云南省耿馬縣第一中學2025屆高考壓軸卷英語試卷含解析

云南省耿馬縣第一中學2025屆高考壓軸卷英語試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where2．-----Goodevening.HuangshanHotel.-----Goodevening.______________?A．DoyoustillhavearoomfortonightB．Whatwouldyoulike,pleaseC．IsthereanythingIcandoforyouD．Whoisthatspeaking,please3．ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore4．ThefarmersaidthePLAmencametorescuetimelywhenthey_____inthesnowstorm.A．weretrappingB．werebeingtrappedC．a(chǎn)retrappingD．a(chǎn)rebeingtrapped5．---Dad,haveyouseenmyChristmascard?---______youpaintedlastnight?I’mafraidIhaven’tseen______.A．One;one B．Theone;itC．One;it D．Theone;that6．—Whatgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinourcityinthelastfewyears!—Indeed,manyhighbuildingshave_______alloverthecity.A．woundup B．sprungup C．heldup D．madeup7．______whathadhappened,theyknewIwouldstruggleandsimplywantedtohelpbecauseitwastherightthingtodo.A．Hearing B．Tohaveheard C．Havingheard D．Heard8．Openingthedoor,Mrs．Summersfoundfamilyofcatsshutinthebathroom．A．a(chǎn);不填 B．a(chǎn);the C．the;不填 D．the;the9．—Shallwegototheseveno’clockperformanceortheeight?—_____suitsyoufine.A．Whatever B．Whichever C．Whenever D．Wherever10．Maryfeltfromtheoutsideworld,sinceshelackedanInternetconnectionandcouldn’treceiveanye-mail.A．cutdown B．cutin C．cutoff D．cutout11．---Haveyouheardthattheyareworkingaroundtheclocktocompetefortheprize?---Don’tworry.Wearereadytothechallenge.A．buildup B．takeupC．stickto D．leadto12．Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．a(chǎn)chieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve13．Intheearlymorningallofusstoodatthetopofthemountain___________eastofthecity,watching__________burningsunrising.A．/;a B．the;aC．the;the D．/;the14．Mr.Chapmanretiredat70afterhenearly40yearswiththeGasCompany．A．hadspent B．hasspent C．spends D．wouldspend15．Thenewhotelisreportedtobebuiltitusedtobeawasteland.A．which B．whereC．inwhich D．what16．Nomatterhowcarefullyyouplanyourfinances,noonecan_______whentheunexpectedwillhappen.A．prove B．implyC．demand D．predict17．You’dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture________.A．purposeB．referenceC．memoryD．a(chǎn)ssessment18．FortheChinesedream______atanearlierdate,wemustacceleratethepaceofreformandopeningup.A．beingrealized B．torealizeC．realizing D．toberealized19．IthinkAna______herpackingsinceshestartedgettingthingsreadyearlythismorning.A．finishesB．hasfinishedC．hadfinishedD．wouldfinish20．Who______thefightagainsttheH1N1flu______itnotbeenfortheChinesescientists’greatefforts?A．couldhavewon;had B．wouldwin;had C．wouldhavewon;has D．couldwin;has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）InrecentyearsIhavehadtwoverygoodrolesontelevision:Florence,thewisecrackingmaidontheseriesTheJeffersons,andMary,themotherwhoholdsthingstogetheron227.But17yearsago,in1972whenIwasjustgettingstartedintheaterwork,IthoughtI’dnevermakeitasanactress.Forthatmatter,Icouldn’tevenholdmylifetogetheroraffordahomeofmyown.BackthenIhadaboutasmuchself-confidenceasachickeninafox’snest.IwasrecoveringfromsurgeryandhadbeenoffworkforsixmonthsfrommyjobasaUnitedAirlinesreservationsagent.I’dhadsomebitpartsinlocaltheatergroups,butthosecameandwent,notleadingtoanythingbigger.Worse,asasinglemotherwiththreeyoungsters,Ihadnoplacetolive.MychildrenwerestayingwiththeirfatherwhileIrecoveredinanaunt’sapartment.Lyinginbed,staringhopelesslyatthewall,Ididn’tknowwhattodoorwheretoturn.ThenoneSundaymorningIaimlesslyturnedonthetelevisionset,andtherewereactorRobertYoungandhiswifetalkingabouttheirfaith.Isatrightupinbed.Theysaid,“Whenonedoorcloses,abetteroneopens,”Well,Iwasn’tgoingtojustsitstaringattheclosedone.SoIgotupandtrudged(跋涉)on.Evenifmyshoesworeout,Idecided,myfaithwouldn’t.Later,whenIbeganfillingsmallpartsintelevisionproductions,thatself-confidenceshowed.I’dalwaysdonemybesttoplaytheroleasIthoughtthedirectorwanted,butnowIfoundmyselffreertointerpretit,Iwasmorenatural,moreme.1、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“holdmylifetogether”inparagraph1probablymean?A．