2024屆江蘇省常州市武進區(qū)禮嘉中學高三一診考試英語試卷含解析

2024屆江蘇省常州市武進區(qū)禮嘉中學高三一診考試英語試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標記。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．Hisadvicemademehappy,but____othersangry.A．making B．tomake C．/ D．make2．．Whenhegoesout,heoftenwearssunglasses_______nobodycanrecognizehim．A．sothat B．nowthat C．incase D．a(chǎn)sthough3．－You’vebeencoughingsobadlyrecently.Giveupsmoking,please.－_______.IthinkIamaddictedtoit.A．Itcan’tbehelped B．GoodideaC．Sofar,sogood D．Farfromit4．Ifhehadbeenworkinghard,he______intheofficenow.However,hedidn’t.A．wouldbeworking B．weretobeworking C．wasworking D．shouldwork5．Itisglobalwarming,ratherthanotherfactors,___theextremeweather.A．thathaveledto B．whichhascausedC．whicharecausing D．thathasledto6．---Isawnomorethanonemotorcarintheshop.Willyougoandbuy?---No,I’dratherfindinothershops.A．it;oneB．one;itC．it;theoneD．theone;it7．—ThemovieLalalandisawesome.It’sreallyapitythatyoudidn’tmakeit.—Sorry,I________.Iwastoobusythen.A．didn’tB．didC．wouldn’tD．would8．—Shallwegototheseveno’clockperformanceortheeight?—_____suitsyoufine.A．Whatever B．Whichever C．Whenever D．Wherever9．—Ikeeponmeetingwithdifficultiesintheexperiment.Icanhardlygoon.—Wheretherearedifficulties,therearewaystogetoverthem.________A．Suityourself. B．GoodforyouC．Pullyourselftogether! D．What’sthedeal?10．Thecrazyfans________patientlyfortwohours,andtheywouldwaittillthemoviestararrived.A．werewaiting B．hadbeenwaitingC．hadwaited D．wouldwait11．Inthe"moongarden"onboardtheChang'e4,theshootsofcottonmarkedthefirstlivematterever_____onthemoon.A．havinggrownB．tobegrownC．beinggrownD．grown12．MartinLutherKing,Jr.putitthatpeaceisnotmerelyadistantgoalthatweseek,butameans_____wearriveatthatgoal.A．that B．where C．bywhich D．withwhich13．––Thesmallrestaurantisalwayscrowdedineverypart.––That’s______ithasauniquediningenvironmentandquiteafewwonderfuldishes.A．why B．becauseC．where D．when14．Theoldwomanwho________inthedesertedhousealonefortenyearshasbeensettledinanursinghomenow.A．lived B．haslivedC．hadlived D．hasbeenliving15．—Marylookshotanddry.—So________youifyouhadahighfever.A．could B．would C．may D．must16．—Iheardtheywentskiinginthemountainslastwinter.—Ittruebecausetherewaslittlesnowthere.A．maybenot B．won’tbe C．couldn’tbe D．mustn’tbe17．ItshockedtheworldtheUnitedStateswithdrewfromsomemajoragreementsithadbeencommittedto,includingthe2015ParisAgreementonclimatechangemitigationandthe2015IranNuclearDeal.A．which B．whatC．whether D．that18．Theboywaswavinghisstickinthestreetandit________missedthechildstandingnearby.A．closely B．narrowly C．nearly D．hardly19．Thoughhelacksexperience,thearrangementsareall_______forthemeetingnextThursdayaheadoftime.A．inparticular B．inplace C．inpreparation D．intime20．IhavenodoubtthatAnnawill________it,butIwonderwhethersheisreallyreadyenough.A．digB．hitC．makeD．lift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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Recently，a1935letterinwhichErnestHemingwaydetailedhiscatchofa500lbbluemarlin（青槍魚），anadventurethatisbelievedtohavepartlyinspiredhisnovelTheOldManandtheSea，hasbeensoldfor﹩28，000（￡22，000）．