【2024届高考】英语作业作业考试化40分钟卷系列之
最新全国各地模拟题 2
参考答案：
【答案快速对】
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. E 10. B 11. G 12. F
13. A 14. B 15. C 16. D 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. C 21. B 22. A 23. D 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. C
附加题
1. integrates 2. itself 3. to live 4. daily 5. preferences 6. will obey 7. warning 8. be programmed 9. or 10. a
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。主要推荐了四个西藏值得去的旅游目的地。
1. 细节理解题。根据Ranwu Lake部分的“Ranwu Lake is renowned for its tranquility and its purity of blueness.(然乌湖以其宁静和纯净的蓝色而闻名。)”可知，然乌湖由于它的宁静和纯净的蓝色而闻名，由此可知，如果你喜欢宁静和晴朗的天空，然乌湖是你选择的目的地。故选B项。
2. 细节理解题。根据Peach Blossom Valley, Nyingchi部分的“Peach trees bloom depending on the altitude and climate, so visitors will have the chance to enjoy the blossoms.(桃树开花取决于海拔和气候，所以游客将有机会欣赏桃花。)”，以及The Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon部分中的“Visitors can enjoy both the peach blossoms and the snow-capped mountains.(游客可以欣赏桃花和雪山。)”和Nanyi Valley部分中的“Surrounded by mountains and shrouded in clouds, Nanyi Valley is an ideal spring destination for visitors, where you can find peach and azalea blossoms everywhere.(群山环抱，云雾缭绕，南一谷是游客们春天的理想去处，在这里你可以看到到处都是桃花和杜鹃花。)”可知，在以上三个地方都有机会欣赏到桃花，所以这三处的共同之处是可以欣赏桃花盛开。故选C项。
3. 推理判断题。根据尾段中的“There are some other attractions. More information, please browse http://en.chinaculture.org/.(还有其他一些吸引人的地方。更多信息，请浏览http://en.chinaculture.org/。)”可知，还有其他的景点，可以浏览网站了解更多信息，所以本文出自一个网站。故选D项。
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章通过作者上学时在自助餐厅就餐的经历鼓励人们学习一些做预算的技巧。
4. 细节理解题。根据第一段的“In my case, I did learn a bit about financing while in school — just not in the classroom. One of my earliest lessons on the basics of budgeting came from an unlikely source: the cafeteria. (就我而言，我确实在学校里学到了一些理财知识，只是不是在课堂上。我最早的预算基础课程之一来自一个不太可能的地方：自助餐厅) ”可知，作者在学校的时候从自己的经历中学到了理财知识。故选C。
5. 细节理解题。根据第二段的“Therefore, my very first budgeting lesson was to make a budget well. (因此，我的第一堂预算课就是做好预算) ”可知，在自助餐厅吃饭后，作者意识到应该仔细计划午餐预算。故选A。
6. 词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“ Unfortunately, I couldn’t blow my daily lunch budget on ice cream.(不幸的是，我不能把每天的午餐预算都花在冰淇淋上)”及下文“Hence, I learned my second important budgeting lesson: save for a goal.(因此，我学到了第二个重要的预算知识：为目标存钱)”可知，划线词所在句子表达的应该是“我已经发现，在一周的早些时候随便花费预算会让这一周剩下的时间过得很艰难。”由此可知，划线词意为“自由花费金钱”。故选C。
7. 推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Actually, whether you’re budgeting for school lunches or credit card bills, the basics remain the same. And it’s never too early — or too late — to learn how to make a proper budget.(实际上，无论你是为学校午餐做预算还是为信用卡账单做预算，基本原理都是一样的。学习如何做一个合理的预算永远不会太早或太晚)”可推知，作者写这篇文章的目的是鼓励人们学习一些预算技巧。故选B。
【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了“Pin the Tail on the Donkey”这个游戏，包括需要的东西和玩游戏的步骤。
8. 根据上文“Have you heard of the game ‘Pin the Tail on the Donkey’ (你听说过‘Pin the Tail on the Donkey’这个游戏吗？)”可知，空处应是介绍这个游戏，D项“这是一种西方游戏，主要用于孩子们的聚会”符合语境，故选D。
9. 根据下文“Generally, you need a large picture of a donkey without a tail and pictures of the donkey’s tail. You’ll also need a blindfold. Besides, you need to prepare a pin for each tail so that kids can attach the tails to the donkey.(一般来说，你需要一张没有尾巴的驴的大照片和驴尾巴的照片。你还需要一个眼罩。此外，你需要为每条尾巴准备一个别针，这样孩子们就可以把尾巴固定在驴身上)”可知，本段主要讲述玩游戏需要准备的东西，E项“要玩这个游戏，你需要准备特定的物品”符合语境，为本段主题句，故选E。
10. 上文“The area had better be flat, without objects like big stones on the ground.(这个地方最好是平坦的，地上不能有大石头之类的东西)”提到玩游戏的场地最好平坦、没有石头，B项“否则，孩子们可能会摔倒受伤”说明上文的原因，符合语境，故选B。