Enjoymylife B．SupportmyselfC．Abandonmylife D．Fightagainstmylife2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhensheworkedinthelocaltheater?A．Confident B．ExcitedC．Nervous D．Disappointed3、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromparagraph3?A．Shelivedinherownapartment B．ShehadtostaywithherfatherC．Shewasconfusedaboutherfuture D．Shewaslookedafterbyherkids4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Toshareherunderstandingoffaithwithus B．ToprovehersuccessintheTVactingC．Toshowthankstoherrespectedaunt D．Totellhowhardshebroughtupherchildren22．（8分）TheArtofTravelPhotographyCourseonDVD$99.95$29.95Mostofuswouldn’tdreamoftravellingwithoutbringingacameraalong.Photographsnotonlyletusshareourexperienceswithothers,buttheypreserveonce-in-a-lifetimemomentspreciselythewaywewanttorememberthem.Yetalltoooften,wefindthatourphotosfallshortofourexpectations.Andourdullresultsaremadeallthemoredisappointingbytheknowledgethatwemayneverreturntothepicturedlocale.We’vealllearnedhowdifficultitcanbetocapture(捕捉)themagicofthemoment.Butbyunderstandingsomebasicphotographicprinciplesandbestpractices,youcandevelopyourphotographer’seyeandproducepicturesthatreachtheirfullpotential.TheArtofTravelPhotographyisyourtickettocapturingthebeautyandaweofanyscene,anywhereintheworld.YourguideisJoelSartore,NationalGeographiccontributingphotographerwithmorethan30yearsofexperiencewhohastravelledtheworldshootingphotographsinthemostchallengingofconditions.Filledwithpracticaltipsandproventechniques,thiscoursehelpsyoulearntoseethewayprofessionalphotographersdosoyoucantakecompellingphotographsworthframingandsharing.1、Whatmightmakeyoufeelregretaboutyourbadphotosaccordingtothead?A．Thatyourprecioustimeiswasted.B．Thatyoulackphotographicskills.C．Thatscarcelycantheyberetaken.D．Thatit’shardtocaptureidealsights.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．JoelSartorewillteachyouphotographywhiletravellingwithyou.B．JoelSartorewillconveyhisexperiencetowhowantstotakenicephotos.C．TheArtofTravelPhotographyisacollectionofJoelSartore'sphotos.D．TheArtofTravelPhotographywillfreeyoufromworriesaboutphotos.23．（8分）WiththeaverageAmericangoingthroughmorethan700poundsofpaperperyear,manyfirmsarelookingforwaystodiscouragetheiremployeesfromover-usingtheofficeprinter.ToshibaAmericanBusinessSolutionshascomeupwithanalternativeidea.Ithasintroducedthee-STUDIO4508LP,aprinterthatgivesuserstheoptiontoprintwitherasabletoner(墨粉)一allowingasinglepieceofpapertobereusedseveraltimes.Toreuseapieceofpaper,theprinterbasicallyusesthesameprocessasanormalprinter,butinreverse(反過來），saidBillMelo,chiefmarketingexecutiveforToshibaAmericaBusinessSolutions.Paperprintedwiththeerasabletonerisfedbackintotheprinter,superheated,andthetonergetsremovedandputinadiscard(丟棄）tank.Thereareacoupleofcatches.Alloftheprintoutsusingtheerasabletonerhavetobeinblueink,whichistheonlycolorinwhicherasabletonerisnowavailable.Andthecompanysaidthatpeoplemaywanttostopreusingtheprintoutsafterfivetimesthroughtheeraserbecausesmalltracesoferasedtextwillbuildupovertime.The$15,420printerisaimedatofficesandschools，wherethereareoftenlargenumbersofprintoutsthatoutlivetheirusefulnessquickly.Withtheerasabletoner,it’spossibletoloadanyshort-livedhandoutsbackontotheprintertobeerasedandthenreused.Still,convincingcustomerstocommittoerasabletonerisn’talwayseasy.Melosaidnotallitscustomerswerehappyaboutonlyhavingtheerasableoption.Themodel,Melosaid,shouldbetterservetheneedsofthosewhowanttobeenvironmentallyconsciousbutalsomayneedsomethingmorepermanentonoccasion.1、What’sspecialaboutToshiba’sprinter?A．