遼寧省東北名校2025屆高考壓軸卷英語試卷含解析

遼寧省東北名校2025屆高考壓軸卷英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．Duetolargeinvestmentinhousing,manycitiescan________theflowofnewarrivals,improvingthequalityoftheirlife.A．giverisetoB．makewayforC．takepartinD．keeppacewith2．－Mike,ourteamwillplayagainsttheRocketsthisweekend.Iamsurewewillwin.－________!A．Congratulations B．CheersC．Bestwishes D．Goodluck3．．WhatIlikeaboutHarvardisthere’stheoldclassicallook—thereareparksandtraditionalbuildings.A．why B．where C．that D．how4．Everybodywastouched______wordsaftertheyheardhermovingstory.A．without B．beyondC．a(chǎn)gainst D．despite5．Oneofthefewthingsyou______sayaboutEnglishpeoplewithcertaintyisthattheytalkalotabouttheweather.A．need B．must C．can D．should6．Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this7．TheearthquakeinJapan,measuring9.0ontheRichterScale,wassoviolent_______causeaseriesofexplosionsofthenuclearreactorsinseveralpowerstations.A．to B．that C．a(chǎn)sto D．a(chǎn)sthat8．Notevenwhen_____throughthedarkestvalley_____beafraid,foryouarealwaysclosebesideme.A．doIwalk;willIB．doIwalk;IwillC．Iwalk;IwillD．Iwalk;willI9．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．a(chǎn)sD．that10．Itiswellknown_____ConfuciuswasborninthecityofQufuinShandongprovince,China.A．whether B．whereC．that D．what11．Mysister______thebabywhileI’matyoga.A．a(chǎn)rrangesB．mindsC．a(chǎn)ssesses12．_______youhearfrommetothecontrary,expectmeonFridayatabout6pm.A．Unless B．UntilC．While D．Although13．IwillgotoBeijingonbusinesstomorrow,doyouhaveanything____toyoursonstudyinginPekingUniversity?A．tobetaken B．totake C．taken D．beingtaken14．________individualplayers,wehaveagreatteambuttheproblemisthattheydon’tplayfootballtogetherwellatall.A．OntopofB．BymeansofC．IntermsofD．Incaseof15．Theaimofthegovernmentistomakeeverycitizenbetteroff,____,tohelpthemliveahappylife．A．a(chǎn)saresult B．forastartC．foronething D．inotherwords16．Checkyourpapercarefullytosee________youhavemadeanymistakes.A．what B．which C．whether D．that17．—Amazing!Youwearslippersatwork.—Don’tyouknowit’safashion?A．must B．should C．can D．may18．AsIopenedmyeyes,in______directionIlooked,Icouldseesmiling,peaceful,calmandcontentfaces.A．whatever B．however C．whichever D．wherever19．—DidyouhavedifficultyfindingAnn'house?—Notreally.She___uscleardirectionsandwewereabletofindit.easily?A．wastogive B．hadgivenC．wasgiving D．wouldgive20．ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。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．a(chǎn)nsweringtelephonesB．interviewingcustomersC．cleaningtheroomD．doingrepairwork4、Thetextismainlyabout________.A．howtoimprovethewriter’sabilitiesB．howtoachievethewriter’sfuturecareergoalC．howtobecomeamanagerD．howtobecomeasalesmanager22．（8分）What’sbesttoreadthisyear?SecretsIKnow(RandomHouseChildren’sBooks,ages3-7)ThistalewrittenbyKallieGeorgeandpicturedbyPaolaZakimifollowsayounggirlandherlittlefriendastheymovefromraintosunshine,frompleasantlonelinesstosweetfriendship,andfinallyfromadventuresonearthtoanexplorationoftheskyabove.ThecolorsofZakimi’spencildrawingsarecalmingandGeorge’spoetictexttellsherstorywithsimplelanguage.Pandora(ClarionBooks,ages3-7)Theaward-winningauthorVictoriaTurnbulltellsthestoryofalittlefoxPandora.Pandoralivesalone.Shemakesherselfahandsomehome,butnooneevercomestovisit.Thenonedaysomethingfallsfromthesky--abirdwithabrokenwing.Littlebylittle,thebirdhelpsPandorafeellesslonely.Turnbull’swatercolorandcoloredpencildrawingsmakethisstoryoffriendshipandgrowthanatmosphericdelight.PrinceandPirate(G.P.Putnam’sSonsBooksforYoungerReaders,ages5-8)Adifferentkindoffriendshipisdescribedinthisbook,byCharlotteGunnufsonwithpicturesbyMikeLowery.PrinceandPirateareapairofmismatchedfishputintothesameaquarium（水族館).Atfirstitseemsthatthey’llneverlearntobefriends.It’sonlywhenbothtakepityonafrighteneddogfishthattheylearnthebenefitsofcooperation,andsoonallthreefishbecomegoodfriends.TheGiantJumperee(DinalBooks,ages3-5)Thestorywaswrittenbytheaward-winningBritishauthorJuliaDonaldson.WhenRabbithearsaloudvoicebellowing（吼叫）threateninglyfrominsideacave,hegathersCat,BearandElephanttohelphimdecidewhattodo.Butit’sMamaFrogwhofearlesslyconfronts（面對）theunknowncreature.HelenOxenbury’ssoftwatercolorscreatabeautifulcountrysideandhercharacterizationsoftheanimalsareimpressive.1、WhopicturedthebookPandora?A．KallieGeorge. B．VictoriaTurnbull.C．PaolaZakimi. D．CharlotteGunnufson.2、Whichbooktellsastoryaboutcourage?A．Pandora. B．SecretsIKnow.C．PrinceandPirate. D．TheGiantJumperee.3、Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?A．Theirpublishersarethesameone. B．Theircharactersareallanimals.C．Theyallhavepencildrawings. D．Theyareallforyoungerreaders23．（8分）Ithoughtweallknewwhyindependentschoolstudentsdobetterthanthoseinthestatesector(公立學(xué)校).Theyhavemoremoney,morefundingandbetterresourcesandtheydon’thavethemorechallengingstudentswegetinthestatesector.ThatwasbeforeIbecameateacher-researcherinatwo-yearprojectledbymycollege,aimingtofindthebestwaytosupporthigh-abilitystudents.WithfundingfromtheLondonSchoolsExcellenceFund,weteamedupwithsomeofthecountry’stopprivateschools,likeEtonandStPaul’s,aswellasanumberofstateschools,tofindouthowtobringtheknowledge-richlearningthatcharacterizesindependentschoolsintothestatesector.Beforetheproject,Ihadn’thadmuchcontactwithpeoplewhohadbeeneducatedthere.ButthefirstthingIfoundwhenIvisitedwasthatteachersarethesame.Intheindependentsector,theyhavechallengestoo—justdifferentones.Aftertwoyears,ourresearchprojecthasproducedahugesetoffindings.Oneofthemostusefulfindingswastheimportanceofindependentlearninghabitsoutsidetheclassroom.IrealizedthatalthoughIwasalwaystellingstudentsthattheyneededtodofourtofivehoursofprivatestudyaweek,theydidn’thaveaclearideaofwhatthiscouldlooklikebeyondmakingnotes.SoIsetthemdifferentactivitiesincludingreadingarticles,doingactivitiesandcompletingexaminationquestions.Istartedtoputmuchmoreemphasisonactivitiesoutsidetheclassroom,likeresearchingtopicsbeyondthesyllabus(教學(xué)大綱)ordiscussingthingsinthenews.AndIpraisedanyonewhoaskedquestionsinclass,sowecreatedaculturewherestudentswereproudtoaskaquestionratherthanseeingitasawayofflaggingupthefactthattheyhadn’tunderstoodsomething.Myresearchisbeginningtohavearealinfluence.Mystudentsnowcometoclassandtellmewhattheywanttoknowabout.Buttheynolongerexpectmetodotheresearch—theywanttofindoutforthemselves.AttheendoftheyearIgavestudentsaquestionnaireonindependentlearning.Onewrote,“IndependentlearningwouldlimitthehelpIgotfromotherstudents.Ithelpsyoutothinkforyourself.”1、Whatdidtheauthorsayaboutindependentschoolstudentsbeforeherresearch?A．