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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.Sellingcoffee.B.Visitingamuseum.C.Askingfordirections.2.Whataffectstheman’sphonebill?A.H

isfamily’sInternetuse.B.Thetaxesandextrafees.C.Hiscallsandtexts.3.Whydidthewomanbuythehat?A.Itofferscompletes

unprotection.B.It’scheaperthanbaseballhats.C.ItwaseasytopurchaseontheInternet.4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.She’sbeenextre

melybusy.B.Shedreamsofbecomingamillionaire.C.She’sproudofbeingabletodomanythings.5.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthesoup?

A.It’stoothick.B.It’snotverygood.C.Itneedsabitmoreflavor.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.Whatdoesthegirlsuggestaboutthe

firstpairofshoes?A.They’reagoodvalue.B.They’reeasytowalkin.C.She’llbepopularifshewearsthem.7.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Fatherand

daughter.B.Salesmanandcustomer.C.Uncleandniece.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.WhoisAshleyBryan?A.Apoet.B.Anartist.C.Afamoussailor.9.HowoldwasLangstonHugheswhenhedi

ed?A.FortyyearsoldB.Sixty-fiveyearsold.C.Ninety-twoyearsold.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Wheredoestheconversat

iontakeplace?A.Atanairport.B.Attheman’shouse.C.Atthewoman’shouse.11.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Hersuitcaseismorethan40kg.B.Shewill

takeaflighttoAmerica.C.Shehasahandbagandalargebackpack.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.Whatd

oesthemanprobablydoforaliving?A.Heisajournalist.B.Heisafilmreviewer.C.Heisamagazineeditor.14.Whatisthewoman’sfavorite

filmever?A.PulpFiction.B.JackieBrown.C.KillBill.15.Whatdayisittoday?A.Thursday.B.Friday.C.Saturday.16.Howdoesthemanfeelatthe

endoftheconversation?A.Verygrateful.B.Alittleannoyed.C.Muchmorecalm.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Wherecancop

iesbemade?A.OnLevel1.B.OnLevel2.C.OnLevel3.18.Howmanybookscanagraduatestudentcheckout?A.Uptotwo.B.Uptofive.C.U

ptofifteen.19.Whatisthelatefeeforabookthatis10daysoverdue?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。ASanFranciscoFireEngineToursSanFranciscoWineryTour

Running：February1stthroughApril30thThisdelicioustourgoesthroughthecityonitswaytoTreasureIslandwherewewillstopatthefamousWinerySF.Hereyo

ucanenjoy4poursofsomeofthebestwineSanFranciscohastooffer.(Includedinticketsprice)DepartingfromtheCann

ery：Tourtimesuponrequest.Duration(时长)：2hoursPrice：$90BacktotheFiftiesTourRunning：August16ththroughAugust31stThistourtran

sportsyoubackintimetooneofSanFrancisco’smostfantasticperiods，the1950s!EnjoyfunhistoryaswetakeyouthroughSanFranciscofo

rafreetasteoficecream.DepartingfromtheCannery：5：00pmand7：30pmDuration：2hoursPrice：$90SpookyHalloweenTourRunning：Octob

er10ththroughOctober31stJoinusforaridethroughthehistoricalPresidiodistrict.Authenticfiregear(服装)isprovidedforyourwarmthasourenter

tainerstakeyoutosomeofthemostthrillingpartsofSanFrancisco.DepartingfromtheCannery：6：30pmand8：30pmDuration：1hourand30minutesPrice：Availableup

onrequestHolidayLightsTourRunning：December6ththroughDecember23rdThisattractivetourtakesyoutosomeofSanFrancisco’smostcheerfulholidayscenes.Authentic

firegearisprovidedforyourwarmthasyougetintotheholidayspirit.DepartingfromtheCannery：7：00pmand9：00pmDuration：1hourand30minutesAdvancerese

rvationsrequired.21.WhichofthetoursisavailableinMarch?A.SanFranciscoWineryTour.B.BacktotheFiftiesTour.C.Spook

yHallowenTour.D.HolidayLightsTour.22.WhatcantouristsdoonBacktotheFiftiesTours?A.GotoTreasureIsland.B.Enjoythehol

idayscenes.C.Havefreeicecream.D.VisitthePresidiodistrict.23.WhataretouristsrequiredtodotogoonHolidayLightsTour?A.Takesomedrinks.B.Setoffea

