海南省澄邁縣澄邁中學(xué)2024屆高三二模突破沖刺英語試題（一）含解析

海南省澄邁縣澄邁中學(xué)2024屆高三二模突破沖刺英語試題（一）請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．You_____readabookinthesun—it'lldoharmtoyoureyes．A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．needn't D．mustn't2．Itrainedheavilyovernightandnotuntilthismorning__________.A.haditstopped B．diditstopC．stoppedit D．itstopped3．—Iwasintendedtototheconcertwithyouthisweekend,butIcan’tnow.—______.A．Bad B．That’srightC．Notatall D．You’rewelcome4．Taughtinamoreprofessionalway,you_________theswimmingskillmuchbetter.A．mightmaster B．wouldhavemasteredC．canhavemastered D．couldmaster5．—Ifeltitverydifficulttocarryontheworkallbymyself.—Icouldhavehelpedyou,butyou_____meto.A．hadn’tasked B．didn’task C．haven’tasked D．don’task6．Shewasina________conditionafterthehearttransplantoperationwhenherbodyrejectedtheforeignorgan.A．skeptical B．critical C．theoretical D．practical7．—Iamafraidthispairofshoesisalittleexpensive．—Ifyoureallywanttobuythem,Iwillgiveyoua____of10percent．A．quantity B．a(chǎn)mount C．discount D．a(chǎn)ccount8．—Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethingimportanttotellyou.—OK,________youmakeitshort.Iwillhavetofinishthisreportbeforenoon.A．nowthatB．a(chǎn)ssoonasC．everytimeD．a(chǎn)slongas9．Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.A．specific B．permanentC．a(chǎn)bstract D．universal10．AChineseproverbhasitthatatowerisbuiltwhensoilonearth_________,andariverisformedwhenstreamscometogether.A．a(chǎn)ccumulates B．a(chǎn)ccelerates C．collapses D．loosens11．Doubleovensareagoodidea,especially________youarecookingseveralmealsatatime.A．though B．if C．that D．unless12．ThefilmMeiLanfang,LiMingplaysthestarringrole,hasagaindrawntheworld’sattentiontoourtraditionalChineseart.A．what B．that C．which D．where13．studentsEnglishwell,theteachertriestospeakEnglishinclassveryoften.A．TeachingB．TaughtC．ToteachD．Teach14．Theinfrastructureprojecthasconsumedsomuchmoneythatwecan'tfindanyfinancialsupportandhaveto______.A．pullout B．pullthroughC．catchup D．catchon15．---Ihearyou’llcancelallyourplansandappointments.Why?---They_____mylife.Ijustcan’tstop.A．control B．controlledC．havecontrolled D．havebeencontrolling16．—Didyoupassyourdrivingtest?—Yes,otherwiseI________tothepicnicnextmonth.A．couldn'tdrive B．couldn'thavedrivenC．won'tdrive D．wouldn'thavedriven17．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees__________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．wouldhavegrownC．needn’thavegrown D．wouldgrow18．---Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless，isn'the？---Yes，_____________heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.A．if B．unlessC．though D．so19．Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectthen,butI________mymind.A．willchangeB．wouldchangedC．havechangedD．hadchanged20．We’llgoearly．，wemaynotgetaseat．A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．However D．