WhywastheBastilleimportanttothecitizensofParis?ThebuildingoftheBastillehadbeenstartedin1370underCharlesⅠ.Bytheseventeenthcenturyithadstoppedtobeimportantfordefense.Cardinal(红衣主教)Richelieu
WhywastheBastilleimportanttothecitizensofParis?ThebuildingoftheBastillehadbeenstartedin1370underCharlesⅠ.Bytheseventeenthcenturyithadstoppedtobeimportantfordefense.Cardinal(红衣主教)Richelieuturneditintoaprison.
Itwasnotanordinaryprisonforcommoncrimes.HugedoorsclosedonlyonenemiesoftheKing.TheBastille’sworkings(运行，管理)weresecret.Prisonersweretakentoitinclosedcarriages.Soldiersonguarddutyhadtostandwiththeirfacestothewall.Notalkingwasallowed.Worstofallaprisonerneverknewifhewouldbethereadayaweekayearorforever.OnlytheKing’slettercouldsethimfree.
OvertheyearsthenumberofthepeoplethrownintotheBastillebytheKing’sletterhadbecomesmaller.Bythetimeofitsfallmostoftheprisonerswerewriterswhohadwrittenagainstthewrongdeedsofthegovernment.VoltairethefamousFrenchwriterspentayeartherein1717-1718andanother12daysin1726.
ForthosewhobelievedinfreespeechandfreethinkingtheBastillestoodforeverythingbadandunfair.Thedayitwasbrokenintoonlysevenprisonerswerefoundinside.HowevertheBastillewashatedbythepeople.ItmadeonethinkoftheKing’scompletepower.
1.WhowouldbesentintotheBastillebytheKing’sletter?
A.Thosewhohadbrokenthelaw.
B.Thosewhohaddonewrongdeedsinthegovernment.
C.ThosewhowerethoughttobeharmfultotheKinghimself.
D.Thosewhohadwrittenagainstthewrongdeedsofthegovernment.
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Prisonersandtheguardsondutywerenotallowedtoseeeachother.
B.Soldiersonguarddutyhadtowalkaroundfromtimetotime.
C.OnlytheKingcouldputpeopleinorletthemoutashewanted.
D.Noneoftheprisonersknewhowlonghewouldbethere.
3.WhatdidpeoplethinkoftheBastille?
A.Theythoughtitwasnotimportantsincetheyfoundafewprisonersinit.
B.Theythoughtitwassomethingunfairtobeusedtopunishwriters.
C.Theythoughtitshouldn’tbekeptasasecretatall.
D.Theythoughtitwastheworstenemyagainstfreedom.
4.Thewriterofthispassagemainlywantsto_________