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microscopicmess7專(zhuān)業(yè)第25課綜合c閱讀押題孫老師特別提示：綜合c今年閱讀沒(méi)有新增文章，押題也就變成了猜題，極不靠譜，請(qǐng)大家做好無(wú)原題或押不中的準(zhǔn)備！機(jī)會(huì)只給有準(zhǔn)備的人。Opportunities are only for the prepared person. 孫老師特別提示： 這兩篇文章難度都比較高，不得不防！ 2014綜合閱讀押題共2篇文章 Shark attack! 綜合閱讀CThe Travels of Ibn Battuta 綜合閱讀C第二篇：Shark attack! 綜合閱讀C 小心鯊魚(yú)！注：從第一句了看出這是一篇講故事的文章Craig Rogers was sitting on his surfboard沖浪板, scanning估算 the distance for his next wave, when his board suddenly stopped moving. He looked down and was terrified to see a great white shark biting the front of his board. “I could have touched its eye with my elbow,” saysCraig. The shark had surfaced浮上了水面 so quietly that he hadnt heard a thing.克雷格. 杰斯正坐在他的沖浪板上估算著下一波浪離他還有多遠(yuǎn)，就在這時(shí)沖浪板不動(dòng)了。他低頭向水下看，驚悚的一幕出現(xiàn)了： 一條大白鯊正在撕咬沖浪板的前端。"我的肘部可能都已經(jīng)碰到了它的眼睛"，克雷格談道。原來(lái)，這條鯊魚(yú)悄悄地浮上了水面，完全沒(méi)讓克雷格聽(tīng)到。 In his horror and confusion, he waved his arms and accidentally 偶然之間cut tow of his fingers on the sharks teeth. He then slid off the opposite side of his surfboard into the water. Then, with Craig in the water and blood flowing from his fingers, the five-meter-long shark simply swam away, disappearing into the water below.克雷格驚慌害怕，手足無(wú)措，但是偶然之間他被鯊魚(yú)咬掉了兩支手指，然后隨著滑板翻了個(gè)個(gè)兒，他也掉進(jìn)水里。就在那時(shí)，處于水中的克雷格兩支手指鮮血直流，但這條五米長(zhǎng) 的鯊魚(yú)卻徑直游開(kāi)，消失在深海之中。 Although sharks are often categorized 被認(rèn)為as killers that hunt and eat as many humans as then can, this is factually inaccurate. Sharks very rarely kill humans. A person has a greater chance of being struck by lightning or drowning in a bath than of being killed by a shark. Only 74 people have been reported killed by great whites in the last century. But great white sharks can reach six meters in length and weigh 2200 kilograms or more. With frightening jaws that can hold up to 3000 teeth arranged in several rows, they could very easily kill and eat a helpless human in the water. Why is it, then, that most people survive attacks by great whites? Shark researchers are trying to comprehend the reasons that allow people to escape without being eaten.雖然鯊魚(yú)常被認(rèn)為是瘋狂殺人的獵手，但事實(shí)上這是不準(zhǔn)確的。鯊魚(yú)很少獵殺人類(lèi)。比起被鯊魚(yú)殺死，人類(lèi)更有可能被閃電擊中或是淹死在浴缸中。在上個(gè)世紀(jì)，有報(bào)道的只有74人命喪鯊魚(yú)之口。然而大白鯊可以長(zhǎng)到6米長(zhǎng)、2200公斤重或是更重。3000顆牙齒排成數(shù)排長(zhǎng)在鯊魚(yú)那可怕的血盆大口中，它們可以輕易殺死并吃掉無(wú)助的落水者。但為什么大多數(shù)人受到大白鯊攻擊之后都能鯊口逃生呢？鯊魚(yú)研究者們正在努力尋找使得人類(lèi)鯊口脫險(xiǎn)的原因。 The most common explanation is that great whites dont see well .It has been thought that they mistake people for the seals or sea lions which make up 組成a large part of their diet. There is reason to doubt this, however. Recent information shows that great whites can actually see very well. Also, when attacking seals, great whites shoot up to the surface and bite with great force. When approaching humans, however, they most often move in slowly and bite less hard. They soon discover that humans are not a high-fat meal.” They spit us out because were too bony多骨的,” says Aidan Martin, director of Reef Quest Center for Shark Research.