“I left Tangier, my birthplace, the 13th of June 1325 with the intention of making the pilgrimage ¹ [ 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.

    Almost two centuries beforeColumbus, this young Moroccan set off forMecca, returning home three decades later as one of history"s great travelers. Driven by curiosity, he journeyed to remote comers of the Islamic world, traveling through 44 modem countries, three times as far as Marco Polo. Little celebrated in the West 2, 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 inMeccaas a student for several years, but the urge to travel soon took over. In one adventure, he traveled toIndiaseeking profitable employment with the Sultan of Delhi. 3 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 thecastleofAbu Bak, har ... and suspended them from the wall. ” InDelhi, the sultan gave him the position of judge, based on his prior study atMecca. But the sultan had an unpredictable character, and Ibn Battuta looked for an opportunity to leave. When the sultan offered to finance a trip toChina, 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一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.

词汇：

 pilgrimage /"pilgrimidʒ/ n．朝圣，远游

ferry /"feri/ n．渡船

sultan /"sʌltən/ n．苏丹（yī sī lán jiāo 国王，某些伊斯兰国家统治者的称号）

suspend /sə"spend/ vt．吊，挂；暂停

finance /fai"næns/ v．给…提供资金

scatter /"skætə/ vt．撒播，驱散；vi．消散

consent /kən"sent/ vi．同意，赞成

slain: slay的过去分词slay/"slei/ v．杀死，杀戮

unparalleled /ʌn"pærəleld/ adj．无比的，空前的，绝无仅有的

the open country野外

foot soldier 步兵

注释：

1.    …with the intention of making the pilgrimage ..．……打算去朝圣……

2.    Little celebrated in the West,…虽然在西方社会不怎么知名，……

3.    …seeking profitable employment with the Sultan of Delhi.……在德里的苏丹王那里谋到了一份收人颇丰的工作。

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

We will {{U}}set off{{/U}} after he finishes packing.

A:set out B:set back C:set up D:set down

We will {{U}}set off{{/U}} after he finishes packing.

A:set out B:set back C:set up D:set down

阅读下列程序说明和程序，在每小题提供的若干可选答案中，挑选一个正确答案。

A:SET RELATION OFF A B:SET RELATION OFF B C:SET RELATION TO 总编号 INTO BADDI D:SET RELATION TO 总编号 INTO A ADDI

阅读下列程序说明和程序，在每小题提供的若干可选答案中，挑选一个正确答案。

A:TURN TALK OFF B:TURN TALK ON C:TURN ON D:SET TALK ON

Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing inline at the cash register, I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s home. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership—a shop selling cars was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
"Just how friendly is Friendly Ford" I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.
"Thank you" are two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.

A:turned off B:moved off C:put up D:set up