河北省宣化一中張北一中高三下學期第五次調研考試新高考英語試題及答案解析

河北省宣化一中張北一中高三下學期第五次調研考試新高考英語試題請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區(qū)內。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Hehadagreatdearietohaveahomeofhisown,______hehadalwayslivedwithhisgrandmother.A．or B．a(chǎn)nd C．so D．for2．As______healthierlifestyleisbeingpromoted,thebicyclehasalsobecomeatoolthatkeepspeopleon______go.A．the;a B．a(chǎn);aC．a(chǎn);the D．a(chǎn);/3．________individualplayers,wehaveagreatteambuttheproblemisthattheydon’tplayfootballtogetherwellatall.A．OntopofB．BymeansofC．IntermsofD．Incaseof4．Itwasannouncedthatonlyafterthecandidates’paperswerecollected_____toleavetheroom.A．hadtheybeenpermittedB．wouldtheybepermittedC．thattheywouldbepermittedD．thattheyhadbeenpermitted5．I’veknownSarahfornearlytenyears.She_________oncemycustomer.A．is B．hasbeenC．was D．hadbeen6．We__________backinthehotelnowifyoudidn’tlosethemap．A．a(chǎn)re B．wereC．wouldbe D．willbe7．—Ilikeyournewshoes!—Thanks.Ihadtotryonalmostadozenpairs_________Idecidedtogetthem.A．a(chǎn)s B．whenC．a(chǎn)fter D．before8．—Didyouwatchthebasketballmatchyesterday?—Yes，Idid.Youknow，mybrother________inthematch.A．isplayingB．wasplayingC．hasplayedD．hadplayed9．—Tedhasneverbeensorude!—He______somethingheshouldn’thave,butIguesshedidn’tmeanthat.A．hassaid B．hadsaidC．said D．wassaying10．Membershipofthisclubisopentothosewhoareitsaim.A．insalutetoB．inhonourofC．inlinewithD．insympathywith11．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads12．ItwasluckythatlittleJackwasnotathomewhenthefirebrokeout；otherwise，hehislife．A．hadlost B．wouldlose C．wouldhavelost D．mightlose13．_____thatitwassoldoutwhenitcameout. A．Sowashersuccessfulbook B．Sosuccessfulwasherbook C．Soherbookwassuccessful D．Sosuccessfulherbookwas14．Thatstudentadmittedinthemathexam,thathewouldneverdothatagaininthefuture.A．tohavecheated,promising B．cheating,promisedC．tocheating,promised D．havingcheated,promising15．Mymotheropenedthedrawerto______theknivesandspoons.A．putaway B．putup C．puton D．puttogether16．So________sometimesintryingtoaccomplishsomethingbig_______wefailtonoticethelittlethingsthatgivelifeitsmagic.A．wegetcaughtup;asB．dowegetcaughtup;thatC．caughtupgetwe;asD．caughtupdoweget;that17．_____workingability，youarenoworsethantheothers，itisjustyouwhodon’tputyourheartinyourwork．A．Infavorof B．Inhonorof C．Intermsof D．Incaseof18．ThefilmMeiLanfang,LiMingplaysthestarringrole,hasagaindrawntheworld’sattentiontoourtraditionalChineseart.A．what B．that C．which D．where19．Whatanunforgettableexperience!I'llwriteitdown__________itisstillfreshinmymemory.A．since B．while C．a(chǎn)fter D．until20．-----Goodevening.HuangshanHotel.-----Goodevening.______________?A．DoyoustillhavearoomfortonightB．Whatwouldyoulike,pleaseC．IsthereanythingIcandoforyouD．Whoisthatspeaking,please第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Let'sGoFlyaKite...