2023届浙南名校高考英语二模试卷（含解析）

2023学年高考英语模拟测试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．OurEnglishteacher,havingexplainedtoushowtodesignaproject,allowedusawholeweek’spreparationandthen______theclass.A．todismiss B．dismissedC．dismissing D．havingdismissed2．Thatwasnotthefirsttimehe____us.Ithinkit'shightimewe____strongactionsagainsthim.A．betrayed,take B．hadbetrayed,tookC．hasbetrayed,took D．hasbetrayed,take3．Christineis______aboutanythingbutherdressasshedoesn’treallycareaboutwhatshelookslikeintheeyesofothers.A．cautious B．optimisticC．particular D．curious4．Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where5．Childrenunderfifteenarenotpermittedtoseesuchkindoffilm_________isbadfortheirmentaldevelopment.A．as B．whatC．which D．that6．—Jenny,howwasyourtriptoBeijing?—Oh,Imissedit.IwishI________myvacationthere.A．amspendingB．willspendC．havespentD．hadspent7．--Areyouhappywiththislaboratory?--Notalittle.Wecan’thave________.A．aworseone B．anicerone C．aworstone D．anicestone8．ThoughProfessorLiu____inNewYorkforsevenyears,hehasneverregrettedmovingbacktoShanghai,hishometown.A．lived B．haslived C．hadlived D．wasliving9．thekeytothecarwhenmybosscametowardsme.FinallyIcoulddrivehimhomeasusual.A．NeverhadIfound B．SeldomdidIfindC．HardlyhadIfound D．NosoonerdidIfind10．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou11．They_______thebusinessdealinlessthananhour,afterwhichtheyhadagolfgame.A．wrappedup B．pickedupC．calledup D．tookup12．Theteachercameintotheclassroom_______byhisstudents.A．following B．tobefollowing C．followed D．havingfollowed.13．Oh!Theflowercan’tbesaved.Iftheflowerhadbeenwatered，itnow.A．wouldn’tbedying B．isdeadC．hadbeendead D．willnotdie14．Janeisnotgoodatsports，butwhenittocooking，she’sexcellent．A．happens B．comes C．does D．occurs15．________toherownwork，shespentlittletimewithherfamilyA．DevotingB．TobedevotedC．DevotedD．Havingdevoted16．Heworksveryhardinordertogethimself______intoakeyuniversity.A．accepted B．received C．announced D．admitted17．—Whatdidhedoinreturnforfree________andfoodofferedbythekindcouple?—Hehelpedtheirsonwithhislessons.A．conservation B．admissionC．accommodation D．immigration18．Natureisunderstandableinthesense______shewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskherquestionsviaobservation.A．that B．whereC．how D．what19．SallywasexcitedtomeetSusanatthepartylastnight．They_____eachothersincetheygraduatedfromOxfordUniversityin2010．A．haven’tseen B．hadn’tseenC．didn’tsee D．don’tsee20．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Theonlinebusinessmodelischangingonasatisfaction-firstbasis.Itdoesn'tmatterifsomeonerecommendedyouanapp,nothingbeatsgettingtotryouttheappfirstbeforedecidingonwhetherornottoapplyfortheservice.●RhapsodyListentoRhapsody’slargemusiclibraryandgettheoptiontodownloadandlistentosongsorevenfull-lengthalbumsevenwhenfull-lengthalbumsevenwhenyou’reoffline.Atthemoment,thisserviceisavailablein32countriesonly.Rememberthatyou’llneedtocancelwithinthefreetrialperiodtoavoidbeingchargedforyourfirstmonth.