11.In 1939,two brothers,Mac and Dick McDonald,started a drive-in restaurant in San Bernardino,California.They carefully chose a bus corner for their location.They had run their own businesses for years,first a theater,then a barbecue restaurant,and then another drive-in.But in their new operation,they offered a new,shortened menu:French fries,hamburgers,and sodas.To this small selection they added one new concept:quick service,no waiters or waitresses,and no tips.
Their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents.Cheese was another four cents.Their French fries and hamburgers had a remarkable uniformity (一致性),for the brothers had developed a strict routine for the preparation of their food,and they insisted on their cooks'sticking to their routine.Their new drive-in became incredibly popular,particularly for lunch.People drove up by the hundreds during the busy noontime.The self-service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened.They were content with this modest success until they met Ray Kroc.
Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954,when he was selling milk shake-mixing machines.He quickly saw the unique appeal of the brothers'fast-food restaurants and bought the right to franchise(特許經(jīng)營(yíng))other copies of their restaurants.The agreement included the right to copy the menu,the equipment,even their red and white buildings with the golden arches.
Today McDonald's is really a household name.Its names for its sandwiches have come to mean hamburger in the decades since the day Ray Kroc watched people rush up to order fifteen-cent hamburgers.In 1976,McDonald's had over $ 1billion in total sales.Its first twenty-two years is one of the most incredible success stories in modern American business history.
21.This passage mainly talks aboutB.
A.the development of fast food services
B.how McDonald's became a billion-dollar business
C.how to build up a successful restaurant
D.Ray Kroc's business talent
22.Mac and Dick managed all of the following businesses exceptB.
A.a(chǎn) drive-in
B.a(chǎn) cinema
C.a(chǎn) theater
D.a(chǎn) barbecue restaurant
23.We may infer from this passage thatD.
A.Mac and Dick McDonald never became wealthy for they sold their idea to Kroc
B.The location was the only reason for the great popularity of the McDonalds'drive-in
C.Forty years ago there were numerous fast-food restaurants
D.Ray Kroc was a good businessman
24.What can we learn from the passage about Mac and Dick McDonaldD
A.They were always satisfied with their modest success.
B.They sold cheese for 19cents in their restaurant.
C.They allowed Ray Kroc only to copy their menu.
D.They stuck to the routine for their food.