—atPiedmontMiddleSchool'scelebrationofkites!Comeandlearnhowtobuildallsortsofkites,fromthesimplestdiamond-shapedkitestothemostcomplexboxkites.Slayaslongasyoulikeandbuildasmanykitesasyouwant.Onceyouhavefinishedakite,getadviceonflyingtechniquesfromkiteexpertLorenaHallsberg.ThecelebrationwillbeatPiedmontMiddleSchool,151PiedmontSchoolDrive.ThePiedmontMiddleSchoolParentTeacherOrganization(PTO)hasorganizedarefreshment(茶點）tent.AllprofitswillbenefitfuturePTOactivities.Takeabreakfromkiteflyinganddrinksomelemonade!Whileyouaredoingso,whynotjointhePTO?Membershipisfree;youjustdonateyourtime.ShowyoursupportforPiedmontMiddleSchoolbyjoiningthePTOthisSaturday!When:Saturday,April11.from9:00amto5:00pmWhere:PiedmontMiddleSchoolWhy:Forfun!Cost:Free,thankstoagenerousgiftfromBizarcoKiteCompany!Schedule9:00am—Kite-buildingboothsopen.Allmaterialsaresuppliedforkites.10:00am—Kite-buildingshowsbyLorenaHallsberginthecourtyard.Comebyandlearnhowtobuildboxkitesandkitesthatlookandflylikebutterflies.11:00am—Kite-flyingshowsontheschooltrack.Learnallthemostimportantskills.12:00pm—Kite-flyingcompetitionsontheschooltrack.1:00pm—PresentationbyDr.BrianLehrmanintheshowtent:“TheHistoryofKites”.2:00pm—BestKitecompetitionsandjudgingintheshowlent.Comeseethemostartistickitesandthemostinterestingthemekites.3:00pm—PresentationbyDr.Lehrmanintheshowtent:“KitesandScience”.3:30pm—AwardsceremonyconductedbyHeadmasterSewardonthefootballfield.Theresultsoftheday’sjudgingwillbeannounced,withawardssuchasBestofShow.MostArtisiic,HighestFlyer,andothers.WinnerswillreceivegiftsfromtheBizarcoKiteCompany!4:00-5:00pm—Let'sallgoflyakite!Everyoneflieskitesatthesametime,creatingawonderfulsightforalltoenjoy.Comelothekitecelebration,enjoyyourselfandlearnmore.1、Whichtimesaremostimportantforpeoplewhowanttolearnsomeknowledgeaboutkites?A．10:00amand11:00am.B．12:00pmand2:00pm.C．1:00pmand3:00pm.D．2:00pmand4:00pm.2、Fromthepassage,weknowthatthekitecelebration.A．iscomplexandeducationalB．getsmoneyfrommembersC．isstrictabouttheshapesofkitesD．presentsawardstothehighestflyer3、Whowillbeinterestedintheactivity?A．Studentsandparents.B．Kiteexperts.C．Officeworkers.D．Kitecompanies.22．（8分）WhenHaistartedcollege,heweighedover250poundsHealthyfoodchoicesweredifficultforhim,andhewasemotionallydistraught(憂心忡忡).However,whenhelefthomeforcollege,hewasableforthefirsttimetostarttakinghislifeandweightintohisownhands.Hestartedbyshoppingatalocalfarmers’market,anexperiencethatinspiredhimprofoundly.Theideathatafarmer’smarketrepresentslocal,sustainable,healthyfoodwithahumanconnectionwhereyoucaninteractwiththepeoplethatgrowyourproducewasextremelyappealingtohim,andhebegantothinkaboutthefoodthatpeopleathisuniversitywereeating.Fromwhathesawatfarmers’markets,Hairealizedthatdininghallfoodwasnot“rear”foodAlotofitisfrozenorprocessed,andhasunhealthyadditives.Hisideascontinuedtodevelopashestartedtakingclassesaboutfoodsustainabilityatuniversity,andafterthesummerof2014duringwhichhecooperatedwithotherstudents9helaunchedintohissenioryearattheUniversityofCaliforniafullforcewiththeRealFoodChallenge(RFC)campaign,aprojectheco-foundedthataimstoreinvestuniversityspendinginfoodthatis“real”:ecologically-sound,community-based,humane,andfair;asopposedtothosetraditionalpurchaseswiththoseunhealthyadditivesandprocessedproducts.NotonlyhasHaistartedamovementofchangeacrosstheuniversitydiningsystem,buthehasalsogrownextremelyasanindividual，nowwithstrongleadershipabilitiesandgreatvision.Inaddition,afterhestartedlearningaboutfoodsustainabilityandtakingactionatuniversity,Haihaslostover100pounds,andhasbeenabletostartenjoyingactivitiessuchasbackpackingandswimmingthatwerenotapossibilityforhimpreviously.Heisconfidentinsteadofdistraughtnow.1、WhendidHaigettheideaof“rear”food?A．