2025届北京朝阳陈经纶中学高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷含解析

2025届北京朝阳陈经纶中学高三第二次诊断性检测英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．IowemycurrentsuccesstoDavid,mybestfriendsincechildhood,withoutwhomIhavenoideawhereI________today.A．am B．wasC．wouldhavebeen D．wouldbe2．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．asD．that3．Myunclefinallyboughthisdreamhouse______overlooksabeautifulpark.A．which B．where C．who D．what4．Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should5．WiththenuclearcrisisworseninginIran,theworld’sattentionisfixedagainon________iscalledtheMiddleEast.A．which B．what C．that D．it6．Therealwinnersinsportarethosewhoknowhowtopersevereandtobehavewith________—whethertheywinorloseagame.A．certaintyB．cautionC．dignityD．independence7．—Whyareyouinsuchahurry,Bob?—MothertoldmeI________behomeby9:00pm,orshewillbeworried.A．mustB．mightC．canD．may8．Andrewlivesaloneandenjoysthecompanyofapetcat_______he’sgrownsofond.A．which B．inwhichC．ofwhich D．when9．Mostpeoplequit________anyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitterneverwins.A．whileB．untilC．sinceD．before10．Iftheythrowstonesatyou，don’tthrowback.Usethemtobuildyourownfoundation________.A．somehowB．anywayC．insteadD．nevertheless11．ThefarmersaidthePLAmencametorescuetimelywhenthey_____inthesnowstorm.A．weretrappingB．werebeingtrappedC．aretrappingD．arebeingtrapped12．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation13．IadmiremyEnglishteacher.Icanrememberveryfewoccasions_____shestoppedworkingbecauseofillhealth.A．that B．whenC．where D．which14．Thegovernmentshoulddevelopsystemtopredictwhenwildfiresoccurandgivewarningsintime.A．previous B．reliable C．reasonable D．responsible15．InthelibraryyoucanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttoWi-Fispecially_____forreaders.A．preparing B．toprepareC．prepared D．prepare16．WhileworkinginKunming,hecheckedtheweathereachmorningformonths________herealizeditwouldbethesameeveryday.A．whenB．afterC．beforeD．since17．Theguidewasenthusiasticandknowledgeableandwespentalovelyeveningwanderingintoplaceswhichwe________straightpastotherwise.A．hadwalked B．werewalkingC．wouldhavewalked D．musthavewalked18．_______moreenergytomystudyinsteadofbeingcrazyaboutcomputergames,Iwouldbesittinginacomfortableofficenow.A．IfIdevoted B．HadIdevotedC．WouldIbedevoted D．ShouldIbedevoted19．Don’ttospring-cleanthewholehousejustbecausemymotheriscoming—there’snoneedtodothat.A．undertake B．attemptC．bother D．hesitate20．Speakingaforeignlanguageallowsyouto________timeinanegotiation,foryoucanactlikeyouhavenotunderstoodtocomeupwithyouranswer.A．save B．afford C．buy D．spend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）Youcaneithertravelorread,buteitheryourbodyorsoulmustbeontheway.Thepopularsayinghasinspiredmanypeopletoreadorgosightseeing.Traveling,justlikereading,isarefreshingjourneyfromthebusyworld.Books,brainfood,cankeepyoucompanyonyourtravel.1.OntheRoad,1957,byJackKerouacThebookisagloballypopularspiritualguidebookaboutyouth.ThemaincharacterinthebookdrivesacrosstheUScontinentwithseveralyoungpeopleandfinallyreachesMexico.Aftertheexhaustingandexcitingtrip,thecharactersinthebookbegintorealizethemeaningoflife.ThebookcanbeagoodpartnerwithyoutoexploretheUnitedStates.2.LifeisElsewhere,1975,byMilanKunderaJean-JacquesRousseauoncesaid,“Manisbornfree,andeverywhereheisinchains.”Thebooktellsayoungartist’sromanticbutmiserablelife,abouthowhereads,dreamsandhasarelationship.Experiencetheartist’spassionatelifeinthebookduringatriptoCentralEurope.Thebookinvitesyoutodeeplyreflectonyourcurrentlife.3.TheStoriesoftheSahara,1967,bySanmaoThebooknarratestheauthor’ssimplebutadventurouslifeintheSaharaDesert,whichseemsadesolateanddullplace.Thefancynaturalsceneryandlifethere,alongwiththeauthor’sromanticandintensiveemotionswillinspireyoutoexplorethemysteriousland.Readingthebookislikeparticipatinginadialoguewiththeauthor,whoissincereandhumorous.4.Lotus,2006,byAnnbabyThisnovelsetinTibet,tellsthreepeople’sstories,eachwiththeiruniquecharacteristics.Itrevealsmodernpeople’semotionsandinnerlife,theirconfusionaboutlove,andexplorationofBuddhism.ThebookisagoodpartnertobringyoutothescaredlandTibet.1、Whichbookisabouttheexplorationoflifevaluethroughajourney?A．OntheRoad. B．LifeisElsewhere.C．Lotus. D．TheStoriesoftheSahara.2、WhosebookissuitabletoaccompanyyourtriptoGermany?A．MilanKundera’s. B．Sanmao’s.C．Annbaby’s. D．JackKerouac’s.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．TheStoriesoftheSahararecordsthedialoguesbetweentheauthorandherreaders.B．LifeisElsewherepromotesreaders’considerationoftheirpresentlives.C．LotusisareligiousbookwhichexploresBuddhistcultureinTibet.D．OntheRoadisintendedtoadviseaclassicroutefordrivingacrosstheUS.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toadvertisefourtravelguidebooks.B．Tointroducefournovelsabouttraveling.C．Torecommendfourbookslinkedtodestinations.D．Toarousereaders’interestinreadingbooks.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）ItwasamorninginJanuary.Thejetstream(急流)haddippeddown,causingtheArcticcoldtoreachthemountainsofmyhome.Itwasonly2degreesoutside,butthecoldwindmadeitfeellikeitwas15belowzero.Still,Iwaskneelinginthesnowalongsidemyhousetryingtoopenatinydoor,soIeouklgetin.1hadforgottentoleavemywaterdrippingthenightbeforeandnowmywaterpipeswerefrozenandmyfaucets(水龙头)weredry.ThewindcutintomelikeaknifewhileIstruggledtogettwoelectricheatersinplacearoundthesectionoffrozenpipes.Thewaterlineswereburiedexceptforasmallpiecethatconnecteduptomyhouse.Iputaheateroneachsideofit,rantheextensioncords(软线)intomyhouseandpluggedthemin.Bothheatersroaredtolifeandstartedblowinghotaironthefrozenwaterpipes.Myfingershadalreadystartedtogonumb,soIstayedinsidetowait.Icouldonlyhopethatthisbitofwarmthcouldgetmywaterflowingagain.Finally,aftertwentyminutes,thewaterstartedflowingthroughmyfaucetsagain.Iwentbackoutsideintothebillercoldandgatheredmyheatersup.IlookedattheweakJanuarysunshiningonthefrozensnowandsmiled.ThenIsentajoyfilledwith"Thankyou"heavenwardandreturnedinsidetomakemyselfahotbreakfast.Sometimesthecoldnessofthislifecangettousaswell.Itcanmakeourheartsfeelicyandfrozen.Itcankeepourkindnessandlovefromflowingouttoothers.Sometimes,though,allweneedisabitofwarnthtogetusgoingagain.Itcanbeasimplesmile,akindword,aheart-felthug,amorningsunrise,abird'ssongoranygentlereminderofjusthowmuchGodlovesus.Letusallbegratefulforthosebitsofwarmththatgelusgoingagain.Andletusalltrytobethatbitofwannthforotherseverychanceweget.1、Whatwasthedirectreasonwhythewaterpipeswerefrozen?A．Thejetstream.B．Thelowtemperature.C．Thecoldwind.D．