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【題目】There were two McDonalds—Mac and Dick—and they were brothers. In 1948 they owned a restaurant in California. They liked working in the restaurant, but they got tired of the customers ordering so many different things to eat.

“If we gave customers a smaller menu, we could make some of the food before they came, and they wouldn’t have to wait so long for their meals,” said one of the brothers. The other brother agreed and said, “And if we made the customers come to the counter, we wouldn’t need any waiters or waitresses. We could also use plastic plates so there wouldn’t be any washing-up.”

These were such good ideas that the McDonald brothers used them, and the customers were very pleased. They got their meals very quickly—in less than a minute—and they paid only 15 cents for hamburgers and 10 cents for fries (炸薯條). The first McDonald’s restaurant had no seats for customers to sit on. This meant that people had to take their food away, and that no one had to clean up any tables after them.

Then a man called Ray Kroc came to the brothers and asked to buy their business. They agreed to sell it to him for $ 27 million. After that, people paid Ray Kroc to open their own restaurant using the McDonald’s name and menu. Before long, there were McDonald’s restaurants all over the United States, and nowadays, they are all over the world—even in China and Russia. The most successful McDonald’s business is in Hong Kong of China. The Hong Kong McDonald’s sells more hamburgers every day than any other McDonald’s in the world.

McDonald’s restaurants are so successful that children love going to them. They like the food，and they like the toys and games they can get at McDonald’s.

【1】The McDonald brothers offered customers fewer kinds of foods so that _____.

A. customers would get their meals quickly

B. they could use plastic plates

C. customers would pay less

D. they didn’t need waiters or waitresses

【2】Customers “paid only 15 cents for hamburgers” means the hamburgers were _____.

A. worth a lot less B. new C. cheap D. expensive

【3】The first McDonald’s customers took their food away because _____.

A. they wanted to eat at home

B. there were no seats in the restaurant

C. they wanted to eat it quickly

D. they did not want a large menu

【4】Nowadays, the owners of McDonald’s restaurants pay for _____.

A. People to take the food away

B. the McDonald’s name and menu

C. customers to eat quickly

D. children to play games

【5】This story mainly tells us _____.

A. where McDonald’s restaurants are in the world

B. how Ray Kroc made money for the McDonald brothers

C. a restaurant in California in 1948

D. how the McDonald’s business started and grew

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：該文主要介紹了麥當勞餐廳的創(chuàng)辦和發(fā)展過程。麥當勞餐廳是如此成功，以至于孩子們都喜歡去麥當勞。他們可以在麥當勞吃喜歡的食物，玩喜歡的玩具和游戲。

【1】A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第二自然段的描述可知麥當勞兄弟提供客戶較少種類的食物是因為顧客會很快得到他們的飯菜，所以選A。

【2】C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中These were such good ideas that McDonald brothers used them, and the customers were very pleased. They got their meals very quickly—in less than a minute—and they paid only 15 cents for hamburgers and 10 cents for fries. 的描述可知這些好的想法，麥當勞兄弟使用他們，客戶非常高興。不到一分鐘他們很快就得到了他們的飯菜，他們買漢堡只用15分（美分），買薯條也只用10分。所以選C。

【3】B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中The first McDonald’s restaurant had no seats for customers to sit on. This meant that people had to take their food away, and that no one had to clean up any tables after them. 的描述可知第一家麥當勞餐廳沒有座位供顧客坐。這就意味著人們不得不帶走他們的食物，沒有人需要清理他們的桌子。所以選B。

【4】B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中Then a man called Ray Kroc came to the brothers and asked to buy their business. They agreed to sell it to him for＄27 million. After that, people paid Ray Kroc to open their own restaurants using the McDonald’s name and menu.的描述可知一個叫雷·克羅克的人來購買他們的快餐生意。他們同意以27000000美元的價格賣給他。這之后，人們?yōu)樗麄內(nèi)ラ_他們自己的用McDonald兩兄弟的姓和菜單命名的餐館而付錢。所以選B。

【5】D主旨大意題。仔細讀短文可知該文主要介紹了麥當勞餐廳的創(chuàng)辦和發(fā)展過程，所以選D。