江蘇省南京十三中、中華中學2025屆高考考前提分英語仿真卷含解析

江蘇省南京十三中、中華中學2025屆高考考前提分英語仿真卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Cellphonesarenowwidelyusedinourdailylives，________________itpossibleforustotalktoanyoneeasily.A．tomake B．madeC．make D．making2．---Canthose___________atthebackoftheclassroomhearme?---Noproblem.A．seat B．sitC．seated D．sat3．“Cellphone”isaAmericanusage，butBritishspeakersalwaysuse“mobilephone”．A．normal B．common C．formal D．usual4．ThankstoMr.Smith,thefatherandthesoneventually________aftertenyears'coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．madeupC．lookedup D．turnedup5．Thedeal，nextweek，willallowCharneytomakeagreatfortuneinthestockmarket.A．completed B．beingcompletedC．tobecompleted D．havingbeencompleted6．Allwehaveis24precioushoursadayandthereforeweshallwaste______A．nothingB．noneC．neitherD．noone7．Johnhadplannedtomakeacompromise,buthechangedhismindatthelastminute.A．anyhow B．otherwiseC．therefore D．somehow8．TherewasneveranytimeforKatetofeellonely,________shewasanonlychild.A．eversince B．nowthatC．eventhough D．asthough9．AbookIreadlastyear,______nameIcan’tremember,changedmyideaabouttime.A．which B．thatC．whose D．what10．I’mmostawfullygratefultoyou.Ican’tthinkwhatI________withoutyou.A．coulddo B．woulddoC．shouldhavedone D．musthavedone11．—Howdoyoufindyournewclassmate?—Oh,sheisreally________ofamusician,whocannotonlysingverybeautifully,butalsocomposeskillfully.A．something B．somebodyC．everything D．everybody12．Theworld’sleadingthinkersandpolicymakersexaminewhat’scomeapartinthepastyear,andwhatwilldefinetheyearahead,A．evaluateB．innovateC．anticipateD．regulate13．____thismaysoundlikeasimpleprocess,greatcareisneeded．A．Since B．Once C．Although D．Unless14．RegardingChina-USdifferencesonhumanrightsissues,Hongsaidthetwosidescanenhancemutualunderstandingthroughdialogue______onequalityandmutualrespect.A．based B．tobase C．basing D．base15．Theexpertpointsoutthephenomenonthatcreamgoesbadfasterthanbutter______itsstructureratherthanitschemicalcomposition.A．livesupto B．getsdowntoC．comesdownto D．standsupto16．______thestudentswerehearingtheexcitingnews! A．Howhappily B．Whatafun C．Whatpleasure D．Howpleased17．AfirmfromNewZealandhasrevealedasetofroboticlegswhichtheyclaimwillsoonallow________wheelchair-boundpeopletowalkagain.A．extremely B．previously C．actually D．eventually18．Oneofthefewthingsyou______sayaboutEnglishpeoplewithcertaintyisthattheytalkalotabouttheweather.A．need B．must C．can D．should19．—I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?—______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Mypleasure D．Noproblem20．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—________？Maryisinterested.A．Whybother B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whatfor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）Bookstoresareatraveller'sbestfriend:theyprovideconvenientshelterinbadweather,andtheyoftenhostreadingsandotherculturalevents.Hereisalookatworld’ssixgreatestbookstores.AdrianHarrington—since1971.Rarebooks;rarefirsteditions;leatherboundsetsandgeneralantiquarian(古玩).Address:64AKensingtonChurchStreet,Kensington,London,England,U.K.AnotherCountry—Kreuzberg,Berlin,Germany.AnotherCountryisanEnglishLanguagesecondhandbookshopwhichismostlyusedasalibrary.Theyhaveabout20,000booksthatyoucanbuyorborrow.Someregulareventsareheldattheshop,suchasreadings,culturalevents,socialeveningsandfilmnights.AtlantisBooks—Oía,Santorini,Greece.AtlantisBooksisanindependentbookshopontheislandofSantorini,Greece,foundedin2004byagroupoffriendsfromCyprus,England,andtheUnitedStates.Throughouttheyearithashostedliteraryfestivals,filmscreenings,bookreadings,andgoodoldfashioneddanceparties.Bart’sBooks—Ojai,California,U.S.A．