青海师大二附中2024年高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

青海师大二附中2024年高三第三次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Don’tleavethewater______whileyoubrushyourteeth.A．racingB．rushingC．runningD．rolling2．—WherewasI?—You________youdidn’tlikeyourjob.A．hadsaidB．saidC．weresayingD．hassaid3．—Didyouwatchthebasketballmatchyesterday?—Yes，Idid.Youknow，mybrother________inthematch.A．isplayingB．wasplayingC．hasplayedD．hadplayed4．Wecouldhavedonesomethingmeaningfulinthetimeit________towatchthatboringmovie.A．hastaken B．took C．hadtaken D．takes5．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking6．Raisingtheincomesofthepoorislikelytobeineffectiveinawealthysociety,________accompaniedbyothermeasures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless7．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a,a8．Onlyafterhewasbroughttothepolicestationdidtheboy________hehadstolensomepursesfromotherpassengers.A．participate B．acknowledgeC．realize D．summarize9．Mymotheropenedthedrawerto______theknivesandspoons.A．putaway B．putup C．puton D．puttogether10．Eggs,meat,vegetablesandotherfoodscaneasilybepoisonedbymicroorganismssuchas______.A．phenomena B．dilemma C．diploma D．bacteria11．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore12．Wecametothestation________alltheway,only________thetrainhadjustleft.A．running,told B．torun,tellingC．torun,tobetold D．running,tobetold13．Toworkfromhome,whichonecouldhardlyimagine,hasbeenmadewiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnology.A．possible B．itpossible C．possibly D．tobepossible14．Don’tworry.Anumberofeffortsarebeingmade______thewholesystemoperatingnormally.A．beingkept B．keptC．keeping D．tokeep15．Thefarmersareinbadneedofrain,buta(an)largeamountofrainfallwillcauseFloods.A．Eventually B．constantly C．gradually D．extremely16．--Can’tyoustayalittlelonger?Ireallywanttotalkmorewithyou.--Me,too.________Ihavetogethomebefore10atnight.A．But B．Since C．And D．For17．Thenewproductisbeyondallpraiseandhasquicklytakenoverthemarket________itssuperiorquality.A．intermsof B．onaccountofC．onbehalfof D．ontopof18．—Hi,Tom!IgotachancetobeanexchangestudentinHarvardUniversity.—_________!Ihadbeenexpectingtostudythere.A．Luckyyou B．HavefunC．Takeiteasy D．Forgetit19．I’mmostawfullygratefultoyou.Ican’tthinkwhatI________withoutyou.A．coulddo B．woulddoC．shouldhavedone D．musthavedone20．Morecompetitivehigh-techenterprisesareinvestinginNantongCentralInnovationDistrict,whichwillresultin_____economicgrowth.A．sustainable B．adaptable C．recyclable D．changeable第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）I'vejustgottotalkaboutthisproblemI'mhavingwithmypostman.Itallbeganayearago，afterthebirthofhisfirstchild.Notwantingtoappearrude，Iaskedhimaboutthebaby.Thenextweek，notwantinghimtothinkIhadaskedoutofmerepolitenesstheweekbefore.Iaskedallaboutthebabyagain.NowIcan'tbreakthehabit.IfreezewheneverIseehimcoming.Thewords"How'sthebaby？"comeoutontheirown.Itholdsmeup.Itholdshimup.Sowhycan'tIstopit？TheansweristhatIwanthimtolikeme.Cometothinkofit，Iwanteveryonetolikeme.Mysisterhadthesameproblemwiththecaretakerofherblockofflats:"Allheeverdoesiscomplain；hetalksatmeratherthantome，neverlistentoawordIsay，andyetforsomereasonI'malwaysreallynicetohim.I'mworriedincaseIhaveadifficultyoneday，andhewon'tliftafingertohelp."Whataboutatwork？