Question

    Hot pot(火锅) is one of Chinese traditional meals. This traditional meal has a history of more than 1，000 years. The winter months come, so does hot pot season. And what made it a Chinese favorite food? Well, it seems that the answer is not just in the dish itself.

Hot pot isn't just designed to keep you warm during the cold months. It's also a social experience. There is a lot of fun for everyone to add food to the hot pot. Hot pot is eaten for over two to three hours. For this reason, it is often considered as an evening's entertainment, and the time to spend with friends and family. However, most westerners can't stand the idea of other people putting chopsticks in their food. When we come to eat at the table in the UK, we have our own individual portions(份额), although the experience is still a social one.

But having given hot pot a go, lots of westerners find it's now one of their favorite meals in Beijing. The steam(水蒸汽) from the pot leaves the smell of food on their clothes when they get home, but perhaps it is also a part of the experience. When__the__cold__wind__is__blowing__outside,__just__join__some__good__friends__and__enjoy__the__hot__pot. For them, it's like throwing a dinner party where the taste buds(味蕾) and the hunger are satisfied in the warm company of friends.

1题完成句子；2～3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下全文的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

1.Hot pot isn't just designed to ________________ during the cold months.

2.Why is hot pot considered as an evening's entertainment?

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3.What can be left on the clothes after having hot pot?

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4.________________________________________________________________________

5.________________________________________________________________________

Answer

1.keep you warm

2.Because hot pot is eaten for over two to three hours.

3.The smell of food.

4.Hot pot is one of Chinese traditional meals.

5.当外面寒风凛冽时，和朋友一起享受火锅吧。

【解析】

主旨大意:本文是一篇说明文。文中主要介绍了中国的传统美食——火锅。这种食品已经有大约1000年的历史，每当冬季来临，火锅的旺季也就来临。吃火锅不止有利于身体保暖，也是一种社交体验。许多西方人在尝过之后，也喜欢上了火锅。