云南省禄丰县民族中学2024届高考适应性考试英语试卷含解析

云南省禄丰县民族中学2024届高考适应性考试英语试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Policementhinkthatwherethereisviolence,drugswithdamagingeffectsonkidsarealways______it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides2．BythetimeIsawtheangryexpressiononhisface,I________exactlywhatIwashavingtoface.A．knewB．hadknownC．wouldknowD．haveknown3．(2015·北京)___________theearlyflight,weorderedataxiinadvanceandgotupveryearly.A．Catching B．CaughtC．Tocatch D．Catch4．Marynearlymissedtheflightdoingtoomuchshopping.A．inneedof B．ontopofC．infrontof D．asaresultof5．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．althoughD．though6．Wehavealreadydiscussedthisplan_____,sonextweshouldsparenoefforttocarryitout.A．atlength B．atrandom C．atease D．atbest7．Tofetchwaterbeforebreakfastseemedtomearule______.A．toneverbreak B．nevertohavebrokenC．nevertobebroken D．nevertobebreaking8．Manymemoriesofoldtimeswerebytheconversationwehadtogetherthatevening.A．calledup B．turnedup C．takenup D．keptup9．-Ifeelcaughtbetweenexperienceandjobsaftergraduation.-It’sreally_________—withoutexperienceyoucan’tgetajobandwithoutajobyoucan’tgetexperience.A．acatch-22B．aHerculeantaskC．asacredcowD．aMickeyMousecourse10．--Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?--________thechildren.A．Itis B．Theyare C．Thatis D．Thereare11．Mostofthemoneyforthereconstructionofthequake-strickentownhasbeenallocatedbythegovernment,therest______fromthecomingcharityconcerts.A．tobecollected B．havingbeencollectedC．beingcollected D．tohavebeencollected12．—Don’tmakeaspecialjourneytopickupthelaundryforme.—It’sOK.I________totheshopanyway.A．wasgoingB．willhavegoneC．havegoneD．willbegoing13．Yet_______intheprocessofdevelopmentdidtheystoptoconsidertheimpactoftheir“progress”onnature.A．innotimeB．atnopointC．aslikelyasnotD．moreoftenthannot14．Ifyouwanttoimproveyourfigureandhealth,themosteffectivethingtodoistoshowupatthegymeverytimeyou________bethere.A．can B．willC．may D．shall15．Communicationcanhelpyougainmorerespectfromyourparents,andyoumaybeabletoreach____thatmakeeveryonehappy.A．compromises B．contributions C．congratulations D．competitions16．Theinfrastructureofacountryis________makeseverythingrunwell,includingthingsliketransport,irrigation,electricityandschools.A．whichB．thatC．whereD．what17．—Iamwornout.—Metoo,allworkandnoplay.Soit’stimeto________.A．burnthemidnightoilB．pushthelimitsC．gowiththeflowD．callitaday18．StarskaterWuDajingwonChina’sfirstgoldmedalatthe2018PyeongChangOlympicWinterGamesbreakingworldrecordinshorttrackmen’s500m.A．toB．byC．withD．in19．Shewassuchaproudpersonthatshewoulddieshewouldadmitshewaswrong.A．sinceB．whenC．unlessD．before20．Thisrawchocolatetastesprettydeliciousdueto______amountofmeltedpurefreshcream.A．equal B．generous C．insufficient D．tiny第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）From:terriwombat.Com.AuTo:(happylizijun)yaboo.com.cnSubject:MyschoolHi,LiZijun,Thanksverymuchforyouremail.Ireallyenjoyedreadingit.Ithinkwehavealotincommon.Iwonderifourschoollifeissimilartoo.IgotoabighighschoolinSydneycalledMaylandsHighSchool.Thereareabout1000studentsand80orsoteachers.Myclasshas25studentsinit,whichisnormalforaYear11class.Inthejuniorschoolthereareabout30studentsinaclass.Intheseniorhighschoolwehavelotsofsubjectstochoosefrom,likemaths,physics,chemistry,biology,history,German,law,geography,softwaredesign,graphicartsandmediastudies.