2023届河南省洛阳市高三下学期联合考试英语试题含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Amythisanaccountofthedeedsofagodorsupernaturalbeings,usuallyexpressedintermsof______thought.A．primary B．capital C．initial D．primitive2．Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectatfirst,butI______mymind.A．change B．havechangedC．hadchanged D．wouldchange3．MichelleObamawearsclothesthatanyonecanbuyinamalland________shemayhavealargereffectonconsumersthanordinarymodels.A．furthermore B．otherwise C．nevertheless D．therefore4．Whenyouareabsorbedinabookorsimplytryingtorest,itseemsthatthephone______continuously,destroyingyourmomentarypeace.A．rings B．hasbeenringing C．rang D．isringing5．________youhaveseenheispoor,youshouldunderstandwhyhehastotakeuptwopart-timejobs.A．Aslongas B．UnlessC．Nowthat D．While6．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes7．BythetimehearrivedinBeijing,we_______therefortwodays.A．willhavestayed B．stay C．havebeenstaying D．hadstayed8．—NextMondayismybirthday.—Isthatso?______A．Ican’tbelievemyears.

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________yourdecisiontomake.A．absolutelyB．totallyC．exactlyD．largely14．ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed15．Mysistermethiminthestreetyesterdayafternoon,sohe______yourlecture.A．shouldn’thaveattended B．couldn’thaveattendedC．mustn’thaveattended D．needn’thaveattended16．—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.—That’sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.A．comeupwith B．makeupwith C．liveupwith D．keepupwith17．AlthoughshedidnotknowBostonwell,shemadeherway________totheHomeCircleBuilding.A．easyenough B．enougheasyC．easilyenough D．enougheasily18．Onlywhen_________hard__________makeyourdreamcometrue.A．doyouwork;youcan B．youwork;youcanC．doyouwork;canyou D．youwork;canyou19．—________thewomanwiththebabycomeover?Wehaveaseathere.—Thankyou,sir.ActuallyIdohavemyseathere.Butmybabylikestolookoutofthewindow.A．Would B．ShallC．Must D．May20．I________mycellphonelastnight.Nowthebatteryisrunningout.A．couldhavecharged B．mightchargeC．shouldhavecharged D．wouldcharge第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。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．answeringtelephonesB．interviewingcustomersC．cleaningtheroomD．doingrepairwork4、Thetextismainlyabout________.A．howtoimprovethewriter’sabilitiesB．howtoachievethewriter’sfuturecareergoalC．howtobecomeamanagerD．howtobecomeasalesmanager22．（8分）Imagineyou’restandinginlinetobuyasnackatastore.Youstepuptothecounterandthecashierscansyourfood.Next,youhavetopay.ButinsteadofscanningaQRCode(二维码)withyoursmartphone,youjustholdoutyourhandsothecashiercanscanyourfingerprint.Or,acamerascansyourface,youreyesorevenyourear.Now,thistypeoftechnologymightnotbefaraway.Astechnologycompaniesmoveawayfromthetraditionalpassword,biometric(生物特征识别的)security,whichincludesfingerprint,faceandvoiceID,isbecomingincreasinglypopular.In2013,AppleintroducedtheiPhone5s,oneofthefirstsmartphoneswithafingerprintscanner.Sincethen,usingone'sfingerprinttounlockaphoneandmakemobilepaymentshasbecomeacommonplace,bringingconveniencetoourlives.Andsince2016,Samsunghasfeaturedeye-scanningtechnologyinitstopsmartphones,whileApple'snewiphoneXcanevenscanauser'sface.Butdespiteitspopularity,expertswarnthatbiometricsmightnotbeassecureasweimagine."Biometricsisideallygoodinpractice,notsomuch,"saidJohnMichener,abiometricsexpert.WhenintroducingthenewiPhone'sfaceIDfeature,PhilSchiller,Apple'sseniorvice-president,said."ThechancethatarandompersoninthepopulationcouldlookatyouriPhonesXandunlockitwiththeirfaceisaboutoneinamillion."Butit'salreadybeendone.InavideopostedonacommunitywebsiteReddit,twobrothersshowedhowtheywereeachabletounlockthesameiPhoneXusingtheirownface.Andtheyaren'teventwins."Wemayexpecttoomuchfrombiometrics,"AnilJain,acomputerscienceprofessoratMichiganStateUniversity,toldCBSNews."Nosecuritysystemsareperfect."Earlierlastyear,Jainfoundawaytotrickbiometricsecurity.Usingaprintedcopyofathumbprint,shewasabletounlockadeadperson'ssmartphoneforthepolice,accordingtoatechwebsiteSplinter."It'sgoodtoseebiometricsbeingusedmore,"JaintoldCBSNews,"becauseitaddsanotherfactorforsecurity.Butusingmultiplesecuritymeasuresisthebestdefense."1、Whichisthelatestidentificationtechnologyinasmartphoneaccordingtothepassage?A．Facescanning.B．Eyescanning.C．QRCodescanning.D．Fingerprintscanning.2、WhatisamajorproblemoftheiPhoneX'sfaceIDsystem?A．Ittakestoolongtounlockthephone.B．Itoftenfailstorecognizeitsowner'sface.C．Facedatacanbeusedforotherpurposes.D．Differentfacescanbeusedtounlockthesamephone.3、WhatisAnilJain'sopinionaboutbiometricsecurity?A．Itisassecureastraditionalmeasures.B．Itisperfectwithoutmuchimprovement.C．Ithascausedmuchtroubleforthepolice.D．Itshouldbeusedwithothersecuritymeasures.4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthispassage?A．Thepopularityofbiometrics.B．Securityproblemsofbiometrics.C．Variousproblemswithbiometrics.D．Greatchangescausedbybiometrics.23．（8分）AnewMagicBenchdesignedbyDisneyResearchletsyouinteract(互动)withlovelyanimated(动画的)character—andnospecialglassesorearphonesarerequired.Instead,thecompleteenvironment-theseat,thesitterandthecartooncharacters-ismirroredonascreenoppositethebenchmakingitpossibleforotherstowatchthesceneunfold.Howdoestheillusionwork?Acameraandsensorcatchimagesandgatherdepthinformationaboutphysicalobjectsthebenchandtheperson.Andthencomputertranslatesthemintothe3Danimations.Meanwhilesensorsoftouchbuiltintothebenchdelivershakingthatishappeningatthesametimeandspeedtoanimatedactionsonthescreen,creatingtheillusionthattheanimatedfiguresareoccupyingreal-worldspacenexttotheuser.“Ourgoalforthisprojectwas:hearacharactercoming,seethementerthespace,andfeelthemsitnexttoyou,”saidMosheMahler,principaldigitalartistatDisneyResearch.Unlikethetraditionalmobiletechnology,oneofwhoselimitationsisthatonlyasingleusercanseeitsillusion,theMagicBenchallowsgroupsofpeopletogatherinasingleenvironmentandcollectivelyparticipateinanaugmented—reality(扩充实境)experience,allatthesametime.Inavideoshow,asmallcartoondonkeyrunsintoviewandkicksthebench,causingsharpsoundandmakingtheseatedpersonjumpinsurprise.Anothertestshowstwopeopleonthebench,reactingastheyfeelananimatedrabbitskipupbesidethemandjumpupanddown.Whenauserpasseshishandovertherabbit,ashadowmovesacrossitshead,asthoughitwereoccupyingthesamephysicalspaceasthepersonnexttoit.1、WhatdoestheMagicBenchneedtoworkproperly?A．