It’slow-priced.B．It’sfashionable.C．It’slightweight.D．It’seco-friendly.2、What’sthekeytomakingtheprinterwork?A．Adiscardtank.B．Lightcoloredink.C．Specialwritingpaper.D．Ahighenoughtemperature.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“catches”inParagraph4mean?A．Theories.B．Problems.C．Differences.D．Characteristics.4、Howdidthepublicrespondtotheprinter?A．Theyaskedformorepatterns.B．Someexpresseddissatisfaction.C．Someworriedaboutitsrecycling.D．Theyconsideredithardtooperate.24．（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.25．（10分）JoiningUsasaGamesVolunteer！Thesuccessofthe2020TokyoOlympicGamesdependsonyourcontribution！JoinusasaGamesVolunteer！GamesvolunteerswillbedirectlyinvolvedinassistingGamesoperationsbefore.duringandaftertheTokyo2020Games,Gamesvolunteerswillguideathletesaround,welcomeimportantpeopleandhelplostvisitorsNumberofVolunteeringDaysandDailyHours※TheTokyoOlympicGameswillbeheldfromFriday24JulytoSunday9August2020.Inprinciple,Gamesvolunteerswillberequiredtoworkforatleastafortnightbefore,duringandaftertheOlympicGames.※Gamesvolunteerswillworkapproximatelyeighthoursperdayincludingrestbreaks.Actualshiftlengthsdependoneventschedules,activities,activitysites,etc.AgeandResidentialRequirementsApplicantsmustfulfillthefollowingtworequirements:※BornonorbeforeApril1,2002※JapanesenationalorpersonwithvalidvisapermittingresidenceinJapanduringthevolunteerperiod(temporaryvisitorsincluded).NativespeakersofEnglishwillbepreferredNumberofGamesVolunteerOpportunities80,000MethodandApplicantCategories※Applicationswillbesubmittedonline※IndividualsonlyOffersandConfirmationThoseapplicantswhoattendthetrainingsessions(會議)andareassignedavolunteerrolewillbeofferedtobecomeaTokyo2020Gamesvolunteer.Pleasenotethattheaboveofferwillbecancelledintheeventofanyofthefollowing:※IfthevolunteerengagesinanyactivitythatdamagestheimageoftheTokyo2020Games※Ifthevolunteerengagesinanyactivitythatseverelydamagesteamwork※IfanyinformationcontainedintheoriginalapplicationformisclearlyfoundtobefalseItemsandWelfaresProvidedtoVolunteersVolunteerswillbeprovidedwithasetoffreeOlympicGamesvolunteeruniformsandmealsduringtheworkday1、AGamesvolunteerwillberequiredtoworkforatleast__________.A．oneweek B．twoweeks C．threeweeks D．fourweeks2、WhowillbemorelikelytobeacceptedasaGamesvolunteer?A．AChinese B．ARussian C．AnAustralian D．AGerman3、WhatwillGamesvolunteersbeprovidedwithforfree?A．Accommodation. B．Clothing. C．Transportation. D．Amusements.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）Oneday,WalterEliaswaswalkingthroughanappleorchard(果園）whenhediscoveredanowl(貓頭鷹）inatree.Rememberingthathehadbeentoldthatowlshuntedatnightbutsleptduringthe1,Walterquicklygotclosetothe2bird.“Whatawonderfulpetthisfunnycreaturewouldmake,”hethoughttohimself.Sohereachedupand3itbytheleg.4,theowlwentcrazyandtriedto5Equallyterrified,Walterthrewittothe6andstomped(踩踏）ittodeath.Whenthestruggleended,he7thebrokenbirdandcried.Feelingterrible,heranawayfromtheorchard,butlater8toburytheowl.Formonthshedreamedofthisbirdhehadwantedfora9butinterrorhadkilled.10yearslaterdidhesharethissecret.Perhapsitwasthis11thathelpedmakeWalterthepersonhebecame.Nevercouldhebringthatowlbacktolifebuthemadeallthe12oftheforestcomealivethroughhisdrawingsandthewonderfulentertainmentcenter13afterhimself.Hisfullname?WalterEliasDisney,aname14tothewholeworld.Haveyoueverfailedordonesomethingthatyoulaterfelt15aboutorexperienceda(n)16thatgaveyourself-conceptabeating?Whenwefailorfeelasthoughwehavefailed,we17tothinkwearelosers.Itisn’tso.WalterDisneyturnedhis18childhooddreamintoabeautifulone,which19becameareality.Wecandothesame,too.20wedon’tfeartofail,wewillsucceedsomeday!1、A．morningB．eveningC．