吉林省长春市德惠市九校2024学年英语高三上期末统考试题含解析

吉林省长春市德惠市九校2024学年英语高三上期末统考试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Iwasgoingtopaybycashwhenitsuddenlyoccurredtome_________Ihadleftmypurseathome.A．whether B．whatC．that D．where2．—HowdidyoulikeJohn’sexhibitionofpaintingslastweekend?—Totellyouthetruth,hispaintingsdidn’t________memuch.A.referto B．appealto C．belongto D．occurto3．_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough4．－Thezookeeperwasreallyannoyedwithme.－Howcouldhehavebeenifyou____stonesattheanimals?A．didn’tthrow B．don’tthrowC．hadn’tthrown D．haven’tthrown5．—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto6．I’mnotquitesurehowtogetthere,----------I’dbetter_____amap.A．watch B．lookup C．consult D．read7．Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated8．---Whereistheplane？Ican'tseeit.---Itwentoffits________________tokeepawayfromthesuddenstorm.A．course B．roadC．flight D．direction9．—IsPetercoming?—No,he____hismindafteraphonecallatthelastminute.A．changes B．changedC．waschanging D．hadchanged10．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．apartfromD．insteadof11．Havingbattledwiththeir_______overwhethertoofferhelptoanagedmanorwomanwhohasfallenover,mostpeoplechoosetohelp.A．compromise B．contradictionC．conscience D．competence12．Nicholaswasverykind,mercifulandgenerous.Thisis________FatherChristmasisbasedon.A．where B．how C．what D．why13．Heworkedinacarfactoryforfouryears,______hefoundedhisowncompanyinhishometown.A．afterwhich B．afterwhenC．afterthat D．afterit14．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff15．________theychooseChinesecompanyisthatChinahasthemostadvancedtechnologyofhighspeedrailwayintheworld.A．When B．ThatC．Where D．Why16．Frommypointofview,there’slittlechancethatwewillbesuccessfulintryingtochangethepresentsituation.________,itisimportantthatwetryourbest.A．Meanwhile B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Nevertheless17．Beforeyouhandinyourfinalreport,________therearenospellingmistakes.A．makesure B．tomakesureC．madesure D．makingsure18．_____thelawyers,volunteersfromtheLibyanRedCrossSocietyalsojoinedtheeffortsinhelpingtheChinesegohomesafely.A．Exceptfor B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Insteadof19．Johnonceworkedinaremotemountainvillageschool,whichis______onlyonfoot.A．accessible B．acceptable C．available D．appropriate20．Hewouldbeinbetterhealthnow_______withtoomuchworkwhenyoung.A．hadhenotburdenedhimself B．ifhewasnotburdenedC．werehenotburdened D．hadhenotbeenburdenedhimself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）RulesAnymedia(paints,crayon,penciletc)maybeusedbutnocomputergeneratedpostersareallowed.Postersizemustbebetween18cm×25cmand50cm×65cm.Remember,largerpostershavemoreimpact!Acompletedentryformmustbeattachedtothebackoftheposter.Allpostersmustbecreatedbyanindividualstudentratherthanateamofstudents.The2019competitiontitle“Watersheds-OurWater,OurHome”mustappearontheposter.Noadulthelppermitted.POSTEREVALUATION:Conservationmessages(50%)Visualeffectiveness(30%)Originality(10%)Universal/Popularappeal(10%)PRIZES:Cashprizeswillbeawardedforfirst,secondandthirdplacewinnersineachofthefivecategories.Eachfirstplacepostergoestothenationalpostercompetition.WHOCANPARTICIPATE?Thepostercontestisopentoallstudentsingrades1to12.Studentsinpublicorprivateschoolscantakepart.Categories:Grades1-2,3-4,5-6,7-9,10-12.RESEARCHTHETOPIC：TheInternetandlibraryaregreatplacestovisittocomeupwithanideaforyourposter.Youcanalsovisittogetideasonwhatmakesagreatposterandviewpostersthathavepreviouslywon.Ifyourposterisinthetop3initscategoryandyouwouldliketoreceiveitback,pleasecall130-767-3070.1、Whatisthemainfunctionoftheparagraphunderthe“POSTERCONTEST”heading?A．Toannouncethestartofanewcompetition.B．Todescribethecompetition’stermsandprizes.C．Tostatewhoisentitledtotakepartinthecompetition.D．Toexplainwhythecompetition’sthemeisimportant.2、Whatisthemostimportantcriterionforjudgingtheposters?A．Theaudienceresponsetotheposter.B．Theeffectivenessofthemessage.C．Thegraphicsandcoloursused.D．Theoriginalityofthedesign.3、Howmanyprizeswillbeawardedintotal?A．3. B．5.C．15. D．20.22．（8分）Wellington:Huaweihasstartedarugby-themedmediacampaigninabidtowinoverNewZealand’spublicafterthecountry’ssecurityagencyblockedtheChinesetechnologygiant’sequipmentfrombeingusedinanationwideInternetnetwork.“5GwithoutHuaweiislikerugbywithoutNewZealand,”adsinNewZealand’stwolargestnewspapersreadalongsideaphotoofplayerscompetinginaball.Largepostersalsoappealtothecountry’sloveofthesport.InNovember,NewZealand’sGovernmentCommunicationsSecurityDepartment(GCSD)toldSparkitcouldn’tuseequipmentfromHuawei-theworldslargesttelecommunicationequipmentcompany—inthebuildingofits5Gnetworkbecauseanunspecific“significantnetworksecurityriskwasidentified”.Sparkisnowintheprocessofseeingifitcanmakechangestopreventthoserisks,althoughGCSDhasdeclinedtopubliclysayhowthatwouldhappen.Huawei’snewspaperadgoesontoarguethedecisionwouldmeanlessadvancedtechnologyandhigherpricesforNewZealandcustomers.TheadscomeafterthecompanylastmonthpubliclyofferedtoonlyuseNewZealand,ratherthanChinese,stafftobuildthenetwork—inabidtoeasefears—andcalledforanurgentmeetingwiththegovernment,denying(否认)therehadbeenanywrongdoing.WesternspyagencieshaveincreasinglyraisedsecurityconcernsaboutHuawei—China’slargesttelecommunicationscompany-overwhattheysayarepossiblelinkstotheChinesegovernment,withtheUnitedStatesreportedlypressingFiveEyesintelligencenetworkallies(同盟国)toavoidthecompany.AustraliaandCanadawerethefirstcountriestobanHuaweifromabuildingof5Gnetworks.Thecompanyhasrepeatedlydeniedaccusations.NewZealand’stoppoliticianshaverepeatedlydeniedtheGCSDdecisionwasinfluencedbyotherWesternpowersandsayit’sabouttheparticulartechnologybeingsuggested,notChina.TheyhavealsodeniedsuggestionsNewZealand’sdiplomatictieswithChinahavebeentenseoverthedecision,withtheofficialpromotionofamajorChina—NewZealandtourismprojectnowpostponed.1、WhydidHuaweimakethead?A．ToaskNewZealandersforadvice.B．TotellNewZealandershowpowerfulitis.C．TogetsupportfromthepublicinNewZealand.D．ToarguewiththegovernmentofNewZealand.2、WhatwillhappenifNewZealandersforceHuaweiout?A．TheywillbeblamedbyChinese.B．TheywillbetrickedbyAmericans.C．Theywillloseachanceofbeingstronger.D．Theywillmissadvancedtechnologyandpaymore.3、WhydoesGCSDrefusetostatetherisksclearly?A．