山東省德州市夏津縣雙語(yǔ)中學(xué)2025屆英語(yǔ)高三上期末學(xué)業(yè)水平測(cè)試模擬試題含解析

山東省德州市夏津縣雙語(yǔ)中學(xué)2025屆英語(yǔ)高三上期末學(xué)業(yè)水平測(cè)試模擬試題考生請(qǐng)注意：1．答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫(xiě)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(xiě)在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫(xiě)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(qǐng)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．ThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable_______.A．held B．holding C．beheld D．tohold2．Thedesksinourclassroomaresoclosetogetherthatthereisnotenoughroomtomovethem．A．between B．in C．a(chǎn)cross D．over3．40gramsofmeatperdayis______peopleshouldconsumeinordertostayfit.A．thatB．whyC．howD．what4．Sheis____________beingpleasedaboutit;sheisveryangry.A．freefrom B．freeof C．outof D．farfrom5．.---Wouldyouhavetoldhimtheanswerhaditbeenpossible?.---Iwouldhave,butI_____sobusythen.A．hadbeen B．were C．was D．wouldbe6．Eventually,shehasrecognized____,whateverhappensandhoweverbad____seemstoday,lifestillgoesonandeverythingwillbebettertomorrow．A．that;it B．it;that C．it;what D．that;what7．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant8．Ourclassheldafierce________astowhethertoreducetheamountofhomeworkornot.A．bargainB．competitionC．debateD．campaign9．---Mom,canyougivemeanextra200yuanamonth?---Son,wehavejustboughtahouse,andfromnowonweneedtopractisestrict.A．economyB．medicineC．self-controlD．patience10．Yourdonationgreatlyappreciatedandthemoneywillbeusedtohelpthestudentsfrompoorfamilies.A．hasbeenB．isC．wasD．hadbeen11．Thecountry’schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,cars_____themostimportantofthese.A．havebeenB．a(chǎn)reC．beingD．a(chǎn)rebeing12．Whenthegirldid________thecouragetotellherparentswhathadhappened,unfortunatelyherownfamilydidn'tbelieveher.A．workout B．workup C．workat D．workon13．Passengers_____talktothedriverwhilethebusismoving,becauseitwilltakehisfocusofftheroad.A．wouldnot B．mustnotC．maynot D．neednot14．Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup15．Theconferenceaimstodevelopbusinessandletpeoplethinkabout_______theycanhaveapositiveinfluenceontheplanet.A．whyB．thatC．whatD．how16．TouristsloveBeijing,offersaninfinitecollectionofdelightsrangingfrom6UNESCOWorldHeritageSitestofoodfromeverycornerofChinaandbeyond.A．that B．whereC．which D．who17．Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit18．Afterlookingatmanynewcars,Ifound________whichIwouldacceptjustassuitable.A．it B．this C．that D．one19．Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．a(chǎn)nswerfor D．pullthrough20．Thediningroomiscleanandtidy,withatablealready______forabigmeal． A.beinglaidB．laying C．tolay D．laid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）You’veprobablyvisitedtheTian’anmenGatetower—thelandmarkbuildingofBeijing，butyoumaynothaveheardofKuaiXiang．Alongwithhim，thefollowingremarkablearchitectsalltookthecenterstageattheirtimes．KuaiXiang(1399—1481)Tian’anmenGatetowerisuniversallyconsideredthebrainchildofKuaiXiang．Byfollowinginthefootstepsofancienthomebuilders，hesuccessfullypresentedtheEmperorJudywithagrandwoodenstructurewhichhasstoodthetestoftimeforalmost600years．Visitorsarealsohookedonitsdelicatepaintings.IeobMingPei(1917-present)Hismottois：Traditionsshouldbesealedinglassboxesatmuseums．Heisalwaysstrugglingwithinnovation．AlthoughundergrillingfromFrenchconservativecritics，hestillplantedaglasspyramidintothecourtyardoftheLouvre．HisotherworksincludeJohnF．KennedyLibrary，BeijingFragrantHillHotelandSuzhouMuseum．ZahaHadid(1950-2016)In2004，shebecamethefirstwomantowinthePritzkerArchitecturePrize，theNobelPrizeforarchitecture．Sheusedtrickstomaximizeavailablespace．Herfluid-styleworkspioneertheconceptofmicro-living.Thecurves(曲線)ofGuangzhouOperaHouseperfectlymatchtheriseandfallofitssurroundingbuildings，formingauniqueview．MengFanchao(1959-present)Manypeopledismissedthebuildingofamegabridgeasapipedream，butMengFanchaoturnedthisintorealitybybuildingHongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge．