The Treasury could pocket 20 million a year in extra fines once the country’ s speed camera network is expanded. Motoring organi

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问题     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."
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选项 A、in
B、with
C、against
D、for

答案B

解析 考查介词辨析。空格前的名词credibility意为“信用,信誉,他人(对…)的信任”,空格后是motorists。由上下文可以推知,这里表示的是“驾车者对警察的信任”,或者说“(在驾车者看来)警察的信誉”。首先排除against“反对,与…对抗”。介词in接人作宾语时,表示动作的对象,而文中credibility的对象是police,而不是motorists。for的义项很多,如“对于,为了,因为”,但都不能和credibility搭配,因此也被排除。with接人作宾语可表示“在…看来”。因此只有with符合文意,在文中表示:在驾驶者看来,警察可能丧失他们的威信。故选B.with。
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