黑龙江哈尔滨六中2025届高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

黑龙江哈尔滨六中2025届高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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．Annsaidwheneverherfatherwasunhappyhe________gooutandbuysomething,usuallysomethinglargeanduseless.A．should B．couldC．would D．might2．—NextMondayismybirthday.—Isthatso?______A．Ican’tbelievemyears.

B．I’msogladtohearthat.C．Whatpresentsdoyouwant?

D．Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!3．---Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime,please?---Sorry,Idon’thaveawatchwithme.---___________A．Thanksalot. B．Whatapity.C．I’msorrytohearthat D．Thanksallthesame4．Mywifesometimes_____somethingshehaslongbeenlookingfor.That’swhysheenjoyswindowshopping.A．looksup B．looksfor C．picksup D．picksout5．IwishI________herthenewsandthenshewouldn’tbeworriednow.A．don’ttell B．didn’ttellC．haven’ttold D．hadn’ttold6．Thesciencecompetitionisagoodopportunitytoshowstudents_____creativitycanaddnewvaluetotheirschoollife.A．where B．whether C．how D．when7．Oneofthetruetestsofleadershipistheabilitytorecognizeaproblem________itbecomesanemergency.A．when B．beforeC．after D．unless8．Raisingtheincomesofthepoorislikelytobeineffectiveinawealthysociety,________accompaniedbyothermeasures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless9．---AlanseemsalottallerthanwhenIlastsawhim.---He.He’sgrownafootsinceyousawhiminShanghai.A．is B．willbeC．hasbeen D．was10．Ifyou________cometoourvillage,I’llshowyouaround.A．will B．shall C．must D．should11．Bob’slecturescoveredafairlywiderangeandIcan’tsumupwhathesaysinafewsentences.A．covered B．conveyed C．considered D．commanded12．Theeducationalreformisnowunderwaythroughoutthecountry,________thestudentsmoreopportunitiestodeveloptotheirgreatestpotential.A．tograntB．havinggrantedC．grantingD．granted13．Therearealotofsignsmenaremorelikelytohaveheartattacksthanwomen.A．indicate B．toindicate C．indicated D．indicating14．______thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobfinished.A．Giving B．Given C．Havinggiven D．Togive15．Justasthefamousman_____it,“Anythingonemancanimagine,othermencanmake____real.”A．says,it B．put,/ C．says,/ D．put,them16．Afterhewaspromotedtothepresentposition,heisnotsohardworkingashe______.A．wasusedto B．usedtobe C．wasusedtobeing D．usedto17．Duringthenegotiationtofollow,itcanbearguedthatsharesofforeigncompaniesareovervalued________thereturntheyoffer.A．intermsofB．inmemoryofC．infavorofD．inchargeof18．.---HowdidyouFrench?----IlivedinParisfortwoyearsbeforeIcametoEngland,soIgotlotsofpractice.A．gothrough B．pickup C．setup D．turnup19．Varietiesofsolutionshavebeenprovidedforustosolvetheproblem.Wecanchoose________tostartwith.A．it B．that C．each D．one20．_________therequirementissethigh,itisablessingforChinesestudentsthatCambridgeUniversityusesscoresonGaokaoaspartofitsadmissioncriteria.A．As B．While C．Once D．Where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）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．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjob22．（8分）YoucanseeaseaturtlenamedHerman,anoctopus(章鱼)calledOctavia,andasealnamedLidiaattheSmithsonian’sNationalZooinWashington,D．C．