2025屆廣東省揭陽(yáng)市重點(diǎn)名校高三第五次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2025屆廣東省揭陽(yáng)市重點(diǎn)名校高三第五次模擬考試英語(yǔ)試卷請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫(xiě)在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫(xiě)在試題卷、草稿紙上均無(wú)效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition,publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureare__________asignificantshareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.A．takingupB．dividingupC．breakingupD．puttingup2．Iusuallydothewashingupandleavethecookingtomywife，______she’sabettercookthanme．A．unless B．a(chǎn)s C．eventhough D．incase3．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant4．---I’msureAndrewwillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.---Ithinkso.He_____foritmonths.A．ispreparing B．hasbeenpreparing C．waspreparing D．hadbeenpreparing5．Itisglobalwarming,ratherthanotherfactors,___theextremeweather.A．thathaveledto B．whichhascausedC．whicharecausing D．thathasledto6．—DidyoutakesideswhenMomandDadwerearguingagain?—No.I’velearnedthatit’sbest_______untilitblowsover.A．tocallitadayB．topulltheirlegsC．tositonthefenceD．towashmyhandsoff7．Agathadidn’ttellme______shewouldpickuphersonfromschool.A．whichB．whenC．whereD．what8．Schoolchildrenmustbetaughthowtodealwithdangerous________.A．statesB．conditionsC．situationsD．positions9．____ofdangerinthestreetatnight,thegirldoesn’tdaretogooutwithoutsomeone____her.A．Warned;accompaniedB．Warned;accompanyingC．Warning;accompaniedD．Warning;accompanying10．Iwonder________theequipmentwillbeavailableintendays.A．that B．when C．whether D．where11．Youneverreallyunderstandaperson________youconsiderthingsfromhispointofview.A．if B．onceC．a(chǎn)s D．until12．Isthisyourcellphone,Tony?I________itwhenIwascleaningtheclassroom.A．cameacross B．dealtwithC．lookedafter D．heldonto13．Thisrestauranthasaninviting,homelikeatmosphere______manyothersareshortof.A．where B．whenC．that D．what14．—Iamwondering________makesyoustudysohard?—Togotomydreamuniversity.A．whatisitthat B．thatiswhatC．whatisthat D．whatitisthat15．Betweenthetwogenerations,itisoftennottheirage,_________theireducationthatcausesmisunderstanding.A．likeB．a(chǎn)sC．orD．but16．Ifyoucandowhatyou’reweakest______,youcanhandleanychallenge.A．forB．a(chǎn)tC．withD．to17．Guangdongprovincerolledoutnewguidelines,_____offensivenicknamesandonlineviolenceasschoolbullying.A．defining B．definedC．todefine D．havingdefined18．Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto19．—Igotbeateninthefirstroundinthecontest.Iamfeelingdepressed.—Cheerup!Youhaveto________yourself________tohavethelastlaugh.A．open;upB．pick;upC．knock;upD．do;up20．___________andtheywillfinishoffthechallengingjob.A．Inaweek B．Aweeklater C．Afteraweek D．Anotherweek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）NileCruiseinEgyptIt’shardtobeatEgyptforitsmixofheatandcultureinDecember.Aseven-nightcruiseonboardatraditional19th-century-stylewoodenluxurysailingvessel,whichsleepsupto12andcruisesbetweenLuxorandAswan，costsfrom￡775perheadfullboard，departingonDecember11throughBales(08450570600;www..)ChristmasMarketsinColognePerhapsthebestofnorthernEurope’smanyChristmasmarketsisCologne--therearesevenseparatethemedmarketswhichstartopeningthisweek.Cologneisalsooneoftheeasiestplacestogettobytrain.EurostarconnectionsfromLondonviaBrusselstakejustunderfourhoursandreturnticketsareavailablethiswinterfrom￡89(08432186186;www.E).FordetailsofaccommodationandmarketsseeCologneTourism(www.).SkiinginValThorensIfyouwanttobesureofsnowforskiingintheAlpsbeforeChristmasyouneedtoheadhigh--whereyouwillgettheadvantageofquietslopesandlowprices.Aweek9sstayatChaletElianecostsfrom￡399chaletboardthroughCrystalSki(08712312256;www.crystalski.co.uk)，or,muchmoreluxurious,aweek’shalfboardatthefive-starhotelcostsfrom￡1,195throughCrystalFinest(08719710364;www.crystalfinest.co.uk).BothpackagesarefordeparturesonDecember13.JapaneseOnsenSnowmonkeyswarmingthemselvesinthehotspringsatYudanakamakeanendearingsight.Assnowflakesfallyoumaybetemptedtoclimbinyourself(perhapsnotthesamepool，though).Experiencethis,overnightatatempleandaryokan,andseeTokyoandHiroshima,travelingbybullettrain,onthe14-nightJapanUnmaskedtour:￡1,600,excludingflights(01173144620;).1、Theadvertisementismainlyaimedatthosewho.A．