Theyweretroublemakers.B．Theyenjoyedexcellentlearningconditions.C．Theyperformedworsethanstateschoolstudents.D．Theyfacedthesamechallengesasstateschoolstudents.2、Whydidtheauthorjointheproject?A．Tointroducegoodlearningmethodstostateschools.B．Toexchangeteachingideaswithotherteachers.C．Topartnerwithotherschoolsineducation.D．Tofindenoughfundsforstateschools.3、Whatchangesdidtheauthormakeinherclasses?A．Shefocusedongrouplearning. B．Sheworkedoutadifferentsyllabus.C．Sheencouragedindependentlearning. D．Shecarriedoutvariousactivitiesinclass.4、Howistheauthor’sresearchgoing?A．Ithasmadeabigdifference. B．Ithasfailedtomakeprogress.C．Itisquestionedbyherstudents. D．Itinvolvesmanymorestudents.24．（8分）ZulemaMunozcollectsseaweedinasmallcoastaltown100milessouthofSantiago,Chile.Agoodweekmayseehercut1,100poundsofseaweedfromtherockswhereitgrows.Muftozisoneofthe30,000peopleforwhomChileanseaweedindustryprovidesalivelihood.ThroughoutLatinAmerica,thecultivation(種植)andcollectionofseaweedaregainingasupportbothasasourceoffoodandasameansofensuringfoodsecurityinaregionwhere34millionpeoplearefoodinsecureandpovertyaffects47percentoftheruralpopulation.CountriessuchasArgentina,Brazil,Colombia,Cuba,Ecuador,Mexico,Peru,andVenezuelahaveallexploredseaweedproductionforfood.Yetasdemandoutpacesproductionandwildstockshavedeclined，moreattentionisbeingpaidtosustainablecultivationandharvestingmethodsthatcankeeptheindustrysurviving.SeaweedhasalonghistoryinSouthAmericanstyleofcooking.ThenativecookingofChilemadefrequentuseofcochayuyo,themostabundantofthecountry750typesofseaweed.Today,cochayuyoiscommonlyfoundinplaceofmeatincharquican,atraditionaldishcookedslowlyinaclosedpan.Kelp,atypeoflargebrownseaweed,asthenewvegetableisaglobaltrendtoo,andforgoodreason.Nutritionally,seaweedispackedwithiodineandothernutrients,andappearsontrend-makingmenusinGoogle'sNewYorkcafeteria,thoughitusedtobethoughtdifficulttogetpeopletoeatit.While83percentofcultivatedseavegetablesareproducedforhumanconsumption,wearen’tjusteatingit.Seaweedisusedinfertilizersandanimalfeed,andseaweed-basedfoodadditivesarelikelyinmanyproductsinyourkitchenandbathroomrightnow.Carrageenan,madefromredseaweed,isineverythingfromshampooandtoothpastetoicecreamandsomehotdogs.Whileseaweedgrowsreadily—thereareconcernsthathumansaretakingtoomuchofthewildstuff.Itispossiblethatoverexploitationofnaturalseaweedresourcescouldleadtosignificantecological,economic,andsocialconsequencesatlocal,regional,andevenglobalscales.InLatinAmericancountrieslikeBrazilandPeru,wheretheseaweedindustryisbasedonharvestingwildseaweedratherthancultivated,theneedforenvironmentallyfriendlymodelsisurgent.1、Whatdoyouknowaboutseaweed?A．Itishardtogrow.B．Itisgoodtohealth.C．Ittastesdelicious.D．Itcostsagreatdeal.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Howpeoplecollectweed.B．Whatpeopledowithseaweed.C．Howpeoplecookwithseaweed.D．Wherepeopletradeseaweed.3、Whyisseaweedcultivatedaccordingtothepassage?A．Tomakethebestoftheseasandtoincreasetheexportofseaweed.B．Tohelpmorepeopleoutofpovertyandtoopenupitsnewmarkets.C．Tomeettheneedsofthemarketandtopreservethewildresources.D．Tocutthecostsofseaweedindustryandtobenefitruralpopulation.25．