广东省潮州市重点中学2025届高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

广东省潮州市重点中学2025届高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．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．Mywifesometimes_____somethingshehaslongbeenlookingfor.That’swhysheenjoyswindowshopping.A．looksup B．looksfor C．picksup D．picksout2．TheydideverythingintheirpowertosavethebuildingdatingbacktotheQingDynasty,buttheireffortswere.A．inturn B．intimeC．invain D．inneed3．ManypeoplefallintopanicduetotheearthquakeandtsunamiinJapanbutexpertsdon’texpectthistobe________aspropermeasureshavebeentaken.A．compulsory B．contemporary C．temporary D．permanent4．—Goodmorning.MayIhelpyou?—No,thankyou.I’mjustlookingaround.—________A．It’suptoyou. B．Howareyoufeelingtoday?C．Thanksforcomingtoseeme. D．Takeyourtimethen.5．They_______thebusinessdealinlessthananhour,afterwhichtheyhadagolfgame.A．wrappedup B．pickedupC．calledup D．tookup6．Sallylikesgoingtoschool______shehasgotmanygoodfriendsthere.A．or B．because C．unless D．so7．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut8．—Howwouldyoulikeyourtea?—_____.A．VeryquicklyB．Asitcomes,pleaseC．VerymuchD．Idon’tliketea9．Becalm,Madam.Canyouremember_____________youhadyourmobilephonestolen?A．whenwasitthat B．thatitwaswhenC．whereitwasthat D．itwaswherethat10．Thetwobrotherslooksomuchalikethatitisdifficultto______.A．tellthemfrom B．tellfromthemC．tellapartthem D．tellthemapart11．Hi,Johnson,anyideawhereSusanis?Itisclasstime,soshe__________intheclassroomnow.A．canbe B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．shouldbe12．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld13．Ithinkthatthisisthebestmobilephoneavailableintheworld.Nootheronecan________it.A．compare B．match C．produce D．win14．—Simonwilllistentomusiceverytimehecomesacrossamathsproblem.—Youknow,musicisthesourceof______inlife.A．inspirationB．identificationC．reactionD．recreation15．Whentheoldmanwokeup,hefoundsomeonehisTVinthelivingroom.A．stole B．steal C．stealing D．stolen16．Withsomesnowontopofit,theYellowMountainlookedfantasticthiswinter.Actually,IdoubtwhetherwecouldvisitmountaininChina.A．amostbeautiful B．themostbeautifulC．amorebeautiful D．abeautiful17．______________totheparty,Nancywasveryupset.A．Havingnotbeeninvited B．NothavinginvitedC．Havingnotinvited D．Nothavingbeeninvited18．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When19．Myroomgetsverycoldatnight._________________.A．Soismine B．Somineis C．Sodoesmine D．Sominedoes20．--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）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）Althoughnotasmuchasinthepast,grandparentsaretheteachersoftheNavajo(纳瓦霍人)youth.Theymakeyoungpeopleawareoflifeatanearlyage.Theparentsgrantthemtheprivilegeofteachingthechildren,andthegrandparentstakegreatprideinraisingthechildrenoratleasthavingabigpartinraisingthem.Youngchildrenoftenstaywiththeirgrandparentsforyearsatatime,developingacloseandtrustingrelationship.ThegrandparentsteachthechildrenNavajolegendsandtheprincipleoflife,emphasizingbothnewculturetrendsandthepreservationoftraditions.Thegrandparentsarealsooftentheleadingfiguresinteachingtheyouththeartsofweaving,caringforthelivestock,usingherbalmedicine,andotherartsandcrafts.Thechildrenaretaughttorespecttheirelders,tocareforthem,tohelpthemwhenevertheyareinneed,andtolearnfromthem.Youngpeopleareurgedtolistenwithcaretothewordsoftheireldersandtokeepasmuchwisdomaspossible.Grandparentsoftengotosocialgatheringsandtraditionalevents,andtheyounghaveopportunitiestolearnmoreabouttheircultureandtraditions.Ilivewithmygrandmotherforthirteenyears,andsheraisedmeintheoldwaysofourpeople.AlthoughIwasgoingtoschool,shetaughtmeasmuchasshecouldaboutourtraditions.Shewasabeautifulwoman.IfIhadachance,Iwouldlistenagaintoherwiseteachings,expressedwithkindnessinasoftvoicethattouchedmyheart.Weusedtoplantcornandpumpkineverysummer.Theynevergrewbigenoughtofeedus,butweplantedthemanyway.Iaskedmygrandmotherwhy.Shesaid,“Grandson,ourplantswillbefarmorebeautifulthantheflowersoutsidethefence.”IdidnotunderstanduntilonedayIsawtheirbeautyasIwascomingoverthehillwithher.Shesaid,“Anythingthatisapartofyouisalwaysfarmorebeautifulthanthethingswhichyoupassby.”Wehadsomebeautifulyearstogether.IamgladsheisapartofmeandIamapartofher.Childrenusedtobewelldisciplined,possessingmorerespectforculture,tradition,andbeliefsthantheydonow.TheworldoftheNavajohasbeeninfluencedbythewesternworld,andthegrandparentshavelesscontrolandinfluencethantheyusedto.Buttheyoungpeoplewhohavebeentouchedbytheirteachingshaveglimpsedawayoflifebeyondwhatmostpeopleknowtoday.1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Parentshatetotakethetroubletoraisechildren.B．SchoolsarenotverypopularwiththeNavajoyouth.C．Grandparentsareusuallyunwillingtoteachtheirgrandchildren.D．Childrenlearnaboutthemeaningoflifefromtheirgrandchildren.2、Whydidtheauthor’sgrandmotherplantcornandpumpkin?A．Becauseshehatedwildflowers.B．Becausesheneededtofeedherfamily.C．Becauseshetriedtomakeherfencemorebeautiful.D．Becauseshewantedhergrandsontolearnalifelesson.3、What’stheauthor’sopinionaccordingtothepassage?A．Grandparentsarethesourceoftraditionalculture.B．Hisgrandmother’steachingcouldreplaceschooling.C．ThewesternworldishardlyinfluencedbytheNavajos.D．Itisimpossibletogetgrandparentsinvolvedinteachingagain.4、What’sthepurposeofthearticle?A．Tohonortheauthor’sgrandmother.B．TosharewithreadersaNavajoculture.C．ToemphasizethegreatnessofNavajo.D．TointroducethedevelopmentofNavajotribes.23．（8分）DaveMerryandhistoolshavebeenthroughalottogether.ThetoolshelpedDave,now80,repairhishomeinSt.Paul,Minnesota,whereheandhiswife,AnnetteMerry,livedfor46yearsandraisedthreechildren.Thetablesaw,thejointerplane,thedrillpress,andthedozensofotherpowerandhandtoolshadprideofplaceinhiscarefullyorganizedworkshop.“Ihadawholesetup,anditwasbeautiful,”saysDave,aretiredengineer.ButthenAnnetteexperiencedastroke(中风)thatleftherrelyingonawalkertogetaround,andtheMerrysdecidedtomoveintoassistedliving.Dave’sworkshopwasobviouslyaminorconsiderationgivenAnnette’scondition,butthefamilyknewthatgivingitup,ontopofeverythingelse,wouldhurt.ItwastheMerrys’daughterwhocameupwithapossiblesolution.She’dheardaboutsomepeoplewhoweresettingupatoollibrary—anonprofitfacilitythatwouldlendouttoolsjustasaregularlibrarylendsbooks.MightDadbeinterestedindonatinghis?