北京第十二中学高三下学期联考新高考英语试题及答案解析

北京第十二中学高三下学期联考新高考英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．Allenfollowedhiscustomeracrosstheyardandstoodonthestepofthehouse,twoshoppingbags.A．lifted B．havinglifted C．tolift D．lifting2．Taughtinamoreprofessionalway,you_________theswimmingskillmuchbetter.A．mightmaster B．wouldhavemasteredC．canhavemastered D．couldmaster3．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright4．﹣Itreallyannoysmewhenaperson'scellphonegoesoffduringamovie？﹣Yeah，metoo．Itreally_________．A．costsmeanarmandaleg B．getsonmynervesC．beatsmybrainsout D．pullsmylegs5．_______theschool,thevillagehasaclinic,whichwasalsobuiltwithgovernmentsupport.A．Inreplyto B．InadditiontoC．Inchargeof D．Inplaceof6．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although7．Wasitatthebeginning_____youmadethepromise____youwoulddoalltohelpmakeit?A．that;that B．when;thatC．that;when D．when;when8．Iwouldn’thavemissedthetrainifI______upearlier.A．got B．hadgot C．willget D．havegot9．Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where10．Thanksforyourusefuladvice;otherwiseI______suchrapidprogress.A．didn’tmake B．couldn’thavemadeC．hadn’tmade D．shouldn’thavemade11．---DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?---Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch12．Heworksveryhardinordertogethimself______intoakeyuniversity.A．accepted B．received C．announced D．admitted13．Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．athercommand14．We’llgoearly．，wemaynotgetaseat．A．Otherwise B．Meanwhile C．However D．Besides15．Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth________eachyear.A．iswashingaway B．isbeingwashedawayC．arewashingaway D．arebeingwashedaway16．Facedwiththedilemma,thecompanycommittee________apublicstatement,appointingthecapablemantobeitsnewglobalchieffinancialofficer.A．pulledoutB．putoutC．reachedoutD．drewout17．—Iwonderwhatmakesyouagoodsalesperson.—I________asawaiterforthreeyears,whichcontributesalottomytoday’swork.A．serveB．servedC．haveservedD．hadserved18．(2013·天津，9)Noone________bemoregenerous；hehasaheartofgold.A．couldB．mustC．dareD．need19．__willIgiveup.IbelieveIcanmanageit.A．AtonceB．AtnotimeC．RightnowD．Theinstant20．—You’vemadegreatprogressinyourEnglishstudy,haven’tyou?—Yes,butmuch.A．remainstodo B．isremainedtodoC．remainstobedone D．isremainedtobedone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）Asistradition,technologycompaniesfromaroundtheworldhaveflockedtoLasVegasfortheannualConsumerElectronicsShow.Therearethousandsofeye-catchingitemstoswoonover,whetheryou’reanerdornot.Hereareafewofthemostinteresting,excitingandpossiblylife-changingproductsseenattheshow,whichrunsfromTuesdaytoFriday.Item1YouthoughtyourcurvedTVwascool?TheLGSignatureOLEDTVRisa65-inch4KTVthatis,unlikeyourlameandrigidscreen,rollable,andcanretract(收回)intoitsbasewhenyou’renotenjoyingit.WhileyoucancontrolitusingeitherGoogleAssistantorAmazonAlexa,theTVRalsosupportsApple’sAirPlay2andHomeKit.Item2Gaminglaptopsaren’tnew,buttheyusuallylackpowercomparedtotheirbeefierdesktopcounterparts.Nvidia’slatestannouncementchangesthat,andbringsthedesktop-classpowerfoundinitsRTXlineofgraphicscardstolaptops.Morethan40laptopmodelswillturnupbytheendofthemonthwithRTXgraphicscardsinside,whichcanproducemorerealisticgraphicsandboostperformanceforthemostgamers.Item3Ifsleepingisharderthanitshouldbe,theDreembandmightbeabletohelpyoufigureoutwhatyou’redoingwrong.TheDreembandisafabric-coveredheadbandthatwrapsaroundyourheadandusesacombinationofsensorsliketheonesinyourAppleWatchtodetectvariousbiometricslikeyourheartrateandrespirationactivity.Italsousesboneconductiontocommunicateaudiocuestoyouprivately.Item4Samsung’sshownoffitsMicroLEDtechnologyinthepast,usingittobuildTheWall,a146-inchTV.Thecompany’snowshowingoffasmallerMicroLEDTV.UsingSamsung’sMicroLEDpanels,youcancreateavarietyofdisplaysizessupportingdifferentaspectratios,goingfromanultra-wide21:9screentoaperfectlysquare1:1displaywithoutlosingimagequality.125、Ifonelikesdoingthingsbyhimself,whichoftheitemssuitshimbest?A．