山東省濰坊市昌樂縣2025屆高考英語倒計(jì)時(shí)模擬卷含解析

山東省濰坊市昌樂縣2025屆高考英語倒計(jì)時(shí)模擬卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)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(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)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(zhǔn)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．Hehasmadelittlepreparationfortheinterview,sothechanceofhimsucceedinginitis.A．slimB．fantasticC．obviousD．gentle2．Whenshewasintrouble,IdidwhatIcouldtohelpher．__________myhelp,shewrotemealetterofthanks．A．Inhonorof B．Incaseof C．Intermsof D．Inreturnfor3．—DidyouhavedifficultyfindingAnn'house?—Notreally.She___uscleardirectionsandwewereabletofindit.easily?A．wastogive B．hadgivenC．wasgiving D．wouldgive4．Moreandmorepeopleprefertoliveinthecountryside,_______appealforthemliesinthequietandslow-pacedlife.A．who B．WhichC．whose D．what5．It’sstronglyadvisedthatsmokersnotbeallowedtosmokeinanyroom________babiescurrentlyoccupy.A．where B．whoseC．that D．a(chǎn)s6．Thelaptopsmadebyourcompanysellbest,butnobodycouldhaveguessedtheplaceinthemarketthatthey________20yearsago.A．hadhad B．had C．werehaving D．weretohave7．It'ssaidthatthepowerplantisnowlargeaswhatitwas.A．twiceas B．a(chǎn)stwiceC．twicemuch D．muchtwice8．______thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobfinished.A．Giving B．Given C．Havinggiven D．Togive9．--DidJimcome?--Idon’tknow.He_______whileIwasout.A．mighthavecome B．mightcomeC．musthavecome D．shouldhavecome10．Thisisthefirsttimethatyourparentshavebeenabroad,______?A．haven’tthey B．hasn’tit C．a(chǎn)ren’tthey D．isn’tit11．Iwillgiveyousomearticleswhichyoucanwhenyouwritethereport.A．referto B．a(chǎn)pplyto C．leadto D．talkto12．Sometimesitseemstobothertheteacher______allthestudentsarebeingtooquiet.A．how B．whatC．that D．where13．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,----------I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read14．—DidLindaseethetrafficaccident?—No,nosooner________thanithappened.A．hadshegone B．shehadgoneC．hasshegone D．shehasgone15．—Gotyourdrivinglicense?—No.Itoobusytohaveenoughpractice,soIdidn’ttakethedrivingtestlastweek.A．wasB．a(chǎn)mC．havebeenD．hadbeen16．Whentheorganization______inMarch,2019,therewasalmostnomoneyinthebankandmorethan$1millionofdebt.A．folded B．boomed C．registered D．sprang17．Thepopularityofgovernmentpostshasdroppedinrecentyears,thoughthecivilservicejobsarestillfavoredbytheChineseastheyoffera_______stablecareer.A．relatively B．regularlyC．roughly D．rigidly18．Hewasstillfullofoptimismforthefuturedespitemanyproblems,andneveronce______himgetworriedorupset.A．Isaw B．IwouldseeC．didIsee D．wouldIsee19．Ifyoucandowhatyou’reweakest______,youcanhandleanychallenge.A．forB．a(chǎn)tC．withD．to20．Wehavealreadydiscussedthisplan_____,sonextweshouldsparenoefforttocarryitout.A．a(chǎn)tlength B．a(chǎn)trandom C．a(chǎn)tease D．