遼寧省沈陽市鐵路實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)2025屆高三英語第一學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量檢測試題含解析

遼寧省沈陽市鐵路實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)2025屆高三英語第一學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量檢測試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。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(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．WaterKnowsAnswersbyaJapaneseauthor,________into16languages,hasbecomeabest-sellerallovertheworld.A．havingtranslated B．tobetranslatedC．beingtranslated D．translated2．Emphasisonquantityofgrowthoverlookedgapsinthequality,_____manyaspectsofthesocialservicesneglected.A．havingleft B．tobeleaving C．tohaveleft D．leaving3．_______arecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,themusicalLaLaLandsurprisinglydoesnotappealtoChineseviewers.A．WinningB．WonC．HavingwonD．Towin4．—Didyougotolastnight’sconcert?—Yes.Andthegirlplayingtheviolinattheconcert_______allthepeoplepresentwithherexcellentability.A.impressed B．compared C．conveyed D．observed5．_____atthedifferencesbetweenhercultureandtheirs,Anniewantedtoreturnhome.A．ConfusingB．ConfusedC．HavingconfusedD．Toconfuse6．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld7．“MadeinChina2025”aimstotransformChinafromaproduct-makingfactoryintoaproduct-makingpower,______________drivenbyinnovationandemphasizingqualityoverquantity.A．theonethat B．onethatC．one D．theone8．Lucy__writingheressayby10:00thismorning.Afterthat,shelistenedtomusicforawhile.A．willfinish B．finishesC．hasfinished D．hadfinished9．DreamoftheRedChamberisbelievedtobesemi-autobiographical,_______thefortunesofCao’sownfamily.A．mirroredB．tomirrorC．mirroringD．mirror10．Atthebackoftheoldtemple__________twelvehugestonestatuestogetherwith__________pagoda.A．doesstand;a8-storeyed B．dostand;a8-storyC．stands;an8-storey D．stand;an8-storied11．Morecompetitivehigh-techenterprisesareinvestinginNantongCentralInnovationDistrict,whichwillresultin_____economicgrowth.A．sustainable B．a(chǎn)daptable C．recyclable D．changeable12．Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when13．—OK，here___________.—Thankyouforyourlift.Seeyoulater.A．a(chǎn)reweB．isitC．weareD．comesit14．ThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable_______.A．held B．holding C．beheld D．tohold15．_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough16．--Ipreferacomputermadeinyourcompany,butImayneedsomemoreinformationabouttheproduct.--______.A．Thankyou B．It’sapleasureC．Youarewelcome D．Atyourservice17．He______itonschedule,butsomehowhefellbehind.A．musthavedone B．mightfinishC．couldhavefinished D．couldfinish18．OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition,publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureare__________asignificantshareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.A．takingupB．dividingupC．breakingupD．puttingup19．_____gaspricesarerising,peoplearelookingforlessexpensivewaystogetaround.A．NowthatB．EvenifC．AlthoughD．Unless20．一WhichT—shirtdoyoulikebest?一．Theyarebothoutoffashionandexpensive．A．None B．Neither C．Any D．Both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）BroadBand:byClaireL.Evans.Portfolio，2018($27)Thoughoftenoutnumberedbymen，womenstayedintheboomingfieldofcomputing.Inthisinspiringtale，writerEvansrecordsthecontributionsofsomeofthemanywomenwhoaidedtheriseofthemodernInternet.MemorablecharactersincludeElizabeth"Jake"Feinler,aninformationscientistwhohelpedresearchersnavigatetheArpaneandStacyHorn，whostartedoneofthefirstsocialnetworks，Echo.TheWizardandtheProphet:byCharlesC．