2023學年高考英語模擬測試卷注意事項：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。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域內作答，超出答題區域書寫的答案無效；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．Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone2．Heisabad-temperedfellow,buthe________bequitecharmingwhenhewishes.A．shall B．shouldC．can D．must3．Wechatintendstoradicallychangetheway______peopleusemobilephones.A．/ B．which C．why D．who4．ProfessorWang________inourschooltillnextSunday．A．willhavestayed B．hasstayed C．isstaying D．stayed5．Hewasforcedtospendanothernightattheairport____forhisplane.A．waitingB．beingwaitedC．waitedD．tobewaited6．Itisnotsurprisingthenewcourseonelectronicgameshasattractedmanystudents.A．whatB．whichC．thatD．where7．Istillfindithardtoimaginethatsuchacleverchild__________makesuchafoolishmistake.A．shall B．mustC．can D．should8．Who______thefightagainsttheH1N1flu______itnotbeenfortheChinesescientists’greatefforts?A．couldhavewon;had B．wouldwin;had C．wouldhavewon;has D．couldwin;has9．Althoughvaluesmaybe____,it’shelpfultosharethemwithyourpartnerforadditionalsupport.A．terminalB．personalC．crucialD．practical10．Agoodsuitcaseisessentialforsomeonewhois

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asmuchasJackieis.A．ontheriseB．onthelineC．onthespotD．ontherun11．—Jenny,howwasyourtriptoBeijing?—Oh,Imissedit.IwishI________myvacationthere.A．amspendingB．willspendC．havespentD．hadspent12．AmericansingerTaylorSwift,21,________bigatthe2011AcademyofCountryMusicAwardsintheUSonApril3rd.A．stood B．gave C．scored D．made13．Atthemeeting,theheadmastersaidthatthegovernmentshouldpreventsuchthingsashurtchildren________again.A．happening B．happen C．tohappenDhappened14．Thereisnodoubtthatclimateallovertheworld______greatlyinrecentyears.A．hadchanged B．ischangingC．changed D．hasbeenchanging15．Iwasillthatday,otherwiseI_______thesportsmeet.A．tookpartin B．wouldhavetakenpartinC．hadtakenpartin D．wouldtakepartin16．Moresubwaylines______tomaketravellingeasyinBeijinginthecomingyears.A．willbuild B．willbebuiltC．build D．arebuilt17．Lifeisajourney_____withhardships,joysandspecialmoments.A．filled B．tofill C．filling D．havingfilled18．Allthephotographsinthisbook,statedotherwise,datefromthe1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if19．JackandMikewerefoundcheatingintheexam,and_______bytheirteacheratthemoment.A．werescolded B．arebeingscoldedC．havebeenscolded D．werebeingscolded20．—YouspeakverygoodFrench!—Thanks.I__________FrenchinSichuanUniversityforfouryears.A．studied B．study C．wasstudying D．hadstudied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）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．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjob22．（8分）Sittingtoomuchislinkedtochangesinasectionofthebrainthatisimportantformemory,accordingtoarecentstudybyUCLAresearchersofmiddle-agedandolderadults.Studiesshowthattoomuchsitting,likesmoking,increasestheriskofheartdisease,diabetesandprematuredeath.ResearchersatUCLAwanttoseehowsedentarybehavior(sittingforlongperiodsoftime)influencesthehealthofthebrain,especiallyregionsofthebrainthatareimportanttomemoryformation.UCLAresearchersgathered35peopleaged45to75andaskedabouttheirphysicalactivitylevelsandtheaveragenumberofhoursperdaytheyspentsittingoverthepreviouswork.Eachpersonhadahigh-resolutionMRI(熱分辨磁共振成像)scan,whichprovidesadetailedlookatthemedialtemporallobe,orMTL,abruinregioninvolvedintheformationofnewmemories.TheresearchersfoundthatsedentarybehaviorisanimportantpredictorofthinningoftheMTLandthatphysicalactivity,evenathighlevels,ismilenoughtocompensatetheharmfuleffectsofsiltingforlongperiods.