2025屆上海市格致初級中學(xué)高考英語押題試卷含解析

2025屆上海市格致初級中學(xué)高考英語押題試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認(rèn)真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Patrickwaited________alltheluggagewascleared,buthisneverappeared.A．until B．beforeC．when D．while2．Theyoungmanwhowasexpectedto________hisfather’scompany,madeanunusualdecisionthathewouldstarthisownbusiness.A．handover B．thinkoverC．goover D．takeover3．I’dneverwonderedbeforewhetherornothewaskid-friendly.Withoneglance,Iquicklythatheprobablywasn’t.A．a(chǎn)greed B．reportedC．explained D．decided4．TheexchangestudentfromKenyaoftenshareswithusthenewsofhiscountryand____ofhisneighbouringcountries.A．those B．that C．it D．theone5．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot6．I'mcallingtoenquireabouttheposition__________inyesterday'sChinaDaily.A．a(chǎn)dvertised B．tobeadvertised C．a(chǎn)dvertising D．havingadvertised7．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．a(chǎn)reblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame8．WhentheadmissionletterfromHarvardUniversityarrived,Ben'sparentswereandthrewabigparty.A．intheredB．tickledpinkC．a(chǎn)swhiteasasheetD．inabluemood9．Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialone,asit____manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads10．Theredsandgolds_____intoeachotherasthesunsank.Whatabeautifulsight!A．bumped B．pressedC．melted D．turned11．Ithinkyou’vegottothepointachangeisneeded,otherwiseyou’llfail.A．when B．which C．where D．there12．Tom’sscoreonthetestisthehighestintheclass.He_____.A．shouldstudylastnightB．shouldhavestudiedlastnightC．musthavestudiedlastnightD．muststudylastnight13．Shewassuchaproudpersonthatshewoulddieshewouldadmitshewaswrong.A．sinceB．whenC．unlessD．before14．InthelibraryyoucanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttoWi-Fispecially_____forreaders.A．preparing B．toprepareC．prepared D．prepare15．Youcanusealargeplasticsbottle,_________cutoff,asaplottogrowflowersin.A．withitstop B．thetopofwhichC．whosetop D．itstopis16．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking17．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very18．______suchaproblembefore,wehandledthesituationverywellthistime.A．Dealwith B．DealingwithC．Todealwith D．Havingdealtwith19．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．though20．—Didyoupassyourdrivingtest?—Yes,otherwiseI________tothepicnicnextmonth.A．couldn'tdrive B．couldn'thavedrivenC．won'tdrive D．wouldn'thavedriven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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）fcarshadwings，theycouldflyandthatjustmighthappen,beginningin2011.ThecompanyTerrafugia,basedinWoburn,Massachusetts,saysitplanstodeliveritscar-plane,theTransition,tocustomersbytheendof2011.“It’sthenext‘wow’vehicle，”saidTerrafugiavicepresidentRichardGersh.