广东省化州市2024年高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题含解析

广东省化州市2024年高三下学期第五次调研考试英语试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Mysummercampisn’tgoodfun,butitisreallearningexperienceforme.A．a;/ B．the;a C．/;a D．a;the2．Theimportance______anationaldayandhowitiscelebratedareverydifferentfromcountrytocountry.A．connectedto B．givento C．meaningto D．attachedto3．Changingthepasswordonyouraccountisn’talastingsolutionifyoudon’tremoveanyvirus，？A．don’tyou B．doyouC．isn’tit D．isit4．_______,thedancerspractisehardtomaketheirdreamscometrue. A．InsteadofbeingdisabledB．Beingdisabled C．DisabledastheyareD．Incaseofbeingdisabled5．______forthefreetickets,Iwouldnothavegonetoseefilmssooften.A．Ifitisnot B．HaditnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Iftheywerenot6．________inthelastexamination,shewasmoreconfidentofanothersuccessinthecomingone.A．Tosucceed B．Tohavesucceeded C．Havingsucceeded D．succeeding7．“Couldweputoffthemeeting？”sheasked.“________.”Heansweredpolitely.“Thisistheonlydayeveryoneisavailable.”A．Notlikely B．NotexactlyC．Notnearly D．Notreally8．ThefarmersaidthePLAmencametorescuetimelywhenthey_____inthesnowstorm.A．weretrappingB．werebeingtrappedC．aretrappingD．arebeingtrapped9．Generallyspeaking,________accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.A．whentakenB．whentakingC．whentotake D．whentobetaken10．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound11．I’mnotsureofthereasonforthedog’sillness,butit____byeatingtoomuch.A．mayhavebeencaused B．needhavebeencausedC．shouldhavebeencaused D．musthavebeencaused12．Withsomesnowontopofit,theYellowMountainlookedfantasticthiswinter.Actually,IdoubtwhetherwecouldvisitmountaininChina.A．amostbeautiful B．themostbeautifulC．amorebeautiful D．abeautiful13．Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．answerfor D．pullthrough14．WolfWarrior2,_______directorWuJingalsostarredintheleadrole,isafirst-classproduction,evenbyHollywoodstandards.A．where B．whichC．whom D．as15．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote16．Inmanyways,themagicofAIis________it’snotsomethingyoucanseeortouch.A．whether B．whatC．that D．why17．Bythetimeherealizesthemistakehe________，itwillbetoolateforhimtodoanythingaboutit.A．hasmade B．made C．makes D．willmake18．_______theschool,thevillagehasaclinic,whichwasalsobuiltwithgovernmentsupport.A．Inreplyto B．InadditiontoC．Inchargeof D．Inplaceof19．Thesenewbooksareaverywelcome_________totheschoollibrary.A．addition B．arrival C．attitude D．audience20．Thevillageevolvedintoamajore-commercecenter,and_____thepast,thevillagersowedtheirsuccesstothereformandopening-uppolicy.A．reviewedB．reviewingC．toreviewD．beingreviewed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）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.22．（8分）FrankLloydWrightisoftencalledthefatherofAmericanmodernarchitecture．HedesignedbuildingsandhomesacrosstheUnitedStatesformorethan70years．Hecreatedmostofhisworksfrom1900throughthe1950s，buthisopen-livingspacesandimaginativedesignsstillappearverymoderntoday．Lastweek，theUnitedStatesnominated(提名)10ofhisbuildingsfortheUNEducational，Scientific，andCulturalOrganization—orUNESCO—theWorldHeritageList．TheWorldHeritageListrecognizesthemost，importantculturalandnaturalsitesworldwide．The10buildings，titled．“KeyWorksofModernArchitecturebyFrankLloydWright，”werebuiltbetween1906and1969．Theyincludeseveralofhispersonalhomesandstudios，churches，governmentbuildings，privateresidences，andoneveryfamousmuseum—NewYorkCity’sGuggenheimMuseum．