2023届浙江省温州市第八高级中高三月份第一次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2023高考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Asurveyoftheopinionsofexperts_________thatthreehoursofoutdoorexerciseaweek________goodforone’shealth.A．show;are B．shows;isC．show;is D．shows;are2．_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough3．Hardwork，alongwithdedicatedrevolutionaryspiritisthefundamentalguaranteeofsuccess，whichis________weshouldlearnfromthepioneersparticipatingintheLongMarch.A．that B．whatC．where D．how4．Keepupyourspiritsevenifyou_____failhundredsoftimes.A．must B．needC．may D．should5．______caughtintherainunexpectedly,westillenjoyedthejourneyverymuch.A．When B．AsC．Unless D．Although6．Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved7．Themeetingplanned

nextMondayisveryimportant.A．tobeheldB．heldC．beingheldD．holding8．Nowtheworld’sattention________thestockingmarkets,astheyhavegreatinfluenceontheworld’seconomy.A．isfixingonB．isbeingfixedonC．hasfixedonD．hadbeenfixedon9．Interestisas________tolearningastheabilitytounderstand，evenmoreso.A．vital B．availableC．specific D．similar10．Havingbeentreatedinthehospitalforaslongassixmonths,themaninjuredinthecarcrashisnoweventuallyback_______hisfeet.A．at B．inC．on D．to11．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant12．Agathadidn’ttellme______shewouldpickuphersonfromschool.A．whichB．whenC．whereD．what13．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay.A．yetB．andC．orD．so14．Oneofourrulesisthateverystudent_______wearschooluniformwhileatschool.A．might B．couldC．shall D．will15．Thereisnodoubtthatclimateallovertheworld______greatlyinrecentyears.A．hadchanged B．ischangingC．changed D．hasbeenchanging16．Theguidewasenthusiasticandknowledgeableandwespentalovelyeveningwanderingintoplaceswhichwe________straightpastotherwise.A．hadwalked B．werewalkingC．wouldhavewalked D．musthavewalked17．--Couldyoupleasecutthepricealittle?--Er..._________youbuymorethanten.A．evenif B．solongas C．incase D．assoonas18．Hemessedtheprojectup,buthebehavedasifnothing______.A．hadhappened B．happenedC．wouldhappen D．wouldhavehappened19．Butforthemetalcagetopulltheminerstosafety,theminersinChile____inlessthantwenty-fourhours.A．wouldnotberescued B．wouldnothavebeenrescuedC．wouldberescued D．wouldhavebeenrescued20．—Excuseme,doyoumindifIopenthewindow?—Well,ifyou__________.Icanputonmoreclothes.A．can B．mayC．must D．shall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）WhenviewedfromtheSchuylkillExpresswayinPhiladelphia,St.John'sChurchpresentsapictureofdignityandgrace.Thisgray-stonedbeautysurroundedbyaparkmadeawonderfulsettingfortheweddingmywifeandIattendedinManayunk.Atthechurch,Iranintoanoldfriend?CasperBarrata,whohappenedtobeassignedtotheMass(弥撒).Now73,Casperwasabrilliantandtalentedsoftballpitcher(投手)backintheMen'sLeaguesofPhiladelphiainthemid-60s.Ididn'trecognizethenowsilver-hairedfellowuntilmybrother-in-lawJohnKaymentionedhisnametome!Afteraverypleasantgreetingandpraisingeachotheronhowgoodtheotherwasatplayingthegamebackthen,CasperaskedifIrememberedaletterofencouragementIhadwrittentohimbackin1964.ItappearedthatCasperfellonhardtimespitching,aspitcherssometimesdo,andhewasn'1pitchingtoowellforaperiodoftime.Ididn'trecalltheletter,buthesaid,“Yes,Istillhaveit,andIcontinuetoreaditanytimethingsaren'tgoingtoowell.”Hewentontosaythathehadreadthelettermanytimesoverthepast40years,andthesituationalwaysseemedtoimprove.Iwasspeechless!Hecontinued,“Youdon’tremember?”Isaid,“Sadly,no,Idon't.”ButIdidaskifIcouldhaveacopyoftheletter.Hesaidhewouldemailittome.AfterCasperfinishedworkatMurphy'swedding,wemetonthestepsofthechurch.Caspercameuptomeandpresentedtheletter.HelivedablockawayfromthechurchandranhometogetitaftertheMass.Theenvelopehadfadedandturnedyellow,andsowastheletterinside.Thatletterhadtobenearly50yearsold.Insimpleterms,theletterread:Thesehardtimesaretemporary:Maintainyourpassionforthegame.Neverquitandyou911bebackontopagainshortly.Hanginthere!CasperBarrataonceagainbecamethebestpitcherintheLeagueandremainedtobeathorninourteam'ssideeverytimehepitchedagainstus.1、292．