2024屆河北省徐水綜合高中高三一診考試英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．IwishI________herthenewsandthenshewouldn’tbeworriednow.A．don’ttell B．didn’ttellC．haven’ttold D．hadn’ttold2．ItshockedtheworldtheUnitedStateswithdrewfromsomemajoragreementsithadbeencommittedto,includingthe2015ParisAgreementonclimatechangemitigationandthe2015IranNuclearDeal.A．which B．whatC．whether D．that3．Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where4．Don’tletyourselfbe______intobuyingthingsyoudon’treallywant.A．a(chǎn)dvocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded5．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until6．—I'dratherhavesomewine,ifyoudon'tmind.—________.Don'tforgetyouwilldrive.A．Anythingbutthat B．ByallmeansC．Takeiteasy D．Iwon'tsaynotothis7．We__________backinthehotelnowifyoudidn’tlosethemap．A．a(chǎn)re B．wereC．wouldbe D．willbe8．Tomisproudand________,neveradmittingheiswrongandalwayslookingforsomeoneelsetoblame.A．strict B．stubbornC．sympathetic D．sensitive9．—MayIhelpyou?Youseemtobehavingsomeproblems.—______,thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Allright B．NoproblemC．It’sallright D．There’snoway10．----Ifeelcold.____Iclosethewindow?----Sure.Goahead!A．ShallB．NeedC．WouldD．Should11．Wehavestrong________forbelievingthatthenewly-inventedmaterialisnotonlypopularbutalsoamonumenttotheeco-friendlylifestyle.A．grounds B．reasons C．causes D．purposes12．Obamadidn’texplain______anylargerprincipleshaveguidedhimthroughthehistoricconvulsionsofthe2011ArabSpring.A．what B．that C．where D．whether13．PhysicallychallengedasJackwas,hedidnot________himselftohisfate.A．resistB．reserveC．resignD．rescue14．Policementhinkthatwherethereisviolence,drugswithdamagingeffectsonkidsarealways______it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides15．Mostpeoplequit________anyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitterneverwins.A．whileB．untilC．sinceD．before16．Somepre-schoolchildrengotoadaycarecenter,__________theylearnsimplegamesandsongs.A．then B．there C．while D．where17．ononefootwithyoureyescloseD．a(chǎn)ndyouwillsoonloseyourbalance.A．StandingB．StoodC．TostandD．Stand18．----CanIparkmycarhere?----Surenot,wedon’tallowhere.A．toparking B．park C．topark D．parking19．TheInternationalMonetaryFundhasreceivedbothcriticismandforitseffortstopromotefinancialstability,preventcrises,facilitatetrade,andreducepoverty.A．worship B．creditC．a(chǎn)rgument D．privilege20．Those

havesixormoreclosefriendsaredescribedas"veryhappy".A．whose B．whoC．which D．when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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Nowpeopleareveryconcernedaboutthefoodproblem.SteveWilsonprefersorganicfruit,deliveredrighttothedoorstep.Heiswillingtopayforit.Ifthisisnotpossible,the30-year-oldcomputertechnicianwillspendtheextramoneyatthesupermarkettobuyorganicfood.“Organicproductisalwaysbetter,”Wilsonsaid.