2023屆山東省日照市日照高考仿真卷英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2023高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫(xiě)在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡上，寫(xiě)在本試卷上無(wú)效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．Oncepublished,thenovelwasa(n)successandwassoontranslatedintonineforeignlanguages.A．occasionalB．instantC．constantD．individual2．Lucy__writingheressayby10:00thismorning.Afterthat,shelistenedtomusicforawhile.A．willfinish B．finishesC．hasfinished D．hadfinished3．---TurnofftheTV,Jack.Yourhomeworknow?---Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．ShouldyoubedoingB．Couldn’tyoubedoingC．Shouldn’tyoubedoingD．Willyoubedoing4．Frommypointofview,there’slittlechancethatwewillbesuccessfulintryingtochangethepresentsituation.________,itisimportantthatwetryourbest.A．Meanwhile B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Nevertheless5．Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingforsupper.A．tonoteating B．nottoeatC．nottoeating D．tonoteat6．Manymemoriesofoldtimeswerebytheconversationwehadtogetherthatevening.A．calledup B．turnedup C．takenup D．keptup7．Nodecision__A_aboutanyfutureappointmentuntilallthecandidateshavebeeninterviewed.A．willbemade B．ismadeC．isbeingmade D．hasbeenmade8．Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthosefor______lifeisfarfromeasy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever9．Thediningroomiscleanandtidy,withatablealready______forabigmeal． A.beinglaidB．laying C．tolay D．laid10．Thoughhelacksexperience,thearrangementsareall_______forthemeetingnextThursdayaheadoftime.A．inparticular B．inplace C．inpreparation D．intime11．AnewairportmaybeconstructedinNantong,____thepaceofeconomicgrowthwillbeaccelerated.A．inwhichcase B．inthatcase C．inwhatcase D．inwhosecase12．Whenwehaveachancetotravel,wetendto______asmanysightsintothetripaswecan---sevencountriesintendays,forexample.A．squeeze B．sneeze C．subscribe D．substitute13．You’dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture________.A．purposeB．referenceC．memoryD．a(chǎn)ssessment14．Mymother______angrywithme,butIcouldn’tshutmymouthbeforeIshoutedather!A．wasn’t B．wouldn’tbeC．wouldn’thavebeen D．hadn’tbeen15．Wearelivinginanagemostofthingsaredoneoncellphones.A．which B．thatC．whose D．when16．Distinguishedguestsandfriends,welcometoourschool,_____theceremonyofthe50thAnniversarythismorningareouralumni（校友）fromhomeandabroad.A．Attend B．Toattend C．Attending D．Havingattended17．IkeepthepicturewhereIcanseeiteveryday,remindsmeofthedaysinmyhometown.A．that B．whichC．who D．when18．—Didyouenjoytheparty?—Yes.We___________wellbyourhosts.A．weretreated B．wouldbetreatedC．treated D．hadtreated19．"Theydidn’ttakemeasuresintime,otherwisetheexplosions____．"someexpertssaid．A．wouldn’thappen B．didn’thappenC．wouldn’thavehappened D．mustn’thavehappened20．—HelenisgoingtoManchesterforfurthereducationnextmonth.—I’m______becauseIhavetostayathomeandwork.A．greenwithenvyB．whiteasasheetC．tickledpinkD．blackandblue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）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）WhenIwasfiveorsixyearsold，IrememberwatchingTVandseeingotherchildrensufferinotherpartsoftheworld.Iwouldsaytomyself，“WhenIgrowup,whenIcangetrich，Iwillsavekidsallovertheworld.”At17，IstartedmycareerhereinAmerica,andbytheageof18,Istartedmyfirstcharity(慈善)organization.Iwentontoteamupwithotherorganizationsinthefollowingyears,andmet,helped,andevenlostsomeofthemostbeautifulsouls,fromsix-year-oldJasminaAnemawhopassedawayin2010fromleukemia(白血病),andwhosestoryinspiredthousandstovolunteerasdonors,tomygrandmother,wholostherbattlewithcancerin2012,andherdeathistheveryreasonandthedrivingforcebehindtheClaraLionelFoundation(CLF).We'reallhuman.Andwealljustwantachance:achanceatlife,achanceineducation,achanceatafuture,really.AndatCLF,ourmissionistoimpactasmanylivesaspossible,butitstartswithjustone.Peoplemakeitseemtoohardtodocharitywork.Thetruthis,youdon'thavetoberichtohelpothers.Youdon'tneedtobefamous.Youdon'tevenhavetobecollegeeducated.Butitstartswithyourneighbor,thepersonrightnexttoyou,thepersonsittingnexttoyouinclass，thekiddowntheblockinyourneighborhood.Youjustdowhateveryoucantohelpinanywaythatyoucan.Andtoday,Iwanttochallengeeachofyoutomakeadecisiontohelponeperson,oneorganization,onesituationthattouchesyourheart.Mygrandmotheralwaysusedtosay.“Ifyou'vegotadollar,there'splentytoshare.”1、Whatdidtheauthorwanttodoatayoungage?A．WatchTV. B．Growupquickly.C．Becomewealthy. D．Helpotherchildren.2、WhatdirectlycausedtheauthortocreateanddeveloptheCLF?A．Asix-year-oldkid'srequest.B．Hergrandmother'sdeathofcancer.C．Manyvolunteers'inspiration.D．Otherorganizations'encouragement.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“one”inParagraph2referto?A．Achance. B．Atask.C．Alife. D．Anorganization.4、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledointhelastparagraph?A．Dolittlethingstohelpthosearoundthem.B．Workhardtogetacollegeeducation.C．Challengetheirfriendstoofferhelp.D．Docharityworkwhoeveryouare.23．（8分）Australianelectronicsandhomewaresretailersarepreparingfortheinvasion(涌入)ofAmericangiantAmazon,butsomehavedecidedtotakethefightuptotheonline-basedstorewhenitcomestolocalshores.Lastweek,AmazonconfirmeditsrapidAustraliaexpansionbyannouncingthatitwassearchingforasitetobuildits“fulfillmentcenter”—alargewarehouse(倉(cāng)庫(kù))forstoringandshippinggoodspurchasedonline—butlocalretailer,includingoneofHarveyNorman’sfoundersGerryHarvey,havesaidtheywillmakeithardforAmazontosucceedinAustralia.HarveyNormansellselectronics,furnitureandbedding—allmarketsinwhichAmazonhopestoholdastake,butHarveyhassaidthathewillhappilygotoe-to-toewiththeAmericanbehemothtoholdhisgroundintheAustralianmarket.“InAmericaandotherpartsofheworld,theyhavejustdemolished(徹底打敗)otherretailers,noquestionaboutthat,andtheysendalotofretailersbroke,”HarveytoldNewsCorponMonday.“ThereisnoquestiontheyhaveoneambitionandlikeAttilatheHun,orAlexandertheGreat,theyjustwanttodemolisheverythinginfrontofthemandthenattheendofthedayclaimtobevictoriousandmaketheirownrules.Sothisisacompanythatisextraordinarybyanymeasureandchallengeseveryrulethathaseverbeenwrittenaboutabusiness.”SomeanalystshavesaidthatAmazoncouldtakeinasmuchas3billionU.S.dollarsinsalesinitsfirstfiveyearsinAustralia(aroundIpercentofthetotal225billionU.S.dollarmarket),butHarveyhasrefutedthoseclaims,sayingthatlocalretailerswouldbeputtingup“onehellofafight”whenAmazonlaunchesismainretailservicesinAustralia.“WewillbeoutherefightingthemlikenoAmericanretailerhaseverfoughtthem,”hesaid.“Anypricethattheyputwewillbeatorequal.”Meanwhile,Harvey’sthoughtswerebackedupbytheformerCEOofsupermarketchainWoolworths.RogerCorbett,whosaidAmazonwouldstruggletokeepitslowerwagesandclaimsoflightningfastdeliverytoruralpartswhenitopensinAustralia.“Amazonwillhaveanimpactonthemarketplace,buttheyarecomingintoanalreadyverycompetitivemarket,”hetoldNewsCorp.1、WhydidGerryHarveyreactactivelytoAmazon’sexpansiontoAustralia?A．Tosupportothernationalbrands.B．Tomaintainhisownshareinthemarket.C．TorealizetheAustralianmarket’sdiversity.D．TolearnfromAmazon’simmediatesuccess.2、WhatisAmazonlikeaccordingtoGerryHarvey?A．Powerfulandcreative.B．Aggressivebutoutdated.C．Ambitiousandreliable.D．Promisingbutadventurous.3、Whatmessageisconveyedinthelastparagraph?A．