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四、篇章結構 （ 占 1 0分 ）第 31 至 35 題為題組The causes of the French Revolution are complex and still widely debated among historians. However,many scholars agree that food played an important role in the socio-political upheaval. 31A main component in the French daily meal, bread was often tied up with the national identity. Studiesshow that the average 18th-century French worker spent half his daily wage on bread. In 1788 and 1789,however, when the grain crops failed two years in a row, the price of bread shot up to 88 percent of hisearnings. 32 The great majority of the French population was starving. Some even resorted to theftor prostitution to stay alive.33 Started in the 15th century, this tax on salt consumption was applied particularly to the poor,while the nobility and the privileged were exempted. The high rate and unequal distribution of the taxprovoked widespread illegal dealing in salt by smugglers, leading to skyrocketing salt prices.However, the royal court at Versailles was isolated from and indifferent to the escalating crisis. Thedesperate population thus blamed the ruling class for the famine and economic disturbances. 34 Theresults include the storming of the Bastille, a medieval fortress and prison in Paris, and the eventualbeheading of King Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette.35 Yet, the gabelle and the “bread question” remained among the most unsettling social andpolitical issues throughout the Revolutionary and Napoleonic periods (1789-1815) and well beyond.
(A) External threats closely shaped the course of the Revolution.
(B) With the collapse of the royal family, calm was restored gradually.
(C) Meanwhile, peasants’ resentment against the gabelle was spreading.
(D) The common household could not afford to buy enough food to meet their basic needs.
(E) The anger quickly built up, culminating in the massive riots of the French Revolution in 1789.(F) Specifically, bread and salt, two most essential elements in the French cuisine, were at the heart ofthe conflict.
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統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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