青海省玉樹州新高考英語二模試卷及答案解析

青海省玉樹州新高考英語二模試卷注意事項1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認(rèn)真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—What’swrongwithyou?—Oh,Iamsick.I________somuchicecreamjustnow.A．shouldn’teat B．mustn’teatC．couldn’thaveeaten D．shouldn’thaveeaten2．－Youknow,peoplehavedifferentopinionsabouttheconstructionoftheproject.－Wewelcomeanycommentsfromthem,favorableor_______.A．so B．otherwiseC．else D．rather3．Alotoffoodaswellassometents_________toYushusincetheearthquakeoccurred.A．hasbeentransported B．havebeentransportedC．isbeingtransported D．a(chǎn)retransported4．—TellmesomethingabouthismatchinSydney.—Well，hegotthechampionship，wehadexpected.Hemadeitatlast.A．a(chǎn)s B．what C．why D．how5．Hehasmadelittlepreparationfortheinterview,sothechanceofhimsucceedinginitis.A．slimB．fantasticC．obviousD．gentle6．Changingthepasswordonyouraccountisn’talastingsolutionifyoudon’tremoveanyvirus，？A．don’tyou B．doyouC．isn’tit D．isit7．—IheardMr.Morganwouldbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.—No,he_____atthattime.A．wasboardingB．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboardingD．isboarding8．Mikewasusuallysocareful,thistimehemadeasmallmistake.A．yet B．still C．even D．thus9．Nowadays,moreandmoreChinesehomeshavethetechnologyandequipment______todoonlineshopping.A．needed B．needingC．need D．toneed10．Friendshipcanneverbeatrade;______,itneedsthemostthoroughandunprofitableconcept.A．inaddition B．bycontrast C．inreturn D．bychance11．—Davidisagreenhandatsuchthings.—ButIbelieveheisquite________tothetask.A．relevantB．a(chǎn)ccessibleC．equalD．unique12．Lastweek,onlytwopeoplecametolookatthehouse,________wantedtobuyit.A．noneofthem B．bothofthem C．noneofwhom D．neitherofwhom13．Ourdreamisto_______aWorldCupthatmakesyou,yourgrandchildrenandeveryoneinfootballreallyproud.A．stageB．chairC．foundD．watch14．Itwasfromonlyafewsuppliesthatshehadbroughtinthevillage____thehostesscookedsuchanicedinner.A．where B．when C．that D．which15．Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise16．I________mycellphonelastnight.Nowthebatteryisrunningout.A．couldhavecharged B．mightchargeC．shouldhavecharged D．wouldcharge17．Thelanguageinthecompany’sstatementishighly________,thusmakingitsstaffconfused.A．a(chǎn)mbiguousB．a(chǎn)pparentC．a(chǎn)ppropriateD．a(chǎn)ggressive18．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved19．Theforeignersherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthat_______peoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor________newTianjin.A．/;aB．/;theC．a(chǎn);aD．the;the20．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Lastfall,Ihappenedtooverhearastudenttellingtheothershehaddecidednottosignupforanintroductoryphilosophycourse.Thedemandsofhismajor,hesaidseriously,meantheneededtotake“practical”courses,and“enlightenment”wouldsimplyhavetowait.Fornow,employabilitywasthemostimportant.Thestudents’conversationfitsintoalargeralarmingnarrativeabouttheroleofthehumanitiesinhighereducation.Inatimeofdizzyingtechnologicalachievementandofrapidscientificinnovation,scepticsofthehumanitiesmayquestiontheusefulnessofstudyingAristotle,theItalianRenaissanceorChinesefiction.Actually,Iregretnotinterruptingthatstudenttoarguefortakingthatintroductoryphilosophycourse.Iwouldhavestartedbyremindinghimthat,formuchofAmerica’shistory,collegegraduateswerenotconsideredtrulyeducatedunlesstheyhadmasteredphilosophy,literature,politicaltheoryandhistory.Thekeyroleofhighereducationwastoinvitestudentsintotheconversationsaboutmatterslikewhatitmeanstobealiveandthedefinitionofjustice.Fosteringengagementwiththesesubjectsisstillanessentialpartoftheuniversity’sfunctioninsociety.Iwouldhavealsomentionedtothestudentthathewasmisinformedaboutthejobmarket.Itistruethatmanyemployersarelookingforgraduateswithspecializedtechnicalskills,buttheyalsolookforothercapabilities.Astheworldistransformedbyartificialintelligence,machinelearningandautomation,theuniquehumanqualitiesofcreativity,imaginationandmoralreasoningwillbetheultimatecoinoftherealm.Alltheseskillsaredevelopedinhumanitiescourses.Further,Iwouldhavearguedthatwhileadegreeanchoredinthesciencesisanimportantpreconditionformanyjobs,itisnottheonlyroute.LooknofurtherthanthefoundersofcompaniessuchasLinkedIn,SlackandFlickr,whoareamongthemanytechbusinesspersonswithdegreesinthehumanities,andwhocreditthattrainingfortheirsuccess.Contrarytothewidelyheldbeliefthathumanitiesmajorshaveahardtimegettingjobs,recentstudiesshowthatthosewithhumanitiesdegreesaresuccessfulintheworkplace,experiencinglowratesofunemploymentandreportinghighlevelsofjobsatisfaction.Theratiobetweenaveragemedian(中位數(shù))incomesforhumanitiesdegreeholdersandthosewithbusiness,engineering,andhealthandmedicalsciencesdegreeshasbeenshowntonarrowoverthecourseofacareer.Thecaseforthehumanitiescanalsobeunderstoodinlesstransactionaltermsandmoreasafoundationalpreparationforalifewelllived.Ahumanitieseducationplaysavitalroleinencouragingcitizenstoleadanexaminedlife.Itfosterscriticalthinking,self-reflection,empathyandtolerance,theusefulnessofwhichonlybecomesmoreapparentasonenavigateslife’schallenges.Byallmeans,studentsshouldtakecoursestheythinkpracticalandfollowtheirinterests,butiftheyalsomakeapointofstudyingtheliteratureoftheRenaissance,orresearchingintomodernpoetry,oreventakingintroductoryphilosophy,wewillallbenefit.1、Whatdothestudents’conversationshow?A．Studentsfeelemploymentdifficult.B．Studentsthinkphilosophylessimportant.C．Studentsfindscientificinnovationamazing.D．Studentsconsideruniversitycoursesunsatisfying.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph4probablymean?A．Highlyvalued. B．Equallyapplied.C．Strictlyassessed. D．Greatlyimproved.3、Theauthormayagreethathumanities_____.A．discoverstudents’artisticabilityB．preparestudentsforgraduationC．raiseawarenessofsocialstatusD．providegreatinsightsintolife4、Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthepassage?I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要點(diǎn))C:ConclusionA． B．C． D．22．