2025届黑龙江省虎林市高级中学高三英语第一学期期末经典试题含解析

2025届黑龙江省虎林市高级中学高三英语第一学期期末经典试题考生须知：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．Jimtoldusallthat_______hesaidsoatthemeetingwasright.A．all B．whatC．allthat D．that2．Theoldroadisindeedlessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,_______,aswedon’tfeelsafeonit.A．somehowB．otherwiseC．thereforeD．though3．---Willyoube_____________thisevening，Mary？---Thatdepends.IamafraidIwillbewithmymanager，discussingaplan.A．convenient B．suitableC．available D．efficient4．Whatyousaiddoesn’t________whatthepolicehavetoldus,sowehavetofindmoreevidence.A．agreewith B．makeupC．contributeto D．showoff5．Whenwehaveachancetotravel,wetendto______asmanysightsintothetripaswecan---sevencountriesintendays,forexample.A．squeeze B．sneeze C．subscribe D．substitute6．—HowaboutgoingsightseeingthisSaturdayafternoon?Sorry,I_______myresearchreportthewholeweekend.A．willhavewritten B．willbewritingC．havewritten D．havebeenwriting7．Visittheoldmanthisafternoon？Ifyou________，makesureyouwearsunscreenstoprotectyourskin.A．must B．canC．may D．shall8．—Ken,________,butyourradioisgoingtooloud.—Oh,I’msorry.I’llturnitdownrightnow.A．Ihatetosayit B．Itdoesn’thurttoaskC．I’mreallytiredofit D．I’mcrazyaboutit9．Mostspendingthatresultsindebtislikeadrug:aquickhitofpleasurethat______,onlytodragyoudownforyearstocome.A．takesoff B．wearsoff C．setsoff D．showsoff10．﹣Itreallyannoysmewhenaperson'scellphonegoesoffduringamovie？﹣Yeah，metoo．Itreally_________．A．costsmeanarmandaleg B．getsonmynervesC．beatsmybrainsout D．pullsmylegs11．Iftheserviceisawful,acustomerhastherighttotothemanager.A．react B．applyC．complain D．suggest12．Inmanyways,themagicofAIis________it’snotsomethingyoucanseeortouch.A．whether B．whatC．that D．why13．—Thankyouverymuchforeverything．You'vebeensohelpful.—__．JustletmeknowifthereisanythingelseIcandoforyou． A．Withpleasure B．Thepleasureismine． C．Pleasedon'tsayso D．No,thanks14．—DoyoulikethemobilegameTravelingFrog?—Yes,thepostsaboutthevirtualgreenfrog________over4milliontimes.A．haveread B．havebeenreadC．wouldberead D．arereading15．—Iamafraidthispairofshoesisalittleexpensive．—Ifyoureallywanttobuythem,Iwillgiveyoua____of10percent．A．quantity B．amount C．discount D．account16．Whenyouareabsorbedinabookorsimplytryingtorest,itseemsthatthephone______continuously,destroyingyourmomentarypeace.A．rings B．hasbeenringing C．rang D．isringing17．—Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis．—Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis_____amanthinksofhimself…reallydetermineshisfate．A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．that;how18．Differentculturalfeaturesofethnicgroupsare________oneanotherandworkoutamelody．A．intunewith B．inparallelwithC．incontrastto D．inresponseto19．—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.—That’sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.A．comeupwith B．makeupwith C．liveupwith D．keepupwith20．—WillittakemelongtogettotheSunshineHotel?—No,it______takeyoulong.It’snottherushhournow.A．shouldn’t B．