2023届浙江宁波市北仑区高三冲刺模拟英语试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷考生须知：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．—Vivien,youlookblue.What’swrong?—Therearesomanypapers_____.I’mreallybusyrecently.A．finishB．tofinishC．finishingD．finished2．—Jenny,howwasyourtriptoBeijing?—Oh,Imissedit.IwishI________myvacationthere.A．amspendingB．willspendC．havespentD．hadspent3．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama,NirvanainFire,HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles.A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．D．putthecartbeforethehorse4．Haditnotbeenforhisexperienceintheforest，we____________inthebattlewiththefiercebear.A．hadn'tsurvived B．wouldn'thavesurvivedC．didn'tsurvived D．wouldn'tsurvive5．Thiscourseisofgreatinteresttostudents,_____toimprovetheirwritingskills.A．hopeB．tohopeC．hopingD．hoped6．—TellmesomethingabouthismatchinSydney.—Well，hegotthechampionship，wehadexpected.Hemadeitatlast.A．as B．what C．why D．how7．---Didyouvisitthefamousculturalrelicslastmonth?---No,we____it,butwespenttoomuchtimeshopping．A．couldhavevisited B．musthavevisitedC．can'thavevisited D．shouldn'thavevisited8．––Isthisteagoodcoldaswell?––______withice,thisteaisespeciallydelicious.A．ServedB．ServingC．HavingservedD．Tobeserved9．Eggs,meat,vegetablesandotherfoodscaneasilybepoisonedbymicroorganismssuchas______.A．phenomena B．dilemma C．diploma D．bacteria10．________theconcerttoraisemoneyforhungerreliefandtomakethepublicawareoftheproblem,Geldofinvitedmanyfamousmusicianstotakepartinit.A．Intended B．Intending C．Havingintended D．Tointend11．ThoughwintersinBritainarecoldandthereisusuallysnow,thereare________placesforskiing.A．some B．many C．few D．afew12．Whatmattersinlifeisworkinghard________hardlyworking.A．aswellas B．lessthanC．ratherthan D．otherthan13．Heusedtostudyinavillageschool,______wasrebuilttwoyearsago.A．which B．thatC．where D．whose14．Despitetheobviousprivacyconcerns,theuseoffacial-recognitiontechnologyis________atsomepublicplaces.A．outofdangerB．ontherunC．outofsightD．ontherise15．Pelehadbagsofnaturaltalent,buthe______withoutthedeterminationtodealwithalltheproblemslifethrewinhispath.A．wouldneversucceed B．neversucceededC．wouldneverhavesucceeded D．haveneversucceeded16．Theyoungmanhas______experience.Heprobablycan’tdothatjob.A．few B．littleC．some D．any17．Asyougothroughthisbook,you________thateachofthemillionsofpeoplewholivedthroughWorldWarIIhadadifferentexperience.A．willfind B．foundC．hadfound D．havefound18．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice.A．thought B．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinking D．hadthought19．Studentsarealwaysinterestedinfindingout_______theycangowithanewteacher.A．howfar B．howsoon C．howoften D．howlong20．China’sChang’e4roboticprobeenteredlunarorbitonWednesday,________amajorstepinitsmissiontomakeasoftlandingonthemoon’sfarside.A．marking B．tomarkC．havingmarked D．marked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）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.22．（8分）OctobersixteenthisWorldFoodDay.ThisdayisalsotheanniversaryoftheUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganization(F.A．O.).TheUNagencyleadsinternationaleffortstodefeatworldhunger.Itwascreatedin1945.TheF.A．O.saysmorethanonehundredfiftycountriesaretoholdspecialeventstocelebrateWorldFoodDay.AtF.A．