rlyinthemorning.C.Wearwarmclothes.D.Makereservationsinadvance.BScientistsataNevadaearthquakelabtestednewbridgedesignslastWednesday.Thedesig

nshaveconnectorstheysayareinnovative（创新的）.Thedesignswerecreatedtobetterstandviolentearthquakesandspeedreconstructioneffortsaftermajorquakedamage.T

heengineersinUniversityofNevada,Renoperformedtheexperimentsonahuge"shaketable."Theyattemptedtosimulate（模拟）theviolentmovementsofanea

rthquakehittinga100-ton,70-fbotbridgemodel.Theywantedtoseehowwellitwouldholdup.Graduatestudentsmeasuredandmarkedsignsoftinycracks.Bu

tnomajorstructuraldamagewasobservedintheinitialreviewoftheexperiments."Thebridgehasdonebetterthanweexpected,saidSaiidSaiidi.Heisaprofessorofcivil

andenvironmentalengineering,alsotheprojectleader.He’sdonerelatedresearchformorethan30years.Bridgesarealrea

dydesignednottofallapartinearthquakes。.Buttheyareoftenunsafefortravelafterbigquakes.Hesaidthetesteddesignsused

specialtypesofconnectorstolinkpre-madebridgeparts.Thisincludedhigh-performanceconcrete.Thepartshavebeentestedontheirown

.Buttheywerenevertestedbeforecombinedinabridgemodelsubjectedtorealisticearthquakemovements,likethe1994Northridge,Californiaqua

ke.Wednesday'stestinsidetheUniversityofNevada'sEarthquakeEngineeringLaboratorysimulatedtheactivitiesofaquakeaslargeasmagnitude7.5

.Theinnovativeconnectorsallowforready-madeconcreteandothermaterialstobeattachedtoanexistingbridgefoundation.Thisshouldspeedrepai

randreconstruction.TheUniversityofNevada'sEarthquakeEngineeringLaboratoryisthelargestofitskindintheUnitedS

tates.ThelatestprojectisfundedbytheCaliforniaDepartmentofTransportation,whichiscurrentlydevelopingplansfor10pilot

projectsbasedonthedevelopingbridgeconnectortechnology.24.Whydidthescientistsworkonthenewbridgedesigns?A.Toobservequakedamage.B.To

measurestructuraldamage.C.Tosimulateviolentearthquakes.D.Toacceleraterepairandrebuildingofbridges.25.WhatisProfessorSaiidSaiidi'sattitudetowardsth

eexperiments?A.Satisfied.B.Disappointed.C.Indifferent.D.Curious.26.Whichofthefollowingcandescribetheexp

eriments?A.Theywereconductedinasmalllab.B.Theycausedhugecracksonthemodel.C.Theycombinedbridgepartswithconnectors.D.Theytestedthebridgesingenuineea

rthquakes.27.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tosolveaproblem.B.Topresentaresearchresult.C.Togivepracticaladvice.D.Topreventdamagefromhappening.C

Nowadayssomecompaniesareattemptingtogrowseafoodfromcellsinalaboratoryratherthanharvestingitfromtheoceans.Withmassivepr

oblemswithoverfishingworldwideandgrowingdemandforshrinkingsuppliesofseafood,thewayfishcurrentlymakesitswaytoourplatesisn’talong-termviableoption.

Between1961and2016,theaverageannualincreaseinglobalfoodfishconsumptionoutpacedpopulationgrowth.Thosearefiguresnotsustainableforus,thefishortheen

vironmentasawhole.Cellularseafoodcouldbetheanswer.Justdon'tmakethemistakeofcallingitlab-grownfish.“Noneofusintheindustrywouldcalli

tlab-grownseafood,”saysMikeSelden,CEOofFinlessFoods.“FinlessFoodsisn’tlab-grown.Weexperimentandcreateourscienceinthela

b,butdon’tproducethere.Ourproductscomefromaproductionbasemuchlikeafarmasaproductionbaseforanimals.”FinlessFoods

isatechcompanyinSanFrancisco.Beginningin2017,it’sbeenworkingtobringtomarketaspeciesofculturedbluefintuna(蓝鳍金枪鱼)createdusingcellulartechnolog

y.Shortlyafterthat,thecompanyproduceditsfirstpoundofbluefintunameatforacostofabout$19,000.Sincethen,however,it’sbeenworkin

gtobringthatpricedown.SeldentermswhatFinlessFoodsisdoingas“cell-basedseafood”.“We’regrowingseafoodfromrealseafoodcells,”Seldenexplained.“Wetak

