Question

B [2015 .山东潍坊高三一模]

Shake Shack is a new kind of restaurant becoming more popular in the US. The restaurants' dishes are not "fast food". They are known as "fast casual".

  Observers say Americans want more choices and fresh food when choosing where and what to eat. This trend is one reason why the fast food restaurant McDonald's has struggled financially. In the last quarter of 2014， McDonald's net in?come dropped by about $ 300 million. 丁he January earnings report brought more bad news. Worldwide sales dropped for the eighth month in a row and even more than expected. While McDonald's is struggling to get its customers back. Shake Shack is doing well in making money. The New York-based burger chain had a very successful IPO, or initial public offering, of shares at the end of January. On its first day of trading, Shake Shack went from $ 21 a share to just under $ 46 a share. Being part of the "fast casual" trend has helped Shake Shack. Other fast casual restaurants in the US include Chipotle and Panera.

Bonnie Riggs, a restaurant expert with NPD has studied Americans' restaurant habits for almost 30 years. She says one reason why Americans like fast casual food is that it's new. It is creative, it is something different and people like to try new things. Her study shows Americans made 61 billion visits to restaurants last year. Three out of four visits were to fast food restaurants, like McDonald's. Fast casual is still a small percentage of restaurant visits, but it has developed fast. Just as Ms Riggs says, "It's growing by leaps and bounds ， because it meets consumers' needs. They know it's being prepared while they wait and that it's fresh, quality and good-tasting food at reasonable and affordable prices."

Many Americans still like their fast food. They just are not going as often. They are finding other ways to have a meal.

4.  What is the trouble with McDonald's?

 

A.     Its share goes down to $ 21.

B.     Shake Shack has taken its place.

C.     It's not popular with Americans.

D.     Its sales and income have dropped.

5. We can learn from Bonnie Riggs that Americans____________ .

 

A.     like to try something new

B.     care only about the quality

C.     don't like fast food any more

D.     pay more restaurant visits to fast casual

6. What does the underlined phrase "by leaps and bounds" in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Steadily.                              B. Rapidly.

C. Slowly.                                 D. Normally.

 7.  Which of the following best describes fast casual?

 

A.    Fresh-made and tasty.

B.    High-quality and expensive.

C.    Farm-to-table and traditional.

  D.   Time-consuming and special.

Answer 1

B [文章大意]本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种名叫Shake Shack的餐馆。这种餐馆不是快餐店，而是快捷休闲餐馆，在这里人们有更多的选择，而且可以吃到新鲜的食品。

4.D 细节理解题。根据第二段中的"In the last quarter of 2014， McDonald's net income dropped by about $ 300 million. The Jan?uary earnings report brought more bad news."可知，麦当劳快餐店遇到的困难是销售量和收人下降。故选D项。

5.A 细节理解题。根据第三段第三句"It is creative, it is some?thing different and people like to try new things."可知，美国人喜欢尝试新的东西。故选A项。

6. B 词义猜测题。根据画线部分前的"…but it has developed fast."以及ffll线部分后的"…because it meets consumers' needs." 可知，画线部分的意思是Shake Shack餐馆发展得非常快。故选B项。

7.A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的"…it's fresh, quality and good-tasting food…"可知答案为A项。