遼寧省葫蘆島協(xié)作體2025屆高三第一次調(diào)研測試英語試卷含解析

遼寧省葫蘆島協(xié)作體2025屆高三第一次調(diào)研測試英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Inrecentyears,ChineseartshavewontheofalotofpeopleoutsideChina.A．reputationB．enjoymentC．a(chǎn)ppreciationD．entertainment2．Althoughtheusedcarseemsingood______,itcannotrunfast.A．state B．situationC．condition D．occasion3．Wedidhaveaquarrelaboutmoneylastnight，butnowwehavealready_____________.A．takenup B．putupC．madeup D．broughtup4．_______withallsortsofaffairs,themanagerhadlittletimetohaveagoodsleep.A．Occupying B．BeingoccupiedC．Occupied D．Havingoccupied5．—Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis．—Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis_____amanthinksofhimself…reallydetermineshisfate．A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．that;how6．–MyTVsetdoesn’twork,thewatertapisdrippingandmycarisstillunderrepair!–Yousure________badluckthesedays.A．had B．willhave C．hadhad D．a(chǎn)rehaving7．Thewriterwasso________inherworkthatshedidn’tnoticehimentertheroom.A．a(chǎn)bandoned B．focused C．a(chǎn)bsorbed D．centered8．You’dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture________.A．purposeB．referenceC．memoryD．a(chǎn)ssessment9．Iquicklyloweredmyself,duckingmyheadtoavoidlookingdirectlyintohiseyessothathewouldn'tfeel________.A．challenged B．challengingC．tobechallenged D．havingchallenged10．EventhoughthewayLinDaiyuexpressesherfeelingsmaybe________toamodernaudience,itisrootedinhercharacterandmakeswhosheis.A．a(chǎn)llergicB．foreignC．sensitiveD．fundamental11．.JennywassadoverthelossofthephotossheshotinCanada,_________thiswasamemorysheespeciallytreasured.A．if B．when C．a(chǎn)s D．where12．Itisbeyondawkwardwheneveryonearoundyou______________laughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny,especiallyifit’sajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.A．runinto B．burstsoutC．yellsout D．fallsinto13．Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitisquite______toperformskillfullyyourself.A．a(chǎn)nother B．other C．theother D．others14．TheChinesepeoplearehopefulfor________2019willbringfortheirfamiliesandthecountry.A．how B．whichC．what D．that15．Somepeopleusehand-writtenletters______typingbecausethey’remorepersonalandrepresentyoursincerity.A．inpreferencetoB．inprocessofC．inreferencewithD．insearchof16．,hetalksalotabouthisfavoritesingersafterclass.A．Aquietstudentashemay B．QuietstudentashemaybeC．Beaquietstudentashemay D．Quietashemaybeastudent17．publicbicycleswithamobileappismoreconvenientforusers.A．TounlockB．UnlockC．UnlockedD．Unlocking18．Thiscarisimportanttoourfamily.Wewouldrepairitatourexpense_______itbreakdownwithinthefirstyear.A．could B．wouldC．might D．should19．Nodrivingafterdrinkingisarulethateverydriver____________obeyinourcountry.A．will B．shallC．may D．can20．—Wouldyoumindmovingoveralittle?Ihavetopasshere.—________I’dliketohelp.A．Notintheslightest. B．Don’tmentionit.C．Nevermind. D．Atyourservice.