“Thefoodisfreeofpesticides(農(nóng)藥),andyouaregenerallysupportingfamilyfarmsinsteadoflargefarms.Andmoreoftenthannotthatitislocallygrownandseasonal,soitismoretasty.”Wilsonisoneofthegrowingnumberofshoppersbuyingintotheorganictrend,andsupermarketsacrossBritainarecountingonmorelikehimastheygrowtheirorganicfoodbusiness.Buthowmanyshoppersreallyknowwhattheyaregetting,andwhyaretheywillingtopayahigherpricefororganicproduct?MarketresearchshowsthatWilsonandotherswhobuyorganicfoodcangenerallygiveclearreasonsfortheirpreferences—buttheirknowledgeoforganicfoodisfarfromcomplete.Forexample,smallamountsofpesticidescanbeusedonorganicproducts.AndaboutthreequartersoforganicfoodinBritainisnotlocalbutimported(進(jìn)口)tomeetgrowingdemand.“Thedemandfororganicfoodisincreasingbyaboutonethirdeveryyear,soitisaveryfast-growingmarket,”saidSueFlock,aspecialistinthislineofbusiness.1、WhydoesSteveWilsonpreferorganicfruit?A．Itisdeliveredrightlothedoorstep.B．Moreandmorepeoplebuyorganicfruit.C．Helikeshome-grownfruitverymuch.D．Heconsidersthefruitfreeofpollution.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“theorganictrend”inParagraph2mean?A．Gettingthefoodanywhere.B．Growingfoodathome.C．Betterqualityoforganicfood.D．Growinginterestinorganicfood.3、WhydoesSueFlocksayitisaveryfast-growingmarket?A．Becauseofarapidincreaseinthedemandforit.B．Becauseitisproducedonlargefarms.C．Becauseitcan’tbeproducedonfamilyfarms.D．Becauseofitsproperprices.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）Wheneversomethinglooksinterestingorbeautiful,there'sanaturalimpulsetocatchandownit—whichmeans,inthisdayandage,thatwecan'thelpreachingforourphonestotakeapicturewhenseeingbeautifulthings.Thoughthiswouldseemtobeawonderfulsolution,therearetwobigproblemsabouttakingpictures.Firstly,we'relikelytobesobusytakingthepicturesthatweforgettolookattheworldwhosebeautyandinterestinspireustotakeaphotographinthefirstplace.Andsecondly,becausewefeelthepicturesaresafelystoredinourphones,wenevergetaroundtolookatthem.Theseproblemswouldseemtobeverymuchoftoday,aconsequenceofthetinyphonesinourpockets.Buttheywerenoticedrightatthebeginningofthehistoryofphotography,whentheaveragecamerawasthesizeofagrandfatherclock.ThefirstpersonwhonoticedthemwastheEnglishartcritic,JohnRuskin.Hewasatravellingloverwhorealizedthatmosttouristsfailedtonoticeorrememberthebeautifulthingstheysaw.Hearguedthathumanshaveaborntendency（傾向）torespondtobeautyanddesiretokeepit,butthattherearebadexpressionsofthisdesire.Atworst,wegetintobuyingsouvenirsortakingphotographs.But,inRuskin'seyes,there'sonethingweshoulddoandthatisattemptingtodrawtheinterestingthingswesee,anditdoesn'tmatterwhetherwehappentohaveanytalentfordoingso.Beforetheinventionofphotography,peopleusedtodrawfarmorethantheydotoday.Itwasanactivenecessity.Butinthemid-19thcentury,photographykilleddrawing.Itbecamesomethingonly"artists"wouldeverdo,soRuskinspentfouryearsonacampaigntogetpeopledrawingagain.Soifdrawinghadvalueevenwhenitwaspracticedbypeoplewithnotalent,itwasforRuskinbecausedrawingcanteachustonoticeproperlyratherthanwatchabsent-mindedly（心不在焉地）.Whendescribingwhatliesbeforeoureyeswithourownhands,wenaturallymovefromapositionofobservingbeautyinaloosewaytoonewhereweacquireadeepunderstandingofitsparts.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"impulse"mean?A．Interest.B．Urge.C．Habit.D．Reaction.2、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A．Aneffectivesolutiontostoringsomethingnice.B．Reasonsfortakingpicturesinthefirstplace.C．