江蘇省鎮(zhèn)江市淮州中學(xué)2025屆高三下學(xué)期一?？荚囉⒄Z(yǔ)試題含解析

江蘇省鎮(zhèn)江市淮州中學(xué)2025屆高三下學(xué)期一?？荚囉⒄Z(yǔ)試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫(xiě)在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿(mǎn)、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無(wú)效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫(xiě)清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,________forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.A.ifhaditnotbeen B．isitnotbeing C．haditnotbeen D.itsonlyhavingbeen2．.---HowdidyouFrench?----IlivedinParisfortwoyearsbeforeIcametoEngland,soIgotlotsofpractice.A．gothrough B．pickup C．setup D．turnup3．Shemusthaverankedherbirthdaypresentsinorderof_becausethetoponeisherfavorite．A．value B．time C．interest D．preference4．Cellphonesarenowwidelyusedinourdailylives，________________itpossibleforustotalktoanyoneeasily.A．tomake B．madeC．make D．making5．Hedoesn'tspendanymoremoneyonclothingthanIdo,but________hemanagestolooksostylish.A．therefore B．somehowC．furthermore D．otherwise6．Thestore______Iboughtmytextbooksishavingasalethisweek.A．that B．whereC．which D．why7．_____isoftenthecase,wehaveworkedouttheproductionplan.A．WhichB．WhenC．WhatD．As8．IthinkTomwillmakeagoodmonitor,________I’dliketovoteforhim.A．butB．forC．orD．so9．Therealreasonwhyprices____,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A．were B．willbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen10．Anyonewithaneyeontheemploymentsituationknewtheassessmentabouteconomicrecovery_______justaroundthecornerwascorrect.A．beingB．tobeC．wasD．havingbeen11．Thedoctor’sdilemmawas_____heshouldtellthepatientthetruth.A．whether B．whichC．that D．what12．—IhavesomethingimportanttotellJohn.ButIcan’tfindhim.—Hiscellphoneishere,sohe________havegonetoofar.A．mustn’t B．needn’tC．wouldn’t D．can’t13．Alotoffoodaswellassometents_________toYushusincetheearthquakeoccurred.A．hasbeentransported B．havebeentransportedC．isbeingtransported D．a(chǎn)retransported14．Andycangotothecinematogetherwithushehasfinishedthetask．A．unless B．a(chǎn)ssoonas C．until D．a(chǎn)slongas15．Someexpertsthink,________genes,intelligencealsodependsonanadequatediet,agoodeducationandanicehomeenvironment.A．insteadof B．exceptforC．a(chǎn)partfrom D．farfrom16．Thebusdroppedmeoffandpulledaway_____IrealizedIhadleftmybagonit.A．whileB．beforeC．a(chǎn)fterD．since17．Tofetchwaterbeforebreakfastseemedtomearule______.A．toneverbreak B．nevertohavebrokenC．nevertobebroken D．nevertobebreaking18．Inspring,thesceneonthetopofthehillissoappealingthatitis________mywords.A．a(chǎn)boveB．overC．beyondD．off19．---Ihavebeenworkingformorethan30years!I’mgoingtoretirenextmonth.---Really?Youdon’tlookaday40!A．overB．byC．withD．for20．Iusuallydothewashingupandleavethecookingtomywife，______she’sabettercookthanme．A．unless B．a(chǎn)s C．eventhough D．incase第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)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）Youarechattingwithfriendsonthephone,butyoucan’thelpbrowsingashoppingwebsiteinthemeantime.You’reeatinglunchaloneinthecanteen,butitonlyfeelsrightwhenyoustartplayingashowonyourphone—asifit’sanecessarysidedish.Wenowliveinaworldthatbombardsuswithinformation.Itseemsunnaturaltodoonlyonethingatatime.It’sasifwe’reallsufferingfromwhatarecentQdailyarticlecalled“multitaskingOCD”(多任務(wù)強(qiáng)迫癥).