Besides第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）There’snodoubtthatwaterisvitaltoanylife.About60percentoftheaverageadulthumanbodyismadeofwater.Thisincludesmostofyourbrain,heart,lungs,musclesandskin,andevenabout30percentofyourbones.Yetthere’slittlescientificagreementabouttheexactamountofthestuffanindividualshouldconsumeeachday.Sohowmuchwaterdoyouactuallyneedtodrinktobehealthy?Youmayhaveheardthatyoushoulddrinkeight8-ounceglassesofwateraday.Yet,thedownsideofthisrule,researcherssay,isthatdrinkingwaterbytheglassisnottheonlywaythathumanstakeinit.The“8X8”ruleessentiallyoverlookstwobigsourcesofdailywaterconsumption.Onesuchsourceisfood.Everythingyoueatcontainssomewater.Watermelons,forexample,aremorethan90percentwaterbyweight.Differentdietsnaturallycontaindifferentamountsofwaters,andthecounts.Theotherkeywatersourcesareotherbeverages.Non-alcoholicdrinkssuchascoffee,andtea,containmostlywaterandallcontributetoyourhydration（水量）.So,betweenallthefood,waterandotherfluidsyouconsumeinaday,howmuchwatershouldyouaimtotakein?TheNationalAcademicsofSciencessuggeststhatwomanconsumeatotalofapproximately2.7liters(91ounces)ofwarmfromallbeveragesandfoodseachdayandmen3.7liters(125ounces).Butthesearejustgeneralguidelines.Thetruthis,thereisnomagicstandardforhydration—everyone’sneedvarydependingontheirage,weight,levelofphysicalactivity,generalhealthandeventheclimatetheylivein.Themorewateryoulose,themorewateryou’llneedtoreplacewithfoodanddrink.Ifyouarelookingforconcreteadvice,though,thebestplacetolookiswithin.Drinkupwhenyou’rethirsty.1、HowdoestheauthorsupporttheunderlinedsentenceinPara1?A．Byprovidingfacts.B．Byaskingaquestion.C．Bymakingacomparison.D．Byputtingforwardsuggestions.2、Accordingtothe“8X8”rule,howmuchwatershouldwetakeinaday?A．8ouncesB．64ouncesC．91ouncesD．125ounces3、What’sthedisadvantageofthe“8X8”rule?A．Thewaterfrombothfoodandotherbeveragesisignored.B．Itincludestheamountofwaterfrombothfoodandbeverages.C．Itdoesnottakewaterfromdrinksintoaccount.D．Itoverlooksthefactthatwetakein90%ofthewaterfromfruits.4、Whatcanweinferfromthefinalsuggestion?A．Amandoingtiringphysicalworkdrunkslessthan3.7litersaweek.B．Apersoningoodhealthdrinkswheneverhefeelsthirsty.C．Anoverweightmaleinahotsummerdrinks125ounceseverytwodays.D．Afemaleeatingalotofwatermelonsdrinksmorethan91ouncesdaily.22．（8分）Toeatonlyavegan（素食的）dietmightsounddifficult,especiallywithmanypopulardishescontainingmeatorotheranimalproducts.Yetin2017,veganismwasdescribedas“thefastest-growinglifestylemovement”intheUK,accordingtoBBCnews.AstudybyaUKmarketresearchorganization,suggeststhatover542,000Britswentveganduringthepreviousdecade,anincreaseof360%.Andthemainforcebehindthisincreasewasthoseaged15-34yearsold—42%ofrecentvegansfallunderthatagerange.SowhyexactlyhasveganismbecomesopopularamongyoungBrits?Onereasoncouldbethatmanyyoungpeoplewanttoprotecttheenvironment,aslessmeatconsumptionisknowntobebeneficialtotheenvironment.Globalmeatmanufacturingisbelievedtocause18%oftheworld’sgreenhousegasemissions（排放）,evenmorethanthatofalltheworld’scars,trainsandplanescombined.Anotherreasonisthatmanyoftoday’syoungpeoplebelievethatit’swrongtokillanimalstobeusedasfood.JessMurray,22,astudentatUniversityCollegeLondon,saidthathechosetobecomeveganafterrealizingthateatinganimalsisachoicethatpeoplemake,ratherthansomethingthatweneedtodotosurvive.“Becomingveganwasanethical(道德的)decision,”hetoldtheGuardian.Socialmediaisalsobelievedtohavegivenrisetotheincreaseinveganism.PlatformssuchasFacebookallowyoungveganstoconnectwitheachothermucheasier,whileotherssuchasInstagramhaveledtothecreationof“vegancelebrities(名人)”,whosharelipsonveganlifestyles.Despitetherisingofveganism,LauraWyness,anexpertindietandnutrition,saidthatmeatisveryimportantforpeople’shealth.