Problemsrelatedwithtakingphotos.D．Methodsofstoringpicturesinphones.3、ItcanbeinferredthatJohnRuskin______.A．livedattheoriginofphotographyB．livedattheoriginofdrawingC．studiedthehistoryofphotographyD．wasanEnglishliteraturecritic4、HowdidJohnRuskinadviseustorememberourtravel?A．Bytakingphotographs.B．Bybuyingmeaningfulsouvenirs.C．Bywritingsometravelnotes.D．Bytryingdrawingwhatwesee.24．（8分）AsPhDresearchgoes,BrianWisendenmightbeenvied:watchingbabyfishswimmingswiftlythroughtheclearwatersintheCostaRicantropicaldryforest.Byrecordingtheirgrowthandnumbers,hehopedtolookattheirrisksofbeingeaten.Instead,hewitnessedsomethingstrange.Manygroupswereincreasinginnumbers.Inthesegroups,someweresmallerthanothers,suggestingtheyweren’tsiblings(兄弟姐妹).Wisendenhadaccidentallydiscoveredthatthefish,calledconvictcichlids,adopteachother’sbabies.Whywouldtheydothat,hewondered?Inthehumanworld,wethinkofadoptionasaselflessact.Butinnature,itspresenceispuzzling.Takingontheburdenofbringingupbabieswithnogeneticlinkwouldseemtoreduceananimal’schanceofsurvivaloratleastprovidenogain.Yet,adoptionissurprisinglycommoninthenaturalworld.Taketheeasterngreykangaroo.Between2008and2013,Wisendenfollowedthefatesof326babykangaroosintheWilsonsPromontoryNationalParkinVictoriaandrecorded11casesofpouch(育兒袋)swapping.Thecircumstancesbehindsomeoftheseadoptionsaren’tknown,butfourwerestraightswapsandanotherfouroccurredafteramotherhadlostherownbaby.Howcome?Beforeindependence,babykangaroosgothroughaperiodinsideandoutsidetheirmotherspouch.Followingout-of-pouchattempts,mothersnormallysnifftheiryoungbeforeallowingthembackin,butWisendensteamsuspectthatduringanemergencytheymayomitthesnifftest,allowingaweakbabytoquicklyclimbinbeforefleeingfromdanger.Someofnature’sadoptionsare,actually,drivenbyyoung.Inburrowerbugs(土蝽),forexample,femaleslayanestofeggsclosetothoseofunrelatedbugs.Motherbugstendtheirdevelopingeggsbeforetheyhatch,andthenfeed出firbabiesnutsfromweedymintplants.Findingnutsisacompetitivebusiness，sonoteverymotherbuggetsherfairshare.Andifthedeliveryrateisn’tuptostandard,cleveryoungmayabandontheirmotherstojoinabetter-fedgroup.Theconsequencesofadoptionfollowingmistakenidentitycanbehorrible.Thetruebabiesofadoptingmotherswereabandoned.Buiitcanhaveremarkablebenefits,notjustforadopteesbutalsoforadoptiveparents.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutWisenden’sresearchaboutbabyfish?A．Itwasbeyondhisexpectations.B．Itputmanyrarespeciesatrisk.C．Itshowedageneticsimilarityinfish.D．Itfoundanewwaytoprotectforests.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“omit”meaninthepassage?A．Confirm.B．Repeat.C．Adopt.D．Skip.3、Whywouldsomeburrowerhugsabandontheirmothers?A．Toliveinwarmernests.B．Toreproduce.C．Toseekforbetterparenting.D．Toadapttocompetitionearlier.4、Whatmaytheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?A．Thecausesofaccidentaladoption.B．Theprocessesofaccidentaladoption.C．Thedrawbacksofaccidentaladoption.D．Theadvantagesofaccidentaladoption.25．