a(chǎn)tbest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）Theyear2114willbeaneventfuloneforart.InMayofthatyearinBerlin,thephilosopher-artistJonathonKeats’“centurycameras”–cameraswitha100-year-longexposure(曝光）time–willbebroughtbackfromhidingplacesaroundthecitytohavetheirresultsdevelopedandexhibited.Sixmonthsafterthat,theFutureLibraryinOslo,Norway,willopenitsdoorsforthefirsttime,presenting100booksprintedonthewoodoftreesplantedinthedistantpastof2014.AsKatiePaterson,thecreatoroftheFutureLibrary,putsit:“FutureLibraryisanartworkforfuturegenerations.”Theseprojects,morethanacenturyinthemaking,arepartofanewwaveof“slowart”intendedtopushviewersandparticipantstothinkbeyondtheirownlifetimes.Theyaimtochallengetoday’sshort-termthinkingandthebriefattentionspansofmodernconsumers,forcingpeopleintoconsideringworksmoredeliberately.Intheirway,too,theyarefightingagainstmodernculture–notjustregardingmoney,butalsothewayinwhichartisticworthismeasuredbyattention.Inasimilarfashion,everyAprilonSlowArtDay,visitorsareencouragedtostareatfiveworksofartfor10minutesatatime–atoughtaskfortheaveragemuseumvisitor,whotypicallyspendslessthan30secondsoneachpieceofart.LiketheFutureLibrary,thecenturycamerasareverymuchaprojectforcities,sinceit’sincitiesthattimerunsfastestandthepaceoflifeisfastest.“SinceIstartedlivinginacity,I’vesomehowbeenquitedisconnected,”AnneBeateHovind,theFutureLibraryprojectmanager,whodescribedhowworkingonthelibrarydrewherbacktothepaceoflifesheknewwhenshewasgrowinguponafarminheryouth,toldTheAtlanticmagazine.1、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatwillNOThappenin2114?A．Acamerawhichwasproduced100yearsagowillbeexhibited.B．TheFutureLibrarywillbeopentothepublicforthefirsttime.C．Photoswitha100-yearexposuretimewillbedevelopedandexhibited.D．Booksprintedonthewoodoftreesplantedin2014willbedisplayed.2、Whatcanwelearnabouttoday’speople’sattitudetowardworksofart?A．Theyconsiderworksdeliberately.B．Theyspendlittletimeonworks.C．Theyspendmuchmoneyonworks.D．Theystareatworksfor10minutesatatime.3、Whatisthepurposeofthewaveofslowart?A．Toadvocatecreatingworksofartslowly.B．Toprotectworksofartfrombeingdamaged.C．Topromoteworksofartformodernculture.D．Toencouragepeopletoconsiderworksmoredeliberately.4、HowwouldAnneBeateHovindfeelaboutthecitylife?A．It’sdiscouraging.B．It’sawful.C．It’sdeveloped.D．It’sbusy.22．（8分）Manyoftheworld’smostpeoplewereoncesuccessfulfailures.Herearethestoriesofafewofthem.AbrahamLincoln(1809-1865)AbrahamLincolnwasoneofAmerica’sgreatestleaders,takingthecountrythroughtheCivilWar(from1860to1865).However,hislifewasnevereasy.Hestartednumerousbusinessesthatfailed,hewentbankrupttwice,andwasdefeatedin26campaignsforpublicoffice.Helatersaid,“Mygreatconcernisnotwhetheryouhavefailed,butwhetheryouarecontentwithyourfailure.”VincentVanGogh(1853-1890)VanGoghisoneofthemostfamousandinfluentialpaintersinthehistoryofWesternArt.He’srenownedforpaintingssuchasTheStarryNight.ThepotatoEatersandSunflowers.However,duringhislifetime,VanGoghsoldonlyonepaintingforaverysmallamountofmoney.Despitethis,hecarriedonpainting,somethingevengoingwithoutfoodsohecouldcompletehiscollectionofover800knownworks.AlbertEinstein(1879-1955)AlbertEinsteinwontheNoblePrizeinPhysicsin1921.However,hewasn’talwaysconsidereda“genius”.Hedidn’tspeakuntilhewasfour,andcouldn’treaduntilhewasseven.Histeachersandparentsthoughtheasslow,sohewasexpelledfromschoolandcouldn’tgetintotheZurichPolytechnicSchool.Helaterfamouslysaid,“Successisfailureinprogress.”StephenKing(born1947)StephenKingisoneofthebest-sellingauthorsofalltime,buthisfirstbook,Carrie,wasrejectedbyabout30publishers.Eventually,Stephenthrewitinthebin,buthiswifefisheditoutandencouragedhimtoresubmitit,whichhedid…successfullythistime!1、WhichstatementistrueaboutAbrahamLincoln?A．