11. 根据上文“One at a time, blindfold the kid. hand him the tail you’ve labeled for him, and turn him slowly around at the starting point.(把你标记好的尾巴递给他，在起点慢慢地把他转过来)”和下文“All other players should keep out of the blindfolded kid’s way as he makes his way to the wall.(当这个蒙着眼睛的孩子向墙走去时，所有其他的球员都应该离他远点)”可知，上文提到把孩子转过来，下文提到这个孩子向墙的方向走去，故空处是说给孩子指明墙的方向，G项“把他准确地指向墙上驴的照片，然后退后一步”符合语境，故选G。
12. 上文“The kid should walk with his arms outstretched and place the tail as soon as he touches the wall.(孩子走路时应该张开双臂，一碰到墙就把尾巴放好)”提到孩子碰到墙就把尾巴放好，结合下文“Then gather everyone to examine the picture and identify the winner — the player who has made the best attempt to pin the tail on the donkey in the proper position.(然后召集所有人来检查这张照片，并确定谁是获胜者——谁在适当的位置上试了最大的努力把尾巴钉在驴身上)”可知，孩子把尾巴放在墙上就完成了游戏，等所有孩子都这样完成了游戏再把所有人聚在一起看看谁是获胜者，F项“重复这个过程，直到所有的孩子都轮流玩游戏”符合上下文逻辑关系，故选F。
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过作者向学生讲述自己的车子在离学校不远的地方抛锚而没有在高速公路上抛锚，这让作者感到很幸运，从而教导学生应该开朗乐观地对待生活。
13. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：上周一，一开始上课，我就兴致勃勃地问学生们周末过得怎么样。A. weekend周末；B. task任务；C. sleep睡觉；D. class课。根据后文“One young man said that his weekend had not been so good.”可知，作者问学生们周末过得怎么样。故选A项。
14. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他拔掉了智齿。A. planted种植；B. removed去除，去掉；C. abandoned抛弃；D. brightened更明亮。根据前文“his weekend had not been so good”和“his wisdom teeth”可知，这个学生拔掉了智齿。故选B项。
15. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那年轻人接着问我，为什么我总是看起来那么高兴。A. grateful感激的；B. thoughtful深思熟虑的；C. cheerful高兴的；D. delightful令人愉快的。根据前文“I cheerfully asked my students”和后文“I choose to be cheerful.”可知，学生问作者为什么总是很高兴。故选C项。
16. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的问题让我想起了以前在什么地方读到过的一句话：“每天早上，当你起床时，你都可以选择如何对待这一天的生活，”我说。A. satisfied满意；B. warned警告；C. informed通知；D. reminded使……想起。根据后文“something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to 5 life that day”可知，学生的问题使作者想起这句话。故选D项。
17. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的问题让我想起了以前在什么地方读到过的一句话：“每天早上，当你起床时，你都可以选择如何对待这一天的生活，”我说。A. sustain维持；B. approach接近，着手处理；C. lengthen变长；D. enjoy享受。根据前文“you have a choice about how you want”及后文“life”可知，每天醒来每个人要选择如何对待生活。故选B项。
18. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：除了在拉斯维加斯大学教书，我还在亨德森的社区大学教书，那里离我家有17英里的高速公路。A. street街道；B. district区；C. path道路；D. freeway高速公路。根据后文“I exited the freeway”可知，那个地方有高速公路。故选D项。
19. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我只需要沿着这条路再开四分之一英里就到了大学。A. another另一个；B. other其他；C. extra多余的；D. certain某一个。根据语境和前文“I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I exited the freeway and turned onto College Drive”可知，作者需要再开四分之一英里就到学校，这时车坏了。故选A项。
20. 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我试着再发动一次，但引擎转不起来。A. turn out结果是；B. turn into变成；C. turn over翻转；D. turn away拒绝……进入。根据前文“my car died”可知，引擎转不起来。故选C项。
21. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：于是我开着闪光灯，拿起书本，沿着通往大学的路走去。A. left离开；B. grabbed抓住，拿；C. covered覆盖；D. hid隐藏。根据语境和后文“marched down the road to the college”以及“for class”可知，作者汽车坏了，拿起教科书，步行去学校上课。故选B项。
22. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：教务长办公室的秘书问我发生了什么事。A. secretary秘书；B. consultant顾问；C. assistant助手；D. minister部长。根据后文“The secretary’s eyes opened wide”可知，此处指秘书。故选A项。
23. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果我的车注定今天要抛锚，那就不能安排得更方便了。A. thought想；B. supposed假设；C. committed承诺；D. meant意思是，打算。根据后文“to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more 12 fashion”可知，如果是汽车注定要抛锚，be meant to意为“理应发生，注定”。故选D项。
24. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果我的车注定今天要抛锚，那就没有比这安排得更方便的了。A. valid有效的；B. considerable相当大的；C. intentional有意的；D. convenient方便的。根据前文“My car broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway, within walking distance of here.”可知，汽车在这个地方抛锚比在高速公路上抛锚，对作者来说方便多了，步行就可以去上课。故选D项。
25. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我也笑了笑，然后去上课了。A. headed朝(某方向)行进；B. inspected检查；C. saw看见；D. panicked恐慌。根据语境和后文“for class”可知，作者去上课了。故选A项。
26. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然是大清早，但是没有一个学生在打盹。A. alike类似；B. asleep睡着的；C. active积极的；D. available可获得的。根据后文“Somehow, my story had touched them.”可知，作者的故事感人，学生中没人打盹。故选B项。
27. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：事实上，这一切都是从一个学生的观察开始的，他发现我很开朗。A. faith信仰；B. proposal提议；C. observation观察；D. emphasis强调。根据前文“The young man then proceeded to ask me why I always seemed to be so 3 .”可知，一个学生观察到作者总是很高兴，引发作者讲这个故事。故选C项。
28. 【参考范文】
Dear Susan,
The English play The Million Pound Bank Note we played last week won the first place in our city, which is a great honor for our school.
Without your generous support and patient guidance, we wouldn’t have achieved such great success. I still remember the days when you spent countless hours perfecting our pronunciation and analyzing the characters in the play. You made us successful.
My appreciation to you for your generous help is beyond words. Please accept my best wishes for your happiness and success.
Yours,
Li Hua
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。英语社团排练的课本剧The Million Pound Bank Note在全市比赛中获得一等奖，要求考生给外教Susan写封邮件，内容包括：1. 告知获奖消息；2. 回忆帮助情节；3. 表达感谢。
【详解】1.词汇积累
指导：guidance→direction 实现：achieve→accomplish
无数的：countless→numerless 人物： character→figure
2.句式拓展
同义句转换
原句：You made us successful.
拓展句：We owed our success to you.
【点睛】【高分句型1】The English play The Million Pound Bank Note we played last week won the first place in our city, which is a great honor for our school. (前面运用了省略that或which引导的限制性定语从句“we played last week”；后面运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句)
【高分句型2】 I still remember the days when you spent countless hours perfecting our pronunciation and analyzing the characters in the play. (运用了when引导的限制性定语从句)
1. integrates 2. itself 3. to live 4. daily 5. preferences 6. will obey 7. warning 8. be programmed 9. or 10. a
【分析】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍的是智能家居的优势。
1. 考查时态和主谓一致。句意：智能家居是一种将电脑集成到建筑结构本身的家居。通篇时态是一般现在时，关系代词that指代one，是不定代词，其后谓语动词用单数，因此空格处是第三人称单数integrates，故填integrates。
2. 考查反身代词。句意：智能家居是一种将电脑集成到建筑结构本身的家居。根据语境可知，这里指建筑本身，因此空格处用反身代词itself，故填itself。
3. 考查不定式。句意：通过这种方式，我们现在自己做的许多事情将成为自动的，这将使我们安全，节省我们的能源，并提供一个更舒适的生活环境。根据语境可知，句子表示“这提供一个更舒适的生活环境”，空格处用不定式作后置定语，修饰名词environment，故填to live。
4. 考查形容词。句意：你的家也会了解你的日常安排和喜好，所以当你每天晚上回家时，一切都会为你准备好。空格处用形容词作定语，修饰名词routine，day的形容词是daily，意为“日常的”，故填daily。
5. 考查名词。句意：你的家也会了解你的日常安排和喜好，所以当你每天晚上回家时，一切都会为你准备好。空格处跟在your后，因此需用名词，prefer的名词是preference，意为“喜好”，前面无冠词，需用复数形式，故填preferences。
6. 考查时态。句意：所有的控制都将响应语音命令，所以如果你想改变你的日常生活，只要大声说出你想要什么，家庭系统就会服从。say aloud what you want是祈使句，暗含将来时，因此空格处时态用一般将来时，即will obey，故填will obey。
7. 考查名词。句意：智能家居还可以自我监控，以确保一切正常运行，并在出现问题时向你发出警告。a后用名词的单数，warn的名词是warning，意为“警告”，故填warning。
