西安中學(xué)2025屆高三第三次測評(píng)英語試卷含解析

西安中學(xué)2025屆高三第三次測評(píng)英語試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Notevenwhen_____throughthedarkestvalley_____beafraid,foryouarealwaysclosebesideme.A．doIwalk;willIB．doIwalk;IwillC．Iwalk;IwillD．Iwalk;willI2．Willitbeages______hegoesbacktoschool?I'msoworriedabouthim.A．before B．a(chǎn)fterC．when D．a(chǎn)s3．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/4．Ithinkitagreathonor_____tovisityourcountry.A．toinvite B．inviting C．havinginvited D．tobeinvited5．________whoareabletoworkthroughthestrugglearethe________whoaregoingtobesuccessful.A．Someone;one B．Anyone;oneC．He;ones D．Those;ones6．—Dad,youshouldhavetakenmetothefootballmatchthismorning.—Ihadintendedto,butIcouldn’tspareanytime,I_____areport.A．hadwrittenB．wroteC．waswritingD．wouldwrite7．Thedoctorhadalmostlosthopeatonepoint,butthepatientfinally.A．pulledout B．pulledthrough C．pulledup D．pulledover8．Itwasjustatthetimethebellranghefinishedthelastwordinhiscomposition. A．when;which B．that;when C．when;that D．that;which9．IkeepthepicturewhereIcanseeiteveryday,remindsmeofthedaysinmyhometown.A．that B．whichC．who D．when10．Itwasreportedthatasmanyas50%ofpatientsdonottakemedicine______directed,______hasdrawndoctor’sattention.A．when;it B．a(chǎn)s;what C．a(chǎn)s;which D．that;and11．I’veknownSarahfornearlytenyears.She_________oncemycustomer.A．is B．hasbeenC．was D．hadbeen12．IamabetterreaderthisyearthanIwaslastyearbecauseI________tohundredsofnewconceptsandideas.A．haveexposedB．hadbeenexposedC．havebeenexposedD．wasexposed13．Mostpeoplequit________anyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitterneverwins.A．whileB．untilC．sinceD．before14．TheywerestandingsofarawaythatIcouldn’t_____theirfacesclearly.A．makeout B．makefor C．makeoff D．makeup15．—Hi,Tom,haveyoucheckedtheaccountyet?—Certainly,I________itfivetimeseventhoughyoutoldmetodoittwice.A．checkedB．willhavecheckedC．havebeencheckingD．hadchecked16．Thepresidentstoodbyawindowinsidetheroom,________Ientered,lookingoverthesquare.A．where B．intowhichC．which D．that17．Internetshoppingisreally________whenpeoplearesureofitssafetyandsecurity.A．takingoff B．takingupC．settingoff D．settingup18．RegardingChina-USdifferencesonhumanrightsissues,Hongsaidthetwosidescanenhancemutualunderstandingthroughdialogue______onequalityandmutualrespect.A．based B．tobase C．basing D．base19．Insomecountries,peopleeatwithchopsticks,whilein________,knivesandforks.A．a(chǎn)nother B．otherC．others D．theother20．Onlywhen_________hard__________makeyourdreamcometrue.A．doyouwork;youcan B．youwork;youcanC．doyouwork;canyou D．youwork;canyou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）ThesedaysIamonmyverybestbehaviorwheneverIleavethehouse.IfIamwearingpantyhose(連褲襪),Idouble-checktoensurethereisnoholeonit.IdrivethoughtfullyasifI’mbeingtestedforalicense.Iwon’tevenallowmyselftofrownwhenanotherdriverisblockingmypath.Mykidshavenoticedmyfearinpublic.“Whyareyoulookingallaround,Mum?”theyasked.“Youcan’tbetoocareful,”Isaid.“Everysinglepersonaroundusishidingoneofcellphonecameras.Theyaregladtocatchsomebodydoingsomethingstupidorembarrassing.Thenthey’llputitonYouTubeandamillionpeoplewillsee.I’mnottakinganychances.”