdidyouliketheconcertlastnight?---Ienjoyeditverymuch,butthedancers______abetterjob.A．couldhavedone B．couldn’thavedone C．coulddo D．haddone15．Ineedhelpnow!IhavetofixaleakingpipeinmybathroombutI’mnotsure______tobegin.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when16．Hehasmadelittlepreparationfortheinterview,sothechanceofhimsucceedinginitis.A．slimB．fantasticC．obviousD．gentle17．Somedrunkendriversthinkthattheymaybeluckyto________afine,whichmaycosttheirownlives.A．getthrough B．getalongwithC．getdownto D．getawaywith18．Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should19．Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding20．—Howcouldtheymisunderstandmelikethat?—Justkeepsilent!It’sthebestwaytoletthemknowtheyyouwrong.A．do B．didC．a(chǎn)redoing D．haddone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）ESciencehasalotofuses.Itcanuncoverlawsofnature,curediseases,makebombs,andhelpbridgestostandup.Indeedscienceissogoodatwhatitdoesthatthere’salwaysatemptation(誘惑)todragitintoproblemswhereitmaynotbehelpful.DavidBrooks,authorofTheSocialAnimal:TheHiddenSourcesofLove,Character,andAchievement,appearstobethelatestinalonglineofwriterswhohavefailedtoresistthetemptation.Brooksgainedfameforseveralbooks.HislatestbookTheSocialAnimal,however,ismoreambitiousandseriousthanhisearlierbooks.Itisanattempttodealwithasetofweightytopics.Thebookfocusesonbigquestions:Whathassciencerevealedabouthumannature?Whatarethesourcesofcharacter?Andwhyaresomepeoplehappyandsuccessfulwhileothersaren’t?Toanswerthesequestions,Brookssurveysawiderangeofdisciplines（學科）.Consideringthis,youmightexpectthebooktobeadryrecitationoffacts.ButBrookshasstructuredhisbookinanunorthodox(非常規(guī)的),andperhapsunfortunate,way.Insteadofintroducingscientifictheories,hetellsastory,withinwhichhetriestomakehispoints,perhapsinordertokeepthereader’sattention.SoasHaroldandErica,theheroandheroineinhisstory,livethroughchildhood,wehearaboutthescienceofchilddevelopmentandastheybegintodatewehearaboutthetheoryofsexualattraction.Brookscarriesthisthroughtothedeathofoneofhischaracters.Onthewhole,Brooks’storyisacceptableifuninspired.Asonewouldexpect,hiswritingismostlyclearand,tobefair,somechaptersstandoutabovetherest.Ienjoyed,forinstance,thechapterinwhichHarolddiscovershowtothinkonhisown.WhileHaroldandEricaarecertainlynotstrongormemorablecharacters,themoreseriousproblemswithTheSocialAnimallieelsewhere.TheseproblemspartlyinvolveBrooks’attempttotranslatehistaleintoscience.1、Theauthormentionsthefunctionsofscienceatthebeginningofthepassageto__________.A．illustratewheresciencecanbeappliedB．demonstratethevalueofBrooks’newbookC．remindthereaderoftheimportanceofscienceD．explainwhymanywritersusescienceintheirworks2、Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingcouldbeastrengthofthebook?A．Itsstrongbasis.B．Itsconvincingpoints.C．Itsclearwriting.D．Itsmemorablecharacters.3、Whatistheauthor’sgeneralattitudetowardsthebook?A．Contradictory.B．Supportive.C．Cautious.D．Critical.4、Whatistheauthorlikelytowriteaboutafterthelastparagraph?A．Problemswiththebook.B．Brooks’slifeexperience.C．Deathofthecharacters.D．Brooks’stranslationskills.22．（8分）Theonlinebusinessmodelischangingonasatisfaction-firstbasis.Itdoesn'tmatterifsomeonerecommendedyouanapp,nothingbeatsgettingtotryouttheappfirstbeforedecidingonwhetherornottoapplyfortheservice.