2021-2022学年陕西韩城象山高三一诊考试英语试卷含解析

2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷

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3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1.—Doyoulikethebookyoufatherboughtyou?

—Verymuch.IfsexactlyIwanted.

A.whichB.that

C.whatD.how

2.Butforyourinstruction,Isuchgreatprogressinsoshortatime.Thanksalot.

A.wouldn'tmakeB.hadn9tmade

C.won9tmakeD.wouldn'thavemade

3.MycousininsistedthatshetoAustraliaforfurtherstudy.Butthecompanyrefusedherapplication.

A.sendsB.willbesent

C.besentD.wouldbesent

4.Theautofactorynewprofitrecordsthroughtechnicalinnovation—10%growthrateinthelasttwoyears

andhopefully15%thisyear.

A.setB.hasset

C.issettingD.hasbeensetting

5.Itwasjustatthetimethebellranghefinishedthelastwordinhiscomposition.

A.when;whichB.that;whenC.when;thatD.that;which

6.AsIopenedmyeyes,indirectionIlooked,Icouldseesmiling,peaceful,calmandcontentfaces.

A.whateverB.howeverC.whicheverD.wherever

7.•一CanyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework?You'reagenius.

•一,butIlltrytohelpyou.What'syourproblem?

A.FarfromitB.Soundsgood

C.ByallmeansD.It*soutofquestion

8.Itisimmediatelyclearthefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.

A.sinceB.what

C.whenD.whether

9.—Themanagerofthefactorywantstoimproveproductionagreatdeal,buthedoesn'tspendmuchontechnology.

1amafraidhewon'trealizehisdream.Youknow.

A.youcan'teatyourcakeandhaveitB.emptyvesselsmakethegreatestsound

C.enoughisasgoodasafeastD.twoheadsarebetterthanone

10.—Bobsayshewilldrawlessonsfromhisfailureandcontinuetotry.

一I'mdelightedthathetakethatview.

A.willB.mayC.shouldD.could

11.—Ikeeponmeetingwithdifficultiesintheexperiment.Icanhardlygoon.

—Wheretherearedifficulties,therearewaystogetoverthem.

A.Suityourself.B.Goodforyou

C.Pullyourselftogether!D.Whafsthedeal?

12.—Alice,whyaren'tyouatworktoday?

—Iadayoff.

A.havegivenB.havebeengivenC.gaveD.wasgiven

13.TheChinesepeoplearehopefulfor2019willbringfortheirfamiliesandthecountry.

A.howB.which

C.whatD.that

14.—DidyouhavedifficultyfindingAnn*house?

—Notreally.She__uscleardirectionsandwewereabletofindit.easily?

A.wastogiveB.hadgiven

C.wasgivingD.wouldgive

15.---Hello,Tom.ThisisMaryspeaking.

・・・Whatacoincidence!Iaboutyou.

A.justthoughtB.wasjustthinking

C.havejustthoughtD.wouldjustthink

16.henewly-discoveredstarwasnamedaChineseastronomerhiscontributionstoastronomy.

A.for;infavorofB.after;inhonorof

C.by;inmemoryofD.as;inpraiseof

17.Thesediagramsareespeciallyhelpfulwhenwehaveaconcreteproblemathand.

A.besolvedB.tosolveC.solvedD.beingsolved

18.Hotthenightairwas,wesleptdeeplybecauseweweresotiredafterthelongjourney.

A.althoughB.whileC.asD.however

19.Weshouldorganizeusefulactivities,whichwilltherelationshipofthestudents.

A.appointB.employ

C.promoteD.commit

20.SomewarnedthatthesteptheUSgovernmenthastakentocopewiththecurrentcrisisismuchrisk.

A.oneofB.theoneofC.theoneD.thatone

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）Eachyearthereisanincreasingnumberofcarsonroadsandstreetsasmillionsofnewcarsandtrucks（卡

车）areproduced.OneoutofeverysixAmericansworksatputtingtogetherthepartsofcars,drivingtrucks,building

roadsorfillingcarsandtruckswithgas.Americanswon'tlivewithoutcars!

