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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."
【B20】
选项 A、in spite of
B、far from
C、rather than
D、by means of
答案C
解析 考查短语辨析。in spite of意为“尽管…，不管…”；far from意为“几乎相反，远非”：rather than多用于比较两个事物的差异，它后面跟说话人不喜欢、不认同或者想要否定的事物; bymeans of意为“通过…的方式”。因此只有rather than符合题意，表示：监控摄像机被看成聚敛财政收入的手段而非安全设施。
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