文档介绍：第二部分阅读理解⑵（2011年04月网考）全翻译版
2011年版新大纲9套模拟题18篇阅读理解（必考一篇），出现在考试中阅读部分的第二篇，小抄或硬背,
必须掌握，原题出现，答案位置不变， 15分不可以丢失。
Passage 1
The French Revolution broke out in 1789. At the time France was in a crisis. The governnment was badly run and people ' lives were miserable. King Louis XIV tried to con trol the n ati onal parliame nt and raise more taxes. But his effort failed. He ordered his troops to Versailles. The people thought that Louis inten ded to put down the Revolution by force. On July 14,1789, they stormed and took the Bastille, where political prisoners were kept.
Ever since that day, July 14 has been the French National Day. Louis tried to flee the country in 1792 to get support from Austria and Prussia. However, he was caught and put in prison. In September 1792, the monarchy was abolished. In the same year, Louis was executed. A few mon ths 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 aga in st Fran ce. The French raised republica n armies to defe nd the n ati on. The Revoluti on 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***，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。他命令军队进入凡尔赛。人民都认为他企图用武力***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进入了法国。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。
What' this passage about?这篇文章主要讲了什么？
France. B. Ki ng Louis. C. The French Revolutio D. Europe.
Which did not happen in 1789? 以下哪件事不是发生在 1789年？
The French Revoluti on broke out.
The n ati onal economy was develop ing rapidly. 国家经济快速发展。
The gover nment was n 'well run.
King Louis XIV was in power.
Where were the political prison ers kept? 那些政治犯被关押在哪里？
In Versailles. B. In Austria. C. In Prussia. D. In B