江苏睢宁中学2023-2024学年高三下第一次测试英语试题含解析

江苏睢宁中学2023-2024学年高三下第一次测试英语试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．The90’speopleseemtohaveenjoyedthegreatbenefits________aboutbythegreatlevelofculturalandeconomicdevelopment.A．broughtB．bringingC．tobebroughtD．havingbrought2．—Therentofourflatwillseea20%risethisyear?—Yes.That’s______Ihavecompromisedwiththeflatowner.A．whatB．whereC．howD．when3．—Thankyouverymuchforeverything．You'vebeensohelpful.—__．JustletmeknowifthereisanythingelseIcandoforyou． A．Withpleasure B．Thepleasureismine． C．Pleasedon'tsayso D．No,thanks4．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved5．—OK，here___________.—Thankyouforyourlift.Seeyoulater.A．areweB．isitC．weareD．comesit6．Thepoliceofficersdecidedtoconductathoroughand______reviewofthecase.A．comprehensive B．complicatedC．conscious D．constant7．Theproblem_______hewillhavehiscollegeeducationathomeorabroadremainsuntouched.A．howB．whetherC．thatD．when8．Thefirstdecadeinthe21stcentury_______therapidriseofChinaasaworldeconomicpower.A．witness B．haswitnessed C．willwitness D．havewitnessed9．Distinguishedguestsandfriends,welcometoourschool,_____theceremonyofthe50thAnniversarythismorningareouralumni（校友）fromhomeandabroad.A．Attend B．Toattend C．Attending D．Havingattended10．____whichuniversitytoattend,thegirlaskedherteacherforadvice.A．Notknowing B．Knowingnot C．Notknown D．Knownnot11．—Couldyougivemeareminderat9tomorrowmorning?—I'msorry,butIameetingthen.A．attendB．willattendC．willbeattendingD．amattending12．Iwouldpersuadehertomakeroomforyou______itbenecessary.A．could B．mightC．should D．would13．Ifweforgavecriminals,wemightbecomeasocietyofendlessexcuses_____nooneacceptsresponsibilityforanything．A．which B．where C．when D．as14．Youcan’timaginehowexcitedwewere________thatourschoolmateshadwonthefirstplaceinNationalRobotCompetition.A．learning B．havinglearnedC．tobelearning D．tolearn15．，dear!Thingswon’tbeasbadasyouthink.Therecertainlywillbechancesforyou.A．Hurryup B．LookupC．Cheerup D．Makeup16．—Howwasyourjobinterview?—Verysuccessful.I________myhomeworkaboutthecompany,youknow.A．haddoneB．havedoneC．didD．wasdoing17．Please________yourashesbeforeitfailsonthecarpet.A．cutoff B．knockoffC．getoff D．dropoff18．ThemainissueattheAPECmeetingwasaclimate-changeplan_____byAustralia’sHowardandbackedbyBush.A．putout B．putoffC．putaway D．putforward19．Thedisaster-strickenvillagewasinaccessible___________byhelicopter,andthestormaddedtotherescuers’difficulty.A．insteadof B．otherthan C．ratherthan D．regardlessof20．--Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!--Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears;otherwiseshesuchgoodChinese.A．didn’tspeak B．wouldnothavespokenC．wouldnotspeak D．hadn’tspoken第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Iwasneververyneat,whilemyroommateKatewasextremelyorganized.Eachofherobjectshaditsplace,butminealwayshidsomewhere.Sheevenlabeled(贴标签)everything.Ialwayslookedforeverything.Overtime,KategotneaterandIgotmessier.Shewouldpushmydirtyclothingover,andIwouldlaymybooksonhertidydesk.Webothgottiredofeachother.Warbrokeoutoneevening.Katecameintotheroom.Soon,Iheardherscreaming,“Takeyourshoesaway!Whyundermybed!”Deafened,Isawmyshoesflyingatme.Ijumpedtomyfeetandstartedyelling.Sheyelledbacklouder.Theroomwasfilledwithanger.Wecouldnothavestayedtogetherforasingleminutebutforaphonecall.Kateansweredit.Fromherendoftheconversation,Icouldtellrightawayhergrandmawasseriouslyill.Whenshehungup,shequicklycrawledunderhercovers,sobbing.Obviously,thatwassomethingsheshouldnotgothroughphone.Allofasudden,awarmfeelingofsympathyroseupinmyheart.Slowly,Icollectedthepencils,tookbackthebooks,mademybed,cleanedthesocksandsweptthefloor,evenonherside.IgotsointomyworkthatIevendidn'tnoticeKatehadsatup.Shewaswatching,hertearsdriedandherexpressiononeofdisbelief.Then,shereachedoutherhandstograspmine.Ilookedupintohereyes.Shesmiledatme,“Thanks.”KateandIstayedroommatesfortherestoftheyear.Wedidn'talwaysagree,butwelearnedthekeytolivingtogether:givingin,cleaningupandholdingon.1、WhatmadeKateangryoneevening?A．Shecouldn’tfindherbooks.B．Sheheardtheauthorshoutingloud.C．Shegotthenewsthathergrandmawasill.D．Shesawtheauthor'sshoesbeneathherbed.2、Theauthortidieduptheroommostprobablybecause_______.A．shehatedherselfforbeingsomessyB．shewasaskedbyKatetodosoC．shewasscaredbyKate’sangerD．shewantedtoshowhercare3、HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?A．Byanalyzingcauses.B．Bydescribingaprocess.C．Byshowingdifferences.D．Byfollowingtimeorder.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthestory?A．MyFriendKateB．HardWorkPaysOffC．HowtoBeOrganizedD．LearningtoBeRoommates22．（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．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjob23．（8分）Canyoubetoobeautiful?Itishardlyaproblemthatmostofushavetobother—asmuchaswemightliketodreamthatitwerethecase.Yettheblessingsandcursesofbeautyhavebeenalong-standinginterestinpsychology.Dothoseblessedwithshinyfacesandanattractivebodyliveinacloudofappreciation—ordoesitsometimespaytobeordinary?Atthemostbasiclevel,beautymightbethoughttocarryakindofhalo(光环)aroundit;weseethatsomeonehasonegoodquality,andbyassociation,ourdeepmindmayassumethattheyhaveothergoodonestoo.Eveninthecourts,apleasingappearancecanworkitsmagic.Attractivecriminalsarelikelytogetlessstrictsentences,ortoescapepunishmententirely;attractiveplaintiffs(原告),meanwhile,aremorelikelytowintheircaseandgetbiggerfinancialsettlements.“It’saneffectseeneverywhere,”saysWalker.Butifbeautypaysinmostcircumstances,therearestillsituationswhereitcanhaveoppositeresults.Whileattractivemenmaybeconsideredbetterleaders,forinstance,hiddensexistprejudices(偏见)canworkagainstattractivewomen,makingthemlesslikelytobehiredforhigh-leveljobsthatrequirepower.Andasyoumightexpect,good-lookingpeopleofbothsexesrunintoenvy—onestudyfoundthatifyouareinterviewedbysomeoneofthesamesex,theymaybelesslikelytoemployyouiftheyjudgethatyouaremoreattractivethantheyare.Moreworryingly,beingbeautifulorhandsomecouldharmyourmedicalcare.Wetendtolinkgoodlookstohealth,meaningthatillnessesareoftentakenlessseriouslywhentheyaffectthegood-looking.Whentreatingpeopleforpain,forinstance,doctorstendtotakelesscareoverthemoreattractivepeople.Ultimately,scientistspointoutthatfocusingtoomuchonyourappearancecanitselfbeharmfulifitcreatesstressandanxiety—evenforthosealreadyblessedwithgoodlooks.