上海洋泾中学2024学年高三英语试题二模冲刺试题（九）含解析

上海洋泾中学2024学年高三英语试题二模冲刺试题（九）请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Ifyouwanttogofurtherinthenewsport,thebestwayisto______andpractisemorefrequently.A．diveinB．dropoutC．catchonD．springup2．Everythingisamazing.Thankyouall.Wewithoutyourhelp.A．can’tmakeit B．mustn’thavemadeC．won’tmake D．couldn’thavemadeit3．ononefootwithyoureyescloseD．andyouwillsoonloseyourbalance.A．StandingB．StoodC．TostandD．Stand4．Wecanneverexpect____bluerskyunlesswecreate____lesspollutedworld.A．a;a B．a;theC．the;a D．the;the5．Isitcommonpracticethatsalesmenreceivea_______of10percentonallsalesmade?A．depositB．receiptC．pensionD．commission6．Idecidedtodoarandomactofkindnesslastyear.And______thatthepersonIwouldenduphelpingmostwouldbemyself.A．Ilittleknew B．littledidIknew C．littledidIknow D．littleIknew7．—Mum,doyoumindifIinvitesomefriendstomybirthdayparty?—______.Itwillbemoreinteresting.A．Bynomeans B．Yes,ofcourseC．Don’tworry D．Nodoubt.8．—WhichclassicalChinesepoemdoyoulikebest?—Don’tlaughifwelaydrunkenonthebattleground;howmanysoldiersevercameback______.A．oldandyoung B．upanddown C．safeandsound D．rightandwrong9．________onlinepaymentissafe,peoplewillbemorelikelytolinktheirbankcardstoWeChat.A．EventhoughB．AsthoughC．EversinceD．Aslongas10．Theoldcouple,________countrylife,wereunwillingtomovetothecitytolivewithhisson.A．accustomedto B．buriedinC．addictedto D．exposedto11．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/12．Atonetime,sheisfine,________atanother,sheisabnormal.A．and B．or C．but D．so13．---Didyouvisitthefamousculturalrelicslastmonth?---No,we____it,butwespenttoomuchtimeshopping．A．couldhavevisited B．musthavevisitedC．can'thavevisited D．shouldn'thavevisited14．Themapletreesturnabrilliantredinautumn,addinganothertothecolorsintheharvestseason.A．theme B．versionC．category D．dimension15．Iftheweatherhadbeenbetter,we______apicnicyesterday.A．musthavehad B．wouldhaveC．couldhavehad D．willhave16．StarskaterWuDajingwonChina’sfirstgoldmedalatthe2018PyeongChangOlympicWinterGamesbreakingworldrecordinshorttrackmen’s500m.A．toB．byC．withD．in17．Notuntil_________________thebetterqualitiesinourselves____________expecttofindtheminothers.A．havewedeveloped;canweB．wehavedeveloped;thatcanweC．wehavedeveloped;canweD．canwedevelop;thatwewill18．—Wouldyoumindmovingoveralittle?Ihavetopasshere.—________I’dliketohelp.A．Notintheslightest. B．Don’tmentionit.C．Nevermind. D．Atyourservice.19．Fortunatelysomebodywhohappenedtobepassingbycalledtheemergencyaidthetrafficaccidentoccurred.A．hurriedly B．quickly C．immediately D．shortly20．Frankstudied_____EnglishlanguageinLondonforfouryears,sohegets____goodknowledgeofLondon.A．a;the B．/;/C．/;a D．the;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．