甘肅省天水市秦安縣二中2026屆英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末預(yù)測(cè)試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫(xiě)考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書(shū)寫(xiě)在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無(wú)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．AftertheargumentColinranawayand______since.A．Isn’theardof B．wasn’theardofC．hasn’tbeenheardof D．hadn’tbeenheardof2．Mynewjob_______mytravellingalloverthecountry,whichmeansIwon’tbeabletospendmuchtimewithmyfamily.A．takes B．promises C．involves D．causes3．Accordingtothereport,peopleinthe________areasarerebuildingtheirhomesandmanyroads________totheareahavebeenrepaired.A．flooded;lead B．flooding;leading C．flooding;tolead D．flooded;leading4．Asitseconomyismaturing，China’s_________agreaterroleincriticalissueslikeclimateanddevelopment.A．definingB．a(chǎn)ssumingC．guaranteeingD．a(chǎn)ssuring5．Alongwiththeemailwasmybrother’spromise______Icamefirstinthecompetition,hewouldbuymeanMP4.A．what B．that C．thatif D．whether6．Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome7．—NextweekIwillgotoajobinterview.willyougivemesomesuggestions?—Smilingisagreatwaytomakeyourself________.A．standout B．turnoutC．workout D．pickout8．—Canyoudomeafavour,Mr.Smith?Mycar______start.—Noproblem.Youcancountonit.A．won’tB．mustn’tC．needn’tD．shouldn’t9．MartinLutherKing,Jr.putitthatpeaceisnotmerelyadistantgoalthatweseek,butameans_____wearriveatthatgoal.A．that B．where C．bywhich D．withwhich10．Ourfootballteamhadaleadinthematch,butthelastminutegoaloftheguestteam.A．gaveitawayB．putitawayC．wipeditawayD．carrieditaway11．—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.—Terriblysorry!___________myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.A．Should B．WouldC．Had D．Did12．Thedebatehasonlyafewmomentsthatmightbeinspiringtothosewho______thisissue.A．followed B．hadfollowed C．havebeenfollowing D．werefollowing13．Tomakeabreakthroughinhisscientificresearch,thescientisthasbeenmakinga(n)_____amountofeffort.A．modestB．miserableC．optionalD．tremendous14．—Tony,doremembertosendthereporttothesalesmanager!—________.A．Madeit B．GotitC．Heardit D．Followedit15．MymotherisalwayswarningmewhenIgoout,“Don’tgetoffthebus________itisstopping.”A．untilB．whileC．beforeD．a(chǎn)fter16．Threedaysaftertheaircraftwentmissing,aninternationaleffort________shipsandplaneshasn'tfoundanywreckage,________growingfrustrationforthefamiliesofthe239peopleonboard.A．involved;causing B．toinvolve;causedC．involving;causing D．involving;havingcaused17．---WhatdoesPM2.5mean？---It'saprofessional_____________indicatingtheconditionofairpollution.A．number B．markC．term D．item18．Heasked______forthecomputer.A．didIpayhowmuchB．IpaidhowmuchC．howmuchdidIpayD．howmuchIpaid19．Britishscientistshaveproduced_____theybelieveistheworld’ssmallestChristmascard．A．which B．who C．that D．what20．Liftingoffatsunrise,thehotairballoongoeswhereverthewindblow.A．may B．must C．need D．