廣西壯族自治區(qū)貴港市港南中學2024屆高三適應性調研考試英語試題含解析

廣西壯族自治區(qū)貴港市港南中學2024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、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，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．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked2．Sheis____________beingpleasedaboutit;sheisveryangry.A．freefrom B．freeof C．outof D．farfrom3．Mycousininsistedthatshe______toAustraliaforfurtherstudy.Butthecompanyrefusedherapplication.A．sends B．willbesentC．besent D．wouldbesent4．Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit5．Theywereabroadduringthemonthswhenwewerecarryingouttheinvestigation,orthey__________toourhelp.A．wouldhavecome B．couldcomeC．havecome D．hadcome6．Theprojectisfarbehindschedule.It’simpossibleforyouto______itinaweek.A．catchupon B．liveuptoC．addupto D．holdonto7．—Bettergetdowntoyourwork,Tom.—_________.A．It’smypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．MindyourownbusinessD．You’rewelcome8．Oneisexpectedtobehave_________onsomespecialoccasions.A．accurately B．precisely C．appropriately D．rightly9．I’msurethatyourletterwillget_____attention.Theyknowyou’rewaitingforthereply.A．continued B．immediate C．careful D．general10．Emphasisonquantityofgrowthoverlookedgapsinthequality,_____manyaspectsofthesocialservicesneglected.A．havingleft B．tobeleaving C．tohaveleft D．leaving11．Thestore______Iboughtmytextbooksishavingasalethisweek.A．that B．whereC．which D．why12．Iwasanonlychild,and________Ihadnoexperienceoflargefamilies.A．soB．butC．orD．while13．Sopopular_____inhisadoptedhometownthathehasbeennamedhonorarycitizenofBeijing.A．StephonMarburyisB．StephonMarburywillbeC．isStephonMarburyD．willStephonMarburybe14．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a,a15．---HowwasyourtriptoXi'anlastmonth？--_____________.Itwasrainingcatsanddogsduringmystaythere.A．Wonderful B．ExcitingC．Notbad D．Itcouldn'tbeworse16．Notuntiltheendoftheperformance________thechancetotakephotoswiththerespectableactor.A．theaudiencegot B．theaudiencehadgotC．didtheaudienceget D．hadtheaudiencegot17．—ThankyouverymuchforgivingmeahandwhenIwasintrouble.—Don’tmentionit.Ionlydidwhatanyoneelse_______inmyplace.A．mustdo B．couldhavedoneC．woulddo D．canhavedone18．Consideredtobealessdangeroustotobacco,"e-cigs"aretakingovertheWestasmoreandmorepeopleswitchoverwhentryingtokickthehabit.A．adjustment B．alternativeC．advertisement D．amusement19．________anincreaseinforeignlegalconflicts，Chinaisexpectedtoseethenumbercontinuetorise．A．Towitness B．BeingwitnessedC．Witnessed D．Havingwitnessed20．Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto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）DuringthetwoandahalfyearssinceIsettleddowninGermany,I’vecaughtacoldseveraltimesandgottentoexperiencehowdifferentGermancoldremedies(療法）arefromtheChineseones.BackinTaiwan,wheneverIhadastreamingnoseandadrythroat,I’drushtothehospitaltogetprescribedmedicine.Forafever,Iwouldreceivearedpill,whichInowknowisatypeofantibiotic(抗生素).AnotherthingIknownowisthatthecriminalbehindmycoldisavirus.ThedrugsIusedonlyrelievedthesymptoms.WhenIwenttoaGermanhospitalintendingtogetsomemedicinetotreatmycold,Igotnothingmorethanapatonmyshoulderandwordsfromthedoctor,saying

