2025届辽宁省瓦房店三中高考英语押题试卷含解析

2025届辽宁省瓦房店三中高考英语押题试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．IwouldnotbeseeingthefilmGreenBooknow_____meupintime.A．wereKathynottopick B．hadKathynotpickedC．ifKathyhasn’tpicked D．ifKathydidnotpick2．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee3．Thediningroomiscleanandtidy,withatablealready______forabigmeal． A.beinglaidB．laying C．tolay D．laid4．Newly-builtwoodencottageslinethestreet，___________theoldtownintoadreamland.A．turned B．turningC．toturn D．havingturned5．Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．areblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame6．ThefilmMeiLanfang,LiMingplaysthestarringrole,hasagaindrawntheworld’sattentiontoourtraditionalChineseart.A．what B．that C．which D．where7．AfirmfromNewZealandhasrevealedasetofroboticlegswhichtheyclaimwillsoonallow________wheelchair-boundpeopletowalkagain.A．extremely B．previously C．actually D．eventually8．Theshockingnewsmademerealize________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．what B．howC．that D．why9．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone10．—TellmesomethingabouthismatchinSydney.—Well，hegotthechampionship，wehadexpected.Hemadeitatlast.A．as B．what C．why D．how11．Whilewewerelisteningtothespeechattentively,avoice_____toannouncetheresultoftheelection.A．brokein B．brokeup C．brokeoff D．brokedown12．Thecountry’schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,cars_____themostimportantofthese.A．havebeenB．areC．beingD．arebeing13．makesmestressedistheentranceexaminationiscomingnearerandnearer.A．It;what B．What;that C．What;what D．That;that14．—WhatdoesNicky’sjobinvolveasapublicrelationsdirector?—______quitealotoftimewithotherpeople.A．SpendingB．HavingspentC．TospendD．Tohavespent15．Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this16．—Whycan’tJohnlanda__________jobinyears?—Anyonewithcriminalrecordswillbelaidofffirstwhenitcomestimetoletstaffgo.A．rewardingB．demandingC．worthwhileD．stable17．Thecustomsofficerswereinsistingthatsuitcasesshouldbeopenedandtheircontents_______forcloserinspection.A．laidout B．givenout C．sentout D．pickedout18．Thetwobrotherslooksomuchalikethatitisdifficultto______.A．tellthemfrom B．tellfromthemC．tellapartthem D．tellthemapart19．Thesilenceofthelibraryissometimesbrokenbyasuddencoughorthesoundofpages________________.A．turning B．turnedC．beingturned D．havingturned20．—DoyouknowanythingaboutBritishhistory?—______________.Ihavenointerestinit.A．Takeiteasy!B．Pleasedon’tbother.C．It’suptoyou.D．No.It’sbeyondme.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）Scientistssayweareallbornwithaknackformathematics.Everytimewescanthecafeteriaforatablethatwillfitallofourfriends,we’reexercisingtheancientestimationcenterinourbrain.StanislasDehaenewasthefirstresearchertoshowthatthispartofthebrainexists.In1989,hemetMr.Nwhohadsufferedaseriousbraininjury.Mr.Ncouldn’trecognizethenumber5,oradd2and2.Buthestillknewthatthereare“about50minutes”inanhour.Dehaenedrewanimportantconclusionfromhiscase:theremustbetwoseparatemathematicalareasinourbrains.Oneareaisresponsibleforthemathwelearninschool,andtheotherjudgesapproximateamounts.Sowhatdoesthebrain’sestimationcenterdoforus?HarvardUniversityresearcherElizabethSpelkehasspentalotoftimeposingmathproblemstopreschoolers.Whenheasks5-year-oldstosolveaproblemlike21+30,theycan’tdoit.Buthehasalsoaskedthemquestionssuchas,“Sarahhas21candlesandgets30more.Johnhas34candles.Whohasmorecandles?”Itturnsoutpreschoolersaregreatatsolvingquestionslikethat.Beforethey’velearnedhowtodomathwithnumeralsandsymbols,theirbrains’approximationcentersarealreadyhardatwork.Afterwelearnsymbolicmath,dowestillhaveanyuseforourinbornmathsense?JustinHalberdaatJohnsHopkinsUniversitygaveusananswerinhisstudy.Hechallengedagroupof14-year-oldswithanapproximationtest:Thekidsstaredatacomputerscreenandsawgroupsofyellowandbluedotsflashby,tooquicklytocount.Thentheyhadtosaywhethertherehadbeenmorebluedotsoryellowdots.Theresearchersfoundthatmostwereabletoanswercorrectlywhentherewere25yellowdotsand10blueones.Whenthegroupswerecloserinsize,11yellowdotsand10blueones,fewerkidsansweredcorrectly.Thebigsurpriseinthisstudycamewhentheresearchercomparedthekids’approximationtestscorestotheirscoresonstandardizedmathtests.Hefoundthatkidswhodidbetterontheflashingdottesthadbetterstandardizedtestscores,andviceversa(反之亦然).Itseemsthat,farfrombeingirrelevant,yourmathsensemightpredictyourabilityatformalmath.1、Fromthefirsttwostudies,wecanlearnthatestimationcenter________.A．isdividedintotwoseparatemathematicalareasB．canhelpfigureoutnumeralsandsymbolsproblemsC．functionsindependentlyinbothkids’andadults’brainsD．worksbetterwhensymbolicpartsareinjuredorundergrown2、WhatmostsurprisedJustininthestudyof14-year-olds?A．Thevarietyofmathabilitiesindifferentstudents.B．Thelinkbetweentechnologyskillsandestimationskills.C．Thedifficultyofthetaskasthenumberofdotsincreased.D．Theconnectionbetweenestimationskillsandformalmathability.3、Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．BornwithaSenseofMathB．GobeyondWhatYouCanLearnC．SymbolicMathandEstimationMathD．OurBrain一aBornMathematician23．（8分）Nospacecraftwilleverlandonthesun.thesunisaflamingballofgasthatreachesthousandsofdegreesFahrenheit.Butnextyear,ashipfromEarthwillflyclosertoitthananymanmadecrafthasflownbefore.Themission(任务)isabigdevelopmentforscientistsand,maybe,foreveryoneelse.InSeptember2018,NASAplanstolaunchtheParkerSolarProbe.Afterajourneyofnearly90millionmiles,itwillflywithin3.8millionmilesofthesun.withintwomonthsoflaunching,theprobeisexpectedtoreachthesun’scorona(日冕).That’sthesun’souteratmosphereofgases.Gettingtherewon’tbeeasy.Designingaspacecrafttoughenoughtoholduptothesun’sheathasproveddifficult.Butthathasn’tstoppedengineersfromtrying.Temperaturesinthecoronacanreachmillionsofdegrees.Theprobewilllimititselftoregionswherethingsgetnohotterthan2,10oF.That’sstillaheavyheatloadforaspacecraft.Buta4.5-inch-thickheatshield(罩)willprotecttheprobe’scameraandscientificinstruments.NASAsaysthedatatheprobecollectscouldprovideknowledgeintothephysicsofstars.Oursunisspecialtous.Butasastar,it’srathercommon.Sothebetterweunderstandhowitworks,thebetterweunderstandallstarsofitsmassandcolor.Perhapsthemostimportantiswhattheprobemayshowusaboutsolarstorms.Duringsolarstorms,chargedparticlesstreamthroughthesolarsystem.Theycandisablecommunicationssatellitesandshutdownpowdersystems.Onestudyhasfoundthataveryintensesolarstormcouldcauseupto$2trillionindamageintheUSalone.ItcouldalsoblackouttheEastCoastforayear.Understandingsolarstormsmightallowustopredictthemandprotectourselves.Thatcouldmakeevenamissionwithabillion-pluspricetagoneofNASA’sgreatbargains.1、Whatcanwelearnabouttheprobe?A．