吉林省長(zhǎng)春市雙陽(yáng)區(qū)長(zhǎng)春一五一中學(xué)2025屆高三第三次測(cè)評(píng)英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

吉林省長(zhǎng)春市雙陽(yáng)區(qū)長(zhǎng)春一五一中學(xué)2025屆高三第三次測(cè)評(píng)英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請(qǐng)按要求用筆。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無(wú)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(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．Youcanusethisroomforyourclubactivitiestomorrow______youkeepittidyandclean.A．forfearthat B．incaseC．onconditionthat D．evenif2．Doubleovensareagoodidea,especially________youarecookingseveralmealsatatime.A．though B．if C．that D．unless3．Itisunwisetodisturbonewhoisdevotedtohiswork.Just_____.A．facethemusicB．flyoffthehandleC．eatyourwordsD．biteyourtongue4．—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled5．Everymanhashisfaults.Weshould,therefore,leantobe________ofothers.A．ignorant B．responsibleC．reliable D．tolerant6．—Peter,youseeminhighspirits.—________Ihavebeenofferedapart-timejobintheKFC.A．Sowhat? B．Nowonder.C．Nodoubt. D．Guesswhat.7．Youcanneverbe________whencrossingthestreet.A．verycareful B．toocareful C．carefullyenough D．enoughcareful8．Weshouldbearinmindthatsocialdevelopmentandbalanceofnatureshouldgoin.A．company B．sympathy C．a(chǎn)ssociation D．harmony9．---Didyouvisitthefamousculturalrelicslastmonth?---No,we____it,butwespenttoomuchtimeshopping．A．couldhavevisited B．musthavevisitedC．can'thavevisited D．shouldn'thavevisited10．Notevenwhen_____throughthedarkestvalley_____beafraid,foryouarealwaysclosebesideme.A．doIwalk;willIB．doIwalk;IwillC．Iwalk;IwillD．Iwalk;willI11．—Whynottalkwithyourparentsaboutyourwillingnesstoattend2017PekingUniversitySummerCamp?—Itried____togetthemtolistentome.A．intime B．invainC．inneed D．incase12．IwastellingajokeandSamjustinterruptedmetotelladifferentone.Healways_____!A．biteshistongueB．saveshisskinC．stealsmythunderD．pullsmyleg13．—FlightMU257_______________.Imustbeoffnow.—Haveanicetrip.A．isbeingannouncedB．hasannouncedC．wasannouncingD．hadbeenannounced14．ThefarmersaidthePLAmencametorescuetimelywhenthey_____inthesnowstorm.A．weretrappingB．werebeingtrappedC．a(chǎn)retrappingD．a(chǎn)rebeingtrapped15．Therehasbeenpositivereactiontotheproposaltohelpthedisabled,theimpactwillbelastingespeciallyforyoungerones.A．onwhich B．onwhomC．ofwhich D．ofwhom16．Hawkingbelievestheearthisunlikelytobetheonlyplanet_____lifehasdevelopedgradually.A．that B．whyC．where D．whose17．Sheisastrong-willedwomanandnotonce_______intoanydifficultyinherlife.A．shehasgiven B．didshegive C．shegave D．hasshegiven18．Justasthefamousman_____it,“Anythingonemancanimagine,othermencanmake____real.”A．says,it B．put,/ C．says,/ D．put,them19．----Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek？---Thetrees_____________well，butIdidn'twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn'thavegrownC．wouldgrow D．wouldhavegrown20．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening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）IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat"keepingupwiththeJoneses"isabout.Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbors.Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.Hegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighborhood.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants.Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbors.Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishthisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.TheyhadtomovebacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlifestyleoftheirneighbors.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories.Hecalledit"KeepingupwiththeJoneses"because"Jones"isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates."KeepingupwiththeJoneses"cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand'sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare"Joneses"ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.1、SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey______.A．