海南省東方市2024年高三第二次調(diào)研英語試卷含解析

海南省東方市2024年高三第二次調(diào)研英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Mum,doyoumindifIinvitesomefriendstomybirthdayparty?—______.Itwillbemoreinteresting.A．Bynomeans B．Yes,ofcourseC．Don’tworry D．Nodoubt.2．Teachingasacareeristomanypeopleowingtothelongholidays.A．popular B．familiarC．a(chǎn)ttractive D．fantastic3．ThenewlocallawinNanjingsaysparentsnotphysicallyharmyoungchildrenorexposethemtolong-termhungerasapunishment.A．can B．shallC．will D．need4．—Whatitbe?—Itbeaman,foritisnotmoving.Itbeadustbin,Ithink.A．can;may;must B．can;can’t;mustC．can;must;can D．may;maynot;could5．Thegirlissuretobecomeagoodactress__________shegetstherighttraining.A．until B．if C．a(chǎn)lthough D．unless6．Totellthetruth,IwouldratherI________thepaininsteadofyou.Youdon’tknowhowworriedIwas.A．took B．hadtakenC．havetaken D．shouldhavetaken7．Hewasforcedtospendanothernightattheairport____forhisplane.A．waitingB．beingwaitedC．waitedD．tobewaited8．Wasitatthebeginning_____youmadethepromise____youwoulddoalltohelpmakeit?A．that;that B．when;thatC．that;when D．when;when9．Thatwasnotthefirsttimehe____us.Ithinkit'shightimewe____strongactionsagainsthim.A．betrayed,take B．hadbetrayed,tookC．hasbetrayed,took D．hasbetrayed,take10．---Mom,canyougivemeanextra200yuanamonth?---Son,wehavejustboughtahouse,andfromnowonweneedtopractisestrict.A．economyB．medicineC．self-controlD．patience11．Tomistheonlyoneofthestudentswhoascholarshipsincelastyear.A．haswon B．havewon C．iswinning D．wins12．Whatyousaiddoesn’t________whatthepolicehavetoldus,sowehavetofindmoreevidence.A．a(chǎn)greewith B．makeupC．contributeto D．showoff13．Advertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiserpaysforthemessage.A．todeliver B．delivered C．tobedelivered D．delivering14．－You’vebeencoughingsobadlyrecently.Giveupsmoking,please.－_______.IthinkIamaddictedtoit.A．Itcan’tbehelped B．GoodideaC．Sofar,sogood D．Farfromit15．Wehadbetterputoffinterviewingtheathlete,forheisbusypreparingforaninternationalcontest__________inShanghainextmonth.A．held B．toholdC．beingheld D．tobeheld16．—I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?—______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Mypleasure D．Noproblem17．Neverbefore________thefamousmuseumwasjustastone'sthroawayfromtheirschool,soout________.A．hadtheyknown;wentalltheyB．theyhadknown;wentalltheyC．hadtheyknown;theyallwentD．theyhadknown;theyallwent18．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter19．—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup20．Visittheoldmanthisafternoon？Ifyou________，makesureyouwearsunscreenstoprotectyourskin.A．must B．canC．may D．shall第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）CJ6Fcbnuary,2019Imaginetensofthousandsofhugeenginesarepushingourplanetawayfromadyingsun.Thevisualeffectisimpressiveandgoeswellwiththestory.ThestoryisnotthetypicalHollywoodstyle:Asuperherosavestheearth;everyoneelseistheretogivearoundofapplause.Themovie"theWanderingEarth"bringsaseriousquestiontotheaudience:Whatareyougoingtodowhenfacinganunavoidabledisastertoourcivilization?Allcharactersinthemovieareordinarypeopleandeveryonegivestheiranswerwithshininghumanity.Againstalltheodds(逆境)withoutagoodfight.Thechanceofsuccessisclosetozerobuttheychoosehope.ItisaSci-fifan'sfeastyoudon'twanttomiss.Sylph16February,2019I'llexpectspaceshipsinHollywoodmovieswhenEarthisnolongersuitableforhumansurvival.ButinChineseconcept,wewillneverabandonourhome.Weput10000enginesonEarthandrunawaytogether.ThisiswhereAmericansandChinesediffer.LOLSteve27February.2019Thismoviehasalotofdialogues,morethanthat’snecessaryinmostscenes.Andthestoryliecouldbebetter.Anotherissueisthecast,whichisalmostmadeupofrookiesorfreshfaces,Thoughtheactingisnotbad,it'scertainlynotconsistenteitherSwanIMarch.2019Usually,foreignersinChinesesciencefictionfilmsareportrayedaseitherbadorincompetent(無能的).Yetin"theWanderingEarth",theChinesestruggletosavetheearth,andeagerlycooperatewithaninternationalforceoflargelynamelessheroesIt’sanotherreminderthatinthisdepressingfuturehumanbeingsmustunite.Mike17March.2019Thescreenwriting(電影劇本創(chuàng)作)fitsrightintothegrandplotoftheoriginalnovelbyCixinLiu.Thestory,thesettingandthespecialeffectsmadehisimaginationcomealive!397、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceindicateintheCJScomment?A．