MostAmericanswouldfindithardtothinkwhatlifecouldlooklikewithoutacar.However,somehaverealizedthe

seriousproblemoftheairpollutionthatiscausedbythecar.Thepollutedairbecomespoisonous（有毒）anddangerous

tohealth.

Onewaytogetridofthepollutedcaristobuildacarthatdoesnotpollute.That'swhatseveralofthelargecar

factorieshavebeentryingtodo.Buttobuildadeancariseasiersaidthandone.Progressinthisfield（领域）hasbeen

slow.

Anotherwayistotaketheplaceofthecarenginebysomethingelse.Inventorsarenowworkingonsteamcarsas

wellaselectriccars.Manymakersbelievethatitwilltakeyearstodevelopapracticalmodelthatpleasesman.

Topreventtheworldfrombeingpollutedbycar,we'llhavetomakesomechangesinthewaymanyofuslive.

Americans,forexample,havetocutdownonthenumberoftheirtotalcars.Theyareencouragedtotravelandtogoto

workbybicycle.Bicyclingisthoughttohelpkeeptheairclean.

Butthischangedoesn'tcomeeasily.Alargenumberofworkersmayfindthemselveswithoutjobsifacarfactory

closesdown.Thustheproblemofairpollutionwouldbecomelessimportantthanthatofunemployment（失业）.

Althoughcarshaveledustoabetterlife,theyhavealsobroughtusnewproblems.

1、Howmanywaystogetridofairpollutionaresuggestedinthisarticlebythewriter?

A.OneB.Two

C.ThreeD.Four

2、Largecarfactoriesaretryingtobuildacleancar;・

A.whichiscleanitself

B.whichisusedtocleanstreets

C.whichdoesnotpollutetheair

D.whichiseasiertomake

3、Ifthenumberofcarsiscutdown,themostseriousproblemtoAmericanworkersis,

A.tohavenoworktodoB.tokeeptheairclean

C.togetabetterlifeD.togoworkbybike

4、Whatistheconclusionofthewriter?

A.Bicyclingistheonlywayout

B.Thenumberofcarsmustbecutdown

C.Carsbringusnothingbutseriousproblems

D.Carsbringusnotonlyabetterlifebutseriousproblems

22.（8分）LIANGTAOsold80pinkGivenchybagsin12minutes.BeckyFangsold100MiniCoopercarsinjust

five.Botharewanghong,literally“red-hotonthewebn.EverydaymillionsofChinesesearchsocialmediafor

wanghongpostsortuneintolive-streamsforwanghong*sopinionsoneverything.Thefansarehelpingthisnew

ChineseInternetstartomakemoneyoutoftheirpopularity-andtoshakeupthecountry'se-commerceindustryin

theprocess.

Afewofwanghonghavebeenhiredbyluxurybrands.Jaeger-LeCoultre,aSwisswatchmaker,hiredPapi

Jiangforavideoadtargetingyoungurbanites（都市人），includingher27mfansonSinaWeibo,aTwitter-like

microblog.ZhangYiofiiMediaResearch,aconsultingfirm,estimatesthatupto15%ofsalesonshoppingsiteslike

Taobaoorsocial-mediaappssuchasWeChatareinfluencedbywanghong^publicsupport.Thelengthofadress

mightbedecidedbyasurveyofawanghong*sfans；itslaunchdatemightbebasedonthenumberofhits,sharesor

commentsitcollects>someofwhichcancauselast-minutedesignchanges.

Thisposesanewchallengeforretailers（零售商），whosesupplychainsmustrespondevermorequicklyto

wanghonggopinions.Whereaspreviouslyacompanywouldlookforacelebritytomatchitsimage,wanghongand

theiradmirersareshapinggoods.

Anotherchallengecomesdirectlyfromwanghongthemselves.Theyincreasinglymakemoneynotmerelyfrom

onlinesupportoradvicebutbylaunchingtheirowne-commercestores.Salesofgoodsaccountedforjustunderhalf

ofwanghongearningsof53bnyuan（$8bn）in2016,estimatesAnalysys,aChinesemarket-researchfirm（the

restcamemostlyfromlive-showtipsandadverts）.

