2025届青海玉树州英语高三第一学期期末复习检测试题含解析

2025届青海玉树州英语高三第一学期期末复习检测试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．apartfromD．insteadof2．________bymanypotentialcustomers,thesalesmanhadtogatherhiscourageandselltheproductindifferentways.A.Havingdenied B．DenyingC．Beingdenied D．Havingbeendenied3．Hewrotealetter________heexplainedwhathadhappenedintheaccident.A．that B．whichC．where D．what4．WhenIwastwenty,Ihadto________beforegraduationandworkinaclothesshoptohelpsupportmyfamily.A．comeout B．stayoutC．leaveout D．dropout5．Passengers_____talktothedriverwhilethebusismoving,becauseitwilltakehisfocusofftheroad.A．wouldnot B．mustnotC．maynot D．neednot6．—AreyoucomingtoJeff’sparty?—I’mnotsure.I______gototheconcertinstead.A．must B．wouldC．should D．might7．Thisrestauranthasaninviting,homelikeatmosphere______manyothersareshortof.A．where B．whenC．that D．what8．----Ifeelcold.____Iclosethewindow?----Sure.Goahead!A．ShallB．NeedC．WouldD．Should9．---Butforyourtimelywarning,weintogreattrouble.---Well,youknowwe’refriends.A．wouldget B．musthavegot C．wouldhavegot D．can’thavegot10．Johnonceworkedinaremotemountainvillageschool,whichis______onlyonfoot.A．accessible B．acceptable C．available D．appropriate11．Hecouldn’tmakehisvoice______abovethenoiseofthe

traffic.A．tohearB．hearingC．heardD．hear12．Thisisthefirsttimethatwe________afilminthecinematogetherasafamily.A．see B．hadseenC．saw D．haveseen13．Heisn’tsuchaman______heusedtobe.A．who B．whomC．that D．as14．Byservingothers,apersonfocusesonsomeoneotherthanhimselforherself,________canbeveryeye-openingandrewarding.A．who B．whichC．what D．that15．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That16．Ihavetorescheduletheappointmentwithyousincethereisa______inmyarrangement.A．contract B．contrast C．connection D．conflict17．Amythisanaccountofthedeedsofagodorsupernaturalbeings,usuallyexpressedintermsof______thought.A．primary B．capital C．initial D．primitive18．Westronglyadviseyou______eatingyourmealsolate.It’snothealthy.A．on B．against C．from D．over19．Infrontofthewholeaudience,PremiereLimadehispromise______thegovernmentwouldtryitsbesttosolvetheproblemofpovertyinChina.A．whatB．whichC．whetherD．that20．---What’swrongwithyourcellphone?Ican’tgetthrough.---Oh,mylinewascutoffbecauseI________mybill.A．haven’tpaid B．hadn’tpaid C．wasn’tpaying D．don’tpay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）Chinabecamethefirstcountrytocloneamonkeyusingnon-reproductivecells,reducingtheneedtobreedlabmonkeysandpavingthewayformoreaccurate,effectiveandaffordableanimaltestsfornewdrugs,scientistssaidonThursday.ByDecember,theInstituteofNeuroscienceoftheChineseAcademyofScienceshadcreatedtwoclonemacaques(猕猴)named”ZhongZhong”and“HuaHua”bynucleartransferringofsomaticcells(体细胞)-anycellintheorganismotherthanreproductivecells.Tetra,amonkeybornin1999,istheworld'sfirstclonedmonkey,butitwasdonebyusingasimplermethodcalledembryosplitting(胚胎分割);butitcouldonlygeneratefourclonedoffspringatatimeandcannotbegeneticallychangedtosuittheexperimentalneed.Cloningamonkeyusingsomaticcellshasbeenaworld-classchallengebecauseitisaprimate(灵长类)thatsharesitsgeneticmakeup,andthereforeallofitscomplexity,withhumans.Fordrugandotherlabtests,scientistshavetopurchasemonkeysfromallovertheworld,whichiscostlyandbadfortheenvironment,andproducesinaccurateresultsbecauseeachmonkeymighthavedifferentgenes.Bycloningmonkeyusingsomaticcells,wecanmassivelycultivatelargenumbersofgeneticallyidenticaloffspringinashortamountoftime,andwecanevenchangetheirgenestosuitourneeds.Thiscansavetime,cutdownexperimentcosts,andproducemoreaccurateresults,leadingtomoreeffectivemedicine.SunQiang,directorofthenon-humanprimateresearchfacilityattheinstitute,saidmostofthedrugtrialsarecurrentlydoneonlabmice.However,drugsthatworkonmicemightnotworkorevenhaveseveresideeffectsonhumansbecausethetwospeciesaresodifferent“Monkeysandhumansarebothprimates,sotheyaremuchcloselyrelatedandtestingonmonkeysissupposedtobeaseffectiveastestingonhumans,”hesaid.Thisisespeciallyusefulintestingdrugsforneural(神经的)diseasessuchasParkinson’sdisease,metabolicsyndrome(代谢综合症)andimmunesystemdiseases,andtumors,headded.“ThisachievementwillhelpChinaleadtheworldresearchintheinternationalscienceprojectsrelatedtoneuralmappingofprimatebrains,"hesaid."However,biolabsfromtheUnitedStates,Japan,andEuropeancountriesarealsoverycapable,andtheywillquicklycatchupwithChinaafterthemonkeycloningtechnologyismadepublic,"Sunadded.“Thismeanswehavetoinnovatecontinuouslyandworkextrahardthisyeartostayahead,"hesaid.1、Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantfactorincloningmacaquesnamed"ZhongZhong"and"HuaHua"?A．Reproductivecells.B．SomaticcellsC．Neuralmapping.D．Geneticmakeup2、Whyiscloningmonkeyssodifficult?A．Becauseitisbadforourenvironment.B．Becauseeachmonkeymighthavedifferentgenes.C．Becausemonkeys'geneticmakeupisascomplicatedashumans.D．Becauseitistooexpensivetoworkontheirgeneticmakeup.3、WhatisthemainideaofParagraph8?A．Thecureforneuraldiseases.B．Theprocessofcloningmonkeys.C．Thesignificanceofcloningmonkeys.D．Thecloserelationsbetweenmonkeysandhumans.4、Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A．Moreeffectivemedicinewillbeproduced.B．Drugtrialsonlabmicewillbeabandoned.C．Chinaisthefirstcountrytohaveclonedmonkeys.D．Chinawillstayaheadoftheworldincloning.23．（8分）Getreadytofillyourdaysfulloffunandadventure.WestDorset,anareaofoutstandingnaturalbeauty,isalwaysaplacetogoandthereisalwayssomethinggoingon.Thefollowingaresomeofthestarattractions.●MappertonHouse&GardensImpressivevalleygardenssurroundedbywoodedlandscape.Gardensopen:Daily11am-5pmexceptFridays,MarchtoOctoberincluded.BookingthroughTel:(0103)959203or●BridportMuseumLocalhistorymuseumattractseveryhistorylovers.Wealsohaveayear-roundLocalHistoryCentrenearbywhereyoucancompletelocalandfamilyhistoryresearch.Open:Monday-Saturday,ApriltoOctoberincluded.BookingthroughTel:(0103)959711or●FurlelghEstateWineToursVineyardandwinery,producersoftheUK’smostoutstandingwine.Comeandseehowthe2019WinemakeroftheYearmakeswine.Openforsales:11am-4pmFridaysandSaturdays,toursat2pm.BookingthroughTel:(0103)906323orwwwjurleiehestate.uk●OldCrownCourtandCellsExperiencetwohundredyearsofshockingcrimeandpunishment.ToursofcourtroomandcellsonselectedafternoonsmidJulytoendAugust.Open:Tuesday-Sunday,MarchtoSeptemberincluded.BookingthroughForallthelatestinformationaboutattractionsincludingopeningtimes,reasonablepricesandspecialoffers，pleasegoto1、Wherecanyoulearnaboutwinemaking?A．AtMappertonHouse&Gardens. B．