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）SusanBrownellAnthonywasaladyaheadofhertime.Shefoughtforwomen'srightslongbeforeitbecameapopularevent.SusanwasbornonFebruary15,1820,inAdams,Massachusetts.Atthattime,womenhadfewrights.Theycouldnotownproperty（財(cái)產(chǎn)）.Moneyearnedbyamarriedwomanbelongedtoherhusband.Majordecisionsinvolvingchildrenweremadebythefathers.Womencouldnotvote.Attheageof15,Susanbecameaschoolteacher.Shetaughtfor15years.Thenshebeganorganizingwomen'sgroupstopromoterightsthatwereimportanttowomen.Shehelpedgainbettereducationalrightsforwomen.Shehelpedgivemarriedwomenpossessionoftheirearnings.AftertheCivilWar,Susanbecameveryinvolvedinthewomen'svotingmovement.Afteryearsoflecturing,writing,andappealingbySusanandotherwomen,somepartsoftheUnitedStateschangedtheirlawstogivewomentherighttovote.ThefirststatewasWyomingin1869.OtherareasandstatesgraduallyfollowedWyoming'sdecision.Itwasnotuntil1920thattheU.S.Constitution（憲法）waschangedtogiveallwomenvotingrights.SusanBrownellAnthonydiedin1906attheageof86.ShewaselectedtotheHallofFameforGreatAmericansin1950.ShewasthefirstAmericanwomantohavealikeness（肖像）ofherfaceonacoin.Itwasthe1979SusanBrownellAnthonydollar.1、WhatwasthesituationofAmericanwomenlikewhenSusanwasborn？A．Theyhadlowsocialplace.B．Theycouldvoteaftergettingmarried.C．Theymanagedmoneyfortheirhusbands.D．Theywereresponsiblefordecision-making.2、Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout？A．Susan'steachingexperiences.B．Susan'seducationalbackground.C．Susan'seffortstostopslavery.D．Susan'sfightingforwomen'srights.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"decision"inthefourthparagraphreferto？A．Promotingthesocialmovement.B．ChangingtheU.S.Constitution.C．Givingwomenvotingrights.D．Unitingotherareasandstates.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage？A．ThefirstAmericanwomantoinventcoinsB．Theproblemofwomen'srightsintheU.S.C．ThemostpopularwomenorganizationD．Apioneerinfightingforwomen'srights22．（8分）Formostofherlife,SuanneLaqueur’spassionforstorytellingwasshownonthedancefloor.AlthoughLaqueurbeganwritingatayoungage,dancingalwaystookcenterstage.ShemajoredindanceandtheateratAlfredUniversityandtaughtathermother’sdancestudioinCroton-on-Hudson,NewYork,foryears.ButwhenhermotherwasreadytoretireandanopportunityopenedforLaqueurtotakeoverthestudio,sherealizedshehadnointerestintakingonthebusinesssideofherart:“Owningastudioisalotofwork—financially,logistically.Ilovetheteaching,thechoreographing(編舞),thestaging,butIdidn’twanttoownit.”YetLaqueur’sdisinterestinrunningthestudiochangedwhenshebecameaself-publishedauthor.Inthefallof2013,shedecidedtopursueSelf-publishingasawayofsharingherfirstcompletednovelwithfriendsandfamily.Duringtheprocess,sherealizedthatfollowinghertruepassion—tellingstoriesthroughwriting—madethebusinessoftheartworthwhile,andowningthatbusinessmeantshecoulddirectherwritingcareerhowevershechose.Startingwithhersecondself-publishednovel,shebeganinvestingmoretimeinmarketingandbuildingheraudience.Herinvestmentpaidoff.Since2014,Laqueur,now49,hasself-publishedsixnovels,whichcollectivelyhavehundredsofratingsandreviewsonGoodreads.Her2016novelAnExaltationofLarksstoletheshowatthe25thAnnualWriter’sDigestSelf-PublishedBookAwards,toppingmorethan2,300entriestowinthegrandprize.“Youhavetowritethemosttruthfulstorytoyou,andIthinkself-publishingallowsthatfreedom,’shesays.