2025屆黑龍江省佳木斯市建三江一中高考沖刺押題（最后一卷）英語試卷含解析

2025屆黑龍江省佳木斯市建三江一中高考沖刺押題（最后一卷）英語試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．ChinesePresidentHuJintaocalledforanimmediatecease-fireinLibya_____anevenworsehumanitariancrisisinthecountryattheBRICSSummitinHainanProvince.A．toprevent B．tohaveprevented C．preventing D．havingprevented2．Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding3．Thedocumentfilm______nextweekaimsatintroducinglocalculturestotheworld.A．released B．beingreleasedC．tobereleased D．havingbeenreleased4．HelensaidthatshewouldbringmeJustinBieber'slatestCDthenextday,butshe.A．wouldn't B．didn'tC．hadn't D．hasn't5．---____thathemanagetogettheinformation?Oh，afriendofhishelpedhim.A．Wherewasit B．WhatwasitC．Howwasit D．Whywasit6．Althoughtheusedcarseemsingood______,itcannotrunfast.A．state B．situationC．condition D．occasion7．Notevenwhen_____throughthedarkestvalley_____beafraid,foryouarealwaysclosebesideme.A．doIwalk;willIB．doIwalk;IwillC．Iwalk;IwillD．Iwalk;willI8．WhenThanksgivingDayisthecorner,storesandsupermarketsarebusywithpeople.A．a(chǎn)round B．on C．with D．a(chǎn)t9．Roberthadacomfortablechildhood,______upinapleasanthousewithaviewofthesea.A．grew B．growingC．grown D．togrow10．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised11．helawisequallyappliedtoeveryone.Noone_______beaboveit.A．shall B．mustC．may D．need12．Beforeyouhandinyourfinalreport,________therearenospellingmistakes.A．makesure B．tomakesureC．madesure D．makingsure13．theirfinalmedicalcheck,theastronautsboardedtheirspacecraft． A．Received B．Beingreceived C．Toreceive D．Havingreceived14．________onFebruary5,2019,theWanderingEarthsoonbecameagreathit.A．Releasing B．BeingreleasedC．Released D．Torelease15．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Mum?—________Dowhatyoulike.A．Goahead! B．You’vegotit.C．It’syourturn. D．Notatall!16．We

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traffic.A．tohearB．hearingC．heardD．hear20．Heisabad-temperedfellow,buthe________bequitecharmingwhenhewishes.A．shall B．shouldC．can D．must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）Howmanytimeshaveyoucomebackandfeltterriblytired,feelinglikeyourheadisgoingtoexplode?Soundsfamiliar,right?Well,thereareseveralwaystoreducethefrequencyofheadaches,andthoseare:eatingbalanceddietthroughtheday,makingsureyourbodyiswellhydrated(保持身體水分);gettingsomeexercisetoremovethenegativeenergy,likehelpingyourselfwithashortmassage(按摩）onyourhead.However,preparinganeasyrecipewillinstantlyputasmileonyourfaceafteryourworkday.Youwillneedthesesimpleingredients(配料)topreparethemagicaldrinkwhichwillstopyourheadache:Lemonjuice;2teaspoonsofsalt(preferablyhighqualitysalt);1cupofwater.Directions:Squeeze2lemons.Pourthelemonjuiceintoacupandadd2teaspoonsofsalt.Mixthetwoingredients.Addacupofwatertothecontent.Drinkthemixturequikly.Howwillthisdrinkworkandwhatarethebenefitsofitsingredients?Salt:Hereiswhatsaltdoesforyourbody:--regulatesyourbloodsugar.--balancesthesugarlevels;--benefitsnervecellsforcommunicationandinformationprocessing;—obtainsacidityfromyourbody’scells,especiallybraincells;—worksasastronganti-stresselementforthebody;—addsenergyinyourbody'scells.LemonJuice:Thisexcellentjuice,fullofvitaminCandanti-poisons,willreleaseallpoisonoussubstancesfromyourbodyandgiveyouasenseoflightness.Here’showthelemonwillhelpyoueaseyourheadacheandmaintainwell-beingtoyourwholebody:—balancesthepHlevelsinyourbody;—protectsyourimmunesystem;—nourishesyourbrainandnervecells;—reducesinflammation(炎癥)inyourwholebody(theheadacheisatypeofinflammation,sothelemonjuicefightsagainstit).Water：Waterisimportantforhydratingyourwholebody,includingyourhead.Manyofyourdailyheadachesmaybecausedbydehydratation(脫水)，sokeepinmindthatyoushoulddrinkplentyofwaterthroughouttheday.1、Howmanywaysarcmentionedinthetexttohelprelieveheadaches?A．Two. B．Three.C．Four. D．