shan’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t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）Likemanyyoungpeople,Idreamedofgrowingupandbecomingasuccessfulwriteroneday.Myfirstpart-timejobcamewhenIwas18yearsold.Iwasworkinginapaintfactory.Becauseoftheterriblesmellofpain,itbecausenormalformetotemporarilypassoutduringmylunchtime.Allofmysparetimewasspentwritingandsendingstoriestoanypublisherthatwouldreadthem,dreamingthatonedaylosingconsciousnesswhileeatingmyhamsandwicheswouldnolongerbeapartofmydailyroutine.Idiscoveredcontentmills,whereawritercoulddevotehistimetowritingsoul-destroyingonlinecopy.Itprovidedalittlepay,butIwouldn’tfaint.SoIquitmydayjob.Butitisdifficulttoworkfromhome.Attimes,Iwouldloseallpassionforwriting500wordsaboutabedforafewpounds,buttheterriblesmellofpaintremindedmetogetbacktowriting.Severalmonthslater,themoneygotbetter.Iwasgivenconsistentworkwritingforoneofthelargestentertainmentwebsitesintheworld.Thejobwassimple:Icomplainedabouteverythingthatwaswrongwithsocietyandtheypaidme£50foreacharticle.AguyfromthewebsiteaskedifIwouldbeinterestedinleavingmysmalltownlifetomovetothebigcityofManchestertobecomeaprofessionalwriterforthem.Iaccepted.Afteraprettysuccessfulyear,Iwasofferedapromotion.Just18monthsearlier,IwassufferingfromthesmellofpaintonadailybasisandnowIwasmanagingateamofninewriters.Ihadcomealongway.1、Whathappenedtothewriterwhenhewasinapaintfactory?A．Hepassedoutforalongtime.B．Helosthisbreathduringlunchtime.C．Helovedhispart-timejob.D．Hebecameunconsciousduetothebadsmellofpaint.2、Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedaccordingtothetext?A．Thewriterquithisjobtogetahighersalary.B．Thewriterdeclinedtobecomeanin-housewriter.C．Thewriterwasinchargeofateamof9writersnow.D．Thewriterfainteddailyduetothebadpay.3、Whydidthewriteronceloseloveforwriting?A．Hewasgivenalittlepayforwriting.B．Helostconsciousnesswhilewriting.C．Hewasgivenconsistentwork.D．Thesmellofpaintwasunpleasant.4、Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttoexpress?A．Amancandonomorethanhecan.B．Followdreamsandnevergiveup.C．Thelastlegofajourneyjustmarksthehalfwaypoint.D．Nopains,nogains.22．（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）WhizzfizzingFestivalAsoneoftheHomeCountiestothenorthandwestofLondon,BuchinghamshireisknownfortherollingChilternHills,itsprettyvillages,andthemuch-lovedchildren’sauthorRoaldDahl.ThewriterwhopennedCharlieandtheChocolateFactory,TheWitches,MatildaandTheBigFriendlyGiantistheinspirationfortheWhizzfizzingFestival,whichwilltransformthemarket-townofAylesburyintoallkindsofmusic,colorandfunonSaturday,1July.FormerlyknownasTheRoaldDahlFestival,thisyear’seventwillinvolveabroadrangeofchildren’sfilmsandbringtolifesomeoftheirbest-lovedcharacters—fromAliceinWonderlandandGruffalotoTheBigFriendlyGiantandHarryPotter.ThingstoSeeandDoThefestivalsstartat1a.m.withacolorfulchildren’sparade.Morethan650localschoolchildrenandteachers,manyinfancydress,willmarchthroughthetowncarryinggiantcarnivalpuppets(木偶),withthousandsofaudiencesliningthestreettowatch.Theparadewillbefollowedbyarangeofchild-friendlyactivitiesandworkshopsheldinvenuesacrossthetown.Don’tbelatefortheMadHattersTeaPartyintheBucksCountyMuseum,catchasplendidscreeningofaRoaldDahlfilmintheOldCourtHouse,watchleadingchildren’sauthors,includingJulianClary,andreadintheMarketSquare.CBeebies’children’schefKatyAshworthwillonceagaincookupastormwithherinteractiveConcoctionKitchen,locatedoutsideHaleLeysShoppingCentre.Littlechefswillhavelotsofopportunitiestogetinvolvedinpreparing,cooking—andbestofall,tasting—Katy’swonderfuldishes.Withhands-onartsandcraftsworkshops,storytellingsessions,livemusic,afancydresscompetition,streettheatreandmore,thereissomethingforeveryone.Formoreinformation,visit:.uk/aylesbury-whizzfizzing-festival-inspired-roald-dahl.1、WhoisWhizzfizzingFestivalintendedfor?A．Children.B．Filmstars.C．Publishers.D．Children’sauthors.2、WhichfilmwasmadefromRoaldDahl’swork?A．TheGruffalo.B．HarryPorter.C．AliceinWonderland.D．TheBigFriendlyGiant.3、Wherecanafoodie(吃货)prefertogo?A．MarketSquare.B．OldCourtHouse.C．BucksCountyMuseum.D．HaleLeysShoppingCenter.4、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWhizzfizzingFestival?A．Varied.B．Global.C．Boring.D．Ordinary.24．（8分）Policearoundtheworldhaveforalmost100yearsreliedonliedetectorstohelpspotcriminals.Buttherehaslongbeenmuchskepticisminthescientificandlegalcommunitiesabouttheliedetector’sreliability.Hopefully,itcouldsoonbenolongerinuse.ResearchersinBritainandtheNetherlandshavemadeabreakthrough,developingamorereliablemethodtohelpconductinterviews.Ratherthanjustrecordchangesinpulse,bloodpressure,sweatingandbreathing,thenewsysteminvolvesmonitoringfull-bodymotionstoprovideanindicatorofsignsofguiltyfeelings.Thereisabasicfactthatliarstendtokeepmovingtheirhandsandfeetandsoanall-bodymotionsuitwillpickthisup.Thesuitcontains17sensorsthatrecordmovementin23jointsupto120timespersecond.“Theliedetectorhasbeenaroundsincethe1920sandbymeasuringphysiologicalstresscausedbyanxiety,youcanonlygetasuccessrateofabout60%.”,saidRossAnderson,professorofsecurityengineeringatCambridgeUniversity.Hesaidthenewmethod,bycontrast,achievedareliabilityratingofover70%andhewasquitesurethattheywouldbeabletodobetter.Inoneoftheirexperiments,theteamhasalreadyachievedmorethan80%.Theexperimentinvolved180studentsandemployeesatLancasterUniversity,ofwhichhalfweretoldtotellthetruthandhalftolie.Theywereeachpaid￡7.50fortheirparticipationinthe70-minuteexperiment,involvingtwotest.Somewereinterviewedaboutacomputergame“NeverEnd”thattheyplayedforsevenminutes,whileothersliedaboutplayingithavingonlybeenshownnotesaboutit.Thesecondtestinvolvedalostwalletcontaining￡5.Somewereaskedtobringthewallettoalost-and-foundboxwhileothershiditandliedaboutit.“Overall,wecorrectlyclassified82.2%oftheintervieweesaseitherbeingtruthfulordishonest.”,thereportsaid.Buttheuseofall-bodysuitsisexpensive—theycostabout￡30,000—andcanbeuncomfortable,soAndersonandhiscolleaguesarenowlookingatlow-costalternatives.1、Theresearchersusedtheall-bodymotionsuitto.A．discoverpeople’sjointproblemsB．recordpeople’schangesintheirhealthC．helpfindoutinterviewees’mentalactivitiesD．preventliarsfrommovingtheirhandsandfeet2、Whatisthemaindisadvantageoftheliedetector?A．IthasalowsuccessrateB．ItisveryuncomfortableC．ItistoocomplextouseD．Itcostsalotofmoney3、HowdoesAndersonfeelaboutthenewmethod?A．ConfusedB．ConfidentC．DoubtfulD．Disappointed25．