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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.A

skingfordirections.2.Whataffectstheman’sphonebill?A.Hisfamily’sInternetuse.B.Thetaxesandextrafees.C.Hiscallsandtexts.3.Whydidthewomanbuytheh

at?A.Itofferscompletesunprotection.B.It’scheaperthanbaseballhats.C.ItwaseasytopurchaseontheInternet.4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.She’

sbeenextremelybusy.B.Shedreamsofbecomingamillionaire.C.She’sproudofbeingabletodomanythings.5.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheso

up?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.Whatdoesthegirlsuggestaboutthefirstpairofshoes?A.They’reagoodv

alue.B.They’reeasytowalkin.C.She’llbepopularifshewearsthem.7.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Fatheranddaughter.

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.HowoldwasLa

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

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

B.ShewilltakeaflighttoAmerica.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.Whatdoesthemanprobablydoforaliving?A.Heisajournalist.B.Heisafilmreviewer.C.Heisamagazineeditor.14

.Whatisthewoman’sfavoritefilmever?A.PulpFiction.B.JackieBrown.C.KillBill.15.Whatdayisittoday?A.Thursday.B.Friday.C.S

aturday.16.Howdoesthemanfeelattheendoftheconversation?A.Verygrateful.B.Alittleannoyed.C.Muchmorecalm.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Wherecancopi

esbemade?A.OnLevel1.B.OnLevel2.C.OnLevel3.18.Howmanybookscanagraduatestudentcheckout?A.Uptotwo.B.Uptofive.C.Uptofifteen.19.Whatisthelatefeefora

bookthatis10daysoverdue?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。A

SanFranciscoFireEngineToursSanFranciscoWineryTourRunning：February1stthroughApril30thThisdelicioustourgoesthroughthecityonitswaytoTreasureIslandwh

erewewillstopatthefamousWinerySF.Hereyoucanenjoy4poursofsomeofthebestwineSanFranciscohastooffer.(Includedinticketsprice)Departingfromt

heCannery：Tourtimesuponrequest.Duration(时长)：2hoursPrice：$90BacktotheFiftiesTourRunning：August16ththroughAugus

t31stThistourtransportsyoubackintimetooneofSanFrancisco’smostfantasticperiods，the1950s!Enjoyfunhistoryaswetakeyouth

roughSanFranciscoforafreetasteoficecream.DepartingfromtheCannery：5：00pmand7：30pmDuration：2hoursPrice：$90SpookyH

alloweenTourRunning：October10ththroughOctober31stJoinusforaridethroughthehistoricalPresidiodistrict.Authenticfiregear(服装)isprovidedforyourwarmt

hasourentertainerstakeyoutosomeofthemostthrillingpartsofSanFrancisco.DepartingfromtheCannery：6：30pmand8：30pmDuration：1

hourand30minutesPrice：AvailableuponrequestHolidayLightsTourRunning：December6ththroughDecember23rdThisat

tractivetourtakesyoutosomeofSanFrancisco’smostcheerfulholidayscenes.Authenticfiregearisprovidedforyourwarmthasyougetintotheholidayspirit.Dep

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

ranciscoWineryTour.B.BacktotheFiftiesTour.C.SpookyHallowenTour.D.HolidayLightsTour.22.Whatcantouristsdo

onBacktotheFiftiesTours?A.GotoTreasureIsland.B.Enjoytheholidayscenes.C.Havefreeicecream.D.VisitthePr

esidiodistrict.23.WhataretouristsrequiredtodotogoonHolidayLightsTour?A.Takesomedrinks.B.Setoffearlyinthemorn

ing.C.Wearwarmclothes.D.Makereservationsinadvance.BScientistsataNevadaearthquakelabtestednewbridgedesignslastWednesday.Thedesignshaveconnect

orstheysayareinnovative（创新的）.Thedesignswerecreatedtobetterstandviolentearthquakesandspeedreconstructio

neffortsaftermajorquakedamage.TheengineersinUniversityofNevada,Renoperformedtheexperimentsonahuge"shaketable."Theyattemptedtosimulate（模拟）th

eviolentmovementsofanearthquakehittinga100-ton,70-fbotbridgemodel.Theywantedtoseehowwellitwouldholdup.Graduatestudentsmeasuredand