“Isaidyes,”Davesays.ThepeoplecreatingtheSt.PaulToolLibrarywerethrilled.Theyhadexpecteditwouldtakeayeartocollectenoughtoolstomaketheirfacilityfullyfunctional.Insteadittookoneday:thedayDavedonatedhis.Thelibrary’sfoundersdroveovertotheMerrys’houseandpickedeverythingupthemselves.ThelibraryishousedinthebasementoftheAmericanCanFactory.Memberspayanannualfee(from$20to$120)forunlimitedtooluseandavaryingnumberofvisitstotheworkshop.Andtheygetanextrabenefit:DaveMerry.“Almosteverytimewe’reopen,Dave’shere,”saysoneofthefounders,PeterHoh.“Itmeansalottometobeabletogoandusemytools,”Davesays.“ButitmeansjustasmuchtohelpDIYersusethetoolsproperly.”AsHohputsit,“Thisishisworkshopnow.”1、WhatdoweknowaboutDaveMerry?A．HehadfewDIYtools.B．Hekepthistoolswell.C．Heownedatoollibrary.D．Heusedawalkingstickafterstroke.2、Howdidthedaughterhelpherparents?A．ShetookoverDad’sworkshop.B．SheofferedDadusefulinformation.C．Shemovedthemintoassistedliving.D．ShesoldDad’stoolstoatoollibrary.3、WhatisavailabletothevisitorstotheSt.PaulToolLibrary?A．Freeuseofthetools.B．AvisittotheMerrys’house.C．Dave’sinstructionsforusingthetools.D．Hoh’sshareoftheprofitfromthelibrary.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ArtofLiving B．SettingupaLibraryC．AFamily-runLibrary D．RecyclingThroughDonating24．（8分）Animageisworthathousandkilos?Okay,somaybenotathousandkilos,exactly,butastudyshowshowaphotodiarycankeepdietersmotivated,makingthemmorelikelytoachievetheirtargetweight.EliasKuzmarDaza,amedicalprofessionalfromColombia,studiedthemotivationlevelsofpatientsonweightlossprogramsatanutritionclinic.Differentmeasurementsweretakenofthepatientseachweek,includingbodymassindex(指标)foodandexercisediaries,etc.torecordtheirprogress.Inaddition,full-bodyphotographsweretakeneachweek,whichprovedtobeverymotivatingandakeyfactorinpatientscompletingthefullprogram.Overthecourseofthesixteen-weekprogram,afullninetypercentofpatients,agedbetween16and72,sawthetreatmentthroughtotheend,withseventypercentsuccessfullymeetingtheirweightlossaims.Amongthosemonitored,onemeasurementprovedparticularlymotivating:waistline.Thisfindingindicatesthatthemajorityofthepatientswhoattendedtheclinicdidsomotivatedbyimage,ratherthananyunderlyingcondition.Itshouldbepointedoutthateightypercentofthemwerefemale.Anotherusefulfindingofthisstudywasthatpatientsdidnotnecessarilyneedtoattendtheclinicinpersonfortheprogramtobeeffective.Asupportlinewassetup,whichpatientscouldcalltosubmittheirmeasurements.Theyalsotookandsenttheirownfull-bodyphotographstotheresearcher.Fiftypercentofpatientscompletedtheprograminthisway.Summarizingthefindings,Kuzmarsays:“Whatpatientswantisaphoto,ratherthancoldnumbers.”Thesephotosserveasvisualconfirmationthatalltheirhardworkispayingoff,encouragingthemontofurtherweightloss.1、Whatisthepurposeofthestudy?A．Toshowlosingweightisveryeasy.B．Tocompareseveralwaystoloseweight.C．Toprovetheeffectofimagesinweightlosing.D．Toseehowmanypeoplecanloseweightsuccessfully.2、Howmanypatientsintheclinicreachedtheirweight-lossgoals?A．50%.B．70%.C．80%.D．90%.3、Whatcangivepeoplemostmotivationwhentheyaretryingtoloseweight?A．Friends’encouragement.B．Others’strongmuscles.C．Theirslimmerwaistline.D．Theirstandardbloodpressure.4、Whatmustthepatientsdotocompletetheweight-lossprogram?A．Gotothecliniceveryweek.B．