陕西省西安市阎良区2025届高三六校第一次联考英语试卷含解析

陕西省西安市阎良区2025届高三六校第一次联考英语试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．--YouknowMr.Greenhasbeenillfordays?--Yes,Iwonderifheis______betternow.A．any B．some C．any D．no2．-----Hi,Mark.Howwasthemusicalevening?-----Excellent!AlesandAndyperformed_________andtheywonthefirsprize.A．skillfully B．commonly C．willingly D．nervously3．Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungladies,figuresmostarefineenough,aregoingonadiet.A．who B．whoseC．ofwhose D．ofwhom4．—Haveyouwatchedthefilm“Avatar”?—Notyet.ButIthefilmisworthwatching.A．amtold B．wastold C．havetold D．havebeentold5．Mysistermethiminthestreetyesterdayafternoon,sohe______yourlecture.A．shouldn’thaveattended B．couldn’thaveattendedC．mustn’thaveattended D．needn’thaveattended6．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when7．Takethenoteasareminder______youforgottobuysomesweetsforthekidswhileshoppingthere.A．how B．thatC．incase D．evenif8．—Allthecontainershavebeenunloaded!CanithavebeendonebyFrank?—Impossible!He________hiscarlastnight.A．hasfixedB．hadfixedC．wouldfixD．wasfixing9．Shethentookthelittlekey,andopenedit,trembling,butcouldnotatfirstseeanything________,becausethewindowswereshut.A．plainlyB．closelyC．firmlyD．frequently10．Thetwogirlsaregettingonverywellandshare_______witheachother.A．little B．much C．some D．none11．Manymemoriesofoldtimeswerebytheconversationwehadtogetherthatevening.A．calledup B．turnedup C．takenup D．keptup12．NASAhasmadea________thatourearthhasnothreatassociatedwiththefilm2012whichisbasedonpuremyths.A．clarification B．classification C．identification D．presentation13．TheleadersoftheBRICScountriesFridayreachedimportant________onbuildinganopenworldeconomyandimprovingglobaleconomicgovernance(管理)duringtheirinformalmeetingonthesidelinesoftheG20SummitinHamburg,Germany.A．considerationB．consensusC．commitmentD．confirmation14．________ahighpercentageofAustraliansmaybepeoplewhowatchsportsratherthandothem,asfarasmostofitspopulationisconcerned,itisindeedagreatsportingnation.A．While B．as C．If D．Whether15．AsoneofthemostpopularartistsintheUS,notonly_______withherhitsongs,buthasinspiredwomenwithherdevotiontocharity.A．hasBeyonceinfluencedpopculture B．influencedpopculturehasBeyonceC．Beyoncehasinfluencedpopculture D．influencedpopcultureBeyoncehas16．Thegovernmentisto_____thetechnologiestothefullinthestructuraltransformationoftheeconomy.A．adaptB．exposeC．exploitD．attach17．________individualplayers,wehaveagreatteambuttheproblemisthattheydon’tplayfootballtogetherwellatall.A．OntopofB．BymeansofC．IntermsofD．Incaseof18．CareersAdviceserviceisonlyavailabletopeopleonday-timecourses.A．tostudy B．studyC．studied D．studying19．____upearlyinthemorningtohaveawalk,Iamsure,youarelikelytofeelactiveallday．A．Get B．Havinggot C．Getting D．Toget20．—Lucy,couldyoupleasesparemeafewminutes?一,butIhope“afewminutes”,won’tturnintoanhour.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．That'skindofyouC．I’mafraidnotD．