(Differentschoolssometimehavedifferentoptionalsubjects.)EnglishisamustforeveryoneandwehavetodoleastthreeothersubjectsinYear11and12.AttheendofYear12wesitforapublicexamcalledtheHighSchoolCertificate.Aswellasschoolsubjects,mostofusdootheractivitiesatschoolsuchasplayingasport,singinginthechoirorplayingintheschoolband.Wecanalsobelongtoclubs,suchasthedramaclub,thechessclubandthedebatingsociety.Wehavealotofhomeworktodoinseniorschooltoprepareforourexam,sounlessIhavebasketballpractice,Iusuallygostraighthomeandstartstudying.Iarrivehomeabout4pm,makemyselfasnackandworktill6.ThenIhelpthefamilytomakedinnerandwealleattogether.I’musuallybackinmyroomstudyingby8pm.Istopatabout10o’clockandwatchTVorreadabookforhalfanhourtorelax.OnSaturdays,IusuallygooutwithmyfamilyorwithfriendsandIsleepintilllateonSundaymorning.Thenit’sbacktothebooksonSundayafternoon.Howaboutyou?What’syourschoollifelike?Doyouhavealotofhomework?Whatdoyoudotorelaxwhenyou’renotstudying?I’mlookingforwardtofindingout.YourAustralianfriendTerrie1、HowmanysubjectsdothestudentshavetodoatleastinYear11and12?A．11 B．3C．4 D．62、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“sitfor”inPara3mean?A．pass B．takeC．gofor D．hold3、OnSundayafternoon,Terriusually______.A．readbooks B．playintheschoolbandC．playbasketball D．helpsherfamilytopreparedinner22．（8分）PeopleYou’veNeverHeardofWhoChangedtheWorldItisafactthatmostpeoplelivetheirlivesunremarkedbyhistory.Whetherbydesignorbyaccident,therearesomepioneerswhoseachievementschangedthecourseofhistorybutwhosenamesareunknowntous.JamesHarrisonJamesHarrisonhassavedthelivesofovertwomillionpeoplebydonatinghisblood1,173times,aGuinnessworldrecord.Hisbloodproducesarareantibody(抗体)whichcurestheotherwisedeadlyRhesusdiseaseinunbornchildren.Ithasalsobeenusedinthedevelopmentofamedicineanti-D,whichwillcuretheRhesusdiseaseinchildrenforever.LewisLatimerAfterhelpingAlexanderGrahamBellobtainhispatentforthetelephone,LewisLatimerpatentedacarbonfilament(碳灯丝),whichallowedlightbulbstoburnforhoursbeforeburningout,muchmoreusefulthanthatinventedbyThomasEdison.Latimerwentontoinventmanyotherusefuldevices,includingadevicewhichcooledandcleanedpatients’roomsinhospitals.MauriceHillemanNotallachievementsrequirebraveryandself-sacrifice.TakeMauriceHillemanforexample.Hefoundanotherwaytochangetheworld.Hedevelopedthemumpsvaccine(疫苗)afterhisdaughtergottheillness.Andhedidn’tstopthere.Intotal,hehassingle-handedlydevelopedover40vaccines,includingeightcommonlygiventochildren.Hisworkhassavedmillionsoflivesandpreventedseriousconsequencesduetothediseases.NilsBohlinIn1959NilsBohlinpatentedarevolutionarydesignthathassavedmillionsoflives－thethree-pointsafetybelt.Aftertheinitialresistancefromdriverswhohatedbeingtoldwhattodo,andevenfortheirowngood,thethree-pointbelthasbecomeastandardfeatureinnewcarsaroundtheworld.1、Whosepatentallowedlightbulbstoburnforhoursbeforeburningout?A．AlexanderGrahamBell.B．LewisLatimer.C．ThomasEdison.D．NilsBohlin.2、What’sthesimilaritybetweenJamesHarrisonandMauriceHilleman?A．Theybothhadspiritsofbraveryandself-sacrifice.B．Theircontributionssavedthelivesofmanychildren.C．Theydevotedthemselvestoworkbecauseoffamilymembers.D．TheybothsetaGuinnessworldrecord.3、Whatwasdrivers’initialattitudetothethree-pointseatbelt?A．Theyrefusedtouseit.B．Theyweresatisfiedwithit.C．Theyweresurprisedatit.D．Theygotexcitedaboutit.23．