安徽省合肥三中2025届英语高三上期末达标测试试题含解析

安徽省合肥三中2025届英语高三上期末达标测试试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise2．__________himnottodoso,hewouldn’thavemadesuchaseriousmistake.A．DidIpersuade B．IfIpersuadeC．IfIshouldpersuade D．HadIpersuaded3．Hehasmadelittlepreparationfortheinterview,sothechanceofhimsucceedinginitis.A．slimB．fantasticC．obviousD．gentle4．---ProfessorLiiswantedonthephone.Whereishe?---Isawhimcoming,butinaminute,he_____.A．willdisappear B．hasdisappeared C．disappears D．disappeared5．Muchdisappointedasheisinthejobinterview,hestillkeepshisconfidence.A．tohavefailed B．failedC．havingfailed D．failing6．Moreandmorepeopleprefertoliveinthecountryside,_______appealforthemliesinthequietandslow-pacedlife.A．who B．WhichC．whose D．what7．Nowadayswiththedevelopmentofscience,moreandmorenewtechnology____tothefieldsofIT.A．hasintroduced B．wasintroducedC．willintroduce D．isbeingintroduced8．AftertheargumentColinranawayand______since.A．Isn’theardof B．wasn’theardofC．hasn’tbeenheardof D．hadn’tbeenheardof9．Inordertofinishtheworktime,themaninchargedecidedtosomemoreworkers.A．giveup B．takeon C．lookafter D．findout10．Theworld’sattention________China’sBeltandRoadInitiative，asithasgreatinfluenceontheworld’seconomy.A．istofixon B．wasfixedonC．hasfixedon D．isbeingfixedon11．Fortunatelysomebodywhohappenedtobepassingbycalledtheemergencyaidthetrafficaccidentoccurred.A．hurriedly B．quickly C．immediately D．shortly12．Sincewecandonothingaboutit,we_________aswellconsultMr.Smithaboutthematter.A．can B．mustC．need D．may13．Nodrivingafterdrinkingisarulethateverydriver____________obeyinourcountry.A．will B．shallC．may D．can14．MostSchoolshavebannedjunkfoodandbroughtoutnewmenus.“That’scool!”saidAndreasPetrou,11thgrader.A．/;anB．/;theC．the;aD．the;/15．--Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?--________thechildren.A．Itis B．Theyare C．Thatis D．Thereare16．—It’ssohumidthesedays!—Don’tworry!Therain________tostopfromtomorrow.A．willexpectB．expectsC．willbeexpectedD．isexpected17．Butforthemetalcagetopulltheminerstosafety,theminersinChile____inlessthantwenty-fourhours.A．wouldnotberescued B．wouldnothavebeenrescuedC．wouldberescued D．wouldhavebeenrescued18．Whenwehaveachancetotravel,wetendto______asmanysightsintothetripaswecan---sevencountriesintendays,forexample.A．squeeze B．sneeze C．subscribe D．substitute19．Thelaptopsmadebyourcompanysellbest,butnobodycouldhaveguessedtheplaceinthemarketthatthey________20yearsago.A．hadhad B．had C．werehaving D．weretohave20．High­speedtrainswhichtravelthroughmyhometown________upto250kmperhourmakeitasmallworld.A．with B．againstC．at D．over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）Weallthinkplantswereexpectedtogetlargerwithincreasedcarbondioxideintheatmosphere,butchangesintemperature,humidity(湿度)andnutrientavailabilityseemtohavetrumpedthebenefitsofincreasedcarbondioxide”saidresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore.45percentofthespeciesstudiednowreachsmalleradultsizesthantheydidinthepast.Theresearcherspointedoutthatwarmertemperaturesandchanginghabitats,causedbyclimatechange,arepossiblereasonsforshrinkingcreatures.“Wedonotyetknowthemechanisms(机制)involved,orwhysomeorganismaregettingsmallerwhileothersareunaffected,”theresearcherssaid.