●RhapsodyListentoRhapsody’slargemusiclibraryandgettheoptiontodownloadandlistentosongsorevenfull-lengthalbumsevenwhenfull-lengthalbumsevenwhenyou’reoffline.Atthemoment,thisserviceisavailablein32countriesonly.Rememberthatyou’llneedtocancelwithinthefreetrialperiodtoavoidbeingchargedforyourfirstmonth.[Trialperiod—14days∣Aftertrial--$9.99/month∣Trynow]●BigstockNeedsavephotosforyourpresentationsandartworks?GotoBigstocktocheckouttheircollectionfromtopartistsandphotographersaroundtheworld.Choosefromover30millionphotos,andillustrations(插圖),with75,000imagescomingineverynewweek.Allyouneedtostartyourfreetrialisyouremailaddress.[Trialperiod—7days∣Aftertrial--$79/month∣Trynow]●CanvasIfyouaredrowninginpaperwork,perhapsitistimetouseCanvasandtransferallyourpaperworkonline.Digitalizeyourworkorders,formsetcsothattheycanbefilledupandcompletedrightonanymobiledevice.Thismakesiteasytocreate,edit,gainvaluabledataandsendittothepeoplewhoneeditinseconds.[Trialperiod—30days∣Aftertrial--$13/month∣Trynow]●BackupifyIfyouhaveeverlostyourphone,youknowhowimportantitistobackup(備份)allyourimportantdocuments,notes,contactsandotherpersonaldetails.Getcloud-to-cloudprotectionofupto3PBofdatawithBackupify.YoucanbackupyourdataforGoogleapps,Office365,varioussocialmediasitesandevenSalesforce.[Trialperiod—15days∣Aftertrial--$3/month∣Trynow]TolearnmoreabouttheAppsabove,ClickHere.1、WhoismorelikelytousetheappCanvas?A．Asecretary.B．Aphotographer.C．Anartist.D．Amusician.2、Tosavephotos,________canbeofsomehelp.A．BigstockandCanvas.B．BackupifyandBigstock.C．RhapsodyandBackupify.D．RhapsodyandCanvas.3、Whatdothefourappshaveincommon?A．Userswillaccessthemviaemailaccounts.B．Theyofferfreeentertainmentservices.C．Theycanhelpbrushupusers’workskills.D．Userscantrythemwithoutpayingmoney.4、Wherecanyoufindmoreinformationaboutsuchapps?A．Amagazine.B．ATVshow.C．Awebsite.D．Anewspaper.23．（8分）HowITurnedtoBeOptimisticIbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt＇shouse,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwascrying,andsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact,IthinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtosee—thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksandpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism,buttheideadidnotcometomeatonce.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost—havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbe.Motherremarried,andthingsbecameevenmorecomplexforme.SometimepassedbeforemystepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoftensad,andsawnoendto“thehardtimes.”MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryoneelseathome.Iwroteletters,filledoutforms,translatedatinterviewswithImmigrationofficers,tookmygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthere,andevendiscussedtelephonebillswithcompanyrepresentatives.FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule:Almostallcommontroubleseventuallygoaway!Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveup,andjustwaitalittle!Ibelievethatmylifewillturnoutallright,eventhoughitwillnotbethateasy.1、HowdidtheauthorgettoknowAmerica?A．Fromherrelatives. B．Fromhermother.C．FromBooksandpictures. D．Fromradioprograms.2、UponleavingforAmericatheauthorfelt________.A．confused B．excitedC．worried D．a(chǎn)mazed3、ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYork,theauthor________.A．oftenlostherwayB．didnotthinkaboutherfutureC．studiedinthreedifferentschoolsD．