Question

    “Smombies”— people walking while staring at their smartphones are very real and a growing cause for concern. To let people pay more attention to their surroundings to avoid serious accidents, government in a small German town has come up with a more positive solution — embedding (嵌入) traffic lights in the pavement to make them noticed by people always looking down at their phones.

The safety measure was taken. Authorities in Augsburg decided to act, installing ground level traffic lights at two tram (电车) stops last Tuesday. The lights flash red when a tram is coming, or when the regular traffic light turns red. “We realized that the normal traffic light isn't in the line of sight of many pedestrians these days,” said Tobias Hermes, a city official. “So we decided to have an extra set of lights — the more lights we have, the more people are likely to notice them.”

Some Augsburg people appear to be quite happy with the idea. “I think it makes sense,” Jack Smith said, speaking to The Augsburg Alleghenies. “One always sees young people these days running over red lights. This makes it more obvious that you need to stop.”

Others, however, found the need for ground traffic lights unnecessary and even frightening. “I find it scary that smartphone users are so engrossed that they need to install lights in the ground so that they notice the tram coming,” one person told the local paper.

But do this kind of pavement-embedded lights actually work? One interviewed teenager believes not really. “To be honest, I didn't even notice it,” he told The Augsburg Alleghenies. "Maybe it’d be useful at night, but I didn’t realize it was there until just now.”

1.From the text we can know that smombies refer to people          

A.who are fond of walking.

B.who look at phones while walking.

C.whose smartphones are embedded traffic lights.

D.who pay more attention to their surroundings.

2.What can we learn from Tobias Hermes?

A.The tram is the main cause of traffic accidents.

B.The tram's lights should flash while running.

C.Many people can't see normal traffic lights clearly.

D.The pavement-embedded lights are easier to be seen.

3.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “engrossed” in Paragraph 4?

A.Disturbed. B.Scared.

C.Engaged. D.Inspired.

4.What can be a suitable tide for the text?

A.The Serious Smartphones Problems.

B.Advocate People to Celebrate Traffic Rules.

C.The Importance of Ground Traffic Lights.

D.Ground Traffic Lights for People Staring at Their Smartphones.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

本文为说明文，文章主要介绍了德国的奥格斯堡政府决定在人行横道下安装红绿灯，以提醒边走路边玩手机的人注意交通安全。文章还是说明了不同的人对此的看法。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中“Smombies”— people walking while staring at their smartphones are very real and a growing cause for concern.可知，“Smombies”——人们一边走路一边盯着自己的智能手机，这是非常真实的，而且越来越引起人们的担忧。由此可知，smombies是指边走路边玩手机的人。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中“We realized that the normal traffic light isn't in the line of sight of many pedestrians these days,” said Tobias Hermes, a city official. “So we decided to have an extra set of lights — the more lights we have, the more people are likely to notice them.”可知，市政府官员Tobias Hermes说，“我们意识到，现在很多行人都看不到正常的红绿灯。所以我们决定增加一组灯光——我们有越多的灯光，就会有越多的人注意到它们。”由此可知，Tobias Hermes认为人行道上嵌入的灯更容易被看见。故选D。

3.词义猜测题。根据后文they need to install lights in the ground so that they notice the tram coming可知，有人对当地报社说，他发现，智能手机用户如此专注于玩手机，以至于需要给他们在地面上安装红绿灯，以便他们注意到有轨电车的到来，这很可怕。故划线单词意思为“专注于”。故选C。

4.主旨大意题。根据第一段中To let people pay more attention to their surroundings to avoid serious accidents, government in a small German town has come up with a more positive solution — embedding traffic lights in the pavement to make them noticed by people always looking down at their phones.可知，为了让人们更多地关注周围环境，避免发生严重事故，德国一个小镇的政府想出了一个更积极的解决方案——在人行道上安装交通灯，让那些总是低头看手机的人注意到它们。结合文章主要介绍了安装地下交通灯来提醒走路玩手机的人，以减少他们发生交通事故的风险，故D选项“地面交通灯，供盯着智能手机的人使用”符合文本标题，故选D。