2025屆山東滕州市第一中學(xué)高三英語第一學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量檢測(cè)模擬試題含解析

2025屆山東滕州市第一中學(xué)高三英語第一學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量檢測(cè)模擬試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位號(hào)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(yīng)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(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，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(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)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?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)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．Differenttastesamongtouristsfromoutsidethemainland________thelistofthecountry'sattractions．A．top B．shape C．lead D．show2．Wasitatthebeginning_____youmadethepromise____youwoulddoalltohelpmakeit?A．that;that B．when;thatC．that;when D．when;when3．Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．a(chǎn)rbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional4．Lackofsleep_______leadtoweakenedimmunityandmemory,andalsoslowphysicalgrowth.A．shall B．must C．should D．can5．Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectthen,butI________mymind.A．willchangeB．wouldchangedC．havechangedD．hadchanged6．Thedebateherewillbelimitedintwomainrespects，________thetimeavailable.A．inviewofB．inreturnforC．inadditiontoD．incomparisonwith7．Dellaturnedallofherpocketsinsideoutonlytofind$1.87buyJimapresentforChristmas.A．withwhatto B．withthatshecan C．inwhichto D．withwhichto8．Tomakeabreakthroughinhisscientificresearch,thescientisthasbeenmakinga(n)_____amountofeffort.A．modestB．miserableC．optionalD．tremendous9．Tomistheonlyoneofthestudentswhoascholarshipsincelastyear.A．haswon B．havewon C．iswinning D．wins10．—“DoyoumindifIlookatyournotes?”—“Ofcoursenot._______.”A．NoproblemB．BemyguestC．WithpleasureD．Notatall11．youcanlearntoappreciatethechallengesinlife,youwillfindinnerstrength.A．WhenB．WhileC．BeforeD．Unless12．—Lookingbackon_____inyearsgonebyandthegoodtimethatIhadmakestodayseemrathersad.—Absolutely.Somuchhaschanged.A．howitwas B．whoitwas C．howwasit D．whowasit13．Ifyou________cometoourvillage,I’llshowyouaround.A．will B．shall C．must D．should14．Theteacher’svoicestillremainedcalm______shewasgettingannoyed.A．a(chǎn)slongasB．evenifC．a(chǎn)sifD．nowthat15．—Whatgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinourcityinthelastfewyears!—Indeed,manyhighbuildingshave_______alloverthecity.A．woundup B．sprungup C．heldup D．madeup16．Wordcamethat30firefightersgavetheirlivestoourcountry_______nationalpropertysecurity.A．inexchangefor B．inresponsetoC．intermsof D．incontrastwith17．—You’veagreedtogo,sowhyaren’tyougettingready?—ButI________thatIwasexpectedtosetoffatonce.A．don’trealizeB．didn’trealizeC．haven’trealizedD．hadn’trealized18．Iwantedsomemorecoldmeatbuttherewas_____left.A．none B．noone C．a(chǎn)ny D．some19．Yourredcoatlookssogood.Itstoodoutclearly______thesnow.A．a(chǎn)crossB．a(chǎn)gainstC．throughD．over20．Aheavysandstormisgoingtoenvelopourcity.Itisunwisetohaveyourcar.A．washB．washedC．washingD．towash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）Vehiclesoftencomeintoconflictwithothervehiclesandpedestrianswhentheirintendedcoursesoftravelintersect(交叉),andendupbeingineachother，sway.Thegeneralprinciplethatestablisheswhohastherighttogofirstiscalled“rightofway”,or“priority”.Itdetermineswhohastherighttousetheconflictingpartoftheroadandwhohastowait.Signs,signals,markingsandotherfeaturesareoftenusedtomakepriorityclear.Adrivermustyield(讓)therightofwaytootherdrivers:●WhenapproachingaYIELDsign.Slowdownorstoptoavoidacrash.●Evenafterthelightturnsgreenwhentherearevehiclesintheintersection.●Whenapproachingemergencyvehiclesusingsoundingorflashingsirens.