2023学年普通高等学校高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Wewentrightroundtothewestcoastbyseainsteadofdrivingacrosscontinent。A．the；the B．/；the C．the；/ D．/；/2．Weshouldgobybus______wecangetthereearlier.A．assoonasB．whereC．inorderthatD．when3．______tonuclearradiation,evenforashorttime,mayinfluencegenesinhumanbodies.A．Havingexposed B．BeingexposedC．Toexpose D．Exposed4．Ifyouleavethisapplicationformandgotoanotherwebsite,youwilllose______youhavealreadyfilledoutonthisform.A．whateverB．whoeverC．whereverD．whenever5．—DidMaxgototheconcertwithhisfamilyyesterday?—Thereportscheduledtobehandedintomorrow,he_______it.A．couldn’thaveattended B．needn’thaveattendedC．wouldn’tattend D．shouldn’tattend6．Newideassometimeshavetowaitforyearsbefore_____.A．beingfullyacceptingB．fullyacceptingC．havingfullyacceptedD．fullyaccepted7．Thatstudentadmittedinthemathexam,thathewouldneverdothatagaininthefuture.A．tohavecheated,promising B．cheating,promisedC．tocheating,promised D．havingcheated,promising8．AfternineyearsworkingtoprotectSiberiantigers,YangJun_____hiseffortsrecognizedattheannualawardceremonyinBeijingwherehewasnameda"wildlifeprotector".A．had B．hadhadC．hashad D．has9．Ifyoueveraren’tsurewhetheryouhaveboughttheverybestsmartphone,just_________“goodenough.”A．makeforB．settleforC．answerforD．accountfor10．Agathadidn’ttellme______shewouldpickuphersonfromschool.A．whichB．whenC．whereD．what11．Mark______havehurried.Afterdrivingattopspeed,hearrivedhalfanhourearly.A．needn’t B．wouldn’t C．mustn’t D．couldn’t12．_______progressitis,youcan’tstopmovingforward.A．WhatevergreatB．HowevergreatC．NomatterhowgreatD．Howgreata13．Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatstudentsshouldbe____________intermsofoverallquality.A．supported B．matchedC．evaluated D．controlled14．Contrarytopopularbelief,takingawalkimmediatelyaftermealsdoesn’t_______dogoodtoourhealth.A．necessarily B．specially C．directly D．constantly15．IkeepthepicturewhereIcanseeiteveryday,remindsmeofthedaysinmyhometown.A．that B．whichC．who D．when16．—Whataboutwatchingaballetshowthisevening?—Thanksforinvitingme,butballetisn’treally______.A．theappleofmyeye B．myfeetofclayC．mycupoftea D．thesaltoftheearth17．________onlinepaymentissafe,peoplewillbemorelikelytolinktheirbankcardstoWeChat.A．EventhoughB．AsthoughC．EversinceD．Aslongas18．Thediningroomiscleanandtidy,withatablealready______forabigmeal． A.beinglaidB．laying C．tolay D．laid19．---Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless，isn'the？---Yes，_____________heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.A．if B．unlessC．though D．so20．It’salwaysdifficult______inaforeigncountry,especiallywhenyoudon’tspeakthelanguage.A．beingB．tobeC．havingbeenD．tohavebeen第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Ithasbecomeacertainbeliefamongthepublic----drinkatleasteightglassesofwateradaytoimprovehealthandwellbeing.Bottledwatercompaniesoftenrepealittoincreasetheirsalesbutitisactuallyasillyidea.Thereisnoevidencetoprovetheadvantagesofdrinkingeightglassesofwateraday,scientistssay.Themisunderstandingiscausedfromthesuggestionthatadultsshoulddrink2.5litersofwaterdaily,whichwasstressedbytheBritishMedicalJournalinDecember.Theimportantpartofthesuggestionthatmostofthisquantityofwateriscontainedinpreparedfoods,however,isusuallyignored.USresearcherswhoreviewedtheevidenceconcludedthatmostpeopledonotneedtoworryabouttheamountofwatertheydrinkevery.day.Besidesdrinkingwater,theywillbegettingplentyofliquid（液体）inotherways.Caffeinateddrinkssuchastea,coffeeandcolaandalcohol（酒）canhelpreachthedailytotaliftheydon'tdrinktoomuch,thoughthesedrinkshelptheproductionofurine(尿).Lesswellknownarcthedangersofdrinkingtoomuchwater,causingwaterpoisoning,lowsaltlevelsandevendeath.ThereviewofresearchbyDanNegoianu,fromtheUniversityofPennsylvania,foundthatnotasinglestudyincludedthesuggestionofdrinkingeightglassesofwateraday.Althoughonesmallstudysuggestedthatdrinkingwatercouldresultinfewerheadaches,theresultswerenotveryimportant.However,thebenefitsofdrinkingsomewatertopreventapaininheadafterdrinkingtoomuchalcoholare,separately,provedtobetrue.Nostudiesshowedanyadvantagestothecoloroftheskinbecauseoftheincreasedwatertakenintobodies.Dehydration（脱水）canmakeskinlesspleasant,buttherewasnoclearevidencetosupporttheideathatwaterhelpspeoplekeepayouthfulappearance.Theresearchersalsofoundnoevidencethatdrinkinglotsofwaterdoessomegoodtothebody'sorgans（器官）.1、Fromthepassage,weknowthatthesuggestionaboutdrinkingeightglassesofwateraday.A．causessomeseriousdiseasesB．hasenoughscientificevidencetosupportitC．ismisunderstoodbypeopleinfactD．waspublishedbytheBritishMedicalJournal2、Fromthepassagewelearnthatmanypeopledon'tknowthat_______.A．theproductionofurinecancausewatertoloseB．healthcanbeimprovedbydrinkingplentyof'waterC．betterskincanresultfromintakeofmuchwaterD．caffeinateddrinkscanprovidethewaterpeopleneed3、Whatcanbeprovedaboutdrinkingalotofwateraccordingtothepassage?A．Reducingthebadinfluenceofdrinkingalcohol.B．Helpingtokeepyouthfullooks.C．Makingthebody'sorgansstronger.D．Causingbadheadaches.4、Thewriter'smainpurposeofwritingthispassageisto.A．persuadepeopletodrinkdifferentkindsofwaterB．tellpeopledrinkingmuchwaterisnotashealthyasisconsideredC．warnpeopleofthedangerofdrinkingmuchwaterD．helppeoplerealizetheimportanceofdrinkingenoughwatereveryday22．（8分）Let'spayavisittosomeofthemostamazingandunusualplacesintheworld,fromicyhotelstotemplesonthesideofcliff.HoteldeGlace—CanadaIfyoudon'tmindthecold,thisigloo（冰屋）stylehoteliscertainlyforyou.Nearlyeverything,includingbedding,ismadeofice！Thishotelissowellinsulated（隔热的）thatwhateverthetemperatureoutsideis,thetemperatureinsideneverchangesmorethanafewdegrees.It'saround23degreestobeexact.Sinceitismadeoficethehoteldoeshavesomedressrequirementsthatcanbefoundontheirwebsite.Arcticsleepingbagsareprovidedforeveryguest,includingchildren.Formoreinformation,visitthewebsite:.TheTigersNestMonastery--BhutanBuiltdirectlyontoacliffside,thisancienttemplehasclaimeditsspotsince1692.Richinhistory,TigersNestisconstructedaroundeightattractivecavesonthemountainside.Mostofthecavesareeasytoreachthroughthenaturalrockstairway.However,somearemoredifficult,andcanonlybereachedbyshakyropebridges.Visitthewebsite:/taktsang-monastery.phpformoreinformation.DinosaurProvincialPark—CanadaKnowntobeonethegreatestfossillocationsintheworld,DinosaurProvincialParkhasnearly5000specimensinallshapesandsizes.Theparkitselfhasavastcollectionoffossilsandauniquenaturalecosystem.Formoreinformation,pleasevisithttp://tpr.Alberta.ca/parks/dinosaur/index.aspx.LeshanGiantBuddha--SichuanChinaTheworld'slargestBuddhasitsontheedgeoftwogreatrivers.Constructionisbelievedtohavestartedaroundtheyear713,andatthetimeofthisconstructionitwasthetallestcarvedstatueintheworld.All233feetofthestatuewascarvedfromthesurroundingcliffsandpreservedinamazingcondition.Eventhe2008earthquakewasnotenoughtoshakeit.Itswebsite/china-guides/china-attractionsleshan-giant-buddha-leshanwillprovideyouwithmoreinformation.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutHoteldeGlace?A．ItliesintheArctic.B．Eventhebeddingismadeofice.C．Everyguestisprovidedwithsleepingbags.D．Youcanvisititswebsitefordressrequirements.2、WhichofthefollowingwebsitescangiveinformationabouttheTigersNest?A．/china-guides/china-attractionsleshan-giant-buddha-leshanB．http://www.icehotelcanada.ComC．http://tpr.alberta.Ca/parks/dinosaur/index.AspxD．/taktsang-monastery.php3、IfJohnisinterestedinfossils,hecanpayavisitto_________________.A．LeshanGiantBuddha--SichuanChinaB．HoteldeGlace--CanadaC．TheTigersNestMonastery--BhutanD．DinosaurProvincialPark--Canada4、Thispassageismainlytotellusabout_________________.A．fourdifferentconstructionsintheworldB．somepopularhotelsinCanadaC．fourunusualplacesintheworldD．allkindsofparksinEurope5、Thepassageisprobablytakenfromamagazineon._________________A．politics B．travelC．education D．environment23．（8分）UniversityofPennsylvaniaresearcherssaythatforthefirsttimetheyhavelinkedsocialmediausetoincreasesindepressionandloneliness．Theideathatsocialmediaisanythingbutsocialwhenitcomestomentalhealthhasbeentalkedaboutforyears，butnotmanystudieshavemanagedtoactuallylinkthetwo．Todothat，Pennresearchers，ledbypsychologistMelissaHunt，designedastudythatfocusedonWeChat，SnapchatandInstagram．Thestudywasconductedwith143participants，whobeforetheybegan，completedamoodsurveyandsentalongphotosoftheirbatteryscreens，showinghowoftentheywereusingtheirphonestoaccesssocialmedia．"Wesetouttodoamuchmorecompletestudywhichattemptstoimitatereallife．"Huntsaid．Thestudydividedtheparticipantsintotwogroups：Thefirstgroupwasallowedtomaintaintheirnormalsocialmediahabits．Theother，thecontrolgroup，wasrestrictedto10minutesperdayonsocialmedia．Therestrictionswereputinplaceforthreeweeksandthentheparticipantsreturnedandweretestedforoutcomessuchasfearofmissingout，anxiety，depressionandloneliness．Theresultsshowedaveryclearlinkbetweensocialmediauseandincreasedlevelsofdepressionandloneliness．"Usinglesssocialmediathanyounormallydowouldleadtosignificantdecreasesinbothdepressionandloneliness，"Huntsaid．SocialmediainviteswhatHuntcalls"downwardsocialcomparison．""Whenyou'reonline，itcansometimesseemthateveryoneelseiscoolerandhavingmorefunandincludedinmorethingsandyou'releftout，"Huntsaid．Andthat'sjustgenerallydiscouraging．"Everyminuteyouspendonlineisaminuteyouarenotdoingyourworkornotmeetingafriendfordinnerorhavingadeepconversationwithyourroommate．"Andthesereallifeactivitiesaretheonesthatcanencourageself﹣esteemandself﹣worth，Huntadded．"Peopleareontheirdevices，andthat'snotgoingtochange，"shesaid．