湖北省普通高中协作体2026届英语高三第一学期期末预测试题含解析

湖北省普通高中协作体2026届英语高三第一学期期末预测试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．---Howdidshelosesomuchweightasexpected？----_____________eatingless，shejoggedforseveralmileseveryday.A．Inadditionto B．InspiteofC．Insteadof D．Thanksto2．---Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflightyesterday.---Don’tmentionit.A．willhavebeen B．wouldhavebeenC．mustbe D．couldbe3．Wehavedecidedtofulfillthetaskintime,difficultieswemaymeetwith.A．nomatterhow B．however C．whatever D．whichever4．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone5．Theroomissoclean.He________havecleanedityesterdayevening.A．will B．needC．can D．must6．I’mmostawfullygratefultoyou.Ican’tthinkwhatI________withoutyou.A．coulddo B．woulddoC．shouldhavedone D．musthavedone7．OnthebusIsawastudent

Ibelievedwasyourbrother.A．who B．whomC．which D．whoever8．Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.A．pickupB．pickoutC．turnupD．showout9．_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water10．Interestisas________tolearningastheabilitytounderstand，evenmoreso.A．vital B．availableC．specific D．similar11．Don’tthrowawaytheoldbooks．Givethemto____needsthem．A．whoever B．anyone C．who D．whomever12．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．aresaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved13．Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource14．—Howlongdoyouthinkitwillbe________theStockMarketreturnstonormal?—Atleastoneyear,Iguess.A．when B．before C．until D．that15．Themonitorsaidthatthelearningmethodheusedimprovedhismaths.A．greatly B．nearly C．normally D．seriously16．Despitetheobviousprivacyconcerns,theuseoffacial-recognitiontechnologyis________atsomepublicplaces.A．outofdangerB．ontherunC．outofsightD．ontherise17．—Astudysuggestsreducingenergydemandinthefuturemay________urbanareas.—That’strue.Citiesneedmoreenergythansmalltownsorotherruralareas.A．catchonB．actonC．hangonD．centeron18．Theexpertpointsoutthephenomenonthatcreamgoesbadfasterthanbutter______itsstructureratherthanitschemicalcomposition.A．livesupto B．getsdowntoC．comesdownto D．standsupto19．Thereaslightdecreaseinhisweightbutheeatstoomuch.A．was B．couldhavebeenC．hadbeen D．couldbe20．_______manyChineseholidaysaredirectedtowardsservicesrememberingancestors,theChingMingFestivalisbeyonddoubtthelargest.A．Unless B．SinceC．Once D．While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）It’sasadnesssharedbymanybusinessstart-ups:whydidmycompanyfail,whilesomanyothersseemtobeprofitingfromthe“goldenageofentrepreneurship(创业精神）”？Somepeoplearguethatopportunitiesandgoodfortunearethesecretstosuccess.ButInnovationWorksCEOKaifuLeebelievesthatentrepreneursneedtohavecertainqualitiestohelpthemfacethedifficultiesofstartingabusiness.AtarecentLinkedInconference,Leementionedsomeofthesequalities.“Eventhoughwe’renowinagoldenperiodforinnovationandstart-ups,noteveryoneismeanttobeanentrepre-neur.Entrepreneurssharethesamequalities—theyareconfident,communicativeandfocused.Theydon’tfearlosing,andtheyaregoodatlearning,”hesaid.Leeexplainedthatheoftenmeetsyoungpeoplewhoareirresoluteaboutsettingupabusiness.“Ifthat’sthecaseforyouthendon’tdoso,”hesaidattheconference.Thebottomline,hesaid,isthatentrepreneursshouldbedeterminedandpassionate.passionisvitaltoentrepreneurssinceittypicallyrelatestoself-motivation,accordingtoLiJun,26,founderofWuhanLushenglinPlantWallCoLtd.“Entrepreneursoftenneedtoworkaroundtheclock.It’seasierforpeopletoputupwiththedifficultscheduleifthey’repassionateaboutwhatthey’redoing,”hesaid.Entrepreneursarealsogenerallythoughtofasrisk-takers.ButYuXiuhong,generalsecretaryoftheBrightChinafoundation,warnsthatyoungentrepreneursshouldnottaketoomanyrisks.