2023學年高考英語模擬測試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—AreyoucomingtoJeff’sparty?—I’mnotsure.I______gototheconcertinstead.A．must B．wouldC．should D．might2．Therealreasonwhyprices____,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A．were B．willbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen3．---MayIhelpyou？Youseemtobehavingsometrouble.----____________，thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Noproblem B．It'sallrightC．ok D．Noway4．I______footballsinceIleftuniversity.A．didn’tplay B．don’tplayC．won’tplay D．haven’tplayed5．Theteachertoldthechildren______quietinthemuseum.A．keepB．keptC．keepingD．tokeep6．Whichdoyouprefer,teaorcoffee?—_______.Ireallydon’tmind.A．Both B．None C．Neither D．Either7．________wellformyjobinterview,IreallyhadbutterfliesinmystomachonmywaytothecompanyIhadappliedto.A．Havingnotprepared B．NothavingpreparedC．Nottohaveprepared D．Tohavenotprepared8．—Whichdoyouprefer,theformeroptionorthelatterone?—Ithinktheformeroneisnobetterthanthelatterone.SoI’llchoose________.A．theformeroneB．thelatteroneC．eitherofthemD．neitherofthem9．Nodecision__A_aboutanyfutureappointmentuntilallthecandidateshavebeeninterviewed.A．willbemade B．ismadeC．isbeingmade D．hasbeenmade10．Evenasmallpersonalcomputerstorevastamountsofinformation.A．might B．canC．oughtto D．hasto11．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.12．I'msorryyou______solong,butit'llstillbesometimebeforeJimgetsback．A．wait B．waited C．hadwaited D．havebeenwaiting13．---Couldweaccomplishthetaskaccordingtotheschedule?---Idoubtthat.Theproblemremains______wecangetfinancialaidwithinthisweek.A．that B．how C．why D．when14．Lookoverthere!Thereisalong,windingpath________uptothehouse.A．lead B．leadingC．led D．tolead15．—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—It’sapity.HowIwishI________timetoattendit.A．had B．have C．hadhad D．havehad16．U.S.PresidentBarackObamaarrivedinChina’seconomiccenterShanghaionSundaynight,November15th2009,______astatevisittoChina.A．starting B．started C．tostart D．havingstarted17．________backinhischair,themanbegantotellushisadventuresintheforests.A．SitB．SittingC．TositD．Sat18．_____thelawyers,volunteersfromtheLibyanRedCrossSocietyalsojoinedtheeffortsinhelpingtheChinesegohomesafely.A．Exceptfor B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Insteadof19．Lisawouldn’t________thejobanymore.Shehadabigargumentwithherbossandresigned.A．comeupwith B．keepupwithC．makeupwith D．putupwith20．IfI_____itwithmyowneyes,Iwouldn’thavebelievedit.A．didn’tsee B．weren’tseeingC．wouldn’tsee D．hadn’tseen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）TheSongDynasty(960-1279)isoftenreferredtoastheChineseRenaissance(文藝復興).Foraboutthreeandaquartercenturies,underitsrule,Chinaenjoyedaperiodofeconomicgrowthwithgreatartisticandintellectualachievements.OneofthemostimportantfactorsintheSongRenaissancewastheprintingpresswhichmadeforarebirthofclassicalConfucianlearning.Bythe10thcentury,printerswereproducingalargenumberofcopiesoftheclassicalConfuciantexts.Withthisincreaseintheproductionofbooks,educationspreadandbecamewidelyavailable.PrintingalsohaditsgreatestinfluenceontheChinesepoliticalsystem.IntheSongDynasty,govemmentexaminationsbecamethemostimportantwaytopoliticalpowerinChina.Foralmost1,000years,Chinawasgovemedbymenwhohaddoneverywellinexaminations.Thousandsofstudentsstudiedfortheexams,andthousandsofinexpensivebookswererequired.Withoutprinting,suchasystemwouldnothavebeenpossible.TheSongperiodwasalsothegoldenageofChinesepainting.EmperorHuizong(1101-1125)wasatalentedpainterwhoencouragedthearts.Aroyalpaintingacademywascreatedandmanyfineartistsweresupported.Theperiodisbestknownfornaturesubjectsandlandscapepaintings.GuoXiusedperspectiveinhispaintingsandTheQuictValleyisoneofhisbest-knownworks.OneofthegreatestlandscapepaintersoftheperiodwasFanKuan.Hismasterpiece,TravellingamongMountainsandGorges,isoneofthemostfamousChinesepaintings.Completedaroundtheyear1000,itwasinspiredbythepowerofnatureandtherelativeinsignificanceofhumans.1、WhenwastheChineseRenaissance?A．ImmediatelyaftertheRenaissanceinEurope.B．DuringtheSongDynasty.C．AtthetimeofConfucius.D．intheyear1,000.2、WhatcontributedtospreadingtheideasofConfucius?A．Thespreadofeducationtothemiddleclasses.B．People’snewinterestinclassicaltexts.C．Thedevelopmentofpainting.D．Theprintingpressandawideavailabilityofbooks.3、Howdidpeoplebecomepoliticiansatthetime?A．Onlymembersofthewealthyclasscouldgointopolitics.B．Asmallnumberofpowerfulfamiliesranthecountry.C．Onlymembersgoodatpaintingweresupportedbytheroyalty.D．Therewasaspecialexamsystemtoselectpoliticians.4、FromthepassagewecanknowthepainterofTravellingamongMountainsandGorgesis＿＿＿．A．GuoXiB．EmperorHuizongC．FanKuanD．Confucius22．（8分）Nospacecraftwilleverlandonthesun.thesunisaflamingballofgasthatreachesthousandsofdegreesFahrenheit.Butnextyear,ashipfromEarthwillflyclosertoitthananymanmadecrafthasflownbefore.Themission(任務)isabigdevelopmentforscientistsand,maybe,foreveryoneelse.InSeptember2018,NASAplanstolaunchtheParkerSolarProbe.Afterajourneyofnearly90millionmiles,itwillflywithin3.8millionmilesofthesun.withintwomonthsoflaunching,theprobeisexpectedtoreachthesun’scorona(日冕).That’sthesun’souteratmosphereofgases.Gettingtherewon’tbeeasy.Designingaspacecrafttoughenoughtoholduptothesun’sheathasproveddifficult.Butthathasn’tstoppedengineersfromtrying.Temperaturesinthecoronacanreachmillionsofdegrees.Theprobewilllimititselftoregionswherethingsgetnohotterthan2,10oF.That’sstillaheavyheatloadforaspacecraft.Buta4.5-inch-thickheatshield(罩)willprotecttheprobe’scameraandscientificinstruments.NASAsaysthedatatheprobecollectscouldprovideknowledgeintothephysicsofstars.Oursunisspecialtous.Butasastar,it’srathercommon.Sothebetterweunderstandhowitworks,thebetterweunderstandallstarsofitsmassandcolor.Perhapsthemostimportantiswhattheprobemayshowusaboutsolarstorms.Duringsolarstorms,chargedparticlesstreamthroughthesolarsystem.Theycandisablecommunicationssatellitesandshutdownpowdersystems.Onestudyhasfoundthataveryintensesolarstormcouldcauseupto$2trillionindamageintheUSalone.ItcouldalsoblackouttheEastCoastforayear.Understandingsolarstormsmightallowustopredictthemandprotectourselves.Thatcouldmakeevenamissionwithabillion-pluspricetagoneofNASA’sgreatbargains.1、Whatcanwelearnabouttheprobe?A．It’llflyclosertothesunthatthepreviousonesB．It’sthefirstmanmadeinstrumenttoflytothesunC．It’llgettothecoreofthesuninnearlytwomonthsD．It’llflyabout3.8millionmilestoreachthecorona.2、Whatisthechallengefortheengineers?A．DirectingtheprobetocollectdataB．ReducingthetemperatureoftheprobeC．BuildingashieldagainsttheheatD．Limitingtheprobetoproperregions3、Whatmightbethebesttitle?A．