大学英语3阅读理解2

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1、阅读理解2Passage1TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeoutin1789.AtthetimeFrancewasinacrisis.Thegovernmentwasbadlyrunandpeople’slivesweremiserable.KingLouisXIVtriedtocontrolthenationalparliamentandraisemoretaxes.Buthiseffortfailed.HeorderedhistroopstoVersailles.ThepeoplethoughtthatL

2、ouisintendedtoputdowntheRevolutionbyforce.OnJuly14,1789,theystormedandtooktheBastille,wherepoliticalprisonerswerekept.Eversincethatday,July14hasbeentheFrenchNationalDay.Louistriedtofleethecountryin1792togetsupportfromAustriaandPrussia.However,hewascaughtandputinpri

3、son.InSeptember1792,themonarchywasabolished.Inthesameyear,Louiswasexecuted.Afewmonthslaterhiswife,Mariealsohadherheadcutoff.TheRevolutionofFrancehadfrightenedtheotherkingsofEurope.ArmiesfromAustriaandPrussiabegantomarchagainstFrance.TheFrenchraisedrepublicanarmiest

4、odefendthenation.TheRevolutionwentthroughaperiodofterror.Thousandsofpeoplelosttheirlives.Intheend,powerpassedtoNapoleonBonaparte.(190words)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。他命令军队进入凡尔赛。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

5、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。6.What’sthispassageabout?A.France.B.KingLouis.C.TheFrenchRevolution.D.Europe

6、.7.Whichdidnothappenin1789?A.TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeout.B.Thenationaleconomywasdevelopingrapidly.。C.Thegovernmentwasn’twellrun.D.KingLouisXIVwasinpower.8.Wherewerethepoliticalprisonerskept?A.InVersailles.B.InAustria.C.InPrussia.D.InBastille.9.Whatdoestheunderlined

7、word“abolished”mean?A.Putoff.B.Established.C.United.D.Ended.10.WhatwasNOTtheeffectoftheRevolution?A.July14hasbecometheFrenchNationalDay.B.ItbroughtsomeimpactontheotherEuropeanKings.C.Louis’swife,Mariewaskilled.D.Thekingtriedtocontrolthenationalparliament.Passage2Af

8、oreigner’sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingre