2025届四川省眉山实验高级中学高考英语三模试卷含解析

2025届四川省眉山实验高级中学高考英语三模试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thesolutiontoaproblem，wearetold，oftencomestothinkersina"flashof________"．A．inspiration B．insightC．invitation D．innovation2．Theguidewasenthusiasticandknowledgeableandwespentalovelyeveningwanderingintoplaceswhichwe________straightpastotherwise.A．hadwalked B．werewalkingC．wouldhavewalked D．musthavewalked3．Don’tforgettosend______attendedtheconferenceafollow-upemail.A．however B．whateverC．whoever D．wherever4．Natureisunderstandableinthesense______shewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskherquestionsviaobservation.A．that B．whereC．how D．what5．We’dbettergonow,______we’llmissthetrain.A．butB．soC．otherwiseD．therefore6．Sometimesproperanswersarenotfartoseek________foodsafetyproblems.A．in B．toC．on D．after7．AninternationalteamofastronomersannouncedWednesdaythatthey________thefirst-everimageofablackhole.A．havecaptured B．werecapturingC．hadcaptured D．wouldcapture8．Iamalwaysdelightedwhenreceivingyourinvitation,______thepartyonJune9thafterthenationalcollegeentranceexamination,Ishallbepleasedtoattend.A．Onaccountof B．WithregardtoC．Inresponseto D．Inviewof9．____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can10．—Iwasintendedtototheconcertwithyouthisweekend,butIcan’tnow.—______.A．Bad B．That’srightC．Notatall D．You’rewelcome11．—WillUnclePetersoncometomybirthdaypartytomorrow?—Pityhe______toZimbabweasavolunteerteacher.A．wassentB．hasbeensentC．hadbeensentD．wouldbesent12．I’mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers,without______helpIwouldn’tbesoexcellent.A．whom B．their C．which D．whose13．____interestedinEnglishmayjointhisclub.A．WhoeverB．AllwhoC．AnyoneD．Who14．---Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflightyesterday.---Don’tmentionit.A．willhavebeen B．wouldhavebeenC．mustbe D．couldbe15．Ahurricanesweptthroughmyvillage.Justaswewerebeginningtolosehope,itsuddenlystopped.Itisreally“”.A．All’swellthatendswellB．LightningneverstrikestwiceinthesameplaceC．ItneverrainsbutifpoursD．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed16．Daviddidn’tattendhisdaughter’sgraduationceremony,buthedoeswishhethere.A．shouldbe B．wouldbeC．hadbeen D．were17．WethesunshineinSanyanowifitwerenotforthedelayofourflight.A．wereenjoying B．wouldhaveenjoyedC．wouldbeenjoying D．willenjoy18．Hisstrongsenseofhumorwasmakeeveryoneintheroomburstoutlaughing.A．soastoB．suchastoC．sothatD．suchthat19．Oneofthefewthingsyou______sayaboutEnglishpeoplewithcertaintyisthattheytalkalotabouttheweather.A．need B．must C．can D．should20．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthat B．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhen D．whenitwasthat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）Atsometimeinyourlifeyoumayhaveastrongdesiretodosomethingstrangeorterrible.However,chancesarethatyoudon’tactonyourimpulse(冲动),butletitpassinstead.Youknowthattocommittheactioniswronginsomewayandthatotherpeoplewillnotacceptyourbehavior.OneofthenewesttaboosinAmericansocietyisthetopicoffat.Unlikemanyothertaboos,fatisatopicthatAmericanstalkaboutconstantly.It’snotataboototalkaboutfat;it’satabootobefat.The“in”lookisthin,notfat.Intheworkworld,mostcompaniespreferyouthful-lookingexecutivestoselltheirimageaswellastheirproductstothepublic.Thethinlookisassociatedwithyouth,vigorandsuccess.Thefatperson,ontheotherhand,isthoughtofaslazyandlackinginenergy,self-disciplineandself-respect.Inanimage-conscioussocietyliketheUS,thinis“in”butfatis“out”.It’snotsurprisingthatmillionsofAmericanshavebecomecrazyaboutstayingslimand“inshape”.Thepursuitofayouthfulphysicalappearanceisnot,however,theonlyreasonforAmerica’sfascinationwithdietandexercise.Recentresearchhasshowntheimportanceofdietandexerciseforpersonalhealth.Asinmosttechnologicallydevelopednations,thelifestyleofNorthAmericanshaschangeddramaticallyduringthecourseofthelastcentury.Modernmachinesdoallthephysicallaborthatpeoplewereonceforcedtodobyhand.Carsandbusestransportusquicklyfrompointtopoint.Asaresultofinactivity,people’sbodiescaneasilybecomeweakandvulnerable(易受攻击的)todisease.Inanefforttoavoidsuchafate,millionsofAmericansarespendingmoreoftheirtimeexercising.1、Fromthetextwecaninferatabooisconsidered.A．popularwithpeopleB．unacceptableinpeopledeyesC．favorableimpressionleftonotherpeopleD．acrimecommittedonimpulse2、AccordingtothetextwecanconcludeinAmericansociety“beingfat”.A．hasn’tbeenatabooB．willremainatabooC．can’tbeatabooD．isnotconsideredataboobymostpeople3、IntheUS,thinis“in”butfatis“out”mostprobablymean.A．thinis“lazy”butfatis“kind”B．thinis“old”butfatis“youthful”C．thinis“unsuccessful”butfatis“successful”D．thinis“popular”butfatis“unpopular”4、WhyaresomanyAmericansexercisingmore?A．Tokeepstrongandfreefromdisease.B．Tofindgoodjobsinthecompanies.C．Toencouragetheirchildren.D．Toavoidbecomingold.22．（8分）High-sugardietsraiserisksforheartdisease,obesityanddiabetes,butwedoloveoursweets,sohealthexpertshavetriedtosuggestalternatives,andhoneyhasbeenforemostamongthem.Honeyisactuallysweeterthansugaris,whichmeans,intheoryatleast,thatyoucouldenhanceflavorequallywithasmallerquantityofhoney.Buthoneyactuallyhasahighercaloriecount.Itmayhavemoreminerals,whichlooksbetteronalabelbut,inreality,thesearesuchtraceamountsthattheydon’tofferanyrealadvantages.Honey’sreputationasamedicineisnotwhollyunfounded.Somehoneydoesindeedhaveantibacterialproperties.Onebyproductofenzymesinhoneyishydrogenperoxide,apowerfulgermkiller.Plus,honey’stextureandconsistencyaregoodforkeepingwoundsclean,andbadforbugsthatmightwanttoinfectthem.Honeyismoistanditsgooeyconsistencymeanitcaneasilyspreadoverandstayoverwoundswhilekeepingthetissuefrombecomingdryandfragile.Thestickysubstancemeansbacteriacannotaccumulateandmultiplyeasily.Itisparticularlywell-knownforfightingbacterialikestaph,salmonella,E.Coliandcertainbacteriathatcaninfectthegutandcauseulcers.However,scientistscanonlysaythisforsureaboutMakunaandMalaysianTualanghoney.Wedon’tknowyetwhetherlocalhomegrownhoneyhasthesamepotency-orsafety.Ahotcupofteawithsomehoneystirredincertainlysoundslikeitwouldmakeyoufeelbetter.Butit’sdifficulttosayforsurethatitwill.Whenyouhaveacold,contactwithwarmwater(fromtea)mayhelptobustupphlegm(痰）thatblocksyourairways.Butsomesuspecttherealsecrettothequalitiesofacuppaisinthehoney.Therearestudiesthatsuggestthathoneydoesworkaswellorbetterthancoughsuppressant（抑制性的）drugslikeRobitussin.Mostofthese,however,wereconsideredbytheacademicworldtobewidelymisinterpretedbythemedia.Oneofthefindingsthatseemedtohavegiventhehoneytrendsomeadditionallegscamefromastudythatsaidtherewas“nodifference”,statisticallyspeaking,betweenhoneyandoneparticularcoughsuppressant.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Honeyhasmoremineralsthansugar.B．Honeycanbeusedtotreatwounds.C．Thesweetnessinhoneycanfightbacteria.D．Allkindsofhoneycanactasmedicines.2、Whatistheauthor'sattitudewhenitcomestothefunctionsofhoney?A．ObjectiveB．CriticalC．SupportiveD．Skeptical3、Whatmightbetalkedaboutnext?A．Honeywillbewidelyusedinotherfields.B．Honeywillnotberecommendedinmedicaltreatmentanymore.C．Otherstudiesshowedhoneyworkedbetterthansomecoughmedicines.D．Otherstudiesshowedneitherhoneynorsomecoughmedicinesfunctionedwell.23．（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．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjob24．（8分）ParkingInformationThereisamixofpaidandfreeparkingonGranvilleIsland.Belowyouwillfindallrelevantinformationtoparkingandtrafficmanagement.FREEPARKINGSTALLS（停车位）FreeparkingthroughoutGranvilleIslandforallmotorizedvehiclesisintendedforvisitorsonly.Freeparkingstallsareavailableandvehiclesarelimitedtooccupyonestall,onceperday,andwithinthemaximumpostedtimelimit.Whenthepostedtimelimitisreachedyoumoveyourvehicle,orshouldyourequireadditionalparkingduringthesameday,yourvehiclemustbeparkedinapayparkingstall.FreeParkingrestrictionsarestrictlyenforcedfrom7amto7pm,7daysaweek.Onceyourvehicleisparked,youarenotpermittedtomovetoanotherfreestallonGranvilleIslandatanyothertimethroughouttheday.Youmaymovetoanyofthepaystalls.PAIDPARKINGSTALLSPayparkingrestrictionsarestrictlyenforcedfrom7amto7pm,7daysaweek.DailyParkingTheDailyPassisvalidfor24hoursfromthetimeofpurchase.ThepassisVOID（无效）ifnotplacedfaceupwiththedateandtimevisible.ThepassisVOIDifnotparkedinapayparkinglot.WeeklyParkingTheWeeklyPassisvalidfor7daysfromthetimeofpurchase.ThepassisVOIDifnotplacedfaceupwiththedateandtimevisible.ThepassisVOIDifnotparkedinapayparkinglot.MonthlyParkingMonthlyparkingislimitedandavailableonafirstcomefirstservebasisandsoldstartingonthetwenty-sixth(26)ofeverymonth.MonthlyParkingPassesareavailableattheGranvilleIslandAdministrationOfficefrom8:30am-5:00pm.Amonthlyparkingpassallowsavehicletobeparkedinanappointedparkingstallonlywhenitisclearlydisplayed.Lostmonthlypassescannotbereplaced.1、VisitorstoGranvilleIslandcan.A．parktheircarsforfreeaslongastheywishB．movetheircarstodifferentfreestallsC．paytheparkingwhenthetimelimitisreachedD．usethesamefreestallformanytimes2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothenotice?A．paidparkingpassisvalidonlywhenitisclearlydisplayed.B．CarswiththeDailyParkingPasscanbeparkedinafreestall.C．OnecanbuytheMonthlyParkingPassonanydayofthemonth.D．OnecanapplyforanewMonthlyParkingPassifitislost.25．