AmazonwilltaketheleadinAustraliasoon.B．AmazonhasnoaccesstotheAustralianmarket.C．Amazon’sservicequalityneedsimprovingurgently.D．Amazon’sexpansiontoAustraliawillbechallenging.24．（8分）Mostcellphonecompaniesdesignmodelsespeciallyforkids.Butparentsareusuallytheonesbuyingthephones,andpayingthebill.Accordingtoastudy,56%ofparentsofchildrenaged8to12havegiventheirchildrenacellphone.Accordingtoarecentsurvey,12isthemagicnumber.Itisthemostcommonageforkidstogettheirfirstcellphone.But13%ofchildrenaged6to10alreadyhaveone.That’smorethanoneoutofevery10kids.Pro-cellphonepeople,includingmanyparents,noticethatcellphoneshelpkidskeepintouchwiththeirfriendsandfamilies.Theybelievethatcellphonesareanimportanttoolinadangeroussituation.Kidscanstayconnectedwiththeirparentsatalltimes,whetherit’stoaskforaridehomefromsoccerpracticeortoreceiveagood–lucktextmessagemomentsbeforeabiggame.Plus,somecellphonedesignedforkidscanbecontrolledwithsettingsthatallowthephonetoonlybeusedinparent-approvedways.What’stheharminthat?Butotherpeopleareworriedaboutthehealthandsafetyeffectsofkids’cellphones.Theybelievethatplugged-inkidscouldbemissingoutonotheractivities,suchasplayingoutsideorhangingoutwithfriends,andthatsendingtextmessagesorfieldingphonecallswhiledoinghomeworkisbadforconcentration.Theysaythatkidsarespendingtoomuchtimetextinginsteadoftalkingtoeachother.“Ourbrainsevolvedtocommunicatefacetoface,”saysGarySmall,aprofessorofpsychiatryattheUCLASchoolofMedicine,inCalifornia.“Alotofthisislostwithtexting.”Andsomeexpertsarealsoconcernedaboutpossiblehealthrisks.Theyworrythatradiationorenergywaves-releasedbycellphonescouldbeharmfultoyoungpeople.Tobesafe,manypediatriciansadviselimitingtalktime.1、Therecentsurveysuggeststhat________.A．thenumbertwelvecanbringusgoodluckB．mostkidsarceagertohavetheirowncellphonesC．manykidshavetheirfirstcellphoneattheageof12D．morethanhalfoftheparentscanaffordtobuycellphones2、Pro–cellphonepeopleprobablyrefertothosewhothinkthatkids_________.A．mustn’towncellphoneB．shouldhavecellphonesC．hadbettermakemorefriendsD．maylosetouchwithothers3、WhatwouldbethemainideaofParagraph3?A．Thedisadvantagesofcellphones.B．Cellphonesdesignedforkids.C．Thekindsofcellphones.D．Howtosendtextmessage.4、Theauthor’sattitudestowardthefactthatkidshavecellphonesis_________.A．supportiveB．objectiveC．negativeD．optimistic25．（10分）In2015,amannamedNigelRichardsmemorized386,000wordsintheentireFrenchScrabbleDictionaryinjustnineweeks.However,hedoesnotspeakFrench.Richards’impressivefeatisausefulexampletoshowhowartificialintelligenceworks—realAI.BothofRichardandAItakeinmassiveamountsofdatatoachievegoalswithunlimitedmemoryandsupermanaccuracyinacertainfield.ThepotentialapplicationsforAIareextremelyexciting.BecauseAIcanoutperformhumansatroutinetasks—providedthetaskisinonefieldwithalotofdata—itistechnicallycapableofreplacinghundredsofmillionsofwhiteandbluecollarjobsinthenext15yearsorso.ButnoteveryjobwillbereplacedbyAI.Infact,fourtypesofjobsarenotatriskatall.First,therearecreativejobs.AIneedstobegivenagoaltooptimize.Itcannotinvent,likescientists,novelistsandartistscan.Second,thecomplex,strategicjobs—executives,diplomats,economists—gowellbeyondtheAIlimitationofsingle-fieldandBigData.Thentherearetheas-yet-unknownjobsthatwillbecreatedbyAI.Areyouworriedthatthesethreetypesofjobswon’temployasmanypeopleasAIwillreplace?Nottoworry,asthefourthtypeismuchlarger:jobswhereemotionsareneeded,suchasteachers,nanniesanddoctors.Thesejobsrequirecompassion,trustandsympathy—whichAIdoesnothave.AndevenifAItriedtofakeit,nobodywouldwantarobottellingthemtheyhavecancer,orarobottobabysittheirchildren.SotherewillstillbejobsintheageofAI.Thekeythenmustberetrainingtheworkforcesopeoplecandothem.Thismustbetheresponsibilitynotjustofthegovernment,whichcanprovidefunds,butalsoofcorporationsandthosewhobenefitmost.1、Whatisthemainpurposeofparagraph1?A．