“TheWorld’sGreatestOutdoorBookstore”,abookstorefoundedbyRichardBartinsdalein1964.Shelvesofbooksfacethestreet,andregularcustomersareaskedtodropcoinsintothedoor’scoinboxtopayforanybookstheytakewheneverthestoreisclosed.10CorsoComo—Milan,Italy.Extensiveselectionofpublicationonart,architecture,design,graphicsandfashion,alongwithastrongemphasisonphotography.Itwasfoundedin1990inMilan,Italy,byCarlaSozzani.TheBookworm—Abookshop,library,bar,restaurantandeventspace,nowwithfourdivisionsinthreecities—Beijing,SuzhouandChengdu.Theinterconnectingroomswithfloor-to-ceilingbooksoneverywallarelightandairyinsummer,yetwarmandcomfortableinwinter.1、Whichofthefollowingbookstoreshasthelongesthistory?A．AdrianHarrington. B．AtlantisBooks.C．Bart’sBooks. D．10ComoBookshop.2、WhatcanyoudoinAtlantisBooks?A．Attendafestival. B．Learnphotography.C．Enjoyrarebooks. D．Buybooksanytime.3、HowisTheBookwormdifferentfromtheotherbookstores?A．Itisusedasalibrary. B．Ithostsallsortsofactivities.C．Itfocusesonphotography. D．Ithasbranchesindifferentcities.22．（8分）Hawkingwasperhapsthemostfamousscientistintheworldwhenhediedin2018atage76.His1988book，ABriefHistoryofTime，soldtenmillioncopiesandmadehimanunlikelysuperstareventopeoplewhosweatedthroughhighschoolscience.HumorwasalwaysabigpartofHawking’sefforttobringphysicstothemasses.Inhis2010book，TheGrandDesign，forinstance，herecountshow，in1277，theCatholicChurchdeclaredscientificlawssuchasgravitytobewrong，sincetheyseemedagainstGod'sidea.“Interestingly，”thetextaddsjokingly，“PopeJohnwaskilledbytheeffectsofthelawofgravityafewmonthslaterwhentheroofofhispalacefellinonhim.”Hawkingwasonly21whenhewasdiagnosedwiththediseaseALS.Formostpeople，theconditionwouldhavebeenadisaster.ButHawkingrolledoverhardshipasifitwerejustapebbleunderhiswheelchair.“Lifewouldbetragic，”heoncesaid，“ifitweren’tfunny.”Hekeptsmilingeventhoughhespentmorethan50yearsinawheelchair.“Helovedadventureandfun，”saysMlodinow，whooncetookHawkingonapunt-boattripdownthefiverCaminCambridge，England，despitetheobviousdangeroftheboatturningover.“YouknowaboutwhenhewentontheVomitComet?It’saplanethatfliesinaparabolic(拋物線的)pathsoyouareweightless，likeyouareinspace.Alotofpeoplevomit，buthelovedthatsortofthing.”Andhewas65atthetime.Hawking’sgreatesthit，humor-wise，wasprobablythecocktailpartyhethrewin2009.Itwasa“welcomereceptionforfuturetimetravelers，”hesaid，sonaturally，hesentouttheinvitationsthedayaftertheparty.Nooneshowedupyet.“Maybeonedaysomeonelivinginthefuturewillfindtheinformationanduseawormholetimemachinetocomebacktomyparty，provingthattimetravelwillonedaybepossible，”Hawkingexplained.Andifthathappens，don’tbesurprisedifHawkingistheretoo.Afterall，henevermissedachancetohavefun.1、WhatdoesthetextmainlytellusaboutHawking?A．Herelatedphysicstohumorclosely.B．Hemadegreatcontributionstophysics.C．Hewentthroughmanyfunnyexperiences.D．Hewasoptimisticaboutthefutureofscience.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutPopeJohn?A．