第二部分 阅读理解(2)( 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 1The 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 a b o li s he d
In the same year, Louis was executed
A few months later h