雅思阅读模拟真题：How a Frenchman is reviving McDonalds_雅思英语阅读

雅思阅读模拟真题：How a Frenchman is reviving McDonalds

　　13. Compared with other countries, France is McDonalds . next to America.

　　14. . of McDonalds restaurants in America are companiedowned and the figure is much lower than that in Britain.

　　Notes to Reading Passage 1

　　1.sterling高质量的

　　e.g. He has many sterling qualities. 他身上有许多优秀的品质。

　　2. menial 不体面的, 乏味的

　　3. spruce up打扮整齐、漂亮、装饰

　　4. mastermind指挥、谋划

　　e.g. The police know who masterminded the robbery.警察知道是谁策划了那次抢劫。

　　5. underperform表现不佳表现出低于标准的工作水平、企业出现亏本

　　Keys and explanations to the Questions 1-14

　　1. FALSE

　　See the second sentence in Paragraph A One exception was France, where Mr Hennequin had done a sterling job as head of the groups French subsidiary to sell more Big Macs to his compatriots. His task was to replicate this success in all 41 of the European countries.

　　2. TRUE

　　See the last sentence in Paragraph D The Nutrition Information Initiative, launched last year, put detailed labels on McDonalds packaging with data on calories, protein, fat, carbohydrates and salt content. The details are also printed on tray-liners.