wanttobeasrichastheirneighborsB．wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerich.C．don'twantotherstoknowtheyarerichD．wanttobehappy2、Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo________.A．liveoutsideNewYorkCity B．liveinNewYorkCityC．liveinapartments D．livewithmanyneighbors3、What'stheauthor'sattitudetokeepingupwiththeJoneses?A．Negative. B．Positive.C．Supportive. D．Objective.22．（8分）ManypublicfiguresfromIT,showbusiness,andsportshavejoinedtheIceBucketChallengetoraisemoneyforamyotrophiclateralsclerosis(ALS)(肌萎縮性側(cè)索硬化)research.Anumberofinternationalfamouspeoplehavealreadytakenthechallenge,includingMicrosoftco-founderBillGates,FacebookCEOMarkZuckerberg,AfounderandCEOJeffBezos,andAppleInc.CEOTimCook.TroubledmusicianJustinBieberevenchallengedUSPresidentBarrackObama.TheALSIceBucketChallengerequiresthatparticipantspourabucketoficewateronthemselvesandthenpostavideoofitonsocialmediawhilenominatingoneormorepeopletodothesamewithin24hours.Peoplewhofailtotakethechallengewillhavetodonate$100toTheALSAssociation,whichadvocatesfindingtreatmentandacureforALS.Andmanyofthosewho’vetakenthechallengedonatedaswell.ALSisararediseasethatgraduallyreducespatients’musclestrength,finallymakingthembecomeunabletospeak,move,swallowandbreathe.InNorthAmerica,ALSiscommonlyknownasLouGehrig’sdisease,afterthestarbaseballplayerwhodiedofthediseasein1941attheageof38.Thebest-knownALSpatienttodayisBritishscientistStephenHawking.WhilemostpeoplewithALSsurviveonlytwotofiveyearsafterdiagnosis(診斷),Hawkinghashadthediseasefordecades.ThemedicaltreatmentforALSisveryexpensiveandcannotbecoveredbymostsocialwelfareprograms.ThiscreatesdifficultiesformanyALSpatientsandtheirfamilies,bothphysicallyandmentally.“Duetotheicebucketcampaign,manypeoplebeginningtoknowaboutALS.WithmorepeopleawareandmorepeopletakingpartinthefightagainstALS,wecancalmlyworkwithnotonlyotherALSorganizations,butalsowithmedicalcompaniestospeedupnewtreatmentsforpeopleaffectedbythedisease,”saidBarbaraNewhouse,PresidentandCEOofTheALSAssociation.1、WhydoestheauthormentionmanyfamouspeopleinParagraph1?A．TostressthepopularityoftheIceBucketChallenge.B．Toadviseustolearnfromthem.C．Toprovetheyaregenerous.D．TointroducethetargetgroupoftheIceBucketChallenge.2、Paragraph2ismainlyabouttheIceBucketchallenge’s________.A．influenceB．purposeC．rulesD．development3、Thepersonwhoisnominatedforthechallengeisrequiredto________.A．donate$100toTheALSAssociationB．watchothersvideosonsocialmediaC．helpfindeffectivetreatmentsforALSD．pouricewateronhimselfwithintime4、WhatdoweknowaboutALSfromthetext?A．ALSisfairlycommonnow.B．LouGehrigwasfirstcuredofALS.C．ItisrareforpeoplewithALStosurvivedecades.D．SocialwelfareprogramsprovidemedicaltreatmentsforALS.5、AccordingtoBarbaraNewhouse,theIceBucketChallenge________.A．makesmorepeoplewellawareofALSB．teachespeoplehowtofightagainstALSC．makesmedicalcompanieshelpALSpatientsD．a(chǎn)ttractsmanypeopletojoinALSorganizations23．（8分）AlbertEinseinsaid，“Onlyalifelivedforothersisworthliving.”Howdoesthisjoboffersound?You’llneedtobeavailableonshortnotice，includinglateatnightandonweekends.Youcouldbeaskedtodoanythingfromhelpingatcommunityeventstorespondingtolife-threateningemergencies(sometimesputtingyourownsafetyatrisk).Thisjobalsoinvolvesalotofregulartraining.Oh,andyouwon'tbepaidforanyofthis.Wouldyoutakethejob?Thisjobmightnotnecessarilyappealtoeveryone,butifthissoundslikeanopportunityyou’deagerlyaccept，thenyou’dfitrightinwithWesternAustralia’s26,000emergencyservicevolunteers.Theemergencyservicesaren'ttheonlyindustrybenefitingfromvolunteers.AcrossbothAustraliaandAmerica,betweenaquarterandhalfofthepopulationvolunteereachyearinareasincludingeducation,sports