Five.2、Whatdolemonjuiceandsalthaveincommoninfightingagainstheadaches?A．Bothcanbenefitournervecellsalot.B．Bothcankeepoursugarlevelsbalanced.C．Bothhavenoeffectonourimmunesystem.D．BothbalancethepHlevelsinourbody.3、Theauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthetextis.A．toexplaintousdifferentreasonsforheadacheproblemsB．togivereadersadviceonhowtoavoidheadacheproblemsC．towarnreadersofthebadinfluenceofheadacheproblemsD．toofferananti-headacherecipeandthebenefitsofitsingredients22．（8分）ThehottestcitiesintheworldThelocationsbelowarethehottestandalsotraveldestinationsontheplanet．BangkokAccordingtothedata，Bangkokisthehottestcityontheplanet﹣notbecauseofanyparticularlyimpressivehightemperatures，butbecauseitisconsistentlyhotalltheyearround．Thecityhasanaverageannualtemperatureof29℃，coupledwithhighdampnessandanaverageof128rainydaysperyear；whilethehighesttemperatureonrecordis40℃．Timbuktu，MaliLocatedonthesouthernedgeoftheSaharaDesert，theAfricancityofTimbuktuissimilartoeverythingremote．It'salsooneofthehottestcitiesintheworld，withahot，dryclimateofferingrecordhighsof49℃．ThroughoutApril，MayandJune，averagemaximumtemperaturesarebeyond40℃．Modern﹣dayTimbuktuisslowlybeingswallowedbythedesertandiscertainlyashadowofthetradecenterthatitoncewas．Ahvaz，IranBuiltonthebankoftheKarunRiver，Ahvazisanindustrialcitywithaveragehighsofaround46℃duringJuly，itswarmestmonth．Thecity'srecordhighis54℃，makingitoneoftheworld'shottestcitiesduringthesummer．FrequentsandandduststormsandanabsenceofrainfromJulytoSeptembermixwithitssky﹣hightemperatures．KuwaitCityThewealthycapitalofKuwaitisanothercompetitorforthetitleoftheworld'shottestsummertimecitywithaveragehighsofover45℃fromJunetoAugust．Nightfallbringslittlerespite（緩解），withafter﹣darklowtemperaturesoftenover30℃duringthesummermonths．KuwaitCity'srecordhighis52℃，whileitrainsonanaverageofjust19daysperyear．1、WhatistheBangkokfamousforinclimate？A．Thehighesttemperature．B．Thehotweatherallyearround．C．Thehighestannualtemperature．D．Thelackofrainfallallyearround．2、WhyisTimbuktunolongeratradecenter？A．ThesmallpopulationofMali．B．Thewarlastingformanyyears．C．TheinfluenceoftheSahara．D．Itslocationofthecenterofadesert．3、Whichcityholdstherecordofthehighesttemperature？A．Ahvaz．B．Bangkok．C．Timbuktu．D．KuwaitCity．23．（8分）Areyouaproblemshopper?Theansweris“Yes”,ifyouorsomeoneelsethinksthatyousometimesgetcarriedawaywithshopping.Inotherwords,doyouordoessomeoneelsethinkyouareoccupiedinextremeshopping?Ifpeoplehaveregretslaterabouttheirshopping,orhavean“out-of-control”feelingaboutthequantitiesofwhattheybuyortheamountofcredittheyuse,theymaybeconsideredtobeproblemshoppers.Extremeshoppingcanleadtoamoreseriousproblem—addictiveshopping.Addictiveshoppersfeeldrivenbythedesiretoshopandspendmoney.Theyexperiencegreattensionwhichdrivesthemtoshopandspendmoneyandtheyfeela“rush”duringthetimetheyareoccupiedwiththeshoppingactivity.Extremeoraddictiveshoppingmayresultfromlong-timeunpleasantfeelings,ofwhichanxiety,painandshamearecommonones.Whenwefeelbadinside,weoftendosomethingtomakeourselvesfeelbetter.Inthiscase,weoftengoshopping.Afewpeopleshoptorelievetheirboredomoremptiness.Forsomepeople,themotivationisadesireforstatus,power,beautyorsuccess.Somelovetoshopasitmakesthemfeelvaluedintheeyesoftheshopassistants.Othersshopsimplybecauseitmakesthemforget,atleasttemporarily,tension,fearorunhappinessintheirlife.Besides,shoppingmallsaredesignedtoencouragecontinualshopping.Forinstance,therearesomemallswhereyoucan’tseeclocksdisplayingthetimebecausetheydon’twantyoutobecometooawareofthetimeyouspendthere.What’smore,foodcourts,coffeeshopsandrestroomsareprovided,soyoudon’thavetoleavethemallbecauseofyourphysicalneeds.Therefore,onceyoubecomeawareofhowmarketforceswork,youwillcertainlycometocontrolyourshoppingbehavior.Forexample,howmuchtimeyouwillspendandwhatareasyouwillvisitcanbedecidedbeforeyouenterthemall.Keepawrittenaccountofwhatitemsyouwillbuyandhowmuchmoneyyouwillspend.Makeaplanforwhatyouaregoingtobuybeforeyoufeeltheurgetoshopandthensticktoit.Thatisvitalforgainingself-control.1、Whichofthefollowingpeoplemaynotbeproblemshoppers?A．