貴州省黎平縣第三中學(xué)2024屆高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)考英語試題含解析

貴州省黎平縣第三中學(xué)2024屆高三下學(xué)期聯(lián)考英語試題考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thepetrolinthecar_____onourwaytothebeach,sowehadtowalkthere.A．gaveup B．gaveoff C．gavein D．gaveout2．—WillUnclePetersoncometomybirthdaypartytomorrow?—Pityhe______toZimbabweasavolunteerteacher.A．wassentB．hasbeensentC．hadbeensentD．wouldbesent3．Someonecalledmeupatmidnight,buthehadhungupIcouldanswerthephone.A．a(chǎn)sB．sinceC．untilD．before4．ononefootwithyoureyescloseD．a(chǎn)ndyouwillsoonloseyourbalance.A．StandingB．StoodC．TostandD．Stand5．—Iwillpickyouupat7o’clocktomorrowmorning.Isthatallright?—________.Seeyouthen.A．I’dloveto. B．That’ssettled.C．It’suptoyou D．Mypleasure6．Guangdongprovincerolledoutnewguidelines,_____offensivenicknamesandonlineviolenceasschoolbullying.A．defining B．definedC．todefine D．havingdefined7．Wasitatthebeginning_____youmadethepromise____youwoulddoalltohelpmakeit?A．that;that B．when;thatC．that;when D．when;when8．Asisknowntoall,_______openingceremonyofthe16thAsianGamesheldonNovember12thinGuangzhouwas_______greatsuccess.A．/;aB．the;aC．the;/D．a(chǎn);/9．AnewairportmaybeconstructedinNantong,____thepaceofeconomicgrowthwillbeaccelerated.A．inwhichcase B．inthatcase C．inwhatcase D．inwhosecase10．Muchdisappointedasheisinthejobinterview,hestillkeepshisconfidence.A．tohavefailed B．failedC．havingfailed D．failing11．Thedeal，nextweek，willallowCharneytomakeagreatfortuneinthestockmarket.A．completed B．beingcompletedC．tobecompleted D．havingbeencompleted12．Countrieswhichcontinueimportinghugequantitiesofwastewillhaveto____theissueofpollution.A．maintain B．simplify C．overlook D．a(chǎn)ddress13．Aftermakingthespeech,hewentthroughitinhismindtoreflectwherehe_________better.A．coulddo B．woulddo C．couldhavedone D．wouldhavedone14．youcanlearntoappreciatethechallengesinlife,youwillfindinnerstrength.A．WhenB．WhileC．BeforeD．Unless15．Jennynearlymissedtheflight_________________doingtoomuchshopping.A．a(chǎn)saresultof B．ontopofC．infrontof D．inneedof16．studentsEnglishwell,theteachertriestospeakEnglishinclassveryoften.A．TeachingB．TaughtC．ToteachD．Teach17．Theproblemliesin______we’renowgivinghimafish,notteachinghimhowtofish.A．what B．thatC．which D．if18．Muchtomy______,myvocabularyhasexpandedagreatdeal.A．delighting B．delighted C．delight19．—TheKiwifruitsinthissupermarketare_______salenow,andtheyaresold______thepound.—Really?Howmuchcheaperarethey?A．for;in B．on;by C．for,by D．on,in20．Theeconomyinbigcitieshascontinuedtorisethankstothelocalgovernmentstoincrease______.A．thatB．themC．itD．those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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）LagoonBar,IcelandBlueLagooninIcelandistrulytheplacewhereyoucangetridofalltroubles.Herethewarmthofhotspringsgetsyouclosetonature.Awonderfulbarisopenedamongthehotsprings.Whileyou’resittinginthehotwater,waitressesbringyouarangeofcocktails.Whattoorder:cocktail“BlueLagoon”andwhitewine.BaobabTreeBarWineCellar,SouthAfricaInthehollow(洞)ofahuge6,000-year-oldbaobabtreeyoucannotonlydrinkacocktail,butalsorestfromtheheatofLimpopoProvince.OncethissafeheavenwasknownonlytotheBushmen,butnowthisancienttreeisthetouristdestinationforallkindsoftourists.Whattoorder:anythinginaglass.TheBirdsvilleHotelandPub,AustraliaAttheedgeoftheSimpsonDesert,amongthesanddunes(沙丘),whicharethefavoritespotforthemice,thereisahotelandapub.Thewallsofthisbararedecoratedwitholdhatsandpostersofbeer,theoldestofwhichdatesfrom1884.Mostvisitorsofthisbuildingaretheamateursofracing.TheycometothisvillagefortheSeptembercompetition.However,thepubisnotemptyalsoonothermonths:theairstrip(飛機(jī)跑道)islocatednearby,sothosewhogetofftheplanearegoingtohaveaglassortwoofbeerfirst.Whattoorder:apintofbeer.Floyd’sPelicanBar,JamaicaItappearsthatthesehugepalmleavesandtrunksfellintotheoceanlongtimeago.Theyfloatedonthewavesandthenpiledupyearbyyear,stickingoutoftheocean.That’sprobablyhowthePelicanBar,locatedaboutamilefromthesouthwestcoastofJamaica,isbuilton.Someofitsvisitorshavenoroomtobefittedinsidethebar,andtheyjustdrinkstandinginwaist-deepwater.Whattoorder:cocktail“PelicanPerfection”.1、WhatcanavisitororderinLagoonBar?A．Redwine.B．Anything.C．Beer.D．Whitewine.2、WhatcanweinferabouttheBirdsvilleHotelandPub?A．Itwasopenedin1884.B．Itisthefavoritespotforthemice.C．ItisbusyinSeptembereveryyear.D．ItislocatedinthecenteroftheSimpsonDesert.3、WhatisFloyd’sPelicanBarbuilton?A．Oldhats.B．Sanddunes.C．Anancientbaobabtree.D．Palmleavesandtrunks.22．（8分）WhenIwasakidinthe1960s.myparentshadacountrystoreinthesmalltownofFrankfort,Maine.NoneighboringhousescouldbeseenFromourplace，andnewsalesmenwerealwaysamazedattheamountofbusinesswedid.Dad'smottowas,“Weselleverything.”Ifhedidn'thavesomethinginstore,hewouldpickitupforcustomersonhisweeklytriptoBangor.OnetimeDadwasinBangorgettingshoesforsomeoneatashoefactory,Hesawbigboxesfullofshoesandaskedaboutthem.Theywerethemates(一雙鞋中的一只)tofaultyshoesthathadbeenthrownaway.Helookedthroughtheboxesandrealizedthattherewereusablebrand-newshoesinthere.Heofferedthemanagerfivecentsashoe,Dadmadethedealandgotthemanagertoreserveanyfutureboxesforhim.OfcourseMon,hisbusinesspartner,wasmorepractical,andherfirstreactionwas,“Butwhatareyougoingtodowiththem?”Dadboughtanoldschoolbus.Hecleaneditup,removedtheseatsandplacedbigcontainersdownbothsitesoftheaisle(通道).Whenallwasready,thewholeFamilyhelpedtoputtheshoesinplace.Atfirst，itlookedlikewehadplentyofroomonthebus,butDadkeptbringinghomemoreboxes.TherewasnosignontheShoeBus.'TheonlyadvertisingDaddidwastoplaceapieceofpaperbesidethestoreexitthatread“Shoes$1apair."Whenfolksaskedaboutthedeal.theylearneditwasn’tthateasybecausetheyhadtofindtheirownpairs.Theattractionwasacombinationofgettingagooddealonaqualitypairofshoesandthethrillofthehunt.TothisdayIstillrunintopeoplewhotalkaboutthefuntheyhadsearchingforpairsinDad'sShoeBus.1、Theauthor'sparentsrantheirstorewellbecauseA．theyalwayshadenoughsuppliesinstoreB．theywonthegreatsupportofnewsalesmenC．theyopeneditinaverycrowdedneighborhoodD．theydidalltheycouldtomeettheircustomers'need2、WhydidthecustomersthinkitfunshapingintheShoeBus?A．Therewerefreebusridesofferedonthem.B．'