2025屆惠州市實驗中學(xué)高三英語第一學(xué)期期末達標(biāo)檢測模擬試題含解析

2025屆惠州市實驗中學(xué)高三英語第一學(xué)期期末達標(biāo)檢測模擬試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．Ifyou________cometoourvillage,I’llshowyouaround.A．will B．shall C．must D．should2．ThatWasthefirsttimeshealoneathomeduringtheweekends，boredtodeath．A．hasleftB．hasbeenleftC．hadleftD．hadbeenleft3．—Shallweturntothebossforalongerholiday?—He’llprobablysayno,________it’sworthasking.A．soB．whileC．unlessD．though4．Someexpertsthink,________genes,intelligencealsodependsonanadequatediet,agoodeducationandanicehomeenvironment.A．insteadof B．exceptforC．a(chǎn)partfrom D．farfrom5．Privatecarswillberequiredtostayoffroadsoneoutoffiveweekdays____thetrafficpressure.A．toreduce B．reducing C．reduced D．reduce6．Byservingothers,apersonfocusesonsomeoneotherthanhimselforherself,________canbeveryeye-openingandrewarding.A．who B．whichC．what D．that7．Wehavealreadydiscussedthisplan_____,sonextweshouldsparenoefforttocarryitout.A．a(chǎn)tlength B．a(chǎn)trandom C．a(chǎn)tease D．a(chǎn)tbest8．It’ssecondtimeinfivedaysthathehasaskedmeforhigherpay.A．不填；a B．a(chǎn);the C．the；a D．the；the9．---Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth.---_____!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat.A．Comeon B．ForgetitC．Goahead D．Allowme10．_____bytheEnglishteacherforthehighgrade,Ifeltmyeffortfinallypaidoff.A．PraiseB．PraisedC．TopraiseD．Praising11．—NextMondayismybirthday.—Isthatso?______A．Ican’tbelievemyears.

B．I’msogladtohearthat.C．Whatpresentsdoyouwant?

D．Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!12．Don’tforgettosend______attendedtheconferenceafollow-upemail.A．however B．whateverC．whoever D．wherever13．Janerealizedher____tobecomethefirstwomantorunthe10,000metreswithin30minutes.A．a(chǎn)chievementB．commitmentC．competitionD．a(chǎn)mbition14．Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved15．Itisnotsurprisingthatshewaselected______monitor;sheis______verysmartgirlwhohastheabilitytoorganizetheclasswell.A．/;the B．/;aC．a(chǎn);a D．the;/16．TheChinesepeoplearekindandcaring.Ifnot,I_____inChinainthepast30years.A．didn’tstay B．hadn’tstayedC．couldn’tstay D．couldn’thavestayed17．—ThisisthefirsttimeI________mypicturewithmyownhands.—Itistimethatyou________apictureforme.A．havetaken;took B．took;shouldtakeC．took;willtake D．willtake;havetaken18．Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeing_______blindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeinhislife.A．hasbeenstricken B．werestrickenC．hadbeen D．wouldbe19．—AreyoustillthinkingabouttheemailTonysentyouyesterday？—Oh，totellthetruth,that’smakesmefeelexcited.A．What B．how C．that D．why20．Frommypointofview,there’slittlechancethatwewillbesuccessfulintryingtochangethepresentsituation.________,itisimportantthatwetryourbest.A．Meanwhile B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Nevertheless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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Sciencetextbooksaroundtheworldhavebecomesuddenlyoutofdate.Fournewchemicalelements(元素)havebeenaddedtotheperiodictable.Abigdecisionnowliesahead-elements113,115,117and118needtobegiventheirofficialnamesandsymbols.Newelementscanbenamedafteramythical(神話的)concept,amineral,aplaceorcountry,aproperty(性質(zhì))orascientist.Thenameshavetobeuniqueandmaintain＂historicalandchemicalconsistency＂.Thismeansalotof＂-iums＂.