（8分）Lifehasn’talwaysbeeneasyforSareanaKimia,16.Herparentssplitupwhenshewasyoung,andshehasn’tseenherdadsinceshewasl0.InJune2014,sheandhermom,ShefaliGupta,foundoutthattheywouldsoonbeevicted(逐出)fromtheirhome.Sareanaknewthathermomhadmoneyproblems.Evenbeforetheeviction,Guptahadbecomeverysad.Becauseshedidn’thavehealthinsurance,Guptacouldn’tgetadoctor’shelpforheremotionalproblems.Sareanatookchargeofthingsathome.Forexample,sheoftencookedherfamily’smeals.Whensheandhermomwereabouttolosetheirhome,itwasSareanawhoarrangedaplaceforthemtostay.Foryears,Sareanahadbeenanactivevolunteerwithseveralorganizations.Sheevenstartedherowngroup,YouthforNationalChange.Itworkstosupporttherightsofyoungpeople.Sareanacalledafewadultsshehadworkedwith.Afterfindingoutabouthersituation,onecoupleopenedtheirdoorsrightaway.ButbyAugust2014,thecouplenolongerhadroomforSareanaandhermom.Thetwoendeduplivingintheircar.Theydidn’twanttogotoahomelessshelteroutoffearthattheycouldbesplitup.Throughitall,Sareanakeptworkingonprojectsandstudying.“AtnopointdidIletwhatwasgoingonchangemydailyroutine,”shesays.Sareanaishomeschooledonlineandgoestoclassesatanearbycollege.Lastfall,schoolbillsbeganpilingup.Shehadnowaytopaythem.Afriendsuggestedthatshetryraisingfundsonline.AfteranewspaperrananarticleaboutSareana,donationspouredin-nearly$30,000!Shepaidforschoolandhadenoughmoneylefttorentasmallapartment.SheandhermommovedintoitinJanuary2015.1、WhathappenedtoSareanain2014?A．Shelostherfather.B．Shebecamehomeless.C．Hermomabandonedher.D．Herhousewasdestroyed.2、Sareanastartedanorganizationto.A．teachpeopletocookB．supportpoorpeopleC．earnmoneyD．helpyouth3、Sareanafinallyfoundherownapartment.A．byraisingmoneyB．bydoingpart—timejobsC．withthehelpofherfriendsD．withthehelpofhercolleg23．（8分）Here’sadviceonwheretofindjobapplications.CompanyWebsitesIfyouareinterestedinworkingforaparticularcompany,visittheirwebsite.Careerinformationisusuallylistedinthe“Careers”orthe“AboutUs”sectionofthesite.Often,youwillbeabletoapplyforallcompanypositionsdirectlyfromthewebsiteJobBoardsandEnginesIfyouaren’tsurewhatcompanyyouwanttoworkfor,youcanlookforjobapplicationsonjobboardsandjobsearchengines.Thesecontainjoblistingsforpositionsatmanydifferentcompanies.Sometimesyouhavetogotothecompanywebsitetofilloutajobapplication.Atothertimes,youcanapplydirectlyonthesearchengineorjobboard.

InPersonApplyingforajobinpersonisalittledifferentthanapplyingforemploymentonline.It’snotascomplicated,butyouwillneedtobepreparedtoapplyandinterviewonthespot.Youhavetomakesureyoudressprofessionally,andbringallthematerialsyouneed.Belowisalistofsampleemploymentapplicationsandclicktofindwhatyouwant.1、Ifyouwanttolandajobinacertaincompany,you’dbetter.A．visitCompanyWebsitesB．call“AboutUs”sectionC．visitJobBoardsandEnginesD．lookforajobapplicationformfirst2、Whatisspecialaboutapplyingforajobinperson?A．Itneedsmorecomplicatedprograms.B．1tcallsforaninterviewonthespot.C．Itneedsalltheapplicationmaterialshandedin.D．Itrequirestheemployeetowearabeautifuldress.3、Wherecanyoufindthetext?A．Inamagazine.B．Inatextbook.C．Ontheinternet.D．Inaposter.24．（8分）TheChildrenandFamilyResearchCenter,locatedinIllinois,isanindependentresearchorganizationtopromotepublicchildwelfareresearchactivities.Thefollowingareour2018researchbriefs.TheChildEndangermentRiskAssessmentProtocol（CERAP）TamaraL.FullerCERAPisasafetyassessmentprotocol（協(xié)議）usedinchildprotectioninvestigationsandchildservicesinIllinois.Itisdesignedtoevaluatethepotentialharmtoachildandtakequickactiontoprotectchildren.Workersusetheprotocoltohelpfocustheirdecision-makingtodeterminewhetherachildissafewiththeirfamily,anddecidewhatactiontotaketoassurethechild’ssafety.10ThingstoKnowaboutChildWelfareSystemCatherine,Michael,andSteveInMarch2018,researchersMichaelandStevepartneredwithprofessorCatherinetopresentawebinar（在線研討會）titled10ThingstoKnowaboutChildWelfareSystem,focusedonexplainingthechildwelfaresystem.Topicsincludedprocessofmakingahotlinecall,waystosupportfamilieswhohaveexperiencedchildhoodsufferings.HighlightsfromtheChildDeathReviewTeamAnnualReportSteveandTamaraThisresearchbrieffocusesonthefindingsfromthemostrecentCDRTannualreportonchilddeathsinIllinoisin2016,presentingsummaryinformationaboutchilddeathsinIllinoisbyage,mannerofdeath,andcategoryofdeath,aswellasrecommendationstopreventchilddeaths.PromotingWidespreadImprovementinPracticeTedCrossandIritThisarticlebyCFRC’spsychologist（心理學(xué)家）TedCrossandDr.Iritexploresthecontributionofpsychologytochildprotectionandsuggestsopportunitiesforpsychologytocontributemore,choosing3selectedareas.Acrosstheseareas,psychologyhascontributedbothtotheknowledgebaseandtoavailableassessmentandintervention（干預(yù)）methods.1、Whicheventaimsatdeterminingthesafetyofchildrenwithinthefamily?A．PromotingWidespreadImprovementinPracticeB．10ThingstoKnowaboutChildWelfareSystemC．TheChildEndangermentRiskAssessmentProtocolD．HighlightsfromtheChildDeathReviewTeamAnnualReport2、Whowroteareportaboutpreventionofchilddeaths?A．SteveandTamara.B．Catherine,Michael,andSteve.C．TamaraL.Fuller.D．TedCrossandIrit.3、Whichofthefollowingdealswithchildprotectioninapsychologicalway?A．HighlightsfromtheChildDeathReviewTeamAnnualReportB．10ThingstoKnowaboutChildWelfareSystemC．TheChildEndangermentRiskAssessmentProtocolD．PromotingWidespreadImprovementinPractice25．（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）I'msweatingheavilyinmychair.Mr.Fogartyslowlylooksovertherowsofboys,eachholdinghisbreathand1it'snothisturn.Mr.Fogarty'seyespassoverthemandtheycan2again.Hiseyeslandonmeandmyheartjumps.Thisisthe3IgothrougheveryTuesdayduringjazzpractice.I'mfineduringpractice4it'stimeforeachofustostandandplayourinstrument,alone,witheveryonewatching.IalwaysprayforMr.Fogartyto5me,butheneverdoes.6,hecallsmeoutinfrontofeveryone,everytime.Mr.Fogartymouths,"You're7"Mystandpartnersmiles.HeknowshowmuchI8thismomenteachweekandinsomewayitgiveshim9toseemesweat.Ipraythatthekidbeforemehasa(n)10solo,ormaybeanearthquakewillinterruptus.Butthentheboybeforemefinisheshissolo.MyheartbeatssohardIcan11breatheasIstandup.Istarttobreatheoutthefirstnotes.IholdthemaslongasIcanandthenIlookatthemusic,hopingto12thesafepatternofmusicalnotesthattellmewhattodo.Butno,Ihavetotrustmyself.13thenotesonthepagestartjumpingatme,eachcomingsofastI'mnot14whichtoplayfirst.SoIplaythemall.Mythoughtsarenolongerwords,butmusical15,andthey'removingsofastIdon'thavetimeto16whattoplaynext.Ijustletmyhandsgo.I’msocaughtupinmysolothatIdon't17howlongI'vebeenplaying.Mr.Fogartygivesmeasignaland,abruptly(突然地)I18,andfreemyhandsfromthesaxophonewhichisstillwarmfrommy19fingers.Isitsohardthatthechairmakesanoise.Iignoremystandpartner's20andlookupatmybandteacher'sapprovingsmile.1、A．explainingB．prayingC．realizingD．imagining2、A．talkB．playC．practiceD．breathe3、A．projectB．