廣東省陽(yáng)江市高中名校2024屆高考英語(yǔ)五模試卷含解析

廣東省陽(yáng)江市高中名校2024屆高考英語(yǔ)五模試卷請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)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(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無(wú)效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，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．—Oh,myGod!What’swrongwithyou?—Iwasgoingthenormalspeedlimitwhenatruckappearedinfrontofme________andIdidn'thavetimetostop.A．betweenthelines B．a(chǎn)roundtheclockC．outoftheblue D．overthemoon2．--Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!--Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears;otherwiseshesuchgoodChinese.A．didn’tspeak B．wouldnothavespokenC．wouldnotspeak D．hadn’tspoken3．Theresearcherswhostudyjokeswanttofindout_______peoplefromdifferentnationsandculturesfindfunny.A．why B．thatC．what D．whether4．Theproblemwiththecurrentsystemallowsanyonetocommitasimilarcrimewithout.Itneedstobefixed.A．beingpunishedB．punishedC．topunishD．punishing5．–What’sthatnoise?–Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine______.A．wastested B．willbetestedC．isbeingtested D．hasbeentested6．Ibelievedhimtobehonestbuthisactionsshowedthathehad________.A．thetopdogB．thefeetofclayC．hiscupofteaD．theappleofhiseye7．Thehouse______Iliveinisverysmall.A．thatB．whomC．whenD．what8．Sympathyfortherebels,thegovernmentclaimed,isbeginningto______becauseofmoreandmoreharmtheydidtocommonpeople.A．fade B．decline C．fail D．collapse9．Thesecurityjudgewasvery_________whensheexplainedthatthedrivinglicencewasnecessaryforherwork.A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous D．a(chǎn)vailable10．---I’veheardalotaboutyou.Yougotpromoted,right?______---Manythanks.A．GoodforyouB．YouaskedforitC．ThereyouareD．You’vegonetoofar11．Mysister______thebabywhileI’matyoga.A．a(chǎn)rrangesB．mindsC．a(chǎn)ssesses12．Theimportance______anationaldayandhowitiscelebratedareverydifferentfromcountrytocountry.A．connectedto B．givento C．meaningto D．a(chǎn)ttachedto13．Shedidnotfeelabitnervousthoughitwasthefirsttimeshe___________inpublic.A．spoke B．havespokenC．hadspoken D．werespeaking14．Itisthebusdriverwhoshould______thesafetyofthepassengers.A．a(chǎn)nswerforB．searchforC．standforD．gofor15．InSydney,there’sonly________averageof23daysayearwhen________sundoesn’tshine.A．the,the B．a(chǎn)n,/ C．a(chǎn)n,the D．the,/16．—TellmesomethingabouthismatchinSydney.—Well，hegotthechampionship，wehadexpected.Hemadeitatlast.A．a(chǎn)s B．what C．why D．how17．Don’trefertothedictionaryeverytimeyoucomeacrossanewwordassometimesitsmeaningmaybe_______clearlyinagivencontext.A．pickedout B．ruledout C．broughtout D．takenout18．Checkyourpapercarefullytosee________youhavemadeanymistakes.A．what B．which C．whether D．that19．—I’mterriblysorry.I’mlatebecause….—That’sOK.Youarehereandthat’swhat_____.A．does B．works C．functions D．counts20．Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must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）InFebruary,FEDEXlaunchedarobotcapableofreplacingapizzadeliverydriverbybringingfoodrighttoyourdoor,whichindicatesmorecompaniesmaysoonautomate(使自動(dòng)化)notonlyprocesses,butfullbusinesslines.Thesetypesofmovescouldbedisastroustowork.Between1987and2017,manufacturingoutputgrew80percent,butthenumberofworkersdroppeddramatically.Thishitcitieshard,leadingtoshrinkingpopulationsandthewidedifferencebetweenurbanplacesweseenow.Numerousstudiesshowthatautomationisn’tequallyaffectingtheworkforceacrossallsectors.Whileithasnegativelyimpactedaportionoftheeconomy,ithashelpedtoliftupothersectors,suchascomputerscienceandhealthcare.Therealquestionishowyoucounteractinequality.Tostartwith,weshouldtrainpeoplewiththeskillstheyneed.Tominimizejoblossesandembracepositivechanges,weneedtofocusonthegreatvaluehumansbringtothetable.Jobsrequiringsoftskillsliketimemanagement,activelistening,cooperation,andjudgmentanddecision-making,andjobsthatareinhigh-touchindustriesaremuchlesslikelytobeautomated.Wemustmakejointeffortstostrengthenandfixtheholesinthesafetynet.Whilethe2020presidentialcandidatesarestartingaconversationabouthowtoaccomplishthis,citiesarealreadyleadingbyexperimentingwithbasicincome,passinghigherminimumwagelaws,carryingoutpaidfamilyleaveanddrivingpolicysolutionsthatsupportworkersandfamilies.Intheendrobotswon’ttakeallthejobs,buttheymighttakeyours.Whatwedoaboutit,though,isuptous.1、Whatwillpossiblyhappenifcompaniesuserobotsinfullbusinesslines?A．Therewillbeasharpdropinmanufacturingoutput.B．TherewillbeashrinkinpopulationacrossChina.C．Thenegativeimpactswilloutweighthepositiveones.D．Theworkforceinvariousfieldsmaybeaffecteddifferently.2、Whichofthefollowingismorelikelytobeautomated?A．Bringingdishestothetableinarestaurant.B．Helpingtomanageone’stimeefficiently.C．Communicatingeffectivelywithco-workers.D．Helpingmaketherightjudgementanddecision.3、HowisParagraph5developed?A．Byprovidingdata. B．Bygivingexamples.C．Bycomparison. D．Byanalyzing.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A．Itisuptouswhateverwedowiththerobots.B．Itisuptouswhatjobstherobotswillreplace.C．Weneedtoadaptourselvestothechangesaccordingly.D．Wehavetheconfidencethatrobotswillreplacenojobs.22．（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.23．（8分）Japanhaslongbeenknownforbothitsstrongtraditionsandbeingonthecuttingedgeoftechnology,andthisnewinncombiningtheclassicJapanesesurroundingswithhigh-techslippersandfurnitureisaperfectreflectionofthis.NissanMotorCo.developedasysteminwhichslippersparkthemselvesattheentranceofthetraditionalinn,called“ProPilotParkRyokan,”waitingforgueststousethemuponarrival.Whenguestshavefinishedusingthem,theslipperswilldrivethemselvesbacktotheiroriginalposition.Eachslipperfeaturestwotinywheels,amotor,andsensorstodriveitacrossthewoodenfloor.ThesametechnologyfeaturesinNissan’sall-batteryelectricLeafcar.High-techsensorsandcamerasallowthevehicletosafelybackintoparkingspaceswithoutanyinputfromthedriver.Fourcamerasand12sensorsassessthevehicle’ssurroundings.ProPilotParkhandlestheaccelerator,brakingandsteering(轉(zhuǎn)向)inputwhenthecarisparking.Driversoperatethesystemwiththepressofabutton,whichtheymustholddowntheentiretime.Liftingafingeroffthebuttonwillresultinthecarstoppingimmediately.Theinn,locatedintheresorttownofHakone,about75kilometerssouthwestofTokyo,iscurrentlymostfamousforitsviewofMountFuji.However,thenewself-drivingslippers,releasedbyNissaninMarch,istheuniquefeatureofthehigh-techinn.