HewasnotinfavorofGod.B．HewasascientistlikeHawking.C．Hewasopposedtothelawofgravity.D．Hewaskilledduetothediscoveryofgravity.3、WhatdroveHawkingtogoontheVomitComet?A．Hisfondnessofadventure.B．Theinvitationfromhisfriend.C．Therequirementsofhiswork.D．HisdesireforrecoveryfromALS.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Thecocktailpartywasagreatsuccess.B．Thepossibilityoftimetravelwasnotproved.C．Hawkingwasamanwhoenjoyedholdingparties.D．Thewormholetimemachinewasusedatthattime.23．（8分）WhenIwaseleven,myparentsgavemethefirstbookIeverowned—TheTalesofEdgarAllanPoe.Idistinctlyrememberopeningit,readingthefirstlinesof“TheCastofAmontillado,”andremarkingtomyself.“Sothisiswhatreadingis!”Mydelightwasunbounded.LittledidIknowatthetimethatIwasatthebeginningofaliftingjourney.So,ifIreadmyfirstrealbookat11,whatwasIreadingbeforethen?Inaword,readers:relativelyplotless,repetitiveifwell-intentionedattemptstoteachchildtorecognizelettersandtheirsoundsandtobuildtheirvocabularies.Beingadutifulboy,IwentthroughthemotionsandIlearnedwhatwordswere.ButIhadnoideawhatwritingwasuntilPoe.InPoe’sstories,thesentencesweremorecomplexandstylishthananythingIhadeverreadbefore.Poe,inshort,wasastar.Myparentsgavemethatfirstbook,butthenIwentoffonmyown.Ilikedscience,whichledmetodiscoverJulesVerne,theFatherofscenefictionandHG.Wells,wellknownforhisnovelTheTimeMachine.Otherwritersfollowedquicklyoneafteranother:IsaacAsimov,RayBradbury,ArthurC．Clarke.ButIdidn’tlimitmyselftosciencefiction.Othertitlesthatdeeplyimpressedmeearlyon,andwhichIhavecarriedonmylife’sjourney,includeTheYearling,Shane,Ivanhoe,OfMiceandMen,ToKillaMockingbirdandTheGoodEarth.Itwentonfromthere.Ibecamethatkidwho,longafterhisparentstoldhimtoturnthelightsoff,hidunderthecoverswithaflashlightandabook,hisgreatestfearofbeingdiscoveredandhavinghislightingtakenaway.IrealizethatmyparentsmusthaveknownIwasdefying(違背)them.Butintheirwisdomtheypretendedtobeignorantofit.AndsoIowemystarasareadertomyparents.1、WhatdidtheauthorfeelaboutTheTatesofEdgarAllanPoe?A．Attractiveandinteresting.B．Complexanddull.C．Distinctbutdifficult.D．Plotlessbuteasy.2、Fromparagraph3weCanlearnthattheauthor________.A．likedreadingtalesbestB．enjoyedreadingsciencefictionmostC．tooknointerestinrealisticnovelsD．likedreadingfreelyandwidely3、Whatdidtheauthorsparentsreacttohisreadingbyflashlight?A．Toldhimtoturnofftheflashlight.B．Tookawayhisbook.C．Madeallowanceforhim.D．Scoldedhimatonce.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．MyStartasaRealReaderB．TheTalesofEdgarAllanPoeC．WhenIBegantoLikeReadingFreelyD．EdgarAllanPoeWasMyFavoriteStar24．（8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．appreciatingtheLondonEyeD．experiencingdivingandsurfing3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．Thepoolis25metresabovetheground.B．ThepoolwassimilartoNewYork’smodernconstructions.C．ThepoolliesinthecentreofLondon.D．ThepoolishelpfulforsellingapartmentsinEmbassyGardens.4、Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A．TheapartmentsofEmbassyGardenarefairlyexpensiveB．thenewAmericanEmbassyhasbeenmovedawayC．NineElmsisastreetinEmbassyGardensD．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjob25．