河南省正陽縣第二高級(jí)中學(xué)2025屆高三第一次調(diào)研測(cè)試英語試卷含解析

河南省正陽縣第二高級(jí)中學(xué)2025屆高三第一次調(diào)研測(cè)試英語試卷考生請(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(hào)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(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．–Let’stakeacoffeebreak,shallwe?–IwishI________,butIhaveareallytightschedule.A．can B．shall C．could D．should2．Abrahamsethimselfupinfrontofhisdaughter,hands________herhair,andwasclosetotears,reluctanttotearhimselffromher.A．totoywith B．toyedwith C．toyingwith D．beingtoyedwith3．Anyway,we’reherenow,solet’s___________someseriouswork.A．comeupwith B．getdowntoC．doawaywith D．liveupto4．Sinceyouaremydaughter'sclassmate,we'dliketo______you_______tonight.A．put;down B．put;in C．put;off D．put;up5．Thisrestauranthasbecomepopularforitswide______offoodsthatsuitalltastesandpockets.A．production B．offerC．range D．division6．DimashappearedonthestageofSinger2017,hisvoiceinstantlywonheartsofChineseaudience.A．AslongasB．AssoonasC．NowthatD．Eversince7．Youwon’tfindpapercuttingdifficult_____youkeeppracticingit.A．evenifB．a(chǎn)slongasC．a(chǎn)sifD．eversince8．AlphaGo’sbeatingGograndmasterLeeSedol4-1has________aninternationaldebateaboutwhetherrobotswillcompletelytaketheplaceofhumans.A．giveoff B．workoutC．setoff D．putout9．________someleadersandscientistshavepraisedChina’sachievementinspacetechnology,othersregardChina’sprogressasathreat.A．Unless B．OnceC．Eventhough D．Nowthat10．Heisn’tsuchaman______heusedtobe.A．who B．whomC．that D．a(chǎn)s11．Recently,aprogrammercriticizedthe“996”workschedule______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,withtheprospectofendingupinanintensivecareunit.A．where B．when C．which D．whose12．Thewhyheisabsenttodayishehasgotabadheadache.A．reason;that B．reason;becauseC．cause;that D．cause;because13．---Excuseme,wherecanIgetmycarfilledup?---Therearegasstationsat________endoftheblock．A．both B．neitherC．either D．a(chǎn)ll14．It’sdifficultforustolearnalessoninlife________we’veactuallyhadthatlesson.A．whileB．sinceC．untilD．when15．AsoneofthemostpopularartistsintheUS,notonly_______withherhitsongs,buthasinspiredwomenwithherdevotiontocharity.A．hasBeyonceinfluencedpopculture B．influencedpopculturehasBeyonceC．Beyoncehasinfluencedpopculture D．influencedpopcultureBeyoncehas16．Whilestudying,fixyourmindonwhatisreallyimportant,oryouwill_____rememberingnothing.A．endup B．takeupC．leadto D．stickto17．goesupmustcomedown,andgasolinepricesarecomingdownfastinsomepartsofAmerica.A．WhereB．WhatC．WhichD．That18．Morethanonedoctor_____involvedintherescuethattookplaceaftertheearthquake．A．wasB．isC．wereD．a(chǎn)re19．Hopefully，thenewmethodwillbeeffective，helpingstudentstogettheircareerplans________.A．a(chǎn)thandB．a(chǎn)twillC．ontrialD．ontrack20．Whatimpressedmemostaboutthemoviewerethe________filmedinNewYork.A．scenery B．scenesC．sights D．views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）ZachBonnerknowsjusthowfartryingcangetyou.Earlierthismonththeeleven-year-oldcompletedhisbiggestcharityprojecttodate.HewalkedalmosttwothousandkilometersfromhishomeinFloridatoWashingtonD．C．toraisemoneyforhomelesschildreninAmerica.Zachcalledhisproject"FromMyHousetotheWhiteHouse".HecarriedamessagetotheAmericanpresidentandlawmakers.HeaskedforhelpforthehomelesschildrenintheUnitedStates.ThewalkraisedtensofthousandsofdollarsforZach'scause.HismothersaysZachhasalwaysenjoyedcommunityservicework.ItbeganwhenHurricaneCharleyhitFloridain2014.Zachdecidedtohelpvictimsbywalkingaroundhisareawithhislittleredwagoncollectingandgivingoutbottlesofwater.Hegotthenickname"LittleRedWagonBoy".Now,"LittleRedWagon"isthenameofZach'sfoundation.Ithasraisedmoneyforplaygroundsandsheltersforhomelesschildren.Zachalsogivesoutthousandsofbackpacks.Hefillseach"Zachpac"withatoy,personalcleaningsupplies,socks,sewingsupplies,afirst-aidkitandfood.Zachhaswonmanyawards,metseveralpresidentsandbeenontelevision.Butthatisnotwhyhewantstohelppeople.ZachBonnersaysifyouhaveagoodheartyouhavetouseit.And,hesays,charityworkisalotoffun.Eighteen-year-oldChristinaJohnsonandheroldersisterGenevastartedtheirproject,"BringItOn"intheBronxareaofNewYorkCityin2014.Theywantedtoimprovetheplacewheretheylived.Theareawassodangerousthattheirparentswouldnotletthemplayoutside.Thegirlsstartedaprogramtoempowerchildrenintheircommunity."BringItOn"organizesenvironmental"jams"tocleanupwasteinthearea.Thegroupalsoholdsclassesandtalksonhealth,leadership,howtosetupsmallbusinessesandotherissues."BringItOn"receivesmoneyandothersupportfromlocalbusinessesandothersponsors.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutZachBonner?A．Hehadpersuadedhismothertoworkwithhim.B．Hiswalkhelpedraisealargeamountofmoney.C．Hewonhisnicknamebyhelpingthevictimswithalittleredwagon.D．Heenjoyedhimselfindoingcommunityservicework.2、WhywasZachBonner'sfoundationstarted?A．ToasktheAmericanpresidentandlawmakersforhelp.B．Towinawardsandappearontelevision.C．Tohavealotoffunwithotherpeople.D．Toraisemoneyforhomelesschildren.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"empowerchildren"inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Givechildrenthepowertodoanything.B．Takecontrolofchildren.C．Enablechildrentolivesafely.D．Stopchildrenplayingwitheachother.4、Whatcanbeinferredaccordingtothetext?A．"LittleRedWagon"and"BringItOn"arethenicknamesofyouths.B．YoungpeopleareleadingthewayinvolunteeringintheUnitedStates.C．Thegirlsstartedtheirprogramtofindlostchildrenintheircommunity.D．ChristinaJohnsonandGenevaaremakingeffortstoraisemoney.22．（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）Musichasalwaysbeenassociatedwithexercising.Mostofuslistentoourfavoritemusicwhilejoggingintheparkorwhileworkingoutinthegym,butweneverthinkofitasmorethanjustanaccompanimenttoourexerciscroutine.Butrecentscientificresearchhasthrownlightonthefactthatusingthe“right”musicwhileexercisingcandoyouawholelotofgood:fromcreatingafeelingofpositivitytocalminganyanxiousfeelings.Researchontheeffectsofmusicduringexercisehasbeendoneforyears.In1911，anAmericanresearcher,LeonardAyres,foundthatcyclistspedaledfasterwhilelisteningtomusicthantheydidinsilence.Thishappensbecauselisteningtomusiccandrownoutourbrain’scriesoffatigue.Asourbodyrealizeswe’retiredandwantstostopexercising,itsendssignalstothebraintostopforabreak.Listeningtomusiccompetesforourbrain’sattention,andcanhelpustoovercomethosesignalsoffatigue,thoughthisismostlybeneficialforlow-andmoderate-intensityexercise.Duringhigh-intensityexercise,musicisn’taspowerfulaspullingourbrain’sattentionawayfromthepainoftheworkout.Notonlycanwemanagetoexerciselongerandharderwhenwelistentomusic,butitcanactuallyhelpustouseourenergymoreefficiently.A2015studyshowedthatcyclistswholistenedtomusicrequired7%lessoxygentodothesameworkasthosewhocycledinsilence.Sointhesamewaythatexercisingmakesushappier,it’snotsurprisingthatmusicaddssignificantlytoourwork-outsuccess.Whathaveyounoticedabouthowmusicaffectsyou?Nexttimewhenyoutakeexercise,selecttherightmusictoaccompanyyou.Youwillfindyourselfinamoredifferentmoodthanever.1、Whydosomepeoplelistentomusicwhileexercising?A．Theyattachimportancetoenjoyingmusic.B．Theyknowmusichelpsdoexercise.C．Theyfindmusicisaninterestingaccompaniment.D．Theydon’tgivetoomuchconsiderationtoit.2、Howwillyoudowhenyouwanttostopexercising?A．Totrytolistentothemusicyoulike.B．