[Trialperiod—14days∣Aftertrial--$9.99/month∣Trynow]●BigstockNeedsavephotosforyourpresentationsandartworks?GotoBigstocktocheckouttheircollectionfromtopartistsandphotographersaroundtheworld.Choosefromover30millionphotos,andillustrations(插图),with75,000imagescomingineverynewweek.Allyouneedtostartyourfreetrialisyouremailaddress.[Trialperiod—7days∣Aftertrial--$79/month∣Trynow]●CanvasIfyouaredrowninginpaperwork,perhapsitistimetouseCanvasandtransferallyourpaperworkonline.Digitalizeyourworkorders,formsetcsothattheycanbefilledupandcompletedrightonanymobiledevice.Thismakesiteasytocreate,edit,gainvaluabledataandsendittothepeoplewhoneeditinseconds.[Trialperiod—30days∣Aftertrial--$13/month∣Trynow]●BackupifyIfyouhaveeverlostyourphone,youknowhowimportantitistobackup(备份)allyourimportantdocuments,notes,contactsandotherpersonaldetails.Getcloud-to-cloudprotectionofupto3PBofdatawithBackupify.YoucanbackupyourdataforGoogleapps,Office365,varioussocialmediasitesandevenSalesforce.[Trialperiod—15days∣Aftertrial--$3/month∣Trynow]TolearnmoreabouttheAppsabove,ClickHere.1、WhoismorelikelytousetheappCanvas?A．Asecretary.B．Aphotographer.C．Anartist.D．Amusician.2、Tosavephotos,________canbeofsomehelp.A．BigstockandCanvas.B．BackupifyandBigstock.C．RhapsodyandBackupify.D．RhapsodyandCanvas.3、Whatdothefourappshaveincommon?A．Userswillaccessthemviaemailaccounts.B．Theyofferfreeentertainmentservices.C．Theycanhelpbrushupusers’workskills.D．Userscantrythemwithoutpayingmoney.4、Wherecanyoufindmoreinformationaboutsuchapps?A．Amagazine.B．ATVshow.C．Awebsite.D．Anewspaper.22．（8分）Eachyear，millionsofchildrenaroundtheworldareunabletogotoschool.Todrawattentiontothiswidespreadproblem，theUnitedNations（UN）isputtingeducationfirst.Recently，theUNscreenedadocumentaryfilmcalledBacktoSchool.Thefilmisthesecondinaseriesofdocumentaries（纪录片）fortheprojectTimeforSchool.Thesefilmsfollowsevenchildrenfromsevendifferentcountries.This12-yearprojectbeganin2006，whenthechildrenfirststartedschool."Thisissomethingwecoulddotohelptheeducationcrisisintheworld，"saidproducerandwriterJudyKatz.“Documentaryfilm-makerscangetdeeplyinvolvedinaproblemanddosomethingaboutit.”Morethan100millionchildrenwillneversetfootinaschool.Sixtypercentofthosechildrenaregirls.CherylFaye，headoftheUNGirlsEducationInitiative，spokeaboutthemanyfactorsthatpreventgirlsfromgettinganeducation.Oneproblemisthelongdistancemanychildrenmusttraveltogettoschool.Also，girlsinmanyculturesaretraditionallyexpectedtomarryearlyandworktohelptheirfamilies.“Weneedtomakeaspecialeffortforgirls，”Fayesaid.AspartoftheUN'sMillenniumgoals，theorganizationwantseverysinglechildtogetatleastanelementaryeducationby2018.StudentsfromLawrenceMiddleSchoolinNewYorkweredeeplymovedaftertheysawthefilm.TheseventhgradeclassisraisingmoneytohelpbuildalibraryontheoutskirtsofNairobi，Kenya（肯尼亚），whereJoab-achildinthedocumentary-lives.Theclassteacher，KarenWeiner，andtheclassareknownintheirschoolasthe“Kenyacrew”.AllthekidswerereallyhappytosupportJoabandsaidtheyfeltgreatabouttheirfund-raisingefforts.LiketheseventhgradersatLawrenceMiddleSchool，kidscanworktogethertomakeadifferenceinplaceslikeNairobi.Byraisingmoneyforeducation，kidscanhelpchildrenontheothersideoftheworldhaveachanceofabetter，happierlife.1、What'sthepurposeoftheUNscreeningthedocumentaryfilmBacktoSchool？