should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）TechnologyoffersconveniencessuchasopeningthegaragedoorfromyourcarorchangingthetelevisionstationwithouttouchingtheTV.NowoneAmericancompanyisofferingitsemployeesanewconvenience:amicrochipimplanted(植入)intheirhands.Employeeswhohavethesechipscandoallkindsofthingsjustbywavingtheirhands.ThreeSquareMarketisofferingtoimplantmicrochipsinalloftheiremployeesforfree.Eachchipcosts$300andThreeSquareMarketwillpayforthechip.Employeescanvolunteertohavethechipsimplantedintheirhands.About50outof80employeeshavechosentodoso.Thepresidentofthecompany,hiswifeandtheirchildrenarealsogettingchipsimplantedintheirhands.Thechipisaboutthesizeofagrainofrice.Implantingthechiponlytakesaboutasecondandissaidtohurtonlyverybriefly.Thechipsgoundertheskinbetweenthethumbandforefinger.Withachipinthehand,apersoncanentertheofficebuilding,buyfood,signintocomputersandmore,simplybywavingthathandnearascanner.Thechipswillbealsousedtoidentifyemployees.Employeeswhowantconvenience,butdonotwanttohaveamicrochipimplantedundertheirskin,canwearawristband(腕帶)oraringwithachipinstead.Theycanperformthesametaskswithawaveoftheirhandsasiftheyhadanimplantedchip.ThreeSquareMarketisthefirstcompanyintheUnitedStatestooffertoimplantchipsinitsemployees.Epicenter,acompanyinSweden,hasbeenimplantingchipsinitsemployeesforawhile.ThreeSquareMarketsaysthechipcannottracktheemployees.Thecompanysaysscannerscanreadthechipsonlywhentheyarewithinafewinchesofthem.“Thechipsprotectagainstidentitytheft,similar,tocreditcards.”TheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationapprovedthechipsbackin2004，sotheyshouldbesafeforhumans,accordingtothecompany.Inthefuture,peoplewiththechipsmaybeabletodomorewiththem,evenoutsidetheoffice.ToddWestbyisChiefExecutiveOfficerofThreeSquareMarket.Hesays,“Eventually,thistechnologywillbecomestandardizedallowingyoutousethisasyourpassport,publictransit,allpurchasingopportunities,etc.”1、Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thesubstitutesofthechips.B．Theadvantagesofthechips.C．Theplacestoimplantthechips.D．Thepotentialrisksofimplantingthechips.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph5referto?A．thehands B．theemployeesC．thescanners D．thecreditcards3、Wecaninferthat________.A．thechipshavemagicpowersB．thechipsareverypopularamongtheemployeesC．thepriceofthechipsisreasonableD．mostpeoplesuspecttheapplicationofthechips4、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesToddWestby’sattitudetowardsthechips?A．Defensive. B．Disappointing.C．Optimistic. D．Casual.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）Nowadaysthereislessandlesscontactbetweentheoldandtheyoung.Therearemanyreasonsforthis,buttheresultisthesame:increasingnumbersofchildrenwithoutgrandparentsandoldpeoplewhohavenocontactwithchildren.Andmoreoldpeoplewhoarelonelyandfeeluse-less,alongwithmoreandmorefamilieswithyoungchildrenwhodesperatelyneedmoresupport.It’samajorprobleminmanysocieties.That’swhyintergenerationalprogrammes,designedtobringtheoldandtheyoungtogether,aregrowinginpopularityallovertheworld,supportedbyUNESCOandotherlocalandinternationalorganisations.Thereareexamplesofsuccessfulinitiativesallovertheworld.UsingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeopleisoneobviousexample.Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschoolsisanother,perhapsreadingwithchildrenwhoneedextraattention.OnesuccessfulschemeinFranceiscombiningaresidentialhomefortheelderlywithacreche/nurseryschoolinthesamebuilding.Thechildrenandtheresidentseatlunchtogetherandshareactivitiessuchasmusic,painting,gardeningandcaringforthepetswhichtheresidentsareencouragedtokeep.Intheafternoons,theresidentsenjoyreadingortellingstonestothechildrenand,ifachildisfeelingsadortired,thereisalwaysakindlaptositonandacuddle(依偎).Therearetripsoutandbirthdaypartiestoo.Theadvantagesareenormousforeveryoneconcerned.Thechildrenarehappybecausetheygetalotmoreindividualattentionandrespondwellbecausesomeonehaslime,forthem.Theyalsolearnthatoldpeoplearenotdifferentorfrighteninginanyway.Andofcourse,theyseeillnessanddeathandlearntoacceptthem.Theresidentsarehappybecausetheyfeelusefulandneeded.Theyaremoreactiveandmoreinterestedinlifewhenthechildrenarearoundandtheytakemoreinterestintheirappearancetoo.Andthestaffarehappybecausetheyseeanimprovementinthephysicalandpsychologicalhealthoftheresidentsandhaveanarmyofassistantstohelpwiththechildren.1、WhatisthesocialproblemtalkedaboutinParagraph1?A．Agenerationgap.B．Caringforchildren.C．Intergenerationalcontact.D．Thesupportfortheaged.2、WhatdotheprogrammesmentionedinParagraph2aimtodo?A．Maketheoldtakecareofchildren.B．Helptheoldpeoplelearnnewthings.C．Encouragetheyoungtocarefortheold.D．Increasecontactbetweentheoldandtheyoung.3、WhatisspecialabouttheschemeinFrance?A．Joininganelderlyhousewithakindergarten.B．Hiringoldpeopleaschild-careworkers.C．Helpingchildrenfacemisfortunesbravely.D．Usingchildrentoaccompanytheold.4、Inwhichaspectdoestheschemebenefittheold?A．Itbuildsuptheirstrength.B．Theyliveahealthierlife.C．Itcreatesafamilyatmosphere.D．Theyareclosertotheirrelatives.24．（8分）Measles(麻疹)isonlyfoundinhumanbeings.Thereisahighlyeffectiveandsafevaccine(疫苗)forthedisease.So,intheory,measlescouldbedestroyed.Yetthenumberofmeaslescasesisontherise.TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)reportsthat,inthefirstthreemonthsof2019,thenumberofcasesisthreetimeshigherthanitwaslastyear.Africaalonehashada700percentincreasecomparedtolastyear.TheDemocraticRepublicofCongoreported67,000measlescasesand901measles-relateddeathsin2018.Thisyear,WHOofficialshavenotedmorethan40,000suspectedmeaslescasesinthecountry.Thatnumberincludes284measles-relateddeathsinthefirstweeksof2019.BetweenSeptember2018andFebruary2019,Madagascarreportedover67,000measlescases,including828deaths.Dr.Fauci,whodirectstheNationalInstituteofAllergyandInfectiousDiseaseintheUSA,saidthat―onein10childrenwhogetinfectedwithmeasleswillgetanearinfectionthatcouldcausedeafness.Onein20wouldgetpneumonia.Oneinathousandwouldgetbrainswelling,andonetothreeperthousandwoulddie.Tosaythatmeaslesisaslightdiseaseiscompletelyincorrect.WalterOrensteiniswiththeEmoryUniversityVaccineCenterinAtlanta,Georgia.Hehasspenthislifeworkingtoendmeasles.Orensteinsayspossibleeffectsofthediseaseareworseinpoorcountries.―Inthosecountrieschildrenarealreadyatgreaterrisk.Theymaybemalnourished(營(yíng)養(yǎng)不良的).Theymayhavedamagedimmunesystems.Theymaybeunderweightandmayhavenoaccesstohealthcaresomeaslesisabigkiller,hesaid.Youhavea90percentchanceofgettingmeaslesifyouhavenotbeenvaccinatedandyoucomeincontactwithsomeonewhohasit.Dr.RebeccaMartinistheDirectoroftheCenterforGlobalHealthattheU.S.CentersforDiseaseControl.SheisworkingtoremovemeaslesfromAfricacompletely.―Itisveryinfectious.Itwillfindnearlyeverybodywhoisnotprotectedagainstmeasles,Martinsaid.Healthexpertsadvisepatientstogettwotreatmentsofthemeaslesvaccine.U.S.healthofficialssayeducatingparentsaboutboththediseaseandthevaccineisanimportantstepinstoppingthespread.Equallyimportantismakingvaccinationatopgoalofhealthsystemsworldwide.1、Thewritershowsthesharpincreaseinmeaslescasesby.A．givingexamples B．listingfiguresC．a(chǎn)nalyzingcauses D．followingtimeorder2、Thefollowingarethepossibleresultsofmeaslesexcept.A．a(chǎn)nearinfection B．pneumoniaC．brainswelling D．