Whydidtheauthorgotothechurch?A．Togetmarried.B．Toholdawedding.C．Toattendawedding.D．TomeethisfriendCasperBarrata.2、294．Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Theauthoroncefellonhardtimespitching.B．TheauthoronceoftenworkedfortheMass.C．Theauthoroncewasgoodatplayingsoftball.D．TheauthoroncetaughtCaspertoplaysoftball.3、296．WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceshowinParagraph2?A．TheauthorwasmovedbyCasper.B．Theauthorwasn'tgoodatspeaking.C．TheauthoradmiredCaspertoomuch.D．Theauthordidn'trecalltheletteratall.4、298．WhydidCasperkeeptheletterfordecades?A．Theletterwassentbyhisbestfriend.B．Theletterinspiredhiminhissportcareer.C．Theletterwaswrittenbyasoftballpitcher.D．Theletterhelpedhimrecallsomethinginthepast.22．（8分）AttractionsinHongKongHongKongIslandThesiteoftheoriginalBritishsettlementandthemainfocusofmosttourists.MostofHongKong’shighestskyscrapersandthefinancialcentercanbefoundhere.Overall,HongKongIslandismoremodemandwealthyanddramaticallylessdirtythantheotherareasofHongKong.ThePeakisthetallestpointontheisland,withthebestviewsandhighestrealestatevaluesintheworld.KowloonThepeninsulatothenorthofHongKongIsland,withgreatviewsoftheisland.Itoffersachaoticmixofmalls,streetmarkets,andresidentialhouses.IthasagreatviewofHongKongIsland.Withover2.1millionpeoplelivinginanareaoflessthan47squarekilometers,Kowloonisoneofthemostdenselypopulatedplacesintheworld.KowloonincludesTsimShaTsui,thelocationofmanybudgethotelsandMongKok,ashoppingdistrict.NewTerritoriesNamedbyBritishofficialswhenleasedfromtheChinesegovernmentin1898，theNewTerritoriescontainacuriousmixofsmallfarms,villages,industrialinstallations,mountainouscountryparksandtownsthathavethesizeofpopulationsinsomecities.LantauIslandAlargeislandwestofHongKongIsland.Youwillnotfindmanypeacefulvillages,butonceyougetoverthestraydogsandtheramshacklebuildingsyouwillfindbeautifulmountainsandbeaches.Theairport,Disneyland,andtheNgongPingcablecararelocatedhere.OutlyingIslandsWell-knownweekenddestinationsforthelocals,theOutlyingIslandsaremostoftheislandssurroundingHongKongIsland.HighlightsincludeLamma,wellknownforitsseafoodandCheungChau,asmallislandthatusedtobeapirates,den(贼窝),butnowattractsseafoodaficionados,windsurfersandsunbathingdaytrippers.1、Whereshouldyougoifyouwanttohaveseafood?A．Kowloon.B．NewTerritories.C．LantauIsland.D．OutlyingIslands.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．NewTerritorieshastownswithalargepopulation.B．Kowloonhasmanyexpensivehotelsandashoppingdistrict.C．LantauIslandhasmostoftheislandssurroundingHongKongIsland.D．HongKongIslandhasthehighestskyscraperofHongKong.3、Wherecanthisarticleprobablybefound?A．Astorybook.B．Anewsreport.C．Atravelguide.D．Asciencemagazine.23．（8分）ThehitmovieNottingHill（诺丁山）beginswithafamousscene.HughGrantbumpsintoJuliaRobertsandspillsorangejuicealloverher.Afterthecollision,Grantrepeatedlysays,“I’msosorry.I’msosorry.”HisactionsinthissceneareveryBritish.IfRoberts’characterwerefromtheBritain,thanshewouldprobablyapologizerepeatedlyaswell–evenifthecrashwerenotherfault.Butthisdoesn’thappeninthemovie,asRobertsisfromtheUS.AreportinTheTelegraphoncesaidthatthreequartersofBritishpeopleapologizewhentheybumpintosomeoneinthestreet–regardlessofwhethertheyareresponsibleornot.Infact,Britonsuse“sorry”inmanysituations.Forexample,iftheymishearsomeone,theysay“Sorry?”Thepersontheyaretalkingtowillalsoapologizebyreplying,“No,Iamsorry!”Thiscangoonforuptofiveminutesastheycompeteoverwhoisthemostsorry.WhyareBritonssosorry?MarkTyrell,apsychologywriterintheUK,thinksthattheirapologetictendenciesarerootedinBritishclasssystem.