最常用的解釋是說(shuō)大白鯊的視力不好。人們認(rèn)為大白鯊會(huì)把人類(lèi)錯(cuò)當(dāng)成是海豹或是海獅，后兩者是鯊魚(yú)的主要食物來(lái)源。但是人類(lèi)又找到了理由來(lái)質(zhì)疑這一論斷。最近的研究信息表明大白鯊視力不錯(cuò)。并且當(dāng)大白鯊在攻擊海豹時(shí)，它們會(huì)迅速竄上海面，用力撕咬。但當(dāng)大白鯊在攻擊人類(lèi)時(shí)，它們?cè)诖蠖鄶?shù)情況下會(huì)慢慢浮上海面，撕咬的力度也輕得多。它們很快就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)人類(lèi)的肉不夠肥。"它們把我們吐出來(lái)是因?yàn)槲覀兲萘?quot;，艾丹.馬丁說(shuō)道，他是鯊魚(yú)研究暗礁搜索中心的領(lǐng)頭人。 Shark researchers like Martin hypothesize that great whites are actually curious animals that like to investigate things. Its possible that they use their bite not only to kill and eat, but also to gather information. Although such an experience is unlucky for people like Craig Rogers, when sharks bite surfboards or other objects or people, they are likely just trying to learn what they are.諸如馬丁這樣的鯊魚(yú)研究者們提出了這樣一種假設(shè)：大白鯊實(shí)際上是一種好奇心很重的動(dòng)物，它們喜歡探索新鮮事物。有可能它們撕咬物體不僅僅是為了獵殺和吃掉，也是為了搜集信息。雖然這種經(jīng)歷對(duì)于像克雷格羅杰斯這些人來(lái)說(shuō)很不幸，但是當(dāng)鯊魚(yú)在撕咬沖浪板， 或是別的物體，甚至是人類(lèi)時(shí)，很可能它們只是在盡量了解那到底是個(gè)什么東西。練習(xí)：1. After Craig Rogers fell into the water, the shark 3分 Craig掉進(jìn)水里之后，鯊魚(yú)A) bit his surfboard B) bit his fingersC) swam away D) attacked him答案與題解：1.C 選項(xiàng)A( 鯊魚(yú)咬沖浪板)和B( 鯊魚(yú)咬他的手指)兩個(gè)選項(xiàng)發(fā)生在Craig 落水之前，故排除這兩項(xiàng)。從第二段第三行可以得到如下信息：當(dāng)Craig 落入水中，手指上的鮮血在水中散開(kāi)之時(shí)，這條五米長(zhǎng)的鯊魚(yú)知自己游走了。此信息排除了選項(xiàng)D( 鯊魚(yú)攻擊他) 因此答案為C( 鯊魚(yú)自己游走了) 。2. It is difficult for the author to understand why great whites 作者很難想象，大鯊魚(yú)A) often let humans escapeB) kill humansC) have so many teethD) grow to six meters or more注解：文中并沒(méi)有直接回答問(wèn)題，只能靠推論。3. Which of the following is closest in meaning to “make up”in line 2 of paragraph 4? 3分A) create. B) are.C) increase. D) depend upon.注解：只要查字典讀懂一句話(huà)they mistake people for the seals or sea lions which make up 組成a large part of their diet.，6分可到手。4. The word their in line 2 of paragraph 4 means 3分 Their在第四段二行是什么意思A) peoples B) great whitesC) sea lions D) seals注解：只要查字典讀懂一句話(huà)they mistake people for the seals or sea lions which make up 組成a large part of their diet.，6分可到手。5. What is the main idea of the forth paragraph？ 第四段是的中心是什么？A) Great whites eat low-fat，bony meals more slowly.B) Great whites see well enough to include seals，sea lions，and humans in their diet.C) We now know great whites dont mistake humans for other animals.D) There is reason to doubt that great whites see well enough to attack humans.注解：文中并沒(méi)有直接回答問(wèn)題。在用神表實(shí)在無(wú)法確定選項(xiàng)時(shí)，不得已瞎選時(shí)，可選選項(xiàng)中有today，this day，now 。詞匯：scan vt.審視，細(xì)看，瀏覽 seal n. 海豹elbow n. 肘，肘部 reef n.礁，暗礁surface n. 表面 外表，vi. 浮出水面 quest n.搜索，尋求，追求drown vi.淹死，溺死答案與題解：1.C 選項(xiàng)A( 鯊魚(yú)咬沖浪板)和B( 鯊魚(yú)咬他的手指)兩個(gè)選項(xiàng)發(fā)生在Craig 落水之前，故排除這兩項(xiàng)。從第二段第三行可以得到如下信息：當(dāng)Craig 落入水中，手指上的鮮血在水中散開(kāi)之時(shí)，這條五米長(zhǎng)的鯊魚(yú)知自己游走了。此信息排除了選項(xiàng)D( 鯊魚(yú)攻擊他) 因此答案為C( 鯊魚(yú)自己游走了) 。2.A 從第二段第一行我們可以看出：鯊魚(yú)被人類(lèi)視為殺手，這是一條常識(shí)，很容易理解，因此選項(xiàng)B(殺人)被排除。而選項(xiàng)C(有很多牙) 和D( 長(zhǎng)到六米長(zhǎng)或是更長(zhǎng)) 只是對(duì)鯊魚(yú)的簡(jiǎn)單描述，也屬于常識(shí)；而且文中并未出現(xiàn)對(duì)它們的質(zhì)疑，說(shuō)明作者也默認(rèn)了這兩條常識(shí)。