“Ifyouarecrazyaboutattractiveness,itmayaffectyourexperienceandinteractions,”shesays.It’sanoutdatedsaying,butnoamountofbeautycanmakeupforabadpersonality.AsthewriterDorothyParkerputitsoelegantly:“Beautyisonlyskindeep,butuglygoescleantothebone.”1、Fromparagraph1,wecanlearnthat_______.A．somemaybebotheredbytheirunattractiveappearanceB．mostpeoplearenotafraidofbeingtoobeautifulC．wemightalwaysdreamaboutbeingbotheredbyothersD．beingtoobeautifulcanbeaproblembotheringeveryone2、Whichisthebenefitforbeautifulpeople?A．Allattractiveplaintiffshavemorechancestogetawaywithpunishment.B．Womenwithpleasingappearancewillalwaysbeconsideredasbetterleaders.C．Good-lookingpeopleareoftenregardedashavingmanygoodqualities.D．Beautifulcriminalsaremorelikelytopersuadethejudgeandwinthecase.3、Thewritermentionedtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphto_______.A．persuadeustopaymoreattentiontoourlooksfromnowonB．suggestthatbeautycanhelpmakeabetterpersonalityC．encourageustofocusmoreonimprovingourpersonalityD．askuglypeopletohavemoreconfidenceintheirpersonality4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Beauty,ablessing?B．SexistPrejudice.C．Realbeauty.D．BenefitsBeautyholds.24．（8分）Tesswaseightyearsold.HerlittlebrotherAndrewwasverysickandtheirparentswerecompletelyoutofmoney.SheheardDaddysaytohertearfulMother,"Onlyamiraclecansavehimnow."TesstookhermoneyandmadeherwaysixblockstoRexall'sDrugStore."Andwhatdoyouwant?"thechemistaskedinanannoyedtoneofvoice."I'mtalkingtomybrotherfromChicagowhomIhaven'tseenforages.""Well,Iwanttotalktoyouaboutmybrother,"Tessansweredbackinthesameannoyedtone."He'sreallysick.HehassomethingbadgrowinginsidehisheadandmyDaddysaysonlyamiraclecansavehimnow.Sohowmuchdoesamiraclecost?""Wedon'tsellmiracleshere,littlegirl.I'msorrybutIcan'thelpyou,"thechemistsaid,softeningalittle."Listen,Icanhelpyou."Thechemist'sbrotherwasawell-dressedman.HeaskedTess,"Whatkindofmiracledoesyourbrotherneed?""Idon'tknow,"Tessreplied."Mommysaysheneedsanoperation.ButmyDaddycan'tpayforit,soIwanttousemymoney.""Howmuchdoyouhave?"askedthemanfromChicago."Onedollarandelevencents,"Tessanswered."Andit'sallthemoneyIhave,butIcangetsomemore,ifIneedto.""Well，whatacoincidence(巧合),"smiledtheman."Adollarandelevencents－theexactpriceofamiracleforyourlittlebrother.Takemetowhereyoulive.Let'sseeif1havethekindofmiracleyouneed."ThatmanwasDr.CarltonArmstrong,asurgeoninneurosurgery(神经外科).Theoperationwascompletedwithoutchargeanditwasn'tlonguntilAndrewwashomeagainanddoingwell．Tesssmiled.Sheknewexactlyhowmuchamiraclecost…onedollarandelevencents…plusthefaithofalittlechild.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．Tess'sbrotherwouldrecoverbecausetherewasamiracle.B．Tess'sbrotherwoulddiebecausehisfamilyhadnomoneytotreathisillness.C．Tess'sfamilywouldlookforamiracletotreatAndrew'sillness.D．Andrewshouldgotohospitalforamiracle.2、Whydidthechemistgetannoyedfirst？A．Becausehewasanervousman．B．BecauseTessdidn'tbuyhismedicine.C．BecauseTesshadbotheredhimandhisbrother.D．BecauseTesswaspoorlydressed.3、WhatcanwelearnaboutDr.CarltonArmstrong?A．Hewasastone－heartedman.B．Hecaredforonlyalittlemoney.C．Heneverhelpedothersunlessgivenalotofmoney．D．Hewasakindgentlemanandreadytohelpothers.4、Whatcanbethebesttitle？