百校大聯考全國名校2025屆高三適應性調研考試英語試題含解析

百校大聯考全國名校2025屆高三適應性調研考試英語試題注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Keepingaregularsleepscheduleisimportantforsettingababy'sbodyclock,_______researchersnoteshouldbeinplacebyabout4monthsofage.A．whose B．which C．when D．where2．Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound3．—Iwasinformedthatyouwonthelottery?—Areyoukidding?MaybeIwillwinalotterywhen______.A．youcryforthemoon B．pigsflyC．allgoodthingscometoanend D．yougetanewleaseonlife4．—Idon’tcareforbaseball.—Howcanyousayyoudon’tlikesomethingyou’venevereventriedit!A．till B．after C．unless D．when5．Iftheythrowstonesatyou，don’tthrowback.Usethemtobuildyourownfoundation________.A．somehowB．anywayC．insteadD．nevertheless6．Accordingtoarecentstudy,thehighschoolgraduationrateforblackmenhasfallenby43percent,while________ofblackwomenhasrisenby56percent.A．that B．whatC．one D．which7．—Smokingshouldbebannedinpublic.—.____Itisharmfultoboththesmokersandnon-smokers.A．I’dlovetoB．It’smypleasureC．I’mwithyouonthatD．It’suptoyou8．Thedisaster-strickenvillagewasinaccessible___________byhelicopter,andthestormaddedtotherescuers’difficulty.A．insteadof B．otherthan C．ratherthan D．regardlessof9．—HowaboutgoingsightseeingthisSaturdayafternoon?Sorry,I_______myresearchreportthewholeweekend.A．willhavewritten B．willbewritingC．havewritten D．havebeenwriting10．BathingcrabsareraisedintheYangchengLakeforatleastsixmonths，whichiswhatmakesthemauthenticand_____ahighprice．A．estimate B．fetchC．occupy D．predict11．Don'tdefendhimanymore.It'sobviousthathe________destroyedthefenceofthegardenevenwithoutanapology.A．accidentallyB．carelesslyC．deliberatelyD．clumsily12．--Tom,yourforeignteacherspeaksChinesefluently!--Oh,shehaslivedinChinaforsixyears;otherwiseshesuchgoodChinese.A．didn’tspeak B．wouldnothavespokenC．wouldnotspeak D．hadn’tspoken13．Johnlives________.Hehasaverysmallbudgetandlittlemoneytospendonclothes.A．intheblackB．onashoestringC．overthemoonD．atthedropofahat14．________theopportunitytospeakatthegraduationceremonymademeoverjoyed.A．Offering B．OfferedC．Tooffer D．Beingoffered15．Thatchildren______meetwithsetbacksisamatterofnecessityasthey_____,soparentsdon’tworryaboutthat.A．shall;grewup B．must；grewup C．can;growup D．will;growup16．Thankstotheeffortsinenvironmentalprotection,thewetlandhasbeen_____toitsoriginalappearance.A．restoredB．deliveredC．transferredD．drafted17．---MayIspeaktoMr.Smith？---Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot_____________A．reliable B．convenientC．beneficial D．available18．Afterheconsultedwithhisprofessor，anideawasbeginningto____________inhismind.A．payoff B．takeshapeC．workout D．makeup19．—IhavesomethingimportanttotellJohn.ButIcan’tfindhim.—Hiscellphoneishere,sohe________havegonetoofar.A．mustn’t B．needn’tC．wouldn’t D．can’t20．Despitethefactthathisscoresweregood,theywerehardlyasexcellentasastudentwithhisintelligence.A．achieved B．hadachievedC．wouldachieve D．