“AnybodycanbuyaFerrari,butaswesay,Ferrarisdon’tfly.”Thecarplanehaswingsthatunfoldforflying—aprocessthecompanysaystakesoneminute—andfoldbackupfordriving.Arunwayisstillrequiredtotakeoffandland.TheTransitionisbeingmarketedmoreasaplanethatdrivesthanacarthatflies,althoughitisboth.ThecompanyhasbeenworkingwithFAAtomeetaircraftregulations,andwiththeNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationtomeetvehiclesafetyregulations.ThecompanyisaimingtoselltheTransitiontoprivatepilotsasamoreconvenientandcheaperwaytofly.Theysayitsavesyouthetroublefromtryingtofindanothermodeoftransportationtogettoandfromairports:Youdrivethecartotheairportandthenyou’regoodtogo.Whenyouland,youfoldupthewingsandhittheroad.Therearenoexpensiveparkingfeesbecauseyoudon’thavetostoreitatanairport—youparkitinthegarageathome.Thecar-planeisdesignedtoflyprimarilyunder10,000feet.Ithasamaximumtakeoffweightof1,430pounds,includingfuelandpassengers.TerrafugiasaystheTransitionreducesthepotentialforanaccidentbyallowingpilotstodriveunderbadweatherinsteadofflyingintomarginal(臨界)conditions.TheTransition’spricetag:$194,000,Buttheremaybeadditionalchargesforoptionslikearadio,transponderorGPS.Anotheroptionisafull-planeparachute.“Ifyougetintoaveryawfulsituation,itisthenecessarysafetyoption,”Gershsaid.Sofar,thecompanyhasmorethan70orderswithdeposits.“We’reworkingverycloselywiththem,buttherearestillsomeremainingsteps,”Brownsaid.1、Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.A．car-planeswillbepopularin2011B．peoplemightdriveacar-planein2011C．bothTransitionandFerraricantakeoffandlandD．RichardGershisthevicepresidentofMassachusetts2、lttakesthecar-planeoneminuteto.A．foldandunfolditswingsB．unfoldwingsforflyingC．landintheairportD．meetflyingsafetyregulations3、.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Thecar-planeneedsarunwaytotakeoffandland.B．Tomcetaircraftregulations,thecompanyhasbeenworkingwithFAA．C．Thecar-planemayflyashighasnormalplanes.D．Peoplecanparkthecar-planeinthegarageattheirhome.4、.Theunderlinedword“it”inthelastbutoneparagraphrefersto.A．theradioB．thetransponderC．theGPSD．thefull-planeparachute5、What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．CarsWithWingsMayBeJustAroundTheCorner.B．WhichtoChoose:AFerrarisoraCarPlane?C．AmoreConvenientandCheaperWaytoFly.D．CarsWithWingsCanFlyasFastasPlanes.22．（8分）Iamtryingtomuster(鼓起)thecourageto____mymobilephonetoenjoyamorepeacefulandring-freelife.Canyouimaginenothavingyourmobilephone?Inourhigh-tech,in-a-hurryage,acell-freelifeisahardconcepttoswallow.OurmobilephonescannowaccesstheInternet,andmanypeoplefeeltheneedtoexpresstheireverythoughtontheirblogpages.IfIgaveupmycellphone,peoplewouldthinkIwasmad.IwishIhadthestrengthtotossawaymytechnology.Ihaveanofficephone,ahomephone，ane-mailandifpeoplewanttocontactme,theycan.IfI’mout，peoplecanleaveamessage.Dotheyreallyneedtofindme24/7？However,I’mabitlikeFrodointhemovieLordoftheRings.ThepoweroftheringistoostrongandIcan’tletitgo.Mobilephoneshavebecomenecessarytoolsinourbusylife.Formostpeople,theyholdallcontactsandmanyofusdon’twriteupaddressbooksanymore.Thelatestphonescarryourmusic,pictures,moviesandeverythingelse.Wefeellostwithoutthisdeviceandwhenwedomisplaceit,wefeelcutofffromourfellow.“Wherehaveyoubeen？”saidafriend,whosawmeaweekafterIlostmycellphone,“Itriedcallingyou,butyoudisappeared.YoudisappearedoffthefaceoftheEarth.”See,whenyoudon’thaveamobilephone,youdon’texist.I’mnotreallygoingtotossmymobilephoneaway,infact.Wehumansaresuchsocialanimalsandmobilephonesserveuswell.Soin2009,I’vedecidednottoservemymobilephone.Likeallmachines,Icanalwaysturnitoff.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“tossaway”mean?A．