AtBridportMuseum.C．AtFurleighEstate. D．AtOldCrownCourtandCells.2、Whichwebsiteshouldyouvisitifyouwanttogetagoodprice?A． B．C．www.furleighestate.uk D．3、Onwhatdayoftheweekcanyouvisitallthefourplaces?A．Monday. B．Tuesday.C．Friday. D．Saturday.24．（8分）WhenImovedtoSenegalin2007toworkforacharityorganization,thefirstthingIdidwastohitthestreets.Dakar,thecapital,leansoutintowarmAtlanticwind.Ithasarelaxingatmospherethatmakesitafavoritedestination.Notfarfromthecitycenter,italsohasoneofAfrica’sbiggestslums(贫民区)anditsshareofbeggars.Streetkidswouldtailme,begging.DuringaprevioustriptoSenegal,Iwasoncecheatedbyaman.I'dwonderedforyearswhethertogivemoneytobeggarsinWestAfrica.Nearmyapartment,IpassedagroupofyoungmeninwheelchairswhomItooktobebeggars.Headdown,Iwalkedbythemquickly.Asthemonthswentby,I'doftencomeacrossthem.I’doftenseethematanoutdoorbasketballcourtnearmyoffice.They’dsitonthegroundwiththeirchairsupsidedown,tighteningandadjustingwheels,waitinguntiltheotherguysleftsotheycouldplay.I'dstayandwatchthemwarmup.Theyplayedwithspeed,rollingdownthecourtasfastasIcouldrun.AfewweekslaterIintroducedmyselftothemwiththehelpofMafall,whowasoneoftheguysandcouldspeakalittleFrench.Istartedspendingmoretimewiththemandeventuallybecamesomethinglikeanassistantcoach.Theplayersquicklygrewonme.Istartedreferringtothemas“myguys”tomycolleagues.ItwasthemostfunI’dhadsinceIgottoDakar.Lifeonthestreethadmademyplayersstrongandtheydidn’tbackdowneasily.Iwasproudofthem.Towardtheendoftheseason,Mafallinvitedmetowherehelived—foundmanyoftheplayersthere,withtheirwivesandchildren.Ilearnedthatmostofthemwerebornwithdisabilities.AsMafallandIchatted,Iknewsomethinghadchanged.Theywerenolongerbeggars.Theywerebasketballplayers,myguys,andmyfriends.1、Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatthedisabledyoungmen________.A．usedtobeginthestreetsB．oftenhelpedthelocalcharity.C．werenotfriendlytowardforeignersD．playedbasketballaswellasnormalguys.2、Whydidthewriterwalkbytheyoungmenwithheaddown?A．Tobeafraidofbeingrecognizedbythem.B．Topreventhimselffrombeingstolen.C．Tobeafraidofbeingcheatedbythem.D．Tobecarefulenoughtofindhiswayhome.3、Whydidtheauthorcallthedisabledyoungmen“myguys”?A．Theyoftenplayedtricksontheauthor.B．Theywerelovedbytheauthor.C．Theyusedtocheatotherswhenbegging.D．Theyalwaysquarreledwhiletraining.4、Whatisthewholetextmainlyabout?A．TheauthorrefusedtobecheatedbybeggarsinDakar.B．TheauthorhelpedthelocalsinSenegaloutofpoverty.C．TheauthorcoachedtheyoungmeninSenegaltoplaybasketbal1.D．TheauthorhelpedtochangesomedisabledyoungmeninDakar.25．（10分）Issmilejustafacialexpression?Ofcoursenot!Itisnotonlyusedtoexpresspleasure,affection,andfriendliness,butalsothecommonestwaytoshowourgoodwillperfectlywithoutsayinganything.AChinesesayingruns：“Neverhitapersonwhoissmilingatyou.”Itisatime-provenfactthatsmileisalanguageallitsown—auniversallanguage—understoodbythepeopleofeverynationintheworld.Wemaynotspeakthesametongueasourforeignneighbors,butwesmileinthesametongue.Weneednointerpreterforthusexpressinglove,happiness,orgoodwill.OnedaywhileshoppinginasmalltowninsouthernCalifornia,itwasmymisfortunetobeapproachedbyaclerkwhosepersonalityconflictedwithmine.Heseemedquiteunfriendlyandnotatallconcernedaboutmyintendedpurchase.Iboughtnothing,andmarchedangrilyoutofthestore.Ontheoutsidestoodayoungmaninhisearlytwenties.Hisexpressivebrowneyesmetandheldmine,andinthenextinstantabeautiful,brilliantsmilecoveredhisface.Themagicpowerofthatsmilemadeallbitternesswithinmemelt,andIfoundthemusclesinmyownfacehappilyresponding.