湖北省鄂州市部分高中联考协作体2025届高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷含解析

湖北省鄂州市部分高中联考协作体2025届高三二诊模拟考试英语试卷考生须知：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．TheInternationalMonetaryFundhasreceivedbothcriticismandforitseffortstopromotefinancialstability,preventcrises,facilitatetrade,andreducepoverty.A．worship B．creditC．argument D．privilege2．Istillfindithardtoimaginethatsuchacleverchild__________makesuchafoolishmistake.A．shall B．mustC．can D．should3．Membershipofthisclubisopentothosewhoareitsaim.A．insalutetoB．inhonourofC．inlinewithD．insympathywith4．WhitneyHouston’ssuddendeathsuggeststhatdrugabuseissuchaseriousproblem________weshoulddealwithitappropriately.A．as B．that C．which D．where5．Newlyreleaseddatapointtoanincreaseintechnologyuseamongchildrensomeworryischangingtheverynatureofchildhood.A．why B．whichC．who D．where6．It’sstronglyadvisedthatsmokersnotbeallowedtosmokeinanyroom________babiescurrentlyoccupy.A．where B．whoseC．that D．as7．—Shallweputofftheexperimenttillnextweek?—______,Idon’tthinkourteacherwillbehappywithit.A．Nevermind B．Sure,goaheadC．Yes,betternot D．I’drathernot8．Nowadays,theInternetisapopular________forthepublictoaccessinformationandvoicetheiropinions.A．track B．trendC．channel D．lane9．henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．after;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．as;inpraiseof10．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised11．—Isay,Harry.Whatdidyousaytothelaid-offworkerjustnow?—Nothing.Itomyself.A．hadonlytalked B．amonlytalking C．havejusttalked D．wasjusttalking12．Afterthreeyearsofpreparationforthe2011Xi’anInternationalHorticulturalExpo(西安园博)会），thecityispresentingtheworld______manypeoplethinkisthegreenSpecialOlympics．A．that B．which C．what D．where13．Undergoodtreatment,manypatientsarebeginningto________andwillsoonrecover.A．turnupB．catchupC．pickupD．showup14．Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,seldom______giveitup.A．hewill B．doesheC．wouldhe D．willhe15．Theyaresmiling.There______muchtroublesolvingtheproblem.A．couldn’tbe B．mustn’tbeC．can’thavebeen D．mustn’thavebeen16．Whatyousaiddoesn’t________whatthepolicehavetoldus,sowehavetofindmoreevidence.A．agreewith B．makeupC．contributeto D．showoff17．—Mum,doyoumindifIinvitesomefriendstomybirthdayparty?—______.Itwillbemoreinteresting.A．Bynomeans B．Yes,ofcourseC．Don’tworry D．Nodoubt.18．—Therentofourflatwillseea20%risethisyear?—Yes.That’s______Ihavecompromisedwiththeflatowner.A．whatB．whereC．howD．when19．Oursocietywouldbebetteroffbutforthefactthattheeconomy________bythecurrentglobalfinancialcrisis.A．hadbeenaffected B．wereaffectedC．shouldbeaffected D．isaffected20．—Hemadeanapologybeblamedwhathehaddone.—It'sreallywiseofhim.A．soastonot;ofB．inordertonot;forC．soasnotto;forD．inordernotto;of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）Dubaihasbecomeoneofthetopdestinationsfortourists.It'sconsideredasthetourismcentreintheregion.YouwillfindeverythingyoucanexpectinDubairangingfromdesertstobeautifullybuiltmalls.PeoplefromaroundtheworldvisitDubaiforenjoyingitswonders.IfyouareinDubai,avoiddrivingyourself.Therearevariousreasonsforthis.Firstly,Dubaihasstrictlawsandifyouhaven'tadrivinglicenseyoumightbeupthecreek.Secondly,Dubaiisconsideredasoneofthemostdangerousdrivingplacesbecauseithasthehighestdeathratesonroadspercapitaintheworld.Thirdly,youmightbeunawareofdestinations.So,avoiddrivingyourselfasmuchaspossibleandtrytousepublictransportsliketaxis,busesandmetrotrains.Gulfishotandthetemperaturethereoftenreachesabove60celsiusdegreeespeciallyfromApriltoOctober,So,ifyouareplanningtovisitDubai,youhadbetteravoidmonthsofextremehotnessandplanyourtripinwintersoyoucanfullyenjoythewondersofDubaiwithoutgettingworriedaboutweatherconditions.Therearedifferenttypesofhotelsrangingfromcheaptomoreexpensiveones.So,selectoneaccordingtoyourtripbudget.However,makesureyourhotelisnotevenclosetoaconstructionsite.ThisisbecauseconstructioninDubaiisbeingcarriedout24hoursnon-stopandifyouchooseahotelnearsuchasiteyoumightbeintroublebecauseofconstructionnoise.Therefore,alwaysbookaroomawayfromsuchtrouble-makingplaces.Inshort,formakingyourtripstoDubaipleasant,youshouldalwayspreparebeforehand—selectthewinterweatherandbookahotelthat’snotclosetonoisyplaces.Youshouldalsotrytoavoidthethingsthatmightcreatetroubleifyoulikedrivingbyyourownwithoutadrivinglicenseandwithoutknowingthedestination.1、Inthesecondparagraph,theauthormainlytendstotellusthat.A．