2023-2024学年陕西省实验中学高考仿真模拟英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年陕西省实验中学高考仿真模拟英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．---____thathemanagetogettheinformation?---Oh，afriendofhishelpedhim.A．Wherewasit B．WhatwasitC．Howwasit D．Whywasit2．Pleasecallmysecretarytoarrangeameetingthisafternoon，or____________itisconvenienttoyou.A．wherever B．howeverC．whichever D．whenever3．—Mr,White,doyouhaveanything________?—No,nothing.Youcantakearestnow.A．typeB．typedC．totypeD．tobetyped4．_______travellingexpensesrisingalot,wehadtochangeallourplansforthetour．A．As B．By C．Since D．With5．Wethetopofthemountainbutforthisawfulweather．Itrainedallday．A．willreach B．wouldreach C．havereached D．wouldhavereached6．Althoughtheusedcarseemsingood______,itcannotrunfast.A．state B．situationC．condition D．occasion7．Don’tleavematchesorcigarettesonthetablewithin______ofchildren.A．stretch B．expand C．reach D．extend8．TheJapanesepeoplekeepupcheerfulspirits________theworldthattheycangetoverthecrisiscausedbytheterribletsunami（海啸）.A．beingconvinced B．convinced C．toconvince D．havingconvinced9．Whatthecountrydid_____theinternationaltraderegulations,forwhichitwaswidelycondemned.A．approved B．violated C．bothered D．interrupted10．Sympathyfortherebels,thegovernmentclaimed,isbeginningto______becauseofmoreandmoreharmtheydidtocommonpeople.A．fade B．decline C．fail D．collapse11．Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday,forit________andisbeyondourcontrol.A．passed B．willpassC．haspassed D．hadpassed12．ThematchesoftheFIFAWomen’sWorldCupwillbeplayedin2019allaroundFrance,whosemen’steam_____the2018WorldCup.A．wins B．wonC．haswon D．hadwon13．____interestedinEnglishmayjointhisclub.A．WhoeverB．AllwhoC．AnyoneD．Who14．—I’mafraidIcouldn’tgotoyourbirthdayparty.IhaveatestnextMonday.—Oh，！You’remybestfriendandyoumustbethere！A．goahead B．comeon C．youneedn’t D．itdoesn’tmatter15．—DidMaxgototheconcertwithhisfamilyyesterday?—Thereportscheduledtobehandedintomorrow,he_______it.A．couldn’thaveattended B．needn’thaveattendedC．wouldn’tattend D．shouldn’tattend16．---Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!---______!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright B．I’mstuck C．Oh,comeon D．Don’tmentionit17．WhethertofavorurbandevelopmentorthepreservationofhistoricalsitesisespeciallycontroversialinChina,wherethereexistsrichhistory,diversifiedtraditionandcultural________.A．surplus B．deposits C．accounts D．receipts18．Someschools,includingours,willhavetomake________inagreementwiththenationalsoccerreform.A．amusementsB．adjustmentsC．appointmentsD．achievements19．HewasgreatlyshockedatDonaldTrump’stakingoffice.Neverdidheexpectthatthevoters_______besounreasonable.A．shouldB．couldC．wouldD．might20．Idon’tthinkRosemarywillbeupsetaboutit,butI’llgotoseeherincaseshe_______.A．is B．willbe C．does D．need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）It’sapparentlybecomeatrendinschoolsaroundtheworldtobanstudentsfromusingtheterm,“bestfriends,”accordingtopsychologistDr.BarbaraGreenberg.Themovement,whichisbelievedtohavestartedinPrinceGeorge'sschoolinSouthLondon,isn'tintendedtodiscourageclosefriendships,butratherencourageawiderfriendgroup,Greenbergsays.