studyabroadB．oftentravelaroundC．wanttogoshoppingbeforeChristmasD．a(chǎn)refondofskiinginwinter2、Marylovestheideaofshoppingduringhertrip.Shewillprobablycontactbycalling.A．08432186186 B．08450570600C．08712312256 D．011731446203、Ifyouwanttogosightseeingbywater,youhavetobook.A．beforeDecember11 B．beforeDecember13C．beforeChristmas D．a(chǎn)fterChristmas4、Ifyouenjoywatchinganimalsbathing,whichwebsitewillyouclickforfurtherinformation?A．www.crystalfinest.co.ukB．C．D．www.balesworld5、Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A．skiinginValThorensishighinpriceB．EurostaristhemostbeautifulareaofthecityC．a(chǎn)touristhastowarmhimselfinthehotspringwithmonkeysD．a(chǎn)Londonerwillspendlessthan4hourstravellingtoColognebytrain22．（8分）Afterfoursilentyears,the27-year-oldBritishsingerAdeleAdkinshasfinallyintroducedherselftotheworldagainwithHello,theopeningsongfromherthirdalbum25,whichwillcomeoutonNov.20.AlthoughAdeleisaverysuccessfulsingernow,musicwasn’talwayswhatshesawherselfdoing.Atage10,whenshesawhergrandmother’spainoverthedeathofAdele’sgrandfather,shepicturedherselfasaheartsurgeon."Iwantedtofixpeople’shearts,"shetoldtheUKmusicwebsitei-D,rememberingthechildhoodinterestshe’dhadinbiologyclassesuntilshefoundoutthatherrealtalentwasforsinging.Adeledidn’tgotomedicalschool,butmanywouldagreethatshestillhashealing(治愈)powers."Hersongsfindthekindofmemoryeverylistenerholdssomewhereintheirheart.ThiskindoffeelingiswhatpeoplehavealwayslikedinAdele,"saidTheTelegraph."Shewritesapopdiary,sharingthesimplesecretsofherheart."Mostsuccessfulpopstarsmakealbumsatafastpace,butnotAdele.Afterhersecondalbum21wonthe2012GrammyAwardforAlbumoftheYear,shemadeitclearwithherlabelthatshewouldspend"fourorfiveyears"makinghernextalbum.ShetoldVoguemagazine,"Iwon’tcomeoutwithnewmusicuntilit’sbetterthan21."Insteadofseekingfame,Adeleremainedsilentandmovedtothecountryside.Inherfreetime,shelovedtowatchTVseriesTeenMom,AmericanHorrorStory,andTheWalkingDead.Livinglifeasnormallyaspossibleisimportanttothesinger’sart."Nobodywantstolistentoarecordfromsomeonewho’snotlivingintherealworld,"Adeletoldi-D．"SoIlivealow-keylifeformyfans."1、Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A．ThepopularityofAdele’salbum25.B．ThehealingpowersofAdele’smusic.C．ThesecretsofAdele’ssuccessinmusic.D．ThereasonforAdele’sbecomingasinger.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2probablymean?A．Adelewasn’tinterestedinmusic.B．Adelewasn’tgoodatmusicatfirst.C．Musicwasn’tveryimportantinAdele’slife.D．Musicwasn’tallAdelewantedtobedevotedto.3、Whydoesn’tAdelewanttomakealbumsatafastpace?A．Tolivealow-keylife.B．TowintheGrammyAward.C．Toguaranteethequalityofhermusic.D．Tosharethesecretsofherheartasamusician.4、WhatcanweknowaboutAdele?A．HeralbumHellowillcomeoutonNov.20.B．Shehaskeptadiarysincechildhood.C．Shemovedtothecountrysidebefore2012.D．Herworksarebasedonreallife.23．（8分）Thetornadolast4minutes,tous,itfeltlikealifetime.NosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadofromtheTVthanitwasontopofus.ItwastheloudestthingIhaveeverheard.Thewindbegantoroarthroughthehouse.Wehadthreeflightsofstepstogettothefirstfloor.Theclosetdownthereisunderneathabrickstaircase,whichseemedlikethestrongestplaceinourhousetowaitthingsout.Itfeltasiftherewerenofloorunderneathmeasthewindliftedmeoffmyfeet.Aswefinallyreachedthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewout.Glassfleweverywhere.Suddenly,athree-foot-longtreebranchwhippedthroughthedoorframe.Itflewoverourheads,missingusbyinches.Hadwebeenonestepup,itwouldhaveimpaledus.Wegotclosetothestaircaseonlytoheartheloudsoundofourgaragedoorcomingoff.Thebackwallofthehousefollowedandtoreoffintothedarknessoutside.BythetimeIreachedthecloset,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IgrippedJimmy’sarmandtriedtobringJimmywithit.Mykneeswerefullofglass,butinthatmoment,Ifeltnopain.