“Ifyouworkwithtraditionalpublishing,it’smoreaboutwhat’smarketable,Therearetrade-offs,whicheveryonewilltellyou,butbyself-publishingIhavecontrolofthebook,Ihavecontrolofthestory,andI’mcoolwiththat.”1、FromParagraph2，wecanlearnthatLaqueur_______.A．wantedtoownapublishinghouseB．didn’tliketeachingdancinginfactC．wasapart-timewriterwhenshewasyoungD．wasinterestedinrunninghermother’sstudio2、WhatmadeLaqueurchangeherattitudetobusiness?A．Hermother’spersuasion. B．Self-publishinghernovels.C．Thedesiretomakemoney, D．Herownpassiontowardart.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase“stoletheshow”inParagraph4?A．becameafailure. B．wasshowntopeople.C．gotalltheattention. D．wasaccidentallystolen.4、WhatcanbeinferredfromwhatLaqueur’ssaid?A．Sheenjoysthewayofself-publishing.B．Shewillneverusetraditionalpublishing.C．Traditionalpublishingonlyfocusesonthemarket.D．Self-publishingwillreplacetraditionalpublishing.23．（8分）Relievingpovertyhasbeenoneofourgovernment’stopconcernsforthepastdecades.Poverty(貧困)inremoteareasinChinaisvirtuallyagreatobstaclefortheChinesetogetcommonprogress;thus,itisurgentforustohelpthepeopletheretoshakeoffpovertythesoonerthebetter.Forthisaim,thegovernmenthasalreadysenttechniciansandexpertstopoverty-strickenareastohelpboostlocalagriculturalproductionandteachthelocalsnewtechniques.TheMinistryofLaborhasalsotrainedmanyrurallaborersthroughdifferentprograms.Butallthesearenotenough.Severalotherwayshavebeenproposedasfollows.Firstofall,thegovernmentshouldencourageasmallpartofthepeopleintheremoteareastogetwealthyaheadofothersbyequippingthemwithrelevantfundsandagriculturaltechnology.These“better-offs”cannotonlysetagoodexamplebutgiveconfidencetothepoorerintheireffortstogetridofpoverty.Whenallthepeoplegetrich,thegeneralleveloflivingstandardcanbegreatlyimproved.Withtheirlivingstandardimproved,theycanattachgreaterimportancetoenvironmentalprotectionandarewillingtoinputconsiderableamountofmoneytoeducatetheirchildren.Onlyinthiswayisasustainabledevelopmentguaranteed.Secondly,wemustcalluponpeopleinallwalksoflifethroughoutthecountry,especiallythosewealthycitizensincoastalareastohelpthosestrugglingbelowpovertylineinpoorremoteregionsout.WemustrealizethatonlyafterallChinesepeopleliveacomfortablelifecanwebepeacefullyenjoyingmaterialprosperityinlife.Helpscancomeinvariousforms----donatingmoneytothepoorfamilyandbookstoschooldrop-outs,collegegraduatesvolunteeringtoworkinthemostneededregions,bringingknowledgetothem,etc.Thelastbutnottheleast,thegovernmentshouldraisetherateoftaxontherich.Thiscanshortenthegapbetweenthepoorandtherichaswellasbenefitthecountry’srevenues(財(cái)政收入)whosebetterpartisinturnallocatedtothepoorremoteareas.Admittedly,itisnevereasytocastofftheshadowofpovertyintheremoteareascompletelyintheshortrun.Buteveryoneofusshouldgoallouttohelpthoseinpoverty,weareconfidentthatourcountrywillbemorepowerfulandprosperousintheprocessofrelievingpoverty.1、Whatdoestheunderlined“shakeoff”inparagraph1mean?A．getridofB．setoffC．dieoffD．putoff2、Howmanywaysareintroducedtorelievethepovertyaccordingtothetext?A．threeB．fourC．fiveD．six3、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．BlockstotheProgressandDevelopmentofChinaB．ApproachestoRaisingtheRateofTaxontheRichC．ReasonstoRelievePovertyinRemoteAreasinChinaD．SuggestionstoRelievePovertyinRemoteAreasinChina4、Howdoestheauthororganizethetext?A．