beingunderweight3、Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Youaresuretogetmeaslesifyouhavenotbeenvaccinated.B．Itissafetocomeincontactwithsomeonewhohasmeasles.C．Parentsshouldbeeducatedaboutboththediseaseandthevaccine.D．MakingvaccinationagoalofhealthsystemsisonlynecessaryinAfrica.4、Thepurposeofthetextisto.A．showtheserioussituationofmeaslesB．provemeaslescouldbedestroyedC．describetheresultoftheresearchonmeaslesD．warnusofthecausesofmeasles25．（10分）Foryears,decadesinfact,I'vepuzzledovertheresponsemostpeoplehavewhenItellthemImostlytravelalone."You'resobrave!"Whyisitthatawomantravellingalone,asIhaveoftendoneformonthsatatime,isperceivedtobe"brave",whereasmenwhotravelaloneareentirelyunremarkable?Youareonlybravewhenyouareafraidofsomethingbutstilldoitanyway.Ihaveneverbeenafraidoftravellingalone.ThefirsttimeItravelledalonewaswhenIwas19.IwasduetotravelinEuropewithafriendattheendofthesummer.SheannouncedbylettertwodaysbeforeourdeparturethatshewouldbeleavingmehalfwayatVienna.Itwastoolatebythentoropeinanotherfriend,soitwaseithertogohomeafterVienna,orkeepgoingbymyself.Ikeptgoing.Igotontrainsbymyself,checkedintohostelsbymyselfandfoundmywayaroundbymyself.Itwasweirdatfirst,butlaterIstoppedworryingaboutit.WhenIgotbacktoIrelandafterthattrip,Ifeltproudofmyself.IhaddonesomethingIhadassumedwouldbehard,andithadturnedouttobenothardatall.Thatwasthreedecadesago,andsincethenIhavetravelledallovertheworld,usuallyonmyown.IstilldowhatIdidthen,whichistokeepadiary.ThegreatestgiftofsolotravelhasbeenthoseI'vemetalongtheway.ImayhavesetoffaloneeachtimebutI'veencounteredmanypeoplewhobecameimportanttome.ImetmyhusbandinKathmandu,Nepal.ImetlifelongfriendsinAustralia,Poland,Hungary,Turkey,India,Indonesiaandmanyotherplaces.1、Whatmakestheauthorpuzzledwhenshetellspeopleofherexperience?A．People'sdisbelief. B．People'sresponse.C．People'sapproval. D．People'scriticism.2、Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutherfirsttimetotravelalone?A．Itwasatripbydesign.B．Shehadtochoosetogobyherself.C．Itwasharderthanexpected.D．Shesetoffallalone.3、Whatdotheunderlinedwords"solotravel"inthelastparagraphmean?A．GroupTravel. B．Travellingwithfriends.C．Travellingalone. D．Travellingwithmusic.4、Howhastheauthorbenefitedfromhertravel?A．Shehasovercomeherfearoftravellingalone.B．Shehaswrittenacoupleofbooks.C．Shehasreceivedagreatmanygifts.D．Shehasmetmanypeoplealltheway.第三部分語(yǔ)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）Fallingoffaboxcarandlandingonmyhead,IlostmysightwhenIwasfouryearsold.NowIamthirty-two.Ican1rememberthebrightnessofsunshine.Itwouldbewonderfultoseeagain,2atragedycandostrangethingstopeople.It3tomethatImightnothavecometolovelifeasIdonowifIhadn’tbeenblind.Myparentsandmyteachersawsomething4me,andtheymademewantto5againstblindness.Thehardest6Ihadtolearnwastobelieveinmyself.IfIhadn’tbeenabletodothat,Iwouldhave7downandbecomeachairrockerfortherestofmylife.WhenIsay8inmyselfIamnottalkingabout9thekindofself-confidencethat10medownanunfamiliarstaircase（樓梯）alone.ButImeansomethingbiggerthanthat:anassurancethatIamarealpositiveperson11imperfections.Ittookmeyearstoobtainthis12.Ithadtostartwiththe13.Onceamangavemeanindoor14.“Ican’tusethis.”Isaid.“Takeitwithyou,”he15me,“androllitaround.”The16stuckinmyhead.“Rollitaround!”ByrollingtheballIcouldhearwhereitwent.ThisgavemeanideahowtoachieveagoalIhadthought17.AttheSchoolfortheBlindI18anewkindofbaseballcalledgroundball.AllmylifeIhavesetaseriesofgoalsandthentriedtoreachthem,oneatatime.Ihadtolearnmy19.IwouldfailsometimesanywaybutontheaverageImade20.1、A．