Somewanghongaregoingastepfurther.InNovemberBeckyFanglaunchedherownclothingline.Partofher

motivationtshesays,wasthatthebrandsshesupporteddidnotalwaysmatchthetrendsshewassharingwithher

followers.Bycreatingherownbrand,Becky'sFantasy,shehavefullcontrolofthequality.Shealsogainsanew

income.Forthetimebeingonly3-5%ofwanghongfollowBeckyFang'sexample,iiMediaResearchestimates.But

texpectsthemodeltobecomeanindustryinitsownright,includingentertainmentande-commerce,anddrivenby

onlinedata.

1、（小题1）Whycanwanghongusetheirpopularitytomakemoney?

A.BecausetheyareInternetstars.

B.Becausetheyusesocialmedia.

C.Becausetheiropinionsinfluencefans.

D.Becausetheycanshakethee-commerceindustry.

2、（小题2）Whatisthecharacteristicoftheproductssupportedbywanghong?

A.Itisfans-based.

B・Itissocial-media-based.

C.Itisdesign-shared.

D.Itisyouth-targeted.

3、（小题3）Whatarethechallengesforretailers?

A.Onlinesupportandadvice.

B.Increasingsalesofgoodsonline.

C.Quickresponsestothemarketchanges.

D.Wanghong*sopinionsande-commercestores.

4、（小题4）Whydosomewanghongcreatetheirownbrands?

A.Becausetheywanttoattractmorefans.

B.Becausetheywanttosharewiththeirfollowers.

C.Becausetheywanttosetupanewindustrymodel.

D.Becausethebrandstheyspeakforcan'tsatisfytheirfans.

23.（8分）InstructorTipSheet#1

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Emphasizecuriosity,fun,NoBonesaboutIt:DiscoverTheSkeletoninYour

discovery,uniqueideasCloset

200>Whichofthefollowingtitlesusestitlesthehumorstrategy?

A.It'sMagic!B.CleanupYourManCave

C.LiveBetteronLessD.What*sYourHomeLongingtoTellYou?

1、Thistipsheetisintendedto.

A.writebeltercoursedescriptionsB.makeinstructors*lifecolorful

C.supportthecommunityprogramsD.promoteeffectivelearnin

24.（8分）Americancollegestudentsarebecomingmoreadventuresomeastheystudyabroad,showinglessinterests

inEnglish-speakingdestinationssuchasGreatBritainandAustraliaandmoreinsuchcountriesasChina,India,

ArgentinaandBrazil.

Britainremainedthemostpopularstudydestinationin2005,accordingtoannualfiguresfromtheInstituteof

InternationalEducation,followedbyItaly,SpainandFrance.ButthenumberofAmericanstudentsstudyinginBritain

andAustraliadescendedalittle,evenasthenumberofAmericanstudentsabroadroseby8%.Thegrowthcamein

non-EnglishspeakingEuropeancountriesandinAsia.ChinaisnowtheeighthmostpopulardestinationforAmerican

students,attractingnearly6,400in2005,up35%fromthenumberoftheyearbefore.ArgentinaandIndiasaw

increasesofmorethan50%.

AllanGoodman,presidentoftheInstituteofInternationalEducation,saidthatarangeoffactorscontributedtothe

trend,fromgrowingawarenessofglobalizationaftertheterroristattacksonSeptember11,2001,toprogramssuchas

formerPresidentBush'sNationalSecurityLanguageInitiative,whichtrainssoldiers,intelligenceofficersanddiplomats

inforeignlanguages.wWhatAmericansaredoingiswakingupanddiscoveringthere'saworldoutthere,“hesaid.

