福建省安溪第六中學(xué)2025屆高三六校第一次聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

福建省安溪第六中學(xué)2025屆高三六校第一次聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試卷請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)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(wú)效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，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．Hemessedtheprojectup,buthebehavedasifnothing______.A．hadhappened B．happenedC．wouldhappen D．wouldhavehappened2．–MyTVsetdoesn’twork,thewatertapisdrippingandmycarisstillunderrepair!–Yousure________badluckthesedays.A．had B．willhave C．hadhad D．a(chǎn)rehaving3．Nothavingworkedouttheprogram,________leavetheoffice.A．sohewasforbiddentoB．a(chǎn)ndhedidn’twanttoC．hislittlesoncouldn’tmakehimD．becouldn’tfreehimselfto4．Inmydrivinglesson,atrafficrulethatimpressedmemostisthatinnotime________whenthetrafficlightsturnred.A．a(chǎn)llvehiclesshouldstop B．shouldallvehiclesstopC．shouldstopallvehicles D．shouldstopallvehicles5．Aftermakingthespeech,hewentthroughitinhismindtoreflectwherehe_________better.A．coulddo B．woulddo C．couldhavedone D．wouldhavedone6．—Marylookshotanddry.—So________youifyouhadahighfever.A．could B．would C．may D．must7．—Whataboutgoingabroadforfurtherstudy?—Great,butIneverexpected______achanceformebefore.A．theretobeB．therebeingC．ittobeD．itbeing8．JustinabookabouthisadventuresinTibet．Ihopehecanfindagoodpublisherwhenitisfinished．A．waswriting B．iscurrentlywriting C．hasalreadywritten D．wrote9．Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe D．hasn’tbeen10．Onthesurfaceofthewater________,whichspoiledthebeautifulsceneryofthepark.A．somedeadleavesdidfloat B．somedeadleavesfloatedC．floatedsomedeadleaves D．didsomedeadleavesfloat11．Yourdonationgreatlyappreciatedandthemoneywillbeusedtohelpthestudentsfrompoorfamilies.A．hasbeenB．isC．wasD．hadbeen12．Duringtheperiodofrecentterroristactivities,people_____nottotouchanunattendedbag.A．hadalwaysbeenwarned B．werealwaysbeingwarnedC．a(chǎn)realwayswarning D．a(chǎn)lwayswarned13．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot14．WolfWarrior2,which________the“AwardforBestVisualEffects”attheBeijingFilmFestival,indicatesChina'sfilmindustryhascomeofage.A．winsB．wonC．haswonD．hadwon15．—DoyouthinkI'magoodsurfer?—Ofcourse!I________youearlier．Youmadeitlooksoeasy，gracefuleven．A．a(chǎn)mwatching B．waswatchingC．havewatched D．hadwatched16．---DoyouthinkPeterisagoodpartner?---Notreally!Therearesomethingsthatarenoteasyto________,andhislazinessisone.A．putasideB．putupwithC．thinkofD．getalongwith17．We’dbetterdiscusseverything______beforeweworkouttheplan.A．indetail B．ingeneral C．onpurpose D．ontime18．________thedangerofdrunkdriving,manydriverspromisednevertodriveafterdrinking.A．Realizing B．TohaverealizedC．Realized D．Havingrealized19．—Doyouhaveanyproblemsifyou______thisjob?—Well,I’mthinkingaboutthesalary….A．offerB．willofferC．a(chǎn)reofferedD．willbeoffered20．____________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblecan.A．NowthatB．EversinceC．SothatD．Incase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）Agoodbookisindeedthebestfriendsfaperson.ThesamegoesforoutstandingCEOsofworldrecognizedcompaniesaswell.Let’shavealookatthefavoritebooksofsomeoftheworld-famousCEOsoftheglobe.MicrosoftCEO(Former)-BillGates,TheCatcherintheRyebuJ.D．SalingerAfewthemesexploredinthenovelarerebellion（叛逆）,anxietyandconfusion.Itacknowledgesthatyoungpeoplearealittleconfused,butcanbesmartaboutthingsandseethingsthatadultsdon’treallysee.Gatessaid,“Ididn’tactuallyreadTheCatcherintheRyeuntilIwas13,andeversincethenI’vesaidthat’smyfavoritebook.”O(jiān)WNCEO-OprahWinfrey,ToKillaMockingbirdbyHarperLeeThisbooktalksabouthowalittlegirlobservesthepeoplearoundher.Winfreysaid,“Ireaditineighthorninthgrade,andIwastryingtorecommendthebooktootherkids.SoitmakessensetomethatnowIhaveabookclub,becauseIhavebeendoingthatprobablysinceIreadthisbook.”AppleCEO-TimCook,CompetingAgainstTimebyGeorgeStalkJr.AndThomasM.HoutThisbookisbasedon10yearsofpreciousresearchdonebytheauthors.Ittalksabouthownewerconceptsofmanagingtimeinnewproductdevelopment,productionandsalesanddistributionprovidecompanieswiththeedgetosucceedinthishighlycompetitiveworld.1、Whichmaybechosenbyparentstolearnaboutkidsdisobeyingrules?A．