四川省成都市新都区2024届高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

四川省成都市新都区2024届高三第四次模拟考试英语试卷请考生注意：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．After_______hadhappenedhecouldnotcontinuetoworkthere.A．which B．howC．what D．having2．JackandMikewerefoundcheatingintheexam,and_______bytheirteacheratthemoment.A．werescolded B．arebeingscoldedC．havebeenscolded D．werebeingscolded3．Alargenumberofexcellentfilms______allovertheworldoverthepastdecades.A．haveproduced B．havebeenproducedC．wereproduced D．produced4．Theboyishavingafever.You’dbetterdampatowelandlayit______hisforehead.A．acrossB．withinC．throughD．beyond5．Thepalaceisheavilyguarded,becauseinsideitswalls________.A．wheresittheEuropeanleaders B．theEuropeanleaderstheresitC．sittheEuropeanleaders D．thattheEuropeanleaderssit6．—Howdoyoufindyournewclassmate?—Oh,sheisreally________ofamusician,whocannotonlysingverybeautifully,butalsocomposeskillfully.A．something B．somebodyC．everything D．everybody7．WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid8．WorldFoodDayisheldeachyeartounderlinetheprogressthat________againsthungerandthatstillneedstobemade.A．ismade B．wasmadeC．hasbeenmade D．willbemade9．DuringeachNBAseason,basketballfanscheerontheirfavoriteteamstomake_______through.A．itB．themC．thatD．those10．Whenhewasrunningafterhisbrother,theboylosthis___andhadabadfall.A．balance B．chanceC．memory D．place11．Mywifesometimes_____somethingshehaslongbeenlookingfor.That’swhysheenjoyswindowshopping.A．looksup B．looksfor C．picksup D．picksout12．Timeispressing．Youcannotstartyourtask_____soon．A．too B．very C．so D．as13．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Mum?—________Dowhatyoulike.A．Goahead! B．You’vegotit.C．It’syourturn. D．Notatall!14．We’llgoearly．，wemaynotgetaseat．A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．However D．Besides15．Hisstrongsenseofhumorwasmakeeveryoneintheroomburstoutlaughing.A．soastoB．suchastoC．sothatD．suchthat16．SheisstubborninresistinghisenquiriesabouttheMoonstone_____thedegreethatshemakesitseemasifshedoesnotwantthemystery______.A．on;tosolve B．with;solvingC．for;beingsolved D．to;tobesolved17．Threedaysaftertheaircraftwentmissing,aninternationaleffort________shipsandplaneshasn'tfoundanywreckage,________growingfrustrationforthefamiliesofthe239peopleonboard.A．involved;causing B．toinvolve;causedC．involving;causing D．involving;havingcaused18．Shewasina________conditionafterthehearttransplantoperationwhenherbodyrejectedtheforeignorgan.A．skeptical B．critical C．theoretical D．practical19．________bymanypotentialcustomers,thesalesmanhadtogatherhiscourageandselltheproductindifferentways.A.Havingdenied B．DenyingC．Beingdenied D．Havingbeendenied20．—Youlooksleepytoday.—__________nottomisstheflight,Ididn'tdaretoclosemyeyesthewholenight.A．Reminded B．BeingremindedC．Reminding D．Havingreminded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）Mostadultsfirmlybelievethataskidsreachtheirteens,theystarttotakecrazyrisksthatgetthemintrouble.Doteenagerssimplylovetakingallrisksmuchmorethanadults?Arecentstudysuggestsotherwise.Scientistsdesignedasimpleexperimentinvolving33teenagersandthreeotheragegroups.Intheexperiment,theresearcherstriedtodistinguishbetweentwoverydifferentkindsofrisk-taking.Thefirsttheycalledawillingnesstotakeknownrisks(whentheprobabilityofwinningisclear)andthesecondtheycalledawillingnesstotakeunknownrisks(whenthepossibilityofsuccessisuncertain).Thestudyofferedparticipantstheopportunitytoplaytwokindsofgames.Theyhadthechancetowinmoney,withonegameofferingaknownriskandtheotherofferinganunknownrisk.Oneachroundofthegame,eachparticipanthadtochoosebetweentakingasure$5andknownorunknownrisksofwinningalotmore.Ifononeparticularroundtheyhadpickedthe$5forsurechoice,thentheygot$5.Butifonthatroundtheyhadchosentotakearisk,therulesofthegamewilldeterminewhetherornottheyhadwon.Iftheydidwin,theywenthomewithbetween$8and$125.And,ofcourse,iftheylost,theywenthomewithnothing.Whatthescientistsfoundwasreallyquitesurprising.Itturnedoutthattheaverageteenagerwasveryhesitantwhenriskswereknown—morecarefulthancollegestudentsorparents-agedadults,andaboutascarefulasgrandparent-agedadults.Thismeansthatwhentheriskswereknown,teenagerswerenotriskyintheirbehavioratall.Onlywhentheriskswereuncleardidteenagerschoosethemmoreoftenthanothergroups.Underthosekindsofconditions,theyweremuchmorewillingtotakeariskthananyothergroup.So,whatdoesallofthismean?Theresearchsuggeststhatadultsshouldprobablyfocusmoreenergyontryingtoeducateteenagersaboutrisksthanlimitingthem.Teenagerswhounderstandtherisksassociatedwithadecisionaremorelikelytobecarefulintheirbehavior.1、ThisexperimentwascarriedoutbyA．dividingtheteensintothreegroupsB．comparingthereactionstodifferentrisksC．givingequalamountofawardstotheparticipantsD．observingtheemotionalchangesoftheteenager2、Whenfacingknownrisks,teenagerstendedtobe________.A．ambits B．cautiousC．anxious D．curious3、Whichgroupinthestudyweremorelikelytotakeunknownrisks?A．Teenagers. B．Collegestudents.C．Parent-agedadults. D．Grandparent-agedadults.4、Accordingtothestudy,parentsshouldfocuson________.A．guaranteeingchildrentobecarefulB．settingagelimitsondangerousactivitiesC．respectingteenstomaketheirownchoicesD．guidingteenstolearnmoreabouttheeffectofrisks23．（8分）Theoriginof“holiday”iseasytosee,comingfrom“holyday”,adayofparticularreligioussignificance,oftencelebratingthelifeofasaint(圣徒),duringwhichnoworkwastobedone.Asfarbackasthe11thcentury,“holidays”,especiallythemajorfeastdays,weretimesof“celebrationandamusement”,astheOxfordEnglishDictionaryputsit.ThenumberofholidayssteadilyincreasedduringtheMiddleAges,untilamedievalEnglishmanwouldhavehadtheluxuryof40to50daysayearoffwork,dependingonwherehelived,inadditiontoafreedayonSundays.DuringtheReformation,HenryVIIIabolishedmostoftheholidayspartlybecauseoftheProtestant(新教徒的)suspicionofsaints,butmorepractically,because,accordingtohistorianEamonDuffy,“Alargenumberofholidaysweremakingthepeoplepoorbylimitingagriculture.”Thepeopletookadifferentviewandorganizedaprotestmarch—thePilgrimageofGrace—partlytoprotecttheirdaysoff.Thoughatfirstthereligiousandfestivesensesofholidaywerecombined,thewordgraduallycametobeusedforanykindofrelaxingbreakfromwork.Asthewordwasdrawingawayfromareligioussociety,thenumberofauthorizedholidayswasreduced,untilby1834mostworkershadonlyfourofficialdaysoffayear,inadditiontoSundays.Manyfactoryworkersamplifiedthistimebystayinghomeon“SaintMonday”torecoverfromwhattheyhadgottenuptothedaybefore.Bythelate19thcentury,employerswerecompromisingandofferinghalf-daySaturdays,thebeginningofthe“weekend”,atermfirstusedin1879.In1908,aninnovativemillinNewEnglandgaveitsemployeesallofSaturdayoff,andthepracticespreadwidelyduringtheGreatDepressionasawaytokeepemploymentup.Ittook400years,butfinallyworkerscouldenjoyasmanyholidaysastheyhadinthe15thcentury.1、Whatwastheword“holiday”originallyintendedfor?A．