“Untilweunderstandmore,wecouldberiskingnegativeconsequencesthatwecan’tyetquantify.’’Thechangeisbigincold-bloodedanimals.Onlytwodecadesofwarmertemperaturesareenoughtomakeretiles(爬行动物)smaller.Anincreaseofonly1degreecentigradecausednearlya10percentincreaseinmetabolism(新陈代谢).Greateruseofenergyresultedintinytortoisesandlittlelizards.Fisharesmallernowtoo.Thoughoverfishinghasplayedapartinreducingnumbers,experimentsshowthatwarmertemperaturesalsostopfishgrowing.Warm-bloodedanimalsaren’timmune(免除)fromthesizechangecausedbyclimatechange.Manybirdsarenowsmaller.Soaysheeparethinner.ReddeerareweakenAndpolarbearsaresmaller,comparedwithhistoricalrecords.ThisisnotthefirsttimethishashappenedinEarth’shistory.55millionyearsago,awarmingeventsimilartothecurrentclimatechangecausedbees,spidersandantstoshrinkby50to75percentoverseveralthousandyears.Thateventhappenedoveralongertimethanthecurrentclimatechange.Thespeedofmodemclimatechangecouldmeanorganismsmaynotrespondoradaptquicklyenough,especiallythosewithlonggenerationtimesclimatechangewillbeshowninthefuture.1、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout_______A．Whysomespeciesbecomesmaller.B．HowclimatechangesinEarth’shistory?C．Climatechangehasmanynegativeeffects.D．Speciesarebecomingsmallerasclimategetswarmer.2、Theunderlinedword“trumped”mthefirstparagraphprobablymean_________.A．strengthenedB．gainedC．beatenD．equaled3、ResearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingaporebelievethat________A．theyhavefoundtheexactcausesforcreaturesgettingsmaller.B．alltheanimalsontheearthhavebecomesmaller.C．climatechangehasmorenegativeeffectsonwarm-bloodedanimals.D．increaseinenergyusecanleadtocreaturesgettingsmaller.4、Whatdoestheauthorfeelabouttheclimatechange?A．DisappointedB．OptimisticC．WorriedD．Shameful22．（8分）Reducingplasticwasteisn'teasybecausethecheapmaterialisfoundinalmosteveryhouseholditem.Now,adeliciousandnutritioussolutionhascomeuptohelpreduceourdependenceonthisenvironmentalhazard.DavidChristian,theco-founderofEvoware,saystheideaofcreatingthebiodegradable(生物降解的)productscamefromconcernatthecountry'shighpollutionrate.Indonesiaishometofouroftheworld'sworstpollutedrivers.Sincesingle-usepackagingisalargecontributortotheproblem,Evowaredecidedtodealwiththatfirst.Afterinvestigatingvariousmaterials,thecompanysettledonseaweed.Unlikecorn,commonlyusedforbiodegradablecontainers,seaweeddoesnotrequireresourceslikewaterorlargeamountsofspace.SinceIndonesianfarmersalreadyharvestmoreseaweedthantheycansell,it'seasyforthecompanytofindthematerial.Thoughtheywillnotrevealtheirproductionprocess,Evowaresaystheseaweedpackagingcontainsnochemicalsandissafetoconsume.Thecompanyhasalsoinventedsingle-usecups,whichcanbreakdown30daysafterthey'rethrownaway.Whilereplacingplasticwiththeseaweedproductsmayseemappealingtomostofus,itisahard-sellinIndonesia.AccordingtoChristian,“Theawarenesstoreducesingle-useplasticisstillverylow.Thismakesourbioplasticunnecessary.”Alsoafactoristhecost,whichishigherthanusingplastic.Hopefully,EvowarewillsucceedinconvincingIndonesiansandpeopleworldwidethatswitchingtotheirproductswillbehelpfultoprotectingourbeautifulplanet.1、WhatproblemdidEvowaredecidetodealwithfirst?A．Waystocleanthefourworstpollutedrivers.B．Howtodealwithsingle-usepackaging.C．Meanstocontributetothecountry'seconomy.D．