（10分）There’snodoubtthatwaterisvitaltoanylife.About60percentoftheaverageadulthumanbodyismadeofwater.Thisincludesmostofyourbrain,heart,lungs,musclesandskin,andevenabout30percentofyourbones.Yetthere’slittlescientificagreementabouttheexactamountofthestuffanindividualshouldconsumeeachday.Sohowmuchwaterdoyouactuallyneedtodrinktobehealthy?Youmayhaveheardthatyoushoulddrinkeight8-ounceglassesofwateraday.Yet,thedownsideofthisrule,researcherssay,isthatdrinkingwaterbytheglassisnottheonlywaythathumanstakeinit.The“8X8”ruleessentiallyoverlookstwobigsourcesofdailywaterconsumption.Onesuchsourceisfood.Everythingyoueatcontainssomewater.Watermelons,forexample,aremorethan90percentwaterbyweight.Differentdietsnaturallycontaindifferentamountsofwaters,andthecounts.Theotherkeywatersourcesareotherbeverages.Non-alcoholicdrinkssuchascoffee,andtea,containmostlywaterandallcontributetoyourhydration（水量）.So,betweenallthefood,waterandotherfluidsyouconsumeinaday,howmuchwatershouldyouaimtotakein?TheNationalAcademicsofSciencessuggeststhatwomanconsumeatotalofapproximately2.7liters(91ounces)ofwarmfromallbeveragesandfoodseachdayandmen3.7liters(125ounces).Butthesearejustgeneralguidelines.Thetruthis,thereisnomagicstandardforhydration—everyone’sneedvarydependingontheirage,weight,levelofphysicalactivity,generalhealthandeventheclimatetheylivein.Themorewateryoulose,themorewateryou’llneedtoreplacewithfoodanddrink.Ifyouarelookingforconcreteadvice,though,thebestplacetolookiswithin.Drinkupwhenyou’rethirsty.1、HowdoestheauthorsupporttheunderlinedsentenceinPara1?A．Byprovidingfacts.B．Byaskingaquestion.C．Bymakingacomparison.D．Byputtingforwardsuggestions.2、Accordingtothe“8X8”rule,howmuchwatershouldwetakeinaday?A．8ouncesB．64ouncesC．91ouncesD．125ounces3、What’sthedisadvantageofthe“8X8”rule?A．Thewaterfrombothfoodandotherbeveragesisignored.B．Itincludestheamountofwaterfrombothfoodandbeverages.C．Itdoesnottakewaterfromdrinksintoaccount.D．Itoverlooksthefactthatwetakein90%ofthewaterfromfruits.4、Whatcanweinferfromthefinalsuggestion?A．Amandoingtiringphysicalworkdrunkslessthan3.7litersaweek.B．Apersoningoodhealthdrinkswheneverhefeelsthirsty.C．Anoverweightmaleinahotsummerdrinks125ounceseverytwodays.D．Afemaleeatingalotofwatermelonsdrinksmorethan91ouncesdaily.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）Footracing(竞走)isapopularactivityintheUnitedStates．Itisnotonlyseenasacompetitivesport，butalsoasa1toexercise．Though2runnersmayspendmonthstrainingtocompete，otherrunnersandwalkersmightnottrainatal1．3notcompetingtowinmightruninaneffortto4theirowntime，or5toenjoythefunandexercise．Peopleofall6，fromthoselessthanoneyearoldtothoseintheir80s，7intothissport．Theracesareheldoncitystreets，oncollegecampuses，8parks，andinsuburbanareas，andcommonly5to10kilometersin9．Thelargestfootraceintheworldisthe12-kilometerBaytoBreakers10thatisheldinSanFranciscoeveryspring．Thisrace11ontheeastsideofthecitynearSanFranciscoBayandendsonthe12sideatthePacificOcean．In1993therewere80，000people13inthisracethroughthestreetsandhillsofSanFrancisco．Inthe14aretheseriousrunnerswhocompetetowin，and15mightfinishinaslittleas34minutes．Behindthem16thethousandswhotakeseveralhourstofinish．Inthebackoftheracearethosewhowearvariousclothingjustfor17．