9．"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 44modern 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 80men 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．
40．What can we learn about Ibn Battuta from the passage？A
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．
41．The Sultan of Delhi gave Ibn Battuta a position of judge becauseA．
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
42．Which is the best title for the passage？C
A．The Learned Ibn Battuta
B．A Visitor to Mecca
C．The Travels of Ibn Battuta
D．Desire for Adventures．
分析 本文介绍了旅行家伊本•白图泰，以及他在游历过程中的一些经历．最后在摩洛哥苏丹王的要求下，伊本•白图泰将自己的游历写成一本书，向世人介绍他那无与伦比的旅行经历．
解答 41．答案A 细节理解题 根据第二段中"Driven by curiosity，he journeyed to remote corners of the Islamic world．"以及"He had great interest in the Islamic world．"可知伊本•白图泰的旅行是出于对伊斯兰世界的好奇，他对伊斯兰世界有极大兴趣，故答案选A．
42．答案A 细节理解题 根据第三段中"the sultan gave him the position of judge，based on his previous study at Mecca"可知国王赐予伊本•白图泰法官的职务是因为伊本•白图泰在麦加的求学经历．故答案选A．
43．答案C 主旨大意题 本文主要介绍了伊本•白图泰的旅行经历并赞美了伊本•白图泰举世无双的成就，所以最合适的题目应为The Travels of Ibn Battuta．
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