“ButIdon'tthinkanyoneisinterestedinfilmingyouputtingonyourlipstickforaYouTubevideo.”answeredonekid.“Oh,really?Don'tcountmeoutsoquickly.”Isaid.Actually,insomecases,Iamallforpublicshaming.Forexample,Iadmiretheclevernessofthemanwhoputupawebsitewherehepostsphotosofcarsandlicensenumbersofpeoplewhooccupytwoparkingspots.AndItakesecretpleasureinphotosofpoliticianswiththeirfingersintheirnoses.Throwinglightonbadbehaviorcanawakethesleepyconscience(良知).Butwhataboutthepoorguywhohasalreadyhadabaddayatworkandthenloseshistemperatarudestoreclerk?Whataboutthewomanwhoseonlycrimeisaterriblejudgmenterroratthehairdresser?DotheydeservetohavetheirimagesuploadedontotheInternetforalltheworldtosee?Noneofthisisnew,ofcourse.AllenFuntpioneeredtheartofcatchingpeopleduringunguardedmomentsbackinthe1940swith“CandidCamera”.Butthere’sadifference.On“CandidCamera”,peoplearesetupinstagedsituations,suchasridinginanelevatorthatgoessideways.Andtheymustgivepermissionbeforetheyenjoytheirfifteenminutesoffame.NowweareanationofAllenFunts.Thiscan’tbeagoodthing.1、Whatistheauthorlike?A．Sheispooratdriving.B．Sheisaveryfashionabledresser.C．Sheisverycautiousaboutherbehavior.D．Sheissicktodeathofothers’rudeness.2、Whatistheauthortrulyafraidof?A．Makingmistakesbeforeherkids.B．Beingfilmedwhiledoingsomethingstupid.C．Gettinginvolvedinaquarrelwithothers.D．WatchingvideosonYouTube.3、Fromthetext,theauthorthinksitgood________.A．tokeepthepoor’smistakessecret.B．todownloadimagesfromtheInternet.C．totakepleasureinmakingfunnyvideos.D．tomakethepublicawareofbadbehavior.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Peoplecanbeeasilycaughtinembarrassingmoments.B．WearepermittedtouploadimagesontotheInternet.C．Itwasonceafashiontofilmpeopleinunguardedmoments.D．Cellphonesmakeitconvenienttocatchillegalbehavior.22．（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．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjob23．（8分）FamousModernChineseBuildingsBeijingInternationalAirportThefirstplacemostvisitorsseewhentheyarriveinChinaisBeijingInternationalAirport.Theairportwasconstructedinthe1950s.Ithasanindoorgarden,achildren’splayground,andover70foodbusinessesinTerminal3alone.ShanghaiWorldFinancialCenterCompletedin2008,SWFCtookover10yearstocompleteduetofinancialshortagesandconstructiondelays.Sinceitscompletion,ithaswoncountlessarchitecturalawards.TouristsarewelcomeatSWFC'sviewingplatform,whichat474metersabovegroundistheworldshighestclosedviewingplatform.TheWaterCubeItwasconstructedforuseduringtheBeijing2008SummerOlympics.Nowvisitorscanexpresssurpriseatthearchitectureofthebuilding.Theycanenjoytheindooratmosphereaswell.AmongtheofferingsoftheWaterCubearearestaurantandbar,ashoppingarea,andWaterWorld,afamilywaterparkTheBird'sNest,BeijingItwasdesignedmainlyforthe2008SummerOlympics.Itcanholdupto80,000peopleandhasbeenusedforawinterthemepark.Nowadays,itsmainincomeisasatouristattraction.Itdrawsmorethan20,000touristseveryday.NationalCenterforthePerformingArtsItwascompletedin2007.Thebuildingissurroundedbyaman-madelake,requiringgueststoenterviaanundergroundhallway.ItishometoanOperaHall,MusicHall,andTheater.1、Whichofthefollowingbuildingswasfirstconstructed?A．