“Thisstudydoesnotprovethattoomuchsittingcausesthinnerbrainstructures,butinsteadthatmorehoursspentsittingareassociatedwiththinnerregions,”researcherssaid.Inaddition,theresearchersfocusedonthehoursspentsitting,butdidnotaskparticipantsiftheytookbreaksduringthistime.Theresearchersnexthopetofollowagroupofpeopleforalongerdurationtodetermineifsittingcausethetinningandwhatrolegender(性別),race,andweightmightplayinbruinhealthrelatedtosilting.“MTLthinningcanbeanindicationofcognitive(認知的)declineinmiddle-agedandolderadults.ReducingsedentarybehaviormaybeapossibletargetformeasuresdesignedtoimprovebruinhealthinpeopleatriskforAlzheimer’sdisease,”researcherssaid.1、WhatisthestudydonebyUCLAmainlyintendedtofindout?A．Whatharmsittingtoomuchcauses.B．Whysiltingtoomuchislikesmoking.C．Howtoomuchsittingaffectsbrainhealth.D．Whethertoomuchsittingcausesearlydeath2、Participantswerescannedbyahigh-resolutionMRIto.A．evaluatetheirmemorylossB．examinetheirMTLconditionsC．recordtheirphysicalactivitylevelsD．recordthelengthoflimefortheirsitting3、WhatdoUCLAresearchersthinkoftheirstudy?A．Itinagreatsuccess.B．Itislittlepracticalvalue.C．Itmusttargettheyoung.D．Itstillneedstobeimproved.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．LongSittingIsBadforYourBrainB．HowtoImproveBrainHealthC．SittingCausesManyHealthProblemD．AnEasyWaytoPreventMemoryLoss23．（8分）Whatiserosion(腐蝕)?Erosionissimplywhensoilistransportedontheearth'ssurfacefromonelocationtoanotherbyanaturalcause.Thisiseasytoimagine.Pictureasandcastleonabeach.Thissandcastleisparticularlybeautiful,theworkofawholelong,hotsummerafternoon.Ithasthreetowers,withagreatwallrunningallaround.Smallsquarehousessitinanopenareainthecenter.FromthetallesttowerfliesaPop-sicle-wrapperflagfromasmalltwigflagpole.Itsbuildersitsback,proudlyadmiringherwork.Butitislate,andthetideiscomingin,bringingthewatercloser.Finally,thecastleishitwithagiantwave.Asitpullsout,thebuilderseesthereisnothingleftbutbitsofthetowersandasmallbrokentwig.Wherehasthesandgone?Notveryfar,really.It’smovingaroundthewaterthatwillwashbackandforthacrossthebeachallday.It’sspreadaroundthebeachnexttothecastle.However,tooureyes,ithasdisappeared.Thisisalsothewaywitherosion.Partsoftheearthseemtodisappearbuthavereallyjustbeenmovedaround.Acommonexampleofwaterchangingthelandscapeissinkholes.Sinkholesareformedwhenundergroundwaterwearsawaythedirtandrockthatsurroundsit.Eventually,theholeunderneaththegroundissobig,andtheearthaboveitsothinthatthesurfacecollapsesintothehole,takingwithitanythingunluckyenoughtobeonthesurfaceatthetime.Sinkholesoccurnaturallyandhavebeenaroundaverylongtime.Today,though,manysinkholesarecausedbytheactionofhumanbeings.Infact,today,humanbeingsareoneofthethingshelpingtospeeduperosionoftheearth.Scientistsbelievethatbypumpingwaterfromunderground,movingsanddunesandothernaturally-occurringanti-erosionmeasures,humanshaveallowederosionoftheearthtospeedupbyasmuchas40times.Thismeansthatbeachesaroundtheworldaredisappearing,moresinkholesareopeningup,andfarmlandisrapidlybecomingdesert.