（10分）TheSongDynasty(960-1279)isoftenreferredtoastheChineseRenaissance(文艺复兴).Foraboutthreeandaquartercenturies,underitsrule,Chinaenjoyedaperiodofeconomicgrowthwithgreatartisticandintellectualachievements.OneofthemostimportantfactorsintheSongRenaissancewastheprintingpresswhichmadeforarebirthofclassicalConfucianlearning.Bythe10thcentury,printerswereproducingalargenumberofcopiesoftheclassicalConfuciantexts.Withthisincreaseintheproductionofbooks,educationspreadandbecamewidelyavailable.PrintingalsohaditsgreatestinfluenceontheChinesepoliticalsystem.IntheSongDynasty,govemmentexaminationsbecamethemostimportantwaytopoliticalpowerinChina.Foralmost1,000years,Chinawasgovemedbymenwhohaddoneverywellinexaminations.Thousandsofstudentsstudiedfortheexams,andthousandsofinexpensivebookswererequired.Withoutprinting,suchasystemwouldnothavebeenpossible.TheSongperiodwasalsothegoldenageofChinesepainting.EmperorHuizong(1101-1125)wasatalentedpainterwhoencouragedthearts.Aroyalpaintingacademywascreatedandmanyfineartistsweresupported.Theperiodisbestknownfornaturesubjectsandlandscapepaintings.GuoXiusedperspectiveinhispaintingsandTheQuictValleyisoneofhisbest-knownworks.OneofthegreatestlandscapepaintersoftheperiodwasFanKuan.Hismasterpiece,TravellingamongMountainsandGorges,isoneofthemostfamousChinesepaintings.Completedaroundtheyear1000,itwasinspiredbythepowerofnatureandtherelativeinsignificanceofhumans.1、WhenwastheChineseRenaissance?A．ImmediatelyaftertheRenaissanceinEurope.B．DuringtheSongDynasty.C．AtthetimeofConfucius.D．intheyear1,000.2、WhatcontributedtospreadingtheideasofConfucius?A．Thespreadofeducationtothemiddleclasses.B．People’snewinterestinclassicaltexts.C．Thedevelopmentofpainting.D．Theprintingpressandawideavailabilityofbooks.3、Howdidpeoplebecomepoliticiansatthetime?A．Onlymembersofthewealthyclasscouldgointopolitics.B．Asmallnumberofpowerfulfamiliesranthecountry.C．Onlymembersgoodatpaintingweresupportedbytheroyalty.D．Therewasaspecialexamsystemtoselectpoliticians.4、FromthepassagewecanknowthepainterofTravellingamongMountainsandGorgesis＿＿＿．A．GuoXiB．EmperorHuizongC．FanKuanD．Confucius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）Iquitmyjobtostartmyownbusinessbeforemysonwasborn.Luckily,fourmonthslater,abiginvestmentcompany1meaboutthecooperationbetweenus,promisingthatitcouldtakemycompanytothenextlevel.Thensomething2happened.Ireceivedanemailfromtheinvestorthatread:“We’regoingtoendourcooperation.”Iwas3.Thenextfewdays,whenIthoughtofthisdiscouragement,I4howhelplessItrulywas.AndIalsobecameawarethatIhadafearof5.IfIwasgoingtokeepmovingforwardwithmycompany,I’dhaveto6thisfear.So,IturnedtoGoogleforan7andIfoundagamecalledRejectionTherapy.It8tohelpyouovercomeyourfearofrejectionby9seekingoutrejection.Iloveditand10tohaveatry.Asmyrejectionjourneycontinued,Ibegantofeelmoreandmore11whenaskingforthings.IrealizedIcould12whatIcandotoovercomemyfear,andbytheendofmy100-dayjourneyitactuallybecame13formetoreceive“no”.Ievenmadeshocking14onpurpose,suchasaskinga15ifIcouldplaysoccerinhisbackyard.Thecrazything?Theyallsaidyes.Intheend,my10-dayjourney16with51yesesand49noes.Inthe17ofmyrejectionjourney,Ilearnedthatwhenweshyawayfromrejectionwerejectourselvesandourideasbeforetheworldeverhasa18topayattentiontoandrejectus.Thatcomestobethegreatest19I’velearned—nomatterwhat,don’tbe20bytheworld.1、A．employed B．impressed C．refused D．approached2、A．unfamiliar B．unexpected C．unusual D．unforgettable3、A．discouraged B．frightened C．astonished D．excited4、A．