TheSolomonR．GuggenheimMuseumisoneofthemostvisitedsitesinNewYorkCity．Aboutonemillionpeoplevisititeveryyear．FrankLloydWrightworkedonitfrom1943to1959．Itwasdesignedtocreateanewtypeofspacefornewtypesofart．ThemuseumremainsaninternationalsymbolofmodernarchitecturethatrepresentsWright’suniquedesign．ManyofMr．Wright’smodernbuildingsandhomesintheU．S．MidwesthavealsobecomesymbolsofmodernAmericanarchitecture．RichardLongstrethisthepresidentoftheFrankLloydWrightBuildingConservancy．HecallsMr．Wrisht“thefatherofmodernarchitecture，fundamentallyredefiningthenatureofformandspaceduringtheearly20thcenturythatwouldhaveenduringimpactsofmodernarchitectureworldwide．”TheUNESCOWorldHeritageCommitteewillannounceitsdecisioninmid-2016．IfFrankLloydWright’s10buildingswerechosenforthelist，theywouldbethefirstWorldHeritagelistingsformodemU．S．architecture．TheWorldHeritageListalreadyincludes22otherAmericansites，includingtheGrandCanyon，YellowstoneNationalParkandtheStatueofLiberty．1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____．A．Mr．Wright’sdesignsareoutofstyletodayB．Mr．Wright’sdesignshavebeenwidelyrecognizedC．Mr．Wright’sdesignsonmodernbuildingsandhomesareafailureD．Mr．Wrightistheowneroftenbuildings2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutGuggenheimMuseumistrue?A．ItisamasterpieceshowingMr.Wright’suniquedesign.B．Itisagoodexampleoftraditionaldesign．C．ItisthemostfamoussiteinNewYorkCity.D．ItisthesymbolofNewYorkCity．3、Inwhichsectionofthenewspapercanyouprobablyfindthisarticle?A．News B．ScienceC．Biography D．Economy4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．FrankLloydWright—theFatherofAmericanModernArchitectureB．TheWorldHeritageList—CulturalCollectionWorldwideC．GuggenheimMuseum—InternationalSymbolofmodernArchitectureD．FrankLloydWright’Buildings—OnthewaytoWorldHeritageList23．（8分）Thinkaboutthelasttimeyoufeltanegativeemotion—likestress,anger,orfrustration.Whatwasgoingthroughyourmindasyouweregoingthroughthatnegativity?Wasyourmindclutteredwith(充斥)differentkindsofthoughts?Orwasitparalyzed,unabletothink?Thenexttimeyoufindyourselfinthemiddleofaverystressfultime,oryoufeelangryorfrustrated,stop.Yes,that'sright,stop.Whateveryou'redoing,stopandsitforoneminute.Whileyou'resittingthere,completelyimmerseyourselfinthenegativeemotion.Allowthatemotiontoconsumeyou.Allowyourselfoneminutetotrulyfeelthatemotion.Don'tcheatyourselfhere.Taketheentireminute—butonlyoneminute—todonothingelsebutfeelthatemotion.Whentheminuteisover,askyourself,“AmIwillingtokeepholdingontothisnegativeemotionasIgothroughtherestoftheday？”Onceyou'veallowedyourselftobetotallyimmersedintheemotionandreallyfeelit,youwillbesurprisedtofindthattheemotionclearsratherquickly.Ifyoufeelyouneedtoholdontotheemotionforalittlelonger,thatisOK.Allowyourselfanotherminutetofeeltheemotion.Whenyoufeelyou'vehadenoughoftheemotion,askyourselfifyou'rewillingtocarrythatnegativitywithyoufortherestoftheday.Ifnot,takeadeepbreath.Asyouexhale,releaseallthatnegativitywithyourbreath.Thisexerciseseemssimple—almosttoosimple.But,itisveryeffective.Byallowingthatnegativeemotionthespacetobetrulyfelt,youaredealingwiththeemotionratherthanstuffingitdownandtryingnottofeelit.Youareactuallytakingawaythepoweroftheemotionbygivingitthespaceandattentionitneeds.Whenyouimmerseyourselfintheemotion,andrealizethatitisonlyemotion,itlosesitscontrol.Youcanclearyourheadandproceedwithyourtask.1、Whatshouldyoudowhenyouareintonegativityaccordingtothearticle?A．