A．Adyingboyandhersister B．Amiracleof$1.11C．Akinddoctorandhisbrother D．Apoorgirlandadoctor25．（10分）NearlyoneinfourAmericansmademoneyoverthelast12monthsbyusingtheirpersonalcomputersorotherdevicesconnectedtotheInternet.ThePewResearchCenter,anindependentresearchgroupinWashington,foundthatpeopleareusingtheInternettofindextrawork.Theygoonlinetosellthingssuchasusedbooksandfurnitureortheyoffertoprovideservicessuchasbabysitting,housecleaningorcomputerrepairs.PewfoundthatincomeearnedontheInternetcancomeinmanyforms.Somesaidtheyhadjobsthatpaidafewpennieseachtotakesurveys.Inthesesurveys,peopleareaskedfortheiropinionsofdifferentproductsorwell-knownpeople.AbouttwopercentofAmericansearnedmoneyfromride-sharingcompaniessuchasUberandLyft.Whendriversarereadytopickuppassengers,theyusetheirride-sharecompany’sapp.Thecomputerprogramletsthemknowwhenpassengersarereadytobepickedupandhowtoreachthem.Somepeoplemaketheirhomes,apartments,orroomsinsidetheirhomes,availableformoneytopeoplevisitingtheircities.About60percentofpeoplesaytheincometheyearnisimportanttothem.Butjustoneinfivepeoplewhosellthingsonlinesaytheincomeisenoughtobeimportanttotheirlives.Only16percentbelievedoingonlineworkwillleadtoameaningfulcareer.But37percentsaytheextraincomeearnedfromonlinejobshelpsthemmakeupforshortagesinmoney.Thenumberonereasonpeoplegavefortakingonlinejobswasthattheworkgavethemsomethingtodoandwasfun.Whatkindofpeopleworkonlineoruseonlinedevicestofindwork?Theanswerappearstobe:mostlypeoplewhoalreadyhavejobs.1、Whatisthemainideaofparagraph1?A．Howtosellusedbooks.B．Howtofindextraworkonline.C．Anewwayofmakingmoney.D．AnewresearchontheInternet.2、Howmanyformsofearningmoneyonlinearementionedinparagraph2?A．1. B．2.C．3. D．4.3、Howdoestheauthormakethepointmorepersuasive?A．Bylistingnumbers. B．Byaskingquestions.C．Bytellingstories. D．Bydoingsurveys.4、Whatisimpliedinthelastparagraph?A．ManypeoplehavefoundjobsusingtheInternet.B．Thosewhohavejobsenjoymakingmoneyonline.C．ThefutureoftheInternetisquestioned.D．Morepeoplewilllosetheirjobsoon.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（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．26．（30分）IlostmysightwhenIwasfouryearsoldbyfallingoffacarandlandingonmyhead.NowIamthirty-two.Icanvaguelyrememberthebrightnessof__36____andwhatcolorredis.Itwouldbe___37____toseeagain,buta(n)__38____candostrangethingstopeople.Idon’tmeanIwould__39___togowithoutmyeyes.IsimplymeanthatthelossofthemmademeappreciatemorewhatIhad_40_____.Myparentsandmyteacherssawsomethinginme-----a__41____tolive----whichIdidn’tsee,andtheymademewanttofightinoutwith_42____.The__43___lessonIhadtolearnwastobelieveinmyself.Iamnottalkingaboutsimplythekindof__44____thathelpsmedownsounfamiliarstaircasealone.I__45___somethingbiggerthanthat:aconfidencethatIam,despitebeing__46____,areal,positiveperson;thatthereisaspecialplacewhereIcanmakemyselffit.Ittookmeyearstodiscoverandstrengthenthisconfidence.Ithadtostartwiththeeasyandsimplethings.__47____amangavemeanindoorbaseball.IthoughthewaslaughingatmeandIwas__48____.“Ican’tusethis,”Isaid.“Takewithyou,”heurgedme,“androllitaround.”Thewords__49___inmyhead.