Ratherthanrealanimals,theyareactuallyartworksmadeoutofplastictrashfromtheocean.Theseartworksarepartofatravelingexhibitcalled“WashedAshore:ArttoSavetheSea”.TheWashedAshoreproject,ledbytheartistcalledPozzi,workstoraiseawarenessaboutplasticpollutioninEarth’soceans.Morethan315billionpoundsofplasticlittertheworld’soceanstoday.Mostoftheplasticisgarbagefromtownsandcities,aswellastrashthatpeopleleaveonbeaches.Rainwater,winds,andhightidesbringthetrashintotheoceanorintoriversthatleadtotheocean.Onceitisunderthewaves,theplasticbeginstobreakupintosmallerandsmallerpieces.Thousandsofseaanimalsdieeachyearfromeatingplasticbagsandotherthings.Eachyear,millionsmorepoundsofplasticendupintheocean.Arecentstudyfoundthatifthatcontinues,by2050thetotalweightofplasticwillbemorethanthatofallthefishintheocean.TheWashedAshoreprojectisworkingtostopthatfromhappening.Since2010,WashedAshorevolunteershavecollected38,000poundsofplastictrashfrommorethan300milesofbeaches.TheyhelpedPozzicreatemorethan60artworksofseacreaturesharmedbyplasticpollution.“Theseartworksareapowerfulreminderofourpersonalroleandglobalresponsibilityinpreservingbiodiversity(生物多样性)onlandandinthesea,”saysDennisKelly,directoroftheNationalZoo.1、WhatisthepurposeoftheartworksshownattheSmithsonian’sNationalZoo?A．Toletpeopleknowaboutanimalsintheocean.B．Tointroduceonewayofrecyclingplastictrash.C．Towarnpeopleofplasticpollutionintheocean.D．ToshowPozzi’sgreatgiftforcreatingartworks.2、Accordingtothepassage,whatisthesourceofplasticpollutionintheocean?A．Garbagefromtownsandcities.B．Trashleftonbeachesbypeople.C．Plasticbagsbrokenupbywaves.D．Littercreatedbyhumanactivities.3、ThedatainParagraph5isgiventoprovethat______.A．plasticpollutionwillbemoreseriousintheocean.B．moreandmoreartworksofseacreatureswillbemade.C．theWashedAshoreprojecthasmadegreatachievements.D．volunteerscansolvetheoceanpollutionsuccessfullyby2050.4、What’sDennisKelly’sattitudetowardstheartworks?A．worried.B．supportive.C．doubtful.D．unconcerned.23．（8分）阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项ThereisalargepercentageofAsianpeopleintheUS.They’rehardworking,respectfulbutstrangesometimes.Ifyoudon’tunderstandtheculture,youwillgetsomeproblemswiththem.Asianpeoplearedifferentfromanyotherculturesifyouthinkyouknowthem,youmightwanttothinkagain.Howaretheydifferent?WhenitcomestomostAsianculture,respectiseverything.Youcandoanythingyouwantbutdon'tdisrespectanAsianman.Youwillgetsomerealconsequencesafterwardandespeciallyifheisyourboss.It’ssomethingcalledfacesavingintheAsianculture.It’sridiculoussometimesbutit’stheirculture.Sometimestheirculturecancomeinbetweentheirrelationshipatwork.Asianpeoplemightexpectalotofrespectfromtheirco-workerswhentheirco-workersjustseethemasanequal.AmericansareverydifferentfromAsianpeople.Ifyou’reAsian,youmightwanttounderstandtheAmericancultureandevenadapttotheircultureifyouworkwiththem.Itwillbeeasierforyousinceyou’reintheircountries.ImagineanAmericanworkinginChina,expectingChineseco-workerstogetalongwithhimwhenhecriticizesthemstraightoutoneverysinglematterinfrontofeveryone.Ithinktheywilltakehimoutsideandtakecareofhim.Itjustdoesn’tworkthatwaywithAsianpeople.Ifyou’reanAmericanbossgivingyourAsianemployeeareview,youwillseethattheywillhaveaproblemwithyournegativeremarks.Theywillthinkthatyoudon’tlikethem,disrespectful,andwanttogetridofthem;wheninfact,you’rejustdoingyourjob.Youjustencouragethemtodotheirworkbetter.Ofcourse,it’snotfairforyouasanAmericanbossbutjustexpectthatitcanbesomethingthatisonyourAsianemployee’smind.1、TheAmericanscan’tgetalongwellwiththeAsiansprobablybecause______.A．