ExploringthestarsB．GettingclosetothesunC．DesigningaspaceshipD．Protectingtheearth4、Wheredoesthevalueofthemissionlie?A．MonitoringsatellitesB．ExploringsolarenergyC．DevelopingscientificinstrumentsD．Forecastingsolarstorms23．（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．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjob24．（8分）Askanyreaderswhotheirfavoritefictionalcharacterinanovelisandyou’lllikelygetadetailedexplanationaboutthebelovedcharacterthattheyadmire.Itmightevensoundlikethey’retalkingaboutapersontheyknow.Inastudy,researcherslookedatthebrainsofagroupofpeopleoverninedays.HalfofthegroupreadthenovelPompeii,andhalfdidn’t.Afterexamining,researchersfoundthereaders’brainsshowedheightenedconnectivity(連通性)insomeareas.Thisislikelybecausethebrainimaginesthemovementandemotionsofthecharactertheyreadaboutinthebook.Eventhoughtheparticipantswerethenaskednottoreadthenovel,theykeptthisheightenedconnectivity.Wecallthata“shadowactivity”,almostlikeamusclememory.Soevenafteryou’vefinishedabook,yourbrainkeepsthosebenefitsforsometimeafterwards.Ithasbeensuggestedthatpeoplewhoreadalotoffictionbecomemoreempathic(移情作用的),becausefictionisasimulation(模仿)ofsocialexperiences,inwhichpeoplepracticeandimprovetheirinterpersonalskills.Thepeoplewhonotonlyreadfiction,butfeltahighlevelof“emotionaltransportation”whilereading---ascomparedtopeoplewhoweren’ttakenbythestoryorwhoreadnon-fiction---displayedhigherlevelsofempathywhentested.Increaseofempathyisimportantforpeoplebecauseempathyispositivelyrelatedtocreativity,performanceatworkandcooperativebehaviors.Besides,readingimproves“TheoryofMind”.Itis“theabilitytounderstandthatothershavementalstatesthataredifferentfromone’sown.”Ofvariousactivities,readingnovelshasbeenfoundtoimprovethisability,whilewatchingtelevisionprogramsormovieshasbeenfoundtodojusttheopposite---areducedunderstandingofothersandweakercognitive(認知的)developmentoverall.Maybeweshouldputmoreofapriorityonnovel-reading.Andmanyreadersbelievethatreadinganovelisfarbetterandmoremeaningfulthanwatchinganymovie.AsDavidKiddoftheNewSchoolstudysaid,“Fictionisnotjustasimulatorofasocialexperience;itisasocialexperience.”1、WhatisimpliedintheParagraph2?A．Readingnovelsisjustawasteoftime.B．Readingnovelscanhelppeoplebecomehappy.C．Readingnovelsincreasesconnectivityinourbrain.D．Readingnovelshelpsenhanceourmemorygreatly.2、WhatdoweknowaboutnovelreadersfromParagraph3?A．Theytendtobeemotionalinsocialexperiences.B．Theyunderstandtheemotionsofpeoplebetter.C．Theyliketotalkabouttheirfavoritecharacters.D．Theyaremoresensitivetoeverything.3、What’stheeffectofwatchingTVormovies?A．Itdistinguishesyourviewsfromthoseofothers.B．Itcontributestoyourcognitivedevelopment.C．Itreducesyourempathyforothersalot.D．Itchangesyouroverallmentalstates.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“priority”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Preference. B．Authority.C．Exposure. D．Evaluation.25．