●Aftercomingtoacompletestopatanintersectionwherethereisastopsignoraflashingredsignal.Ifthereisnostopline,stopbeforethecrosswalk.●Whenmakingaleftturnonaredlightafterastopfromaone-waystreettoanotherone-waystreetwithtrafficmovingtotheleft.(SeeFigureA．)●Whentwovehiclesondifferentroadwaysarriveatafour-waystopintersectionatthesametime,thevehicleshouldyieldtothevehicleonitsright.(SeeFigureB．)●Whencomingoutofanalley,building,privateroadordrivewayaftercomingtoacompletestop.(SeeFigureC．)●Whencrossingtrafficattheendofa“T”roadwithnotrafficcontrolsignsorsignals.(SeeFigureD．)1、What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toexplainthelawofrightofway.B．Toillustratetrafficsignsandsignals.C．Toinformdriversofgeneraltrafficrules.D．Tointroducetrafficrulestopedestrians.2、Whichistherightbehavioraccordingtothetext?A．Driveononcethelightturnsgreen.B．Keepdrivingifthereisnostopline.C．Yieldtoemergencyvehiclesatanytime.D．SlowdownwhenapproachingaYIELDsign.3、WhichofthefollowingdescriptionisTRUEaccordingtothefigures?A．FigureA:BshouldyieldtoA．B．FigureB:AshouldyieldtoB．C．FigureC:AshouldyieldtoB．D．FigureD:AshouldyieldtoB．22．（8分）Supermarketshopperswhobuylotsoffoodson"twoforone"dealsarefarmorelikelytobeobese(肥胖的),amajorstudysuggests.CancerResearchUKfoundthatthosewithhighestconsumptionofdiscountedfoodswereat50percentgreaterriskofobesity,comparedwiththosewithlowtake-upofsuchdeals.Thestudyofmorethan16,000householdsfoundalmostoneinthreefoodanddrinkitemsinUKsupermarketbasketswereboughtonpromotion.Andthediscountswerefarmorelikelytobeappliedtounhealthyfoods,withalmosthalfofallchocolate,crisps,popcorn,andsavourysnacksboughtonpromotion.Shopperswhosebasketscontainedbetween40and80percentofgoodsonspecialofferwere54percentmorelikelytobeobesethanthosewithamaximum20percentoffoodsonsuchdeals.Thosewithhighesttake-upofthedealsbought30percentlessfruit,andnearly25percentfewervegetablesthanthoseshunningthedeals.Thestudyfollowsagovernmentconsultationonproposalstoban"buyone,getonefree"dealsonunhealthyfoodsandsupermarket"guiltlanes"aspartofitschildhoodobesitystrategy.Oneinfivechildrenareoverweightorobesewhentheystartprimaryschool,risingtoaroundoneinthreewhentheyleave.Researchhasfoundthatobesityincreasestheriskof13differenttypesofcancerincludingbowelandbreastdisease.AlisonCox,directorofcancerpreventionatCancerResearchUK,said:"Thegovernment'sproposed9p.m.banonjunkfoodadsisastepforwardinfightingchildhoodobesity.Nowwewanttoseerestrictionsonpricepromotionsforunhealthyfoodanddrinkitems,aswellasthosestrategicallyplacedatcheckouts.Thiswillhelpfamiliestomakehealthierchoices."Thereisn'tonemagicfixfortheproblem,butgettingridoftheseencouragementstobuyunhealthyfoodiskeytochangingit."1、Whoarefarmorelikelytobeobese?A．ThosewhobuyfoodanddrinkitemsinUKsupermarkets.B．Peoplewhoprefer"buyone,getonefree"dealsonunhealthyfoods.C．Shopperswhosebasketscontainedamaximum20percentofdiscountedfoods.D．Householdswithlowtake-upofchocolate,crisps,popcorn,andsavourysnacks.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"shunning"inParagraph4mean?A．Closing. B．Accepting. C．Avoiding. D．Negotiating.3、Tofightchildhoodobesity,thegovernmenthas.A．suggestedabanonunhealthyfoodadsataspecificperiodofthedayB．restrictedpricepromotionsforunhealthyfoodanddrinkitemsC．officiallypreventedjunkfoodfromsaleafter9p.m.D．helpedfamiliestomakehealthierchoices4、Whatmightbeasolutiontotheproblem?A．Changingpeople'sattitudestowardshealthydiet.B．Findingoutthereasonwhypeoplelikejunkfood.C．Removingwhatmakespeoplebuyunhealthyfood.D．Teachingconsumerstherightwayofpickingfood.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）David,aFrenchpriest(牧師)ofthirty-six,wassenttoChinabythechurchin1872.Hedidwellinthenaturalandsocialsciencebesideshisreligiousactivities(宗教活動(dòng))。