2025届湖南省长沙麓山国际学校高考压轴卷英语试卷含解析

2025届湖南省长沙麓山国际学校高考压轴卷英语试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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．–MyTVsetdoesn’twork,thewatertapisdrippingandmycarisstillunderrepair!–Yousure________badluckthesedays.A．had B．willhave C．hadhad D．arehaving2．____upearlyinthemorningtohaveawalk,Iamsure,youarelikelytofeelactiveallday．A．Get B．Havinggot C．Getting D．Toget3．Thiscourseisofgreatinteresttostudents,_____toimprovetheirwritingskills.A．hopeB．tohopeC．hopingD．hoped4．Betweenthetwogenerations,itisoftennottheirage,_________theireducationthatcausesmisunderstanding.A．likeB．asC．orD．but5．Itwasn’tuntilthen_______theirmarriagewasbreakingupbecausetheyhadlittleincommon.A.didIrealize B.thatIrealizedC.hadIrealize D.whenIrealized6．Inthestudents’eyes,MrsSmithisamothermorethanateacher.shetreatsthestudentsjustlikeherownchildren.A．AsaresultB．InotherwordsC．WhatismoreD．Firstofall7．ThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable_______.A．held B．holding C．beheld D．tohold8．----Whatdoyouthinkofzoology?----Inmyopinion,zoologyis______botany.A．asubjectsointerestingasB．asainterestingsubjectasC．asinterestingasubjectasD．interestingasasubjectas9．Bothmenhavebeen_______tolifeimprisonmentbecauseofrobbery.A．choked B．condemnedC．consisted D．convinced10．Theywereabroadduringthemonthswhenwewerecarryingouttheinvestigation,orthey__________toourhelp.A．wouldhavecome B．couldcomeC．havecome D．hadcome11．Thecompanybegantoproducesilkunderwearlastyear,mostof________importedtoEurope.A．itB．themC．thatD．which12．Itiswidelyacknowledgedinforeigncompaniesthatemployeesshouldbe________intermsofinnovationcapability.A．examinedB．evolvedC．evaluatedD．encouraged13．Effortswillbemadeto______newteachingmodelstoexploitthestudents’potential.A．accelerateB．innovateC．differentiateD．compile14．Theresearcherswhostudyjokeswanttofindout_______peoplefromdifferentnationsandculturesfindfunny.A．why B．thatC．what D．whether15．AnewmovieSacrificecameoutlastyear,GeYouplayedadoctorsavedanorphanatthecostofhisownbaby.A．inwhich;who B．when;who C．onwhich;bywhom D．where;whom16．Whethersomethingisaliveordeadisacrucial______anditisonethatchildrenhavenodifficultyunderstandingbytheageoffive.A．declaration B．distinction C．division D．distribution17．Inthatremotearea,thetrees_____bythevolunteersaregrowingwell.A．plantedB．plantingC．beingplantedD．toplant18．---Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!---______!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright B．I’mstuck C．Oh,comeon D．Don’tmentionit19．Thedebatehasonlyafewmomentsthatmightbeinspiringtothosewho______thisissue.A．followed B．hadfollowed C．havebeenfollowing D．werefollowing20．--Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.--________?--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．HowisitB．Howcome C．SowhatD．