BeijingInternationalAirport. B．ShanghaiWorldFinancialCenter.C．TheWaterCube. D．TheBirdsNest,Beijing.2、WhywastheconstructionofShanghaiWorldFinancialCenterdelayed?A．Itneededmoreconstructionworkers. B．Itwasshortofmoney.C．Itaddedanextraviewing-platform. D．Itfacedtoomuchterribleweather.3、Howdoesthebird'sNestoperatedaily?A．Byrentingthewinterthemepark. B．Byincreasingitsopeningtime.C．Bychargingtouristsforadmissionfees. D．Bygivingsomeliveconcerts.4、WhatcanyoudoinNationalCenterforthePerformingArt?A．Enjoysportsevents. B．Playmusicalinstruments.C．Attendsciencelectures. D．Watchdifferentperformances.24．（8分）MostAmericansareworriedaboutnewtechnology.Theyareconcernedthatmachines,includingrobots,willtakeoverworknowdonebyhumans.ThesefindingscomefromanewreportbythePewResearchCenterofWashingtonD．C．About75percentofAmericansquestionedbyPewsaidautomationwillincreaseincomeinequalitybetweentherichandthemiddleclassandpoor.And64percentofpeopleexpectautomationtobesocommoninAmericathatpeoplewillfacedifficultyfindingthingstodowiththeirlives.Someoftheconcernsabouttechnologycomefromadistrustaboutwhethermachineswillalwaysmaketherightdecision.ManyAmericansbelievehumanshavebetterjudgementindealingwith.complexmatters.Oneexampleisselectingapersonforajob.Three-quartersofAmericanssaidtheywouldnotwanttoapplyforajobthatusesacomputerprogramtochoosethemostqualifiedperson.“MostAmericanswantthegovernmenttolimitautomation.Forexample,87percentsupportarequirementthatalldriverlessvehicleshaveahumaninthedriver’sseatwhocantakecontrolwhenanemergencyoccurs.And85percentwanttolimitmachinestomostlydoingjobsthataredangerousorunhealthyforhumans.Andonly25percentexpectmorejobstocomefromautomation,”Pewsaid.MarkZuckerberg,theco-founderofFacebook,spokelastMaytograduatingseniorsfromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts.Histalkcenteredontheuncertainfuturefacingyoungpeople.“Ourgenerationwillhavetodealwithtensofmillionsofjobsreplacedbyautomationlikeself-drivingcarsandtrucks.”Zuckerhergtoldthegraduates.Zuckerbergsaidyoungpeoplehadbetterlaunch(發(fā)起)projectsthatwillbringbothjobsanddirectbenefitstothepeopleoftheworld.Hesaidinhisspeechthat30000peopleworkedtoputamanonthemoon,andmillionsofpeoplebuilttheHooverDamaswellasothergreatprojectsoverthelast100years.1、WhatdomanyAmericansthinkoftechnologyaccordingtoparagraph3?A．Useful.B．Effective.C．Dangerous.D．Undependable.2、WhydoAmericanswantahumanindriverlessvehicles?A．Totestthenewtechnology.B．Tomakeadriver.C．Toensurepersonalsafety.D．Toentertainthepassengers.3、WhatdidZuckerbergencouragethestudentstodo?A．Refuseself-drivingvehicles.B．Createnewjobchances.C．Focusonsmallprojects.D．Fightagainstrobots.4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．NewTechnologyCreatesMoreJobsB．NewTechnologyBringsMoreFairnessC．AmericansWorryMachinesWillTakeJobsD．RobotsMakeWorkEasytoDoforWorkers25．