Whatnutritiousmaterialsforpeopletouse.2、WhydidEvowarechooseseaweed?A．Itcouldbefoundeverywhereinhiscountry.B．Itwasmostcommonlyusedforpackaging.C．Itdidn'trequiremuchspaceandwaseasytoget.D．Itgrewthicklyinmostofthepollutedrivers.3、WhatcanweinferfromChristian'swords?A．Sometimesit'shardtogetpeopletoreducetheuseofplastics.B．Theirseaweedproductshavewongovernmentsupport.C．Theirnewproductshavereceivedworldwidepopularity.D．Thecostofmakingseaweedproductswillbeloweredsoon.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hard-sell”(inPara.5)referto?A．Somethinglastinglong. B．Somethingcommonlyseen.C．Somethingeasytoget. D．Somethinghardtoaccept.23．（8分）Infairytales,it'susuallytheprincessthatneedsprotecting.AtGoogleinSiliconValley,theprincessistheonedefendingthecastle.ParisaTabrizisa31-year-oldwithperhapsthemostuniquejobtitleinengineering-“GoogleSecurityPrincess”.Herjobistohackintothemostpopularwebbrowser（浏览器）ontheplanet,tryingtofindweaknessesinthesystembeforethe“blackhats”do.TodefeatGoogle'sattackers,Tabrizmustfirstlythinklikethem.Tabriz'srolehasevolveddramaticallyintheeightyearssinceshefirststartedworkingatGoogle.Backthen,theyounggraduatefromIllinoisUniversitywasoneof50securityengineers---todaythereareover500.Cybercrime（网络犯罪）hascomealongwayinthepastdecade-fromtheNigerianPrinceScamtocreditcardtheft.Tabriz'sbiggestconcernnowisthepeoplewhofindbugsinGoogle'ssoftware,andselltheinformationtogovernmentsorcriminals.Tofightagainstthis,thecompanyhassetupaVulnerabilityRewardsProgram,payinganywherefrom$100to$20,000forreportedmistakes.It'saworldawayfromTabriz'scomputer-freechildhoodhomeinChicago.ThedaughterofanIranian-Americandoctorfather,andPolish-Americannursemother,Tabrizhadlittlecontactwithcomputersuntilshestartedstudyingengineeringatcollege.Gazeacrossaline-upofGooglesecuritystafftodayandyou'llfindwomenlikeTabrizarefewandfarbetween（稀少的）---thoughinthelastfewyearsshehashiredmorefemaletechgeniuses.Sheadmitsthere'sanobviousgenderdisequilibriuminSiliconValley.Funnilyenough,duringtrainingsessionsTabrizfirstasksnewcolleaguestohackintonotacomputer,butavendingmachine.Tabriz'sjobisasmuchabouttechnologicalknow-how（专门知识）asunderstandingthepsychologyofattackers.1、WhatcanwelearnaboutTabrizfromthepassage?A．ShewasthefirstfemaleengineeratGoogle.B．Shemustthinkdifferentlysoastodefeattheattackers.C．Herjobrelatestonotonlytechnologybutalsopsychology.D．Herfrequentcontactwithcomputersinchildhoodbenefitsheralot.2、WhyhasGooglesetupaVulnerabilityRewardsProgram?A．ToprotectGoogleagainstcybercrime.B．TomonitorthenormaloperationofGoogle.C．Tohelpthegovernmentlocatethecybercriminals.D．Toraisepeople'sawarenessofpersonalinformationsafety.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disequilibrium”inParagraph4referto?A．Imbalance.B．Preference.C．Difference.D．Discrimination.4、Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A．WhatleadstocybercrimeB．The“SecurityPrincess”whoguardsGoogleC．MeasurestakenbyGoogletoprotectitsusersD．Howtobecomeanexcellentsecurityengineer24．