吉林省長(zhǎng)春市九臺(tái)市師范中新高考仿真卷英語試題及答案解析

吉林省長(zhǎng)春市九臺(tái)市師范中新高考仿真卷英語試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．---IwenttoseeTheWanderingEarthlastnight.Itwasfantastic!---Youweresolucky!HowIwishI_____thetickettoo.A．get B．gotC．hadgot D．wouldget2．Myteacheraskedmetocopy_____article_____secondtime． A．a(chǎn)n;the B．a(chǎn)n;a C．the;a D．the;the3．Lifethelike________ocean;Only________strong-willedcanreachtheothershore.A．a(chǎn)n;the B．the;aC．the;/ D．/;a4．Someonewholacksstayingpowerandperseveranceisunlikelyto______agoodresearcher.A．makeB．turnC．getD．grow5．Zhouqu,Gansuwasattackedbysuchaterriblemud-rockflowfewresidentshadeverexperiencedbefore.A．a(chǎn)s B．which C．where D．that6．Checkyourpapercarefullytosee________youhavemadeanymistakes.A．what B．which C．whether D．that7．Sometimesproperanswersarenotfartoseek________foodsafetyproblems.A．in B．toC．on D．a(chǎn)fter8．ThatWasthefirsttimeshealoneathomeduringtheweekends，boredtodeath．A．hasleftB．hasbeenleftC．hadleftD．hadbeenleft9．IliketheseEnglishsongsandthey________manytimesontheradio.A．taught B．havetaughtC．a(chǎn)retaught D．havebeentaught10．Theydohaveadifferenttotheproblemofoverpopulation．A．solutionB．opinionC．decisionD．conclusion11．—Iwillbeavicepresidentinayearortwo.—Youcan’tbeserious!_______.A．Ican’tmakeitB．Ican’thelpitC．Iwon’ttellasoulD．Iwouldn’tbetonit12．Thelackofeco-friendlyhabitsamongthepublicisthoughttobeamajor_____________ofglobalclimatechange.A．Result B．causeC．warning D．reflection13．—Juliasaidshesentyouabirthdaycardyesterday.Haveyougotit?—Oh,really!Ihaven’t________mymailboxyet.A．examined B．reviewed.C．tested D．checked14．Salesdirectorisaposition_______communicationabilityisjustasimportantassaleskills.A．which B．thatC．when D．where15．—Mr,White,doyouhaveanything________?—No,nothing.Youcantakearestnow.A．typeB．typedC．totypeD．tobetyped16．I'dadviseanyonetoputasideaproportionoftheirearnings—____________.A．nothinggreatiseasy B．nothingcomesfromnothingC．a(chǎn)badpennyalwaysturnsup D．a(chǎn)pennysavedisapennyearned17．TheMid-AutumnFestivalis________specialholidayformostChinesewhen________wholefamilywillgettogether.A．the;the B．a(chǎn);the C．a(chǎn);a D．the;a18．Igotmore_____abouthimfromreadinghisbooksthanfromtalkingtohim.A．insights B．memoriesC．resources D．experiences19．----Hi,Maria!Igotthefirstplaceintheexam.----______!EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony's.A．CongratulationsB．ComeonC．GoodluckD．Cheerup.20．Sometimesitseemstobothertheteacher______allthestudentsarebeingtooquiet.A．how B．whatC．that D．where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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）TalesFromAnimalHospitalDavidGrantDavidGranthasbecomeafamiliarfacetomillionsoffansofAnimalHospital.HereDrGranttellsustheverybestofhispersonalstoriesabouttheanimalshehastreated,includingfamiliarpatientssuchasthedogsSnowyandDuchess,thedelightfulcatMarigoldSerendipityDiamond.HealsotakesthereaderbehindthescenesatHarmsworthMemorialAnimalHospitalashedescribeshisday,fromordinarymedicalcheck-upstosurgery（外科手術(shù)）.TalesFromAnimalHospitalwilldelightallfansoftheprogrammeandanyonewhohasalivelyinterestintheirpet,whetheritbecat,dogorsnake!