Theauthor'sowncarelessness.2、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase"roaredtoinParagraph2?A．Beganfunctioningsmoothly.B．Workedinappropriately.C．Brokedownsuddenly.D．Screamedoutloudly.3、Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhiswork?A．Embarassed.B．Satisfied.C．Madwithjoy.D．Cautiouslyoptimistic.4、Whatisthelastparagraphmainlycenteredon?A．Thecoldnessoflifehasanegativeeffectonourlifequality.B．Wemeetwiththecoldnessoflifeunavoidablyandunwillingly.C．Weshouldbethankfulforbitsofwarmthoflife.D．Weshouldseizeeverychancetoreceivewarmthoflifefromothers.24．（8分）Inmyveryfirstjobwithsomearchaeologists,Iwasn’tdiggingobjectsoutoftheground,insteadIwasemployedasanartist,drawingwhattheyfound.However,Iwassoonmoreinterestedinthestoriesbehindtheobjectsthanindrawingthemandthat’showmycareerinarchaeologystarted.IstilldrawwhatIfindinmyworkasaspecialistontheSilkRoad,theoldtraderouterunningfromEgypttoMongolia,andIalsoworkonsomeunderwaterprojectstoo.Inarchaeology,myall-timeheroisanAmericancalledRaphaelPumpelly.IfirstheardabouthimwhenIwasastudentonatriptoTurkmenistan,acountryrightintheheartofAsia.Togetaroundthecountry,IhadtolearnRussiansothatIcouldspeaktothelocalpeople.WhenIgotthereIthought,“Wow!I’moneofthefirstAmericanshere!”ThenanoldmantoldmeaboutanAmericanarchaeologist,RaphaelPumpelly,whowastheredoingthesamethingover100yearsago.Archaeology’sinmyfamily.Mywife’sinthesameprofession,and,althoughourtwoboysaren’tinterestedinthefutureinarchaeologythemselves,we’vebeenonsomegreatdigstogetherandtheylovewhatwedobecausetheygettotravelwithus.Lastsummer,wetookthemtoLakeTiticacainSouthAmerica,inthehighareasoftheAndesmountainrange.MybestexperiencewaswhenIwasdiggingontheEgyptianRedSeacoast.There’sverylittlerainandit’ssodrythateverythingiskeptasitwas.Inanoldhouse,wheretheownerusedtostoregoodsfromtheshipsthatcamein,Ipickedupa700-year-oldmatinfrontofthehouseandthere,underit,afterallthattime,wasthehousekeywiththeowner’snamecarvedonit.Itfeltlikehecouldbeonhiswayhomeanyminute!AndIthought,“Hey,Idojustthat.Thisman’snotmuchdifferenttome!”1、WhileworkinginEgypt,whatdidthewriterfindsointeresting?A．Thatpeoplefromdifferentcenturiescanbesosimilar.B．Thefactthatthedoormatwasinsuchgoodcondition.C．Thewaythepeoplemanagedtoliveinsuchadryplace.D．Thattherehadbeensomuchtradeinthatarea.2、Whichentrywillthewriterprobablymakeinhisdiary?A．Turkmenistanisinteresting.I’mthefirstAmericantocomeherebutI’mgladthisismylasttripaway.B．Ihavebeendivingtodayandfoundsomeobjectsforanexhibition.I’vejustfinisheddrawingthemformyrecords.C．Iwishmychildrenweren’tmoreinterestedinarchaeologyandwouldnotworkhardintheopenliketheirparents.D．It’snearlydarkbutRaphael’sstillbusydigginginthatoldhouse.Hecanbeveryannoying.Hethinkshe’sthemostimportantpersonhere.3、Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthetext?A．Todescribethelifeofanarchaeologistheadmires.B．Topersuadepeopletotakeuparchaeologyasacareer.C．Toexplainwhatheenjoysaboutbeinganarchaeologist.D．Toshowhowarchaeologistswork.25．