markedsignsoftinycracks.Butnomajorstructuraldamagewasobservedintheinitialreviewoftheexperiments."Thebridge

hasdonebetterthanweexpected,saidSaiidSaiidi.Heisaprofessorofcivilandenvironmentalengineering,alsotheprojectleader.He’sdonerelatedresearchformo

rethan30years.Bridgesarealreadydesignednottofallapartinearthquakes。.Buttheyareoftenunsafefortravelafterbigquakes.Hesaidthetesteddesignsusedspec

ialtypesofconnectorstolinkpre-madebridgeparts.Thisincludedhigh-performanceconcrete.Thepartshavebeentestedonthe

irown.Buttheywerenevertestedbeforecombinedinabridgemodelsubjectedtorealisticearthquakemovements,likethe1994Northridge,Californiaquake.Wedn

esday'stestinsidetheUniversityofNevada'sEarthquakeEngineeringLaboratorysimulatedtheactivitiesofaquakeaslar

geasmagnitude7.5.Theinnovativeconnectorsallowforready-madeconcreteandothermaterialstobeattachedtoanexistingb

ridgefoundation.Thisshouldspeedrepairandreconstruction.TheUniversityofNevada'sEarthquakeEngineeringLaboratoryisthelargestofitskind

intheUnitedStates.ThelatestprojectisfundedbytheCaliforniaDepartmentofTransportation,whichiscurrentlydevelopingplansfor10pilotprojectsbasedont

hedevelopingbridgeconnectortechnology.24.Whydidthescientistsworkonthenewbridgedesigns?A.Toobservequakedamage.B.Tomeasurestructuraldamage.C.T

osimulateviolentearthquakes.D.Toacceleraterepairandrebuildingofbridges.25.WhatisProfessorSaiidSaiidi'sattit

udetowardstheexperiments?A.Satisfied.B.Disappointed.C.Indifferent.D.Curious.26.Whichofthefollowingcande

scribetheexperiments?A.Theywereconductedinasmalllab.B.Theycausedhugecracksonthemodel.C.Theycombinedbridgepartswithconnectors.D.Theytestedthebridge

singenuineearthquakes.27.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Tosolveaproblem.B.Topresentaresearchresult.C.Togivepracticaladvice.

D.Topreventdamagefromhappening.CNowadayssomecompaniesareattemptingtogrowseafoodfromcellsinalaboratoryratherthanharvestingitfromtheoceans.Withma

ssiveproblemswithoverfishingworldwideandgrowingdemandforshrinkingsuppliesofseafood,thewayfishcurrentlymakesits

waytoourplatesisn’talong-termviableoption.Between1961and2016,theaverageannualincreaseinglobalfoodfishconsumptionoutpacedpo

pulationgrowth.Thosearefiguresnotsustainableforus,thefishortheenvironmentasawhole.Cellularseafoodcouldbetheanswer.Justdon'tmakethemista

keofcallingitlab-grownfish.“Noneofusintheindustrywouldcallitlab-grownseafood,”saysMikeSelden,CEOofFinlessFoods.“FinlessFoodsisn’tlab-g

rown.Weexperimentandcreateourscienceinthelab,butdon’tproducethere.Ourproductscomefromaproductionbasemuchlikeafarmasaproductionbaseforanimals.”

FinlessFoodsisatechcompanyinSanFrancisco.Beginningin2017,it’sbeenworkingtobringtomarketaspeciesofculturedbluefintuna(蓝鳍金枪鱼)createdusin

gcellulartechnology.Shortlyafterthat,thecompanyproduceditsfirstpoundofbluefintunameatforacostofabout$19,000.Sincethen,however,it’sbeenworkingt

obringthatpricedown.SeldentermswhatFinlessFoodsisdoingas“cell-basedseafood”.“We’regrowingseafoodfromrealseafoodcell

s,”Seldenexplained.“Wetakecellsfromafishonce,andthengrowthemendlesslyfromthat.Wedothesameprocessthathappensinsideofafis

handmakeithappenoutsideofafish.”Thegoalofcellularseafoodisn’ttoentirelydestroythecurrentseafoodindustry.Ins

tead,it’sintendedtoaugmentit—andperhapstohelpreducesomeofthemoreharmfulaspectsofcurrentfishingpracticeslikeoverfishingandillegalfishing.Andwhen