O.headquartersinRome,forexample,runnerswillcompeteinafive-kilometerracethroughthecity’shistoricalarea.Eventsinothercountriesincludediscussionsamongexperts,pressconferencesandmusicalprograms.Themessageofthisyear’sWorldFoodDayis“investinginagricultureforfoodsecurity”.TheF.A．O.says,“Duringtheearly1990s,theforeignaidforagriculturewasninethousandmilliondollarseachyear.Butnow,ithasdeclinedtolessthanfivethousandmilliondollarsayear.”Yet,theF.A．O.estimatesthatmorethaneighthundredandfiftymillionpeoplearoundtheworlddonotgetenoughfood.TheUNagencynotesthatseventypercentoftheworld’shungryliesinthefarmerswhogrowsmallamountoffood.Manyalsofaceproblemsoffeedingthemselves.TheF.A．O.saysagriculturalaidcouldhelpsmallfarmersmakeaprofitfromtheircrops.Farmerswouldalsobeabletofeedtheirfamiliesthroughouttheyearandre-investintheirfarms.Theycouldbuybetterseeds,equipmentandchemicalfertilizerstohelptheircropsgrow.MuhammadYunis.thewinneroftheNobelPeacePrizeforhiseffortstoimprovethelivesofpoorpeople,aswellashisBangladeshmicrofinanceorganization,theGrameenBank,haslentsmallamountofmoneytopoorpeoplewhoareunabletogettraditionalloans,especiallywomen.MinisterYunissaysthatheplanstogivehisshareoftheonemillionthreehundredthousanddollarsNobelawardtogoodcauses.Hesayshewantstoestablishaneyehospitalandstartaprojecttoproducelow-costfoodforthepoor.1、TocelebratetheWorldFoodDay,howmanykindsofactivitiesarementionedinthepassage?A．Two. B．Three.C．Four. D．Five.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．TheF.A．O.isestablishedtoinvestinagricultureforfoodsecurity.B．Theforeignaidforagriculturehasreducedbynearly50％inrecentdecades.C．TheGrameenBankhasprovidedlargeamountofloansforpoorfarmers.D．YuniswilldonatehisentireNobelawardtohelpsolvethehungerforthepoor.3、Withagriculturalaid,farmerscan_________________.A．promotetheproductionofcrops B．producelow-costfoodC．investmoneyinotherfields D．helptoimprovecropseeds4、Thewriterwrotethepassagemainlyto____________.A．giveanintroductionoftheF.A．O.B．informusofthesituationsoftheworldfoodC．appealformoreinvestmentonagricultureD．showhowtodealwiththeworld’shunger23．（8分）InearlyFebruary2019,51-year-oldRainerSchimpfandhisteamsetouttofilmSouthAfrica’sSardineRunoffthecoastofPointElizabethSardineRun,theannualmigration(迁徙)ofbillionsofsardines(asmallseafish),isabigdrawforlargepredators,especiallythedolphinandwhale.Predatorsareanimalsthatkillandeatotheranimals.Inanattempttoobtainthebestimagesoftheincrediblenaturalphenomenon,Rainerdivedintothemiddleofaspinningballoffish.Suddenlytheseamovedaroundviolently,andtheexperienceddiverandhisphotographerHeinzToperczer,whowasfilmingfromtheboat,instantlyrealizedsomethingstrangewasgoingonSuddenlydolphinsshotoutofthewater,awhitespraycameoutandthenawhaleappearedandgraspedRainerWhileToperczerwasfilmingtheterrifyingturnofeventswithhisvideocamera,Rainer,whowastrappedhadfirstandengulfed(吞噬)indarknessinsidethewhalesmouth,wastryingtosurvive.Nothingcanactuallyprepareyoufortheeventwhenyouendupinsidethepureinstinct(本能),"thedivertoldBarcroftTV.