Question

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 (炸薯条). 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.A

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：该文主要介绍了麦当劳餐厅的创办和发展过程。麦当劳餐厅是如此成功，以至于孩子们都喜欢去麦当劳。他们可以在麦当劳吃喜欢的食物，玩喜欢的玩具和游戏。

1.A细节理解题。根据文中第二自然段的描述可知麦当劳兄弟提供客户较少种类的食物是因为顾客会很快得到他们的饭菜，所以选A。

2.C细节理解题。根据第三段中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. 的描述可知这些好的想法，麦当劳兄弟使用他们，客户非常高兴。不到一分钟他们很快就得到了他们的饭菜，他们买汉堡只用15分（美分），买薯条也只用10分。所以选C。

3.B细节理解题。根据第三段中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. 的描述可知第一家麦当劳餐厅没有座位供顾客坐。这就意味着人们不得不带走他们的食物，没有人需要清理他们的桌子。所以选B。

4.B细节理解题。根据第四段中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.的描述可知一个叫雷·克罗克的人来购买他们的快餐生意。他们同意以27000000美元的价格卖给他。这之后，人们为他们去开他们自己的用McDonald两兄弟的姓和菜单命名的餐馆而付钱。所以选B。

5.主旨大意题。仔细读短文可知该文主要介绍了麦当劳餐厅的创办和发展过程，所以选D。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。