bycomparisonB．bylistingC．bydefinitionD．bycontrast24．（8分）EventhoughyoucanwatchamovieonyourTV,laptoporiPadthesedays,greattheatresstillmakegoingtothemoviesworthbuyingaticket-andsometimesevenworthatrip..1.AMCLoewsUptown,Washington,D．C．Localmoviecriticswilltellyou“TheUptown”isthebestplacetoseeamovieintheWashington,D．C．a(chǎn)rea.Openedin1936,it’snotamovietheatre,butamoviepalacefeaturingasinglescreen—acurved(弧形的),70-footlongand40-foothighscreen,oneofthelargestinthearea..2.ArcLightCinemasHollywood,LosAngelesThisHollywoodtheatreisn’tjustaplacetoseestarsonscreenyoumightcatchafewsittingnexttoyouintheaudience.Thetheatreoffers14screenswithreservedstadiumseating(theseatsarewiderthanaverage),andthefamousCineramaDome(全景電影)..3.TampaTheatre,Tampa,FloridaAclassicmoviepalacedesignedbyfamedtheatrearchitectJohnEberson,theTampalandmarkwasbuiltin1926.Thetheatrenowshowsbothnewandclassicfilms.ComeearlytoheartheMightyWurlitzertheatreorganplayedbeforemostfilms..4.Grauman’sChineseTheatre,LosAngelesIt’snotjustamovietheatre.It’saHollywoodexperience.Openedin1927,thetheatrewasknowninitsearlydaysforlavish(奢華的)Hollywoodpremieres(首映)andhostingthreeAcademyAwardceremonies.CheckoutthenearbyHollywoodWalkofFamebeforewatchingamovieonthebigscreen,andwhenyourmovieisover,stopbythenext-doorKodakTheatre,wheretheOscarswereonceheld.1、WhatdoArcLightCinemasHollywoodandGrauman’sChineseTheatrehaveincommon?A．TheybothhostedtheOscars.B．Theywerebuiltinthesameyear.C．Theyofferpresentstocustomers.D．Theyaresituatedinthesamecity.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutTampaTheatre?A．Itwasopenedin1936.B．Ithasasinglecurvedscreen.C．Ithasanoutdoorcourtyard.D．ItoffersMightyWurlitzerplay.3、Whatsthetextmainlyabout?A．FamousbuildingsintheUSA．B．Fourlargesttheatresintheworld.C．FourtheatresworthvisitinginAmerica.D．Moderntheatreswithadvancedfacilities.25．（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(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）Intheclinic,IaskedifMichaelcouldberetested,sothespecialisttestedhimagain.Tomy___1___,itwasthesamescore.Laterthatevening,I___2___toldFrankwhatIhadlearnedthatday.Aftertalkingitover,weagreethatweknewour___3___muchbetterthananIQtest.We___4___thatMichael’sscoremusthavebeena___5___andweshouldtreathim___6___asusual.WemovedtoIndianain1962,andMichaelstudiedatConcordiaHighSchoolinthesameyear.Hegot___7___gradesintheschool,especially___8___biologyandchemistry,whichwasagreatcomfort.Michael___9___IndianaUniversityin1965asapre-medicalstudent,soonafterwards,histeacherspermittedhimtotakemorecoursesthan___10___.In1968,hewasacceptedbytheSchoolofMedicine,YaleUniversity.Ongraduationdayin1972,FrankandI___11___theceremonyatYale.Aftertheceremony,wetoldMichaelaboutthe___12___IQscorehegotwhenhewassix.Sincethatday,Michaelsometimeswouldlookatusandsay___13___,“MydearmomanddadnevertoldmethatIcouldn’tbeadoctor,notuntilafterIgraduatedfrommedicalschool!”Itishisspecialwayofthankingusforthe___14___wehadinhim.Interestingly,Michaelthen___15___anotherIQtest.Wewenttothesameclinicwherehehad__16___thetesteighteenyearsbefore.ThistimeMichaelscored126,anincreaseof36points.Aresultlikethatwassupposedtobe___17___.Childrenoftendoas___18___aswhatadults,particularlyparentsandteachers,___19___ofthem.Thatis,tellachildheis“___20___”,andhemayplaytheroleofafoolishchild.1、A．