What'stheproblem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）Forcenturies,peoplehavetriedtoinventaperfectuniversalwrittenlanguageandChinesehasactuallybeenconsideredbefore.FrancisBaconusedtoassumethatalanguagelikeChineseanditswritingsystemwouldhavequalified.Chinesedoesn’tuseanalphabetbasedonsounds,butsymbolsindicatingmeaning.Chinesecharacterhasitsspecialrelationshipbetweenthesignandwhatitsymbolized.EachcharacterrepresentsawordoraconceptandyoupilethemuptogetherlikeLegobricks,children’splasticbuildingtoys,tobuildmorewords.Someofthemalsolooklikewhattheyrepresent.Forexample,amountainmaylookjustlikeamountainwithapeakinthemiddle.Andfireresemblessomeblazing(燃烧的)logs.Whenyouputthemtogetherandyougetvolcano.Isn’tthatamazing?Whilesomeofthemlooklikewhattheyrepresent,mostofthemreallydon’t.Infact,someofthemareincrediblycomplicated.Forinstance,“Biang”isthenameofakindofnoodle,whichhas57strokes(笔画).Itisveryhardforpeopletopronounceorrecognizethischaracter,letalonewritingitoutcorrectly.Chineseissocomplicatedthatsincethe1950s,asimplifiedsystemofcharactershasbeenusedinmainlandChina.Butthereisaproblem.Chinesecharactersoftenrepresentwholeworks,andtherearealotofthem.IntheChinesedictionarytherearearoundsixtyfourthousandcharacters.SoChinesecharactersmightnotbecomeauniversalwritingsystemsoon.Thetroubleisnotjustinventingone,butgettingpeopletouseit.Itwouldn’tbeeasyforthewholeworldtoagreeonthesamesetofmeanings.Afterall,languageneedsaculturalcontext.Youcannotreallyjustuseauniversallanguageasyoulike.1、WhatcanwelearnfromFrancisBacon?A．HebelievedthatChinesewritingsystemwasperfect.B．Hemanagedtoinventauniversalwrittenlanguage.C．HerecommendedChinesetousealphabetsbasedonsounds.D．HethoughtwrittenChineselanguagecouldbeusedglobally.2、HowdoestheauthorexplainthecharacteristicofChinesecharacter?A．Byanalyzingstructuresoftoys. B．Bycomparingconcepts.C．Bygivingexamples. D．Bycollectingdata.3、WhydoChinesepeopleuseasimplifiedsystemofChinesecharacters?A．ItishardtopronounceChinesecharacters.B．ItisdifficulttorecognizeorwriteChinesecharacters.C．ItisfashionabletousesimplifiedChinesecharacters.D．ItiscomplicatedtolookupChinesecharactersinthedictionaries.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．HowtowritesimplifiedChinesecharacters.B．Whypeopleneedauniversalwrittenlanguage.C．Chineseisaperfectuniversalwrittenlanguage.D．WhetherChinesearesuitabletobeaworldlanguage.22．（8分）InAsia,therearespecialcompetitionswherekiteshavecomplexdesignsandarefittedwithinstrumentsthatmakemusicalsoundsasthewindblowsthroughthem.Althoughallkiteshaveasimilarstructure(结构),theyarewidelydifferentinsizeandshape.Kite-fightingcompetitionsarealsoheld,inwhichcompetitorsusetheirkitestoattackandbringdowntheiropponents’(对手)kitesorcuttheirstrings(线).Formorethan15years,theBigWindKiteFactoryhasbeengivingkite-makingandkite-flyingclassesforthechildrenonanislandinHawaii.Initskite-makinglessons,studentscanmakekitesinaslittleas20minutes!Childrenasyoungasfouryearsoldcanlearnhowtoflyakite.JonathanSocherandhiswifeDaphnestartedthekitefactoryin1980.Theirkitesaremadeofnylon(尼龙).TheirdesignsareHawaiianthemescreatedbyDaphne.Thedesignsarecutoutofthenylonwithahotknifethatsealstheedgesandthenfasteneddirectlyontothekite.Thekitethatisusedtogivelessonsisaregulardiamondkitewitharainbowpattern.Thedifferencebetweenthiskiteandtheonestheymakeduringthelessonsisthatitisatwo-stringcontrollablekite.BigWindemployeesflythekiteandforafewminutesshowstudentshowpullingononelineandthenontheothercontrolsthedirectionthekitegoesin.Thenthecontrolsaregiventothestudents.Jonathaninsiststhatitisnotnecessarytomakeahugeimpressivekitetohavefunmakingandflyingkites.Eventhesimpleststructurecanwork,andcangivehoursoffun.Goon,giveitatry!1、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A．