Calltosubmittheirmeasurements.C．Reporttotheprofessionaleveryday.D．Takefull-bodyphotographseachweek.25．（10分）Google’snewartificialintelligencecandefeatbothhumansandotherAIs.Fortunately,theonlywarzonewhereitfightsandwinsistheancientboardgameGo(围棋).AlphaGoZero,developedbyGoogle—ownedDeepMind,isthelatestAIprogram.TheoriginalAlphaGodefeatedGomasterLeeSedollastyear,andAlphagoMaster,anupdatedversion,wentontowin60gamesagainsttophumanplayers.What’sdifferentaboutAlphaGoZeroisthatitbecamepotentiallytheworld’sbestGoplayerwithanyhelpfromhumans.TheprogramAlphaGoZerostartedoffknowingonlythebasicrulesandthenplayedmillionsofgamesagainstitselfinjustafewdays.Afteralmostfivemilliongamesplayedagainstitself,AlphaGoZerocouldoutplayhumansandtheoriginalAlphaGo.After40days,itwascapableofbeatingAlphaGoMaster.Theprogramlearnedthestrategieshumansaccumulatedoverthousandsofyearsinamatterofweeksandalsodevelopednontraditionalstrategiesandmovesthatbeatthetechniquesofthehumanmasters,leavingthemastonished.“Ateachstageofthegame,itseemstogainabithereandloseabitthere,butsomehowitendsupslightlyahead,asifbymagic,”saidAndrewJacksonoftheAmericanGoAssociationDeepMindsaysithasplansforthetechnologybehindAlphaGoZerobeyondjustdefeatingalloveranancientgameboard.“Intheend,wewanttoapplythesebreakthroughstohelpingsolveallsortsofpressingrealworldproblemslikedesigningnewmaterials,”saidDemisHassabis,co-founderandCEOofDeepMind,inastatement.realworldThatsoundsgreat,butjustasaprecaution,let’staketheadviceofElonMuskandStephenHawkingandkeepanysuper—fastlearningAIawayfromthenuclearlaunchcodesfornow.1、WhichwasprobablytheearliestAlprogramtoplayGoaccordingtothetext’?A．DeepMind.B．AlphaGoZero.C．AlphaGoMaster.D．AlphaGo.2、WhatmakesAlphaGoZerodifferentfromitsotherversions?A．ItbeatsAlphaGoMaster.B．Itteachesitself.C．ItknowsthebasicrulesofGo.D．Itplaysagainstitselfforalongtime.3、What’sDeepMind’splanfortheAItechnology?A．Todesignanewversion.B．Towinalltheancientboardgames.C．Toinspiretheworldwithsolutionstoglobalissues.D．Tobeathumanbeingsallovertheworld.4、HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutAI?A．Cautious.B．Supportive.C．Negative.D．Encouraging.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）Hereallydidlooklikeatourist,withacameraaroundhisneckandabottleofsunscreenstickingoutofhisbag．Thefatmansatontheterrace(草坪),drinkinglemonade,alittlebiteachtime,and1tolookatasmoothandshinycruisebrochure．Hissunglasses2hiseyes,butIknewhewasn’tlookingatthebrochure:hehadn’tturneda3forthelasttenminutes．AsIbroughthimwhathehadordered,hecoughedupa“thankyou”andlookedatme4．Itriednottostareatthetinyscaracrosshislefteyebrow．Iwalkedbackinsidewithmy5tray(托盘),shakingmyhead．Helooked6butIcouldn’tquiteplacehim．Thenit7me．Thecaraccident．The8strangerwhohelpedmeoutofmysmashedcar,9beforeitexploded．I10backtohistable．Hewasgone．Imovedhissaucerandfoundhistip,alongwitha11:Iamdeeply12toyou．Thenightofyourcaraccident,Iwasonmywayto13ajewelrystore．Savingyour14broughtthingsbackinperspective(看法)．Inowliveanhonestlife,thankstoyou．Godblessyou!Mr.D．Itrembled．Thenightofmycaraccident,Iwas15foraninterviewinashadydanceclub．Seeinghumankindnessthroughhis16gestureturnedmylifearoundandbrought17backintomylife．I18thetipheleft．