上海大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)2025屆高考英語一模試卷含解析

上海大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)2025屆高考英語一模試卷注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請(qǐng)按要求用筆。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Itwasonlyafterafamilyrelatedconversation______________Ifoundoutshewasactuallymydistantcousin.A．when B．thatC．which D．who2．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved3．I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．a(chǎn)rebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．a(chǎn)remaking D．havemade4．Youcanusethisroomforyourclubactivitiestomorrow______youkeepittidyandclean.A．forfearthat B．incaseC．onconditionthat D．evenif5．Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatstudentsshouldbe____________intermsofoverallquality.A．supported B．matchedC．evaluated D．controlled6．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama，NirvanainFire，HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles．A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．putthecartbeforethehorse7．—IsPetercoming?—No,he____hismindafteraphonecallatthelastminute.A．changes B．changedC．waschanging D．hadchanged8．Thereisnoeasywaytorememberprepositions,asitisoneareaofEnglish____therulesseemveryirregular.A．that B．whereC．whose D．which9．Varietiesofsolutionshavebeenprovidedforustosolvetheproblem.Wecanchoose________tostartwith.A．it B．that C．each D．one10．Somebusinessownersarekeenonpublicwelfare.Thisislocalserviceshavebeenfunded.A．whether B．what C．where D．how11．ThestatementofOneFoundationhelpsyou____whereyourmoneyisgoing．A．keeptrackof B．putupwithC．comeupwith D．fitinwith12．Thisrawchocolatetastesprettydeliciousdueto______amountofmeltedpurefreshcream.A．equal B．generous C．insufficient D．tiny13．____ofdangerinthestreetatnight,thegirldoesn’tdaretogooutwithoutsomeone____her.A．Warned;accompaniedB．Warned;accompanyingC．Warning;accompaniedD．Warning;accompanying14．—Doyouknowwhenyourmother________topickyouup?—At11：40am.A．hadcomeB．iscomingC．hascomeD．wouldcome15．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked16．---Canthose___________atthebackoftheclassroomhearme?---Noproblem.A．seat B．sitC．seated D．sat17．—Thefilmis,Ihavetosay,notabitinteresting.—Why?It’s________thanthefilmsIhaveeverseen.A．farmoreinteresting B．muchlessinterestingC．nomoreinteresting D．a(chǎn)nylessinteresting18．Fromhisexpression,Idon’tthinkhecouldhavefinishedhishomeworklastnight,_______?A．couldn’the B．doIC．didhe D．hasn’the19．ThefarmersaidthePLAmencametorescuetimelywhenthey_____inthesnowstorm.A．weretrappingB．werebeingtrappedC．a(chǎn)retrappingD．a(chǎn)rebeingtrapped20．—Tony,doremembertosendthereporttothesalesmanager!—________.A．Madeit B．GotitC．Heardit D．Followedit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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6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.22．（8分）Environmentalexpertswarnthatourplanetisdrowninginplastic.Theworld’scitiesproduce2billiontonsoftrasheveryyear.Bytheyear2050thatnumberisexpectedtoriseto3billiontons.TheWorldBankestimatesthatthelargestamountoftrashtoday,about44percent,isplastic.Butweoftenhavetobuypackagedgoods.Andoftenthatpackagingismadeofplastic.Now,thatmaybechanging.Anewenvironmentally-friendlyshoppingmodelwasrecentlylaunchedattheWorldEconomicForuminDavos,Switzerland.Thisshoppingmodel,calledLoop,aimstoreplacethrowawaycontainerswithreusableones.LoopistheideaofTerraCycle,anAmerican-basedrecyclingcompany.Itschief,TomSzaky.toldtheAssociatedPress(AP)that“removingplasticsfromtheoceanisnotenough.”Hesaidthepointistogetawayfromsingle-usepackages.SzakysaidthatLoopisthefutureofshopping.Butitcomesfromanideaofthepast.Hecomparedittothe“milkmanmodel”ofthe1950sintheUnitedStates.Backthen,someonebroughtmilktoyourdoorstepinglassbottlesandthenleftwithemptybottles.Thesecouldbecleanedandusedagain.Theresultiszero-waste.JenniferMorganfromtheenvironmentalnon-profitorganizationGreenpeacealsojoinedinthediscussionaboutLoopatDavos.Shesaidthat“GreenpeacewelcomestheaimoftheLoopAlliancetomoveawayfromthrowawaycultureanddisposability.”ButMorganquestionedwhethercompaniesworldwidearereadytochangetheirbusinessmodels.LoopissettolaunchlaterthisyearinthreeeasternU.S.states,andalsoinParis,Franceandsomeofthesurroundingarea.ThenLoopplanstoexpandtotheU.S.WestCoast,Toronto,CanadaandBritainbytheendofthisyearor2020.1、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?A．Providebackgroundinformation. B．Advocatezero-wastelifestyle.C．Explainthereasonfortrash. D．Introduceanewtopic.2、Wheredoestheidea“Loop”comefrom?A．TheWorldEconomicForum. B．Demandofsomecompanies.C．Zero-wastemodel. D．Themilkmanmodel.3、WhichcountriesisLoopexpectedtoexpandtoby2020?A．UnitedStatesandSwitzerland. B．SwitzerlandandBritain.C．CanadaandBritain. D．FranceandCanada.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Anewshoppingmodel. B．Thedevelopmentoffuturecity.C．Theworld’senvironmentalissue. D．Theconcernsoffutureshopping.23．（8分）Yasudais95yearsold.LookingforeasierwaystosearchtheWebandsendemail,heboughtApple’siPad.Thecompanyhassold3.27millioniPadssincetheyenteredthemarketinApril.Althoughit’simpossibletoknowwithcertaintyhowmanyseniors(老年人)arebuyingthem,evidencesuggeststhatit’sahitwithseniors.TheiPad’sintuitiveinterface(直觀界面)makesitattractivetoseniorsaroundtheworld,saysTakahiroMiura,aresearcherattheUniversityofTokyou.“TheiPadisagoodtoolforseniorsbecauseit’sveryeasytouse,”hesays.UnlikethePC,itdoesn’trequireformerknowledge.”JamesCordwell,aresearcherinLondon,saystheiPad’spopularitywithseniorsishelpingApplereachbeyonditstraditionalbaseofyoungcustomers.“Theworld’spopulation,especiallyindevelopedmarkets,isgettingolder.It’sprobablyamarketwhereApplehasleastentered,”Cordwellsays.Seniorusersareakeysourceofgrowthfortheminthefuture.Seniorsmake.upabout22percentofthepopulationinJapan.TheymayprovethatseniorsarewillingtoaccepttheiPad.Besidesthecustomergroupunder30,theyspendmorethananyothergroupinthecountry,accordingtoareport.MotooKitamura,78,aformergassalesman,boughtaniPadtohelphimcommunicatewithhis2-year-oldgrandsonandpreventhimfromexperiencingsomeofthementalproblemsthatsometimescomewithgettingolder.“Tryingnewthingslikethatisgoodmentalexercise,”hesays.1、Theunderlinedpart“ahit”inParagraph1probablymeans.A．a(chǎn)suddenattackB．a(chǎn)heavyburdenC．veryfamiliarD．quitepopular2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTanadvantageoftheiPad?A．Ithasintuitiveinterface.B．Itiseasytooperate.C．Peoplecanuseitasawaytodomentalexercise.D．Beginnerscanuseitwithoutsimilarexperiences.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．ThetraditionalcustomersofApplesproductsareusuallytheyoung.B．PeopleabovethirtyareAppleslargestcustomergroupinJapan.C．SeniorswillsoongrowintoAppleslargestcustomergroup.D．SeniorsinJapanarefondofbuyinglatesthi-techproducts.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．iPadinfluencingthecustomergroup.B．iPadleadingAppletoseniors.C．iPad’sarrivalcausingJapanesetothink.D．iPadbeatingthetraditionalPC．24．（8分）Twoyounggiant-pandatwinsbornintheUnitedStateshavereturnedhometoChina,butarestragglingtoadapttothelanguageandfood.The3-year-oldsisters,MeiLunandMeiHuan,wensthefirstsurvivingpandatwinstobebornintheUnitedStates,andwerereturnedtoChinafromZooAtlantaonNov.5.ButthepairstillunderstandEnglishbelterthanChinese,andpreferAmericanbiscuitstoChinesebread.Azoo-keepersaidthathismainconcernisthatthepairaresoaddictedtoAmericanbiscuitsthateverythingtheyeat—frombamboostoapples—hastobemixedwithbiscuits.Theyevenwanttosnackon(零食)biscuitswhendrinkingwater.Thezoo-keeperistryingtoweanthemofftheirbiscuithabit,graduallyreplacingtheAmericanfoodwithChinesebread.MeiHuanisadapting,butMeiLundoesn’twanttotouchtheunfamiliarbread.MeiLunisthelivelierofthetwo,oftenjumpingontotheroofandhangingupsidedownfromarail,butherslightlyyoungersisterMeiHuaniscalmer,preferringtositstill,observehernewenvironmentandoccasionallysnackonbamboo.Alanguagebarrierisalsoreported.Whilethepairrespondtotheirownnames,andunderstandsomeEnglishphrasessuchas“comehere,”theydon’tunderstandtheSichuandialectofChinese.ThenewscausedsomelaughteronChinesesocialmedia,withsomeuserscommentingthatthepandaswouldsoongetusedtoSichuan’sfamouslyspicycuisine.1、Basedonthepassage,whichstatementdoyouthinkisright?A．ThepandatwinscanfitinwellinSichuan.B．ThepandatwinsareonlyfondofSichuanfoodanddishes.C．Thepandatwinshavebeenusedtothenewenvironmentveryquickly.D．It’shardforthepandatwinstogetusedtothenewenvironmentsoon.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“weanthemoff”inthefourthparagraphmean?A．helpthemgetridof.B．helpthemform.C．helpthemstrengthen.D．helpthemkeep.3、Fromthepassagewelearnthatofthetwosisters.A．MeiHuanmainlyeatsbambooB．MeiLunislivingamoreactivelifeC．MeiHuanisnotsmarterthanMeiLunD．MeiLunisasquietasheryoungersister25．（10分）DoyouwanttodosomevolunteerworkwhileexploringAfrica?Thenjoininour21-DayFlagshipProgram.Stepontotheflat,sandylandofGhana,andyou’llimmediatelyhearthelaughterofchildreneverywhere.ThislaughterwillbetheconstantofyourtripandasteadysourceofenergywhileyouvolunteeramongoneofAfricaskindcommunities.CommunityServiceVolunteerinprimaryschools,workingwithchildrenofdifferentagestohelpimprovetheirEnglishskills,tutorthosewhomightbefallingbehindandcontributetoeachschool’sneeds,includingmakingimprovementstothefacilities.Splityourtimebetweenteachingandcampusrefurbishment(翻修)projectstoserveeveryaspectoftheschool,andlearnallabouteducationinGhana.Hands-onLearningParticipateinworkshopssuchasbatikclothdyeing(蠟染),drumming,dancingandcrashcoursesinthenativelanguage,EweorKrobo.You'llbegivenaGhanaiannamebythelocalchiefofyourvillage,andvisitaseamstress(女裁縫)tohavecustomclothingmadeoutofcolorfulfabricsyoupurchase.Onthe21-DayFlagshipProgram,you’llhearaboutthenation’shistoryasacenteroftheslavetrade,andvisitFortPrinzensteintotrulyunderstandtheweightofthistopic.AdventureYou’llalsoexperiencethenaturalsurroundingsofGhanawithabeautifulwaterfallhike:Onyour21-DayFlagshipProgram,goonatwo-nighttripwhereyou’llgettovisitamonkeyshelter.LodgingGlobalLeadershipAdventures(GLA)operatestwoHomeBasesforthe21-dayprogram.BotharelocatedoutsideofthecapitalcityofAccrainruralvillagesettings.Accommodationsarebasic,butcleanandsafe.Studentssleepinroomswithroommates,andhaveaccesstosharedbathroomswithcold-watershowers.DatesJune26-July16,2019July9-July29,2019July20-August9,2019Duration:21daysTuition:$5,399CommunityServiceHours:60Formoreinformation,pleasecall1-858-771-0645orsendanemailtoinfo@.1、Whichofthefollowingisarequirementforparticipants?A．BeingabletospeakEnglishwell.B．Beingstrongandover18yearsold.C．KnowingalotabouteducationinGhana.D．Havingdonesimilarvolunteerworkbefore.2、WhatcanbedoneatFortPrinzenstein?A．Learningtoplaydrums.B．Visitingacustomclothingfactory.C．Learningaboutthenation’spasthistory.D．ChoosingaGhanaiannameforyourself.3、Whatwouldparticipantshavetodowhenjoiningintheprogram?A．StayinGhanaforthreeweeks.B．Accompanymonkeysfortwonights.C．Pay5,399dollarsforthewaterfallhike.D．Dovolunteerworkforatmost40hours.