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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 6 .
    Nationwide, the number of speeding tickets is expected to treble, 【C6】______90 million a year.
    【C7】______the scheme, police keep some of the cash from fines to【C8】______ the costs of fitting and maintaining extra cameras and【C9】______that existing ones always have film in them. The rest will go to the Treasury. Both Ministers and police insist the scheme is aimed 【C10】______ at making roads safer. They point to trials in eight areas which cut collisions by a quarter and deaths and serious injuries by【C11】______a half.
    But motoring organizations fear cameras will be sited on relatively safe 【C12】______fast stretches to catch as many drivers as possible. Some forces are also expected to 【C13】______the "threshold" speeds at which cameras are 【C14】______ to the absolute legal minimum-【C15】______ 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."
【C16】
选项 A、lead
B、add
C、contribute
D、resort
答案A
解析 考查上下文语义与动词短语辨析。选项中的四个动词都可以和介词to搭配，关键是辨析四个短语的含义是否符合文意。根据上下文，(设置摄像机的最低合法车速)会促使司机盯着自己的里程计而不把精力集中到路面上，从而______更多的交通事故。显然，空格前后是因果关系，因此lead to“导致，造成”符合文意，表示“引发更多的交通事故”。故选A．lead。add to表示“使(数量)增加；使(规模)扩大”。contribute to含义丰富，可表示“是…的原因；增加，增进；投稿”。resort to表示“求助于．依靠”，均不符合语境。
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