主旨內(nèi)容:快餐的上餐速度正在變慢。以麥當勞為例,自從15年前出現(xiàn)麥當勞之后,現(xiàn)在是有史以來上餐速度最慢的時候?,F(xiàn)在麥當勞從下訂單到拿食物的平均速度是3min9s,比之前多了10s。QSR統(tǒng)計,其他連鎖店如漢堡王也是一樣上餐速度變慢。因為食物種類更多,制作更復(fù)雜,且需要更長的時間去備餐,所以快餐連鎖店的上餐速度正在變慢,但是速度和上餐的準確性對快餐店很重要。

1. Fast food turns out it isn’t quite as fast as it used to be.

2. Among the reasons for the slower service, today there are more choices on the menu and the products themselves are more complex and take longer to prepare.

Question 3. What is the news report mainly about?

Question 4. What has slowed down the McDonald’s service?

解析:本篇新聞考查的是主旨題加細節(jié)題。第一題針對新聞主旨題,答案出現(xiàn)在新聞第一句導(dǎo)語部分,所聽即所得即可。第二題考查原因,把握關(guān)鍵詞reasons,然后繼續(xù)聽出正確答案。