吉林省白城十四中2023-2024学年高三下学期联合考试英语试题含解析

吉林省白城十四中2023-2024学年高三下学期联合考试英语试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Inmanycountriesintheworld,breakfastisasnack______ameal,butthetraditionalEnglishbreakfastisafullmeal.A．lessthan B．morethanC．otherthan D．ratherthan2．It_____aSaturdayafternooninMay____Margaretcouldarrangeformetomeetherelder,sister.A．wasuntil;whenB．wasuntil;thatC．wasnotuntil;whenD．wasnotuntil;that3．Inmydrivinglesson,atrafficrulethatimpressedmemostisthatinnotime________whenthetrafficlightsturnred.A．allvehiclesshouldstop B．shouldallvehiclesstopC．shouldstopallvehicles D．shouldstopallvehicles4．Don’tletyourselfbe______intobuyingthingsyoudon’treallywant.A．advocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded5．Daniel’sfamily________theirholidayinHuangshanthistimenextweek.A．areenjoying B．aretoenjoy C．willenjoy D．willbeenjoying6．Humansspendalotoftimeandmoneyontheirpetsandthepetsgivealltheyhave_____forthat.A．inreturnB．infactC．inshortD．inall7．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what8．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．amthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout9．—-Mum,lookatmyshoes.Ineedanewpair.—-.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon'tsayD．Younameit10．Anyinformationoftheoraltestpaperareregardedasstrictly______beforeitisopen.A．conventional B．analyticalC．controversial D．confidential11．ItshockedtheworldtheUnitedStateswithdrewfromsomemajoragreementsithadbeencommittedto,includingthe2015ParisAgreementonclimatechangemitigationandthe2015IranNuclearDeal.A．which B．whatC．whether D．that12．Shewassoangryandspokesofastthatnoneofusunderstood______hesaidmeant．A．that B．what C．thatthat D．whatwhat13．—ThankyouverymuchforgivingmeahandwhenIwasintrouble.—Don’tmentionit.Ionlydidwhatanyoneelse_______inmyplace.A．mustdo B．couldhavedoneC．woulddo D．canhavedone14．Mr.Greenwasveryfamouswhenhelivedthere.Thereis______tobesomeoneinthisdistrictwhoremembershim.A．content B．opposedC．bound D．restricted15．Undergoodtreatment,manypatientsarebeginningto________andwillsoonrecover.A．turnupB．catchupC．pickupD．showup16．—WhatdoyouthinkofTom?—Hehasbeenworkingveryhard.______heisanadvancedworker.A．Nowonder B．Nodoubt C．Noworry D．Noproblem17．Thepresidentstoodbyawindowinsidetheroom,________Ientered,lookingoverthesquare.A．where B．intowhichC．which D．that18．Thesecurityjudgewasvery_________whensheexplainedthatthedrivinglicencewasnecessaryforherwork.A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous D．available19．Hehasnoideawhatthebookisabout．Hehavereaditverycarefully．A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．mustn’t20．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto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）Astheweathergetscolder,westartwearingjackets,andmostofusstopthinkingaboutthesun.Butthesun’srayscanbejustasharmfulwhenit’scoldandcloudyoutside.“Anyexposedareaofyourbodycanstillgetsunburned,”Dr.AppleBodemer,anassociateprofessorattheUniversityofWisconsin-Madison,toldLiveScience.Whetheryouspendadayontheslopes,skatingonapondorclearingsnowoutofyourdriveway,yourfaceisstillgettingexposedtothesun’sradiationintheformofultraviolet(紫外线)(UV)light,whichcangodeepintoyourskincellscausingDNAdamage,accordingtoBodemer.Thesun’slongultravioletA(UVA)wavescancauseearlieraging,sunspotsandwrinkles,whileitsshortultravioletB(UVB)raysareknownforcausingskinreddeningandburns.SkindamagecausedbyUVexposureincreasesovertime.Moreexposuretoradiationcontributestomoreseveredamage,evenskincancer.Inaddition,snowandicecanalsomakesundamageworse.Theyreflectupto80percentofUVraysreachingtheground.Thatmeansyougethitfromboththeskyandtheground.AndskiersandsnowboardersincreasetheirriskofgettingsunburnedevenmorebecauseUVexposureincreasesathigheraltitudes.