Amongtheone-dollarnoteswasa100-dollarnotewithapenmark19“InGodWeTrust”,whichfirstappearedonpapermoneyin1957．Isaidasilent20forhimandgotbacktowork,smiling．1、A．askingB．pretendingC．refusingD．burning2、A．maskedB．protectedC．beautifiedD．comforted3、A．pictureB．bottleC．pageD．dish4、A．shylyB．worriedlyC．fixedlyD．briefly5、A．emptyB．cleanC．heavyD．new6、A．kindB．familiarC．sadD．puzzled7、A．attractedB．failedC．movedD．hit8、A．funnyB．wealthyC．mysteriousD．hungry9、A．evenB．perhapsC．justD．long10、A．rushedB．inchedC．struggledD．danced11、A．bookB．cardC．noticeD．poster12、A．committedB．attachedC．guiltyD．grateful13、A．robB．visitC．helpD．manage14、A．moneyB．faceC．lifeD．time15、A．waitingB．longingC．headingD．preparing16、A．friendlyB．heroicC．traditionalD．exciting17、A．happinessB．gloryC．honestyD．faith18、A．droppedB．doubtedC．weighedD．unfolded19、A．colouringB．underliningC．enlargingD．deleting20、A．prayerB．helloC．congratulationD．apology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）ACCTVhistoryprogramthatmixesdocumentariesanddramawithvarietyshowsin1．hopeofpromotingtheprotectionofprizedculturallegacies(遗产)hasbecomeahit.NotionalTreasureisthefirstChineseTVprogram2．(take)thisuniqueapproach.Itconsistsof10episodes(集)airing;onSundaysonChannelThreeofCCTV.Eachepisodeexhibitsthreeofthe3．(fine)culturaltreasuresinChina,eachpresentedbyacelebrity(名人)andanexpertwho4．(act)as“nationaltreasurekeepers”.Thetreasurekeeperstellthestoriesbehindthepiecesanduncoverthemysteriesthatsurroundthem.YuLei,5．istheproduceranddirectoroftheshow,said,“Theshowpresentsthetreasuresthroughdifferentartisticmethods,andtriestomakesenseofthestoriesandhistorybehindeachtreasure,sothataudiencescancometoappreciatenotonlytheirbeauty,butalsotheircultural6．(significant).”Ninemajormuseumsareparticipating,7．(range)fromThePalaceMuseumtoLiaoningProvincialMuseum.Asforthetreasures,selectioncriteria,Yusaidtheshowtriestotake8．accounthistorical,artisticandscientificvalues.“Thepiecesfeaturedontheshoware9．(possible)notalltheso-calledrepresentativepiecesinthesemuseums,buttheyshouldrepresentsomehistoricperiodsandreflectanimportantpointinhistory.”Therolesofnationaltreasurekeepersinthefirstepisode10．(play)byTonyLeungKa-fai,LiChenandWangKaionDecember3,2017.Yusaidthecrewhopestoreachmorepeoplebyusingthesefamousactors.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。Myparentsweresingersbutnoneofthemplayedamusicalinstrument、Therewasanoldpianoinmyschool、IloveditsomuchthatIcouldkeepmyhandsoff,butitwasclearthatIdidn’tknowhowIwasdoing、Oneday,ateacherrealizedthatIwantedtolearnhowtoplayapiano、Sheendedupgavemelessonsafterschool、Attheendoftheterm,Iperformedattheschoolconcert、Twoyearslate,mymusicteachersaidtome,“There'snothingmuchmoretoteachyou、Fromnowon,youneededabetterteacherandabetterpiano、”Ididastold、Eventual,Iwasadmittedintoaschoolofmusicforstudent、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）你受学生会委托为校宣传栏“英语天地”写一则通知，请大家观看一部英语短片GrowingTogether，内容包括：短片内容：学校的发展；放映时间、地点；欢迎对短片提出意见。注意：词数100左右；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、C3、D4、D5、A6、B7、B8、B9、C10、D11、D12、A13、B14、A15、C16、C17、D18、B19、C20、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、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’mafraidneith