Question

“The 13th of June，1325，I left Tangier，my birthplace，with the intention of making the pilgrimage（朝圣）to Mecca ．．．to leave all my friends，to abandon my home as birds abandon their nests．” So begins an old manuscript in a library in Paris—the travel diary of Ibn Battuta．

Almost two centuries before Columbus，this young Moroccan set off for Mecca，returning home three decades later as one of history’s great travelers．Driven by curiosity，he journeyed to remote corners of the Islamic world，traveling through 44 modern countries，three times as far as Marco Polo．Little celebrated in the West，his name is well known among Arabs．In his hometown of Tangier，a square，a hotel，a cafe，a ferry boat，and even a hamburger are named after him．

Ibn Battuta stayed in Mecca as a student for several years，but the urge to travel soon took over．In one adventure，he traveled to India seeking profitable employment with the sultan—the Muslim ruler of Delhi．On the way，he described his group being attacked in the open country by 80 men on foot，and two horsemen: “… I was hit by an arrow and my horse by another，but God in his grace preserved me ．．．” In Delhi，the sultan gave him the position of judge，based on his previous study at Mecca．But the sultan had an unpredictable character，and Ibn Battuta looked for an opportunity to leave．When the sultan offered to finance a trip to China，he agreed．Ibn Battuta set off in three ships，but misfortune struck while he was still on the shore．A sudden storm grounded and broke up two ships，scattering （散播）treasure and drowning many people and horses．As he watched，the third ship，with all his belongings and slaves—one carrying his child—was carried out to sea and never heard from again．

After a lifetime of amazing adventures，Ibn Battuta was finally ordered by the Sultan of Morocco to return home to share his wisdom with the world．Fortunately，he agreed and wrote a book that has been translated into numerous languages，allowing people everywhere to read about his unparalleled journeys．

1.What can we learn about Ibn Battuta from the passage？

A．He had great interest in the Islamic world．

B．He returned to his homeland to write a book．

C．His journeys were less important than Marco Polo’s．

D．His journeys were very common for people of that time．

2.The Sultan of Delhi gave Ibn Battuta a position of judge because _______．

A．Ibn Battuta had studied in Mecca

B．Ibn Battuta had been a judge before

C．Ibn Battuta had worked as a translator

D．Ibn Battuta had traveled to many countries

3.Which is the best title for the passage？

A．The Learned Ibn Battuta

B．A Visitor to Mecca

C．The Travels of Ibn Battuta

D．Desire for Adventures

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.C

【解析】

1.根据第二段，伊本•白图泰的旅行是出于对伊斯兰世界的好奇（“Driven by curiosity，he journeyed to remote corners of the Islamic world．”）。他对伊斯兰世界有极大兴趣（“He had great interest in the Islamic world．”）

2.根据第三段，国王因为伊本•白图泰在麦加的求学经历，赐予了他法官的职务（“the sultan gave him the position of judge，based on his previous study at Mecca”）。本题国王给伊本•白图泰法官职务的原因是他曾在麦加求过学（“Ibn Battuta had studied in Mecca”）。

3.根据全文，本文介绍了伊本•白图泰的旅行经历并赞美了伊本•白图泰举世无双的成就。题目应为伊本•白图泰的旅行（“The Travels of Ibn Battuta”）