giveawayB．getawayC．breakawayD．throwaway2、writermentionsFrodoto________.A．showitisdifficulttogetridofthemobilephoneB．showhowmuchhelikesFrodoC．suggestacell-freelifeiswhathewantsD．introduceafilmcharactertous3、doweknowaboutmobilephonesinthe4thparagraph?A．Mobilephonescandoanythingforus.B．Mobilephoneshavebecomeveryimportantinourlife.C．Wecouldnotlivewithoutmobilephones.D．Wewouldbecutoffbyourfellowwithoutmobilephones.4、canbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Thewriterisnotreallygoingtotosshismobilephoneaway.B．Whenyoudon’thaveamobilephone，youdon’texist.C．Thewriterdecidesnottoservehismobilephone.D．Wehumanscancontrolourselvesandmachines.23．（8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.24．（8分）Everypetownerloveshispet.Thereisnoargumenthere.Butwhenweaskedourreaderswhethertheywouldclonetheirbelovedanimals,theresponsesweresplitalmostdownthemiddle.Ofthe228readerswhoansweredit,108wouldlone,111wouldnotandnineweighedeachsidewithoutofferinganopinion.Clearly,fromreaders’response,thisisanissuethatreachesdeeplyintoboththejoyandeventualsadnessofowningapet.Itspeaks,aswell,topeople’swidelydifferingexpectationsoverthedevelopingscientificprocedure.Mostoftherespondentswhofavoredtheideastronglybelieveditwouldproduceatleastaclosecopyoftheoriginal;manyfelttheprocesswouldactuallyreturnanexactcopy.Thoseontheotherside,however,heldlittlehopeaclonecouldnevertrulyrecreateapet,manysimplydidn’twishtogoagainstthenaturallawoflifeanddeath.Bothsidesexpressedequallovefortheiranimals.Morethanafewrespondentsowned“thetdog/catintheWorld”.Theythoughtoftheirpetsastheir“bestfriend”,‘‘a(chǎn)memberofthefamily,”“thelightofmylife.”Theytoldmovingstoriesofpets’heroism,intelligenceandselflessdevotion.Littlewondersthelossissodisturbingandthecloningsoattractive.“Peoplebecomeverylosetotheiranimals,andthelosscanbejustashardtobearaswhenafriendorfamilymemberdies,”saysGaryKowalski,authorofGoodbye,Friend:HealingWisdomforAnyoneWhoHasEverLostaPet.“Forme,cloningfeelslikeanattempttoturndeathaway...It’sunderstandable.Deathisalwayspainful.It’sdifficulttodealwith.It’shardtoaccept.”Butwouldcloningreducetheblow?Thisquestionseemedtobeattheheartofthisproblem.1、Sofarasthecloningofpetsisconcerned,arecentsurveyshowsthat,ofallpetowners,,A．a(chǎn)lotmoreofthemareforitB．a(chǎn)lotmoreofthemareagainstitC．veryfewofthemarewillingtotelltheiropinionsD．a(chǎn)bouthalfofthemareforitandtheotherhalfagainstit2、Whiletalkingabouttherespondentsfromthereaders,theexpression“eventualsadnessofowningapet”refersto,A．thetroublesonehastodealwithinkeepingapetB．thehighcostofowningapetC．thedeathofone’spetD．thedangersinvolvedinthecloningofapet3、FromwhatGaryKowalskisays,wecanknowthathe,A．hasneverthoughtabouttheproblemofcloningB．isinfavoroftheideaofcloningpetsC．isgoingtowriteanotherbookonpetsD．isallagainstthecloningofpets4、Whatisthekeyquestionattheheartoftheproblemofcloningpets?A．Cancloningmakethepainonesufferslesswhenapetdies?B．Canpetownersaffordthecostofcloning?C．Doescloninggoagainstthelawofnature?D．Howreliablydoescloningproduceanexactcopyofone’spet?25．