CompetingAgainstTime.B．TheCatcherintheRye.C．Napoleon.D．ToKillaMockingbird.2、Whoenjoysreadingthelifestoryofagreatperson?A．TimCook.B．BillGates.C．LarryEllison.D．OprahWinfrey.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromWinfrey’swords?A．Shelovedreadingwhenyoung.B．Shereadthebookwithotherkids.C．Thebookhasaninfluenceonhercareer.D．Thebookisaboutagirl’sthoughts.22．（8分）Scientistswouldliketoplaceahugemirrorinspaceabovetheearth.Itmightbesixtymileswide.Itwouldbeusedtocatchtherays(光線)ofthesun.Itwoulddirectthesun’sraysupontheearthasachildmightdotomakesunlightdanceonthewallwithahandmirror.Whydotheywanttodothis?Thesun’srayscouldbehelpfulinmanyways.Theycouldlightupcitiesbynight.Thewarmrayscouldstopfrosts(霜凍)whichmightcomeatnightandhurtfruitcrops.Theycouldmelt(融化)dangerousicebergsintheocean.Perhapstheycouldchangecloudmovementsandbringrainwhereitisneeded.1、Thehugemirrorwould______.A．stand60milesinheight(高度) B．be60milesfromsidetosideC．cover60milesoftheearth D．be60milesabovetheearth2、Themirrorwouldbeusedto______.A．reflect(反射)sunlight B．a(chǎn)bsorb(吸收)sunlightC．seewhattheearthlookslike D．seehowcloudsmove3、Thestronglightfromthemirrorcouldpossibly______.A．hurtfruitcrops B．setfiretocitiesC．bringlongerdaytime D．shinethroughwalls4、Thehugemirroris______.A．somethinginastory B．a(chǎn)lreadymadeC．justanidea D．tobemadesoon23．（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．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjob24．（8分）Australianmagpiescanunderstandwhatotherbirdsaresayingtoeachother,anewstudyhasfound.Theresearch,publishedinthejournalAnimalBehavior,saysthemagpiehaslearnedthemeaningsofdifferentnoisyminercallsandessentiallyeavesdrops(偷聽)tofindoutwhichpredators(食肉動(dòng)物)arenear.Noisyminers----asmall,nativehoneyeater----havedifferentwarningcallsforground-basedandaerial(飛行的)predators.Byplayingbothkindsofrecordingtoaseriesofwildmagpies,researchersobservedthemagpiesraisingtheirbeaks(喙)tothesky,ordroppingtheirheadstotheground.Researchersattractedthemagpieswithcheese,thenplayedthenoisyminercalls,videotapingtheresults.Asacontrol,theyalsorolledalargeorangeballtowardsthemagpiestoseehowtheyordinarilytilted(傾斜)theirbeakstogroundthreats,andthrewtheballtoseehowtheyreactedtoaerialthreats.Theresearchersrecordedanaveragemaximumbeakangleof29degreesforthethrownball,andanaveragemaximumofninedegreeswhenitwasrolled.Theminers’aerialwarningcausedanaveragemaximumbeakangleof31degrees,andthegroundwarningcausedanaveragemaximumof24.Oneofthestudy’sauthors,DominiquePotvin,saidthemagpiesshowedanastonishinglevelofinsight.Magpiesandminersbroadlyfacethesametypesofpredatorsandthetwofrequentlyliveinthesameecosystem.Potvinsaidthishadencouragedthemagpies’learnedbehavior.“Magpiesaregenerallyfoundonthegroundandnoisyminersaregenerallyfoundupintrees.Itpaysforthemagpietopayattentiontosomebodywhohasabetterviewofpredatorsthantheydo.”Shesaiditwasunclearwhetherotherbirdscoulddothesame,butitwashighlylikelyothermagpiesaroundAustraliaalreadydid.“Magpiesareaprettysmartgroup.We’renotsureifthey’relearningthisfromothermagpiesorifthey’refiguringitoutontheirown,buttheabilityisthere.Aspartoftheexperiment,researchersalsoplayedathirdcall:acommon,non-warningcallfromacrimsonrosella.Theyfoundthemagpiesdidnotrespond.Potvinsaidthatwehadbeenactivelyexploringanimalcognition(認(rèn)知)research.“It’sagoodpieceofthepuzzle,”Potvinsaid.“Lookingatthesocialrelationshipsbetweenspeciesthatliveincommunities.”1、WhathavetheresearchersfoundaboutAustralianmagpies?A．Theycanunderstandotherbirdcalls.B．Theycancommunicatewithnoisyminers.C．Theyhaveaspecialpreferenceforcheeses.D．Theyhavetheabilitytowarnthepredators.2、Howdidtheresearchersgettheirfindings?A．