湖南宁乡县2017高考英语阅读理解一轮基础选编题(一)及答案.docx

湖南宁乡县 2017 高考英语阅读理解一轮基础选编题（一）及答案 阅读理解。阅读下列短文 , 从给的四个选项 (A 、 B、 C 和 D) 中 , 选出最佳选项。 Placed Insights，a data－ service provider ，monitors the consumption behavior of more than 70 ，000 Americans at the age of 14 and older on a monthly basis.One half of Americans went to McDonald's at least once a month.Nearly four in ten Americans visited Walmart. The findings show that some companies visited by more than one in ten Americans each month are primarily fast－ food ， discount－ retail outlets( 直销店 ) and health clinics.The types of businesses these companies are in and the traffic customers use to get to them play a big part in their success.According to Placed Insights ，less than 40% of Americans visited a bank or clothing store in March.At the same time ， an estimated 60% visited a department store， and more than two － thirds went to a fast －food restaurant at least once. Placed Insights founder and CEO David Shim explains what it is that affects much on whether Americans visit a business once a year or once a week. “ People oftenstgofodout.Theyforfadon't necessarily go shopping for a sweater every day， but they do eat.” It should come as no surprise that most of these companies have made efforts to expand their products ， with varying degrees of success.Walmart， for example ， has expanded its business to offer groceries， and even has fast food restaurants in many stores.Starbucks has expanded its menu options to include breakfast sandwiches and other meals.McDonald's new McCafe coffee brand has been very successful.These are all new services designed to make more money on existing customers ， bring in new customers ， and bring them in more often. While the types of goods and services being offered by these companies are critical ，the more critical factor is their dominant national presence.These companies have thousands of locations all over the country.Rare is the American town without a McDonald's ， Burger King ， Taco Bell ，Subway ， or some combination of the three.McDo