2025屆江蘇省淮安市觀音寺初中高三英語第一學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量跟蹤監(jiān)視模擬試題含解析

2025屆江蘇省淮安市觀音寺初中高三英語第一學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量跟蹤監(jiān)視模擬試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，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．Itissometimessaidthatasocietycanbejudged____thewayitcares____itsweakestmembers.A．on;about B．by;for C．under;with D．with;on2．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation3．Speakingaforeignlanguageallowsyouto________timeinanegotiation,foryoucanactlikeyouhavenotunderstoodtocomeupwithyouranswer.A．save B．a(chǎn)fford C．buy D．spend4．--ItisreallyfuntohikeandIoftengohikingintheforest.--Buthikingaloneintheforest______beverydangerous.A．can B．must C．shall D．will5．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That6．—Idroppedbyat6:00pmyesterdaybutfailedtoseeyouatyourhouse.—I________inagymatthattime.A．wasexercisingB．a(chǎn)mexercisingC．haveexercisedD．hadexercised7．Raisingtheincomesofthepoorislikelytobeineffectiveinawealthysociety,________accompaniedbyothermeasures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless8．Lonelinessisafeeling_______peopleexperienceapowerfulrushofemptinessandsolitude.A．which B．where C．that D．how9．After________________asandstormwarningonSundayevening,meteorologistsforecastthatdustyweatherwillcontinueinpartsofthecountryonMonday.A．breakingoff B．callingoff C．leavingoff D．puttingoff10．Itisreallycoldandthegroundiswet;it________haverainedlastnight.A．might B．mustC．can D．should11．Wasitfromthelake______heoftenwentfishing______hesavedthedrowninggirl?A．that;thatB．where;whereC．where;thatD．that;where12．–What’sthatnoise?–Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine______.A．wastested B．willbetestedC．isbeingtested D．hasbeentested13．WatchingbasketballgamesonTVathomeisonething,goingtowatchthem________liveisquiteanother.A．perform B．performing C．toperform D．beingperformed14．Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee15．Canyoutellusyour________forhappinessandalonglife？Livingeverydaytothefullest，definitely.A．recipe B．effortC．content D．demand16．Therearealotofsignsmenaremorelikelytohaveheartattacksthanwomen.A．indicate B．toindicate C．indicated D．indicating17．Whilewewerelisteningtothespeechattentively,avoice_____toannouncetheresultoftheelection.A．brokein B．brokeup C．brokeoff D．brokedown18．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．a(chǎn)partfromD．insteadof19．CanyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework?You'reagenius.__________,butI'lltrytohelpyou.What'syourproblem?A．Farfromit B．SoundsgoodC．Byallmeans D．It'soutofquestion20．Withoutourteam’sgreateffort,theartexhibitionlastweek______suchagreatsuccess.A．wouldn’tbe B．won’tbe C．wouldn’thavebeen D．won’thavebeen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）Oneverymeasure,Britainisanexpensiveplacetostudy.Tuitionfees(學(xué)費(fèi))intheUKhavenowreached￡9,250ayearandstudentsalsofacesomeofthehighestlivingcostsintheworld.FortunatelythereareanumberofcountrieswhereuniversitiesofferdegreeprogrammesentirelyinEnglish,alongwiththechancetolearnthelocallanguagewhileyoulivethere.Herearethreeoftheoptionsbrokendownindetail.UniversityofAmsterdamTheDutchcapitalisnotacheapcitytolivein,butstandardtuitionfeesof￡1,800ayearmakeitsignificantlycheaperthanaBritishdegreeat￡37，400forthreeyearsallin.thereare14bachelor’sdegreesonofferthataretaughtinEnglish,includingPoliticalScience,Economics&BusinessEconomicsandActuarialScience