HewasalsoveryinterestedintherarewildanimalsandplantsinChina.OnMay4th,1879,aftersearchinghalfamonthinthewesternpartofBaoxing,Sichuanthehuntershired(雇用)byDavidsucceededinbringinghima"black-and-whitebear"."Thebearisextremelylovely",hewroteinhisdiaryexcitedly.Meanwhile,hefeltitmightbeanewspecies(物種)neverdiscoveredbyscientists.HethendecidedtosendittoParisforafurtherstudy.Unfortunatelythepoor"black-andwhite"beardiedofJolts(顛簸)ofthemountainroadsandtheclimatic(氣候)change.Hehadtosenditspelt(皮毛)totheNationalMuseuminParisfordisplay(展覽)。Infact,theso-called"black-andwhite"bearwasneitherabearnoracat.Afteracompletestudy,MillaEdwards,headofthemuseum,judgedthatitwasanewspecies.Hegavethe"giantpanda".ThediscoverymadetheworldexcitedandBaoxingwasalsomadefamousfor"homeofthegiantpanda"1、FromthepassagewecanseethatDavidmainlycametoChinato____.A．learnChinesescienceandhistory B．lookforapandaforchurchC．dosomethingonreligion(宗教) D．studythewildanimalsandplantsinChina2、Theword"rare"inthispassagemeans____.A．veryhardtofind B．worthnomoneyC．easytofind D．runningveryfast3、Thefirstgiantpandawascaught____.A．byDavid,aFrenchpriest B．quitebyaccidentC．withalotofdifficulty D．a(chǎn)fterthehuntersfolloweditforhalfamonth4、Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thegiantpandadiedwhenitwasondisplay.B．Davidhadneverseenagiantpandabefore.C．Millawassuretheanimalwasneitherabearnoracat.D．Thediscoverymadetheworldexcitedwithinterest25．（10分）Hundredsofyearsago,newswascarriedfromplacetoplacebypeopleonfootorbyhorse.Ittookdays,weeksandsometimesmonthsforpeopletoreceivenews.Nowitispossibletosendwordsandpicturesaroundtheworldinseconds.Billionsofpeoplelearnaboutnewsstoriesoftheirowncountryandallovertheworldeveryday,eitherbywatchingTVorreadingnewspapers.Newspapershavebeenanimportantpartofeverydaylifesincethe18thcentury.Manycountrieshavehundredsofdifferentnewspapers.Howdonewspapereditorsdecidewhichnewsstoriestoprint?Whydotheyprintsomestoriesandnotothers?Whatmakesagoodnewspaperstory?Firstly,itisimportanttoreportnewstories.TVstationscanreportnewsmuchfasterthannewspapers.Yet,newspapersgivemoreaboutthesamestory.Theymayalsolookatthestoryinanotherway,ortheymayprintcompletelydifferentstoriestothoseonTV.Secondly,anewsstoryhastobeinterestingandunusual.Peopledon’twanttoreadstoriesabouteverydaylife.Asaresult,manystoriesareaboutsomekindofdangerandseemtobe"bad"news.Forexample,newspapersneverprintstoriesaboutplaneslandingsafely;insteadtheyprintstoriesaboutplaneaccidents.Anotherfactorisalsoveryimportantinmanynewsstories.Manypeopleareinterestedinnewsinforeigncountries,butmoreprefertoreadstoriesaboutpeople,placesandeventsintheirowncountry.SothestoriesonthefrontpageinChinesenewspapersareusuallyverydifferentfromtheonesinBritish,FrenchandAmericannewspapers.1、Accordingtothepassage,howdopeoplelearnaboutnewsstoriesintheworldnow?A．Theycarrynewsstoriesandtellothersfromplacetoplaceonfootorbyhorse.B．Theytelleachotherwhattheyhaveseenwiththeireyes.C．TheywatchTVorreadnewspapers.D．Theylistentotheradioeveryday.2、ThedifferencebetweennewspaperstoriesandTVnewsreportsisthat_______.A．peoplecanlearnmoreaboutthesamenewsstoryfromanewspaperB．peoplecanreadthenewsstorymorequicklyinanewspaperC．peoplecanreadnewsstoriesinothercountriesD．peoplecanreadnewsstoriesabouttheirowncountry3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingcanyoumostpossiblywatchonTV?A．Youoftenplayfootballwithyourfriendsafterschool.B．Yourteacherhasgotacold.C．Atigerinthecityzoohasrunoutandhasn’tbeencaught.D．Thebikeinfrontofyourhouseislost.