B
Foreigndriverswillhaveapayon-the-spotfinesofupto￡900forbreakingthetr afficlawtobecarriedournextmonth.
Iftheydonothaveenoughcashoraworkingcreditcard,theirvehicleswillclamped（扣留）untiltheypayandtheywillfaceanadditionalfeeof&80forgettingbacktheirvehicles.
ThelawwillalsoapplytoBritishcitizens,Thefineswillbedcgcribedofficiallyas“deposits”whenthetr afficlawtakeeffect,takeseffect,becausethemoneywouldbereturnedifthedriverwenttocourtandwasfoundnotguilty,Inpractice,veryfewforeigndrivesarelikelytoreturntoBritaintodealwiththeireases.
Foreigndriversarerarelychargedbecausepolicecannottakeactionagainstthemiftheyfailtoappearincourt,Instead,officersoftenmerelygivewarnings.
Threemillionforeign-registeredvehiclesenterBritaineachyear.Polishvehiclessmakeup36percent,Frenchvehicles10percentandGermanvehicles9percent.
Foreignvehiclesare30percentmorelikelytopeinacrashthanBritish-registeredvehicles.Thenumberofcrashescausedbyforeignvehiclesroseby47percentbetween2003and2008.therewerealmost400deathsandseriousinjuriesand3,000slightinjuriesfromaccidentscausedbyforeignvehiclesin2008.
Thenewlawispartlyintendedtosettletheproblemofforeignlorrydriversignoringlimitsonweightandhoursatthewheel.ForeignlorriesarethroetimesmorelikelytobeinacrashthanBritishLorries.RecentspotchecksfoundthatthreequartersofLorriesthatfailedsafetyteatswereregisteredoverseas.
Thestandarddepositforacarelessdrivingoffence—suchasdrivingtooclosetothevehicleinfrontorreadingamapatthewheel—willbe￡300.Depositsforspeedingoffencesandusingmobilephoneswillbe￡60.Foreigndriverswillnotgetpointsaspunishmentaddedtotheirlicenses,whileBritishdriverswill.
60.Thefirstparagraphservesasa（n）
A.explanationB.intr oductionC.commentD.background.
正确答案：B