Thosewhocannotcontroltheamountofcredittheyuse.B．Thosewhojustwalkaroundtheshoppingmalls.C．Thosewhoareoccupiedintoomuchshopping.D．Thosewhofeelsorryfortheirshopping.2、Accordingtothepassage,whatmaynotresultinaddictiveshopping?A．Theawarenessofhowmarketforceswork.B．Thedesireforstatus,power,beautyorsuccess.C．Boredom,emptiness,tension,fearorunhappinessinpeople’slife.D．Long-timebadfeelingsofanxiety,painandshame.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggesttocontrolourshoppingbehaviour?A．Nevergoingtotheshoppingmallsbecausetherearemanytricks.B．Applyingforacreditcardbeforewegoshopping.C．Makingtheshoppingtimeasshortaspossible.D．Makingashoppinglistbeforewegoshopping.4、Theauthorwritesthispassageto_______.A．informtheshoppingmallshowtoattractmoreshoppersB．scoldtheproblemshoppersC．providesolutionstotheproblemshoppingD．tellashoppingstory24．（8分）Pastimeisabi-monthlymagazineforcuriousyoungminds.Manyofthetopicswewriteaboutwon’tbecoveredintheclassroom.Allthearticlesarewritteninalivelystyle,andeachoneispairedwithdrawingsbysomeofthecountry’smosttalentedartists.◆Historyfocusesonarchaeological(考古的)sitesaroundtheworldwherearchaeologistsworktounearthimportantfinds.◆Worldincludesstoriesaboutdailylife,folktales,historyandtraditionsofthepeopleandplaces.◆Sportincludesnutritiontips,informationaboutup-and-comingyoungathletes,andsportsevents.◆Artstimulatesachild’sculturallife,fromfilmtotheatrethroughtowritingandmusic.Ontopofallthat,Pastimeispackedwithitemstostimulateayoungster’simagination,includingpagesofpuzzlesandastep-by-stepguidetocreatingtheirownimpressive-lookingdrawings.Ineveryissue,wereviewthelatestbookstopauthorswriteforyoungsters.TherearealsoshortworksoffictionwrittenespeciallyforPastimebysomeofourbestwriters.Weknowthatchildrenatthisagearedealingwithmanyemotionsandsometimesdifficultfeelings,sowehaveapersonaladvicepagetoreplytoquestionsdealingwithpersonalandmoralproblems.Unlikemanyoftoday’sthrowawaycomics,Pastimeiswrittenanddesignedtobekeptandtreasured.Weknowchildrenlovegoingonline—butwealsoknowhowmuchtheyenjoyholdingaprintedmagazineintheirhandsandtheexcitementtheygetwheneachnewissuedropsthroughtheletterboxpersonallyaddressedtothem.SubscriptionPastimeispublishedsixtimesayear.Anannualsubscriptioncostsjust￡20andmakesagreatgiftforanychildagedeighttotwelve.Toorderbyphone:Dial1-800-821-0156anduseOfferCodeWEBSAVE86forprint-onlysubscriptions.Youcancancelatanytimeformagazinesthathaven’tbeenshippedyet.1、Accordingtothepassage,themagazineispublished______.A．everymonthB．everytwomonthsC．threetimesamonthD．sixtimesamonth2、Ifareaderisinterestedinfestivals,hecanread______.A．History B．WorldC．Sport D．Art3、Whatdoesthemagazineprovide?A．Photosoftalentedartists.B．Storiescreatedbychildren.C．Suggestionsonreaders’problems.D．Bookreviewswrittenbystudents.4、Howdothechildrenreacttotheprintedmagazine?A．Favorable. B．Critical.C．Unconcerned. D．Confused.5、SubscribersofPastimeneedtoknowthatthemagazine______.A．offerselectroniccopiesB．costs￡20foreachcopyC．isforkindergartenchildrenD．canbecancelledbeforeshipping25．