Thislongestcross-seabridge，whenviewedafar，lookslikeadynamicdragonbravingtherollingwavesofLingdingSea．1、WhatcanweinferaboutKuaiXiang?A．Heneverfollowstraditions． B．Helacksfinancialsupport．C．Heisasuccessfularchitect． D．Helikesdelicatehooks．2、What’sIeohMingPei’sattitudetowardscreation?A．Positive． B．Uncaring．C．Subjective． D．Disapproving．3、WhatdoZahaHadidandMengFanchaohaveincommon?A．Theyemphasizetheuseofspace． B．Theysetaremarkablerecord．C．Theylikefollowingothers’opinions． D．theirworksmeetwithaboycott22．（8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.23．（8分）Whenwasthelasttimeyousentapostcard?TheUK’sfamily-ownedoldestpostcardfirm,whichhasbeenpublishingpostcardsandcalendarssince1880,willclosethisDecember.Thereason?Itsaysinsteadofpenningacard,peopleareputtingphotosuponFacebookorInstagramorusingWhatsApptoshowfriendsaridfamilyathomejusthowmuchfunthey’rehaving.Ifyougetapostcardfromsomeonewho’sawaysomewhere,it’sasmuchthethoughtthatthey’vegonethroughthehassle(麻煩)ofchoosingapostcard,workingoutwheretogetastampfrom,findingapostboxandthenthepostcardmakingthatjourneythroughtoyou.That’sthevalueofthepostcard．Butthattimehasgone．BrothersCharlesandHarrySalmon,thefifthgenerationofthefamilytorunthefirm,saidthepopularityofsocialmediahadhadahugeimpactonthebusiness.Peoplearealsotendingtotakeshorterholidays,meaningtheyarelikelytohavearrivedhomelongbeforetheirpostcards.Asaresultthebusinesswasnolongerviable.“Increasinglychallengingtradingconditionsandchangestothenatureandsizeofthemarketforitspublicationshaveresultedinuncertaintyoverthefutureofitstrade,”thebrotherswroteinalettertosuppliersandnewsagents.Asaresulttheywereannouncingaproposaltowithdrawfrompublishing.Thenumberofpostcardssoldeachyearisreportedtohaveseenasharpdeclinetoaboutfivemillionfrom20millionjust25yearsago.Butthefirmsaidthataswellasthedropinthenumberofpostcardssent.“wehavealsohadtoconsiderthattherearenomoremembersofthefamilywhowishtojointhebusiness."1、Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．UK’soldestpostcardfirmsettocloseB．PostcardindustryboominginthefutureC．UK'spostcardfirmthroughatoughtimeD．Postcardindustryneedingsupporttosurvive2、What’sthevalueofsendingapostcard?A．It’sajourneyofloveB．It’sasymbolofsympathyC．It’sanactofpatienceD．It’sawayofpassingtime3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“viable"inParagraph3probablymean?A．WorthofpraiseB．PossibletochangeC．ShortofmoneyD．likelytoexist4、Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A．AbusinesscolumnB．AfinancereportC．Ahi-techadvertisementD．Abookreview24．（8分）AbrahamLincoln,aself-taughtlawyer,waselected16thpresidentoftheUnitedStatesinNovember1860,shortlybeforetheoutbreakoftheCivilWar.Lincolnprovedtobeasmartmilitarystrategistandacompetentleader:HisEmancipationProclamation(解放宣言)pavedthewayforslavery’sabolition,whilehisGettysburgAddressstandsasoneofthemostfamousspeechesinAmericanhistory.InApril1865,withtheUniononthebrinkofvictory,AbrahamLincolnwaskilled;hisuntimelydeathmadehimaherotothecauseofliberty,andheiswidelyregardedasoneofthegreatestpresidentsinU.S.history.OnJanuary20,1981,Reagantookoffice.Only69dayslaterhewasshotbyawould-bekiller,butquicklyrecoveredandreturnedtoduty.Hisgraceandwitduringthedangerousincidentcausedhispopularitytosoar.Attheendofhistwotermsinoffice,RonaldReaganviewedwithsatisfactiontheachievementsofhisinnovativeprogramknownastheReaganRevolution,whichaimedtomotivatetheAmericanpeopleandreducetheirrelianceuponGovernment.Hefelthehadfulfilledhiscampaignpledgeof1980torestore“thegreat,confidentroarofAmericanprogressandgrowthandoptimism.”WhenGeorgeW.Bush,attheageof54,becamethe43rdpresidentoftheUnitedStates,itwasonlythesecondtimeinAmericanhistorythatapresident’ssonwentontotheWhiteHouse.JohnQuincyAdams,electedthesixthpresidentin1824,wasthesonofJohnAdams,thesecondpresident.WhileJohnAdamshadbroughtuphissontobepresident.GeorgeBush,the41stpresident,insistedhewassurprisedwhentheeldestofhissixchildrenbecameinterestedinpolitics,becamegovernorofTexas,andthenwentontothewhiteHouse.BarackObamaservedasthe44thPresidentoftheUnitedStates.HisstoryistheAmericanstory—valuesfromtheheartland,amiddle-classupbringinginastrongfamily,hardworkandeducationasthemeansofgettingahead,andthebeliefthatalifesoblessedshouldbelivedinservicetoothers.WithafatherfromKenvaandamotherfromKansas,PresidentObamawasborninHawaiionAugust4,1961.Hewasraisedwithhelpfromhisgrandfather,whoservedinPatton’sarmy,andhisgrandmother,whoworkedherwayupfromthesecretarialpooltomiddlemanagementatabank.1、Ofthefourpresidents,whoisregardedasanexcellentpublicspeaker?A．AbrahamLincoln. B．RonaldReagan.C．GeorgeW.Bush. D．BarackObama.2、WhenDonaldReaganlefttheWhiteHouse,hefeltthat________.A．heregrettedhavingbeenelectedPresidentB．hestillhadmuchtodoforthecountryC．hehadkepthispromisetothepeopleD．hewasbecomingmorepopularwiththepeople3、Whichofthefollowingpresidentstookofficefirst?A．GeorgeWBush. B．JohnAdams.C．JohnQuincyAdams. D．GeorgeBush.4、Ofthefourpresidents,whosuccessfullyrealizedhisAmericanDream?A．AbrahamLincoln. B．RonaldReagan.C．GeorgeW.Bush. D．BarackObama.5、Ofthefourpresidents,whowasnotabletofinishhistermofservice?A．AbrahamLincoln. B．RonaldReagan.C．GeorgeW.Bush. D．BarackObama.25．（10分）Foryearsgoinghomefortheholidayshasbeenbittersweet.Iappreciatetheopportunitytospendqualitytimewithmymombutitispainfulformetoseeherhouselitteredwithstuff(物品).Clothesboughtbutneverworn,andnewitemsintheiroriginalpackagingcarelesslypurchasedandneverused.It’sevidentthatseeingthestuffonadailybasisremindsmymomofatimewhenshoppingwasherwayofspendingmoney.Ididn’tfullyunderstandtheextenttowhichmymomwassufferinguntilthisweek,whenIsawpilesofclothesonherbed,“Howdoyoumanagetosleepeverynightwithallthatstuff,Mom?”Iasked.Tomyhorror,sherepliedtoitbecauseIknowIhavetogetridofallthisstuffeventually;IampunishingmyselfbysleepingwiththemuntilIdothat.”Shockedandupset,Igentlyexplainedtoherthatpunishingherselfwasonlytomakethingsworse,andthateverybodydeservesaplacetosleepinpeace,nomatterwhatmistakesthey’vemade.Isuggestedshemoveallthestuffupstairs,leavingherroomcomfortabletosleepin.Withpatienceandherslowbutsteadyguidance,Ihelpedhergothroughsomeofthepilesandmovethemupstairs.FortherestoftheweekIstayedthere,shewasinabettermoodandwasexcitedaboutgoing-throughtherestofthehousetofinallygetridofherstuff—pastmistakesandpainfultimes.Theitemsbroughtbackpainfulmemoriesasweinspectedandmovedthem,butIkeptremindingherthatremovingthemwouldallowhertomoveonandheal.Wefinallysoldsomanythingsandtookbagafterbagtocharity.Thestuffisjustasignofthedestructivepatternsofself-hatredonpastmistakes.Onlythroughtheactofself-forgivenesscanwebringaboutachainreactionofreorganizing—bothofthehouseandheart.1、Whatmadetheauthorfeelbitter?A．Shecouldn’tunderstandhermom’ssorrows.B．Hermomwasstuckinthepainfulmemories.C．Hermomwasalwaysleftaloneathome.D．Hermomwastedmoneyonuselessthings,2、Theunderlinedword“that”inthesecondparagraphrefersto________.A．gettingridofthestuff.B．buyingthestuffC．openingthestuffD．movingthestuff3、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A．theauthorneverboughthermomanythingB．theauthor’smomhasnomoneytopurchasenowC．theauthorsmomregretsbuyingsomanythingsD．theauthorknowshermom’ssufferingonlythisweek4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．HowtodoshoppingwiselyB．Theimportanceofself-forgiveness.C．Keepaneyeontheelderly’sbehaviorD．Clearancehelpsremovesuffering第三部分語(yǔ)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）OnewomanishavingaverymerryChristmas,indeed,allthankstothehonestyanddeterminationofacompletestranger.“WhenIsawit,Isaid,‘God,thisisreallyapretty1Somebody'sgoingtoheartbroken,”saidShirleyGrandey,62,whowasavolunteerforkeepingtheenvironmentclean.WhenGrandeywas2alargepileofpineneedlesanddirtattheendofherhardworkday,shenever3tocomeacrosssomeone'sdiamondringlyingaloneamongapileof4.Knowingtheringprobablyhadspecial5,Grandeyheldontothejewelryandmadeither6tofindtheowner.