2024届云南省玉溪市峨山一中高三最后一卷英语试卷含解析

2024届云南省玉溪市峨山一中高三最后一卷英语试卷考生须知：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．You_____readabookinthesun—it'lldoharmtoyoureyes．A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．needn't D．mustn't2．Thehousecaughtfirelastweek,withlittleoftheoriginalbuilding_________.A．remainB．remainedC．remainsD．remaining3．Goodfood，goodsleep，noexercise．That'shegainedweight．A．howB．whenC．whatD．whether4．CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever5．“________Iwentthroughupsanddownsinlife，”Gordonsaid,“Ineverfoundtheimportanceofbeingself­disciplinedaswellasthesignificanceoflife.”A．IfB．SinceC．UntilD．Unless6．Christineis______aboutanythingbutherdressasshedoesn’treallycareaboutwhatshelookslikeintheeyesofothers.A．cautious B．optimisticC．particular D．curious7．Tomfinallydecidedto________andgivehimselfuptothepolice,whichallowedhimtogetawaywithonlyasmallfine.A．killthefattedcalf B．facethemusicC．seethehandwritingonthewall D．beablacksheep8．—________!Somebodyhasleftthelabdooropen.—Don’tlookatme.A．Hi,there B．DearmeC．Thankgoodness D．Comeon9．Giventhehugegap_______economicdevelopmentandculturalconsciousness,youngpeoplefindbigcitiesaresaferthansmalltowns.A．inviewofB．incaseofC．inconsequenceofD．inrespectof10．Whenallissaidanddone,theredoesn’tseemtobe________amysterytoexplain.A．kindof B．closetoC．farfrom D．muchof11．—______yousinganddanceatthislatehourofthenight?—Sorry,Iwillstoprightnow.A．May B．ShallC．Will D．Must12．ThankstoChinesepeople’shardworkandwisdom,Chinahas_____intothesecondlargesteconomy.A．evolved B．slipped C．extended D．shaped13．Nowadays,theInternetisapopular________forthepublictoaccessinformationandvoicetheiropinions.A．track B．trendC．channel D．lane14．Withpeoplepayingattentiontofitness,self-servicemini-gyms,eachcoveringabout5squaremeters,________inChina’smajorcitiestheseyears.A．havesprungup B．sprangupC．hadsprungup D．springup15．LastyearIappliedtoPrincetonUniversity．I____theywouldsayyes—buttheydid,andnowhereIam．A．neverthink B．amneverthinkingC．haveneverthought D．neverthought16．Notuntilhelefthishome__________toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim．A．didhebeginB．hadhebegunC．hebeganD．hehadbegun17．Countrieswhichcontinueimportinghugequantitiesofwastewillhaveto____theissueofpollution.A．maintain B．simplify C．overlook D．address18．Thesciencecompetitionisagoodopportunitytoshowstudents_____creativitycanaddnewvaluetotheirschoollife.A．where B．whether C．how D．when19．InAustralia,manyroadsignsarenowbothinEnglishandChinese,______iteasierforChinesetouriststotravel.A．makingB．madeC．makeD．makes20．Atthemeeting,theheadmastersaidthatthegovernmentshouldpreventsuchthingsashurtchildren________again.A．happening B．happen C．