（8分）Oneeveningatabusycrossroads,Inoticedasisterstrugglingtokeepherlittlekidundercontrolwhileshetalkedonthepayphone.Shewantedhimtostaystillnexttoher,buthewantedtorunandplaybytheroad,closetorushingbusesandtaxis.Onecouldsensethewoman’sfrustration,thatshewaspulledintoomanydirections:Shewasangryatthepersononthetelephoneandshoutingattheyoungerthatshewould“snap（折断）hisleg”ifhemovedagain.AsIwaitedforthetrafficlighttochange,thechildbegantocomplainandstruggletofreehimselffromthewoman’sgrasp.Shedroppedthephone,seized（抓住）theneckofhistiny.T-shirtandgavehimaback-handblowacrossthefacethatIknowmadehislittleheadspin.Thelightchanged,andpassers-bycontinuedontheirway.ButIstoodthere,fixedtothepavement.Iknewthisextremelyupsetwomanwouldcarrythroughonherthreatofviolencetothechild.Before,Ihadwantedtogetclosetoherandoffertowatchtheyoungsterwhileshedealtwiththetroublingsituationonthephone.NowIwantedtocomfortthelittleboy.Ialsowantedtospeaktothesistertocalmherandtocaution（告诫）her,asIwishsomeonehadcautionedmewhenIwaspassingmypainontomydaughterandcausingheremotionalsuffering.ButIwaschicken.Ithought,shemaythinkI’moutofline,orImaybehernexttarget.OftenI’vethoughtaboutthatchildandthemanyothersabused（虐待）byadults.Iwonderhowtheywillinternalize（使……藏在心底）theirpain,andifitwillcrushtheirspirits.Willthislittleboygrowuptobeanabusiveman?Willhebegloomy（阴郁的，沮丧的）andwithdrawn（孤僻，内向的）?Willhefindithardtocommunicatewithwomen,withothermen?Orwillhesurviveandbesensitive,caringanddeterminednottocontinuethecycle?Thereistoomuchcruelty（残忍）intheworld,toomuchcrueltybetweenpeople.Itrembleattheincreasingverbal（言语的）bitternessandviolenceamongBlackgirls,andamongyoungmotherstryingtodisciplinetheirchildren.Thisbehaviorisn’tclass-orage-related:IhearsharpwordsfromBlackwomenfromallwalksoflifewhoareoverworkedandstressedoutandhavegrownimpatient.AttimesI,too,becomeimpolitetoothers,or,likethesisteronthephone,strikeoutat（抨击）thoseclosesttome.Oftenwe’retiredbecausewe'vemadethewrongchoices.Younggirlswhostillneedmotheringareloadedwithchildren.Wesisterseasilygethurtandannoyedwhenwedon’tcompromisewithourownsenseofself.Ourpersonalfulfillmentrequiresknowingwhatisbestforus,settingourboundaries（界限）andkeepingthemundamaged.Wewillalwaysbeaskedtodomorethanwearecomfortabledoing.Whenweknowourboundaries,wecandeclinecomfortably.People—andweourselves—willactinwayswedon’tlike.Butthey,likeus,arestillworthyoflove.Whateverirritates（激怒）usaboutapersonshouldbeexamined.Isthepersonreflectingbehaviorinusthatneedstobechanged?Often,whenIfindpeopleirritating,IfindtheymirrorsomethingaboutmethatIneedtocorrect.What’sneededinourpersonalrelationshipsisareturntogentlenessandtolerance（容忍）.Wemustallowoneanotherourlearningexperiences.Justasviolenceresultstoviolence,verbalviolence—thehardwordsandsharptonesweusetoreleaseinnerstress—addstothedistancebetweenus.WhatwepeopleofAfricanrootmustdotobecome,andcontinuetobestrongbeginswithlove,sensitivityandourabilitytoworktogether.WeBlackwomenhavethesespiritualresourcesinabundance（丰富）.Nowwemustencouragethemtocreateapeacefulplace—forourselves,ourchildren,ourmen.1、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethemotherofthelittlekidmustbe________.A．frustratedandhot-temperedB．cruelandtalkativeC．confusedandquick-mindedD．considerateandsensitive2、Bysaying“ShemaythinkIamoutofline”,theauthormeantthewomanmightsay________.A．“You’renotstandinginthequeue.”B．“Youcanwatchandcomfortmykid.”C．“Walkaway.It’snoneofyourbusiness.”D．“Youarewalkinginthewrongdirection.”3、ThewrongchoicestheauthormentionsinParagraph5include________.a.Wesistersrefusetomarryyoungb.Wearen’tsatisfiedwithourselvesc.Wehaveourboundariesdamagedd.Wedeclineothers’requestsforhelpA．a,bB．c,dC．a,dD．b,c4、Accordingtotheauthor,whenwefindapersonirritating,weshould________.A．returntogentlenessandtoleranceB．reflectonourbehaviorthatneedscorrectingC．avoidthehardwordsandsharptonesD．