Whenpurchasingthelocally-madefoodB．Whenreformingtheuniversitydiningsystem.C．Whenreinvestinguniversityspendinginfood.D．WhenorganizingtheRealFoodChallengecampaign.2、WhatbenefithasthecampaignbroughttoHai’soccupationaldevelopment?A．Hehasbeenhiredbytheuniversity.B．HehasbecomeanexpertinfoodfieldC．Hehasgotexcellentleadingability.D．Hehasbecomemuchthinnerthanbefore.3、AccordingtoHai,“real”foodis.A．richinnutritionB．madebyexpertsC．frozenorprocessedD．healthywithoutadditives23．（8分）Collegevisitsareimportant.Beforeyoucommityearsofyourlifeandmoneytoaschool，besureyou'rechoosingaplacethatisagoodmatchforyourpersonalityandinterests.Youcan'tgetthe“feel”ofaschoolfromanyguidebook，sobesuretovisitthecampus.Belowareafewtipsforgettingthemostoutofyourcollegevisit.ExploreonYourOwnOfcourseyoushouldtaketheofficialcampustour，butbesuretoallowtimetohangaroundonyourown.Thetrainedtourguideswillshowyouaschool'ssellingpoints.Buttheoldestandprettiestbuildingsdon'tgiveyoutheentirepictureofacollege.Trytowalktheextramileandgetthecompletepictureofthecampus.ReadtheBulletinBoardsWhenyouvisitthestudentcenter，academicbuildingsandresidencehalls，takeafewminutestoreadthebulletinboards.Theyprovideaneasywaytoseewhat'shappeningoncampus.Theadsforlectures，clubsandplayscantellyouwhat'sgoingonoutsidetheclassrooms.EatintheDiningHallYoucangetagoodfeelforstudentlifebyeatinginthedininghall.Trytositwithstudentsifyoucan.Dothestudentsseemhappyorstressed？Also，isthefoodgood？Arethereadequatehealthyoptions？Manyadmissionofficeswillgiveprospectivestudentscoupons（優(yōu)惠券）forfreemealsinthedininghalls.VisitaClassinYourMajorIfyouknowwhatyouwanttostudy，aclassvisitmakesalotofsense.You'llgettoobserveotherstudentsinyourfieldandseehowinvolvedtheyareinclassroomdiscussion.Trytostayafterclassforafewminutesandchatwiththestudentstogettheirimpressionsoftheirprofessorsandmajor.Besuretocallinadvancetoscheduleaclassroomvisit-mostcollegesdon'tallowvisitorstodropinatclassunannounced.TalktoLotsofStudentsYourcampustourguidehasbeentrainedtomarkettheschool.Trytotalktostudentswhoaren'tgettingpaidtoimpressyou.Theseimportantconversationscanoftenprovideyouwithinformationaboutcollegelifethatisn'tpartoftheadmissionscript.Fewuniversityofficialswilltellyouiftheirstudentsspendallweekenddrinkingorstudying，butagroupofrandomstudentsmight.Formoretips，pleasegotocollegeapps.about.com.1、Thebestwaytoknowaboutacollegeinanofficialcampustouris______________.A．towalkaroundthecampusaloneB．totakepicturesofthecampusC．tovisittheoldestandprettiestbuildingsD．tohireatrainedtourguide2、Readingthebulletinboardscanhelpyou______________A．decide-themajoryouwanttostudyB．findouttheafter-classactivitiesoncampusC．getfreecouponsfromtheadmissionofficesD．findouttheoptionsofhealthyfood3、Ifyouplantoattendaclassoncampus，____________.A．dropinataclassinyourmajorB．havetalkswithstudentsbeforeclassC．makeanappointmentinadvanceD．a(chǎn)sktheprofessorforpermission4、Togetarealideaofthecollegeduringavisit，it'sbesttotalkto_____________A．famousprofessors B．campustourguidesC．a(chǎn)dmissionofficers D．