2024届江西省抚州市南城第一中学高三3月份第一次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2024届江西省抚州市南城第一中学高三3月份第一次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thenewproductisbeyondallpraiseandhasquicklytakenoverthemarket________itssuperiorquality.A．intermsof B．onaccountofC．onbehalfof D．ontopof2．It’struethattheoldroadislessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,________,becausewedon’tfeelassafeonit.A．somehow B．though C．therefore D．otherwise3．thekeytothecarwhenmybosscametowardsme.FinallyIcoulddrivehimhomeasusual.A．NeverhadIfound B．SeldomdidIfindC．HardlyhadIfound D．NosoonerdidIfind4．Atthattime,mymindwasacomplete_______;Icouldn'tthinkofasingleanswer.A．blank B．bonusC．blow D．bottom5．—Theterribleaccidentisunderinvestigation.—Actually,quickeraction_________thoseworkerstrappedinthemine.A．mighthavesaved B．musthavesaved C．shouldhavesaved D．couldhavesaved6．Lifethelike________ocean;Only________strong-willedcanreachtheothershore.A．an;the B．the;aC．the;/ D．/;a7．Thefamousplayertriedagainandagainaftereachfailure.That’s_____hesucceededatlast.A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．why8．Newly-builtwoodencottageslinethestreet，___________theoldtownintoadreamland.A．turned B．turningC．toturn D．havingturned9．TheyarrivedattheborderbetweenKenyaandTanzaniaat2pm,______liesanationalnaturereserve.A．whatB．whichC．whereD．when10．Mary_______towritingclasseseverynightsinceJuneandthecoursewillendthisweek.A．hadgoneB．hasbeengoingC．isgoingD．went11．Whenintrouble，remembertostaycalm，andeverythingwillwell．A．turnback B．turnup C．turndown D．turnout12．—CouldyoucheckmylisttoseeIhaveforgottenanything?—Noproblem.A．whetherB．whichC．thatD．what13．--Hello，________________--Oh，sorry.I'vegotthewrongnumber.A．Dr.Brown'soffice. B．Who'sthatspeaking？C．CanIhelpyou？ D．IsthatDr.Brown？14．—ThankGodIpassedtheinterviewyesterday.Iwassweatingheavily.—Metoo.I________whenIwassittingoutsidewaiting.A．lookeddownmynose B．letmyhairdownC．hadbutterfliesinmystomach D．chancedmyarm15．Thecustomsofficerswereinsistingthatsuitcasesshouldbeopenedandtheircontents_______forcloserinspection.A．laidout B．givenout C．sentout D．pickedout16．—Peopleshouldstopusingtheircarsandstartusingpublictransport.—________.Theroadsaretoocrowdedasitis.A．Allright B．ExactlyC．Goahead D．Fine17．Neverinmylife________suchabeautifulsunrise!A．haveIseenB．IhaveseenC．didIseeD．Isaw18．RecentlysomehospitalsinChinahaveadopted______theycallarobot-doctor,______willbeusedtooperateonpatientswithmoreaccuracy.A．what;thatB．that;whichC．what;whichD．which;what19．—Bettywasfeelingprettyblueforawhile,butshe’sbetternow.—_______.A．Oh,that’skindofyou B．CongratulationsC．Oh,I’mgladtohearthat D．It’smypleasure20．Sometimesitseemstobothertheteacher______allthestudentsarebeingtooquiet.A．how B．whatC．that D．