ThehandwrittenletterwassentbyHemingwayon8MaytothefishingeditoroftheMiamiHerald，layingoutingreatdetailhowtheauthorandhisfriendHenryStraterbattledtokeepsharksawayfromthemarlinaftercatchingitofftheBahamianislandofBimini．NateDSanders，theauction（拍賣）companywhichsoldtheletter，saiditdocumentedforthefirsttimeinHemingway'sownwordsnotonlythesizeofthemarlin，butalsotheattackbysharks，reflectingtheplotofthenovel．ThecompanyaddedthatHemingway'saccountofthemarlincatchdifferedfromotheranecdotesofit，oneofwhichdescribedHemingwayusingamachinegunonthesharks，whichissaidtohaveattractedmoresharksratherthanfrightenedthemaway．TheOldManandtheSeawasalsoinspiredbyananecdotetoldbyHemingway'sCubanfriendCarlosGutierrez．In1936，HemingwaywroteinamagazinethatCarloshadtoldhimaboutanoldfishermanwhocaughtagreatmarlinalone．Threeyearslater，HemingwaytoldhiseditorMaxPerkinsthathewasplanningashortstoryabouttheoldcommercialfishermanwhofoughttheswordfishallaloneinhissailingboat．Instead，heendedupwritingForWhomtheBellTolls，notreturningtothestoryabouttheoldfishermanuntilJanuary1951．ItwonhimthePulitzerin1953，andwasspecificallycitedwhenhewasawardedtheNobelPrizein1954．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"layingout"inthesecondparagraphmean？A．Discussing．B．Wondering．C．Imagining．D．Presenting．2、Whatdidtheauctioncompanystresswhensellingthe1935letter？A．Thestyleofthewriter．B．Thehistoryoftheletter．C．Thecontentsoftheletter．D．Thepopularityofthewriter．3、WhatinspiredHemingwaytowriteTheOldManandTheSeabesideshisownadventure？A．HenryStrater'saccount．B．CarlosGutierrez'sstory．C．MaxPerkins'lifeexperience．D．NateDSanders'description．4、Whichisthecorrectorderoftimeforthefollowingfactsinthepassage？1Hemingwaywrotealettertodescribehisadventure．2Hemingwaycaughtabigbluemarlin．3Theletterwassoldatauction．4TheOldManandTheSeawontheNobelPrize．A．①③②④B．②①④③C．②④①③D．②③①④22．（8分）Westartedin1993withasimpleidea:thatpeoplecouldhelpeachotherbysharingstoriesabouttheirlives.Foryearspeoplehadtoldourfounders,motivationalspeakersJackandMark,inspiringstoriesaboutthemselves.JackandMarkincludedthesestoriesintheirtalks,andtheiraudiencesrepeatedlyaskediftheyhadeverbeenpublished.”Thatstoryabouttheboyandthepuppy—isthatinabookanywhere?”aparentaskedJack.“Thatstoryabouttheboywiththeamputated(截肢)legwhobecameatennisstar,Ineedtoreadthattomystaff,”amanagertoldhim.Jackwasaskedrepeatedly,“Isthatstoryinabookanywhere?”EventuallyJackandMarkdecidedtheiraudiencesmustbeontosomething,sotheycollectedthebest101storiesthey’dbeentoldinabook.TheycalleditChickenSoupfortheSoulbecausetheywantedittoprovidecomfortjustliketheirgrandmother’scooking.TheytookthebooktoNewYork,hopingtosellittooneofthebigpublishersbuteverysingleoneturnedthemdown.TheprojectappearedtohavestalleduntiltheymetPeterVegso,theownerofasmallhealthandwellnesspolisherinFloridanamedHCI.Peterreadsomeofthestoriesandlovedthem,sohedecidedtogivethebookachance,becomingChickenSoupfortheSoul’sfoundingpublisher.Never,inJackandMark’swildestdreamshadtheyimaginedwhatthebookwouldbecome.ChickenSoupfortheSoulturnedintooneofthemostpopularandlovedbookseverpublished,selling11millioncopiesaroundtheworld.Readersaskedformorestoriessowepublisheda“secondhelping”ofChickenSoupfortheSoulandathirdafterthat,Today,we’vepublishedmorethan250books,whichhavebecomethebest-sellingtradepaperbackbookseriesofalltime.1、WhatdrovedJackandMarktopublishtheseinspiringstores?A．