randomstudents5、Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom？A．Anewsreport.B．Atouristposter.C．Aneducationaljournal.D．Ageographicalmagazine.24．（8分）Japanisagingfasterthananyothernation.Bytheendofthisdecade,therewillbethreeretireesforeverychildunder15andbeforelong,oneinsixpeoplewillbeover80.Itspopulationwillsoonbefallingbynearlyamillionpeopleeveryyearandsomepeoplepredictthat,sometimeinthenextcentury,thelastJapanesepersonwilldie.Othercountriesareencouragingimmigrationtodealwiththeirdemographicwoes.ButnotJapan,whichisusingdifferentwaystoreducepressureputonhealthcareandsocialservices.TheToto-madetoilet,commoninJapanesehotels,canpushuptohelptheelderly.NowTotoisworkingwithDaiwaHouse,Japan’slargesthousebuilder,toequiptoiletsforretirees.Thesehavemedicalsensorsthatmeasurebloodsugarlevels,thebloodpressureandbodyfatoftheuser.ThedataisemailedtothelocalGPthroughabuilt-ininternetdevice(裝置).Somakesureyoueatyourgreensandstayregular,orthedoctorwillbeintouch.Theover-75saccountformorethanaquarterofthedeathsincaraccidentsonJapaneseroads.ToyotaisworkingwithProfessorKawashima,whodevelopedbraintraininggamesforNintendo,tocreateintelligentcarsthatmonitorbrainactivityintheelderly.Othertechnologiescouldalsoworktokeepelderlydriverscautious.Japanhastwiceasmanypetsasithaschildren.Butrealanimalsaredifficulttolookafterastheirownersage.Paroisafurrywhitebabysealrobotwhichrespondstopettingbymovingitstailandopeningandclosingitseyes.Itshowsemotionssuchassurprise,happinessandanger,andhassoldwellinnursinghomeswhereitisreportedtostimulate(刺激)responsesamongthosewithdementia(癡呆).Japan’sInstituteofPhysicalandChemicalResearchhasdevelopedRiba,anursingcarerobotthatcanlifttheelderlyoutofbed.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“demographicwoes”referto?A．Retirementage.B．Publicfinance.C．Populationproblems.D．Employmentdifficulties.2、What’sthemainfunctionofthetoiletsforretirees?A．Givingthemfirstaid.B．Monitoringtheirhealth.C．Helpingthemsendemails.D．Sendingthemoffthetoilet.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthesealrobot?A．Itishardtolookafter.B．Itsellswellinnurseries.C．Itonlymakesapositiveresponse.D．Itiswellreceivedinnursinghomes.4、HowdoesJapanimprovethehealthcarefortheelderly?A．Byadvocatingcompaniesworktogether.B．Byswitchingtolife-longtrainingclasses.C．Bydevelopinghi-techproductsandservices.D．Bycorrectingmedicalpersonnel’sserviceattitudes.25．（10分）Iwassittinginafastfoodrestaurantwithmytwochildren,whoatthetimewereabout6and9.InsidetherewasalsoagroupofteensinGothic(哥特式的)dressandappearance.Everyonekeptawayfromtheminsidetherestaurant.Outsidetherestaurant,peoplejumpedpastthehomelessmansearchingthegarbagebin,whowaslookingforfoodorperhapsacigarette.Itoohadrushedpasthimwithmyyoungsters,refusinghisrequestformoneybutthinkingmaybe,justmaybe,Iwouldbringhimsomefood.ItturnedoutthatIdidn'thaveto.OnegirlintheGothicyouthjumpedup,wenttothecounterandorderedmorefood,whichshethentookoutsidetothehomelessmanandsatonthebenchwithhim,chattingawayasheate.Hedidn'tsaymuch—hewasgreedy—butIthinkIsawabitofasmileandaflashinhiseyesashenoddedtoherquestions.Writingthisnow,severalyearslater,Istillchokeup.Thatgirlwasamodelcitizenlivingthevaluesofgoodnessandkindness.ThesearevaluesIhavealwaysheldhighandhopedtoteachmykids.Shemademyjobmucheasier.Westoppedbyonourwayoutandthankedherforsettingsuchapositiveexampleforus.Ihopethathearingthathasmadeasmuchofadifferenceinherlifeasseeingwhatshedidhasmadetoours.1、Whydidpeoplekeepawayfromtheteensinthefastfoodrestaurant?A．