peoplehadbetternotdrivethemselvesinDubaiB．thetrafficlawsinDubaiareverystrictC．it'simporttohaveadrivinglicenseD．thepublictransportsinDubaiaregoodenough2、Theunderlinedwords“upthecreek”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplaceby.A．inuseB．introubleC．intrainingD．intune3、ThebestseasontovisitDubaiisin.A．springB．summerC．autumnD．winter4、Whyisitterribleifyourhotelisclosetoaconstructionsite?A．Becauseitwon'tbesafe.B．Becauseyouwon'thaveagoodrest.C．Becauseitwillcostyoulotsofmoney.D．Becauseitwillbetoofarfromthecenterofthecity.22．（8分）Nearly20U.S.stateshavestartedcarryingoutformerpresidentBarackObama’sCleanPowerPlan,whichplaceslimitsoncarbondioxideemissionsfrompowerplantsinanefforttoreducetheimpactsofclimatechange.Theplanhasbeeninlegallimbo(边缘)forthepastyear.Yetscientistshavenowcalculatedanotheroutcomeofthepolicy:harmtocropyields(产量)iftheplaniscancelled.Alongwithcarbonpollution,coal-firedpowerplantsspew(喷出)pollutantsthatformwhatweknowassmog.Thecontributionofsmogtoincreasedratesofasthma(哮喘)andprematuredeathswasalreadyknown.Thenewresearchestimatestheextenttowhichsmog,underair-pollutionpolicies-4nplacebeforetheCleanPowerPlan,wouldlimitproductionin2020offourmajorcrops:corn,cotton,potatoesandsoybeans.LedbyenvironmentalengineerShannonL.Capps,nowatDrexelUniversity,theteamalsosketchedtheextenttowhichthosecropproductionlosseswouldreduceunderthreenationwidescenarios(方案).Oneimprovedtheefficiencyofindividualpowerplants.AnothermodeledapolicysimilartotheObamaplan,settingstateCO2emissionsgoalsfortheelectricitydepartment.Athirdestablishedataxoncarbonemissions,underwhichemissionsfellthemost.Butthegreatestdropinsmog-formingpollutants—andgreatestgainsincropyields—camefrompoliciessuchastheCleanPowerPlan.Researcherscalculatedhowwelleachscenariowouldreducethepotentialproductivityloss(PPL)ofeachcrop.PPLisaprojectedvaluefor2020andindicateshowmuchcropgrowthwouldsufferbecauseofsmog.Scenario2mostcloselyagreeswithresultsexpectedfromtheCleanPowerPlan.1、What’sthemainpurposeofTheCleanPowerPlan?A．Tooffercleanpower, B．TolimitCO2emissions.C．Toslowclimatechange. D．Toincreasecropproduction.2、Thelatestresearchshowsthatsmogmaycause.A．asthma B．earlydeathsC．heartdisease D．cropproductionloss3、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．Scenario3wasintendedtoincreasetaxes.B．Scenario2increasedcropyieldsmost.C．Scenario1didn’thaveanyeffectoncropyields.D．ThethreescenariosweremadeatDrexelUniversity.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．U.S.statesrestarttheObama’sPlan.B．TheCleanPowerPlanwascalledoff.C．Threescenariosbenefitcropyields.D．Smogdoesharmtopeople’shealth.23．（8分）WorldBookDayfallsonApril23everyyear．ItwassetupbytheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)in1995toencouragepeople,especiallyteenagers,todiscoverthepleasureofreading．Itisalsothedaytohonorgreatwriters，forexample，WilliamShakespeare，bornordeadonthatday．ManycountriescelebrateWorldBookDay．TakeUKasanexample．Onthatday，millionsofschoolchildrencanbuybooksofspecialprice，amuchlowerpricethanusual，inanybookstore．Ithasbeendoneeveryyearsince1998．WorldBookDayisalsocelebratedinChina.OurFormerPremierWenJiabao,abookworm,whodoeslotsofreadingeveryday,hascalledonpeopletodomorereading.Hesuggestedthatyoungpeopleshouldspendmoretimereading．"Bookscannotchangetheworld,butpeoplecanchangetheworldbychangingthemselvesthroughreading,”hesaid．