joy B．surprise C．dislike D．disappointment2、A．tearfully B．fearfully C．cheerfully D．hopefully3、A．student B．son C．friend D．doctor4、A．a(chǎn)rgued B．realized C．decided D．understood5、A．joke B．mistake C．warningDwonder6、A．specially B．strictly C．naturally D．carefully7、A．poor B．good C．a(chǎn)verage D．standard8、A．in B．a(chǎn)bout C．of D．for9、A．visited B．chose C．passed D．entered10、A．a(chǎn)llowed B．described C．required D．offered11、A．missed B．held C．delayed D．a(chǎn)ttended12、A．high B．same C．low D．different13、A．curiously B．eagerly C．calmly D．jokingly14、A．faith B．interest C．pride D．delight15、A．lookedfor B．a(chǎn)skedfor C．waitedfor D．preparedfor16、A．received B．a(chǎn)ccepted C．organized D．discussed17、A．imperfect B．impossible C．uncertain D．unsatisfactory18、A．honestly B．much C．well D．bravely19、A．hear B．learn C．expect D．speak20、A．wise B．rude C．shy D．stupid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）Allourteacherstrytomakeclasseslivelyand1．(interest),sothatwewon’tget2．(bore).TheclassofmyEnglishteacherisorganizedwellalthoughsomestudentsoftensaytheyhatethissubject.IknowIcan’tavoid3．(lose)myconfidenceunlessIworkhard.IalsoknowImustmakesureofenoughtimeandenergy4．(learn)English.Ionce5．(admit)tomyparentsthatIhadtroublewithmyEnglishlearningandtheyencouragedmegreatly.Theteacherisalwaysstrict6．me.Withmyteacher7．(help)me,IhavemadegreatprogressinEnglish.Lastweek,Ididn’tgetnervousintheEnglishexaminationoranswerincorrectly,8．meantthatIsucceeded.MyteacherthinksIamshy9．muchmoreintelligentthanotherstudents!Inmyopinion,myEnglishteacherispatient,energeticandseriousinhisEnglishliteratureclass,andheleavesmesuchadeepandgood10．(impress).Iwillshowrespectforhimforever.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）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在此符號(hào)下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。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（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Lastsummer,LiHuaandhisclassmatesmadeatriptoLondon.Onhisarrivalattheairport,itwasrainingheavy.Sotheytookabustothehotel,wherewasnotfarfromtheairport.Thenextday,theycan’twaittoseethewonderfulplaceofinterestinLondon.TheyfirstwenttotheElizabethTower,asymbolofUnitedKingdom.Theguidetoldthemthetowerhadbeenappearedinmanyfilms.ThentheyvisittheBritishMuseum.Totheirgreatsurprise,theyfoundmanyChineseartworksdisplayedthere.Feltveryproud，theytookalotofphotosbuttheyreallyhadgreatfun.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是紅星中學(xué)高三(1)班學(xué)生李華。你的英國朋友Jim準(zhǔn)備參加當(dāng)?shù)嘏e辦的“美麗中國”藝術(shù)展，來信向你咨詢。請(qǐng)給Jim寫封回信，為他推薦一個(gè)參展作品。信的內(nèi)容包括：1推薦一個(gè)作品；2簡單介紹該作品；3說明推薦的理由。注意：1）詞數(shù)不少于50；2）信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearJim,__________________________________________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、C3、C4、C5、C6、D7、C8、B9、A10、B11、C12、B13、A14、C15、A16、B17、D18、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、1、A2、D3、C4、D22、1、C2、B3、C4、A23、1、A2、C3、D4、B24、1、D2、D3、C25、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.Asimilarexperience