2025屆北京市清華附中高考英語五模試卷含解析

2025屆北京市清華附中高考英語五模試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．High-speedtrainswhichtravelthroughmyhometown________upto250kmperhourmakeitasmallworld.A．with B．a(chǎn)gainstC．a(chǎn)t D．over2．—Mum,littleRaybrokehistoysagain!—Itdoesn'tmatter.Yousee,accidents_____happen.A．shall B．should C．must D．will3．—Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?—"Noperson_______smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea．"A．shall B．may C．must D．Will4．Wecompletedonethirdoftheproject,andtheloan_______inplace,wehadtodelaytheresttillthenextmonth.A．notarranged B．wasnotarrangedC．notarranging D．hadnotbeenarranged5．Russia'scuttingoffthegassupplyraisedamajorconcerntotheEuropeanUnion,anumberofmemberstatesareincreasinglydependentononesinglesupplier.A．whose B．thatC．where D．which6．Withoutyourhelp,I________thefirstprizeintheEnglishSpeakingContest.A．won’tget B．didn’tgetC．wouldn’tget D．wouldn’thavegot7．Childrenexposedtoairpollutionaremoretosufferingfromdifferentdiseases.A．possible B．probable C．likely D．certainly8．Theseremarkablefindingssuggesttheelephantshave________amemorycapacitytomakedistinctionsbetweenhumanvoices.A．builtup B．packedup C．broughtup D．tookup9．I’veknownSarahfornearlytenyears.She_________oncemycustomer.A．is B．hasbeenC．was D．hadbeen10．UsuallyBeijingRoastDuck_____togetherwithspecialpancakes,greenonionsandsweetsauce.A．wasservedB．willserveC．isservedD．served11．________amazedusgreatlywasthatLindacouldspeakfivelanguages.A．That B．What C．Which D．Why12．—Ken,________,butyourradioisgoingtooloud.—Oh,I’msorry.I’llturnitdownrightnow.A．Ihatetosayit B．Itdoesn’thurttoaskC．I’mreallytiredofit D．I’mcrazyaboutit13．Thepartylastmonthreallygavemealotoffun.Socanwehavethismonth,Mr.James?A．a(chǎn)ny B．one C．a(chǎn)nother D．theother14．---CanyoucomeonMondayofTuesday？---I'mafraid__________dayispossible.A．either B．neitherC．some D．a(chǎn)ny15．MeizhouIslandissuchabeautifulplaceofinterest______everyonelikestovisit.A．a(chǎn)s B．that C．which D．where16．Thewarmthof____coatwillmostlybedeterminedby____softofclothused.A．the;a B．a(chǎn);the C．/;the D．a(chǎn);a17．Beijing’snewinternationalairportintooperationin2019willserve72millionpassengersannually.A．beingputB．tobeputC．putD．toput18．—Areweabouttohavingdinner?—Yes,it________inthediningroom.A．serveB．isservingC．isbeingservedD．hasbeenserving19．—Joe,whataboutgoingtoBelgiumforourcomingholiday?—Sorry,honey,I_________onthenewlydiscovereddinosaursiteinArgentina．Thereareremainsofwhatisthoughttobethelargestcreatureevertowalktheearth.A．wasworking B．workC．willbeworking D．worked20．．WhatIlikeaboutHarvardisthere’stheoldclassicallook—thereareparksandtraditionalbuildings.A．why B．where C．that D．how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）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．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjob22．（8分）Whetheryouwentinforahugonlylobemetwithahandshake,orsimplyhadafallinfrontofacrowdedroom,you’reprobablywonderingwhattodonext.Avoidtheawkwardnessorconfrontit?Accordingtoresearch,you’llwanttodoabitofboth.Inonestudy,JoshuaW.Clegg,anassociateprofessorofpsychologyatJohnJayCollegeofCriminalJustice,foundthatthefirstthingyoushoulddoisacknowledgethesituation.Hewrote,“Directresponseswereassociatedwithare-establishedsenseofsocialharmony.Henotedthisisoftenbestdonethroughhumor—sayingsomethingassimpleas“Awkward”canputyouatease.Remindingothersofyourmistakeswillonlydrawthemomentout,andcanmakethingsmoreun-comfortable.Facingthesituationhead-onalsohelpsyourealizehowmuchofanon-eventmostawkwardmomentsare.Withdrawing,ontheotherhand,“canactuallymakethatanxietyandthatsenseofawkwardnessworsebecauseyou’renotgettingtofindoutthatyoucanrecover,”BethanyTeachman,aprofessorintheUniversityofVirginian’sDepartmentofPsychology,said.Nowthatyou’vefacedthesituation—maybeevenlaugheditoff—letitgo.Stillfeelinguneasy?Rememberthatembarrassmentisnormal.uItisthepricewepayforbeingmessy,imperfect,normalhumans,SusanDavid,PhD,aHarvardMedicalSchoolpsychologist,said.