遼寧省朝陽市凌源市凌源三中2024年高考英語一模試卷含解析

遼寧省朝陽市凌源市凌源三中2024年高考英語一模試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內相應位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．TheChinesepeoplearehopefulfor________2019willbringfortheirfamiliesandthecountry.A．how B．whichC．what D．that2．____________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblecan.A．NowthatB．EversinceC．SothatD．Incase3．Differentculturalfeaturesofethnicgroupsare________oneanotherandworkoutamelody．A．intunewith B．inparallelwithC．incontrastto D．inresponseto4．—Catherine,willyouvisitusthisweekend?—Iplannedto,butsomethingunexpected.A．hascomeup B．wascomingupC．hadcomeup D．wouldcomeup5．—Hemadeanapologybeblamedwhathehaddone.—It'sreallywiseofhim.A．soastonot;ofB．inordertonot;forC．soasnotto;forD．inordernotto;of6．—IheardMr.Morganwouldbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.—No,he_____atthattime.A．wasboardingB．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboardingD．isboarding7．Nearlyalleducatorsbelievethatachallengingsituationcanoften______thebestqualitiesofaperson.A．cheerup B．takeoverC．bringout D．putaway8．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy9．Thepolicehaveanyonewithinformationtocomeforwardandtalktothem.A．appealedtoB．attendedtoC．respondedtoD．attachedto10．Manyofusseereadingasaninvestmentinourselves，soit’sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethinguseful________ourefforts.A．inviewofB．inresponsetoC．inparallelwithD．inreturnfor11．____cleargoals,webecomestrangelyloyaltoperformingdailydoingsuntilwebecomeslavesofthem.A．OntopofB．InthesilenceofC．OnaccountofD．Intheabsenceof12．---Howwasyourevening?---WewenttoJoe’sandhad____.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.A．awhiteelephant B．asquaremeal C．asacredcow D．thesaltoftheearth13．ItisalmostfiveyearssinceJimmytaughthighschoolstudentsandhe_____asaninterpreterinaforeignenterprise.A．servedB．hadservedC．isservingD．wouldserve14．--Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.--________?--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．HowisitB．Howcome C．SowhatD．What'stheproblem15．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.16．---Haveyouheardthattheyareworkingaroundtheclocktocompetefortheprize?---Don’tworry.Wearereadytothechallenge.A．buildup B．takeupC．stickto D．leadto17．—HowdidyoulikeJohn’sexhibitionofpaintingslastweekend?—Totellyouthetruth,hispaintingsdidn’t________memuch.A.referto B．appealto C．belongto D．occurto18．Afterhewaspromotedtothepresentposition,heisnotsohardworkingashe______.A．wasusedto B．usedtobe C．wasusedtobeing D．usedto19．Withyourbrother’shelp,I’vemadegreatprogressinEnglishandIreallywanttodosomethingforhim____．A．inturn B．byturns C．inreturn D．inanswer20．—Didyouwatchthebasketballmatchyesterday?—Yes，Idid.Youknow，mybrother________inthematch.A．isplayingB．wasplayingC．hasplayedD．hadplayed第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Shortlyaftermyfourthbirthday,myparentsandIarrivedfromChinainSydney,Australia.Itwas1991andmymotherhadleftbehindeverythingsheknew-family,friendsandcareer.Yetwithintwoyears,myparents’marriagehadbrokendown.Afteroneparticularlyunpleasantfight,mymotherleftmyfather,takingmewithher.Withnofamilyorfriends,andinacountrywhereshecouldn’tevencommunicate,shetookmetoChinatown,theonlyareaofSydneyshewasfamiliarwith.ThatnightshelaidmeonabenchinDixonStreet,packingsuitcasesaroundusforsecurity.Iwillneverforgetthedespairinherfacethatnight.Ataround4am,agroupoffouryoungChinesemennoisilyexitedaclubnearby.Irememberthemfallingsilentastheysawus.Theyapproachedandaskedmymotherwhyshewassleepingonthestreetswithsuchayoungchild.Mymumburstintotearsasshetoldthemourstory.Withouthesitating,theybundledmeup,tookoursuitcases,anddroveustotheirstudentshousing.Intheweeksthatfollowed,themenlookedafteruswithayouthfulenthusiasm.Beingpoorstudentslivingontheirownforthefirsttime,theysimplyknewhowtocookinaclumsyway.However,theyinsistedthatachildshouldhavehomemademeals.Theyquicklyadjustedtheirlivesaroundus,buyingfreshfood,cooking,teasingmetomakemelaugh,andadvisingmymumonhowtosortoutherlife.Eventually,Mumreconciled(和解)withDadandwemovedbackinwithhim,althoughtheycontinuedtosplitandmakeupseveraltimes.Graduallywelosttouchwiththemenasweallmovedon.Butateverymilestoneofmylife-graduations,enteringuniversity,gettingagoodjob-Ineverforgetthatallofthiswasmadepossiblebecause22yearsago,agroupofcompletestrangerstookusinandsharedeverythingtheyhadtosaveusfromlifeonthestreet.1、WhydidMomandIstayinDixonStreetthatnight?A．WewerewaitingfortheChinesemen.B．MomknewnobodyinAustraliaatall.C．Itwassafetoslaytherefornight.D．Wehadnootherplacetogo.2、Howdidthestudentsfeelthemomenttheysawusinthestreet?A．Ashamed.B．Shocked.C．Amused.D．Nervous.3、Whatmessageisconveyedinthepassage?A．Thereisnoperfecthusbandorwifeinmarriage.B．It’sthetimelyhelptosomeoneinneedthatcounts.C．It’sagreatchallengefortheChinesetostudyabroad.D．Childhoodmemoryfunctionstoguidepresentbehavior.22．（8分）Afewweeksago,YuanChaojunquithiswell-paidjobwithatradingcompanyinShanghaiandstartedteachingpeoplehowto“escapefromrooms”.Roomescapeisareal-lifeadventuregame,duringwhich“imprisoned”playersarerequiredtoescapefrom“dungeons”,“prisons”andmysteriouscellsbysolvingpuzzlesandconnectingcluesinafixedperiodoftime.Stressreliefisoneofthemajorreasonswhythesegamesaresopopular.Mixedwithexcitement,challengesandfearoftheunknown,thegameallowspeopletoplaydifferentrolesandexperienceanotherlifeforashorttime.RoomescapehasbecomepopularinChina,attractingpeoplefromallwalksoflife.Thegamesoftenrequiregroupthinking,makingitagoodalternativeforcompanyteam-buildingactivities.YeKaiworksforafilmproductioncompany.Heandcolleaguesrecentlytookonaroomescapegamecalled“Assassin”,andonlymadeitout“withthehelpofeveryone”.“Thegamegavemeastrongsenseofinvolvementandteamwork,”Yesaid.“Iwilldefinitelycomebackandtryotherthemes.”InShanghaialone,morethan200locationsoffertheseadventures.Acrossthecountrythousandsofsuchescaperoomswithvariousthemeshavesprungup.Butescapegamesarenotwithouttheircritics.Accordingtoareport,avenue(場館)openedinabasementinaresidentialareainShanghai’sJingandistrictrecently,attractingalargenumberofdevotees(熱愛者)tothearea.Asthedoortothecommunityisnowconstantlyopen,someresidentshavebeenleftannoyed.“Howcanoursafetybeguaranteediftheyallowtheserandomstrangersintoourcommunityfreely?”oneoftheresidentscomplained.“Wearethinkingaboutemployingsecurityguardsattheentrancetocheckonourcustomers,”thegamedevelopersaid.“Wewantpeopletohavefun.Itwasneverourintentiontodisturbtheneighborhood.”1、Roomescapegamesarepopularmainlybecausethey.A．helpreleasepressureB．areexcitingandchallengingC．requireteamworkD．mustbefinishedinafixedtime2、Towinthegame,peoplearerequiredto.A．cooperatewitheachotherB．manageitindependentlyC．solvepuzzlesandfindcluesaloneD．haveastrongsenseofdirection3、WecaninferfromParagraph7thatsomeresidents.A．arealsofondofthegamesB．haveleftthecommunityC．areconcernedaboutthesafetyoftheircommunityD．havegreatconflictswiththedevotees4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ExperienceanotherlifeB．HowtoescapefromrealityC．Analternativeteam-buildingactivityD．Gamesofferanescapefromstress23．（8分）Adecade-longstudy,alsothefirstmajorresearchintoairpollutionanddiseasehasshownthatlivingnearamainroadincreasestheriskofdementia(癡呆).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(多發(fā)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.24．