shouldhaveachieved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）AJapanesecompanyisdevelopingapairofsmartglassesthatcanhelpthosewithvisualorcomprehensionproblemstoreadwrittentextmoreeasily.CalledtheOtonGlass,theglassesaremeanttotranslatetextintosoundusingtwocamerasandanearpiece,bothfittedtoitsframe.Halfofthelens(鏡片)isamirrorthatreflectsthewearer’seyesbacktothefirstcamera,whichtrackseyemovement.Theothercameracapturesthetext.Wearersusetheglassesbystaringatthetexttheycan’treadandblinking(眨眼)totriggertheglasses.Thenthecapturedwordsaresenttoacloudsystem,whichprocessesthetextandturnsitintosoundplayedthroughtheearpiece.Ifthesystemisunabletoidentifythewords,theimagesaresenttoaremoteworkerwhocandealwiththem.TheOtonGlassleaddesigner,KeisukeShimakage,startedworkingontheglassesin2012toaidhisfather,whohaddevelopeddyslexia,aconditionthatmakesitdifficultforsomeonetoreadandspell.Whilehisfathereventuallyrecovered,Shimakagecontinuedhisdevelopmentinordertohelpotherswiththedisorder.Currently,theOtonGlassisseekingfunding.Backerscangetapairoftheglassesfor5,000yen(roughly$47).Smartglassesaren’tanewconcept,butit’sdifficulttopointtoanysinglepairofsmartglassesthatpeoplehavereviewedfavorably.Itcould,perhaps,bethatpreviousproductstriedtodotoomuch,orweretooexpensive.That’swhyIntel’sVauntsmartglassesstrippedoutsomefeatures,likeitscamera,LCDscreen,andspeakers.TheOtonGlassisforaveryspecificaudience,anditsrelativelylowpricecouldmakeitmoreappealingtothosewhowantanaffordablewaytounderstandthetextaroundthem.1、WhatwasKeisuke’soriginalpurposeindesigningtheOtonGlass?A．Totreathisfather’sdisease.B．Totranslatetextintosound.C．Toassisthisfathertoread.D．Tomakewrittentexteasiertoread.2、WhatistherightorderhowtheOtonGlassworks?a.Thecameracapturesthewords.b.Thewearerstaresatthetext.c.Thewearerhearsthesoundviatheearpiece.d.Thecloudsystemturnsthetextintosound.e.Thewearerblinkstogettheglassesworking.A．a,b,e,c,dB．e,b,c,d,aC．b,d,a,e,cD．b,e,a,d,c3、Theunderlinedpart“strippedout”inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby________.A．improvedB．removedC．increasedD．invented4、Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．TheadvantagesoftheOtonGlass.B．Thecharacteristicsofsmartglasses.C．Consumers’evaluationoftheOtonGlass.D．Thetargetaudiencesofvarioussmartglasses.22．（8分）Oneofthemainpointsoftravelingistorelaxandtakeabreakfromyournormaldailylife.Butthetruthis,we’renotalwaysfreetodowhatwelikewhentravelingtoaforeigncountry,andaUStouristlearnedthatthehardway.OnAug12,theunnamed41-year-oldmanwasbeatenbyapasserbyafterhewasseengivingNazisalutes(納粹禮)againandagainonastreetinDresden,Germany.EversincetheendofWorldWarⅡ,GermanyhasstrictlawsforbiddingtheNazisalute,aswellasothersymbolsofNazism.Infact,mostcountrieshavetheirowntaboos(禁忌).Ifyouplantotraveloverseas,it’sbesttogetfamiliarwiththesetaboosbeforeyoustarttouringlocalsites.Herearesomeexamples.SingaporeYoucangetfinedforalotofthingsinSingapore,includingfeedingbirds,spitting(吐痰),smokinginpublic,notflushing(沖)apublictoiletafteryouuseit,andeatingordrinkingonbusesortrains.JapanYou’renotsupposedtowearyourshoesinsomeone’shouse,butyou’renotsupposedtotakeyourshoesoffoutsidethehouseeither.Instead,there’sasmallareainsidethedoorcalleda“genkan”whichiswhereyourshoesshouldgo.Ifyou’restillnotsurewherethatis,payattentiontowhatotherpeopledoanddothesame.FranceFrenchpeopledon’tlikeitwhenyoutalkaboutmoney.It’sOKifyousaythatyouwanttoquitajobbecauseyouaren’tpaidenoughmoney,butyoushouldneversaytheexactamount.Moneyisconsideredtobea“dirty”topicinFrance.1、WhywastheUStouristwasbeateninGermany?A．