廣西示范中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年高考英語(yǔ)押題試卷含解析

廣西示范中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年高考英語(yǔ)押題試卷考生請(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．,hetalksalotabouthisfavoritesingersafterclass.A．Aquietstudentashemay B．QuietstudentashemaybeC．Beaquietstudentashemay D．Quietashemaybeastudent2．—Areyoureadytoleave?—Almost,I’llbereadytogojustassoonasI________puttingthecleandishesaway.A．getthrough B．giveupC．carryout D．setabout3．Decadesago,scientistsbelievedthathowthebraindevelopswhenyouareakid______determinesyourbrainstructurefortherestofyourlife.A．soonerorlater B．moreorless C．toandfrom D．upanddown4．Ifoundmycomputerfunctioningmuchbetter,________anewoperatingsystem.A．toinstall B．installingC．havinginstalled D．installed5．After_______hadhappenedhecouldnotcontinuetoworkthere.A．which B．howC．what D．having6．WhatIlovemostaboutreadingnovelsis______theauthorsvividlydescribethecharacters.A．what B．whyC．how D．whom7．Annsaidwheneverherfatherwasunhappyhe________gooutandbuysomething,usuallysomethinglargeanduseless.A．should B．couldC．would D．might8．Thestadium________standsatheatrewillbereconstructed.A．besidewhich B．forwhichC．when D．which9．Policehavefound________appearstobethelostancientstatue.A．which B．where C．how D．what10．---Couldweaccomplishthetaskaccordingtotheschedule?---Idoubtthat.Theproblemremains______wecangetfinancialaidwithinthisweek.A．that B．how C．why D．when11．Heisabad-temperedfellow,buthe________bequitecharmingwhenhewishes.A．shall B．shouldC．can D．must12．Muchdisappointedasheisinthejobinterview,hestillkeepshisconfidence.A．tohavefailed B．failedC．havingfailed D．failing13．Thepicturelooksgood____thewhitewall.A．with B．to C．a(chǎn)gainst D．beyond14．Theeventthat_________inmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasneverescaped.A．stoodoutB．standsoutC．wouldstandoutD．hasstoodout15．Attheendofthehistoricarea，Wilmingtondisplayedits________asaworkingportcity：largeware-housesandafewotherdatedofficebuildings．A．a(chǎn)chievement B．reputationC．character D．standard16．ifIhadarrivedyesterdaywithoutlettingyouknowbeforehand?A．Wouldyoubesurprised B．WereyousurprisedC．Hadyoubeensurprised D．Wouldyouhavebeensurprised17．—Youseemtobefondofclassicalmusic.—________.Asamatteroffact,Ilikejazzmusicbetter.A．Idon’tagreeB．NotreallyC．Icouldn’tagreemoreD．Nodoubt18．IamabetterreaderthisyearthanIwaslastyearbecauseI________tohundredsofnewconceptsandideas.A．haveexposedB．hadbeenexposedC．havebeenexposedD．wasexposed19．Aftermakingthespeech,hewentthroughitinhismindtoreflectwherehe_________better.A．coulddo B．woulddo C．couldhavedone D．wouldhavedone20．--Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis.--Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis____amanthinksofhimself___reallydetermineshisfate.A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．how;that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）Knowingwhattodoatcheckoutandproperlypreparingforitcanturnapotentiallyheatedsituationintoaquickthankyouaddgoodbye.Belowwemadealistoffivethingsyoushouldrememberathotelcheckout.Don’tbelatetocheckHotelsmayaddanextremelyhighpriceforbeingjustahalfhourlate.Ifyouknowyouwon’tmakethecutofftime,itneverhurtstocallaheadandtrytonegotiateawayapotentialcharge.Don’tforgettodoublecheektheroomandsafeMakesureyoudon’tleavethingsbehind.Ifyouhaveanearlyflightorcheckouttime,packupasmuchasyoucanthenightbeforesothatlast-minuterushisn’ttooannoying.Also,besuretotakeoutanythingintheroomsafe.Don’tforgettotipthehousekeepersIt’salwayspolitetoleavesomemoneyforthepeoplekeepingyourroomclean.Don’tignorethedetailedbillYoumaybeinarush,butgivethedetailedhillacarefullooktoseeifthehotelchargeisdifferentfromtherateyouinitiallybooked.Don’tgetangryShootingattheassistantmanagerstandingbehindthefrontdeskprobablywon’thelp.Whendealingwithanunexpecteditemonthebill.Thinkabouthowdifficultitcanbetodealwithannoyedcustomers.Keepcalmandthingsmaybesolvedbetterandsooner.1、Thehotelwillchargeyoumoremoneyifyou.A．