（10分）Formanyparents,raisingateenagerislikefightingalongwar,butyearsgobywithoutanyclearwinner.Likeaborderconflictbetweenneighboringcountries,theparent-teenwarisaboutboundaries:WhereisthelinebetweenwhatIcontrolandwhatyoudo?Bothsideswantpeace,butneitherfeelsithasanypowertostoptheconflict.Inpart,thisisbecauseneitheriswillingtoadmitanyresponsibilityforstartingit.Fromtheparents’pointofview,theonlycauseoftheirfightistheiradolescents’completeunreasonableness.Andofcourse,theteensseeitinexactlythesameway,exceptoppositely.Bothfeeltrapped.Inthisarticle,I’lldescribethreeno-winsituationsthatcommonlyarisebetweenteensandparentsandthensuggestsomewaysoutofthetrap.Thefirstno-winsituationisquarrelonunimportantthings.Examplesincludethecoloroftheteen’shair,thecleannessofthebedroom,thepreferredstyleofclothing,thechild’sfailuretoeatagoodbreakfastbeforeschool,orhistendencytosleepuntilnoonontheweekends.Second,blaming.Thegoalofablamingbattleistomaketheotheradmitthathisbadattitudeisthereasonwhyeverythinggoeswrong.Third,needingtoberight.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatthetopicis—politics,thelawsofphysics,ortheproperwaytobreakanegg—thepointoftheseargumentsistoprovethatyouarerightandtheotherpersoniswrong,forbothwishtobeconsideredanauthority—someonewhoactuallyknowssomething—andthereforetocommandrespect.Unfortunately,aslongasparentsandteenscontinuetoassumethattheyknowmorethantheother,they’llcontinuetofightthesebattlesforeverandnevermakeanyrealprogress.1、Whydoestheauthorcomparetheparentteenwartoaborderconflict?A．Bothcancontinueforgenerations.B．Bothareaboutwheretodrawtheline.C．Neitherhasanyclearwinner.D．Neithercanbeputtoanend.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mean?A．Theteensblametheirparentsforstartingtheconflict.B．Theteensagreewiththeirparentsonthecauseoftheconflict.C．Theteensaccusetheirparentsofmisleadingthem.D．Theteenstendtohaveafullunderstandingoftheirparents.3、Parentsandteenswanttoberightbecausetheywantto__________.A．giveorderstotheother B．knowmorethantheotherC．gainrespectfromtheother D．gettheothertobehaveproperly4、Whatwilltheauthormostprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?A．Causesfortheparent-teenconflictsB．Examplesoftheparent-teenwarC．Solutionstotheparent-teenproblemsD．Futureoftheparent-teenrelationship第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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）Everymorning,littleKatemakesthedayofbusdriverJohnReed.TheMilwaukeekidisknowntowaveandjumpupanddownasReed'sbus1toherstop.SowhenReed’s2changed,heknewhehadto3apropergoodbyetothe4-year-oldgirl,forallthesweet4fromtheangel.“Goodmorning,sweetie!”hegreetedthechildandhermom,Tracy.“Igotyoua5,Igotyouabookandthere'ssomethingelseinthereforyou,”hetoldKateashehandedherashiningbag.Thesweetmomentwasrecordedbythesecurity6insidethebus.“Mydaughterisveryhappy,”TracytoldInsideEonFriday.“That'sjusther7.Inthemorning,whensheseeshimcoming,shegetsvery8.Theyjust9afriendship.”InsideKate’scard,Reedwrote:"Ican10saythatoverthepastmonthsyouhavebeenmyfavoritebuspassenger.Yourhappysmileand11everydayGoodMorningshave12myeveryday.IwanttothankyouforbeingaGREATEXAMPLEforothersto13.”Tracywasso14withReed’skindnessthatshevisitedherFacebookaccountto15herdaughter'sspecialconnectiontothebusdriver.“EverymorningKateandItakethecitybustoschoolandwork,”shewrote.“Wetrytoalwaystakethe16busbecausewemadefriendswiththedriverReed.”“Sheis17excitedtoseehim,shealways18himagoodmorning,andtellshimthelatestnewsinher4-year-oldlife.She19himaValentine,andhegaveheronetoo.Theyarebestfriends.”Tracy20seeingReedonhermorningcommute(通勤).“Thoughmynewdriverisperfectlynice,he’snoJohnReed,"shesaid.1、A．movesaround B．pullsup C．tracksdown D．showsup2、A．