“Astrictvegandietmakesitdifficulttogetsomemineralsandvitaminsthatyourbodyneeds,”WynesstoldBBCnews.However,thepopularityofveganismdoesn’tseemtobefading.“Itfeelsmorelikethisissomethingthatissticking.”saidanexpertoftheVeganSociety,aUKcharitythatpromotesveganism.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutveganism,“thefastest-growinglifestylemovement”inUK?A．Ithascreatedmanypopulardishes.B．Itisbackedupmainlybyoldpeople.C．Ithasledtofurthermarketresearch.D．Ithasgrownsteeplyinthepast10years.2、ThefollowingmayaccountfortheincreaseinveganismEXCEPT.A．Youngpeoplepreferanenvironment-friendlylife.B．Youngpeoplewanttobecomeethicalcelebrities.C．Mealmanufacturingcontributesalottotheworld’sgreenhousegas.D．Socialmediaallowtheveganmessagetospreadquicklyaround.3、Theunderlinedword“sticking”intheIasiparagraphisequaltoinmeaning.A．importantB．specialC．lastingD．impressive4、Whichofthefollowingwillserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A．YoungBritsGoingVeganB．VeganismComesFirstC．HowtoStartaVeganLifestyleD．VeganismandtheEnvironment23．（8分）Inthefuturethosewhoaretakingcareofoldpeoplemaygethelpfromthehouseitself.Overthelastfewyears,newtechnology,suchastheInternet,Wi-FiandflatTVscreens,haschangedourhomesandthewaythatwelive.Now,anothertechnologyrevolutionishappening.AnewprojectattheUniversityofHertfordshirewantstocreateahomethatmonitorspeoplelivinginitwhoareelderly.Theresearchershavedevelopedawristbanddevice（裝置）whichhelpsustowatchtheelderlypersonwhoiswearingit.Thedevicecollectsinformationtoseeifthepersonhasfallenorhaswanderedawayfromwhereheorsheshouldbe.Theassisted-livingprojectispartoftheuniversity’swiderInterhomeproject,whichisthedevelopmentofasmarthouse.Thehouseremembersthehabitsofthepersonwholivesthereanditusesverylowamountsofenergy.TheInterhometeamhopethatofferingthisservicewillhelptakecareoftheelderly.Theysay,“It’sveryimportantthatthesetechnologiesaretheretohelpandsupportandnotreplaceanyoftheexistingservices.”TheInterhomeisnotjustaresearchmethod.It’salsoawayforstudentsfromdifferentscientificbackgroundstolearnanddeveloptechnology.Theuniversityusesthelatesttechnologytohelpstudentsgetexperiencebydevelopingnewhardwareandsoftwarethemselves.Theteamincludesdesign,engineeringandcomputersciencestudentsworkingtogether.“Weareworkingonasmart-homeprojectinWatfordwithsomecompaniesatthemoment,”saystheprojectleader.“Wearelookingathowasmarthomecanprovideevenmoreservices.”Thiscouldhelpmillionsofoldpeoplearoundtheworldhaveabetterandsaferlifeinthefuture.1、Thewristbanddevicebenefitsitsusersby.A．changingthelivinghabitsoftheelderlyB．monitoringpeoplewholiveinasmarthomeC．offeringinformationtothepersonwearingitD．watchingovertheelderlywhomayfallorgetlost2、WhomdoestheUniversityofHertfordshirehaveinitsresearchteam?A．Studentswhowanttofindajobeagerly.B．Studentswhoprefertoworkontheirown.C．Studentsfromdifferentscientificbackgrounds.D．Studentswithalotofrichworkingexperience.3、Whatistheprojectleader’sattitudetowardsthefutureofthesmarthomeproject?A．Uncertain.B．Uninterested.C．Optimistic.D．Disappointed.4、Whatmightbethemainideaofthepassage?A．Awristbanddevicehaschangedthewaythatwelive.B．