Iguessso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）TheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE)ismostlyadesert.However,thishasnotstoppedthecountryfromcreatinggreatbuildingprojects.OnSeptember26,UAEofficialsannouncedanotherambitiousproject—MarsScienceCity.Expansivedesertsandmilesofcoastlineprovideplentyofoptionsforsaferocketlaunches(发射).AnditspositionontheEarthmakesitespeciallyappealingasthespinoftheEarthprovidesanextrapush,meaninglessfuelisneededtogetpayloadsintoorbit.Alltheseseemtomakeitpossible.TheMarsCityProject,designedbyBjarkeIngelsGroup,orBIG,willprovidearealisticmodeltosimulate(模仿)livingonthesurfaceofMars,theredplanet.ItispartoftheUAE’sMars2117ProjecttoleadtheglobalracetolandhumansonMarsandbethefirsttobuildasettlementthere.SheikhMohammedbinRashid,PrimeMinisterandrulerofDubai,says,“TheUAEseeksinternationalsupporttodeveloptechnologiesthatbenefithumans,andlaythefoundationofabetterfutureformoregenerationstocome.”BuiltoutsideDubai,the1.9millionsquarefeetcityisexpectedtocost$135million.Itwillconsistofseveraldome-shapedlaboratories,similartotheonesimaginedforthefirstMarssettlers.Scientistsfromaroundthewordwillbeinvitedtoconductresearchtocomeupwithmethodstocreatefood,waterandenergy,usingtechniqueswhichcanbecopiedontotheredplanet.Thelivingspaces,wheretheresearcherscanliveforuptoayear,willsimulatetheplanet’sconditionsasmuchaspossible.Theresearchcitywillalsoincludeamuseumfeaturingfamousspaceachievementstohelpeducateandinspirechildrentoundertakespaceexplorationanddiscovery.TodiscoverwhethertheconstructionmethodworksonMars,themuseum’swallswillbe3Dprintedusingthesandfromthenearbydesert.Now,iftheywouldonlyaddsomelivingquartersforthegeneralpublictoexperiencelifeonMarswithoutleavingEarth,lifewouldbeperfect.1、WhatcanweconcludeabouttheUnitedArabEmirates?A．Itisshortoffineweather.B．Itisaniceplaceforlaunching.C．Itcanprovideadequatefuelsupply.D．Ithasthegreatestarchitectsintheworld.2、Whatwillscientistsdointhelaboratories?A．EducatevisitorsontripstoMars.B．DeveloptheMarssettlers’imagination.C．Findwaystoproducefood,waterandenergyonMars.D．Createaclimate-controlledenvironmentforfutureuse.3、Whywillthemuseum’swallsbe3Dprinted?A．Toshowfamousspacetechniques.B．Tomakefulluseofthenearbydesert.C．Toinspirechildrentoloveexploration.D．TotestbuildingskillsusedbyMarssettlers.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．UAEtoBuildMarsScienceCityB．UAE’sGreatExplorationofMarsC．UAEtoBuildFirstMarsSettlementD．UAE’sScientistificContributiontoHumans22．（8分）Whenanicecubemelts,itcreatesapuddle(水坑).Whenanicesheet(冰盖)melts,itraisessealevels.Itsoundssimple,butscientistshavedebatedfordecadeswhetherboththeAntarcticandGreenlandicesheetsactuallywereshrinking,andhowmuchthatmeltingcontributedtorisingsealevels.Now,anewstudyhasprovidedthebestevidenceofhowthepolaricesheetsarerespondingtoourwarmingworld.Inthestudy,aninternationalteamofscientistslookedat20yearsof'dataintheicesheetscollectedby10satellitemissions.Theteam'sconclusion:TheGreenlandandAntarcticicesheetsbotharelosingiceoverall.Theresearchersalsofoundthatbetween1992and2011,meltwaterfromthoseshrinkingicesheetscausedsealevelstorisebyabout11millimeters.Overthe19yearsstudied,theGreenlandicesheetlost2.7trillionmetrictonsofice.TheAntarcticicesheetalsoshrankbyaboutl.3trillionmetrictons.Previously,somescientistsdisagreedwhethertheAntarcticsheet,thelargestmassoficeintheworld,wasshrinkingorgrowingorneither.WhiletheEarthiswarmingoverall,theeffectofclimatechangevariesfromregiontoregion.Overthelast15years,forexample,scientistshavesomethingdisagreedoverhowclimatechangehasaffectedthepolaricesheets.Manystudiesfoundthatthesheetslostalotoficeandthatnotenoughsnowfellonthesheetstocompensatefortheloss.Butotherstudiesfoundthatthelossoficewasbalancedbythegaininsnowfall.RichardAlley,aglacierscientistatPennStateUniversity,saidthatmanyofthosestudieslookedatdifferentareas,andoverdifferenttimeperiods.Inaddition,thestudiesdidn'tallusethesatellitedatainthesameway.Thosedifferencesmade,itdifficulttocomparetheresults.Thedatainthenewstudymatchedtimeperiodsandareas.Thestudyalsocombinedmeasurementsfromkindsofsatellites.1、Whydoestheauthoruseacommon-sensephenomenonasthebeginning?A．Topresentthereasonforicesheetmelting.B．Toshowustheresultofascientificexperiment.C．Togiveasimpleexampletointroducethetopic.D．Topresentacommondailyfindingobvioustothereaders.2、Theresearchersreachedtheirconclusionby_____.A．analyzingthefindingsofformerstudiesB．observingtheAntarcticandGreenlandC．referringtothedatafromsatellitesD．makingmeasurementsintheAntarcticandGreenland3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"compensatefor"inparagraph4referto?A．Cutdown.B．Leadto．C．Bringabout.D．Makeupfor.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebestconclusionforthepassage?A．Icesheetsareshrinkingduetoglobalwarming.B．Peoplearesufferingfromclimatechange.C．Risingsealevelsmakespeopleliveindanger.D．Shrinkingicehasnothingtodowithsealevels.23．（8分）WhatisSmall-sidedSoccer?Small-sidedSoccerstartswithgamesof3-on-3fromtheyoungestparticipantsandprogressesto4-on-4,7-on-7,11-on-11,inagraduatedmannerfortheoldergroups.Ourschool’strainingcoursewillgivekidsabetterchancetotakepartinthegameandgetexcitedaboutthegameofsoccer.Thesmall-sidedapproachgiveseachchildmoreindividualizedattentionsotheycaneachimprovetheirskills.And,it’sFUN!Somegeneralpracticalinformation·Cafeteriaisopen.·Wesupplyparticipantswithsoccerclothesandfootballboots.·Pleasebringawaterbottleforyourchild.SoccerseasontrainingtimesTeamSaturdaySundayTykes10:00-11:00PeeWees11:00-11:50BoysE&F12:30-14:0013:00-14:00Girls12:30-14:30CostsThecostis$70permonthforTykesandPeeWeesand$115foralltheotherteams.VolunteeringCanIcoach?Ofcourse!Ourtrainingcourseisalwayslookingforvolunteercoaches.Wewillprovidecoacheswithplansforactivitiesandtraining,andhelpsetupthesmall-sidedfields.It’sagreatopportunitytogetinvolvedwithkidsandhelpdeveloptheirloveforsports.HowcanIvolunteerinotherways?It’syourclubandyouarewelcometovolunteer!Therearevolunteeropportunitieswithprograms,fields,publicity,facilities,uniforms,websitedevelopmentandtheboard,tonameafew.Letusknowhowyou’dliketohelp—andwe’llputyoutowork!Doparentsstay?Yes.Parentsarestronglyencouragedtostayandsupporttheirchildrenandtheclub.Theclubisavolunteer-runorganization.Parentsandathletesareencouragedtohelpwithclean-upandset-upactivities.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutprogramspecifics,pleasecontactrecreationalsoccercoordinator(协调者),PabloVercelli,atrecreationalsoccer@abfsport.nl.Tel:043-239-4409.1、Whatdoyouknowaboutthetrainingcourse?A．Itisafreetrainingcourseforchildren.B．Itoffersthreemealsadayforfree.C．Itteachesstudentsaccordingtotheirinterest.D．Itwillmakechildrengetexcitedaboutsoccer.2、Whatshouldparticipantstaketothetrainingcourse?A．Soccer. B．Soccerclothes.C．Awaterbottle. D．Footballboots.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．