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）OnedayIwaswalkingtothemailboxwithmydad,whenIsawsomethingdropfromatree.Icouldn't1whatitwas,soIkeptmyeyesonthespotaswecamenear.Itwasababybird,whichhadfallenfromitsnest.Ithadlong,awkwardwingsandfeet,and2thatfoughttostayopen.Itwas3,soIsatnexttoitwatchingwhilemydadgotthemail.I4itsnestandmother,5whatwouldhappentoit.Mydadsaidwehadto6it;therewasnothingwecoulddo.Hesaidifthebirdmothersmelledanytraces（蹤跡）of7,shewouldn'tgonearthe8again.Aswebegantowalkaway,awoman9."Diditfalloutofanest?"sheasked."Yeah."Ianswered."It10alot.Notmuchwecando,"shesaid."Trynottothinkaboutitwhenyougotosleeptonight."Iwalked11themailboxthenextday.Thebabybirdlay12inthegrass.Irealizethat"Trynottothinkaboutit"isthe13ofmanypeopletowardsthingswhich14toprovidethemwithperfectexcuses15notbothering.Thewomanwasn'tbeing16;shewasactuallyquitenice.Butwheneveryonesays"there's17Icando—justtrynottothinkaboutit,"wherewillwefinally18?Whenbillionsofpeople19trynottothinkaboutitwhentheygotobedatnight,theremightbemillionsoffallenbirdslyingdeadand20inthegrassthenextmorning.1、A．say B．talk C．speak D．tell2、A．eyes B．a(chǎn)rms C．feathers D．claws3、A．bored B．stupid C．lovely D．clever4、A．turnedback B．staredat C．pointedto D．lookedfor5、A．suggesting B．deciding C．wondering D．finding6、A．help B．leave C．catch D．kill7、A．children B．humans C．a(chǎn)nimals D．insects8、A．tree B．grass C．baby D．person9、A．returned B．interrupted C．a(chǎn)pproached D．left10、A．happens B．cries C．suffers D．changes11、A．from B．beyond C．past D．into12、A．a(chǎn)sleep B．dead C．still D．a(chǎn)live13、A．a(chǎn)ttitude B．feeling C．consideration D．understanding14、A．fail B．prove C．refuse D．seem15、A．from B．of C．a(chǎn)bout D．for16、A．cruel B．kind C．silly D．friendly17、A．something B．nothing C．everything D．a(chǎn)nything18、A．startout B．comefrom C．settledown D．endup19、A．possibly B．simply C．particularly D．luckily20、A．forgotten B．buried C．eaten D．remembered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）語法填空Thereare1．(vary)kindsofthemeparks.2．a(chǎn)refamousforhavingthebiggestorlongestrollercoasters,othersforshowingthefamoussightsandsoundsofaculture.Whicheverand3．youlike,thereisathemeparkforyou.Thethemeparkyouare4．(probable)mostfamiliartoisDisneyland.5．a(chǎn)lltheseattractions,nowondertourismisincreasingwhereverthereis6．Disneyland.Dolleywoodisoneofthe7．(more)uniquethemeparksintheworld.Ithastheworld'slargestbaldeaglepreserve.InEngland'sCamelotPark,everyareaofit8．(model)afterlifeinthedaysofKingArtherandtheKnightoftheRoundTable.Thereyoucan9．(experienced)theancientdaysandgreatdeedsofEnglishknightsand10．(lady),princesandqueens.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)誤僅涉及一個(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。DearTom,Hownicelytohearfromyouagain、Youwanttoknowwhatwasgoingoninourschool、Inshort,thingshavebeenimprovinguntiltheschoolbegantocarryoutexploringstudy、Inthepast,theteachersalwayskeeponexplainingthepointsintheclass、Westudentsjustlistenedandtooknote、Butnowweoftendiscussandtrytosolvetheproblemsraisingbytheteachersorourselves、Afterclass,theyenjoydifferentkindsofactivitiesinsteadofdoingendlesshomework、Wecanreadwhatweareinterested、Inaword，wearenowmastersofstudy,butweareveryhappy、Bestwishes、Yours,LiHua163第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）隨著年齡的增長(zhǎng)，我們總想掙脫父母的懷抱，漸漸和父母產(chǎn)生分歧。假設(shè)你是李月，某中學(xué)英語雜志社正在開展題為“Howtogetalongwellwithyourparents”的征文活動(dòng)。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)寫一篇征文稿。1.事前要跟父母溝通，征求他們的建議；2.跟父母意見不一致時(shí)要保持冷靜；3.多花時(shí)間跟父母在一起，跟他們一塊郊游等。注意：1.詞數(shù)：120左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。HowtogetalongwellwithyourparentsAsyouaregrowing,youmaywanttobefreefromyourparents.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、A3、A4、D5、C6、A7、D8、D9、A10、B11、A12、A13、A14、B15、B16、A17、B18、A19、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、1、A2、D3、B22、1、B2、C3、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.TheworstmonthtobuyonlinewasMarchwhereyoucouldexpecttosavejust2.76percent.Consumersandexpertshavebeenspeculatingforyearsaboutthebesttimetoshopo