2023届江西省南昌高三下学期联考英语试题含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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．—WillittakemelongtogettotheSunshineHotel?—No,it______takeyoulong.It’snottherushhournow.A．shouldn’t B．shan’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t2．Schoolchildrenmustbetaughthowtodealwithdangerous________.A．statesB．conditionsC．situationsD．positions3．Facingtheglobalfinancialcrisis,theChinesegovernmenthastakenmanymeasures________people'slifetodealwithit.A．related B．relatedtoC．relating D．relatingto4．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation5．______whathadhappened,theyknewIwouldstruggleandsimplywantedtohelpbecauseitwastherightthingtodo.A．Hearing B．Tohaveheard C．Havingheard D．Heard6．—Ilikeyournewshoes!—Thanks.Ihadtotryonalmostadozenpairs_________Idecidedtogetthem.A．as B．whenC．after D．before7．––Aretherepairsfinishedyet?––Yes,they______whenIcamebackhome.A．wouldbecompletedB．wouldcompleteC．hadcompletedD．hadbeencompleted8．WhereismyChinesebook?IrememberIputithereyesterday.You_________itinthewrongplace.A．mustput B．shouldhaveputC．mighthaveput D．mightput9．—It______________toplanttreesandgrassonthehillside.—Yes.Theyhelpstopsoilfrombeingwashedaway.A．makessense B．makesmoneyC．makesaliving D．makesamistakes10．Shemusthaverankedherbirthdaypresentsinorderof_becausethetoponeisherfavorite．A．value B．time C．interest D．preference11．ifIhadarrivedyesterdaywithoutlettingyouknowbeforehand?A．Wouldyoubesurprised B．WereyousurprisedC．Hadyoubeensurprised D．Wouldyouhavebeensurprised12．Sometimesitseemstobothertheteacher______allthestudentsarebeingtooquiet.A．how B．whatC．that D．where13．—Don'tputthewasteontheground,youngman.—Oh,I'msorry.I______thedustbinthere.A．hadn'tseen

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D．wasn'tseeing14．Theconditionsinthelocalschoolwerefairly_____,noelectricityandnobasicteachingfacilitiesavailable.A．unique B．typicalC．Primitive D．Stable15．WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid16．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking17．．Sheisfedupwithsharingahousewithothers;,sheislookingforherownflat.A．moreover B．otherwise C．however D．therefore18．WhatIlovemostaboutreadingnovelsis______theauthorsvividlydescribethecharacters.A．what B．whyC．how D．whom19．I_____upmymindwhatIwasgoingtosayintheseminar,butitwascancelled.A．havemadeB．hadmadeC．wasmakingD．wouldmake20．Thepostofficeisclosed______Saturdayafternoon.A．on B．in C．of D．at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）If62isthenumberinredonthetopofyourmathtest,formostofus,it'satotaldisaster.Yourentireweekisruined,and62iswhatracesthroughyourheadfortherestoftheday.If9isthenumberoflikesonthatcutephotoyoupostedtheotherday,manywillfeelratherdisappointed.Ourliveshavebecomeaconstantsystemofranks,assessments,andnumbers.Thedaysofpassingjudgmentonothersbasedonpersonalityaregone,andnowwejudgebasedonhowgoodaperson'snumbersare.Wecompareourselvestothenumbersofothers,suchashowlowanotherperson'sweightishowhightheirpaycheck.Self-worthisnolongerbasedonqualityofcharacter,butquantityofnumbers.Intoday'ssocialmediaconsumedsociety,ithasneverbeeneasierforpeopletobroadcasttheirnumberstotheworld.Asimpleclickofabuttoncantakeyoutoapagewhereyoucanobservethenumberoffriendsorfollowersapersonhas.Teenagershavetakenonthismentalitythatifyoudon'thaveacertainnumberoffollowers,thenyouaren't“cool”.Manyfeeltheyarenotimportantifveryfewpeoplearewitnessingtheirstatusupdates.Thisstateofmindisharmfulandnotatallaccurate.TwitterandFacebookcanlettheworldwitnessyourupdates,buttheywillneverletanyoneseewhoyoureallyare.Intheend.self-worthshouldbebasedonwhatyouthinkofyourself,notwhattheworldthinksofyou.Sonexttimeyoureceiveafailinggradeoryouloseafollower,rememberthatthesethingscannotandshouldnotdefine(定义)you.Youarenotyournumbers.Youareaperson-a3-Dlivingandbreathingpersonwithideasandcreativityandlovethattherigidityofnumberscannotrepresent.Youarethethingsyouloveandthethingsyoulaughatandthewayyoutreatothers.1、HowdoestheauthorsoundinParagraph2?A．