单选题 The Treasury could pocket 20 million a year in extra fines once the country's speed camera network is expanded. Motoring organizations warned that the【C1】______could become a poll tax on wheels, 【C2】______huge number of drivers. There could be many more incidents of vandalism 【C3】______cameras. The warnings came【C4】______a Daily Mail survey found almost all the 23 police forces in England and Wales were either【C5】______to expansion plans or considering 【C6】______. Nationwide, the number of speeding tickets is expected to treble, 【C7】______90 million a year. 【C8】______the scheme, police keep some of the cash from fines to【C9】______the costs of fitting and maintaining extra cameras and 【C10】______that existing ones always have film in them. The rest will go to the Treasury. Both Ministers and police insist the scheme is aimed 【C11】______at making roads safer. They point to trials in eight areas which cut collisions by a quarter and deaths and serious injuries by【C12】______a half. But motoring organizations fear cameras will be sited on relatively safe 【C13】______fast stretches to catch as many drivers as possible. Some forces are also expected to 【C14】______the "threshold" speeds at which cameras are【C15】______to the absolute legal minimum—15 mph in a 10 mph limit, and 26 mph in a 20 mph zone. This could encourage drivers to stare at their speedometers instead of concentrating on the road, and【C16】______to more accidents. Sue Nicholson, head of campaigns at the RAC, said, "We don't have a problem with speed cameras【C17】______. But we do have concerns about【C18】______they are sited. Police risk losing credibility 【C19】______ motorists if cameras are seen as revenue raising【C20】______safety devices. "

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：句意：机动车管理机构警告说这种罚款可能变成对汽车征收的人头税。penalty“处罚，罚金”，可与本文第一句中的fines(罚款)形成呼应，符合此处文意；promotion“提升，晋级”，punishment“刑罚”，多指身体上的惩罚；payment“支付，付款”，没有“罚”的意味，均不符合文意。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：句意：这种做法会疏远很多驾驶者。alienate“使某人疏远或冷淡”；isolate“使孤立，隔离”；separate“使分离”；detach“将某物从……拆下”。由本句上文指出“车速监控摄像体系的扩大可能会将罚款变为人头税”，下句提到“这也会产生更多恶意破坏摄像机的事件”，可知这种行为会导致很多驾驶者在心理上的不满和疏远，故选C。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：句意：预计全国范围内违章超速行驶的罚单数量会增加两倍，净赚罚金达9，000万。net及物动词，意为“净赚”，其后可接挣得的数目为宾语；finance“提供资金，款项”；fund“为(机构、项目)拨款”，后常接资助的对象；profit“获益”，常用搭配为profit from sth．“从……获益”。只有D项符合文意和搭配。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：句意：根据计划，警察保留一部分罚金用以支付安装和维修新摄像机的费用，并且保证现有的摄像机中总是装有胶卷。此处作者提到了监控系统扩张计划的部分内容，即“在该计划中，根据该计划”，固定搭配为under the scheme，B项正确。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：句意同第8题。ensure“保证，确保”，其后可以直接接that宾语从句，说明保证的对象；pledge“承诺，誓守”，常用搭配为pledge sth．to sb．；assure“使确信”，常用搭配为assure sb．of sth．和assure sb．that从句；confirm意为“证实(某物的正确性)”，常用搭配为confirm that从句。综合考虑语义和搭配，D项正确。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：句意：他们指出八个试点地区撞车事故减少了四分之一，严重伤亡事故减少至一半。up to意为“高达”；in all意为“总共”；fewer than意为“不足”；at most“至多，最多”。本句为cut…by“数量削减多少”的结构，可知此处需要用副词来修饰减少的数量，前半句出现了a quarter，根据文意和逻辑关系可知，此处要强凋减少数量的进一步提升，故D正确。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：句意：但是机动车管理机构担心警察为了多开罚单会把摄像机装在相对安全但行车速度较快的直行道上。句中safe和fast含义具有矛盾性，但直行道(stretches)兼有这两种特性，既安全又高速，but作连词时有此种特定用法表示“但，又”，而whereas，though和while作连词只能引导从句，故选A。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：句意：(警察在设置摄像机的最低车速标准时，)会把正常的10mph的限速提高到15mph，把20mph的限速提高到26mph。gear意为“对某物加以调节以适合某种需要或达到某种标准”；lever“用(杠杆)撬动”；handle“对付，管理”；trigger“触发，引起”。只有B项符合文意。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：句意：这样做会使司机盯着自己的里程计而不把精力集中到路面上，从而引发更多的交通事故。lead to“导致，造成”；add to“使(数量增加)，使(规模)扩大”；contribute to“有助于”；resort to“诉诸，求助于”。根据语义的因果关系可知此处应选A项。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：句意：警察可能会失去他们在驾驶者心中的威信。空白处指“驾驶者对警方的信任”，credibilityagainst，credibility in，credibility for都是指“警方对驾驶者信任的关系”，动宾颠倒，故排除；credibilitywith sb。可表示“在某人眼中的威信力”。