湖南明德中學(xué)2024屆高考英語倒計時模擬卷含解析

湖南明德中學(xué)2024屆高考英語倒計時模擬卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Whenallissaidanddone,theredoesn’tseemtobe________amysterytoexplain.A．kindof B．closetoC．farfrom D．muchof2．Billwasdoingalotofphysicalexercisetobuilduphis.A．a(chǎn)bilityB．forceC．mindD．strength3．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual4．AChineseproverbhasitthatatowerisbuiltwhensoilonearth_________,andariverisformedwhenstreamscometogether.A．a(chǎn)ccumulates B．a(chǎn)ccelerates C．collapses D．loosens5．---Mom,Ihavepassedtheadmissionexaminations!---______!A．GoodforyouB．GoodluckC．CheerupD．Goahead6．Theroom______10metresacrossislargeenoughforasinglemantolivein．A．measuring B．measures C．tobemeasured D．measured7．It'sgreatthatallthevisitorswho

ontheislandweresaved.A．trapped B．havebeentrappedC．hadtrapped D．hadbeentrapped8．"Theydidn’ttakemeasuresintime,otherwisetheexplosions____．"someexpertssaid．A．wouldn’thappen B．didn’thappenC．wouldn’thavehappened D．mustn’thavehappened9．—Thenewmachineshavearrivedandarebeingtestedintheworkshop.—I’mgladwe_____themintheyearsahead.A．willbeoperatingB．havebeenoperatingC．wouldbeoperatingD．hadbeenoperating10．OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition,publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureare__________asignificantshareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.A．takingupB．dividingupC．breakingupD．puttingup11．UsuallyBeijingRoastDuck_____togetherwithspecialpancakes,greenonionsandsweetsauce.A．wasservedB．willserveC．isservedD．served12．---Mum,canyoutellmewhysomeparentssendtheirchildrentostudyabroadataveryyoungage?---__________,darling.Ihaveneverthoughtaboutit.A．YouhavegotmethereB．TakeyourtimeC．YoubetD．Don’tbesilly13．Somepeopleareabletomultitaskwell—theycantwoormorebusinessesatthesametimeverywell.A．turntoB．relatetoC．leadtoD．a(chǎn)ttendto14．Visittheoldmanthisafternoon？Ifyou________，makesureyouwearsunscreenstoprotectyourskin.A．must B．canC．may D．shall15．Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．a(chǎn)rbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional16．—Oh,myGod!What’swrongwithyou?—Iwasgoingthenormalspeedlimitwhenatruckappearedinfrontofme________andIdidn'thavetimetostop.A．betweenthelines B．a(chǎn)roundtheclockC．outoftheblue D．overthemoon17．Competedin1891,in________wasknownasTheGildedAge,thefive-storymansionisnowownedbyafamousactorwhodecidestostageaspecialproductionofShakespeare'sHamlet.A．that B．what C．which D．it18．Heisverytired，soheneedssometime________dutyforrelaxationandrest.A．through B．onC．with D．off19．Manyofusseereadingasaninvestmentinourselves，soit’sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethinguseful________ourefforts.A．inviewofB．inresponsetoC．inparallelwithD．inreturnfor20．Therehasbeenpositivereactiontotheproposaltohelpthedisabled,theimpactwillbelastingespeciallyforyoungerones.A．onwhich B．onwhomC．ofwhich D．ofwhom第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）WEWILLNEVERFORGETELEPHANTENDOTHELIOTROPICHERPESVIRUS(EEHV)ISADEADLYVIRUSWHICHAFFECTSYOUNGELEPHANTSGLOBALLY.Wewanttofindasolutiontothisdisease.Thiscomplexdiseaseishavingacatastrophic(災(zāi)難性的)effectontheglobalconservationoftheAsianelephantandwewanttofindasolutiontotheproblemassoonaspossibletostopmoreelephantsfromdyingfromthisdeadlydisease.EEHVDOESN'TDISCRIMINATE(區(qū)別)Itdoesn'tmatterwhetherit'satwoyearoldelephantatChesterZoo,atazoointheUSAorinthewildinAfrica—thisisaproblemrightaroundtheworldwhichmakesitevenmorecritical(關(guān)鍵的)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．Heisawell-knownanimaldoctor.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.22．