Theycouldreceivebettercustomerservice.C．Theycouldmatchpairsofshoesbythemselves.D．Therewasawidevarietyofshoestochoosefrom.3、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'sfatherfromthetext?A．Hehadagoodnoseforbusiness.B．Hewascleverattransformingastore.C．HewaspatientwithcustomersD．Hehadastrongpreferenceforbargains.23．（8分）FourFreeMobileAppstoHelpYouLearnEnglishFasterHaveyourealizedthatyoucanputyoursmartphonetoreallygooduseforlearningEnglish?Hereare4freemobileappsthatwillhelpyoudojustthat.HelloEnglishItcoversalltheaspectsoflanguagelearning,includingvocabulary,translation,grammar,spellings,spokenandreadingskills.ItusesinteractivegamestoteachdifferentEnglishlessonsandoffersnewaudiobooks,latestnews,andbooks.However,youshouldalreadyunderstandbasicEnglishstructuresandalphabets,fortheappcan’thelpyoulearnEnglishfromscratch(從零開始).DuolingoIfyouwanttolearnEnglishfromscratch,thenthisistheappyouarelookingfor.DuolingousesinteractivegamestohelpyoulearnEnglish.Forbeginners,theappfocusesonhelpingyoulearnverbs,phrasesandsentences.LingbeIfyouarereadytopracticeyourspokenskillsinthereal-world,you’llneedLingbe.It’sacommunity-basedappwherepeoplehelpeachotherandsharetheirnativelanguages.ItconnectsyouwithrealpeopleoncallwhoarenativeEnglishspeakers.HelloTalkHelloTalkissimilartoLingbeasitconnectsyouwithnativespeakerstohelpimproveyourlanguageskills.However,itaddsafewextrafunctionsthatmightinterestyou.Youcanviewtheinformationaboutuserstofindamatchthatinterestsyou.Additionally,youcanalsosendtextandaudiomessages,andevendovideocallswithotherpeople.Ifyouareabeginner,startfromDuolingoandthenuseHelloEnglishtotakefullcommandoverthelanguage.ForfluentspokenEnglishlearners,youcantryoutLingbeorHelloTalk.1、WhatshouldyoualreadyunderstandtouseHelloEnglish?A．Goodreadingandwritingskills.B．Basiclisteningandspeakingtips.C．DifferentEnglishlessonsandbooks.D．Englishlettersandbasicstructures.2、WhichappisthebestchoiceforanEnglishbeginneratfirst?A．HelloEnglish.B．Duolingo.C．Lingbe.D．HelloTalk.3、WhatcanyoudoonLingbe?A．Readthelatestnews.B．Enjoytheinteractivegames.C．PracticeyourspokenEnglish.D．Talkwithnativespeakersintheflesh.24．（8分）OneofthedeepestteachingsofConfuciusmayhavevaluedpersonalexemplificationaboveclearlyexpressedrulesofbehavior.Hismoralteachingsemphasizedself-cultivation(培養(yǎng)),imitation:ofmoralexemplars,andtheattainmentofskilledjudgmentratherthanknowledgeofrules.Histeachingsrarelyrelyonreasonedargument,andmoralidealsandmethodsareconveyedindirectly.Histeachingsrequireexaminationandcontexttobeunderstood.Agoodexampleisfoundinthisfamousanecdote:廄焚。子退朝，曰:“傷人乎？”不問馬。Whenthestableswereburntdown,onreturningfromcourtConfuciussaid,“Wasanyonehurt?”Hedidnotaskaboutthehorses.X.11(tr.Waley),10-13(tr.Legge),orX-17(tr.Lau)Bynotaskingaboutthehorses,Confuciusdemonstratesthatthesage(圣人)valueshumanbeingsoverproperty,butnotdirectly;readersareledtoreflectonwhethertheirresponsewouldfollowConfucius’sandtopursueself-improvementifitwouldnothave.Confucius,asanexemplarofhumanexcellence,servesnotasanall-powerfuldeity(神人)orauniversallytruesetofabstractprinciples,butratherthebestmodelforothers.Forthesereasons,accordingtomanycommentators,Confucius'steachingsmaybeconsideredaChineseexampleofhumanism.Oneofhisteachingswasavariant(變體)oftheGoldenRule,sometimescalledthe“SilverRule”owingtoitsnegativeform:己所不欲，勿施於人?！