randomly B．a(chǎn)bruptly C．roughly D．completely2、A．so B．but C．thus D．a(chǎn)nd3、A．occurred B．referred C．brought D．turned4、A．of B．for C．to D．in5、A．get B．fight C．find D．drop6、A．method B．experience C．lesson D．manner7、A．broken B．put C．settled D．lay8、A．courage B．a(chǎn)mbition C．belief D．power9、A．firmly B．simply C．fairly D．slightly10、A．stops B．helps C．finds D．gives11、A．despite B．besides C．without D．unlike12、A．description B．existence C．intelligence D．recognition13、A．intelligence B．incident C．trouble D．determination14、A．chair B．baseball C．game D．design15、A．urged B．blamed C．greeted D．teased16、A．goals B．words C．baseballs D．ideas17、A．valuable B．reasonable C．impossible D．unbearable18、A．discovered B．equipped C．formed D．invented19、A．limitations B．a(chǎn)dvantages C．puzzles D．personalities20、A．sense B．progress C．mistakes D．friends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）Arepeoplehappierinnaturewithblueskiesoverheadandfreshgreengrassunderfoot?Couldnoisystreets,1．(crowd)withcarsandpeople,makeusunhappy?TheWorldHealthOrganizationestimatesthat54percentoftheworld’spopulationlivedinurbanareasin2014.TheWHOaddsthatthatamount2．(increase)to66percentby2050.Peopleoftenmovetocitiesfor3．(good)jobsandmoreculturalactivities.Butaretheyputting4．(they)atrisk?Expertssaythatnaturalenvironmentsorgreenspacesdoalotofgoodforourmentalhealth.Manystudieshaveshownthatnaturecancalmusandmakeusfeelhappy.Nature,expertssay,canalsohelpuslearnbetter.And5．(experience)naturehelpspeoplerecoverfromthementaltirednessthat6．(come)fromday-to-daywork.Mentalhealthexpertssaysomeresearchsuggeststhatcitylivingmighthurtourmentalhealth,7．theycannotsayexactlywhy.“Whatarethespecific8．(aspect)oftheurbanenvironment9．causessomepeopletodevelopmentalhealthissues?”askedAndraMechelli,adoctoratKingsCollege,London.Researchershavefoundthatbeingoutdoors,seeingtrees,hearingbirdsong,seeingthesky,andbeing10．touchwithnatureareassociatedwithhigherlevelsofmentalwell-being.第四部分寫(xiě)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(yǔ)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(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單同的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)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(xiě)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。Asastudent,Ihavetakenagreatmanyofexams.WhetherIhavebeengoodpreparedornot,Iwillkeepcalmandconfidently.ThatisbecauseIknowthepurposeofexamsistofindouttheknowledgeswecan’tunderstand.Therefore,therewasatimewhenIwasafraidofexams.IwasafraidthatIcouldn’tgethighmarksorfailtheexam,Iwouldbelaughedatbyothers.Later,myteacher,sherealizedmyproblem,hadtheface-to-facetalkwithme.AfterIfollowedtheadvicegivingbymyteacherIfinallyovercamemyfear.第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，在你校就讀的英國(guó)交換生Tom因腳部受傷住院，你準(zhǔn)備和同學(xué)們前去探望。請(qǐng)用英語(yǔ)給他寫(xiě)一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.表示關(guān)心；2.告知探望時(shí)間及參加人員；3.詢問(wèn)有何需求。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearTom,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、D4、B5、C6、A7、A8、A9、C10、C11、C12、C13、D14、B15、B16、C17、C18、D19、D20、A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、B2、C3、B4、C22、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,althoughtheexperienceisstillasocia