examineifanythingiswrongwithhim24．（8分）Mostparentsfeargettinglettershomefromtheirchildren’sschool.Theyareusuallyinformingthemthattheirchildisinbigtrouble.ButaheadoftheSATsexamsnextweek,oneschooldecidedtosendaletterofadifferenttype.BossesatBucktonValePrimarySchoolinStalybridgesentlettertoallpupilsinthesixthgradetotellthemhowspecialanduniquetheyare.Theletterhighlightsallthenaturalskillsandabilitiesthepupilshaveandeverythingthatmakesthem“smart’’individuals.Theyaretoldhowtheirlaughtercanbrightenthedarkestdayandthattheexaminersdonotknowthepupilsarekind,trustworthyandthoughtful.Theletter,signedbytheheadmasterandtwootherteachers,hasbeenputontheschool’sFacebookpageandsharedmorethan9.000timeswithmorethan7,000likes.Theletterreads,“NextweekyouwillsityourSATstestsformaths,reading,spelling,grammarandpunctuation.Weknowhowhardyouhaveworked,butthereissomethingveryimportantyoumustknow.TheSATstestdoesnotassessallthatmakeseachofyouspecialandunique.Thepeoplewhocreatethesetestsandscorethemdonotknoweachofyouinthewaythatwedoandcertainlynotinthewayyourfamiliesdo.”Thelettergoesontosaythatthetestsarenotthemostimportantthinginlife,adding,“Thescoresyouwillgetfromthistestwilltellyousomething,buttheywillnottellyoueverything.Therearemanywaysofbeingsmart.Youaresmart!”TheletterhasbeenwelcomedbymanyparentsonFacebook.LynnMcPhersonwrote,“That’sgreatinstilling(逐步灌输)hope,faithandbelief.”AndMaryTillingsaid,“Everychildschoolreceiveoneofthese.Brilliant.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”inParagraph1referto?A．Parent. B．Children.C．Teachers. D．Letters.2、What’sthepurposeofthelettersentbeforetheSATsexams?A．Tostresstheimportanceoftheexams.B．Tohelpthestudentspasstheexams.C．Tohelpthestudentstobuildconfidence.3、Whatmessagedoestheletterwanttoconvey?A．Everyonecanrealizehisdream.B．Everyonehashisuniquevalue.C．Examsaremeaninglessinourlife.D．Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.4、Theauthorgivestwoexamplesinthelastparagraphtoshow.A．theletterwaswellreceivedB．theletterwasatotalfailureC．theparentsareeasytopleaseD．theparentssupporttheirchildren25．（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.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Sincemyearlychildhood,myparentshavealwaystoldmetoenjoyeverypartofmylife,nomatterhowordinaryitmayseem.Beforethesummerof2005,Ineverthoughttherewasanything1aboutlivinginSugarLand,Texas.AllIwantedwasto2Texas.Formostpeople,spendingthreeweeksintheTuscancountrysideisa(n)3vacation.Italso4myfamily.Duringmyfirstweekabroad,IadmittedI5theforeignatmosphere.Anewlanguageandculture6me.Forthosesevendays,IwastotallyabsorbedinbecomingsomethingIcouldneverbe—a(n)7.ItwasalmostasifIwishedto8myownidentityforsomethingnewthatwasnot9tomeatall.AtsomepointalongthedrivebetweenFlorenceandGenoa,it10me:Ididn’twanttothrowawaywhoIwasforany11wonders.Italywasanattractiveandimpressivecountry,12Ihadnoemotionalconnectionwithit.I13SugarLand.Fromthatmomenton,allI14wastoreturnhome.Ithinkit’s15thatIcouldneverfallinlovewithmyhomeuntilIleftit.NowI16theeverydaypartsofmylifeinSugarLandarereallythemostprizedtreasuresinmyheart.Now17,IfindallmytimespentlivinginSugarLandmademe18.Therefore,nowIcan19saythatbeingaTexaniswhoIam,andthere’snowayIcan20that.1、A．specialB．certainC．disappointingD．ordinary2、A．improveB．leaveC．controlD．ignore3、A．adventureB．publicC．annualD．dream4、A．expectedB．shockedC．attractedD．welcomed5、A．sensedB．createdC．neededD．liked6、A．upsetB．amusedC．impressedD．discouraged7、A．travelerB．farmerC．AmericanD．Italian8、A．abandonB．wasteC．hideD．damage9、A．rudeB．relatedC．