Butasinlife，abitofcontrolgoesalongway．1、Beforethestudywasconducted，theparticipantscompletedasurveyto．A．imitatepeople'sreallifeB．linklonelinesstodepressionC．showtheiruseofsocialmediaD．provesocialmediaisimportant2、Theresultsofthestudyshowedusinglesssocialmediawouldresultin．A．people'sfearofmissingoutB．higherlevelsofdepressionC．obviousreliefinlonelinessD．lowerlevelsofhappiness3、InHunt'sopinion，whichactivitybenefitsmoretomentalhealth？A．Hikingoutwithfriends．B．Makingcomparisonwithothers．C．Playingcomputergamesinsparetime．D．Loggingontosocialmediaandhavingfun．4、Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage？A．AStudyonSocialMedia．B．HowtoImproveMentalHealth．C．PeopleAddictedtoSocialMedia．D．SocialMediaInfluencesMentalHealth．24．（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．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjob25．（10分）Moviesin2018Thepastyearwasabigyearintheworldofartandculture.Hereisalistofthetopmovieslastyear.BlackPantherReleasetime:FebruaryThemonthofFebruarybroughtmovieloversBlackPanther,thesuperheromoviefromMarvelComics.ThefilmtellsthestoryofanimaginaryAfricannationcalledWakanda.Thefilmearnedcriticalpraiseandalotofmoney.Infact,ithasbecomethe12thhighest-earningfilmofalltimeworldwide.AStarisBornReleasetime:OctoberInOctober,theworldsawsingerLadyGagachangeherselfcompletelyonthesilverscreen.GagastarredoppositeBradleyCooperinthemovieAStarisBorn.Thefilmwasmetwithmuchpublicexcitementandearned$100millioninUStheatersinjust12days.ThefilmanditsstarsarewidelyexpectedtoreceiveOscarnominations(提名).BohemianRhapsodyReleasetime:NovemberNovemberbroughtthereleaseofthefilmBohemianRhapsody.IttellsthestoryofQueen,theBritishrockgroupthatrosetoworldwidefameinthe1970s.Whilethefilmhasnotreceivedhighmarksfromcritics,musicloversaroundtheworldseempleased.Thefilmmade$600millioninitsfirstfiveweeks,makingitthemostsuccessfulmusicbiographicalfilmever.RomaReleasetime:DecemberTheOscarsarestillafewmonthsaway,butthetalkoftheawardsisalreadyunderway.Infact,theAcademyreleaseditsshortlistforninecategories,includingcandidatesforthebestforeignlanguagefilm.Asisexpected,Mexico’scriticallypraisedRomaisamongthem.Romatellsthestoryofahousekeeperforamiddle-classfamilyinMexicoCityduringthe1970s.FilmcriticsalsoexpectthefilmtocompetefortheBestPictureaward.NoforeignlanguagefilmhaseverwonBestPictureattheOscarsbefore.1、Whichfilmfocusesonthethemeofmusic?A．BlackPanther. B．AStarisBorn.C．BohemianRhapsody. D．Roma.2、WhatdidthefilmAStarisBornmeantoLadyGaga?A．Itmadeherfirstappearonscreen.B．Itmadeherbecomeasinger.C．IthelpedherreceivetheOscarsfinallyD．Itcontributedtohercareertransformation.3、WhatdoweknowaboutRoma?A．IthaseverwonBestPictureattheOscars.B．IthaseverbeencriticizedbytheAcademy.C．ItisexpectedbysomepeopletowintheOscars.D．Itisregardedasthebestforeignlanguagefilm.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）AtthefarendofIslingtonRoadinNewton,Massachusetts,livesalittlegirlnearanddeartotheneighborhood.Two-year-oldSamanthaSavitzis1,butshelovestotalktoanyonewhoknowssignlanguage.Andherwholepersonalitychangeswhenit’ssomeonewhocan2withher.Herdesireforcommunicationhasbeen3obvioustoeveryoneintheneighborhood.