theirculturesaredifferentB．theydon’tlikeeachotherC．bothofthemaretooproudD．theyhavedifferentpoliticalviews2、Theunderlinedphrase“facesaving”inParagraph2probablymeans_____.A．savingsomemoneyforlateruseB．makingfacestopleaseyourbossC．showingsomerespecttosomebodyD．helpingsomebodyoutoftrouble3、Fromthethirdparagraphwecanknowthatitisdifficult_________.A．fortheAsianstoacceptthecultureinAmericaB．fortheAmericanstoadapttothecultureinChinaC．forpeopletolearnthecultureinaforeigncountryD．forpeopletofollowthecultureintheirowncountry4、ThenegativeremarksanAmericanbossgivesonyourworkprobablymeanhe/she_____A．doesn’tlikeyouanylongerB．thinksyouarenotworthrespectingC．doesn’tthinkyouaresuitableforthejobD．wantsyoutoimproveyourwork24．（8分）ZulemaMunozcollectsseaweedinasmallcoastaltown100milessouthofSantiago,Chile.Agoodweekmayseehercut1,100poundsofseaweedfromtherockswhereitgrows.Muftozisoneofthe30,000peopleforwhomChileanseaweedindustryprovidesalivelihood.ThroughoutLatinAmerica,thecultivation(种植)andcollectionofseaweedaregainingasupportbothasasourceoffoodandasameansofensuringfoodsecurityinaregionwhere34millionpeoplearefoodinsecureandpovertyaffects47percentoftheruralpopulation.CountriessuchasArgentina,Brazil,Colombia,Cuba,Ecuador,Mexico,Peru,andVenezuelahaveallexploredseaweedproductionforfood.Yetasdemandoutpacesproductionandwildstockshavedeclined，moreattentionisbeingpaidtosustainablecultivationandharvestingmethodsthatcankeeptheindustrysurviving.SeaweedhasalonghistoryinSouthAmericanstyleofcooking.ThenativecookingofChilemadefrequentuseofcochayuyo,themostabundantofthecountry750typesofseaweed.Today,cochayuyoiscommonlyfoundinplaceofmeatincharquican,atraditionaldishcookedslowlyinaclosedpan.Kelp,atypeoflargebrownseaweed,asthenewvegetableisaglobaltrendtoo,andforgoodreason.Nutritionally,seaweedispackedwithiodineandothernutrients,andappearsontrend-makingmenusinGoogle'sNewYorkcafeteria,thoughitusedtobethoughtdifficulttogetpeopletoeatit.While83percentofcultivatedseavegetablesareproducedforhumanconsumption,wearen’tjusteatingit.Seaweedisusedinfertilizersandanimalfeed,andseaweed-basedfoodadditivesarelikelyinmanyproductsinyourkitchenandbathroomrightnow.Carrageenan,madefromredseaweed,isineverythingfromshampooandtoothpastetoicecreamandsomehotdogs.Whileseaweedgrowsreadily—thereareconcernsthathumansaretakingtoomuchofthewildstuff.Itispossiblethatoverexploitationofnaturalseaweedresourcescouldleadtosignificantecological,economic,andsocialconsequencesatlocal,regional,andevenglobalscales.InLatinAmericancountrieslikeBrazilandPeru,wheretheseaweedindustryisbasedonharvestingwildseaweedratherthancultivated,theneedforenvironmentallyfriendlymodelsisurgent.1、Whatdoyouknowaboutseaweed?A．Itishardtogrow.B．Itisgoodtohealth.C．Ittastesdelicious.D．Itcostsagreatdeal.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Howpeoplecollectweed.B．