thatIshouldgetsomereallygoodrest.Thefirsttimethishappened,Iwasshocked.IwonderedhowIcouldputupwithmysicknesswithoutthehelpofmedicine.ButthelongerIstayedinGermany,thebetterIknewhowtoself-medicateasotherGermansdo.IlearnedtotakevitaminCtobuildupmyresistance.ButwhatIlikethemostisdrinking“Erkaltungstee”.ForGermanpeople,Erkaltungsteeiswhattheirgrandmothergivesthemwhentheycatchacold.It’sateabagmainlymadeoflimeflowerandorangerind.AnotherpopularcoldremedyinGermanyischickensoup.DuringmyfirstwinterinGermany,Igotareallybadcold.Myneighborbroughtmeabowlofchickensouptomakemefeelbetter.Itcontainedalotofginger,onion,garlic,carrotsandcelery.Germansbelievetheseingredientsareperfectforhelpingyourbodyrecover.1、HowdidtheauthorfeelafterseeingtheGermandoctor?A．Relieved. B．Surprised.C．Satisfied. D．Stressed.2、Accordingtotheauthor,whateffectdoantibioticshaveonhiscold?A．Theycurehiscold. B．Theypreventthedisease.C．Theykillthevirusinhim. D．Theymakehimfeelbetter.3、WhatdoGermansthinkof“Erkaltungstee”?A．Itcanreplaceanycoldremedy. B．Itcanbuildupone’sresistance.C．It’sagoodwaytoself-medicate. D．It’sbetterthanchickensoup.4、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Germanstendnottouseantibioticstotreatcold.B．TheauthoroftencatchesacoldinTaiwan.C．Theauthorseldomdrinkschickensoup.D．Germandoctorsarecoldtopatients.22．（8分）Inrecentyears,carmanufacturers(制造商)havebeenputunderpressuretoinventavehiclethatisbothcheapertorunandbetterfortheenvironment.Oneofthefirstideasthatcarmanufacturerstriedwastoreplaceengineswhichrunonfossil(石化)fuelswithelectricmotors.Unfortunately,thesevehicleshadseveraldisadvantagesandtheydidn’tsellverywell.Theproblemswerethatthebatteriesoftheseelectriccarsranoutveryquicklyandtookalongtimetorecharge.However,carmanufacturershaveimprovedtheconcept.Thisiswherethehybridcar,whichhasbothanelectricmotorandatraditionalpetrolengine,comesin.Theelectricmotorneverneedstoberechargedanditismuchbetterfortheplanetthanatraditionalcar.Inahybridcar,theengineiscontrolledbyacomputerwhichdetermineswhetherthecarrunsonpetrol,electricity,orboth.Whenthecarneedsmaximumpower,forexample,ifitisacceleratingorclimbingasteephill,itusesallofitsresources(資源),butatsteadyspeedsitrunsonlyonpetrol.Whenslowingdownorbreaking,theelectricmotorrechargesitsbatteries.Hybridcarsarebetterfortheenvironmentbecausetheyhaveamuchsmallerenginethanatraditionalcar.Also,hybridcarsonthemarketaremadeusingmaterialssuchasaluminumandcarbonfiber,whichmakesthemextremelylight.Bothofthemmeanthattheyuselesspetrolthannormalcars,sotheyproducelesspollution.Ofcourse,hybridcarsaren’tperfect;theystillrunonfossilfuelandsopollutetheenvironmenttoacertaindegree.However,theymaybethefirststepalongtheroadtocleaner,‘greener’cars.Carmanufacturersarealreadyworkingonvehicleswhichrunonhydrogengivingoffharmlesswatervapor.Itlookslikewemightbeheadingintherightdirection.1、Whatcanweknowaboutthevehicleswhichranonelectricmotors?A．Theymovedveryfast.B．Theywereunpopular.C．Theirengineswereoftenreplaced.D．Theirengineswereexpensive.2、Howdoesthecomputerinahybridcarfunction?A．Itkeepsthecarrunningsteadily.B．Itdirectsthecartoclimbhills.C．Itdecideswheretopowerthecar.D．