8. 考查被动语态。句意：这种智能家居甚至可以通过编程检测你的健康问题，然后给你有关你应该吃什么、或者是否应该看医生的建议。智能家居是被编程，因此句子用被动语态，could是情态动词，其后跟动词原形，因此空格处是be programmed，故填be programmed。
9. 考查连词。句意：这种智能家居甚至可以通过编程检测你的健康问题，然后给你有关你应该吃什么、是否应该看医生的建议。分析可知，if you should see a doctor和前面的detect your health problems, and then give you relevant advice as to the food you should eat是选择关系，因此空格处连词or，故填or。
10. 考查固定短语。句意：所以在某种意义上，智能家居将引领我们过上更智能的生活。in a sense是固定短语，意为“在某种意义上”，且sense的发音是辅音音素开头，因此空格处是a，故填a。【2024届高考】英语作业作业考试化40分钟卷系列之
最新全国各地模拟题 2
班级：_________ 姓名：_________________ 分数：___________
第一部分 阅读理解
第一节 (共7小题；每小题2.5分，满分17.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Four Good Body Language Courses
Body Language for Personal Development
This course teaches you how to improve your body language skills and make yourself much more confident at public meetings, discussions and group meetings.
Key Highlights
*Know how to recognise the 26 most common changes of 7 emotions
*Move and stand with confidence in every business situation
*Increase confidence in meetings, talks and presentations
How to Make a Great First Impression
This course will teach you how to use eye contact, smiles, handshakes and words to make a great first impression. It’s designed by David Hyner. David has interviewed over 250 top achievers from all walks of life. He has discovered how these people set and achieve great goals, and he writes and speaks on these findings.
Key Highlights
*Act more confidently in public
*How to master your own body language
*Understand how to give and hold eye contact
Free Digital Body Language Course
You have 0.05 seconds to make a good first impression online. In those 0.05 seconds, you have to attract someone and show who you are and why they should connect with you and build trust. It’s created by Vanessa Van Edwards, who is the lead researcher at the Science of People, a human behavior research lab.
Key Highlights
*Improve your online presence
*Learn the psychology of websites
*Use body language online
The Power of Body Language
In this course, the designer, body language expert Vanessa Van Edwards, explains how to use body language communication to become the most impressive person in any room.
Key Highlights
*Read people by guessing their visual cues
*Use body language to your advantage in meetings
*Understand how to tell if people are lying
1. Who might be interested in the first course
A. People dealing with business situations. B. People often using social networking sites.
C. People asking the questions in an interview. D. People having difficulty controlling their feelings.
2. What do we know about How to Make a Great First Impression
A. Its goal is to help people set their goals. B. It teaches us to explore people and things.
C. It invites successful people from all walks of life. D. It is created based on successful people’s experiences.
3. What do the last two courses have in common
A. They are both popular among website users. B. They both focus on how to read others’ mind.
C. They are both designed by the same researcher. D. They both stress the importance of the first impression.
B
In April 2008, I came across an essay a boy with autism(自闭症)had written when he was 14. I was impressed. I thought there was potential for a documentary. The director agreed. “Find the boy!” he said. A couple of months later, I found him, Anton. So it began-a film about Anton’s transformation. At least, that’s what I thought at the time.
