Since its founding in 1948, McDonald's has grown from a family burger(汉堡包) stand to a global fast-food chain, with more than 30,000 locations in 118 countries.

With 58 million daily customers worldwide, McDonald's is now so ubiquitous around the globe that The Economist publishes a global ranking of currencies' purchasing power based on the prices charged at the local McDonald's, called the Big Mac Index (巨无霸指数). That's not to say that every nation carries the same menu items: choices vary widely depending on location. Some Asian locations serve fried shrimp in a Big Mac roll, while McDonald's in India doesn't serve beef at all, relying instead on burgers made from vegetables, rice and beans.

Not everyone in the world has been happy to greet Ronald McDonald when he moves to town.

Many see McDonald's as a symbol of American economic and cultural chauvinism (沙文主义),and European nations in particular have viewed American-syle fast food as an insult to their national food. A French farmer, Jose Bove, became something of a national hero in 1999 after he and a group of people destroyed a McDonald's under construction to protest globalization and "bad food. " The next year, a bomb exploded in a French McDonald's, killing a 27-year-old employee.

(80) No one claimed responsibility.

But regardless of whether you like their food or their policies, McDonald's is still widely seen as one of the true pioneers of peaceful globalization.

第11题 According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A.McDonald's was founded in 1948.

B.McDonald's has opened its restaurants in every city of the world.

C.McDonald's has over 30,000 locations in the world now.

D.McDonald's was very small in scale in the beginning.

答案：B

解析：【内容概要】

本文介绍了麦当劳的现状和它在全球化上的重要性，同时也指出不同的人对麦当劳的不同看法。、二段介绍了麦当劳的发展现状和在全球化上的影响。第三段举例说明仍有人对麦当劳及其代表的美国文化的不认可。后一段表达了作者的观点。

【译文】

从1948年创办以后，麦当劳从初一个家庭汉堡作坊发展成了全球性的快餐连锁店，3万多家店面遍及118个国家。

每天，全球有5800万顾客光临麦当劳。由于麦当劳的无处不在，《经济学人》推出了一个以麦当劳当地货币售价为基础的货币购买力排行榜，称之为“巨无霸指数”。这并不是说全球店面都用一样的菜单：事实上，地区的不同菜单差别巨大。有些亚洲国家在巨无霸里加了炸虾，而印度的麦当劳根本就不会提供牛肉制品，而是提供用蔬菜、米饭和豆类制作的汉堡。并不是世界上人人都乐见麦当劳的遍地开花。很多人认为麦当劳是美国经济和文化的沙文主义表现，特别是欧洲国家，他们认为这种美国式快餐是对本国饮食的一种挑衅。1999年，为了抗议全球化和“垃圾食品”，法国农民贾斯?波夫和一群人摧毁了一个在建的麦当劳餐馆，而他也在某种程度上成了一个英雄。第二年，一枚炸弹在一家法国麦当劳里爆炸，炸死了一名27岁的员工。无人对此事担责。

但是不管你是否喜欢麦当劳提供的食物或他们的政策，麦当劳仍然被看成是和平的全球化的真正先驱者。

【精解精析】

【定位】段“Since its founding in l948，McDonald’s has grown from a family burger stand to a global fast-food chain，with more than 30，000 locations in l l8 countries.”。

【答案详解】细节题。题干问的是“下面哪个表述不正确?”根据定位句“从l948年创办以后，麦当劳从初一个家庭汉堡作坊发展成了全球性的快餐连锁店，3万多家店面遍及118个国家”，可以得出A、C和D选项。B项错在“every city”，故选B。

第12题 The word ubiquitous in Paragraph 2 is most likely to mean__________.

A.very crowded

B.very clean

C.existing everywhere

D.occurring frequently

答案：C

解析：【定位】第二段句话“With 58 million daily customers worldwide，McDonald’s is now SO ubiquitous around the globe that The Economist…”。

【答案详解】推断题。题干问的是“第二段的ubiquitous是什么意思?”根据定位句“每天，全球有5800万顾客光临麦当劳。由于麦当劳的无处不在，《经济学人》…”可知，ubiquitous的意思和前半句的“每天有5800万顾客”相关，再加上段里提到“3万多家店面遍及118个国家”，可推测出该词的意思为“无处不在的”，故选C。

第13题 From Paragraph 2, we can conclude that__________.

A.McDonald's designs its menu to suit the local people

B.millions of young adults got their first job with McDonald's

C.the McDonald's menu sticks to old-fashioned favorites such as the Big Mac

D.the low prices of McDonald's bring tens of millions of people through its doors every day

答案：A

解析：【定位】第二段第二、三句话“That’s not to say that every nation carries the same menu items：choices vary widely depending on location.Some Asian locations serve fried shrimp in Big Mac roll…relying instead on burgers made from vegetables，rice and beans.”。

【答案详解】分析题。题干问的是“我们可以从第二段得出什么结论?”根据定位句可知麦当劳的菜单并不是全球一样的，通过亚洲某些国家和印度的例子，表明菜单会根据当地的情况加以变化以适应当地人的需求。B、C、D均未提及，故选A。

第14题 What did Jose Bove and his people do in 1999 to protest against McDonald's?

A.They organized a strike.

B.They protested outside a McDonald's.

C.They refused to go to a newly-built McDonald's.

D.They destroyed a McDonald's under construction.

答案：D

解析：【定位】第三段第三句话“A French farmer，Jose Bove，became something of a national hero in 1999 after he and a group of people destroyed a McDonald’s under construction to pro-test globalization and‘bad food.’”。

【答案详解】细节题。题干问的是“1999年，贾斯?波夫等人做了什么来抗议麦当劳?”根

据定位句“1999年，为了抗议全球化和‘垃圾食品’，法国农民贾斯?波夫和一群人摧毁了一个在建的麦当劳餐馆，而他也在某种程度上成了一个英雄。”可直接得出答案，故选D。

第15题 In __________ , an employee died in a fatal bomb attack on a McDonald's restaurant in France.

A.1998

B.1999

C.2000

D.2001

答案：C

解析：【定位】第三段第四句话“The next year，a bomb exploded in a French McDonald’s，kill-ing a 27-year-old employee.”。

【答案详解】细节题。题干问的是“在哪一年，一个员工死于发生了致命炸弹袭击的一家法国麦当劳餐厅?”根据定位句“第二年，一枚炸弹在一家法国麦当劳里爆炸，炸死了一名27岁的员工。”中的“第二年”可知此事是前面提过的事情的第二年。前面贾斯?波夫等人的事件发生在1999年，故该事件发生在2000年，故选C。

【高频词汇】

1.chain n.连锁店 2.ubiquitous aaj.无处不在的3.currency n.现金;货币

4.chauvinism n.沙文主义 5.under construction在建中 6.insult n./v.冒犯;挑衅

7.globalization n.全球化8.claim v.宣称

9.regardless adv.不管怎样，无论如何

【难句解析】

With 58 million daily customers worldwide，McDonald’s is now so ubiquitous around the globe that The Economist publishes a global ranking of currencies’purchasing power based on the prices charged at the local McDonald’s，called the Big Mac Index.

该句的主干为McDonald’s is so ubiquitous that The Economist publishes a ranking of currencies’purchasing power，即so…that…结构。so…that…结构意思是“太…以至于…”。with引导的短语放在句首作状语。based on…Big Mac Index部分作a ranking of currencies’purchasing power的定语，解释说明是怎么样的一个排行榜。

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