Regretful. B．Conservative. C．Doubtful. D．Friendly.2、Accordingtothepassage,teenagersbelieveitcoolto.A．displaytheirstatusupdates B．posttheirdailydoingsonlineC．winrecognitiononsocialmedia D．definetheirself-worththemselves3、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．NumbersmakeWhatYouAre B．YouAreMoreThanaNumberC．It'sYourNumberThatMatters D．Let'sStopSharingOurNumbers22．（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）SmartKidsFestivalEventsSmartKidsisacollectionofonehundredeventsscheduledinOctober.Thisyear,itisexperimentingwithPayWhatYouDecide(PWYD).Thatis,youcandecidetopaywhatyouwanttoorcanafford,afteryouhaveattendedanevent.Youcanpre-bookeventswithoutpayingforaticketinadvance.Herearesomeofthedirector’spicks.WalkontheWildSideNotticketed,FreeJoinstorytellerSarahLawtohearsciencestoriesaboutanimals.Alongthewayyou’llmeetallsortsofbeautifulcreaturesanddiscoverlifecyclesandfoodchains.Bestsuitedtochildrenaged1-9.Childrenunder8mustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.IntroductiontoWavesPre-book,PWYDSubjectsrangefromsoundwavestogravitywaves,andfromwavesoflighttocrashingwavesontheocean.MikeGoldsmithexploresthefundamentalfeaturessharedbyallwavesinthenaturalworld.ScienceintheFieldNotticketed,FreeThisstorytellingnightfeaturesascientistsharinghisfavouritememoriesofgatheringfirst-handdataonvariousfieldtrips.Comealongforinspiringandinformativestoriesstraightfromthescientist’smouth.JoinMarkSamuelstofindoutmoreinthisfun-filledworkshop.FestivalDinnerPre-book,£21perpersonWhetheryouwanttoexploremoreaboutfood,orjustfancyatalkoverameal,joinustomarkthefirstsciencefestivalinLondon.Whichfoodsshouldyoueattotrickyourbrainintothinkingthatyouarefull?FindoutmorefromTomCrawford.1、Inwhicheventcanyoudecidethepayment?A．WalkontheWildSideB．IntroductiontoWavesC．ScienceintheFieldD．FestivalDinner2、Whowilltalkaboutexperiencesofcollectingdirectdata?A．SarahLaw.B．MikeGoldsmith.C．MarkSamuels.D．TomCrawford.3、Whatdothefoureventshaveincommon?A．Family-based.B．Science-themed.C．Pickedbychildren.D．Filledwithadventures.24．（8分）AUSTRALIANadultswanttosee“lifeskills”introducedintoschoolcurriculums,includingmoneymanagement,jobpreparationanddomestictasks.NewresearchfromMonashUniversityshowedAussieadultsalsowidelysupportedtheinclusionoftechnology,codingandartificialintelligencesubjectstostudentcurriculumstopreparethemforfuturejobs.Co-authorProfessorNeilSelwyn,fromMonash’snewEducationFuturesthinktank,saidthesurveyresultsofmorethan2,000AustralianshadtakenhimselfandDrDeanaLeahybysurprise.“Thelifeskills—Iwasn’texpectingthatatall,”hesaid.Thosequizzedwereaskedtoratethevalueofalistofsubjectsalreadyinthecurriculum,butwerealsogivenanopenspacetowritewhattheythinkshouldbeincluded.Prof.Selwynsaidpeoplecalledforschoolstoteachfinancialskills,budgeting,cookinganddoingtaxes.“Youcouldarguethatthesearethingspeopleshouldbelearningthemselves,orlearningfromtheirfamilies,”Prof.Selwynsaid.“Butwe’vegottobethinkingforwardintermsoftheskillspeoplewillneedforjobsandtheirwaysofliving.”Onerespondentsaidschoolsshouldintroducea“contemporarylifeskills”subject:“Acompulsory1-houraweekclassonskillsneededthatparentsseemcontinuallyunabletoteachtheirkids.”Suggestionsfortheclassincludedresumewriting,filingtaxreturnsandhealthclaims.Anotherrespondentcalledforstudentstobetaught“generallifeskillsasunfortunatelynotenoughkidswillhaveparentstoactuallybebotheredtoeducatethemorsimplyparentsdon’tknowthemselves”.Ofthesubjects,mathswasthehighestranked(75.5percent),followedcloselybyEnglish(74.8percent).Andwhilesciencewasthethirdhighestrankedsubject(46.2percent),itwasmorestronglysupportedbythosewhoearnedhigherwagesandwereuniversityeducatedcomparedtolowerincomeearners.Aspectsofschoollifeconsideredleastimportantwerestudentshavingfun,learningaboutthingsthatinterestedthemandbeinggiventheopportunitytobecreative.1、Whydidtheadultssuggestadding“lifeskills”toschoolcurriculums?A．