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Thestormlastedfourminutes.Inthattime,fourofthetwelvetownhousesinourunitwerecompletelydestroyed.Ofthehousesleftstanding,ourssufferedthemostdamage.Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjured.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Theydecidedtohideinthebrickstaircasebecauseitwasthestrongestplacetohide.B．Itwashardtomakeittothefirstfloorbecausetherewasnofloorunderneaththem.C．Theirhousewasoneofthehousesintheunitthatwerecompletelydestroyed.D．Ifthetornadohadn’tstoppedintime,Jimmywouldhavebeenblownawayintothedarkness.2、What’stherightorderoffollowingevents?a.Thebackwallofthehousetoreoffintothedarknessoutside.b.Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetandwasthoughttobegone.c.Theauthorfeltnopainalthoughherkneeswerefullofglass.d.Atreebranchwhippedthroughthedoorframeandflewovertheirheads.e.Thegaragedoorcameoff.f.TheauthorwaspusheddowntotheclosetbyJimmy.A．deafcbB．deafbcC．dfeabcD．daefcb3、Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheirexperience?A．Thrillingandsmooth.B．Frighteningandlucky.C．Sufferingandmiserable.D．Painfulandunfortunate.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AnunforgettableexperienceB．TornadoonthewayC．LovedefeatseverythingD．Thelife-long4minutes24．（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）FROM:OfficeofRiskManagementSENT:Monday,March18,2016TO:AllnewemployeesSUBJECT:SafetyRegulationsTrainingAllnewemployeesarerequiredtocompleteatrainingcourseonthesafetyproceduresineffectatourvarioussites.Successfulcompletionofthiscourseisarequirementforobtainingpermanentemploymentstatusatthiscompany.Thetrainingcoursemustbecompletedbyeachemployeebeforetheendofhis/hersix-monthprobationary(試用)period.Thiscourseisindividualizedandself-contained;consequently,youmaytakeitatanytime.ItisavailableintheLearningResourceCenter,locatednexttothecafeteria.Thecenterisopenfrom7A．M.to9P.M.,makingitconvenienttoworkonthecoursebeforeorafteryournormalworkshiftorduringyourlunchhour.ThetrainingcoursecombinestheuseofacomputerandinteractiveCD-ROMs.Youwillbeabletolearnatyourownpace.Completionofthecoursetakesapproximately12to15hours.Uponcompletionyouwillberequiredtoassessthecourseusingtheassessmenttool.Acomputerprintoutwillprovideyouwithimmediateresults.Anyonewithascoreoflessthan75percentwillberequiredtorepeatthecourse.IfyouareunfamiliarwiththeuseoftheLearningResourceCenterequipmentorsoftware,staffareavailabletoassistyou.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthepurposeofthisrequirementorhowtofulfillit,pleasecontacttheOfficeofRiskManagement.Thankyouforyourcooperation.LouisaParksRiskManagementOfficerTheHolbrookCompany1、Whowillmostprobablyreadthise-mailmessage?A．Retiredemployees.B．Jobapplicants.C．Trainingofficers.D．Recentlyhiredemployees.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Youcantakethecoursewhereveryoulike.B．Whenyouhavecompletedthecourse,therewillbeatest.C．Youhavetoworkonthecourseforover10hourseveryday.D．Youtakethecourseafteryoubecomeapermanentemployee.3、WherearetheCD-ROMslocated?A．Inthecafeteria.B．Intheemployees’office.C．Nexttothecafeteria.D．Inthelaboratory.