where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）CustomerServiceOurclient(委托人),locatedinElmhurst,wantstolookforanexperiencedcustomerserviceindividual.Youwillbedoingorderentry,quotationsandcustomerservice.Excellentbenefitsuponhire.Requirements:•2-4yearsCustomerServiceExperience•Enoughknowledgetouseacomputer•CollegedegreeaplusEmail:Klmhurst@orcall2815—1005forfurtherinformation.AdministrativeAssistantWewanttoaddexperiencedAdministrativeAssistantstoourteamtorepresentStiversatclientcompaniesontemporaryassignments.Weneedsomeonewhocanperformavarietyofadministrativefunctions:scheduleappointments,giveinformationtocallers,writereports,handlemultipleprojects,etc.Requirements：•Ahighschooldiplomawithatleast5yearsofexperienceinthefieldorinarelatedarea•Familiarwithavarietyofthefield’sconcepts,practices,andprocedures•Performavarietyofcomplicatedtasks•MustbefamiliarwithusingMSExceldailyPleasesendyourapplicationtoRecruitment@.VideoEditorWearelookingforasuperb,intelligentvideoeditor.OurYouTubechannelhasaworldwidefanbaseandourvideocontentisgrowingfast,soweneedsomeonewhocanjointheteam,editvideos,andbrainstormideas.Requirements:•Bachelor’sdegreeincomputerscience•KnowledgeofAvidmediamanagementaplus•Abilitytoworkefficientlyinafast-pacedenvironmenttomeettightdeadlinesIfyouareinterested,pleasesendanemailtoIvytang@.SalesManagerWearecurrentlyseekingaSalesManagertojoinourteaminSiouxCity,IA．Wearelookingforenergetic,service-mindedindividuals,whoarefinanciallyambitious,andenjoyhelpingotherstoprovideourclientswithmotivationandsupportinapositiveandprofessionalworkenvironment.Requirements:•Abilitytodevelopnewandeffectivemethodsofincreasingsalesinacompetitiveenvironment•Excellentcustomerservice,salesandcommunicationskills•2+yearsofdirectsalesmanagementexperienceSubmityourresumetoCareers-stonemor@.1、IfyouwanttoworkinStivers,youshouldsendyourapplicationto.A．Recruitment@B．Careers-stonemor@C．ELmhurst@toppersonaL.comD．Ivytang@aoL.com2、WhowouldbemoresuitableforthepositionofSalesManager?A．Onewiththeabilitytoeditvariousvideos.B．Onewithabachelor’sdegreeincomputerscience.C．OnewithknowledgeofAvidmediamanagement.D．Onewithexcellentsalesandcommunicationskills.3、Apersonwithzerojobexperiencemaylandajobin.A．CustomerServiceB．AdministrativeAssistantC．VideoEditorD．SalesManager4、Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A．Atextbook.B．Anewsreport.C．Ajobwebsite.D．Atraveladvertisement.23．（8分）Askids,myfriendsandIspentalotoftimeoutinthewoods.“Thewoods”wasourpart-timeaddress,destination,purpose,andexcuse.IfIwenttoafriend’shouseandfoundhimnotathome,hismothermightsay,“Oh,he’soutinthewoods,”withatone(语气)ofairyacceptance.It’ssimilartothetonepeoplesometimesusenowadaystotellmethatsomeoneI’mlookingforisonthegolfcourseoratthegym,oreven“awayfromhisdesk”.Forusten-year-olds,“beingoutinthewoods”wasjustanexcusetodowhateverwefeellikeforawhile.Wesometimestoldourselvesthatwhatweweredoinginthewoodswasexploring(探索).Exploringwasamorepopularideabackthenthanitistoday.Historyseemedtobemostlyaboutexplorers.Ourexplorations,thoughseemedtohavelesssystemthanthehistorickindsomethingusuallycameupalongtheway.Saywestayedinthewoods,throwingrocks,shootingfrogs,pickingblackberries,digginginwhatwewerebrieflypersuadedwasanIndianburialmound.Oftenwegot“lost”andhadtoclimbatreetofindoutwherewewere.Ifyoureadastoryinwhichsomeonedoesthatsuccessfully,beskeptical;thetopmostbranchesareusuallytooskinnytoholdweight,andwecouldneverclimbhighenoughtoseeanythingexceptothertrees.Therewerefourorfivetreesthatwevisitedregularly-tallbeecheseasytoclimbandcomfortabletositin.Itwasinatree,too,thatourdaysoffoolingaroundinthewoodscametoanend.Bythensomeofushasreachedseventhgradeandhadbeguntheroughrideofadolescence(青春期).InMarch,themonthwhenweusuallytooktothewoodsagainafterwinter,twofriendsandIsetouttogoexploring.Weclimbedatree,andallofasuddenitoccurredtoallthreeofusatthesametimethatwereallywereratherbigtobeupinatree.SoontherewouldbethespringdancesonFridayeveningsinthehighschoolcafeteria.1、Theauthorandhisfriendswereoftenoutinthewoodsto.A．