浙江省嵊州市高級(jí)中學(xué)2025屆高三第五次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

浙江省嵊州市高級(jí)中學(xué)2025屆高三第五次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)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(wú)效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，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．Youcanneverbe________whencrossingthestreet.A．verycareful B．toocareful C．carefullyenough D．enoughcareful2．Throughouthistory,Chinanevercolonizedanynation._________thispeacefultradition,itiscommittedtobuildingacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.A．InlinewithB．InregardtoC．InharmonywithD．Inadditionto3．Anoldladycametothebusstoponlythebushadgone.A．torun;tofind B．running;tofind C．a(chǎn)ndran;finding D．running;finding4．Agoodsuitcaseisessentialforsomeonewhois

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D．Guesswhat.10．___thesafetyofgas,thegovernmenthascheckedthecity’sgassupplysystemthoroughly.A．ToensureB．EnsuringC．HavingensuredD．Tohaveensured11．Halfwaythroughthechapter____Ididn’ttakeanythingin.A．didIrealize B．hadIrealizedC．Irealized D．Iwouldrealize12．Itwassonoisythatwehearourselvesspeak.A．couldn’t B．shouldn’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t13．Shesatonthetopofthestairs_____herheadonhercrossedarmsandcried.A．for B．when C．with D．while14．—Whydoesheweararaincoatonsunnydays?—NordoIunderstand.Heis________.A．a(chǎn)wetblanket B．a(chǎn)lazyboneC．a(chǎn)blacksheep D．a(chǎn)noddfish15．----Ifeelcold.____Iclosethewindow?----Sure.Goahead!A．ShallB．NeedC．WouldD．Should16．Atthebackoftheoldtemple__________twelvehugestonestatuestogetherwith__________pagoda.A．doesstand;a8-storeyed B．dostand;a8-storyC．stands;an8-storey D．stand;an8-storied17．There’sanotherwaytosurvivethiscompetition--awaynooneeverseemstotellyouabout,_____youhavetolearnforyourself.A．one B．it C．that D．a(chǎn)nother18．Laughterproducesshort-termchangesinthefunctionoftheheartandbloodcirculation,_________heartrateandoxygenconsumption.A．increasingB．toincreaseC．havingincreasedD．beingincreased19．HewasgreatlyshockedatDonaldTrump’stakingoffice.Neverdidheexpectthatthevoters_______besounreasonable.A．shouldB．couldC．wouldD．might20．Whatmadethemmissthedeadlinewasnottheirlackoffunding,but________theirlackofplanning.A．even B．stillC．rather D．ever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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6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.22．（8分）AndrewJacksonhasbeensittingprettyonthe$20billfor87years.Isittimetobringsomenewbloodtothebanknote?Thenon-profitorganizationcalledWomenon20siscampaigningtoputawoman’sfaceonAmericanmoney.BarbaraOrtizHoward,thecompany’sfounder,wouldliketoseeawomanonthe$20billby2020.Thatyearmarksthe100-yearanniversaryofthe19thAmendmenttotheUnitedStatesConstitution,whichgavewomentherighttovote.Howardgottheideawhensherealizedthatherdaughterhadnoeverydayremindersoffamouswomeninhistory.SheaskedherfriendSusanAdesStone,ajournalist,tojoinhercause.“Partoftheaimistoeducateasmanypeopleaspossibleaboutasmanywomenaspossible,”Adessays.“Wewanttoseehowmanypeoplewecanreach.”Americanmoneyvaluesthesuccessesofformerpresidentsandfoundingfathers.Currently,thereareonlytwowomenonmoney:SusanB．Anthonyisthefaceoftheraredollarcoin,andSacagaweacanbeseenonthegolddollarcoin.Therearenowomenonpaperbills.Withhelpfromwritersandhistorians,HowardandStonecameupwithavotinglistfeaturing15importantwomen.Adessaysthereisastandardforchoosingcandidates.Theylookatthewomen’scontributionstoourworld,andatwhatchallengestheyfaced.Morethan72,000peoplehavevotedsofarinthepoll.Adessaysthecompetitionhasnarrowedtoa“verycloserace”,butwon’tsaywho’sinthelead.Aftertworoundsofvoting,Womenon20swillsendtheircampaigntotheWhiteHouseforconsideration.ThefinaldecisionisuptotheTreasurySecretary,JackLew.Lewisunlikelytomakeachangewithoutthepresident’sapproval.Butlastyear,whenalittlegirlaskedthepresidentwhytherearen’tanywomenonUScurrency,hesaidthataddingawomanisa“prettygoodidea”.1、WhendidAmericanwomenbegintoenjoyvotingrights?A．