Theyaresecret. B．Theyareimaginary.C．Theyaredifficulttodecide. D．Theyarebeyonddescription.4、WhichcountryplaysthekeyroleinthecampaignagainstHuawei?A．Australia. B．USA． C．NewZealand. D．Canada.23．（8分）“Youcanchooseyourfriends,butyoucan’tchooseyourfamily.”ThatlinecomesfromAmericanwriterHarperLee’sbookToKillaMockingbird.Nowcompareherwordstoanotherfamousexpression:“Bloodisthickerthanwater”.However,ifforcedtochoosewhichismoreimportant,Americanresearchersnowsayfriendshipismoreimportantthanfamily.Theirnewstudysuggeststhatfriendsmaybemoreimportantthanfamilymembers,especiallyasweage.ThestudycomesfromresearchersatMichiganStateUniversity.Theyfoundtheimportanceoffriendshiponhealthandhappinessgrowsaspeoplegetolder.WilliamChopikisanassistantprofessorofpsychologyatMichiganStateandwasoneoftheleadresearchersinthisstudy.Hesays,“Friendshipbecomesevenmoreimportantasweage.Keepingafewreallygoodfriendsaroundcanmakeaworldofdifferenceforourhealthandwell-being.”Chopiknotesthatweneedtothinkoffriendshipasaninvestmentinourfuturehappiness.TheMichiganStateresearchersconsideredinformationfromtwoseparatesurveys.Inthefirstgroup,bothfamilyandfriendshipsinfluencedoverallhealthandhappiness.However,inthesecond,researcherssaidthatfriendships“becameastrongerpredictorofhealthandhappiness”aspeoplegetolder.Alsointhesecondgroup,unhealthyfriendshipsledtoincreasedchronicconditions.Butwithsupportivefriends,Chopiknoted,participantsreportedbeinghappier.Onereasonisthatpeoplecankeepthefriendshipsthatmakethemfeelgoodandmoveonfromtheonesthatdon’t.Family,ontheotherhand,willalwaysbewithyou.Theycanbehelpfulandenjoyable,butcanalsocausetroubles.Thismaybegoodnewsforpeoplewhodon’thavestrongtieswithfamilymembers.Notallofusarebornintothefamiliesweneed.Butweallhavetheabilitytochoosefriendsthatweneed.1、94．Whatshouldweinvesttogetlaterwell-beingaccordingtotheresearchers?A．Goodfriendties.B．Easyhealthexercises.C．Commonfamilyrelations.D．Personalrelationknowledge.2、96．Howistheresearchcarriedout?A．Bydoingtwoexperiments.B．Byinterviewingallatonce.C．Byconductingtwosurveys.D．Bytakingpartinactivities.3、98．Whatcanthepeoplewithweakfamilytiesdo?A．Developstrongerfamilyrelations.B．Makeasmanyfriendsaspossible.C．Getmoresupportivefriends.D．Staywithfamilymembers.4、100．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Friendsandfamilymembersareequallyimportant.B．Whenwegrowolder,friendshipmattersmore.C．Asweage,familymembersaremorevaluable.D．Wealwaysneedfriendsandfamilymembers.24．（8分）Easytomakeandcheaptobuy,instantnoodleshavelongbeenChina’s,ultimateconveniencefood.Sinceitwasasnackforstudents,amealonthetrain,orjustthego-tochoiceforhungryworkers,morethan46.2billionpacketsweresoldinChinain2013.Butitseemsthisindustryhasgoneofftheboil.By2016thosesaleshaddeclinedto38.5billion,accordingtotheWorldInstantNoodleAssociation,adropofalmost17%.