2025屆山西省臨汾市高三英語第一學期期末監(jiān)測模擬試題含解析

2025屆山西省臨汾市高三英語第一學期期末監(jiān)測模擬試題請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—GoingtowatchtheWomen’sVolleyballMatchonWednesday?—________!Willyougowithme?A．Youbet B．YougotmeC．Youthere D．Youknowbetter2．Thelackofeco-friendlyhabitsamongthepublicisthoughttobeamajor_____________ofglobalclimatechange.A．Result B．causeC．warning D．reflection3．It’s_______forpeopletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife.A．reasonable B．a(chǎn)vailableC．a(chǎn)ccurate D．cautious4．Ifyou________cometoourvillage,I’llshowyouaround.A．will B．shall C．must D．should5．Theredsandgolds_____intoeachotherasthesunsank.Whatabeautifulsight!A．bumped B．pressedC．melted D．turned6．ThematchesoftheFIFAWomen’sWorldCupwillbeplayedin2019allaroundFrance,whosemen’steam_____the2018WorldCup.A．wins B．wonC．haswon D．hadwon7．moreabouttheplacewhereyoulive,andyouwillshouldermoreresponsibilitytoprotectitA．LearningB．TolearnC．LearnD．Learned8．Theclassroomisbigenoughfor25studentsfornormaluseyouneedmorespaceforspecialactivities.A．once B．because C．if D．unless9．Moresubwaylines______tomaketravellingeasyinBeijinginthecomingyears.A．willbuild B．willbebuiltC．build D．a(chǎn)rebuilt10．JackandMikewerefoundcheatingintheexam,and_______bytheirteacheratthemoment.A．werescolded B．a(chǎn)rebeingscoldedC．havebeenscolded D．werebeingscolded11．Lastweek,onlytwopeoplecametolookatthehouse,________wantedtobuyit.A．noneofthem B．bothofthem C．noneofwhom D．neitherofwhom12．—Can'tyoudrivealittlefaster?—No.IfI________anotherspeedingticket,mydadwouldtakeawaymycar.A．wouldget B．wouldhavegot C．hadgot D．got13．MayIspeaktoMr.Smith？Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot_____________A．reliable B．convenientC．beneficial D．a(chǎn)vailable14．Mom,canyougivemeanextra200yuanamonth?Son,wehavejustboughtahouse,andfromnowonweneedtopractisestrict.A．economyB．medicineC．self-controlD．patience15．Frankly,Istillfeelconfusedabout_________hecouldmanagewithoutaccesstotheInternetforsuchalongtime.A．what B．why C．that D．how16．Youaresupposedtoleaveyourchild________hishomeworkalone.A．do B．todoC．beingdone D．done17．Thebook______throughtheairtoAuntDedeandshebegantoreaditaloud.A．gotB．pushedC．sailed18．______whathadhappened,theyknewIwouldstruggleandsimplywantedtohelpbecauseitwastherightthingtodo.A．Hearing B．Tohaveheard C．Havingheard D．Heard19．—Wherecanweparkcar?—Don’tworry.There’ssuretobeparkinglotnearby.A．the;the B．the;aC．不填;a D．不填;the20．Ourbossistoostrictwithus.Ican’t_____inwiththeworksituationhere.A．fit B．get C．make D．take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）Binge-watchingiswhenapersonwatchesmorethanoneepisodeofashowinquicksuccession(一連串，連續(xù)）".Withdevelopmentsinthespeedandconnectivityoftheinternet,increasesintechnologyandtheriseofon-demandentertainmentcompanies,peoplecannowhavetheirfavoriteshowsstreameddirectlytotheirtelevisionattheirconvenience.Thisbehaviorisnothingnew.Infact,"binge-watching"hasbeenofficiallylistedindictionariessince2015.Theentertainmentcompaniesrecognizethisbehaviorandmanytakestepstoencourageit.Often,insteadofreleasingeachepisodeonaweek-by-weekbasis,anentireserieswillbecomeavailableconcurrently.Oncetheepisodefinishesmanyplatformswilldisplaypop-upswith“youmightlikesuggestions,orwillautomaticallyplaythenextepisode”.However,recentresearchsuggeststhatoutofthemorethanhalfofBritishadultswhowatchmorethanoneepisodeofashowback-to-back,almostathirdhaveadmittedmissingsleeporbecomingtiredasaresult;andonequarterhaveneglectedtheirhouseholdchores.Nextwe’llbemissingwork!Bingeinghasotherconnections-bingeeating,bingedrinkingandbingesmoking.Allofthemareoftenassociatedwithalackofcontrolandapossibleroutetoaddiction.LindseyFussell,consumergroupdirector,said:“Thedaysofwaitingaweekforthenextepisodearelargelygone,withpeoplefindingithardtoresistwatchingmultipleepisodesaroundthehouseoronthemove.”Ifpeoplefindbinge-watchinghardtoresist,coupledwiththefactthatithasshowntoleadtonegligenceinmany,arewewitnessingthebirthofanewtypeofaddiction?Thecountlessofinformationandentertainmentthattelevisionandonlinemediacanbringusis,manywouldsay,agoodthing.However,whentheactivitybeginstobleedintootherareas,causingustostopfunctioningthenitbecomesaproblem.So,what'stheanswer?Moderation!Neitheratinyamount,nortoomuch.Afterall,astheoldproverbsays,“Alittleofwhatyoufancydoesyougood.”1、Howdidthewriterdevelopthefirstparagraph?A．Listingsomeexamples.B．Tellingastory.C．Givingadefinition.D．Analyzingthecauseandeffect.2、Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestreplacetheunderlinedwordinparagraph2?A．similarly.B．gradually.C．naturally.D．necessarily.3、WhatLindseysaidinParagraph4impliesthat_____________.A．peoplehavenopatiencetodowork.B．peoplecan’tcontroltheirmovements.C．peopleareaddictedtowatchingtelevision.D．peoplecan’tresistthetemptation.4、Whatadvicedidthewritergiveatlast?A．Towatchepisodesinamoderateway.B．Todrawlifelessonsfromtheepisodes.C．Toenjoyentertainmentasmuchaspossible.D．Tokeeponlinemediafromstoppingfunctioning.22．（8分）CompanieswithKidCEOsMaxineMarcus,TheAmbassadorCompanyUnlikemanyyoungCEOs,17-year-oldMaxineMarcusbuiltaservice,notaproduct.Hercompany,TheAmbassadorCompany,helpsbigcompaniesandbrandsunderstandtheteenviewpoint—andensuresthattheireffortstoconnectwiththemsucceed.BrandonandSebastianMartinez,AreYouKiddingThispairofbrotherscreatessomeprettystylishsocksfortheircompany,AreYouKidding.Theyincludefun，colorfuldesignsforkidsandadults，buttheirCharityline，whichdesignsspecialsocksforvariouscharitieslikeSpecialOlympics,AutismAwareness,andBigBrothersBigSisters,maybetheirmostpopularandmeaningfuldesigns.Benjamin“Kickz”Kapelushnik,SneakerDonBenjaminwasjust15whenhedecidedtoturnhispassionforsneakersintoabusiness,dealinginhard-to-get,limitededitionkicks.Hestartedoutbypayingfriendstostandinlinewhennewshoeswerereleasedbutnowhasconnectionswithretailers(零售商)tohelphimgetthemostsought-aftershoesinbulk(批量)forSneakerDon.Hecurrentlycountsstarathletesandmusicians,includingDJKhaledandP.Diddy,amonghisclients.MihirGarimellA．FireflyThis18-year-oldStanfordfreshmanhasanumberofprojectsalreadyunderhisbelt,includingcreatingahomeworkapptoreplacepaperplannersandworkingontechnologytohelpwithaccidentalinjuriesinasoccergame.Buthislatestwork,FireflyAutonomy,involvesbuildingautonomousdrones(無人機)thatcangointodangerousordifficultlocations,frominspectingequipmenttoconducting.1、Inwhosecompanycanpeoplebuysportsshoes?A．MihirGarimella. B．Benjamin“Kickz”Kapelushnik.C．MaxineMarcus. D．BrandonandSebastianMartinez.2、WhatdoesTheAmbassadorCompanyprovide?A．