（10分）Spotifycantellifyou'resad.Here'swhythatshouldscareyou.Wanttofigureoutifsomeoneisapatientwithamentaldisability:Askthemwhattheirfavoritesongis.ANewYorkUniversitystudylastyearfoundthatpeoplewholovedEminem'sLoseYourselfandJustinBieber'sWhatDoYouMean?weremorelikelytohavetroublewithmentaldisabilitiesthanpeoplewhowereintoDireStraits.Overthepastfewyears,Spotifyhasbeenimprovingtheabilitytoanalyzeinformationtohelpbusinessmentargetconsumerswithadvertisementsmadespeciallyfortheirneeds.Theyconcludethisfromthesortofmusicyou'relisteningto,combinedwithwhereandwhenyou'relisteningtoit,alongwiththird-partydatathatmightbeavailable.Now,tobeclear,there'snothingsignificantlyillegalaboutwhatSpotifyisdoingwithyourinformation.Icertainlydon'tthinkthattheyareworkingwithshadowyconsultingfirmstoserveyouadssellingaculturestrugglewhileyou'relisteningtomusicthatsuggestsyoumightbeinaterriblesituation.However,Ifinditdisappointingthatourpersonal,privatemomentswithmusicareincreasinglybeingturnedintoinformationpointsandofferedtoadvertisers.Youcanseewherethiscouldgo,can'tyou?Asadtargetinggetsevermoreaccurate,businessmenwillhavetheabilitytotargetourfeelingsinpotentiallyimproperways.Accordingtoonestudy,youaremorelikelytospendmoreonaproductifyou'refeelingsad.Youcanimaginesomecompaniesmighttakeadvantageofthat.Andonthatnote,I'mfeelingalittledownaboutallthis.Headofftotreatmyselftosomethingexpensive.1、What'sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroduceanewsong. B．Todrawreaders'attention.C．Tohelpmorepatients. D．Topromoteanewmedium.2、Spotifyimprovesitsabilitytoanalyzeinformationto.A．provideservicesforthegovernment B．workwithshadowyconsultingfirmsC．getlisteners'personalinformation D．helpbusinessmenattractconsumers3、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsSpotify?A．Uncertain. B．Supportive. C．Positive. D．Dissatisfied.4、Whoisthetextprobablydesignedfor?A．Internetusers. B．Officials. C．Researchers. D．Managers.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(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）完形填空Teenageyearscanbeconfusingforbothteenagersandparents．Atabout15,manyteensstartthinkingabouthowtheyfeelaboutthemselvesand1outhowthismatchesormismatcheswhatothersthinkofthem．Mostteensworkthroughthis2bytheageof16or17．Oftenteenagersaretreatedlike3biggerchildren,buttheywillneverbecome4andresponsibleiftheyarenotallowedtomakesomedecisionsforthemselves．Ifparentsforbidtheirchildrenfromdoingsomething,chancesarethattheywilldoit5withoutpermissionanyway．Theroleofaparentmust,therefore,changefromthatofprotectorandkeepertothatoffriendand6．Yeteventhemostcaringparentsmisunderstandtheirchildrensometimes,andsomethinkofteenagersasinsecure,stubbornand7．Asaresult,teenagersalwayskeeptheir8fromtheirparents．Teensoften9thattheirparentsrepeatthesamethingsoverandoveragainandneverlistentothem．Parentsmustunderstandthatteensneedtobeallowedto10theirsideofanyproblemandexpresstheirpointofview．Thus,moreprivateandlevel-headedcommunicationisneededfortheparents．Everyparentshouldtrytoscheduletimetobe11withtheirchild,liketakingashorttriptogether．Thistimeallowsparentstotalkandlistenwithout12fromworkorotherfamilymembers．Itmightalsobegoodtoencourageteensto13importantissuesatdinner．Discussiontimeshowsteensthatparentsareinterestedinthemandtheirlives．Aperson’steenageyearsareakeytimeforthemtoidentifytheirown14,likedistinguishinggoodfromevil．