职称英语综合类教材阅读理解易考文章(4)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Travels">Travels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ibn">Ibn</span> <span word="Battuta">Battuta</span></p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="Tangier">Tangier</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="birthplace">birthplace</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 13<span word="th">th</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="June">June</span> 1325 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pilgrimage">pilgrimage</span> [ <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mecca">Mecca</span>]... <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="male">male</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nests">nests</span>.<span word="So">So</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="manuscript">manuscript</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="library">library</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paristhe">Paristhe</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="journal">journal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ibn">Ibn</span> <span word="Battuta">Battuta</span>.</p><p> <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Columbus">Columbus</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Moroccan">Moroccan</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Mecca">Mecca</span>, <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="historys">historys</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span>. <span word="Driven">Driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="curiosity">curiosity</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="journeyed">journeyed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="comers">comers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="through">through</span> 44 <span word="modem">modem</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Marco">Marco</span> <span word="Polo">Polo</span>. <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>2, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Arabs">Arabs</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tangier">Tangier</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="square">square</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cafe">cafe</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ferry">ferry</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hamburger">hamburger</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ibn">Ibn</span> <span word="Battuta">Battuta</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mecca">Mecca</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="adventure">adventure</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="profitable">profitable</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sultan">Sultan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Delhi">Delhi</span>.3 <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="by">by</span> 80 <span word="men">men</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="horsemen">horsemen</span>：<span word="we">we</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> ... <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="horsemen">horsemen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> .<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arrow">arrow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="grace">grace</span> <span word="preserved">preserved</span> <span word="me">me</span> .... <span word="We">We</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slain">slain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="castle">castle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Abu">Abu</span> <span word="Bak">Bak</span>, <span word="har">har</span> ... <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="Delhi">Delhi</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sultan">sultan</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="judge">judge</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Mecca">Mecca</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sultan">sultan</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unpredictable">unpredictable</span> <span word="character">character</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ibn">Ibn</span> <span word="Battuta">Battuta</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sultan">sultan</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span>. <span word="Ibn">Ibn</span> <span word="Battuta">Battuta</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="ships">ships</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="misfortune">misfortune</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shore">shore</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="grounded">grounded</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="ships">ships</span>, <span word="scattering">scattering</span> <span word="treasure">treasure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drowning">drowning</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="horses">horses</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="watched">watched</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="ship">ship</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="belongings">belongings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slaves">slaves</span>一<span word="one">one</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="childwas">childwas</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p>
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