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 (1) could become a poll tax on wheels, (2) huge number of drivers. There could be many more incidents of vandalism (3) cameras. The warnings came (4) a Daily Mail survey found almost all the 23 police forces in England and Wales were either (5) to expansion plans or considering (6) . Nationwide, the number of speeding tickets is expected to treble, (7) 90 million a year. (8) the scheme, police keep some of the cash from fines to 9 the costs of fitting and maintaining extra cameras and (10) that existing ones always have film in them. The rest will go to the Treasury. Both Ministers and police insist the scheme is aimed (11) at making roads safer. They point to trials in eight areas which cut collisions by a quarter and deaths and serious injuries by (12) a half. But motoring organizations fear cameras will be sited on relatively safe (13) fast stretches to catch as many drivers as possible. Some forces are also expected to 14 the "threshold" speeds at which cameras are (15) 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 (16) to more accidents. Sue Nicholson, head of campaigns at the RAC, said, "We don't have a problem with speed cameras (17) . But we do have concerns about (18) they are sited. Police risk losing credibility (19) motorists if cameras are seen as revenue-raising (20) safety devices./
单选题
A. promotions B. punishments C. penalties D. payments
单选题
A. isolating B. separating C. alienating D. detaching
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 考查动词辨析。四个选项都是动词的现在分词形式,第二句的后半句是一个状语结构,进一步揭示“罚款成为对汽车征收的人头税”(that the penalties could become a poll tax on wheels)给“众多驾车人员”(huge number of drivers)造成的影响。alienate意为“使……疏远……,使……变得冷淡(不再爱或信任)”,表示“(罚款的增多)使驾驶员不满从而疏远”,符合文意,因此C.alienating正确。isolate sb. /sth. (from sb. /sth. )意为“使……与他人/他物完全隔离,孤立……”,separate sth. /sb. from...表示“把某物/某人从……当中分离出来”,detach sth. from sth. “将某物拆下,分开某物”,均不符合题意。
单选题
A. pledging B. assuring C. confirming D. ensuring
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 考查动词辨析。四个动词都有保证的意思,但用法有细微差别。pledge sth. to sb. /sth. 意为“保证给予(支持等),以(名誉、誓言等)担保”,assure sb. of sth. /that表示“向某人保证……一定会发生、实现”,confirm意为“(尤指提供证据来)证实,证明,确认”。ensure sth. /that意为“保证……的实现,确定……会发生”。pledge和assure都含有“向某人保证……的实现”的意思,但搭配中都需要有sb. 作间接宾语;只有ensure不要求接间接宾语。本题空格处分词的逻辑主语是the costs,宾语是一个that引导的从句,因此只有ensure能和它们搭配,表示“费用用于安装和维修新摄像机,并且(费用)保证现有的摄像机中总是有胶卷”。因此答案为D.ensuring。
单选题
A. essentially B. strongly C. wholeheartedly D. purely
【答案解析】[解析] 考查语法知识。从上题我们可以知道反对者很关注这些摄像机安放的地点(是否公正),原句是But we do have concerns about ______ they are sited. about后面是一个宾语从句,其中they are sited是主谓部分,空格处需要的是一个状语,四个选项中,只有where可以用来表示地点状语,故正确答案为C.where。