service B．road C．offer D．route3、A．deliver B．send C．leave D．wave4、A．rides B．smiles C．memories D．words5、A．bag B．gift C．parcel D．card6、A．guard B．camera C．door D．system7、A．way B．habit C．spirit D．look8、A．moved B．amused C．excited D．relaxed9、A．increased B．recovered C．created D．developed10、A．eventually B．honestly C．directly D．proudly11、A．warm B．formal C．modest D．natural12、A．honored B．hatched C．brightened D．inspired13、A．observe B．repeat C．follow D．appreciate14、A．satisfied B．filled C．presented D．impressed15、A．announce B．explain C．expose D．discuss16、A．safe B．right C．old D．same17、A．morethan B．anythingbut C．still D．even18、A．tells B．wishes C．awards D．shows19、A．promised B．printed C．wrote D．signed20、A．continues B．keeps C．considers D．misses第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Latinisconsideredasadeadlanguage,butsomepeopledisagree.TheyinsistthatLatinisnotdeadbecausenews1．(report)bytheRomanCatholicChurchinLatinrecently.2．,Latinisnolongeranyone’snativelanguage.Whileitsuseisstilltaught,Latinisnolongerconsideredtobeadevelopinglanguagetothedegreeofmostmodernlanguages.Therearemanyreasons3．Latindyingout.ThemostimportantonehastodowiththefalloftheRomanEmpire.DuringtheRomanperiod,RomewasthemostpowerfulcountryintheWesternworld,somostofthosewhowantedtosucceedtried4．(learn)Latin.Asaresult,5．languagedevelopedquickly.Butthatrapiddevelopment6．(final)stopped.LatincontinuedtobeusedduringtheMiddleAge.ThroughoutEurope,itremainedthelanguageofchoice.However,therewasnoneedforastandardlanguage,soLatinbegantochangewhendifferentareasdevelopedtheirownlanguagesoveraperiodofhundredsofyears,of7．themostcommonlyspokenareSpanish,Portuguese,ItalianandFrench.ThoughnotdirectlyconnectedwiththeRomanlanguages,Latinstillhashadaneffectonmanyother8．(language).English,forexample,whichisnotoneoftheRomanlanguagesbutaGermanicone,cantracenearlytwo-thirdsofitswordsbacktoLatin.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（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作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。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。2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。SometimesinFebruary,myteachertoldusaboutthecityspeechcontest,itstopicwas“Peoplewhohaveovercomedifficultiesintheirlives”、Ithoughtofmygrandmawouldbemyperfecttopic、ThenIcarefullypreparedforcontest、Acoupleofweekslater,afterthefirstroundIwaschoosingtobeoneofthesevenfinalists!Thefinalwasheldsoon、Iwasthesixthtopresentthespeech、HowareliefwhenIfinishedit!Afterthelastpersonfinished,thejudgemadetheirfinaldecisionsandannouncedthatIhavewonfirstprize、Theaudienceweregoingwildlyclappingandcheering!Iwasextremelyhappy、ItwassuchexcitingamomentthatIwillalwaysremember、第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設你是李華。你的英國筆友John寫信告訴你近日他由于沉迷于電腦游戲，健康受到很大影響。他十分焦慮。請你根據以下要點提示，給他寫一封回信，建議他養成良好的生活習慣。要點如下：①限制玩游戲的時間，把精力逐漸轉移到其他事情上；②規定起床和睡覺的時間，形成良好的作息時間；③每天鍛煉半小時，增強體質。注意：詞數120左右。補充詞匯：beaddictedto沉迷于DearJohn,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes!Yourssincerely,LiHua

2023學年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、B4、D5、D6、D7、B8、D9、A10、B11、D12、D13、B14、B15、C16、A17、B18、C19、D20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、B2、D3、D4、C22、1、A2、C3、B4、D23、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’toftenhavestrangers