Specialglasses. B．Earphones. C．Amirror. D．Ascreen.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“illusion”inParagraph2referto?A．Theshakingthatishappening. B．The3danimationsonthescreen.C．Thefiguresaboutphysicalobjects. D．Theinteractionwithanimatedfigures.3、What’stheMagicBenchdifferentfromthetraditionaltechnology?A．Itsfantasycanbeseenonlybyasingleuser.B．Itisdesignedtocreatemoreanimatedcharacters.C．Itallowsmanypeopletoexperiencethefantasytogether.D．Itsuserandtheanimatedcharacteroccupythesamespace.4、Whichisthebesttitleofthetext?A．MagicBenchPutsYouinthePictureB．AudienceBecomeCartoonCharactersC．EntertainmentIndustryEntersaNewStageD．Disney’sCartoonFiguresComeintoReality24．（8分）Manyofusmistakenlybelievethatit’swrongtothinkwehaveanygoodqualities.Wemayspendalotoftimeblamingourselvesforournegativequalities,thinkingthatselfcriticismisthekeytoimprovingourperformance.However,aconstantfocusonoursupposedshortcomingscanstopoureffortstomakefriendswithotherpeople.Howcanwebelievethatotherscouldlikeusifwebelieveourinnerbeingisflawed(有缺陷)?Ifsomeoneseemstodislikeyou,thereasonforthatdislikemighthavelittleornothingtodowithyou.Thepersonwhodoesn’tlikeyoumightbefearful,orshallow,orbusyorshy.Perhapsyouandthatpersonaresimplyamismatchforeachotheratthisparticulartime.Don’ttakeyourselfoutofthegamebydecidingthatyourflawsarebiggerthanyourgoodqualities.Infact,someoftheveryqualitiesyouconsidertobeflawsmaybeirresistibletosomeoneelse.Forallthefactorsthatmightcauseonepersontorejectyou,thereareatleastasmanyfactorsthatwillworkinyourfavorwithsomeoneelse.Youmightbethirtypoundsoveryouridealweight,butyoumayhaveawonderfullaughandarealenthusiasmforlife.Therearemanypeoplewhodon’tmindyourextrapounds.Youmaydriveashabbycar,butyoumightbeagreatdancerandaloyalfriend.Therearepeopleouttherelookingforloyalty,orfun,orsweetness,orwisdom,andthepackageitcomesinisnotimportant.Ifyouareworriedthatyouarenotbeautifulenoughtoattractfriends,keepinmindthatnoteveryoneislookingforphysicalbeautyintheirfriends.Youcandecidetofeelinferior(自卑)becauseyoudon’thavemuchmoneyandyoudon’tdriveanicecar.Youcanbelievethatthisisthereasonthatyoudon’thavemanyfriendsinyourlife.Ontheotherhand,ifyouareverywealthyyoumaybesuspiciousthateveryoneisafteryourmoneyandthatnobodyreallylikesyouasaperson.Thepointisthatyoucanfocusonjustaboutanythingandbelieveit’sthereasonyoudonothavefriendsandcannotmakeany.1、Accordingtotheauthorplaysanimportantroleinmakingfriends.A．admittingyourshortcomings B．selfcriticismC．modesty D．confidence2、Ifyouarenotlikedbyaperson,.A．youshouldfindthereasoninyourselfB．you’dbettertalkwiththepersonfacetofaceC．youmaynotbetheonetobeblamedD．youandthatpersonmisunderstandeachother3、Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat.A．yourgoodqualitiesmayturnouttobeyourflawsB．yourweaknessmayalsobeyourstrengthsinsomewayC．yournegativequalitiescauseapersontorejectyouD．you’llhavefewfriendsifyourflawsarebiggerthanyourgoodqualities4、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthor?A．Itisimportanttoloseweight.B．Itiseasierforawealthypersontomakefriends.C．Innerqualitiesaremoreimportantthanphysicalappearance.D．Ifyouarenotbeautifulenough,trytoimproveyourphysicalbeauty.25．