（10分）Myviolinislikeasoulmatethatwhisperswordsofwisdomtome.Together,we’vegonethroughbothtearsandhappiness.About12yearsago,Imadeacquaintancewithitfollowinganorderfrommymom.Manyhoursofboredomwerespentpracticingit.Andtomakethingsworse,thedisappointmentinmyteacher’seyesasIplayedthewrongnoteswaslikeaninvisiblehammer,strikingonmyheart.Oneday,Ifinallydecided:Ihateit!Bychance,thingschangedwhenIwasseven.Iwasathomelyingonthesofa,wonderinghowthosefamousviolinistsdealtwiththisterribledilemma.IsearchedonlinefortheE-minorConcerto,awell-knownviolinworkbyGermancomposerFelixMendelssohn,andlistenedtoit.Abeautifulandmysterioussoundcamefromtheviolinasthebowmovedacrossit.Itwaslikethemusicslidovertheflowers,roseup,andstartedtofilltheair.Theviolin’svoicewokeupthesun,madethetreesgreen,andfreshenedtheair.Asthemusicchanged,theskyturnedbacktogray.Agloomyshadecoveredthegrassasallthesunshinedisappeared.Icouldhearchildrencryingandmenshouting.Itwaslikeaninvisibleclawhadgrabbedmyhearttightly,makingitunabletobeat.Thatgloriousdaysetoffmypassionandinterestinviolin-Igrabbedmineandneverletitgo.Beforethememoriesfaded,Istaredatmyinstrument.Withouthesitating,Ipickeditup,rosined(用松香擦)thebow,andbegantoplay.Peacefilledmyheart.Myviolinhasbeenbymysidefor12years.WhenIfeelhappy,anenergetictunemakesitevenbetter;whenI’mdeepinsorrow,apeacefultunewashesitaway,whenI’mwalkingonair,feelingespeciallypleasedwithmyachievements,solemn(莊嚴(yán)的)tunescalmmedown.Gradually,ithasbecomeapartofmylife.Myviolin,shallIcompareyoutoasummer’sday?1、Whatfurthercontributedtotheauthor'sdislikeofviolin-playing?A．Ordersfrommum. B．Boredomofpractice.C．Lossofpassionforviolin. D．Disappointmentintheteacher’seyes.2、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Theauthor’sfeelingwascontinuouslyinfluencedbythemusic.B．Theweatheractuallychangedbecauseofthetune.C．Thesuddenchangemadetheauthor'sheartunabletobeat.D．Thesceneryoutsidetheroomwasquiteattractive.3、Whydidtheauthorpickuptheviolinagain?A．Theinvisiblehammerandclawaregone.B．Thebeautifulimaginationchangedhisattitude.C．Afamoustunearousedhisinterestandpassion.D．HewascrazyaboutFelixMendelssohn’sworks.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Deeploveformusic. B．Mydislikeandlikeofviolin.C．Aninspiringstoryofviolin. D．Musicalsoulmate—violin.第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）In1898an8.2earthquakealmostflattenedAmerica,killingover30,ooopeopleinlessthanfourminutes.Inthemiddleofcompletedamageanddisorder,afatherrushedtotheschoolwherehissonwassupposedtobe,1thatthebuildingwas2Aftertheunforgettablyshock,he3thepromisehehadmadetohisson:“Nomatter4happens,I’llalwaysbethereforyou!”Andtearsbeganto5hiseyes.Ashelookedatthepileofruins,itlookedhopeless,buthekeptrememberinghis6tohisson.Herushedthereandstarted7theruins.Ashewasdigging,otherhelplessparentsarrived,8:“It’stoolate!Theyarealldead!9,facereality;there’snothingyoucando!”Toeachparentherespondedwith10:“Areyougoingtohelpmenow?”Noonehelped.Andthenhecontinuedtodigforhisson,stonebystone.Courageouslyhewentonalonebecauseheneededtoknow11:“Ismyboy12orheisdead?”Hedugforeighthours…12hours…36hours…then,in13hour,hepulledbackalargestoneandheardhisson’s14Hescreamedhisson’sname,“ARMAND!”Heheardback,“Dad!?!It’sme,Dad!Itoldotherkidsnottoworry.Itoldthemthatifyouwerealive,you15meand16yousavedme,they’dbesaved.Youpromised,‘Nomatterwhathappens,I’llalwaysbethereforyou!’Youdidit,Dad!”