checkbeforecutofftimeB．donotcallthehotelaheadC．a(chǎn)relateincheckingoutD．negotiatewiththeclerks2、Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorsuggestdoing?A．Leavingsomethingbehind.B．Beingsuretokeeptheroomclean.C．Doingthepack-upasearlyaspossible.D．Tippingthehousekeeperstoshowrespect.3、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphofthepassage?A．TosuggestawaytosolveproblemsproperlyB．Toprovidemoreinformationaboutthehotel.C．ToshowtheuneasinessofassistantmanagersD．Toprotectcustomersfromunnecessarydangers.4、Inwhichsectionofthemagazinecanyouprobablyfindsuchapassage?A．Fitness. B．Nature.C．Lifestyle. D．Travel.22．（8分）Companionplantingistheideathatsomekindsofplantscanhelpeachothergrow.Plantsthatarecompatible（兼容的，能共處的）togethergenerallyhavesimilarneedsintermsofnutrients，soilandmoisturelevels.Adviceaboutwhichplantsarecompatibleissometimesbasedmoreontraditionthanproof.Butexpertssaythereisevidencetosupportcertaincombinations.Thesecanimproveharvests，reducediseaseandhelpwithpestcontrolbyattractinghelpfulinsects.Forexample，somekindsofsoilbacteriatakenitrogenfromtheairandmakeitintoaformthatplantscanuse.Theplantsholdthenitrogenintheirroots.Legumes(豆科植物)areespeciallygoodatthisnitrogen(氮)fixing.Thenanycropsthatsharethesamespacewiththelegumescangetthenitrogenwhentherootsarebrokendown.Beansandpotatoescanalsoshareterritorywellbecausetheirrootsreachdifferentlevelsinthesoil.Deep-rootedvegetablesgetnutrientsandmoisturefromlowerdowninthesoil，sotheydonotcompletewithplantswithshallowerroots.Butsomeplantsplacedtogethermayharmeachother'sdevelopment.Forexample，tomatoesdonotlikewetsoilbutwatercressdoes，soyouwouldprobablywanttokeepthemseparated.Somekindsofproduceshouldbekeptapartevenafterbeingharvested.Thisisbecauseofethylenegas(乙烯氣體)．Ethyleneisaplanthormone(激素)thatcancausesomefoodstoripentooquickly.Applesreleaseethylenegas.Apricots，melonsandtomatoesalsoreleasealotofethylene.Somevegetablesareeasilyaffectedbyethylene，includingasparagus，broccoli，cabbageandcucumbers.Thisriskofripeningtoosooniswhymarketsoftenseparatehighethylene-producingfoodsfromthosethataresensitivetothegas.Butifyouputanappleinabagwithagreenbanana，theethylenefromtheapplewillmakethebananareadytoeatsooner.Whataboutpeaches，plumsandnectarines?Thesekindsoffruitdonotneedanyhelpfromanapple—theyreleaseenoughethylenetoripenthemselves.Butthatdoesnotmeanthereisnowaytogetthejobdonefaster.Growerssuggestplacingthefruitinafruitbowlorinapaperbagwiththetopfoldedover.Keepthefruitatroomtemperature，outofdirectsunlight.Oncethefruitissoftenough，eitheruseitorputitintherefrigeratortokeepitfromgettingtooripe.1、Companionplantingreferstotheideathat．A．somecropscangrowtogethertobenefiteachotherB．somecropshavethesimilarneedsofnutrients，soilandwaterlevelC．someplantscandamageeachotherifgrowntogetherD．a(chǎn)goodfarmingmethodtopreventnaturaldisasters2、Accordingtothetext，cannotgrowtogether.A．beansandpotatoes B．tomatoesandwatercressC．legumesandcorns D．riceandsugarcane3、Whatisthefunctionofethylene?A．Toimprovethequalityoffruits. B．Toproduceapoisonousgas.C．Tokeepvegetablesfresh. D．Tomakefruitsripeearlier.4、Thetextismostlikelytobetakenfrom．A．a(chǎn)newspaperofmedicine B．a(chǎn)magazineofbiologyC．a(chǎn)journalofagriculture D．a(chǎn)travelreport23．