ecellsfromafishonce,andthengrowthemendlesslyfromthat.Wedothesameprocessthathappensinsideofafishandmakeithappenoutsideofafish.”Thego

alofcellularseafoodisn’ttoentirelydestroythecurrentseafoodindustry.Instead,it’sintendedtoaugmentit—andperhapstohelpreducesomeof

themoreharmfulaspectsofcurrentfishingpracticeslikeoverfishingandillegalfishing.Andwhenitcomestocertainseaspecies,thislaboratory-baseda

pproachcouldhelpcreateaplentifulsupplyofcertainfishwithoutendangeringthesurvivalofcertainoverfishedspecies

asawhole.28.Whatisthemainfunctionofthesecondparagraph?A.Warningusoftheshrinkingseafoodsupplies.B.Stressingthesignificanceof

cellularseafood.C.Analyzingthereasonsforglobaloverfishing.D.Showingtheenvironmentaleffectofseafood.29.WhatproblemwithcellularseafoodisFinlessFoo

dsfacing?A.Thehighcostofitsproduction.B.Itsinadequatenutrientcontent.C.Itspotentialharmfulhealtheffect.D.Thecomplexproductionproc

ess.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“augment”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymean?A.replaceB.strengthenC.cancelD.tolerate31.Whatisth

ebesttitleforthetext?A.IsSeafoodMadeOutofCells?B.WillSeafoodBecomeCheaper?C.HaveWeGotEnoughSeafood?D.IsCellularSeafoodSust

ainable?DThismonth，Germany’stransportminister，AlexanderDobrindt，proposedthefirstsetofrulesforautonomousvehicles(自主驾驶车辆）．Theywoulddefinethedriver’sro

leinsuchcarsandgovernhowsuchcarsperformincrasheswherelivesmightbelost．Theproposalattemptstodealwithwhatsomeca

llthe“deathvalley”ofautonomousvehicles:thegreyareabetweensemi-autonomousandfullydriverlesscarsthatcoulddel

aythedriverlessfuture．Dobrindtwantsthreethings:thatacaralwayschoosesproperty(财产）damageoverpersonalinjury;thatitne

verdistinguishesbetweenhumansbasedonageorrace;andthatifahumanremoveshisorherhandsfromthedrivingwheel—tocheckemail，say—thecar’smaker

isresponsibleifthereisacrash．“Thechangetotheroadtrafficlawwillpermitfullyautomaticdriving，”saysDobrindt．Itwillputfullydriverlesscarsonanequallega

lfootingtohumandrivers，hesays．Whoisresponsiblefortheoperationofsuchvehiclesisnotclearamongcarmakers，consumersandlawyers．“Theliability(

法律责任）issueisthebiggestoneofthemall，”saysNatashaMeratattheUniversityofLeeds，UK．AnassumptionbehindUKinsurancefordriverlesscars，i

ntroducedearlierthisyear，insiststhatahuman“bewatchfulandmonitoringtheroad”ateverymoment．Butthatisnotwhatman

ypeoplehaveinmindwhenthinkingofdriverlesscars．“Whenyousay‘driverlesscars”,peopleexpectdriverlesscars.”Meratsays

“Youknow—nodriver.”Becauseoftheconfusion，Meratthinkssomecarmakerswillwaituntilvehiclescanbefullyautomatedwi

thoutoperation．Driverlesscarsmayendupbeingaformofpublictransportratherthanvehiclesyouown，saysRyanCaloatStanfordUniversity，Califo

rnia．ThatishappeningintheUKandSingapore，wheregovernment-provideddriverlessvehiclesarebeinglaunched．ThatwouldgodownpoorlyintheUS，howe

ver．“Theideathatthegovernmentwouldtakeoverdriverlesscarsandtreatthemasapublicgoodwouldgetabsolutelynowhereh

ere，”saysCalo．32．Whatdoesthephrase“deathvalley”inParagraph2referto?A．Aplacewherecarsoftenbreakdown．B．Acasewherepassingalawisimpossible．C．Anare

awherenodrivingispermitted．D．Asituationwheredrivers’roleisnotclear．33．TheproposalputforwardbyDobrindtaims

to__________．A．stoppeoplefrombreakingtrafficrulesB．helppromotefullyautomaticdrivingC．protectdriversof

allagesandracesD．preventseriouspropertydamage34．Whatdoconsumersthinkoftheoperationofdriverlesscars?A．Itshouldgettheattentionofinsura

ncecompanies．B．Itshouldbethemainconcernoflawmakers．C．Itshouldnotcausedeadlytrafficaccidents．D．Itshouldinvolvenohumanresponsibility．3