（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）BuyOneGiveOneBuyOneGiveOne(B1G1)isaSingapore-basedbusinessandnon-profitorganizationwithajobtocreateaworldfullofgiving.Wehelpbusinessesaroundtheworldgivebackinmeaningfulwayssothattheycancreatemeasurableandlong-lastinginfluence.Since2007,wehaveworkedwithmorethan1,600businessescreatingmorethan88milliongivingactivities.Ourbusinessallowsconsumers,whomayfeeldisconnectedfromtheproblemsofthedevelopingworld,tobecomeinvolvedinsocialproblemswhilestillpurchasingforthemselves.Forexample,shoebrandslikeTOMSpromisetodonateonepairofshoesforeverypairpurchased.Soapboxgivessoaptoaneedychildwitheverypurchase.WatchcompanyWeWoodplantsatreeeverytimeyoubuyawatch.Theyhavehelpedsocially-consciousconsumerspurchaseproductsandfeelgoodaboutprovidinghelptoothers.SeewhatsomeofourmemberssayaboutbeingapartofB1G1.*KarenOrmerodEveryproductpurchasedatourstoreinfluencesthelivesofdisadvantagedpeopleintheworld.IhadneverimaginedIwouldbeoperatingabusinessthatcouldchangepeople’slives.Wearemakingarealdifferencebyjustdoingwhatwenormallydo.Itisawonderfulexperience.*BenBakerWhatagoodwayofdistributingresourcestowheretheyneedtobe,givingpeoplethegiftsofgiving,andaddingvaluetoorganizationsalongtheway.Wehavealreadymade160,000givingactivitiesthroughB1G1.Givinghasbecomeanecessarypartofoureverydaybusiness.It’sabsolutelybrilliant.B1G1focusesontheinfluenceofgivingonpeople’slivesratherthansimplytheamountsdonated.Ourprogramsstressgivinghabituallyinordertocreategrowinginfluencearoundtheworld.WhenyoujointheB1G1givingprogram,youcreateyourownuniquegivingstories.Wedohopeyoucanbecomeamemberofus!1、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesB1G1do?A．Donatetheprofitstothepeopleinneed.B．Helpconsumerspurchasetheirfavoriteproducts.C．Giveawaysomethingextrawhenaproductissold.D．Instructownershowtooperatebusinesseseffectively.2、HowdothemembersfeelaboutthemselvesasapartofB1G1?A．Confident.B．Proud.C．Generous.D．Energetic.3、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．ToinvitebusinessestoB1G1.B．TopromotetheproductsB1G1sells.C．TodescribethegiftsB1G1gives.D．TointroducetheactivitiesB1G1involves.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）Asacollegestudent,Itookapositionasasalesmanandweekendbrandambassadoratalocalmen'sclothingstoreinNewJersey.InadditiontoallowingmetobecomeanexpertT-shirtfolder,thejob1meforfuturesuccess,teachingmewhattoprioritize(优先处理)andhowto2mytimeeffectively.Ialsolearnedthevalueofteamworkandaclient-centric(以客户为中心的)3tobusiness.My4asabrandambassadorincludedmanagingthesales,takingpartincommunityeventsandsharingdetailsonin-storepromotions.Iwas5withorganizinginventory（库存）andpricemarkingourclothingforsales.WhileIenjoyedtheopportunitytocommunicatewith6onadailybasis,Iwaschallengedtomanagemyscheduleandwas7tolearntheimportanceofprioritization.Oneyearlater,wewereona8scheduletoopenanewstoreandIwasresponsibleforstockingtheinventoryand9newsalesmen.Being19,I10thisasamassivetaskandfeltagreatdealof11.Luckily,usingthetimemanagementskillsIhad12learned,Iwasabletocompletewhatwas13ofme.Iamnowableto14onthesuccessofopeninganewstorethat15existstoday.Muchof16Iaccomplishedwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthe17ofmydirectmanager,Mrs.Brown,whohadagreat18onme.Shesetexpectationsearlyonmeandcleargoalsandprocessesforachievingsuccess.Herapproachhelpedmecompletetasks19andontime,andhas20thewayInowmanagemyownteam.1、A．preparedB．providedC．exposedD．employed2、A．divideB．occupyC．