（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）SincechildhoodI’dbeenaccustomedtoalifewhereIwouldbeafraidofeverything.Isawmyselfasaninsecureand1individual.Butthen,alltoosuddenly,something2,andoveraperiodof6monthsIfirmlymanagedto3oneofmydiets,andlost30pounds.This4mefromoverweightstraightdowntounderweight.The5taughtmethatIcouldchangemyself.Iheardaboutapublicspeaking6goingonatmyuniversity,andforthefirsttime,Iactuallymanagedto7thecouragetogothere.Itwas8.ForthefirsttimeIsharedmystoryinfrontofdozensofpeople9judgingme,andsuddenlyallthe10fearsaboutspeakingpubliclystarted11.ThistaughtmeIcouldgetridofmy12.Myroadtochange,fromthatpointon,wentfroma（n）13toaneatandorderlyhighway,andIstartedchangingrapidly.UsingthefactthatIcouldgetridofmyfears,Istartedworkingonthemonebyone.Myfearof14strangers,myfearofaskingsimple15Ishould“make16ofbymyself”,myfearofhangingoutwithpeople.Allofthemweregone.AndIstillcontinueto17tothisdaywithout18.Attheend,myweaknessofbeingsociallyincompetentforsolongbecamemy19asittaughtmehowtochange,asInowfighttobecomefarbetterthanthe20,andtheabsolutebestIcanbe.1、A．unconfidentB．dissatisfiedC．surprisedD．thoughtful2、A．missedB．jumpedC．polishedD．struck3、A．a(chǎn)ccountforB．a(chǎn)pplyforC．sticktoD．seeto4、A．producedB．broughtC．exposedD．introduced5、A．failureB．a(chǎn)dventureC．experienceD．connection6、A．organizationB．instructionC．ideaD．event7、A．gatherB．observeC．a(chǎn)ttractD．balance8、A．offeringB．liberatingC．blindingD．confusing9、A．impatientlyB．hopefullyC．potentiallyD．cheerfully10、A．temporaryB．comfortableC．limitedD．random11、A．a(chǎn)cceleratingB．disappearingC．removingD．convincing12、A．fearsB．urgesC．a(chǎn)ppointmentD．a(chǎn)nger13、A．chanceB．orderC．momentD．mess14、A．treatingB．witnessingC．greetingD．remembering15、A．occasionsB．questionsC．purposesD．promises16、A．senseB．notesC．funD．knowledge17、A．progressB．promoteC．complainD．research18、A．exampleB．discoveryC．stopD．information19、A．feelingB．heightC．contributionD．strength20、A．typicalB．a(chǎn)verageC．extraD．precious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）Kidsalwayshavetositinthebackseatthesedaysforsecurityreasons.Thiswouldhavetakenalotofjoyawayfrommychildhood.Howmany1．(time)didmybrotherandIfightoverwhogottositinthefront?I'm2．(surprise)mymomneverimplemented(執(zhí)行)apolicy3．(real).Shekindofletituptous.Onceinawhile,shewouldputherfootdownandmakeustaketurns.Irecallthatattimes,thefrontseatwouldgotowhoever4．(yell)“Icallthefront!”first.Butithadtobe5．wewereoutsideofthestoreorthehouse.Wecouldn’t“callit”whilewewerestillinside.Sometimeswewoulddeterminewhogottositinthefrontbywhoevertouchedthecarfirst.Icertainlylostbecausemybrotherwasmoreathletic,andtherefore6．(quick).So,hewouldtagthecarfirst.And7．otherwaywewoulddecidewhogotthefrontwasby8．(argue)overwhoseturnitwas.Ofcourse,wealwaysthoughtitwasourownturn.So,we’dargueaboutituntiloneofusgavein,ormymumgotfrustratedenough9．(make)oneofussitintheback.Formybrotherandme,fightingoverthefrontseat10．(be)animportantpartofoursibling（兄弟）bonding.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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處錯誤僅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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。LastSundayLiLin,oneofmyclassmates,andIgotoabookstore.Atacounterwenoticedthattheforeignerwastalkingtoaclerk,buttheclerkdidn’tunderstandhowtheforeignersaid,SowewentuptohimandwasaskedifheneededhelpinEnglish.Afterknowingwhatherealwanted,wetookhimtothecounterwhichhewaslooking.HewasinterestinginChinesefolkmusicverymuch,Wegavehimsomeadvicesonwhattochoose.Theforeignerpickedsomemusictapeswithyourhelp.Hegavehissincerethankstousandleft,satisfiedandhappily.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）現(xiàn)在電子產(chǎn)品(electronicdevices)在中學(xué)生的生活中扮演著越來越重要的角色。某英文報紙正就這一話題面向中學(xué)生征稿。請你寫一篇稿件向報社投稿，內(nèi)容包括：1.電子產(chǎn)品對你的積極幫助；2.電子產(chǎn)品對你的不良影響；3.你以后將如何合理使用電子產(chǎn)品。注意：1.詞數(shù)不少于50；2.開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。Withelectronicdevicesbecomingwidespread,mylifehasneverbeenthesame.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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、C4、B5、C6、C7、D8、A9、B10、A11、A12、A13、D14、C15、A16、D17、C18、D19、C20、C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、B2、A3、D22、1、B2、C3、A23、1、B2、A3、D4、B24、1、B2、B3、C4、A5、D25、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.Loc