WheneverSamtriestobeneighborly,they4themselveslostforwords.Sotheyneedto5morethanabasicconversationwiththechildinthecommunity.Unfortunately,thisisn’tsomethingyoucan6withease.You’dneedthewholecommunitytolearnsignlanguage7foralittle2-year-oldgirl.Youcan’t8neighborstodothat.Youcanonlyappreciatethemwhentheydo.Ontheirown,Sam’sneighborsgottogether,9aninstructor,andarenowfully10an

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Eventheparentsofdeafchildrendon’t11tolearnsignlanguage.NowSamhasawhole12tocommunicatewithher.Andthislevelofinclusionwillalmostcertainlyguaranteeahappier,more13Sam.Herparentssaystherearen’twordsinanylanguagetoexpresstheir14.Infact,they’realreadyseeinga15intheirdaughter.“Thefirstthingshesaystousis‘friend’”,saidhermother,“Ithinkyourheartwould16justasminedid.”SometimesitfeelslikeAmericaislosingits17ofcommunity—butthenyouhearaboutaplacelikethiswhereittakesawholevillageto18achild.Nowthevillageisaliveandishereto19usthatwhatmakesa“goodneighborhood”isnothingmorethangood20.1、A．blind B．deaf C．lame D．dull2、A．communicate B．sing C．play D．quarrel3、A．cheerfully B．peacefully C．painfully D．doubtfully4、A．make B．find C．let D．have5、A．strikeup B．putoff C．gothrough D．takein6、A．confirm B．trust C．discover D．solve7、A．still B．even C．just D．also8、A．educate B．expect C．wish D．help9、A．trained B．taught C．hired D．dismissed10、A．trappedin B．involvedin C．awareof D．equippedwith11、A．agree B．plan C．promise D．bother12、A．school B．community C．family D．club13、A．well-fed B．well-known C．well-behaved D．well-adjusted14、A．sympathy B．dilemma C．gratitude D．love15、A．complaint B．fault C．difference D．commitment16、A．melt B．race C．break D．burst17、A．control B．credit C．sign D．sense18、A．raise B．feed C．tell D．request19、A．urge B．warn C．guide D．remind20、A．neighbors B．friends C．partners D．colleagues第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Goodmorning,boysandgirls.I’mheretodaytoshareagoodstorywithyou.Itisatruestoryaboutapoorboy,1．(name)WilliamSmith,hadonlyonedollarleft.Hewassohungry

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billinsurprise,whichread:“Paidinfullwithaglassofmilk,(signed)Dr.WilliamSmith.”第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单同的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Asastudent,Ihavetakenagreatmanyofexams.WhetherIhavebeengoodpreparedornot,Iwillkeepcalmandconfidently.ThatisbecauseIknowthepurposeofexamsistofindouttheknowledgeswecan’tunderstand.Therefore,therewasatimewhenIwasafraidofexams.IwasafraidthatIcouldn’tgethighmarksorfailtheexam,Iwouldbelaughedatbyothers.Later,myteacher,sherealizedmyproblem,hadtheface-to-facetalkwithme.AfterIfollowedtheadvicegivingbymyteacherIfinallyovercamemyfear.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你被学校选为代表，将在送别美国交流生的欢送会上进行发言。请根据以下提示写一篇英文发言稿。1.回忆你们共同的经历；2.谈谈收获；3.表达祝愿。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dearfriends,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thankyouforlistening.

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、C3、B4、A5、A6、A7、D8、A9、B10、B11、A12、A13、C14、A15、B16、C17、D18、D19、B20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、C2、D3、A4、B22、1、A2、D3、D4、C5、B23、1、C2、C3、A4、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,ashefinallyentered