贵州省安顺市普高新高考冲刺模拟英语试题及答案解析

贵州省安顺市普高新高考冲刺模拟英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thenecklacethewomanboughtis,becauseitismadeofglass.A．priceless B．worthwhile C．valuable D．worthless2．Thedaysaregonephysicalstrengthwasallyouneededtomakealiving．A．that B．whenC．where D．which3．Theinnerthoughtsofthetwoyoungpersonsarerevealedinthebook,______bothofthemfailtoexpress.A．where B．whenC．who D．which4．Theycarryout________checksonmilkproductstomakesurethattheyareofhighquality.A．commonB．naturalC．ordinaryD．regular5．Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery,onlytodayisagift,andthatis______wecallitpresent.A．how B．when C．why D．where6．Theeconomyinbigcitieshascontinuedtorisethankstothelocalgovernmentstoincrease______.A．thatB．themC．itD．those7．—______yousinganddanceatthislatehourofthenight?—Sorry,Iwillstoprightnow.A．May B．ShallC．Will D．Must8．Thedisabledguywasattendedthroughouthisschooldaybyanurse________toguardhim.A．toappoint B．appointedC．appointing D．havingappointed9．－Mike,ourteamwillplayagainsttheRocketsthisweekend.Iamsurewewillwin.－________!A．Congratulations B．CheersC．Bestwishes D．Goodluck10．．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained11．Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,________asuddenloudnoise.A．beingthere B．shouldtherebeC．therewas D．therehavingbeen12．—NextweekIwillgotoajobinterview.willyougivemesomesuggestions?—Smilingisagreatwaytomakeyourself________.A．standout B．turnoutC．workout D．pickout13．Patrickwaited________alltheluggagewascleared,buthisneverappeared.A．until B．beforeC．when D．while14．AsIopenedmyeyes,in______directionIlooked,Icouldseesmiling,peaceful,calmandcontentfaces.A．whatever B．however C．whichever D．wherever15．---Whatdoyoudo,Susan?---Iamaclerkinaforeigncompanynow.ButI__________Englishinahighschoolfor8years.A．teachB．hadtaughtC．havetaughtD．taught16．Aftershebecameill,Ifelt______withher—shewascheerywhileIfeltgloomy.A．outoftune B．outofbreath C．outofcuriosity D．outofmind17．—Peopleshouldstopusingtheircarsandstartusingpublictransport.—________.Theroadsaretoocrowdedasitis.A．Allright B．ExactlyC．Goahead D．Fine18．Thedesksinourclassroomaresoclosetogetherthatthereisnotenoughroomtomovethem．A．between B．in C．across D．over19．Davewasa________.Becauseofhismisconductinclass,thewholeclasshadtostayafterschool.A．wetblanketB．leadinglightC．blacksheepD．darkhorse20．Ifoundmycomputerfunctioningmuchbetter,________anewoperatingsystem.A．toinstall B．installingC．havinginstalled D．installed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）Ifyouarehungry,whatdoyoudo?Grabapieceofyourfavoritemealandstayquietafterthat?Justlikeyourstomach,evenyourmindishungry.Butitneverletsyouknow,becauseyoukeepitbusythinkingaboutyourdreamlover,favoritestarandmanysuchabsurdthings.Soitsilentlybegantopaycarefulattentiontoyourneedsandneverletitselfgrow.Whenmindloosensitsfreedomtogrow,creativitygetsafullstop.Thismightbethereasonwhyweallsometimesthink“Whathappensnext?”,“Whycan'tIthink?”,“WhyamIalwaysgiventhedifficultproblems?”Wellthisistheresultofourownkarma（宿命）ofusingourbrainforthinkingofnot-so-worthythings.Hungerofthemindcanbeactuallysettledthroughextensivereading.NowwhyreadingandnotwatchingTV?Becausereadinghasbeenthemosteducativetoolusedbyusrightfromthechildhood.Justlikethattodevelopotheraspectsofourlife,wehavetotakehelpofreading.Youhaveinnumerablenumberofbooksinthisworldwhichwillanswerallyour"Howto?"questions.Onceyoureadabook,youjustdon'trunyoureyesthroughthelines,butevenyourminddecodes（解码）itandexplainsittoyou.Theinterestingpartofthebookisstoredinyourmindasaseed.Nowthisseedisunknowinglyusedbyyouinyourfuturetodevelopnewideas.Thesameseedifusedmanytimes,canhelpyoulinkandrelatealotofthings,ofwhichyouwouldhaveneverthoughtofinyourwildestdreams!Thisisnothingloutcreativity.Themorethenumberofbooksyouread,themoreyourmindwillopenup.Alsothisimprovesyourspeakingskillstoalargeextentandalsomakesasignificantcontributiontoyourvocabulary.WithinnotimeyoustartspeakingEnglishoranylanguagefluentlywithyourfriendsorotherpeopleandyouneverseemtorunoutoftherightwordsattherighttime.1、Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthatourmindishungry?A．Wedon'treadbooks.B．Ourcreativitygetsafullstop.C．Wedon'thaveagoodmemory.D．Wedon'tknowwhattodonext.2、One'smindishungrybecausehe/she.A．can'tworkoutthingswellB．loosensthefreedomtogrowC．ismentallybusywithmanyabsurdthingsD．beginstopaycarefulattentiontohisneeds3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageofreading?A．Helpingyoudevelopyourcreativity.B．Helpingyouenlargeyourvocabulary.C．Helpingyouimproveyourspeakingskills.D．Helpingyourunyoureyesthroughthelines.4、Byreadingmore,wearesureto.A．performbettermentallyinthefutureB．dreamthewildestdreamsC．storebooksinyourmindD．speakEnglishfluently22．（8分）What’sthepointofstudying?It’ssomethingyoumightaskyourselfifyou’restudyingforadegreeandyou’restrugglingtocompletehomeworkorinanexam,especiallyifyourfriendsseemtobeouthavingagoodtime,orareworkingandearninglotsofmoney.Manyofuschoosetogotouniversityasafirststeptowardsagoodcareerbutsometimesthatcareeristogotouniversityasafirststeptowardsagoodcareerbutsometimesthatcareerishardtoachieveandgraduatesendupdoingsomethingtheyareoverqualifiedfor.Withtheincreasingcostsofuniversity,studentsbegintoaskthemselveswhetheradegreepathisthebestrouteintoacareer,Thereisaneedformuchbettercareeradviceandguidanceintoemploymentinadditiontouniversityeducation.Butothernewresearchsaysthatadegreewillinthelongrun,earnyoumore.Howevertherearedifferencesinyourearningpotential.DrJackBrittonsaysthat“graduatesofthe24RussellGroupuniversitiesearnanaverageof£33,500afterfiveyears-about40%morethanthosewhostudiedatotheruniversities.”However,ithasfoundit’snotjustthelocationbutotherfactorsthatcanplayapartinwhatyoucanearn,suchasthesubjectastudentchoosestostudy.Itdiscoveredthatfiveyearsaftergraduation,theincomegapbetweenstudentswhostudiedthesubjectsthatattractthehighestandlowestsalariescanbeconsiderable.Graduatesinsubjectssuchaslaw,medicine,dentistryaswell,tendtodowell.Andastheyprogress,thepaygapbetweenthesecareersandothers,suchasthecreativearts,widens.Therearefactorstoothatinfluencewhatyoumightearn:Fiveyearsaftergraduation,menearnonaverage14%morethanwomen.Also,astudent’ssocialbackgroundcanhaveaneffect,withthosefrombetter-offhouseholdmuchmorelikelytogotouniversityandparticularlyagoodone.Butifyoustillfeeluniversitydoesn’tdeliverthebestopportunitiesthenthereareencouragingwordsfromAlistairJarvis,headofuniversitiesUK,whotoldBBCNewsthat“Employsaredemandingmoregraduatesandgraduatesarehalfaslikelytobeunemployedaslikelytobeunemployedasnon-graduates.Therearemanygoodgraduateoutcomescomingfromuniversities”Somayallthatstudyingisworthit-afterall‘nopain,nogain’!1、Whydostudentsstarttoquestionwhethertogotouniversityornot?A．