“Theself-parkingslippersaremeanttoraiseawarenessofautomateddrivingtechnologies,andtheirpotential,non-drivingapplications,”NissanspokesmanNickMaxfieldsaidinastatement.Inadditiontotheslippers,officechairs,floorcushionsandtraditionallowtablesintheinnalsowheelthemselvesbackintoplaceafteruse.1、Whatisthetypicalfeatureoftheslippers?A．Theyareeco-friendly.B．Theyareautomatic.C．Theyarerecyclable.D．Theyarerechargeable.2、HowcanadriverstoptheNissan’selectricLeafcar?A．Bypressingabutton.B．Byusingthebrakeofthecar.C．Byremovingthefingerfromthebutton.D．Byhandlingtheaccelerator.3、WhydidNissandeveloptheslippersaccordingtoNickMaxfield?A．Toattractmorecustomers.B．ToadvertisetheNissanMotorCo.C．Tolessenworkloadoftheworkers.D．Topromotenon-drivingtechnologies.4、Whatcanweknowabouttheinnmentionedinthetext?A．Itusesrobotstoservetheguests.B．Itisfamousforitsgoodservice.C．Itisacombinationoftraditionandmodem.D．Itisknownforitsbeautifuldecoration.24．（8分）TheearlierThanksgivinginCanadawastocelebratetheearlierstartofwinterintheNorth,endingtheharvestseasonearlier.ThanksgivinginCanadadidnothaveafixeddateuntilthelate19thcentury.ManyoftheindividualCanadianprovinceshaddeclaredtheirowndaysofThanksgiving.ThefirstofficialCanadianThanksgivingoccurredonApril15,1872,whenthenationwascelebratingthePrinceofWales’recoveryfromaseriousillness.Bytheendofthe19thcentury,ThanksgivingDaywasnormallycelebratedonNovember6.However,whenWorldWarⅠended,theArmisticeDayholidaywasusuallyheldduringthesameweek.Topreventthetwoholidaysfromconflictingwitheachother,in1957theCanadianParliamentdeclaredThanksgivingtobeobservedonitspresentdateonthesecondMondayofOctober.MuchasinCanada,ThanksgivingintheUnitedStateswasobservedonvariousdatesthroughouthistory.FromthetimeoftheFoundingFathersuntilthetimeofLincoln,thedateThanksgivingwasobservedvariedfromstatetostate.ThefinalThursdayinNovemberhadbecomethedateofcustominmoststatesbythebeginningofthe19thcentury.ModernThanksgivingwasfirstofficiallycalledforinallstatesin1863byAbrahamLincoln.InfluencedbySarahJosephaHale,whowroteletterstopoliticiansforaround40yearstryingtomakeitanofficialholiday,LincolndeclaredthedatetobethefinalThursdayinNovemberinanattempttoraiseasenseofAmericanunitybetweentheNorthernandSouthernstates.However,anationwideofficialThanksgivingdatewasnotrealizeduntilthe1870s.OnDecember26,1941,PresidentFranklinD．RoseveltchangedthenationalThanksgivingDayfromthelastThursdayinNovembertothefourthThursday.1、WhatdoCanadaandtheUSAhaveincommonaboutThanksgiving?A．TheybothhavefixeddatesofThanksgivinginhistoryB．TheybothcelebratetheirThanksgivingonthefourthThursdayofNovember.C．TheybothcelebratedtheirfirstofficialThanksgivinginthe1870s.D．Theybothobservedthanksgivingtoraiseasenseofunityoftheircountries.2、WhomadeAmericanThanksgivingDaycelebratedonthefourthThursdayinNovemberofficially?A．AbrahamLincoln.B．SarahJosephaHale.C．FranklinD．Roosevelt.3、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．ThehistoryofthedatesThanksgivinginCanadaandAmerica.B．ThefirstofficialThanksgivinginCanadaandAmerica.C．ModernThanksgivinginCanadaandAmerica.D．ThecustomsofThanksgivinginCanadaandAmerica.25．