Mann.Knopf，2018($28.95)Thehumanpopulationismovingtoward10billion---someexpertsthinkwe'llnearlyhitthatmarkby2050.Howwilltheearthfeed，houseandotherwisesupportsuchacrowd?Environmentalthinkersusuallyfallintooneoftwocamps:thosewhopreferconservationandcontrollingconsumption，likeWilliamVogt，andthosewhotrustinnovationtosolveourproblems,NormanBorlaug,forexample.WriterManncarefullyrecordsthelivesandthoughtofthefoundersofthesetwophilosophies.ALabofOne'sOwn:byPatriciaFara.OxfordUniversityPtess，2018($24.95)InWorldWarImanywomenintheU.K.replacedtheirapronswithchemicalsuitsandsteppedintopreviouslymale-onlyfieldsofscience,wheretheyledwarresearchefforts.SciencehistorianFaraillustratesthelivesofmanyoftheseforgottenwomen.Althoughtheeramarkedamajorstepforwardforwomenscientists,manyworkedforsmallwagesinanenvironmentofdiscrimination.Inthenearly100yearssince,womenhavecomealongway,Farawrites,buttheglassceilingsremainsolidandthepipelinesleaky.AtomLand:byJonButterworth.TheExperiment，2018($19.95)Butterworthtakesreadersonanamusingjourneythroughtheunknownworldofparticle(粒子)physics.Thefirststopis"AtomLand，"whereButterworthexplainshowelectrons，protonsandneutronscometogethertobuildupeverythingweknow.Asthejourneyunfolds，welearnaboutlesser-knownparticles.Thankfully,ourshipisequippedwithtoolssuchasmathematicalequations（方程式）anda"laserlight"thatlightsupthedarkestofconcepts.1、Whofocusesonthefutureofourearth?A．ClaireL.Evans. B．CharlesC．Mann.C．PatriciaFara. D．JonButterworth.2、Whichbookswillyouprobablyreadifyouareinterestedinwomen'scareer?A．BroadBand&AtomLand.B．TheWizardandtheProphet&AtomLand.C．BroadBand&ALabofOne'sOwn.D．ALabofOne'sOwn&AtomLand.3、What'sthepurposeofwritingthepassagesabove?A．Toclarifysomeconcepts.B．Tointroducesomefamouswriters.C．Tomakecommentsonsomebooks.D．Torecommendsomebooks.23．（8分）Newsanchors(主播)musthavebeenreluctanttoreadoutthefollowingnews:XinXiaomengbeganworkingastheworld’sfirstfemaleartificial(人工的)intelligencenewsanchoratXinhuaNewsAgencyonSunday,threemonthsafteramalerobotjoinedtheprofession.Unlikepreviousnewsrobotsthough,Xindoesnotreadnewslikeacoldmachine;shereadsitalmostlikeahumanbeing.Themusclesonherfacestretchandrelax-andherreactionschange-asshecontinuesreading.That’swhymanynewsanchorswereworried:WillAIreplaceusinthenearfuture?Tofindtheanswer,wehavetoanalysethetechnologiesthatsupportXinatherjob.ThreekeytechnologiesareusedtosupportXin.First,samplesofhumanvoicesarecollectedandsynthesized(合成).Thisisfollowedbythecollectionandsynthesisofhumanmusclemovementsamples.AndthirdthevoicesandmovementsaremarriedinawaythatwhentheAlnewsanchorreads,themicro-electricmotorsbehindherfacemovetomakeherexpressionsseemmorehuman.Yetweneedathoroughknowledgeofdeepleaningtechnologytomakearobotimitateaperson’svoice.Thedeveloperneedstocollecttensofthousandsofpiecesofpronunciations,inputthemIntothemachineandmatchthemwiththetextortheAltoleanandread.Theprocessforimitatingfacialmovementsissimilar.Thedeveloperhastoanalysethemovementsofthe53musclesinthehumanface,makeamodelsetfromthecollecteddatafortheAInewsanchortolean,andimitatethemovementsoffacialmusclesviaprogramsBoththetechnologiesusedtomakeXin’sperformanceimpressivearemature.Therealdifficultyliesinthethird-thetechnologytomatchthepronunciationswithfacialmovementssothatXinexpressionsvaryaccordingtothecontentofthenewsreport.Infact,Xinsexpressionsdon'talwayschangeaccordingtothecontent.Asaresult,herexpressionslookanythingbuthuman.Actually.AIisstillnomatchforhumanqualities.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"reluctant"inthefirstparagraphmean?A．Delighted. B．Unwilling. C．Confused. D．Optimistic.2、Whatcanweinferaboutpreviousnewsrobots?A．Theyreadnewswithoutexpressions. B．TheylookedlikeahumanbeingC．Theycouldinterviewsportsstars D．Theycouldinteractwithaudience.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthethirdtechnology?A．ThistechnologyisveryperfectsofarB．ThistechnologyisquitepopularnowC．ThistechnologyremainsatthetheoreticalstageD．Thistechnologyisfarfrommature.4、Fromthelastparagraph,wecandrawaconclusionthat____.A．humannewsanchorsshouldlearnfromATanchorstosavetheirjobsB．AlanchorsperformmuchbetterthanhumannewsanchorsatpresentC．