It’llflyclosertothesunthatthepreviousonesB．It’sthefirstmanmadeinstrumenttoflytothesunC．It’llgettothecoreofthesuninnearlytwomonthsD．It’llflyabout3.8millionmilestoreachthecorona.2、Whatisthechallengefortheengineers?A．DirectingtheprobetocollectdataB．ReducingthetemperatureoftheprobeC．BuildingashieldagainsttheheatD．Limitingtheprobetoproperregions3、Whatmightbethebesttitle?A．ExploringthestarsB．GettingclosetothesunC．DesigningaspaceshipD．Protectingtheearth4、Wheredoesthevalueofthemissionlie?A．MonitoringsatellitesB．ExploringsolarenergyC．DevelopingscientificinstrumentsD．Forecastingsolarstorms24．（8分）WhenRandyHeisswenthikingbehindhisPatagonia,Ariz.farm,thelastthingheexpectedtofindwasaChristmaslistfromalittlegirlacrosstheUS-Mexicoborder.“IfoundthisballoononmymorningwalknearPatagoniaonSunday.AttachedtoitwasapieceofpaperwiththeChristmaswishesfromalittlegirl,”HeisswroteonhisFacebookpage.Whenhebroughtthelisthometohiswife,whospeaksfluentSpanish,theydeterminedthatthelittlegirlhadaskedforEnchantimalstoys,clothes,artsuppliesandvariousothergifts.That'swhenHeisssetouttomakethelittlegirl'sChristmasdreamscometrue.HeisssaidhehadattemptedtosendChristmasletterstoSantaClausviaballoonwhenhewasakidbutneverreceivedaresponse.HeisssentaFacebookmessageonWednesdaytoXENY,aradiostationinNogales,toseeifitcouldhelphimtrackdownthegirlorherfamily.Helaterreceivedaresponsefromthestation,whichhaddeterminedtheauthoroftheletterwasan4-year-oldgirlnamedDayami,andthestationwantedtosetupameetingbetweenthetwoonThursday.“Itjustchangedmyentireday,”HeisstoldtheWashingtonPost.“InsteadofgoingbacktomyofficeinBisbee,IwentwithmywifetoWalmart.“ThecoupleboughtalmosteverythingonDayami'slist.TheyalsobroughtafewgiftsforDayami'slittlesister,Ximena.Theytoldthechildrentheywere“ayudantesdeSanta,”orSanta'shelpers.Heiss,20,saidtheexperiencewasveryhealingforhimandhiswife.Nineyearsago,thecouple'sonlysondied.“BeingaroundchildrenatChristmastimehasbeenabsentinourlives,”Heisssaid.Wenowhavefriendsforlife.Foraday,thatborderfencewithitsconcertinawiremeltedaway.1、HowdidDayamisendoutherChristmaswishes?A．BycallingHeiss. B．Byattachingthemtoaballoon.C．Bywritingtoaradiostation. D．BysendingaFacebookmessage.2、WhendidHeissknowwhatthegirlexactlywanted?A．Afterthehelpofhiswife.B．Whenhefoundtheballoon.C．AftertheirmeetinginAmerica.D．Whenhegotaresponsefromtheradiostation.3、WhatmightmakeHeissdecidetofulfillthelittlegirl'sChristmaswishes?A．Hisson'swill.B．Thegirlsrequestforhelp.C．Hissimilarunsuccessfulexperience.D．Hisdesiretomakefriendswiththegirl.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Thecouplegotoutofthepaincompletely.B．Theexperiencewasagreatrelieftothecouple.C．ThecouplewouldhelpmorechildrenfromMexico.D．Therewillbenoborderbetweencountriesoneday.25．（10分）WorldBookDayfallsonApril23everyyear．ItwassetupbytheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)in1995toencouragepeople,especiallyteenagers,todiscoverthepleasureofreading．Itisalsothedaytohonorgreatwriters，forexample，WilliamShakespeare，bornordeadonthatday．ManycountriescelebrateWorldBookDay．TakeUKasanexample．Onthatday，millionsofschoolchildrencanbuybooksofspecialprice，amuchlowerpricethanusual，inanybookstore．Ithasbeendoneeveryyearsince1998．WorldBookDayisalsocelebratedinChina.OurFormerPremierWenJiabao,abookworm,whodoeslotsofreadingeveryday,hascalledonpeopletodomorereading.Hesuggestedthatyoungpeopleshouldspendmoretimereading．"Bookscannotchangetheworld,butpeoplecanchangetheworldbychangingthemselvesthroughreading,”hesaid．Whydopeoplelikereading?Onebigadvantageisthatreadinghelpsusbecomemoreknowledgeableandmoreintelligent.Also,readinghelpsustofollowthelatestdevelopmentsofscienceandtechnology.Besides,readinggivesusinformationaboutotherculturesandplacesoftheworld.Whenweread,wemayfindmanythingsthatareunfamiliartous.Wewouldhavetouseourbraintothinkaboutthemordomorereadingtofindouttheanswers.Themoreweread,themoreweknow.What’smore,readingisalsooneofthemostimportantwaystolearnaforeignlanguagelikeEnglish．"Readingmakesafullman"(Bacon，1597).Books，magazines，newspapersandotherkindsofmaterialscanhelpustoknowmoreabouttheoutsideworldandperfectus.Soitisnecessaryforustospendtimeonreadingeveryday．1、WorldBookDaywassetupinordertoencouragepeopleto.A．buymorebooksB．domorereadingC．learnforeignlanguagesD．knowmoreaboutscience2、IntheUK，whatwillschoolchildrendoonWorldBookDay?A．Theywillgiveawaysomebookstothosepoorfamilies’children.B．Theywillgotothelibraryinordertoreadasmanybooksaspossible.C．Theywillbuybooksofmuchlowerpricethanusualinanybookstore.D．TheywillorganizesomeactivitiesinmemoryofWilliamShakespeare.3、Howmanyadvantagesofreadingarementionedinthepassage?A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.4、Theunderlinedwords“abookworm”inParagraph2probablymean.A．apersonwholovesreadingB．apersonwholikesreadingC．apersonwholovescollectingD．apersonwholikesbuyingbooks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）WhenIwas13yearsold,Istoppedspeaking.I’mstillnotexactlysure1一IthinkIfeltthatwordsgotmeintotrouble.Theboysinmyclasswerealways2me,tellingmetoshutup.Oneday,I3intouncontrollablesobsbehindthesportshall.Sothroughoutmy4,Iclammedup一dealingwiththewiderworldonlyinwhispersandshrugs.Myisolation(孤立）ledtoindescribable5thatnothingcouldrelieve.Icouldn’t6orsocialise.Then,at15,apsychologistsaw7inme—ShesaidIwasinintelligentbut8,andneededtochangeschoolsforafreshstart.Myparentssentmetoadifferentcomprehensive.IknewnooneandIhadthechanceto9myself.Cheeredbythepsychologist’s10inme,Iworkedhardandbecameaswot(刻苦学习的人).Asaresult,myparentswere11.Finallyat20,Iwasreferredtoapsychiatristandhediagnosedmewithamildformofautism(自闭症).Itwassucha(n)12toknowwhatwashappeningthatIcriedonthebusonthewayhome.Ittookafurtherfiveyearsto13again,adecisionthatwasasmuchasurprisetomeasitwastoeveryoneelse.I14myselfhard,becomingmoreconfident.Gradually,I15myspeech.Idefinitelygetmorethanusualpleasurefromtheuseof16.It’sstillsuchafreshexperienceforme17differentwords—onesthatcansoundsocomplex,andcarrysomuch18.WhenIthinkofwhatIhave19,Ifeellikecrying,butIdon’t20itupanymore.Instead,Ienjoytalkingaboutit.1、A．