spendtheirfreetimeB．playgolfandothersportsC．avoiddoingtheirschoolworkD．keepawayfromtheirparents2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．Theactivitiesinthewoodswerewellplanned.B．Humanhistoryisnottheresultofexploration.C．Explorationshouldbeasystematicactivity.D．Theauthorexploredinthewoodsaimlessly3、Theunderlinedword“skeptical”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.A．calmB．doubtfulC．seriousD．optimistic4、Thereasonwhywevisitedthefourorfivetreesregularlyisthefollowingexceptthat.A．theyweretallbeechesB．theywereeasytoclimbC．theywerenothitoclimbD．theywerecomfortabletositin5、Howdoestheauthorfeelabouthischildhood?A．HappybutshortB．Lonelybutmemorable.C．Boringandmeaningless.D．Longandunforgettable.24．（8分）Mostofusstrugglethroughthetimeittakestogetacupofcoffeetoourlipsonceouralarmsgooff.Luckily,thiscoffee-brewingalarmclockcouldmakethosefewstrugglingminutespracticallydisappear.Analarmclockthatbrewsafreshpotofcoffeeassoonasyouwakeupactuallyexists,andyoucanbuyitrightnow.ThankstotheBarisieur,yourmorningtimewillneverbethesame.Here’showitworks:Beforeyougotobed,filltheglasscontainerwithwaterandpourgroundcoffeeintothefilter(过滤器).Notablackcoffeedrinker?Nottoworry---specialdrawerskeepyourcreamcoldandstoreyoursugar,too.Then,justsetyouralarmandgotosleep.Thismachinewilltakecareoftherest.Afewminutesbeforeyouralarmgoesoffnextmorning,theBarisieurwillbegintobrewyourcoffee.Andvoila!Ahotcupofcoffeeiswaitingforyouwhenyouralarmringsandyouopenyoureyes.Youwon’tevenhavetoleaveyourbed.LondondesignerJoshuaRenoufdesignedthisinventionhimself,raisingover$500,000throughdonationsonIndieGoGo.Coffeeloversshouldactfastandputinapre-orderonthewebsitenow,payingjust$300.Otherwise,youhavetowaituntilithitsstoresandpay$420.Owningoneoftheseclockswillbetotallyworthit.Nothingsays“seizetheday”quitelikewakinguptoapotoffreshlybrewedcoffee,afterall.Also,themachineisn’tlimitedtomakingcoffeeonlyinthemorning.Youcangooutandreturnhomewithahotcupofcoffeewaitingforyou.1、Whydoestheauthormentionthestruggle?A．Toshowmakingcoffeeischallenging.B．Toshowcoffeecanmakeusfeelbetter.C．Toshowthecoffee-brewingalarmclockisgreat.D．Toshowitisdifficulttogetupearlyinthemorning.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．TheBarisieur. 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D．Theglasscontainer.3、What’sthebenefitofpre-orderingtheclockonthewebsitenow?A．Youcangetonemuchearlier.B．Youcangetoneatagreatdiscount.C．Youcangetdonationsfromitsdesigner.D．YoumayhaveachancetomeetJoshuaRenouf.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Totellushowtomakecoffeeeasily.B．Toadvertiseanewproductinastore.C．Torecommendaspecialkindofalarmclock.D．Tocomparetraditionalalarmclocksandnewones.25．