Alnewsanchorswon'treplacehumannewsanchorsinthenearfutureD．XinXiaomengsexpressionsvarysonaturallythattheyaretruetolife24．（8分）Sports&ActivityDaySunday,14May20172:00pm—6:00pmAmkActivePark（AngMoKioStreet15）LearnASport&PlayAsAFamily◆JoinusforourSpores&ActivityDayaswecelebratetheFinaleoftheSingaporeFamilyCelebrations2017!◆LearnasporttogetherasafamilyatourSportingCentrewithmanyactivities,includingAmoraMassDanceTraining!◆Getyourfamilytogetherthroughafun-filledPowerUpTraining!RegisterNow◆RegistrationisFREE!◆Bethefirst2000toregisterbylMaysothatyoucanreceiveAmorafreegiftworth$70.◆Registrationclosesby10MayandyoucanregisterbySMSto71819223oremailrequire@sfc.sgthefollowing:<AmoraMassDanceTraining>,<yourname>,<age>and<contactnumber>.Formoreinformation,call171661.TherewillalsobebusservicesforfreeatAMKPointon14MayforallSingaporeFamilyCelebrationsparticipants!1、Theeventismainlydesignedfor.A．familiestogetcloserB．friendtolearntodanceC．childrentolearnasportD．parentstoorganizeagame2、Theeventwill.A．betakenpartinonlyby2000peopleB．lastforfourhoursintheafternoonC．takeplaceindifferentplacesD．beopentoregistrationuntil14May,20173、Wecanlearnfromthetextthatalltheparticipantcan.A．getAmorafreegiftworth$70B．registerinthreedifferentwaysC．call71819223formoreinformationD．takeafreebusrideatAMKPointonMay144、Thetextisprobably.A．a(chǎn)storyB．a(chǎn)reportC．a(chǎn)posterD．a(chǎn)notice25．（10分）Youalreadyknowthatmakingagoodfirstimpressioncangoalongway.Butforgetalltheadviceyou’vereceivedaboutdressingtoimpressorputtingonacheesysmile.Itturnsoutthatthetruesecrettobuildingalastingconnectionreachesmuchdeeperthanwhatyouwear.AccordingtoAmyCuddy,aHarvardBusinessSchoolprofessorwhohasresearchedfirstimpressionsformorethan15years,everyoneaskstwoquestionswhentheymeetingsomeonenew:CanItrustthisperson?AndcanIrespectthisperson?Bothquestionshelpyoumeasureaperson’swarmthandcompetence,respectively.But,Cuddysays,youshouldputgainingyourpeers’trustoverwinningtheirrespect—eveninaworkplacesetting.“Ifsomeoneyou’retryingtoinfluencedoesn’ttrustyou,you’renotgoingtogetveryfar;infact,youmightevendrawsuspectionbecauseyoucomeacrossasacontroller,”CuddywroteinherbookPresence:BringingYourBoldestSelftoYourBiggestChallenges.“Awarm,trustworthypersonwhoisalsostronglyadmired,butonlyafteryou’veestablishedtrustdoesyourstrengthbecomeagiftratherthanathreat.”Butthat’snottheonlywayyoucanstartoffontherightfootwithastranger.Yourphysicalappearancematters,too.A2017studybypsychologistLeslieZebrowitzofBrandeisUniversityfoundthatpeopleusefourcluestojudgeyourface:babyfacedness,familiarity,fitness,andemotionalresemblance.Whileyoucan’tcontrolallofthesefactors,youcanimproveyour“emotionalresemblance”byusingbodylanguagethatbuildstrustnaturally.Thenexttimeyoumeetsomeonenew,focusongainingtheirtrust—notwinningthemoverwithafirmhandshake.1、What’sthemainmisunderstandingdescribedinthefirstparagraph?A．dressingtoimpress.B．puttingonacheesysmile.C．makingagoodfirstimpression.D．buildingalastingconnection.2、WhichismoreimportantinaworkplacesettingaccordingtoAmyCuddy?A．gainingyourpeers’trust.B．winningyourpeers’respect.C．tryingtoinfluenceyourpeers.D．drawingyourpeers’suspectionasacontroller.3、WhatdoesLeslieZebrowitzsuggestina2017study?A．Youcancontrolyour“fitness”.B．Youcancontrolyour“familiarity”.C．Youcanimproveyour“babyfacedness”.D．Youcanimproveyour“emotionalresemblance”.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Judgeonebyafirmly-madehandshakeB．Judgeonebyanaturally-builttrustC．JudgeonebythefirstimpressionD．Judgeonebythephysicalappearance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）MywifeandIparkedatatrailhead(小道起點(diǎn))thesametimeasayoungman.Hewascoveredintattoos(紋身)andcars.I1hewasabadperson,sowe2todistanceourselvesfromhim.Buthe3hardtocatchupandwantedtotalksome.Wesloweddown.Hesaidhewas4abadtimeinhislife.We5lefthiminthedust,headinguptheriver.A(n)6laterwehadtoturnback7aflashfloodhadtakenoutthetrailbridge.Therehewasagain,laboringupthetrail.Healsoturnedto8usback.Hesharedalittlemoreofhis9.Inacaraccidenthe10hismotherandsisteranswas11andpermanentlyinjuredtoo.Wewalkedslowlyforthewholewaybacktothetrailhead.Hepulleduphisshirtto12histattoo.Itwastwoangelsina(n)13lightsignalingtohim.Hepointed...