（6分）Twenty-oneyearsago,myhusbandgavemeSam,aneight-week-oldschnauzer（雪纳瑞犬）,tohelpeasethelossofourdaughter.SamandIdevelopedaveryspecialbondoverthenextyears.Atonepoint,myhusbandandIdecidedtomovetoanewhomeinNewJersey.Ourneighbor,whosecathadrecentlyhadkittens,askedifwewouldlikeone.WewerealittleapprehensiveaboutSam’sjealousyandhowhewouldhandlehisturf（地盘）beinginvaded,butwedecidedtoriskit.Wepickedalittle,gray,playfulballofFur.Sheracedaroundchasingimaginarymiceandsquirrelsandjumpedfromtabletochairintheblinkofaneye,sowenamedherLightning.Atfirst,SamandLightningwereverycautiouswitheachotherandkepttheirdistance.Butslowly,LightningstartedfollowingSam—upthestairs,downthestairs,intothekitchen.Later,whentheyslept,itwasalwaystogether;whentheyate,itwasalwaysnexttoeachother.WhenItookeitheroneout,theotherwasalwayswaitingbythedoorwhenwereturned.Thatwasthewayitwasforyears.Then,withoutanywarning,Samwasdiagnosedashavingaweakheart.Ihadnootherchoicebuttohavehimputdown.ThepainwasnothingcomparedwithwhatIexperiencedwhenIhadtowalkintoourhousealone.Thistime,therewasnoSamforLightningtogreetandnowaytoexplainwhyshewouldneverseeherfriendagain.Inthefollowingdays,Lightningseemedheart-broken.Icouldseethedisappointmentinhereyeswheneveranyoneopenedthefrontdoor,orthehopewheneversheheardadogbark.OnedayasIwalkedintoourlivingroom,IhappenedtoseeLightningwaslyingnexttothesculpturedreplica（复制品）ofSamthatwehadboughtafewyearsago,onearmwrappedaroundthestatue’sneck,contentedlysleepingwithherbestfriend.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“apprehensive”inparagraph2mean?A．Shocked. B．Curious.C．Worried. D．Eager.2、HowdidSamgetalongwithLightningatfirst?A．LightningfollowedSameverywhereitwent.B．Theyfoughtwitheachotherfiercely.C．Theykeptacertaindistancefromeachother.D．SamwasunfriendlytoLightning.3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．LightningknewSamhaddied.B．SammeansalottoLightning.C．WetookLightninghometoaccompanySam.D．SamcamebacktostaywithLightningagain.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．TheFriendshipbetweenSamandLightningB．TheComingofSamandLightningC．TheDeathofSamtoLightningD．TheImportanceofSamtoUs22．（8分）WhenNoahReady-Campbellwasayoungadult,heworkedforhisfather’sconstructioncompany.Backthen,hedreamedofadaywhenrobotsmighttakeoverthedirty,repetitive（重复的）partsofhisjob,suchasearthmoving.Yearslater,Ready-CampbelllefthisjobasanengineerwithGoogletomakethatdreamcometrue.Ready-CampbellformedacompanycalledBuiltRobotics,whichdevelopstechnologytoproduceself-drivingheavyequipment.Ready-Campbellsaysthecompany’sgoalistomakeconstructionsafer,fasterandlesscostly.Theconstructionindustrystrugglestofindskilledworkersandfacesagrowingnumberofunfinishedprojects.Butself-operatingmachinesarechangingthenatureofbuilding.WorkersatBerichMasonryinEnglewood,Colorado,recentlyspentseveralweekslearninghowtooperatearobotcalledSAM,ortheSemi-AutomatedMason.SAMisa$400,000machinefromthecompanyConstructionRobotics,Itcanlay3,000bricksineighthours.That’sseveraltimesmorethanahumanbricklayercandointhesameperiod.ButhumansarestillneededtoloadbricksintotheSAMandmakesureitworksright.BricklayerMichaelWalshsaystheSAMlessenstheloadonhisbody.Buthedoesn’tthinkitwilltakehisjob.BrianKennedyagrees,too.HisorganizationsupportstherightsofconstructionworkersintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Kennedysaystheunionisnotworriedthatmachineswillreplacehumanworkersanytimesoon.Theriseofconstructionrobotscomesasthebuildingindustryfacesaseveredecreaseinlaborsupply.Onerecentstudyshowedthat70percentofconstructionbusinesseshaveadifficulttimefindingskilledworkers.MikeMoyheadsaminingoperationforthebuildingmaterialssupplierLehighHanson.Hesaysit’sdifficulttofindpeoplewhoevenknowhowtooperatesomeofthenecessaryequipment.