IntheWanderingEarth,everyoneworkstogethertosavetheearth.B．InaHollywoodfilm,everyonehelpsasuperherotosavetheearth.C．AllcharactersinaHollywoodfilmareordinaryandgreatpeople.D．TheWanderingEarthdiffersfromtypicalHollywoodfilmsincast.1、InSylphsopinion,thismovieactuallyshows______A．humanconcerns B．culturaldifferencesC．survivalskills D．environmentaldisasters2、WhatdoesStevemainlytalkabout?A．Themovie'scast. B．Themoviesplot.C．Themovieslines D．Themovie'sdrawbacks3、MikemakeshiscommentintermsofA．stonylines B．specialeffects C．noveladaptations D．thesetting22．（8分）Thebesttoolneededforsurvivalintheeventyougetlostwhenyoutravelisyourskillofadvancedplanning.Youmustexpecttheunexpectedandplanaccordingly.Evenifyouaregoingoutforjustafewhours,packenoughessentialsthatyoucanstayhydrated(體內(nèi)水分),fueledandpreparedforanytypeofweather.Youressentialsshouldincludeatleast:?Morethanenoughfoodandwaterfortheactivityyouplan.?Acompassthatyouknowhowtouse.YoumaywantaGPSdevice,butthosesometimesdonotreceiveasignalorthebatteryfails.Cellphonesalsolikelywillnotworkbecauseofalackofsignal.?Appropriatemaps.Studytheterrain(地形)andyourplannedroute.Knowwhereyouaregoingandhowyouwillreturn.?Comfortablehikingboots,clothesthatyoucanweardependingontheweatherconditionsandadditionalsocksincasetheonesyouarcwearinggetwet.?Ablanket,flashlight,matcheskeptinawater-resistantcontainer,andotheritemsthatwillhelpyousurviveovernightifnecessary.?Cheekwiththelocalforestofficeforspecialwarnings,suchasfiresinthearea,bearsightings,flooding,trailorroadclosures,etc.It’salsoimportantthatonceyouhaveplannedyourouting,tellsomeone.Givethemexactdetailsofwhereyouaregoing,thetrailyouplantofollow,whenyouwillreturn,thevehicleyouaredriving(andwhereyouplantopark)andhowmanypeoplewillgowithyou—donotgoalone.Ifyoudobecomelost,yourmostimportanttooliskeepingapositivementalattitude.1、WhatdocsParagraph1mainlytellus?A．Gettinglostoutdoorsiscommoninlife.B．Survivinginthewildisreallyatoughthing.C．Hopeforthebest,butpreparefortheworst.D．Advancedplanningcanpreventfuturetroubles.2、Whatprobablyiscontinuedwiththetext?A．Themeansastotravelingaround.B．Thestoryoftheauthorhavingatour.C．Theupsonhowtobepositivewhenintrouble.D．Thedetailsofhowtoreachforrescue.3、Wheredocsthetextprobablyoriginatefrom?A．Asportsmagazine.B．Atouristguide.C．Agrocerylist.D．Ascienceinstruction.23．（8分）WhilefamousforeignarchitectsareinvitedtoleadthedesignsoflandmarkbuildingsinChinasuchasthenewCCTVtowerandtheNationalCenterforthePerformingArts,manyexcellentChinesearchitectsaremakinggreateffortstotakethecenterstage.Theireffortshavebeenprovenfruitful.WangShu,a49-year-oldChinesearchitect,wonthe2012PritzkerArchitecturePrize—whichisoftenreferredtoastheNobelPrizeinarchitecture—onFebruary28.HeisthefirstChinesecitizentowinthisaward.WangservesasheadoftheArchitectureDepartmentattheChinaAcademyofArt(CAA).HisofficeislocatedattheXiangshancampusoftheuniversityinHangzhou,ZhejiangProvince.Manybuildingsonthecampusarehisoriginalcreations.ThestyleofthecampusisquitedifferentfromthatofmostChineseuniversities.Manyvisitorswereamazedbythecomplexarchitecturalspaceandabundantbuildingtypes.Thecurves(曲線)ofthebuildingsperfectlymatchtheriseandfallofhills,formingauniqueview.Wangcollectedmorethan7millionabandonedbricksofdifferentages.Heaskedtheworkerstousetraditionaltechniquestomakethebricksintowalls,roofsandcorridors.ThiscreationattractedalotofattentionthankstoitsmixtureofmodernandtraditionalChineseelements.Wang’sworksshowadeepunderstandingofmodernarchitectureandagoodknowledgeoftraditions.Throughsuchabalance,hehadcreatedanewtypeofChinesearchitecture,saidTadaoAndo,thewinnerofthe1995PritzkerPrize.Wangbelievestraditionsshouldnotbesealedinglassboxesatmuseums.