2025屆山西省忻州實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)高三最后一模英語(yǔ)試題含解析

2025屆山西省忻州實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)高三最后一模英語(yǔ)試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫(xiě)考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書(shū)寫(xiě)在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無(wú)效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Iwritingthepaperasscheduled,butmymother’sillnessinterfered.Ihopeyouwillexcuseme.A．a(chǎn)mtohavefinishedB．wastohavefinishedC．wastofinishD．oughttofinish2．—Catherine,willyouvisitusthisweekend?—Iplannedto,butsomethingunexpected.A．hascomeup B．wascomingupC．hadcomeup D．wouldcomeup3．WiththenuclearcrisisworseninginIran,theworld’sattentionisfixedagainon________iscalledtheMiddleEast.A．which B．what C．that D．it4．—Someonewantsyouonthephone.—________nobodyknowsIamhere.A．AlthoughB．AndC．SoD．But5．Enterourprize______andwinabreakinaNationalTrustholidaycottageofyourchoiceanywhereinthecountry.A．draw B．search C．match D．collection6．_____annoystheteachermostisthatallthestudentsaretooquietinclass.A．WhatB．ThatC．WhenD．Who7．Wehavealreadydiscussedthisplan_____,sonextweshouldsparenoefforttocarryitout.A．a(chǎn)tlength B．a(chǎn)trandom C．a(chǎn)tease D．a(chǎn)tbest8．Duetolargeinvestmentinhousing,manycitiescan________theflowofnewarrivals,improvingthequalityoftheirlife.A．giverisetoB．makewayforC．takepartinD．keeppacewith9．Inviewofrapidlyagingpopulation,thesecond-childpolicyatthestartof2016.A．isadoptedB．wasadoptedC．hasbeenadoptedD．wasbeingadopted10．Hewasofferedapositionatthelocalchurchschool,_____hewenttotheCambridge.A．a(chǎn)fterwhen B．sincewhichC．a(chǎn)fterwhich D．sincewhen11．—IntheUK，somepeopleequatelifeexperiencewiththenumberofstampsintheirpassports.—That’swhytheyallagreethatthey________the“travelbug”．A．catchB．caughtC．havecaughtD．a(chǎn)retocatch12．China'sBeidouNavigationSatelliteSystemhasstartedprovidingglobalservices,________tobecomecompletearound2020.A．beingscheduled B．scheduled C．toschedule D．scheduling13．PeoplebelievethattheChinaDreamisnotverydifficult________solongasthewholenationworkshardforit.A．realizing B．toberealizedC．realized D．torealize14．Thedaysaregonephysicalstrengthwasallyouneededtomakealiving．A．that B．whenC．where D．which15．—Ken,________,butyourradioisgoingtooloud.—Oh,I’msorry.I’llturnitdownrightnow.A．Ihatetosayit B．Itdoesn’thurttoaskC．I’mreallytiredofit D．I’mcrazyaboutit16．Youaresubjecttopunishmentifyoufailto________tothecustomswhencarryingtheprohibitedarticleslistedabove.A．stateB．declareC．a(chǎn)nnounceD．communicate17．Thepoliceofficersdecidedtoconductathoroughand______reviewofthecase.A．comprehensive B．complicatedC．conscious D．constant18．________theprogram,theyhavetostaythereforanothertwoweeks.A．Notcompleting B．NotcompletedC．Nothavingcompleted D．Havingnotcompleted19．---Hello,Tom.ThisisMaryspeaking.---Whatacoincidence!I_________aboutyou.A．justthought B．wasjustthinkingC．havejustthought D．wouldjustthink20．--Iapologizefornotbeingabletojoinyoufordinner.--_________________.We'llgettogetherlater.A．Goahead B．That'srightC．Nottoworry. D．Don'tmentionit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）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.22．（8分）Thepillswetaketotreatanxietymayaffectthebehavioroffish,newresearchinthejournalSciencesuggests.Swedishresearchersfoundacommondruginriversdownstreamofwastewatertreatmentplants.Itisadrugfortreatinganxiety,calledoxazepam.Itisaccumulatinginfishandmakesthembolder.Wastewatertreatmentplantsarenotdesignedtogetridofdrugs.Asaresult,thedrugsendupinwildlife,reachingharmfullevels.