Asmarthomehelpsstudentsdevelophardwareandsoftware.C．AnInterhomeprojecthasbeenputintousetohelptheelderly.D．AnInterhomeprojectwillhelptheoldliveabetterandsaferlife.24．（8分）TheMinistryofConstructionhasreleasedthenamesofthefirstgroupof20nationalparks,including9Suzhouclassicalgardens:ZhuozhengGarden,LiuGarden,WangshiGarden,HuanxiuVilla,LionGrove,YipuGarden,OuGarden,TuisiGardenandCanglangPavilion.Nationalparksrefertothefamouscityparksandgardens.SuzhouclassicalgardensarepartsofChina'spreciousculturalheritage(遺產(chǎn))(allthe9gardensareonthelistofWorldCulturalHeritage)aswellasanecessarypartofthelifeofSuzhoucitizens,nottomentiontheyarealsoworld-famoustourismresorts(勝地).Infact,theiruniquehistoricalandculturalbackgroundservestocontributetotheirrankingamongnationalparks.TheearliestclassicalgardensinSuzhoucandatebacktotheSongDynasty.However,thegardensimpresstheirvisitorsnotonlywiththeirage-oldhistorybutalsowiththeirdelicatescenes,particularlyCanglangPavilion,ZhuozhengGarden,LionGroveandLiuGarden,themostfamousfourthatrepresentdifferentstylesofdynastiesofSong,Yuan,MingandQing.In1978,animitation（仿造物）ofaSuzhouclassicalgardenwassetupbyChenCongzhou(theauthorofthebookSuzhouClassicalGardens)intheCityMuseumofArtinNewYork,US,whichwasthefirsttimeevertodirectlyintroduceChineseancientarchitecturetoWesterners.1、________parksandgardensareselectedasNationalParksinthefirstgroup.A．9 B．8C．20 D．42、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutSuzhouclassicalgardensisNOTtrue?A．TheyarepartsofChina'spreciousculturalheritage.B．Theyareworld-famoustourismresorts.C．TheyareanecessarypartofthelifeofSuzhoucitizens.D．Theycameintobeingatthesametime.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplainthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"delicate"?A．a(chǎn)stonishing B．deliciousC．beautiful D．impressive4、ThefirstimitationofaSuzhouclassicalgardenwassetupin________.A．London B．NewYorkC．Paris D．Toky25．（10分）Theworld’sfirst“SkyPool”hasbeenuncoated-andit’llgiveanyoneatouchofdizzi-ness,unlessheorsheisnotbotheredbyheights.Situatedinthecapital’snewriversidedistrictbesideBatterseaPowerStation,theglasspool,hanging10storeys,or110feetupasabridgebetweentwoapartmentbuildings,is25mlong,5mwideand3mdeepwithawaterdepthof1.2m.Swimmerswillbeabletolookdown35metrestothestreetbelowastheytakeadip,withonly20cmofglassbetweenthemandtheoutsideworldIt’sevengotabar,foldingchairsandanorangegarden.ThepoolwillbepartofEmbassyGardensatNineElms,ahugebillionbuildingpro-jectbesidethenewAmericanEmbassyinsouth-westLondon.Theprojectiscreatingthou-sandsofapartments,thesmallestofwhichareexpectedtocostnearly$1million,andthepoolwillonlybeopentotheapartments’owners.EmbassyGardenstakesdesigninspirationfromtheMeatpackingDistrictofNewYorkwithfloortoceilingwindowsandbrickfrontages.Thedesigner,SeanMulryan,desiredtopushtheboundariesinthecapabilityofconstructionandengineeringanddosomethingthathadneverbeendonebefore.TheSkyPool’stransparentstructureistheresultofsignificantadvancementsintechnologiesoverthelastdecade.TheexperienceofthepoolwillbetrulyuniqueanditwillfeellikefloatingthroughtheairincentralLondon.ThosepeopleluckyenoughtoswimtherewillhaveafaultlessviewofthePalaceofWest-minsterandtheLondonEye.Itwillbeasellingpointfordeveloperswhenthesecondstageofthedevelopmentisreleasedtomarket.1、WhocanswimintheSkyPool?A．