Therichsourceofgoodstories.B．Thegoodchancetobefamous.C．Thebenefitsfromthebook.D．Thedemandofaudience2、Howdidthetitleofthebookcomefrom?A．Thetasteofchicken.B．ThewayofcookingC．Thepurposeofthebook.D．Theexperiencesofchildren.3、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“stalled”inParagraph3?A．Stopped.B．Failed.C．Succeeded.D．Progressed.4、Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?A．Thewildestdreamsoftwopeople.B．AnunexpectedsuccessofabookC．Anintroductiontoaseriesofbooks.D．Callingonpeopletobuyabestseller.23．（8分）Inrecentyears,carmanufacturers(制造商)havebeenputunderpressuretoinventavehiclethatisbothcheapertorunandbetterfortheenvironment.Oneofthefirstideasthatcarmanufacturerstriedwastoreplaceengineswhichrunonfossil(石化)fuelswithelectricmotors.Unfortunately,thesevehicleshadseveraldisadvantagesandtheydidn’tsellverywell.Theproblemswerethatthebatteriesoftheseelectriccarsranoutveryquicklyandtookalongtimetorecharge.However,carmanufacturershaveimprovedtheconcept.Thisiswherethehybridcar,whichhasbothanelectricmotorandatraditionalpetrolengine,comesin.Theelectricmotorneverneedstoberechargedanditismuchbetterfortheplanetthanatraditionalcar.Inahybridcar,theengineiscontrolledbyacomputerwhichdetermineswhetherthecarrunsonpetrol,electricity,orboth.Whenthecarneedsmaximumpower,forexample,ifitisacceleratingorclimbingasteephill,itusesallofitsresources(資源),butatsteadyspeedsitrunsonlyonpetrol.Whenslowingdownorbreaking,theelectricmotorrechargesitsbatteries.Hybridcarsarebetterfortheenvironmentbecausetheyhaveamuchsmallerenginethanatraditionalcar.Also,hybridcarsonthemarketaremadeusingmaterialssuchasaluminumandcarbonfiber,whichmakesthemextremelylight.Bothofthemmeanthattheyuselesspetrolthannormalcars,sotheyproducelesspollution.Ofcourse,hybridcarsaren’tperfect;theystillrunonfossilfuelandsopollutetheenvironmenttoacertaindegree.However,theymaybethefirststepalongtheroadtocleaner,‘greener’cars.Carmanufacturersarealreadyworkingonvehicleswhichrunonhydrogengivingoffharmlesswatervapor.Itlookslikewemightbeheadingintherightdirection.1、Whatcanweknowaboutthevehicleswhichranonelectricmotors?A．Theymovedveryfast.B．Theywereunpopular.C．Theirengineswereoftenreplaced.D．Theirengineswereexpensive.2、Howdoesthecomputerinahybridcarfunction?A．Itkeepsthecarrunningsteadily.B．Itdirectsthecartoclimbhills.C．Itdecideswheretopowerthecar.D．Itcontrolshowthecarusespower.3、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartrefertoinParagraph5?A．Car’ssmallerengineandspecialmaterials.B．Electricmotorandpetrolengine.C．Hybridcarandhydrogencar.D．Aluminumandcarbonfiber.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．Cars’enginesB．CarpollutionC．GreencarsD．Cars’advantages24．