（8分）Amusicfestivalisacommunityeventfocusingonliveperformancesofsingingandinstrumentplayingthatisoftenpresentedwithatheme.Onthelistarethemusicfestivalsforfansaroundtheworld.Findyourfavoritenow!FieldDayJanuary1,2018.SydneyFieldPaymeansNewYear’sDayforyoungpeopleinSydney.Seenasthecity’soriginalmulti－stageparty,,it’sagatheringoffriendscomingtogetherforagreatfun-filledfirstdayoftheyear.There’sanairofhopeandpositiveenergyonaperfectsummer’sday.TheEnvisionFestivalFebruary22–25,2018,UvitaTheEnvisionFestivalisanannualgatheringinCostaRicathataimstoprovideanopportunityfordifferentculturestoworkwithoneanothertocreateabettercommunity.Thefestivalencouragespeopletopracticeart,music,danceperformances,andeducation.Meanwhile,ourconnectionwithnatureisexpectedtobestrengthened.TheMcDowellMountainMusicFestivalMarch2-4,2018,PhoenixTheMcDowellMountainMusicFestivalisPhoenix、musicalcelera,onofcommunityculture.Sinceitsfoundingin2004fitistheonly100%non–profitmusicfestivaldesignedtosupport,entertainandeducatethecommunity.Thefestivalattractsthousandsofvisitorseachyearfromaroundthecountry,anditisanopportunitytoexperiencetrueculture.TheOldSettler’sMusicFestivalApril19-22,2018,DaleTheOldSettler’sMusicFestivalisanationallyknownmusicfestivalforAmericanmusic.ThefestivalisheldinthecountryofTexasattheheightofthewildflowerseason.TheOldSettler’sMusicFestivaloffersgreatmusicandactivitiesforthewholefamily.1、InwhichcitycanpeopleenjoyafunNewYear’sDay?A．PhoenixB．Uvita.C．SydneyD．Dale2、WhatisspecialabouttheMcDowellMountainMusicFestival?A．Itencouragespeopletoreceiveeducation.B．Itisnotaimedatmakingmoney.C．Itprovidesanopportunityforfriendgathering.D．Itfocusesonculturalexchanges.3、Whichfestivalsareconnectedwithnature?A．FieldDayandtheEnvisionFestival.B．TheEnvisionFestivalandtheMcDowellMountainMusicFestival.C．TheOldSettler’sMusicFestivalandtheMcDowllMcDowellMountainMusicFestival.D．TheEnvisionFestivalandtheOldSettler’sMusicFestival.24．（8分）MovingsmoothlyandsilentlythroughAlibabaGroupHoldingLtd’sfuturistic“FlyZoo”hotel，blackdisc-shapedrobotsaboutametreinheightdeliverfoodanddropofffreshtowels．Therobotsarepartofasetofhigh-techtoolsthatAlibabasaysstronglycutsthehotel’scostofhumanlabourandeliminatestheneedforgueststointeractwithotherpeople．Formallyopenedtothepubliclastmonth，the290-roomFlyZooisanincubatorfortechnologyAlibabawantstoselltothehotelindustryinthefutureandanopportunitytoshowcaseitsprowessinartificialintelligence．ItisalsoanexperimentthattestsconsumercomfortlevelswithunmannedcommerceinChina．Insidethehotel，softly-litwhitepanelledwallsbringtomindtheinteriorsofHollywoodspaceships．Guestscheckinatpodiumsthatscantheirfaces，aswellaspassportsorotherID．VisitorswithaChinesenationalIDcanscantheirfacesusingtheirsmartphonestocheckinaheadoftime．Elevatorsscanguests’facesagaintoverifywhichfloortheycanaccessandhotelroomdoorsareopenedwithanotherfacescan．“It’sveryquickandsafe．Ihaven’tuseditmuchyet，butbasically，Icanbeinmyroominoneminute，”saidguestTracyLi．Liaddedthatsafetywasoneofherprioritiesandshewaspleasedherroomcouldonlybeenteredwithascanofherface．Intherooms，Alibaba’svoicecommandtechnologyisusedtochangethetemperature，closethecurtains，adjustthelightingandorderroomservice．Atthehotel’srestaurant，tallercapsule-shapedrobotsdeliverfoodthatguestshaveorderedviatheFlyZooappwhileataseparatebar，alargeroboticarmcanmixmorethan20differenttypesofcocktails．Facialrecognitioncamerasaddchargestotheroomrateautomatically．Thehoteldoesemployhumans，thoughAlibabadeclinedtodetailhowmany．Thisincludeschefsandcleanersaswellasreceptionstaff，whowillassistwithconventionalcheck-inproceduresforguestsunwillingtohavetheirfacesscannedandwanttouseelectronickeycards．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eliminates”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Removes． B．Meets．C．Limits． D．Increases．2、WhydoesAlibababuildtheFlyZoo?A．Tocutthecostofconsumers．B．Tocompetewithotherhotels．C．Toexperimentitsartificialintelligence．D．Tomakesureofthesafetyofguests．3、WhatdistinctivefeaturedoestheFlyZoohave?A．Itdoesn’tneedwaitersandcooksintherestaurant．B．Itsrobotscanmixcocktailsandtakefoodtotheguests．C．Guestscanentertheroomquicklywithoutscanning．D．Voicecommandtechnologymeetsallneedsofguests．4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Conventionalthingsmustbeabolished．B．Artificialintelligencehasmanyadvantages．C．Personalinformationofguestsisconfidential．