BothTykesandBoysE&FhaveclassesonSunday.B．BothTykesandPeeWeeshavethesamechargingstandard.C．PabloVercelliwasthefounderofSmall-sidedSoccer.D．Parentswhohelpwithclean-updon’tneedtopayforthecourse.4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Therearetwowaystocontacttheschool.B．Parentsarenotallowedtostaywiththeirchildren.C．Allthecoachesintheschoolareprofessional.D．Childrenwhoareover11arenotallowedtoattendthecourse.5、Wheredoyouprobablyreadthearticle?A．Inasciencefiction. B．Inanewspaper.C．Inamedicalmagazine. D．Inaguidebook.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）YoumighthaveheardalotaboutancienttownsandancientcitiesinChina.Here,welistseveralofthemostbeautifulancientvillagesinChina.BaoshanStoneCity,YunnanProvinceBaoshanStoneCitywasbuiltonahugemushroom-shapedrock,andonlyhasaboutonehundredhouses.Thehousesarelaidoutinanorderlyway,builtontherock,andlinkedbystonesteps.TheNaxipeopletherestillleadanoriginallifeandgrowcropsinterraces(梯田);youcanexperiencethecolorfulcultureoftheNaxiethnic(民族的)groupthere.TuvasVillageinKanas,XinjiangKanasTuvasVillageisnearthemysteriousLakeKanas.Thesmallvillageislocatedinavalley,andonlyhasabout80houses.TheseSwiss-stylewoodenhousesareallsurroundedbywoodenfences.Tuvasisanancientminoritygroup.Theytraditionallylivedashunter-gathers.Youcanvisitalocalfamily,goherding(放牧)withthelocalsandexperiencethepeacefulancientvillagelife.JiajuTibetanVillage,Danba,SichuanProvinceJiajuTibetanVillageisknownasthe“Tibetanfairyland”.Itstandsonamountainslope,andconsistsofabout140houses.Theseuniquehousesareallbuiltwithcrown-shapedroofs,redeaves,andwhitewalls,whichmakethehouseslooklikelittlecastlesamongtheforest.XijiangMiaoVillage,GuizhouProvinceIfyoureinterestedintheMiaoMinority,XijiangMiaoVillagecanbeagreatdestinationfordeepeningyourunderstandingofMiaohistoryandculture.It’sthelargestMiaovillageinChina,andnowhas1432householdswithapopulationofover5000,ofwhich99.5%areMiaoethnicgroup.It’salsofamousforthehousesbuiltonstilts(支柱)ofdifferentheights.1、WhatcanyoudoinKanasTuvasVillage?A．Hikeinterraces.B．Seehousesofaforeignstyle.C．Gohuntingwiththelocals.D．Learnabouthousesbuiltonstilts.2、Wherecanyouadmirethehouseslikecastles?A．InBaoshanStoneCity. B．InKanasTuvasVillage.C．InJiajuTibetanVillage. D．InXijiangMiaoVillage.3、Whatcanweinferaboutthevillagesmentionedinthetext?A．Theyremainedsecrettotheoutsideworldinthepast.B．Theywereoriginallybuilttodefendtheirhomeland.C．Theyarestillcutoffanddifficulttoaccessnowadays.D．Theyaretheethnicvillageswithuniquearchitecture.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）Oneday,Iwenttomyfavoritecafeforlunch.I1aburgerandwenttotheoutdoorseats.Whilewaitingformymeal,ahomelessmanonabicyclestoppedtoaskiftherewasagrocerystorenearby.AfterIgavehim2,heaskedifIhad3fromSantaClaraUniversity.(IwaswearingaSCUT-shirt.)Itoldhim,yes.LittledidIknowthatthis4responsewouldleadtoa90-minuteconversation.Theman,Michael,toldmehewasveryintelligent.5,drugusehadruinedbothhisformaleducationandhispursuitof6inhiswork.Hedriftedfromonetopictoanother,7thefactthatIwasreadyformylunch.Heclearlyhadmoreofa8totalkthanIdid.Imadeevery9togivehimmyfullattention,never10ourtalkwouldgoonandon...Eventually,Idideatmymeal,bitebybite11responsesinourconversation.Michaelwasabitstrange.12hisinterestsandviewpoints.Wehadlittlein13,buthewasfascinatedwithtalkingwith,ashe14it,“intelligentpeople.”Ihavetoadmit,Iwishourconversationhadbeen15totenorfifteenminutes,butwhenMichaelfinally16off,hethankedmeforlisteningso17tohimandformy18totalkwithhimforsolong.ItwasthenthatI19that,justmaybe,thatwasmypurposeinlifefortoday…tobethere,inthatplace,atthattime,to20inthatconversation.1、A．