Itcontrolshowthecarusespower.3、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartrefertoinParagraph5?A．Car’ssmallerengineandspecialmaterials.B．Electricmotorandpetrolengine.C．Hybridcarandhydrogencar.D．Aluminumandcarbonfiber.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．Cars’enginesB．CarpollutionC．GreencarsD．Cars’advantages23．（8分）AVietnamesemanhopestoraisethequalityofeducationinhiscountrybybuilding"parentlibraries"inruralschools.NguyenQuangThachprovideslibrariestotheschoolssobooksaremoreavailableinfarmingcommunities.HeworkswithpublishersinHanoitogetthebooksatreducedratesforteachersandtheirstudents.Mr.Thachsaysmostschoolshaveenoughtextbooks.Buthesaysmanypoorfamilieshavefewbooksathomeanddonotvisitschoollibraries.Helearnedthisbytalkingwithfarmers,workersandstudents.Morethan90percentofVietnam'spopulationcanreadandwrite.ButacademicperformanceintheschoolsremainslowcomparedtootherSoutheastAsiannations.Corruptionisabigpartoftheproblem.Vietnamesemediaoftenhavestoriesaboutteachersgivinghighgradesinexchangeformoney.Someexpertscriticizeteachingmethodsthatdependheavilyondictation.Theysayaskingstudentstorepeateverythingateachersaystotheclassharmstheirabilitytothinkforthemselves.NguyenQuangThachsayshewantspeopletoinvestmoneyinbooksforabetterfuture.Todate,almost1,000parentlibrarieshavebeenbuiltinThaiBinhProvince,Hundredsofbooksareineachone.Severalotherprovinceshavecopiedthismodel.Foreachschool,Mr.Thachhelpsbuildlibrariesforuptofourclasses.Otherpeoplethenfollowhisexample.Parentsofschoolchildrenpaythreedollarseachforthefirstyearandonedollarinotheryears.TheheadoftheAnDucSecondarySchool,PhamDucDuong,toldreporterMarianneBrownthatMr.Thach'sworkhasimprovedthequalityofeducation."Hesaysstudentshavebeendoingbetterincompetitions,especiallyinsocialscience."DuongLeNgaheadstheschoolyouthgroup.Shesaysthatafterthelibrarieswerebuilt,studentsstartedaskingteachersmorequestions.Thestudentsalsosetupdebatingteams.ShethinksMr.Thach'sexamplehelpsstudentsthinkmorecreatively----"outsidethebox."Thedeputyheadoftheschool,UongMinhThanh,saysmanystudentstherewillworkinfactories.Butafterseeingtheinfluenceofthenewlibraries,hehopesthechildrenwillsethighgoalsforthemselves.1、WecanlearnfromthepassagethatVietnameseteachers.A．lackcreativeteachingmethodsB．don'thaveahighsalarytosupportfamilyC．makemoneybyforcingstudentstoattendclassesD．don'thaveenoughbookstoread2、Howisthelibraryprojectcarriedout?A．Everyschoolwillbeprovidedwithfourlibraries.B．Mr.Thachandparentsco-fundforthelibraries.C．Parentspaythreedollarseveryyear.D．Parentsshouldpayfourdollarsinall.3、InDuongLeNga'sopinion,students.A．havebeendoingbetterincompositionsB．needtohaveaboxwhenthinkingC．aremorecreativeinthinkingthanbeforeD．shouldsethighgoalsforthemselves4、What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．PeoplethinkhighlyofNguyenQuangThach's“parentlibraries”project.B．Vietnameseteachers'corruptionisruiningthefutureofchildren.C．SchoolsinVietnamareingreatneedoflibraries.D．AVietnamesehelpsthequalityofeducationbyabookrevolution.24．（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．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjob25．