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2020/2021学年度第一学期高三九月测试英语试卷满分150分考试时间：120分钟第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有

一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Sellingcoff

ee.B.Visitingamuseum.C.Askingfordirections.2.Whataffectstheman’sphonebill?A.Hisfamily’sInternetuse.B.Thetaxesandextrafees.C.Hiscallsan

dtexts.3.Whydidthewomanbuythehat?A.Itofferscompletesunprotection.B.It’scheaperthanbaseballhats.C.Itwaseasytopur

chaseontheInternet.4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.She’sbeenextremelybusy.B.Shedreamsofbecomingamillionaire.C.She

’sproudofbeingabletodomanythings.5.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthesoup?A.It’stoothick.B.It’snotverygood.C.Itneedsabitmore

flavor.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。第6

段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatdoesthegirlsuggestaboutthefirstpairofshoes?A.They’reagoodvalue.B.They’reeasytowalkin.C.She’llbepop

ularifshewearsthem.7.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Fatheranddaughter.B.Salesmanandcustomer.C.Uncle

andniece.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.WhoisAshleyBryan?A.Apoet.B.Anartist.C.Afamoussailor.9.HowoldwasLangstonHugheswhenhedied?A.FortyyearsoldB.Sixty-fiveyearsol

d.C.Ninety-twoyearsold.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Atanairport.B.Attheman’shouse.C.Atthewoman’shouse.11.Whatd

oweknowaboutthewoman?A.Hersuitcaseismorethan40kg.B.ShewilltakeaflighttoAmerica.C.Shehasahandbagandalarge

backpack.12.Whattimedoestheflightleave?A.At8:30a.m.B.At9:30a.m.C.At10:30a.m.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatdoesthemanprobablydoforaliving?A.Heisajournalis

t.B.Heisafilmreviewer.C.Heisamagazineeditor.14.Whatisthewoman’sfavoritefilmever?A.PulpFiction.B.JackieBrown.

C.KillBill.15.Whatdayisittoday?A.Thursday.B.Friday.C.Saturday.16.Howdoesthemanfeelattheendoftheconver

sation?A.Verygrateful.B.Alittleannoyed.C.Muchmorecalm.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Wherecancopiesbemade?A.OnLevel1.B.OnLevel2.C.OnLevel3.18.Howma

nybookscanagraduatestudentcheckout?A.Uptotwo.B.Uptofive.C.Uptofifteen.19.Whatisthelatefeeforabookthatis10da

ysoverdue?A.$5.B.$15.C.$20.20.WhendoesthelibrarycloseonFridaynights?A.At8:30p.m.B.At9:00p.m.C.At10:00p.m.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题

；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASanFranciscoFireEngineToursSanFranciscoWineryT

ourRunning：February1stthroughApril30thThisdelicioustourgoesthroughthecityonitswaytoTreasureIslandwherewewillstopatthefamousWinerySF.Hereyou

canenjoy4poursofsomeofthebestwineSanFranciscohastooffer.(Includedinticketsprice)DepartingfromtheCannery：Tourtimesuponrequest.Duration(时长)：2hour

sPrice：$90BacktotheFiftiesTourRunning：August16ththroughAugust31stThistourtransportsyoubackintimetooneofSanFrancisco’smostfantasticperiods，the195

0s!EnjoyfunhistoryaswetakeyouthroughSanFranciscoforafreetasteoficecream.DepartingfromtheCannery：5：00pmand7：30pmDuration：2hoursPrice：$90Spooky

HalloweenTourRunning：October10ththroughOctober31stJoinusforaridethroughthehistoricalPresidiodistrict.Authenticfiregear