itcomestocertainseaspecies,thislaboratory-basedapproachcouldhelpcreateaplentifulsupplyofcertainfishwithoutendangeringt

hesurvivalofcertainoverfishedspeciesasawhole.28.Whatisthemainfunctionofthesecondparagraph?A.Warningusoftheshrinkingseafoodsupplies.B.Stressingt

hesignificanceofcellularseafood.C.Analyzingthereasonsforglobaloverfishing.D.Showingtheenvironmentaleffectofseafood.29.Whatproblemwith

cellularseafoodisFinlessFoodsfacing?A.Thehighcostofitsproduction.B.Itsinadequatenutrientcontent.C.Itspotentialharmfulhealtheffe

ct.D.Thecomplexproductionprocess.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“augment”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymean?A.replac

eB.strengthenC.cancelD.tolerate31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.IsSeafoodMadeOutofCells?B.WillSeafoodBecomeCheaper?C.HaveWeGotE

noughSeafood?D.IsCellularSeafoodSustainable?DThismonth，Germany’stransportminister，AlexanderDobrindt，proposedthefirstsetofr

ulesforautonomousvehicles(自主驾驶车辆）．Theywoulddefinethedriver’sroleinsuchcarsandgovernhowsuchcarsperformincrasheswherelivesmigh

tbelost．Theproposalattemptstodealwithwhatsomecallthe“deathvalley”ofautonomousvehicles:thegreyareabet

weensemi-autonomousandfullydriverlesscarsthatcoulddelaythedriverlessfuture．Dobrindtwantsthreethings:thatac

aralwayschoosesproperty(财产）damageoverpersonalinjury;thatitneverdistinguishesbetweenhumansbasedonageorrace;andtha

tifahumanremoveshisorherhandsfromthedrivingwheel—tocheckemail，say—thecar’smakerisresponsibleifthereisacrash．“Thechangetotheroadtrafficlawwillp

ermitfullyautomaticdriving，”saysDobrindt．Itwillputfullydriverlesscarsonanequallegalfootingtohumandrivers，hes

ays．Whoisresponsiblefortheoperationofsuchvehiclesisnotclearamongcarmakers，consumersandlawyers．“Theliability(法律责任）issuei

sthebiggestoneofthemall，”saysNatashaMeratattheUniversityofLeeds，UK．AnassumptionbehindUKinsurancefordriverlesscars，introduce

dearlierthisyear，insiststhatahuman“bewatchfulandmonitoringtheroad”ateverymoment．Butthatisnotwhatmanypeoplehaveinmin

dwhenthinkingofdriverlesscars．“Whenyousay‘driverlesscars”,peopleexpectdriverlesscars.”Meratsays“Youkn

ow—nodriver.”Becauseoftheconfusion，Meratthinkssomecarmakerswillwaituntilvehiclescanbefullyautomatedwithoutopera

tion．Driverlesscarsmayendupbeingaformofpublictransportratherthanvehiclesyouown，saysRyanCaloatStanfordUniversity，Californ

ia．ThatishappeningintheUKandSingapore，wheregovernment-provideddriverlessvehiclesarebeinglaunched．Thatwouldgodownpoorly

intheUS，however．“Theideathatthegovernmentwouldtakeoverdriverlesscarsandtreatthemasapublicgoodwouldgetabsolutelynowherehere，”saysCalo

．32．Whatdoesthephrase“deathvalley”inParagraph2referto?A．Aplacewherecarsoftenbreakdown．B．Acasewherepassingalawisimpossible

．C．Anareawherenodrivingispermitted．D．Asituationwheredrivers’roleisnotclear．33．TheproposalputforwardbyDobrindtaimsto__________．A．stoppe

oplefrombreakingtrafficrulesB．helppromotefullyautomaticdrivingC．protectdriversofallagesandracesD．preve

ntseriouspropertydamage34．Whatdoconsumersthinkoftheoperationofdriverlesscars?A．Itshouldgettheattentionofinsurancecompanies．B．Itsho

uldbethemainconcernoflawmakers．C．Itshouldnotcausedeadlytrafficaccidents．D．Itshouldinvolvenohumanresponsibility．35．Dri

verlessvehiclesinpublictransportseenobrightfuturein__________．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.Sochallen

gethefollowinglimits:1.Figureoutwhatyou’rescaredofanddoitcontinuously.Ifyou’reasalesman，andyou’rescaredoftalkingtopeoplepersonallyoroverth

ephonenow，insteadofbeingscaredandthinkingyou'llfail,spendatleastfiveminutesadaytopickupthephoneandmakeacall.37.Butdon’tstoponthefirsttry!