￡14.99Hardback272ppSimonSchusterISBN0751304417IsaacNewton:TheLastSorcererMichaelWhiteFromtheauthorofStephenHawking:ALifeinScience,comesthiscolourfuldescriptionofthelifeoftheworld'sfirstmodernscientist.Interestingyetbasedonfact,MichaelWhite'snewbookoffersatruepictureofNewtoncompletelydifferentfromwhatpeoplecommonlyknowabouthim.Newtonisshownasagiftedscientistwithveryhumanweaknesseswhostoodatthepointinhistorywheremagicendedandsciencebegan.￡18.99Hardback320ppFourthEstateISBN1857024168Fermat'sLastTheoremSimonSinghIn1963aschoolboycalledAndrewWilesreadinginhisschoollibrarycameacrosstheworld'sgreatestmathematicalproblem:Fermat'sLastTheorem（費(fèi)馬大定理）.FirstputforwardbytheFrenchmathematicianPierredeFermatinthe17thcentury,thetheoremhadbaffledandbeatenthefinestmathematicalminds,includingaFrenchwomanscientistwhomadeamajoradvanceinworkingouttheproblem,andwhohadtodresslikeamaninordertobeabletostudyattheEcolePolytechnique（巴黎綜合理工大學(xué)）.ThroughunbelievabledeterminationAndrewWilesfinallyworkedouttheproblemin1995.Anunusualstoryofhumaneffortoverthreecenturies,Fermat'sLastTheoremwilldelightspecialistsandgeneralreadersalike.￡12.99Hardback384ppFourthEstateISBWhatisAnimalHospital?A．Anewsstory. B．Apopularbook.C．Aresearchreport. D．ATVprogramme.2、InMichaelWhite'sbook,Newtonisdescribedas_____.A．a(chǎn)personwhodidnotlookthesameasinmanypicturesB．a(chǎn)personwholivedacolourfulandmeaningfullifeC．a(chǎn)greatbutnotperfectmanD．a(chǎn)nold-timemagician3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsthemeaningoftheword“baffle”asitisusedinthetext?A．Toencouragepeopletoraisequestions.B．Tocausedifficultyinunderstanding.C．Toprovideapersonwithanexplanation.D．Tolimitpeople'simagination.4、Whatisthepurposeofwritingthesethreetexts?A．Tomakethebookseasiertoread.B．Toshowtheimportanceofscience.C．Tointroducenewauthors.D．Tosellthebooks.22．（8分）TheMalteseIslandsarerichinNeolithic(新石器時(shí)代的)sites.GgantijainGozo,Tarxien,andtheHagarQim/MnajdraComplexhereonMalta’ssouthcoastareperhapsthemostwell-known.Thesepilesofstonesaresomeoftheearliestknownmanmadestructuresintheworld.Theyareshowingtheirageabitbutwhatwouldyouexpectforbuildingsthatarefiveandahalfthousandyearsold.Myhousewasbuiltintheyear2000andisalreadyinbadconditionroundtheedges.Thesetemplesareolderthanthepyramids!Inmyopinionthetemplesarebestseenafterthevisitorshaveleft.ComewithmeforalateafternoonwalkdownthehillpastHagarQimtowardstheMnajdraComplex.TherearechainlinkfencesaroundthetemplesnowbutwecanignorethoseandtrytoimagewhyMaltasearliestpeoplewenttothetroubleofbuildingthesestructuresonthiswindyandpoorhillside.Ofcoursethetempleswouldhavelookedratherdifferentwhentheywereconstructed.Theymayhavebeendecoratedwithpigmentsandpossiblyevenroofedwithanimalskinsorothermaterials.Whoknows?Wedoknowthattheywerechangedandaddedtoovera1,000-yearperiodorso.GettingtoMnajdraandHagarQimiseasiestifyouhaveacar.Orifyoudon’tmindahike,youcouldgetabustoQrendi(3kmaway)orZurrieq(5kmaway)andwalkfromthere.Warning:althoughthedistancesarenottoogreat,walkingseveralkilometersintheMaltesesuncanbeveryhardandpossiblydangerous.Takewaterandsunscreen.1、Whatmakesthewriterwonderaboutthetemples?A．Theirhistory.B．Theirappearance.C．Howtheywerebuilt.D．Whentheywerebuilt.2、Whatareweawareofabouttheconstructionofthetemples?A．Theyhavebeentransformed.B．Theylookthesameasbefore.C．Theywerecarefullydesigned.D．