“Successfulentrepreneursrarelytakerisksblindlyorjumpatopportunitiesothersavoid.Beforelaunchingabusiness,it'sadvisabletodomarketresearch,evaluateyourselfandyouropponents,”shesaid.Alsosheadvisesthatyoungpeoplethoroughlycalculatetheirexpensesinadvance.TakeLiDongjinasanexample,35-year-oldlong-termentrepreneurdisappearedaweekagoafterhisO2Ocarwashingcompanyfaileddisastrously.Hehadgottenaninitialinvestmentof5millionyuanbutwasteditallonallowanceandpublicity.1、WhichofthefollowingisnotthequalityofanentrepreneuraccordingtoKaifuLee?A．Confidence.B．Determination.C．Leadershipskill.D．Learningability.2、WhatdidLiJunsayaboutentrepreneurs?A．Theycan’tbemotivatedwithoutenthusiasm.B．Theyshouldn'tcomplainabouttheirtight.schedule.C．Theyshouldhaveanurgetoimprovethemselves.D．Theymaysufferhealthproblemsduetoheavyworkloads.3、Whathastheclosestmeaningwiththeunderlinedword“irresolute”inParagraph4?A．Delighted.B．Hesitant.C．Anxious.D．Sure.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．YuXiuhongregretsjumpingatopportunitiesbefore.B．LiDongjinisafailureforlackofadventurousspirit.C．LiDongjinshouldn’thavestartedacarwashingcompany.D．YuXiuhongbelievesitamusttothinktwicebeforetakingrisks.22．（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．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjob23．（8分）Youmaybefamiliarwiththefollowingfamouspeople,buthaveyouheardoftheirgraduationspeeches,inwhichtheyeithersharetheirunforgottenexperiencesorgiveyousomegreatinspiration.MichaelDell,UniversityofTexasatAustinAndnowyou’veaccomplishedsomethinggreatandimportanthere,andit’stimeforyoutomoveontowhat’snext.Andyoumustnotletanythingpreventyoufromtakingthosefirststeps.…Youmustalsocommittotheadventure.Justhavefaithintheskillsandtheknowledgeyou’vebeenblessed（赐予）withandgo.J.K.Rowling,HarvardUniversityHalfmylifetimeago,Iwasstrikinganuneasybalancebetweenmyambitionandtheexpectationfrommyparentswhowerenotrich…ButwhatIfearedmostofmyselfatyouragewasnotpoverty,butfailure.ThefactthatyouaregraduatingfromHarvardsuggeststhatyouknowlittleaboutfailure,youmightbedrivenbyafearoffailurequiteasmuchasadesireforsuccess.SteveJobs,StanfordUniversitySometimeslife’sgoingtohityouintheheadwithabrick.Don’tlosefaith…Yourworkisgoingtofillalargepartofyourlife,andtheonlywaytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyoubelieveisgreatwork,andtheonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.Ifyouhaven’tfoundityet,keeplookinganddon’tsettle.BillGates,HarvardUniversityWeneedasmanypeopleaspossibletohaveaccesstotheadvancedtechnologytoleadtoarevolutioninwhathumanbeingscandoforoneanother.Theyaremakingitpossiblenotjustfornationalgovernments,butforuniversities,smallerorganizations,andevenindividualstoseeproblems,seeapproachesanddealwiththeworld’sinequities（不公平）likehunger,poverty,andsoon.1、WhatMichaelDellsaidistourgeusto________.A．listentoourheartB．learnfromourmistakesC．followothers’exampleD．pursueourdreams2、WhatdidJ.K.Rowlingfearmostwhenshewasstudyinginuniversity?A．Failure.B．Hunger.C．Poverty.D．Appearance.3、WhatdoesBillGatessuggestpeopledo?A．Masterasmuchadvancedtechnologyaspossible.B．Worktogethertoridsomeglobalproblems.C．Makecontributionstotheenvironment.D．Takeresponsibilityfortheirownbehavior.24．（8分）Environmentalexpertswarnthatourplanetisdrowninginplastic.Theworld’scitiesproduce2billiontonsoftrasheveryyear.Bytheyear2050thatnumberisexpectedtoriseto3billiontons.TheWorldBankestimatesthatthelargestamountoftrashtoday,about44percent,isplastic.Butweoftenhavetobuypackagedgoods.Andoftenthatpackagingismadeofplastic.Now,thatmaybechanging.Anewenvironmentally-friendlyshoppingmodelwasrecentlylaunchedattheWorldEconomicForuminDavos,Switzerland.Thisshoppingmodel,calledLoop,aimstoreplacethrowawaycontainerswithreusableones.LoopistheideaofTerraCycle,anAmerican-basedrecyclingcompany.Itschief,TomSzaky.toldtheAssociatedPress(AP)that“removingplasticsfromtheoceanisnotenough.”Hesaidthepointistogetawayfromsingle