Tostopforarestimmediately.C．Totellyourselfnevertodolikethat.D．Tosendasignaltoyourbrain.3、Itcanbeinferredfromthefourthparagraphthat.A．listeningtomusiccanhelpproducemoreenergyB．thecyclistslovelisteningtomusicmorethanothersC．peopleshouldtakelisteningtomusicseriouslywhileexercisingD．significantmusiccanbenefithigh-intensityexercise24．（8分）EnglishteacherandInternetentrepreneur(企業(yè)家)JackMafoundedAlibaba18yearsagoinhistinyapartmentinHangzhou,China.Now,MahasbecometherichestmaninChina.EverycurrententrepreneurandbusinessleadershouldlearnfromhowaChineseEnglishteacherbecamesuchagreatsuccess.Starthere,goanywhere.RecognizingtheimportanceofEnglish,youngMawouldridehisbiketoanearbyhotelandguideforeignersaroundthecityjusttolearnandpracticethelanguage.Hehasvisionandhehadhelp.MasawtheInternet’senormouspotentialtobridgebusinessesacrossChina’shugepopulationearlyon.Soheandhiswifebrought17friendstogetherandpooled＄60,000tostartthecompany.Thatformedthebasisforthecompany’sdynamicpartnershipstructureanduniqueculture.Bigproblemsleadtobigopportunities.China’slackofinfrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施)hasalwaysbeenaproblemfortheenormousnation’ssmallbusinesses.Alibabasolvedthatandnowaccountsfor80%ofthecountry’se-commerce.Innovationcomesfromuniqueindividualswhothinkandactdifferently.Everyonetalksaboutchangingtheworldandmakingtonesofmoneythesedays,butthosewhoactuallydoitareexceptionalindividualswithbreakthroughideas,uncommonvisionandapassiontodogreatwork.What’sisinaname?JackMawassittinginaSanFranciscocoffeeshopwhenhethoughtofhowAlibabaoverheardthesecretofthe40thievesinhisstory—“opensesame(芝麻)”—andunlockeduntoldriches.Hesimplywantedhiscompanytohaveaglobalandinterestingname,andrealizedthatAlibabawasastoryknownacrosstheworld.Asanadditionalbonus,MasaidthatbecauseitbeginswithA,italsoappearsatthetopoflists.1、Thearticleisabout______.A．JackMa’slifestoryB．thesecretstoJackMa’ssuccessC．JackMa’sbusinessteamD．thedevelopmentofAlibaba2、Accordingtothearticle,thefirststepinJackMa’ssuccesscamefrom______.A．masteringtheEnglishlanguageB．theuniquecultureofhispartnershipC．innovationfromhisteamD．thefoundationofhiscompany3、JackManamedhiscompanyafterAlibababecause______.A．itbeginswithanAB．histeamworkedoutsuchagoodidea.C．inspirationcametohimwhenhewaslisteningtoastory.D．itcamefromastorythatiswell-knownaroundtheworld.4、WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeJackMa?A．AmbitiousandcreativeB．HumorousandinnovativeC．StrictandintelligentD．Passionateandconsiderate25．（10分）THEATRECityVarietiesTheHeadrow，Leeds.Tel.430808Oct10～11onlyANightattheVarieties.AllthefunofanoldmusichallwithBarryCryer，DuggleBrown，6dancers，Mystina，JonBarker，AnneDuvalandtheTonyHarrisonTrio.Laughagainattheoldjokesandlistentoyourfavouritesongs.Performances：8p.m.nightly.Admission：￡5；under16orover60：￡4.YorkTheatreRoyalStLeonard’sPlace，York.Tel.223568Sept23～Oct17GropingforWords－acomedybySueTownsend.BestknownforherAdrianMoleDiaries.Townsendnowwritesaboutaneveningclasswhichtwomenandawomanattend.Agentlecomedy.Admission：Firstnight，Mon：￡2；Tues～Fri：￡3.25～5.50；Sat：￡3.50～5.75.HalifaxPlayhouseKing’sCrossStreet，Halifax.Tel.365998Oct10～17OnGoldenPondbyErnestThompson.Thisisamagicalcomedyaboutrealpeople.Abeautifullyproduced，wellactedplayforeveryone.Don’tmissit.Performances：7：30p.m.Admission：￡2.Mon：2seatsforthepriceofone.GrandTheatreOxfordStreet，Leeds.Tel.502116RestaurantandCafé.Oct1～17TheSecretDiaryofAdrianMole，Aged13.SueTownsend’smusicalplay，basedonherbestsellingbook.Performances：Evenings7：45October10～17，at2：30p.m.NoMondayperformances.Admission：Tues～Thurs：￡2～5；Fri&Sat：￡2～6.1、Whichtheatreoffersthecheapestseat？A．