dayD．noon2、A．sleepingB．singingC．tremblingD．dying3、A．killedB．seizedC．hitD．patted4、A．ExcitedB．DisappointedC．SurprisedD．Terrified5、A．escapeB．wakeupC．compromiseD．giveup6、A．a(chǎn)irB．groundC．holeD．water7、A．lookeddownonB．lookedintoC．lookeddownatD．lookedafter8、A．refusedB．failedC．forgotD．returned9、A．friendB．petC．partnerD．relative10、A．SimplyB．ButC．OnlyD．And11、A．comfortB．regretC．a(chǎn)ttemptD．pride12、A．a(chǎn)nimalsB．plantsC．sceneryD．environment13、A．modeledB．createdC．namedD．researched14、A．rareB．realC．falseD．familiar15、A．certainB．guiltyC．curiousD．calm16、A．difficultyB．successC．opportunityD．a(chǎn)dventure17、A．hopeB．pretendC．tendD．happen18、A．complexB．plainC．majorD．Awful19、A．inturnB．onpurposeC．bychanceD．a(chǎn)susual20、A．AswellasB．AsfarasC．AsmuchasD．Aslongas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(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語法填空Closeto70percentoftheworld'spopulationwillliveincitiesbytheyear2050.Expertswarnthatpopulation1．（grow）willworsenhousingcrisesinsomeareas.Largecitiesaroundtheworldalreadystrugglewithhousingproblems.Insomeneighborhoods,risinghousepriceshaveforced2．verypoorfromtheirhomes.Manypoorpeoplenowliveinsheltersoronthestreet.People3．（move）tolargecitiesnownotjustforhigh-payingjobs.Manyarealsolookingforthechancetoliveandworkwithotherpeople,careeradvancementandaccess（接觸的機會）tomuch4．（good）resources.Somecountrieshavebuiltnewcapitalcities5．（help）ease（緩解）overcrowding.Theseeffortshelp,butdonotsolvetheproblem.Thereportsaysthatby2030,theworldwillhavehad43verylarge6．（city）,eachwithmorethan10millionpeople.TjadaMcKenna,7．ischiefoperatingofficerforanaidgroup,saysthattheabilitytoownahomeinmanycountriesisoftendifficult,8．（especial）forwomenandminoritygroups.Everycityisdifferentin9．（deal）withdevelopmentproblems.Eachonehasitsowneconomicforcesatworkanditsownhistory.Expertssaythatanswers10．thehousingcrisisandotherproblemsmustbedevelopedcitybycity.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）下面短文中有10處語言錯誤。請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫上該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。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。TodayisSunday、Theskyisfullofsunshine;sodoesmylife、Atabout9:00a、m、,Igotothebookstorewithmyfriends、Therewasalotofnewbooks、Ididn’tknowwhichonetobuy,becausethesebookswereallusefultome、Atlast,Ichosetwo、At10:00,wewenttothecinema、ThefilmcallingTitanicwasverypopular、Ittookusabout3hourstosee、Havingseenafilm,everyonewasdeeplymoved、Somefriendsevenburstintotear、Fromthestory,Iunderstandthatloveisnoblebutvaluable、That’sarealwonderfulfilm、Itiswellworthseeingagain、Whatahappyday!IhopetomorrowIwillbeevenhappy! 第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的英國朋友Henry準備在你家過春節(jié)，他想了解中國的傳統(tǒng)習俗一發(fā)壓歲錢?，F(xiàn)請你給他寫一封電子郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.習俗介紹；2.親身經(jīng)歷；3.個人感悟。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右，可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；2.文章開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。3.參考詞匯：壓歲錢luckymoneyDearHenry,I’mverygladtohearthatyou’regoingtoexperiencetheSpringFestivalwithme._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、C2、A3、D4、B5、B6、B7、C8、A9、B10、C11、B12、B13、A14、A15、B16、D17、B18、D19、B20、A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、B2、D3、C4、A22、…neverreturntothepicturedlocale。?C選項Thatscarcelycanberetaken.1、D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“We’vealllearnedhowdifficultitcanbetocapturethemagicofthemoment.”(我們都知道捕獲那神奇的時刻這有多困難。)以及最后一段中的“TheArtofTravelPhotographyisyourtickettocapturingthebeautyandaweofanyscene,anywhereintheworld.”可知，人們擔心旅游攝影會拍不好，而廣告推銷的DVD能幫助你消除這種擔心。故選D。23、1、D2、D3、B4、B24、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.Oneistha