因此選項(xiàng)C 和D 也被排除。所以答案是A（常常讓人類(lèi)逃脫) 這在文中第三段得到了驗(yàn)證，第三段整段就是在說(shuō)雖然鯊魚(yú)可以輕松殺死人類(lèi)，但是它們卻很少殺人。第三段最后兩行甚至提到就連鯊魚(yú)研究者們都在盡力尋找人類(lèi)屢屢能鯊口逃生的原因，這就更能證明選項(xiàng)A 是正確答案。3.B 本題要求讀者根據(jù)上下文的語(yǔ)境猜測(cè)第四段第二行斜體標(biāo)出的詞組make up的意思。結(jié)合make up 詞組前出現(xiàn)的單詞seal和sea lion 以及它后面出現(xiàn)的詞組a large part of their diet，通過(guò)常識(shí)我們可以猜出：海豹和海獅應(yīng)該是鯊魚(yú)的主要食物來(lái)源。比對(duì)四個(gè)選項(xiàng)，我們可以發(fā)現(xiàn)選項(xiàng)A(創(chuàng)造) 、選項(xiàng)C(增加) 和選項(xiàng)D（依靠)在意思上都說(shuō)不通，代入原文無(wú)法構(gòu)成有意義的一句話(huà)。因此只有選項(xiàng)B( 是)在意思上和make up 最為接近，代入原文也說(shuō)得通。 在本文中，詞組make up的意思為：組成，構(gòu)成。4. B 本題要求讀者根據(jù) 上下文的語(yǔ)境猜測(cè)第四段第二行斜體標(biāo)出的單詞their的意思。結(jié)合第四段前兩行的內(nèi)容，我們可以很容易推測(cè)出，在這里their指代的是the great whites( 大白鯊) 因此答案為B。5. C 本題要求讀者總結(jié)出第四段的主要內(nèi)容。第四段主要介紹的是：人們起初以大白鯊視力不好為由來(lái)解釋人類(lèi)為何屢屢鯊口脫險(xiǎn)，但是最近的信息表明大白鯊的視力并不差，不會(huì)把人類(lèi)誤認(rèn)為是海豹或海獅。大白鯊不吃人是由于它們覺(jué)得人類(lèi)太瘦.沒(méi)有海獅和海豹的肉那么肥。對(duì)比四個(gè)選項(xiàng)：選項(xiàng)A 略顯片面.不是本段的主要內(nèi)容，故排除。選項(xiàng)B 中提到大白鯊也把人類(lèi)當(dāng)作食物來(lái)源，這點(diǎn)是錯(cuò)誤的，故排除B。 選項(xiàng)D中說(shuō)的是人們開(kāi)始懷疑這一論斷的正確性，但是選項(xiàng)D的表述和文中的信息正好相反；人們現(xiàn)在開(kāi)始懷疑的是“大白鯊由于視力不好才去攻擊人類(lèi)”這一論斷，而不是“大白鯊由于視力很好才去攻擊人類(lèi)” 故排除 D。所以正確答案為C(我們現(xiàn)在知道大白鯊不會(huì)把人類(lèi)誤以為是其他動(dòng)物)。Shark鯊魚(yú) attack攻擊!Craig Rogers was sitting on his surfboard, scanning the distance for his next wave, when his board suddenly stopped moving. He looked down and was terrified to see a great white shark biting the front of his board. ”I could have touched its eye with my elbow,” saysCraig. The shark had surfaced so quietly that he hadnt heard a thing. In his horror and confusion, he waved his arms and accidentally cut tow of his fingers on the sharks teeth. He then slid off the opposite side of his surfboard into the water. Then, with Craig in the water and blood flowing from his fingers, the five-meter-long shark simply swam away, disappearing into the water below. Although sharks are often categorized as killers that hunt and eat as many humans as then can, this is factually inaccurate. Sharks very rarely kill humans. A person has a greater chance of being struck by lightning or drowning in a bath than of being killed by a shark. Only 74 people have been reported killed by great whites in the last century. But great white sharks can reach six meters in length and weigh 2200 kilograms or more. With frightening jaws that can hold up to 3000 teeth arranged in several rows, they could very easily kill and eat a helpless human in the water. Why is it, then, that most people survive attacks by great whites? Shark researchers are trying to comprehend the reasons that allow people to escape without being eaten. The most common explanation is that great whites dont see well .It has been thought that they mistake people for the seals or sea lions which make up a large part of their diet. There is reason to doubt this, however. Recent information shows that great whites can actually see very well. Also, when attacking