癢hatyoudonotwishforyourself,donotdotoothers.”子貢問曰:“有一言而可以終身行之者乎?”子曰:‘‘其恕乎！己所不欲、勿施於人?！盳iGong[adisciple]asked:“Isthereanyonewordthatcouldguideapersonthroughoutlife?”TheMasterreplied:“Howabout‘reciprocity’!Neverimposeonotherswhatyouwouldnotchooseforyourself.”AnalectsXV.24,tr.DavidHintonOftenoverlookedinConfucianmoralsarethevirtuestotheself:sincerityandthecultivationofknowledge.Virtuousactiontowardsothersbeginswithvirtuousandsincerethought,whichbeginswithknowledge.Avirtuousnaturewithoutknowledgeislikelytobeinfluencedbycorruption,andvirtuousactionwithoutsincerityisnottruerighteousness(正義).Cultivatingknowledgeandsincerityisalsoimportantforone’sownsake;thesuperiorpersonloveslearningforthesakeoflearningandrighteousnessforthesakeofrighteousness.1、ThehorseexampleinthefirstparagraphistoshowthatConfucius____________.A．paidmuchattentiontomoralteachingsB．meantotherstounderstandhisteachingsbyself-reflectionC．directlydemonstratedhisemphasisonhumanbeingsD．neverinhumanlyforcedotherstodowhathedidn’tliketodo2、Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．Theimportanceofthevirtuestotheself.B．Howtodefinethevirtuestotheself.C．Therelationshipbetweensincerityandknowledge.D．Whythevirtuesoftheselfareoftenoverlooked.3、WhichofthefollowingprinciplesofConfuciusismentionedinthispassage?A．Exampleisbetterthanteaching.B．Hewhopracticesvirtueswillhaveneighborsandfriends.C．Keepwhatyousayandcarryoutwhatyoudo.D．Bynature,menarenearlyalike;bypractice,theygettobewildapart.25．（10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.第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）第四節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出適合填入對(duì)應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑?！癆reyoutoostupidtodoanythingright?”Thesewords—saidbyawomantoalittleboywhowasobviouslyherson—werespoken1hehadwalkedawayfromher.Theboyreturned,hiseyesdowncast.Nota2moment,perhaps,3smallmomentslastaverylongtime.Andafewwords—thoughtheymean4atthetimetothepeoplewhosaythem—canhavegreat5IrecentlyheardastoryfromamannamedMalcolmDalkoff.Forthelast24yearshehasbeenaprofessional6Hereiswhathetoldme:AsaboyinRockIsland,Dalkoffwasterribly7.Hehadfew8andnoself-confidence.Oneday,hisEnglishteacher,RuthBrach,gavetheclassanassignment.ThestudentshadbeenreadingToKillaMockingbirD.Nowtheyweretowritetheirownchapterthatwould9thelastchapterofthenovel.Dalkoffwrotehischapterandturnedit10.Todayhecannotrecallanything11aboutthechapterhewrote,orwhat12MrsBrachgavehim.WhathedoesrememberisthefourwordsMrsBrachwroteinmargin（空白）ofthepaper:“Thisis13writing.”Fourwords.They14hislife.“15Ireadthosewords,IhadnoideaofwhoIwasor16Iwasgoingtobe.”hesaid.“Afterreadinghernote,Iwenthomeandwroteashortstory,somethingIhadalwaysbeen17ofdoingbutneverbelievedIcoulddo.”O(jiān)vertherestofthatyearinschool,hewrotemanyshortstoriesandalwaysbroughtthemtoschoolforMrsBrachtoevaluate.Shewas18,toughandhonest.