（10分）Haveyoueverhadatroublingproblemthathasleftyouwonderingwheretoturnforhelp?EveHobsbawmisalifeadviser.Sheoffersadvicetopeoplestrugglingwithallkindsofproblems,fromrelationshipdifficultiestowhattocookfordinner.Shedoesthisthroughawebsiteinvitingpeopletoemailherwiththeirproblems.There'snothingunusualaboutthat,exceptforthefactthatEveisonlyeightyearsold.Thisjuniortrouble-shooter,whoalsogoesbythename"MissEvieMouse"livesinLondonwithherparents.NotonlyisMissMousewillingtolendaneartoherclients,shewillalsoofferthemahelpinghand,forafeeofcourse.Shechargesbetween10pforadviceonlittle,everydayworriesand￡1formorecomplicatedproblems.Herareasofexpertknowledge,ifnotofexperience,areproblemsaboutlove,lifeandwork-lifebalance.Aproblemsharedisaproblemhalved,butEvecan'talwayshelp.Anoteonthesitestatesthatshecan'tanswerquestionslike"Doesspaceeverend?"andshewon'tsolveschoolwork-relatedproblems,especiallynotmaths.SheexplainedtotheGuardiannewspaperthatshewasinspiredtosetupthecompanybyherfatherwhorunsatechstart-up.Evesaid,"AssoonasIsawhisbusinessandunderstoodthekindsofthingsbusinessesdo,Ithoughtthat'swhatI'mgoingtodo."ButsincesettinguphercompanyinDecembershehasbeensooverwhelmedwithmessagesthatshehashadtotakeastepback."Therehasbeenalotofsuddeninterestinmysite,whichisnice,"shesays,"butIneedtodomyhomeworktoo,soIwon'tbesolvinganymoreproblemsforabit."1、EveHobsbawmisanunusualadviserbecauseshe__________.A．a(chǎn)sksforfeesforheradviceB．isjustapupilatprimaryschoolC．isanexpertinwork-lifebalanceD．a(chǎn)nswersquestionsontheInternet2、Whatispeople'sattitudetowardsEve'swebsite?A．InterestedB．DisapprovingC．DoubtfulD．Unconcerned3、WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeEve?A．Shehasalotofexperienceinlife.B．Sheisverypopularamongstudents.C．Shehasanaturaltalentforbusiness.D．Sheiswarm-heartedandreadytohelp.4、Whereisthepassagemostlikelytohavebeentakenfrom?A．Abookreview.B．Aspeech.C．Anadvertisement.D．Anewsreport.第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）AWonderfulChristmasGiftAnnandhermotherhadlivedinasmallcottageaslongasAnncould．Christmaswassoclose．AnnwishedshecouldgetanewwithlaceasawonderfulChristmasgift．ButAnndidnotwanttoaskherMomforanewdress．Sheknewhowhardhermomworkedtobothendsmeet．Maybeshecouldmakea—maybeSantaClauswouldcome…ItwasnotjustgiftthatAnn．Itwashermother．Nowadaysshewasworkingovertimeandlookedandwornout．ThedayspassedandsoonitwasChristmasEve．Annwenttobedwithaheart．Sheknewthattherewouldbegiftsforher．Ring…．Ring…Annjumped，hearingalarm．Shesuddenlyrememberedit’sChristmasday．Withoutmuchhopeshelookedtherewereanygiftsforher．Wonderofwonders!Therelayabeautifulpacketwitharedribbon．Annopenedthepackage．Itwasaprettyfrockwithattractivelace．Thematerialwassoftandsilkythehardmaterialofthedressessheusuallywore．Shecheckedthegiftcarefullytowhogaveherthefrock．Suddenlyasmallpieceofpaperfellout．Annstartedtoreadthenote．“DearAnn，Thisfrockisgiftedtoyouforbeingagoodgirl．Hopeyoucontinuetodogoodthingsandhelpyourmother．Yours，SantaClaus”Annfeltthattherewassomethingaboutthisnote．Shethenotecarefully.Thenitstruckher．Sherealizedthisishermother's．Hermotherhadworkedovertimetomoneytobuythisexpensivesift．Annwashappybeyond．SheknewthatsheisthegirltohavesuchawonderfulmotherasawonderfulChristmasgift.1、A．remember B．imagine C．think D．speak2、A．packet B．hat C．doll D．dress3、A．earn B．make C．put D．get4、A．promise B．decision C．plan D．wish5、A．worried B．discouraged C．a(chǎn)shamed D．surprised6、A．happy B．