“WesaysorrybecausehistoricallythenewmiddleclassinBritainhadtoapologizefornotbeingtheworkingclass,butalsoforreallybeingtheupperclass.”Anothertheoryisthattheyapologizetoavoidconflicts.Forexample,iftheybumpintosomeone,hemightgetangry.Toavoidthis,theyinstantlysay“Sorry!”Truemannersareaboutbeingconsiderate,andtoday’sconstantuseofapologizingshowsthatweareperhapsnotasthoughtfulasweoncewere.Theword“sorry”haslostsomeofitsmeaning.Doyouseemypoint?Sorry,itmightjustbeaBritishthing.1、WhydoestheauthormentionasceneinthemovieNottingHillatthebeginning?A．TogiveanexampleofBritishmodesty.B．Tointroducedifferentwaysofsayingsorry.C．ToshowwhatkindofmenareconsideredgentlemenintheUK.D．TodrawourattentiontowhenandhowBritishpeoplesaysorry.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightMarkTyrellagreewith?A．Peopleshouldnotapologizeiftheyarenotresponsible.B．AmericanscarelessaboutmannersthanBritishpeopledo.C．ThatBritishpeopleapologizesomuchislinkedtotheclasssystem.D．Britishpeoplecaretoomuchaboutwhichsocialclasstheyarefrom.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．It’sunnecessaryforBritishpeopletobesopolite.B．TheoveruseofapologizingshowsBritonsaretrulysincere.C．Peopleshouldnotsticktothetraditionaluseoftheword“sorry”.D．Using“sorry”moredoesn’tnecessarilymeanpeoplearemorepolite.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Toexplorethebestwayofsayingsorry.B．ToexplainwhyBritonsoverusetheword“sorry”.C．Toshowhowsayingsorryhaschangedovertime.D．TosuggestmanyBritishpeoplelacktraditionalmanners.24．（8分）Oneday,whenIwasworkingaspsychologistinEngland,anadolescentboyshowedupinmyoffice.ItwasDavid.Hekeptwalkingupanddownrestlessly,hisfacepale,andhishandsshakingslightly.Hisheadteacherhadreferredhimtome.“Thisboyhaslosthisfamily,”hewrote.“Heisunderstandablyverysadandrefusestotalktoothers,andI’mveryworriedabouthim.Canyouhelp?”IlookedatDavidandshowedhimtoachair.HowcouldIhelphim?Thereareproblemspsychologydoesn'thavetheanswerto,andwhichnowordscandescribe.Sometimesthebestthingonecandoistolistenopenlyandsympathetically.Thefirsttwotimeswemet,Daviddidn'tsayaword.Hesatthere,onlylookinguptolookatthechildren'sdrawingsonthewallbehindme.Isuggestedweplayagameofchess.Henodded.AfterthatheplayedchesswithmeeveryWednesdayafternoon-incompletesilenceandwithoutlookingatme.It'snoteasytocheatinchess,butIadmitImadesureDavidwononceortwice.Usually,hearrivedearlierthanagreed,tookthechessboardandpiecesfromtheshelfandbegansettingthemupbeforeIevengotachancetositdown.Itseemedasifheenjoyedmycompany.Butwhydidheneverlookatme?“Perhapshesimplyneedssomeonetosharehispainwith,”Ithought.“PerhapshesensesthatIrespecthissuffering.”Somemonthslater,whenwewereplayingchess,helookedupatmesuddenly.“It'syourturn,”hesaid.Afterthatday,Davidstartedtalking.Hegotfriendsinschoolandjoinedabicycleclub.Hewrotetomeafewtimes,abouthisbikingwithsomefriends,andabouthisplantogetintouniversity.Nowhehadreallystartedtolivehisownlife.MaybeIgaveDavidsomething.ButIalsolearnedthatone-withoutanyword-canreachouttoanotherperson.Allittakesisahug,ashouldertocryon,afriendlytouch,andanearthatlistens.1、Whenhefirstmettheauthor,David________.A．feltalittleexcitedB．walkedenergeticallyC．lookedalittlenervousD．showedupwithhisteacher2、Asapsychologist,theauthor________.A．wasreadytolistentoDavidB．wasskepticalaboutpsychologyC．wasabletodescribeDavid'sproblemD．wassureofhandlingDavid'sproblem3、WhatcanbeinterredaboutDavid?A．Herecoveredaftermonthsoftreatment.B．Helikedbikingbeforehelosthisfamily.C．Hewentintouniversitysoonafterstartingtotalk.D．Hegotfriendsinschoolbeforehemettheauthor.25．