Inthe1920s.B．Inthe19thcentury.C．Fewerthan20yearsago.D．Morethan200yearsago.2、Wecanknowfromthetextthat________.A．HowardandStonedecidedthevotinglistontheirownB．Howard’sideahassomethingtodowithherdaughterC．sofarnoAmericanwomenhaveappearedoncoinsD．formerpresidentsruleAmericanmoney3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Adeshasannouncedthevictorofthevoting.B．It’simpossibleforJackLewtomakeachange.C．Thepresidentwillprobablysupportsuchachange.D．Thefinaldecisionisduetobemadebythepresident.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．ThefuturefacesofmoneyB．DifferentfaceschosenonmoneyC．ConstantchangesinmoneyfacesD．Acampaignforwomen’sfacesonmoney23．（8分）Babbage,borninLondonin1791,wasagreatmathematicalgenius.Hewasanaturalinventor.Whenhefinishedschool,hewenttostudymathematicsatCambridgeUniversity.Later,hegotajobteachingattheuniversity.Whileworkingthere,hedesignedhis“firstdifferenceengine”.Thiswas,basically,ahand-operatedmechanicalcalculator.Hetooknineyearstobuildapartofthemachine.Thismachinecanmakecomplexmathematicalcalculations.It’sabasicmechanicalcomputer.Babbagedreamed,however,ofmorecomplicatedmachines.Infact,hedidn’tonlydream;hebegantodesignthem.Theresultwasaseriesof“analyticalengines”whichwereinfactpowerfulcomputers!Hisdesignscontainedprocessors,controlunits,amemory,andaninput/outputsystem.Thesearethefouressentialpartsofamodernmathematicalcomputer!Alas!His“seconddifferenceengine”couldn’tuseelectricitysincethishadn’tyetbecomeausablesourceofpower,soBabbagehadtomakedowithmechanicalsystems.Forthisreason,themachinewasbig,complicatedandexpensive.ThoughBabbageproducedcompleteplansforthemachine,hecouldn’tbuildit.Itwastooadvancedforitsage!Itwasnotuntilalmost160yearslaterthatBabbage’s“seconddifferenceengine”wasfinallymanufactured.ThefirstworkingversionofthismachinewasbuiltbytheScienceMuseuminLondon,fortheBabbagebicentenaryin1991.AsecondmachinewasthenbuiltforanAmericanhigh-techmillionaire,whoputitintheComputerHistoryMuseum,inCalifornia.Babbage’sanalyticalengineswouldhaveused“programs”likethoseusedinthetextile(紡織)industrytomakecomplicatedpatterns,buttheywereneverbuilt.Thisbrilliantmathematicianreallywastoofaraheadofhistime!1、WheredidBabbageplanhis“firstdifferenceengine”?A．InLondonB．AthighschoolC．AtCambridgeD．InScienceMuseum2、Whatdoweknowabouthis“seconddifferenceengine”?A．IttookhimnineyearstobuilditB．ItwasfaraheadofitstimeC．ItsdeigncameoutinhisdreamsD．Itspowersourcewaselectricity3、The“seconddifferenceengine”wasbuilttoworkin1991____________.A．foranAmericanmillionaireB．inmemoryofBabbageC．totestitsabilitytouseelectricityD．fortextileindustrytomakepatterns4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Babbage’senginesdidn’trunonprogramsB．TextilepatternsareproducedwithprogramsC．BabbagecanbeseenasthefatherofcomputersD．Babbage’sanalyticalengineswereneverbuilt24．（8分）Inventor!Canyoupatentandprofitfromyouridea?Wehavebeenassistinginventorssince1975.Fullrangeofpatentingandmarketingservices.ConfidentialityguaranteedAmericanInventorsCorp.Callforfreeinformation:1-800-338-5656orvisitInventor!Canyoupatentandprofitfromyouridea?Wehavebeenassistinginventorssince1975.Fullrangeofpatentingandmarketingservices.ConfidentialityguaranteedAmericanInventorsCorp.Callforfreeinformation:1-800-338-5656orvisit*Parents*Canyouaffordtoraiseyourhearingimpairedchildwithouttheinsightsthishighly-valuedbookhastooffer?Makelifeeasierforyouandyourchild!BradfordPublicationsForinformation:1-800-354-2760orvisitEarnupto＄25,000ayearasaMedicalTranscriptionist!Noexperienceisneeded.Workthehoursyouchoose.Trainathomeinyoursparetime.Themedicalprofessionneedsskilledtranscriptionists.Soifyoucantype,orarewillingtolearn,wecantrainyoutoworkathomedoingmedicaltranscriptionsfromtapesdictatedbydoctors.Getfreeinformation