Ahotknifeisusedtoironthenylon.B．Childrenneverflykitesontheirowninflyinglessons.C．Kitestringsmustnotbecutinkite-fightingcompetitions.D．DaphnedesignskitesfortheBigWindKiteFactory.2、Whatisdifferentaboutthekiteusedforflyinglessons?A．Ithastwostrings. B．Itissimpleindesign.C．Ithasarainbowpattern. D．Itisshapedlikeadiamond.3、AccordingtoJonathan,whatdoyouneedtohavefunwithkites?A．Alargekite. B．Anytypeofkite.C．Acomplexstructure. D．Akitethatimpressesothers.4、Whatismainlydescribedinthetext?A．Akitefactory. B．Kite-flyinglessons.C．Specialcompetitions. D．Thekite-makingprocess.23．（8分）Wecantakeonlinejoyfullearningexperiencestoanewlevelbycombiningthebestpracticesineducationwithinspiringhands-onlessonsthatparentsandchildrencanenjoytogether.◆

StartingaWriter’sNotebookJune13th—June17thThisworkshopistoinspirechildrentoseethemselvesastrueauthors.Thewritingactivitiesinthisworkshoparemeanttohelpyoungauthorsdeveloptheirsenseofvoiceandenthusiasmforwriting.Participantswilllearnavarietyofstrategiesandtechniquesforgeneratingideasandproducingmeaningfulwriting.PRICE:$27.00($22.00cashpayment)AGE:6—10◆

BackyardScienceJune20th—June24thBysharingwhatwediscoverinourownbackyards,ourchildrenwillbeabletoexperiencefirsthandhowwildlife,climate,andgeographiclandscapesdifferacrosstheglobe.Throughthisworkshopwehavetheabilitytocreateeye-openingexplorationsforourchildren.PRICE:$27.00AGE:4—10◆

BeaPeacemakerJune27th—July1stBypracticingmindfulnesswediscoverhowtofindthatpeacefulplacewithinourselves,evenduringthemostdifficulttimes.Thisonlineclassoffersfamiliesawaytoexplorebeneficialtechniquestogetherinanefforttodevelopasharedlanguageandcommonunderstandingofwhatitmeanstobefullypresentinourlives.PRICE:$27.00AGE:4—10◆

PoetryMakersJune11th—July15thWhensharingpoemswithourchildren,wenotonlyteachthemhowtoappreciatethebeautyoflanguagebutalsothatourwordshavetheabilitytoaffectothersindeepandmeaningfulways.Inthisfour-weekonlineworkshop,wewillstrengthenourchildren’sunderstandingofthemselves,eachother,andtheworldaroundthemthroughthepowerofwritingpoetry.PRICE:$27.00AGE:6—101、WhatcanwelearnaboutStartingaWriter’sNotebook?A．Itoffersadiscount.B．Itlastsfourweeks.C．Itissuitableforallages.D．Itencourageschildrentowritepoetry.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutBackyardScience?A．Itencouragesthekidstogetclosetonature.B．Itoffersthekidsvariousoutdoorexplorations.C．Itfillsthekidswithconfidenceintheirfuture.D．Itenrichesthekids’lifeexperienceandknowledge.3、Whichworkshopcanhelpkidsmakeagoodbalanceintheirdailylife?A．StartingaWriter’sNotebook.B．BackyardScience.C．BeaPeacemaker.D．PoetryMakers.4、WhatcankidslearnatPoetryMakers?A．Takemoreinterestintheirstudies.B．Haveastrongdesiretobesuccessful.C．Showmuchenthusiasmforliterature.D．Beawareofthepowerofwords.24．（8分）Expertssaythatiffoodwereacountry,itwouldranksecondbehindtheUSasoneofthebiggestgreenhousegaspolluters.Thereasonistherisingdemandformeat.Animalfarmingisresponsiblefor14.5percentofglobalgreenhousegasmethane(甲烷)emissions(排放).Whilecowsaretheworsecontributors,pigs,sheep,donkeysandotheranimalsplayapartaswell.Animalagriculturealsocauseslandtobecomedamaged,watertobepollutedandforeststogetdestroyed.Withtheworldpopulationforecasttoriseto9.8billionby2050,thingsareonlylookingworseforouralreadydecreasingnaturalresources,Whilegoingvegetarian(素食的)wouldhelpmeatconsumptiontoodeep-rootedinmostwesterndietstoallowforsuchasharp,permanentchange.Thatiswhyexpertsareadvocatingsubstitutingsomeofthebeef,chicken,orporkwithordinaryinsects！