Hewasbeatenbymistake.B．HewasnotwelcomeinGermany.C．HeactedimproperlyinGermany.D．Hequarraledwithalocalperson.2、Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．EatingordrinkingonbusesisacceptableinSingapore.B．YoushouldtakeyourshoesoffoutsidethehouseinaJapanesehouse.C．YoushouldkeepyourshoesoninaJapanesehouse.D．ItisimpolitetoaskaFranceman’ssalary.3、Whichcolumnisthispassagemostlikelytobetakenfrominanewspaper?A．CampusLifeB．DiscoveryC．ScienceStudyD．StarStories23．（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．appreciatingtheLondonEyeD．experiencingdivingandsurfing3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．Thepoolis25metresabovetheground.B．ThepoolwassimilartoNewYork’smodernconstructions.C．ThepoolliesinthecentreofLondon.D．ThepoolishelpfulforsellingapartmentsinEmbassyGardens.4、Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A．TheapartmentsofEmbassyGardenarefairlyexpensiveB．thenewAmericanEmbassyhasbeenmovedawayC．NineElmsisastreetinEmbassyGardensD．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjob24．（8分）OneofAustralia’s“BigThings”，TheGiantKoala,issituatedmidwaybetweentheVictoriantownsofStawellandHorshamatasmalltowncalledDadswellsBridge.DadswellsBridgeisregardedasthegatewaytotheGrampiansRanges.TheGiantKoalaisthe“GuardianoftheGrampians”.Stopinforbreakfast,lunchordinnerorjustdropinforsometakeawayfood,ahotdrinkoranicecoldicecream.Tryourrangeofoldstyleboiledlolliesormakeaselectionfromourlollyshopwithalargerangeofchocolates&lollies.Youcanevenhaveyournextfunction/partyattheGiantKoalainthenewlylandscapedcourtyardfedwithourfamouscampovenroastedmeats.MakeuseofourBBQ,andbringyourownmeatandhaveapicnicoutinourcourtyardoramongtheanimalsinthezoo.TheGiantKoalahasalargerangeofgiftsandsouvenirsforallagessothatyoucantakeasofttoykoalaawaywithyouasareminderofyourvisit.ThenewownersofTheGiantKoala,Rob&Julie-Anne,haverecentlyaddedazoowhichishometotwoveryaffectionatekoalasandothernativeAustraliananimalsandsomefarmanimals.YoucanhaveyourphototakenwithourKoalasforasmallfee.Wehavejustcompletedachildren’s“PettingZoo”wheretheycanpatanimalssuchasrabbits,guineapigs,babyturkeys,chickens.TheGiantKoalamadeanappearanceonthePaulHoganandShaneJacobsonmovieCharlieandBootsandwasfeaturedintheTelstraBigpondadvertisementsthisyear.Aseriesofeight“BigThings”inAustraliahasjustbeenreleasedonRedheadMatchesandTheGiantKoalawasselectedtobepartofthisseriesandyoucanfindtheminSupermarketsnow.1、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．HaveLunchatTheGiantKoalaB．Australia’s“BigThings”C．WelcometoTheGiantKoala:anUnforgettableExperienceD．BestGiftsYouCanBuyatTheGiantKoala:SoftToyKoala2、ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatTheGiantKoalais________.A．asmalltownB．asightingseeingplaceC．afamouscampD．averylargecreature3、Thepassageismostlikelytobetakenfrom________.A．atouristwebsiteB．afoodcolumnC．anEnglishtextbookD．aresearchstudy4、Theunderlinedword“fed”canbereplacedby“________”.A．eatenB．encouragedC．regardedD．supplied25．