,health,religion,andsocialservices.Whatmotivatespeopletovolunteer?Yes,volunteersdon'tgetpaid.Butitdoesn'tmeanpeopledon'tgetbenefitsfromvolunteering.Indeed,researchshowstherearesignificantmentalhealthbenefitscomingwithvolunteering.Itcanbeameanstomakenewfriends,buildnewskillsortrythingsoutofyourcomfortzone.Itcanalsobeameanstohelplovedones.Acaseissomeoneclosetomewhorecentlylostherhusbandtoadisease.Whenherhusbandwasadmittedtoanursingfacility,shedecidedtovolunteerforthepatientadvocacycommittee.Shefoundgreatsupportandfeltshecouldmakeadifferenceinthelivesofthepatients.Afterherhusband'spassing,shedecidedtocontinuevolunteeringforthecommitteenotonlyasawaytoshowgratitudeforthegreatcareherhusbandreceivedbutalsobecauseshemadefriendsthere.Shefoundawaytoputhercareerskillstouseforthecommongoodandkeepactiveafterretirement.Therearecountlesswaystovolunteer.Nomatterhowyoudoit,itisdefinitelywortheveryminuteyouputintoit.1、Ifwearecommittedto“thisjob”describedinPara.2,weare_______.A．a(chǎn)lwaysindangeroflosingourlivesB．oncall24hoursaday,7daysaweekC．busyprovidingfirst-aidtrainingincommunitiesD．goingtoworkonweekendsandrestonweekdays2、Whatdoestheauthormainlytellusinthethirdparagraph?A．Noteveryoneisfittobeavolunteer.B．Manyindustriesintheworldneedvolunteers.C．ManyemergencyservicesexistinWesternAustralia.D．ManypeopledevotethemselvestovolunteeringinAustraliaandAmerica.3、Wecancometotheconclusionthatvolunteering_______.A．isawin-winsituationB．benefitsboththebodyandthemindC．spreadsquicklyamongpeopleD．ishardtosticktowithoutrewards4、Theauthor'sfriendkeptvolunteeringafterherhusband'sdeath_________.A．forherinteresttolearncareerskillsB．tostayhelpfulandrelatedtopeopleC．a(chǎn)sameanstogetoverhergreatlossD．becauseitwasherhusband'slastwill5、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Toencouragevolunteering.B．Toadvertiseajobopportunity.C．Toexpressgratitudetovolunteers.D．Togiveadviceonvolunteering.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．a(chǎn)ppreciatingtheLondonEyeD．experiencingdivingandsurfing3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．Thepoolis25metresabovetheground.B．ThepoolwassimilartoNewYork’smodernconstructions.C．ThepoolliesinthecentreofLondon.D．ThepoolishelpfulforsellingapartmentsinEmbassyGardens.4、Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A．TheapartmentsofEmbassyGardenarefairlyexpensiveB．thenewAmericanEmbassyhasbeenmovedawayC．NineElmsisastreetinEmbassyGardensD．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjob25．（10分）TheLondonBikeShowTheUK’slargestcyclingshowwillonceagaintakeplaceatLondon’sExCelexhibition(展覽)centrefromthe16thtothe19thofFebruarynextyear.With300+exhibitors,livedemonstralions,andabiketesttracksthereissomethingforeverybikelover.Withtwowheels,therearelimitlesspossibilities.TheLondonBikeShowistheUK’slargestcyclingexhibitionandattractsthousandsofcyclistsoverfourdaysinFebruary,Whetherroadcycling,mountainbiking,BMX,cyclecross,afamilycycleattheweekendorridingtoworkisyourthing—you’llfindplentygoingontoensureyouhaveagreatdayattheshow!TheLondonBikeShowisalsohometoAirtotheThrone,theUK’sbiggestfreestylemountainbikecompetition.Thistwo-dayinternationalinvitationalcompetitionoffersa€10,000prizepottothetopridersintheworld.ComealongearlyoneitherSaturdayorSunday,beatthetrafficandjoinusfora60-milesportive—longenoughforanacceptableridebutshortenoughtogetyoubackintimetoexploretheBikeShowandwatchallthenicestuffthatyoudoneed.1、Theorganizersoftheshowpromisethat________.A．a(chǎn)nybikefancanfindtherewhatcansatisfythemB．a(chǎn)llthebikesonshowthereareofthebestqualityC．a(chǎn)nybiketherewillserveyourdifferentpurposesD．theearliestvisitorswillgetawonderfulsurprise2、Basicallyspeaking,AirtotheThroneismeantto________.A．satisfyyourappetiteforacompetitionB．a(chǎn)ttractmorepeopletomountaincyclingC．promotethesalesofmountainbicyclesD．