15．Fred is second to none in math in our class.but believe it or not.he passed the last exam．( )——青夏教育精英家教网—

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．

8．Most great singers have had learnt singing lessons since childhood．Occasionally，though，a great voice comes through untrained，a voice that is unbelievably，naturally beautiful．Mahalia Jackson had such a voice．Without having had a lesson，she was able to attract listeners with her magnificent voice that never seemed forced or pretended．
Mahalia Jackson was a gospel singer．She preferred to sing the soul music or folk songs rather than popular songs or rocks．Since financial rewards didn't concern her，she refused many opportunities to become wealthy．She sang for the simple country people and also for the rich，sometimes．But she never changed her style or her point of view．
At one point，after some discussions，her husband advised her to try out for a regular stage role．Then，she reluctantly paid 2.5dollars for a song sheet and went to the interview．All the judges agreed to offer her the part，for they were highly impressed．At this point，however，her husband got a job，and she turned down the offer．She wanted to go on singing at concerts．
Mahalia Jackson was a down-to-earth person，showing no self-pride．She considered her singing talent a gift from God and accepted it humbly．She would help box-office clerks and would even help sell tickets out front，if necessary．Therefore，she was loved by people around her．
Perhaps Mahalia Jackson's greatest moment was singing"The Star-Spangled Banner"at President John F．Kennedy's inauguration （就职仪式）The national anthem may never have been sung better．

31．Mahalia Jackson was popular among the people around her mainly becauseC
A．she never changed her style or point of view
B．she was a gospel singer for country people
C．she was a down-to-earth person
D．she had a very magnificent voice
32．As underlined in Paragraph 3，the word reluctantly meansA．
A．unwillingly
B．joyfully
C．carefully
D．thankfully
33．After all her success，Mahalia Jackson always remainedB
A．critical
B．modest
C．shy
D．uncertain
34．If Mahalia Jackson saw a young singer was very nervous before a concert，she
would probablyC．
A．amuse her
B．ignore her
C．encourage her
D．train her．

6．-Thanks a lot for your book．I found it very interesting．
-_______．I'm glad you enjoyed it．（　　）

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