gotonwellwithherstepfather4、WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A．Sheworkedasatranslator.B．Sheattendedalotofjobinterviews.C．Shepaidtelephonebillsforherfamily.D．ShehelpedherfamilywithherEnglish.5、Theauthorbelievesthat________.A．herfuturewillbefreefromtroublesB．itisdifficulttolearntobecomepatientC．therearemoregoodthingsthanbadthingsD．goodthingswillhappenifonekeepstrying24．（8分）Eachyearthereisanincreasingnumberofcarsonroadsandstreetsasmillionsofnewcarsandtrucks(卡車)areproduced.OneoutofeverysixAmericansworksatputtingtogetherthepartsofcars,drivingtrucks,buildingroadsorfillingcarsandtruckswithgas.Americanswon’tlivewithoutcars!MostAmericanswouldfindithardtothinkwhatlifecouldlooklikewithoutacar.However,somehaverealizedtheseriousproblemoftheairpollutionthatiscausedbythecar.Thepollutedairbecomespoisonous(有毒)anddangeroustohealth.Onewaytogetridofthepollutedcaristobuildacarthatdoesnotpollute.That’swhatseveralofthelargecarfactorieshavebeentryingtodo.Buttobuildacleancariseasiersaidthandone.Progressinthisfield(領(lǐng)域)hasbeenslow.Anotherwayistotaketheplaceofthecarengine

bysomethingelse.Inventorsarenowworkingonsteamcarsaswellaselectriccars.Manymakersbelievethatitwilltakeyearstodevelopapracticalmodelthatpleasesman.Topreventtheworldfrombeingpollutedbycar,we’llhavetomakesomechangesinthewaymanyofuslive.Americans,forexample,havetocutdownonthenumberoftheirtotalcars.Theyareencouragedtotravelandtogotoworkbybicycle.Bicyclingisthoughttohelpkeeptheairclean.Butthischangedoesn’tcomeeasily.Alargenumberofworkersmayfindthemselveswithoutjobsifacarfactoryclosesdown.Thustheproblemofairpollutionwouldbecomelessimportantthanthatofunemployment(失業(yè)).Althoughcarshaveledustoabetterlife,theyhavealsobroughtusnewproblems.1、Howmanywaystogetridofairpollutionaresuggestedinthisarticlebythewriter?A．OneB．TwoC．ThreeD．Four2、Largecarfactoriesaretryingtobuildacleancar,___________.A．whichiscleanitselfB．whichisusedtocleanstreetsC．whichdoesnotpollutetheairD．whichiseasiertomake3、Ifthenumberofcarsiscutdown,themostseriousproblemtoAmericanworkersis_______.A．tohavenoworktodoB．tokeeptheaircleanC．togetabetterlifeD．togoworkbybike4、Whatistheconclusionofthewriter?A．BicyclingistheonlywayoutB．ThenumberofcarsmustbecutdownC．CarsbringusnothingbutseriousproblemsD．Carsbringusnotonlyabetterlifebutseriousproblems25．（10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．howtobecomeasalesmanager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）Mymotherandherfamilykeptinformationaboutmyfatherandhisfamilyasecretfrommeforoverhalfacentury.In2010Ibeganto1myfatherthroughA.However,Ilearnedhehad2canceronAugust6,1999inahospitalinDallas,Texas.WhenIgotmyfather'sdeath3，themedicalexaminertoldmebecausemyfatherhadno4aroundthecity,theyburiedhiminabodybagina(n)5graveinanoldcemetery.Iknewmyfather6inWW2soIdecidedtoworkongettinghisremains7tomystatetobeburiedinournationalcemetery.From2011to2017Ikeptworkingon8mydebtfromadivorceandincreasingmy9scoresosomedayIcouldgetapersonalloan.Thatcertificateof10serviceprovedmyfatherserved43monthsinWW2intheUSAArmyAirForcefightingtheNazi's.Istilldidnothavethemoney11.InJulyof2018abankapproveda$10，000personalloansoIhadafuneraldirector12apermittoexhumemyfather.After4monthsof13IaskedSenatorBrownforhelpagaininNovember.SixdaysafterhecontactedTexasofficialsapermitwas14.OnJuly9,2019anairplanewill15attheClevelandHopkinsInternationalAirport16Iwillbefinally17withmyfatherandtouchhismetalcasketandthemissingpieceofmyheartwillbe18.OnJanuary10,2019theOhioPatriotGuardRiderswillescortmyfather'shearsethroughmy19tobeburiedwithhonorsinourstatesNationalcemeteryandonedayinJanuarySenatorBrownwillhaveanAmericanFlag20overourNation'sCapitaltohonormyfather.Ifyounevergiveuponedayyourdreamwillbecomeareality.1、A．