“ThisphenomenonshowsanunnoticeablewhilecontinuouschangeinChina’sconsumption(消费)patterns,”saidZhaoPingoftheAcademyofChinaCouncilforthePromotionofInternationalTrade.HetoldtheChinaDaily,“Consumersaremoreinterestedinlifequalitythanjustfillingtheirbelliesthesedays.”About730millionpeopleinChinanowhaveaccesstotheInternetaccordingtogovernmentfigures.Andabout1%ofthoseareusingsmartphonestoconnect.Andappsthatofferfooddeliverytoyourhome,officeorwhereveryouhappentobearearealfast-developingindustry.Theirmenusareundoubtedlymoreexpensivethanapotofinstantnoodles.Butthesemealscanstillbeinexpensive,andarguablymoretasty,dependingonyourfavor.Butputintheglobalbackground,Chinaisstilleasilythebiggestmarketforinstantnoodles.Infact,China’sconsumptionwasroughlyequaltoIndonesia,Japan,Vietnam,India,theUS,SouthKoreaandthePhilippinescombined.AndthatmeansglobalnoodlemanufacturersareunlikelytoturnawayfromtheChinesemarket.Japan’sinstantnoodlebusinessNissinFoods,forexample,isplanningtolandonthestockmarket,inHongKong,bywhichoperationithopestoraiseabout145milliondollars.ItisrareforaJapanesefirmtolistinHongKong,butNissinistalkingupitsprospectsinChina,whereitisalreadythefifthbiggestbrand.“Someconsumersstoppedconsuminginstantnoodles,butmostconsumerswanttoincreasethequality(offoodtheyconsume),”chiefexecutiveKiyotakaAndotoldCNBClastweek.“Wecansupplyhigh-qualityproductssowehavemorepossibilitytodevelopourbusiness.”1、Thephrase“goofftheboil”inParagraph2iscloseinmeaningto________.A．stopboilingB．turndownC．developrapidlyD．getoutofcontrol2、Accordingtothetext,itisbecauseof________thatpeoplehavemorefoodchoices.A．developmentoffoodmanufacturingindustryB．fallofpriceinfoodsbeyondinstantnoodlesC．technologicaldevelopmentoncommunicationD．people’sdoubtoninstantnoodles’foodsafety3、WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Chinaconsumesmoreinstantnoodlethananyothercountrydoes.B．Chinaisbeginningtoloseitsfirstplaceininstantnoodlebusiness.C．NissinisthefifthbiggestbrandofJapan’sinstantnoodlebusiness.D．NissinisplanningtobuildaninstantnoodlefactoryinHongKong.4、Wecaninferfromthetextthat________.A．China’sinstantnoodleconsumptionwillcontinuetodropB．ChinesepeoplewillfavorcheaperinstantnoodlestosavemoneyC．instantnoodleswillhaveapessimisticprospectinthefutureD．instantnoodlemanufacturerswillfocusmoreonitsfoodquality25．（10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.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）Inlastfewdecades,terrorattackshavebecomeagreatthreatallovertheworld.Theyhavearousedcountlessthoughts1medown.WhatcanIdoforthose2people,theveryvictimsandrefugees.LastmonthwhenIgotonatrain,Itookmyseat3thecarriagesothatIwouldbefacingforward.Later,amotherwithherthreechildren,onegirlandtwoboys,4intotherowofseatsinfrontofme.Theclothesthewomanwaswearingwereso5thatIdon’tthinkyoucanfindany6oftheclothesatanyshop.Iwascompletely7bytheirbeautifulsimplicity.Clearly,theywerenotexpensive,fancyorfromafamousdesigner,8theywerepriceless.Thelittlegirl’seyesandminemetandlocked.She9andstaredatme.IwouldreceivethegiftIhadbeenlongingfor.Ihad10toconnectwithpeoplefromaculturethatwasrecentlysufferingandinmy11wasawarmPakistanifamily.Ihadatalkwithherusingthestandardconversation12:Howoldareyou?Wheredoyoustudy?13asshewas,thedepthandwidthofourconversationreachedanamazingheight.14wasevenmoreimportantwastheunspokentalk.Hersmileandtrust15touchedme.Our50minutestogether16quicklybutwewillbealwaysineachother’shearts.I’velearnedagreat17fromthisexperience:weallneedtoopenourdoors18otherscancomein.Meanwhile,somethingamazingwillhappenwhenyou19toothers,becausepeoplecomein20beautifulgifts.1、A．