!At-HomeProfessionCorp.CallTollFree1-800-475-0100orvisitwww.athome.comGlobeInsuranceCompanySince1951,Globehasgrowninfinancialstrengthandreputation.Withover2.8millionpoliciesinforce.Globeiscommittedtoprovidingaffordablelife,healthandaccidentinsurancefortheentirefamily.Itonlycosts＄1tostartyourLongLifecoverage.GlobeInsuranceCompanyCallTollFree,SevenDaysAWeek,24-hoursADay.1-800-358-1945orvisitGlobeInsuranceCompanySince1951,Globehasgrowninfinancialstrengthandreputation.Withover2.8millionpoliciesinforce.Globeiscommittedtoprovidingaffordablelife,healthandaccidentinsurancefortheentirefamily.Itonlycosts＄1tostartyourLongLifecoverage.GlobeInsuranceCompanyCallTollFree,SevenDaysAWeek,24-hoursADay.1-800-358-1945orvisit605、Thebesttitleofthe3rdadvertisementwouldbe.A．TrainingatHome 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B．GlobeInsuranceCompanyC．BradfordPublications D．AmericanInventorsCorp.2、Fromtheadvertisementsabove,wecanlearnthat.A．GlobeInsuranceCompanyhasahistoryof51yearsB．a(chǎn)samedicaltranscriptionist,youmayearn＄25,000amonthC．BradfordPublicationsoffersatreatmenttohearingimpairedparentsD．youcanvisitwhenyouinventanewmodelofhearingaid25．（10分）AstronautsontheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)maysoonbeabletoturntheirusedforksandknivesintotoolsandsatelliteparts.TethersUnlimitedInc.,anaerospacetechnologycompany,hasdevelopedasystemthatcombinesawasterecyclingmachinewitha3Dprinter.Astronautswillputwasteitemsmadeofplasticintotherecyclingmachine,calledthePoistrusionRecycler.Whentheypressabutton,theRecyclerwillmeltdowntheplasticandturnitinto3Dfilament(長(zhǎng)絲).Thefilamentwilleusedina3DprinterontheISS-calledtheRefabricator-tomaketools,sparepartsandsatellitecomponents.Thewastewillcomefrompackagingmaterials,foodcontainers,traysandeatingutensils(器具)usedontheISS.Astronautcurrentlyusedisposablewetwipestocleantheirfoodcontainersandutensils.Theusedwipesarestoredastrash(垃圾),andreplacementwipesmustbesentuptotheISSoncargomissions.Byrecyclingoldfoodcontainersandutensils,astronautswillreducetheamountoftrashtheyproduce.TogetridoftrashfromtheISS,astronautloaditintoemptycargocapsules(航天艙)andreleaseitintospace.ThecapsulesburnupwhentheyenterEarth’satmosphere.TurningtrashintousefulnewitemswillalsohelpNASAsavemoneybecauseastronautswillneedfewersupplies.Itcostsabout$6,000foreverykilogramlaunchedintoorbit.Thesebenefitswillbeevenmoreimportantforlongermissionsinthefuture-suchasthetwo-yearjourneytoMars.Astronautswillbeabletorecycleoldwastematerialsintonewtoolsandpartsastheyneedthem.Tethershavesuccessfullytestedthesystemsinitslaboratory.TheywilltestitontheISSinlate2018.ThecompanyisalsodevelopingaversionofthesystemforusehereonEarth.1、Whatmaterialaretheforksandknivesforastronautsmadeof?A．Gold.B．IronC．Plastic.D．Wood.2、Atpresent,theastronautsmainlygetsuppliesby.A．3DprintersB．reusingtheoldonesC．collectingfromthespaceD．thecapsuleslaunchedfromtheearth3、Whatcanthenewtechnologyhelptheastronautsdo?A．Reusethetrash.B．SendthetrashtoMars.C．Takethetrashtotheearth.D．Loadthetrashintoemptycapsulesandthrowitaway.4、Whatisthebiggestbenefitofthenewtechnologymentionedinthetext?A．ItcansavesomespacefortheISS.B．Itcangavemoretimefortheastronauts.C．Itcanprovidemoreconditionstoexplorespace.D．ItcanhelptoreducethejourneyfromEarthtoMars.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）Inmyclassweremanychildrenwhohadhadgreattroublewithreading.Idecidedtotryatallcoststo1themoftheirfearanddislikeof2.Onedayinclass,Isaidtotothem,“NowI’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutreadingthatyouhaveneverheardateachersaybefore.Iwouldlikeyoutoreadalotofbooksthisyear,butIwantyoutoreadthemonlyfor3.Iamnotgoingtoaskyourquestionstofindoutwhetheryou4booksornot,ifyouunderstandenoughofabooktoenjoyitandwantto5readingit,that’senoughforme.”Thechildrenwere6andsilent.Onegirl,whohadjustcometousfromaschoolwhereshehadhadavery7time,lookedatmeforalongtimeafterIhad8.Thenshesaidslowly,“Mr.Holt,doyoureally9that?”Inodded.Apparentlyshedecidedto10me.ThefirstbookshereadwasDr.Seuss’sHowtheGrinchStoleChristmas,nota(n)11bookevenformostthirdgraders.Forawhileshereadanumberofbooksatthis12.Perhapsshewasunderstandingsome13aboutreadingthatherteacherhadnevergivenherenoughtimeto14.Duringthespringsemester,shereally15me,however.Oneday,inoneofourmanyfreeperiods,shewasreadingatherdesk.I16whatthebookwas.Isaidtomyself,“Itcan’tbe.”17Iasked,“Don’tyoufindpartsofitratherdifficult?”Sheanswered,“Oh,sure,butIjust18thosepartsandgoontothenextgoodpart”Thisisexactlywhatreadingshouldbe,19something,diveintoit,takethegoodparts,skipthebadpartsandgetwhatyoucanoutofit.Whyshouldweinsistthateverychildshouldreadthesamebookand20thesamelevelof“understanding”？1、A．robB．ridC．warnD．inform2、A．testsB．lessonsC．schoolsD．books3、A．hopeB．honorC．funD．excitement4、A．needB．shareC．a(chǎn)cknowledgeD．understand5、A．goonB．putoffC．giveupD．takeup6、A．pleasedB．satisfiedC．worriedD．surprised7、A．freeB．hardC．happyD．lonely8、A．startedB．leftC．finishedD．prepared9、A．doB．likeC．meanD．want10、A．doubtB．believeC．rememberD．challenge11、A．importantB．interestingC．difficultD．expensive12、A．levelB．pointC．heightD．break13、A．memoriesB．feelingsC．mysteryD．confusion14、A．setdownB．clearupC．recognizeD．a(chǎn)nalyse15、A．a(chǎn)stonishedB．disappointedC．concernedD．discouraged16、A．guessedB．wonderedC．knewD．forgot17、A．AgainB．SoC．ButD．Actually18、A．studyB．jumpC．organizeD．notice19、A．AcceptB．SaveC．EnjoyD．Find20、A．getB．useC．chooseD．imagine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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Beijingwasonceacityofbikes,knownastheBicycleKingdom,1．carswerereservedforofficialbusinessandthepoliticallypowerful.However,decadesofeconomic2．(grow)ledtoahugeflowingofcarsinthecity.Owningonebecamenotjustamarkerofreachingthemiddleclassbutalsoarequirementformarriage.Astheeconomydeveloped,autospushedbikesofftheroads,3．(create)heavypollutionandmiserabletraffic.4．(fortunate),nowBeijingmaybereturningtoitsroots.Thankstoabout20technologycompanies,brightlycoloredsharedbikes5．(flood)intoBeijinginthelasttwoyears.Manylocalresidentswelcomethesharedbikes6．theflexibilityandfreedomtheyoffer.Theypickupthebikesandthenrideanddrop7．offanywheretheylike,lockingthebackwheel,withnoneedtofindafixedplace.AnalysesinChinasayitisthreefactorsthatcontributetobikes8．(increase)rapidly:alotofcashlookingforahome,agoodideaandgovernmentsupport.“Asthecity’spopulationgrew,trafficjamsgot9．(bad).”Cai,theOfospokeswoman,said,“Sharedbikescouldsolvethe‘lastmile’problemin10．environmentallyfriendlyway.”第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。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)（Λ），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(cuò)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(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。Yesterday,IwaswalkedmydogintheeveningwhenIsawthepoorchildwhowassellingsomekeychains、Hehadfivekeychainsandwasaskingformetobuyone、Iaskedmyself,“Ishesellingthisbuildahouse?”Myheartanswered“No,thisisforhishungrytonight、”Iboughtallthekeychainandofferedhimmilkandbiscuits、Igaveherasmileykeychainbackasagift,buthissmilewasawesome、Ifeelgreatsatisfactioninmyheartatthatmoment、Ibelievethatlifeissuccessfullyifyouwinasmilefromsomeone、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你的美國(guó)朋友Tom發(fā)來(lái)郵件想了解中國(guó)的茶文化。請(qǐng)你給他回封郵件，內(nèi)容包括:1.茶文化的悠久歷史:2.茶與文學(xué)(唐代“茶圣”陸羽寫了第一本關(guān)于茶的書《茶經(jīng)》);3.茶與健康。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右;2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。3.參考詞匯:《茶經(jīng)》ChaJing茶圣TeaSaint____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、A3、B4、D5、A6、D7、D8、A9、D10、A11、C12、A13、C14、D15、A16、D17、A18、A19、A20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、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,butlikemanypa