Becauseoftheheavystudyingburden.B．Becausetheycan’tgetadegreeaftergraduation.C．Becausetheydon’tneedadegreefortheircareer.D．Becauseoftheincreasingcostsofuniversity.2、Whichmajormaymostprobablyleadtoalower-earningcareer?A．Medicine. B．Law.C．Creativearts. D．Dentistry.3、WhichofthefollowingismostlikelytobefiredaccordingtoAlistairJarvis?A．Graduates. B．Non-graduates.C．Doctors. D．Employers.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A．RussellGroupuniversitiesaretopones.B．Moststudentsgotouniversitytogetagoodcareer.C．One’slocationhasnoeffectonhisincome.D．Graduatesoftenhavemoreacademicqualificationsthanrequiredforaparticularjob.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）Asimplewoodenboxattachedto8-year-oldAlexBenitez-Alvarez’swalkermadeiteasierfortheboytocarryschoolsuppliesandallowedhimtodomorethingsonhisown.“Nowifhewantstogotothelibraryandgetabookout,hecan.”saidTommyJohnson,oneofthreehighschoolstudentswhohelpedBenitez-Alvarez.Theirideacamefromanengineeringprojectthatpairsyoungengineerswithpeoplefromlocalspecialeducationprograms.EngineeringteamsfromShakopeeEastandWestjuniorhighschoolsdesignedmodelsofseveraldevicestomaketheirdisabledpartners’liveseasier.Someofthesimplestideaswerethemostuseful,suchasanadjustablechairtohelpachildputhisorhershoeson.Theyalsocameupwithspecialbuildingblocksthatcanhelpblindbabieslearnbytouch.Inaneducationsystemdrivenbyexams,engineeringteacherTJHendricksonsaidtheprojectgavestudentsthechancetocreatesomethingtheycouldactuallyseeforthemselves.“Studentsstoppedworryingabouttheirgradesandstartedworryingaboutfailingtheirclients,saidHendrickson,ateacheratShakopeeWestJuniorHigh.Groupprojectsencourageteamworkandmotivatestudentsdifferentlyfromindependentprojects.Inthiscase,theprojectalsotaughtamuch-neededlessonindevelopingpeopleskills.Themeetingsalsohelpedengineersaddspecialtouchestotheirfinishedproducts.Benitez-Alvarez,wholovessoccer,gottheMinnesotaUnitedlogoandasoccerballprintedonhiswoodenstoragebox.Theprojectencouragedstudentswithspecialneedstodescribetheirphysicaldisabilitieswhilealsoteachingengineersaboutthestrugglesoflivingwithadisability.“Everyoneintheworldshoulddothis.”saidStephanieBetley,ateacheratShakopeewhohopestoseetheprojectspreadtootherschools.“It’sforsomeoneelseratherthanyourself.”1、Whatwasthepurposeoftheengineeringproject?A．ToshowhowspecialeducationhelpsdisabledkidsB．Totryoutengineeringknowledgelearnedinclass.C．Toimprovethelifeofdisabledkids.D．Toprovidejobstoagroupofyoungengineers.2、HowdidtheprojectinfluencetheengineersinHendrickson'sopinion?A．Ithelpedthempasstheirexamsmoreeasily.B．Itcausedthemmorestressthantheirexams.C．Ithelpedthemputtheirknowledgeintouse.D．Itimprovedtheircommunicationskills.3、WhatdidBetleythinkoftheengineeringproject?A．Itdidalotofgoodtopeopleinneedofhelp.B．Itremindedpeoplenottolookdownonthedisabled.C．