Item1. B．Item2.C．Item3. D．Item4.1、Whichofthefollowingtechnologiesappearedforthefirsttimeintheshow?A．TheTVRUser’scontrollingtheTVbyGoogleAssistantB．Nvidia’slaptops’solvingtheproblemofpowerC．TheDreemband’sdetectyourheartrateD．Samsung’sMicroLEDtechnologymakinga146-inchTVpossible22．（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）NandakumarandSudhawerethrilledtolearnthattheywerehavingchildren.Unfortunately,Sudhadevelopeddiabeteswhilepregnantandherdaughterswereborntwomonthspremature.Theyneedventilator(呼吸机)supportforthenext4-6weekstobreathe.Thefamilyispooranddoesnothavethemoneytomeettheunexpectedexpensesandneedhelptokeepthebabiesalive.Nandakumar,acarpenterbyprofession,fellsickaftermarriageandhasnotrecoveredfully.Heisnotmentallystableandtendstotalkinastream.Healsofindsithardtoholddownajob.Nandakumar’smotherDheivanaihasbeenthestabilisingpresenceforthefamily.Shekeptthingstogetherandmadesurethattheyhadenoughtoeat.“Sudhahasbeenthroughalotofgriefovernothavingchildren.Thepreviouschildwasstillborn,sowewereveryhappythatthispregnancywasgoingwell,”saidDheivanai.Dheivanaihopedthatthechildrenwouldbringjoytotheirhouseholdandtakecareofhersonevenaftershewasgone.Shestartedsavingupmoneyforhergrandchildren.ThecostofkeepingthechildrenaliveisRs4lakhsperchildbecausetheyeachneedICU(IntensiveCareUnit)supportforthenext4-6monthsoftheirlives.Thesmallsavingsofthefamilyarealreadyoverandtheyarefacedwithaverypainfulsituationtryingtosavetwonewbornswithnomoney.NandakumarismentallyunwellandSudhaisstillrecoveringfromchildbirth.Soitfallstohismothertoarrangeforthebabies5well-being.“Aftermysonbecamesick,meandmydaughter-in-lawhavetakencareofthings.Duringherpregnancy.Ihavecaredforherlikeshe’smyowndaughter.IfeelpainedthatIdon’thavethemoneytosavethebabies,”shesays.Beforechildbirth,SudhaandDheivanaiworkedtogetherandearnedRs5,000permonth.Sometimes,Nandakumarpicksupoddjobsandearnsabitmore.Thefamilyhasnosavingsandtheyneedhelptosavetheirtwoinnocentbabies.1、Whatcaused“theunexpectedexpenses”（Paragraph1)?A．Nandakumar’smentalproblems.B．Thebabies1medicalcare.C．Dheivanai’sliving.D．Sudha’sdiabetes.2、WhydidDheivanaifeelhappyaboutthebirthofthechildren?A．Thechildrenwerebornhealthy.B．ItwasthefirsttimeforSudhatobepregnant.C．Thegovernmentwouldprovidewelfareservices.D．Thechildrenwouldlookaftertheirfatherinthefuture.3、Wheredoesthemoneyforthewell-beingofthebabiescomefromatpresent?A．Thefather.B．Themother.C．Thegrandmother.D．Thegovernment.4、Whatistheabovewritingmostprobablyfor?A．Raisingdonation.B．Sharingnews.C．Givinginstruction.D．Providingamusement.24．（8分）Plantsareboring.Theyjustsittherephotosynthesizing（光合作用）whileanimalshaveallthefun.Right?Notsomuch.Anewstudyhasfoundthatthereisalonghistoryofinteractionsbetweenantsandplants.Theantandplantco-evolution（协同进化）startedwithantsfeedingonplantsandplantsevolvingant-friendlyfeatures.Plantsmakeanumberofdifferentstructuresthatarespecificforantuse.Someplantshaveevolvedfeaturesthatpersuadeantsintodefendingthemfromattackfromotherinsectsandevenmаmmаlѕ.