“Withnewsreducedto140charactersandcommunicationincreasinglymadebyemojis(表情符號(hào)),wehavedevelopedtheabilitytofocusourattentiononseveralactivitiesanddevicesatthesametime.”SabyOtmani,founderofthewebsitePulpix,oncewrote,“Weneedlotsofstimuli(刺激元素)tokeepusinterestedandtofightoffboredom.”Butperhaps“fightingoffboredom”isnottheonlyreason.Myownobsessionwithmultitaskingmainlycomesfromthefactthateveryonearoundmeseemstobeconstantlystudying.Eachminutewithoutnewinformationfeelslikeawasteoftime.SoIalwayshavemyheadphoneson,whetherI’mcommuting,exercisingorwalkinginthepark.I’mforeverlisteningtosomething—acourseonclassicalmusic,oronnewmediamanagement,andheavenknowswhatelse—justsoIcankeepupwiththeworld.Peoplewhocan’tstayawayfromsocialmediaareknownasFOMO(fearofmissingout).Theyhavetobeconstantlyupdatedaboutwhattheirfriendsaredoingandsaying.ButI’dguessthat“FOFO”betterdescribesme—“fearoffallingout”.Nomatterwhatyourreason,multitaskingisapartofmodernlife.Doyourbesttomakethemostoutofit.1、Withtheexamplesinthefirstparagraph,theauthorintendsto________.A．explainwhat“multitaskingOCD”islike B．showhowbusytoday’slifeisC．showthatpeopletodayoftenfeellost D．showpeopleliketobefashionable2、Whydopeoplelikemultitasking,accordingtoOtmani?A．Theylackthepatiencetofinishonethingatatime.B．Itcanhelpthemtocommunicatetheirideas.C．Theyaremoreablethanthepastgeneration.D．Itcanpreventthemfrombeingbored.3、Theunderlinedword“obsession”isclosestinmeaningto“________”.A．interest B．knowledge C．understanding D．worry4、Whyisthewritercrazyaboutmultitasking?She________.A．wantstostayaheadofherfriends B．wantstohavesomethingtoshowoffC．doesn’twanttogetleftbehindbyothers D．thinksitisboringtodoonethingatatime22．（8分）DundonaldCareClubhasajam-packed,excitingandfun-filledprogramofactivitiesandoutingsforyourchildtoparticipatein.InformationOpen:MondaytoFriday8:00am－6:00pm,fromMonday14toMonday2October(inclusive)Costs:￡18perday(8:00am―6:00pm)￡10perhalfday(8:00am—1:00pmor1:00pm~~6:00pm)￡80fulllweekPleasenotethatbookingsMUSTbemade2weeksinadvanceandpaidinFULL.DundonaldCareClub(availableatDundonaldonly)DateTypeofbookingActivityamActivitypmMonday14OctoberFulldayEglingtonPark,IrvineTuesday15OctoberFulldayWestFMStudioTourWednesday16OctoberHalfdayorFulldayAthleticsandBadmintonDundonaldCastleThursday17OctoberFulldayRoukenGlenCountryParkFriday18OctoberHalfdayorFulldayHalloweenCraftsColdbaking—somesweettreatsMonday2OctoberFulldaySpookystorytelling,HalloweendecorationsthenHalloweenpartyincludingcookingforapplesPleasechecktheprogramonwhetherafullorhalfdaybookingisavailable.Weathernotpermitting,asuitablealternativeactivitymaybeprovided.1、IfyougototheDundonaldCareClubonMondayandFriday,youatleastpay________.A．￡36 B．￡28 C．￡98 D．￡902、Whatwillvisitorsdoat8:00am—1:00pm,16October?A．MakeHalloweencrafts. B．Dosomesportsactivities.C．Preparesomesweettreats. D．HaveaWestFMStudioTour.3、Whatinformationcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Therearenoactivitiesatweekends.B．Outingsarethecenteroftheprogram.C．Theactivitywillbecancelledinbadweather.D．Thebookingisavailablefrom14to2October.23．（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.24．（8分）GwendolynBrookswasthefirstAfricanAmericantowinaPulitzerPrizeforPoetry.GwendolynBrookswrotehundredsofpoemsduringherlifetime.ShewasknownaroundtheworldforusingpoetrytoincreaseunderstandingaboutblackcultureinAmerica.Herpoemsdescribedconditionsamongthepoor,racialinequalityanddruguseintheblackcommunity.Shealsowrotepoemsaboutthestrugglesofblackwomen.Butherskillwasmorethanherabilitytowriteaboutstrugglingblackpeople.Shewasanexpertatthelanguageofpoetry.ShecombinedtraditionalEuropeanpoetrystyleswiththeAfricanAmericanexperience.Inherearlypoetry,GwendolynBrookswroteabouttheSouthSideofChicago.TheSouthSideofChicagoiswheremanybackpeoplelive.Inherpoems,theSouthSideiscalledBronzeville.ItwasAStreetinBronzevillethatgainedtheattentionofliteraryexpertsin1945.Criticspraisedherpoeticskillandherpowerfuldescriptionsoftheblackexperienceduringthetime.TheBronzevillepoemswereherfirstpublishedcollection.In1950,GwendolynBrooksbecamethefirstAfricanAmericantowinthePulitzerPrizeforPoetry.ShewontheprizeforhersecondbookofpoemscalledAnnieAllen.AnnieAllenisacollectionofpoetryaboutthelifeofaBronzevillegirlasadaughter,awifeandmother.Sheexperiencesloneliness,loss,deathandbeingpoor.Ms.Brookssaidthatwinningtheprizechangedherlife.Hernextworkwasanovelwrittenin1953calledMaudMartha,MaudMarthareceivedlittlenoticewhenitwasfirstpublished.Butnowitisconsideredanimportantworkbysomecritics.Itsmainideasaboutthedifficultlifeofmanywomenarepopularamongfemalewriterstoday.Insomeofherpoems,GwendolynBrooksdescribedhowwhatpeopleseeinlifeisaffectedbywhotheyare.Oneexampleisthispoem,CornersontheCuringSky.Bytheendofthe1960s,Gwendolynbrooks'spoetryexpandedfromtheeverydayexperiencesofpeopleinBronzeville.Shewroteaboutawiderworldanddealtwithimportantpoliticalissues.1、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．ThelifeofGwendolynBrooks.B．ThepoemsofGwendolynBrooksC．Theunderstandingaboutblackculture.D．Thestrugglesofblackwomen.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutGwendolynBrooksfromthesecondparagraph?A．Shemainlywroteaboutthestrugglesofblackwomen.B．ShewasgoodatusingthelanguageofpoetryC．Herwritingskillswerealittleworsethanherability.D．HerpoemsweremainlyabouttheAfricanexperience3、Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlyby___________.A．providingexamplesB．usingstatisticsC．comparingopinionsD．describingherexperiences4、Inthenextpart,theauthorwouldmostprobablytalkabout______.A．thedifficultiesGwendolynBrookswouldmeetB．thepoemsrelatedtopoliticalissuesC．theawardsGwendolynBrooksgainedD．theracialinequalitytheblackhadtoface25．（10分）IfyouaretravellingfromoneofLondon’sinternationalairportstocentralLondon,don’ttaketaxiunlessyouareveryrich!Theminimum(最小的)farefromHeathrow,theairportnearesttocentralLondon,isabout$25.Ifyouaretravellinginagroupoffourpeopleandeachofyouhasalotofluggage,youmayfeelthatitwouldbeworthpayingforataxi.IfyousimplywanttocrossLondonfromonerailwaystationtoanotherorfromastationtoyourhotel,thenataximaybeagoodidea.Althoughtaxismayseemquiteexpensive,theymakelifealoteasierifyouhavealotofluggage,orifyouarenotconfidentaboutfindingyourwayaroundtheUndergroundsystem.Herearesomeusefulfactsaboutusingtaxis:★L(fēng)icensed(有許可證的)taxisarelarge,andusuallyblack,vehicleswithasmallwhiteplate(牌照)onthebackshowingalicensenumberandthewordsHackneyCarriages.★Thebestplacetofindataxiisatarailwaystation.Followthesignsfortaxiandyouwillfindwhatiscalledataxirank(aplaceintheroadwhereataxicanstop).Anothergoodplacetofindataxiisnearalargehotel.★Ifyouarenotatastation,youwillhavetostandinthestreetandwaitforonetogopast.Lookforataxiwhichhasanorangelightlitupoverthedriver’swindow—thismeansthatitisnotbeingusedbyanyoneelse.★Whenthetaxiisquiteclose,raiseyourarmandwavethedriverdown.Thetaxishouldstopforyou.★Whenyoupay,itisusualtogivethedriveratipofatleast10%.1、WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutthetaxiinLondon?A．Itishardtocatchataxiattheairport.B．ItisagoodchoicetocrossLondon.C．Itsserviceisfarfromsatisfactory.D．Itsfareisnotveryhigh.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthelicensedtaxis?A．Theyaresmall.B．Theyareallorange.C．Theyhaveredplates.D．Theirplatesareontheback.3、Wherecanyoufindataxieasilyaccordingtotheauthor?A．Abusstop.B．Asmallhotel.C．Alargeshoppingcentre.D．Ataxirankneararailwaystation.4、Whatshouldyoutakenoteofifyouwanttostopataxi?A．Whetheritslightison.B．Whetherthedriveriswaving.C．Whetheritisawhitelicensedtaxi.D．Whetherthetaxistopsattherightplace.5、Ifyourtaxifareis$30,howmuchshouldyougivethetiptothedriveratleast?A．$2. B．$3.C．$4. D．$5.