（10分）Whatmakesafamily?Howdofamilymemembersgetalongwitheachother?JapanesedirectorHirokazuKoreedatriestoanswerthesequestionsinhisfilms.Hislaterstfilm,Shoplifters,isabouthisfavritetopic–familyrelations.Withthisfilm,Koreedawonthisyear’sPalmed’Or(金棕櫚獎),theCannesFilmFestival’stophonor.ShoplifterstellsthestoryofapoorfamilylivinginTokyo.Threegenerationslivingunderthesameroofsurvivebystealingfromlocalshops.Obviously,whattheyaredoingiswrong.Butthedirectorfocusesmoreontheheartwarmingdetailsofthefamily’sdailylife,accordingtoThePlayist.Koreedashowshowthefamilymemebersloveandsupporteachother.Forexample,thefamilyplansabeachtripfortheyoungestsister.Theycarefullypickoutswimwearforthegirl.Atthebeach,theyplayhappily.Thegirldrawsapicturetohelpherremembertheirtimetogether.Thiscausesviewerstoforgetabouttheirmoraljudgments(道德審判).ThisisanotherfeatureofKoreeda’sfilmingstyle.Heisgoodatpresentingordinarylife.It’sslowandfullofsmalldetails–sometimesit’sevenboring.Butthereistension(沖突)presentaswell.InShoplifters,thesurpriseisthatthefamilymemembersdon’tactuallyhavebloodtiestoeachother,buttheyarestillcloserthanarealfamily.Theyallhavetheirownstories.InJapanandmostotherAsiancountries,bloodtiesarewhatdefines(定義)family.ButKoreedaquestionsthatbylookingatdifferentkindsofrelations.1、HowdoesthefamilyintheShopliftersmakealiving?A．Bydrawingpictures.B．Byworkinginlocalshops.C．Bybeggingfromneighbors.D．Bystealingfromthelocalstores.2、WhatisthefeatureofKoreeda’sfilmingstyle?A．Notensionpresentatall.B．Beingfullofsmallboringdetails.C．Focusingonthehardtimeofpoorfamilies.D．Showingordinarylifethroughthedetailsofdailylife.3、WhatdoesKoreedawanttoshowusinthemovie?A．Themeaningofafamily.B．Howtogetlongwithourfamilies.C．TheordinarylifeinaJapanesefamily.D．Thedifferentrelationshipinapoorfamily.4、Thispassageismainlyabout_____.A．familyrelationsB．afilmdirectedbyKoreedaC．afamousJapanesedirectorD．featuresofKoreeda’sfilms第三部分語言知識運用（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）Inwinter,Ioftenwalkinanearbyparkduringlunchtime.Theparkis1,asfewpeoplehavethetimetoenjoythewintersunonaweekday.Thetwopeoplethatareoftenseenareamiddle-agedfatherandhislittledaughter2herschooluniform.Thefatherlookslikehehasallthetimeintheworld—he3tohurryalongthejoggingpath;insteadhematcheshispacewith4ofthelittlegirl.Sometimestheyarelying5inthesun,laughingandchatting.Themancertainlydoesn’tlook6.WhatsortofjobcanhehavethatgiveshimtheflexibilitytowalkintheparkinthemiddleofthedayAndtoday,we7satontherocksandhadalittlechat.“Youmustenjoytheparkverymuchtocomeheresooften,”Isaid.Thefathernodded.“How”Iaskedcuriously,“doyou8toleaveyourofficetobewithyourdaughtereveryday”

The9thatthefather,SatyendraDugbey,toldmeshowedmehow,ifwe10underthesurface,evenordinarypeople’slifecanbequite11.“Iusedtobenodifferentfromanyofthosethousandsofofficeworkers12toworkeveryday,”hebegan.Hiswifeandhewerewell13butrarelymanagedtimeoffforleisure.Everythingchangedaftera(n)14inwhichDugbeywashitbyacar.Ashelayinhospital,terrifyingthoughtscameintohismind.“Howwouldmydaughter,thenonlyfour,remembermeifIdiedthatday”“Wouldmydaughterhave15ofbeingwithherfather”Themomentherecoveredandwentbacktowork,Dugbeytooktimeoffatlunch,16herdaughterfromschoolwhichwasjustnextdoortohisworkingplace,andtookhertothepark.Itwasactuallyaverysmallchangehe’dmade,hesaid,butit17himeverydaytoseethedifferenceit18tohislife.“Itbringsmesomuch19thatIcan’tbelievewhyothershaven’tthoughtofdoingthesamething.”hesaidsimply.Igotuptocontinuemy20walk,unexpectedlyhappyafterhisstory.1、A．