HeledtheAmericanWarofIndependenceB．HeneversucceededinhisbusinessC．HewasfullofcourageandperseveranceD．HeisthegreatestpresidentoftheUnitedStates2、Whobecamefamousallovertheworldafterhisdeath?A．AlbertEinsteinB．VincentVanGoghC．AlbertEinsteinD．StephenKing3、WhatwasthemostlikelyreasonforAlbertEinstein’sdroppingoutofschool?A．HewastooslowtolearnB．Hecouldn’tspeakorreadC．HisteacherthoughthewasstupidD．Hedidn’tobeytheschoolrules4、Whatdothesepeoplehaveincommon?A．TheyareallAmericansB．TheyareknownfortheirwritingsC．TheywereborninthesamecenturyD．Theyallsufferedfailurebeforetheysucceeded23．（8分）Somehousesaredesignedtobesmart.Othershavesmartdesigns.AnexampleofthesecondtypeofhousewonanAwardofExcellencefromtheAmericanInstituteofArchitects.LocatedontheshoreofSullivan’sIslandoffthecoastofSouthCarolina,theaward-winningcube-shapedbeachhousewasbuilttoreplaceonesmashedtopiecesbyHurricane（颶風(fēng)）Hugo10yearsago.BeforeHugo,manynewhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina’sshorelinewerepoorlyconstructed,andenforcementofbuildingruleswasn’tstrict,accordingtoarchitectRayHuff,whocreatedthecleverly-designedbeachhouse.SoonafterHugo,allnewshorelinehousesarerequiredtomeetstricter,better-enforcedrules.ThenewbeachhouseonSullivan’sIslandshouldbeabletowithstandaLevel3hurricanewithpeakwindsof179to209kilometersperhour.Atfirstsight,thehouseonSullivan’sIslandlooksanythingbuthurricane-proof.Itsredwoodshellmakesitresemble“alargepartylantern(燈籠)”atnight,accordingtooneobserver.Butlookscanbemisleading.Thehouse’swoodenframeisreinforcedwithlongsteelrodstogiveitextrastrength.Tofurtherprotectthehousefromhurricanedamage.Huffraisedit2.7metersoffthegroundontimberpilings－long,slimwoodpiecesanchoreddeepinthesand.Pilingsmightappearinsecure,buttheyarestrongenoughtosupporttheweightofthehouse.Theyalsoraisethehouseabovestormwaves.Thepilingsallowthewavestorununderthehouseinsteadofrunningintoit.‘Thesewavescomeashoreatterriblespeedsandcausemostofthedamagedonetobeach-frontbuildings,”saidHuff.Huffdesignedthetimberpilingstobepartiallyhiddenbythehouse’sground-to-roofshell.“Theshellmasksthepilingssothatthehousedoesn’tlooklikeit’sstandingwithitspantlegs(褲腿)pulledup,”saidHuff.Intheeventofastorm,theshellshouldbreakapartandletthewavesrushunderthehouse,thearchitectexplained.1、AftertheHurricaneHugo,newhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina’sshorelinearerequired.A．tobeeasilyreinforcedB．tomeetstricterbuildingstandardsC．tolooksmarterindesignD．tobedesignedintheshapeofcubes2、Whyistheaward-winningbeachhousestrongandhurricane-proof?A．Itisintheshapeofashell.B．Itismadeofredwood.C．Itisstrengthenedbysteelrods.D．Itisbuiltwithtimberandconcrete.3、What’sthepurposeofHuffraisingthehouse2.7metersoffthegroundontimberpilings?A．Toanchorstrongerpilingsdeepinthesand.B．Topreventwaterfromrushingintothehouse.C．Towithstandpeakwindsofabout200km/hr.D．