（10分）VitaminDisessentialforbone-building,cognitivefunction,jointhealth,immunefunction,bloodsugarcontrol,positivemoodandmore.Itcanhelppreventmanydiseases.SomestudiessuggestthattheloweryourvitaminDlevelis,thehigheryourriskofdeathfromanycausewillbe.However,it'snotagreatideatojustgrabasupplement（補(bǔ)充物）offthedrugstoreshelfandstarttakingit.SincemanyofusaredeficientinvitaminD,alsoknownasthe"sunshinevitamin”,doctorswilloftengiveusaprescription（處方）forhighlevelsofvitaminDsupplements,withdosesrangingfrom2,000to10,000IU(InternationalUnits)perday,upto50,000IUperweek,andsometimesevenmore.Butlikeallgoodthings,it'spossibletogettoomuchofit."VerybigdosesofvitaminDcancauseabuild-upofcalciumintheblood,whichleadstonausea,vomiting,poorappetite,weakness,andweightloss,"saysMadelineBaslerofRealYouNutrition.Here'sthebiggerissue:anyextraintakeof,vitaminDcangetstoredinthebody."Abuild-upofstoredvitaminDcancauseavoidableproblems,"saysMarraFrancis,MedicalDirectoratEverlyWell,"leadingtoproblemssuchaskidneystones."Theaveragedailyrecommendedamountsvarybasedonyourage.TheNationalInstitutesofHealthsettheRecommendedDietaryAllowanceforvitaminDat600IUdailyforinfant,children,andadultsupto70yearsold.Adultsaged71andolderneed800IU,sincetheabilitytoabsorbvitaminDdropswithage.PeoplewhoareobesemayalsoneedmorevitaminDbecausethefatcellstakeitup,makingitlessavailableforusebythebody.Inwinterwhenyou'regettinglesssunexposure,someexpertssayit'ssafetotakedailydosesofaround1,000to2,000IUwithoutanyriskofcomplications（并發(fā)癥）.Thoughyou'llgetabitofvitaminDfromfoods—includingfattyfishbeefliver,cheese,eggyolksandmushrooms,plusfortifiedfoodslikemilk,orangejuice,andcereal—theamountsaresosmallthatthere'slittleneedtoworrythatthey’llputyouoverthedailydoes.1、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph1?A．Wecanactuallyreducetheriskofdeath.B．Peopledon'treallyknowvitaminDwell.C．VitaminDsupplementsarenecessaryforeveryone.D．VitaminDshouldbesupplementedcarefullydespiteitsimportance.2、Theunderlinedpart"aredeficientin"inParagraph2probablymeans“”.A．havinganinadequateamountofB．payingmuchattentiontoC．beinginterestedinD．beingconcernedabout3、HowmuchvitaminDshouldahealthy60-year-oldladytakedailyinsummer?A．About800IU.B．About600IU.C．Nolessthan1,000IU.D．Nolessthan5,000IU.4、Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．WhatotherwayspeoplecantaketogetvitaminD．B．Whatfoodsweshouldeateverydaytobalanceourdiets.C．WhetherdailyfoodswouldoverdosepeoplewithvitaminD．D．WhethervitaminDcanbesupplementedbythefoodsweeat.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）Ihadnotseenmyparentsforalongtime.LastSaturdayIdrovealongwaytovisitthem,1neitherofthemwasathome.SoIwaitedpatientlyattheirhome2theirreturn.Notseeingthemmademereally3AsIwaswalkingaroundtheirbedroom,I4littleremindersofthem.SomeChristmasgiftswerestill5inboxes.Therewere6onthewall,whichIguessmusthavea7meaningtothem.Whattookmybreathawaywasseeingmydad'semblems(徽章)fromhismilitaryserviceofourcountry8hewasyoung.Myfathernever9tousabouttheKoreanWars.AsIlookedatthoseemblemshanging10withallthephotosthathetreasures,I11thatthiswasanimportantpartofhislife,butIneverspentthe12intalkingwithhimaboutthem.Thephotosofmymomwithherclose13mademerealizeherlifebeforeshewasmymom.Ihadbeenso14runningmybusinesstoraisemyownfamilythatI15thechancetoknowabouttheirpastandexperience.Wesometimesdon'trealizesomethingis16forusuntilwehavelostit,soit'snottoolateforustotalktoourparentsabouttheirpast.Iamwritingmystoryto17everyonewhoisfortunatetostillhavetheirparents18toinvestsometimetolearnaboutthem.Iamgratefultohave19ofmyparents.SoIstillhavetimetotalkwiththem.Ihopethatreaderswill20frommystoryandfindthetimetotalkaboutthosethingsintheirlifethatmeansomuchtotheirparents.1、A．