Theyarenotwhattheyusedtobe.3、Howcanweadmirethesitesgettingleastsunburn?A．Byhikingthere.B．Byridingacar.C．Bytakingwater.D．Bytakingabus.4、Wherecanwepossiblyfindthisarticle?A．Inapoliticalspeech.B．Inahistoricalfiction.C．Inatravelmagazine.D．Inageographytextbook.23．（8分）Anewkeyboardcantellwhetheryouareitsowner.Thekeyboardrecordsinformationaboutthetypingpatternandsendsittoacomputerprogram.Theprogramthencheckstoseeifthetypingpatternandsendsittoacomputerprogram.Theprogramthencheckstoseeifthepatternmatchestherightuser,Ifnot,analarmsounds,andthecomputerlocksthetypistout.Itlocksoutanyoneelse,evenifthanpersonknowspassword.What’smore,thisdeviceneedsnobatteries.Itharvestsallthepersonknowsyourpassword.What’smore,thisdeviceneedsnobatteries.Itharvestsalltheenergyitneedsfromtheactionofyourtyping.Besides,thekeyboardisalsoself-cleaningandthekeysarefreeofdamagefromwater,oilanddirt.Thekeysofthenewkeyboardaremadeofthesameinexpensiveplasticthatmightbefoundonanyotherstandardkeyboard.Butinsteadofbeingsmooth,thekeyshavemillionsoftinyplasticnanowires（納米線）ontheirsurfaceareatoeverykey,increasingthegffectivecontactareabetweentheplasticsandfingers.Thisensuresthatthere’senoughpowertorunthekeyboardassomeonetypes.LimingDai,ascientist,didnotworkonthenewkeyboard,buthethinksthedesigncouldbeimportantingettingbetterperformancefromavarietyofdevices.“Itcouldalsobeappliedtoatouchscreen,forinstance,”Daisays.“Thensmartphonesandnotepadscouldharvestenergyfromtheactionofsomeonetypingordrawing.”“Futureworkmightmakethekeyboardevenmoreuseful,”Daiadds.“Alaterdesignmightbuildtinycapacitors（電容器）ontothenanowires,”hesuggests.Capacitorsarelittledevicesthattemporarilystoreelectriccharges.ThosemightthenLEDstolightaKeyboardinthedark.ZhonglinWangisaco-designerofthenewkeyboard.Histeamhasbuildaworkingmodelofthekeyboard.“Ifacompanydecidestofund（投資）itsproduction,thiskeyboardcouldbeinstoresinaslittleastwoyears,”saysWang.1、Howdoesthenewkeyboardtellwhetheryouareitsowner?A．Bycheckingtherightuser’spasswords.B．Bysendingalarmstoacomputerprogram.C．Bymatchingthetypingpatterntotherightuser.D．Byrecordinginformationaboutthetypingpattern.2、Whyaretheremanynanowiresonthesurfaceofthekeys?A．Tomakethekeysbeautiful.B．Tohelpproducepower.C．Tomakethekeyssmooth.D．Toimprovethespeedoftyping.3、What’sDai’sattitudetothenewkeyboard?A．Unconcerned.B．Positive.C．Doubtful.D．Critical.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ANewKeyboardMadeofNanowires.B．ANewKeyboardPoweredbyTyping.C．ANewKeyboard’sFuture.D．ANewKeyboardEntirelyOwnedbyYou24．（8分）Travellingwithskiingorsnowboardingequipmentcanbeabitofaneffort,particularlyifyou’reswappingbetweenbuses,trainsandplanes.Takeasimpler,moredirectroutetothefourAlpineoptionsontheEurostaratLondonSt.PancrasInternationalorAshford.LaRosièreSainteFoyGreatskiconditionsaren’taone-offhere,thankstoTheslopesarequiet,theliftqueuesnon-existent,theresort’shighaltitudeanditsmostlysouth-andsnowyforestsandbreathtakingmountainfacingandthereforesunny-slopes.It’safamilyviewsdominate(控制）youreyeline.Thisresortisfriendlyresortandkidswillenjoyskiingthroughnotaplacetocomeifyouliketoparty,butit’sathetreesandtunnelsonadventuretrail.greatchoiceforthosewhowanttoprogressonwide,emptypistes.Mo?tiersTignesItisagoodresortforfirst-timeskiers.ThosenewItmaynotbetheprettiestresortintheFrenchAlps,tothesportcanbookaholidaysafeinthebutwhatitlacksincuteness,itmorethanmakesupknowledgethatthey’renotstuckupasnowyforinconvenience,takingtheconceptofski-inski-mountainifthesportisn’tforthem.Thetownitselfouttoawholenewlevel.Itshigh-qualitysnowhasaMuseumofPopularTraditions.conditionsareallbutguaranteed.NeedtoknowYoucantakeonepairofskisoronesnowboardonboardwithyouinadditiontoyourstandardadultluggageallowance.Forsafetyreasons,skisandsnowboardshavetobekeptinaprotectivecasethatcoversthewholeitem.There’satravelclasstosuiteverybudgetandstyle.Thoughtheseatsareroomyandcomfortable,it’sworthnothingtherearenosleeperbunkbeds.WithfreeWi-Fiforall,youcanstayconnectedalltheway.264、Ifoneislookingforapeacefulandcrowd-freeskiresort,hewillprobablychoose_____.A．LaRosière B．SainteFoyC．Mo?tiers D．Tignes1、Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat_________.A．theEurostarofferseasyaccesstopopularAlpineskiresorts.B．thereisnorestrictiononwell-protectedequipmentonboard.C．travelerscanhaveagoodsleeponcomfortablebunkbedsonboardD．freeWi-Fiisprovidedonboardfortravellerswhoupgradetheirtravelclass25．（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(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）WhenWilliam,a10-year-oldboyplannedtolearnthepiano,themusicteacherwasreluctant（不愿意）toaccepthim.She1herstudentstostarttheirmusiclessonsatayoungagewhentheir2wereabletomovequicklyandeasily.“William,whydoyouwanttolearnthepiano?”theteacherasked.“Iwanttoplayformymother.”Shenoticedthe3andacceptedWilliamasherstudent.Butateachmusiclesson,Williamappearedtobeinahurryandplayed4“Mymotheriswaitingoutsideforme,”hewouldtelltheteacher.ShewastemptedtoadviseWilliamnotto5histimewithlessonsanymoreashe6hittherightnotes.7therewassomethingaboutWilliam—-shewasfascinatedwiththetenderlookinhiseyes8hementioned“Mother”.Suddenly,Williamstoppedcomingforhislessons.Attheendofthesemesteryear,themusicteacherdecidedto9獨(dú)奏會(huì))forherstudentsandsheaskedthemtoparticipate.Shewas10tofindWilliam’sapplicationtocontributeamusicalpiece.Shewouldplacehimlastintherecital11hemademistakes.ThedaycameandWilliamappeared.12itwashisturntoplay,Williambowedbeforetheaudienceandsaidhewasthankfulforthemusicteacher’s13withhim.“TonightIamdedicating(獻(xiàn))mymusictomymother.”hesaid.EveryonelateraskedwhyWilliamdidnotbringhismotherasshewould14beproud.Williamreplied,“Mymotherwas15andshecouldnever16meplayduringherlifetime.17shesacrificedhertimeandmoneytoletmelearnthepiano.ThismorningMotherpassedaway.Iamsuresheisnow18asshecanhearmypianorecital.IchoseapieceofpianomusicbyBeethoven.Asyouallknow,Beethovenwasdeafbytheendofhiscareer.Butmusicalwayssymbolizedhis19forfreedomandIwouldliketodedicateittoMother.”1、.A．hoped B．persuaded C．a(chǎn)llowed D．preferred2、.A．fingers B．brains C．eyes D．a(chǎn)rms3、.A．surprise B．joys C．tears D．disappointment4、.A．puthimdown B．turnhimdown C．puthimoff D．turnhimoff5、.A．badly B．nicely C．carefully D．patiently6、.A．pass B．take C．kill D．waste7、.A．ever B．never C．even D．a(chǎn)lways8、.A．Instead B．Therefore C．Then D．But9、.A．a(chǎn)tonetime B．fromtimetotime C．eachtime D．thefirsttime10、.A．support B．take C．intend D．organize11、.A．delighted B．surprised C．curious D．a(chǎn)ngry12、.A．a(chǎn)sfaras B．ifonly C．incase D．nowthat13、.A．Until B．Since C．While D．When14、.A．