-usepackages.SzakysaidthatLoopisthefutureofshopping.Butitcomesfromanideaofthepast.Hecomparedittothe“milkmanmodel”ofthe1950sintheUnitedStates.Backthen,someonebroughtmilktoyourdoorstepinglassbottlesandthenleftwithemptybottles.Thesecouldbecleanedandusedagain.Theresultiszero-waste.JenniferMorganfromtheenvironmentalnon-profitorganizationGreenpeacealsojoinedinthediscussionaboutLoopatDavos.Shesaidthat“GreenpeacewelcomestheaimoftheLoopAlliancetomoveawayfromthrowawaycultureanddisposability.”ButMorganquestionedwhethercompaniesworldwidearereadytochangetheirbusinessmodels.LoopissettolaunchlaterthisyearinthreeeasternU.S.states,andalsoinParis,Franceandsomeofthesurroundingarea.ThenLoopplanstoexpandtotheU.S.WestCoast,Toronto,CanadaandBritainbytheendofthisyearor2020.1、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?A．Providebackgroundinformation. B．Advocatezero-wastelifestyle.C．Explainthereasonfortrash. D．Introduceanewtopic.2、Wheredoestheidea“Loop”comefrom?A．TheWorldEconomicForum. B．Demandofsomecompanies.C．Zero-wastemodel. D．Themilkmanmodel.3、WhichcountriesisLoopexpectedtoexpandtoby2020?A．UnitedStatesandSwitzerland. B．SwitzerlandandBritain.C．CanadaandBritain. D．FranceandCanada.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Anewshoppingmodel. B．Thedevelopmentoffuturecity.C．Theworld’senvironmentalissue. D．Theconcernsoffutureshopping.25．（10分）Gorillas(大猩猩)areontheedgeofextinction.TheyarecallingonYOUtodonateyourphonetoday!YoucannowhelpsavegorillasinAfricasimplybydonatingyourmobilephone!Coltanisametallicore(金属矿石)thatisminedbothinandoutofAfricaandcanbefoundwithinmanyelectronicdevicessuchasmobilephones.TheminingofcoltanwithintheCongoRiverBasiniscontributingtoforestlossthere,andisspeedingupthelossofmountaingorillasatashockinglyfastrate.Whileeffortsarebeingmadetodealwiththisissue,theminingofcoltanwithingorillahabitatcontinues.ItisverydifficulttoknowwhichphonescontaincoltanminedfromAfrica;however,everyphonecanhelpsavegorillaswhendonatedtoThey’reCallingonYou.BydonatingyourphonethroughtheThey’reCallingYoumobilephonerecyclingprogramyouare:●Preventingyourphonefromgoingtothelandfill.●HelpingMelbourneZooraisemoneytosupporttheJaneGoodallInstitutesmonkeyconservationworkinAfricathroughthesaleofrefurbished(翻新)phones.●Lesseningthedemandforcoltanmining.TosupporttheThey’reCallingYoumobilephonerecyclingprogramyoucan:1.VisitMelbourneZootocollectapostagepaidrecyclingbag,andpostyourmobilephonetotheAussieRecyclingProgram.Yourphonewillberesoldtopoorcommunitygroups.2.Registeryoursupportsimplybyemailingtheregistrationformtozvfoundation@.auorfaxitto(03)9285-9377.Schoolscangetinvolvedtoo!PleasecontactKateMcCabeatMelbourneZoobyemailorphone(03)9285-9471Discussaddingthisprogramtoyourcoursewhileinspiringstudentstotakeactionforwildlife.Forfurtherinformationpleasecontact:RachelLowryPh:(03)9285-9377Mob:0488-504-490Fax:(03)9285-9340Nexttimeyourmobilerings,letthatbeareminderthat“they’recallingonyou”!1、Whydoyousavegorillasbydonatingyourphones?A．Gorillaswon’tbetroubledbytheringingofcellphones.B．Africanswillprotectgorillaseasilybyusingphones.C．Africanswon’tkillgorillastoexchangeforphones.D．Gorillas’habitatwon’tbedestroyedduetolesscoltanmining.2、Thephonesyoudonatewill____.A．bebeautifiedandsoldagainB．betakenapartfortheircoltanC．begiventothepoorAfricansD．bepresentedtopoorcommunitygroups.3、Theunderlinedsentenceinthepassageprobablymeans___.A．youareexpectedtodonatephonesforwildlifeB．youareremindedtocallbackimmediatelyC．youcarecalledbackbytherecyclingprogramD．