“ShewasjustwhatI19,”Dalkoffsaid.Hisconfidence20.Dalkoffbelievedthatnoneofthiswouldhavehappenedifthatwomanhadnotwrittenthosefourwordsinthemarginofthepaper.1、A．where B．why C．because D．when2、A．wonderful B．difficult C．funny D．big3、A．yet B．a(chǎn)lthough C．for D．therefore4、A．much B．little C．more D．most5、A．meaning B．power C．force D．sense6、A．writer B．player C．poet D．singer7、A．sorry B．proud C．sick D．shy8、A．books B．ideals C．friends D．chances9、A．follow B．match C．decide D．improve10、A．on B．in C．out D．down11、A．more B．a(chǎn)gain C．different D．special12、A．honors B．remarks C．prizes D．grade13、A．poor B．serious C．good D．silly14、A．changed B．damaged C．a(chǎn)ffected D．improved15、A．Unless B．Until C．When D．While16、A．what B．how C．where D．which17、A．tired B．fond C．proud D．dreaming18、A．strict B．kind C．encouraging D．praising19、A．feared B．needed C．expected D．loved20、A．grew B．lifted C．a(chǎn)ppeared D．returned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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Daniel:Goodmorning,madam.I’mDaniel.I’mapplyingforthepositionofmanager.Madam:Sitdown,please.1．didyoulearnaboutourcompany?Daniel:Igottoknow2．companythroughsuchfamousbrandsasLUX,LIPTOSandWALLS.Yourproductsimpressedmedeeply.Madam:Well,pleasetellme3．a(chǎn)boutyourpastworkachievement.Daniel:Allright,Madam.When4．(work)formypreviouscompany,Isucceededinraisingtheyearlysalesvolume(銷售額)5．25%.Madam:Oh,thatisquiteanachievement!Whyhaveyoudecidedtochangejobs?Daniel:6．Ihopetochange.Iamlookingforamorechallengingposition.Therearenomore7．(opportunity)formetogrowinmycurrentjob.Madam:OK,Iunderstand.Butwhyhaveyoumadethe8．(choose)toworkforus?Daniel:IhavecarefullystudiedtheinformationaboutyourcompanyontheInternetandI9．(check)yourcompany’shomepage.Theworkingconditionsaresoexcellenthere.I10．(sincere)hopetobeamemberofyourcompany.Madam:That’sfine.Thanksforcomingtoseeus.Iwillletyouknowaboutthejobwithintheweek.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。I'msoannoyingatschoolandathomebecauseofmybestfriendwhoisperfectateverything、Sheisofthesmartestkidinthegrade,goodatsports、Shecanplayviolinreallygood、Sheisverycreativeatanything、Butwhenhegetsa940/0quizback,shesaysshedoesahorriblejobatit、ShealsosaysIprobablygotbestthanherwhensheknowsIdidn't、Iamsuchdepressedandfeellikeanugly,stupid,not-good-at-anythingkindofpersonwithnofriend、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你的外籍好友Jane在你校舉辦的漢字拼寫大賽中獲得一等獎(jiǎng)。請(qǐng)你給她寫一封信，內(nèi)容包括：1.向她表示祝賀；2.請(qǐng)她介紹語言學(xué)習(xí)的經(jīng)驗(yàn).注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫3.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總數(shù).參考詞匯：漢字拼寫大賽:ChineseCharacterSpellingContestDearJane,I’mLiHua.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、B3、D4、D5、B6、A7、A8、B9、A10、A11、C12、D13、C14、A15、A16、C17、B18、C19、B20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、D2、C3、D22、Theattraction以及thefun?C選項(xiàng)Theycouldmatchpairsofshoesbythemselves.23、1、D2、B3、C24、1、B2、A3、A25、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,“