（10分）1.TheadventuresofTomThumbandThumbelinaForthefirsttimeever，twolittlefairytale(童话)charactersmeetinonefun-filled,action-packedmusicaladventure.Tryingtofindtheirwayinagreatbigworld,TomThumbandThumbelinajoinforcesandfacedifficultiesinagreatjourneytofindtheirtruehome.Starring:ElijahWood,PeterGallagherRuntime:1hour16minutesBuywith1click2.UptownGirlsCarefreeMollyGunnlosesherinheritance(遗产)andmustdosomethingshe’sneverdonebefore---togetajob.Sheendsupasbabysittertoan8-year-oldgirlwhoteachesMollytobeagrownup,whileMollyteacheshertobeakid.Starring:BrittanyMurphy,DakotaFanningRuntime:1hour33minutesBuywith1click3.MagicBeyondWords:TheJ.K.RowlingStoryBasedonatruestory,themovieMagicBeyondWords:TheJ.K.RowlingStoryisabouttheBritishauthor’srisetofame,frompoorsinglemothertoauthorofthepopularHarryPotterbooks,andoneofthewealthiestwomanintheworld.Starring:PoppyMontgomery,EmilyHolmesRuntime:1hour26minutesBuywith1click4.TheBookThiefToeveryone’sexcitement,GeoffreyRushandEmilyWatsonstarinthismovingfilmbasedonthebestselleraboutagirlwhochangesthelivesofthosearoundherinWorldWarIIGermany.Starring:EmilyWatson,GeoffreyRushRuntime:2hours11minutesBuywith1click1、Wherecanthepassagebefound?A．Onthewebsite.B．Inanewspaper.C．Inamagazine.D．Onaposter.2、willbeinterestedinthepassage.A．PeoplewholovebooksB．PeoplewhoenjoyfilmsC．PeoplewhoarefondofstoriesD．Peoplewhoarecrazyaboutmusic3、WhichofthefollowingwillhelpyouknowaboutthewriterofHarryPotter?A．TheAdventuresofTomThumbandThumbelina.B．UptownGirls.C．MagicBeyondWords:TheJ.K.RowlingStory.D．TheBookThief.4、Accordingtothepassage,whichactororactressmaybethemostpopular?A．PoppyMontgomery. B．EmilyHolmes.C．BrittanyMurphy. D．GeoffreyRush.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）Whystudyhistory?Peopleliveinthepresent.Theyplanforthe1.History,however,isthestudyofthepast.Givenallthe2andpressuresthatcomefromlivinginthepresentand3whatisyettocome,whybotherwithwhathasbeen?Givenalltheavailablebranchesofknowledge,whyinsist-asmost4systemsdo-onhistory?Andwhyurgemanystudentstostudyevenmorehistorythantheyare5to?Anysubjectofstudyneeds6:supportersmustexplainwhyitisworth7.Likemostwidelyaccepted8,historyattractspeoplewhosimply9theinformationandmodesofthoughtinvolved.Butforpeoplewhoarelessinterestedinthesubjectandmore10aboutwhytheyshouldbotherwithit,aclearerexplanationofitspurposeisrequired.11donotperformhearttransplants,improvehighwaydesign,orarrestcriminals.Inasocietythatquitecorrectlyexpectseducationtoserve12purposes,history’sfunctionscanseemmoredifficultto13thanthoseofengineeringormedicine.Historyisinfactveryuseful,actually14,buttheproductsofhistoricalstudyareoftenless15andimmediatethanthoseofothersubjects.Historyhelpsusunderstandpeople,societiesandhowthey16.Forexample,howcanwe17pastwars(andfuturethreats)withoutusinghistoricalmaterials?Unfortunately,majoraspectsofasociety’soperationcannotbesetupaspreciseexperiments.18,historymustserve,howeverimperfectly,asour19,helpingusunderstandwhoweareandwhywedowhatwedo.This,fundamentally,iswhywecannot20history.1、A．process B．result C．future D．environment2、A．causes B．demands C．choices D．orders3、A．avoiding B．fearing C．celebrating D．anticipating4、A．financial B．social C．educational D．political5、A．