“Thatisonlyevidencethattraditionsonceexisted,”hesaid.“ManyChinesepeoplehaveamisunderstandingoftraditions.Theythinktraditionmeansoldthingsfromthepast.Infact,traditionalsoreferstothethingsthathavebeendevelopingandthatarestillbeingcreated,”hesaid.“Today,manyChinesepeoplearelearningWesternstylesandtheoriesratherthanfocusingonChinesetraditions.Manypeopletendtotalkabouttraditionswithoutknowingwhattheyreallyare,”saidWang.Thestudyoftraditionsshouldbecombinedwithpractice.Otherwise,therecreationoftraditionswouldbeartificialandempty,hesaid.1、WhatimpressedvisitorstotheCAAXiangshancampusmost?A．Itshillyenvironment. B．Itslargesize.C．Itsuniquestyle. D．Itsdiversefunctions.2、WhatmadeWang’sarchitecturaldesignasuccess?A．Themixtureofdifferentshapes.B．ThebalanceofEastandWest.C．Theuseofpopulartechniques.D．Theharmonyofoldandnew.3、WhatshouldwedoaboutChinesetraditionsaccordingtoWang?A．Spreadthemtotheworld. B．Preservethematmuseums.C．Teachtheminuniversities. D．Recreatetheminpractice.24．（8分）Withover2.4millonvisitorseveryyear，CinqueTerreisoneofthemost-visitedregionsinItaly.CinqueTerreistrulyspecial.Thefivecandy-coloredfishingvillagesofRiomaggiore，Manarola，Comiglia，Vemazza，andMonterossoalMarearebuiltintocliffsoverthecleanandbrightly-shiningLigurianSea.Whetheryou'revisitingtheregionforafewdaysorafewweeks，thesearetheexperiencesyoushouldaddtoyourtrippleasure.★Takeascenichike.It'seasytovisiteachoftheattractivevillagesonfoot.ThemostpopularhikeisthecoastalpathSentieroAzzuro.Itlinksallfivevillagesandoffersextremelybeautifulsceneryofthesea，architectureandvineyards(葡萄園).Ittakesaboutsixhourstogoacross，withshortbreaks，butmostpeoplearegoingtostopinthevillagesforfoodandswimming.★Eatseafoodinacone(錐形).DessertloversmightthinkthatItalianice-creamisthebestthingtobeservedinaconebutmakeroomforseafoodconesaswell.Thankstoitscoastallocation,CinqueTerreisfullofseafoodrestaurants.★Getonaboat.Iftheweathercooperates,takethetimetogetoutonthewater.Thevillageslookverybeautifulfromaboat.Thecheapestandeasiestwayistojumponthepublicferryfromoneofthevillagestothenext,buttheseboatsareoftencrowded.It'sfarmorerelaxingtotakeaprivatecruise,whichdepartsfromthedocksinRiomaggiore,Manarola,Vemazza,andMonterossoalMare.★Takethetrain.CinqueTerre'strainsystemisoneofthemostscenicinEurope.Thehigh-speedtrainrunsthrougheachofthefivevillagesevery20minutesorso.Andthewholelineisdirectlyonthecoast,offeringlovelyviewsoftheLigurianSeaandrockycliffs.1、Whatisspecialaboutthefivecandy-coloredfishingvillages?A．Theirspeciallocation. B．Theirlonghistory.C．Theirdeliciousfoods. D．Theirfriendlyvillagers.2、Whatisthefavoritefoodforthehikersinthefivevillages?A．Italiannoodles B．Italianice-cream.C．Italianwines. D．Seafoodcones.3、Whatisthebestwaytoenjoythebeautifulsceneryanddeliciousfood?A．Takingaprivateferrytothevillages.B．Walkingwithshortbreaksonthecoast.C．Takingascenichikealongthecoastalpath.D．Takingthetrainrunningthroughthevillages.25．（10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．a(chǎn)ppreciatingtheLondonEyeD．experiencingdivingandsurfing3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．Thepoolis25metresabovetheground.B．ThepoolwassimilartoNewYork’smodernconstructions.C．ThepoolliesinthecentreofLondon.D．ThepoolishelpfulforsellingapartmentsinEmbassyGardens.4、Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A．TheapartmentsofEmbassyGardenarefairlyexpensiveB．thenewAmericanEmbassyhasbeenmovedawayC．