“Let’sfaceit.Youcan’tbansomebodyfromhavingacloserelationship,andyoucan’treallybansomebodyfromhavingabestfriendbutwhattheschoolsaretryingtodoisfostertheideaofkidshavingmorethanasinglefriend,”Greenbergsaid.Theideaistoincreasethenumberofinteractionsastudentmayhavewithdifferentmembersofhisorherpeergroup.“Iseekidscomeinallweeklongwhoarefeelingawfulbecausetheyareeithernobody’sbestfriendortheirbestfriendhasmovedon,”Greenbergsays.JayJacobs,whooperatesTimberLakeCampinNewYork,stressesthedownsideofnotfosteringmultiplerelationshipsatayoungage,forexactlythatreason.“Ithinkthatthereareproblemsinjusthavingonefriend,”Jacobssays.“Rememberasyougrowup,interestschange,andchildrengoindifferentdirections.”JacobsaddsthatteachersatTimberLake,whichchangespositionsbetweenGlenCoveinwinterandShandakeinsummer,havemadeitapointtopromoteamoreinclusiveenvironmentforyears.Jacobsremindspeoplethat,“Asyougrowup,interestschange,andchildrengoindifferentdirections,”sohavingonlyonefriendcanberisky.Heholdsthebeliefthatchildrenwillbebettersetupforsuccesslaterinlifeiftheygetusedtohavingawiderfriendgroupatayoungage.“It’saboutpromotingkindness,lookingtochildrentobekindtooneanotherandtobeawareofwhatitlookslikewhenyou’renot,”Jacobssays.1、Whydoschoolsbantheterm“bestfriends”?A．Tomakestudentsconcentrateontheirstudies.B．Toencouragestudentstomakemorefriends.C．Topreventstudentsfromfallinginloveatayoungage.D．Todiscouragestudentsfromhavingacloserelationship.2、WhyaresomekidsfeelingawfulaccordingtoGreenberg?A．Theirbestfriendshavemovedhouse.B．Theyarebannedfrommakingbestfriends.C．Theyareundergreatpressurefromstudy.D．Theirbestfriendshavestartednewfriendships.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“downside”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Mistake.B．Difficulty.C．Drawback.D．Burden.4、WhatwouldbeJayJacobs’attitudetoGreenberg’sidea?A．Supportive.B．Doubtful.C．Opposed.D．Unconcerned.22．（8分）Atfirst，MichaelSurrelldidn’tseetheblacksmokeorflamesshootingfromthewindowsofhisneighbors’home．Heandhiswifehadjustparkedaroundthecornerfromtheirownhouse，whentheygotacallfromoneofhisdaughters：“Thehousenextdoorisonfire!”Hewenttoinvestigate．That’swhenhesawtwowomenandagirlpanic-strickenontheirdoorway．“Thebaby’sinthere!”oneofthewomencried．Thoughthefiredepartmenthadbeencalled，Surrell，then64，instinctivelyraninside．“Thebaby”was8-year-oldTiara，thewoman’sgranddaughter．Enteringtheburninghousewaslike“runningintoabucketofblackpaint，”Surrellsays．Thethicksmokecausedhimtostruggleblindlyaround，burnedhiseyes，andmadeitimpossibletobreathe．Theconditionswouldhavebeenriskyforanyone，butforSurrell，whohaslungdisease，theywerelife-threatening．Afterafewminutesinthesmoke-filledhouse，hewithdrewoutsidetocatchhisbreath．“WhereisTiara?”heaskeddesperately．“Thesecondfloor,”Thewomanshoutedback．Takingadeepbreath，hewentinasecondtime．Thedarknesswasoverwhelming．Yetbecausethehousehadasimilardesigntohis，Surrellfoundthestairsandmadeittothesecondfloor．Hewasalreadyoutofbreath．Thenasoftbutdistinctmoanappeared．Hecrawledtowardthesound，feelingaroundforanysignofthegirl．Finally，hetouchedsomething．Ashoe，thenanankle．HepulledTiaraintohisarms．Turning，hefoughtthroughthesmokeandranblindlyintotheblackness．Thenextthingheknew，hewasatthefrontdoor，thenoutside．Surrellwokeupinthehospitalacoupleofdayslater，havingsufferedsevereburns．Tiarawasreleasedfromthehospitalafterafewdays．