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）Oneafternoon,manyyearsago,Iwenttopickupmymotherfromwork.IgottherealittleearlysoI1thecarbytheroadsideandwaitedforher.AsIlooked2thecarwindow,therewasasmallparkwhereIsawalittleboy,aroundtwoyearsold,3freelyonthegrassashismotherwatchedfromashort4Theboyhadabigsmileonhisface5hehadjustbeensetfreefromsomesortof6Theboywouldthenfalltothegrass,7,andwithouthesitationorwithoutlookingbackathismother,runasfastashecouldagain,stillwitha8onhisface.Kids,whentheyfalldown,don'tviewtheirfallingdownasfailure,but9,theytreatitasalearningexperience.Theytryandtryagainuntilthey10WhileIwastouchedbytheboy'spersistence,Iwas11touchedbythemannerinwhichheran.Witheachattempt,helookedso12andsonatural—nosignsoffear,nervousness,orofbeingdiscouraged.Hisonly13wastorunfreelyandtodoitaseffectivelyashecould.Hewasjustbeinga14—justbeinghimself—beingcompletelyinthemoment.Hewasnotlookingfor15orwasnotworryingaboutwhether16waswatching.Hedidn'tseemtobebotheredbythefactthatmaybesomeonewouldseehim17andthatitwouldbe18ifhedidfall.No,allthat19tohimwastoaccomplishthetask,tofeeltheexperienceofrunningfullyandfreely.Ilearnedalotfromthat20andexperience,andhavesuccessfullybroughtthatlessonwithmeinmymanypursuits（追求)inlife.1、A．droveB．startedC．parkedD．broke2、A．outsideB．downC．towardD．over3、A．playingB．smilingC．rollingD．running4、A．wayB．lengthC．timeD．distance5、A．evenifB．a(chǎn)sifC．solongasD．nowthat6、A．parkB．caveC．prisonD．castle7、A．getupB．takeupC．breakdownD．liedown8、A．tearB．smileC．pleasureD．surprise9、A．howeverB．insteadC．thereforeD．a(chǎn)nyhow10、A．stopB．winC．a(chǎn)chieveD．succeed11、A．luckilyB．a(chǎn)pparentlyC．a(chǎn)ctuallyD．equally12、A．confidentB．joyfulC．quietD．proud13、A．worryB．dreamC．a(chǎn)imD．hope14、A．boyB．childC．playerD．winner15、A．chanceB．fortuneC．a(chǎn)pprovalD．trouble16、A．someoneB．a(chǎn)nyoneC．everyoneD．one17、A．failB．runC．fallD．cry18、A．embarrassingB．disappointingC．frighteningD．a(chǎn)musing19、A．happenedB．contributedC．relatedD．mattered20、A．discoveryB．observationC．storyD．incident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）語(yǔ)法填空Accordingtoarecentsurvey,violence（暴力）didexistinschools.Studentsshowedtheirfearandparentsandteachersalso1．（express）theirgreatconcernaboutit.Expertshope2．wholesocietyshouldpaymoreattentiontothepsychologicalhealthofteenagers.Nowadays,schoolviolenceisahotissue.Ithinkthisisaphenomenon（現(xiàn)象）,which3．（call）forourgreatconcern.Weshouldmakeeveryeffort4．（prevent）violencehappeningatschoolformoreandmorestudentswoulddropoutofschooliftheirpersonal5．（safe）couldnotbeguaranteed（保證）.Infact,violencecanbelearned.6．（actual）,childrenlearnviolentbehaviorfromadultsorfrom7．theyseeontelevisionorontheInternet.IfImeetwithschoolviolence,Iwillnotanswerviolencewithviolence,foritwillresultin8．（much）fighting.Iwilltellmyteachersandparentsaboutit.Ithinktheywillhelpmedealwithitwellandtheywillprotectme9．thebadguys.Allinall,westudentsshouldbehave10．（we）andkeepawayfromviolence.第四部分寫(xiě)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(xiě)的以下短文。短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(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)（∧），并在此符號(hào)下面寫(xiě)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(xiě)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。Lastsummer,LiHuaandhisclassmatesmadeatriptoLondon.Onhisarrivalattheairport,itwasrainingheavy.Sotheytookabustothehotel,wherewasnotfarfromtheairport.Thenextday,theycan’twaittoseethewonderfulplaceofinterestinLondon.TheyfirstwenttotheElizabethTower,asymbolofUnitedKingdom.Theguidetoldthemthetowerhadbeenappearedinmanyfilms.ThentheyvisittheBritishMuseum.Totheirgreatsurprise,theyfoundmanyChineseartworksdisplayedthere.Feltveryproud，theytookalotofphotosbuttheyreallyhadgreatfun.第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你將參加下個(gè)月在上海舉辦的英語(yǔ)演講比賽。你在資料搜集，語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用和吸引觀眾的注意力等方面遇到了困難。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容給外國(guó)網(wǎng)友Jack寫(xiě)一封電子郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.詢問(wèn)他的學(xué)習(xí)情況；2.描述你的困難；3.請(qǐng)求他的幫助注意：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、A2、B3、C4、B5、D6、C7、B8、C9、B10、C11、D12、A13、C14、D15、C16、B17、A18、C19、B20、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、B2、A3、A4、C5、D22、1、C2、D3、C4、D23、1、D2、A3、B4、D24、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.