NineElmsisastreetinEmbassyGardensD．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjob第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Heneverbelievedthattrueloveexisted.Hisparentsdivorcedwhenhewasyoungandhedidn’tthinkthattruelovewasabletosurviveintoday’sworld.Hewas1wrong.Hisgrandparentswerealwayssupportivetothekidsandtriedtohelpthemwhentheirparents2Heknewtheylovedeachother,hejustwasn’tsureitwastruelove.Hehad3heardthemsay,“Iloveyou”ortheyhadn’tshownanyaffection4hugging.Theyhadbeenmarriedforoverfiftyyearsandhethoughtthattheirtruelovewasgone.Butagainhewaswrong.Hisgrandfather,Ralph,wasstruckillinhisjunioryearofcollegeandhedidn’tknowhowseriousitwasuntilhefellandhurthiship(臀).Whileinthehospital,thedoctors5瘤)inhislungs.Theytoldhimthathehadlungcancerandduetopreviousillnesses,theycouldnotoperateandhewastoo6forchemotherapy(化療).ItwasaroundThanksgivingandbyChristmashisconditionworsened.ThecancerspreadandinlateJanuaryhissisterawayatcollegetoo,calledhimcryingandsaidshewasonherwayhomebecausethedoctorstoldtheirfamilythattheir7hadonlyaweektolive,thatbytheweekendhewould8bewiththem.Theirfamilycameinfromaroundthecountryandstayednexttohisside.Itwasnotuntilthenthathe9thattruelovedidexistandwouldsurvivebeyonddeath.Everynightashisgrandfathergrewmorefragile,hewould10sweetwordstograndmother,Madge.Thenightbeforehediedgrandmotherwaswalkingoutofhisroomandhesaidtoher“IloveyouMadgiebaby”.Thenextmorninghereceivedaphonecallatworkthatgrandfatherhadpassedduringthenight.Throughouthisshortbattle11cancer,herealizedhowmuchtwopeoplecanloveeachotherandherealizedhowmuchitmeanstobelovedandgivelove.Itisthegreatest12onearthanditlastsbeyondlifebecauseyouneverforgetyouronetruelove.1、A．believed B．proved C．a(chǎn)sked D．realized2、A．died B．married C．divorced D．fought3、A．ever B．never C．even D．often4、A．otherthan B．lessthan C．ratherthan D．betterthan5、A．tookout B．foundout C．setout D．putout6、A．strong B．fat C．short D．weak7、A．grandfather B．grandmother C．father D．mother8、A．nobetter B．noworse C．noless D．nolonger9、A．realized B．said C．saw D．mentioned10、A．speak B．shout C．whisper D．talk11、A．by B．in C．on D．with12、A．smile B．battle C．gift D．surprise第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Thenewsixth-gradeteacher,Sava,islikemostteachersinschools.Thismorning,sheiscallingtheattendancelistandaskingthestudentsinthebackoftheroomtobequiet.Sava1．(smile)atthestudentsandlookshappy.Savadoesn’treallylookdifferentfromotherteachers,2．sheis.Savaisarobot.Sheisremotecontrolled3．a(chǎn)personthroughacamerainsidetherobot.AlthoughSavaisnotreadytobearealteacher,thechildrenenjoyhervisits.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下面一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。WhenIwasinhighschool,Iwantedtogetascholarshiptoauniversity、Ilikedsinging,soItryoutforascholarshipformusic、ButIfailedtogetone、Iwasrealupset、Ifeltlikefailure、Ijustkeptfeelingsorryforme、However,afterafewday,IdecidednottoletonesinglelosstokeepmefromdoingwhatIlove、ButIcheeredupanddevotedmyselftosingagain、Ithinkthatacceptingfailureisthatweneedtodofirstbeforewesuccesseventually、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，想邀請外教John一起參觀中國剪紙(paper-cutting)藝術(shù)展。請給他寫封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.展覽時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)；2.展覽內(nèi)容。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.文中不得透露個(gè)人真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱。DearJohn,Howarethingswithyou?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、C3、B4、B5、B6、B7、A8、A9、B10、A11、A12、A13、C14、A15、D16、D17、C18、A19、C20、A第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、397、A1、B2、D3、C22、1、D2、C3、B23、1、C2、D3、D24、1、A2、D3、C25、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’mafraidneitherInormydogsare