Technology. B．Socks. C．Opinions. D．Equipment.3、WhatmakesAreYouKiddingpopular?A．Itshomeworkapp. B．Itssoccergame.C．Itspotentialclients. D．ItsCharityline.23．（8分）GreycloudsmoveaslowassmokeoverthetreetopsatLoloPass.Thegroundiswhite.ThedayisJune10.IthasbeensnowingforthepastfourdaysintheBitterrootMountains.WayneFairchildisgettingworriedaboutourtrekovertheLoloTrail—95milesfromLoloMontanatoWeippeinIdaho,acrosstheroughestcountryintheWest.LewisandClarkwerenearlydefeated200yearsagobysnowstormsontheLolo.TodayFairchildisnervouslycheckingtheweatherreports.Hehasagreedtotakemeacrossthetoughest,middlesectionofthetrail.WhenLewisclimbedontopofLemhiPass,140milessouthofMissoula,onAugust12,1805,hewasastonishedbywhatwasinfrontofhim;“highmountainchainsstilltotheWestofuswiththeirtopspartiallycoveredwithsnow.”NobodyinwhatwasthentheUSknewtheRockyMountainsexisted,withpeakstwiceashighasanythingintheAppalachiansbackEast.Todaytheirpathwaythroughthosemountainsholdsmoreattractionthananyothergroundoverwhichtheytraveled,foritsrawwildernessisanevidencetothecharacteroftwocultures:theexplorerswhobraveditshardshipsandtheNativeAmericanswhoprizeandconservethepathasasacred(神圣的)gift.ItremainstodaythesameconditionaswhenLewisandClarkwalkedit.TheLoloispassableonlyfromJulytomid-September.Ourluckisholdingwiththeweather,althoughthesnowkeepsgettingdeeper.AsweclimbtoIndianPostOffice,thehighestpointonthetrailat7,033ft,wehavecovered13milesinsoftsnow,andwehardlyhaveenoughenergytomakedinner.Afteramealofchicken,Isitonarockontopoftheridge(山脊).Thereisnolightvisibleinanydirection,notevenanothercampfire.Forfourdayswedonotseeanotherhumanbeing.Weareoccupiedwiththethingsthatmixfearwithjoy.InourimaginationwehavefinallycaughtupwithLewisandClark.1、Accordingtothepassage,theword“trek”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.A．a(chǎn)comfortablewalkinaseparatecountryB．a(chǎn)pleasantjourneyacrossthecountrysideC．a(chǎn)journeyoveruntraveledpathwaysD．a(chǎn)long,hardjourneyoverroughareas2、Welearnfromthetextthatbefore1805________.A．theRockyMountainswerewhollycoveredwithsnowB．therewerenopeoplelivinginthewesternpartofAmericaC．noAmericansknewoftheexistenceoftheRockyMountainsD．theAppalachianswerethewesternfrontieroftheUnitedStates3、WelearnfromthetextthattheLoloPass________.A．remainsmuchthesameasitwas200yearsagoB．isthemeetingpointofthreeculturesC．haschangedalotsince1805D．nowattractsalargenumberoftouriststovisit4、Judgingfromthetext,LewisandClarkweremostprobably________.A．twonativeIndiansB．explorersoftheearly19thcenturyC．merchantswhodidbusinesswiththeIndiansD．travelerswhosecuriositytookthemovertheLoloPass5、WecaninferfromthetextthatwhencrossingtheLoloPasstheauthor________.A．wasattemptingtheimpossibleB．wastryingtosetaworldrecordC．wasfollowingthetrailofLewisandClarkD．wasfightingwithweatherandtakingunnecessaryrisks24．