confused B．realized C．guessed D．revealed5、A．connection B．invitation C．rejection D．communication6、A．getover B．turnover C．getoff D．turndown7、A．explanation B．access C．inspiration D．answer8、A．arranges B．offers C．aims D．prepares9、A．deliberately B．sincerely C．violently D．secretly10、A．managed B．decided C．demanded D．hesitated11、A．ashamed B．guilty C．fearless D．embarrassed12、A．focuson B．getdown C．setaside D．takeover13、A．easy B．difficult C．boring D．interesting14、A．suggestions B．comments C．requests D．improvements15、A．acquaintance B．friend C．relative D．stranger16、A．used B．concluded C．missed D．abandoned17、A．process B．way C．measure D．challenge18、A．struggle B．choice C．plan D．chance19、A．subject B．truth C．lesson D．note20、A．respected B．loved C．judged D．ignored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）Chinausedtobecalledthe“KingdomofBicycles”inthe1980sandthe1990s,butsincethen,cars1．(take)overthecountry.Becauseoftrafficjams,2．canbedifficulttotravelacrossmajorChinesecities.Even3．(go)afewkilometerscantakeuptoanhour.Now,newappsthathelppeopleusebikesarebeingusedmoreandmoreacrosscities.ChengListartedusingbikeshareservicesaboutsix4．(month)ago.Hesaidnowhewasusingacarlessandthemetro(地铁)5．.“AfterIgetoffthemetro,Iusuallyhavetowalkanotherkilometerortwo,soI’llgrababikeshareandgo.Itisconvenient.”Formany,thebestpartaboutcyclingishoweasyitistodo.6．,manyofitsbikesharestationswerenotplacedinconvenientplaces.Now,itiseasytofindabike,andtoregisterwith7．smartphone.Meanwhile,thereisnowalotofcompetitionamongbikeshareprovidersbecauseoftheirpopularity.Someprovidersaretryingtofloodthestreets8．bikestobemorevisible.Sometimestherearesomanybikes9．theycompletelyblockthesidewalks.Thishasbecomeaproblemforcitygovernments.Itisnotuncommonforbikeuserstoleavebikesinthemiddleofthestreetoronthesidewalk.Thisblockscarsandpeopleinalready10．(crowd)cities.Awomaninterviewedbythemediasaid,“Bikesharingisreallyconvenient,butweneedtakingcareoftheproblemofillegallyparkedbikes.”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。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。刪除：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。Timespentinabookshopcanbemostenjoyable、Hereisamovingstoryaboutit、Oncetherewasamedicalstudentwantedtoreadatextbookwhichwasfartooexpensivetobuyit、Theonlycopyhecouldfindwasinabookshop,buthecouldn’taffordit、Sothathecoulddowastoreaditintheshop、Everyafternoon,hegoestotheshopandreadsomeofthebooksatatime、Oneday,however,hefoundthebookmissedfromitsusualplace、Sodisappointed,hewasabouttoleavewhenhenoticedanowneroftheshopsignalingtohim、Totheirsurprise,theownerpointedtothebook,whichwasgoodputawayinacomer、Andheaddedthatheputitthereforcaseanyoneelseattemptedtobuyit、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你在某贴吧上看到美国孔子学院(ConfuciusInstitute)的学生Henry发帖，希望通过网络视频互动学习中国诗词。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：1．表示愿意帮助他；2．说明你想帮助他的原因。注意：1．词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、C3、C4、A5、C6、B7、C8、B9、A10、A11、B12、D13、C14、B15、A16、C17、C18、B19、C20、D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、B2、B3、D4、A22、1、B2、A3、B23、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’tleaveastranger