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeofdescribingasandcastleinParagraph2?A．Toshowthedestructiveforceofnature.B．Torecallhishappychildhood.C．Tocatchthereader’sattention.D．Toexplainwhaterosionis.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”refertointhepassage?A．Thehole.B．Theground.C．Theearth.D．Thesurface.3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanyouinfermayNOTbethecauseofsink-holes?A．Alotofhigh-riseshavebeenbuilt.B．Peoplepumpwaterfromunderground.C．Toomanymineshavebeenopenedup.D．Undergroundwatertakesawaydirtandrockaroundit.4、Basedonthepassage,whatismostlikelytobeoneresultoferosion?A．Desertificationwillspeedup.B．Sinkholeswillbeeverywhere.C．Manyplantspecieswilldisappear.D．Earthquakeswillhappenmoreoften.24．（8分）TheGiftofLifeMostcouplesdemonstratetheirloveonFebruary14withflowersorchocolates.Butthesefourmenandwomenhaveofferedtheultimatelovinggesture—thegiftoflife.Eachsacrificehasenabledtheirlovedonestolivefullandactivelivesagainafterseriousillness.I’DDoTHESAMEFORHERMicheleJohnson，53，hasbeenmarriedtoGay，57，for26years.Withherhusbandsufferingfromacongenital(先天性的)kidneycondition，in2013Michelegavehimoneofhem.Gaysaid:“Ineededtobehookeduptoadialysis(透析)machine.Ihadnoqualityoflifeatall.However，IfeltgreatassoonasIwokeupaftertheoperation.ItoldherI’ddothesameforher.”ILOVEBRENDATOBITSBrendaGreen，62，metherhusbandKeith，63，whenshewas24andtheymarriedfiveyearslater.WhenBrendawastoldfiveyearsagosheneededakidneytransplant，shecried.IⅡgiveyoumine.”Keithsaidwithouthesitation.“BrendaismywifeandIlovehertobits.”MYWIFE’SMYHEROStephenHeavyside，61，andwifePatricia，62，havebeenmarriedfor40years.Stephensaid:“Iwasdiagnosedwithadultpolycystickidneydiseasefiveyearsago.Patriciatookgoodcareofmeanddonatedakidney.Thishasbroughtusevencloser.”Hesaid“Patricia’sgiftchangedmylife.Sheismyhero.”DECISIONWASEASYAnnaStevens，48，andhusbandGary，53，ofWatford，Herts，havebeenwedfor23years.Annadonatedakidneytoherhusband.Shesaidofthetransplant:“ItwastheeasiestdecisionI’veevermade.”Garysaid.“There’sonlytwowordsthatIcanusetodescribeher:Myangel.”1、HowwasMicheleJohnson’shusbandbeforetheoperation?A．Hesuddenlysufferedfromkidneydisease.B．Hehadtobeondialysisalongtime.C．Hedidn’twanttoliveanylonger.D．Hefeltgreatinspiteofthesickness.2、WhydidStephenHeavysidesayherwifewashishero?A．Theyhadbeenmarriedforalongtime.B．Theyhadgotalongwellwitheachother.C．Shetookgoodcareofhimafterhegotill.D．Herecoveredbecauseofhiswife’sgift.3、Whatcanweknowaboutthefourcouples?A．Fourwivesdonatedtheirkidneystotheirhusbands.B．Theyhadallbeenmarriedmorethan20years.C．Thepatientssufferedfromcongenitalkidneydisease.D．Theydemonstratetheirlovewithflowersorchocolates.25．