“Generally,thebiggestfactorforsun-sensitivityishowpaleyourskinis,”hesaid.“But,therealityisthateventhedarkestindividualcangetsundamage.”Luckily,thesolutionforprotectingyourskinissimple:Wearsunscreeneveryday.Rigelrecommendedusingsunscreenwithasunprotectionfactor(SPF)ofatleast30,andgoinghigherathighaltitudes.Asaruleofthumb,SPF30willblock97percentofUVBrays,SPF50blocking98percent,andSPF100blocking99percent.Whateverkindofsunscreenyouuse,it’simportanttoapplySPFaboutonceevery2hours.Rigelalsosuggestedsunscreenswith“broadspectrum(光谱)”—toprotectagainstbothUVBandUVArays—aswellassunscreensthatarewaterresistantforupto80minutes.Thatway,youcangoaboutyourdaywithoutitwearingofftooquickly.1、WhichofthestatementsbestdescribesUVlights?A．UVBlightscausemuchlessdamagetoskinthanUVAlights.B．SkindamagefromUVlightscanhetotallypreventedbysunscreen.C．SnowandicemakepeoplesuffermuchmorefromUVlightdamage.D．Peopleoutdoorsneedn’tworryaboutgettingsunburnedonacoldday.2、Whichisthemostvitalfactorasforsundamage?A．Yourskincolor. B．Theclothesyouwear.C．Thealtitudeofyourplace. D．Theweatherwhenyouareoutside.3、Whatdoweknowaboutsunscreen?A．ThelowersunscreenSPFis,thebettereffectitwillhave.B．PeopleworkinginhighmountainsneedsunscreenSPF30.C．Applyingsunscreenoncewhenoutsideisnecessary.D．Waterresistantsunscreencanbeappliedonceevery80minutes.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．BeingExposedtoSunRays B．UltravioletA&UltravioletBC．GettingLessSunburninWinter D．DifferentKindsOfSunscreens22．（8分）IsitOKforchildrentocountontheirfingers?Generationsofpupilshavebeendiscouragedbytheirteachersfromusingtheirhandswhenlearningmaths.ButanewresearcharticlepublishedinFrontiersinEducationshowsusingfingersmaybeaveryimportantpartofmathslearning.Thearticle,byProfessorTimJayofSheffieldHallamUniversityandindependentresearcherDrJulieBetenson,substantiateswhatparentshavelongfelt--thatthefingergameschildrenoftenplayathomearecentraltotheireducation.Theresearchersworkedwith137primarypupilsagedbetweensixandseven.Allthechildrenweregivendifferentcombinationsofcountingandnumbergamestoplay--butonlysomeweregivenexerciseswhichinvolvedfinger-training.Somepupilsplayedgamesinvolvingnumbersymbols,suchasdominoes,shut-the-box,orsnakesandladders.Otherpupilswereaskedtoplayfingergames,suchasbeingaskedtoholdupagivennumberoffingers,ornumberingfingersfrom1to5andthenhavingtomatchoneofthembytouchingitagainstthecorresponding(对应)fingerontheotherhand,orfollowingcolouredlinesusingaparticularfinger.Boththesegroupsdidalittlebetterinmathsteststhanathirdgroupofpupilswhohadsimplyhad'businessasusual'withtheirteachers.Butthegroupwhichdidboththecountingandthefingergamesperformedfarbetter.Thisstudyprovidesevidencethatfingersprovidechildrenwitha“bridge”betweendifferentrepresentationsofnumbers,whichcanbeverbal,writtenorsymbolic.Combinedfingertrainingandnumbergamescouldbeausefultoolforteacherstosupportchildren'sunderstandingofnumbers.1、Howdidtheauthorintroducethetopicofthetext?A．ByprovidingevidenceB．ByraisingaquestionC．BygivinganexampleD．Bymakingcomparisons2、Theunderlinedword“substantiates”inparagraph2mostprobablymeans“______”.A．