（10分）WhenCarsonPalmer,aprofessionalAmericanfootballplayer,hurthisarmafewyearsago,hetookaweekofffromthrowingthefootball.Butinhishead,Palmerpracticedeveryday.Thefollowingweekend,Palmerhadthebestgameofhislife.Formorethanacentury,scientistshavebeentryingtounderstandhowthismentaltrainingworks.Inthe1930s,researchersprovedbyexperimentthatwhenyou'reimagininganaction,yourbrainsendssignalstoyourmuscles(肌肉)whicharetooweaktotightenthemusclesbutmighthelptrainthebodytoperform.Inotherwords,mentalpracticemightcreateapatterninyourhead,likeaninnerhow-toguideforaparticularskill.Sportspsychologistshaveconductedhundredsofstudiescomparingimaginedandphysicalpracticeforactions.Onthewhole,theresearchshowsthatmentaltrainingworks.A2012study,forexample,compared32amateurgolferswhopracticedhittingtheballstoanother32whomerelyheldagolfclubintheirhandsandvisualized（想象）theirswings.Underthesametrainingrules,bothgroupsimprovedtheirskillsbygettingtheballabout4inchesclosertothehole.Visualizationhasadvantagesovertherealthing:Youcandoitanywhere,evenwheninjured.Itissafe-amajorplusforhigh-riskperformerssuchasgymnastsandsurgeons.Andyoucanpracticeforlongerperiodsoftimebecauseyou'renotrestrictedbyphysicaltiredness,That’snottosayit'seasy,we'vehadOlympic-levelathletessittinginourlab,visualizingthemovementsfortwohours,"saysTadhgMacintyre,asportspsychologistattheUniversityofLimerickinIreland.“Whenwe'redone,they’reabsolutelytired.”Itdoesn’tworkforeveryone,though."Ifyou'reanovice,theeffectcanbeharmful,”warnsMacintyre.Ifyou'retryingtovisualizeafreethrow,andyoudon'tevenknowthepropermovement,thenyou'reprobablygoingtomentallypracticethewrongskill.”1、Theauthorintroducesthetopicofthetextby______.A．givinganexampleB．presentinganargumentC．explainingaphenomenonD．makinganassumption2、Whathappenswhenoneisvisualizinganaction?A．Aspecialskillisquicklyacquired.B．AcertainmodelisformedintheheadC．Themusclesgrowincreasinglytense.D．Thebrainsendsstrongmessagestothebody.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"novice"inthelastparagraphmean?A．CoachB．SpecialistC．BeginnerD．Judge4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Athletesarelikelytowingamesthroughimaginedpractice.B．Practicingashillproperlyinmindcanproduceintendedeffect.C．Practicewhethermentalorphysicalhaitsowncharacteristics.D．Scientistshavefoundasalewayforathletestopracticetheirskills.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）完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～20各题所给的四个选项（A．B．C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。Visionistheartofseeingwhatisinvisibletoothers.--JonathanSwiftIwalkedintoawildthird-gradeclassroom.Musicwasplaying1,childrenwereundertablesapplyingmake-up,kidswerethrowingafootballindoors,andstudentswere2wherevertheycouldfind3Iwasamid-year4Theprevious5saidhecouldnolongermanagethesechildrenand6withoutnoticeduringtheholidaybreak.AssoonasIwalkedintheroom,Irealizedwhyhe7Isatdown8inmychairandbeganreadingtheir9softly.Aftereachname,I10,askingGodtohelpmeunderstandthatchild.Ithennaileda11tothewallnexttothechalkboardandbegan12mynameandareadingassignmentontheboard.Ithenaskedeachchildtocometome,andtellmetheirnamesandwhattheywantedtolearn.Itwasa13task,becauseonlytwochildrentherewantedtolearnsomething!Ruleswere14,boundariesestablished,parentscontacted.Butthemirrorsavedtheday--no,theyear!Unbeknownst(不知的)tothechildren,themirrorallowedmetoseetheirevery15whileIwaswritingontheboard.Theysoonbecame16astohowIknewwhowasmisbehavingwhileIwaswritingontheboard.Whenonestudentfinallyaskedme,ItoldhimIhadaspecialteacher’seyeinthebackofmyheadthatmyhair17Atfirsttheydidnotbelieveme.18theydidbegintoexhibitbetterbehavior,especiallywhileIwroteontheboard,thinkingIhadmagical19Inevertoldthemdifferently.Why20agoodthing?1、A．