Bycalculatingthebeakanglesofaerialandgroundpredators.B．Bycomparingthemagpieandtheminerresponsestothreats.C．Bymonitoringthemagpieresponsestotheminerwarningcalls.D．Byrecordingthemagpielouderscreamforotherbirds’attention.3、Themagpies’cognitioncanhelpthem_____.A．haveabetterviewofthepredatorsthantheminersB．betterprotectthemselvesfromthepotentialthreatsC．cooperatewithotherbirdstodriveawaythepredatorsD．liveinharmonywithotherbirdsinthesameecosystem4、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____.A．themagpiesaresmartlearnersofotherbirds’behaviourB．it’slikelythatotherbirdshavedevelopedthesameabilityC．thefindingshaveclarifiedtherelationshipsbetweenspeciesD．a(chǎn)lotmoreremainstobeexploredaboutanimalcognition25．（10分）Anewstudyhasshownhowcomputersandrobotspoweredbyartificialintelligencecanreadhumaneyemovementsto"read"humanpersonalities.Theeyes,theysay,arethewindowstothesoul.Andifthatistrue,computersandrobotspoweredbysophisticated（復(fù)雜的）artificialintelligencealgorithms（算法）maysoonhavetheabilitytopeerintoyoursoul.Thatistheresultofanewstudyontheconnectionbetweeneyemovementsandpersonality,conductedbyneuroscienceresearchersbasedattheUniversityofSouthAustraliaandPublishedinthescientificJournalFrontiersinNeuroscience."Eyemovementsduringaneverydaytaskpredictaspectsofourpersonality,"wrotetheresearchers,ledbyUniversityofSouthAustralianeuroscientistTobiasLoetscher,whoseteamfollows42studysubjectsaroundtheuniversitycampusrecordingtheireyemovements,thendeterminestheirpersonalitytraits（特點(diǎn)）with"well-establishedquestionnaires"fordeterminingpersonalitytype,accordingtoasummaryofthestudypublishedbythesiteScienceDaily.TheresearchersfedthedataintotheirAlalgorithmsandfoundthatcomputersrunningthealgorithmswereabletorecordhumaneyemovementsandimmediatelydetermineaperson'smajorpersonalitytraits,suchas"neuroticism,extraversion（外向），agreeableness,conscientiousness,aswellasperceptual（感知的）curiosity",thescientistswrote."Thenewfindingscouldimprovethewayhumanbeingsinteractwiththeircomputersandotherhigh-techdevices,evenrobots,allowingformorenaturalandrealisticsocialinteractionswithmachines,"Loetschersaid."Peoplearealwayslookingforimproved,personalizedservices.Today'srobotsandcomputersarenotsociallyawaresotheycannotadapttonon-verbalinformation,"LoetschersaidinastatementquotedbyIndianExpress.Thisresearchprovidesopportunitiestodeveloprobotsandcomputerssothattheycanbecomemorenatural,andbetteratinterpretinghumansocialsignals."Thestudyrevealedpreviouslyundiscoveredrelationsbetweenspecificpersonalitycharacteristicsandspecificeyemovementtendencies,accordingtoasummaryinBritain'sDailyMailnewspaper.1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords"peerinto"inParagraph2probablymean?A．understand B．stareatC．searchfor D．concernabout2、Howdidtheresearchersconducttheresearch?A．Itwascarriedoutinalab.B．42subjects'eyemovementswererecorded.C．Thestudents'dailymovementsweretracked.D．Itssubjects'personalitiesweredeterminedbycomputer.3、AccordingtoTobiasLoetscher,whatcanweknow?A．Robotsandcomputersaresociallyconscious.B．Peoplecarelessaboutimproved,personalizedservices.C．Today'srobotsandcomputerscanaccustomtonon-verbalinformation.D．Thediscoverywillimprovetheinteractionbetweenhumanbeingsandmachines.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HumanPersonalityTraitsB．WhatHumanEyeMovementsAreC．TellPersonalitiesbyEyeMovements.D．