when B．why C．how D．where2、A．encouraging B．teasing C．ignoring D．praising3、A．collapsed B．divided C．looked D．laughed4、A．teens B．experiences C．education D．life5、A．tiredness B．boredom C．loneliness D．guilt6、A．wait B．sing C．mix D．move7、A．potential B．weakness C．justice D．ambition8、A．arbitrary B．innocent C．conventional D．insecure9、A．entertain B．abandon C．comfort D．reinvent10、A．interest B．faith C．investment D．patience11、A．proud B．passive C．cautious D．curious12、A．surprise B．embarrassment C．pity D．relief13、A．complain B．connect C．study D．speak14、A．struck B．drewN C．pushed D．rushed15、A．putout B．builtup C．lookedthrough D．tookdown16、A．language B．knowledge C．wisdom D．imagination17、A．discovering B．underlining C．compiling D．creating18、A．responsibility B．flexibility C．emotion D．depression19、A．heldonto B．lookedforwardto C．stayedawayfrom D．missedouton20、A．sum B．bottle C．think D．polish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）TheForbiddenCityinBeijing,hometothePalaceMuseum,housesmorethan1.8millionculturalrelicsandisoneoftheworld’smostvisitedtourist1．attract).2．(mark)the600thanniversaryoftheForbiddenCity,thePalaceMuseumwillholdaseriesofeventsthroughout2020.Over20exhibitionswillbeheld,3．(cover)differentareassuchashistory,art,festivals,andsoon.Forthespecialoccasion,AlongtheBianRiverduringtheQingmingFestival,oneofChina’smost4．(wide)knownmasterpieces,willgo5．displayinSeptember2020.For6．(it)bestpreservation,thistreasuredartworkisseldomfullyexhibited.Thepainting7．(display)forthefirsttimebackin2005tocelebratethemuseum’s80thanniversary.Such8．raresightisexpectedtodrawhugecrowds.Inaddition,themuseumwillalsodisplayexhibitsfromother9．(country).Duringthepastfewyears,thePalaceMuseumhasbeenworkinghardtogetthepublicfamiliarwiththehistoryandcultureoftheForbiddenCity.Anditseemsthattheseeffortshavebeenpayingoff,withitspopularityreachinganewheight.Over17millionpeoplevisitedthemuseumin2018,of10．40percentwereunder30yearsold.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。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。MrsSmithheardhernewneighborwouldcomeandmovedintohisnewhouse,butshehadn’tseenhim、Onedaywhenshecameback,shesawamanwearabrownhatanddarkglassescarryingaladderonhisshoulder、Themanputtheladderagainstthewindowofthenewhouseandwentuptobreakinthewindow、MrsSmithsaidtohimself,“Thief,itisathief、”Sherangupthepoliceimmediateandsoontwopolicemenappearedinthefrontofthehouse、Whenthemanwastoldtohandineverythingwhathehadstolen,helookedgreatlysurprising、Itwasthenheunderstoodthereasonwhythepolicemencame、Hesaidinasmileonhisface,“Ican’tfindmykey、It’smynewhouse、”第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你校英文广播站征集关于节日的稿件，请根据以下要点写一篇文章。内容要点：1.纪念祖先和名人。2.庆祝丰收，感恩农事结束、食物收获。3.期盼冬天的结束和春天的到来。4.聚在一起，吃、喝、娱乐、享受生活。注意：1.开头已给出，不计入总词数。2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.字数80词左右。Festivalsaremeanttocelebrateimportanttimesofyear.Differentcountrieshavedifferentfestivals._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、A3、D4、B5、B6、D7、B8、A9、B10、A11、A12、C13、B14、A15、B16、D17、A18、D19、C20、D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’mafraidneithe