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."
【C7】

选项 A、financing
B、profiting
C、funding
D、netting

答案D

解析 考查动词辨析。空格处所在句子的意思为:预计(在实施监控系统后)全国范围内违章超速行驶的罚单数量会增加两倍,______一年9 000万。net意为“净得、净赚(某利润等)”,可以表示“罚金为政府创收,带来更多利润”,符合语境,因此D.netting为正确答案。finance意为“为(计划等)拨款”,意思与fund很相近;fund意为“出资,为…拨款(后常接对象)”;profit意为“获益,得到好处:对…有用”,后面接by/from sth./sb.,均不符合题意。
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