Whatpeopledowithseaweed.C．Howpeoplecookwithseaweed.D．Wherepeopletradeseaweed.3、Whyisseaweedcultivatedaccordingtothepassage?A．Tomakethebestoftheseasandtoincreasetheexportofseaweed.B．Tohelpmorepeopleoutofpovertyandtoopenupitsnewmarkets.C．Tomeettheneedsofthemarketandtopreservethewildresources.D．Tocutthecostsofseaweedindustryandtobenefitruralpopulation.25．（10分）AfterIvisitedmyeldersister’shouse,Iwasremindedjusthowdifferenttheapartmentlivingwithachildwas.Shehasanicebighousewithafewfloors,abigbackyardandlotsoftoys.HerhouseismysonTom’slittlepieceofheaven.Atherhousetherearelittletoys,bigtoys,adollhouse,aplayhouseandmore!Therearebedroomstockedwithtraintables,ride-ontoysandbigtrucks.Themaindifferenceaboutbeinganapartmentmomisthatyoucannotbecomeacollectorof“things”.Icontinuallygetridofanythingtoolarge.WhenTomwasborn,wemadearulethattherewouldneverbeanystuffedanimalsinourapartmentthatwerelargerthanhimatthattime.Wealsomadearulethatwewouldonlyeverhaveatmostfivestuffed“anything”atonetime.Sofarthishadworkedoutwellforus.TheserulesleftTomwithafewspecialsoftcreaturestoplaywith,butthatcanbeeasilyputaway.Sincewewanttokeeptheappearanceofbeingcleancitydwellers,wehavelimitedTom’splaythingstoonetoybasketinthemainlivingspaceandonebigstoragebininhisbedroom.IamconstantlythinkingaboutlivingspacewhenIbuyanythingforourlittleTom.WelovethestoragebininTom’sroom.Itisfilledwithfunplaythings.Itisaplacetokeephistoysandeverythinggetspulledinandoutdaily.Anythingthatdoesn’tfitisoftenweededouttocreatespace.Tomabsolutelylikesgoingtohisaunt’shouseandpullingouteverysingletoyavailabletohim.Ofcourse,Tomdoesnotnoticethatwhenhereturnshomeheonlygetsonebasketoftoysinsteadofmanyroomsoftoys.RightnowTomlivesfullyinhis1,100-square-footapartmentandseemsverysatisfiedwithhisbasketoftoys.1、ByParagraph1thewritermainlywantstotellusthathersister________.A．lovesbuyingtoysforherselfB．hasseveralchildrenC．livesinahousewithmanytoysD．doesn’tkeepherhousetidy2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“weekendout”inparagraph3mean?A．removedB．washedC．storedD．played3、Thelastparagraphshowsthat________.A．thewriterwantstoliveinabighouseB．Tomdoesn’tlikethetoysinhistoybasketC．Tomdoesn’tlikethetoysinhisaunt’shouseD．thewriter’srulesabouttoysworkoutverywel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）After20yearsofmarriage,mywifewantedmetotakeanotherwomanoutto1.Shesaid,“Iloveyou,butIknowthisotherwomanlovesyoutoo.”Theotherwomanthatmywifewantedmetovisitwasmymother,whohasbeenawidow(寡妇)for19years,butmybusylifehadmadeitimpossibletovisither2.ThatnightIcalledto3heroutfordinner.“What’swrong?areyouwell?”sheasked.Mymotheristhetypeofwomanwhosuspectsthatalatenight4isasignofbadnews.“Ithoughtthatitwouldbepleasanttospendsometimewithyou,”I5.Shethoughtaboutitforamoment,and6.Duringthedinner,wehadanagreeableconversation—7extraordinarybutrecenteventsofeachother’slife.Beforewe8,shesaid,“I’llgooutwithyouagain,9onlyifyouletmeinviteyou.”Afewdays10,mymotherdiedofaheartattack.It11sosuddenlythatIdidn’thaveachancetodoanythingforher.Afewdaysafterthefuneral,Ireceivedanenvelopewithareceipt(收据)fromthesameplacewheremotherandIhad12.Anattachednote13:“Ipaidthisbill14.Iwasn’tsurethatIcouldbethere;butnevertheless,Ipaidfortwo15—oneforyouandtheotherforyour16.Youwillneverknowwhatthatnightmeantforme.I17you,son.”Atthatmoment,I18theimportanceofsayingintime:“ILOVEYOU”.Giveyourfamilythe19theydeserve,becausesometimesthingscannotbe20till“someothertime”.1、A．