Economy.B．Religion.C．Entertainment.D．Politics.2、What’sthemainreasonforHenryVIII’sendingmostholidaysaccordingtoEamonDuffy?A．Hispeoplerequiredathoroughreformation.B．Hedidn’tbelieveinGodandthesaints.C．Peopletooknointerestintheagricultureduetothem.D．Toomanyholidaysstoodinthewayoftheagriculture.3、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“amplified”inparagraph4?A．lengthenedB．wastedC．shortenedD．guaranteed4、WhendidmostemployeesgetthewholeSaturdayoff?A．In1879.B．In1908.C．DuringtheGreatDepression.D．Inthe15thcentury.24．（8分）AnewreportcomparingAustralianhighschoolstudentswiththoseof65othercountriesshowthenationisslippingfurtherbehindinmathsandreadingskills.The2017ProgrammeforInternationalStudentAssessment(PISA)measuresthemathematics,readingandscienceskillsofhalfamillion15-year-oldsfromaroundtheworld.ItfoundAustralianteensplacedequal17thinmaths,equal10thinreadingandequal8thinscience.AsiancountrieslikeChina,Singapore,KoreaandJapanarepullingaheadofAustralianstudentsinmathsandreading.TheresultsshowAustralianstudentshaveslippedinmathsperformancebyaboutahalfayearofschoolingcomparedto10yearsago.Thedeclinewasstrongeringirlsthanboys,withgirlsdroppingtotheOrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment(OECD)average.Thereportalsofoundawidegabbetweenstudentsindifferentpartsofthecountry.TasmaniaandtheNorthernTerritorylaggedwellbehindotherstatesinallthreeareas.About14,500Australianstudentsfrom775schoolsweremeasuredintheassessment,whichwasconductedbytheAustralianCouncilforEducationalResearch(ACER)fortheOECD．ACER’sdirectorofeducationalmonitoringandresearch,Dr.SueThomson,saysgender,indigenousstatusandsocio-economicstatusstilldividestudentoutcomes.Australianstudentsfromawealthybackgroundshowadifferenceofabouttwo-and-a-halfyearsofschoolingcomparedtoastudentfromthelowestsocio-economicgroup.Questionnaireresponseshavealsofoundgirlshaveamuchmorenegativeviewaboutmaths.Indigenousstudentsare,onaverage,performingsignificantlyworsethannon-indigenousstudents,adifferenceofabouttwo-and-a-halfyearsofschoolingormoreinmaths,scienceandreading.Ms.Thomsonalsoraisedconcernsthatmorethantwo-fifthsofstudentsfailedtoreachbaseproficiencylevelsinmaths.“ThesearethelevelswhichtheMinisterialCouncilsetasnotreallyambitiousgoals,butachievablegoalsforacountrysuchasAustralia,andalargeproportionofstudentsnottobeachievingthoseresultsarequiteaworry,”shesaid.Twelveothercountriesalsoshoweddeclinesinmathsliteracyover10years,withthelargestdeclineoccurringinSweden,thenFinland,NewZealand,IcelandandthenAustralia.1、Accordingtothepassage,thereport_________.A．comparedthemathematics,readingandscienceskillsofstudentsB．foundAustralianteensplacedequal10thinmathsC．involvedhighschoolstudentsin65countriesD．showedAsianstudentsperformedbetterthanAustralianonesinallsubjects2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE,accordingtothepassage?A．GirlswereperformingworseintheseskillsthanboysinAustraliaB．Koreanstudentsplacedequal8thinscienceC．775schoolsinTasmaniaparticipatedintheassessmentD．StudentsinSwedenperformedworstinmathsamongallthestudents3、WhatmakesDr.SueThomsonsoworried?A．Two-fifthsofstudentsshownointerestinmathsinAustraliaB．NativestudentsperformedworsethanthosefromothercountriesC．ThegoalsinmathsweresethigherinAustraliathanthoseinothercountriesD．