determinethetopridersthroughtherace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）ThismorningIsawanoldman.Afewmonthsagohewas1cansandbottlesfromtherecyclebinsinmyneighborhood.Iwas2toseeandsaddenedbythefactthathehadtodothisto3.Ithoughtaboutputtingbottlesinabagforhimwithanoteattached4thatthebagwasforhimtotake,butthenthoughtitmaynotbethebest5.SoIletitgo.One6dayIsawhimagainridinghisbikewithbagsofbottles7tohishandle-barswearingaraincoat.Myheart8.Ifelt9thinkingIcouldneverconnectwithhim.Soyoucanimaginemy10whenIsawhimduringmywalkagain.ThenI11thebigbagofcansandbottlesIhadcollected."Hecanhavethose!"Ithought.Iwalked12overtohimandmanagedtowhisperaveryquiet"Hi".Iwasalittle13.Ihadneverapproachedanyonelikehimbefore.IaskedhimifhecouldwaittheresothatIcouldgethimsomemore14.Hesaid,“Thatwouldbeverymuchappreciated.”I15mybagandcamebackin5minutesandtherehewasintheshade16.Ihandedthebagtohimand17tohimthatitwasn'tmuch.Andthenwithabright18hesaid,“Everylittlebit19.Thankssomuch.”Iwishedhimagreatdayandrestartedmywalkfeelingalittle20inmystep.1、A．picking B．buying C．gathering D．collecting2、A．shocked B．excited C．a(chǎn)nnoyed D．disappointed3、A．work B．manage C．survive D．earn4、A．writing B．reading C．speaking D．telling5、A．idea B．experiment C．suggestion D．fact6、A．cloudy B．windy C．sunny D．rainy7、A．stuck B．a(chǎn)ttached C．placed D．led8、A．wentdown B．brokedown C．sankdown D．felldown9、A．unlucky B．unsafe C．careless D．powerless10、A．disappointment B．surprise C．doubt D．relief11、A．remembered B．reminded C．recovered D．regained12、A．patiently B．sharply C．quietly D．happily13、A．calm B．nervous C．generous D．curious14、A．rubbish B．bottles C．money D．gifts15、A．left B．found C．moved D．fetched16、A．thinking B．sleeping C．counting D．waiting17、A．a(chǎn)pologized B．shouted C．a(chǎn)rgued D．reported18、A．look B．color C．smile D．future19、A．helps B．means C．depends D．goes20、A．stronger B．slower C．lighter D．heavier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）Afewyearsago,Ihadtostayatthehospitalforthreedaysforamedicaltest.I1．(ask)tostayawakeformorethan30hoursbecauseofthetest.Itcouldbe2．(extreme)difficultforanyone.AndIdidn'tbelieveIcouldmakeit.Mymothersaidshewouldaccompanyme.ButIkneweven3．mymotheraccompanyingme，itwouldn'tbeeasy.Tomysurprise，thatafternoon4．mymomcametomyroom，shehadmyfriendSusanwithher.ThatafternoonSusancalledmymother.Assoonasshe5．(hear)Ineededtostayawakeforsolong,shedecidedtohelpme.Sosheoffered6．(come)tothehospitaltostaywithmeandhelpkeepmeawake.Thingsbecamemuch7．(easy)thanIhadimaginedwithSusan'shelp.Shetoldmestoriesandjokes,andtimepassedveryquickly.WithoutSusan'shelp，8．wholestayinthehospitalwouldhavebeenmuchmoredifficult.Andour9．(friend)becamedeeperfromthenon.Ithinknothingcankeepusapart.I'mso10．(thank)thatIhavesuchafriend.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(yǔ)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(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。Ihavetwopets,PollyandSally、Theyaregreen-and-blueparrot、Theirhomeisashadytreeinthegardenwheretheyarefreelytoflyfrombranchtobranch、Therehasawoodenboxfortheminatree、Thisistheirnest,wheretheysleepatnightthereandtakeshelterwheneveritrain、Everymorning,aftercleantheirnest,Ifeedthemwithsomeseedsandgivethemabowlwatertodrink、Theyareprettyandlivelybirds、Thisisreallyinterestingwatchingtheirmovements,becauseIneverfeeldullspendingmytimewiththem、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是校英文報(bào)主編李華。由于英文報(bào)規(guī)模擴(kuò)大,現(xiàn)急需招聘一名助理編輯。請(qǐng)你以“AnEnglishEditorwanted”為題用英語(yǔ)寫一則招聘啟事。內(nèi)容包括:1.職位描述；2.應(yīng)聘要求；3.聯(lián)系方式。注意:1.詞數(shù)80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、C2、B3、D4、B5、D6、D7、B8、D9、A10、D11、B12、C13、A14、B15、C16、C17、D18、B19、D20、B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、A3、A22、1、A2、C3、D4、C5、A23、1、B2、D3、A4、B5、A24、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.Wed