HowHumansandMachinesInteract第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)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）Recently,Iexperiencedawonderfullessoninhowlittlethingsstillmeanalot.MyhomeisontheBigIslandofHawaii.Aboutamonthago,whenI36mycarandwasabouttodriveoff,I37attheroadside.Apieceofpaper38myeye.Ipickeditupandreadit39.Instantly,IwasgratefulthatIhaddonethat.TheformturnedouttobeareceiptfromtheStateMotorVehicleDivision,documentingtheowners’40oftheirVehicle’sRegistrationfees.Quickly,Iputmyselfintheirshoesand141:noonewouldthrowthisaway,especially42itwascurrent.Ialsolookedovertheformforcontactoranypersonal43,perhapsalicensetagortelephonenumber.Butthatseemed244.Theformhadbeenblownbythewind,so45wouldIfindtheowners?Haditbeenlyingthereforafewminutesoraweek?SoIcheckedthedateand46thenamesoftheowners,whomust47inourtown.Ibelievedthatthebestandeasieststeptotakewastoputtheformina（n）48addressedtothecoupleandmailitbypost.Further,IimaginedthatifIhadpostedthereceipttoawrong49,howfrantic（慌亂的）I’dbe.Butitwasmuch__50_toattempttoreturnitthantoleavethemangry,upset,etc.overthe51,soIdidasIthought.Myhunch（預(yù)感）wasright.Ontheweekend,ahappycouple52myhouseandbroughtmeabiggift.Theysaidtheyhadpanicked（恐慌）and53thereceiptmadlyeverywherebeforegivingup.Withoutittheywouldhaveto54another8,000.ItfeltgreattoknowI’dhelpedsomeoneavoidamajortroublebydoing55thatatfirstglanceseemedminor.1、A．found B．started C．bought D．parked2、.A．lay down B．flewdown C．glanceddown D．jumpeddown 1836．.A．caught B．blocked C．kept D．covered3、.A．suddenly B．gladly C．formally D．carefully4、.A．a(chǎn)pplicationB．payment C．permission D．a(chǎn)chievement5、A．decided B．planned C．calculated D．thought6、A．if B．because C．when D．though7、A．opinions B．news C．data D．matters8、.A．possible B．important C．useful D．unlikely9、A．why B．how C．what D．which10、A．noted B．recalled C．called D．changed11、.A．wait B．live C．stop D．study12、.A．bag B．pocket C．envelope D．dustbin13、A．place B．country C．way D．station14、.A．sadder B．better C．worse D．faster15、A．luck B．pain C．mistake D．loss16、.A．calledat B．touredaround C．rantowards D．returned to 17、A．tookaway B．searchedfor C．lookedat D．a(chǎn)skedabout 1852．A．earn B．save C．borrow D．spend18、.A．a(chǎn)nything B．nothing C．something D．everything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(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Who’sthe1．(popular)cartooncharacterinChinarightnow?ItmightbePeppaPig.Peppais6yearsold.Shewearsareddress.Herfavoritethingtodo2．(be)tojumpinmuddypuddles(泥坑).Shecanspendallday3．(do)this.HerfavoritetoyisabearnamedTeddy.MummyPigisabeautifulladyandshetakescareofherfamily.DaddyPigisanarchitect4．isverycheerfulandplayswithPeppaandGeorgealot.Peppaoftenmakesfunofhisbigbelly(肚子).Theyare5．maincharactersontheBritishTVshowPeppaPig.TheshowhasbeenonTVin406．(language)inmorethan180countriesandregions.It’sabouttheeverydaylivesofthePeppaPigfamilymembers.Theshowis7．(main)forpreschoolers.Butmanyolderkidsandevenadultshavebecomefansoftheshow8．well.“Ithink9．(it)popularityispartlybecauseofitbeingageless,”RichardRidings,avoiceactorplaysPeppa’sdad,toldtheMirror.Theshow’sstoriesaresimple,butitshumorisnottoochildish.Bothkidsandadultsarealways10．(make)tolaughassoonastheyseePeppa.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）短文改錯(cuò)假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改短文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文，文中共存10處語(yǔ)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(hào)（^），并在其下而寫出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改:在錯(cuò)的詞下面畫一橫線，并在其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。Lastmonth,myfamilyplannedtotakeoutatriptoGuilin、Wepackedupourthingsonadvanceandarrivingattheairportintime、However,whilestandinaqueuetogothroughthesecuritycheck、myyoungsistersaidthatshefeltterriblesick、Hehadahighfeverandastomachdisorder、Wewereallattheloss,fortheplanewastakingoffin15minutes、Luckily,theplanewaspostponingbecauseofbadweather、Thentherewasplentiesoftimeformyfathertotakeacabandgobacktotownbuysomemedicine、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，與留學(xué)生朋友Bob約好一起去書店，因故不能赴約。請(qǐng)給他寫封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.表示歉意;2.說(shuō)明原因;3.另約時(shí)間。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。DearBob,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、D3、D4、A5、C6、B7、A8、B9、A10、C11、B12、B13、B14、B15、B16、B17、A18、D19、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、1、B2、C3、C22、1、B2、A3、C4、C23、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.