AnyoneatNineElms.B．VisitorstoLondon.C．PeoplelivinginEmbassyGardens.D．Thosewhoarenotterrifiedofheights.2、PeopleluckyenoughtoswimintheSkyPoolcandothefollowingexcept.A．drinkingwithfriendsB．sittingintheorangegardenC．a(chǎn)ppreciatingtheLondonEyeD．experiencingdivingandsurfing3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．Thepoolis25metresabovetheground.B．ThepoolwassimilartoNewYork’smodernconstructions.C．ThepoolliesinthecentreofLondon.D．ThepoolishelpfulforsellingapartmentsinEmbassyGardens.4、Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A．TheapartmentsofEmbassyGardenarefairlyexpensiveB．thenewAmericanEmbassyhasbeenmovedawayC．NineElmsisastreetinEmbassyGardensD．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjob第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）MykidssitinGee’slivingroomandcautiouslyliftantiqueChristmasornaments(飾品)outofawell-lovedcardboardbox.Geestandsbesidethem,quietly1eachtreasure.ShetellsmethatsheandTombuilttheirornament2piecebypieceduringeachyear’safter-Christmassale.She3asweleavewiththebox.Herprecioustreasures,gatheredoveralifetime,havefoundanew4.WefirstmetTomandGeeintheearlydaysofourmarriage.Someonehadbeen5ourgarbagecanstothegarageeachgarbageday,andJimandIhad6who.Thenonedaywe7him:anelderlymanwholivedacrossthestreet.Ibakedcookiesandleftthemonastooloutsidethegaragewithathank-younote.Whenwegothomefromworkthatday,atypedletterhad8thegift.TheletterwasfromTomandexplainedhowhehadcometowalktheneighborhoodongarbageday,returningcansforpeoplehe9knew.Backwhenhe’dbeenfightingawarIwasn’t10tosee,hisyoungwife,Gee,hadfoundherselflivingalone.Neighborshadtakenthetimetohandlehergarbagecans11shedidn’thaveto,andheneverforgot.Nowhe12itforwardbydoingthesameforallofus.Afewyearsafterwe’dmovedin,Tom13.Wephotocopiedthat14andattachedittooneofourownforGee.Wetoldherhow15Tomhadbeentousandhowwegrievedforher.Shewrotebackandtoldusshe16talkedtoTomeveryday.WhenGeeinvitedusovertolookthroughChristmasornaments,Irealizedhowharditmustbeto17withthatbox,apieceofTom.JimandIagreeto18ourtreewithGee’sornamentsthisChristmas,outoftheboxthatis19inTom’shandwriting.MaybeI’lltalktohimjustasGeestilldoes.Thankyou,I’llsay,forteachinguswhatit20tobeaneighbor.1、A．confirming B．explaining C．revealing D．touching2、A．shelf B．basement C．a(chǎn)rt D．collection3、A．smiles B．weeps C．sighs D．hesitates4、A．home B．destination C．function D．chance5、A．distributing B．exposing C．returning D．a(chǎn)ttaching6、A．discovered B．wondered C．foreseen D．investigated7、A．spotted B．impressed C．a(chǎn)cknowledged D．grasped8、A．a(chǎn)nswered B．replaced C．delivered D．rewarded9、A．especially B．thoroughly C．previously D．barely10、A．willing B．voluntary C．a(chǎn)live D．keen11、A．so B．before C．because D．if12、A．brought B．carried C．paid D．pushed13、A．survived B．withdrew C．retired D．died14、A．note B．gift C．letter D．treasure15、A．grateful B．close C．special D．superior16、A．still B．even C．just D．ever17、A．live B．finish C．go D．part18、A．supply B．manage C．decorate D．a(chǎn)rm19、A．drafted B．labeled C．signed D．preserved20、A．reflects B．desires C．a(chǎn)nticipates D．means第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Friendsplayanimportantpartinour1．