energetic C．pale D．miserable7、A．1ight B．heavy C．tired D．cheering8、A．few B．some C．no D．a(chǎn)ny9、A．if B．though C．a(chǎn)s D．because10、A．a(chǎn)ttachedB．tied C．packed D．carried11、A．patientlyB．calmly C．excitedly D．quietly12、A．1ike B．unlike C．dislike D．1ikely13、A．pointoutB．bringout C．handout D．findout14、A．carelesslyB．nervouslyC．eagerly D．disappointedly15、A．familiarB．similar C．strange D．unique16、A．1ookedinto B．madeuseof C．wrotedown D．tookaway17、A．dress B．handwriting C．note D．packet18、A．offer B．win C．spend D．save19、A．reachB．praise C．words D．power20、A．best B．poorest C．greatest D．luckiest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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TheDragonBoatFestivalwhichoccursonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthontheChineselunarcalendarisa1．(tradition)holidaythatcommemoratesthelifeanddeathofthefamousChinesescholarQuYuanItisacelebrationwheremanyeatzongziand2．(race)dragonboats.InChina,thefestivalwasalsocelebratedas“Poets’Day”inhonorofQuYuan,who3．(know)asChina’sfirstpoet.ThelocalpeoplebeganthetraditionofthrowingsacrificialcookedriceintotheriverforQuYuan,4．othersbelievedthatthericewouldpreventthefishesintheriverfrom5．(eat)QuYuan’sbody.Atfirst,thelocalsdecided6．(make)zongziinhopesthatitwouldsinkintotheriverandreachQuYuan’sbody.However,thetraditionofwrappingthericeinbamboo7．(leaf)tomakezongzibeganthefollowingyear.Adragonboatisahuman-poweredboat8．istraditionallymadeofleakwoodtovariousdesignsandsizes.Theyusuallyhave9．(bright)decorateddesignsthatrangeanywherefrom40to100feetinlength,withthefrontendshapedlikeopen-moutheddragons,andthebackendwithascalytail.Theboatcanhaveupto80rowerstopowertheboat,dependingonthelength.Asacredceremonyisperformedbeforeanycompetitioninorderto“bringtheboattolife”bypaintingtheeyesThefirstteamtograbaflagattheendofthecoursewins10．race.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）假如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后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均限一詞。2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Johnwentshoppinginastore,andheforgottobringabag、Sohebuysashoppingbag、Afterarrivinghome,itoccurredhimthathecouldmakeabagbyusinghisoldtrousers、Severalhoursearlier,hemadehimselfaverynicebag、Hismotherwasamazingatwhathehaddone、Avoidingspendingmoneyunnecessarilyisawayofsaving、Andmakingagooduseofthingsisanapproachtoprotecttheenvironment、What'smore,itishelpfulforyoutoimprovetheabilitytomakethingsbyhands、Itnotonlybringsuspleasurebutreducewastearoundus、140第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你校的交換生朋友Jack想過一個特殊的周末，你打算本周末帶他去你祖父母家所在的青山村游玩一天。請你給他寫一封電子郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.地點(diǎn)簡介；2.活動安排；3.出發(fā)時間，地點(diǎn)及出行方式注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；不必逐條翻譯；2.可以增加適當(dāng)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、A2、D3、D4、B5、B6、A7、B8、B9、C10、C11、C12、C13、D14、C15、A16、B17、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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、B2、B3、C4、D5、A22、1、D2、A3、B4、D23、“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-embeddedlightsactuallywork?Well,ifoneinterviewedteenageristobebelieved,notreally.“TobehonestIdidn'tevennoticei