（10分）Whileweatherforecasterscanmakefairlyaccuratepredictions,there'salwaystheriskyou'llbecaughtoutwhiledrivingintherain.ButthedaysofhavingtoquicklycloseyoursunroofcouldsoonbeathingofthepastthankstoJaguarLandRovefslatesttechnology.Thefirmisdevelopingcarsthatcanadaptautomaticallybyclosingwindowsandroofsorstartingtheheateriftheydetectbadweatherisontheway.Theweatherforecastingsystemusesasetofairpressure,humidity（濕度）andlightsensors（傳感器）tohelpitsvehiclespredictchangesinconditionsandadapttothem.Carsequippedwiththesystemcouldmakeslightchangestotheairconditioningifitfindstheweatherisgettingwarmerduringajourneyorincreasethecabintemperatureifitwillgetcolder.Theforecastmayindicatethereisapossibilityofoneormoreweatherconditions,suchasrain,withinaperiodoftime,suchasfiveminutes.Thevehiclemaythenadapttothelocalweatherconditions.Inparticular,itmaycloseoneormorewindows,orclosearoofofthevehicleinresponsetoaforecastbeingasignofrain.Similarlywindowscouldbedarkenedusingelectrochromic(電致變色的)glasstoimprovevisibilityifbrightsunshineisforecast.Althoughitsunclearwhetherthistechnologywillmakeitswaytoaproductionvehicleanytimesoon,suchasystemwouldbeadvantageousonautonomousvehicles.Sincethere'snohumandriverpresent,thesystemwillallowthevehicletomakeitcomfortableforitspassengers,basedoncurrentweatherconditions.Itcanalsomakethevehiclesaferifitknowsrainorsnowiscoming.1、HowwillJaguarLandRovefslatesttechnologybenefitdrivers?A．Vehiclescanautomaticallydrivethemselves.B．Vehiclescanfindpositionsandroutesthemselves,C．Vehiclescanactasmobileweatherforecastingstations.D．Vehiclescanopenwindowsandsunroofsautomatically.2、Whatisthefeatureoftheglassofavehiclewiththenewtechnology?A．Itcanhelpadjustthetemperature.B．Itcanstillbeclearinrainydays.C．Itistoostrongtobreakintopieces.D．Itscolourcanchangewiththesunshine.3、Whatcanweknowabouttheweatherforecastingsystemfromthetext?A．Itisintelligentenoughtostopraining.B．Itmakesthedrivermorecomfortable.C．Itcan'tpredicttheweatheraccurately.D．Itmakesautonomouscarssaferinbadweather.4、Wheremightthetextbetakenfrom?A．Abookreview. B．Asciencereport.C．Asciencefiction. D．Atravelbrochure.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）Iamapersonwhodoesn’tlikewaiting.Idon’tliketowaitinline,beingputonholdwhenmakingaphonecall,orarrivingatanapartmenttofindthatmycompanionwillbe1Andofcourse,Idon’tlikewaitingrooms.2,Irealizethatmyagony(痛苦)willnotbegoodforme,asan3crowdedworldcanonlymeanonething–morewaiting.4this,Ihavetakenanactionanddecidetoturnmyfrustrationtoproductiveends.Inshort,IamlookingforwhatIcall“waiting-in-line”5Thesearevolumesthatcontainmaterials6forbeingreadinshortenedwords,sothereisnoextendedstorylinetolosetrackof.Another7isthattheybe8enoughtoslipneatlyintomybackpocket.TheotherdayIwenttothesupermarket.9thattherainwouldkeepmostpeopleaway,Iwas10toseethattheplacewasfilledwith11Everycheckoutwasopen–andjammed!ButIcan12mypocketbookandgotowork.ThemoretheworlddemandsthatI13,themoreIlearnfrommywaitinglibrary.Lookatthefollowings:OneHundredThingsEveryAmericanShouldKnow;ThePoetryofRobertFrost;LivingThoughtsofLeadingThinkers;StillMoreToasts.Ihavelearnedinterestingandenrichingthingsandmuch14fromthesebooks.Onarecentvisittothegeneralstore,Iplacedmyorderatthe15alongwithsixorsevenpeople.Theoldfemaleemployeeseemedtohaveherhandsfullassherushed16“Youngman,justbe17,”shesaidtome.Noproblem.Iquietlyopenedmydictionaryprose(散文)andpoeticalquotations.Perhapstheothercustomers18measabookish,lonelysoul.But19didtheyrealizethatIwasenjoyingthe20ofShakespeare,Thoreau,HomerandBenJohnson.1、A．