（10分）Oneofthebiggestproblemswhenwearetalkingistheawkwardsilence.Encounteringthissituationissouncomfortablethatyouwouldavoidmeetingnewpeopleinthefirstplace.Inthepast,IstruggledwiththisandIeventhoughtithadtodowithmyDNAorsomething…ButlaterIlearnedthatonceyouknowhowtokeepthosewordsflowing,youcanmeetandtalktoanyoneyoulike,whichhelpscreategreatpossibilitiesforfriendship,funandsharedactivitiesthatyouwouldotherwisehavemissedouton.Afterstudyingthisindepth,Ihaddifferentopinionsandfoundthatoneofthesecommonbehaviorsisthehabitoffiltering(過濾)--holdingbackfromsayingsomethinguntilyou’ve“checked”tomakesurethatwhatyou’reabouttosayiscool,impressiveandinteresting.Anotherproblemisnotlearningtogetinthemoodforconversation.Ifyoudon’tknowhowtochangefromsubjects,thenitcantakealotoftimetowarmup.Itisthereflex(習慣性思維)thatallowsyoutosaywhatevergoesoninyourmind.It’sfuntorealizethatyou’reallowedtosaywhateverisonyourmind.Aslongasyoudon’tsayanythingthatcouldlandyouinjail(監(jiān)獄).Allofthe“Oh!That’sinteresting…”“Hmm,I’veneverheardofthat”“Hmm,cool!”expressionsarereactionary(保守的)bitsofconversationthatprovetotheotherpersonthatyou’rereallylistening.Thisworks99%ofthetime.So,ifyoushowsomeinterest,they’llhangaroundandwanttotalktoyouevenmore.Everyoneknowsthatstoriesjuice-upconversations,butmostpeopleonlytalkaboutstoriesoftheirownlives.Whensomeonementionssomethingrelatedtoanyofthem,justtellthestory,evenifit’snotfromyourlife.Themoreinteresting,strangerormorefrighteningtheyare,thehardertheyaretoforget.1、Ifpeoplecandealwiththeawkwardsilence,theycan.A．traintheirworkingskillB．improvetheirlifequalityC．enrichtheirsociallifeD．establishtheirworkingrelationship2、Whentalkingwithothers,weshould.A．feelnervousB．thinktwiceC．befreetoexpressD．avoidbreakingin3、Accordingtothepassage,whatdothespeakerscaremuchabout?A．Theattractivetopicsofconversation.B．Theatmosphereoftheconversation.C．Thelistener’sexperiencesandtastes.D．Thelistener’scuriosityandconcern.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“juice-upconversations”mean?A．makingconversationsmoreboringB．makingconversationslivelierC．makingconversationssmootherD．makingconversationsmorerelaxing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）ItwasafreezingcoldeveninginnorthernVirginiamanyyearsago.Anoldmanwaswaitingforaacrosstheriver.Atlastheheardsomehoovesalongthefrozenpath.Anxiously,hewatchedasseveralhorsemencamearoundthebend.,heletthempassbyoneafteranother.Finally,astheriderwasdrawingnear,theoldmantherider’seyeandaskedwhetherhewouldgivinghimaridetotheotherside.Therideragreed.Seeingtheoldmanwasunabletohishalf-frozenbodyfromtheground,thehorsemanandhelpedtheoldmanthehorse.Thehorsemantooktheoldmannotjustacrosstheriver,buttohis,atinybutcozycottage.Beforeleaving,outof,thehorsemanaskedtheoldmanwhyonsuchabitterwinternighthewouldwaitandaskthelastriderandhehadrefused.Theoldmanreplied,“Ilookedintotheeyesoftheotherridersandimmediatelysawtherewasnoformysituation.ButwhenIlookedintoyoureyes,Iwascertainthatyourgentlespiritwouldgivemeinmytimeofneed.”Thosecommentstouchedthehorsemandeeply,whotheoldman,“MayInevergettoobusywithmyownaffairsthatItorespondtotheneedsofotherswithkindnessandcompassion.”thesewords,ThomasJefferson,presidentoftheUnitedStates,turnedhishorsearoundandhiswaybacktotheWhiteHouse.1、A．