2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．It’simpossibleforallthepeopletogetjobsbecause______ofthemisnotfitforthem.A．everyone B．a(chǎn)llC．notall D．none2．Mr.Zhanggavealltextbookstoallthepupils,except____________whohadalreadytakenthem.A．theseB．onesC．thoseD．theothers3．Withoutyourhelp,I________thefirstprizeintheEnglishSpeakingContest.A．won’tget B．didn’tgetC．wouldn’tget D．wouldn’thavegot4．---Mom,canyougivemeanextra200yuanamonth?---Son,wehavejustboughtahouse,andfromnowonweneedtopractisestrict.A．economyB．medicineC．self-controlD．patience5．Mostofthemoneyforthereconstructionofthequake-strickentownhasbeenallocatedbythegovernment,therest______fromthecomingcharityconcerts.A．tobecollected B．havingbeencollectedC．beingcollected D．tohavebeencollected6．Thinkcarefullybeforeyouanswerquestionsonline.Youmaybe______intogivingawayveryimportantpersonalinformation.A．caught B．a(chǎn)ddictedC．seized D．trapped7．Theguidanceteacherwastheiradviser,offeringthemsuggestionsandsolutionswhenthey______difficulties.A．a(chǎn)roseB．encounteredC．emergedD．evaluated8．Lifethelike________ocean;Only________strong-willedcanreachtheothershore.A．a(chǎn)n;the B．the;aC．the;/ D．/;a9．Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,________forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.A.ifhaditnotbeen B．isitnotbeing C．haditnotbeen D.itsonlyhavingbeen10．Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto______.A．facethemusic B．savefaceC．costtheirarmandleg D．landontheirfeet11．—BoB．couldIuseyourcomputerthisevening?—Sorry.Iareportonitthen.A．willbewriting B．havebeenwritingC．havewritten D．willhavewritten12．Muchtotheirdelight,theirnewproject_____attheconference,theexcitedscholarsdecidedtohaveabarbecueinhonourofthefantasticmoment.A．toapproveB．beingapprovedC．havingapprovedD．havingbeenapproved13．I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．a(chǎn)rebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．a(chǎn)remaking D．havemade14．Thenecklacethewomanboughtis,becauseitismadeofglass.A．priceless B．worthwhile C．valuable D．worthless15．He______achancetotryitagainjustnow.A．gaveB．willgiveC．isgivenD．wasgiven16．Aftermakingthespeech,hewentthroughitinhismindtoreflectwherehe_________better.A．coulddo B．woulddo C．couldhavedone D．wouldhavedone17．Bythesideoftheteachingbuildingofourschool_____,whichwascompletedin2009. A．therestandingthelibrary B．doesthelibrarystand C．thelibrarystands D．standsthelibrary18．－prlfessor,doyouhavesomethingatthismoment?－No,thanks.I'llcallyouifthereisany.A．typing B．typed C．totype D．tobetyped19．SallywasexcitedtomeetSusanatthepartylastnight．They_____eachothersincetheygraduatedfromOxfordUniversityin2010．A．haven’tseen B．hadn’tseenC．didn’tsee D．don’tsee20．ClassTwo,ourclassbecametheBasketballChampionofourschool.A．Beating B．tobeat C．Beatenby D．Havingbeaten第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Teary-EyedStoriesfromStrangersTheManattheMarketWhenthesupermarketclerksummedupmygroceries,itwas$12overwhatIhadonme.Ibegantoremoveitemsfromthebags,whenanothershopperhandedmea$20bill.“Pleasedon’tputyourselfout,”Itoldhim.“Letmetellyouastory,”hesaid.