Itmademorestudentsinterestedinengineering.D．Itremindedpeopletocaremoreaboutthemselves.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．PracticemakesperfectB．HelpingothersoutC．LivingwithadisabilityD．Challengingoneself25．（10分）TheQueenhashadtosaygoodbyetooneofherlongtimecompanions,herbelovedpetcorgiHolly,whohassadlypassedawayaged13.Thecorgiwillprobablybefamiliartoroyalfanswhowouldrecognizeherfromthe2012LondonOlympicsopeningvideo.ThedogwassufferingfromoldageandwasputdownatBalmoralaftersufferingfromanillness,leavingHerMajestythreesurvivingpetdogs,Willowandtwocorgi-dachshundcrosses,VulcanandCandy.AccordingtoaspokespersonforBuckinghampalace,theQueenwasdeeplyupsetbyHolly’spassingandshedoesn’tlikeseeingherdogssuffer.Hollyhadattainedaverygoodage.Shegetsmoreunsettlediftheysufferandsheknowsthatputtingadogdownisoftenthekindestsolution.ShewasdevotedtoHollyandwherevertheQueenwas,thedogwasneverfarbehind.HollywasincludedinoneoftheportraitsfortheQueen’s90thbirthday,alongwithherotherthreepetdogs.AlthoughtheQueenusuallyhasseveralpetcorgis,itwasrecentlyrevealedthatsheiskeennottobreed（繁殖）anymoreofthedogs.MontyRoberts,ahorsetrainerwhohaspreviouslygivenadvicetoQueen,toldtheDailyMail,“Shewouldn’tleaveanyyoungdogsbehindifshedied.Shewantedtoputanendtoit.HerMajestyhadpreviouslynamedoneofherdogsafterherfriend,butthedogdiedin2012.Dogsloveforlesstimethanhumanbeingsandweknowwe’regoingtolosethem—buttheyarepartoftheQueen’sfamily.She’llbequiteupset.”1、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“puttingadogdown”inParagraph3?A．Helpingadogtosurvive.B．Lettingadoggo.C．Writingdownthestoryofadog.D．Killingadogwithoutcausinganypain.2、Wemaylearnfromthetextthat________.A．thepetcorgiCandyonceappearedinLondonOlympicsopeningvideo.B．theQueenfeltupsetforthepassingawayofherbelovedpetdog.C．theQueenhasdecidedtoreproduceanotheryoungpetcorgiD．therearealtogetherthreedogsmentionedinthetext.3、Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom________.A．anewspaperB．afilmreviewC．abiographyD．adocumentar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）Inaclean,clinicalroom,raybestfriendwasdyinginmyaims.Hiseyes,darkbrownandtrusting,wouldsoon1forever.Heartbroken,Isaid,“Flash,you2somuchhappinesstome.Iwilldosomethinggoodasa3.”Flashcameintomy4whenIwasnine.Fromthemomentmyparentsbroughtthiscutedoghome,he5myfamilywithjoy.Then,6happened.MymumwasdiagnosedwithbreastcancerwhenIwas11.Thenmygrandma,whowasmy7,passedaway.MysisterdevelopedCrohn’sDiseaseandwhilebeingtested,8aheartattack.Iwasbeingbulliedatschoolandstartedto9classesandavoidseeingpeople.Flashsoongavemeallthe10hecouldoffer.ThereweretimeswhenIfelttherewasno11,butapairofbrowneyesandlovingfacewouldsomehoweaseme.Iknewhewas12thereforme.Iknewheunderstood.Nowafter15years,Flashwas13.1thoughtdoingcharityworkwasthebestrewardforhim.I14inanon-profitorganizationinSouthamptonandcontributedabout3,500hoursto15childrenwithspecialneeds,whichcompletelychangedmylife.Ilearnedtolovethe16Ihadbeenon,andevenacceptthe17bits.IstillmissFlash.Itwashimthathadsomehow18metohelpingothers.Flash’sdeathwasoneofthe19momentsofmylife.Butitwasalsoaninspiringmomentthat20whoIwas-inthebestpossibleway-forever.1、A．open B．close C．shine D．