Foreign drivers will have a pay on-the-spot fines of up to ￡900 for breaking the

Foreign driverswill have a pay on-the-spot fines of up to ￡900 for breaking the trafficlaw to be carried our next month. 

If they do nothave enough cash or a working credit card, their vehicles will clamped（扣留）untilthey pay law takes effect ,because the money would be returned if the driverwent to court and was found not guilty , In practice, very few foreign drivesare likely to return to Britain to deal with their eases. 

Foreign driversare rarely charged because police cannot take action against them if they failto appear in court, Instead, officers often merely give warnings. 

Three millionforeign-registered vehicles enter Britain each year. Polish vehicles s make up36 percent, French vehicles 10 percent and German vehicles 9 percent. 

Foreign vehiclesare 30 percent more vehicles entre Britain each year. Polish vehicles make up36 percent. French crashes caused by foreign vehicle rose by 47 percent between2003 and 2008. There were almost 400 deaths and serious injuries and 3,000slight injuries form accidents caused by foreign vehicles in 2008. 

The new Law isparty intended to settle the problem of foreign lorry divers ignoring limits toweight and hours at the wheel. Foreign Lorries are throe times more likely tobe in a crash than British Lorries. Recent spot checks found that threequarters of Lorries that failed safety teats were registered overseas. 

The standarddeposit for a careless driving offence —such as driving too close to thevehicle in front or reading a map at the wheel—will be ￡300.Deposits for speeding offences and using mobile phones will be ￡60. Foreign drivers will not get points as punishment added to theirlicenses, while British drivers will. 

1.The firstparagraph serves as a（n）

A.explanation      B. introduction     C. comment         D. background. 

2.The foreigndrivers who break the traffic law and do not pay on the spot are likely to beforted up to        . 

A. ￡60       B. ￡300        C. ￡900          D. ￡980

3.We can learnfrom the passage that         . 

A. many foreigndrivers have been fined by Britain police

B. 300,000Germanvehicles enter Britain every year

C. 25percent offoreign vehicles entering Britain have failed safety tests

D. Britishdrivers will be punished with points and fines for breaking the traffic law

4.The newtraffic law is mainly intended to          . 

A. limit thenumber of foreign vehicles entering Britain

B. increase theBritish movement’s additional income

C. lower therate of traffic accidents and injuries

D. get foreigndrives to appear in count

试题答案

【答案】

1.B 推理判断题。本文第一自然段是简单介绍英国的新交通法规，故本题选B。

2.D 计算题。由第一和第二自然段的大意可知本题选D，即当场不能交罚款的外国司机罚款的费用是900+ 80=980英镑。

3.D 细节理解题。由文章最后一句可知本题选D。

4.C 推理判断题。由第六自然段和第七自然段的首句可知本题选C。

【解析】文章大意

从下个月起，英国将实行一种新的交通法规：当外国司机在英国违反了交通法，将被处以900英镑的罚款。如果被罚款的外国司机向法院申诉获胜，这笔罚款将被退还。