“Beautifulday,isn’tit?”Iremarked,inpassing.Then,obeyinganimpulse(冲动),Iturnedback.“Ireallyoweyouadebtofgratitude,”Isaidsoftly.Hissmiledeepened,buthemadenoattempttoanswer.AMexicanwomanandtwomenwerestandingnearby.Thewomansteppedforwardandeyedmeinquiringly.“Carlos,henospeakEnglish,”shevolunteered.“YouwantIshouldtellhimsomething?”AtthatmomentIfeltchanged.Carlos’smilehadmadeabigpersonofme.Myfriendlinessandgoodwilltowardallmankindstoodtenfeettall.“Yes,”myreplywasenthusiasticandsincere,“tellhimIsaid,‘Thankyou!’’’“Thankyou?”Thewomanseemedslightlyconfused.IgaveherarmafriendlypatasIturnedtoleave.“Justtellhimthat.”Iinsisted.“He’llunderstand,Iamsure!”Oh,whatasmilecando!AlthoughIhaveneverseenthatyoungmanagain,Ishallneverforgetthelessonhetaughtmethatmorning.Fromthatdayon,Ibecamesmile-conscious,andIpracticetheartdiligently,anywhereandeverywhere,witheverybody.1、Thewritermarchedangrilyoutofthestorebecause________.A．heboughtnothingB．hewasunluckytomeetwitharigidclerkC．hewasunfriendlyD．heconflictedwiththeclerkinthestore2、Whatdoyouthinkofthewoman?A．CuriousandsincerewithgoodEnglish.B．HelpfulandcuriouswithpoorEnglish.C．EnthusiasticanddiligentwithgoodEnglish.D．Warm-heartedanddiligentwithpoorEnglish.3、Inthefollowingparagraph,thewritermaymention________.A．howheusedsmiletosolveproblemsB．howhardhetriedtolookfortheyoungmanC．thelessonCarolshadtaughthimD．howhebecameabigpersonoftenfeettall4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Arigidclerk.B．Apowerfulsmile.C．Ahelpfulwoman.D．Animpressiveyoungman.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）AfterAida’sparentsfledwar-tornBosniaforSwedenintheearly1990s,theyputtheirfive-year-olddaughterinaschoolfullofnativeSwedesandmadesureshestudiedhardtogetahead.It1.TodaysheisSweden’sministerforuppersecondaryeducation.LikeherfellowacrossEurope,shefacesanew2-makingsurethatafreshwaveofrefugeechildrencanintegrate(融入)assuccessfullyasshedid.Inthecountriesacceptingthemostrefugees-SwedenandGermany-lackof3isnotaproblem.Beforethemigrantpoured,bothcountriesfaced4numbersofpupilsbecauseoflowbirthrates.Thebiggestproblemfortheeducation5isthatrefugeechildrentendtobeconcentratedtogether.Many6schoolsnearrefugeecentersorinimmigrantneighborhoods.Thismeanstheyarepartiallyseparatedandless7tolearnthelocallanguage.Moreover,immigrants8findhousinginpoorareaswithlowereducationstandard.Schoolswheremorethanaquarterofstudentsareimmigrantsusually9worsethanthosewithnoimmigrants.From2002to2012Sweden’s10intheOECD’sProgrammeforInternationalStudentAssessment(PISA)fellmorethan11country’s.TheGermansystemhasits12.InsomeGermanstates,schooldaysarebeing13,andthe14hasmadeabiginvestmentinpreschooleducation.InSweden,meanwhileolderrefugeesarebeingtrainedasteaching15tospeedintegration.Butfarmorecouldbedone.Mostimportantly,Europeangovernmentsneedtotreatrefugeechildrenasan16ratherthanaproblem.17byadesperatedesireforabetterlife,theyandtheirparentstendtobehard-workingand18.Europeanswhoworriedaboutmigrantsstudyingtogether19theirchildrenshouldlake20becauseabouthalfoftherefugees(难民)reachingEuropefromSyriahaveuniversitydegrees,accordingtoUNHCR.1、A．