Every year about 4,000,000 Americans are arrested and accused of crimes ranging from theft and traffic violations to murder. The

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问题     Every year about 4,000,000 Americans are arrested and accused of crimes ranging from theft and traffic violations to murder. The Supreme Court(最高法院) has ruled that anyone charged with a crime has certain rights under the law. Do you know what your rights are if you are arrested? Here are four of them.
    First, as soon as the police arrest a person, they must tell him of his right to remain silent. Under the taw, he is not required to answer their questions.
    Second, the police must tell him of his right to have a lawyer. The state or city government will pay a lawyer to take the case of a suspect who cannot afford one.
    Third, the Fifth Amendment(修正案) to the Constitution says that no person has to be a wit ness against himself. This means that the suspect does not. have to speak against himself.
    Fourth, a person cannot be tried for the same crime twice. ff a person has been found innocent, he cannot be arrested again, brought to court, and retried for the same: crime.
We can conclude that Americans charged with crimes have some rights to ______.

选项 A、fight against laws
B、protect themselves
C、talk back to the police
D、escape punishment

答案B

解析 从文章的后四段我们可知,美国法律中,犯罪嫌疑人有权保持沉默、有权请律师、有权不为自己的罪行作证等等。由此可推断出,这些人有权保护自己。
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