(服装)isprovidedforyourwarmthasourentertainerstakeyoutosomeofthemostthrillingpartsofSanFrancisco.DepartingfromtheCannery：6：30pmand8：30pmD

uration：1hourand30minutesPrice：AvailableuponrequestHolidayLightsTourRunning：December6ththroughDecember23rdThisattractive

tourtakesyoutosomeofSanFrancisco’smostcheerfulholidayscenes.Authenticfiregearisprovidedforyourwarmthasyougetintotheholidayspirit.Dep

artingfromtheCannery：7：00pmand9：00pmDuration：1hourand30minutesAdvancereservationsrequired.21.WhichofthetoursisavailableinMarch?A.San

FranciscoWineryTour.B.BacktotheFiftiesTour.C.SpookyHallowenTour.D.HolidayLightsTour.22.Whatcantouris

tsdoonBacktotheFiftiesTours?A.GotoTreasureIsland.B.Enjoytheholidayscenes.C.Havefreeicecream.D.VisitthePresidiodistrict.23.What

aretouristsrequiredtodotogoonHolidayLightsTour?A.Takesomedrinks.B.Setoffearlyinthemorning.C.Wearwarmclothes.D

.Makereservationsinadvance.BScientistsataNevadaearthquakelabtestednewbridgedesignslastWednesday.Thedesignshaveconnectorst

heysayareinnovative（创新的）.Thedesignswerecreatedtobetterstandviolentearthquakesandspeedreconstructioneffortsaftermajorquakeda

mage.TheengineersinUniversityofNevada,Renoperformedtheexperimentsonahuge"shaketable."Theyattemptedtosimulate（模拟）theviole

ntmovementsofanearthquakehittinga100-ton,70-fbotbridgemodel.Theywantedtoseehowwellitwouldholdup.Graduatestudentsmeasuredandmarked

signsoftinycracks.Butnomajorstructuraldamagewasobservedintheinitialreviewoftheexperiments."Thebridgehasdonebetterthanweexpected,saidSai

idSaiidi.Heisaprofessorofcivilandenvironmentalengineering,alsotheprojectleader.He’sdonerelatedresearchformorethan30years.Bridgesarealread

ydesignednottofallapartinearthquakes。.Buttheyareoftenunsafefortravelafterbigquakes.Hesaidthetesteddesigns

usedspecialtypesofconnectorstolinkpre-madebridgeparts.Thisincludedhigh-performanceconcrete.Thepartshavebeentestedontheiro

wn.Buttheywerenevertestedbeforecombinedinabridgemodelsubjectedtorealisticearthquakemovements,likethe1994Northridge,Califo

rniaquake.Wednesday'stestinsidetheUniversityofNevada'sEarthquakeEngineeringLaboratorysimulatedtheactivitiesofa

quakeaslargeasmagnitude7.5.Theinnovativeconnectorsallowforready-madeconcreteandothermaterialstobeattache

dtoanexistingbridgefoundation.Thisshouldspeedrepairandreconstruction.TheUniversityofNevada'sEarthquakeEngineeringLabo

ratoryisthelargestofitskindintheUnitedStates.ThelatestprojectisfundedbytheCaliforniaDepartmentofTransportation,w

hichiscurrentlydevelopingplansfor10pilotprojectsbasedonthedevelopingbridgeconnectortechnology.24.Whydidthescientistsworko

nthenewbridgedesigns?A.Toobservequakedamage.B.Tomeasurestructuraldamage.C.Tosimulateviolentearthquakes.D.Toacceleraterepairandrebuildingofbridg

es.25.WhatisProfessorSaiidSaiidi'sattitudetowardstheexperiments?A.Satisfied.B.Disappointed.C.Indifferent.D.Curious.26