（8分）TheNationalGalleryDescription:TheNationalGalleryistheBritishnationalartmuseumbuiltonthenorthsideofTrafalgarSquareinLondon.Ithousesadiversecollectionofmorethan2,300examplesofEuropeanartrangingfrom13th-centuryreligiouspaintingstomoremodernonesbyRenoirandVanGogh.TheoldercollectionsofthegalleryarereachedthroughthemainentrancewhilethemoremodernworksintheEastWingaremosteasilyreachedfromTrafalgarSquarebyagroundfloorentrance.Layout:ThemodernSainsburyWingonthewesternsideofthebuildinghouses13th-to15th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeDuccio,Uccello,VanEyck,Lippi,Mantegna,BotticelliandMemling.ThemainWestWinghouses16th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeLeonardodaVinci,Cranach,Michelangelo,Raphael,Bruegel,Bronzino,TitanandVeronese.TheNorthWinghouses17th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCaravaggio,Rubens,Poussin,VanDyck,Velazquez,ClaudeandVermeer.TheEastWinghouses18th-toearly20th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCanaletto,Goya,Turner,Constable,RenoirandVanGogh.OpeningHours:TheGalleryisopeneverydayfrom10amto6pm(Fridays10amto9pm)andisfree,butchargesapplytosomespecialexhibitions.GettingThere:Nearestundergroundstations:CharingCross(2-minutewalk),LeicesterSquare(3-minutewalk),Embankment(7-minutewalk),andPiccadillyCircus(8-minutewalk).1、Inwhichcentury’scollectioncanyouseereligiouspaintings?A．The20th B．The17thC．The18th D．The13th2、WhereareLeonardodaVinci’sworksshown?A．IntheEastWing. B．InthemainWestWing.C．IntheSainsburyWing. D．IntheNorthWing.3、WhichundergroundstationisclosesttotheNationalGallery?A．CharingCross. B．LeicesterSquare.C．Embankment. D．PiccadillyCircus.25．（10分）OneofIndia’stopengineeringschoolshasrestrictedInternetaccessinitsboardinghouses,sayingaddictiontosurfing,gamingandbloggingwasaffectingstudents’performance,makingthemlonelyandevensuicidal.AuthoritiesatthebestIndianInstituteofTechnology(IIT)inMumbaisaidstudentshadstoppedsocializingandmanywerelateformorningclassesorsleptthroughthem.“Now,astudentdoesn’tevenknowwholivestwodoorsawayfromhimbecauseheissobusyontheInternet,”saidPrakashGopalan,deanofStudentAffairs.“Theolddormitorycultureofcompanionshipandsocializingamongstudentsisgone.Thisisnothealthyinouropinion.”IIT-Mumbai,withabout5,000students,isoneofthesevenIITsacrossIndiawhichareconsideredtobeamongthefinestengineeringschoolsintheworld.Theyarealsoatalentpoolforglobaltechnologygiants.Buttheirhardcourses,toughcompetitionandlonelycampuslifestylehavetakenaneffectonstudents.DepressiveanddysfunctionallifestylesareknowntobecommonamongIITstudents,andatleastninehavecommittedsuicideinthepastfiveyears.StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirboardinghousestohelpthemintheirstudies,butmanyalsouseittosurf,chat,downloadmoviesandmusic,blogandforgaming.“StartingMonday,Internetaccesswillbebannedbetween11p.m.and12:30p.m.atIIT-Mumbai’s13boardingbuildingstoencouragestudentstosleepearlyandtotryandforcethemoutoftheirshells.”Gopalansaid.Butthemovehasnotgonedownwellwithstudentswhosaytheyhatetheirlivesbeingregulated.“Nowtheywillsayweneedtolistentoalullaby(搖籃曲)togotosleep.”saidRajiv,anelectronicsstudent.1、WhatmayhappentothestudentsaddictedtotheInternetinIIT-Mumbai?A．Feellonelyandevensuicidal.B．Performwellinstudies.C．Knowtheirclassmatesbetter.D．Participateinsocialactivities.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dysfunctional”inParagraph3mostprobablymean?A．unpopularB．meaningfulC．abnormalD．exciting3、WhatmeasureshavebeentakeninIIT-Mumbai?A．Studentsmustgotobedbefore11p.m.B．StudentsareforbiddentosurftheInternetoncampus.C．StudentshaveunlimitedfreeInternetaccessintheirdormitories.D．Internetaccessisunavailableindeepnightinboardingbuildings.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Allelectronicsstudentshatethebanningorder.B．Somestudentscomplainaboutthebanningorder.C．ThereisnoInternetaccessontheIITcampuseversince.D．MorestudentspreferlisteningtomusictosurfingtheInternet.