softly B．clearly C．loudly D．peacefully2、A．speaking B．laughing C．standing D．dancing3、A．space B．music C．partner D．joke4、A．representative B．replacement C．reference D．reward5、A．teacher B．headmaster C．director D．leader6、A．retired B．remained C．resigned D．returned7、A．went B．came C．left D．disappeared8、A．angrily B．restlessly C．indifferently D．quietly9、A．names B．faces C．figures D．minds10、A．prepared B．prayed C．protected D．preferred11、A．board B．mirror C．cross D．picture12、A．noting B．copying C．writing D．drawing13、A．difficult B．different C．distant D．direct14、A．dated B．written C．worked D．set15、A．make B．move C．matter D．mind16、A．pleased B．puzzled C．known D．worried17、A．covered B．hooked C．hung D．displayed18、A．So B．However C．And D．But19、A．view B．scene C．eyes D．vision20、A．mixup B．bringup C．messup D．burnup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）FuXuewei,a25-year-oldgirlfromChengdu,China1．(recent)sharedabeautifulsetofweddingphotosontheInternet.However,there'sadebateonthephotographs,2．nogroom(新郎)seemstobefoundinthephotos.Infact,theonlypeople3．(feature)inthephotosareMs.Fuandher87-year-oldgrandfather.Despitehavingnoplansofgettingmarriedanytimesoon,Fudecided4．(wear)theweddingdressforhergrandfather.ThemanfellseriouslyilllastSeptember,withdoctorswarningthathecouldpassaway5．anytime.FearinghemightnevergettofulfillthedreamofwalkingherdowntotheMr.Right,Fuarrangedthesurprisephotoshoot.Shetook6．(she)grandfatherforaregularhospitalcheck-up,onlytorevealthattheyweregoingtotakepictureslaterandheagreed。MsFu7．(raise)byhergrandparentsfromtheageoften,8．makesthemmeanalottoher.Sheinsiststhatshetakescareoftheminreturn.Theyoungwomaneven9．(have)atattooofhergrandfather."Ihadmygrandfather’sappearancetattooedonmyarmbecauseIwantallmynew10．(friend)toknowwhathelookslikeinthefuture,"shesaid。第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语老师要求同桌之间修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的作文。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：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从见11处起）不计分。Myfather'sfriendHenryusedtobeateacheratamedicalschoolandhewasverystricttohisstudents、Thestudentswereafraidofhimthoughhewasseldompleasedwiththeanswerstheygave、Onceastudentseatedbeforehim,andHenryrequiredhimtodescribingacertainillness,hisdescriptionofwhichturnedouttobeOK、ThenHenryaskedaboutthecurefortheillness,butthestudentgavetherightanswer、“Howmuchwillyougivethepatient?""Afullspoor’s!"Suddenlythestudentrealizesthattherewasanythingwrong、Hesaidanxiously,"I'vemadethemistake：afullspoonistoomany,andhecantakeonlyfivedrops、""It'stoolate；yourpatienthasbeendied,"Henrysaidcoldly、54第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）请你写一篇短文介绍自己买的机器人，内容要点如下：1．看起来像真人一样；2．可以帮助做许多事情：做家务、做饭、帮儿子做作业，陪主人外出购物等；3．你的担心：出了毛病不听指令，伤害儿子；4．对未来的展望。‘注意：（1）用第一人称。（2）字数120词左右。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、A4、C5、B6、C7、A8、C9、D10、C11、B12、A13、B14、B15、C16、C17、C18、B19、C20、C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、A2、A3、B4、C22、“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.Thismakesitmoreobviousthatyouneedtostop.”Others,however,foundtheneedforgroundtrafficlightsdisturbingandevenfrightening.“Ifinditscarythatsmartphoneusersaresoengrossed