＂They’reLatinisingthename,＂explainschemistAndreaSella.＂Themostrecenttraditionistonamethemafterplacesorpeople.＂Theplaceschosentendtobewheretheelementwasdiscoveredorfirstproduced.Noonehasyetnamedanelementafterthemselvesbutmanyelementsarenamedinhonourofimportantscientists.AlbertEinsteinwasgiveneinsteinium.Thiscanalsobeawayofrightingthewrongsofthepast.＂LiseMeitnerwasreallythechemistwhospottednuclearfission(核裂變)butshewasneverreallyrecognisedforitbecauseshewasJewishandawoman,＂saysSella.＂Givinganelementanamethatremindsusofherisgreatlyimportant.＂Thenamingprocessisn’tquick.Thescientistswhodiscoveredthemwillstartthingsoffbysuggestinganame.ButitwillbedowntotheInternationalUnionofPureandAppliedChemistry(IUPAC)toapproveit.AspecialdivisionoftheUS-basedgrouphastoacceptthesuggestion.ThenthereisapublicreviewperiodoffivemonthsbeforetheIUPACgetsthefinalapproval.Onceit’sready,thenameisannouncedinthescientificjournalPureandAppliedChemistry.Naminganelementisnotjustaboutfunctionality.Namesarealwaysimportant.1、WhatisthefunctionofParagraph1?A．Tointroducethetopic.B．Topresentafinding.C．Topointoutaproblem.D．Tocallforadecision,2、WhywasLiseMeitnermentionedinthenamingprocessinParagraph4?A．Topraiseher.B．Tobuildherreputation.C．Tocorrectthewrongsofthepast.D．Toendracialdiscrimination3、Whohasthefinalsayinthenamingprocessofanelement?A．Thescientistwhodiscoveredthem.B．ThespecialdivisionofUS-basedgroup.C．ThescientificjournalPureandAppliedChemistry,D．TheInternationalUnionofPureandAppliedChemistry.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Howelementsgettheirnames.B．Whysciencetextbooksareoutofdate.C．Hownewelementsarediscovered.D．Howfunctionalnaminganelementis.22．（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．a(chǎn)ppreciatingtheLondonEyeD．experiencingdivingandsurfing3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．Thepoolis25metresabovetheground.B．ThepoolwassimilartoNewYork’smodernconstructions.C．ThepoolliesinthecentreofLondon.D．ThepoolishelpfulforsellingapartmentsinEmbassyGardens.4、Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A．TheapartmentsofEmbassyGardenarefairlyexpensiveB．thenewAmericanEmbassyhasbeenmovedawayC．NineElmsisastreetinEmbassyGardensD．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjob23．（8分）Themostanticipatedfilmsof2018ThankstomovieslikeWolfWarrior2,NeverSayDie,Youth,TheFateoftheFuriousanDangal,the2017boxofficegross(票房收入)hasreachednewheights.Meanwhile,audiencehavebeenfedupwithHollywood’slongdependenceonsequel(續(xù)集)films.Alackoforiginstorieshasbeencriticizedforawhile.Asweembracethenewyear,let’slooktothefuture,andthemostanticipatedfilmsintfollowingyear.GuardiansofTheTombCountry:ChinaandAustraliaReleaseDate:Jan19,2018Director:KimbleRendallStars:LiBingbing,KellanLutz,WuChun,KelseyGrammerAninnocentdiscoveryofawell-preservedmummifiedEmperorfrom200BCChinaunearthsa2000-year-oldnightmare—asecretthatshouldhaveremainedburied.MonsterHunt2Country:ChinaReleaseDate:Feb16,2018Director:RamanHuiStars:BaiBaihe,JingBoran,TonyLeungChiu-waiMonsterHuntwasahugecommercialsuccess,breakingnumerousboxofficerecords.Thefilmtookplaceinthedistantpast,whenthehumanraceexistedalongsidetheMonsterrace.MonsterHunt2isthesequelofit.Avengers:InfinityWarCountry:UnitedStatesReleaseDate:May4,2018Director:AnthonyRusso,JoeRussoStars:RobertDowneyJr.,JoshBrolin,MarkRuffalo,TomHiddleston,ChrisEvansTheupcomingAmericansuperherofilm,basedontheMarvelComicssuperheroteamtheAvengers,isthesequelto2012’sMarvel’stheAvengersand2015’sAvengers.HotelTransylvania3:SummerVacationCountry:UnitedStatesReleaseDate:July13,2018Director:GenndyTartakovskyStars:AdamSandler,AndySamberg,SelenaGomez,DavidSpadeThis3Danimatedcartoonmovie,thesequelofHotelTransylvania2,isafantasy-comedyforyourwholefamilytoenjoy.1、Whatthefirsttwofilmshaveincommonisthat_______.A．theyareproducedbyChinesecompaniesonlyB．theyaresequelsoftheirformeronesC．theyarereleasedinthesamemonthD．theyarerelatedtostoriesfromthepast2、AfanofMarvelComicswouldprobablygotosee________.A．MonsterHunt2B．Avengers:InfinityWarC．GuardiansofTheTombD．HotelTransylvania3:SummerVacation3、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutthefilmHotelTransylvania3:SummerVacation?A．RobertDowneyJr.starsinit.B．ItisdirectedbyAdamSandler.C．Itissuitableforthewholefamilytosee.D．Youcanseeitinthefirsthalfoftheyear.24．（8分）Thatcompetitionkeepspricesdowniswellknown.Butitishardtomeasurebyjusthowmuch,becausepricesvaryforallsortsofreasons,fromdifferencesinlabourcostsandrentstotaxes.RisingtothechallengeisanewpaperinTheEconomicJournalbyGiacomoCalzolari,AndreaIchino,FrancescoManaresiandVikiNellas,economistsattheEuropeanUniversityInstitute,BolognaUniversityandtheItaliancentralbank.Theylookedatpharmacies(藥房)andspecificallyatcustomerswhomaybeparticularlyeasytoripoff:newparents.Usingdatafor2007to2010coveringaboutafifthofpharmaciesinItaly,theresearchersmeasuredthewayinwhichpricesofhygieneproductsforbabieschangedasthenumberofbabiesvaried.Theytookadvantageofapeculiarlawfromthe1960s,accordingtowhichregionswithatmost7,500peopleareallowedjustonepharmacy(supposedlytokeepthequalityofserviceshigh).Theycomparedpricesinplaceswithpopulationsjustbelowthisthreshold,andjustabove.Theproductsstudiedincludedsome3,000varietiesofshampoos,bathfoams,babywipes,creamsandsoon.Manyarealsousedbyadultsonthemselves.Somepeople,forexample,prefersun-creamlabeled“forchildren”becauseofitshighlevelofprotection.Whenraisingpricesfortheseproducts,evenapharmacistwithamonopoly(壟斷)mustconsidertheriskthatadultuserswillswitchtoproductsthatarenotaimedatchildren.Butariseinthenumberofbabies,andhencebuyerswhoareparents,couldtipthescalestowardspriceincreases.Bycontrast,thepharmacistshouldalreadybechargingasmuchasparentsarewillingtopayforproductswithoutadultusers,suchasnappies.Thescholarsfoundthatpharmacistsraisedpriceswhenthereweremorenewparents----butonlyinregionswithasinglepharmacy,andnotfornappies.Inmonopolyareasadoublingofthenumberofbabiesfromonemonthtothenext(notunusualinasmallpopulation)coincidedwitha5%increaseinthepriceofthebasketofbaby-hygieneproducts.Thestudyistimely.Italy’sgovernmenthasstartedtoloosensomeofthemanyrestrictionsthatstopcompetitioninthepharmacysector(thoughnotyettheonethattheresearchersreliedon).Butsuchregulationsareplentifulinmanyotherlinesofbusiness,andnotjustinItaly.Theconsumerswhopaythepriceareoftenthosewhofindithardesttotraveltoshoparound----forexample,peoplewithcryingbabiesontheirhands.1、What’sthepurposeofthestudy?A．Toreviewthefunctionofthespeciallawforpharmacies.B．Tomakecleartherelationbetweencompetitionandprices.C．