.Whichofthefollowingcandescribetheexperiments?A.Theywereconductedinasmalllab.B.Theycausedhugecracksonthemodel.C.Theycombinedbridgepart

swithconnectors.D.Theytestedthebridgesingenuineearthquakes.27.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tosolveaproblem.B.Topresentaresearchresult.C.Togivepr

acticaladvice.D.Topreventdamagefromhappening.CNowadayssomecompaniesareattemptingtogrowseafoodfromcellsinalaboratoryrathertha

nharvestingitfromtheoceans.Withmassiveproblemswithoverfishingworldwideandgrowingdemandforshrinkingsuppl

iesofseafood,thewayfishcurrentlymakesitswaytoourplatesisn’talong-termviableoption.Between1961and2016,theaverageannualincreaseinglobalfoodfi

shconsumptionoutpacedpopulationgrowth.Thosearefiguresnotsustainableforus,thefishortheenvironmentasawhole.Cellularsea

foodcouldbetheanswer.Justdon'tmakethemistakeofcallingitlab-grownfish.“Noneofusintheindustrywouldcallitlab-grownseafood,”saysMikeSelden,CE

OofFinlessFoods.“FinlessFoodsisn’tlab-grown.Weexperimentandcreateourscienceinthelab,butdon’tproducethere.Ourproductscomefromaproductionbasemuchl

ikeafarmasaproductionbaseforanimals.”FinlessFoodsisatechcompanyinSanFrancisco.Beginningin2017,it’sbeenworkingtobringt

omarketaspeciesofculturedbluefintuna(蓝鳍金枪鱼)createdusingcellulartechnology.Shortlyafterthat,thecompanyproduceditsfirstp

oundofbluefintunameatforacostofabout$19,000.Sincethen,however,it’sbeenworkingtobringthatpricedown.Se

ldentermswhatFinlessFoodsisdoingas“cell-basedseafood”.“We’regrowingseafoodfromrealseafoodcells,”Seldenexplai

ned.“Wetakecellsfromafishonce,andthengrowthemendlesslyfromthat.Wedothesameprocessthathappensinsideofafishandmakeithappenoutsideofafish.”Thegoalofcel

lularseafoodisn’ttoentirelydestroythecurrentseafoodindustry.Instead,it’sintendedtoaugmentit—andperhapstohelpreducesomeofthemorehar

mfulaspectsofcurrentfishingpracticeslikeoverfishingandillegalfishing.Andwhenitcomestocertainseaspecies,thislaboratory-basedapproac

hcouldhelpcreateaplentifulsupplyofcertainfishwithoutendangeringthesurvivalofcertainoverfishedspeciesasawhole.28.Whatisthemainfunctionofthe

secondparagraph?A.Warningusoftheshrinkingseafoodsupplies.B.Stressingthesignificanceofcellularseafood.C.Analyzingther

easonsforglobaloverfishing.D.Showingtheenvironmentaleffectofseafood.29.WhatproblemwithcellularseafoodisFinlessFoodsfacing?A.Th

ehighcostofitsproduction.B.Itsinadequatenutrientcontent.C.Itspotentialharmfulhealtheffect.D.Thecomplexproductionprocess.30.Whatdo

estheunderlinedword“augment”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymean?A.replaceB.strengthenC.cancelD.tolerate31.

Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.IsSeafoodMadeOutofCells?B.WillSeafoodBecomeCheaper?C.HaveWeGotEnoughSeafood?D.IsCellularSeafoodSustainable?

DThismonth，Germany’stransportminister，AlexanderDobrindt，proposedthefirstsetofrulesforautonomousvehicles(自主驾驶车辆）．Theywoulddefinethed

river’sroleinsuchcarsandgovernhowsuchcarsperformincrasheswherelivesmightbelost．Theproposalattemptstodealwithwhatsomecallt

he“deathvalley”ofautonomousvehicles:thegreyareabetweensemi-autonomousandfullydriverlesscarsthatcoulddel

aythedriverlessfuture．Dobrindtwantsthreethings:thatacaralwayschoosesproperty(财产）damageoverpersonalinjury;thatitnever

distinguishesbetweenhumansbasedonageorrace;andthatifahumanremoveshisorherhandsfromthedrivingwheel—tocheckemail，s

ay—thecar’smakerisresponsibleifthereisacrash．“Thechangetotheroadtrafficlawwillpermitfullyautomaticdriving，”saysDobrindt．Itwillputfull

ydriverlesscarsonanequallegalfootingtohumandrivers，hesays．Whoisresponsiblefortheoperationofsuchvehiclesisnotclearamongcarmakers，consumersandlawyers