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(mǎn)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）MyfamilyandIwereonourwaytoPennsylvaniaanditwasthemiddleofasnowstorm.Wewerealmosttherewhenwegotstuckina1trafficjam.Carsstretched(延伸)aheadofusandbehindusas2aswecouldsee.Wesatinthesame3withoutmovingforsevenhours.We4periodicallytoseeifthe5aheadofusweremoving,whichtheyhadneverbeen.6therewasalarge18-wheelertruckinfrontofus,mymomhadto7thedoortoseearoundthe18-wheelertogeta8ofthetrafficjaminfrontofus.Allwecoulddowassitand9.Atnotimedidanyofusfallasleeporstop10attention,becausewewerealwayscheckinguponthetraffic.Wesatforhoursandheard11aboutthecauseofthetrafficjamfromthe12,andtheonlypersonwetalkedtowasatruckdriver13us,whodidn’tknowanythingaboutiteither.14,aftersevenhours,thetruckinfrontofusbeganmovingslowlyandwewerehappytogetmoving,butwhenwe15infrontofthetruck,therewereabsolutelyNOcarstobeseen,andNONEbehindus,16one18-wheeler.Theonlyothervehiclebesidesthosewastheoneofthetruckerthathadbeennexttousthe17time.Therewerenosignsofatrafficjamtheentire18ofourtrip.Itwasasthoughthecarshadall19.Tothisdaywehaveno20astohowthiscouldhavehappened.1、A．permanentB．hugeC．messyD．illegal2、A．usuallyB．muchC．farD．quickly3、A．carB．sofaC．seatD．spot4、A．checkedB．examinedC．staredD．tried5、A．passengersB．trucksC．menD．cars6、A．BecauseB．AlthoughC．EvenifD．Asif7、A．shutB．a(chǎn)nswerC．openD．lock8、A．viewB．senseC．listD．rush9、A．playB．waitC．sleepD．imagine10、A．a(chǎn)ttractingB．demandingC．payingD．receiving11、A．somethingB．newsC．whispersD．nothing12、A．TVB．textC．roadD．radio13、A．infrontofB．nexttoC．behindD．over14、A．AgainB．FinallyC．ThusD．Unfortunately15、A．runB．walkedC．lookedD．talked16、A．forB．a(chǎn)sC．nearD．except17、A．wholeB．longC．hardD．free18、A．journeyB．restC．dayD．process19、A．disappearedB．passedC．stoppedD．moved20、A．expressionB．motivationC．explanationD．intention第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)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）We’reofferingfreeticketstogoandseeafilmcalledAYearinGreenland.Thefilm,which1．(tell)youallabouttheplantsandanimalsinthatwonderfulcountry,haswon2．prizeatthenationalfilmfestival—it’swellworth3．(see).ThefilmcanonlybeseenatthenewcinemathathasjustbeencompletedinsidetheScienceMuseuminthecitycentre.It’sshowingthisSundaywith4．(perform)everyhourfrommiddayonwards,withthelastshowingat5o’clock,twohoursbeforethemuseumcloses.Sotherearesixtimestochoose5．.SowhynottakethewholefamilytothemuseumthisSunday?Childrenwillwanttoheadstraightdowntothebasement6．thecomputersarekept.Ipromiseyouthey’11comeawaywithallsortsof7．(excite)picturesthey’vecreated.EntrancetothemuseumisfreeonSundays,butitwould8．(normal)cost$3.25togoandseethefilm.9．(get)yourfreetickets,youshoulde-mailthisprogrambymiddayonFriday.We’veonlygotalimitednumberoftickets,sothe10．(early)youe-mailus,themorelikelyyouaretogetone.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)分10分）28．（10分）請(qǐng)改正下面短文中的錯(cuò)誤。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有三處。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)的詞下畫(huà)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。Dearfriends，ItisagreathonortosharewithyoumyexperienceinmakingEnglishspeeches、Totellatruth，myspokenEnglishusedtobeabigheadacheforme、Duetomyterriblepronunciation，Ioftengotmisunderstoodorevenlaughedbyothers、Ineversucceedinspeechcompetitions、Therefore，Irefusedtogiveup、EverydayIspenttwohourslistentoEnglishprogramstoimprovemyoralskills、Tomyjoy，myeffortwasfinallypaidoff、Imadesteadilyprogressandmanagedtowinprizesinsomespeechcompetition、Soproblemscanhelpusgrowifwedealwithitbravelyandproperly、ThisiswhichI’velearnedfrommyexperience、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，是星光中學(xué)一名高一學(xué)生，得知某英文報(bào)社要評(píng)選“TheMostQualifiedTeacher"（（最美老師），你想推薦你校的劉英老師。請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)給編輯寫(xiě)一封推薦信。要點(diǎn)如下：1.介紹被推薦人（劉英老師）的基本信息（如外貌，性格等）；2.說(shuō)明推薦理由。注意1.詞數(shù)70左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫；DearEditor,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1、C2、B3、D4、D5、B6、B7、D8、D9、A10、A11、A12、D13、A14、D15、C16、B17、C18、C19、A20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)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、A4、C22、1、B2、B3、A23、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,butlikemany