dismissed B．delayed C．disappeared D．delighted2、A．Furthermore B．However C．Despite D．Besides3、A．a(chǎn)ctually B．importantly C．increasingly D．a(chǎn)ccurately4、A．Insteadof B．Apartfrom C．Ratherthan D．Owingto5、A．rooms B．goods C．reasons D．books6、A．searched B．a(chǎn)fforded C．designed D．charged7、A．convenience B．requirement C．a(chǎn)greement D．distinction8、A．small B．pretty C．a(chǎn)ctive D．vivid9、A．Believed B．Determined C．Puzzled D．Convinced10、A．surprised B．worried C．excited D．satisfied11、A．shoppers B．readers C．employees D．volunteers12、A．putout B．setdown C．sendfor D．takeout13、A．suffer B．wait C．watch D．read14、A．a(chǎn)dvantage B．benefit C．knowledge D．patient15、A．counter B．pocket C．market D．service16、A．a(chǎn)bout B．a(chǎn)way C．over D．a(chǎn)cross17、A．polite B．patient C．careful D．helpful18、A．thought B．looked C．regarded D．treated19、A．certainly B．obviously C．secretly D．hardly20、A．relation B．moment C．company D．novel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）Yournextcarcouldhavetwoseats,threewheels—twoinfrontandoneinthebackandatopspeedofmorethan100milesperhour.ElioMotorsplanstomakesuchatinycar1．(name)theElio.Itstwoseatssitfrontandbackinsteadofside2．side.Thedriverispositionedinthecenterwiththepassengerdirectlybehind.Thestartingpriceforthecar3．(be)just$6,800.Ithasonlyonedoor,ontheleftside,4．cutsafewhundreddollarsoffthemanufacturingcosts.Havingthreewheelsalsomakesit5．(cheap).Ithasairconditioning,powerwindowsanddoorlocksand6．AM/FMradio.MorefeaturescanbeorderedthroughElio’slonglistofsuppliers.Eliowillalsosellthecarsdirectlythroughitsownstoresandnotthroughfranchiseddealers(特約經(jīng)銷商).PaulEliodreamedasakidthatonedayhe7．(own)acarcompanycalledElioMotors.In2008,8．(tire)ofhighgasprices,hestartedworkingonacarthatburnsgasinamoreeffectiveway.EquallyimportanttohimwascreatingU.S.manufacturingjobsandmakingthecarinexpensiveenough9．(attract)buyerswhomightotherwisebestuckintheirold,unreliablecars.“Whatevermatterstoyou,thiscanmakea10．(different)toit,”hesaid.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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。作文中共有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。Yesterday,ItookawalkinthePanzhihuaParkwithmyparents、Thebeautifulflowerswereinvariouscolor、Wewereenjoyingthesceneryaroundwhensomethingunpleasantcatchmyattention、Notfarfromus,themiddle-agedwomanwaseatingsomeorangeswhilechatwithherfriends、Inmysurprise,shethrewtheorangeskinontheground,totallyignoringthesignnearbywhichwasread“NoLittering”、Ithinkitisnotagoodbehaviorthrowrubbishsomewhere,andallofusshouldloveourenvironment、Asvisitors,youshoulddosomethingtoprotecttheparkafteritbecomesahugedustbin、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，剛從新西蘭（NewZealand）學(xué)習(xí)回國。請你寫封郵件向新西蘭朋友Summer表示衷心感謝。內(nèi)容包括：1.學(xué)習(xí)和生活上獲得很大幫助；2.邀請Summer訪問中國。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。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、A4、D5、D6、C7、B8、C9、B10、C11、C12、C13、D14、A15、A16、C17、A18、A19、C20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、C2、B3、D4、A22、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’mafraidneitherI