seals, great whites shoot up to the surface and bite with great force. When approaching humans, however, they most often move in slowly and bite less hard. They soon discover that humans are not a high-fat meal.” They spit us out because were too bony,” says Aidan Martin, director of Reef Quest Center for Shark Research. Shark researchers like Martin hypothesize that great whites are actually curious animals that like to investigate things. Its possible that they use their bite not only to kill and eat, but also to gather information. Although such an experience is unlucky for people like Craig Rogers, when sharks bite surfboards or other objects or people, they are likely just trying to learn what they are.1. After Craig Rogers fell into the water, the shark A) bit his surfboard B) bit his fingersC) swam away D) attacked him2. It is difficult for the author to understand why great whitesA) often let humans escapeB) kill humansC) have so many teethD) grow to six meters or more3. Which of the following is closest in meaning to make up in line 2 of paragraph 4?A) create. B) are.C) increase. D) depend upon.4. The word their in line 2 of paragraph 4 meansA) peoples B) great whitesC) sea lions D) seals5. What is the main idea of the forth paragraph？A) Great whites eat low-fat，bony meals more slowly.B) Great whites see well enough to include seals，sea lions，and humans in their diet.C) We now know great whites dont mistake humans for other animals.D) There is reason to doubt that great whites see well enough to attack humans.第五篇 The Travels of Ibn Battuta 綜合閱讀C伊本白圖泰游記注：從第一句了看出這是一篇講故事的文章“I left Tangier丹吉爾, my birthplace, the 13th of June 1325 with the intention of making the pilgrimage to Mecca.to leave all my friends both female and male, to abandon my home as birds abandon their nests. So begins an old manuscript in a library in Paris-the travel journal of Ibn Battuta."1325年6月13日，我離開(kāi)了家鄉(xiāng)丹吉爾，打算前往麥加朝圣。我告別了所有的朋友，如鳥(niǎo)兒離巢般，告別故土。"這便是伊本白圖泰游記的序言。這份舊的手稿存放在巴黎一家圖書(shū)館里。 Almost two centuries before Columbus, this young Moroccan set off for Mecca, returning home three decades later as one of historys 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 caf ,a ferry boat ,and even a hamburger are named after him.這個(gè)年輕的摩洛哥人所處的年代比哥倫布的年代要早了幾乎兩個(gè)世紀(jì)，從他出發(fā)去麥加 算起，30年之后伊本白圖泰才回到故鄉(xiāng)，那時(shí)的他已經(jīng)晉升到歷史上偉大旅行家的行列。出于好奇，他游歷了伊斯蘭世界的各個(gè)角落，足跡遍布了 44座現(xiàn)代城市，總行程是馬可波羅的3倍。雖然在西方社會(huì)不怎么有名，伊本白圖泰在阿拉伯國(guó)家卻家喻戶(hù)曉。在伊本白圖泰的故鄉(xiāng)丹吉爾，有以他命名的廣場(chǎng)、旅店、咖啡館、渡船，甚至漢堡。IbnBattuta 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 of Delhi. On the way, he described his group being attacked in the open country by 80 men on foot, and two horsemen: “we fought.killing one of their horsemen and about twelve of the foot soldiers.I was hit by an arrow and my horse by another, but God in his grace preserved me. .We carried the heads of the slain to the castle of Abu Bakhar . and suspended them from the wall.” In Delhi, the sultan gave him the position of judge, based on his prior 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 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.