orB．soC．a(chǎn)ndD．but2、A．forB．toC．ofD．in3、A．frightenedB．embarrassedC．upsetD．excited4、A．soughtB．tookC．neededD．saw5、A．keptB．foldedC．hiddenD．covered6、A．SantaClausB．familytreesC．familyphotosD．oldclothes7、A．pastB．specialC．simpleD．real8、A．ifB．whenC．thoughD．until9、A．talkedB．explainedC．showedD．referred10、A．proudlyB．openlyC．finallyD．clearly11、A．promisedB．declaredC．a(chǎn)dmittedD．realized12、A．courageB．timeC．chanceD．energy13、A．friendsB．teachersC．studentsD．children14、A．busyB．blindC．strictD．eager15、A．rejectedB．a(chǎn)voidedC．delayedD．missed16、A．hopefulB．importantC．carefulD．original17、A．encourageB．demandC．requireD．warn18、A．a(chǎn)wayB．a(chǎn)wakeC．a(chǎn)roundD．a(chǎn)lone19、A．eitherB．bothC．oneD．neither20、A．makeB．benefitC．changeD．recover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）Ahotelchainisemployinghumanbedwarmerstohelpguestsgetagoodnight’ssleep.1．(dress)inspecialall-in-onesleepingsuits,thewalkingelectricblanketsaresenttowarmthebedsofguestsstayingattheHolidayInn2．theygetunderthecovers.DrChrisIdzikowski,3．(direct)oftheEdinburghSleepCentre,saidtheideacouldhelppeoplegetofftosleep.He4．(explain)that“There’splentyofscientificevidencetoshowthatsleepstartsatthebeginningofthenight5．bodytemperaturestartstodrop.Thedropoccurspartlybecausethebloodvessels(血管)6．thehands,faceandfeetopenupandreleaseheat.”“Awarmbed–approximately20to24degreesCelsuis–is7．goodwaytostartthisprocesswhileacoldbedisn’t.Ithelpspeoplesleepwellespeciallyasit’stakingmuch8．(long)forthemtowarmupwhentheycomeinfromthesnow.”DrChrisIdzikowskiand9．(he)colleagueJaneBednallsaidtheideawaslike“havingagianthotwaterbottleinyourbed”.Thefive-minutefreebedwarmingsessionswillbetriedoutinLondonandManchester10．theendofnextmonth.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(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下短文。短文中共有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)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在此符號(hào)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。Ilikeridingmybike.Thoughitisnotverynew,butitismybestfriend.Ifindveryconvenienttogoanywherewithabike.Ridinggivesmenotonlyexercisesbutalsopleasure.Iusemybikemostinsummerwhentheweatheriswarmanddry.Itcanbeveryunpleasantinwinterthatitiscoldandwindisblowingheavily.Itcanalsobeverydangerously.OfcourseIwillbeverycarefulinmybike.Infact,accidentsarenottheonlyproblem.OnedayIwenttoschoolandcomebacktofindthefrontwheelwasmissed.Worsestill,itwasthelongwalktotherepairer'sshop.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是新華中學(xué)的李華，給你的英國(guó)筆友Chris寫一封信，內(nèi)容包括：1.你們?cè)?jì)劃11月份一同去云南旅游；2.由于腳部受傷，你無(wú)法按原計(jì)劃前往；3.表達(dá)你的歉意并建議將旅行推遲到12月份。注意：1.詞數(shù)不少于1002.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)DearChris,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,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、C4、A5、C6、B7、A8、A9、A10、A11、B12、D13、C14、A15、C16、A17、C18、C19、D20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、D2、A3、B4、C22、“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.“Ifinditscarythatsmartphoneusersaresoengrossedthattheyneedtoinstalllightsinthegroundsothattheynot