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

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【B1】______could become a poll tax on wheels,【B2】______huge number of drivers. There could be many more incidents of vandalism【B3】______cameras. The warnings came
    【B4】______a Daily Mail survey found almost all the 23 police forces in England and Wales were either【B5】______to expansion plans or considering【B6】______.
    Nationwide, the number of speeding tickets is expected to treble,【B7】______ 90 million a year.
    【B8】______the scheme, police keep some of the cash from fines to【B9】______the costs of fitting and maintaining extra cameras and【B10】______that existing ones always have film in them. The rest will go to the Treasury. Both Ministers and police insist the scheme is aimed【B11】______at making roads safer. They point to trials in eight areas which cut collisions by a quarter and deaths and serious injuries by【B12】______a half.
    But motoring organizations fear cameras will be sited on relatively safe【B13】______fast stretches to catch as many drivers as possible. Some forces are also expected to【B14】______the "threshold" speeds at which cameras are【B15】______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【B16】______to more accidents. Sue Nicholson, head of campaigns at the RAC, said, "We don’t have a problem with speed cameras 【B17】______. But we do have concerns about【B18】______they are sited. Police risk losing credibility【B19】______motorists if cameras are seen as revenue-raising【B20】______safety devices."
【B6】
选项 A、taking part
B、keeping silence
C、making exception
D、paying respect
答案A
解析 考查动词短语辨析。空格所在句子的含义是：英格兰和威尔士的23支警力都有所行动，不是致力于实现部署监控体系的扩张计划就是在考虑______。英语的介词结构either…or…属于平行结构，也就是说前后两项的语义是相近的。因此要选择四个选项中和committed to expansion plans最接近、最相关的那一项。take part意为“参加，加入…行动”，代入原文表示“也考虑加入其中”，符合文意，因此A．taking apart为正确选项。keep silence意为“保持沉默”；make exception意为“破例”；pay respect意为“表达敬意”，均不符合语境。
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