A．Toraisefundsforglobaleducation.B．Toraiseawarenessoftheneedforglobaleducation.C．Toencourageallthechildrentocomebacktoschool.D．Toshowtheachievementswhichhavebeenmadeinthepastfewyears.2、Specialeffortsshouldbemadeforgirlsbecause____________A．sixtypercentofthechildrenintheworldaregirlsB．morethan100milliongirlswillnevergotoschoolC．mostofthegirlsaretiredofgoingtoschoolD．morethanonehalfofthechildrenwhonevergotoschoolaregirls3、WhichofthefollowingcouldNOTbethefactorthatpreventsgirlsfromgettinganeducation？A．Longdistancefromschool. B．Beingbornweak.C．Helpingworkforthefamily. D．Earlymarriage.4、Whyaretheclassteacher，KarenWeiner，andtheclassconsideredas“Kenyacrew”？A．BecausetheyaretryingtheirgreateffortstoraisemoneyfortheeducationofKenyaChildren.B．BecausetheyareactorsinthedocumentaryfilmBacktoSchool.C．BecausetheyaremostlyfromKenya，wherethechildinthedocumentarylives.D．BecausetheyallhavethesameexperienceasJoab，theKenyachild.5、Thelastparagraphmainlydiscusses__________________A．Americanmiddleschoolstudents'desiretogotoKenyaB．thecontentofthedocumentaryfilmBacktoSchoolC．anexampleofbeinginspiredtotakeactionafterseeingthefilmD．howstudentsfromLawrenceMiddleSchoolraisemoneyfortheireducation23．（8分）Therearesomeplacesintheworldthatonewantstoreturnagainandagain.AftermyfirstvisittoBoracay,Philippines,inMarchoflastyear,IknewthatIwouldreturnsoon.IwasthereagaininAprilthisyear.ItwasontheislandthatIfirsttriedkite-surfing.TheBulabogBeachontheeasternsideofBoracayhasmanywind-surfingandkite-surfingsportscenters.Irandomlychoseacenter,whichhappenedtobeanaffiliation(附属机构)ofInternationalKiteboardingOrganization.Theorganizationhastrainingcentersaroundtheworld,andsomeofitscoursesaretailoredforbeginnerslikeme.ThecenteronBoracayhasdifferentcourses,fromrecreationaltoprofessional.Intherecreationalcategory,traineeshavetodothe"discovery"levelbeforetheygoontomoreadvancedlevels.MyinstructorBrian,whowasfromtheUnitedStates,strictlyfollowedthecenter'srulesaboutlevels,andbeganthetrainingbyaskingmetosetupthekiteonthesand,whichwastheveryfirststepatthegroundlevelofthe"discovery"course.Ihadateammate,andwebothcouldn'twaittohavethefeelingofridingwiththewindonthesurfaceofthewater.Butwehadtopracticeatlengththevariousskillsforassessingthedirectionofthewindandthemove-mentsofourbodies.ItwasthereinMarch,whichwasstillthewindyseasonontheisland.Becauseofthewinds,thePhilippineswereimportantontheancientmarine(海上的)traderoute.TheycallthewindAmihan,ortradewinds.FromMaytoOctober,theAmihanwindischanneledthroughthehillsonthenorthernandsouthernendsoftheislandfromtheeastonshore,andontotheBulabogBeachontheeasterncoastoftheisland.1、DoyouthinkwhytheauthorreturnedtoBoracay?A．BecauseitisasmallislandinthePhilippines.B．Becauseheintendedtosettledownthere.C．Becausetheplacewasveryattractive.D．Becausethekite-surfingonthisislandwasratherexciting.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"tailored"inParagraph3mean?A．lostB．knownC．cancelledD．designed3、WhatkindofpersonisBrian?A．