“It’ssomethingwedon’tthinkaboutveryoften,buttherearealotofsimilaritiesbetweenfishandhumans.Sosomeofourresponsestodrugscanbeseeninfishaswell,”saidKarenKidd.SheisabiologistattheUniversityofNewBrunswick,Canada.Themood-alteringdrugsgetintowaterwayswhenpeopletakingtheprescriptionsthrowunusedpillsintothewastestream.Theresearchersletperch（鱸魚(yú)）swiminlabtankswithconcentrationssimilartothosefounddownstreamfromwastewatertreatmentplants.“Theperchpreferredtoswimaloneratherthaninlargegroups.Theyweremorelikelytoexploretheirenvironment,”saidMicaelJonssonofUme?UniversityinSweden,whohelpedleadtheresearch.Jonssonsaid,“Thisadventurousbehaviorrequiredmoreenergy.Andtheyatemoreplankton（浮游生物）,ortinyalgae-eatinganimals,toguaranteeenoughenergyfortheiractivities.Thiscouldreducethepopulationofplankton.”Theresultcouldbemorealgae(水藻).Ontheotherhand,thenewbehaviorcouldleadtotheoppositeeffect.Ifperchmakethemselvesclosertotheirnaturalenemies,theyarelikelytobeeatenbythem.Noneofthescientistsissuggestingthatpeopleshouldgiveupthesedrugs.Theyjustwanttoreducetheeffectsofthemedicinesontheenvironment.Theyrecommendwastewatertreatmentplantsshouldberedesignedtogetridofthesemedicines.ButKiddsaidthatwouldbetooexpensiveforsomecommunities.BryanBrooks,directoroftheEnvironmentalHealthScienceProgramatBaylorUniversity,saiddrugscouldalsobedesignedtobreakdownmorequicklyintheenvironment.Andthegovernmentcouldcontinuetorunrecyclingprogramswherepeopledropofftheirunuseddrugsatgovernmentlocations.Brookssaidhe’sparticularlyconcernedaboutdrugeffectsonaquatic（水生的）environments,liketheTrinityRiversouthofDallasandtheSouthPlatteRivernearDenver,wherethemajorityoftheflowcomesfromtreatedwastewater.Inthedevelopingworld,hesaid,theproblemmaybeevenworse,becauseofcarelesswastewatertreatmentandindustrialregulations.1、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesoxazepam’seffectonfish?A．Itcausesfishtobemoredaring.B．Itmakesfishmuchstronger.C．Ithaslittleinfluenceonfish.D．Ithelpstreatafishdisease.2、Whatwillhappenifperchbecomeadventurous?A．Theywilleatmorealgae.B．Therewillbelessplankton.C．Theywillneedmoreoxazepam.D．Theirnaturalenemieswillbestronger.3、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MorewastewatertreatmentplantsareneededB．FishinwastewaterbecomemoreadventurousC．DrugsfortreatingmentaldiseasesendupinwildlifeD．Anxietydrugsfoundinriverschangethebehavioroffish23．（8分）HaveyouevernoticedhowAmericansfilluptheirentireglasswithiceandthenpourtheirbeverage(飲品)in,butEuropeanstaketheirdrinksatroomtemperature?IntheU.S.,we’vecreatedfridgesthatgiveyoucoldiceatthepressofabutton,butinBritaintheytypicallyservetheirtapwaterwarm.Thistradition—ifthat’swhatyouwanttocallit-datesbacktothe19thcentury.Duringthattime,itwasalreadycommonplaceformostAmericanhomestohaveanicebox.IcewouldbeharvestedinnorthernAmericaorCanadaandshippedacrosstheAtlanticandsoldatahighpriceinBritishdepartmentstores.CanyouimagineheadingtoMacy’stotreatyourselftoablockofice?Puttingiceinyourdrinkstartedtobecomesomewhatofafashion(時(shí)尚)trendforthewealthyinBritain.Somewouldputafewcubesintheirchampagneandsipontheirchilleddrinksathigh-classparties.But,likewithanyfashiontrend,iteventuallyfaded,mainlybecausetheicewasjusttooexpensive.AndevenonceiceboxesbeganappearinginhomesinBritainaswell,Britsnevertookalikingtoiceintheirdrinks.So,nexttimeyoutraveloverseas,don’tfeeloffended(冒犯)whenyourservergivesyouaneyerollwhenyouaskforicewater.1、Whohaswrittenthetext?A．AEuropean.B．AnAmerican.C．ACanadian.D．AnAsian.2、WhydoEuropeanstaketheirdrinksatroomtemperature?A．