HalifaxPlayhouse.B．CityVarieties.C．GrandTheatre.D．YorkTheatreRoyal.2、Ifyouwanttoseeaplaywitholdjokesandsongs，whichphonenumberwillyouringtobookaseat？A．502116. B．223568.C．365998. D．430808.3、WemaylearnfromthetextthatSueTownsendis________________.A．a(chǎn)writer B．a(chǎn)nactressC．a(chǎn)musician D．a(chǎn)director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）Asamusicteacher，Ihavealwaysknownthatmusictouchesthesoul.Itcan1allkindsofbarrierstoreachstudentsinaveryspecialway.Itcanbethe2foreachchildtofindtheirlight.Iwouldliketo3astoryaboutit.ForafewyearsIwas4withtheopportunitytoteachdisabledstudents.Oneofmymost5studentswasafive-year-oldgirlcalledVanessa，whohaddifficultywalking，andcouldnotspeak.We6satonthefloorforourmusiclessonsandVanessalikedto7onmylap．OneofherfavoritesongswasJohntheRabbit.ItwasacallandresponsesongwhereIsangthecallandthestudents8twicewhilesingingtherepeatingphrase，“Oh，yes！”Vanessalikedto9herhandstogetherwithmineandclapwithme.Weprobablyperformedthatsongduringeveryclass，VanessaandIclappingtogether.Butshe10saidorsangaword.Oneday，whenthesongwasfinished，Vanessaturnedaround，11meintheeyes，clappedhertinyhandstwiceandsaidthewords“Oh，yes！”Iopenedmymouthin12andforthatmomentIwastheonewhocouldnotspeak.Whenmyheart13startedbeatingagain，Ilookedoverattheassistantteachertofindheralso14Throughmusic，wehadmadeanawesomeconnection.Severalyearslater，ImetVanessaonthestreetintown.Shewavedwithabig15onherfaceandthenclappedherhandstwice，imitatingthesongwehad16somanytimesinourmusicclass.Thelittlegirl，17herconnectionwithmusic，leftanimpressiononmethatwilllastforever.Everychildhasthe18tolearnandgrow.Itisuptousto19thewaytoreacheachandeveryoneofourstudents.Weallmustfindeachchild's201、A．getacrossB．putawayC．takeoverD．breakthrough2、A．meansB．directionC．processD．effort3、A．a(chǎn)ddB．talkC．shareD．write4、A．blessedB．tiredC．coveredD．filled5、A．troublesomeB．HardworkingC．memorableD．sensitive6、A．mostB．a(chǎn)lmostC．nearlyD．mostly7、A．standB．sitC．lieD．jump8、A．sangB．saidC．followedD．clapped9、A．strikeB．putC．giveD．shake10、A．everB．neverC．stillD．even11、A．lookedB．sawC．glaredD．noticed12、A．horrorB．delightC．a(chǎn)stonishmentD．embarrassment13、A．immediatelyB．fortunatelyC．slowlyD．finally14、A．happyB．gratefulC．speechlessD．hopeless15、A．greetingB．smileC．expressionD．sign16、A．performedB．operatedC．trainedD．organized17、A．uponB．throughC．fromD．beyond18、A．standardB．a(chǎn)bilityC．planD．freedom19、A．discoverB．inventC．testD．make20、A．strengthB．dreamC．lightD．weakness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）Amonthagomyoldestdaughter,Rachel,askedme1．tomakefriends.Shewas7yearsoldandalittleshy.Itoldherthebestwaytomakefriendswastointroduce2．(she)whenshemetsomeonenew.Thequestiondidn’tcomeupagain,andIdidn’tgiveitanother3．(think).LastweekendI4．(take)mytwodaughterstothelakeacoupleofblocksfromourhouse.Therearetwoparkslocatedaroundthelake,and5．itwasaniceday,wevisitedthemboth.Therewerelotsofchildrenaroundformydaughterstoplay6．.Iwashelpingmyyoungestdaughter,Sydney,downtheslide7．somethingcaughtmyattention.Igotthewarmest8．(feel)asIheardRacheltellallthekids,“MynameisRachel,andI’m7.What’syourname?”Itworked9．(well)thanIhadeverimagined,andbeforelongshekneweverykid’sname,andtheywereallplayingtag—akindofgame!Thelittlethinginlifecan10．(true)makeadifference!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)你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(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)（∧）,并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)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。