Listentosomemusic.B．Ignoreitanddosomethingelse.C．Justdonothingandtrulyfeelthatemotion.D．Thinkaboutitandtrytodealwithitimmediately.2、Theunderlinedword“immerse”(Paragraph2)mostprobablymeans“________”．A．breakdown B．getridofC．cutoff D．throwinto3、What'sthebesttitleofthistext?A．ClearYourMentalSpaceB．DeepBreath,TroubleAwayC．TrytoAvoidtheNegativeEmotionD．KeepHoldingontoThisNegativeEmotionasLongasPossible4、Theauthor'sattitudetowardsnegativeemotionis________.A．doubtful B．optimisticC．frightened D．confused24．（8分）Regretsareoftenpainful.Astudysuggeststhatsomepeoplecanovercomethem,saidJiaWeiZhang,apsychologygraduateattheUniversityofCalifornia.Butthisisn’tthecaseforeveryone,hesaid.Theresearcherswonderedwhysomepeoplereportfeelingimprovementfromregretsbutothersdon’t.Doesitlieinhowpeopleapproachtheirregrets?Inthestudy,theresearchersfocusedonself-compassion(自我同情)asapotentialfactorinwhysomepeoplehaveaneasierlimeleavingtheirregretsbehindthem.400peopleattendedanexperiment.First,theywereaskedtowriteabouttheirbiggestregret.Halfwrotesomethingtheydidbutwishtheyhadn’tdone;theotherhalfwrotesomethingtheydidn’tdobutwishtheyhad.Then,theparticipantswererandomlyassignedtooneofthreegroups:selfcompassion,self-esteemandacontrolgroup.Theself-esteemgroupwasaskedtorespondby“talkingtoyourselfaboutthisregretfromtheaspectofconfirmingyourpositivequalities”.Thecontrolgroupwasaskedtowriteabouttheirfavoritehobbyratherthantheirregret.Then,theywereaskedabouttheirfeelingsofforgiveness,acceptanceandpersonalimprovementfollowingtheexercise.Theyfoundthattheself-compassiongroupreportedgreaterfeelingsofacceptance,forgivenessandpersonalimprovement,comparedwiththecontrolgroupandtheselfesteemgroup.Inotherwords,focusingonyourbestqualitiesisnotwhathelpsyoufeelbetteraboutaregret.Rather,beingcompassionatetowardyourselfiswhatmaymakeadifference,theresearchersfound.It’spossiblethatpeoplewhopracticeself-compassionareabletoconfronttheirregretsandseewhatwentwrong,sotheycanmakeabetterchoiceinthefuture,ZhangtoldLiveScience.Self-compassionpushespeopletoaccepttheirregretinsteadofrunningawayfromit.Theresearchersusedanexampleofthisfromapreviousstudyonbreastcancerpatientswhowereaskedtotrythinkingabouttheirtreatmentinapositivelightbeforeitbegan.Thewomenwhodidsoreportedgreaterfeelingsofpersonalgrowthlateron.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“confront”inParagraph7mean?A．HandleB．Forget.C．IgnoreD．Show.2、Whatwerethestudentsintheself-esteemgroupaskedtodo?A．Thinkofawayout.B．Writeabouttheirregrets.C．Recordtheirfavoritehobbies.D．Treattheirregretsinpositiveways.3、Whyweretheparticipantsaskedabouttheirgoodqualities?A．Tocoveruptheirregrets.B．Toseeiftheyhaveweaknesses.C．Toseeiftheyhaveselfcompassion.D．Tohelpthemfeelbetterabouttheirregrets.4、Whatwastheaimofmentioningtheresearchers’studyonbreastcancerpatients?A．Toshowthemethodoftheresearch.B．Toshowthevalueoftheacceptance.C．Toshowthetruthofpeople’sfeeling.D．Toshowthedifficultyoftheresearch.25．