“Mymotherisinhospitalwithcancer.Ivisithereverydayandbringherflowers.Iwentthismorning,andshegotmadatmeforspendingmymoneyonmoreflowers.ShedemandedthatIdosomethingelsewiththatmoney.So,here,pleaseacceptthis.Itismymother’sflowers.”AFamily’sFoodAngelSincemymotherlostherjob,ourfamilytroublednewworries:noincome,thesamebills,andnowaytoaffordgroceries.Itwasaroundthistimethatshestartedfindingboxesoffoodoutsideourdooreverymorning.Thiswentonformonths,untilshewasabletolandajob.Weneverdidfindoutwhoitwasandwholeftthegroceriesforus,buttheytrulysavedourlives.SevenMilesForMeLeavingastore,IreturnedtomycaronlytofindthatI’dlockedmykeysandcellphoneinside.Ateenagerridinghisbikesawmekickatireandsayafewchoicewords.“What’swrong?”heasked.Iexplainedmysituation.“ButevenifIcouldcallmywife,”Isaid,“shecan’tbringmehercarkey,sincethisisouronlycar.”Hehandedmehiscellphone.“CallyourwifeandtellherI’mcomingtogetherkey.”“That’ssevenmilesroundtrip.”“Don’tworryaboutit.”Anhourlater,hereturnedwiththekey.Iofferedhimsomemoney,butherefused.“Let’sjustsayIneededtheexercise,”hesaid.Then,likeacowboyinthemovies,herodeoffintothesunset.BreakingBreadLastDecember,beforework,Istoppedatadeli(熟食店)andorderedaneverythingbagelwithcreamcheese.Itwastoastywarm,andIcouldn’twaittodigin.ButasIleftthestore,Inoticedanolderindigentgentlemansittingatthebusstop.Knowingitwouldprobablybehisonlywarmmealoftheday,Igavehimthebagel.Butallwasnotlostforme.Anothercustomerfromthedeliofferedmehalfofherbagel.IwassodelightedbecauseIrealizedthatinonewayoranother,wearealllookedafter.1、Tostory1,whydid“TheManattheMarket”hand“me”a$20bill?A．Hewasamillionaireandwantedtoshowoffbeforeme.B．HethoughtIwasextremelypoorandlackedmoney.C．Hetriedtodosomethinggoodforhiskindmother.D．Heexpectedmetosharethegrocerieswithhim.2、Instory3,bysaying“Let’sjustsayIneededtheexercise”,theboymeansthat________.A．heenjoyedridinginthesunsetfreelyB．hethoughtiteasytoridesevenmilesC．hethoughtitagoodwaytodoexerciseD．hewantedtorefusethemoney3、Inwhichstorydidthetellerhimselforherselfoffertohelpothers?A．SevenMilesForMeB．TheManattheMarketC．AFamily’sFoodAngelD．BreakingBread4、Whatcanweinferaboutthestrangersmentionedinthestories?A．Theyarethekindandwarmpeoplearoundus.B．Theyarethecommonguyshavingnothingtodowith.C．Theyarethehighly-educatedpeoplewithwealth.D．Theyarethesimpleandmindlessoneshangingaround.22．（8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．a(chǎn)nsweringtelephonesB．interviewingcustomersC．cleaningtheroomD．doingrepairwork4、Thetextismainlyabout________.A．howtoimprovethewriter’sabilitiesB．howtoachievethewriter’sfuturecareergoalC．howtobecomeamanagerD．howtobecomeasalesmanager23．（8分）TheFirstCityYouShouldVisitNextYearIt’sabouttimetomaketravelplansfor2018,andtheexpertsatLonelyPlanetsayonecityshouldbefirstonyourlist.Seville,Spaintooktophonorsinthetravelsite’sannualBestinTravelroundup(簡(jiǎn)報(bào)).SevillerankedfirstduetoitsrelativelynewnetworkofbikingpathsandasetofspeciallocalactivitiesrelatedtotheanniversaryoflegendarypainterBartoloméEstebanMurillo.Thecityhasalsoenjoyedsomescreenlovelately.Sevillewasfeaturedon“GameofThrones"thisyearandwillhosttheEuropeanFilmAwardsin2018,makingitaprimetimetovisitthisbrillianthistoricalhangout.Evenifyoudon’tstopbynextyear,Sevilledeservesaspotonyourtravelbucketlist.Thecityisknownforitsrichhistory,superbarchitectureandauthenticculturethatincludesplentyoftapastastingandFlamencodancing.Must-seesincludeSeville’scentralcathedral(大教堂),aUNESCOworldheritage(遺產(chǎn))site.TheAlcázar'spalaceandgardenswerebuiltovera100-yearspan.Offthebeatentrack,you’11findcharmingneighborhoods,bars,marketsandchurcheswaitingforyourexploration.USAToday,saysit’sbesttovisitSevilleinspring,whenweatheriswarmandthecitycelebratesboththeEasterHolyWeekanditsannualfair.1、44．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“GameofThrones"inParagraph2referto?A．AnactivityB．ATVseriesC．ApalaceD．Apainting2、46．WhatdoweknowaboutSevillefromthethirdparagraph?A．It’sdiverseB．It’sconservativeC．It'sfashionableD．It’scontroversial3、48．WhenisprobablythebesttimetovisitSeville?A．JanuaryB．AprilC．SeptemberD．November24．（8分）SchoolActivitiesforKidsandTeensAreyoulookingforfull-filledactivitiesforkidsandteens?Herearesomewonderfulonesforyou!SecretoftheDragonTime:Monday,July1,2015,10:30a.m.Cost:Adult:$7.40,Children(under15):halfBookings:Phonethebookingofficeat34032578.Address:BrisbaneBotanicGardensNote:SecretoftheDragonisamagicalstoryabouttwochildrenwhoaretakenonadragonridetoexploretheuniverse.TheSearchforlife:AreWeAlone?Time:Thursday,July4,2015,2:00p.m.Cost:Adult:$14.50，Children(under15):$8.70Bookings:Phonethebookingofficeat34037689.Address:BrisbaneBotanicGardensNote:Arewetrulyaloneinspace?Isthereanylifeoutthere?Thesearethequestionsaskedinthisshow.MagicClassTime:Friday,July12,2015,10:00a.m.Cost:FreeBookings:Pleasecall34038470tobookyourplace.Address:CentenaryCommunityhub,171DandenongRd.Note:Wouldyouliketobeamagician?ThenjoinDavid,themagician,tolearnaboutrealmagicwithplayingcards,coins,ringropesandDIYprojectsandbeabletobecomethelifeoftheparty.Sciencewithme:MakingYourOwnGuitarTime:Saturday,July20,2015,3:00p.m.Cost:FreedBookings:Pleasephone34031226tobookyourplace.Address:10,EggintonCloseNote:DoyouwanttomakeaguitarwithKatyandhermom?SciencewithMeisgoingtobewithyou.Pleaseremembertobringapieceofwood,ahammer,somerubberbandsandsomenailswithyou.1、Alecisstronglyinterestedinspacelife.Hemaygoto.A．MagicClassB．SciencewithMeC．SecretoftheDragonD．TheSearchforLife2、Johnandhis10-year-oldsonwanttowatchSecretoftheDragon.Howmuchshouldtheypay?A．$7.40.B．$11.10C．$14.80D．$23.203、Whatdothefouractivitieshaveincommon(共同之處)?A．Theyareallfree.B．Theyhappeninthesameplace.C．Theycanallbebookedbyphone.D．Theyareallweekendactivities.25．（10分）Weareallhumanandhaveweaknesses.Evenifyourphysicalappearanceorsocialskillsaren’twhatyouwishtheywere,thatdoesn’thavetostopyoufrombeingconfident.Here’showtobelieveinyourself.Makealistofspecialtalentsyouhave,orthingsyoudothataregood—morallyorotherwise.Itdoesn’thavetobeaspecificskill；itcanbeanapproachoranattitudethatyouholdthroughlife.Doyoualwaysstaycalm,coolandcollected,eveninhurriedsituations?Areyouverypatientwithpeople?Doyoualwaysseethehumoroussideofthings?Areyoualwaysthereforyourfriends?Knowthatyouhaveimportantthingstosayanddo.Whenyoufeelstronglyaboutsomething,speakloudlyandclearlyandmakeeyecontactwithpeople.Peoplewilljudgeyouallthetime,andusuallythey’llmisjudgeyouanyway,sowhybothertryingtoliveuptotheiropinionsatall?Takecareofyourself.Eatahealthydietandgetenoughexercise.Don’tabuseyourbody,don’toverloadit,anddon’tdenyanyofthethingsitneeds.Atthesametime,don’tobsess(沉迷).Buyingallthemoisturizers(潤膚霜)andcreamswillnotbringyouclosertowhoyouwanttobe.Thosethingsareonlyband-aidsandmake-up.Confidencecomesfromwithin.Inordertobeconfident,youmustvalueyourselfandunderstandthatyourwell-beingisimportant.Improveyourposture.Havinggoodposturecanactuallymakeyoufeelmoreconfident.Don’tdropyourshoulders.Makesurethatyourbackisstraight,yourshouldersaresquare,andyourcheststicksoutslightly(butstayloose,otherwiseyou’llappearstubbornandnervous).Goodposturealsohelpswithdeepbreathing,whichhelpswithfeelingcalmandrelaxed.1、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Howtokeepagoodshape.B．Thewaytosuccess.C．Whattalentsyouneed.D．Howtobeconfident.2、Amongthefollowingthings,whichisnotmentionedinparagraph2?A．Whenyourfriendsareintrouble,youarealwaystheretohelp.B．It’stimeforyourperformance,butyouforgotyourwords.Insteadofbeingnervous,youmadeit.C．Youhaveaspecialgiftforlanguagelearning.D．Evenit’shardtostudywell,butyoualwayshaveapositiveattitudetowardslife.3、What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordsinparagraph3?A．doaswellasothersexpectyoutoB．careaboutC．don’tagreewithothersD．praise4、Whydoestheauthormention“moisturizers(潤膚霜)andcreams”inparagraph4?A．Totellustheyareallveryimportantforpeopletobecomebeautiful.B．Toshowusthesethingsarenotnecessitiesforconfidence.C．Toshowusthatmoisturizers(潤膚霜)andcreamsarespecialdietforourskin.D．Totellthereaderstheyareessentialtotheirwell-being.第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）IwasabouttoopenthedoorofmycarwhenIsawamanapproaching.Themanpointeda（n）1atme.“Givemeyourpurse!”“Idon’thaveapurse,”Isaid.Hekeptcoming.“Givemeyourpurse!”He2theguninmystomach.Hereachedover,seizedmy3andopenedthetrunk（汽車尾箱）.He4metothebackofmycar.Ihesitated.“Getin,”heshouted,“now!”Ididit,only5Iknewexactlywherethetrunkreleasewas.“Don’tmove;don’tmakeanoise,”he6.Heslammedthetrunkshut.Everythingwent7.Rightthereinthetrunk,myeyeswereadjustingtothedarkness.Myfearstartedto8andmymindcleared.Iknewwhateverdirectionheturned,hewouldhavetoslowdown.Iwaitedformy9.Hedrovethecarforwardandthenstopped.Iheardanothercarhonkbehind.Hethen10andthecarquicklyreached80milesanhour.Icouldn’ttellwhereweweregoing.Assoonashesloweddown,pulledthe11release,pusheditopenandjumpedout.I12throughpeople’syardsandtriedtoputdistanceandobjectsbetweenthekidnapperandme.Iranbacktomyapartmentcomplexand13doors.Onefinallyopenedandanolderladyletmein.I14closedthedoorandlockedit.WhileIwasonwiththe91115,therewasaknockatthedoor.Standingtherewasahulkingfigure,DaytonaBeachpoliceofficer.Hewasintheneighborhoodand16immediately.Officers17thekidnapperthenextday.“Youhavenoideahow18youare,”oneoftheofficerstoldme.“Carjackingsthatdevelopedintokidnappings19turnoutwell.”Iknewitwasn’tluckthathadsavedme.Itwasthe20,bothofmindandofsoul.Rememberchancesonlyfavorthosewhoareprepared!1、A．fingerB．cameraC．a(chǎn)rrowD．gun2、A．stuckB．threwC．firedD．hid3、A．handsB．phoneC．keysD．wallet4、A．a(chǎn)ssistedB．guidedC．persuadedD．forced5、A．thoughB．becauseC．unlessD．until6、A．warnedB．questionedC．explainedD．repeated7、A．