2014年12月英语四级真题及答案第三套(7)

less to protect. Therefore, according to the benefits principle, the wealthy should 44 more than the poor to the cost of 45 the police force. The same argument can be used for many other public services, such as fire protection, national defense, and the court system.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A. adapt

B. contribute

C. exerting

D. expenses

E. fair

F. justified

G. maintaining

H. private

I. provided

J. revenues

K. similarly

L. simply

M. theft

N. total

O. wealth

Section B

Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the coresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.

Grow up Colored

[A] You wouldn't know Piedmont anymore―my Piedmont, I mean—the town in West Virginia where I learned to be a colored boy.

[B] The 1950s in Piedmont was a time to remember, or at least to me. People were