（10分）FromthemodemLondonEyetothehistoricTowerofLondon,belowareLondon’smostvisitedtouristattractions.BritishMuseumTheworld-famousBritishMuseumexhibitstheworksofmanfromprehistorictomodemtimes,fromaroundtheworld.ThemostinterestingandexcitingpartsincludetheRosettaStone,theParthenonsculpturesandthemummiesintheAncientEgyptcollection.Someexhibitionsrequiretickets.NationalGalleryThegreatestandmostbeautifulbuildingofTrafalgarSquare,London’sNationalGalleryisavastspacefilledwithWesternEuropeanpaintingsfromthe13thtothe19thcenturies.InthisimpressiveartgalleryyoucanfindworksbymasterssuchasVanGoghdaVinet.Botticelli,Constable,Renoir,TitianandStubbs.Someexhibitionsrequiretickets.TateModernSittingonthebanksoftheThamesistheTateModem,Britain’snationalmuseumofmodemandcontemporaryart.Itsuniqueshapeisduetoitbeingapowerstationbefore.Thegallery’srestaurantsofferwonderfulviewsacrossthecity.Someexhibitionsrequiretickets.Coca-ColaLondonEyeTheCoca-ColaLondonEyeisamajorfeatureofLondon’sskyline.IthassomeofLondon’sbestviewsfromits32capsules,eachweighing10tonnesandholdingupto25people.Climbaboardforabreathtakingexperience,withanunforgettableviewofmorethan55ofLondon’smostfamouslandmarks—allinjust30minutes!MadameTussaudsAtMadameTussauds,you’llcomeface-to-facewithsomeoftheworld’smostfamousfaces.FromShakespearetoLadyGagayou’llmeetinfluentialfiguresfromshowbusiness,sport,politicsandevenroyalty.StrikeaposewithUsainBolt,getclosetoOneDirectionorreceiveaonce-in-a-lifetimeaudiencewithHerMajestytheQueen.1、WhichoneshouldtheyvisitifvisitorswanttogetabetterviewofLondon’sfamouslandmarks?A．TheTateModem.B．TheBritishMuseum.C．TheNationalGallery.D．TheCoca-ColaLondonEye.2、WhatdotheBritishMuseumandtheNationalGalleryhaveincommon?A．Bothhavechargeableexhibitions.B．BothareonthebanksoftheThames.C．Bothhavevastspacesandspecialshapes.D．Bothexhibitmodemandcontemporaryart.3、WhatcanvisitorsdoinMadameTussauds?A．EnjoyShakespeare’sworks.B．WatchLadyGaga’sperformance.C．Seefiguresofmanyinfluentialpeople.D．Talktosomefamouspeoplefacetoface.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）完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。StefanandErikaSvanstromonafour-monthhoneymoonwerehitbyseveralnaturaldisasters,includingtheAustralianfloods,ChristchurchearthquakeandJapanesetsunami.The1coupleleftSwedenonDecember6andwere2caughtinMunich,Germany,duetooneofEurope’sworstsnowstorms.Later,theyflewontoAustraliawhichthen3withoneofthemostterriblehurricanesinthenation’shistory.Fromthere,thecouple,4,wereforcedto5for24hoursonthefloorofashoppingcentrewith2500others.“Treeswerebeing6andbigbrancheswerescatteredacrossthestreets,”StefantoldSweden’sExpressennewspaper.“We7escaped”ThecouplethenflewtoChristchurch,NewZealand.8theirarriving,amassiveearthquake9magnitude6.3hitthecityonFebruary22.Erikasaid“Wecouldnotvisitthecitysinceitwascompletelyin10,soinsteadwetravelledaroundbeforegoingtoJapan.”ButdaysaftertheSvanstromsarrived,Tokyowas11byJapan’slargestearthquake12recordsbegan.“Thetremblingwashorribleandwesawroofdebris(碎片)flyoffthebuildings,”Mr.Svantromsaid.“13seemedthebuildingswereswaying14”ThefamilyreturnedtoSwedenonMarch29aftera(n)15calmervisittotheirlastdestinationChina.ButMr.Svanstrom,whoalsosurvivedtheverytsunami16hitSoutheastAsiain2004,said“Iknowmarriageshavetoexperiencesome17,butIthinkwehave18mostofthem.”,19thatthemarriagehadbecomestrong.“We’vecertainlyexperienced20ourfairshareofcatastrophes,butthemostimportantthingisthatwe’retogetherandhappy.”saidthecouple.1、A．new-marriedB．newly-marryC．newly-marriedD．new-marry2、A．finallyB．eventuallyC．graduallyD．immediately3、A．metB．facedC．hitD．come4、A．invainB．inpanicC．insorrowD．indepression5、A．hideB．stayC．remainD．shelter6、A．takenoverB．turnedoverC．gotoverD．knockedover7、A．nearlyB．narrowlyC．almostD．easily8、A．AtB．WithC．OnD．For9、A．measuringB．ismeasuredC．measuresD．measured10、A．messB．orderC．chaosD．control11、A．effectedB．