RichardLawton，amanagementtrainer，warns:"Thosemanagerswhoareactuallylikedbymostoftheirstaffarealwaysthosetowhombeinglikedisnottheprimarygoal.Thequalitiesthatmakemanagerspopulararebeinghonestwithstaff，treatingthemashumanbeingsandobservingcommonpolitenesslikesayinghellointhemorning."Toexplainthepoint，Richardmentionsthestoryofthecompanychairmanwhodesperatelywantedtobelikedandwho，aftermakingoneofhismanagersfired，saidwithmoist（湿润的）eyesthathewasso，sosorrythemanwasleaving.Theemployeereplied""Ifyouwerethatsorry，Iwouldn'tbeleaving."Thelessonbeing，therefore，thatifyoutrytoohardtobeliked，peoplewon'tlikeyou.Theexpertssayitallstartsinchildhood."Ifchildrenfeeltheycanonlygetlovefromtheirparentsbybeinggood，"saysZeldaWest-Meads，amarriageguidanceconsultant，"theydeveloplowself-confidenceandbecomecompulsive（难以抑制的）givers."Butisthereanythingwronginbeingagiver，theworldnotbeingexactlyshortoftakers？AnneCousinsbelievesthereis."Thereisapointatwhichgivingbecomesunhealthy，"shesays."Itcomeswhenyoudothingsforothersbutfeelbadaboutit."Iamnowtryinghardtosaytopeople"Ifeeluncomfortableaboutsayingthis，but.."，andtellmyself"Refusalofarequestdoesnotmeanrejectionofaperson"andIfindIcansayalmostanythingtoalmostanyone.1、Whydoestheauthoraskthepostmanabouthisbaby?A．Heisinterestedinthebaby.B．Hewantstocreateagoodimpression.C．Hewantstobealwayspolitetohim.D．It'sawaytostartachatwithgreatpoliteness.2、Whatcouldwefindoutabouttheauthor'ssisterandthecaretaker?A．Shedoesn'twanttoriskdispleasinghim.B．Shedoesn'tpayattentiontohim.C．Heoftenrefusestohelpher.D．Heisimpatientofheroverreaction.3、Managersaremorelikelytobepopularifthey_____________.A．helpthestaffwiththeirproblemsB．makesurethestaffdonotlosetheirjobsC．encouragethestafftobepolitetoeachotherD．donotmaketoomuchefforttobeliked4、whatcanwelearnfromthistext?A．Ifyoutellthetruth,itwillnotmakepeoplelikeyouless.B．Ifyoutaketimetotalktopeople,theywilllikeyoubetter.C．Youshouldavoidunpleasantsituationswherepossible.D．Youshouldn'trefuseotherpeople'srequestsforhelp.5、Whatistheauthor'sintentionofwritingthispassage?A．Toshowhowtoletotherslikeyoumore.B．Toprovehowtocreateaharmoniousatmosphere.C．Toencouragepeopletohavemoreself-confidence.D．Tosuggestwaysofdealingwithdifficultpeople.22．（8分）LakshmigrewupinIndiainthefirsthalfofthetwentiethcentury,seeingmanypeoplearoundherwhodidnotgetenoughfood,wereoftensickanddiedyoung.Inthe1960s,wasaskedtohelpmanageaprogramtoimprovenutritioninhercountry.Atthattime,mostadviceonnutritioncamefromNorthAmericanandEuropeancountries.Nutritionistssuggestedfoodsthatwerecommonandworkedwellforpeoplewholivedinthesenations.Forexample,theytoldpoorIndianwomentoeatmoremealandeggsanddrinkmoreorangejuice.ButLakshmiknewthisadvicewasuselessinacountrylikeIndia.Peopletheredidn’teatsuchfoods.Theyweren’teasytofind.Andforthepoor,suchfoodsweretooexpensive.Lakshmiknewthatfortheprogramtowork,ithadtofitIndianculture.Soshedecidedtoadjustthenutritionprogram.Shefirstfoundoutwhathealthymiddle-classpeopleinIndiaate.Shetooknoteofthenutrients(营养物）availableinthosefoods.Thenshelookedforcheap,easy-to-findfoodsthatwouldprovidethesamenutrients.Shecreatedabalanceddietoflocallygrownfruits,vegetables,andgrains.Thesefoodswerecheapandcouldbecookedwithsimpleequipment.Herideaswerethoughtunusualinthe1960s.Forexample,sheinsistedthatadietwithoutmealcouldprovideallmajornutrients.Nowweknowshewasright.Butittookhercontinuouseffortstogetotherstofinallyacceptherdietabout50yearsago.BecauseofLakshmi’sprogram,Indianchildrenalmostdoubledtheirfoodintake.Andmanychildrenwhowouldhavebeenhungryandillgrewhealthyandstrong.1、WhydidLakshmithinkEuropeannutritionists’advicewasuseless?A．ItworkedwellforEuropeanpeople.B．