．“Theliability(法律责任）issueisthebiggestoneofthemall，”saysNatashaMeratattheUniversityofLeeds，UK．Anassumptionbe

hindUKinsurancefordriverlesscars，introducedearlierthisyear，insiststhatahuman“bewatchfulandmonitoringtheroad”ateverymoment．Butthatisno

twhatmanypeoplehaveinmindwhenthinkingofdriverlesscars．“Whenyousay‘driverlesscars”,peopleexpectdriverlesscars.”Meratsays“Youknow—nodriver.”Becauseoft

heconfusion，Meratthinkssomecarmakerswillwaituntilvehiclescanbefullyautomatedwithoutoperation．Driverlesscarsmay

endupbeingaformofpublictransportratherthanvehiclesyouown，saysRyanCaloatStanfordUniversity，California．ThatishappeningintheUKa

ndSingapore，wheregovernment-provideddriverlessvehiclesarebeinglaunched．ThatwouldgodownpoorlyintheUS，however．“Theideathat

thegovernmentwouldtakeoverdriverlesscarsandtreatthemasapublicgoodwouldgetabsolutelynowherehere，”saysCalo．32．Whatdoesthephr

ase“deathvalley”inParagraph2referto?A．Aplacewherecarsoftenbreakdown．B．Acasewherepassingalawisimpossible

．C．Anareawherenodrivingispermitted．D．Asituationwheredrivers’roleisnotclear．33．TheproposalputforwardbyDobr

indtaimsto__________．A．stoppeoplefrombreakingtrafficrulesB．helppromotefullyautomaticdrivingC．protectdriver

sofallagesandracesD．preventseriouspropertydamage34．Whatdoconsumersthinkoftheoperationofdriverlesscars?A．Itshouldgettheat

tentionofinsurancecompanies．B．Itshouldbethemainconcernoflawmakers．C．Itshouldnotcausedeadlytrafficaccidents．D．Itshouldinvolve

nohumanresponsibility．35．Driverlessvehiclesinpublictransportseenobrightfuturein__________．A．SingaporeB．theUKC．theUSD．Germany

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项Ifsomethingthatyou’redoingdoesn’tchallengeyou,thenitdoesn’tchan

geyou.Weallneedsomenormalstressinourlives,afterall.36.Sochallengethefollowinglimits:1.Figureoutwhatyou’rescaredofanddoitcontinuously.Ifyo

u’reasalesman，andyou’rescaredoftalkingtopeoplepersonallyoroverthephonenow，insteadofbeingscaredandthinkingyou'llfail,

spendatleastfiveminutesadaytopickupthephoneandmakeacall.37.Butdon’tstoponthefirsttry!Eventually,youcanlookatfearintheeyea

ndsay，“Goon.I’mnotscared!”2.Takeaclassforahobbyyou’vebeenwantingtodevelopMakesurethishobbyisnotlinkedtoyourcareer;youhavetorelaxandrel

ieveyourstresswhileperformingthis.38.Apartfromhelpingyouchallengeyourself,takingaclassforyourhobbymayalsogiveyouextraincome.3.Setasideatleas

tnineminutesadayforphysicalexercise.39.Asimple9-minuterunaroundyourneighborhoodcandowondersforyourself*Exe

rcisecannotonlyhelpyoumaintainyourregularweight，butalsomakeyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.4.Travelandallow

yourselftobeinterestedinnewpeople.Don’tjustlimityourselftoyourfellowtravelers—trytoconnectwiththeservicestaff.