supportsB．changesC．ignoresD．advertises3、Whatcanweknowabouttheresearchmentionedinthetext?A．ItiscarriedoutbytwouniversityprofessorsB．Itsresearchsubjectsaremostlypre-schoolchildrenC．ItisbasedonthecomparisonoftwogroupsofchildrenD．Itsfindingsshoulddrawtheattentionofmathteachers.4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofchildren’sfingercounting?A．BoringB．FoolishC．HelpfulD．Unique23．（8分）Researcherscontinuetoshowthepowerbehindoursenseofsmell．Recentstudieshavefound,amongotherthings,thatthesmelloffoodslikepizzacancauseuncontrollableangerindriversonroads．Thereviewexplainsthatsmellisuniqueinitseffectsonthebrain．AccordingtoConradKing,theresearcherwhocarriedoutthereview,"morethananyothersenses,thesenseofsmellgoesthroughthelogicalpartofthebrainandactsonthesystemsconcernedwithfeelings.Thisiswhythesmellofbakingbreadcandestroythebestintentionsofadieter．"Smell,whichdictates（决定）theunbelievablecomplexityoffoodtastes,hasalwaysbeentheleastunderstoodofoursenses.Ournosesareabletodetectupto10，000distinctsmells．Ourabilitytosmellandtastethisextremelylargerangeofsmellsiscontrolledbysomethinglike1,000genes,whichmakeupanamazing3%ofthehumangenome．ResearchersRichardAxelandLindaBuckweretogetherawardedaNobelPrizein2004fortheirground-breakingresearchonthenatureofthisextraordinarysense．Thesetwoscientistswerethefirsttodescribethefamilyof1，000olfactory（嗅觉）genesandtoexplainhowourolfactorysystemworks．Accordingtoonestudyintheresearchreview，smellingfreshpizzaoreventhepackagingoffastfoodscanbeenoughtomakedriversfeelimpatientwithotherroadusers．Theyarethenmorelikelytospeedandexperienceuncontrollableangeronroads．Themostreasonableexplanationisthatthesecanallmakedriversfeelhungry，andthereforedesperatetosatisfytheirappetites．Incontrast，thesmellsofpeppermintandcinnamonwereshowntoimproveconcentrationlevelsaswellasreducedrivers'impatience．Similarly，thesmellsoflemonandcoffeeappearedtopromoteclearthinkingandmentalfocus．However，thewaygenesregulatesmelldiffersfrompersontoperson．AstudybyresearchersinIsraelhasidentifiedatleast50olfactorygeneswhichareswitchedoninsomepeopleandnotinothers．Theybelievethismayexplainwhysomeofuslovesomesmellsandtasteswhileothershatethem．TheIsraelresearcherssaytheirstudyshowsthatnearlyeveryhumanbeingshowsadifferentpatternofactiveandinactivesmell-detectingreceptors．1、WhatdidRichardAxelandLindaBuckfindout？______A．Thetypeoffoodsmells．B．Thelogicalpartofhumanbrain．C．Thenatureofhumanolfactorysystem．D．Therelationshipbetweenfoodandfeelings．2、Whichofthefollowingcanhelppeopleconcentrate？______A．Bread． B．Fastfood．C．Pizza． D．Coffee．3、Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph？______A．Differentpeoplearesensitivetodifferentsmells．B．Everypersonhasadifferentpatternofgenes．C．Somepeoplecanrecognizeupto50smells．D．Therearestillsomeolfactorygenestobefoundout．4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？______A．Logicandbehavior． B．Smellanditsinfluence．C．Senseabilityandfoodtastes． D．Olfactorygenesanditssystem．24．