Тhеѕеіnсludеhollowthornsthatаntѕwillliveіnѕіdе,orехtranесtаr(琼浆)оnlеаvеѕorstemsfortheantstoeat.Someantswilljustcheatandtakethenectarandrun,butsomewillstickaroundandattackanythingthattriestohurttheplant.Otherplantsgetantstohelpthemmovetheirseedsaround,byprovidingthemwithrichfoodpacketsattachedtotheseeds.Theantwillpickuptheseedandcarryitaway,eatthefoodpacket,andleavetheseed-ofteninanutrient-richareawhereit'llgrowbetter,andsinceit'sfartherawayfromitsparent,theywon'thavetocompeteforresources.Butscientistsweren'tsurehowtheevolutionaryrelationshipbetweenantsandplantsgotstarted.Ifevolutionisanarmsracebetweenspeciesdevelopingwaystomakeuseoftheirneighbors,thenscientistswantedtoknowwhetherplantsorantsfiredthefirstshot.Itwasachicken-and-eggquestion,whetherthingsstartedwithantsdevelopingbehaviorstotakeadvantageofplants,orplantsevolvingstructurestotakeadvantageofants.Thehistoryofantsandplantsevolvingtogethergoesbacktothetimeofthedinosaurs,andit'snoteasytotellfromfossilswhofiredthefirstshot.However,itisaquestionoflittlesignificance.Scientistssaytheirstudymatersbecauseitprovidesalookathowthesewidespreadandcomplexinteractionsevolved.1、Someplantsattachfoodpacketstotheirseedsinorderto.A．rewardtheants B．makeafoolofantsC．providenutritionfortheseeds D．gettheseedsmovedaround2、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellus?A．Howplantsandantsinteract. B．Whatantsdotoprotectplants.C．Howplantsandantssurviveattacks. D．Whyplantsandantsneedco-evolution.3、Whichistrueabouttheevolutionaryrelationshipbetweenantsandplants?A．Antsdependedmoreuponplants. B．Itcausedaraceforbetterevolution.C．Howitgotstartedwasuncertain. D．Itwasoflittlevalueforfuturestudies.4、What'stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tointroduceascienceresearchmethod.B．ToinformreadersofalatestresearchfindingC．Toarousereaders'interestinscienceresearch.D．Tocriticizepeople'straditionalviewsaboutplants.25．（10分）Losingweightcomeswithalotofhealthbenefits—includingmakingyourbrainsharper.Yes,itturnsoutthatoverweightmaydamagecognitivefunctions(认知功能)suchasmemoryandattention.Therehavebeenfewstudiesofoverweightandcognitivefunctioning,possiblybecauseitisgenerallybelievedthatitisnotaprimaryriskcauseforpoorcognitiveperformance.Losingweight,therefore,mayhelpimprovethesementalfunctions,accordingtoanewresearchledbyJohnGunstad,assistantprofessorofpsychologyatKentStateUniversity.Growingevidencesuggeststhatbeingfatislinkedtocognitivedeficits(缺陷).SoGunstadandhisteamguessedthatlosingweightmightimprovementalfunction.Fortheirstudy,theymeasuredmemoryandattentioninagroupof150overweightparticipants,someofwhomhadsomekindofoperationforweightlossandsomedidnot.Allofthevolunteerscompletedmentalskillsteststoassesstheirabilitiesofmemoryandattentionatthebeginningofthestudy,andagain12weekslater.Tobeginwith,about24%ofthepatientsshoweddamagedlearningand23%showedsignsofpoormemorywhentested.Attheendofthestudy,thosewhohadlostweightafteroperationimprovedtheirscoresintotheaverageoraboveaveragerangeforcognitivefunctions.Scoresforthevolunteerswhodidn’tloseweightdroppedevenfurther.ThestudyhelpedGunstadtofindoutwhetherlosingweighthadanyeffectonmentalfunction.Nowthathe’sseenthepositiveeffectthatweightlosscanhaveonmemoryandattention,hesayshewillnextstudythosewhochoosetoloseweightbythetraditionalway—eatinghealthierandgettingmoreactive.Heexpectsthatlosingweightinthiswaywillhaveasimilarlypositiveeffectonthebrain.“Ifwecanimprovetheconditionwithoperations,thenwecanprobablyproducethesamechangewithbehavioralweightlossaswell,”hesays.1、Thereislessresearchonoverweightandcognitivefunctionsbecauseresearchers________.A．believeoverweightonlyaffectsourbodyB．havefocusedonwaystosharpenpeople’smindC．donotconsideroverweightamaincauseforlowcognitiveabilityD．areclearabouttherelationbetweenweightandmentalfunctions2、TheresultofGunstad’sstudyshowsthat________.A．losingweighthaslittleeffectonpeople’smemoryB．losingweightcanimprovepeople’smentalfunctionsC．overweightpeoplearelikelytohavepsychologyproblemsD．overweightpeople’sabilitiesofconcentrationdiffergreatly3、WhatisGunstadplanningtoprovenextinhisresearch?A．Slimpeoplearesmarterthanoverweightpeople.B．Healthydietisbetterthanexerciseinlosingweight.C．Traditionalwaysoflosingweightarebetterthanoperation.D．Overweightpeoplewillgetsmarterbytakingmoreexercise.