（8分）Hotshotjetpilotsarenomatchforcliffswallows.Thebirdsrocketoverbridgesandskimoverlakes,rushingforwardataccelerationsthatwouldknockanAirForce.Bytrackingthesecontestswithhigh-speedcameras,anewstudygivesthefirst,in-depthpeekintoavianaerodynamics(鳥類空氣力學(xué))inthewild.“Thefindingsmayevenprovideinsightintohowtodesignbettermicroairvehicles-tinydrones.Thistechnologywillbebrilliantlyuseful,”saysbiomechanicsexpertJimUsherwoodoftheUnitedKingdom’sRoyalVeterinaryCollegeinHatfield.“High-resolutionfieldstudieslikethishaveneverbeendonebeforeforbirds.”Forcliffswallows,thetroublestartswhentheyreturnfromwinteringinSouthAmericatotheirsummerhomesinNorthAmerica.Afterarrival,theyseekouttheiroldmudnests—usuallylocatedunderconcretebridgesandfreeways-andstartrebuildingtheirhomes.Butratherthanhuntdownafreshsupplyofmud,someswallowspreferstealingsuppliesfromtheirmorehardworkingneighbors.Otherstakethingsfurtherandwillevenlayaneggortwointheirneighbor’snestbeforetakingoff.Battlesintheairfollowiftheinvadersarecaughtintheact,andanewstudytakesadvantageofthesefightstolearnhowbirdsperformhigh-speedmaneuvers(演習(xí)).TheteamplacedthreecamerasalongaNorthCarolinalakecrossedbyahighwaybridgethathousesseveralcliffswallownestsandwaitedforthebattlestocommence.Theteamwassurprisedtolearnthatmostofthetime,chaserscopiedthemoveoffleeinginvaders.Swallowsalsopullveryhardturnstoescapeanenemy,withoneextremecasereaching7.8gravity.Fighterpilotsusuallypassoutatabout5or6gravity,whichiswhytheseexperimentshaveearnedinterest,andpartialfunding,fromtheOfficeofNavalResearch.TheNavymayusethefindingstobuildbetterguidancesystemsformicroairvehicles.However,theswallows’biomechanicsarecomplex,andnowtheteamissimplytryingtocollectafewtricks.1、WhydidtheUsherwoodcarryoutthestudies?A．Toguideabetterdesignofairvehicles.B．Toprovetheswallowsarebetteratflying.C．Toexperimentwithitshigh-speedcameras.D．Totrackhowtheswallowsskimoverlakes.2、Whatleadstothebattlesamongthebirds?A．Sharingfood.B．Occupyingothers’nests.C．Seizingmudfornesting.D．Competingfortheuseofbridges.3、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“commence”inparagraph3?A．continue B．a(chǎn)ccelerateC．end D．begin4、Whatisthetrickoftheswallowtoescapeitsenemy?A．Acceleratingtowardit.B．Copyingwhatitsenemydo.C．Makingsharpturnsduringflight.D．Seekingforhelpfromitsfellows.23．（8分）Octopuses(章魚)areseaanimalsfamousfortheirroundedbodies,bulgingeyes,andeightlongarms.Theyliveinalltheworld’soceansbutthereareespeciallymoreoctopusesinwarm,tropical(熱帶的)waters.Octopuses,liketheircousin,thesquid(烏賊),areoftenconsidered“monstersofthedeep”,thoughsomespecies,ortypes,occupyrelativelyshallowwaters.Mostoctopusesstayalongtheocean’sfloor,althoughsomespeciesarepelagic,whichmeanstheylivenearthewater’ssurface.Otheroctopusspeciesliveindeep,darkwaters,risingfrombelowatdawnanddusktosearchforfood.Crabsandshrimpsrankamongtheirfavoritefoods,thoughsomecanattacklargerprey(獵物),likesharks.Octopusestypicallydropdownontheirpreyfromaboveand,usingpowerfulsuctionsthatlinetheirarms,pulltheanimalsintotheirmouths.Theoctopusperformsitsfamousbackwardswimbyblowingupwaterthroughamusculartubeonthebodycalledasiphon.Octopusesalsocrawl(爬)alongtheocean’sfloor,puttingtheirarmsintosmallopeningstosearchforfoodSeals,whales,andlargefishpreyonoctopuses.Ifthreatened,octopusesshootaninkyliquidthatdarkensthewater,confusingtheotheranimals.Theoctopuscanalsochangetogray,brown,pink,blue,orgreentomixwithitssurroundings.Octopusesmayalsochangecolorasawaytocommunicatewithotheroctopuses.Octopusesaresolitarycreaturesthatlivealoneindens(巢穴)builtfromrocks,whichtheoctopusmovesintoplaceusingitspowerfularms.Octopusessometimesevenfashionarock“door”fortheirdensthatpullclosedwhentheoctopusissafelyinside.1、InwhichplacecanwefindmoreOctopuses?A．