（8分）Sofar,thisyear’sglobalmusicmarkethasdefinitelybeendominated(支配)bywomen：BeyonceKnowles,TaylorSwirl,andIggyAzaleaareallmakingwaves.AndonehotnamethataddsmoreconvictiontothelistisUSsingerArianaGrande.Almostexactlyayearago,Grandereleasedherfirstalbum,YoursTruly.Andoverthepast12months,the21-year-oldformerNickelodeon(anAmericanTVchannelforkidsandadolescents)starhastransformedfromapopartistyoumightrecognizetoanoutstandingsuperstar.Shenowpossessesthreetop10singlesinthecurrentBillboardHot100chart,animpressiveopeningperformanceatthisyear’sMTVVideoMusicAwards,andmillionsoffollowersonsocialnetworkingsites.Hersecondalbum,MyEverything,whichwasreleasedonAug25,isthelatestsignofhercomingdominance.IthitNo.1ontheBillboard200albumchartthisweek,makinghertheonlyotherfemalesingerafterScotland’sSusanBoyletohavetwocontinuousNo.1albumsinasingleyear.Grande’sstrengthliesinherpowerfulvoiceandwidevoicedrange.UnlikehercompanionsSelenaGomezandDemiLovato,Grande’sstarpowerisrootedinthefactthatshecanreallysing.Moreimportantly,Grandeknowshowtocontrolhervoice,whichisatoncestrongandsensitive,anduseittoexpandhermusicalterritory.MyEverythingisthebestexample.Inthisalbum,Grandeliterallytriesherhandateverything：dancemusic,R&Bjams,hip-hoptunes,powerballadsandeven’60s-inflectedpop.Whileyoucanclearlysenseherambitionasasinger,youwillbeimpressedbyhoweffortlesslyshehandlesthesedifferentstylesofmusic,especiallyifyouhavelistenedtoYoursTruly,amorerefreshing’90sR&B—influencedproject.Ofcourse,onesuggestionforGrande’sfuturemusicwouldbeforhertodisplaymorepersonalityinsteadofsimplyshowinghervoicedtalent.Butnottoworry,basedonwhatwe’veheardthusfar,it'ssafetosayGrandeiswellonherwaytogrowingintoherown.1、WhichofthefollowingcontributestoGrande’sgreatsuccess?A．Theimpressiveopeningperformance.B．Herfollowersonsocialnetworkingsites.C．Theinfluenceof‘60spopand‘90sR&B．D．Herpowerfulvoiceandwidevoicedrange.2、WecanconcludefromthelastparagraphthatGrande_________.A．likestoshowoffhervoice B．isapromisingsuperstarC．lacksherownpersonality D．hasdifficultygoingfurther3、WhatcanwelearnaboutArianaGrande?A．Sheprefership-hoptunesinparticular.B．SheusedtobeapopstarinaTVchannel.C．Shehastwotop10singlesofBillboard’sHot100.D．SheistheonlysingertohavetwoNo.1albumsinayear.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．ARisingMusicGenius B．TheMusicMarketofWomenC．SusanBoyleandHerCompanions D．DifferentStylesofGrande’sMusic25．（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．answeringtelephonesB．interviewingcustomersC．cleaningtheroomD．doingrepairwork4、Thetextismainlyabout________.A．howtoimprovethewriter’sabilitiesB．howtoachievethewriter’sfuturecareergoalC．howtobecomeamanagerD．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）Everyonewantstowinafirst-placeblueribbon,tobethebestinsomething.EvenkidsinKindergartenwantthatblueribbon.Insports,Iwasneverablue-ribbonperson.Inarace,Iwasalways1InbaseballIwaslikelytobe2ontheheadordroptheball.Duringthespringofmykindergartenyear,ourclasshadafieldtriptoaparkinatownabouttwentymilesaway.Makingthatdrivenowisnobig3butwhenyou’resixandyou’velivedinatownof300peopleallyourlife,goingtoabigtownofacoupleofthousandpeopleisreallysomething.Idon’tremembertoomuchaboutit.ButtherewasonethatIwillneverforget—the4race.Theparentstiedourfeettogether.Onelittleboygotmefora5.Hewasthesecondmost6boyinourclasssoheusuallywonateverythingandIknewthatwithmetiedtohimhedidn’thaveachance.AndI’msureheknewhewasintrouble.Thegunsoundedandwewereoff.Somecoupleswerefallingandstumblingallaroundus,42westayedonourfeetandmadeittotheotherside.43,whenweturnedaroundandheadedbackforhome,wewereinthelead!Onlyonecouplehadachancetowin,andtheywereagoodseveralyardsbehindus.Afewfeetfromthefinishline,disasterstruck:Itrippedandfell.Wewere44enoughthatmypartnercouldhaveeasilydraggedmeacrossthefinishlineandwon.Buthedidn’t.Insteadhestopped,45downandhelpedmeup—justattheothercouplecrossedthefinishline.Asaresult,wereceivedasmallredribbonforcominginsecond.Istillrememberthatmomentwhentheyoungboydecidedthathelpingafriendgetonherfeetwasmoreimportantthanwinningablueribbon.And13yearslater,Istillhavethatlittleribbonbecauseit’sa46thatafriendlikethisboyisonewhoreally47.1、A．