studiedB．workedC．failedD．embarrassed2、A．programB．choiceC．challengeD．success3、A．spaceB．purposeC．knowledgeD．money4、A．decliningB．increasingC．spreadingD．raising5、A．contentB．processC．principleD．system6、A．joinB．joininC．attendD．takepartin7、A．possiblyB．likelyC．entirelyD．generally8、A．intendtoB．trendC．devotetoD．tendto9、A．applyB．equipC．performD．make10、A．rankB．rangeC．viewD．goal11、A．oneanotherB．theotherC．eachotherD．anyother12、A．rightB．strengthC．weaknessD．pride13、A．shortenedB．loosenedC．enlargedD．extended14、A．governmentB．schoolC．committeeD．university15、A．managersB．operatorsC．assistantsD．secretaries16、A．opportunityB．wonderC．newsD．complaint17、A．StrickenB．GuidedC．DrivenD．Confused18、A．curiousB．ambitiousC．anxiousD．eager19、A．againstB．withC．orD．in20、A．hopeB．convenienceC．respectD．comfort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）Threehundredyearsago,Maohouor“hairymonkeys”quicklybecamemuchlovedbythepeopleinBeijing.Howdidpeoplecomeup1．them?Thestory2．(go)thattheshopkeeperofaChinesemedicineshopoftenshoutedathisemployees.Oneeveninganapprentice(学徒)wastidyinguptheingredients(原料)3．(use)tomakeChinesemedicinesintheshop.Tokilltime,hefound4．(he)makingalittlefigureoutofthefeatheryflowersandtheheadandlegsofacicada’s(蝉)skin.Theapprenticeshowedittohiscolleagues,5．(joke)thatitlookedliketheirbad-temperedboss.Thelittlethingquicklybecamesuch6．hitthattheystartedmakingmorefigures.Thus,Beijing’sunbelievable“hairymonkey”makingcameinto7．(exist).Nowadays,“hairymonkeys”arefarfromthemostpopularchildren’sgiftsonthemarketinBeijing.Mass-produced8．(toy)haveobviouslyreducedthedemandforhandmadefigures.Butthat’snottosaythatMaohouhas9．(complete)diedout.Walkamongthesellersattoday’stemplefairsinBeijing,andyoumightstillfindafewplacesselling“hairymonkeys”,10．arewithoutdoubtoneofthecity’smostamazingcrafts.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作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。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。DearDavid,Howtimefly!It’saweeksinceyouleftourschool.Thankyousomuchforyourhelp.HowIwishyoucanstayherealittlelonger!WhileI’mwritingletter,preciousmemoriescrowdinonme.Istillrememberthedaywhenyoufirstcameintoourclassroomsmiledandshowedusyourwonderfuldance,which,aswellasyournativeaccent,madeusallexciting.ThatleftmethedeepestimpressionwasthewayyouhelpedmememorizeEnglishwords.YoualwaysrepeatedthewordsmanytimesafterIcouldlearnitallbyheart.Withyourhelp,IhavemadegreatprogressesinmyEnglish.Thanksagain!Ireallyhopewecanstayintouchwithforever!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华,最近你所在的城市设立了“汉字书写日”。你的美国笔友John对此很感兴趣，写信向你询问。请根据以下要点给他回一封信。内容包括:设立原因：人们提笔忘字，写汉字机会减少;日期：9月28日，孔子诞辰;活动：书法竞赛及展览等。注意：1.词数100左右；(开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数)2.可适当添加细节,以使行文连贯。参考词汇：汉字character，孔子Confucius，书法calligraphyDearJohn,Howiseverythinggoing?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、A2、D3、C4、D5、B6、D7、C8、A9、C10、A11、C12、D13、D14、B15、C16、D17、D18、B19、D20、B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,theid