tohappenDhappened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）Educationisnotanend,butameanstoanend.Inotherwords,wedonoteducatechildrenonlyforthepurposeofeducatingthem.Ourpurposeistofitthemforlife.Insomemoderncountriesithasforsometimebeenfashionabletothinkthatbyfreeeducationforall–whetherrichorpoor,cleverorstupid-onecansolvealltheproblemsofsocietyandbuildaperfectnation.Butwecanalreadyseethatfreeeducationforallisnotenough;wefindinsuchcountriesafarlargernumberofpeoplewithuniversitydegreerefusetodowhattheythinktobe“low”work,and,infact,workingwithhandsisthoughttobedirtyandshamefulinsuchcountries.Butwehaveonlytothinkamomenttounderstandthattheworkofacompletelyuneducatedfarmerisfarmoreimportantthanthatofaprofessor.Wecanlivewithouteducation,butwedieifwehavenofood.Ifnoonecleanedourstreetsandtooktherubbishawayfromourhouses,weshouldgetterriblediseasesinourtowns.Infact,whenwesaythatallofusmustbeeducatedtofitusforlife,itmeansthatwemustbeeducatedinsuchawaythat,firstly,eachofuscandowhateverworksuitedtohisbrainsandabilityand,secondly,thatwecanrealizethatalljobsarenecessarytosociety,andthatisverybadtobeashamedofone’swork.Onlysuchatypeofeducationcanbeconsideredvaluabletosociety.1、Accordingtothepassage,thepurposeofeducationis________.A．tobuildaperfectworldB．tochooseasystemofeducationC．toleteveryonereceiveeducationfitforhimD．topreparechildrenmainlyfortheirfuturework2、WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A．It’shardforuniversitygraduatestofindjobs.B．Noonewouldliketodoworkwithhands.C．Educationisnotenoughtobuildaperfectnation.D．Universitygraduatesareashamedoftheirwork.3、Inthewriter’sopinion,________.A．allthesocialproblemscan’tbesolvedbyeducationB．freeeducationforailprobablyleadstoaperfectworldC．freeeducationwonthelptosolvesocialproblemsD．educationcansettlealloftheworld’sproblems22．（8分）Adecade-longstudy,alsothefirstmajorresearchintoairpollutionanddiseasehasshownthatlivingnearamainroadincreasestheriskofdementia(痴呆).Thestudyof6.6millionpeoplefoundthatonein10dementiadeathsinpeoplelivingwithin50metresofabusyroadwasduetowastegasandnoise.

Airpollutionisalreadyknowntocontributetothedeathsofaround40,000peopleinBritaineachyearbyworseningbreathingandheartconditions,whilepreviousresearchshowedemissions(排放物)cancausebrainshrinkage.

ButthenewstudybyCanadianpublichealthscientistsisthefirsttofindalinkbetweenlivingclosetoheavytrafficandtheincreasingofdementia,adiscoverydescribedas"believable"and"impressive"byBritishexperts.

DrHongChensaid."Ourstudysuggeststhatbusyroadscouldbeasourceofenvironmentalstressorsthatcouldgiverisetotheonsetofdementia.

Populationgrowthandurbanizationhasplacedmanypeopleclosetoheavytraffic,andwithwidespreadexposuretoheavytrafficandgrowingratesofdementia,evenamodesteffectfromnear-roadexposurecouldcausealargepublichealthburden.

Moreresearchtounderstandingthislinkisneeded,particularlyintotheeffectsofdifferentaspectsoftraffic,suchasairpollutantsandnoise."Inthenewstudy,theteamtrackedalladultsagedbetween20and85livinginOntarioformorethanadecadefrom2001to2012.Theyusedpostcodestodeterminehowclosepeoplelivedtoamainroadandanalyzedmedicalrecordstoseeiftheywentontodevelopdementia,Parkinson'sdiseaseormultiplesclerosis(多发性硬化).

WhiletherewasnocorrelationbetweenlivingneararoadandParkinson'sdiseaseormultiplesclerosis,dementiariskreducedaspeoplelivedfurtherfromamainroad,witha7percenthigherriskindevelopingdementiaamongthoselivingwithin50metres;a4percenthigherriskat50-100metresanda2percenthigherriskat101-200metres.

After200metrestherewasnoincrease.