Insects,whichgrowintoadultswithinamatterofmonths,ifnotweeks,arereadyforconsumptionmuchfasterthandomestic(驯养的)animals.Theyalsorequiremuchlessroom，uselesswaterandfood,andproducefarlessgreenhousegasthananimalsOfthe1.1millioninsectspeciesworldwide,scientistshaveidentified1.700aseatable.Amongthemareants,grasshoppers,grubs,andearthworms.Justlikeanimals,eachinsecthasadifferenttaste.Treewormstastejustlikepork,andgrubsaresimilartosmokedmeatWhileeatinginsectsmightbeanewconceptforWesternpeople,over2billionpeopleworldwideconsumeinsectsasaregularpartoftheirdiet.Besidesbeingdelicious,insectsarehighinprotein,haveveryfewcalories,andarefreeofthesaturated(饱和)atfoundinanimalmeat.Insectscanbepreparedinmanyways.Creativecookscanusethemtocookprotein-richsoupmakebakedtreats,andevenfryafewwithvegetables.Soeatinsects-bothyourbodyandMotherEarthwillthankyouforit！1、Whichofthefollowinganimalsareresponsibleforthemostglobalmethaneemissions?A．Cows B．Pigs C．Sheep D．Donkeys2、Howisthethirdparagraphmainlydeveloped？A．Byaskingquestions B．Byprovidingexamples.C．Bylistingthenumbers D．Bymakingcomparisons.3、Whatdotreewormstastelike?A．Pigmeat B．Tomatosoup. C．Freshvegetables. D．Friedchicken.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Fewpeopleeatinsectsregularly. B．Ordinaryinsectsarehighinfat.C．Saturatedfatisharmfultohealth. D．Insectscontainvariousvitamins25．（10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.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）Aboyguardedthebarrel(桶)inhisfather’swinery.Everymorninghe1upeverybarrelwithapieceofcloth,andthenputthemin2rowuponrow.Tohis3,thewindblewthebarrelshereandthere4.Theboywassoangrythathewrotealettertothewind,“Pleasedon’tblowdownmybarrels.”After5that,hisfatheraskedtheboywithasmile,“Canthewindreadyour6?”Thelittleboysaid,“Idon’tknow,butIhavenowayofdealingwiththewind.”Thenextmorning,whenthelittleboyrantolookatthebarrels,hefoundthatthewindhad7hisrequest,stillblowingthebarrelshereandthere.Thelittleboyfelt8andburstintotears.Hisfatherstrokedhisheadgentlyandsaid,“Son,don’tbesad.Wecan’tdealwiththewind,butwecanthinkofourownmethodsto9thebarrels.Thenthelittleboy10histearsandsatnearthebarrelstothinkoverandover.Afterthinkinghalfaday,hefinally11away.He12somewaterfromthewellandpoureditintothose13barrels.At14,thelittleboygotupinarush,ranoutandsawthebarrelsstill15ingoodorder.Hesmiledhappilyandtoldhisfather,“Wedohaveawayto16thebarrelsfromblowingdown.It’savery17way,thatis,toaddweightstothebarrels.”Thelittleboy’sfathersmiled18.Wecan’tchangemanythings,butwecanaddtheweightofourown19,sothatwecanstand20intheworldnottobeknockedover.1、A．wiped B．picked C．built D．took2、A．use B．need C．order D．charge3、A．anger B．sorrow C．amusement D．confusion4、A．generally B．slowly C．suddenly D．overnight5、A．discussing B．saying C．seeing D．writing6、A．demand B．request C．decision D．sign7、A．shared B．answered C．ignored D．considered8、A．nervous B．sad C．scared D．touched9、A．control B．blow C．make D．arrange10、A．squeezed B．dropped C．