Becausetheyhavenofridges.B．Becausetheyhavewarmtaps.C．Becausetheyareaccustomedtoit.D．Becausetheycan’taffordice.3、WhatcanweinferaboutBrits?A．Theytreattheirgueststocolddrinks.B．TheyalwaysfollowwhatAmericansdo.C．Theydon’tknowwheretogeticeblocks.D．TheyhaveiceboxeslaterthanAmericans.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．WhyAmericanslikeicydrinkswhileEuropeansdon’t.B．Whenpeopleoverseashaveicydrinkswiththeirmeals.C．Wherepeoplecanentertainthemselveswithicydrinks.D．HowEuropeansandAmericansmakedifferentbeverage.24．（8分）Humansandmanyothermammalshaveunusuallyefficientinternaltemperatureregulatingsystemsthatautomaticallymaintainstablecorebodytemperaturesincoldwintersandwarmsummers.Inaddition,peoplehavedevelopedculturalpatternsandtechnologiesthathelpthemadjusttoextremesoftemperatureandhumidity(濕度).Inverycoldclimates,thereisaconstantdangerofdevelopinghypothermia,whichisalife-threateningdropincorebodytemperaturetobelownormallevels.Thenormaltemperatureforhumansisabout37.0°C．However,differencesinpersonsandeventhetimeofdaycancauseittobeasmuchas6°Chigherorlowerinhealthyindividuals.Itisalsonormalforcorebodytemperaturetobelowerinelderlypeople.Hypothermiabeginstooccurwhenthecorebodytemperaturedropsto34.4°C．Below29.4°C,thebodycoolsmorerapidlybecauseitsnaturaltemperatureregulatingsystemusuallyfails.Therapiddeclineincorebodytemperatureislikelytoresultindeath.However,therehavebeenrarecasesinwhichpeoplehavebeensavedaftertheirtemperatureshaddroppedto13.9-15.6°C．Thishappenedin1999toaSwedishwomanwhowastrappedunderanicesheetinfreezingwaterfor80minutes.Shewasfoundunconscious,notbreathing,andherhearthadstoppedbeating,yetshewaseventuallysaveddespitethefactthathertemperaturehaddroppedto13.7°C．Inextremelyhotclimatesorasaresultofuncontrollableinfections,corebodytemperaturescanrisetoequallydangerouslevels.Thisishyperthermia.Life-threateninghyperthermiatypicallystartsinhumanswhentheirtemperaturesriseto40.6-41.7°C．Onlyafewdaysatthisextraordinarilyhightemperaturelevelislikelytoresultintheworseningofinternalorgansanddeath.1、Whatkeepsourbodytemperaturestable?A．Cultureandtechnologies. B．Thestableearthtemperature.C．Ourstrongdetermination. D．Somekindofin-bodysystem.2、WhatisaSwedishwomanmentionedforinthetext?A．Provingthestrengthoflife.B．Arguingagainstsomeconclusion.C．Showingthelimitonhumans’bodytemperature.D．Introducinganexceptionalcaseaboutourbodytemperature.3、Whichofthefollowingmaycausehyperthermia?A．Extremeclimates. B．Verycoldclimates.C．Controllableinfections. D．Temperaturesbelow29.4°C．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Humans’TemperatureRegulatingSystem B．ChangesofBodyTemperaturesC．Humans’Temperature D．AIceTrapSurvivor25．（10分）Asolarplaneonaround-the-worldjourneyhasreachedthepointofnoreturnoverthePacificOceanafterdepartingHawaii,andnowit’sCaliforniaorbust.TheplanewascruisingoverthecoldnorthernPacificlateThursdayatabout6,000meterswithanearly-fullbatteryasnightdescended（降臨）,accordingtothewebsitethat’srecordingthejourneyofSolarImpulse2.Aftersomeuncertaintyaboutwinds,theplanetookofffromHawaiiandwasoncoursetolandinMountainView,California,inaboutthreedays.ThecrewthathelpedittakeoffwasclearingoutofitsHawaiianhangar（飛機(jī)庫(kù)）andheadedforthemainlandfortheweekendarrival.AtonepointtheplanewaspassedbyaHawaiianAirlinesjetwhosepassengerscaughtaglimpseoftheSolarImpulse2beforethepowerfulairlinerlefttheslow-movingonebehind.TheaircraftlandedinHawaiiinJulyandwasforcedtostayintheislandsaftertheplane’sbatterysystemsustainedheatdamageonitstripfromJapan.TheaircraftstarteditsjourneyinMarch2015fromAbuDhabi,thecapitaloftheUnitedArabEmirates,andmadestopsinOman,Myanmar,ChinaandJapan.It’sontheninthlegofitscircumnavigation（環(huán)行）.PilotBertrandPiccard,whoisflyingthelatestlegofthetrip,wasconfidentonThursdaythatthingswouldgoaccordingtoplan.Piccardandhisco-pilotAndreBorschbergwereinchargeofthemission.TheteamwasdelayedinAsia.WhenfirstattemptingtoflyfromNanjingtoHawaii,thecrewhadtodiverttoJapanbecauseofunfavorableweatherandadamagedwing.Amonthlater,whenweatherconditionswereright,theplanedepartedfromNagoyainJapanforHawaii.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“Californiaorbust”meaninthefirstparagraph?A．Successorfailure. B．ReturnorCalifornia.C．Damageorrepair. D．Destinationandsuccess.2、Whatisthenameofthesolarplane?A．HawaiianAirJet. B．AndreBorschberg.C．SolarImpulse2. D．SolarChallenger.3、WhydidthesolarplanestayinJapanforamonth?A．Becausetheplane’sbatterysystemsustainedheatdamageonitstrip.B．Becauseitwasaslow-movingsolarplane.C．Becausetheweatherwasunfavorableandawingwasdamaged.D．Becausebothofthepilotshavenoconfidenceaboutthesolarplane.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ASolarPlaneTripinAsiaB．TheRound-the-worldTripC．SolarPlaneSoars（高飛）fromHawaiitoCaliforniaD．APleasantSolarPlaneTripfromJapantoCalifornia第三部分語(yǔ)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）Stevewasaseventhgrader,abigboy,lookingmorelikeateenagerthana12-year-old.Yet,hewentunnoticed--hehadbeen1everyexaminationsincefirstgrade一untilMissWilma.Inthemiddleofthefirstsemesterofschool,theentireseventhgradewas2forbasicskills.“Youalldidprettywell,"MissWilmatoldtheclassaftergoingoverthe3"exceptforoneboy.Andit4myhearttotellyouthis,but.."she5，“thesmartestboyintheseventhgradeisfailingmyclass."Steve6hiseyesancarefullyexaminedhisfingertips.Afterthat,Stevestillwouldn'tdohishomework.EvenifMissWilma7punishedhim,heremained8“Steve,please!Icareaboutyou!”9,Stevegotit!“SomeoneCARESABOUTME?!”O(jiān)neMondayacoupleofweekslater,MissWilmagavea10ontheweekendhomework.Steve11throughthetestandwasthefirsttohandinhispaper.Withalookof12，MissWilma1ookhispaperandbegantolookitover.MissWilma'sfacewasin13shock!SheglancedupatSteve,then14,thenup.Thesmartestboyintheseventhgradehadjustpassedhisfirsttest!Fromthatmoment,nothingwasthesameforSteve.Hediscoveredthatnotonlycouldherememberandunderstand15,buthecouldtranslatewhathelearnedintohislife.Hebecame16，Afterhighschool,SteveenlistedintheNavy,andhehada(n)17militarycareer.Duringhisnavalyears,heinspiredmanyyoungpeoplewhomightnothave18themselveswithouthim.A19tookplacewithintheheartofaboyallbecauseofoneteacher,who20.1、A．missingB．failingC．passingD．skipping2、A．testedB．classifiedC．separatedD．dismissed3、A．questionsB．effectsC．lessonsD．results4、A．fillsB．pressesC．breaksD．destroys5、A．shoutedB．hesitatedC．interruptedD．laughed6、A．droppedB．raisedC．coveredD．closed7、A．strangelyB．steadilyC．severelyD．secretly8、A．helplessB．stubbornC．flexibleD．crazy9、A．CommonlyB．UnwillinglyC．ParticularlyD．Suddenly10、A．quizB．chanceC．speechD．presentation11、A．sleptB．lookedC．livedD．hurried12、A．disappointmentB．surpriseC．satisfactionD．inspiration13、A．betterB．totalC．preciousD．ridiculous14、A．downB．a(chǎn)wayC．outD．back15、A．homeworkB．gradesC．knowledgeD．subjects16、A．outstandingB．lazyC．roughD．troublesome17、A．tiringB．ordinaryC．hardworkingD．successful18、A．reliedonB．lookedafterC．turnedtoD．believedin19、A．competitionB．choiceC．changeD．campaign20、A．waitedB．listenedC．wishedD．cared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）Theworld’sfirst5G-enabledrailwaystationis1．itsway!ChinaMobileShanghaiandtechgiantHuaweijointlymadean2．