“Isaid,'OhGod,Ihavetofindthe7,"'recalledGrandeybeforemakingthedecisiontocontacttheTVstation,tohelp8theword."Itwasdefinitelya9ring.Itwasintertwined（纏繞）andhadtheir10onit．”Herefforts11．“Thebrotherofthegirlsawiton12andtoldher,"saidGrandey,whocouldn'thavebeenhappiertoreturnthe13ringtoitsoriginalowner,JulieSanalitro.“Iwasscreamingandrunningaroundthehouse,”Sanalitrotoldthenewsstation."Wealwayscometo14ourtreefromtheretocelebrateChristmasDay,"shesaid.WhenSanalitrocalledto15thering,sheexplaineditwasagiftfromherboyfriend,whohadonlygivenittohertwomonthsagowhenthey16reunited.Shewasnotonlyableto17answerallofGrandey'squestionsaboutthering,18shewastheoriginalowner,butGrandeyadded,“Iknewitwashersthemomentshewaswalkingup.”“Wejusthuggedeachotherandshehadafewtears,"the19volunteerexplained.AllthatCrandeyasksfromthis20issimplyforpeopleto“payitforward.”Shesaid.“IwouldwantsomeonetogiveitbacktomeifIlostmyring,sojusttrytopayitforward.”1、A．gift B．handkerchief C．necklace D．ring2、A．puttingaway B．cleaningup C．keepingup D．bringingup3、A．expected B．wanted C．understood D．imagined4、A．furniture B．equipment C．luggage D．garbage5、A．object B．design C．value D．form6、A．duty B．work C．a(chǎn)bility D．a(chǎn)greement7、A．designer B．owner C．photographer D．a(chǎn)rtist8、A．print B．explore C．spread D．write9、A．luck B．wedding C．marriage D．love10、A．photos B．names C．a(chǎn)ddresses D．words11、A．paidoff B．paidup C．paidback D．paidout12、A．television B．telephone C．radio D．phone13、A．nice B．lost C．ugly D．lovely14、A．take B．buy C．get D．lift15、A．rescue B．transport C．convey D．describe16、A．recently B．immediately C．a(chǎn)ctively D．likely17、A．successfully B．properly C．obviously D．similarly18、A．remembering B．ensuring C．forgetting D．telling19、A．kind B．a(chǎn)ngry C．close D．learned20、A．a(chǎn)ccident B．origin C．experience D．evidence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）Today,dogsarefound1．(help)toallwhoflyinairplanes.Theyaretrainedtosmell,track,andfindbombsonplanesandinluggage.Dogsareeasytotrainbecausetheyalreadyhavedeepconnectiontohumans.Manyofthesedogsaredonatedtothesafetyprogram,wherethey2．(give)agoodhome.Thepartnershipbetweendogsandhumansallowseachtoprofitfromthespecialtalentsoftheotherastheyworktogether3．（save）lives.第四部分寫(xiě)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(yǔ)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(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(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(xiě)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(xiě)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。Myseniorhighschoollifeisalmostover、Althoughlookedforwardtoenteringcollege,Ican’thelpmissingthosegoodolddaysverymuchthatIfeelsad、I’munwillingtosaygoodbyetoeveryoneandeverythingIamfamiliar、However,Icometorealizenatureneverstoodstill、Differentseasonscomeandgo、Plantsandanimalsdieandnewonecometolife、We,likeeverythinginnature,hastoadapttothechanges、Beforeknowingit,Iamakindofcalm、NowI’dliketorecallthemostwonderfulthingswhathavehappened,andaccepthappywhateveristohappen、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是學(xué)生會(huì)主席李華。你校英國(guó)交換生Peter在你校舉行的運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)中不慎摔傷了右胳膊，現(xiàn)在正在醫(yī)院治療。請(qǐng)你代表學(xué)校給他的父母Mr.Brown和Mrs.Brown寫(xiě)一封電子郵件。內(nèi)容如下：1.告知受傷情況；2.事情的經(jīng)過(guò)；3.學(xué)校的處理方式。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右，開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearMr.andMrs.Brown,I’mLiHua,chairmanofTheStudentUnion.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,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、C3、D4、D5、C6、A7、C8、C9、A10、B11、C12、B13、B14、C15、D16、C17、C18、D19、A20、D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、C2、A3、B22、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'stargetcusto