“It’sasmallpricetopay,”Surrellsays．“I’ddoitagaininaheartbeat．Wouldn’tgiveitasecondthought．”1、WhatdidSurrelldoatthesceneofthefire?A．Calledhisdaughter． B．Parkedhiscartosafety．C．Rangthefiredepartment． D．Rushedintotheburninghouse．2、WhatismainlydiscussedinParagraph3?A．Howspecialthehousewas．B．Howdangerousthesituationwas．C．HowSurrellsufferedlungdisease．D．HowSurrellranbackoutside．3、HowdidSurrellmanagetofindTiaraeventually?A．Byfeelingwiththeaidofhersound．B．ByansweringtoTiara’sloudcrying．C．Byshoutinghernamedesperately．D．Bycatchingsightofhershoes．4、WhatcanbeinferredaboutSurrellfromthetext?A．Heisunwillingtotalkabouttherescueagain．B．Heisdisappointedtosufferseveralburns．C．Hewilldothesamewithouthesitation．D．Hewillthinktwicebeforeacting．23．（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.24．（8分）Shinythingsabsorblessheatwhenleftinthesun.ThismeansthatiftheEarthcouldbemadealittleshinieritwouldbelesslikelytosufferglobalwarming.Waystobrightenit,suchasaddingnanoscalespecks（纳米级）ofsalttolowclouds,makingthemwhiter,orputtingathinhazeofparticlesintothestratosphere（平流层）,arethefieldof“geoengineering”（地球工程）.Asmallbandofscientistswhichhavemostlybeenusingcomputermodelstostudythesubject.Someofthemarenowproposingoutdoorexperiments—usingseawater-fedsprayerstochurnoutparticlesoftheexactsizeneededtobrightenclouds,orscatteringsulphurparticles（硫粒子）fromunderneathalargeballoon20kmupinthesky.Thescientistshopetounderstandsomeoftheprocessesonwhichthesetechnologiesdepend,asawayofbothmeasuringtheirpossibility(canyoureliablymaketheproperamountofseasaltbrightenclouds?)andassessingtheirrisks(howmuchdamagetotheozonelayermightastratospherichazedo,andhowmightsuchdamagebeminimized?).Theexperimentswouldbefartoosmalltohaveanyclimaticeffects.Theamountofsulphurputintothestratospherebytheexperimentalballoonwouldbe2%ofwhatapassengerjetcrossingtheAtlanticemitsinanhour.However,manyscientistsdoubtwhethergeoengineeringexperimentshaveanyeffects.Andsomeenvironmentalistssaythatsuchexperimentsreflectthehubris（傲慢）ofhumans,whobelievetheycantoywithnature.Geoengineeringisnotanalternativetorelievingclimatechangebycuttingcarbonemissions.Evenifemissionsdostarttofall,thecutswilllakedecadestohaveanyeffectsotemperaturesarelikelytogoonrisingforsometime.Theplanetisnotgettingcoolerandthepressuresontheclimateareunlikelytogoaway.Itisthereforenottoohardtoimagineaworld,decadesfromnow,inwhichemissionsarefallingbuttemperaturesarerisingsteeplyandtheabilitytoadapttothemhasbeenstretchedtoofar.Anadditionalwaytostabilizetemperaturesmightthenseemappropriate.Geoengineeringoffersthatpossibility.1、Theaimoftheoutdoorexperimentsinparagraph1is.A．torelievetheglobalwarmingB．tobrightenthecloudsC．totestthecomputermodelsD．tostudygeoengineering2、Thegeoengineeringclimateexperimentwouldhardlytakeanyclimateeffectbecause.A．scientistsaren'tsurewhetherseasaltcanbrightencloudsB．geoengineeringwouldminimizethedamagetotheozonelayerC．theamountofsulphuremittedbyaballoonisverysmallD．apassengerjetemitsmuchmoresulphurthanaballoondoes3、Evenifcarbonemissionisreducedrightaway,.A．globalwarmingwillberelievedB．climaticpressurewillberemovedC．thetemperaturewillremainstableD．globalwarmingwilllastforyears4、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A．