“Rollitaround!”ByrollingtheballIcould_50_____whereitwent.ThisgavemeanideahowtoachieveagoalIhadthought_51____beforeplayingbaseball.AtPhiladelphia’sOverbrookSchoolfortheBlindI_52___asuccessfulvariationofbaseball.Wecalleditgroundball.Ihavesetaheadofmeaseriesofgoalsandthentriedtoreachthem,oneatatime.Ihadtobeclearaboutmy_53____.ItwasnogoodcryingforsomethingthatIknewatthestartwas__54___outofreachbecausethatonlyinvitedbitternessoffailure.Iwouldfailsomethinganyway,__55___ontheaverageImadeprogress.1、A．sky B．cloud C．sunshine D．mist2、A．helpful B．wonderful C．hopeful D．successful3、A．disaster B．environment C．incident D．wonder4、A．manage B．try C．want D．prefer5、A．lost B．left C．used D．cared6、A．purpose B．potential C．pressure D．preparation7、A．energy B．happiness C．luck D．blindness8、A．hardest B．dullest C．simplest D．easiest9、A．self-respect B．self-control C．self-confidence D．self-defence10、A．think B．consider C．guess D．mean11、A．imperfect B．perfect C．unfair D．fair12、A．Later B．Soon C．Once D．Then13、A．worried B．encouraged C．shocked D．hurt14、A．stuck B．impressed C．occupied D．held15、A．see B．hear C．notice D．observe16、A．important B．unimportant C．possible D．impossible17、A．invented B．discovered C．instructed D．directed18、A．experience B．advantages C．knowledge D．limitation19、A．hardly B．wildly C．highly D．deeply20、A．so B．for C．but D．and第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Wehighschoolstudentsdohavesomegrowingpains,butwecangetridofthem1．(correct)andwisely.2．,someofusareupset3．ourbodystylesandlooks.It’sunnecessaryandit’snotimportantatall.Weneedn’tcareaboutit.Itisone’sinnerbeauty4．matters.Second,wesometimesseemtobemisunderstoodbyourteachers,parentsandclassmates.5．(face)withthis,wecanfindapropertimetohaveaheart-to-hearttalkwiththem,trying6．(remove)themisunderstanding.Someofushavefewerfriends.Ithinkbeingopen-mindedandfriendlywilldoyougood.Third,wemayfallbehindothers,7．makesusstressed.Actuallywecanencourage8．toworkefficiently,fullof9．(determine).Atlast,someofusdon’thavemuchpocketmoney,sotheyfeelunhappy.Isn’titstrange?Solongaswehavesome,that’senough.Andwecanlearn10．tospendmoney.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。MobilepaymentisservingforpeoplewidelyinChina、Thecashlesstrendhadneverbeenmorepopular、Withthewidespreaduseofmobilepayment,WechatandAlipayaretwoofthemostconvenientandsafewaystopay、Peoplerarelyneedtocarryawalletandcashatall、TheyareusedtopayingbyscanQRcodes(二维码)、Whenconsuming、Asresult,peoplewillneverworryabouttheconsequencewhichtheymaygetfakenotes、Besides,peoplecanoftengetdiscountsifwemakemobilepayments、Mobilepaymentiswinningoverplentyofconsumerwithitsconvenience、SofarmobilepaymenthasgreatchangedpeopledlifeinChina、3第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你校文学社准备招募新成员。请用英语写一则招新启示。要点如下：1.介绍社团宗旨；2.招新条件（热爱文学，具备一定文学知识，乐于分享等）；3.欢迎大家踊跃报名(lihua4184188@163.com)参考词汇literaryworksrequirementscontact...atwelcometojoinus注意：1.词数100左右2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。NewMembersWanted___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、B3、B4、D5、C6、A7、B8、B9、C10、A11、C12、C13、B14、D15、C16、A17、B18、D19、B20、C第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、D2、D3、C4、D22、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’mafraidneitherIn