5．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’tchangeyou.Weallneedsomenormalstressinourlives,afterall.36

.Sochallengethefollowinglimits:1.Figureoutwhatyou’rescaredofanddoitcontinuously.Ifyou’reasalesman，andy

ou’rescaredoftalkingtopeoplepersonallyoroverthephonenow，insteadofbeingscaredandthinkingyou'llfail,spen

datleastfiveminutesadaytopickupthephoneandmakeacall.37.Butdon’tstoponthefirsttry!Eventually,youcanlookatfearintheeyeandsay，“Goon.I’mnotsc

ared!”2.Takeaclassforahobbyyou’vebeenwantingtodevelopMakesurethishobbyisnotlinkedtoyourcareer;youhavetorelaxandrelieveyourstresswhileperformin

gthis.38.Apartfromhelpingyouchallengeyourself,takingaclassforyourhobbymayalsogiveyouextraincome.3.Setasideatleastnineminutesadayforphysical

exercise.39.Asimple9-minuterunaroundyourneighborhoodcandowondersforyourself*Exercisecannotonlyhelpyoumaintainyourregularweight，butals

omakeyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.4.Travelandallowyourselftobeinterestedinnewpeople.Don’tjustlimityourselftoyourfellowtravelers—tryto

connectwiththeservicestaff.Youneverknowwhatkindofpeoplethey’regoingtobe.Getoutofyourhouseorgoonlinerightnowtobookyourclass.40A.Youshoulddoitcont

inuously.B.Someonemayhanguponyou.C.Youdon’tneedtogotothegym.D.Runninginthegymmaybeabetterchoice.E.Starttotravelnowand

learntochallengeyourself.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。Ididnotrememberher,butrecentlyheremailnotesurprisedme.Theemail

began,"WemetinasubwaytraininQueens"Fatehad41usnexttoeachother.She42thatshehadbeensadanddepressed.Hersadfeelings

didnot43me.Icontinuedtotalktoherabout44andlove.Igaveherquotecardsthatsheputinherbag.Athomeshewas45tofindthewordsonthequotecardsreso

nated(共鸣)withherpresentsituation.Shebecameveryhappyandher46heartwantedtoseemeagaintothankmeaboutthe47shereceived.She48mefor3yearswi

thno49.ShedidnotknowIwasconnectedtoKindSpring.LastweekshetalkedwithherfamilyandthoughtImightbeworkingatKindSpring.org.InanemailtoKindSpring,notknow

ingmy50,sheexplainedmyfaceandour51.IamverygratefultoKindSpringforgoingtheextramiletofindmyemailIDandbetheconnecting52betweenus.

FatemahiseagertomeetmewhenIvisitNewYorknextyear.Shesaidmy53changedherlife.Ihave54probablyoverfiftythousandcards，buttheoneshereceivedis5

5.41.A.introducedB.savedC.seatedD.cheated42.A.wroteB.forgotC.realizedD.guessed43.A.moveB.botherC.stopD.surprise44.A.friendship

B.lossC.sadnessD.hope45.A.shockedB.excitedC.embarrassedD.puzzled46.A.anxiousB.gratefulC.brokenD.curious47.A.lessonB.kindnessC.respectD.sympa

thy48.A.turneddownB.reliedonC.passedoverD.searchedfor49.A.complaintsB.excusesC.resultsD.regrets50.A.colleaguesB.name

C.bossD.appearance51.A.promiseB.appointmentC.meetingD.misunderstanding52.A.bridgeB.harrierC.personD.way5

3.A.visitB.talkC.emailD.work54.A.paidforB.soldoutC.usedupD.givenaway55.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。ThePalaceMuseum,alsoknownastheForbiddenCity,isamuch-visitedandmuch-photographedtour

ist56(attract).ThisChinesepalacewithahistoryofabout600years57(receive)millionsofvisitseveryyearandlotsofTVprogra

mshaveshowntheplaceinrecentyears.However,itstillhassecrets,andanewprogram58(design)toexplorethoseunknownareasandthes

torieswithinissettoshowthepalaceinanewlight.Thevarietyshow,ShangXinLeGuGong,broadcastitsfirstepisode

(一集)onBeijingTVandonlinestreamingmediasite,iQiyi.com,onNovember9.Thatfirstepisodewonwideacceptancefromaudiencesand59(think)highlyofonDouban.com.