hireout B．a(chǎn)llowfor C．searchfor D．divein2、A．sufferedfrom B．diedof C．evolvedinto D．diedfrom3、A．a(chǎn)djustment B．diploma C．penalty D．certificate4、A．soldiers B．seniors C．relatives D．enemies5、A．unprotected B．unmarked C．theoretical D．mobile6、A．joined B．played C．served D．enrolled7、A．broughtdown B．broughtin C．broughtout D．broughtback8、A．lowering B．increasing C．wiping D．swapping9、A．housing B．employment C．marriage D．credit10、A．sustainable B．military C．a(chǎn)uthentic D．historic11、A．moreover B．while C．though D．therefore12、A．a(chǎn)pplyto B．a(chǎn)pplyfor C．tryout D．tryon13、A．clarifying B．waiting C．requesting D．wrestling14、A．suspended B．rejected C．granted D．substituted15、A．land B．stop C．leave D．touch16、A．which B．whose C．where D．when17、A．confronted B．reunited C．involved D．occupied18、A．reserved B．restricted C．restored D．rewarded19、A．school B．church C．country D．hometown20、A．flowed B．flown C．covered D．controlled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(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）NoonethoughtthatyoungAlbertEinsteinwouldgrowuptochangetheworld.Hewassoslowinlearningtospeakthathewasconsideredabit1．(fool).AlbertEinsteinwasneverhappyinschool.Heansweredslowlybecausehewasverythoughtful,andheaskeddifficultquestions,whichmade2．(he)teachersthinkthathewastrying3．(make)trouble.Thestrictdiscipline（紀律）ofaGermanschoolmadehimveryunhappy.However,youngEinstein4．(do)learnwhatinterestedhim,andhewasinterestedinwhatlaybelowthesurfaceof5．(thing).Forinstance,hisfatheroncegavehimacompass（指南針）.ThismadeAlbertcurious6．theunseenforcesthatcouldkeepacompassneedlealwayspointingnorth.Inhisteenshereaddeepinscience.Hehadalreadystartedtowonderaboutthemysteriesof7．universe.At17,EinsteinenteredthePolytechnicInstituteinZurich,Switzerland,8．hestudiedmathematicsandphysics.Hestayedawayfrommanylecturesanddidnotimpresshisprofessors,buthewas9．(actual)studyingveryhardallthetime.Whenhegraduatedin1900,heaskedtobeappointedasanassistantinthephysicsdepartmentbut10．(refuse).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。Therearemanywaysyoucanshowrespecttoothers、Insomecases,whatyoushoulddoislistenpatientwhensomeoneisspeaking,evenifyouhaveanythingimportanttosay、Someotherwaysyoucanshowrespectincludesthefollowingones、Takeacareofborrowedthings、Whenyouborrowsomethingbuttakegoodcareofit,thepersonyouborroweditwillsurelyappreciateit、Bepolite,followtherules,andpracticinggoodmanner、Cleanupthemessyouhavemade、Ifyoudon'tcleanupbyyourselfwhenyoumakeamess,someoneelsewillhaveto、Thiscanmakepeoplefrustrating、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，計劃本周末和同學一起去觀看《經(jīng)典詠流傳》(EverlastingClassics)節(jié)目，得知外教Nancy也很感興趣，請給她寫一封郵件，邀請她一同參加。內(nèi)容包括：1.集合時間及地點；2.現(xiàn)場活動：交流與互動。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearNancy，________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、A5、A6、A7、B8、C9、D10、D11、B12、B13、C14、A15、C16、A17、D18、C19、C20、B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、D2、C3、D4、A22、1、A2、B3、D4、C23、1、C2、B3、C4、D5、D24、1、C2、C3、A4、D25、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,theideao