Tovaryschoolcurriculums.B．Toenrichstudents’schoollife.C．Topreparestudentsforfutureworkandlife.D．Tosaveparentsthetroubleofeducatingkids.2、WhatdidProf.Selwynthinkoftheadults’suggestions?A．Reasonable. B．Ridiculous.C．Interesting. D．Impractical.3、WhatdoesParagraph3focuson?A．Differencesofschoolsubjects. B．Reasonsfortheschoolsurvey.C．Opinionsfromthesurveyed. D．Investigationsoftherespondents.4、Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．Thepresentcurriculumsaretoadults’taste.B．Contemporarylifeskillsinvolveresumewriting.C．Students’interestshavebeengreatlypromoted.D．Theparentsquizzedthinkhighlyofschoollife25．（10分）TheLittlePrince108min|Animation,Fantasy16|October2015Alittlegirllivesinanadultworldwithhermother,whotriestoprepareherforit.Herneighbor,theAviator,introduceshertoanextraordinarywordwhereanythingispossible,aworldmorethanjustafairytaleforchildren.Director:MakeOsborneStars:RachelMcAdams,PaulRudd,JeffBridgesBridgeofSpies141min|Biography,Drama,History|16October2015DuringtheColdWar,anAmericanlawyerisemployedtodefendanarrestedSovietspyincourt,andthenhelptheCIAachieveanexchangeofthespybecausetheSovietcaughtanAmericanU2spyplanepilot.Director:StevenSpielbergStars:TomHanks,MarkRylance,AlanAldaBytheSea(I)122min|Drama,Romance|9December2015SetinFrance,VanessaandherhusbandRolandtravelthecountrytogether.Theyseemtobegrowingapart,butwhentheywanderinonequiet,seasidetowntheybegintodrawclosetoeachotherbymeetingsomeofthelivelytowncitizens,suchasalocalbarkeeper.Director:AngelinaJolieStars:bradPitt,AngelinaJolie,MelanieLaurentAlvinandtheChipmunks:TheRoadChip86min|Animation,Adventure,Comedy|18December2015Withmisunderstandings,Alvin,SimonandTheodorebelievethatDadisgoingtopropose(求婚)tohisnewgirlfriend.Theyhavethreedaystostoptheproposal,savingthemselvesnotonlyfromlosingDavebutfromgainingaterriblestepbrother.Kids’favorite!Director:WaltBeckerStars:KaleyCuoco,AnnaFaris,BellaThorne112、Whichofthetwowillprobablyappealtochildrenmost?A．TheLittleprinceandAlvinandtheChipmunks:TheRoadChipB．ThelittlePrinceandBridgeofSpiesC．BridgeofSpiesandAlvinandtheChipmunks:TheRoadChipD．BytheSeaandBridgeofSpies1、Amongthefilmsmentionedabove,whichisthelatestone?A．TheLittlePrinceB．BridgeofSpiesC．BytheSeaD．AlvinandtheChipmunks:TheRoadChip2、Thedirectoralsoplaysakeyrolein.A．TheLittlePrinceB．BridgeofSpiesC．BytheseaD．AlvinandtheChipmunks:TheRoadChip3、Accordingtofilms,whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A．Thelittlegirl’sneighborintroduceshertoanextraordinaryworld.B．ThelawyerdefendsaSovietspyandnoAmericanspyisarrested.C．Alvin,SimonandTheodorefinallydon’tloseDave.D．Thecoupleintheendgetclosetoeachotherinthetown.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）Barefootanddirty，thegirljustsatandwatchedthepeoplegoby．Shenevertriedtospeak．Manypeoplepassed，butneverdidonepersonstop．ThenextdayIdecidedtogobacktothepark，curioustoseeifthelittlegirlwouldstillbethere．Rightintheveryspotasshewasyesterday，shesatwiththesaddestlookinhereyes．TodayIwastomakemyownmoveandwalkovertothelittlegirl．Asweallknow，aparkfullofstrangepeopleisnotaplaceforyoungchildrentoplayalone．AsIbeganwalkingtowardsher，Icouldseethebackofthelittlegirl’sdressindicatedadeformity（畸形）．Ismiledtoletherknowitwasokay，Iwastheretohelp，totalk．Isatdownbesideherandopenedwithasimple“Hello”．Ismiledandsheshylysmiledback．