（10分）Asecond-gradeeducationhasnotstoppedgarbagecollectorJoseformbringingthegiftofreadingtothousandsofColombianchildren.Josestartedrescuingbooksfromthetrashalmost20yearsago.Hewasdrivingagarbagetruckatnightthroughthecountry'swealthierneighborhoods.Thediscardedreadingmaterialslowlypiledup,andnowthegroundfloorofhissmallhouseisamakeshiftcommunitylibrarystackedfromfloortoceilingwithsome20,000books.Theyrangefromchemistrytextbookstochildren'sclassics.Hesaysbooksareluxuriesforboysandgirlsinlow-incomeneighborhoodssuchashis,withnewreadingmaterialatbookstorestooexpensive.Thereare19publiclibrariesinBogota,acityof8.5millionpeople,.Buttheytendtobelocatedfarawayfrompoorerareas."Thisshouldbeinallneighborhoods,oneachcornerofeveryneighborhood,inallthetowns,inalldepartments,andalltheruralareas,"saysJoes."BooksareoursalvationandthatiswhatColombianeeds."The53-year-oldJosehasaloveofreadingheattributestohismother.Shealwaysreadtohimeventhoughshewastoopoortokeephiminschool."Sheusedtoreadmestorieseverynight,"saidJose.HehastraveledtobookfairsinMexicoandChiletosharehisexperienceofstartingalibrarywiththrown-awayreadingmaterial."Tome,booksarethegreatestinventionandthebestthingthatcanhappentoahumanbeing."WhileJosestillexaminetherubbishforadditionstohislibrary,hisfameasColombia's"LordoftheBooks"hasalsobroughthimthousandsofdonatedbooks.Hehassentmanytootherlibrariesaroundthecountry.Thatisbecausehedoesn'thaveroomforthemall.Hesayshedoesn'trejecttechnologythatallowsbookstobereaddigitally.Buthepreferstoreadtheprintedwordonpaper."There'snothingmorebeautifulthanhavingabookinyourpocket,inyourbagorinsideyourcar,"hesays.1、WhatdoweknowaboutJose’slibrary?A．Itcontains20,000booksorso.B．ItislocatedinthecenterofBogota.C．Itsbooksareallcollectedfromthedonation.D．Itwillberebuilttoholdmorebooks.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?.A．ThereasonwhyJosestartedalibrary.B．Thepoorlifethatthelocalchildrenlive.C．Thelocationofthepubliclibraries.D．ThedreamthechildreninBogotahave.3、.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat______.A．Josehatedbookstobereaddigitally.B．hisdreamistobecomeabookcollector.C．Josereceivedagoodeducationathisearlyage.D．Jose’smotherdevelopedhisloveofreading.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）Asacollegestudent,Itookapositionasasalesmanandweekendbrandambassadoratalocalmen'sclothingstoreinNewJersey.InadditiontoallowingmetobecomeanexpertT-shirtfolder,thejob1meforfuturesuccess,teachingmewhattoprioritize(优先处理)andhowto2mytimeeffectively.Ialsolearnedthevalueofteamworkandaclient-centric(以客户为中心的)3tobusiness.My4asabrandambassadorincludedmanagingthesales,takingpartincommunityeventsandsharingdetailsonin-storepromotions.Iwas5withorganizinginventory（库存）andpricemarkingourclothingforsales.WhileIenjoyedtheopportunitytocommunicatewith6onadailybasis,Iwaschallengedtomanagemyscheduleandwas7tolearntheimportanceofprioritization.Oneyearlater,wewereona8scheduletoopenanewstoreandIwasresponsibleforstockingtheinventoryand9newsalesmen.Being19,I10thisasamassivetaskandfeltagreatdealof11.Luckily,usingthetimemanagementskillsIhad12learned,Iwasabletocompletewhatwas13ofme.Iamnowableto14onthesuccessofopeninganewstorethat15existstoday.Muchof16Iaccomplishedwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthe17ofmydirectmanager,Mrs.Brown,whohadagreat18onme.Shesetexpectationsearlyonmeandcleargoalsandprocessesforachievingsuccess.Herapproachhelpedmecompletetasks19andontime,andhas20thewayInowmanagemyownteam.1、A．preparedB．providedC．exposedD．employed2、A．divideB．occupyC．operateD．manage3、A．entranceB．suggestionC．approachD．relation4、A．abilitiesB．responsibilitiesC．ideasD．theories5、A．taskedB．helpedC．awardedD．connected6、A．visitorsB．guestsC．designersD．customers7、A．freeB．quickC．helpfulD．easy8、A．lightB．flexibleC．tightD．loose9、A．usingB．trainingC．consultingD．controlling10、A．describedB．respectedC．servedD．viewed11、A．pressureB．