fade2、A．brought B．told C．saved D．owed3、A．relief B．chance C．bonus D．reward4、A．mind B．room C．world D．power5、A．helped B．filled C．protected D．decorated6、A．disasters B．stories C．wonders D．mistakes7、A．burden B．trouble C．strength D．challenge8、A．caused B．noticed C．fought D．suffered9、A．skip B．give C．take D．enjoy10、A．comment B．comfort C．expectation D．relaxation11、A．hope B．time C．money D．use12、A．frequently B．sometimes C．hardly D．always13、A．aging B．gone C．missing D．deserted14、A．searched B．competed C．volunteered D．performed15、A．attendingto B．meetingwith C．talkingabout D．bringingup16、A．earth B．journey C．holiday D．street17、A．fantastic B．absurd C．hard D．pleasant18、A．led B．forced C．trained D．persuaded19、A．fullest B．craziest C．tiniest D．saddest20、A．explained B．transformed C．admitted D．described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）Theworld’slongestseabridge1．(call)theHongKong-Zhuhai-MacauBridgehasopened.Thebridge2．(link)HongKongandMacautomainlandChina.3．tookmorethanadecadetoconstructit.BuildershadtomakeartificialislandsinthePearlRiverDelta4．(provide)thesupportsforthebridge.Thereisalsoa6.7-kilometreunderwatertunnelinthemiddleofthebridge,5．allowsshipstosailthroughtheDelta.Thenewbridgestretches6．(long)than14GoldenGateBridgeslinedupendtoend.Thebridgewill7．(great)cutthetimeittakestotravelfrommainlandChinatoHongKongandMacau.ChinesePresidentXiattendedtheopeningceremonyofthebridge.Hehopesthenewcrossingwillhelptoconnect68millionpeoplein11different8．(city).China’sgovernmentbelievesthatupto29,000carswillcrossthesealinkdailybytheyear2030.Atradeandtourismexpertsaid,“ThismakesHongKongalotmoreaccessibleforgoods,passengersandtrade,sothisisabenefit9．theeconomicperspective.”Thebridgewillbeopentotouriststodriveacrossit.However,localcarownerswillnotbeabletocrossthebridge10．theyhaveaspecialpermit.Mostdriverswilltakeashuttlebustomakethejourney.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。LangPing,theheadcoachofChina’snationalwomen’svolleyballteam,arrivedatmyhighschoolinSep17、Atabout9o’clock,alltheSenior3studentgatheredintheschoolstadium,waitingforthearrivalofLangPingandherteam、ThemomentLangsteppedintothestadium,nobodycouldstayseating、WeclappedwildaswesawtheschoolmastertakeLangtohisseat、ThemLangsharesherlifewithusinherspeech、Shesaiditwasfaithandcouragehadledhertohersuccess、AstheSenior3student,Ithinkitwasnotonlyafortunateexperienceforme,butalsoapowerfulone,asLang’swordsgavemestrength、Iwillkeepitinmindwhatshetoldus:Trustingyourselfandfighteverystepofthewaytowin!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，Jane是美国人。在她暑假来中国旅游时你们相识，并成为好朋友。Jane回国后，你很想念她。请你根据以下要点，用英语给她写一封信，向她介绍一下你高中的新生活。1.校园环境2.老师和同学3.你的感受和打算注意：1.文中不得出现真实的人名或地名2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯3.词数100左右。书信开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。DearJane,How’severythinggoing?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I’mlookingforwardtoyourreply.YourssincerelyLiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、B3、D4、D5、C6、C7、D8、B9、D10、A11、B12、A13、A14、C15、D16、A17、B18、C19、C20、C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、B2、C3、D4、A22、1、D2、C3、B4、A23、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