“Thisismysisterandthisismymom.Theytoldmetostop14everythinganddrinkingheavily.Theylovedmeandwantedmetoliveinlovetoo!”He15explainedthatthebrilliantlycoloredtattoowastheexactvision(幻象)hehadthatday.Hestoppeddrinkingandstartedto16peoplemoreandliveagoodlife.My17meltedaway.Ithadpaintedawrongpictureofthiswonderful18withabeautifulmessage.Wehaddinnertogetherarounda19campfirethatwasn’tevenlit.Hestayedthenightinourcamperandwepartedthenextday.Ilearnedmorethanhe20totell...Mayitalsowarmyourheart.1、A．a(chǎn)ssumed B．promised C．found D．a(chǎn)dmitted2、A．failed B．tried C．refused D．pretended3、A．thought B．practised C．cried D．struggled4、A．recoveringfrom B．goingthrough C．puttingupwith D．lookingbackon5、A．gladly B．unwillingly C．politely D．cruelly6、A．month B．week C．day D．hour7、A．a(chǎn)fter B．because C．before D．though8、A．follow B．guide C．hold D．pull9、A．glory B．burden C．story D．wine10、A．examined B．hurt C．saved D．lost11、A．mentally B．slightly C．terribly D．bravely12、A．scratch B．show C．get D．remove13、A．brilliant B．pale C．a(chǎn)rtificial D．dark14、A．remembering B．forgiving C．hating D．experiencing15、A．excitedly B．impatiently C．seriouly D．calmly16、A．respect B．love C．blame D．pity17、A．sympathy B．a(chǎn)nger C．pride D．prejudice18、A．night B．birdge C．person D．world19、A．burning B．warm C．cold D．dying20、A．hesitated B．a(chǎn)greed C．forgot D．hoped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）LangPingandMichaelJordanaremastersintheirsportsandalsosetgoodexamplesforothers.Langpingislovedbyfansathomeandabroad.WhentheChineseteamwaspreparingforthe2015WorldCup,herdetermination1．(test).Twoplayershadtoleave.Losingtwoimportantplayerswas2．bigchallenge,butLangPingdidnotloseheart.Sheknewheryoungplayerscouldwin3．theyworkedtogether4．a(chǎn)team.Twoweekslater,theywereworldchampions!MichaelJordanwhobecame5．(know)as"AirJordan"changedbasketballwithhisgracefulmovesandjumps.Hisskillswere6．(impress),butthementalstrengththatheshowedmadehimunique.Healwaysseemedtofindaway7．(win).Jordansaysthesecrettohissuccessislearningfromhis8．(fail).Losinggamestaughthimtopracticeeven9．(hard)thanbefore.Inlife,Jordanhaslearnttosharehissuccesswithothers.TheBoysandGirlsClubwhichhestartedinChicago10．(help)youngpeoplesince1996.Theyareourprideandtheirlegendscontinue.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處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。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。LastSaturday，Iwentonjourneybytrain．Thereweresuchmanypassengersthatnoteveryonecouldgetaseat．Manypeoplehadtostand，whichwasreallytired．IhadareservedseatsoIcouldsitcomfortable．Infrontofmyseatisawomanwithtwolittlekids．Withthekidsqueezingintotheirsingleseat，shehadtostandupalltheway．SoImovedabitbutsharedmyseatwithher．Thewomanfeltverygratefultomyselflessness．Seeingherbeautifulsmile，Ialsosmiled．Shareincreasedhappiness!第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你所在城市的一家劇院將在本周末舉辦一場京劇演出，外教Charlie對(duì)此很感興趣并向你詢問有關(guān)事宜。請(qǐng)你用英語給他寫封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.簡要介紹中國京?。?.邀請(qǐng)他前往觀看。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；3.不得涉及真實(shí)信息。參考詞匯：京劇：BeijingOpera；臉譜：facialmake-up：選段：selectionDearCharlie,I’mmorethanpleasedtoknowthat_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、D3、C4、A5、B6、A7、C8、D9、C10、D11、A12、A13、C14、D15、B16、D17、C18、A19、A20、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、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.Wesatdrinkingandtalkingtogetherforawhile.Isuggestedvisitinghimtomorrow.Hedidnotseemeagertoseemeagain,butIshallgo