required B．invited C．forced D．permitted6、A．direction B．exploration C．justification D．revolution7、A．assessment B．attention C．expectation D．mention8、A．subjects B．concepts C．topics D．concerns9、A．provide B．receive C．share D．like10、A．doubtful B．worried C．thoughtful D．certain11、A．Supporters B．Historians C．Audiences D．Teachers12、A．public B．multiple C．different D．useful13、A．define B．expect C．satisfy D．ignore14、A．optional B．attractive C．accessible D．essential15、A．valuable B．interesting C．obvious D．instructive16、A．imagine B．behave C．fight D．fade17、A．prevent B．remember C．evaluate D．declare18、A．Consequently B．Alternatively C．Fortunately D．Admittedly19、A．library B．laboratory C．clinic D．museum20、A．makeupfor B．giveinto C．getcloseto D．stayawayfrom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）Allthroughhistory,peoplefrommanydifferentcountriesandcultureshavelivedtogetherinBritain.TheEnglishlanguage1．(consist)ofthegrammarandvocabularythesepeoplebroughttoBritain.Thatis2．Englishhassomanydifficultrulesthatconfusepeople.ThedevelopmentofEnglishexperiencedthreeperiods—OldEnglish,MiddleEnglishandModernEnglish.Fromthe5thtothe9thcenturies,Britainwasoccupiedbydifferentgroupsfromothercountries,whichledtoOldEnglish3．(replace)Celtic.OldEnglish,a4．(mix)ofdifferentlanguages,differs5．today’sEnglish.MiddleEnglishisthename6．(give)totheEnglishusedfromapproximatelythe12thtothe15thcenturies.Duringthisperiod,French,thoughitdidn’treplaceEnglish,stillmademany7．(contribution)toMiddleEnglish.ModernEnglishappearedinthe16thcentury,8．wentthroughmanychangesduringthisperiod.Thequestionof9．Englishwillkeeponchanginginthefutureiseasytoanswer.10．iscertainthatthisprocesswillcontinue.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。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）不记分。StartedinSeptemberof2003,smilecardsbeganappearingallaroundaworld、Theyaremarkerofabrandnewgameoftag,where"you'reit"becausesomeonehasdoneanythingniceforyou、Thenit'syourturntodosomethingniceforsomeoneelsebut,intheprocess,passthecardalong、Thiswasagameofpay-it-forward:makesomeonesmilewithoutgivingoutthename,leavebehindacardaskthemtokeepitgoing、It'seasyandfunny、Iskindnesstrulycontagious?There'sonlyonewaytofindout—jointhefun!Getyoursmilecards,readuponsomekindnessideas,andgetstarted!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）如你是李华，最近你的一个外国朋友Peter来信说想了解一些有关中国水饺的情况。根据下列要点写封回信：1.水饺在人们心目中的地位；2.水饺的种类和吃法；3.一些春节期间吃水饺的习俗。注意：1.根据提示要点写一篇不少于80词的文章；2.可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出（不计入总词数）。DearPeter,I’mgladtoreceiveyourletteraskingfortheinformationaboutChinesedumplings.Hereissomeinformation.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes!Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、C4、A5、D6、A7、D8、B9、C10、B11、D12、A13、A14、C15、A16、B17、A18、C19、C20、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、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.Thecharacterofafamousdetectivewithanunusualappearanceandhabitsoccursinmanybooks,andaninnocentpersonisoftenundersuspicionatfirst.Anumberofmodernfilmshavealsousedtheideaofacursedjewelstolenfromareligiousstatue.Andofcourse,inTheMoonstoneandmostothergoodmysterynovels,theper