passengerjetsareamajorcauseofglobalwarmingB．scientistsdon’tshowduerespectfortheenvironmentC．geoengineeringisbetterthancuttingcarbonemissionsD．cuttingemissionsisn'tenoughtorelieveclimatechange25．（10分）FromvisitingmuseumstowatchingChangingtheGuard,therearesomeamazingexperiencesforyoutogetwhileinLondon.HerewepicksomeofthebestfreeactivitiesinLondon.ChangingtheGuardForadisplayofBritishceremony,watchChangingtheGuardoutsideBuckinghamPalace.ThisiswhereonememberofQueen’sGuardsexchangesdutywiththeoldguard.Bothguardsaredressedintraditionalreduniformandbearskinhats,andthehandoverisaccompaniedbyaGuardsband.GuardMountingtakesplaceat11:30am.ItishelddailyfromMaytoJuly,andonalternate(间隔的)datesthroughouttherestoftheyear.SirJohnSoane’sMuseumSirJohnSoanewasanarchitect.Duringhislifetimehecollectedsomevaluableantiquitiesfromallfourcornersoftheglobe.TheyarenowondisplayinSirJohnSoane’sMuseumwhichgivesarealinsightintothelifeofthisoutstandingVictoriangentleman.GeffryeMuseumAveryuniqueexperience,theGeffryeMuseum,locatedin18thcenturyalmshouses,givesafascinatinginsightintothelivesoftheBritishmiddleclassesfromthe1600stothepresentday.Exploreaseriesofroomsets,completewithfurnishingandtextilesfromeachperiod.Hogarth’sHouseHogarthwasveryfamousandcriticized18thcenturysocietyinhisengravings(雕刻),suchasAHarlot’sProgress,ARake’sProgressandMarriage-a-la-Mode.Asthenamesuggests,Hogarth’sHouseiswherehelivedbeforehediedin1764,andit’sherethatyou’llfindthelargestcollectionofhispaintingsonpublicdisplay.BankofEnglandMuseumhesplendidBankofEnglandMuseumtracesthehistoryofthebankfromitsfoundationbyRoyalCharterin1694toitsroletodayasthecountry’scentralbank.herearemanyitemsyouhaveneverexpectedtosee.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheceremonyofChangingtheGuard?A．VisitorsneedtopaywhenwatchingtheceremonyB．Theceremonyisheldat11:30ameverydaythroughouttheyearC．VisitorscanlistentosomemusicattheceremonyD．ChangingtheGuardinvolvestwogroupsofguardseverytime2、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．SirJohnSoanewasapainterwholivedintheVictorianeraB．Hogarth’spaintingswerecriticizedbyotherpaintersofhistimeC．TheBankofEnglandMuseumnolongerfunctionsasabanknowD．SirJohnSoane’sMuseumisagoodplacetoseeoldandvaluableobjects3、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A．FreeLondonAttractionsB．ActiveLifeinLondonC．FamousMuseumsinLondonD．EnjoyYourStayinLondon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）WhenIwasaboygrowingup,welivedacrossariverfromthemainroadnexttoasetofrailroadtracks.Theonlywaytoourhousewasacrossa1.Ouronlyneighbor,Frankie,livedina(n)2houseonthehillsidebehindourhome.Hishouse,3,wasoverahundredyearsold.Frankiewasalreadynearly80yearsoldwhenIwas4.Hewasafirstgeneration,Italianimmigrantwhohadnevermarried.Hehad5ontherailroadforover40yearsbeforeretiringbutstillworkedhardeveryday.Iwouldwatchhimwith6growplantsonhillsides.Frankiewas7bytoday’sstandards.Hehadnoelectricityorrunningwaterandwould8onceaweekwithwaterheboiled.Ineverseemedto9thesmellwhenIvisitedhim,though.His10remainedbrokenevenafterallhisyearsinAmericabutsomehowIneverhadanytrouble11him.Frankiealso12meinmyspiritualgrowth.Hedidthismainlyby13.Heneverlecturedortaught.Hejustshowedmehowtolivewithhonesty,kindness,andgoodness.Heshowedmethejoyofnature,the14thatcancomefromjustsittingoutsideonasunnyday.WhenFrankie15,wefoundhehadover40,000dollarsinthebank,a16atthattime,fromalifetimeofsaving.Itwassenttohisbrothersandsisters17livinginItaly.Weoftenwonderedwhyhehadn’tusedittobuyabetterhomeandlivemore18.Lookingbacknow,however,Iknowthe19.Hehadfood,shelter,clothes,andwarmthbothinhishouseandinhisspirit.He20nothingmoretobehappyinhislife.1、A．