TocollecttheinformationonpharmacybusinessinItaly.D．TogatherthedataonhygieneproductsforbabiesinItaly.2、“tipthescales”inParagraph3means“_____”.A．Pushthemove B．KeepthelevelC．Controltherise D．Breakthebalance3、Thegovernment’snewmeasureswillgreatlybenefit_____.A．pharmacyowners B．localmerchantsC．newparents D．a(chǎn)dultusers25．（10分）Whateverholidayyoucelebrate,onethingisforsure—you’llfindeventsforchildrenonLongIslandthroughoutthemonthofDecember.Fromholidayperformancestocrafts,lightshows,Santabreakfastsandmore,herearesomeofourfavorites.TheMagicalPolarExpressFamiliestravelviatrolley(有軌電車)to“TheNorthPole,”atop-secretspotwherefamiliescangrabhotcocoaandcookiesthenmeetSanta,elvesandothercharacters(forabout30minutes)beforereturningtopointsofdeparture.Trolleyridesfeaturemusicandstorytelling.Pajama-wearingisencouraged;photo-takingisfree.TrolleydepartsfromAll-StarBowlinginRiverheadandTheOmniHamptonJitneyTerminalinSouthampton;7p.m.—9:30p.m.Fridays,Saturdays,SundaysrunningthroughDec.23(additionaltimesmaybeavailable;arrive30minutesinadvance)ACharlieBrownChristmasCharlieBrownandhisfriendslearnwhatthetruemeaningofChristmasisinthistouchingplay.StayafterforphotoswithSantaandMrs.Clausandtomakeaholidaycraft.WHEN|WHERE3p.m.Dec.21,23p.m.Dec.27attheNYCBTheatreatWestbury,960BrushHollowRoad,WestburyLongIslandFestivalofTreesThe28thannualLongIslandFestivalofTreestakesplaceatCradleofAviationMuseum(CharlesLindberghBlvd.，GardenCity).Itfeaturesdisplayofdesigners，decoratedtrees,gingerbreadcreations,cookiedecorating,costumedcharactersandvendorsfrom10a.m.—6p.m.Nov.24—25and10a.m.—5p.m.Nov.26.ImaginationMoversReindeerPartyTheEmmyAward-winningrockbandforfamiliesisthrowingaReindeerPartyforLongIsland.Comeandlistentotheirpositivehitsongs,withatouchofholidaycheerandsongsinthemix.Price:$15,$10forchildrenages2to12,freeages1andyounger;ticketsavailableinadvanceatcradleofaviation,org.1、Atwhicheventwillthevisitorsenjoyaplay?A．ACharlieBrownChristmas.B．TheMagicalPolarExpress.C．LongIslandFestivalofTrees.D．ImaginationMoversReindeerParty.2、WhatcanthevisitorsdoattheMagicalPolarExpress?A．Goontrolleyrides.B．Enjoytheliveconcert.C．Learnphotographforfree.D．Experiencetraditionalcrafts.3、Howmuchwillamotherwithtwo4-year-oldtwinspaytoattendaReindeerParty?A．$50. B．$54.C．$34. D．$35.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Whenitcomestosmarteatingforyourheart,stopthinkingaboutshort-termfixes(困境)andsimplifyyourlifewithastraightforwardapproachthatwillserveyouwellforyearstocome.Smarteatinggoesbeyondanalyzingeverybiteoffoodyoulift1yourmouth."Inthepastweusedtobelievethat2amountsofindividualnutrientswerethe3togoodhealth,"saysLindaVanHorn,chairoftheAmericanHeartAssociation'sNutritionCommittee."Butnowwehavea4understandingofhealthyeatingandthekindsoffoodnecessaryto5notonlyheartdiseasebutdisease6general,"sheadds.Scientistsnow7onthebroaderpictureofthebalanceoffoodeaten8severaldaysoraweek9onthenumberofmilligramsofthisorthat10ateachmeal.Fruits,vegetablesandwholegrains,forexample,providenutrientsandplant-basedcompounds11forgoodhealth."Themorewelearn,themore12wearebythewealthofessentialsubstancesthey13,"VanHorncontinues,"and14theyinteractwitheachothertokeepushealthy."You'llautomaticallybe15therightheart-healthytrackifvegetables,fruitsandwholegrains16threequartersofthefoodonyourdinnerplate.17intherestaurantonequarterwithleanmeatorchicken,fishoreggs.Thefoodsyouchoosetoeataswellasthoseyouchooseto18clearlycontributetoyourwell-being.Withouta19,eachofthesmalldecisionsyoumakeinthisrealmcanmakeabig20onyourhealthintheyearstocome.1、A．