Therewasagroupoffirefighterswhowereall18inalonglineandwerecarryingafire-hose(消防水龙带)．Oneyeartherewasawedding19．inwhichthebridedressedinalongwhitedressandthegroomworeatuxedo(晚礼服)．They20flowerstoby-standers，andwereactuallymarriedatsomepointalongtheroute．1、A．plan B．design C．sport D．way2、A．serious B．amateur C．famous D．ordinary3、A．Others B．These C．Those D．Ones4、A．save B．beat C．waste D．value5、A．finally B．simply C．partly D．certainly6、A．ages B．walks C．sorts D．nations7、A．turn B．1ook C．break D．enter8、A．across B．over C．through D．on9、A．size B．1ength C．depth D．height10、A．race B．city C．ground D．ceremony11、A．holds B．goes C．begins D．carries12、A．north B．south C．east D．west13、A．signing B．helping C．watching D．running14、A．beginning B．front C．course D．process15、A．who B．what C．which D．As16、A．stay B．fall C．are D．stand17、A．fun B．medal C．win D．prize18、A．wrapped B．followed C．separated D．tied19、A．dinner B．party C．day D．invitation20、A．sold B．presented C．threw D．Donated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）TheGreatWallwaslistedasaWorldHeritagebyUNESCOin1987.Justlikeadragon,itwindsupanddownacrossdeserts,grasslandsandmountains,1．(run)approximately21,196kilometersfromeasttowest.The2．(construct)oftheGreatWallwasnotthateasy,3．drewheavilyonthelocalresourcesforbuildingmaterials.Thewallswere4．(origin)builtintheSpring&AutumnPeriodandtheWarringStatesPeriod.EmperorQinShiHuangsucceededinhisefforttohavethemjoinedtogether.Sincethen,theGreatWall5．(serve)asamonumentoftheChinesenationthroughouthistory.With6．historyofabout2,700years,somepartsoftheGreatWallarenow7．ruinsorhavedisappeared.However,theGreatWallofChinaisstilloneofthemostappealing8．(attraction)allaroundtheworldowingtoitshistoricalsignificance.Thebest-knownpartoftheGreatWallofChina,Badaling,9．(locate)43milesnorthwestofBeijing,attractsthousandsofnationalandforeigntouristseveryday.Today,theGreatWall10．(recognize)asoneofthemostimportantimpressivearchitecturalachievementsinhistory.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。Theotherday,someofmyclassmatesandItookabicycletripalongthe“RenminRoad”,wherewasspeciallybuiltforpeopletorelaxourselves.Thesceneryalongtheroadwasfascinating,withtrees,flowers,hillsandlakesonbothside.Westoppedbyalakeforarest,whereagoodmanyofpeoplewereplayinghappily.Butsomethingunpleasantcatchourattention,Therewasrubbishhereorthere,andthereweremanyplasticbagsandbottlesfloatedonthesurfaceofthelake.Suchbeautifulplacewassoseriouspolluted.Whatashame!Intheend,wecouldn’thelpcollectingtherubbishafterweleft.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是新华中学高一学生李津，你的英国笔友Jim在给你的邮件中提到他想了解你的职业规划（careerplan），请你给Jim回信，内容包括：你希望从事的职业;你选择该职业的原因；你打算为之作何准备。注意：1.词数不少于100；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearJim,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiJin

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、D3、C4、A5、A6、B7、A8、A9、B10、B11、C12、C13、B14、B15、C16、D17、C18、A19、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、C3、A4、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.OneisthatCollinsusesdifferentcharacterstotelleachsectionofthestory.Thecharactershaveverydifferentpersonalitiesandvoices,whichareinterestingand