patience B．a(chǎn)dvice C．guide D．concern15、.A．surely B．gradually C．finally D．quickly16、.A．blind B．deaf C．ill D．wounded17、.A．watch B．a(chǎn)ppreciate C．teach D．hear18、.A．Besides B．Then C．Yet D．Otherwise19、.A．happy B．relaxed C．free D．sad20、.A．effort B．struggle C．belief D．challenge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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Alibabafounder,JackMagraduatedfromtheHangzhouTeacher’sInstitutein1988withamajorinEnglishlanguageeducation,andwentontoteachatanotheruniversityinthecity.Hegaveup1．universityteachingjobafter2．（discover）theInternet.Mabecameexcited3．theInternetduringavisittotheUnitedStatesin1995andwantedtofindaway4．（bring）theonlineworldtoChina.In1999,hepersuadedfriendstogivehim$60,000tostartane-commercefirmcalledAlibaba.Seeinganopportunityforsmallbusinessestobuyandselltheirgoodsonline,hestartedAlibaba,firstlyrunningthecompanyoutofhisapartmentinthe5．（east）cityofHangzhou.AlibabaGroupincludesTforbusiness-to-consumertradeandTaobao,China’s6．（popular）onlineconsumermarketplacewithhundredsofmillionsofproductsandserviceslisted.Nowthecompanyis7．InternetgiantandMa—aformerEnglishteacher---isamongChina’smostsuper-rich.Onhislongroadtoriches,JackMasayshis8．（inspire）hasbeenthefilmcharacterForrestGump.“Ilikethatguy.I9．（watch）thatmovieabout10times,”hesaidinaninterviewwithCNBC．“EverytimeIgetfrustrated,Iwatchthatmovie.”MasaidthelessonhelearnedfromthefilmfeaturingTomHankswas10．“nomatterwhatchanges,youareyou.I’mstilltheguyIwas15yearsagowhenIearned$20amonth.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），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(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)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(jì)分。Yesterdaywetookpartatreeplantingactivityorganisedbyourclass、Early-inthemorning,wesetoutforBantouReservoirinXiamen,Whenwewerearrivedthere,webegantoworkimmediately、Firstly,wedugholesthatareslightlylargerthantherootballs、Next,wegentleplacedthetreesintoournewhomes、Afterthat,werefilledtheholesuseenoughsoiltosupporttheroot、Finally,wewateredthetrees、Threehourspassedbyafterweknewit、Tiredaswewere,wefeltexciting,talkingandlaughingallthewayhome、Howanunforgettableexperience!6第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是紅星中學(xué)高二學(xué)生李華。你的英國(guó)朋友來信說他在英國(guó)學(xué)校參加了中國(guó)書法俱樂部。擅長(zhǎng)書法的你決定寫一幅書法作品寄給他，并附上_封信。信的內(nèi)容包括.1.該作品的內(nèi)容；?2.送該作品的原因；3.表示愿意提供幫助。注意：1.詞數(shù)不少于100；2.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。提示詞：漢字Chinesecharacters;書法俱樂部calligraphyclub;書法作品calligraphypieceDearJim,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、A4、A5、A6、C7、B8、D9、D10、A11、D12、B13、D14、D15、D16、D17、B18、A19、B20、C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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、D2、C3、B4、D22、1、B2、D3、B4、C23、1、C2、B3、B4、D24、264、B1、A25、“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.“Onealwaysseesyoungpeoplethesedaysrunningoverredlights.Thismakesitmoreobviousthatyouneedtostop.”O(jiān)thers,however,foundtheneedforgroundtrafficlightsdisturbingandevenfrightening.“Ifinditscarythatsmartphoneusersaresoengrossedthattheyneedtoinstalllightsinthegroundsothattheynoticethetramcoming，”onepersontoldthelocalpaper.Butdothiskindofpavement-embeddedli