Section 2(5%)

Directions:There is one passage in this section.Read the passage and fill in each blank(No.46 to No.50)with no more than three words.Write your answers in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.

Passage 5

Why is hot pot so popular in China?It shows the Chinese cultural values of openness and sharing.With a hot pot,you can put in any ingredient that you like:vegetables as well as meat.The same pot can serve any number of different meals to the people sitting around the table.No one is left out,and everyone gets to eat as much—or as little—as they want.Hot pot creates a cozy,warm atmosphere and really brings people together as you sit around a pot,cooking,eating,talking,and relaxing.The food is important but also important are the feels.In China,people like to joke that there is no problem that a hot pot can’t solve.The fire from the hot pot can melt just about any icy disagreement and warm just about any heart.Over a hot pot people can talk and share not just food,but friendship.While the food may soon be forgotten,these friendships stay with us forever.

Popularity of hot Pot

Cultural values

(1)Openness:putting in any 46.________ that you like.

(2)Sharing:serving any 47.________ of different meals to the people.

Atmosphere:cozy and 48.________.

Social functions:melting any 49.________ and warming any 50.________.