Nearlyhalfofstudentscannotreachtheachievablegoalsinmaths4、Whichsectionofawebsitedoesthispassageprobablyappearin?A．BusinessB．EducationC．ArtsandcultureD．Technologyandscience25．（10分）WhenIwasaboytherewerenosmartphones,andourtelevisiononlygotonechannelclearly.Still,Ineverfeltbored.Thefields,hillsandwoodlandsaroundmyhomeweretheperfectplaygroundwhoseadventureswereonlylimitedbymyimagination.Icanrememberoncehikingtonearbylakeandwalkingslowlyaroundit.AtthebackofitIwasamazedtofindanolddirtroadthatIhadneverseenbefore.Itwasfullofmuddytyretracksanddeepwoodsbordereditonbothsides,butexploringitstillseemedlikeafineadventure.Iwalkedonandonforwhatseemedlikehours.Iwassuremyguardianangelwaswhisperinginmyears"turnaroundandheadbackhome",butIwasstubbornandwalkedon.TherewasstillneitheracarnorahouseinsightInoticedthatthesunwasstartingtogodownandIgrewscaredIdidn'twanttoenduptrappedonthisroad,andIwasworriedthatitwouldbedarkbeforeIcouldmakemywaybacktothelakeagain.Icontinuedtowalkonwithsomethinggrowinginsideofme.Myheartwaspoundingandmylegswereaching.IwasalmostintearswhenIsawsomethinginthedistance.ItwasahousethatIrecognized.Ijumpedupanddownandlaughedoutloud.Itwasstilloveramileaway,butmylegsfeltlikefeathersandIhurriedbacktomyhouseinnotime.Iwalkedinwithabigsmileonmyfacejustintimefordinner.ThenIendedmyadventurewithagoodnight'ssleep.Ioftenthoughtofthatexperiencerecently.Actually,inourlife,allroads,nomatterhowtheytwistandturn,canleadushomeagain.Theycanleadustoourhomesinourhearts.Mayyoualwayswalkyourpathwithlove!Mayyoualwayshelpyourfellowtravelersalongtheway!Andmayyourroadsalwaysleadyouhomeagain!1、Whydidtheauthorhardlyfeelboredwhenhewasyoung?A．HecouldwatchTValldayB．Hecouldhavefuninnature.C．HehadmanyfriendstoplaywithD．Heusedtoexploretheolddirtroad2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"something"inParagraph3probablyreferto?A．DoubtB．HopeC．Fear.D．Courage3、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhewasexploringthedirtroad?A．Hewascontradictoryinmind.B．Hewasunconsciousofdangerahead.C．Hewasworriedtobetrappedinthewoods.D．Hewasafraidofbeingscoldedbyhisparents.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．EveryEffortIsWorthwhile.B．AllRoadsLeadHome.C．BeDeterminedinYourLife.D．BeBravetoAdventure.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）Onedayasaboyandhisfatherweretakingawalkinthewoods,theysawlyingbesideahalf-fallentreeapairofshoes.Anoldworkmanwascoolinghisfeetinaneighboringstream.Theson,inaspiritof36____,pickedupsomesmallpebbles(卵石）andsaid,“Iwillputtheseintheoldfellow’sshoes,andit’llbegreatfunwhenhetriestoputthemon.”“I37____ifyouwillgetmuchfunoutofthat,”saidthefather,“38____fromhisclothes,hemustbeapoorman.Andhislifeishard.Wouldtherebefunin39____histroubles?Ifyouweretosurprisehimina40____way,saybyputtingacoinineachshoe,youwouldprobablyenjoymore.”Theboyadoptedthe41____ofhisfatherandslippedasilvercoinintoeachshoe.Thentheyhidbehindatreetowatchthe42____oftheirtrick.Afterawhile,theoldmancamebacktohisworkandslippedhisrightfootintohisshoe.43____somethinghardintheshoehe44____hisfoottoseewhatwasinside.Hediscoveredthecoin.A(n)45____lookcameoverhisface.Heturnedthecoinoverandoverinhishand,andgazedatitinastonishment.Ashelookedatit,hefeltwithhisfootfortheothershoe,whichalsoheldacoin.Then46____claspinghishandstogether,hefelluponhis47____andprayed.Theboyandhisfather48____fromhiswordsthathispoorwifewassickand49____athome,andthathisorphanedgrandchildrenweresufferingstarvation,whilehewasstrugglingtoearnaliving.