“Knowinginthewhale’smouth,Itriedtocontrolmyfear.ButIwasconvincedthatitwasgoingtodivedownandreleasememuchdeeperintheocean.”Thewhalequicklyrealizedhewasnosardine!Asthewhaleturnedsideways,heopenedhismouthslightlytoreleaseme,andIwaswashedout,togetherwithwhatfeltliketonsofwater,ofhismouth,"recalledRainer.Thoughtheentireincidentlastedjust1.8seconds,itfeltlikeayeartoRainer.Stillholdinghisunderwatercamerainhishand.thediverswamtohisboat,wherehewasquicklyrescuedbythemembersoftheteam.TheterribleadventuredidnotdisturbRainerfortoolong.Aftercheckingtoensurehehadnoinjuries,thediverreturnedtothewatertoseekoutmore1、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ADiver'sNarrowEscapeFromAWhalesMouthB．TheAnnualMigrationOfBillionsOfSeasardinesC．AFrighteningAndFantasticExperienceUnderSeaD．AnAdventurousTripOffCoastOfPointElizabeth2、WhatanimalsdoesSardineRunappealtomost?A．seagull B．Seals C．Dolphins D．tortoises.3、WhatdidRainerprobablydofirstonceinthewhalesmouth?A．Hedivedaimlessly B．Hecrieddesperately.C．Hepanickedimmediately. D．Hestruggledviolently.4、Accordingtothepassage,wecansaythatRainerwasvery_______.A．intelligent B．generous C．flexible D．fortunate24．（8分）Amemberofourclasstoldusofarequestmadebyhiswife.Sheandagroupofotherwomeninherchurchwereinvolvedinaself-improvementprogram.Sheaskedherhusbandtohelpherbylistingsixthingshebelievedshecoulddotohelpherbecomeabetterwife.Hereportedtotheclass,"Iwassurprisedbysucharequest.Frankly,itwouldhavebeeneasyformetolistsixthingsIwouldliketochangeabouther—myheavens,shecouldhavelistedathousandthingsshewouldliketochangeaboutme—butIdidn’t.Isaidtoher,‘Letmethinkaboutitandgiveyouananswerinthemorning.’”“ThenextmorningIgotupveryearlyandcalledtheflorist(花商)andhadhimsendsixredrosestomywifewithanotesaying,‘Ican’tthinkofsixthingsIwouldliketochangeaboutyou.Iloveyouthewayyouare.“WhenIarrivedathomethatevening,whodoyouthinkgreetedmeatthedoor?That’sright.Mywife!Shewasalmostintears.Needlesstosay,IwasextremelygladIhadnotcriticizedherasshehadrequested.”“ThefollowingSundayatchurch,aftershehadreportedtheresultofherassignment,severalwomenwithwhomshehadbeenstudyingcameuptomeandsaid,‘ThatisthemostconsideratethingIhaveeverheard.’ItwasthenthatIrealizedthepowerofappreciation.”Lincolnoncebeganalettersaying,“Everybodylikesacompliment(赞扬).”WilliamJamessaid,“Thedeepestprincipleinhumannatureisthedesiretobeappreciated.”So,let’sgivehonest,sincereappreciationtoothersinsteadofcriticizingthem.Thiswillmakeagreatdifferencetoyourlifeaswellasothers’life.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthehusband’swordsinthetext?A．Hehadtoendhismarriage. B．Hiswifeactuallywantedsomepraise.C．Hewasangrywithhiswife. D．Hiswife’srequestwasajoke.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“theresult”inParagraph4referto?A．Beingcriticized. B．Gettingtheflowers. C．Listingthesixthings. D．Becomingabetterwife.3、Whatkindofpersonisthehusbandaccordingtothetext?A．Childlike. B．Ambitious. C．Courageous. D．Thoughtful.4、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Tostressthevalueofrecognition.B．Totellusthepowerofknowledge.C．Totellusthemeaningofperfection.D．Tostresstheimportanceofforgiveness.25．