（8分）Mytrackandfieldcoach,MrJones,haddecidedtogettheteamtotakepartinthe4x100mrace.Itwouldbethefirsttimethatwewererunninginsucharace.Weneededtoworkasateamtoimproveonourspeed.Themostcriticalmomentwasthepassingofthebaton(接力棒)attherighttimetothenextrunner.MrJoneshadchosenmetostarttherace.ThenextrunnerwouldbeSusan.Inthebeginning,wheneverwepractisedpassingthebaton,somethingwouldgoterriblywrong.Iwouldeitherbegoingtooslowlyorshewouldbetakingofftoolate.Weneededtoperfectit.Atthesametime,IhadtomakesurethatIwouldnotgobeyondtheyellowline.Finallyitwasthedayoftherace.Wewereconfidentthatthegoldmedalwouldbeours.Eachofushadimprovedinourrunningspeed.Ourpassingofthebatonhadbeenperfectedduringthepractices.MyreactionswereexactandaccurateasIstartedrunning.EverythingfeltthewayitshouldasIsprintedtowardsSusan.Iheldthebatoninmysweatypalms,promisingmyselfnottoletgo.MylonglegsmovedmeasfastasIcouldgoroundthecomer.AsIcameclosertomyfinalsteps,myheartwasbeatingfasterthanusual.Thecheeringbythespectators(觀眾)gotintomeandIbecamenervous.“Whatifwelose?”Ithoughttomyself.ItwasthenthatIsawSusaninthefardistance.IheldoutthebatonandcontinuedrunningquicklytowardsSusan.Susanyelled“Slowdown,slowdown!”However,itwastoolate.Theofficialhelduptheredflag.ItwasthenthatIrealizedthatIhadgonebeyondtheyellowline.1、Whatdoestheunderlined“it”inthesecondparagraphreferto?A．Goingtooslowly.B．Takingofftoolate.C．Passingthebaton.D．Goingbeyondtheyellowline.2、Whywasauthorconfidentofwinningtherace?A．Theyworkedasateamandweresupportedbythespectators.B．Theyhadperfectedtherunningspeedandthepassingofthebaton.C．Theyhadlearnedhowtoavoidbreakingtherulesintherace.D．Theygainedanadvantageofastablestateofmindintherace.3、Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?A．Herantoofastthroughouttherace.B．Helosthisfocusintherace.C．Hisstartskillneededimproving.D．Hewasnotwell-trainedinrunning.4、Howwouldtheauthorfeelaftertherace?A．Proud.B．Grateful.C．Puzzled.D．Disappointed.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.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Myparentsfixedinmetheideasoffamily,faithandpatriotism(愛國主義)whenIwasyoung.1westruggledtomakeendsmeet,they2tomeandmyfourbrothersandsistershow3weweretoliveinagreatcountrywith4opportunities.Igotmyfirstreal5whenIwasten.Mydadinjuredhisbackworkinginafactoryandhadtobe6asahairstylist.TheowneroftheshoppingcentergaveDada(n)7onhisrentforcleaningtheparkinglot(停車場)threenightsaweek,whichmeantalittle8thatlookedlikealawnmower(割草機).MomandIemptiedgarbagecansand9wastebyhand.Ittooktwotothreehourstocleanthelot.I’d10inthecaronthewayhomebecauseoftiredness.Ididthisfortwoyears,butthe11Ilearnedhavelastedalifetime.I12disciplineandastrongworkethic(道德準則),andlearnedata(n)13agetheimportanceofbalancinglife’s14interests-inmycase,school,homeworkandajob.Thisreally15duringmysenioryearofhighschool,whenIworked40hoursaweekatafast-foodrestaurantwhiletakingcollege-pre16.Thehardwork17.IattendedtheU．SMilitaryAcademyandwentontoreceivegraduatedegreesin18andbusinessfromHarvard.19,IjoinedabigLosAngeleslawfirmandwaselectedtotheCaliforniaStateAssembly(議會).InthesejobsandineverythingelseI’vedone.Ihaveneverforgottenthose20intheparkinglot.1、A．