“Thekindhelperhasgone,”criedtheoldman,“withoutevenwaitingtobethanked.But50____hemaygo,myblessingshallseekhimoutandbe51____himtotheendoflife.MayGodkeephimfrompoverty,52____himagainstevilandeverfillhisheartwithwarmthandjoy,53____hehasfilledminetoday.”Theboyandhisfatherlistenedtothemostheart-feltwordsintheworld,eyes54____.“NowIcallthisthebestkindoffun”，saidthefather,“So，yousee,funmayleadto55____aswellastolaughter.Ofallthepleasuresoflife,thosethatareexpressedbytearsratherthanlaughterarethemostblessed”.1、A．mercyB．charityC．helpD．fun2、A．wonderB．doubtC．analyzeD．suspect3、A．ConsideringB．DistinguishedC．JudgingD．Determined4、A．addingtoB．makingupC．bringingoutD．addingupto5、A．confusingB．differentC．sameD．challenging6、A．agreementB．planC．requestD．proposal7、A．outputB．outcomeC．intentionD．production8、A．FeelingB．RealizingC．NoticingD．Recognizing9、A．droveB．droppedC．pushedD．withdrew10、A．excitedB．strangeC．puzzledD．delighted11、A．suddenlyB．frequentlyC．finallyD．gradually12、A．handsB．kneesC．feetD．head13、A．thoughtB．guessedC．sensedD．learned14、A．uselessB．helplessC．worthlessD．careless15、A．howeverB．wheneverC．whateverD．wherever16、A．afterB．againstC．withD．onto17、A．spareB．guardC．helpD．prevent18、A．asB．whenC．whatD．although19、A．wetB．wideC．closedD．fixed20、A．appreciationB．hurtC．tearsD．satisfaction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）FelicityMiller,a32-year-oldBritishwoman,1．hasaChinesehusband,stillremembersthe2．(excite)whenshefirstlearnedtousethe“redpacket”functiononWeChatin2015.ShesentandgrabbedsomeredpacketsinherChinesefamily’sgroup.Theruleinherfamilywasthatthepersonwhograbbedthe3．(high)amountsentthenext.Attractedbytheuniquewayofcommunicating,manyforeigners4．(join)insendingandgrabbingredpacketssofar.Usually,themoneyineachpacketisrandom.Thustheamountofmoneyonecangrab5．(large)dependsonhisorherluck,from0.01yuantolessthan200yuan.Manyforeignersgetmorefamiliar6．Chineseculturethrough“redpackets”.Twoyearsago,whenFelicityMillerwassent5.20or8.88yuanredpackets,shehadnoclueaboutthe7．(hide)meanings.Now,shehasknownaboutthem.However,thepopularityofvirtualredpacketsdoesn’tstoppeoplesendingpaperredpackets8．(contain)realcashduringtheSpringFestival.It9．(call)luckymoney.InChinesetradition,peopletakeluckymoneyforchildrenas10．blessing.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。MycousinLiMingtoldmehewouldbetakinghisdriver’stestagain、Heseemedconfidence,althoughhehavefailedhisfirstroadtest、Ifeltsympathyforhim,thinkhemighthaveasamefearhedidlasttime、Iencouragedhim,thoughIwasnotsooptimisticabouttheirchances、Lateron,hecalledsharethegoodnewsthathehadpassedit、Beforetheroadtest,ourfamilygatheredexcitedathishouse、Icongratulatedhimwithahug、Iaskedhimtodrivewithmeanywhereheliked、ThreeofourcousinpiledinwithusandwetookourfirstridewithLiMing、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Alice对中国艺术感兴趣，特写信请你向他介绍中国传统艺术。请依据下列要点，给其写封回信。要点：1介绍传统艺术—年画；2欢迎Alice来体验年画的创作。注意：1词数：80词左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。提示词：年画ChineseNewYearpaintingsDearAlice,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、C2、B3、B4、A5、C6、A7、C8、C9、A10、A11、C12、A13、A14、A15、B16、D17、C18、B19、D20、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、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.Asimilarexper