pullingB．takingC．weighingD．cutting2、A．disturbedB．inspiredC．disabledD．depressed3、A．onthetopofB．inthefrontofC．inthemiddleofD．attheendof4、A．walkedB．brokeC．squeezedD．jumped5、A．familiarB．differentC．fashionableD．funny6、A．introductionB．traceC．explanationD．invention7、A．attractedB．movedC．confusedD．tired8、A．andB．soC．yetD．though9、A．criedB．screamedC．shoutedD．smiled10、A．expectedB．refusedC．decidedD．pretended11、A．heartB．lifeC．presenceD．appearance12、A．formatB．starterC．stopperD．advice13、A．ChildrenB．AchildC．AchildrenD．Child14、A．WhatB．ItC．ThatD．Which15、A．suddenlyB．deeplyC．extremelyD．slightly16、A．flewpastB．gotoutC．tookupD．leftfor17、A．classB．subjectC．courseD．lesson18、A．incaseB．evenifC．nowthatD．sothat19、A．giveupB．openupC．growupD．makeup20、A．beyondB．withinC．withD．without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）QiangShupingwassobusymakingclothshoes1．shedidn’tevenrestduringtheDragonBoatFestivalholiday.ThewomanfromBaipuCounty,JiangsuProvince,2．(make)shoessinceshewas19yearsold,andthisyearmarksher31styearmakingclothshoes.Shespendstheentiredayinhertinystudio,which3．(measure)lessthan10squaremetersaltogether,filledwithclothshoesin4．(variety)stagesofcompletion.Nowadays,manystoresmakeclothshoes5．(use)machines,butQiangstickstothetechniqueofmakingshoesentirely6．hand.Shesaystheshoes7．(produce)bythemachinearenotofthesamequalityashandmadeones.Thehandmadeclothshoesaremoredurableandcomfortable,8．(soft),andabsorbsweatbetter.Somepeoplebuyclothshoesoutofnostalgia(怀旧),whileotherstrust9．(they)quality.Makingshoesisn’taprofitablejob,butQiangstillinsistsasshewantstopreservethecraftandpassitdowntotheyoungergeneration.Handmadeclothshoesarealsocalledqiancengdi(shoeswithathousandlayers),10．candatebacktotheancientZhouDynasty.In2009,themakingtechniqueofqiancengdiwaslistedasthenationalintangibleculturalheritage.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。DearKen,Iamveryexcitingtolearnthatyou’recomingtoBeijingfortheOlympics、Bothmyparentmissyoualot、Sodoourfriend,Cathy、AugustisthebesttimeoftheyeartovisitBeijing,becauseofthereisonlyafewrainandtheweatherisneithertoohotnortoocold、TherearesomuchplacesIwanttotakeyoutoafterIfinishmyworklikeavolunteer、Whenyoucome,youcanstaywithourselves、MyhomeisaboutthreekilometersfarfromtheNationalStadium,alsoknownasthe“Bird’sNest”,whereopeningceremonywillbeheld、Bestregards, Janet第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，作为交换生在一所英国学校交流学习。现在你即将回国，要作为学生代表在欢送会上发言，请按下列要点写一篇发言稿：1.表示感谢；2.学习的收获和感受；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、C2、D3、B4、D5、C6、C7、C8、A9、B10、A11、C12、C13、A14、A15、D16、D17、A18、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、B3、C22、1、C2、D3、B4、B23、1、94．A2、96．C3、98．C4、100．B24、1、B2、C3、A4、D25、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.Therearealsoseveralfeaturesoftheplotwhichstartedtrendsinmysterywriting.Forexample,manydetectivestoriesaresetinacountryhouse,wherethetheftmusthavebeencommittedbyoneofthepeopleinthehouse.Thechara