usefulD．close10、A．hitB．warnedC．disturbedD．embarrassed11、A．oldB．foreignC．realD．potential12、A．soB．andC．butD．or13、A．relyonB．showoffC．standforD．belongto14、A．desiredB．rememberedC．admiredD．hated15、A．inspiringB．terrifyingC．interestingD．rewarding16、A．preferB．guaranteeC．imagineD．understand17、A．lookingbackB．checkingupC．growingupD．fightingback18、A．existB．smileC．insistD．succeed19、A．safelyB．smoothlyC．confidentlyD．warmly20、A．spotB．changeC．useD．lack第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）China'sfirstartificialintelligence(Al)textbookforhighschoolstudents1．(bring)outlastweek,followingaplanbycentralgovernment2．(include)Alcoursesinprimaryandsec-ondaryschool.Thenine-chaptertextbook,3．(name)"FundamentalsofArtificialIntelligence",waswrittenbyoutstanding4．(scholar)fromwell-knownschoolsnationwide,underthejointeffortsbytheresearchcenterforMOOCatEastChinaNormalUniversityandAlstartupSenseTime.ItincludesthehistoryofAlandhowthetechnologycanbeappliedinareassuchasfacialrecognition,autodrivingandpublicsecurity."ThetextbookfocusesnotonlyonbasicsofAl,buton5．(practice)useofAlindailylife,”saidChenYukun,aprofessoratEastChinaNormalUniversity,6．isalsoacontributortothebook.Uptillnow,about40highschoolsacrossthecountry7．(undertake)thetaskofbeingthefirstgroupofAlhigheducationpilotprogram8．introducingthetextbookinthecurriculum."TheAlsectorisfacingatalentshortage9．(global).Thepublicationofthebookis10．breakthroughasittakesAltechnologyoutofthe'Ivorytower'andmakesitpartofhighschoollearning,"saidLinDahua,aprofessorattheChineseUniversityofHongKong.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第1l处起）不计分。ZhouYanistheSeniorThreestudent.Lastweek,hegoestoseeadoctorbecauseofhisarmsandfingershurt.Thedoctortoldhimthefactthathada“mobilephonedisease”.Zhousentmessagesforhisfriendswithhismobilephoneallthetime,eveninbed.Zhoustartedtodobadlyinalltheexambecausehespentsomanytimeonhismobilephone.Hedidn’tstopusethemobilephoneuntilhisarmshurt.YangLing,whichisanexpertfromahealthcenter,saidstudentsshouldtrytousetheirmobilephonesless,especialatschool.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Edward正在学习汉语,来信希望你给他推荐一个适合他的汉语学习网站。请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：1.推荐网站名称：如；2.介绍网站内容。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearEdward,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、A3、C4、D5、B6、A7、C8、A9、A10、A11、A12、D13、B14、A15、A16、D17、D18、B19、D20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、C2、B3、A22、1、B2、B3、A23、1、A2、C3、D4、B24、1、D2、C3、B4、A25、“Smombies”—peoplewalkingwhilestaringattheirsmartphones—areveryrealandagrowingcauseforconcern.Tiredofhavingtoconstantlyalertbothlocalsandtouriststopaymoreattentiontotheirsurroundingstoavoidseriousaccidents,authoritiesofasmallGermantownhavecomeupwithamorepositivesolution—embedding(嵌入)trafficlightsinthepavementtomakethemvisibletopeopleconstantlylookingdownattheirphones.Theseeminglyridiculoussafetymeasurewasputinplace.AuthoritiesinAugsburgdecidedtoact,installinggroundleveltrafficlightsattwotram(有轨电车)stopslastTuesday.Thelightsflashredeverytimeatramisapproaching,orwhentheregulartrafficlightturnsred.“Werealizedthatthenormaltrafficlightisn'tinthelineofsightofmanypedestriansthesedays，”saidTobiasHermes,acityadministrationofficial.“Sowedecidedtohaveanadditionalsetoflights—themorewehave,themorepeoplearelikelytonoticethem.”SomeAugsburgresidentsappeartobequitehappywiththeidea.“Ithinkitmakessense，”JackSmithsaid,speakingtoTheAugsburgerAllgemeine.“Onealwaysseesyoungpeoplethesedaysrunningoverredlights.Thisma