Otherfiguresshowedtheflowofstudentsintheoppositedirection,fromforeigncountriesintoAmerican

universities.Theinstitutefoundthatinternationalenrollment（入学）inAmericanhighereducationremainedsteadyat

about565,000.Thefiguresareofkeeninteresttouniversities,whichdependonforeignstudentsforteachingand

researchhelp,andtopolicy-makers,whoconsideritimportant,asfutureforeignleadersmaybefamiliarwiththe

UnitedStates.Theyearof2005sawbigincreasesinstudentsfromSouthKorea,MexicoandTaiwanofChina.India

sendsthemoststudentsandChinaisNo.2.Othercountriesthatshowlargepercentageincreasesinthenumberof

studentssenttotheUSincludeNepalandVietnam,whileJapan,TurkeyandMalaysiasawdeclines.About58%of

internationalstudentsintheUScomefromAsia.

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"descended”inParagraph2means?

A.Changed.B.Declined.C.Multiplied.D.Increased.

2、WhydomoreAmericanstudentsstudyinAsia?

A.Theyexpecttogetmoreteachingandresearchhelp.

B.TheyloseconfidenceinEnglish-speakingcountries.

C.Theyareafraidthatterroristattackswillhappenagain.

D.Theyprefertoexploreadifferentworldfromtheirown.

3、WhereweremostforeignstudentsinAmericafromin2005?

A.China.B.India.C.Argentina.D.Britain.

4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Therewere6,400AmericanstudentsstudyinginChinain2005.

B.ChinesestudentstoAmericawilloverpassIndiansinthefuture.

C.InternationalenrollmentinAmericanhighereducationchangedalot.

D.AsianstudentsaccountforalargepartofforeignstudentsinAmerica.

25.（10分）Asacollegestudent,Ihaveplannedmyfuturecareergoals.Iwouldliketoworkasasalesassistantina

computercompany,thenasalesmanagerandfinallybossofmyowncompany.

Attheverybeginning,IplantoHndajobinafamouscompanyproducingcomputers,inwhichailthestaffare

fullyhappyatworkandIcanexperiencejobsatisfactionmostofthetime.Onlysuchkindofcompanycanprovideme

withgoodworkingatmosphereandeagernesstolearnmoresoastogetwellpreparedformyfutureprofession.

AtfirstIwanttobeasalesassistantandalwayskeepmyselfbusyworkinginandoutofthecompany,sucha,

answeringtelephones,doingrepairwork,evencleaningthealthoughthesalarymaybelow,1willseizeeverychanceto

learnfromotherstaff.Inmysparetime,Iwilltakesomecoursessoastogetmorequalificationsandexperienceinthis

field.Inthreeorfiveyears,Iamdeterminedtobe-comeasalesmanagerwhoisresponsibleforthesellingofthe

computers.Iwillinterviewasmanycustomersaspossibleanddomarketresearchandimproveourproducts.

MeanwhileIwilltakecareofmystafftomakethemeagertoworktothebestoftheirabilities.

Asisknowntous,itishardtomanageacompany,butIwillmakeeveryefforttoachievemygoalstepbystep,and

Iamsure“Thereismothingdifficultintheworldifyouputyourheartintoit.“

1、Ifthewriterhasacompany,hiscompanywillprovidehisstaffwith.

A.highwages

B.dormitories

C.somecomputersmadeinhiscompany

D.goodworkingatmosphereandeagerness

2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thewriterwouldliketobeasalesassistantfirst.

B.Thewriterwantstosetupabusinessofhisown.

C.Thewritermakeshismindtobethepresidentofafamouscompanyproducingcomputers.

D.ThewriterwilltakecoursestogetanMBA.

3、AsalesassistantshoulddothefollowingEXCEPTintheopinionofthewriter.

A.answeringtelephonesB.interviewingcustomers

C.cleaningtheroomD.doingrepairwork

4、Thetextismainlyabout.

A.howtoimprovethewriter飞abilities

B.howtoachievethewriter'sfuturecareergoal

C.howtobecomeamanager

D.howtobecomeasalesmanager

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）Icomefromoneofthosefamilieswhereyouhavetoyellatthedinnertabletogetinaword.