destroyedC．shakenD．suffered12、A．whenB．whileC．asD．since13、A．ItB．ThereC．ThatD．What14、A．inandoutB．hereandthereC．backwardsandforwardsD．backandforth15、A．prettyB．fairlyC．muchD．even16、A．whichB．asC．thatD．what17、A．trialsB．tricksC．tripsD．triangles18、A．lookedthroughB．putthroughC．comethroughD．gotthrough19、A．addedB．addingC．addedtoD．addingto20、A．ratherthanB．otherthanC．morethanD．lessthan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）TodayIreceivedasweetletterfromBrianna,oneofmy“cookies”.Yousee1．Itaughtkindergarten,Icalledall2．sweetchildren“cookies”.Briannasaidthateverydayshewouldwalkintokindergartenandseeasmile3．myface.Itwasn’tdifficulttohaveasmileonmyface4．almosteverydayIwasgoingtoseemysweet“cookies”.Inamedthem“cookies”becauseIalwaysfeelthatchildrenbringgreathappinessand5．(excite)tomylife.6．afteradoptingtwosonsfromRussiain1994and1996,IstillfeltthatallchildrenwerethegreatestjoyIcould7．have.Iadoptedandtaughtchildrenforover35years.Allmychildrenwere8．arenowagreatjoyofmylife.Ifeel9．(great)fortunatetobeabletousemylife’stalenttoteachchildrenandhavefun10．(do)iteveryday.Iamabletospreadmywingsandhelpmy“cookies”tospreadtheirwings.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误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。Ropeskippingisasportsuitableforpeopleofallage、Peopleskipropeforfunandexercise、Everystudentareabletolearntoskip、Youcanskipaloneorwithyourclassmates、Ifyouskipalone,youwillneedshortropeaboutdoublethelengthofyourhigh、Youshouldturntheropeslowsothatyoucanskipsafely、Itmighthelpwithifyoucansingarhymewhileskips、Whenyouskiprope,yourheartbeatsfastthanusualandyourbodyisstressed、Therefore,stopforarestafteryouinjureyourself、So,pickuparope,findingasillyrhymeandstartskipping、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你叫李华，你的笔友Mike写信向你打听中国高中校园学习生活情况。请你给他回信，从以下几个方面作简单介绍。1.学习情况；2.课外活动；3.未来的期望。注意:1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。DearMike,Howiseverythinggoing?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、D3、D4、C5、B6、C7、D8、B9、A10、C11、A12、C13、A14、A15、B16、C17、A18、B19、A20、B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、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'veusedtheself­servekiosksandlikethemalot:they'reeasytouse,reducethepressureofmakingachoicewithimpatientcustomersbehindyou,andmakeabigdifferenceindeliverytime.Ijusthopetheydon'tstartexpectingmetotip.”5、Whydomanychainshaveaslowerfooddeliveryinthepastseveralyears?A．Becausetheyhavestruggledmanyexpectations.B．Becausetheyhavemoredishestoservepeople.C．Becausetheyhavetheworld'slargestrestaurantchains.D．Becausesometimestheyhavetoomanycustomers.6、Howdocustomersgettheirfoodafterorderingfoodself­servekiosks?A．BytestingMcDonald'smachine.B．Bytakingfoodbythemselves.C．Bylettingwaitersbringfoodforthem.D．Bylettingemployeesserveforthem.7、What'stheresultoftrying“just­for­youexperience”？A．Itisagreatsuccess.B．Itcausedtrafficjam.C．It'swellreceivedonlybyappusers.D．Itstillneedstobeobserved.8、WhatcanweinferfromwhatMikesaid?A．Hisfamilydon'tlikeMcDonald's.B．He'swillingtogivetipsforgoodservice.C．Self­servekiosksareagoodchoice.D．It'shardforhimtospendthedeliverytime.22、ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia,myhusband,Rashid,stayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstay,hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers,includinghispassport.Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere,lostandlonelyinastrangecity,thinkingof