streetB．boardC．mapD．bridge2、A．openB．emptyC．oldD．dark3、A．infactB．atfirstC．aboveallD．asusual4、A．employedB．bornC．preparedD．educated5、A．workedB．waitedC．walkedD．traveled6、A．delightB．amazementC．regretD．patience7、A．weakB．carelessC．poorD．smelly8、A．diveB．swimC．batheD．practice9、A．mindB．bearC．haveD．take10、A．heartB．EnglishC．lifeD．time11、A．understandingB．findingC．believingD．improving12、A．servedB．guidedC．heldD．accepted13、A．natureB．choiceC．orderD．example14、A．courageB．wealthC．peaceD．strength15、A．failedB．returnedC．settledD．died16、A．recordB．secretC．fortuneD．success17、A．stillB．alsoC．againD．often18、A．activelyB．comfortablyC．safelyD．quietly19、A．methodB．processC．chanceD．answer20、A．managedB．changedC．neededD．explained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）Youmaylikeatleastsomekindofmusic.Buttheproblemisthat,inlotsofplaces,you’remade1．(hear)somebodyelse’schoiceofmusic.Sayyou’vejustlandedatanairport,wherethebackground(背景)musicmaybeplayedloudly.Whenyouare2．thewaytoyouhotel,theremaybeanotherkindofmusic3．(switch)onbythetaxidriver.Thenyougoouttodinnerandendupinarestaurant,4．ownerthinksmusicwillhelpmakeyoueatmoreandspendmore.Thenaperson5．(play)theviolincomesaround.Thisiscalledthe“musicwallpaper”anditspurposeistomakeyouconsumemore.Inaword,youfind6．hardtofindaquietpublicplacewithoutmusic.Noisepollutionmaybe7．(harm)toourhearing.It’salsobadforsomeofourdaily8．(activity).Thefact9．youcan’tsee,tasteorsmellnoisemayhelpexplainwhyithasnotreceivedasmuchattentionasotherkindsofpollution,suchasairpollutionorwaterpollution.Manyofusfailtorealizewe10．(surround)bytoomuchnoise.Asaresult,harmisdonetoourhealthwithoutusbeingawareofit.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。ChinaandWesterncountrymayhavedifferentculturalbeliefsaboutcertainanimals、Butwhenitcomestopigs,wesomehowreachanagreementthatpigsarelazy,ugly,stupidlyandshameless、Neitherofthesewordsdescribingpigsareexactlypositive、Moreover,thetruthiswhatpigshavesomegoodqualities、Andthere’sprobablynogoodtimetocleartheirnamesthannow,withthearrivaloftheYearofthePigonChineseSpringFestival,whichfellFebruary5thisyear、Accordingtoapaperpublishingin2017,pigscantellbetweenthosewhotreatthemwellorthosewhodon’t、Perhapsthesearethequalitiesofpigstokeepitinmind—theirintelligence,cutenessandpatience、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是某中学的学生Tom。前不久，你参加了全国英语演讲比赛并获得一等奖。请用英语给校刊写一篇文章，谈谈你的体会。内容主要包括：1.付出才有回报；2.收获自信和友谊；3.感激之情。注意：1词数100左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。LookingbacktotheNationalEnglishSpeakingCompetitionItookpart1nseveraldaysago，Ihavealottosharewithyou.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、D3、D4、D5、D6、C7、C8、C9、B10、A11、C12、B13、C14、B15、A16、C17、B18、B19、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、B2、D3、C4、A22、1、D2、B3、A4、C23、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.TheworstmonthtobuyonlinewasMarchwhereyou