Youneverknowwhatkindofpeoplethey’regoingtobe.Getoutofyourhouseorgoonlinerightnowtobookyourclass.40A.Yoush

oulddoitcontinuously.B.Someonemayhanguponyou.C.Youdon’tneedtogotothegym.D.Runninginthegymmaybeabetterchoice.E.Starttotravelnowandlearntochal

lengeyourself.F.Someexamplesmightbecooking,sewing,paintingandsoon.G.Youcanneverseeanyimprovementifyousticktoyourcomfortzone.第三

部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Ididnotremembe

rher,butrecentlyheremailnotesurprisedme.Theemailbegan,"WemetinasubwaytraininQueens"Fatehad41usnexttoeachother.She42tha

tshehadbeensadanddepressed.Hersadfeelingsdidnot43me.Icontinuedtotalktoherabout44andlove.Igaveherquotec

ardsthatsheputinherbag.Athomeshewas45tofindthewordsonthequotecardsresonated(共鸣)withherpresentsituation.Shebecameveryhappyandher4

6heartwantedtoseemeagaintothankmeaboutthe47shereceived.She48mefor3yearswithno49.ShedidnotknowIwasconnectedtoKindSp

ring.LastweekshetalkedwithherfamilyandthoughtImightbeworkingatKindSpring.org.InanemailtoKindSpring,notknowingmy50,sheexplainedmyf

aceandour51.IamverygratefultoKindSpringforgoingtheextramiletofindmyemailIDandbetheconnecting52betweenus.F

atemahiseagertomeetmewhenIvisitNewYorknextyear.Shesaidmy53changedherlife.Ihave54probablyoverfiftythousandcards，buttheon

eshereceivedis55.41.A.introducedB.savedC.seatedD.cheated42.A.wroteB.forgotC.realizedD.guessed43.A.moveB.botherC.s

topD.surprise44.A.friendshipB.lossC.sadnessD.hope45.A.shockedB.excitedC.embarrassedD.puzzled46.A.anxiousB.grate

fulC.brokenD.curious47.A.lessonB.kindnessC.respectD.sympathy48.A.turneddownB.reliedonC.passedoverD.searchedfor49.A.compla

intsB.excusesC.resultsD.regrets50.A.colleaguesB.nameC.bossD.appearance51.A.promiseB.appointmentC.meetingD.mi

sunderstanding52.A.bridgeB.harrierC.personD.way53.A.visitB.talkC.emailD.work54.A.paidforB.soldoutC.usedupD.giv

enaway55.A.well-keptB.specially-madeC.worthlessD.priceless第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。ThePalaceMu

seum,alsoknownastheForbiddenCity,isamuch-visitedandmuch-photographedtourist56(attract).ThisChinesepalacewithah

istoryofabout600years57(receive)millionsofvisitseveryyearandlotsofTVprogramshaveshowntheplaceinrecentyear

s.However,itstillhassecrets,andanewprogram58(design)toexplorethoseunknownareasandthestorieswithinissettos

howthepalaceinanewlight.Thevarietyshow,ShangXinLeGuGong,broadcastitsfirstepisode(一集)onBeijingTVandonlinest

reamingmediasite,iQiyi.com,onNovember9.Thatfirstepisodewonwideacceptancefromaudiencesand59(think)highlyofo

nDouban.com."Itbringsmanyelements(元素)together,andeverythingintheshowis60(perfect)matchedandturnsoutamazing,"sai

d61onlineuser."ItbringsmethethrillIfeltwhenIsteppedintothePalaceMuseumforthefirsttime.”Ineachone-hour-longepisode,theactorsanda

ctressesswitchbetweenplayingguidesandhistorical62(figure)likeemperorsandroyalfamilymembersoftheQingDynasty(1644—1911).Theyfocusonareaswhichares

tillnotaccessible63thepublicandthestories64(surround)them.Intheshow,theactorsandactressesarealsojoinedbydesi

gners65willcreateproductsbasedonwhattheysee.Themostpopularones,basedonanonlinevote,aretobeturnedintosouvenirsforsale

.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是学生会主席李华，你校将举行“用英语讲中国故事”比赛，请你给留学生Mike写一封电子邮件邀请他参加，内容包括：1.比赛的时间和地点；2.比赛的意义；3.报名方式。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可以

适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearMike,________________________________________________________________