“Akeypartofmovingonfromembarrassmentistopracticeself-compassionandself-forgiveness.Whenyourecognizethatyouareonlyhumanandimperfect,justlikeallotherhumansareimperfect,itgivesuspermissiontoletgoofthepastembarrassmentwiththeknowledgethatwedidourbest.”1、WhatisJoshuaW.Clegg’ssuggestionaboutthesituation?A．Torunawayfromit.B．Tospeakoutyourfeelingdirectly.C．Tocoveryourfacetoprotectyourself.D．Torememberthepeoplelaughingatyou.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword^Withdrawing”inParagraph3mean?A．Gettingback.B．Movingaway.C．Comingfrom.D．Stoppingfrom.3、Whichofthefollowingiswiserandbetterwhenpeopleface“awkwardness”?A．Totrytorecoversoon.B．Topretendtobeallright.C．Toactskillfullyandbravely.D．Toavoidwhatotherpeoplesay.4、Inwhichsectionofamagazinecanwereadthetext?A．Advice.B．Health.C．Education.D．Entertainment.23．（8分）Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard,maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm”,oftenusedinasituation---aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityorexcitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm---asingle-cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainstreamofcurrent,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow-pressurevacuum(真空)comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervaporinitchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticles(顆粒)likedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairissqueezedoutatthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,itmightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Warmandwetair. B．Warmanddryair.C．Coldandwetair. D．Coldanddryair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B．Allthunderstormsdon’tstartwiththecalm.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Abriefintroductionofapeacefulstorm.B．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.C．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.D．Ananalysisofcausesandeffectsofastorm.24．（8分）Keepup-to-dateonthetopicsyoulovethemostwithadiscountmagazinesubscription.Whetheryouenjoydiscoveringthelatestcelebritygossip,orjustworkingonwordpuzzlesthatexerciseyourbrain,youcancountonDiscountMagstoofferyoutheabsolutelowestpriceonyourfavoritebestsellingprintordigitalmagazinesandjournals.DisneyPrincessmagazineistheperfectmagazineforanylittlegirl!Yourdaughterwilllovereadingstories,playinggames,andmakingcraftsthatareallrelatedtoherfavoriteprincesses.Shewillgethoursofentertainmentfromeachpublicationandyouwillenjoywatchingherhavesomuchfun!OrderheradiscountsubscriptiontoDisneyPrincessmagazinetoday!OurPrice:$28.97CoverPrice:$39.60ForOver35years,NationalGeographicKidshasgivenchildren6andupanaward-winningcombinationofphotos,factsandfunwhileencouragingthemtolearnabouttheworldaroundthem.Featuringjokes,gamesandactivities,NationalGeographicKidsputsscience,technology,archeology,andtheanimalkingdomattheirreaders’fingertipsanditsfast-paced,addictiveformatensuresthey’llneverbebored.ButtherealbeautyofNationalKidsisitsphilosophyofmakinglearningfun.OurPrice:$19.95CoverPrice:$35.40Ifyoulovebeingahostess,TasteofHomemagazineisforyou.Filledwithrecipes,entertainingideas,healthymealsandphotographsofeverydish,you’llfindplentyofinspirationinsideeachissue.OurPrice:$16.99CoverPrice:$23.94PopularSciencemagazineisapublicationaboutwhatispopularintheworldofscience.Fromarticlesfeaturinginformationandreviewaboutvariousgadgets,thelatesttrendsinvehicles,scientificdiscoveries,thelatesttechnologies,andevenado-it-yourselfsectionthatyouwilllove,thismagazinehasalittleofeverything.Orderyourdiscountsubscriptiontothescientificworldtoday!OurPrice:$12.00CoverPrice:$47.88Formoreinformation,pleaseclick/.1、Whichmagazinewillyousubscribeifyouwanttosendagifttoa5-year-oldgirl?A．TasteofHome. 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D．Awebsite.25．（10分）Weallknowthehardworkthatfilmmakersandactorsputintoprovideuswithentertainment,butitseemsthatevenregularmoviegoerslikeushaveabigimpactonhowamovieturnsouttoo.Fordecadesnow,filmstudioshaveusedso-calledtestscreeningstogetfeedbackfrommembersofthepublicbeforeamoviecomesout.Whiletestaudiencemembersareusuallyaskedtofillinaquestionnaireafterascreening,tellingthefilmstudiowhattheylikedanddidn’tlike,mediagiantDisneyhascomeupwithamorehigh-techsolution.Accordingtoapaperpublishedthissummerbythecompany’sresearchers,Disneyismeasuringtestaudiences’reactionsbyusingspecialcamerasplacedinsidecinemas.Pairingthecameraswithcustomsoftware,thecompanycantrackwhateachaudiencememberisfeelingatanypointinthemovie,fromangertojoy.Thisworksbymapping68differentpointsoneachaudiencemember’sface.Thecamerascanseeinthedark,andthesoftwarecanfigureoutaperson’smoodbasedontheslightestoffacialexpressions.It’shopedthatthisnewmethodwillallowmoredetailedfeedbackfromtestaudiences.Ratherthanrelyingonaudiencememberstorecalltheirfeelingsafterthemovie’sover,itcanaccuratelyreadtheirreactionsinreal-time.Testscreeningsarehighlyvaluedinthemovieindustry,andseveralwell-knownmovieshavebeengreatlyalteredfollowingfeedback.ViewersofE.T.,theExtra-Terrestrial(1982),wouldhaveleftthecinemafeelingawholelotdifferentlyifitweren’tforitstestaudience’sfeedback.“Inonecutofthefilmthatwastested,E.T.diedinsteadofgoinghomeinhisspaceship.Youwon’tbesurprisedtohearthatthetestaudienceinquestiondidn’twarmtothisendingatall,”wrotemediawebsiteDenofGeek.Butforthosewhoareconcernedaboutprivacy,thecameraswon’tbeinstalledinpubliccinemas.Afterall,unlessyou’repartofatestaudience,beinginfrontofthecameraisbestlefttothemoviestars.1、Whyaretestscreeningsnecessary?A．Toamuseus.B．Toinfluenceamovie.C．Togetreactionsoftheaudience.D．Tospyontheaudience.2、Howdoesthehigh-techmethodwork?A．Audiencesrecalltheirdetailedfeelings.B．Thecamerascanreadaccuratefeedbackfromtheaudience.C．Thecompanycantrackeachaudiencemember.D．Thecompanyaremeasuringaudience’sreactions.3、WhatdoweknowaboutE.T?A．Itdoesn’twarmtheaudience.B．Italteredaudience’sfeedback.C．Theoriginalendingisdifferent.D．E.Tdiedinhisspaceship.4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Peopleworryaboutprivacy.B．Thecameraswon’tbeputinpubliccinemas.C．Thetechnologyoftestscreeningsisreliable.D．Youcanbeinfrontofthecamera.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）ItwasalazymorningduringtheChristmasweek.Wewereenjoyingbreakfastwhenthedoorbellrang.Itwasalittlegirl,standingatthedoorwaywithapieceofpaperandafacethatcarriedanexpressionofwant,ratheracommon1duringChristmas.Shemurmuredthatthepaperwasherbooklistandthatshewasgoingaround2moneytobuyherschoolbooks.Mychildrenwentinsideandbroughtsome3forher.Thiskindofincidenthappensveryofteninmyhometown,4duringChristmas.FromwhereIwasseated,Icouldseeherclearly.Shelookedabouttenyearsoldandsheworeadresstoobigforher.Shespokeina5voiceandlookedatmestraightintheeye.Somethingmademegetupand6her.Inanswertomyquestions,shesaidthathermothermadehoppersandshe7thembeforegoingtoschool.Butthehoppermoneywasnotadequateto8thelist;therefore,shewasgoingfromhousetohouseaskingforhelp.Hervoicetoldmethestory;hereyestoldmethatitwas9.IsaidI'dbuyherwhatwasonthelist.Wedrovetoanearbybookstore.Shesat10,withastrangelookonherface.Whentheclerkwastakingallthethingsonthelist,thelittlegirlkeptstaringasifconfused.Perhapsshehadnever11somanynewthingsbefore.Theyweremerelyexercisebooks,pencils,pensandsuchthings.Shewhisperedher12tous.Strange,Ihadn'tbeenawarethatgivingsuch13thingstooneinneed,couldbringmesuchalotofhappiness.Aswedroveback,Icouldseethelittlegirlinthemirror.AllthegiftsIhadgiveninmylifenever14upafacesomuch.Shewasgraspingtheparcel,smilingtoherself.Thetotaleventmadeusallvery15.OurChristmasbecamemoremeaningful.1、A．problemB．sightC．momentD．experience2、A．borrowingB．receivingC．beggingD．lending3、A．clothesB．booksC．foodD．coins4、A．a(chǎn)bsolutelyB．casuallyC．especiallyD．hardly5、A．strangeB．politeC．seriousD．loud6、A．careforB．speaktoC．smileatD．holdto7、A．soldB．neededC．collectedD．used8、A．buyB．makeC．coverD．control9、A．painfulB．trueC．movingD．interesting10、A．happilyB．eagerlyC．a(chǎn)nxiouslyD．silently11、A．possessedB．boughtC．seenD．a(chǎn)ccepted12、A．surpriseB．satisfactionC．thanksD．pleasure13、A．simpleB．wonderfulC．expensiveD．useful14、A．litB．madeC．putD．shut15、A．confusedB．delightedC．a(chǎn)mazedD．relieved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）Afteralongjourney,wearrivedinJiuzhaigoulateatnight.Thetourguide（小題1）(tell)usitsnamewasfromthenineTibetanvillagesdistributedalongthevalleys,（小題2）hadthereputationof“fairylandonearth”.Theguidecollectedusat8am（小題3）nextmorning.Thenwesetoff.Jiuzhaigouwasfamous（小題4）the118beautifullakesandthemanyastonishingwaterfalls(瀑布).Clearstreamsinthevalleyscollectedinbeautifulbluelakes,whileinsomeplacestheycollectedintowaterfalls.Thelakeswerepureenough（小題5）(see)tothebottom,andtheyprovidedfantasticreflectionsofthefacingtreesandmountains.This（小題6）(real)wasaplacetoloseadayin.Afterthe（小題7）(amaze)visittothevalley,weweretreatedtoawellmadesinginganddancingshowaboutTibetanlife.The（小題8）(performer)hadbeautifultraditionalclothes,providedby（小題9）(they)families.Whenthesunset,Ifoundthattimeslippedaway,andthetourwasover.AlthoughIhadn’texploredallthesights,Ifeltabletoenjoytheheavenly（小題10）(beautiful).It’sabsolutelydifferentfromUK.Oh,beautifulJiuzhaigou,goodbye!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）短文改錯(cuò)DearTom,I’mverygladtolearnfromyoure-mailthatyouandyoursisterwillcometoXi’anandcallonmeonJuly、1st、AndI’mterriblysorrythatIcan’tmeetyouattheairportbecauseIhavetoattendmeetinginBeijing、Nowletmetotellyouthewaytoyourhome、Whenyougotoutoftheairport,youcantakeBusNo、29toYouYiBusStation、WalkacrosstheFriendshipStreettothewest,youcanseeabookstoreatthecorner、Turntotheleftthereandgostraightlyon、Thenyoucanseeabankyourleft、TheapartmentbuildingIliveinisnexttothebank、FindRoom502,whichmymotherwillbewaitingforyou、Bestregardtoyouall、Yours,LiuMei第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）某英文網(wǎng)站要舉辦主題為保護(hù)環(huán)境的征文大賽，請(qǐng)你以Wecanhelpprotecttheenvironment為標(biāo)題寫一篇短文參賽，內(nèi)容包括:1.環(huán)境污染越來越嚴(yán)重；2.作為學(xué)生，我們應(yīng)該怎樣保護(hù)環(huán)境；3.號(hào)召同學(xué)們從現(xiàn)在做起。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、C2、D3、A4、A5、C6、D7、C8、A9、C10、C11、B12、A13、C14、B15、A16、B17、B18、C19、C20、C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、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.Wesatdrinkingandtalkingtogetherforawh