（10分）ThingstoDoonaSunnyDayinSanFranciscoSanFranciscodoesn'ttakeitssunnydaysforgranted.Oncethesuncomesoutandthetemperaturesrise,everyoneracestoseizeaspottotakeinanunbelievablecityvieworheadstooneoftheirfavoriteattractions.FindThrillsataThemeParkExperiencethrillridesandattractionsatSixFlagsDiscoveryKingdom,NorthAmerica’sonlythemeparkofwildlife,sealifeandthrillingrides.It’sawonderfulentertainmentexperienceforthewholefamily,withone-of-a-kindadventuresacrossthreeworlds.Cruise(乘船游覽)ontheBaySailunderoneofthe"ModernWondersoftheWorld".Watchsealionsandsealsatplay.AndlearnallthesecretsofthefantasticcitybytheBay.Forpeoplewholikethethrillofspeedandwindintheirhair,theseasonalRocketBoat(May-October)istheoptionforyou.TourAT&TParkIt'shometothefamousbaseballteamSanFranciscoGiantsfromApriltoOctobereveryyear,butyoucantakeatourinsideAT&TParkanytimefora"player'seyeview."You'llhaveaccesstothebaseballfield,thevisitors'clubhouse,thepressboxandsoon.RideaBikeovertheGoldenGateBridgeExplorethebeautiful,bike-friendlystreetsandwaterfrontpathsofSanFranciscoallthewaytotheGoldenGateBridgewithanall-daybikerentalfromBlazingSaddles.Theireasy-ridebikes,combinedwiththeirnew,freemobileappfullofhelpfultipsandsightseeingsuggestionsmaketheself-guidedtourseasyandfunforeveryone.1、WhatcantouristsdoatSixFlagsDiscoveryKingdom?A．Experiencethrillingrides.B．LearnallthesecretsofSanFrancisco.C．Takeaplayer'seyeviewoverapark.D．AdmirethesceneryoftheGoldenGateBridge.2、Whicheventattractstouristslovingspeedandwindmost?A．FindThrillsataThemepark B．CruiseontheBayC．TourAt&TPark D．RideaBikeovertheGoldenGateBridge3、Whichofthefollowingofferstouristsafreemobileapp?A．Watchingwildlife. B．Sailingonthebay.C．Visitingabaseballfield. D．RentingabikefromBlazingSaddles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）Iwalkedintothegrocerystorenotparticularlyinterestedinbuyingsomething.Thesorrowof1myhusbandof37yearswasstilltoopainful.Andthisgrocerystoreheldsomanysweet2Boboftencamewithmeandalmosteverytimehe'd3togooffandlookforsomethingspecial.I'dalwaysseehimwalkingdownthewalkway4thethreeyellowrosesinhishands.BobknewIlovedyellowroses.Withaheart5withpain,Icametothemeatshelf,Isearchedforthe6smallsteakandrememberedhowBobhadlovedhissteak.Suddenlyawomancamebesideme.Shewasinasoftgreendress.I7asshepickedupalargepackofT-bones,8theminherbasket,hesitated,andthenputthemback.Shesawmewatchingherandshesmiled."MyhusbandlovesT-bones,but9,attheseprices,Idon'tknow.""Myhusbandpassedawayeightdaysago,"Itoldher."Buyhimthesteaks.Andvalueevery10youhavetogether."ShesmiledandIsawthefeelinginher11assheplacedthepackageinherbasketand12away.Iturnedandpushedmycartforwardtoo.SeveralminuteslaterIsawfirstthegreensuitandthen13theprettyladycomingtome.Inherarmsshecarriedsomething.Onherfacewasthe14smileIhadeverseen.Asshecamecloser,Isawwhatsheheldand15welleddown."Theseareforyou,"shesaidandplacedthreebeautifulyellowrosesinmyarms.Sheplacedagentlekissonmycheek,thensmiledagain.Iwantedtotellherwhattheroses16,butstillunabletospeak.Iwatchedasshewalkedawayastearscloudedmy17Ilookeddownatthebeautifulrosesandfounditalmost18Howdidsheknow?Suddenlythe19seemedsoclear.Iwasn'talone."Oh,Bob,youhaven't20me,haveyou?"Iwhispered,withtearsinmyeyes.Hewasstillwithme,andshewashisangel.1、A．leaving B．losing C．