home B．talk C．movie D．dinner2、A．directly B．frequently C．rarely D．exactly3、A．bring B．take C．force D．invite4、A．visit B．meal C．ring D．date5、A．argued B．whispered C．committed D．responded6、A．agreed B．refused C．promised D．nodded7、A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything8、A．met B．parted C．left D．divided9、A．but B．and C．so D．or10、A．before B．earlier C．ago D．later11、A．broke B．formed C．fell D．struck12、A．sat B．waited C．gathered D．dined13、A．saw B．read C．showed D．wrote14、A．inadvance B．onpurpose C．byaccident D．withpatience15、A．tables B．dishes C．seats D．chances16、A．mother B．family C．wife D．child17、A．miss B．admire C．love D．hug18、A．sensed B．accepted C．checked D．pursued19、A．time B．money C．comfort D．calls20、A．ensured B．delayed C．forgotten D．forgiven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）HenryAdams,anAmericanbusinessman,sailedoutofthebay,but1．(carry)outtoseabyastrongwind.Whenhewasabouttogivehimselfupforlost,aBritishship2．(spot)him.Ontheshipheearnedhisticket3．workingwithoutpay.That’s4．hecametoLondonbyaccident.Therehefoundhimselfwithoutmoney,friendsandaJob,sohewaslost.Whenhewaswanderingonthepavement,heheardsomeone5．(call)him.Thenhewasledtotworichbrothers,RoderickandOliver,whomadeasecretbeton6．amancouldsurviveamonthinLondonwithaone-million-poundbank-noteornot.Henrywas7．(fortunate)chosenasthepersontheywantedforsomereason,Theygavehimaletterwith8．bank-note.Dressedin9．(rag),withnothingbutabank-note,Henrygotintoarestaurant.Hetookthebank-note10．(pay)thebillandaskedforchange.Thebosswholookeddownuponhimatfirstchangedhisattitudecompletelyandtreatedhimasanhonoredguest.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。Lastyear,Iwentshoppinginadepartmentstore、LittledoIknowthatIwasheadingforaverynewexperience、WhileIwaswalkingaroundthestore,Ihappenedtoseetheforeignertryingtoexplainherselfwithasalesman、Gatheringhercourage,Idecidedtostepinandhelpedherexplainherself、Fortunately,Icouldunderstandthatshewastalkingabout,soIjusttranslateditintoChinese、Ifeltgladforabletohelpherandtalkwithher、ShesaidthatshewasastudentlikemeandwastouringChinalonely、Shetoldmeaboutsomeexperienceshehadtouringthecountry、AlthoughIwon’tseeheragain,butit’sgoodtomeetsomeonelikeherfromanothercountry、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华。你在网上看到在华工作的美国人Jason发布的帖子，说他想找一个中国人教他汉语并陪他练习口语，愿意为此支付费用。你很感兴趣，请给他写一封电子邮件，要点如下：1.自我介绍；2,询问相关事宜；3.希望被录用。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。DearJason,I’mLiHua,astudentmajoringinChineseeducationatPekingNormalUniversity.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply!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、D4、C5、D6、C7、B8、D9、A10、A11、A12、C13、D14、B15、B16、B17、A18、B19、D20、B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、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,andacceptedthewine.Wesatdrinkingandtalkingtogetherforawhile.Isuggestedvisitinghimtomorrow.Hedidnotseemeagertoseemeagain,butIshall