.NearlyallDutchpeoplespeakEnglishfmakingitaneasycountrytogetbyin.TianjinUniversityMovingtoChinaisnotforthefainthearted.UndergraduatedegreecoursesatTianjinlastfouryears,butthetotalcost,at￡28,800,isstillaroundhalfthecostofathree-yeardegreeinBritain.Livingcostsareonlyaround￡400amonthandtuitionfeesare￡2,300ayear.Flightswillcost￡3,600overthefouryears.Tianjinisoneoftheworld’slatestcitiesandisonlyahalf-hourtrainridefromBeijing.ThreeundergraduateprogrammesareofferedinEnglish：ChemicalEngineering,Environment&EnergyandPharmaceuticalScience.UniversityofMilanTheUniversityofMilan’sfeesrangefrom￡140to￡3,650ayear.Theonebachelor’sdegreeofferedentirelyinEnglish-PoliticalSciences-isathree-yearcourse.WhilelivingcostsinMilanarehigh,thesignificantlylowerfeesmakeitacheaperoptionthanaBritishuniversity.1、Whichcityhasthehighesttuitionfees?A．London.B．Tianjin.C．Milan.D．Amsterdam.2、WhatmaybetheannuallivingcostinTianjinUniversity?A．￡400.B．￡2300.C．￡3600.D．￡4800.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Englishcanbebrokendownintothreeoptions.B．TheEnglishlanguageisaccessibletotheDutch.C．IttakesyouahalfhourtocyclefromTianjintoBeijing.D．PoliticalSciencesistaughtinEnglishandItalianinMilan.22．（8分）PerformancesLet’sFacetheMusicRiaJones,theworld-famousstarofEvita,Cats,andLesMiserables,returnshomefortwospecialconcerts.Provingthatthereismoretoherthanagreatgiftforsingingthegreatshowsongs,Riainvitesyouonamemorablejourneythatgoesfrommusicaltoclassicalandfromclassicaltopop.SongsfromMissSaigonperfectlymixwithDisneyfavoritesfromBeautyandtheBeastalongwithsomepopularstandardsforagreateveninginthecompanyofaveryspecialvocaltalent.SongRecitalJudyCoeperformswidelyasasoloist(獨(dú)唱者)inAmericaandisalsoamusicteacher.TheprogrammeincludessongsfromPorgyandBess,asuccessfulAmericanopera,withspecialsolopianoarrangementsbyKatherineMorris.JudyendstheconcertwithsongswhosetextsarebyShakespeare,Yeats,Eliot,OscarWildeandEmilyDickinson.TheconcertwillbeframedbythesingingofWelshandAmericanmusicbythepopularGyrlaisMaleVoiceChoir,directedbyMeirwynThomas.MayteMartinMayteMartiniseasilythebest-knownCatalansinger.Shehasbeenverypopularsinceherearlytwenties,whenshewonastringofprizes.ShehastakenpartinBarcelona’sWOMADfestivalsandintheGipsyKing’scelebratedfestivalMosaiqueGitaneatNimes.Shewillbeaccompaniedbyherregularsologuitarist,twodancersanda“clapper”.TheAdventureofMalicThisshowisaboutthefantasticallydangerouslifeofanimaginaryIberiancharactercalledMalic.InthisshowhevisitsChinaandgetsintofightswithdragonsandthentravelstoBarcelonawherehecomesacrossmanydangerouscharacters.TheshowistoldusingChineseshadowpuppets(皮影),beautifullyhandled,withalivenarrator-musicianwhogiveslifetotheshowinEnglish.1、WhowillperformDisneysongs?A．JudyCoe. B．RiaJones.C．MayteMartin. D．KatherineMorris.2、Inwhichperformancecanyouenjoyfamouswriters’works?A．SongRecital B．MayteMartinC．Let’sFacetheMusic D．TheAdventureofMarlic3、Whatdoweknowabout“TheAdventureofMarlic”A．ItwasmadeinChinese.B．ItwasshotinBarcelona.C．Itisbasedonatrueadventurestory.D．ItispresentedthroughatraditionalChineseartform.23．