第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Itwasthedistrictsportsmeet.Myfootstillhadn'thealed(痊愈)froma(n)1injury.Ihad2whetherornotIshouldattendthemeet.ButthereIwas,3forthe3,000-meterrun."Ready...set..."Thegunpoppedandwewereoff.Theothergirlsrushed4me.Ifelt5asIfellfartherandfartherbehind."Hooray!"shoutedthecrowd.Itwastheloudest6Ihadeverheardatameet.Thefirst-placerunnerwastwolaps(圈)aheadofmewhenshecrossedthefinishline."MaybeIshould7,"IthoughtasImovedon.8,Idecidedtokeepgoing.Duringthelasttwolaps,Iran9anddecidednotto10intracknextyear.Itwouldn'tbeworthit,11myfootdidheal.WhenIfinished,Iheardacheer--12thantheoneI'dheardearlier.Iturnedaroundand13,theboyswerepreparingfortheirrace."Theymustbecheeringfortheboys."Iwasleaving14severalgirlscameuptome."Wow,you'vegotcourage!"oneofthemtoldme."Courage?Ijust15arace!"Ithought."Iwouldhavegivenuponthefirstlap,"saidanothergirl."Wewerecheeringforyou.Didyouhearus?"SuddenlyIregained16.Idecidedto17tracknextyear.Irealizedstrengthandcouragearen'talways18inmedalsandvictories,butinthe19weovercome(戰(zhàn)勝).Thestrongestpeoplearenotalwaysthepeoplewhowin,20thepeoplewhodon'tgiveupwhentheylose.1、A．slighter B．worse C．earlier D．heavier2、A．expected B．supposedC,imagined C．doubted3、A．late B．eager C．ready D．thirsty4、A．frombehind B．a(chǎn)headof C．nextto D．closeto5、A．a(chǎn)shamed B．a(chǎn)stonished C．excited D．frightened6、A．cheer B．shout C．cry D．noise7、A．slowdown B．dropout C．goon D．speedup8、A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Besides D．However9、A．withdelight B．withfear C．inpain D．inadvance10、A．play B．a(chǎn)rrive C．race D．a(chǎn)ttend11、A．evenif B．onlyif C．unless D．until12、A．weaker B．longer C．lower D．louder13、A．wellenough B．sureenough C．surprisinglyenough D．strangelyenough14、A．while B．when C．a(chǎn)s D．since15、A．finished B．won C．passed D．lost16、A．cheer B．hope C．interest D．experience17、A．holdon B．turnto C．beginwith D．stickwith18、A．measured B．praised C．tested D．increased19、A．sadness B．struggles C．diseases. D．tiredness20、A．or B．nor C．a(chǎn)nd D．but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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）MartinLutherKing,Jr.wasanAmericanleaderofthecivilrightsmovementin1．1960s.King2．(remember)forhisnon-violentprotestsagainsttheunequaltreatmentofAfrican-Americans.Hisactionsledtoequalrights3．(law)forallpeople.Inadditionto4．(become)anactivist,Kingwasascholarandreligiousleader.Oneofthemostfamouseventsrelated5．himcamein1963.Thatyear,morethan50,000peopleassembledinWashington,D．C．forthe“MarchonWashington".Kingdeliveredahistoricaddress6．(know)asthe"IHaveaDreamspeech.oneofthemostfamouslinesfromthespeech7．(read):Ihaveadream8．onedaylittleblackboysaridblackgirlswillbeabletojoinhandswithlittlewhiteboysandwhitegirlsassistersandbrothers.king'sactionshelpedpasstheCivilRightsActof1964.Thelawendedthelegal9．(separate)ofpeoplebyraceinpublicplaces.AlthoughtheCivilRightsActwasimportant,itdidnotaddressallkindsof10．(race)discrimination.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。IparticipatedtheSecondarySchoolPrograminHarvardlastsummer、Ispendhalfofthedayonmyclassandhomework，andthenI'dbefreetodothatIwanted、Sincemycoursewasan8-creditcourse，itwasalotfastthanothersummerschoolcourse、Ihadtolearnhowtokeepupwiththepaceofmyclassandfigureouthowtostudyefficient、Forme，takenoteswasofgreathelp、Duringmystudy，IalsogottoknowmanyprofessorswhowasavailableforextrahelpwheneverIneededit、TheresourcesandopportunitiescombinedwiththeenvironmentheremademewanttoattendtoHarvardevenmore、NowbackinChina，Ioftenmisstheexperienceofstudyingabroad、2第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的外教老師Mr.Tenry即將退休。請(qǐng)用英語給他寫一封信，內(nèi)容包括:1.向他表示祝賀;2.感謝他對(duì)你的幫助；3.建議他實(shí)現(xiàn)旅行和寫書的計(jì)劃。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearMr.Terry,Congratulationsonyourretirement!____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes.Wewillmissyouverymuch.Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、A4、C5、C6、C7、B8、B9、D10、D11、B12、B13、B14、B15、B16、C17、A18、C19、B20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。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.OneisthatCollinsusesdifferentcharacterstotelleachse