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．BodyWeightandHealthB．LosingWeightbyOperationC．WaystoImproveMentalFunctionsD．LosingWeighttoSharpenYourMind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）Myhusband,Tom,hasalwaysbeengoodwithanimals,butIwasstillamazedwhenhebefriendedafemalegrouse(松鸡).It’s1foragrousetohaveanycontact(接触)withpeople.Infact,they’rehardtospot,2theyusuallyflyoffwhentheyhearhumansapproachingThisgrousecameintoourlivesin3Tomwasworkingoutinthefieldwhenhe4herwalkingaroundattheedgeofthefield.Shewas5unafraidandseemedtobe6aboutwhathewasdoing,Tomsawthe7birdseveraltimes,andsitegotmorecomfortablearoundhim.Wequicklygrew8ofthebirdanddecidedtocallherMildred.Oneday,asTomwasworking,Mildredcamewithinafewfeetofhimtowatch.Tom9hedidn’tseeherandkeptworkingtoseewhatshewoulddonext.Apparently,shedidn’tliketobe10.She’drunupandpeck(啄)atTom’shands,then11offtoseewhathewoulddo.Thiswentonforabout20minutes,untilMildredbecametiredofthe12andleft.Asspringwentandsummercame,Mildredstartedto13moreandmoreoften.14MildredfeltcomfortableenoughtojumpuponTom’slegandstaylongenoughformetogeta15ofthetwoofthemtogether.Thisfriendlygrousesoonfelt16nojustwithourfamily,butwithanybodywhowalkedordroveby.Whenhuntingseasonopened,weputa17attheendofourdrivewayasking18nottoshootourpetgrouse.Myfather,wholiveddowntheroad,19warnedpeoplenottoshoother.20,hunterswouldstopandtakepictures,becausetheyhadneverseenanythinglikeher.1、A．interesting B．reasonable C．impossible D．unusual2、A．though B．because C．unless D．until3、A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter4、A．got B．kept C．noticed D．imagined5、A．naturally B．certainly C．normally D．surprisingly6、A．crazy B．curious C．concerned D．cautious7、A．shy B．awkward C．friendly D．elegant8、A．careful B．tired C．fond D．sick9、A．supposed B．realized C．hoped D．pretended10、A．ignored B．observed C．amazed D．disturbed11、A．put B．back C．set D．take12、A．game B．work C．place D．man13、A．giveup B．comeout C．turnover D．flyby14、A．Eventually B．Suddenly C．Constantly D．Presently15、A．chance B．dream C．picture D．sense16、A．comfortable B．guilty C．anxious D．familiar17、A．lantern B．sign C．gun D．loudspeaker18、A．drivers B．farmers C．hunters D．tourists19、A．just B．yet C．thus D．also20、A．Infact B．Forlong C．Onthecontrary D．Bytheway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）LastMonday,someAustralianstudentscametoourschoolforavisit.They1．(show)tovisitvariousoptionalcourses.Oneofourteacherstaughtthemsomethingaboutcalligraphy.Asavolunteer,Iexplained2．Englishwhennecessary.TheywereimpressedbytheamazingChineseart,andsomeofthemeventriedwritingsomecharacterssuccessfully.3．(remember)theenjoyablemoment,wetookphotostogetherandthiswasreallyamemorableandrewardingevent.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，并在其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。Oneafternoonlwassittingatmyfavoritetableinarestaurant,waitedforthefoodIhadordered、SuddenlyInoticedamansittingattablenearthewindowkeptglancingatmydirection、Finallyhegotawayandwentintothekitchen、Whenhecameout,hepaidhisbillandleft、Icalledtheowneroftherestaurantandaskedwhatthemanwanted、Hetoldmethatthemanwasadetective、Shethoughtlwasthemanhewaslookingfor、BecausehecameintothekitchentocheckforitSinceeverybodyknewme,thestafftoldhimthathehadmadeamistake、It'sreallyluckIcametoarestaurantthatIamknown、71第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是新华中学高二年15班学生李华，你校学生会文学部（LiteratureDepartment)招聘一名编辑，请你根据以下要点用英语给文学部Lucy写一封自荐信。内容包括：1.写信目的；2.个人基本信息；3.自荐理由（至少三点）。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、D2、B3、B4、B5、B6、D7、A8、B9、D10、B11、C12、D13、D14、A15、D16、B17、B18、A19、B20、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、125、D1、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.Therearese