（10分）Tiredofdealingwiththoseslow,dumb,andunfriendlyhotelstaff?Howaboutahotelthatprovideschanceforminimalinteractionwiththe"people"runningthehotel?IntheHennNaHotelinJapan,therearen’tany!Beingcalled“WeirdHotel”bylocals,theHennNaHotelopenedin2016inthetownofSasebo,isstaffedalmostbyrobots.Therobotsarenotjustforfun.Theydoalargeamountofwork,savingtimeandmoneyaswell.Theycangreetyouwhenyouenter.Also,theyplaymusicinthelounge,informyouofthebreakfastmenu,andcontrolthelightsinyourhotelroom,etc.Thinkingthatthehotelshouldbeuniqueandappealing,theownersmadeeachrobotdifferentfromeachotherwithavarietyofshapesandsizes.Oneoftherobotsbehindthefrontdeskisdesignedtolooklikeadinosaur,“Ifyouwanttocheckin,pushone.”thedinosaursays.Thentheguestcantypetheinformationonatouchpanelscreen.Insidetheroom,there’sasmallrobotcalledTulyintheshapeofapinktulip(郁金香).Tulycananswersimplequestionslike"whattimeisit?"and"Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrow?"Withnoswitchesonthewall,Tulycanalsoturntheroomlightsonoroffifit'stoldto.Buthowdothingslikecheck-inandroomaccesswork?Well,thescreenatthereceptioncapturesandregistersadigitalimageoftheguest'sfaceduringcheck-inwhichisusedtogetaccess10roomsinsteadoftraditionalkeys.However.thereceptionshallalsoprovideyoucardkeysonrequestincaseyouwishtokeepitsubtle!Ifyou'rewonderingwhathappensinthecaseofanemergency,youneednotworry.Humansdostepinwhenit'sofgreatimportance.Accordingtothehotelswebsite,thereareafewhumanstaffmemberswhoareavailableon-call24X7andhelpguestsinthecaseofanemergency.1、TherobotsintheHennNaHotelcandothefollowingthingsfortheguestsEXCEPT______.A．tellthebreakfastmenu B．controlthelightsintheroomC．playmusicinthelounge D．respondtoalltherequirements2、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．TheHernNaHotelismanagedallbyrobots.B．Adinosaur-likerobotwillguidegueststocheck.C．Nohumanstaffcanbeconnectedeveninanemergency.D．Guestscanhaveaccesstoroomsbyusingtraditionalkeys.3、Itcanbeinferredthattheownersofthehotel_________.A．entertaintheguestsallthetimeinpersonB．areimaginativeandhavecreativethinkingC．areknowledgeableandacquireadvancedtechnologyD．attachgreatimportancetothesocialimageofthehotel4、What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A．ItadvocatespeopletopromotehotelequipmentB．Itcomparestherobotswithhumanstaffinahotel.C．ItintroducesanewhotelstaffedbyintelligentrobotsD．Itdescribeshowwonderfulartificialintelligenceis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）完形填空(共20小题；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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Iwasstandingonstagebefore200people,dressedupasGeorgeWashington.Ihadtheleadroleinmysixthgrade36and,forthepasttwomonths,Ihadwalkedbackandforthinmyroom37tosaymylines. Nowitwastimetogivea38,andmyheartwasbeatingrapidly.Atmy39,Ibegantospeaksmoothlyandclearly,butthenit40:Istuttered（口吃）.IknewIwould,andIdid. Fromthatmomenton,I41thatmyroleinthatplaywouldbemyfirstandmylast.Myspeechproblemaffected42. Asachild,Istruggledtosayafullsentence,repeatedlyhearingthe43commentsofmyparents.“Takeadeepbreathandthinkaboutwhatyou’regoingtosay.”Iwastoo44toadmitIhadaproblem. 45myschoolcareerprogressedmyspeechproblembecamelessnoticeable,butitnever46.Itheldmeback. Afterrealizingthatclassofficershadtospeakinfrontoftheentirestudentbody,I47runninginclasselections.Ifearedreadingaloudandmeetingnewpeople. Iwould48sitinmyroomandcry,imaginingwhatitwouldbeliketobe49,likeeveryoneelse. Finally,Icametomysenses.Ireadarticlesaboutfamouspeoplewho50theirspeechproblems.I51thefactthatIdohaveaproblemthatwillalwaysbewithme. Ithasmademea52personand,withtime,IknowI’llgaintheconfidencetostandupand53tomyselfthatitwillneverholdmeback.54,IknowthatI’mnottheonlyonewho55,becausenobodyisperfect.1、 A．