Everyonehasastrong1,andtalksatthesametime,andnoonehasa2leadingtoheatedarguments.We

oftentalkorevendebatewitheachotherondifferenttopics.3afamilylikeminehasmadememore4

abouttheworldaroundme,makingmetendtoquestionanythinganyonetellsme.Butithasalsomademerealizethat

I'mnotagoodlistener.AndwhenIsay"listening",I'mnot5tothenodding-your-head-and-6

-answering-Uh-huh-or-Ooh-I-seevariety.Imeanthekindoflisteningwhereyoufindyourselfdeeply7withthe

personyou'respeakingwith,whenhisstorybecomesso8thatyourworldbecomeslessaboutyouandmore

abouthim.No,Iwasneververygoodatthat.

IspentsummerinSouthAfricatwoyearsago.Iworkedforagoodnon-profit9calledNoah,whichworks_

10onbehalfofchildrenaffectedbyAIDS.But11youaskedmewhatIreallydidinSouthAfrica,Tdtell

youonething:Ilistened,andIlistened.SometimesI12,butmostlylistened.

AndhadInotspenttwomonths13.1mighthavemissedthe14momentwhenaquietlittlegirlat

oneofNoah与communitycenters,orphaned（MJL）attheageofthree,whisperedafteralong15,“Iloveyou.”

16thatsummer;Iknewhowtohear.Icouldsitdownwithanyoneandheartheir17andnodand

respondatthe18time—butmostofthetimeIwas19aboutthenextwordsoutofmyownmouth.Ever

sincemysummerinSouthAfrica,Ihavenoticedthatit'sinthosemomentswhenmymouthisclosedandmy20

iswideopenthatPvelearnedthemostaboutotherpeople,andperhapsaboutmyself.

1、A.qualificationB.influenceC.opinionD.assumption

2^A.commitmentB.problemC.scheduleD.request

3、A.BelongingtoB.BelievinginC.BringingupD.Strugglingfor

4、A.anxiousB.curiousC.nervousD.adventurous

5、A.objectingB.appealingC.turningD.referring

6、A.rudelyB.loudlyC.politelyD.gratefully

7、A.identifyingB.quarrelingC.debatingD.competing

8、A.vividB.magicalC.mind-numbingD.time-consuming

9、A.schoolB.organizationC.factoryD.church

10、A.effortlesslyB.timelesslyC.aimlesslyD.tirelessly

11、A.unlessB.becauseC.althoughD.if

12、A.applaudedB.spokeC.weptD.complained

13、A.studyingB.travelingC.listeningD.working

14、A.touchingB.frustratingC.astonishingD.fascinating

15、A.delayB.courseC.journeyD.silence

16、A.BeforeB.AfterC.ExceptD.Since

17、A.needsB.storiesC.commentsD.cases

18、A.valuableB.freeC.rightD.same

19、A.talkingB.arguingC.learningD.thinking

20、A.sympathyB.spiritC.mindD.family

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)语法填空

Non-Hermitianwaveengineeringis1.recentandfast-movingfieldthatexaminesbothfundamentaland

application-orientedphenomena.Onesuchphenomenoniscoherentperfectabsorption-aneffectcommonly2^_(refer)

toas6anti-lasing'becauseitcorrespondstothetime-reversedprocessofcoherentemissionofradiationatthelasing

threshold(whereallradiationlossesareexactlybalancedbytheopticalgain).

Coherentperfectabsorbershavebeen工(experimental)realizedinseveralsetupswiththenotableexceptionofa

CPA4.adisorderedmedium.Sucha'randomCPA*wouldbethetime-reverseofa'randomlaser,in5,lightis

resonantlyenhancedbymultiplescatteringinsideadisorder.Becauseofthe6.（complex）ofthisscatteringprocess,

thelightfieldemittedbyarandomlaserisalsospatiallycomplexandnotfocusedlikearegularlaserbeam.Realizinga

randomCPA（or'randomanti-laser*）isthereforeTr（challenge）becauseitrequirestheequivalentoftime-reversing

suchalightfieldina118.degreesoffreedomtocreatecoherentradiationthatisperfectlyabsorbedwhen%（impinge）

onadisorderedmedium.Hereweusemicrowavetechnology10.（build）arandomanti-laseranddemonstrateits

abilitytoabsorbsuitablyengineeredincomingradiationfieldswithnear-perfectefficiency.