Handlingandimprovingcommunicationwithteenagersisnoteasy,butsuccesswillbe15forparentsandteensalike．1、A．pointing B．figuring C．turning D．standing2、A．Stage B．Difficulty C．Routine D．procedure3、A．obviously B．lightly C．extremely D．slightly4、A．tall B．healthy C．strong D．independent5、A．Bravely B．individually C．secretly D．willingly6、A．guide B．relative C．volunteer D．judge7、A．mature B．polite C．disrespectful D．dangerous8、A．relation B．distance C．balance D．a(chǎn)ttitude9、A．a(chǎn)ppreciate B．complain C．condemn D．a(chǎn)pprove10、A．hide B．solve C．tolerate D．present11、A．a(chǎn)ngry B．pleased C．a(chǎn)lone D．strict12、A．suffer B．delay C．interruption D．escape13、A．discuss B．manage C．quarrel D．improve14、A．opinions B．interests C．determinations D．values15、A．rewarding B．challenging C．difficult D．impossible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）Idon’tveryoftenhaveafulldayoffwork.TodayI1．(do).Ihadafreemorning,goingtothegym,walkingthedog,andthoughtIwouldhurryintotheofficetofillinmytimesheetsoIwouldbepaidfor2．hoursIhaveworked.IwasthinkingthatIhadworkedlesshoursbecausethelady,3．Ishareworkeveryworkdaywith,wasworkinginsteadofme.Ihopedthatsomehowwewouldhave4．(much)moneycominginthismonth.Iarrivedattheofficeonly5．(see)themainsecretarylookingverypale.Sheaskedwhatmyafternoon6．(plan)were.WhenIsaidIhadtheafternoonfree,sheaskedme7．Icouldworkforher,asshehadreallyhurtherback.Atthemoment,Iwaslookingforward8．a(chǎn)dayoff,butIsaidyesstraightaway.Shequicklytoldmewhatwasurgentandhadtobedonefirst.Ihurriedhomeandgotchangedintoworkclothesandtookover.Ourbossphonedandthankedmeforsteppingin.Now9．(luck),thesickpersonwenthome,theproblem10．(solve)andIgotfourhoursextrapay!Howamazing!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處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處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(jì)分。Weeachisthinkingaboutthefuture、Whatisme?Ihavemadeupmymindbecomeamiddleschoolteacher、Doesitsoundsurprising?IbegintohavethisdreamwhenIwasonlythechild、Ilovechildren、Idon’tthinkthatisawasteoftimetodealwiththemalltheyeararound、Onthecontrary,tomeitwouldmeanhappinessandjoyful、Althoughteachersarebadlyneededinourcountry,butnotmanyofuswanttobecometeachers、Themainreasonforthisisthatteachingisoneofthemoststressedjobs、Inspiteofthat,I’mdeterminedtogiveallmylivestothecauseofeducation、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的朋友Tony剛剛升入高三，因?yàn)槭钇诙趟麤]休息好，所以現(xiàn)在狀態(tài)很差。面臨高考壓力，Tony不知所措。請你給他寫一封信表示安慰，要點(diǎn)如下:表示難過和理解就如何調(diào)整狀態(tài)提出建議注意：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。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、B5、C6、B7、C8、D9、C10、C11、B12、A13、A14、C15、D16、C17、B18、C19、B20、C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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。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.AsimilarexperiencetothehotpotcanbefoundinKoreanbarbecuerestaurants,whichleiyoucookyourownmeat.Thisallowspeopletohavetheirmeatdonehowevertheywant.Formostwesterners,theideaofgoingtoarestauranttocooktheirownfoodisverystrange.Buthavingago,Ifindit’snowoneofmyfavoritemealsinBeijing.ThesteamfromthepotleftmyclothessmellingoffoodwhenIgothome,butperhapsthiswasalsopartoftheexperience.Whenthecoldwindisblowingoutside,Iamsittingaroundwithmygoodfriends,eatinganddrinking.Formeit’slikeadinnerp