TheoceannearHainan.B．TherivernearCanada.C．TheArcticOcean.D．TheSouthPole.2、WhatisawayforOctopusestocommunicatewitheachother?A．Usingspecialsignals.B．Makingspecialsounds.C．Livingtogetherinagroup.D．Changingtheirowncolors.3、WhatdoweknowaboutOctopuses?A．Theyjuststayindeepocean.B．Theyeatfoodbyusingtheirteeth.C．Theydon’tlikehuntinglargeanimals.D．Theyshootaninkyliquidtoavoiddangers.24．（8分）FROM:OfficeofRiskManagementSENT:Monday,March18,2016TO:AllnewemployeesSUBJECT:SafetyRegulationsTrainingAllnewemployeesarerequiredtocompleteatrainingcourseonthesafetyproceduresineffectatourvarioussites.Successfulcompletionofthiscourseisarequirementforobtainingpermanentemploymentstatusatthiscompany.Thetrainingcoursemustbecompletedbyeachemployeebeforetheendofhis/hersix-monthprobationary(試用)period.Thiscourseisindividualizedandself-contained;consequently,youmaytakeitatanytime.ItisavailableintheLearningResourceCenter,locatednexttothecafeteria.Thecenterisopenfrom7A．M.to9P.M.,makingitconvenienttoworkonthecoursebeforeorafteryournormalworkshiftorduringyourlunchhour.ThetrainingcoursecombinestheuseofacomputerandinteractiveCD-ROMs.Youwillbeabletolearnatyourownpace.Completionofthecoursetakesapproximately12to15hours.Uponcompletionyouwillberequiredtoassessthecourseusingtheassessmenttool.Acomputerprintoutwillprovideyouwithimmediateresults.Anyonewithascoreoflessthan75percentwillberequiredtorepeatthecourse.IfyouareunfamiliarwiththeuseoftheLearningResourceCenterequipmentorsoftware,staffareavailabletoassistyou.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthepurposeofthisrequirementorhowtofulfillit,pleasecontacttheOfficeofRiskManagement.Thankyouforyourcooperation.LouisaParksRiskManagementOfficerTheHolbrookCompany1、Whowillmostprobablyreadthise-mailmessage?A．Retiredemployees.B．Jobapplicants.C．Trainingofficers.D．Recentlyhiredemployees.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Youcantakethecoursewhereveryoulike.B．Whenyouhavecompletedthecourse,therewillbeatest.C．Youhavetoworkonthecourseforover10hourseveryday.D．Youtakethecourseafteryoubecomeapermanentemployee.3、WherearetheCD-ROMslocated?A．Inthecafeteria.B．Intheemployees’office.C．Nexttothecafeteria.D．Inthelaboratory.25．（10分）ChildreninruralareasofCambodiaoftensufferfromorevendieofpreventableillnessesbecausethereisnotanysoapavailable.In2014，SamirLakhani，anAmericancollegestudent，sawtheissuewhilevolunteeringinaCambodianvillage.“Irememberquitevividlyamotherbathinghernewbornbabywithlaundrypowder，whichissoharmfultotheskin，”saidLakhani.“It’sdifficultforruralCambodianstoaccesssoap.Firstisaffordability.Ifyouearnonly$1.50everyday，youwon’tspend$1onabarofsoap.Thencomesaccess.Thedemandissolowthatlocalshopsdon’tstocksoap.Thelastreason，becausemanyCambodiansdon’treallyunderstandwherediseasescomefrom，theydon’tknowhowtopreventthem，includingusingsoap.”Afterfiguringoutasolutiontotheproblem:thebarely-usedsoapinhotels，Lakhanistartedaskinghotelstodonateleftoversoap.“Theywerealleagertohelp，”heexplained.LakhaniregisteredEco-SoapBankshortlyafterwards.Soon，hereceivedenoughfundstohiredisadvantagedCambodianwomentocollectandreproducetheusedsoap.Today，theorganizationhasfourrecyclingcentersacrossthecountry，providingjobsto3localwomen.Andsofar，some174，000barsofsoaphavebeendonated，about24，000poundsofsoaphasbeenrecycled，andhygiene(衛(wèi)生)hasbeenimprovedforabout661，000people.