businessC．routineD．exam4、A．untilB．whenC．thoughD．because5、A．rememberB．forgetC．helpD．guide6、A．InsteadB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Meanwhile7、A．a(chǎn)loneB．lateC．lostD．next8、A．expectB．hateC．fearD．enjoy9、A．burdenB．pleasureC．reliefD．benefit10、A．unsuccessfulB．wonderfulC．cheerfulD．never-ending11、A．nearlyB．merelyC．barelyD．slightly12、A．followB．formC．practiceD．show13、A．GraduallyB．SuddenlyC．ActuallyD．Naturally14、A．a(chǎn)fraidB．a(chǎn)nxiousC．confusedD．sure15、A．notesB．starsC．instrumentsD．patterns16、A．refertoB．thinkaboutC．pickoutD．watchout17、A．understandB．mindC．noticeD．discover18、A．stopB．singC．danceD．fall19、A．unskilledB．strongC．dancingD．helpless20、A．a(chǎn)pologyB．questionC．invitationD．praise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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Whilenoteveryonewillhavepondered(思索)thesubjectwhilestaringoutofthewindowduring1．flight,thequestionastowhyaeroplaneshavecircularwindowsratherthansquareonesisinteresting.Overtheyears,aerospaceengineering2．(make)hugeleapsinaeroplanetechnology,meaningplanescancarry3．passengersandgofaster.Theplaneshavealsochangedshapetoincreasesafety—includingthewindows.Inthe1950s,4．jetlinerswerestartingtobecomemainstream,theDeHavillandCometcame5．fashion.Withapressurisedcabin,itwasabletogohigherandfasterthanotheraircraft.6．,theplanehadsquarewindowsandin1953twoplanesfellapartintheair,7．(kill)56peopleintotal.Thereasonforthe8．(crash)?Thewindows.9．there’sacorner,there’saweakspot.Windows,havingfourcorners,havefourpotentialweakspots,makingthemlikelytocrashunderstress—suchasairpressure.Bycurvingthewindow,thestressthatwould10．(eventual)crackthewindowcornerisdistributedandthelikelihoodofitbreakingisreduced.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(^)，并在其下面寫出該加的同。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改:在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該同下面寫出修改后的同。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。TheMoments(朋友圈)sectionofWeChathasbecomethepopularpartofthesocialnetworkingplatform、Wecanshareeverythingabouttheirlifeonitwithourfriend、Manyteenagers,however,chosetokeeptheirparentsouttheirMoments、Theyarguethatiftheirparentsgetinvolved,andtheywillfeelupset、AsfarasIamconcerning,IfeelhappilywhenmyparentscommentonmypostsinmyMoments、Itshowstheirloveandcareforme、What'smore,shutthemoffmaymakethegenerationgapbiggerandbigger,wheninvitingtheminwouldhelpuscommunicatebetterandfeelclosertoeachotherthanbefore、14第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的美國朋友David曾作為交換生在你家住過一段時間。近期你校要舉辦以“ForeignersTellChineseStories”為主題的英語征文活動。請寫一封郵件邀請他參加，要點(diǎn)如下：1.截稿日期：2018年3月1日；2.字?jǐn)?shù)要求：100左右；3.投稿郵箱：chinesestory2018@126.com注意：1.字?jǐn)?shù)100左右2.開頭和結(jié)尾已出，不計入總字?jǐn)?shù)。DearDavid,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

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、A5、A6、D7、C8、A9、A10、B11、C12、D13、A14、C15、C16、C17、A18、D19、A20、B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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、B2、A3、D4、D22、1、B2、D3、A23、1、A2、B3、C24、1、C2、A3、D25、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.Wedon’toftenhavestrangershere.I’mafra