passing D．failing2、A．flowers B．roses C．thoughts D．memories3、A．pretend B．happen C．refuse D．decide4、A．by B．between C．with D．during5、A．full B．pleased C．filled D．crowded6、A．perfect B．beautiful C．pretty D．very7、A．saw B．watched C．found D．glared8、A．fell B．carried C．took D．dropped9、A．honestly B．generally C．usually D．exactly10、A．dinner B．moment C．time D．year11、A．hands B．voice C．eyes D．basket12、A．wheeled B．ran C．slipped D．left13、A．realized B．thought C．recognized D．received14、A．saddest B．funniest C．strangest D．brightest15、A．words B．feelings C．tears D．sweats16、A．stood B．described C．designed D．meant17、A．cart B．sight C．roses D．package18、A．unknown B．uncommon C．unlike D．unreal19、A．question B．case C．answer D．puzzle20、A．forgotten B．disappointed C．hated D．missed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?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Musicisinthecomersofeverydaylife.Itissaidtobe1．(benefit)tousbothphysicallyandmentally.Therearemanywaystomakemusic.Forexample,ifyoublowintobamboosorshells,2．(permit)airtocomein,theycanproducepleasantmusic.Arecentdiscoverysuggeststhatmusicisplayedmuchearlierthanwethink.In1995,deepin3．caveinSloveniaoccupied45,000yearsagobyNeanderthals,alegboneofabearwithfourfingerholeswasfound,4．suggestedthatflutes（笛子）hadcomeinto5．(exist)atthattime.Later,manyother6．(tradition)musicalinstrumentslikedrumswereunearthed.Ancientpeopleeven7．(seek)awaytomakemusicoutofabowthat8．(intend)forhunting,sowehavetoadmitthattheydidhaveagreatgift9．music.Butifaccuratelydated,theNeanderthalfluteisbyfarthe10．(early)knownexampleofmusic.Nowmusiccanbefoundineveryknownculture,andeventhemostisolated（孤立的）groupshaveacertainformofmusic.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短信。信中共有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。請按照下列格式修改：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僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。AterriblestormtookplaceinaFridaynight.Thewindwassostrongthatmanytreeswerebroughtdown.Itiseleveno’clock.LiMing,oneofmybestfriend,wasstillnotbackandhisparentswereveryanxiousaboutthem.Halfanhourlate,thewindstopped，butitwasstillraininghardly.LiMing’sparentswereabouttolookforhimthenhecamehome.LiMingexplainedthatthestormpushedoverbigtreesaswellaselectricitypoles,blockedtheroadsandthatthebridgehadwashedawaybythefloods.Therefore,LiMingandhisclassmateshadtofindanotherwayback.Whatwasevenmoreworse,oneofhisclassmateshadaarmhurt.Sotheytookhimtothehospital.第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李津，是一名高三學生，自上個月開始你家長不再允許你使用手機上的app軟件，他們認為這對學習沒有幫助還浪費時間，但是你不這樣認為，為此你感到很苦惱。請你用英語寫一封信向你的美國筆友John求助。內容應包括:1.介紹情況2.你的想法3.希望得到John的幫助并了解美國家長對此事的看法注意：1.可適當增加細節(jié)，不少于100詞2.開頭和結尾已經給出，不計入總詞數(shù)DearJohn,I’msorrytobotheryou,but____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiJin

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、C4、B5、A6、A7、C8、C9、B10、D11、B12、A13、C14、C15、D16、C17、B18、B19、D20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、B2、D3、C4、A22、1、B2、D3、A4、C23、1、A2、B3、C4、D24、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.”Icouldnotfeeloffendedafterthis,andacceptedthewine.Wesatdrinkingandtalkingtogetherforawhile.Isuggestedvisiting