youshouldfeelguiltyaboutusingthemobilephone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）Wishingtoencourageheryoungson’sprogressonthepiano,amothertookherboytoaPaderewskiconcert.Aftertheywere1,themotherspottedafriendintheaudienceandwalkeddownthepassagetogreether.Seizingthe2toexplorethewondersoftheconcerthall,thelittleboyroseand3exploredhiswaythroughadoormarked“NOADMITTANCE.”Whenthehouselightsdimmedandtheconcertwasabouttobegin,themotherreturnedtoherseatand4thatthechildwasmissing.Suddenly,thecurtainspartedandspotlightsfocusedontheimpressiveSteinwayonstage.In5,themothersawherlittleboysittingatthekey-board,6pickingoutTwinkle,TwinkleLittleStar.Atthatmoment,thegreatpianomastermadehis7,quicklymovedtothepiano,and8intheboy’sear,“Don’tquit.Keepplaying.”Then9over,Paderewskireacheddownwithhislefthandandbeganfillinginabasspart.Soonhisrightarmreachedaroundtotheothersideofthechildandheaddedarunningobbligato(伴奏).Together,theoldmasterandtheyoungnovice(beginner)transformedafrighteningsituationintoawonderfully10experience.Theaudiencewasstrongly11That’sthewayitisinlife.Whatwecanaccomplish(实现)onourownishardly12Wetryourbest,butthe13aren’texactlygracefulflowingmusic.ButwhenwetrustinthehandsofaGreaterPower,ourlife’swork14canbebeautiful.Nexttimeyousetoutto15greatachievements,listencarefully.YoucanhearthevoiceoftheMaster,whisperinginyourear,“Don’tquit.Keepplaying.”1、A．seated B．sat C．dressed D．rested2、A．fact B．difficulty C．opportunity D．risk3、A．actually B．occasionally C．fortunately D．eventually4、A．discovered B．told C．accepted D．offered5、A．joy B．trust C．horror D．pleasure6、A．quickly B．personally C．generally D．innocently(纯洁地)7、A．entrance B．disappearance C．arrangement D．opening8、A．shouted B．repeated C．promised D．whispered9、A．turning B．bending C．rising D．handing10、A．creative B．effective C．annoying D．fearing11、A．addicted(入了迷的) B．invited C．attacked D．attracted12、A．abnormal(反常的) B．remarkable(卓越的) C．unimportant D．ordinary13、A．goals B．intentions C．results D．purposes14、A．luckily B．truly C．slightly D．fortunately15、A．overcome B．enjoy C．accomplish D．become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）Duringthepasttenyears,traditionalChinesemedicine(TCM)hasbeengaining1．(popular)acrosstheworld.Thisstyleofhealthcarehasspreadto183countries.Uptonow,approximately100internationalagreements2．(sign)withChinesegovernmentonTCMcooperation.Oneofthereasonsforsuchagrowingtrendisprobablyduetotheincreaseof3．(science)researchintoTCM.SinceTuYouyou,aChinesescientistwasawardedNobelPrizeforherdiscoveryofthedrugqinghaosu,TCMhasbecomeevenmore4．(globe)famous.Whilequiteafew5．(explain)havebeengiventosupportTCMtheories,itisstillfacedwiththechallengein6．(prove)tothepublicthatithascertaineffectswhenusedinmedicaltreatment.That’stosay,itissignificantin7．longrunforTCMtoteamupwithWesternmedicine.Scientistsholdthebelief8．usingthecollectiveknowledge,ratherthanregardingthetwoapproaches9．beingincompetitioniswherethepotentialforitsenormouseffects10．_(lie)in.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短文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。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。MyparentsandIwentonaone-daytriptoLakeTaihulastweekend、Ittookusthreehoursdrivethere、Wewereamazedbyitsizewhenwegotoutfromthecar、Thenweboardaboatandstartedadelightfulday、Whenadmirethebeautifulsceneryfromthelake,andwehadalotofpicturestaken、Backonthebank,weboughtavarietyofsouvenirandtasteddifferentkindsofdeliciouslocalfood、Hoursquicklyflownlikeanarrowafterweknewit、Finally,wehadtosaygood-byeataboutsix、Whatawonderfullydaywespent!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，为迎接新年到来，你校将举办艺术节活动，请写信邀外国朋友Brown参加，主要内容：1．目的和时间；2．活动安排；3．请他表演节目。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。DearBrown,I’mLiHuainyourclass.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yours,LiHua.

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、B3、C4、D5、D6、C7、A8、A9、D10、A11、A12、C13、A14、B15、A16、D17、D18、C19、D20、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、C2、A3、B4、D22、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’mafraidneitherI