（10分）I’venoticedsomethinghappeningfairlyregularlyamongmydaughterandherfriends.Whenthey’reallsittingaroundaskingeachotherwhichphototheyshouldpostonInstagram,orwhenthey’resendingclothespicturesaroundinagroupchataskingwhichonetheyshouldwear,manyofthegirlswillrespondbychoosingtheworstpictureandtheleastattractiveclothes.Why?Becausethey’reteenagersandenvyiswhattheydo.Everyoneinawhile,though,therewillbeagirlwhospeaksthetruth.Theonewhosays“Yoursmilelooksfalseinthefirstpicture,”or“Thatsecondpairofjeansmakesyourfigurelookextremelyunusual.”Sure,thesemayatfirstseemkindofharsh.ButaccordingtonewresearchpublishedinPsychologicalScience,theyarecomingfromfriendswhotrulycare,theoneswhoaren’tafraidtospeakupandtellitlikeitis.“Wehaveshownthatpeoplecanbecrueltobekind,”explainedleadresearcherBelénLópez-Pérez.“Theymaydecidetomakesomeonefeelworseifthisemotion（感情）isbeneficialforthatotherperson,evenifthisisnotofanypersonalbenefittothem.”Forthestudy,researchersasked140volunteerstoplayaviolentvideogame,andthengiveadvicetoanunknownpartnerwhowasgoingthroughtoughpersonaltimesonwinningthegame.Theresearchersfoundthatvolunteersweremorelikelytodonegative（反射的）iftheyfeltitwasimportantfortheirpartnertowinthegame.Thefindingssuggestthatitwassympathythatledtheparticipantstochooseparticularnegativeemotionalexperiencebecausetheybelieveditwouldeventuallyhelptheirpartnerbesuccessfulinthegame.“Thesefindingshelpedustounderstand,forinstance,whywesometimesmaytrytomakeourlovedonesfeelbadifwethinkthisemotiontobeusefultoachieveagoal,”López-Pérezconcluded.Inotherwords,thetruthmayhurt,butweallneedameanfriendwhoiswillingtogiveittous.1、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingParagraph1?A．Topointoutasocialphenomenon.B．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.C．Towarngirlsnottosendpicturesaround.D．Topersuadethegirlstobehavethemselves.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“these”inParagraph2referto?A．Thefriends.B．Thegirls.C．Theclothes.D．Thecomments.3、Howdidthevolunteersadvisetheirpartnertowinthegame?A．Bycheeringthemon.B．Byperformingactsofkindness.C．Bytendingtorespondnegatively.D．Byexpressingdeepsympathyforthem.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．WeNeedMeanFriends.B．Neverhurtothers.C．WeMustTryHardtoAchieveGoals.D．NeverPlayViolentVideoGames.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）EvenasIwritethisstory,Iamstillsmiling.Thepastfewweekshavebeenrather1,butwhenalargenumberofsmilecardsarrivedinmymailboxtheotherday,havingtraveledfromtheUnitedStatestomyhomeintheNetherlands,Iknewthingswereaboutto2I3wheretoleavethecards:thetrain,benchesatthestation,libraries,mailboxes—thepossibilitieswere4Iwokeup,wenttowork,and5,Iwenttotheshoptobuysomecandybars,6toleavethemasanonymous(匿名的)giftsforpeopleonthetrain7,mytrainhomewasextremely8andIcouldn’tfindaplacetoleavethegifts.Anelderlymanmusthave9mesearchingforaplacetoleavethem,becauseheaskedmeifIwas10something.RightthenI11thatmyfirstsmilecardwouldnotbeanonymous.Withabigsmile,ItoldhimthatIfoundwhatIwaslookingfor,12himthecandybarandacard.Hehadonlyjustfinishedreadingthecard13Iarrivedatmy14andgotoffthetrain,buthewasstillsmilingand15hiscandyasIwavedathimfromthe16Despitehavingworkedforafullday,I17bounced(跳)home.BeforeIenteredmy18,Ideliveredafewmoresmilecardsandcandybarstopeople’smailboxes.Iaddeda(n)19candybarforaneighborwhowasinadifficultfinancialsituation,butworkedhardeverydaytogettheverybestforhisyoungson.Ifiguredtheyboth20atastylittletreat.1、A．