Tomakethehouselookmorehurricane-proof.4、Accordingthelastparagraph,themainfunctionoftheshellis.A．togivethehouseabetterappearanceB．tostrengthenthepilingsofthehouseC．toprotectthewoodenframeofthehouseD．toslowdownthespeedofthebigwaves24．（8分）Whenwasthelasttimeyoutoldsomeonetheyinspireyoutogotoworkeachmorning?TeachersatOakParkHighSchoolinKansasCity,Missouri,didjustthatthisSeptember,whentheypulledindividualstudentsoutofclasstotellthemjusthowmuchtheyappreciatedthem.Thestudents’reactions,whichwerecaptured(捕捉)onvideoandsharedonYouTubeinanow-viralvideo,rangedfromshythankstohugsandtears.“Ihavebeenchallengedtofindastudentwhomakesmewanttocometoschooleveryday,”saysoneteacherinthevideo,“andthat’syou.”JamieMcSparin,ateacherinchargeoftheschool’sacademyprogramforat-risksophomores（二年級(jí)學(xué)生）andjuniors,posedthechallenge,writesABCNews.“Initiallywhenwepulledthekidsout,theyallthoughttheywereintrouble,”McSparintoldABCNews.“Anyteacher-studentinteractionalwaysseemstobenegative(消極的),andthatwassomethingthatbotheredme,too.Nomatterifthey’reagoodkidoratroublemakeroranything,theyalwaysthoughttheywereintrouble,”shesays.McSparinsaysshegottheideafortheprojectafterattendingaprofessionaldevelopmentworkshopthissummercalledthepowerofpositivity.“Iliketheideaoflettingstudentsknowtheyareappreciated,becausewedoappreciatethem,Ijustdon’tthinkwesayitenough,”shetoldlocalnewsoutletWDAF-TV.It’ssafetosaythechallengewaseffective.“Ifeelspecial,”saidoneoftheboysinthevideo.“Youshould,”saidhisteacher.“Youarespecial.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“posed”inParagraph5mean?A．Presented.B．Rejected.C．Ignored.D．Evaluated.2、Howdidthestudentsprobablyfeelwhenpulledoutoftheclassroomatfirst?A．Nervous.B．Thrilled.C．Curious.D．Encouraged.3、WhatinspiredMcSparintochallengetheproject?A．Thetroublecausedbystudents.B．Theneedofshootingthevideo.C．Aseminarnamedthepowerofpositivity.D．Aprogramrelatedtostudents’interactions.4、Whatmessagedoesthistextmainlyconvey?A．Challengeisunavoidableinlife.B．Everyoneneedstobeappreciated.C．Positivityoutweighsnegativity.D．Newsmediacontributetostudents’progress.25．（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(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）Duringsummervacations,Ivolunteeredatthevet’s,soI’dseenalotof1.Minniewasbyfarthefunniest-lookingdogI’deverseen.Thincurlyhairrarely2hersausage-shapedbody,andhertaillookedlikearat’stail.Shewasbroughttothevettobeputto3becauseherownersdidn’twantheranymore.IthoughtMinniehada4personality,though.“Nooneshouldjudgeherbyher5,”Ithought.6,IadvertisedMinnieinthelocalpaper:“Funny-lookingdog,wellbehaved,needsa(n)7family.”Whenayoungman8,IwarnedhimthatMinniewas9looking.Theboyonthephonetoldmethathisgrandfather’ssixteen-year-olddoghadjust10.TheywantedMinnienomatter11.IgaveMinnieagoodbathandcleanedher12hair.Thenwewaitedforthemtoarrive.Atlast,anoldcardroveup13thevet’s.Twokidsracedtothedoor.They14Minnieintotheirarmsandrushedherouttotheirgrandfather,whowaswaitinginthecar.Ihurriedbehindthemtoseehis15toMin-rue*Insidethecar,thegrandfatherheldMinnieinhis16andstrokedhersofthair.Shelicked（舔）hisface.Herrattail17aroundsoquicklythatitlookedlikeitmightflyoffherbody.Itwasloveatfirstlick."She’s18!”theoldmansaid.Iwas19thatMinniehadfoundthegoodhomethatshe20.That’swhenIsawthatthegrandfather’seyeswereamilkywhitecolor-hewasblind.1、A．