Researchersbelievethatnoiseoftrafficmayalsoplayaroleintheraisedriskaswellasotherurbanpollution,whichisoftenpresentnearbusyroads.1、WhatcanweknowaboutCanadian'snewstudy?A．Britishexpertsthinkhighlyofit.B．Itbringsbenefitstodementiapatients.C．Itshowsthatairproductionisveryserious.D．Itshowsthatairpollutioncancausebrainshrinkage.2、WhatDrHongChensaidshowedthat______.A．peoplearediagnosedwithdementiamainlyduetoairpollutionB．widespreadexposuretotrafficwillreducetheriskofhavingdementiaC．thelinkbetweenlivingnearroadsandhavingdementiawasnotobviousD．busyroadscouldbeasourceofenvironmentalstressorsthatcauseddementiatoincrease3、Whatdoestheunderlinedtheword‘correlation’mean?A．Change.B．Improvement.C．Association.D．Secret4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Livingnearamainroadaddstotheriskofnoise.B．Livingbeyond300metresofamainroadissafeforpeople.C．Livingwithin200metresofamainroadhasalowerriskofhavingdementia.D．Thefurtherpeopleliveawayfromheavytraffic,thesmallertheriskofhavingdementia.23．（8分）ThenumberofgiraffesisbecomingsmalleracrossAfrica,accordingtotheGiraffeConservationFoundation.Thetotalpopulationhasdroppedby40percentinthelast15years.Surprisingly,evenscientistshaven’tgivenmuchattentiontogiraffes.Wearelearningmoreabouttheirecology,butwhatweknowisstillwaybehindwhatweknowaboutotherspecies.“It’sasilentextinction,”saidDr.JulianHennessy,awildlifescientist.“Themainreasonforthesmallernumberofgiraffesistheirlossoflivingplaces,”saidHennessy,“asanincreasingpartoflandisusedforfarming.Buthuntingalsohasabiginfluence.”Youmightwonderwhyhunterswouldfocusongiraffes.Firstofall,onceagiraffeisbroughtdown,thereislotsofmeatwithasmallamountofeffort.Besides,thereisanotherthingencouragingthehunting.InTanzania,Hennessysays,thelatestwordonthestreetisthateatinggiraffemeatcouldcureAIDS.Freshgiraffeheadsandbonescanbesoldatpricesofupto$140perpiece.Anotherwidespreadmisconceptionaboutgiraffesisthattheyareeverywhere.Lookatkids’bookswhicharefullofgiraffes.Theyarealwaysinzoocollections.Theycanbeseeneasily,soyoudon’tthinkwehavetoworryaboutthem.Butthetruthisthattheyareindangerofextinction.Thereisalackofrightandtruedata.Hennessyandotherresearchersarenowpullingtogetherthedataneededtoimprovethesituationoftheentiregiraffespeciesandallninesubspecies(亚种).Theinformationwillbeusedtochangethegiraffe’slistingontheInternationalUnionforConservationofNatureRedList,whichnowliststhespeciesasof“leastconcern”buttwosubspeciesas“endangered”.“It’salotofworktogatherthenecessaryinformation,”Hennessysays.“Andseveralothergiraffesubspecieswillberecommendedforendangeredlistingsnextyearortheyearafter.”Hehopesthattheworldwillfinallystarttotakenoticeofhowendangeredthesebelovedanimalshavebecome.1、Bysaying“It’sasilentextinction”,Hennessytellsusthat______.A．giraffesareunpopularinAfricaB．thegiraffeisalwayssilentindailylifeC．theecologyofAfricaneedsmoreattentionD．theextinctionoccurswithoutenoughattention2、WhathascausedthehighpriceofgiraffemeatinTanzania?A．Thecountry’scustom.B．Theillegalinternationaltrade.C．Thecostofhuntingagiraffe.D．Theideathatit’sacureforAIDS.3、ThemisconceptioninPara.3canbecorrectedby______.A．preventingillegalhuntinginAfricaB．rewritingkids’booksaboutgiraffesC．providingreliabledataaboutgiraffesD．