Eventually,youcanlookatfearintheeyeandsay，“Goon.I’mnotscared!”2.Takeaclassforahobbyyou’vebeenwantingtode

velopMakesurethishobbyisnotlinkedtoyourcareer;youhavetorelaxandrelieveyourstresswhileperformingthis.38.Apartfromhelpingyouchal

lengeyourself,takingaclassforyourhobbymayalsogiveyouextraincome.3.Setasideatleastnineminutesadayforphysicalexercise.39.Asim

ple9-minuterunaroundyourneighborhoodcandowondersforyourself*Exercisecannotonlyhelpyoumaintainyourregularweig

ht，butalsomakeyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.4.Travelandallowyourselftobeinterestedinnewpeople.Don’tjustlimityourselftoyourfellowtravelers—trytoconnectwi

ththeservicestaff.Youneverknowwhatkindofpeoplethey’regoingtobe.Getoutofyourhouseorgoonlinerightnowtobookyourclass.40A.Y

oushoulddoitcontinuously.B.Someonemayhanguponyou.C.Youdon’tneedtogotothegym.D.Runninginthegymmaybeabetterchoice.E.Starttotra

velnowandlearntochallengeyourself.F.Someexamplesmightbecooking,sewing,paintingandsoon.G.Youcanneverseeanyimprovementifyoust

icktoyourcomfortzone.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。Ididn

otrememberher,butrecentlyheremailnotesurprisedme.Theemailbegan,"WemetinasubwaytraininQueens"Fatehad41usnexttoeachother.Sh

e42thatshehadbeensadanddepressed.Hersadfeelingsdidnot43me.Icontinuedtotalktoherabout44andlove.Igaveherq

uotecardsthatsheputinherbag.Athomeshewas45tofindthewordsonthequotecardsresonated(共鸣)withherpresentsi

tuation.Shebecameveryhappyandher46heartwantedtoseemeagaintothankmeaboutthe47shereceived.She48mefor3yearswithno49.Shedidnotkn

owIwasconnectedtoKindSpring.LastweekshetalkedwithherfamilyandthoughtImightbeworkingatKindSpring.org.InanemailtoKindSpring,notknowingmy50,

sheexplainedmyfaceandour51.IamverygratefultoKindSpringforgoingtheextramiletofindmyemailIDandbetheconnecting52betweenus.FatemahiseagertomeetmewhenI

visitNewYorknextyear.Shesaidmy53changedherlife.Ihave54probablyoverfiftythousandcards，buttheoneshereceivedis55.41.A.introduced

B.savedC.seatedD.cheated42.A.wroteB.forgotC.realizedD.guessed43.A.moveB.botherC.stopD.surprise44.A.fr

iendshipB.lossC.sadnessD.hope45.A.shockedB.excitedC.embarrassedD.puzzled46.A.anxiousB.gratefulC.brokenD.curious47.A.lessonB.

kindnessC.respectD.sympathy48.A.turneddownB.reliedonC.passedoverD.searchedfor49.A.complaintsB.excusesC

.resultsD.regrets50.A.colleaguesB.nameC.bossD.appearance51.A.promiseB.appointmentC.meetingD.misunderstan

ding52.A.bridgeB.harrierC.personD.way53.A.visitB.talkC.emailD.work54.A.paidforB.soldoutC.usedupD.givena

way55.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-photographedtourist56(attract).ThisChinesepalacewithahistoryof

about600years57(receive)millionsofvisitseveryyearandlotsofTVprogramshaveshowntheplaceinrecentyears.However,itstillhassecrets,andanewprogram

58(design)toexplorethoseunknownareasandthestorieswithinissettoshowthepalaceinanewlight.Thevarietyshow