（10分）Theyearwas1932.AmeliaEarhartwasflyingalonefromNorthAmericatoEnglandinasmallsingle—enginedaeroplane.Atmidnight,severalhoursaftershehadleftNewfoundland,sheranintobadweather.Tomakethingsworse,heraltimeter(高度表)failedandshedidn’tknowhowhighshewasflying.Atnight,andinastorm,apilotisingreatdifficultywithoutanaltimeter.Attimes,herplanenearlyplunged(沖)intothesea.Justbeforedawn,therewasfurthertrouble.Amelianoticedflames(火焰)comingfromtheengine.Wouldshebeabletoreachland?Therewasnothingtodoexcepttokeepgoingandtohope.Intheend,AmeliaEarhartdidreachIreland,andforthecourageshehadshown,shewaswarmlywelcomedinEnglandandEurope.WhenshereturnedtotheUnitedStates,shewashonoredbyPresidentHooverataspecialdinnerintheWhiteHouse.Fromthattimeon,AmeliaEarhartwasfamous.Whatwassoimportantaboutherflight?AmeliaEarhartwasthefirstwomantoflytheAtlanticOceanalone,andshehadsetarecordoffourteenhoursandfifty—sixminutes.Intheyearsthatfollowed,AmeliaEarhartmadeseveralflightsacrosstheUnitedStates,andoneachoccasion(時刻)shesetanewrecordforflyingtime.AmeliaEarhartmadetheseflightstoshowthatwomenhadaplaceinaviation(航空)andthatairtravelwasuseful.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTthedifficultywhichAmeliaEarhartmetinherflightfromnorthAmericatoEngland?A．Shewascaughtinastorm. B．Thealtimeterwentoutoforder.C．Herenginewentwrong. D．Shelostherdirection.2、WhenAmeliaEarhartsawflamescomingfromtheengine,whatdidshedo?A．Shedidnothingbutprayforherself.B．ShechangedherdirectionandlandedinIreland.C．Shecontinuedflying.D．Shelosthopeofreachingland.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementswasNOTmentioned?A．ShewasthefirstwomanwhosucceededinflyingacrosstheAtlanticOceanalone.B．Sheshowedgreatcourageinovercomingthedifficultiesduringtheflight.C．ShewaswarmlywelcomedinEngland,EuropeandtheUnitedStates.D．Shemadeplanstoflyaroundtheworld.4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．AmeliaEarhart—FirstAcrosstheAtlantic.B．AmeliaEarhart—PioneerinWomen’sAviation.C．ANewRecordforFlyingTime.D．ADangerousFlightfromNorthAmericatoEngland.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）第二節完型填空(共20小題；每小題l.5分。滿分30分)[來源:學科網]閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。I’vealwayshadstrongopinionsofhowloveshouldbeexpressed,butothershadtheirownwaysofshowingcare.WhatI36mostaboutvisitingmyboyfriend’sparentsistheloudtickoftheclockinthediningroomaswe37ateourmeal.WithsolittleconversationIwasquickto38hisfamilyascold.Whenwegotintothe39togohome,hisfathersuddenlyappeared.40,hebegantowashhisson’swindscreen.Icouldfeelheisacaringmanthroughtheglass.Ilearnedanotherlessonaboutloveafewyearslater.Myfatheroften41meearlyinthemorning.“BuyXerox.It’sagoodsharpprice,”hemightsaywhenIansweredthephone.Nopleasant42orinquiryaboutmylife,justfinancialinstructions.Thismannerofhis43meandweoftenquarreled.Butoneday,Ithoughtaboutmyfather’ssuccessinbusinessandrealizedthathisconcernformyfinancialsecuritylaybehindhis44morningcalls.Thenexttimehecalledandtoldmetobuyastock,I45him.Whenmysocialstylehasconflictedwiththatofmyfriends,I’veoftenfelt46.Forexample,Ialwaysreturnphonecalls47andregularlycontactwithmyfriends.Iexpectthesamefromthem.Ihadonefriendwhorarelycalled,answeringmymessageswithshorte-mails.Irushedtothe48:Shewasn’tagoodfriend!Myanger49astheholidaysapproached.ButthenshecametoagatheringI50andhandedmeabeautifuldressIhadfalleninlovewithwhenwedidsomewindow-shoppingthepreviousmonth.Iwas51atherthoughtfulness,andregretfulforhowI’dconsideredhertobe52.ClearlyIneededtochangemyexpectationsoffriends.Fartoooften,Iignoredtheir53expressions,eagerlyexpectingthemtodothingsinmy54.Overtheyears,however,I’velearnedto55otherpersons,lovesigns.36.A．