booked B．ordered C．made D．selected2、A．commands B．contributions C．introductions D．directions3、A．quitted B．1eft C．graduated D．learned4、A．simple B．careless C．timely D．significant5、A．Unfortunately B．Unnecessarily C．Consequently D．Additionally6、A．power B．success C．luck D．strength7、A．admitting B．recognizing C．ignoring D．covering8、A．benefit B．ambition C．need D．chance9、A．use B．difference C．decision D．effort10、A．wondering B．expecting C．attempting D．requesting11、A．between B．in C．beyond D．among12、A．intermsof B．infavorof C．incaseof D．inplaceof13、A．public B．vain C．particu1ar D．common14、A．took B．saw C．put D．got15、A．applied B．1imited C．compared D．referred16、A．drove B．raced C．rode D．turned17、A．attentively B．clearly C．honestly D．casually18、A．weakness B．quietness C．business D．willingness19、A．struck B．occurred C．realized D．complained20、A．result B．engage C．1ead D．compete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）Ilovenaturalscience,whichcamefrommycuriosityinnature.From1．earlyage,Icaughtfrogsandinsectsinthenearbywoods.Iexploredthecoolstreams2．(run)throughthewoodsandsearchedforfishlivinginthewater.AsIgrewup,myinterestsexpandedaroundsubjectsinschool,particularly3．biology,chemistryandphysicsinhighschool.Theseinterestswereincreasedwithmoretime4．(spend)inthedesertsofArizona.Thedesertwasnottotallynewtome,sinceI5．(visit)relativesinPhoenixseveraltimesbeforeImovedthere.However,exploringthedesertonmyownwasnew.Icheckedundereveryrockandbushlookingfor6．(sign)oflife.Ifoundmanyincredibleanimals.OnceIhappenedtodiscover7．(poison)snakesunderarock.Iwasverysacred.However,I8．(eventual)grewtobecautiousofthemandnowsnakesaremyfavoritestudysubject.Iamnowanecologist.Ihavedoneresearchindeserts,forests,streamsandlakes.Findingnewspeciesstill9．(excite)me.Iamgladtohaveastrongcuriosityinthenaturalworld.Myhobbyandcuriositymakeme10．Iamnow.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。Westernpeopleoftensay“Excuseme”、InChina,“Excusesme”isonlyusedapologizewhenapersonhasdonesomethingwrongandhashurtsomeoneelse、Westernpeoplesayitwhentheywanttopassinthefrontofsomeone,orwhentheyfindhimselflateforanappointment、Evenathomethehusbandwillthankthewifeunlessshegiveshimaglassofwater、“Thankyou”meanyouappreciatewhatsomeonehasdoneforyou,nomatterhowsmalleritis、“Excuseme”and“Thankyou”arethemostordinarywordWesternpeopleuseeveryday、Theycouldhelppeoplegetalongwelltoeachother、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你作为交换生正在英国学习，你所在城市博物馆正在展出来自中国的文物(relics)因而需要招聘懂一定中国文化的自愿者作为讲解员，需要写一封信给博物馆申请做一名讲解员。要点如下:1.写信目的。2.个人能力优势。3.能做的事情。注意:1.词数100左右2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.开头结尾已为你写好，不计入词数。DearSirorMedam,MynameisLiHua.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、A3、C4、D5、B6、B7、C8、D9、A10、B11、A12、A13、B14、A15、A16、C17、C18、D19、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、B2、C3、D4、A22、1、C2、C3、D4、A23、1、D2、C3、B4、A5、B24、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,sai