spreadingscientificknowledgeofAIDS4、ThefinalpurposeofHennessy’sgreateffortisto______.A．collectmoreinformationaboutgiraffesB．raisepublicawarenessofprotectinggiraffesC．provegiraffeswilldisappearinthenextfewyearsD．workwiththeInternationalUnionforConservationofNature24．（8分）“Iwishwehadn’tcomeonthistrip!”Jeff’svoiceechoedacrossthenarrowcanyon.Hisfatherstopped,breathingheavily.“thisishardonyou,butyou’vegottocomethroughwithcourage!”Hegentlyplacedhishandontheboy’sshoulder.“Now.Idon’tknowifIcanmakeitwithoutstoppingeverysooften.You’reyoung.butyouarestrongandfast.Doyourememberthewaybackfromheretotheroad,ifyouhadtogoalone?”JeffflashedbacktothepainfulsceneofMark,hisseventeen-year-oldbrotherattheircampsite.Hewasbittenbyasnakeyesterday.Thismorninghecouldn’tmove,andthepaingotworse.Heneededmedicalattentionrightaway.Theyhadlefttheirphoneinthecar,anditmusthavebeenoutofpowerbythen.LeavingMarkatthecampsiteandseekinghelpwastheironlychoice.“Jeff,couldyoudoit?”Jefflookedtotheendofthecanyon,severalmilesaway,Henoddedandaplanbegantotakeholdinhismind.“Whatisthenameofthatlittletownwestopped,Dad?”theremustbeahospitalthere.“Flint.WeparkedatthesideoftheroadafewmilesoutofFlint.”Jeffnodded.Thentheycontinuedclimbing.Stonebystone,theymadetheirwayupthecanyon.Gradually,Jeff’sfathergrewsmallerandsmallerinthedistance.Jeffwavedtohimandthenclimbedtowardtheroad.Twohourslater,hefinallyreachedtheroadandstruggledtowardthetown,almostexhausted.“Can’tstop,”hethough.Mark’sinbigtrouble.Keepgoing.”Suddenly,hesawatruckheadingtowardhim.“Hey,mister!”heshouted,wavingbotharms.Hebegantojogtowardthetruck,andthenbrokeintoafull-speedrun.Hischestwasburningwitheverybreathwhenthetruckdriverstoppedbyhim.Jeffexplainedbreathlessly.ThedriverreachedforhiscellphoneassoonasheheardaboutMark.“Bettergetthehelicopterinthere,”hesaidimmediately.ButJeffwasn’tsureaboutthatbecauseeverythinggotunclearandthenwentblackandquiet.Hourslater,Jeffopenedhiseyestofindhisfatheronachairnearby.“You’reahero,son,”hisfathersaidwithasmile.“YouhadthehelicoptersentintothecanyonafterMark.Ican’ttellyouhowhappyIwaswhenIsawitoverhead.Theygothimtothehospital.He’sgoingtobefinesoon.I’msoproudofyou!”1、WhydidJeffandhisfatherclimbupthecanyon?A．TheyweresearchingfortheircampsiteB．TheyweredoingphysicalexerciseC．TheyweremeetingJeff’sbrotherD．Theyweregoingforrescue2、WhathappenedtoMark?A．HelosthiswayB．HewasbittenbyasnakeC．HewashitbyatruckD．Helosthisphone3、WhydidJeff’sfatherlethimgoalone?A．JeffknewthewaybetterB．JeffwasfasterthanhimC．JeffneededmoreexerciseD．Jeffpreferredgoingbyhimself4、WhatcanbethebestwordstodescribeJeff?A．DeterminedandcaringB．CautiousandsensitiveC．HumorousandambitiousD．Generousandkind25．（10分）ThenewsofHarperLee’ssecondnovelbroketheinternet.GoSetaWatchmanwouldbepublishedinJuly.Leebecamearecluse(隐士)afterthepublicationofherfirstbook,ToKillaMockingbird,in1960.Althoughtheauthorhasbeenoutofthepubliceyeformorethan1years,thewavethatfollowedtheannouncementshowedhernovel’sbelovedplaceintheAmericanliteraryworks.In1991,TheBookoftheMonthClubandthelibraryofCongressconductedasurveythatmadereadersidentifybooksthathadmadeadifferenceintheirlives.Lee’sbookfollowedonlyTheBible.AlongsidetheworksofShakespeareandTwain,ToKillaMockingbirdremainsoneofthemostwidelytaughtbooksnationwide,reachinganestimated70%ofAmericanpublicschools.Whatmakesitsuchaperfectreadforyoungpeople?EnglishclassisaplacewhereyoungAmericanscometoknowthemselves.Inthefoldsofdustybooks,studentscanmakecontactwithhumanitybeyondthesuperficial(肤浅的)conversationsoftheschoolhallways.Literaturepromisesrelief,aplacetofigureoutone’sproblemsandgettoknowoneselfbetter.ToKillaMockingbirdparticularlydistinguishesitselfinthisregard.Itspeaksinchild’svoicewithouttreatingitsreadershipaschildren.Peoplehavecalleditan‘impossible’achievement,achildren’sbookpennedintheprose(散文)ofawell-educatedadult—it’sunlikelythatachildlikeScoutcouldexistintherealworld.Butthat’sexactlywhatmakesitsuchacharmingreadforyoungpeople.Italludesto(转弯抹角地说到)theconsciousnessofawell-educatedadultgoingthroughdifficultrealities,butshowsitthroughthelightandplayfulvoiceofacuriouslittlegirl.1、InwhichyearmightGoSetaWatchmancomeout?A．2015B．1960C．1910D．19912、WhichbookleavesthedeepestimpressiononAmericanreaders?A．GoSetaWatchmanB．ToKillaMockingbirdC．TheBibleD．Shakespeare’sworks3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisrightaboutToKillaMockingbird?A．Itsauthormaybeaplayfulchild.B．It’sastoryaboutawell-educatedadult.C．Youngpeoplecanseethemselvesfromit.D．It’simpossibleforchildrenlikeScouttoexist.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheGreatWriter:HarperLeeB．TheGreatYoungPeopleNovelC．VoicesfromChildrenD．DifferencesHarperLeemade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）Earlythismorning,IgotuptomakeabatchofRiceKrispietreats（大米花糖）formyneighboracrossthehall.She1greetsmewhenweseeeachother,andherlittleboy,who’snow4,won’ttalktomeeither.LastMonday,shecalledthefirefighterswhenapanI’dforgottenonthestovecausedmyflatto2Ihadgoneforawalk,butwhenIcamehomethestreetinfrontofourapartmentwas3byapolicecar,afiretruckandanambulance!4Isawthem,Irememberedthepan!Ifeltsafeknowingthat5wedon’tgetalong,myneighborhaddonetherightthinganddidn’tblameme.Hence,theRiceKrispietreats.LastChristmas,myneighborrevealedthatshehadbeenalittleangryaboutmebecauseofa(n)__26___fouryearsago.IhadapologizedandaskediftherewasanythingIcoulddoto___27___ourrelationship,butshewouldnotacceptmy6Herdirectrefusalreally7me.Afterthat,IdecidedI’djustleaveherbe—arelationship8twotowork.So,yousee,Iwasreallyscaredshewasgoingtorefusemyofferagain,9mestandingonher10holdingmyplateoftreats.Then,IremindedmyselfofhowgoodIhadfeltthedaybeforewhenI’ddonesomerandomactsof___33___aftertellingmyself:“Feelthefear,anddoit11AfterplacingtheRiceKrispietreatsonabeautifulplate,Iopenedmyapartmentdoorandmetherinthehallway.Isaid：“Ijustwantedtotellyouhow12IamthatyouwerepayingattentiononMonday.”Iheldtheplate13her,explainingthesewereverysweetAmericantreatsandthatshe14trytoseewhethersheandherfamilylikedthem.Shetooktheplateandwetalkedabitabout15she’dbecomeawareofthesmokeinmyflatbeforepartingways.BackathomeI16.1、A．warmlyB．occasionallyC．barelyD．frequently2、A．goupB．smokeupC．burnupD．tearup3、A．filledB．surroundedC．blockedD．taken4、A．TheinstantB．ForaminuteC．ThatmomentD．Atthattime5、A．asthoughB．incaseC．nowthatD．eventhough6、A．affairB．incidentC．deedD．event7、A．improveB．buildC．reuniteD．establish8、A．adviceB．suggestionC．apologyD．request9、A．shockedB．saddenedC．amusedD．amazed10、A．takesB．costsC．coversD．makes11、A．havingB．leavingC．keepingD．remaining12、A．homeB．hallC．apartmentD．doorstep13、A．