（8分）Therearemanydifferentvoicesoncharitydonationsrecently.ChenTianQiao,oneoftheChinesebillionaires,gaveaway$115milliontotheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology(Caltech)tohelppromotebrainresearch.Chenhasbeeninterestedinthebrainresearch,believingitcanadvancetheindustriesofartificialintelligenceandvirtualreality.However,thishugedonationhascausedheateddiscussionamongChinesescholarsandinternetusers.Manycriticizedhimforgivingmoneytoaforeignuniversityratherthandomesticinstitutesforbrainresearch,whicharedevelopingfastandarecatchingupwiththeUSinjustafewyears.RaoYi,abiologistatPekingUniversity,evensaidthedonationwasatypicalmistake.Others,however,supporthischoice.TheybelieveCaltechisamorereasonablechoicecomparedwithChineseresearchInstitutes.Caltechhasalonghistoryandhastakenaleadingpositioninbiology,andthereforeitproducesmoreefficientresults.What’smore,theresultsoftheresearchwillbenefitnotonlytheAmericans,butalsotherestoftheworld.Asimilarcontroversial（有爭議的）casestartedtwoyearsagowhenPanShiYi,chairmanofSOHOChina,donated$15milliontoHarvardUniversitytohelpdisadvantagedChineseStudents.ManybelievethatChinaisstillfarbehindinmanagementanduseofdonatedmoney,andthatasaresult,Chinesedonatorsarelookingabroad.Incomparison,WesterncountriesliketheUS,whichhavealonghistoryofdonatingmoney,havewell-developedsystemsthatusemoneyefficiently.Theycanalsoprovidefullaccessfordonorswhowanttotracktheuseofthemoney.Togetmoredonations,Chineseuniversitiesshouldbebraverandmorehonest.Theyneedself-reflectionratherthanenvy.1、WhydidChen’shugedonationsdrawpeople’sattention?A．Itwasusedforbrainresearchratherthanforthepoor.B．Itwasnotusedefficiently.C．Itwasthelargestdonation.D．ItshouldhavebeendonatedtoaChinesecollege.2、Whichofthefollowingscanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“domestic”inthesecondparagraph?A．home.B．family.C．household.D．homepage3、TheexampleofPanShiYiwasusedto________.A．informsomeChinesestudentsarepoorateducationB．showoffthegenerosityofChinesebillionairesC．presentthewidespreaddisagreementoverdonatingabroadD．provetheChinesearecrazyaboutdonations4、WhatisthemainadvicedoestheauthorgivetotheChineseuniversities?A．Developingartificialintelligence.B．Educatingthebraverandmorehonestgraduates.C．DevelopingfasttocatchupwiththeUS.D．Developingsystemstousethedonationsefficiently.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）Oneoftheeasiestthingsintheworldistobecomeafault-finder.However,lifecanbe1whenyouarenotbusyfindingfaultwithit.SeveralyearsagoI2aletterfromseventeen-year-oldKerry,whodescribedherselfasaworld-classfault-finder,almostalways3bythings.Peoplewerealwaysdoingthingsthatannoyedher,and4wasevergoodenough.Shewashighlyself-criticalandalsofoundfaultwithherfriends.Shebecameareally5person.Unfortunately,ittookahorribleaccidenttochangeher6.Herbestfriendwasseriouslyhurtinacarcrash.Whatmadeitalmost7todealwithwasthatthedaybeforethe8,Kerryhadvisitedherfriendandhadspentthewholetimecriticizingher9ofboyfriends,thewayshewasliving,thewaysherelatedtohermother,andvariousotherthingsshefeltsheneededto10.Itwasn’tuntilherfriendwasbadlyhurtthatKerrybecame11herhabitoffindingfault.Veryquickly,sheleamedtoappreciateliferatherthanto12everthingsoharshly(刻薄).Shewasabletotransferhernewwisdomtootherpartsofher13aswell.Perhapsmostofusaren’tasextremeatfault-finding,14whenwe’rehonest,wecanbesharply15oftheworld.I’mnotsuggestingyou16problems,orthatyoupretendthingsare17thantheyare,butsimplythatyoulearntoallowthingstobeastheyare18mostofthetime,andespeciallywhenit’snotareallybig19.Trainyourselfto“biteyourtongue”,andwithalittle20,you’llgetreallygoodatlettingthingsgo.Andwhenyoudo,you’llgetbackyourenthusiasmandloveforlife.1、A．