rememberB．enjoyC．valueD．admire37.A．excitedlyB．nervouslyC．silentlyD．instantly38.A．regardB．treatC．takeD．think39.A．busB．trainC．carD．plane40.A．PunctuallyB．CarefullyC．ProudlyD．Coldly41.A．visitedB．interruptedC．warnedD．telephoned42.A．greetingB．meetingC．apologyD．explanation43.A．interestedB．angeredC．encouragedD．surprised44.A．longB．shortC．warmD．polite45.A．praisedB．rememberedC．blamedD．thanked46.A．contentB．guiltyC．curiousD．disappointed47.A．inorderB．inturnC．withoutdelayD．withoutdifficulty48.A．feelingB．suggestionC．judgmentD．belief49.A．disappearedB．grewC．helpedD．declined50.A．openedB．refusedC．hostedD．invited51.A．depressedB．upsetC．fascinatedD．shocked52.A．uncaringB．dishonestC．unhappyD．uncooperative53.A．uniqueB．commonC．pleasantD．familiar54.A．opinionB．wayC．mindD．life55.A．sendB．readC．giveD．express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）Over100,000peopletookpartinamassiveparadeatBeijing'sTian'anmenSquare1．themorningofOct1,NationalDay,tocelebratethe70thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.Themilitaryparadebeganwithhelicopters2．(fly)overheadcarryingChina'snationalflags.FighterjetsroaredacrosstheBeijingsky,thousandsofsoldiersgoose-steppeddownthecapital'sstreets,followedbycolumnsoftanksandtrucksbearingnewintercontinentalballisticmissiles(洲際彈道導彈),3．wasdescribedasthecountry'sbiggest-evermilitaryparade.Accordingtostatemediacommentary,some40percentofthearmamentsweredisplayedinpublicforthefirsttime.The4．(celebrate)forChina's70thanniversaryonNationalDayhaveclearlyshownthestrengthsofthecountry'spastandpresent,which5．（pave)awayforthepeacefuldevelopmentofChinesesocietyinthelastsevendecades.Witnessingthegrandmilitaryparadewiththeslogansof“LongLiveChina”atTiananmensquareandlisteningtoxxx’sspeechwereanopportunitytonote6．thisnationhasdevelopedremarkablywithconfidenceinthesystem7．(adopt)undertheleadershipoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC).Today,Chinaisblessedwithaspiritedpeople,breathtakingdevelopment,aharmonioussocietyandupraisedinternationalauthority,making8．thefocus,thewonderandenvyoftheworld.TheChinesepeopleare9．(confident)aboutandmorecapableofreaching10．goalofnationalrenewalthaneverbefore.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。每處錯誤僅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。May1wasabrightlyday.LiYueandZhangHuasetoutatriptotheSunshineNursingHometovolunteering.Theelderlypeopleinthenursinghomewaspleasedtoreceivefreshfruitfromthetwoyoungstudent.Next,theystartedcleaningtheelderlypeople’srooms.Afterthat,theysitdoym,chattingwiththeelderlypeopleuntilitwastimeforthemtoleave.Theelderlypeopleofferedtheygreatthanksoverandoveragainforthattheyhaddone,andtheysmiledgently.Theheartfeltsatisfactionofdoingagooddeedwasabestrewardthattheyhadeverhadit.第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）目前,城里人喜歡到農村過周末,而農村人喜歡到城里過周末。閱讀下表內容寫一篇短文介紹生活中的這一變化,并說明自己的感受。詞數:120詞左右。城里人農村人周末活動到農村釣魚、旅游、遠足進城買東西、看電影聽音樂會出行方式開汽車乘汽車活動目的呼吸新鮮空氣,欣賞鄉村風景,以達到放松、健身的目的改善生活質量,體驗現代文化

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、B2、C3、A4、C5、A6、C7、D8、A9、B10、D11、D12、C13、A14、D15、B16、B17、A18、A19、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、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.Wesatdrinkingand