伊本白圖泰以學(xué)生的身份在麥加待了幾年，但對(duì)于游歷的渴望很快又讓他重新出發(fā)。 有一次他來(lái)到印度，在德里的蘇丹王那里謀到了一份收入頗豐的工作。他寫(xiě)到，在去德里的路上，他的隊(duì)伍在野外被80名步兵和2位馬夫攻擊："我們進(jìn)行了殊死搏斗殺死他們的一位馬夫和差不多12名步兵我和馬都中了箭，但是多謝真主的恩賜，最后我活了下來(lái)我們背著亡者的頭顱前往阿布巴卡爾的城堡并把這些頭顱掛在城墻上。" 因?yàn)橛性邴溂拥膶W(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)歷，德里的蘇丹王給伊本白圖泰安排了法官的工作。但是這位蘇丹王脾氣古怪，性情多變，所以伊本白圖泰想借機(jī)逃走：當(dāng)蘇丹王提出要資助伊本白圖泰去中國(guó)旅行時(shí)，他同意了。伊本白圖泰將要乘著三艘船起航，但他還未離岸，不幸便降臨了。一場(chǎng)突如其來(lái)的暴風(fēng)雨摧毀了兩艘船，吹走了財(cái)寶，許多船員和馬匹都溺水而亡。他眼睜睜看著載著他的財(cái)物和奴隸的第三艘船被吹到了海上，從此便再無(wú)音訊。更糟的是，他的孩子也在這艘船上。 After a lifetime of incredible不可思議的 adventures冒險(xiǎn)經(jīng)歷, Ibn Battuta was finally ordered by the Sultan of Morocco to return home to share his wisdom with the world. Fortunately, he consented and wrote a book that has been translated into numerous languages, allowing people everywhere to read about his unparalleled journeys.最后摩洛哥的蘇丹王要求一生游歷的伊本白圖泰回家和世人分享他的智慧。幸運(yùn)的是， 他同意了此事并寫(xiě)了本書(shū)。這本書(shū)已被翻譯成了很多種語(yǔ)言，可以讓世人了解他那無(wú)與倫比的旅行經(jīng)歷。練習(xí)：1. What is the passage mainly about? 本文中心是什么？A) Visitors to Mecca.B) The adventures of Ibn Battuta.C) Ibn Battutas character.D) Asian countries of the 14th century.中心題一般放在最后做。2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to “set off”出發(fā) for in line 5?A) left to go to.B) discussed.C) arrived at.D) decided決定upon.Page 1161 出發(fā) 一個(gè)個(gè)查，本題不難3. The Sultan of Delhi gave Ibn Battuta a position of judge because 為什么蘇丹給Ibn一個(gè)法官的職位A) the sultan needed a translator.B) Ibn Battuta had been a judge before.C) Ibn Battuta had studied in Mecca.D) Ibn Battuta had traveled to many countries.4. Which of the following would the writer of this passage most likely agree with? 下列的句子那一個(gè)與作者觀(guān)點(diǎn)一致？A)Ibn Battutas journeys were very common for people of that time.B) Ibn Battutas stories are probably not true.C) Ibn Battutas journey was less important than Marco Polos.D) Ibn Battuta should be better known in the West today. 注解：該題為對(duì)錯(cuò)選擇題，定位較難。得分困難。只能一句句讀。在用神表實(shí)在無(wú)法確定選項(xiàng)時(shí)，不得已瞎選時(shí)，可選選項(xiàng)中有today，this day，now 。5. Why did Ibn Battuta finally return to his home？ 為什么Ibn最后回到家鄉(xiāng)？A) He was tired of traveling.B) He didnt have any more money.C) He feared the Sultan of Delhi.D) The Sultan of Morocco asked him to return.答案與題解:1. B 根據(jù)本文的內(nèi)容以及標(biāo)題( The Travels of Ibn Battuta) ，我們可以很快排除選項(xiàng)A、C和D。所以答案為B（The adventures of Ibn Battuta) 。2. A 從第一行我們知道伊本白圖泰的家鄉(xiāng)是丹吉爾，所以第五行中set off詞組后提到的麥加必然是伊本白圖泰要去的城市，想必他是離開(kāi)家鄉(xiāng)前往麥加。因此，對(duì)比四個(gè)選項(xiàng)之后，我們不難發(fā)現(xiàn)正確答案為A(left to 90 to) 。3. C 在第三段第七行中，我們可以發(fā)現(xiàn)本題的答案：因?yàn)橛性邴溂拥膶W(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)歷，德里的蘇丹王給伊本白圖泰安排了法官的工作。因此，對(duì)比四個(gè)選項(xiàng)之后，我們不難發(fā)現(xiàn)正確答案為C（Ibn Battuta had studied in Mecca）。4. D 選項(xiàng)A的意思是：在他那個(gè)時(shí)代的人看來(lái)，伊本白圖泰的經(jīng)歷很普通。結(jié)合本文內(nèi)容我們知道該選項(xiàng)必然是錯(cuò)誤的，故排除A。選項(xiàng)B 的意思是：伊本白圖泰的游歷故事可能是虛構(gòu)的。根據(jù)本文的內(nèi)容我們可以知道伊本白圖泰在歷史上確有其人，他的游歷經(jīng)歷也是真實(shí)的，甚至他的游歷故事還被寫(xiě)成了書(shū)流傳后世，所以該選項(xiàng)不對(duì)，故排除B。