insideB．throughC．toD．between2、A．seriousB．specificC．splendidD．separate3、A．keyB．pointC．leadD．center4、A．strictB．naturalC．typicalD．different5、A．rescueB．preventC．forbidD．offend6、A．uponB．inC．forD．by7、A．focusB．putC．turnD．carry8、A．withB．a(chǎn)longC．overD．beyond9、A．otherthanB．betterthanC．morethanD．ratherthan10、A．conveyedB．consumedC．enteredD．exhausted11、A．vitalB．initialC．validD．radical12、A．disturbedB．depressedC．a(chǎn)mazedD．a(chǎn)mused13、A．retainB．containC．a(chǎn)ttainD．maintain14、A．whoB．howC．whatD．where15、A．a(chǎn)tB．ofC．onD．within16、A．makeoutB．makeintoC．makeupD．makeoff17、A．EngageB．FillC．InsertD．Pack18、A．a(chǎn)voidB．hinderC．deleteD．spoil19、A．notionB．hesitationC．reasonD．doubt20、A．outcomeB．functionC．impactD．commitment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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Seborga(塞波加)isasmallvillagethatdeclareditselfindependentinthe1960s,claimingitwasnever1．(proper)incorporated(合并)intoItaly.2．(it)foundersarguedthatthedealwasnotreallyregistered.Theyclaimedthatitcouldthereforenot3．(consider)partofthenation.Theprincipality’s(公國)founderwasaflowergrower4．(call)GiorgioCarbone,whoruleduntilhisdeathin2009.Itsindependenceisnotrecognisedoutside5．villagebutMr.Dezzani,acampaigner(競選者)forthethrone,saysitisimportantthattheythemselvesbelieve6．it,describingitas“astateofmind”.Thisunusualstory,7．wasthesubjectofateleviseddocumentary,hasattractedtourismtotheregion.Itscurrentruler,MarcelloI,appearspublicly8．(wear)asuitbutMr.Dezzaniwantstointroduceceremonialuniform.Mr.Dezzaniadded:“Withoutbeingtoopretentiousor9．(show)aboutit,Ithinkwecanpromotethe10．(value)ofpeace,toleranceandopenness.”第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯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）不計分。Anopeningweekheldinourschoollastweeksothatwecouldshowagreatachievementswemadeinarteducation、TheartworksexhibitionwentonfromMondaytoFriday,exhibittheexcellentartworks,suchaspapercuts,paintingsandflowerarrangements、Bothoftheartworkswerecreatedbythestudentsofourschool、ThatattractedthepublicmostwasthesinginganddancingperformancesinFridayafternoon、Alltheseactivitiesdrawthecloseattentionofthepublicandparentsaswell,receivinghighpraisesfromthepublic、Throughtheseactivity,thepublichasabetterunderstandingofourschool、Asaresultof,weallthinkthattheopeningweekwasofgreatsuccessful、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是紅星中學(xué)高二學(xué)生李華。請你給北京2019馬拉松組委會負責(zé)人Mr.Zhang寫封信，申請成為一名志愿者。內(nèi)容包括：注意：1.詞數(shù)不少于50；2.可適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫;3.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。參考詞匯：北京馬拉松組委會BeijingMarathonOrganizingCommitteeDearMr.Zhang,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,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、D3、D4、C5、A6、B7、A8、C9、A10、B11、D12、C13、D14、B15、B16、D17、A18、B19、A20、D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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、A2、C3、D4、A22、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.”Ico