“Nobodywantstogettheirhandsdirtyanymore.Theywantanice,cleanjobinanoffice,”henoted.1、WhatdoesthefirstparagraphsayaboutNoahReady-Campbell?A．Heenjoysdoingrepetitivework.B．HeisnowanemployeeofGoogle.C．Heusedtoworkinconstructionfield.D．HejoinedGoogletorealizethatdream.2、WhichofthefollowingisoneoftheaimsofBuiltRobotics?A．Increasingconstructionspeed.B．Enlargingconstructionquantity.C．Improvingconstructiondesigns.D．Changingconstructionsteps.3、WhatcanbeinferredaboutSAMfromthetext?A．Itcantotallyreplacehumanbricklayers.B．Itiscomplexlybuiltbuteasytooperate.C．Itisunabletoworkcompletelyautomatically.D．Itischeapbutworksmuchfasterthanhumans.4、InMikeMoy’sopinion,whatpreventsmanyconstructionbusinessesfromfindingskilledworkers?A．Theirlowpay.B．Theirpotentialrisks.C．Theirheavyworkloads.D．Theirpoorworkingconditions.23．（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.24．（8分）Anewtechnologyisgoingtoripe,onethatcouldtransformourdailylives,helptoformnewindustries,evenremoveworldeconomicpowersfromtheirpresentpositions.UnlikethewaveofindustrializationthatbeganintheWestandspreadlatertotherestoftheworld,thenewdevelopmentsaretakingplaceinresearchlabsallovertheglobe—andAsiansareintheforefront.Physicistsarecreatinganewclassofmaterialsthatdisplayanamazingpropertyunforeseeneventwoyearsago—superconductivity(超导体技术).Usedtodayonlyinspecializedequipment,superconductorshavethepotentialtoradicallychangemostoftheelectricalandelectronicappliancesfoundinthehome,makingthemsmaller,morepowerfulandefficient.Theycouldfreeourcitiesofpollutionbyreplacingpetrolanddiesel(柴油)vehicleswithelectriccars,andcutthecostofelectricity.Thenewmaterialsdosomethingthateventhebestofconductorssuchascopperandsilvercannot—theydoawaywithallelectricalresistance.Thesignificancesforenergystoragearegreat.Thetechnologyisinitsearlystage,stillaccessibletocountriesthatdecidetoinvestbrainsandmoney.For75yearsithadremainedlittlemorethanascientificcuriositywithlimitedpracticalusebecausethephenomenonoccurredonlyatextremelylowtemperatures.Itwasfirstobservedin1911byaDutchscientistnamedHeikeKamerlinghOnnes,whocooledmercury(水银)totemperaturesbelow-269℃withliquidhelium(氦).TheninJanuarylastyear,twoIBMscientists,K.AlexMullerandJ.GeorgeBednorz,foundametaloxideceramic(氧化陶瓷)thatsuperconductedat-243℃.TheirreportwentlargelyunnoticeduntillastDecember,whenitwasconfirmedatascientificmeetinginBoston.TodayJapan,India,ChinaandotherAsiancountriesallhavetheirshareofexpertswhospendtheirdaysandnightsinlabs,actingasmidwives(助产士)toanewtechnology.1、Asisindicatedinthepassage,thetechnologyofsuperconductivity____________.A．hasalreadybeendevelopedB．isstillunderdevelopmentC．willbeusedonlyinspecializedequipmentD．willbeusedindailylivesinafewyears2、Thenewtechnologydiffersfromtheothersinthat____________.A．itbeganintheEastandspreadlatertotherestoftheworldB．itbeganintheWestandspreadlatertotherestoftheworldC．itisbeingcultivatedinresearchlabsaroundtheworldD．itisaccessibletophysicistswhoareintelligentandrich3、Fromthepassage,wemayconcludethat____________.A．AsianscientistsgaintheleadinthegrowthofthenewtechnologyB．