During filming, I helped put him into different hospitals and camps for treatment and we became close. There were lots of unforgettable moments. I remember one visit when we sat together, talking quietly and eating food I’d made. Then it was time for me to go. Without saying a word, Anton stood up and started to bang his head against the wall. BAM. BAM. Blood streamed down his face. At that moment, looking at the despair on Anton’s face, I recognized myself. What I recognized was an emotional abundance in him that I had myself. Like Anton, I was over the top. If I loved someone, I loved them completely. If I was upset, I let it show. But unlike Anton, I’d learned to edit emotions as if they were a film. But lately, I was waking up in the morning with one terrifying thought: “Who am I ” Anton helped me to answer this. He was the only person in my life who let me love without any holding back and who loved me the same way.
The film Anton’s Right Here was released in October 2012 and shown at film festivals in Russia where it received prizes at several major Russian film festivals.
After the film was shown by the First TV Channel, Russia’s main TV channel, letters flowed in. Autistic individuals and their families needed help. That’s when the idea of a foundation began to take shape in my mind. The foundation, called Anton’s Right Here, officially opened in December 2013. It’s Russia’s first-ever centre for adults with autism. It keeps helping people with autism like Anton.
When we started to film, Anton was 19. He’s now 31. I’m still very much a part of his life. With his unedited emotions, Anton reminds me every day of what it’s like to be really, unreservedly loved and to love back in return.
4. Why did the writer want to find Anton
A. She wanted to transform Anton’s life. B. She was asked to do so by the director.
C. She saw Anton’s potential to be a writer. D. She intended to make a film about Anton.
5. Why did Anton hurt himself during a visit
A. He was lost for words. B. His condition was getting worse.
C. He did not want the writer to leave. D. He tended to lose his temper for no reason.
6. What do we know about the documentary from the passage
A. It took 5 years to shoot. B. It aroused little social concern.
C. Shooting it made a difference to the writer’s life. D. A foundation of the same name was established by Anton.
7. What lesson did the writer learn from Anton
A. How to deal with autism. B. How to love and be loved.
C. How to edit her emotions. D. How to live life to the fullest.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Do you ever find yourself studying exceptionally hard for a test but finally not doing so well You spent hours reviewing your notes, only to receive a grade that didn’t reflect your hard work. 8 . It’s just that you’re studying the wrong way.
When I was younger, I stared at my notes for two hours and hoped the content would magically stick with me. But it actually was not an efficient way of studying. I often spaced out, or gave myself “little breaks” to check social media because I was bored out of my mind. I was hardly retaining (保留) any of the information I was reading. If you’re anything like younger me, please stop staring at your notes. 9 .
Create compare-and-contrast tables for different concepts or theories. This helps our brain with categorizing (归类) information. 10 . Understanding their similarities and differences will also be helpful for a test.
Study with friends. If you’re able to stay focused, studying with a group might be more fun and motivating than studying alone. It’s also great to hear other people’s thoughts on the course material in case there’s anything you missed.
11 . Flashcards are a great way to memorize vital material! To make it more fun, write your flashcards using colorful pens and highlight important parts.
Try using some of these methods when you study for your next test, and see if you’ve improved. 12 . However, finding ways to make it more fun can really help you do well in your tests. So don’t lose motivation!
A. Studying can be boring
B. It’s not that you’re not smart
C. The last option is to use flashcards
D. Studying is too difficult for students
E. Start studying in a more engaging way
F. If you use this method, you will study more efficiently
G. If you can fill up a table, that means you know enough about them
第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The most affectionate memory of my childhood is about a round table. When I was still little, my entire family would 13 on almost every traditional festival to have dinner. While the 14 were discussing something beyond our comprehension, we kids would play hide-and-seek.
The round table is a 15 of a reunion of our families and an 16 to our families. But as a matter of fact, in China, almost everything can be solved over a 17 table. The marriage bells between a loving couple and the 18 between business partners can all happen on the same round table. 19 , I start to wonder what this round table is to us, and its true significance starts to 20 in front of me.
The food on the table may 21 with time. The reasons why we come together may be 22 , but the sensation behind it remains the same. And that is our tolerance of different people or willingness to 23 different cultures.
In less than two months before the Spring Festival, a(n) 24 epic migration: would take place in China. The power that 25 us to do so has been sustaining Chinese civilization for thousands of years, and even the history of our nation has been the stories of 26 or running to the round table to which we 27 . The round table is and will always be a symbol of the Chinese sensation.