(announce)onMondaythattheywillstarttheconstructionof5GnetworkinShanghaiHongqiaoRailwaystation,3．(make)thestationtheworld’sfirsttobuildupona5Gsystem.It4．(expect)torealizeadeepindoor5Gcoverageinsidethestationbytheendof2019when5．(traveller)willbeabletoenjoyvarious5Gnetwork-basedservices.Usingthesuperfast5GWiFi,peoplecandownloadamovieinlessthan20secondsinthe6．(crowd)station.A5Gnetworkintherailwaystationwillbepartoftheeffort7．(promote)thedigitaleconomydevelopmentinShanghai.Just8．PeterZhou,chiefmarketingofficerforHuaweiWirelessNetworkProductLine,said,“Therailwaystationsofthefuturemaybemoreintelligentthanwecan9．(possible)imagine.While4Gchangesourlife,5Gwillchangethesociety,10．meansusing5Gtechnologytoconnecteverything,suchasrobotics,cars,andsoon.Itwillmaketheworldfullydigitalizedandintelligent.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）短文改錯(cuò)假定英語(yǔ)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(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)（^），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫(huà)一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)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。LastweekIwenttovisitmyformerneighbor,Mr.Yang.HeandIusedtolivingnexttoeachotherformanyyears.Abouthalfayearago,newscamewhichtheoldbuilding,alongwithmanyothersimilarones,weregoingtobepulleddowntomakearoomforamainstreet.Sotheyhadtomoveapart.Mr.Yangnowlivesinthesuburbsnearabeautifullypark.Hisapartmentismuchbigthanbefore.Theonlyproblemisthatittookquitealongtimetogettothedowntownarea.Therefore,Mr.Yangdoesn’tseemtoworryaboutthelongdistances.Hesaysthatanewsubwaylinewillbebuiltinafewyearsandheissurelifewillbebetterinthefuture.第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的美國(guó)網(wǎng)友Richard一家計(jì)劃今年夏天來(lái)安徽度假，向你了解相關(guān)情況。請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)給他寫(xiě)封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.建議他們游黃山、聽(tīng)黃梅、品徽茶；2.推薦理由（不少于兩點(diǎn)）；3.溫馨提示（天氣、交通等）。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、A3、B4、D5、A6、A7、A8、D9、B10、C11、C12、B13、D14、B15、A16、B17、A18、C19、A20、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、“Smombies”—peoplewalkingwhilestaringattheirsmartphones—areveryrealandagrowingcauseforconcern.Tiredofhavingtoconstantlyalertbothlocalsandtouriststopaymoreattentiontotheirsurroundingstoavoidseriousaccidents,authoritiesofasmallGermantownhavecomeupwithamorepositivesolution—embedding(嵌入)trafficlightsinthepavementtomakethemvisibletopeopleconstantlylookingdownattheirphones.Theseeminglyridiculoussafetymeasurewasputinplace.AuthoritiesinAugsburgdecidedtoact,installinggroundleveltrafficlightsattwotram(有軌電車(chē))stopslastTuesday.Thelightsflashredeverytimeatramisapproaching,orwhentheregulartrafficlightturnsred.“Werealizedthatthenormaltrafficlightisn'tinthelineofsightofmanypedestriansthesedays，”saidTobiasHermes,acityadministrationofficial.“Sowedecidedtohaveanadditionalsetoflights—themorewehave,themorepeoplearelikelytonoticethem.”SomeAugsburgresidentsappeartobequitehappywiththeidea.“Ithinkitmakessense，”JackSmithsaid,speakingtoTheAugsburgerAllgemeine.“Onealwaysseesyoungpeoplethesedaysrunningoverredlights.Thismakesitmoreobviousthatyouneedtostop.”O(jiān)thers,however,foundtheneedforgroundtrafficlightsdisturbingandevenfrightening.“Ifinditscarythatsmartphoneusersaresoengrossedthattheyneedtoinstalllightsinthegroundsothattheynoticethetramcoming，”onepersontoldthelocalpaper.Butdothiskindofpavement-embeddedlightsactuallywork?Well,ifoneinterviewedteenageristobebelieved,