kindnessB．happinessC．politenessD．willingness14、A．somewayB．anywayC．somehowD．somewhat15、A．kindB．safeC．happyD．grateful16、A．atB．onC．towardsD．over17、A．couldB．mustC．wouldD．need18、A．whenB．whatC．howD．where19、A．performedB．learnedC．didD．played20、A．receiveB．respondC．reflectD．realize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）ThanksgivingisalwaysonaThursday.ThedayafterithasbeenknownasBlackFriday，1．isthestartoftheholidayshoppingseason，and2．(be)thebusiestshoppingdayoftheyearintheUSsince2005.MoststoresofferbigsalesonBlackFriday.Theyopentheirdoorsquiteearlyinthemorningandtrytoattractshoppers3．bigdiscounts.BlackFridayisagreattimetogo4．(shop).However，thereareproblems.The5．(big)oneis6．therearenotenoughlow-priceditems.Theseitemsareingreatneed，sopeoplestandinlonglines7．(get)them.Theymaywaitthreetofourhoursbeforeastoreopens.TheymaybehopingtogetaTVorcomputeratalowprice，8．noteverybodycangetone.Somepeopleleave，9．(disappoint).Thesituationmakespeopleworried.SomeBlackFridayeventshavebeencrazy.Therehavebeenfightsovertoysamongshoppers.Someworkershaveevenbeenhurtbylarge10．(crowd).ButmostBlackFridayeventsaresafeandfun.Still，ifyouplantogo，youwillexpectalargenumberofpeopleandabitofpushing.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词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(A)，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。Ourbeloveddogpassedawayafewdaysbefore.Shewasabouttocrosstheroadwhileatruckranoutofthecontrolandknockedherover.Ihadnoideahowtoreacthersuddendeath.Sodidmylittlesister.Shewasincompetitionwithmeforthemosttear.Shecouldn’tacceptthefactandkeptaskedme,“Whycan’tIseeheragain?Wefeltheartbreakingdeeply.Ourparentssuggestedintheendthatweadoptedanotherone.Icouldn’tagreemore.Butwewillneverforgetoursweetdogwhatpassedaway.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的澳洲朋友Paul要来北京学习，正在准备汉语水平考试（HSK）。他来信向你咨询学习汉语的建议，请给他回信，内容包括：1.表示欢迎；2.提出建议；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。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、D3、A4、C5、C6、C7、B8、B9、C10、D11、D12、A13、C14、A15、D16、A17、D18、C19、A20、A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、D2、C3、A22、WilkieCollinswasborninLondonin1824andhisfirstnovel--ahistoricalromancecalled“Anatonia”--waspublishedwhenhewas26.ShortlyafterthishemetCharlesDickens,andtheyformedaclosefriendshipthatlastedfortenyearsandinfluencedbothmen'swriting.Collinswentontopublish25novelsaswellasmanyshortstories,playsandworksofnon-fiction.However,heismostwellknownforthetwomysterynovels“TheWomaninWhite”and“TheMoonstone”.CollinspublishedbothmysteriesasserialsinAlltheYearRound.Whenitappearedinthemagazinein1860,“TheWomaninWhite”wassopopularthatitbecamethesubjectofasongandaplay.Iteveninfluencedfashion,andmanywomenstartedtodressinwhite.Eightyearslater“TheMoonstone”waspublishedandearnedCollinsthetitle"thefatherofthemodernEnglishdetectivenovel".TSElliot,anotherfamouswriter,saidthatTheMoonstonewasthe"firstandgreatestofEnglishdetectivenovels",anditisstilladmiredbymoderncrimewriterstoday.Anauthorofmanymysteries,DorothyLSayersconsidered“TheMoonstone”tobe"probablythefinestdetectivestoryeverwritten",andmanypeopleagreewithher.Thereareseveralreasonswhytheythinkso.OneisthatCollinsusesdifferentcharacterstotelleachsectionofthestory.Thecharactershave