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（八），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限一词；

2,只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

DuringtheholidayItakepartinaspecialsummercamp.ThereImetagirlfromCanvey,atownontheThames,where

istotheeastofLondon.Asahost,IshowedhimaroundsuchplaceastheGreatWallandtheSummerPalace.Shewas

deeplyimpressingbythegreatsights.Ialsotoldheraboutthegreatchangesthathadbeentakenplaceinthepastfew

decades.ShesaidBeijingwasquitedifferentfromthatshehadexpectedandthatitwasverybeautifully.Meanwhile,I

improvedmyspokenEnglishinherhelp.Ithinksummercampisveryvaluable.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

29.（25分）假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Tom对中国文化有浓厚的兴趣。恰好你校将在今年暑假7月21日开始在本

校为外国学生举办一场为期1（）天的汉语夏令营活动（ChineseSummerCamp）,请你给他发一封电子邮件，内容包括：

1.时间和地点；

2.内容：学习中国的日常用语、了解中国历史和传统文化、参观博物馆等；

3.报名方式和截止时间：7月8日前在站上报名。

注意:1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

DearTom,

Herecomesapieceofgoodnews.

Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.

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、B

2、D

3、C

4、D

5、C

6、C

7、A

8、D

9、A

10、C

11、C

12、B

13、C

14、B

15、A

16、B

17、B

18、C

19、C

20、A

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、1、C

2、C

3、A

4、D

22、1、2.C

3、4.A

【小题31【小题3】D

【小题4】【小题4】D

23、200、B

1、A

24、1、B

2、D

3、B

4、D

25、WhydoChinesepeoplelovehotpotsomuch?Asthewintermonthsarecoiningin9moreandpeoplearesilting

aroundatable,enjoyingthiskindoftraditionalmeal.IfindmyselfwonderingwhatitUaboutthistraditionalmeal,

whichhasexistedformorethan1,000years.WhatmakesitaChinesefoodfavorite?Itseemsthattheanswerlies

beyondthedishitself.

Hotpotisn'tjustdesignedtokeepyouwarmduringthecoldmonths;it'salsoasocialexperience.It'sa"theater”

cookedfoodthatturnsamealintoanevent.Thereisalotoffunforeveryonetohaveinaddingsomefoodstothehot

pot.

Hotpotiseatenovertwotothreehours.Forthisreason,itisoftenconsideredanevening'sentertainment,anda

timetospendwithfriendsandfamilies.However,manywesternerswouldbeputoffbytheideaofotherpeoplesticking

chopsticksintheirfood.WhenwecometoeatatthetableintheUK,wetendtohaveourownshares,althoughthe

experienceisstillasocialone.

AsimilarexperiencetothehotpotcanbefoundinKoreanbarbecuerestaurants,whichleiyoucookyourownmeat.

Thisallowspeopletohavetheirmeatdonehowevertheywant.

Formostwesterners,theideaofgoingtoarestauranttocooktheirownfoodisverystrange.Buthavingago,Ifind

it'snowoneofmyfavoritemealsinBeijing.ThesteamfromthepotleftmyclothessmellingoffoodwhenIgothome,

butperhapsthiswasalsopartoftheexperience.Whenthecoldwindisblowingoutside,Iamsittingaroundwithmy

goodfriends,eatinganddrinking.Formeit'slikeadinnerpartywheremytastebudsandmyappetiteareequally

satisHedinthewarmcompanyoffriends.

5、WhatisthemainreasonwhyhoipotispopularinChina?

A.Ithasahistoryofover1,000years.

B.Itisafunsocialexperience.

C.Itservespeoplewithmanykindsoffoods.

D.Itkeepspeopleverywarminwinter.

6、Wecanconcludefrom