(life).Thoughwemaytakefriendshipforgranted,weoftendon’tclearlyunderstand2．wemakefriends.Whilewegeton3．(good)withmanypeople,weareusuallyfriendswithonlyafew—forexample,perstudentusually4．(have)about6friends.Inallthecasesoffriendlyrelationships,twopeoplelikeoneanotherandenjoy5．(be)together.6．fact,aswegettoknowpeople,wetakeintoaccountthingslikeage,race,economiccondition,socialposition,andintelligence.Althoughthesethingsarenotofgreat7．(important),8．ismoredifficulttogetonwithpeoplewhenthereisanobviousdifferenceinageandbackground.Comparedwithmarriage,therearenofriendshipceremoniesto9．(strong)theconnectionbetweentwopeople.Butthemutual（彼此的）understandingthatresultsfromcommonexperiencesandemotionsdoesseemtocreateapowerfulbond,10．canovercomedifferenceinbackground,andbreakdownbarriers（障礙）ofage,classandrace.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Excuseme、MayIhaveyourattention,please?Ihaveaurgentannouncementtomake、IamLiHua,studentassistanttopresidentofyourschoollibrary、Inordertoprovidebetterservice,ourlibrarywasscheduledtohaveitsInternetsystemupdatefromJune7toJune9、Forthisperiod,thereadingrooms,includingtheelectronicreadingones,willbeclosedtemporary、YouwillbeabletoborrowandreturnbackbookonlyonTuesdaysandFridays、Pleasepassontheinformationstothestudentsarenotpresent、I’mterriblysorryfortheinconveniencetheupgradewillbringyou、Iwouldbegreatlyappreciatewhetheryoucouldunderstandandcooperate、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，將參加學(xué)校舉行的英文演講比賽，已寫好演講鎬。給教你英語口語一年并已回國(guó)一個(gè)月的外教Mr.Daniel寫封郵件，請(qǐng)他幫你審核稿件并做出必要的修改。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、B3、A4、B5、B6、B7、C8、D9、A10、A11、B12、D13、C14、A15、D16、A17、B18、B19、C20、A第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、A2、B3、A4、B22、1、D2、B3、C4、A23、1、D2、C3、C4、D24、1、C2、D3、C4、B25、Ihavejustreturnedfromavisittomylandlord,Mr.Heathcliff.IamdelightedwiththehouseIamrentingfromhim,whichsuitsmeperfectly.Mr.Heathcliffismyonlyneighbour,andIthinkhischaracterissimilartomine.Hedoesnotlikepeopleeither.WhenIintroducedmyself,hesaidnothing,butfrowned,anddidnotencouragemetoenter.Afterawhile,however,hedecidedtoinvitemein.“Joseph!”hecalled.Josephwasanoldservant.Helookedcrosslyupatmeashetookmyhorse.“Godhelpus!Avisitor!”hewhisperedtohimself.Perhapstherewerenootherservants,Ithought.AnditseemedthatHeathcliffhardlyeverreceivedguests.HishouseiscalledWutheringHeights.Thenamemeans“awindswepthouseonahill”,anditisaverygooddescription.Thetreesaroundthehousearebentbythenorthwind,whichblowsfiercelyeverydayoftheyear.Fortunately,thehouseisstronglybuilt,andisnotdamagedevenbytheworstwinterstorms.Mr.HeathcliffandIenteredthehugemainroom.Wesatdownbythefire,insilence.“Joseph!”shoutedMr.Heathcliff.Noanswercamefromthecellar,sohediveddownthere,leavingmealonewithseveralratherfierce-lookingdogs.Suddenlyoneofthemjumpedangrilyupatme,andinamomentalltheotherswereattackingme.“Help!Mr.Heathcliff!Help!”Ishouted.Mylandlordwasnowheretobeseen,butluckilyawoman,whomightbethehousekeeper,rushedintotheroomtocalmthedogs.“Whatisthematter?”Mr.Heathcliffaskedmerudely,ashefinallyenteredtheroom,accompaniedbyhisman-servant.“Yourdogs,sir!”Ireplied.“Youshouldn’tleaveastrangerwiththem.They’redangerous.”“Come,come,Mr.Lockwood.Havesomewine.W