birdsB．dogsC．fishD．sheep2、A．cutB．coveredC．managedD．lifted3、A．lieB．danceC．sleepD．study4、A．rudeB．smallC．poorD．sweet5、A．looksB．wordsC．storiesD．incidents6、A．FinallyB．GenerallyC．UnluckilyD．Surprisingly7、A．interestingB．a(chǎn)mazingC．lovingD．boring8、A．leftB．lostC．cancelledD．called9、A．strangeB．niceC．goodD．new10、A．increasedB．diedC．developedD．improved11、A．whoB．whereC．whenD．what12、A．bigB．hotC．strongD．messy13、A．infrontofB．onbehalfofC．inregardtoD．onthewayto14、A．knockedB．huggedC．kickedD．joined15、A．reasonB．excuseC．reactionD．knowledge16、A．legsB．shoulderC．faceD．a(chǎn)rms17、A．shockedB．threwC．waggedD．beat18、A．uglyB．perfectC．impossibleD．generous19、A．thankfulB．sadC．strictD．honest20、A．foundB．rememberedC．deservedD．forgot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）Lifehasbecomedifficultformanyvillages,andsomearedisappearing.Thereareanumber1．reasonsforthis.Firstly,youngpeoplefromvillagesusuallywanttolivesomewherelivelierandtheyoftenmovetothetownsanddonotreturn.Secondly,peoplemovetothecitiestofindwork,asthereareoftenveryfewjobsinthecountryside.Sometimesvillagesremain2．peoplefromthecitieshaveboughta“secondhome”inthevillage,3．theycomeandstayatweekends.Thepriceofhouses4．(go)upandpeoplefromtheareacannotafford5．(buy)ahousethere.Anotherproblemisthatitisbecomingmoreandmoredifficultforfarmerstomakemoneyfromthefarms.Sotheyselltheirlandandfindanotherjob.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）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(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)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞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。DearSir,I’mLiMing,astudentfromNo.2MiddleSchool.I’mwritingtorecommendmeasavolunteerfor2022WinterOlympicGamestobeheldinBeijingandZhangjiakou.Herecomesmyadvantages.Tobeginwith,Ilovesportsandplaysportshasbeenanimportantpartofmylife.However,IhaveagoodcommandofEnglish,thatmakesiteasierformetocommunicatewithforeignguests.What’smore,Iamfriendlyandpatient,butIcangetalongwithotherseasy.Moreimportantly,Iconsideritagoodchancetoserveforoursocietyanddevelopmyability.Iwouldappreciateitifyoucangivemeachance.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiMing第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你校邀請(qǐng)了部分澳大利亞中學(xué)生來校參加暑假為期一周的“體驗(yàn)中國文化”的交流活動(dòng)（The“ExperienceChineseCulture”exchangeprogram）。其中就有你的朋友Tom。他來信想了解這次活動(dòng)的具體細(xì)節(jié)。請(qǐng)給他寫封回信。要點(diǎn)如下：1.具體時(shí)間及住宿安排2.活動(dòng)內(nèi)容：學(xué)習(xí)中文、唱中國民歌、欣賞中國繪畫及傳統(tǒng)中國戲劇3.你的祝愿注意：1.詞數(shù)100詞左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫；3.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出,不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearTom,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、B4、C5、C6、D7、A8、B9、A10、D11、A12、C13、C14、A15、D16、A17、A18、C19、B20、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、A2、B3、D4、D22、1、C2、B3、C4、D23、1、B2、C3、B4、A24、1、A2、A3、C4、B25、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.Wesatdrinkingandtalkingtogethe