“Wearekillingthreebirdswithonestone，”Lakhanisaid.WhenitcomestothefutureofEco-SoapBank，Lakhanisaid，“We’vejustscratchedthesurface.LackofhygieneisnotsomethinguniquetoCambodia.Thedemandforimprovedhygieneinthedevelopingworldishuge，andmuchremainstobedone.We’relookingatsevencountriestoexpandtointhenearfuture.”1、WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasthereasonwhyruralCambodiansdon’tusesoap?A．Poverty. B．Inaccessibility. C．Unawareness. D．Tradition.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“killingthreebirds”inParagraph5referto?A．Savingsoap，curingdiseasesandprovidingeducation.B．Stoppingpollution，provingjobsandinspiringdonation.C．Reducingwaste，providingemploymentandimprovinghealth.D．Recyclingwaste，helpingcharityandimprovingcommunityhygiene.3、WhatcanweinferaboutEco-SoapBank?A．Itwon’tbelongbeforeitexpandstothewholeworld.B．There’slittleitcandowithoutothercountries’assistance.C．Itwillmakegreatercontributionstothedevelopingworld.D．ItwillsoonsettletheproblemofpoorhygieneinCambodia.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Eco-SoapBankhelpsimprovehygiene.B．Cambodianwomenhaveabrightfuture.C．AUSyoungmancallsforhelpingpoorcountries.D．Lackofhygieneremainsaseriousproblemintheworld.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）TheplanfortheannualChristmasDinnerforThoseAloneandHomelessstartedbetweentwochurchmemberswhohappenedtoshareaplaneridebacktoSpringfield.SpringfieldphysicianF.T.“Hogan”H’DoublerJr.toldGaryEllisonhewas1aboutthosewhoheknewwere2duringtheupcomingholidays.Hewantedtohelpthem.Hesaid,“Ifyoudon’thave3withyou,thefactthateverything,atChristmasis‘familythisandfamilythat’canbe4Wouldn’titbegreat5ourchurchcouldhaveabigChristmasdinner-freeof6?”Iftheywantedthebigdinnerheldinthechurch,admissionofthepreacher(牧師)wasverynecessary.Therefore,H’DoubleraskedEllisonifhecould7thepreachertoallowthedinner.H’Doublerwouldputupasizable8.“Heimaginedaniceeventwithnostrings(附加條件)attached,”saidEllison.Withthephysician9themaincourse,otherchurchmembersofferedsidedishesanddesserts.Afterafewyears,thechurchpickeduptheexpenses.“Thefirst10mayhavedrawn200people,”Ellisonsaid,“butsomeyearsitmaydrawcloseto20.”Inorderthatthechurchcan11fortherightsizecrowd,peoplewhowantto12areaskedtocallanansweringserviceandselectthetimetheywillcomeinadvance.Ellisonsaidchurchmemberswoulddotheirbesttomakeeveryonefeel13.Overtheyearshe’senjoyedseeingstrangerssocialize.H’Doubleralwayssmiledwhenhereadorheardreportsoftheevent’s14,hisdaughterSarahMueggesaid.“Hewasvery15withthewayitdeveloped,”saidEllison.“It’s16thewayH’Doublerexpectedit:nostringsattached.Justfunandgood17,”saidEllison.H’Doublerpreferredtokeepsecrethisrolein18theevent,buthe19recentlyattheageof85.EllisonaskedH’Doubler’sdaughterifitwasOKtotellpeoplethatitwasH’Doubler’s20andmoneythatstartedthetradition.Andshesaidyes.1、A．concernedB．confusedC．curiousD．doubtful2、A．a(chǎn)bnormalB．a(chǎn)broadC．a(chǎn)loneD．a(chǎn)sleep3、A．familyB．friendsC．neighborsD．children4、A．excitingB．obviousC．interestingD．painful5、A．unlessB．untilC．thoughD．if6、A．costB．timeC．chargeD．game7、A．forceB．warnC．convinceD．order8、A．serviceB．buildingC．tableD．donation9、A．showingupB．payingforC．depositD．lendingto10、A．tourB．dinnerC．contestD．show11、A．planB．possessC．remindD．refuse12、A．buyB．a(chǎn)ttendC．helpD．watch13、A．confidentB．welcomeC．ignoredD．proud14、A．problemB．challengeC．successD．chance15、A．busyB．familiarC．patientD．pleased16、A．onlyB．justC．evenD．still17、A．foodB．sceneC．storyD．report18、A．startingB．recordingC．celebratingD．ending19、A．leftB．a(chǎn)ppearedC．diedD．returned20、A．turnB．visitC．excuseD．idea第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）IntheUnitedStates,over25percentofseniorcitizens(peopleover65)livealone.Withoutfriendsandfamilynearby,seniorsareatriskof1．