horsemanB．horseC．rideD．friend2、A．attackingB．runningC．enteringD．approaching43、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．ThusD．Moreover3、A．comingB．leavingC．nextD．last4、A．keptB．caughtC．lookedD．saw5、A．mindB．avoidC．preferD．try6、A．seriouslyB．doubtfullyC．willinglyD．strangely7、A．liftB．pushC．feelD．stand8、A．wentoffB．turnedaroundC．setoutD．gotdown9、A．ontoB．overC．offD．above10、A．hometownB．apartmentC．destinationD．village11、A．courageB．curiosityC．enthusiasmD．honesty12、A．whataboutB．ifonlyC．howcomeD．whatif13、A.chanceB．doubtC．concernD．reason14、A．strengthB．comfortC．generosityD．assistance15、A．heartwarmingB．impressiveC．pessimisticD．optimistic16、A．persuadedB．toldC．remindedD．suggested17、A．manageB．failC．disagreeD．remember18、A．InB．OnC．WithD．At19、A．madeB．struggledC．feltD．Fought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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）LotsoffamiliesliketogatheraroundatablefulloffoodandgivethanksfortheblessingstheyhaveatThanksgiving,1．myfamilyoftenspreadtheblessingstoothersnotonlyonThanksgivingbutforeveryholiday.IalwaysrememberthatpeopleIdidn’tknowshowedupatThanksgiving,ChristmasandevenanyholidaywhenIwasyoung!Ilateronlearned2．isatraditionmyfamilystartedyearsago.Everyholidaymyparentsalwaysinvitesomeonewhodoesn’thavesomewheretogoandsomeonewhoare3．(little)fortunatethanustoourhome.Sometimeswehavetonsofpeopleandsometimesnottoomany.Ourtraditionincludestakingpicturesandenjoyingsomewonderfulfoodthatwas4．(prepare)inadvance!AtThanksgivingyesterdayweinvitedaneighborwhodidn’thaveanywheretogo5．(come)tomyfamily’sThanksgiving.He6．(happy)agreed.Beforeweatewestoodinabigcircle7．(hold)handsandsaidasmallprayer.Thenweeachsaidsomethingwewerethankful8．.Whenitcameformyneighbor’sturn,hechokedupandsaid,“9．(amaze),Icanshareawarmmealwithotherpeopleonthisspecialday.”Whenheleftandwenthomemyneighbortoldme,“Whatyoudiddidmake10．greatdifferencetome.Ihaven’tfeltthiswelcomedandgoodinmanyyears,thankyouforthisblessing.”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。Tobeavolunteerisagreatpleasure、LastSunday,IgetupearlybecauseIwassoexcitedtosleepanylonger、Inmorning,wearrivedattheHappingNursingHome、Howhappilytheoldpeoplewerewhentheysawus!Thenwecleanedthewindowsorsweptthefloorforthem,someofusgavesomeperformancestothem,suchassingsongsanddancing、Whenitwastimeforusvolunteerstoleave,weweregratefulforourkindness、Fromthismeaningfulactivity,Ihaverealizedthatwearesupposingtocarefortheold、Inourdailylife,weshouldofferourseattothemonbusesandtreatourowngrandparentsmorekindly、Isincerelyhopemorepeoplewilljoininus、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是班長李華，期中考試后，你校將舉行高一新生籃球比賽。正在你們班學習交流的英國學生Henry籃球打得不錯。請你寫信邀請他作為班級隊員參加比賽。內容包括：1.比賽時間和地點：11月20—30日，每天下午4—5點；學?；@球場；2.你們班首場比賽：11月22日，對陣16班。注意：1.詞數100左右；2.可適當加入細節(jié)，以使內容充實、行文連貫；3.信的開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數DearHenry,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YoursLiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、B4、D5、C6、A7、C8、B9、B10、B11、C12、C13、B14、D15、D16、A17、B18、B19、D20、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、C2、D3、B4、A22、1、C2、D3、B23、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.