BecausetheyweredressedinGothicdress.B．Becausetheyweretooyoungtopaytheirmeal.C．Becausetheylikedtoquarrelwithothers.D．Becausetheykilledtwochildren.2、Whatdidthehomelessmanwanttheauthortodo?A．Tohelphimgetmoney.B．Tobringhimsomefood.C．Toprovidehimwithmoney.D．Torefusetotakecareofhim.3、Itcanbeinferredthatthehomelessman________.A．wasverygreedyindeedB．wasveryhungryatthattimeC．didn'tliketalkingwithothersmuchD．didn'tanswerthegirl'squestions4、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthepassage?A．Theauthorisalsoamodelcitizenlikethegirl.B．Theauthorsetsagoodexampleforthegirl.C．Theauthorisdeeplymovedbythegirl.D．Theauthorhassympathyforthegirl.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Weallhavestormsthroughourlives.Butwehavenorighttomakeeveryoneelsesufferwithourown1ThecarpenterI2tohelpmerestoreanoldfarmhousehadjustfinisheda(n)3firstdayonthejob.Aflattiremadehimloseanhourofwork,hiselectricsawquit,andnowhistruck4tostart.WhileIdrovehimhome,hesatinstony5.Onarriving,heinvitedmeintomeethisfamily.Aswewalkedtowardthefrontdoor,hepaused6atasmalltree,7tipsofthebrancheswithbothhands.Whenopeningthedoor,heunderwenta(n)8transformation.Histannedfacewaswreathedinsmiles,andhe9histwosmallchildrenandgavehiswifeakiss.Thenextdaymy10drovemetoaskhimaboutwhatIhadseen.“Oh,that’smytroubletree,”hereplied.“IknowIcan’t11havingtroublesonthejob,butthetroublesdon’t12tothehousewithmyfamily.SoIjust13themuponthetree.TheninthemorningIpickthemupagain.”“14thingis,”hesmiled,“whenIcomeoutinthemorningtopickthemup,therearen’tnearlyas15asIrememberthenightbefore.”Putting16aroundourproblemsisareallygoodidea---itpreventsourdifficultiesfromspillingoverontolovedpeople,whocan’tdoanythingaboutourproblems.Why17themiftheycan’thelpus?So,plantyourselfatroubletreeoutsideanduseit18youcomehome.Begratefulthatyouhavelovedonestogohometo19yourlovedoneissimplyyourbeloveddog.Andwhenyoupickedupyourtroublesonthewayeachmorning,be20thatthey’renotasheavyastheywerethenightbefore.1、A．unhappiness B．mistakes C．helplessness D．carelessness2、A．informed B．hired C．trusted D．recommended3、A．enjoyable B．smooth C．rough D．dull4、A．intended B．desired C．hesitated D．refused5、A．a(chǎn)mazement B．a(chǎn)stonishment C．embarrassment D．silence6、A．regularly B．unusually C．briefly D．directly7、A．cutting B．damaging C．watching D．touching8、A．exciting B．a(chǎn)mazing C．confusing D．a(chǎn)nnoying9、A．hugged B．greeted C．thanked D．waved10、A．preference B．sufferings C．curiosity D．doubt11、A．a(chǎn)void B．consider C．continue D．stand12、A．lack B．belong C．exist D．stay13、A．set B．throw C．give D．hang14、A．Sad B．Terrible C．Funny D．Ridiculous15、A．many B．few C．good D．light16、A．defence B．boundaries C．sympathy D．secret17、A．burden B．equip C．expose D．entertain18、A．however B．whenever C．wherever D．whatever19、A．solongas B．nowthat C．evenif D．incase20、A．shameful B．proud C．a(chǎn)stonished D．grateful第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TheSecretGardenisachildren’snovelbyFrancesHodgsonBurnett,firstpublishedasabookin1911.1．