smoothB．darkC．silentD．natural8、A．spreadB．increaseC．a(chǎn)ppearD．lift9、A．resultB．chanceC．choiceD．idea10、A．continuedB．slowedC．a(chǎn)cceleratedD．remained11、A．trunkB．lightC．a(chǎn)larmD．motor12、A．walkedB．racedC．wanderedD．passed13、A．pulledB．shutC．a(chǎn)nsweredD．beat14、A．skillfullyB．carefullyC．rapidlyD．silently15、A．operatorB．victimC．criminalD．organizer16、A．returnedB．leftC．withdrewD．responded17、A．educatedB．a(chǎn)rrestedC．suspectedD．dismissed18、A．calmB．dangerousC．luckyD．brave19、A．rarelyB．usuallyC．probablyD．generally20、A．fortuneB．patienceC．preparationD．courage第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Amaterialcanbereallyspecialwhenitwasnamedaftertheplacewhereit1．(create)originally.That’certainlythecase2．“china”.Andofalltypesofchina，whiteporcelain(瓷)isamongthemostfamous.Nowadays，the3．(tradition)materialhastakenonamodernlookinthe4．(hand)offourChineseartistsintheModernWhitePorcelainExhibition.Andthekeywordhereis“modern”.Oneoftheworks5．(be)aporcelainboat.Butlook6．(attentive)andyou’11seethattheboat7．(build)withporcelainlookslikeatakeoutbox.Insidetheboatisastatueofababy.Thebabystandsforhumansandtheboatis8．supportslife.Itsuggestswemayhavedonesomedamageto9．environmentandthatwe’retreatinglifelikefastfood.Allthefourartistsgavewhiteporcelainamodelstyle，eachin10．(they)ownway.Andthisiswhattheexhibition’sthemecomesfrom.It’sadialoguebetweenthepastandthepresent.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（Λ），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1．每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Severaldaysago,Motherbroughthomelittlecat.Inamedher“Mimi”.Sheisblackallover.Canyouimaginehowshelookslike?Everymorningshegetsupearlythananyoneelse.Thensheclimbsonmybedandwakemeup.Whenwearehavingourmeal,sheisoftenrunsunderthetableandevenclimbsontoourknees.Sheseemstobesaying,“Letmejoinyou.Iwantnothingtoeat.”Mimilikestolieonthesunshine.Shefeelscomfortablythatway.Shelookslovelywhendoingthat.IlikeMimiverymuchsoshebringsourjoy.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展，廣告已經(jīng)成為我們生活的一個(gè)重要組成部分。但是，虛假廣告不斷出現(xiàn)，給社會(huì)帶來嚴(yán)重危害。請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下提示，用英語寫一篇短文。主要危害1.損害消費(fèi)者和其他競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者的權(quán)益；2.不利于經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展；產(chǎn)生的主要原因1.生產(chǎn)商能賺取更多錢；2.消費(fèi)者容易上當(dāng)受騙；3.缺少有效的法律限制；應(yīng)對(duì)措施……注意：1.對(duì)所有要點(diǎn)要逐一陳述，適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，不要簡(jiǎn)單翻譯。2.詞數(shù)120左右。開頭已經(jīng)寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。3.作文中不得提及有關(guān)考生個(gè)人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。Withthedevelopmentofeconomy,advertisementshavebeenplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleinourdailylife.Butanincreasingnumberoffalseadvertisementshavebroughtaboutsomeseriousproblemsaswell.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2023學(xué)年模擬測(cè)試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、D4、A5、A6、D7、B8、A9、C10、B11、A12、D13、A14、D15、D16、C17、D18、D19、B20、D第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、C2、D3、D4、A22、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,