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第二部分 阅读理解(2) （2013 年网考）全翻译版 新大纲 9 套模拟题 18 篇阅读理解（必考一篇）。 Passage 1 The French Revolution broke out in 1789. At the time France was in a crisis. The government was badly run and people’s lives were miserable. King Louis XIV tried to control the national parliament and raise more taxes. But his effort failed. He ordered his troops to Versailles. The people thought that Louis intended to put down the Revolution by force. On July 14,1789, they stormed and took the Bastille, where political prisoners 1792 to get support from Austria and Prussia. However, he was caught and put in prison. In September 17were kept. Ever since that day, July 14 has been the French National Day. Louis tried to flee the country in 92, the monarchy was abolished. In the same year, Louis was executed. A few months later his wife, Marie also had her head cut off. The Revolution of France had frightened the other kings of Europe. Armies from Austria and Prussia began to march against France. The French raised republican armies to defend the nation. The Revolution went through a period of terror. Thousands of people lost their lives. In the end, power passed to Napoleon Bonaparte. (190 words) 法国大革命于 1789 年爆发。当时法国正处在一片混乱中，政府腐败，人民 生活凄惨。路易十六世企 图控制议会并增加赋税，但最后失败了。他命令军队 入凡尔赛。人民都认为 他企图用武力镇压革命。1789 年 7 月 14 日，人民群众爆发了，攻占了关押政治犯的 巴士底狱。从那天以后，7 月 14 日就被定为法国的 国庆日。1792 年，路易十六企图 逃离法国，并从奥地利和普鲁士获得支持，但他被捕了。1792 年王室被 废除，路 易十六被处以死刑。几个月后，他的妻子，玛丽也被处以死刑。法国大革命令欧洲 其它国家的国 王感到害怕。奥地利和普鲁士的军队 入了法国。法国人民组织起 了共和军来保卫祖国，革命陷入了一个 艰苦阶段。成千上万的人牺牲了。最后， 权力落入了拿破仑﹒波拿巴手中。 6. What’s this passage about? 这篇文 章主要讲了什么？ A. France. B. King Louis. C.