ItsuggestedtoomanyfoodsforIndians.C．ItwasnotpracticalinIndiaatthattime.D．Itincludedfoodsthatdidn’texistinIndia.2、Lakshmistudiedhealthymiddle-classpeople’sdietinorderto.A．knowabouttheireatinghabitsB．learnaboutIndiancultureC．findoutnutrientsintheirfoodD．writeareportonfoodnutrients3、Lakshmi’sbalanceddietwasconsideredunusualbecausepeoplethought.A．thosefoodsweretoocheapB．itshouldincludesomemeatC．itprovidedallmajornutrientsD．itenabledkidstogrowhealthy4、WhatcanweinferaboutLakshmi?A．Shecamefromarichfamily.B．Shedislikedmiddle-classpeople.C．SheworkedwithEuropeannutritionists.D．Shewasadeterminedscientist.23．（8分）WEWILLNEVERFORGETELEPHANTENDOTHELIOTROPICHERPESVIRUS(EEHV)ISADEADLYVIRUSWHICHAFFECTSYOUNGELEPHANTSGLOBALLY.Wewanttofindasolutiontothisdisease.Thiscomplexdiseaseishavingacatastrophic(灾难性的)effectontheglobalconservationoftheAsianelephantandwewanttofindasolutiontotheproblemassoonaspossibletostopmoreelephantsfromdyingfromthisdeadlydisease.EEHVDOESN'TDISCRIMINATE(区别)Itdoesn'tmatterwhetherit'satwoyearoldelephantatChesterZoo,atazoointheUSAorinthewildinAfrica—thisisaproblemrightaroundtheworldwhichmakesitevenmorecritical(关键的)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．Heisawell­knownanimaldoctor.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）Wewerealltellingstoriesofourmostembarrassingmoment.ItcamearoundtoFrankwhosatquietlylisteningtoothers.Now,Frankbegan,"Itwashardmakingalivingonthesea.MyDadworkedhardandwouldstayoutuntilhecaughtenoughtofeedhisfamily."Frank'svoicedroppedabit."Whentheweatherwasbadhewoulddrivemetoschool.Hewouldpullrightupinfront,anditseemedlikeeverybodywouldbestandingaroundandwatching.Thenhewouldleanoverandgivemeabigkissonthecheekandtellmetobeagoodboy.Itwassoembarrassingforme.HereIwastwelveyearsold,andmyDadwouldleanoverandkissmegood-bye!"Hepausedandthenwenton,"Iremembertheday.Whenwegottotheschoolandcametoastop,hehadhisusualbigsmile.Hestartedtoleantowardme,butIputmyhandupandsaid,'No,Dad.I'mtoooldforagood-byekiss.I'mtoooldforanykindofkiss.'MyDadlookedatmeforthelongesttime,andhiseyesstartedtotearup.Ihadneverseenhimcry.Heturnedandlookedoutofthewindshield(挡风玻璃).‘You'reright,’hesaid.‘Youareabigboy...aman.Iwon'tkissyouanymore.’"Forthemoment,Frankgotafunnylookonhisface,andthetearsbegantowellupinhiseyes."Itwasn'tlongafterthatwhenmyDadwenttoseaandnevercameback."IlookedatFrankandsawthattearswererunningdownhischeeks.Frankspokeagain."Guys,youdon'tknowwhatIwouldgivetohavemyDadgivemejustonemorekissonthecheek...tofeelhisrougholdface...tosmelltheoceanonhim...tofeelhisarmaroundmyneck.IwishIhadbeenamanthen.IfIhadbeenaman,IwouldneverhavetoldmyDadIwastoooldforagood-byekiss."1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A．thefathercouldn'tfeedhisfamilyB．thesonisamanwithafunnylookC．thefathersenthissontoschoolsometimesD．everybodyintheschoolwatchedthesonbeingkissed2、Thereasonwhythesonrefusedtobekissedisthat.A．hehadgrownupB．hefelttooshyC．hewasafraidofbeinglateD．hisdadhadarougholdface3、Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphprobablyimpliesthat.A．thefatheradmittedhewaswrongtokisshissonB．thefatherwasangrythathissonrefusedhiskissC．thefatherfeltworriedthathissonwouldignorehimD．thefatherrealizeditandrespectedhisson'swill4、HowdidFrankfeelwhenhetoldthestory?A．Disappointed.B．Regretful.C．Hopeful.D．Embarrassed.25．（10分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。WistheUK’sbiggestandbestonlineguidetotheperformingartsincludingtheatre,opera,classicalmusic,danceandsoon.◆TheLionKingMusical:ThestageadaptationoftheDisneyfilmtakenfromanoriginalAfricanstory.Ayoungliongrowsupandlearnsthattakingoverthepriderequireswisdomandmaturity(成熟).Place:LyceumTheatre,WellingtonStreet,LondonTelephone:0870243100Date:Friday,18Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡37.5◆OliverMusical:Dickens’storyofaboyinaLondonworkhouseandhisadventuresonthewaytohisfamily.Thesongsinclude“Foodgloriousfood”,“You’vegottopickapocketortwo”,“Whowillbuythiswonderfulmorning”,“Iamreviewingthesituation”and“Consideryourselfathome.”Place:TheatreRoyal,CatherineStreet,LondonTelephone:02074945061Date:Thursday,17Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡25,butnowsave20%◆JerseyBoysMusical:IttellsthestoryofFrankieValliandtheFourseasons:theblue-collarkidsfromNewJerseyformedasinginggroupandbecamefamous.Themusicalfeaturesmanyofthegroup’spopularsongssuchas“Biggirlsdon’tcry”,“Oh,whatanight”and“Can’ttakemyeyesoffyou”.Place:PrinceEdwardTheatre,OldComptonStreet,LondonTelephone:087085022Date:Saturday,19Nov.2015Ticketprice:￡22.5◆AllsWellThatEndsWellPlay:Arom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B．02074945061C．0870243100 D．0207401392、Ifyouwanttobuyaticketatadiscount,youshouldgoto________.A．Shakespeare’sGlobeTheatreB．LyceumTheatreC．PrinceEdwardTheatreD．TheatreRoyal3、Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．ToshowtheimportanceofWB．Togivesomeinformationabouttheperformingarts.C．TointroducesomefamousEnglishtheatres.D．Toteachreadershowtousetheonlineguide.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）IneverknewhowwellMothercouldkeepatrustuntilIwasgoingthroughherthingsaftershedied.IdiscoveredsomethingIhad1forgotten,somethingthathappenedtomeasachild.Oneday,asIwenttosleepaftermysistersandIhadsaidourprayers,Irecalledtheeventsofthedayandhow2IhadbehavedtowardMother.“Imustmakethingsrightnow,”Ithought.QuietlyI3outofbedandpickedupthepencilandpaperfromthedresser,andthentiptoedintothehall.The4fromthelivingroomshonedimly.IknewMotherwasdownstairsstilldoingsomesewing.Iquickly5anoteaskingMothertoexcusemeforbeingso6.Ididn’twantmysisterstoknowmybusinesssoI7apostscript,“Pleasedon’tletanyoneelseseethis.”ThenI8movedintomyparents’bedroomandputtheletterunderMother’spillow.ThenextmorningwhenI9mybedafterbreakfast,I10foundareturnnoteundermypillow.Motherwrotethatshelovedmeand11me.ThisbecamemywayofapologizingwheneverItalked12ordisobeyed.Motheralwaysleftareturnnote,butshenever13ourunder-the-pillowmessagesinfrontofthefamily.Evenwhenwewere14,shenevermentionedthemwhenwesisters15ourchildhood.WhenMotherpassedaway,Ihadtogothroughherpersonalbelongings.Inherdeskwasabundleofnotestiedwithafadedribbon.Ontopwasamessageinhandwritingwhichread,“Intheeventofmydeath,please16these.”I17thepackageandglancedatthehandwritingon

thebottom.Tomy18,Irecognizedmychildishwriting,“PS.Pleasedon’tletanyoneelseseethis.Love,Edie.”Igentlyplacedtheunopenedbundleinthe19alongwithotherthingsfortherubbishburner.“Lord,”Iprayed,“makemelike20.”1、A．long B．hardly C．never D．often2、A．well B．politely C．happily D．badly3、A．went B．rushed C．slipped D．moved4、A．moon B．light C．gas D．lamp5、A．found B．sent C．wrote D．took6、A．lazy B．late C．careless D．naughty7、A．took B．added C．brought D．placed8、A．quietly B．quickly C．calmly D．hurriedly9、A．searched B．left C．made D．folded10、A．secretly B．unexpectedly C．happily D．fortunately11、A．favored B．understood C．supported D．forgave12、A．over B．back C．loudly D．big13、A．spokeabout B．puton C．gaveout D．