“What’sgoingoninthere?”thefatherasked“Thereare14ofus171833,Dad.We’rescared,hungry,thirstyandthankfulyouarehere.Whenthebuildingcollapsed,itmade19,anditsavedus.”“Comeout,boy!”“No,Dad!Lettheotherkidsoutfirst,20Iknowyou’llgetme!Nomatterwhathappens,Iknowyou’llalwaysbethereforme!”1、A．onlydiscovering B．onlytodiscover C．onlyrealizing D．onlytorealize.2、A．a(chǎn)sflatasapancake B．a(chǎn)shighasamountainC．a(chǎn)sstrongasanox D．a(chǎn)sweakasakitten3、A．memorized B．forgot C．kept D．remembered4、A．what B．that C．which D．who5、A．fill B．fillin C．come D．burst6、A．picture B．promise C．present D．encourage7、A．digging B．diggingthrough C．diggingout D．digginginto8、A．tosay B．said C．a(chǎn)ndsaying D．saying9、A．Comeout B．Comeagain C．Comeon D．Comeoff10、A．oneword B．onesound C．onerow D．oneline11、A．forhimself B．ofhimself C．byhimself D．tohimself12、A．live B．living C．a(chǎn)live D．lively13、A．38 B．the38 C．38th D．the38th14、A．sound B．voice C．noise D．tone15、A．willsave B．wouldsave C．save D．wouldhavesaved16、A．if B．because C．evenif D．though17、A．remained B．missing C．left D．gone18、A．for B．behind C．outof D．over19、A．a(chǎn)promise B．space C．room D．a(chǎn)triangle20、A．because B．though C．when D．eventhough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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語法填空OnWednesdaymorningateleveno'clock，IwaswalkingdownMainStreetIhadjustparkedmycarSuddenlyIheardtwoshotsIthoughtthey_1．_(come)fromthebankIrantowardsthebankIsawaman_2．__(come)outHewasshortandfat3．a(chǎn)bigmoustacheMore__4．__(importance)，hehadabagofmoneyandaguninhishands!_5．__Icoulddoanything，heranupthestreet_6．__disappearedbehindabusThatafternoonIwenttothemovies__7．__happened？Isawthethiefagainatthefootofthestairs!ItelephonedthepolicefromatelephonenexttotherestroomsThepolicearrivedin_8．___thanfiveminutesTheyarrestedthethiefjustashe__9．___(buy)achocolatebarfromthecandymachineWhatanexcitingday!Andbestofall，thebankgaveme___10．__100reward第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），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）不計分。DearRita,I’mgladthatyouwillcompeteinthefinaloftheChineseSpeechContest、Congratulationtoyou!Herearemyadviceonhowtomakegoodpreparationsforyourspeech、First,pickainterestingtopicsothattheaudiencewon’tgetboring、Second,dobroadresearchesonthetopictosatisfytheaudience’shungerforknowledge、ThenwriteyourspeechandturntoyourChineseteachersforhelp,whichadvicewillbebeneficial、Besides,muchattentionshouldbepayingtoyourvoiceorbodylanguage、Trytospeakasfluentaspossible、Inaword,you’dbetterdowhateveryoucanwinthecontest、Wherethereisawill,thereisaway、Lookingforwardtohearingfromyourgoodnews、Yours,Joana第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你叫李華，你們學(xué)校將舉辦第一屆國際美食文化節(jié)（thefirstInternationalChineseFoodFestival)。請你給外教Mr.Green發(fā)一封電子郵件邀請他一同前往。內(nèi)容要點如下：1.美食節(jié)的時間、地點。2.活動的主要內(nèi)容3.交通方式注意：詞數(shù)100個左右；可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、D3、C4、D5、B6、A7、C8、B9、C10、A11、A12、D13、C14、C15、D16、D17、D18、D19、B20、B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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、D2、D3、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.Whenwecome