NowthatB．IfonlyC．AsifD．Eventhough2、A．stressedB．a(chǎn)nnouncedC．suggestedD．a(chǎn)dmitted3、A．importantB．surprisingC．fortunateD．satisfying4、A．severalB．limitlessC．fewerD．instant5、A．chanceB．dreamC．successD．job6、A．retrainedB．regardedC．consideredD．respected7、A．increaseB．orderC．discountD．explanation8、A．bagB．machineC．knifeD．stick9、A．broughtupB．gaveupC．madeupD．pickedup10、A．sleepB．talkC．studyD．sing11、A．knowledgeB．informationC．lessonsD．skills12、A．cancelledB．a(chǎn)cquiredC．evaluatedD．forgot13、A．commonB．legalC．oldD．early14、A．competingB．developingC．supportingD．increasing15、A．turnedB．changedC．helpedD．improved16、A．measuresB．coursesC．messagesD．tours17、A．cametrueB．tookoffC．wentaheadD．paidoff18、A．lawB．medicineC．scienceD．a(chǎn)rts19、A．HoweverB．IndeedC．LaterD．Before20、A．peopleB．nightsC．carsD．opportunities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個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）WhenIwas14yearsold,mybestfriend1．(drag)metoanafter-schooldanceclass,2．IenjoyedsomuchthatIhavebeendancingeversince.Aftereverydanceclass,however,Ialwayshavetostretchoutmylegsandback!Itfeelslikeasmuchexerciseas3．(go)tothegym—butdancingisnot4．(wide)consideredtobeasport.Manydancerswouldarguethatdancingisasport,asitrequiresstrongmusclesandimpressiveflexibility.Nomatterwhatstyleofdanceyouareparticipatingin,youwillalwaysbeusingallof5．(you)muscleswhiledancingandthiscanoftenbeforseveralhoursaday.On6．otherhand,manypeoplearguethatdanceisanartform.Dancesoftenexhibitemotion(情感),tell7．(story),etc.Dancingtomusiciscreativeandvisuallyappealingtotheeyesandears,justlikewatchingaplayora(n)8．(profession)band.Theshiningcostumes,thestagemake-upandthebighairstylesareartisticandimaginative.However,whetheryouconsiderdancetobeanart9．a(chǎn)sport,theimportantthingistoenjoyit!Dancingisagreatway10．(make)newfriendsandexercise!第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯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）不計分。Nowadayswearelivinginaninformationage,whenTV,cellphonesandthewebareusingwidely、Itseemsthatmanypeoplecan’tenjoyhimselfwithoutthem、However,wereItogiveuponeofthem,IwillturnoffmyTV,butnotcuttingofftheInternet、ThereasonisbecausetherearefewshowsIfancyandtherearetoomanycommercials、What’sworse,mostprogramsontheTVarealsoavailablesomewhereelse、Notonlycellphonesbutalsothewebarenecessaryforme、Ineedacellphonetokeeptouchwithmyfriendsandfamily、AndalmostallinformationscanbegatheredontheInternet、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）某英文報正舉辦題為“ApersonalhabitI’dliketochange”的征文比賽。請你根據(jù)征文題目寫一篇短文，參加該征文活動，具體要求如下：1.簡述你想改變的這一行為習慣；2.說明你改變這一習慣的理由及措施；3.字數(shù)100左右。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、A3、A4、A5、D6、A7、A8、B9、C10、B11、B12、C13、B14、A15、B16、C17、D18、B19、B20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、D2、C3、B4、B22、1、D2、C3、A4、B23、1、B2、D3、A4、C24、1、C2、B3、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,said,“Asafatheroftwosmallchildren,I'meveryfast-foodchain'stargetcustomer.MywifeandItrytoavoidMcDonald'swhenpossible,butlikemanyparentsweendupgoing.I'veu