Everyonehasadream、Weareonthewaytoachieveitwhetherthewayissmoothortoughly、Assenior2student,IhavethesamedreamasmyclassmatesthatIcanbeadmittedtoanidealuniversity、Inthepast2years,IhavedoneeverythingIcantoequipmyselfwiththatIhavelearntfrommyteachers、NotonlyhaveIenjoyedthepleasuresofstudybutalsoIhavegotclosertomydream、Anxietyandpressurediddiscouragefrommeattimes、Besides,withtheencouragementofmyteachersandclassmates,IthinkI’llmakeit、I’msurethattherehasstillalongwaytogotoachievemydream、Nomatterhowchallengeditis,I’llmakeitcometrue、Astheproverbsaid,“Wherethere’sawill,there’saway、”第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是校學(xué)生會(huì)主席李華。端午節(jié)即將到來，為了幫助你校的外國留學(xué)生更好地了解中國傳統(tǒng)文化，學(xué)生會(huì)將為他們舉辦一個(gè)晚會(huì)。請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下提示用英語向他們作口頭通知。時(shí)間：下周六晚：19：00－20：30地點(diǎn)：201教室內(nèi)容：了解端午節(jié)；比賽用筷子；學(xué)習(xí)包粽子。注意：1．字?jǐn)?shù)：100詞左右；2．可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)以使行文連貫。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、B4、D5、C6、B7、B8、C9、C10、D11、A12、A13、C14、C15、A16、A17、B18、A19、D20、B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、A2、D3、C4、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'stargetcustomer.MywifeandItrytoavoidMcDonald'swhenpossible,butlikemanyparentsweendupgoing.I'veusedtheself-servekiosksandlikethemalot:they'reeasytouse,reducethepressureofmakingachoicewithimpatientcustomersbehindyou,andmakeabigdifferenceindeliverytime.Ijusthopetheydon'tstartexpectingmetotip.”5、Whydomanychainshaveaslowerfooddeliveryinthepastseveralyears?A．Becausetheyhavestruggledmanyexpectations.B．Becausetheyhavemoredishestoservepeople.C．Becausetheyhavetheworld'slargestrestaurantchains.D．Becausesometimestheyhavetoomanycustomers.6、Howdocustomersgettheirfoodafterorderingfoodself-servekiosks?A．BytestingMcDonald'smachine.B．Bytakingfoodbythemselves.C．Bylettingwaitersbringfoodforthem.D．Bylettingemployeesserveforthem.7、What'stheresultoftrying“just-for-youexperience”？A．Itisagreatsuccess.B．Itcausedtrafficjam.C．It'swellreceivedonlybyappusers.D．Itstillneedstobeobserved.8、WhatcanweinferfromwhatMikesaid?A．Hisfamilydon'tlikeMcDonald's.B．He'swillingtogivetipsforgoodservice.C．Self-servekiosksareagoodchoice.D．It'shardforhimtospendthedeliverytime.23、1、D2、A3、C24、AnewAmericanweathersatellitecouldsavemorelivesbybetterpredictingextremeweatherconditions.ThesatellitewaslaunchedinthestateofFloridaonNovember19,2016.TheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration,alsoknownasNOAA,hasbeenworkingwiththeNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)ontheproject.NOAAofficialsarecallingthenewsatelliteGOES-R.ThatisshortforamuchlongernametheGeostationaryOperationalEnvironmentalSatellite-RSeries.NOAAsaidGOES-Rcouldimprovethenation’sabilitytoobserveweatherconditionsandmakeweatherpredictions.Itsaidthesatellite’sdevicewouldleadtomoreexactandtimelyweatherforecasts,watchesandwarnings.Thegovernmentagencysaidthesatellitewillrequiretestingofitssixinstrumentsandwillbereadytowork“withinayear.”O(jiān)neofthesixinstrumentsonthesatelliteisdesignedtohelpscientistsstudylightningstrikesandmapthem.This,NOAAsays,willhelptheagencyfollowthemovementofseverestormsandprovidemoredetailedwarnings.“Thenextgenerationofweathersatellitesisfinallyhere,”saidNOAAAdministratorKathrynSullivan.ShedescribedGOES-RasoneofthemosteffectiveEarth-observingmachinesevercreated.SullivansaiditsinstrumentswillbeabletostudyEarthfivetimesfasterandwithfourtimesmoredetailsthananyotherNOAAsatellitecurrentlyinoperation.AnNOAAstatementsaidthegreaterdetailwillhelpimprovetheagency’sstudyofoceanstorms,aswellas“thepredictionandwarningsofsevereweather.”Inaddition,GOES-Rwillbeabletoprovideimprovedrainfall