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______________________________________________________________第二节读后续写(满分25分)Oneday,theMullah,animportantmaninthevillage,foundhisdonkeywasgo

newhenhewantedtogovisitafriend.Hewasveryangryandranaroundtolookforhisdonkey.TheMullahranaboutlookinguntilhewastootired.Hesat

downtorestathisgate.Afewfriendscametojoinhim.“Thatno-goodlazydonkey!”saidhe."IfIeverseeheragain,I’llsellherforadollar!"Sellingadonkeyforadollar

wasjustajoke.JustthentheMullahheardthesoundofhisdonkey’sfeet.Helookedaround.Therewashisdonkey.Onherbackrodeaboy,"Wheredi

dyoufindher?"askedtheMullah."Wecouldn’tfindheranywhere.""IknewwhereIwouldgoifIwereadonkey,"saidtheboy."Ifoundhereatinggrasswiththesheepandgoats."S

uddenly,theMullahlookedtoonesideandsawoneofhisfriendsholdingupadollar.Ontheothersidehesawanotherwithadol

lar."I’llbuyyourdonkey,"saidthetwo."Iwasjoking!"saidtheMullah."Youdidn’tsoundasifyouwerejoking,"saidthetwo.TheMullahcoul

dn’tbreakhisword.Thatwouldbewrongforanimportantpersoninthevillage.Hecertainlydidn’twanttosellhisdonkeyforadollar.Sohesaid,"Mee

tmeatthedonkeyfaironSaturday.Ishallsellheratthattime.Ishallsellmydonkeytotheonewhowilltreathermostkindly."Everybodywask

indtoanimalsinthevillage.注意:1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;2.应使用5个以上文中标有下划线的关键词语;3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好;4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragra

phl:SotheMullahthoughtoutaplan._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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_____________Paragraph2:Mydonkeyandmycatareverygoodfriends.____________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________英语参考答案第一部分听力CBAACCABBCBCAABBBCAC第二部分阅读理解21-23ACD24-27DAC

B28--31:BABD32-35DBDC36-40GBFCE41-45CACDA46-50BBDCB51-55CABDD第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）56．attraction57.receives58.designed59.w

asthought60.perfectly61.an62.figures63.to64.surrounding65.who/that[参考范文]DearMike,Ourschoolisgoingtoho

ldacontestinthehalltotellChinesestoriesinEnglish，startingat9amnextFriday,whichI'dliketoinviteyoutoparticipatein.Asyou

know,weorganizesuchactivitieseveryyear,fortheycanboostourspokenEnglish.ConsideringyouarealwaysabigfanofChineseculture,It

hinkyoumustbecrazyaboutjoiningus,bywhichyoucanhaveabetterunderstandingofChinesestories.Ifyouareavailable，pleaseregisteratthestudentcounciloffi

cebeforenextWednesday.I'meagerlyawaitingyourreply.Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写SotheMullahthoughtoutaplan.Hewantedtokeephiswordandalsotok

eephisdonkey.Onthenightbeforethedonkeyfair,theMullahboughtapieceofrope.NoonehadanyideawhytheMullahshouldwantapieceofrope.On

Saturday,manandboyinthevillagecametothedonkeyfair.TheyfoundacattiedwithapieceofropetothetailoftheMullah

'sdonkey!BesidethemstoodtheMullah,wholookedhappy."Itistrue,I'llsellmydonkeyforadollar,"saidtheMullah."Ju

stonething,though.Mydonkeyandmycatareverygoodfriends.Theymustnotbeparted.Thekindmanwhobuysmydonkeymustbuymyc

atalso.""Howmuchisyourcat?"askedmanyvoices."Oh,mycatisaveryimportantanimal,"saidtheMullah."Herfather

caughtamouseforaking.HermothercaughtamousefortheQueen.Sheisoneofthefinestofcats.ForsuchagreatcatIwantone

hundreddollars."Themenlaughed,andgaveuptheideaofowningthedonkey.