gotaround14、A．alone B．curious C．older D．interested15、A．reminded B．forgot C．missed D．recalled16、A．keep B．destroy C．hide D．announce17、A．turnedover B．toreopen C．lookedthrough D．pickedup18、A．sadness B．embarrassment C．surprise D．excitement19、A．drawer B．wastebasket C．bedroom D．dresser20、A．God B．anangel C．abird D．Mother第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）TheDarjeelingHimalayanRailwaymaybetheslowesttrainintheworld.Everydaythetrain1．(climb)over2250meters.Althoughtheentiretripis80kilometers,ittakesuptotenhours.Therailway2．(build)in1881andhasbeencarefullyprotectedforitsculturalimportance.Todaythetrainisattractivetothepassengerswhocomefromotherplaces3．(see)therailwayandthesurroundingmountains.Theyseemtogetalotofpleasure4．itsslowspeed.For5．(fan)ofthistrain,beingslowisactuallyagoodthing.Asthesepeoplesay,“slow”hasfourletters,sohaslife;“speed”hasfiveletters,sohasdeath.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Inthepasttwoyears,ourschoolhadorganizedmanyactivities、Whatimpressedmemostwasanactivitycalling“LearningtoFarm”、Inanautumnafternoon,wewenttothefarm,wherewelearnedtoplantpotatoes、Havingbeeninthecityforsuchalongtime,wearesohappytogotothecountryside、Afterwegotthere,weweredividedintothreegroups,westartedtowork、Somestudentscutpotatoesintopieces,somedughole,andtheothersputthepiecesofpotatoesintotheholes,puttheearthbackandpushedthemdownhard、Wewereallbusyworkingasalltheworkwasdone、Thoughweweretiredout,wefeltpleasedonourwaybacktohome、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）从二十世纪90年代以来，中国私家车产量不断增加，到2018年已经达到3.22亿辆。汽车带给人们方便的同时，也产生了许多问题。请给“树德之声”写一篇英语短文，希望同学们关注这些问题。要点如下：1、中国私家车的发展及其好处2、私家车增长带来的问题（如堵塞、污染、事故等）3、针对问题，提出改善措施注意：1.词数100-120左右，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；2.信的开头已给出，不计入总词数。Deareditor，__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、B3、B4、B5、B6、D7、C8、B9、A10、D11、D12、D13、A14、D15、D16、A17、B18、A19、C20、A第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、B2、A3、D4、A5、C22、1、C2、C3、B4、D23、Mostpeoplerealizethatfastfoodisn'tthehealthiestorbest­tastingcuisine(菜肴).Itis,however,expectedtobefast.ManychainslikeMcDonald'shavestruggledwithslowerfooddeliveryinrecentyears,becausetherearemoreitemsonthemenu.Buttheworld'slargestrestaurantchain,whichserves68millioncustomersdailyin119countries,istryingtochangethat.Forseveralmonths,McDonald'shasbeentestingwhat'scalledthe“just­for­youexperience”.In200USrestaurants(andmorethan2，000acrosstheglobe),customersareabletoorderdirectlyfromaself­servekiosk(售货亭),afterwhichanemployeebringsthemealdirectlytothetable.McDonald'schiefexecutiveSteveEasterbrook,speakingataMcDonald'sinNewYork'sTribecaneighbourhoodonThursday,saidthecompanyhaslongexpectedcustomerstoadapttoitsbusinessmodeloforderingatthecounterandthenwaitingtocollecttheirownfood.Now,hesaid,“We'readaptingourbusinessaroundcustomers.”Itshowedthat“testrunsatmorethan500restaurants…showedanincreaseinfoottrafficandcontributedtoamid­single­digitpercentageincreaseinrestaurantsales,liftingthe5to6averagecheckby1,onaverage.”Customersatisfactionscoresalsoincreased,“becausefamilies,inparticular,appreciatehavingtheirfoodbroughttothem.”Thecompanyalsoannouncedthebeginningofanewmobileorder­and­payapp,whichwouldallowcustomerstoorderandpayforfoodfromtheirsmartphones.Mike,acommoncustomer,said,“Asafatheroftwosmallchildren,I'meveryfast­foodchain'stargetcustomer.MywifeandItrytoavoidMcDonald'swhenpossible,butlikemanyparentsweendupgoing.I'veusedtheself­servekiosksandlikethem