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Youneverknowhowfarakindactcango.Youdon’tknowwhoitcan1,either.WhenGloriaPorterandJeffReickbegan2,theyhadnoideahowmuchitwould3otherstoshower(大量給予)peoplewithkindness.89-year-oldGloriaPorterwaslyinginhospital.Shecouldn’tleaveherward.Soto4boredom,shewouldoftenstareoutsideherwindowtowatchconstructionworkersbuildingthenewfrontentrancetothehospital.Shewasn’texpectingoneofthe5towavetoher.Shecouldn’thelpbutwavebackatthekind6.Thiswasonlythestartofaspecial7betweenthetwo.JeffReickknewPorterwas8,sohedecidedtosendakind9toherbyfindingsomechalkandwriting“GetWell”ononeofthebeams(梁)facingher10.“Ijustthoughtthatwas11,”Portersaid.“SoIshoulddosomethingto12that.”WhenPortersawconstructionworkersworkinghighabovethegroundonecold,windyday,shegrew13.Shewrote“Staysafe”onapieceofpaper,whichshethen14onthewindowfortheworkerstosee.“WhenIsaw4Staysafe’onapieceofpaper,I15andsaidtomycoworkers,‘Didyouseethat?’”Reicksaid.Thehospitalstafftookphotosofthatand16themonsocialmedia.Thesimpleactsofkindness17andmanypeoplewereemployedinsimilaracts,includingonewomanwhodelivered18pizzatotheconstructionworkers.“Ijusttrytoleadbyexampleandneverexpectsomuch19,”Reicksaid.“Ifeverybody20doesthingslikethat,theworldwillbeabetterplace.”1、A．disturb B．employ C．affect D．describe2、A．communicating B．singing C．arguing D．explaining3、A．require B．warn C．force D．encourage4、A．makefor B．putoff C．figureout D．escapefrom5、A．workers B．nurses C．doctors D．patients6、A．job B．inspiration C．gesture D．favor7、A．business B．connection C．difference D．trouble8、A．lonely B．upset C．ill D．poor9、A．1etter B．message C．note D．warning10、A．window B．entrance C．wall D．door11、A．impolite B．necessary C．familiar D．precious12、A．record B．return C．recover D．remember13、A．puzzled B．worried C．thrilled D．annoyed14、A．knocked B．installed C．placed D．drew15、A．camedown B．brokedown C．showedup D．turnedaround16、A．shared B．found C．mentioned D．deleted17、A．happened B．succeeded C．spread D．formed18、A．expensive B．free C．ordinary D．cheap19、A．participation B．satisfaction C．solution D．introduction20、A．merely B．apparently C．especially D．willingly第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）FrancieNolanisan11-year-oldgirl1．(live)intheslums（貧民窟）ofBrooklyn,NewYork.Herfamily2．(be)sopoolthatsheandherbrotherhavetocollectjunktoexchangeformoney.ButNolanishumbleandworkshard3．(change)herlife.Shehelpshermotherdohouseworkandspendseveryafternoon4．(read)atthelibrary.However,becauseof5．(poor),Nolanhastoleavehighschoolandfindajob,6．lifeisfullofupsanddowns.Thisis7．storyofthenovelATreeGrowsinBrooklynbyUSauthorBettySmith.First8．(publish)in1943,thenovelcoversfivedifferentperiodsinNolan'slife.Millionsofreaders9．(inspire)byNolan’sbittersweetstoryeversince.Itwasnamed10．oneofthebestbooksofthe20thcenturybytheNewYorkPublicLibrary.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。DearSir/Madam,I’mLiMing,themiddleschoolstudentfromChina、IreadtheannouncementofthesummercampthatyouhaveposteditontheInternetandIaminterestedinitIknowthatyouwelcomestudentfromdifferentcountriesbutI’dliketolakepartinit、I’vebeenstudiedEnglishfor10years,andIspeakfluentlyEnglish、What’smore,I’llbeabletotellstudentsfromanothercountriesaboutChinaandlearningabouttheircountriesaswell、IhopeIwillacceptedasamemberofyoursummercamp、I’llappreciateitthatyoucantakemyapplicationintoconsideration、Yours,LiMi第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的美國朋友Jack下學期將作為交換生來你校學習，他想學習傳統(tǒng)中國畫。請你寫封郵件給他建議。內容包括：1.選修你校開設的中國畫課程；2.上課時間和地點；3.工具和材料：毛筆、墨和宣紙等；參考詞匯：選修課optionalcourse中國畫ChinesePainting毛筆Chinesebrush注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、A3、A4、A5、C6、C7、C8、D9、A10、D11、D12、B13、C14、B15、D16、B17、D18、B19、C20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、D2、B3、B22、1、A2、A3、C4、D23、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