showed D．dried11、A．putupwith B．putthrough C．cameupwith D．camethrough12、A．sprayed B．drank C．poured D．collected13、A．broken B．empty C．clean D．neat14、A．daybreak B．noon C．dusk D．midnight15、A．placed B．thrown C．moved D．spread16、A．save B．separate C．free D．stop17、A．important B．natural C．necessary D．simple18、A．anxiously B．excitedly C．approvingly D．hesitantly19、A．wealth B．mind C．responsibility D．pressure20、A．straight B．firm C．hard D．high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）Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.CruzGenet,11,andAnthonySkopick,10,couldn’tagree.Werethebirdsoutontheiceducksorgeese?Therewasonlyonewaytofindout.SoonachillyJanuaryeveninglastyear,thetwofriendsventured(冒险)ontothefrozenpondneartheirhomesinFrankfort,Illinois,1．(get)abetterlook.Firsttheycastarockontotheicetotestit,thentheysteppedonit.2．(convince)theicewouldholdtheirweight,Anthonytookafewsteps,then…FOOMP.Hecrashedthroughtheseeminglyfrozensurface.Therewasnosound,hejustfellinstantly.Cruzrushedtohelphisterrifiedfriend.FOOMP--thepondswallowedhimtoo.Cruzmanagedtolift3．outofthefrozenwaterandontoamoresolidsection.HethencautiouslyworkedhiswaytowardAnthony.Buttheice4．(nothold),andhefellinagain.Thistime,hecouldn’tgetout.Theboyswereuptotheirnecksinicywaterandquicklylosingfeelingintheirlimbs.Therewasnotmuchchance5．theycouldfreethemselvesfromthetrouble.Cruzwassurehewasgoingtodie.Anthony’soldersisterhadseentheboys6．(fall)intothepondandstartedcreamingforhelp.JohnLavin,aneighbordrivingnearbyonhiswaytothegrocerystore,heardher.Hequicklypulledover.Seeingtheboys,hegrabbedanearbybuoy(浮标)，kickedoffhisshoes,andranintothewater,7．(chop)hiswaythroughtheicewithhisfreefist.Lavinmadehisway8．CruzandAnthonyandpullthembacktoland.Theyweretakentothehospital,wheredoctorsdiscoveredthattheirfive-minutestayinthewater9．(lower)theirbodytemperaturenearlytendegrees.Fortunately,theboyshavefullyrecovered,10．theyarestillalittleawestruck(惊叹的)bytheirfearlessneighbor.“Justtothink,”saysCruz,“Ifhehadn’tbeenthere,Iwouldhavedied.”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短文。短文中共有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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Ilikeridingmybike、Thoughitisnotverynew,butitismybestfriend、Ifindveryconvenienttogoanywherewithabike、Ridinggivesmenotonlyexercisesbutalsopleasure、Iusemybikemostinsummerwhentheweatheriswarmanddry、Itcanbeveryunpleasantinwinterthatitiscoldandwindisblowingheavily、Itcanalsobeverydangerously、OfcourseIwillbeverycarefulinmybike、Infact,accidentsarenottheonlyproblem、OnedayIwenttoschoolandcomebacktofindthefrontwheelwasmissed、Worsestill,itwasthelongwalktotherepairer'sshop、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，目前在新西兰作交换生。不久前，你在当地旅行社预定了“澳大利亚八日游”，但因故需要取消出游计划。请你给该旅行社负责人写一封邮件，内容包括：1.说明情况。2.表示歉意。3.询问是否能退回订金。注意：1.字数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：旅行社travelagency;取消cancel;订金deposit.DearSirorMadam,I’mLiHua,anexchangestudenthereinNewZealand.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、C4、C5、Ｂ6、B7、D8、C9、B10、A11、A12、C13、B14、C15、A16、B17、A18、C19、C20、B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、D2、C3、B4、D22、1、D2、A3、B4、A23、1、A2、B3、C4、D24、1、A2、D3、A4、C25、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,acommoncust