Tointroducethetopic.B．TomentionNigel’sfeat.C．Tostresstheimportanceofgoodmemory.D．TosuggesthumansgobeyondAIinmemory.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“outperform”underlinedinparagraph2?A．Besuperiorto B．BeequaltoC．Besimilarto D．Berelatedto3、Whichofthefollowingjobsisthemostlikelytobereplaced?A．Thewriter. B．Theshopassistant.C．Thebabysitter. D．Thepsychologist.4、WhatdoesthetextsuggestpeopledoaboutjobreplacementofAI?A．LimittheapplicationofAItoacertaindegree.B．Getmoresupportfromthegovernment.C．Applyforthedonationfromcompanies.D．Upgradethemselvesallthetime.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）Isn’titamazinghowyouneverhavetowateryourweedsornurture(培育)themandtheystillgiveyouanunwantedcrop?Icanrememberasayoungboymygrandfathershowedmehowto1thisannoyingweedcalledBermudagrass.Itwas2stuffanditwouldreally3ifyoudidn’tgetitoutbythe4.WhenmywifeandIboughtourfirsthomeabout8yearsago,whatIhadtodealwiththisisthiscertainpartweeds5totheBermudagrass,whichwouldalsospreadwildly.Aftergettingtheinsideofourhome6,itwastimetoworkontheoutside.OnmyhandsandkneesI7—attackedtheweedswithasmallhandspadegettingeachone8bytheroots.JustthisSpringIrealizedthatoneparticularweedwasnolonger9butanotheronewasinfull10.Soagain,Igotdownonmyhandsandkneesandgottowork11themfrommyyard.WhenIwas12,myyardwasbetteroff.Sometimesourlifecanbesosimilar.Weallhaveweedsinourlife.Theseweedscanbechallenges,setbacks,or13beliefs,andthelistcanbe14.Whendealingwiththeseweedsof15,the16istogettotherootofthemandremovethemonebyoneoutandeventuallyyouwill17thisround.Andwhenanothercropofweeds18,dealwiththemdirectly19theyspread,becausenowthatyouknowwhattodowiththembygettingtotherootofit,itwillgiveyoumorecourageand20thenexttimeaproblemarisesup.1、A．eatupB．digupC．breakupD．putup2、A．powerfulB．poisonousC．sensitiveD．terrible3、A．spreadB．succeedC．withdrawD．compromise4、A．leavesB．handsC．spadesD．roots5、A．a(chǎn)ttractiveB．similarC．fundamentalD．unknown6、A．countedB．mendedC．a(chǎn)ppreciatedD．settled7、A．energeticallyB．unsuccessfullyC．curiouslyD．thankfully8、A．insideB．outC．offD．a(chǎn)cross9、A．usefulB．dynamicC．differentD．common10、A．forceB．lengthC．detailD．vain11、A．collectingB．a(chǎn)ttendingC．riddingD．distinguishing12、A．worn-outB．a(chǎn)ccustomedC．finishedD．introduced13、A．familiarB．religiousC．pastD．negative14、A．reasonableB．endlessC．normalD．uncertain15、A．lifeB．schoolC．houseD．factory16、A．progressB．solutionC．disadvantageD．permission17、A．interruptB．memorizeC．conquerD．recognize18、A．showsupB．showsoffC．takesupD．takes19、A．unlessB．evenifC．beforeD．sothat20、A．impressionB．motivationC．wisdomD．satisfaction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）NeZha,China’sanimatedblockbusterhitofthesummer,isready1．(hit)NorthAmericantheaterslaterthismonth.WellGoUSAEntertainment,2．distributioncompanyspecializinginbringingtopAsianfilmtitlestoUScinemas,willreleasethefilminselect3DIMAXtheatersacrossNorthAmericaonAug29,3．(follow)byanationwideexpansiononSept6.Writtenanddirectedbyfirst-timefeaturefilmmakerYangYu,alsoknown4．Jiaozi,thefilm5．(tell)ofNeZha,aboybornasasocialoutcast(棄兒)becauseofadivineprophecy（神的預(yù)言）6．hewoulddestroytheworld.Hetriestochangehispredeterminedfateandpeople’sviewsofhimbychoosinggoodovereviland7．(become)theirtruehero.Builtonasuccessful8．(adapt)ofChinesefolktaleandexcellentword-of-mouth,thefilm-thefirstChineseanimatedfilmisprovingtohavelonglegsattheboxoffice.9．a(chǎn)totalboxofficeof4.1billionyuan($582million)andcounting,