"Itbringsmanyelements(元素)together,andeverythingintheshowis60(perfect)matchedandturnsoutamazing,"said61onl

ineuser."ItbringsmethethrillIfeltwhenIsteppedintothePalaceMuseumforthefirsttime.”Ineachone-hour-longepisode,theactorsandactressesswitchbet

weenplayingguidesandhistorical62(figure)likeemperorsandroyalfamilymembersoftheQingDynasty(1644—1911).Theyfocuson

areaswhicharestillnotaccessible63thepublicandthestories64(surround)them.Intheshow,theactorsandactressesarealsojoinedbydesigners65wil

lcreateproductsbasedonwhattheysee.Themostpopularones,basedonanonlinevote,aretobeturnedintosouvenirsf

orsale.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,foundhisdonkeyw

asgonewhenhewantedtogovisitafriend.Hewasveryangryandranaroundtolookforhisdonkey.TheMullahranaboutlookinguntilhewastootired.Hesatd

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

Sellingadonkeyforadollarwasjustajoke.JustthentheMullahheardthesoundofhisdonkey’sfeet.Helookedaround.Therewashis

donkey.Onherbackrodeaboy,"Wheredidyoufindher?"askedtheMullah."Wecouldn’tfindheranywhere.""IknewwhereIwouldgoifIwereadonkey,"saidtheboy."If

oundhereatinggrasswiththesheepandgoats."Suddenly,theMullahlookedtoonesideandsawoneofhisfriendsholdingupadollar.Ont

heothersidehesawanotherwithadollar."I’llbuyyourdonkey,"saidthetwo."Iwasjoking!"saidtheMullah."Youdidn’tsoundasifyouwerejoking,"sa

idthetwo.TheMullahcouldn’tbreakhisword.Thatwouldbewrongforanimportantpersoninthevillage.Hecertainlydidn’twanttosellhisdonkeyforadoll

ar.Sohesaid,"MeetmeatthedonkeyfaironSaturday.Ishallsellheratthattime.Ishallsellmydonkeytotheonewhowilltreathermostkindly."Everybodywaskindtoanim

alsinthevillage.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。Paragraphl:SotheMullahthoughtoutaplan

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ragraph2:Mydonkeyandmycatareverygoodfriends.________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________英语参考答案第一部分听力CBAACCABBCBCAABBBCAC第二部分阅读理解21-23AC

D24-27DACB28--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.rec

eives58.designed59.wasthought60.perfectly61.an62.figures63.to64.surrounding65.who/that[参考范文]DearMike,Ourschoolisgoingtoholdacon

testinthehalltotellChinesestoriesinEnglish，startingat9amnextFriday,whichI'dliketoinviteyoutoparticipatein.Asyouknow,weorganizesucha

ctivitieseveryyear,fortheycanboostourspokenEnglish.ConsideringyouarealwaysabigfanofChineseculture,Ithinkyoumustbecr

azyaboutjoiningus,bywhichyoucanhaveabetterunderstandingofChinesestories.Ifyouareavailable，pleaseregisteratthestudentcouncilo

fficebeforenextWednesday.I'meagerlyawaitingyourreply.Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写SotheMullahthoughtoutaplan.Hewanted

tokeephiswordandalsotokeephisdonkey.Onthenightbeforethedonkeyfair,theMullahboughtapieceofrope.Noonehadanyideawhy

theMullahshouldwantapieceofrope.OnSaturday,manandboyinthevillagecametothedonkeyfair.Theyfoundacattiedwithapieceofropetothetailof

theMullah'sdonkey!BesidethemstoodtheMullah,wholookedhappy."Itistrue,I'llsellmydonkeyforadollar,"saidth

eMullah."Justonething,though.Mydonkeyandmycatareverygoodfriends.Theymustnotbeparted.Thekindmanwhobuysmydonkeymustbuymycatalso.""Howm

uchisyourcat?"askedmanyvoices."Oh,mycatisaveryimportantanimal,"saidtheMullah."Herfathercaughtamouseforaking.Hermothercaught

amousefortheQueen.Sheisoneofthefinestofcats.ForsuchagreatcatIwantonehundreddollars."Themenlaughed,andgaveuptheideaofowningthedonke

y.