Wetalkeduntildarknessfellandtheparkwascompletelyempty．Iaskedthegirlwhyshewassosad．Thelittlegirllookedatmeandwithasadfacesaid，“BecauseI’mdifferent．”Iimmediatelysaid“Thatyouare!”andsmiled．Thelittlegirlactedevensadder．Shesaid，“Iknow．”Shelookedatmeandsmiled．Slowlyshestoodtoherfeet，andsaid，“Really?”“Yes，dear，you’relikealittleguardianangelsenttowatchoverallthosepeoplewalkingby．”Shenoddedherhead“yes”andsmiled，andwiththatshespreadherwingsandsaidwithatwinkleinhereye，“Iam．I’myourguardianangel．”Iwasspeechless，sureIwasseeingthings．Shesaid，“Foronceyouthoughtofsomeoneotherthanyourself，myjobhereisdone．”ImmediatelyIstoodtomyfeetandsaid，“Wait，sowhydidnoonestoptohelpanangel!?”Shelookedatmeandsmiled，“You’retheonlyonewhocouldseeme，andyoubelieveitinyourheart．”…andshewasgone．Andwiththatmylifechangeddramatically．So，whenyouthink1，remember，yourangelisalwayswatchingoveryou．Mineis!1、Peoplejustpassedbythegirlbecause_______．A．theypretendednottoseeherB．shepretendedtobepoorC．theyneverthoughtofhelpingherD．theyknewtheauthorwouldhelpher2、Whichwordcan’tbeusedtodescribetheauthor?A．Considerate． B．Patient． C．Helpful． D．Powerful．3、Whywastheauthorspeechless?A．Hewasshocked． B．Hedidn’tmanagetohelpthegirl．C．Hethoughthewascheated． D．Hewasindespair．4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Theauthorsmiledbecausehesawthegirlwasshy．B．Theauthorhadknownthatthegirlwasarealangel．C．Theauthorbelievedthatanangelwasalwayswatchinghim．D．Theauthordecidedtogobacktotheparkbecausehewassurethatthelittlegirlwouldbethere．5、Whatdoes“You’reallyouhave”mean?A．Youareugly． B．Youarealone．C．Youarestrong． D．Youarerich．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）Undoubtedly,Britainisanationofhatwearers.Fromtakingoffhats1．launchingmortarboards(学位帽)intheair,hatshavelongbeenassociatedwithceremoniesandpractices.Eventhehistoryofthecountrycan2．(tell)throughhats.3．(date)backtomedievalEngland,theflatcapbecameasymbolofworkingclasscultureinthe19thand20thcenturies.TheEdwardianErawas4．goldenageofhats,whenthedecorationsbecameevenmoredelicate,rangingfromflowers,birdstofruits.Theporkpiehat,startinginthemiddle19thcentury,wasthe5．(choose)formanywell-dressedVictoriancitizens.Decadeslaterit6．(gradual)becameakeyfeatureofLondonstreetstyle.Bythe1960s,though,hatsfadedoutofpeople’ssightbecauseoftheriseofprivatecars.ItwastheRoyalWedding7．(hold)in2011thatcontributedtothereturnofhatwearing.Forexample,StockportHatWorksMuseum—theonlymuseuminthecountryfeaturedinhatsandhatmaking—is8．(popular)thanever,withadistinctincreaseonitsvisitors.9．marksBritainoutontheworldstageisthelargenumberofhatsofdifferentshapesandcolors.ThevarietyofhatsinBritain10．(reflect)itsmulticulturalbackgroundandrichculturalheritage.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（∧），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。Iusedtodelaythingsuntildeadlines,thatcausedmemuchtrouble、Therefore,Ithoughtofsomewaystogetridthebadhabit、First,ItookashowerrightafterIgothomefromschool、Itrefreshedmebutmademythoughtsmoreactive、Furthermore,inordertoavoidbeingcontinualdisturbedbymycellphone,Ileftthemwithmyparents、ThefinalstrategyIusewasscheduling、ImanagedtoplanningmydaysaheadoftimesothatIcouldbreakupmytasksratherthanhavingtoomanyworktodoonthelastday、Byusingthesesimpletechnique,I’veimprovedmyefficiencyandmadeagooduseofmytime、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是校学生会主席李华，学生会将举办英语演讲比赛，请根据以下信息写一份比赛通知，内容包括：1.参赛者：高一学生2.比赛时间和地点：12月5日下午2点到5点，学校会议室(五位英语老师将被邀请当评委，前10名优胜者将获奖)3.报名时间：11月25日前注意：1.词数80左右，标题和结尾已为你写好2.可适当增加细节，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、A2、C3、B4、A5、C6、D7、D8、C9、A10、D11、D12、C13、C14、C15、C16、B17、D18、C19、B20、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、A2、C3、B22、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.OneisthatC