NeZha

isthebest-receivedanimatedfeatureeverinChina,andthefourth10．(large)theatricalreleaseinthecountry’sboxofficehistory.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。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(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。Ourschoolisholdinganactivityaimingtobuildingaharmoniousschool、Ithinkwhatweareresponsibleforisweshouldworkhardtoachievethisgoal、Oneofthemostimportantcharacteristicsofharmonyaregoodrelationships、Weshouldbefriendlytoourclassmates、Beside,weshouldrespectourteachersbecausetheyarealwaystheretohelpyou、Andweshouldcommunicatetoourparentsregularlycanknowwhatishappenedinourschool、Last,weshouldmakeanefforttomakeourschoolcleanedandtakegoodcareoftheequipmentsintheclassroom、Let’stakeanactionfromnowon!Let’sworktogethertoliveinharmony!147第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）目前，學(xué)校存在少數(shù)考生考試作弊現(xiàn)象。某英文雜志社擬對(duì)此現(xiàn)象向中學(xué)生征文，標(biāo)題是“MyOpiniononCheatinginExaminations”。請(qǐng)根據(jù)下列提示用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)一篇征文稿。內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)如下：主要原因

考試偏多、偏難

不用功、懶惰

取悅父母、老師

個(gè)人看法

作弊不對(duì)，違反校規(guī)

……（其他看法）

注意：1.短文必須包括所有內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮；2.詞數(shù)：100左右；3.參考詞匯：作弊cheat(v.)

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、C4、D5、A6、A7、A8、A9、D10、B11、A12、A13、B14、C15、D16、C17、B18、A19、C20、A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、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,“Asafat