選項(xiàng)C 的意思是：伊本白圖泰的游歷沒(méi)有馬可波羅的游歷重要。 根據(jù)本文，我們知道伊本白圖泰的經(jīng)歷雖然在西方社會(huì)不如馬可波羅那么有名，但他的故事在阿拉伯世界是家喻戶(hù)曉。文中并沒(méi)有出現(xiàn)對(duì)比他們倆的信息，所以我們不能武斷地說(shuō)誰(shuí)的游歷就一定比另一位的重要，故排除選項(xiàng)C。因此，本題正確答案為D(在現(xiàn)今的西方世界，伊本白圖泰應(yīng)該會(huì)比以前更有名)。5. D 在第四段前兩行中，我們會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)：最后摩洛哥的蘇丹王要求游歷一生的伊本白圖泰回家和世人分享他的智慧。 定位這條信息之后，我們?cè)賮?lái)對(duì)比四個(gè)選項(xiàng)就不難發(fā)現(xiàn)本題的正確答案為D( 摩洛哥的蘇丹王要求他回家) 。第3篇The Travels of Ibn Battuta“I left Tangier, my birthplace, the 13th of June 1325 with the intention of making the pilgrimageto Mecca.to leave all my friends both female and male, to abandon my home as birds abandon their nests. So begins an old manuscript in a library in Paris-the travel journal of Ibn Battuta. Almost two centuries before Columbus, this young Moroccan set off for Mecca, returning home three decades later as one of historys 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 caf ,a ferry boat ,and even a hamburger are named after him. IbnBattuta 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 of Delhi. On the way, he described his group being attacked in the open country by 80 men on foot, and two horsemen: “we fought.killing one of their horsemen and about twelve of the foot soldiers.I was hit by an arrow and my horse by another, but God in his grace preserved me. .We carried the heads of the slain to the castle of Abu Bakhar . and suspended them from the wall.” In Delhi, the sultan gave him the position of judge, based on his prior 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 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 incredible adventures, Ibn Battuta was finally ordered by the Sultan of Morocco to return home to share his wisdom with the world. Fortunately, he consented and wrote a book that has been translated into numerous languages, allowing people everywhere to read about his unparalleled journeys.1. What is the passage mainly about?A) Visitors to Mecca.B) The adventures of Ibn Battuta.C) Ibn Battutas character.D) Asian countries of the 14th century.2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to set off for in line 5?A) left to go to.B) discussed.C) arrived at.D) decided upon.3. The Sultan of Delhi gave Ibn Battuta a position of judge becauseA) the sultan needed a translator.B) Ibn Battuta had been a judge before.C) Ibn Battuta had studied in Mecca.D) Ibn Battuta had traveled to many countries.4. Which of the following would the writer of this passage most likely agree with?A)Ibn Battutas journeys were very common for people of that time.B) Ibn Battutas stories are probably not true.C) Ibn Battutas journey was less important than Marco Polos.D) Ibn Battuta should be better known in the West today. 5. Why did Ibn Battuta finally return to his home？A) He was tired of traveling.B) He didnt have any more money.C) He feared the Sultan of Delhi.D) The Sultan of Morocco asked him to return. 孫老師特別提示：機(jī)會(huì)只給有準(zhǔn)備的人。Opportunities are only for the prepared person. M