joyous B．simple C．tough D．colourful2、A．turnaway B．turnaround C．turnup D．turnin3、A．required B．realized C．declared D．wondered4、A．small B．important C．specific D．endless5、A．otherwise B．afterwards C．instead D．sometimes6、A．stopping B．continuing C．agreeing D．planning7、A．However B．Besides C．Therefore D．Anyway8、A．special B．common C．crowded D．modern9、A．prevented B．seen C．heard D．left10、A．pickingup B．caringabout C．lookingfor D．referringto11、A．advised B．decided C．wished D．ordered12、A．buying B．posting C．sending D．handing13、A．when B．while C．until D．once14、A．hometown B．company C．country D．stop15、A．receiving B．enjoying C．finding D．dividing16、A．entrance B．office C．platform D．bench17、A．tiredly B．excitedly C．fortunately D．carefully18、A．apartment B．farm C．city D．classroom19、A．extra B．perfect C．typical D．ordinary20、A．rejected B．deserved C．afforded D．forgot第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）AnAmericanskydiverhassurviveda7,600-meterjumpfromanairplane,althoughhedidnotuseaparachute(降落伞).LukeAikinsdroppedintoahugesafetynetonSaturdayafterfallingforabouttwominutesoverthedesertinCalifornia.Aikinsreachedaspeedof193kilometersperhourduringthejump.Hefellsafeintoanet.Cranes(起重机)1．(hold)thenetabout65metersoverthedesertfloor.The42-year-oldhusbandandfatherhasjumpedoutofplanesthousandsoftimes,butneveronce2．heleftaplanewithoutaparachute.Aikinssaidhewasnervousbeforethisjump.“We’retalkingaboutjumpingwithoutaparachute,”hetoldreporters."Itakethatvery3．(serious).It’snotajoke.”Aikinspreparedfortwoyears4．(make)thejump.Threeskydiverswithparachutesmadethejumpwithhim.Theyrecordedtheeventwithavideoandcarriedthe5．(equip)thatAikinsneeded,likeanoxygenmask.Aikinsrolledintheairjustmomentsbeforehehitthenetsoastolandonhisback.Thesky-diverdidnotmoveforseveralsecondsasthenetwasloweredtotheground.Then,Aikinsstood,wavedhisarmsandhuggedhiswife.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Lastyear,Iwentshoppinginadepartmentstore.LittledoIknowthatIwasheadingforaverynewexperience.WhileIwaswalkingaroundthestore,Ihappenedtoseetheforeignertryingtoexplainherselfwithasalesman.Gatheringhercourage,Idecidedtostepinandhelpedherexplainherself.Fortunately,Icouldunderstandthatshewastalkingabout,soIjusttranslateditintoChinese.Ifeltgladforabletohelpherandtalkwithher.ShesaidthatshewasastudentlikemeandwastouringChinalonely.Shetoldmeaboutsomeexperienceshehadtouringthecountry.AlthoughIwon’tseeheragain,butit’sgoodtomeetsomeonelikeherfromanothercountry.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，寒假期间去到英国参与了为期一周的高中生学习交流活动。期间，你被安排寄宿在Howard一家三口中。回到中国的你要写一封信以示感谢。请根据所给提示写一封信：1.感谢他们在此期间的精心照顾；2.回顾他们带你去参观大本钟、剑桥大学、泰晤士河等地；3.邀请他们有时间来中国旅游字数80个词左右，内容完整，衔接得当。DearMr.andMrs.Howard,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、B3、D4、D5、C6、B7、D8、D9、A10、D11、D12、C13、D14、C15、B16、A17、C18、D19、A20、C第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。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,butperhapsthiswasalsopart