confusionC．reliefD．caution12、A．naturallyB．gratefullyC．previouslyD．carefully13、A．robbedB．requiredC．convincedD．rid14、A．commentB．reflectC．callD．go15、A．alsoB．evenC．alreadyD．still16、A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．how17、A．guidanceB．persuasionC．kindnessD．attraction18、A．judgmentB．markC．signD．effect19、A．exactlyB．immediatelyC．efficientlyD．easily20、A．imaginedB．stoppedC．inspiredD．copied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）在下面句子空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式Onceuponatime.therewasamannamedLeo,whohadaverynicevineyard(葡萄园)。Onedaytheking1．(pass)bythevineyard.Hefoundtheyardsobeautiful2．hewantedtohaveit.HewenttoLeoandasked,“Wouldyousellthewholevineyardtome?Icanpayyousomemoney.”“I'mverysorry.Itisaheritage(遗产)ofmyfamily,3．Ican’tgiveittoyouatanyprice,”saidLeo.Thekingtoldthequeenthestory4．(angry).Thequeensaid,“Youforgetyouaretheking!Letmeteachyou5．togetit.YoucanmakeLeoasmallofficer,thenfind6．excuseandsentence(.判决)himto7．(die).”Thekingdidwhatthequeensaid.Leodiedandthekinggotthevineyard.WhenGodlearnedaboutthis,hewasveryangryandsaid,“Thekingandthequeenmust8．(eat)bydogs.They9．(be)notgoodpeople.Theytakethethings10．arenottheirs.”Atlast,thekingandthequeendiedwhentheywentoutforapicnic。第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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：在错的词下面划一横线，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1词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Thewaterwedrinkandusewasrunningshort、Weallhavetolearnwhattostopwastingwater、Oneofthestepsthatweshouldtakearetofindwaysofreusingit、Todayinthemostlargecities,freshwaterisusedonlyonceandthenitrunsinwastesystem、Butthatispossibletopipetheusedwatertoapurifyingfactory,theretheusedwatercanbetreatedwithchemicalmaterialsbytheworkerssothatitcanreused、Butevenifeverylargecitypurifiedandreusedit’swater,westillwouldhaveenoughwater、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华。最近，美国笔友Peter发来电子邮件，说他在汉语学习中遇到了困难，感到非常着急。请根据下面的写作提纲给他回复一封电子邮件。内容包括:1)同情他的处境2)给他提出几点建议3)希望他情况好转。注意:1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯2.词数100左右。3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数DearPeter,LearningthatyouarehavingahardtimelearningChinese,I’mwriting...________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sincerelyyours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、B3、B4、C5、D6、D7、A8、B9、A10、C11、C12、B13、A14、C15、D16、C17、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、1、292．C2、294．C3、296．D4、298．B22、1、D2、A3、C23、1、D2、C3、D4、B24、IfyouthinkthatInternetshoppingonaSundaygetsyouthebestdeals,thenthinkagain.Tuesdayisactuallythebestdayoftheweekifyouwanttogrababargainaccordingtoanexhaustiveanalysisofon-lineshopping.ThursdayisthesecondbestdayfollowedbyFriday—butSundayiswhenyouareleastlikelytomakeasaving.Thestudyalsolookedatmonthsandfoundthatthepre-ChristmasrushinNovemberiswhentherearemostbargainsaroundontheweb—andnottheJanuarysales.USretailer(零售商)reportingserviceSumAllexamined3,000companiesandhaltabilliontransactions(交易)aspartofitsreport.Itworkedouttheaveragediscount(折扣)offeredtoconsumersoneachdayoftheweekandoverdifferenttimesoftheyear.ThebestdayoftheweekwasTuesdaywheresavingswere4.81percent,followedbyThursdayon4.80percent.InthirdplacewasFridayat4.615percent,thenWednesdayat4.13percentandMondayat4.11percent.OnlythefoolishwouldshoponaSaturdaywherethediscountsweretypically3.84percent—andSundaywastheworstwith3.37percent.Theanalysisbymonthisevenmoresurprisingasmostpeoplethinkthatwaitinguntilthepost-Christmassaleswouldyieldthebiggestdiscounts.Infact,Novemberiswhenyouwillgetthelargestsavingsat5.99percentonaverage.Januarycameinsecondat4.95percent,followedbyMayat4.50percent.TheworstmonthtobuyonlinewasMarchwhereyoucouldexpecttosavejust2.