Dutchscientistskeptreportingnewfindingsforthelast75yearsC．IBMscientists'reportreceiveimmediateattentionallovertheworldD．theWestwasastonishedatthenewtechnologydevelopedbytheAsians4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheProspectofaNewTechnologyB．Superconductivity:ANewTechnologyC．ANewTechnology:TheKeytoChangetheWayofOurLivesD．ANewTechnology:AJointEffortofManyCountries25．（10分）Amother,CarrieCort,51,fromSussex,andhernine-year-oldsonhavebeennamedtheUK’smostenvironmentallyfriendlyfamilyafterwinninganawardfortheirenvironmentalachievements.Noweveryaspectofherlifeisenvironmentallyfriendly,fromhersonAdam’sbirthdaypartiestoherclothing,andsherecycleseverythingfromemptypenstomilkbottletops.“Changingourfamilylifestyletogreenhassavedusaround£11,000everyyear,whichhasgivenusmorefinancialstability,”Carriesays.“LivinggreenhasmadeushealthierandIfeelyoungernow.Itisfunseeingwhatyoucanmakewithunwantedorbrokenthings.Growingyourownfoodisgreatexercise,goodforwildlife,andthefoodismuchmorenutritiousandtastier.”“Myconcernforthewaywehumansaretreatingtheplanetwasreallyrousedin2008whenAdamwasborn.Whenhearrived,Isuddenlyhadthishuge,greaterawarenessofthekindofplanetwe’rebringingourchildrenintothoughIlearntsomethingaboutitinuniversity.”Shebegangoingtotalks,readingbooks,watchingdocumentariesandattendinggreenmeetingsinordertoeducateherselfinthedetailsofgreenliving.CarriesetupthelocalcampaigngroupSussexGreenLivingsixyearsafterherson’sbirth.Later,shegaveupherhigh-poweredjob,assheranavideocompanywithherbrother,todoherjobfull-time.Today,sheorganizestalksandworkshops.Sherunsarepaircafé,wherepeoplecanbringeverythingtobefixed.Herrecyclingprogramhelpspeoplereusewastes.Toothpastetubes,forexample,whichCarriesendstothePhilippines,areturnedintopursesbyanorganization.“Mygoalistoinspiremorepeopletoleadgreener,moreenvironmentallyfriendlylives,toenableustoliveingreaterharmonywithnature,nowandforfutureorganizations.IachievethisusingvariousSussexGreenLivingcommunicationprogramsandworkingwithotherorganizationswhohavethesamegoalsandvalues.”1、HowdidCarriefeelaboutherenvironmentallyfriendlylifestyle?A．unwanted. B．unhealthy. C．expensive. D．economical.2、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutCarrie?A．Shemadegoodpreparationsforlivinggreen.B．Sherecycledwhatpeopleignoredforfun.C．Shedoesdailyexercisebygrowingfood.D．Shemajoredinplanetprotectioninuniversity.3、WhendidCarriebegintoformherenvironmentallyfriendlylifestyle?A．Afterwinninganaward.B．Aftergivingbirthtoherson.C．Afterbeingstuckinpoverty.D．Afterattendinggreenmeetings4、WhatdoesCarrierelyontomakeherachievements?A．Herrepaircaféandworkshops.B．Herownprogramsandothers’work.C．Herwell-paidjobandherbrother’ssupport.D．Herindependenceofrealizinghergreendream.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）Lifeinthetwenty-firstcenturywillbevery1Manychangeswilltakeplace,but2willthechangesbe.Thepopulationisgrowing3Therewillbemany4thanpeopleinthetwentiethcentury.Computerswillbemuchsmallerand5andtherewillbeatleastoneinevery6And7studieswillbeoneoftheimportantsubjectsinschoolthen.Peoplewillwork8andtheywillhavemorefreetimeforsports,watchingTVandtravelling.9willbemucheasierandcheaper.Andmanymorepeoplewillgoto10countriesforholidays.Therewillbechangesinour11,too.Maybenoonewilleatmeateveryday,instead,theyeatmorefruitandvegetables.Maybepeoplewillbe12Workinthefuturewillbedifferent,too.13andhardworkcanbedonebyrobots.Becauseofthis,14willnothaveenoughworktodo.Thiswillbeaproblem.1、A．interestingB．hardC．differentD．beautiful2、A．whyB．howC．whenD．what3、A．slowlyB．fastC．quietlyD．suddenly4、A．peopleB．workersC．scientistsD．doctors5、A．longB．longerC．happyD．lucky6、A．moreusefulB．usefulC．helpfulD．lessuseful7、A．hospitalB．factoryC．homeD．town8、A．scienceB．mathsC．EnglishD．computer9、A．fewerhoursB．morehoursC．eighthoursD．morethaneighthours10、A．SeeingdoctorsB．GoingtothecinemaC．ShoppingD．Travelling11、A．richB．otherC．poorD．small12、A．foodB．clothesC．fruitD．drinks13、A．fatterB．thinnerC．healthierD．morepleased14、A．SafeB．EasyC．SimpleD．Dangerous15、A．afewpeopleB．allthepeopleC．manypeopleD．somepeopl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）Mr.Wanghasashopinthecenterofthetownwhereallkindsofcarsaresold.Theseyearshehasbeenverysuccessfulinbusiness.Heboughta1．(furnish)houseandoftenholdsparties.Nowheiswell-knowninthetown.Butoneevening,whenhewasdancingataparty,he2．(call)out.Therewereafewpolicemen3．(wait)intheroom.Itwaseasyforhim4．(understand)whytheywerewaitingforhimthere.Hewassoonputinprison.5．(lie)inthecoldandwetwardmadehimsleeplessuntildawn.Thenextmorningtheman6．(share)thesameroomaskedhim,“Whyareyouinhere?”“Ihaveashop7．(sell)cars,”answeredMr.Wang.“Ioftenbuysomeoldcarswithlittlemoney.Irepairthemandthengivethemanothercoatofpaintandsellthemat8．highprice.”“Idon’tthinkyoubreakthelaw,”saidtheman.“Ipaid500dollarsforacarthedaybeforeyesterdayandsolditfor3,000dollars.”“Wasita(n)9．(steal)car?”“Evenworse,”Mr.Wangsaid10．(sad).“Itwasapolicecar!”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。错误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。LiMingisafriendofmine.I'mgladhechangedgreatlyinthepasttwoyears.Iclearlyrememberhewasquitefattwoyearsbefore.Hegottiredsoeasythathecouldn'ttakeexercise,thatmadehimveryupset.Later,herealizedunlesshewentonlikethat,hewouldendupachievenothing.So,hemadeuphismindstomakeachange.Hewentrunningeverymorningandplayedthebasketballeveryafternoon.Besides,hefollowedadietofmorevegetablesorlessmeat.Graduallyhebegantoloseweight.Heisnowanenergeticboyingoodhealth.Sowhenfacedwithproblems,weshouldovercomeitwithgreatdeterminationandstrongwillpower.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的美国朋友彼得询问刚刚结束的第35届潍坊国际风筝节的情况，请你给他回复一封电子邮件，要点如下：1.时间：4月16日至21日，吸引了成千上万国内外游客；2.活动内容：万人放飞风筝，风筝设计大赛等：3.参赛人员：来自35个国家和地区的117支风筝代表队；4.目的：保护传统文化，广交各国朋友。注意：1.词数100左右2.可适当发挥，以使行文连贯3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearPeter,Iknowfromyourletterthatyouareeagertolearnaboutthe35thWeifangInternationalKiteFestival._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Iexpectyouwillcomeandenjoythefestivalnextyear.Bestwishes.Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、D3、D4、A5、D6、C7、A8、C9、D10、A11、A12、C13、A14、D15、C16、B17、C18、A19、C20、D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、C2、C3、B4、A22、1、C2、A3、C4、D23、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'swhenpossible,butlikemanyparentsweendupgoing.I'veusedtheself­servekiosksan