(set)inEngland,itisoneofBurnett’smostpopularnovelsandisconsideredaclassicofEnglishchildren’sliterature.Severalstageandfilm2．(adapt)havebeenmade.Attheturnofthe20thcentury,MaryLennoxissicklyandunloved10-tear-oldgirl,borninIndiato3．(wealth)Britishparentswhoneverwanther.Sheiscared4．byservants,whoallowher5．(become)aspoiled,aggressiveandselfishchild.6．throughthediscoveryofheraunt’ssecretgarden,herbrother,andacousin,Marybecomesachildwewouldallliketohaveaspartofourhousehold.TheSecretGardenhasbecome7．importantpartofchildren’sliterature,in2003,itrankednumber51in“TheBigRead,”8．wasasurveyoftheBritishpublicbytheBBCtoidentifythe“Nation’sBest-loved”amongallkinds.Basedona2007onlinesurvey,it9．(name)oneof“Teachers’Top100BooksforChildren”bytheU.S.NationalEducationAssociation.In2012itrankednumber15amongall-timechildren’s10．(novel)inasurveypublishedbySchoolLibraryJournal.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處；每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。OncetherewasataletellofaspiderwiththenameAnansi、Hewonderedwhattobemoreintelligent、Hewentaroundthevillagetocollectforwisdomwithabasket、Soonhisbasketwasfull、Tohideitonthetopofthetreewiththebaskettiedtothefrontpartofhisbody,hefoundhardtoclimbthetree、Thenheryoungestsonwalkedby,“Whynotcarryabasketonyourbackinstead?”Followinghisadvice,Anansiclimbedthetreeeasily,andhewasn’thappy、“Ihavecollectedsomanywisdom,butmybabysonisstillwisethanme、Takebackyourwisdom!”Hethrowthebasketofwisdomintotheair、Andthat’showwisdomwentallovertheworld、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華。你的兩位朋友Tom與Peter幾天前發(fā)生了爭吵。8月28日是Peter生日,Tom想送他一個禮物來緩和關系,他特地發(fā)來郵件尋求你的建議。請你根據(jù)以下要點給Tom回一封郵件:信的內容包括:1.推薦一個禮物；2.你的理由；3.其他和解建議。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當增加細節(jié),以使行文連貫；3.郵件的開頭和結尾已給出,但不計入總詞數(shù)。DearTom,I’mgladtohearthatyouareconsideringmakingupwithPeter.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourstruly,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、C3、C4、B5、C6、C7、D8、B9、C10、D11、A12、C13、B14、D15、A16、D17、C18、D19、B20、A第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、D3、A22、1、A2、C3、D23、1、A2、B3、C4、D5、C24、1、C2、B3、D4、C25、“Smombies”—peoplewalkingwhilestaringattheirsmartphones—areveryrealandagrowingcauseforconcern.Tiredofhavingtoconstantlyalertbothlocalsandtouriststopaymoreattentiontotheirsurroundingstoavoidseriousaccidents,authoritiesofasmallGermantownhavecomeupwithamorepositivesolution—embedding(嵌入)trafficlightsinthepavementtomakethemvisibletopeopleconstantlylookingdownattheirphones.Theseeminglyridiculoussafetymeasurewasputinplace.AuthoritiesinAugsburgdecidedtoact,installinggroundleveltrafficlightsattwotram(有軌電車)stopslastTuesday.Thelightsflashredeverytimeatramisapproaching,orwhentheregulartrafficlightturnsred.“Werealizedthatthenormaltrafficlightisn'tinthelineofsightofmanypedestriansthesedays，”saidTobiasHermes,acityadministrationofficial.“Sowedecidedtohaveanadditionalsetoflights—themorewehave,themorepeoplearelikelytonoticethem.”SomeAugsburgresidentsappeartobequitehappywiththeidea.“Ithinkitmakessense，”JackSmithsaid,speakingtoTheAugsburgerAllgemeine.“Onealwaysseesyoungpeoplethes