13. A. imagine B. reunite C. repeat D. flee
14. A. strangers B. teachers C. adults D. teenagers
15. A. symbol B. schedule C. decoration D. ceremony
16. A. argument B. occupation C. operation D. attachment
17. A. round B. new C. long D. square
18. A. dreams B. negotiations C. secrets D. experiments
19. A. Obviously B. Moreover C. Consequently D. Instead
20. A. explore B. expand C. clarify D. unfold
21. A. keep B. change C. sell D. display
22. A. various B. public C. typical D. temporary
23. A. switch B. predict C. forbid D. accept
24. A. annual B. innovative C. unnecessary D. modern
25. A. forces B. assists C. reminds D. drives
26. A. caring about B. looking for C. figuring out D. making up
27. A. adapt B. apply C. belong D. turn
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The ginkgo (银杏) tree is thought to be one of the oldest living trees, 28 (date) back to more than 290 million years ago. It is native 29 China, Japan and Korea, but it is also now grown in Europe and the United States. The earliest records of ginkgoes are found in Chinese herbology literature such as Compendium of Materia Medica.
Ginkgoes are large trees, 30 (normal) reaching a height of 20 — 35 meters, with some in China being over 50 meters. The adult tree has a large crown and long branches, and it is usually deep-rooted and resistant to wind and snow damage. With a combination of 31 (resistant) to diseases and insects, some of the trees 32 (claim) to be more than 2,500 years old.
With fan-shaped leaves, ginkgoes are green both on the top and bottom. But during autumn, they turn bright yellow and then fall, which make up 33 beautiful scene. Ginkgoes come in two sexes, with some trees being female 34 others male. The fruit has a soft, fleshy and yellow-brown outer layer 35 is attractive in appearance.
Because ginkgoes 36 (be) around for so long, people have used them for many purposes. It’s commonly used for memory and thought problems, vision problems and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence 37 (support) most of these uses.
超强能力者 附加题(本题共12.5分，此题以上所有试题所得分数50以上分者，此题得分方可计入总分）
A novel contract proposed by a researcher at the University of Texas at Dallas and his colleagues could help ease conflict between food-delivery platforms and restaurants with which they partner.
Food-delivery platforms collect customer orders online, send them to restaurants and deliver the orders to customers. While this service helps restaurants expand their markets, it has disadvantages.
More business sounds good, but it comes at the cost of a commission (佣金) charged by the delivery platform. Besides, a large number of delivery orders might place restaurants under pressure. Delivery orders from the platforms can potentially harm the dine-in experience by slowing down the kitchen, and the expectation of a long-time waiting could stop higher-profit dine-in customers from purchasing.
This motivated the researchers to identify an alternative contract to change the situation. They developed a model and found that different possible pairs of dine-in and delivery prices would produce higher or lower general income with certain prices achieving the maximum possible general income. The ideal solution trades off the increased income from delivery orders against the negative impact that those orders have on dine-in income, finding the right balance between the two.
“If the same company were to control both the dine-in and delivery channels, then it would jointly determine the respective (各自的) prices to maximize the general income,” said one of the researchers. “But of course, the prices are usually set by two different companies, and each seeks to maximize its own income. The key is to design an appropriately structured contract so that when each party maximizes its individual income, the resulting prices also maximize the general income.”
“Delivery platforms are widely seen as a necessity for many restaurants, despite the low profit on a delivery order. A restaurant not on a delivery platform risks losing an order to its competitors, and that loss could be a repeat customer,” said one of the researchers. “Food delivery is indeed expected to maintain a large market share. This makes it all the more urgent to improve the relationships between restaurants and platforms.”
1．What does the novel contract focus on
A．Showing restaurants how to profit from food-delivery platforms.
B．Demonstrating the development potential of food-delivery platforms.
C．Analyzing the conflict between food-delivery platforms and restaurants.
D．Improving the relationship between food-delivery platforms and restaurants.
2．How might the food-delivery orders affect the restaurants they work with
A．By introducing their competitors. B．By lengthening their service hours.
C．By changing their operating models. D．By driving up the price of their food.
3．Which could ease the conflict between food-delivery platforms and restaurants
A．Balanced dine-in and delivery services.
B．Reasonable dine-in and delivery prices.
C．Limiting the number of food-delivery orders.
D．Reducing commissions of food-delivery platforms.
4．What can we learn from the last paragraph about food-delivery platforms
A．They are highly profitable. B．They need to be regulated.
C．They have strong competitors. D．They are significant for restaurants.