operateD．manage3、A．entranceB．suggestionC．approachD．relation4、A．abilitiesB．responsibilitiesC．ideasD．theories5、A．taskedB．helpedC．awardedD．connected6、A．visitorsB．guestsC．designersD．customers7、A．freeB．quickC．helpfulD．easy8、A．lightB．flexibleC．tightD．loose9、A．usingB．trainingC．consultingD．controlling10、A．describedB．respectedC．servedD．viewed11、A．pressureB．confusionC．reliefD．caution12、A．naturallyB．gratefullyC．previouslyD．carefully13、A．robbedB．requiredC．convincedD．rid14、A．commentB．reflectC．callD．go15、A．alsoB．evenC．alreadyD．still16、A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．how17、A．guidanceB．persuasionC．kindnessD．attraction18、A．judgmentB．markC．signD．effect19、A．exactlyB．immediatelyC．efficientlyD．easily20、A．imaginedB．stoppedC．inspiredD．copied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）Directions：Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Manyofusspendourlivesinblack,brown,navy,white,greyandsoon.Butbychoosingsafeshades1．abrightdress,wecouldbemissingoutonthehealthbenefitsfromcolour.JulesStandish,authorofHowNottoWearBlack,isastyleandcolourconsultantforwomenafraidofstandingout,andshebelieves2．（change）yourshoppinghabitscanboostyourwell-beingandself-respect.“Researchshowsthatcolourscanhave3．psychologicaleffect,”shesays.“Lookingatwarm,brightcolours,suchasredorpink,releasesdopamine（多巴胺）--4．（know）asthe‘feel-goodhormone’—whichcanimproveourmoodandheightentheattentionspan.”Here,Julesgiveshersuggestiononthecolours5．can’tbemoresuited.“Redandgreen6．neverbeseen”couldn’tbemorewrong.Unexpectedly,theyworkgreatlywelltogether.Ourbrainsassociatecolourswithtemperature,soscarlet（深红色）isat7．（hot）endofcolourspectrum（色谱）.Scarletandburgundy（紫红色）arebothuniversallyattractiveandsuitalmosteveryskintoneandhaircolour.Thiscombination8．（think）unpleasantlybright,butherethegreen,orbrightblue,helpstotonedownthepurple.Researchalsosuggeststhatmenpreferwomeninpink,9．it’stheclosestcolourtoskin.Palepinkisafeminineandyouthfulcolour,butitismorewearablethanitsbrightercounterpart.Addtouchesofburgundy10．（make）itmoreelegant.Palepinkcanbewornwellintoyour60s,andworksforthosewhodon’tfeelcomfortableinattention-grabbingshades.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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。IwillsaysomethingaboutaforeignplacethatIwanttostayforaleisuretime、ItisBritain,anEuropeancountry、Hereismyreasons、First,there'relotsoftourismdestinationsinBritain,withmillionsofpeoplecomefromallovertheworldtoenjoy、Iamstronglyattracting、Moreover,therearemanygreatpeopleIadmiredalot、suchasShakespeare,Dickensandsoon、IfIcangotoBritain,IwillspendatleastoneandtwodaysinLondon、ThenIwillpayavisittoShakespearehometownmyselftoknowhimbetter、AndIwillvisittopeopleinthecountrysidetohaveabetterunderstandingofthelocalculture、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，计划周末去书店购买有关中国文化经典书籍，你的留学生朋友Jerry想要一起前往。请给他写一封邮件说明你的计划，要点如下：1.见面地点；2.交通方式；3.其他活动。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearJerry,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、D3、A4、D5、A6、C7、D8、C9、B10、D11、C12、D13、B14、A15、A16、D17、B18、A19、D20、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、C3、D4、C22、1、B2、C3、A4、D23、1、C2、A3、A4、B24、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.Haveso