Whydopeoplelikereading?Onebigadvantageisthatreadinghelpsusbecomemoreknowledgeableandmoreintelligent.Also,readinghelpsustofollowthelatestdevelopmentsofscienceandtechnology.Besides,readinggivesusinformationaboutotherculturesandplacesoftheworld.Whenweread,wemayfindmanythingsthatareunfamiliartous.Wewouldhavetouseourbraintothinkaboutthemordomorereadingtofindouttheanswers.Themoreweread,themoreweknow.What’smore,readingisalsooneofthemostimportantwaystolearnaforeignlanguagelikeEnglish．"Readingmakesafullman"(Bacon，1597).Books，magazines，newspapersandotherkindsofmaterialscanhelpustoknowmoreabouttheoutsideworldandperfectus.Soitisnecessaryforustospendtimeonreadingeveryday．1、WorldBookDaywassetupinordertoencouragepeopleto.A．buymorebooksB．domorereadingC．learnforeignlanguagesD．knowmoreaboutscience2、IntheUK，whatwillschoolchildrendoonWorldBookDay?A．Theywillgiveawaysomebookstothosepoorfamilies’children.B．Theywillgotothelibraryinordertoreadasmanybooksaspossible.C．Theywillbuybooksofmuchlowerpricethanusualinanybookstore.D．TheywillorganizesomeactivitiesinmemoryofWilliamShakespeare.3、Howmanyadvantagesofreadingarementionedinthepassage?A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.4、Theunderlinedwords“abookworm”inParagraph2probablymean.A．apersonwholovesreadingB．apersonwholikesreadingC．apersonwholovescollectingD．apersonwholikesbuyingbooks24．（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.25．（10分）KungfuisoneofanumberofChinesemartialartsdesignedtoimprovethebodyandthemind.Itisperhapsoneofthemostwidelyknownmartialarts,becausemanyfilmsincludeitstechniques.Therearehundredsofstylestaughtallovertheworld,althoughtheycanbelooselydividedintotwocamps:Shaolinstylekungfu,andothertechniques,someofwhichhaveahistorythatoutdatestheShaolinorder.Shaolinkungfixhasitsoriginsinthefifthcentury.Likesomeothermartialarts,itbeganinreligioustemples,wherethemonkssoughtamindandbodydiscipline(训练方法).Inadditiontothefightingstyle,italsoincludesmentalexercisesandreligiouspracticesdesignedtobalancethewholebody.Shaolintemplesresembleduniversities,integratingawiderangeofsubjectsofstudy.Therefore,traditionalShaolinstylessuchasWingChun,Crane,PrayingMantis,andHungGartookknowledgefromfieldsoutsidemartialarts,suchasthehealingartsandmeditation.SupportersforShaolinstylesbelievethattheyaremoreroundedmartialartsstyles,andthatlearnerswillbenefitfromthemonawholebodylevel.Otherfightingstyles,someofwhichpredatetheShaolinstyle,arealsolumpedunderthekungfuumbrella.TheyincludePa-Kua,EagleClaw,andEightDrunkenImmortalsstyles.ThesedisciplinesarenotconsideredtobeShaolinstylebecausetheydidnotoriginateintemplesandarefocusedprimarilyonfightingtechniques.WhetherShaolinorotherwise,kungfuischaracterizedbyselfdefensestrategiesthatturntheenergyofanattackeragainsthimorher.Althoughthetechniquesmayvary,moststylesteachthrows,kicks,punches,andtheuseofweapons.Inadditiontothephysicaldiscipline,mostplaceagreatimportanceonrespect,honor,andlivingabalancedlife.1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Thereasonwhykungfuisimportant.B．ThedifferentstylesofShaolinkungfu.C．Thefunctionsandbranchesofkungfu.D．ThedifferencesbetweenShaolinstyleandothers.2、Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthatkungfu.A．isgoodforpeoplephysicallyandmentallyB．hasthelongesthistoryinShaolintemplesC．issomethingthataretaughtinmanyfilmsD．hasonlytwoimportantstylesleftatpresent3、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutShaolinkungfuaccordingtothetext?A．Shaolinkungfuwasinventedearlierthanotherstyles.B．SomeShaolinstylesareconnectedwithhealingarts.C．WingChunisnotincludedinShaolinStylekungfu,D．Pa-KuaandEagleClawareunderShaolinStyleumbrella.4、Whatdomoststylesofkungfuhaveincommon?A．TheyallbeganinreligioustemplesinChina.B．Theyteachphysicalskillsinsteadofuseofweapons.C．Theyfocusonattackingtheenemyfirstwithyourenergy.D．Theyrequirelearnerstoberespectfulandhonorthemselves.