13.WhywasBastilleimportanttothecitizensofParis?ThebuildingoftheBastillehadbeenstartedin1370underCharlesV.Bytheseventeenthcenturyithadstoppedtobeimportantfordefense.CardinalRichelieuturneditintoaprison.Itwasnota
13.WhywasBastilleimportanttothecitizensofParis?ThebuildingoftheBastillehadbeenstartedin1370underCharlesV.Bytheseventeenthcenturyithadstoppedtobeimportantfordefense.CardinalRichelieuturneditintoaprison.Itwasnotanordinaryprisontopunishcommoncrimes.ItshugedoorsclosedonlyonenemiesoftheKing.TheBastille’sworkingsweresecret.Prisonersweretakentoitinclosedvehicles.Soldiersonguarddutyhadtostandwiththeirfacestothewall.Notalkingwasallowed.Worstofall,aprisonerneverknewifhewouldbethereaday,aweek,ayear,orforever.OnlytheKing’slettercouldsethimfree.
OvertheyearsthenumberofarrestsbyKing’sletterhadbecomefewer.Bythetimeofitsfall,mostoftheprisonerswerewriterswhohadwrittenagainstthecorruptions(贪污腐败)ofthegovernment.Voltaire,thefamousFrenchwriter,spentayeartherein17171718,andanother12daysin1726.
Forthosewhobelievedinfreespeechandfreethinking,theBastillestoodforeverythingevil.Thedayitwascaptured,onlysevenprisonerswerefoundinside.Still,theBastillewashatedbythepeople.ItwasasymboloftheKing’scompletepower.
TheBastillehadbeenaprison"__________".
单选题
A.A.sincethetimeofCharlesV
B.B.since1370
C.C.beforetheseventeenthcentury
D.D.sincethetimeofCardinalRichelieu
Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSE?
单选题
A.A.AnyonewhodidsomethingwrongcouldfindhimselfsuddenlyintheBastille.
B.B.TheBastillewasonlyforthosewhowereopposedtotheKing.
C.C.ThingsdoneintheBastillewerehardlyknowntopeopleoutside.
D.D.VoltairewastwiceputintheBastille.
Atthetimeofitsfall,theBastillehoused__________.
单选题
A.A.alargenumberofprisoners
B.B.alotofwriterswhohadbeenagainstthegovernment
C.C.somedozensofpeoplewhobelievedinfreespeechandfreethinking
D.D.onlyafewprisoners
WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
单选题
A.A.AllprisonersintheBastillehadtostaythereforlife.
B.B.Overtheyearsthenumbe