play B．game C．dance D.concert2、 A．desiring B．waiting C．struggling D．hesitating3、A．test B．performance C．suggestion D．judgment4、A．sight B．angle C．news D．turn5、A．happened B．seemed C．broke D．remained6、 A．urged B．promised C．admitted D．repeated7、A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything8、A．exciting B．surprising C．puzzling D．annoying9、A．ashamed B．willing C．weak D．eager10、A．Though B．As C．Before D．Unless11、 A．failed B．disappeared C．burst D．combined12、A．insistedon B．putoff C．approvedof D．gaveup13、A．never B．seldom C．sometime D．constantly14、A．normal B．special C．usual D．alive15、A．realized B．refused C．overcame D．avoided16、 A．doubted B．changed C．hid D．faced17、A．stronger B．greater C．wiser D．purer18、 A．explain B．prove C．respond D．scream19、A．Onthecontrary B．Ontheotherhand C．Aboveall D．Atmost20、 A．attempts B．argues C．suffers D．risks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）TheSilkRoadwasaroutethatconnectedpeoplefromtheEasttoWestforhundredsofyearsandallowed1．(they)totradevaluablegoodswitheachother.Butthere’smoretothestory.TheSilkRoadshould2．(real)becalledtheSilkRoads.TheSilkRoad,3．startedinChina,wentwestandbranchedoutintomanyroutes.TheSilkRoadhasbeenaroundfornearly3,000years.Mostpeopleknowthatvaluablegoodstraveledalongtheroute:silkandspicesfromChina;jewelsandwoodfromIndia;goldandanimalsfromEastAfrica.Thesegoods4．(trade)incitiesalongtherouteorendedupasfarwest5．Europe.Butthepeople6．(travel)alongtheSilkRoadwerecarryingsomethingfar7．(valuable)thantheirgoods.Theywerecarryingideasandtechnology.EuropeantravelersreturnedhomewithstoriesofhugeChineseshipstheyhadseen.Thecompassisanexampleofa(n)8．(invent)thatcamewestfromChina.EuropeanslearnedfromKoreanmaps,whichwereadvancedforthe1400s.9．wasthe11,000kmSilkRoadthatshapedtheworldweknowtoday.Themanyrouteswereawayfordifferentpeople10．(meet)eachotherandtalkaboutthedevelopingworld.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。JennyisaGradeTwostudent、Shewasonceveryactiveandhappygirl,buteverythinghaschangedbeforeshestartedplayingcomputergames、Shedoesn’tplayvolleyballwithherfriendsanymuchmore、Whenshesitsintheclassroom,shehastroublespayingattentiontowhattheteacherssay、Shesleepsinclassandshespendslittletimestudy、Shebecomesacompletedifferentperson、Afterschoolsheusuallystayedatthecomputerhalluntilitisclosed、Sometimesherparentscandoeverythingtostopher、Everymorningshefeelsverytiringafteranight's“busyworking”、Wefeelverysorrytoher、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的朋友Richard刚去美国留学，他写信说他和新同学们相处得不太好，感觉很难融入他们，为此他很苦恼。请你写一封回信，给他一些建议，要点如下：1.安慰他新环境需要一些时间来适应；2.给出你的建议（至少三条）。注意：1.词数120左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已为你写好。DearRichard,I’msosorrytohearthatyouhavesometroubleinfittinginwithyournewclassmates.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Allthebest!Yours,LiHua

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、D3、C4、B5、C6、A7、A8、A9、D10、B11、C12、C13、A14、D15、C16、B17、A18、B19、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、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.Thecharactershaveverydifferentpersonalitiesandvoices,whichareinterestingandoftenamusing.Therearealsoseveralfeaturesoftheplo