Easy-going.B．Strict.C．Dull.D．Friendly.4、WhydidthePhilippinescallthewind"tradewinds"?A．BecausethePhilippinesstartedtotradeinthewindyseason.B．BecausethewindsmadethePhilippinesactiveintheancienttime.C．BecausethePhilippineshadbeenrelyingonthewindstotrade.D．BecausethewindsbenefitedthePhilippinesalotintheancientmaritimetrade.24．（8分）WEWILLNEVERFORGETELEPHANTENDOTHELIOTROPICHERPESVIRUS(EEHV)ISADEADLYVIRUSWHICHAFFECTSYOUNGELEPHANTSGLOBALLY.Wewanttofindasolutiontothisdisease.Thiscomplexdiseaseishavingacatastrophic(灾难性的)effectontheglobalconservationoftheAsianelephantandwewanttofindasolutiontotheproblemassoonaspossibletostopmoreelephantsfromdyingfromthisdeadlydisease.EEHVDOESN'TDISCRIMINATE(区别)Itdoesn'tmatterwhetherit'satwoyearoldelephantatChesterZoo,atazoointheUSAorinthewildinAfrica—thisisaproblemrightaroundtheworldwhichmakesitevenmorecritical(关键的)thatwefindananswer.Wedon'twantittobeanextinctionleveleventforthisimportantanimal.MIKEJORDAN,CHESTERZOO'SCOLLECTIONSDIRECTORAtpresent,notenoughisknownaboutthisdiseasesoweneedtocarryoutimportantresearchtohopefullygetclosertofindingawaytostoppingitkillingmoreelephants.We'repartoftheworldconservationcommunitydevotedtotheconservationofAsianelephants,sowewillcontinuetocarryoutmoreresearchandworktodiscovermoreaboutthisvirusandhowtotreatit.WE'REACTINGFORELEPHANTS……tohelpsavetheglobalpopulationofthespecies.Youcanhelpfindasolutionbymakingadonationtoday.WeWillNeverForget.DONATETOWEWILLNEVERFORGETJointhefightnowand100%ofyourmoneywillsupporttheresearchandhelpusputastoptothisdeadlyvirus.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoweknowaboutEEHV?A．IthasaffectedmanyAsiananimals.B．Ithasn'tbeenwellcontrolled.C．Ithasalittleeffectonelephants.D．Itisakindofanimal.2、WhichofthefollowingaboutMikeJordanisTRUE?A．Heworksforprotectingelephants.B．Heisawell­knownanimaldoctor.C．Heisafamousspokenpersonforelephants.D．He'smostlikelytofindthecauseofthedisease.3、Howcanyoudonatemoney?A．BygivingittoMikeJordan.B．Bygivingittotheauthor.C．Bymakingdonationsregularly.D．Bymakingdonationsthroughbank.4、Whatisthetextismeantto?A．Toexplainit'sdifficulttoprotectAsianelephants.B．ToencouragepeopletoresearchEEHV.C．ToattractpeopletosaveAsianelephants.D．TointroducesomethingaboutAsianelephants.25．（10分）IntheU.S.stateofWashington,aroadcalledInterstate90cutsthroughawildmountainousareatoreachthecityofSeattle.Forthearea'smanykindsofanimals,thebusyhighwaygreatlylimitstheirmovements.Animalsneedtomovetofindfood,tofindmatesandtofindnewplacestolive.CrossingI-90astheroadiscalledisariskybutsometimesnecessaryact.Butsoon,animalswillhaveasaferchoice.Tohelptheanimals,thestateisfinishingworkonitslargest-everwildlifebridge.The11-meter-tall,20-meter-widebridgebeginsintheforest.Workersareaddingfencinganti-plantstohelpguidetheanimalsacrossthebridge.TheI-90bridgeispartofagrowingnumberofwildlifecrossingsacrosstheUnitedStates.Somearefences,someareoverlandbridges,andsomeareunderpasses.Theyallaimtokeepdriversandanimalsawayfromeachother.AU.S.TransportationDepartmentstudyfoundcrashesbetweenanimalsandhumansroseyearbyyear.Theaccidentsmadeupabout5percentofallcrashesnationally,andcosttheeconomyabout$8billion.Suchcostscomefromcarrepaid,emergencyroomvisitsandremovalofthedeadanimalsonroads.Collisionsbetweenanimalsanddriversarerarelydeadlytopeople.Buttheyareoftendeadlytowildlife.Thestudyalsofoundthat21endangeredorthreatenedspeciesintheU.S.areaffectedbyvehiclehits.PattyGarveyDardaoftheU.S.ForestServicesaysthe$6-millionbridgewillonedaypayforitselfbecausethehighwaywillnothavetobefullyorpartlyclosedeachtimealargeanimalisstruck.“IfyoushutdownInterstate90,youshutdowninterstatetrade.”sheadds.1、Whyismovingacrosshighwaysnecessaryforanimals?A．Tosurvive.B．Tofindfood.C．Tofollowtheirhabit.D．Tofreetheirmovements.2、WhatarethosewildlifecrossingsintheU.S.builtfor?A．Avoidinghumandeaths.B．Preventingcaraccidents.C．Increasinginterstatetrade.D．Protectingwildanimals.3、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph3?A．Highlighttheharmcausedbycaraccidents.B．Showthecostsrelatedtocar-animalcrashes.C．Explainthenecessityofwildlifecrossings.D．Presenttheurgencytoprotectwildspecies.4、WhatisDarda’sattitudetowardsthebuildingofI-90?A．Opposed.B．Concerned.C．Favorable.D．Indifferent.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）THECHARMOFCHARITYApooryoungmanlosthisjobandhadnoonetohelphim.Helpless,homelessandhopeless,hedecidedtocommitsuicide.He1allthecoinshehadwithhimandboughtaripebananawrappedinanoldnewspaper.Heopenedthepacketandstartedtoeathislastfood2anoldbeggarapproachedhim.Withtremblinglips,thebeggartoldhimthathehadn’thadanythingtoeatforseveraldaysandwastooweaktowalk.Theyoungmanfelt3Sohedidn’teatthebanana.4,hegavethebananatothebeggar.Thebeggarateitwithgreatjoyand5him.Whileleaving,thebeggargavehimaveryoldcoin,saying,“Thankyouverymuch.Yougavemeeverythingyouhad.Kindlyacceptthiscoinasmygift6yourkindness.”Aftertheoldmanleft,he7glancedatthepieceofpaperusedtowrapthefruit.Therehesawa（n）8fromanagencydealingwitholdcoins.Anyone9oldcoinswasinvitedtovisittheagencyandreceivesuitablepricefortheiroldcoinsonthespot.Outofsimple10,hecarriedthecointotheagencyafter11itbyphone.Heshowedthecoingiftedbythebeggar.Thepersonwho12theagencystaredatitandtoldhiminexcitement,“Whata13!Itisvery14andseveralcenturiesold.Itiswortha（n）15!”Jumpingwithjoyonreceivingthe16amountofmoney,hesearchedeverywheretofindtheoldmanwhogiftedhimthecoin.Hewantedto17hisjoyandthemoneywiththebeggar.Buthecouldnotfindhimanywhere.Sincethen,hestartedanewlifewithrenewed18andenthusiasmaboutthefuture.Kindnesswillbe19Italwayscomesback!AsWilliamWordsworthwrote,“Thebestpartofagoodlifeisthelittle,nameless,unrememberedactsof20andlove.”1、A．collectB．spreadC．spottedD．donated2、A．whileB．whenC．beforeD．until3、A．worriedB．nervousC．pityD．guilty4、A．StillB．ThusC．BesidesD．Instead5、A．scoldedB．admiredC．respectedD．thanked6、A．insearchforB．intermsofC．inreturnforD．infavorof7、A．carelesslyB．purposelyC．ImmediatelyD．normally8、A．suggestionB．advertisementC．appealD．requirement9、A．possessingB．seeingC．orderingD．deserving10、A．distrustB．curiosityC．wonderD．hobby11、A．replyingB．repeatingC．contactingD．begging12、A．chargedB．consistedC．attendedD．managed13、A．shameB．prizeC．surpriseD．pleasure14、A．privateB．freshC．rareD．casual15、A．valueB．fortuneC．wealthD．effort16、A．unexpectedB．unluckyC．unlimitedD．unnoticed17、A．hideB．shareC．coverD．spare18、A．wisdomB．chanceC．hopeD．luck19、A．changedB．damagedC．lostD．rewarded20、A．courageB．promiseC．memoryD．kindness第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Theratioofoverweightpeople1．participatedinasurveyincreasedfrom29%in2012to31.5%in2016,and2．numberofhighlyoverweightpeople3．(rise)to550,000,creatingaseriousheadachefor4．(medicine)services.Theincreaseofhighlyoverweightpeoplewas5．(particular)sharpamongthoseintheir20s.Thenumberscamefromastudyofphysicalexaminations6．(publish)bytheHealthInsuranceService.Accordingtothesurvey,thehighlyobesity(肥胖)rateamongyoungpeoplecanbearesultoftheir7．(addict)tosaltintakeandsoftdrinksfromchildhood.Eatingtoomuchsaltyfoodisconsidered8．amainfactorleadingtohealthproblems.Besides,drinkingsoftdrinksisalsotoblamebecauseitmakespeoplemorelikely9．(gain)weight.Theresultmayaffectthenewlifestyleofthosepeople.Cuttingdownonsaltcanbehard,10．repeatedtrainingtopreferlesssaltyfoodisnecessary.Startbyaddinghalfasmuchsalttoyourdinnerasyounormallydo.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Iwouldliketohaveasmartrobotthatcandoplentyofthethingsforme、Forexample,itcancleanmyroomandmakethebed,keepseverythinginorder、Ihopeitwillbeprogrammedtodohomeworkswithoutmakingmistakes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2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、C4、D5、A6、D7、B8、A9、C10、A11、A12、C13、A14、B15、C16、D17、C18、A19、B20、A第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、A2、B3、D4、C22、1、B2、D3、B4、A5、C23、1、C2、D3、B4、D24、Mostpeoplerealizethatfastfoodisn'tthehealthiestorbest­tastingcuisine(菜肴).Itis,however,expectedtobefast.ManychainslikeMcDonald'shavestruggledwithslowerfooddeliveryinrecentyears,becausetherearemoreitemsonthemenu.Buttheworld'slargestrestaurantchain,whichserves68millioncustomersdailyin119countries,istryingtochangethat.Forseveralmonths,McDonald'shasbeentestingwhat'scalledthe“just­for­youexperience”.In200USrestaurants(andmorethan2，000acrosstheglobe),customersareabletoorderdirectlyfromaself­servekiosk(售货亭),afterwhichanemployeebringsthemealdirectlytothetable.McDonald'schiefexecutiveSteveEasterbrook,speakingataMcDonald'sinNewYork'sTribecaneighbourhoodonThursday,saidthecompanyhaslongexpectedcustomerstoadapttoitsbusinessmodeloforderingatthecounterandthenwaitingtocollecttheirownfood.Now,hesaid,“We'readaptingourbusinessaroundcustomers.”Itshowedthat“testrunsatmorethan500restaurants…showedanincreaseinfoottrafficandcontributedtoamid­single­digitpercentageincreaseinrestaurantsales,liftingthe5to6averagecheckby1,onaverage.”Customersatisfactionscoresalsoincreased,“becausefamilies,inparticular,appreciatehavingtheirfoodbroughttothem.”Thecompanyalsoannouncedthebeginningofanewmobileorder­and­payapp,whichwouldallowcustomerstoorderandpayforfoodfromtheirsmartphones.Mike,acommoncustomer,said,“Asafatheroftwosmallchildren,I'meveryfast­foodchain'stargetcustomer.MywifeandItrytoavoidMcDonald'swhenp