lastB．firstC．quickD．successful2、A．touchedB．feltC．hitD．beaten3、A．questionB．eventC．oneD．deal4、A．one-leggedB．two-leggedC．three-leggedD．four-legged5、A．partnerB．helperC．supporterD．competitor6、A．tallestB．youngestC．athleticD．handsome7、A．butB．thereforeC．howeverD．and8、A．ObviouslyB．UnbelievablyC．SecretlyD．Undoubtedly9、A．strongB．braveC．cleverD．close10、A．layB．slowedC．movedD．reached11、A．warningB．reminderC．giftD．notice12、A．dependsB．countsC．supportsD．worthy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）Ifyoutravelorgoabroad,it'snecessarytomixwiththelocals.Thisallowsyou1．(put)yourlanguageskillstothetestandfindoutmoreaboutthelocalculture.2．(live)abroadforalongtime,I'veputtogether3．listoftipstohelpyoumakefriendsinaforeigncountry.Firstly,sayyestoeverything(withinreason).Obviously,ifyoudon'tfeel4．ease,youcanchoosenottodosomething.However,don'tputofftryingsomethingnew.Thegroupofstudentsfromyourclasswhoinviteyououtforacoffeemightendup5．(be)yourfriendsforlife!Secondly,findahobbyortrysomething6．(entire)new.Joinadanceclass,awalkingclub,orlearntocookthelocalfood—thepossibilitiesareendless!Thirdly,getoutofthehouse!Hours7．(spend)infrontofacomputerwithfamilyandfriendsbackhomesurelymakeyouevenmorehomesick.Makethemostofthenewandexcitingplaceyoulivein.Lastly,don'tbeawallflower.Whensurroundedbypeoplespeakinganunfamiliarlanguage,youmayfeelitdifficulttobe8．(confidence)andinvolve9．(you)inconversations.Evensotrytomakeyourvoiceheard.It'sverylikely10．youwillfindeveryonewantstoknoweverythingaboutyou.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。LastFriday，ourclasshaveadiscussionaboutwhichtododuringthecomingholiday．Someareinfavorofstayingathome．Theythinkit’sbothconvenienceandcomfortable．Beside，theycansavemoneyforotherpurpose．Buttheywilllosethechanceofgettingtoknowoutsideworld．Others，ontheotherhand，wouldrathertogotravelingsinceitcanincreaseourknowledge．Therefore，theywillspendmoremoneyandmeetsomedifficultieswhiletraveling．Personally，I’dliketostayathome，forIcandowhateverIlike，suchasreadingbooks，watchingTV，orhelpingmyparentsonthehousework．第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，得知学校要举办英语周活动，其间要举办多场晚会，需要招聘晚会主持人。请你给英语周组委会的刘老师写一封求职信。内容包括:1.信息来源，求职意愿；2.自我介绍，申请理由；3.表示谢意，盼望回复。注意:1.词数80字左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、D3、A4、D5、D6、A7、C8、B9、C10、D11、D12、D13、B14、C15、C16、B17、C18、A19、C20、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、1、C2、A3、D4、C22、1、B2、A3、D4、C23、1、C2、D3、A4、B24、1、D2、B3、B4、A25、WhydoChinesepeoplelovehotpotsomuch?Asthewintermonthsarecoiningin,moreandpeoplearesiltingaroundatable,enjoyingthiskindoftraditionalmeal.IfindmyselfwonderingwhatitUaboutthistraditionalmeal,whichhasexistedformorethan1,000years.WhatmakesitaChinesefoodfavorite?Itseemsthattheanswerliesbeyondthedishitself.Hotpotisn’tjustdesignedtokeepyouwarmduringthecoldmonths;it’salsoasocialexperience.It’sa“theater”cookedfoodthatturnsamealintoanevent.Thereisalotoffunforeveryonetohaveinaddingsomefoodstothehotpot.Hotpotiseatenovertwotothreehours.Forthisreason,itisoftenconsideredanevening’sentertainment,andatimetospendwithfriendsandfamilies.However,manywesternerswouldbeputoffbytheideaofotherpeoplesti