,ShangXinLeGuGong,broadcastitsfirstepisode(一集)onBeijingTVandonlinestreamingmediasite,iQiyi.com,onNovember9.Thatfirstepisodewo

nwideacceptancefromaudiencesand59(think)highlyofonDouban.com."Itbringsmanyelements(元素)together,andeveryth

ingintheshowis60(perfect)matchedandturnsoutamazing,"said61onlineuser."ItbringsmethethrillIfeltwhenIsteppedintothePalaceMuseumforthefirs

ttime.”Ineachone-hour-longepisode,theactorsandactressesswitchbetweenplayingguidesandhistorical62(figure)likeemperorsandroyalfamilymem

bersoftheQingDynasty(1644—1911).Theyfocusonareaswhicharestillnotaccessible63thepublicandthestories64(

surround)them.Intheshow,theactorsandactressesarealsojoinedbydesigners65willcreateproductsbasedonwhatthe

ysee.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,foundhisdonkeywasgonewhenhewantedtogovisitafri

end.Hewasveryangryandranaroundtolookforhisdonkey.TheMullahranaboutlookinguntilhewastootired.Hesatdowntorestathisgate.Afewf

riendscametojoinhim.“Thatno-goodlazydonkey!”saidhe."IfIeverseeheragain,I’llsellherforadollar!"Sellingadonkeyforadollarwasjustajoke.JustthentheMullah

heardthesoundofhisdonkey’sfeet.Helookedaround.Therewashisdonkey.Onherbackrodeaboy,"Wheredidyoufindher?"askedtheMullah."Wecouldn’tf

indheranywhere.""IknewwhereIwouldgoifIwereadonkey,"saidtheboy."Ifoundhereatinggrasswiththesheepandgoats."Su

ddenly,theMullahlookedtoonesideandsawoneofhisfriendsholdingupadollar.Ontheothersidehesawanotherwithadol

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

.Thatwouldbewrongforanimportantpersoninthevillage.Hecertainlydidn’twanttosellhisdonkeyforadollar.Sohesaid,"Meetmeatth

edonkeyfaironSaturday.Ishallsellheratthattime.Ishallsellmydonkeytotheonewhowilltreathermostkindly."Everybody

waskindtoanimalsinthevillage.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:SotheMu

llahthoughtoutaplan.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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____________________________________________________英语参考答案第一部分听力CBAACCABBCBCAABBBCAC第二部分阅读理解21-23ACD24-27DACB28--31:BABD32-35DBDC36-4

0GBFCE41-45CACDA46-50BBDCB51-55CABDD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.wasthoug

ht60.perfectly61.an62.figures63.to64.surrounding65.who/that[参考范文]DearMike,Ourschoolisgoingtoholdacontesti

nthehalltotellChinesestoriesinEnglish，startingat9amnextFriday,whichI'dliketoinviteyoutoparticipatein.Asyouknow,weo

rganizesuchactivitieseveryyear,fortheycanboostourspokenEnglish.ConsideringyouarealwaysabigfanofChineseculture,It

hinkyoumustbecrazyaboutjoiningus,bywhichyoucanhaveabetterunderstandingofChinesestories.Ifyouareavailable，

pleaseregisteratthestudentcouncilofficebeforenextWednesday.I'meagerlyawaitingyourreply.Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写

SotheMullahthoughtoutaplan.Hewantedtokeephiswordandalsotokeephisdonkey.Onthenightbeforethedonkeyfair,theMullahboughtapieceofrope.Noone

hadanyideawhytheMullahshouldwantapieceofrope.OnSaturday,manandboyinthevillagecametothedonkeyfair.Theyfoundacattiedwithapieceo

fropetothetailoftheMullah'sdonkey!BesidethemstoodtheMullah,wholookedhappy."Itistrue,I'llsellmydonkeyforad

ollar,"saidtheMullah."Justonething,though.Mydonkeyandmycatareverygoodfriends.Theymustnotbeparted.Thekindmanwhobuysmydonkeymustbuymycatalso.""How

muchisyourcat?"askedmanyvoices."Oh,mycatisaveryimportantanimal,"saidtheMullah."Herfathercaughtamouseforaking.Hermotherca

ughtamousefortheQueen.Sheisoneofthefinestofcats.ForsuchagreatcatIwantonehundreddollars."Themenlaughed,andgaveuptheideaofowningthed

onkey.