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）Iwascleaningoutanoldboxwhenanoldcardcaughtmyeye：QueenCityCasketCompany．“Whatisit?”Iwondered．I36itover．There，infadedink,wasahand-scrawled(手写的)37.Immediatelymymindtraveled38manyyears．Iwasnineyearsold,walkingdownthecold，wetstreetsofSpringfield，withabagofmagazinesonmyshoulder．Onmy39thatday．IcametothatCompanyfinally,whoseowner,Mr.Rader，hadalwaystakenmetheretoaskhisworkers40theywantedanymagazines．Shakingoffthe41likeawetdog．IenteredMr.Rader’soffice．Afteraquickglance,he42meovertothefire-place．Noticingthe43inthetopofmy44，hesaid，“Comewithme!”，pullingmeintohispickup45．wepulledtoastopbeforeashoestore．Inside，asalesman46mewiththefinestpairofOxfordsIhad47seen．I48about10feettallwhenIgotup49them．“We’dlikeapairofnewsockstoo．”MrRadersaid．Backinhisoffice,MrRadertookouta50，wrotesomethingonit,andhandedittome．With51eyes，Iread，“Dotoothersasyouwouldhavethemdotoyou．”Hesaidaffectionately(深情地)，“Jimmy，Iwantyouto52Iloveyou”．Isaidgood-bye,andforthefirsttimeI53aflickerofhopethatsomehowthingswouldbe54．WithpeoplelikeMrRaderintheworld，therewashope，kindnessandlove，andthatwouldalwaysmakea55．1、A．read B．thought C．turned D．passed2、A．address B．1ist C．message D．information3、A．forward B．so C．ahead D．back4、A．return B．rounds C．trip D．arrival5、A．ifonly B．how C．whether D．why6、A．dust B．sweat C．tail D．rain7、A．led B．followed C．watched D．carried8、A．hole B．mud C．water D．cover9、A．magazine B．shoe C．sock D．bag10、A．truck B．factory C．home D．store11、A．dressed B．fitted C．showed D．comforted12、A．ever B．already C．never D．hardly13、A．appeared B．seemed C．looked D．felt14、A．for B．with C．on D．in15、A．pen B．paper C．card D．notebook16、A．tearful B．unbelievable C．curious. D．puzzled17、A．admit B．know C．consider D．express18、A．sensed B．received C．lost D．gained19、A．mistaken B．fight C．allright D．possible20、A．deal B．fortune C．choice D．difference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）DearSir,I’mLiHua,1．studentfromClass2,Grade3.I’mwritingtoapply2．thepositionasastudentvolunteer.Ireallywanttocatchthispreciousopportunitybecause,by3．(offer)myservice,Iwillbeabletoimprovemyorganizationalability,communicationskillsaswellas4．(confident)inspeakingEnglishinpublic.Asanoutgoinggirl,Igetalongwellwithmyclassmates.5．,IhavebeenelectedasassistanttomyEnglishteacherbecauseIhave6．agoodcommandofEnglish.7．(successful),I8．（lend）ahelpinghandtoherinseveralEnglishactivitiesofmyclass,9．havebeenappreciatedbybothteachersandclassmates.IamsurethatIcanperfectlyliveuptoyourexpectations.Iwillbegrateful10．youcouldgivemeakindconsideration.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yourstruly,LiHua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。作文中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，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：在错的词下画一横线，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。Withtheimprovementofpeople'slivingstandards,moreandmorepeoplepossesstheirowncar、Somethoughtitisgoodtoownacar、First,it'sanconvenient,fastandcomfortablemeansoftransportation,thatsavespeoplemuchtimeonthetrip、Italsomakesbusinessesandindustriestodevelopfaster、However,othershavedifferentopinions,thinkingthatcarsgivewastegasesandpollutetheenvironmentaround、Havetoomanycarswillhavesomebadeffects,suchasmoreaccidentsandcrowdedness、Besides,lackingparkinglotsareanotherbigproblem、AsfarasI'mconcerned,weoughttothinkcarefulbeforebuyingcars、Evenifwehavecars,weshoulduseitless、62第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你的外国网友Peter因迷恋手机游戏而被父母批评，他为此写信向你抱怨。请给他写一封回信，要点包括：1.对Peter受到批评表示遗憾；2.指出Peter的错误；3.给出建议。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、D3、D4、B5、B6、C7、D8、C9、B10、A11、D12、C13、C14、D15、C16、A17、A18、B19、D20、C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、A2、B3、D4、B22、1、C2、D3、B4、A23、1、B2、C3、C4、A24、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“TheMoonston