D．Humanscannotbereplacedcompletely．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(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）Whenmyparentswerealive，theywerenotveryrich．Yettheyhelpedtheirtwoolder1timeaftertime．WhenDaddypassedaway，hisnotebookshoweddebts2fromseveralofhischildren．Iwasnotamongthem．I3borrowedmoneyandwhenIdid，Isetarepaymentplanand4toit．Itwasamatterof5withme．Icouldn’tstandowingmyparents-oranyoneelse-mmoneybecauseIwatchedthem6tohelpoutmyoldersisterswhentheywereinfinancialdifficultiesthemselves．Thesedays，afterthedeathofmyparents，Iamoneofthosepeoplewhocanbe7toforhelpwhentheyneedit．JustasIcan’tstand8otherpeoplemoney，Ican’tstandsayingnotowhoeverneedshelp．Idon’t9helpingothers，butIwouldbemorethangladiftheywouldmakea(n)10tohandlethingsthemselves，perhapsbydoingsome11planning-likeplanningnottospeendmoneytheydon’thave!Beingreadytohelpothersisa12，butsometimestheresultwillbe13towhatyouexpect．I14rememberasachildwhatmyfatheralwayssaid，“Ifatfirstyoudon’tsucceed，try，tryagain!”Helpingmychildrentoooftenhas15themfromlearningtokeeptrying．Useyour16：whoamongmychildrenwill17towalkifIsupplythemoneytobuyacar?Helpedoften，mychildrenlostgraduallytheabilityto18problemsthemselves．Inmost19，whenpeoplefindyoucan20help，theywillaskyoumoreandmore．That'shuman，youknow．1、A．sons B．daughters C．brothers D．sisters2、A．a(chǎn)bsent B．a(chǎn)part C．due D．different3、A．a(chǎn)lways B．seldom C．often D．never4、A．stuck B．a(chǎn)ttached C．a(chǎn)greed D．belonged5、A．pleasure B．courage C．pride D．sorrow6、A．struggle B．happen C．intend D．move7、A．referred B．turned C．seen D．a(chǎn)ttended8、A．cheating B．donating C．1ending D．owing9、A．enjoy B．mind C．1ike D．miss10、A．comment B．mess C．excuse D．effort11、A．financial B．flexible C．typical D．particular12、A．deed B．deal C．virtue D．task13、A．contrary B．essential C．potential D．necessary14、A．can B．may C．shall D．must15、A．banned B．protected C．prevented D．freed16、A．a(chǎn)Hn B．leg C．body D．head17、A．wait B．urge C．threat D．choose18、A．solve B．a(chǎn)ssess C．seek D．a(chǎn)nalyse19、A．a(chǎn)ffairs B．choices C．cases D．events20、A．obtain B．a(chǎn)ttain C．provide D．prefer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）MountKilaueaisoneofthemostactivevolcanoesinHawaii.The1．(erupt)ofitisalwaystakingpeople2．surprise.Itissoquickandsevere3．theplaceswhereitflowsareruinedandmanyhouses4．(burn)totheground.Itisanabsolutedisasterforpeople5．liveinthepathsofthelava.Theyoftengetintoapanicwhentheyarewarned6．it.Butmanypeoplewhoareenthusiasticaboutitwouldliketowatchitwiththeirowneyes.7．(fortune),whentheyareamazedatthefantasticsightofit,theyalwaysfail8．(notice)thecomingboilinglava.Soafterthat,theymustmake9．efforttoescapefromit.Is10．necessarytotakerisks?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(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)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。DearJoy,Howareyoudoing?Hereisanexcitingnewsforyou、Therewillbeaninventioncompetitioninourschoolinthe20thofOctober、However,thereisaruletheparticipantsshallbeinagroup、ButI’dliketoinviteyoutobemypartners、Iknowthatyouhavebeenlongedtodesignatinycoolerthatpeoplecanweararoundthewrist、Ithinkitwillbeawonderfullyideaforthecompetition、Wecanmakeasmallairconditionertocontrollingthetemperatureofthewearer、Howdoyouthinkofmysuggestion?Lookingforwardtoyoureply、Yours,ZhangXi42第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）當(dāng)前有不少學(xué)生使用智能手機(jī)來(lái)幫助學(xué)習(xí)，也有一些學(xué)生由于使用智能手機(jī)而影響了正常的學(xué)習(xí)，請(qǐng)你就學(xué)生使用智能手機(jī)的利與弊發(fā)表自己的看法并寫一篇英語(yǔ)作文。注意：1.詞數(shù)120左右；2.智能手機(jī)smartphone____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、A3、B4、C5、C6、C7、C8、A9、D10、B11、C12、A13、C14、B15、C16、D17、B18、C19、C20、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、C2、D3、A4、D22、1、A2、B3、D4、C23、1、C2、B3、D24、1、A2、C3、B4、D25、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,