noisyB．appealingC．quietD．still2、A．onB．inC．withD．under3、A．tendsB．intendsC．inspiresD．refuses4、A．itB．thatC．thisD．those5、A．heavilyB．tiredlyC．lazilyD．lonely6、A．unemployedB．untrainedC．untestedD．unwanted7、A．trulyB．generallyC．entirelyD．finally8、A．succeedB．failC．manageD．suggest9、A．newsB．storyC．dataD．phenomenon10、A．digB．pushC．cleanD．knock11、A．extraordinaryB．commonC．peacefulD．reliable12、A．hurryingB．wanderingC．hesitatingD．hating13、A．downB．overC．aboveD．off14、A．affairB．accidentC．situationD．sight15、A．associationB．considerationC．misunderstandingD．memories16、A．pickedupB．pickedoutC．tookupD．tookout17、A．botheredB．puzzledC．frightenD．amazed18、A．tookB．ledC．madeD．got19、A．loveB．joyC．reliefD．depression20、A．long-sufferingB．long-lostC．long-forgottenD．long-lasting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?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語法填空Justnow,Ienteredthewebsite“TopicforToday”.Ifeel

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(interest)inthereportonmiddleschoolstudents’usingcell-phonesoncampus.Infact，morestudentsnowcometoschool

2．cell-phones.Myschoolmateshavedifferentopinions.Somethink

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5．(variety)functionsofdifferentcell-phones.Othersthinkdifferently.First，thecell-phoneisnot

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7．(make)iteasytocallothers.Second,manystudentsoftenplaye-gamesandsend8．

(message)withtheircell-phones,eveninclass,whichwillsurelyhavebadeffectsontheirstudy.What’smore,alargeamountoftimeandmoneywill9．(waste).Inmyopinion,thecell-phoneisausefultoolinourdailylife.Butitdoesn’tmeanwecanuseit

10．free)inschool.AfewmonthsafterreturningtheUSfromGermany,ItookpartinacollegecourseinFrench.SinceIhadlearnedtospeakGermangoodinGermany,Ithoughtthatitmightbeinterestedtobeginstudyinganotherlanguage.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處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(/\)，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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。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。Onemonthbefore,withtheCollegeEntranceExaminationaroundthecorner,Iwasnervousandinlowspiritbecauseofmypoorperformance.WhenIwasatthelossandonthepointofgivingup,myheadteachercomfortedmeanddiscusswithmethereasonsformyfailureintheexam.Moreunforgettable,hemanagedtohelpmewithmystudyandinspiredus.Determinedtoliveuptheexpectationsofmyteachersandmyparents,Idevotedmyselftosolvealltheproblemsinmystudyandthenmadeprogress.l’mmorethangratefulforthathehasdoneforme.I’vegottoknowitisnevertoomuchlatetogetbackwhenthereisstillhope.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是學生會主席。近來，隨著網絡的普及，學生的漢字書寫能力降低。為了保護中華傳統(tǒng)文化——漢字，校學生會提出倡議。請你根據(jù)提示，寫一份倡議書。內容包括：1.少上網，多讀書、勤記筆記；2.養(yǎng)成練書法和寫日記的習慣。要求：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：漢字Chinesecharacters________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、C3、B4、B5、C6、B7、D8、C9、C10、C11、A12、C13、C14、A15、C16、D17、B18、C19、D20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、A3、D22、1、A2、C3、A4、B23、1、A2、D3、C4、A24、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’mafraidneitherInormydogsareusedtoreceivingthem.”Icouldnotfeeloffendedafterthis,andacce