lonelyB．quietC．greatD．uneasy2、A．a(chǎn)nsweredB．receivedC．expectedD．rejected3、A．threatenedB．interruptedC．spoiledD．bothered4、A．a(chǎn)nythingB．everythingC．nothingD．something5、A．boringB．caringC．interestingD．surprising6、A．measureB．planC．a(chǎn)ttitudeD．explanation7、A．urgentB．unnecessaryC．certainD．impossible8、A．occasionB．eventC．a(chǎn)ccidentD．a(chǎn)dventure9、A．memoryB．noticeC．evidenceD．choice10、A．hearB．contributeC．expressD．a(chǎn)dmit11、A．a(chǎn)fraidofB．a(chǎn)wareofC．curiousaboutD．confusedabout12、A．discussB．realizeC．settleD．judge13、A．familyB．careerC．lifeD．education14、A．soB．orC．butD．for15、A．proudB．sureC．hopefulD．critical16、A．faceB．ignoreC．solveD．create17、A．rarerB．strangerC．betterD．worse18、A．a(chǎn)tleastB．a(chǎn)tlastC．byfarD．sofar19、A．taskB．dealC．resultD．duty20、A．practiceB．speechC．restD．pity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）TheinformationI1．(collect)overthelastfewyearsleadsmetobelievethatspeedreadingmaybeless2．(use)thanmostpeoplethink.Theclaimthatyoucanreadandcomprehendover30,000wordsperminuteisoverstated.Oneresearcherprovedthisinastudywhereirrelevantandillogicalsentenceswereaddedtoatext.The“speedreaders”3．weretesteddidn’tnoticetheirrelevantlines—thenon-speedreadersspottedthemimmediately.I’veinterviewedpeoplewhohaveattendedtheintroductorysessions4．(offer)bysomespeedreadingcourses.5．(them)storiesindicatethatimpropermethodsaresometimesusedtosellthecourses.Here’show:First,you’reaskedtoreadapassagefromabook6．whichmostpersonswouldbeunfamiliar.Yourreadingspeedandcomprehensionaretestedduringthisexercise.Then,afterabouthalf7．hourofinstruction,anotherreadingtestisgiven.ButthistimethereadingisonemosteducatedAmericansknowwell—suchasHuckleberryFinn.Not8．(surprising),personsattendingtheseintroductorysessionsfindthattheir“exit”speedandcomprehensionarebetterthantheir“entry”9．(perform).I’moneofthefictionreaderswhoappreciatethebeautyingoodwriting.OccasionallyI’llreadapassageorsentenceoverandoverjust10．(let)thebeautyofitsconstructionsoak(參透)in.Goodwritingmustbereadcarefullyandthoughtfullytobefullyappreciated.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學們交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。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。Withtimepassedby,andmyseniorhighschoollifeisalmostover、Inafewdays’time,Iwillbegraduatinginthisschool、NowI’mlookingbackonthepast、Oneofthebestmemoryisthemilitarytraining,activityinwhichweperformedourbest、AnotherthingthatI’mparticularimpressedwithistheschooltrip、Thesethingsaresowonderful,butthehighlightistheNewYear’sparty、Wesingsongsandplayedgames、IwillneverforgetthetimewhenIspentwithmyfriendsandteachers、ItisbecauseofhiscompanythatIhavehadsuchan;amazedexperience、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）《功夫熊貓》（KungFuPanda）是一部以中國功夫為主題的美國動作喜劇電影。故事講述了一只笨拙的熊貓Po如何成為一名武術(shù)大師的故事。故事中Po雖然是一個武術(shù)新手，但他從不輕易放棄。最后，他成功地證明了自己。請根據(jù)以上信息，寫一篇關(guān)于"功夫熊貓"的英語影評，并談?wù)勀愕母惺堋⒖荚~匯：笨拙的clumsy學徒apprentice武術(shù)大師martialartsmaster_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、B3、A4、A5、C6、B7、C8、D9、B10、B11、D12、D13、B14、A15、D16、B17、C18、C19、B20、B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、C2、C3、D4、A22、1、B2、C3、D23、1、D2、C3、A4、B5、C24、1、D2、A3、C4、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.Mik