(have)depression(抑郁).Manycommunitiesaretryingtodealwiththisproblem.ProvidenceMountSt.Vincent,aretirementhome(退休療養(yǎng)院)nearSeattle,Washington,has2．(recent)runaprogram.Over400seniorcitizensliveatProvidenceMountSt.Vincent,andover40childrenfromafewmonthsold3．a(chǎn)gefivegotodaycarethere.Thechildrenspendthedaytherewiththeseniorcitizenswhile4．(worker)lookon.Theprogramhasclearadvantages.Fortheolderpeople,theirsociallifeimproves(改善);theyreadtoandplaygameswiththechildren,andencourage5．(they)todootheractivities.Thismakestheseniorsfeel6．(use)andhappy,andiftheyfeelhappy,theirhealthmayimprove.Thechildrenalsogetalotfromtheprogram.Theyhave7．patientgroupofpeopletoplaywithinasafeenvironment.Someoftheolderpeople8．(be)disabled,andstayingwiththemhelpschildrenlearn9．(be)moreunderstandingofpeoplewithdisabilities.Now,therearemanyprogramsliketheoneatProvidenceMountSt.Vincent.10．isbelievedthateveniftheveryyoungandtheveryolddon’thaveasharedpastorfuture,theirsharedpresentcanbeperfect.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Ithappenedinlastweekend、JennypulledoverontothesidesofaNewMexicoroadandwassufferedapanicattackwhenaminivanfullofkidspulledover、AwomengotoutandaskedifshewasOK、“No,”shesaid、Thenshetoldherwhathashappened:shewasdeliveringbooksforapublishingcompany、Theirnextstopwasway,wayupthatlong,windingand,toher,verydangerouslyroad、Shedidn’tthinkshecoulddothat、“I’lldeliverthebooksforyou,”thewomansaid、Shewasalocal,andtheroadsweresomethingforher、Jennyacceptedofferandneverforgotthesimplekindofthestranger、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華。近一個世紀(jì)以來，中國故宮在今年元宵節(jié)首次在夜間對公眾開放，六千張免費門票在網(wǎng)上幾分鐘內(nèi)搶購一空。你的外國朋友Jessica很好奇，來信想了解相關(guān)情況。請給他回信主要介紹以下內(nèi)容。故宮是中國著名的景點之一，中國古代皇帝居住在這里長達(dá)五個世紀(jì)。對公眾的開放時間通常是上午9:00-下午5:00。按傳統(tǒng)，在晚間謝絕任何人入內(nèi)。為了慶祝元宵節(jié)，宮墻上掛滿紅色的燈籠，還有京劇表演，燈光秀等。注意事項:字?jǐn)?shù)100字左右(2)適當(dāng)增加情節(jié)，使行文流暢生詞:故宮TheForbiddenCity元宵節(jié)TheSpringLanternFestival搶購snapupDearJessica,Iammorethanthrilledtoreceiveryourletter,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Iamlookingforwardtoyourvisit.Yoursfaithfully,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、D3、B4、A5、A6、A7、D8、C9、A10、A11、C12、A13、D14、A15、A16、C17、B18、D19、D20、C第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、Mostpeoplerealizethatfastfoodisn'tthehealthiestorbest-tastingcuisine(菜肴).Itis,however,expectedtobefast.ManychainslikeMcDonald'shavestruggledwithslowerfooddeliveryinrecentyears,becausetherearemoreitemsonthemenu.Buttheworld'slargestrestaurantchain,whichserves68millioncustomersdailyin119countries,istryingtochangethat.Forseveralmonths,McDonald'shasbeentestingwhat'scalledthe“just-for-youexperience”.In200USrestaurants(andmorethan2，000acrosstheglobe),customersareabletoorderdirectlyfromaself-servekiosk(售貨亭),afterwhichanemployeebringsthemealdirectlytothetable.McDonald'schiefexecutiveSteveEasterbrook,speakingataMcDonald'sinNewYork'sTribecaneighbourhoodonThursday,saidthecompanyhaslongexpectedcustomerstoadapttoitsbusinessmodeloforderingatthecounterandthenwaitingtocollecttheirownfood.Now,hesaid,“We'readaptingourbusinessaroundcustomers.”Itshowedthat“testrunsatmorethan500restaurants…showedanincreaseinfoottrafficandcontributedtoamid-single-digitpercentageincreaseinrestaurantsales,liftingthe5to6averagecheckby1,onaverage.”Customersatisfactionscoresalsoincreased,“becausefamilies,inparticular,appreciatehavingtheirfoodbroughttothem.”Thecompanyalsoannouncedthebeginningofanewmobileorder-and-payapp,whichwouldallowcustomerstoorderandpayforfoodfromtheirsmartphones.Mike,acommoncustomer,said,“Asafatheroftwosmallchildren,I'meveryfast-foodchain'stargetcustomer.MywifeandItrytoavoidMcDonald'swhenpossible,butlikemanyparentswe