（8分）Differencesintimezonescomplicateinternationalphonecalls.Butevenmoreimportantaredifferentconceptsoftimeandapproachestotimeindifferentcultures.PeoplefromtheUSAaswellasotherNorthAmericansbelieve“Timeismoney”.Thisvalueoftimeisrootedintheirancestors.Earlyinthe17thcentury,theirancestorsarrivedontheAtlanticcoast,anew,undevelopedland.Tosurviveinthetoughenvironment,theyhadtostruggledayandnight.Timemeantsomuchtothemthattheyhadnotevenonesecondtowaste.Afterdecadesofstruggle,theydevelopedthevalueofefficientuseoftimeandpasseditdown.Thusfar,theAmericansarestilleagertofinishthingsquicklyandareimpatientwithtooreflective(深思熟慮的)people.Insomecountries,theAmericanworkstyleofspeedingeverythingupwillhavenosignificance.IntheArabEast,themoreimportantyouare,thefasterserviceyouget.Closerelativestakeabsolutepriority;non-relativesarekeptwaiting.IntheMiddleEast,adeadline,whichisoftenestablishedtoshowthedegreeofurgencyorimportanceofwork,willdonothingbutstoptheMiddleEasternersfromworking,becausetheyconsideritrudeandoverlydemanding.Anotheraspectreflectingdifferentconceptsoftimeistheclassificationofmonochronic-timeandpolychronic-timebyEdwardTHall.Peoplefrommonchronic(共時(shí)性的)cultures,suchastheGermans,theAustrians,theSwissandtheAmericans,doonlyoneimportantthingatatime.Inpolychromic(多元時(shí)間模式的)cultures,peoplesuchasArab,AsiansandLatinAmericanstakeanentirelyoppositeapproach.Theydoseveralthingsatonce.Timecommitments,e.g.deadlines,schedules,aretakenrathercasuallyandchangedoftenandeasily.Miscommuicationwillarisewhenpeoplefromtwoculturescontact.CharliesHawkins,aU.S.teacher,toldmethatmanyatimehisappointmentswithIndianswereinterruptedconstantly,notonlybyprivatephonecalls,butalsobylongconversationswithotherpeopleandeventheneighbor’schildren,whichdispleasedandevenannoyedhim.1、WhydidtheancestorsoftheNorthAmericansbelieve“Timeismoney”?A．Theyhadtoworkefficientlytosurvive. B．Theygottheideafromtheirpastgenerations.C．Theydidn’tliketodealwithreflectivepeople. D．Theyformedthehabitoffinishingworkaheadoftime.2、WhatcanbeconcludedfromParagraph3?A．DeadlineswillmakeAmericanpeopleangry.B．IntheArabEast,you’dbetterspeedeverythingup.C．MiddleEasternerscan’tdealwithdemandingwork.D．PeoplefromtheArabEastattachimportancetorelationship.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutpeoplefrommonochroniccultures?A．Theytendtointerruptothersconstantly.B．Theycan’ttoleratelatenessorinterruptions.C．Theyaremorelikelytochangetheirschedules.D．Theyliketoscheduleseveralactivitiesatthesametime.4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheimportanceofthediversityofcultureB．TherelationshipbetweenefficiencyandcultureC．DifferenttimevaluesindifferentculturesD．Monochroniccultureandpolychronicculture24．（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）Oneday.Onelifetime.Youcandoit!Fromthemuseumofmodemarttothemuseumofancientarticles,visitourpicksfortheworld’sbestmuseums.NationalGalleryofCanada(Ottawa)ThismuseumhasagreatcollectionofartspanningtheMiddleAgestothepresentday,includingAmerican,Indian,European,InuitandCanadianworks.Itoffersaunique,near-completeoverviewofCanadianart—fromearlyQuebecreligiouswork,throughInuitworkfromthe1950s,tothecontemporaries.TokugawaArtMuseum(Japan)TheTokugawafamilyreignedoverJapanfrom1600to1868.Underthem,thecountryenjoyedthelongestperiodofpeaceinitshistory.ThistimespanisalsoknownastheEdoperiod,duringwhichtheartsfloweredinJapan.ArtistsofthisperioddirectlyinfluencedWesternmasterssuchasMonet,GauguinandWhistlerandhavesincegoneontobecomehouseholdnames.Otherexhibitseffectivelypresent,throughaccuratelyreproducedenvironments,aspectsofJapaneselifeatthetime.MuseumofFineArts(Boston)Highlightsofthismuseum’scollectionincludea4th-centuryChristianmarblebust(半身像)ofSt.Paulatprayer,andapaintingthatquestionslifeandourveryexistence,Gauguin’s“Wheredowecomefrom?Whatarewe?Wherearewegoing?”It’samust—gointheUS.TheEgyptianMuseum(Cairo)AswellasgatheringtogethersomeofthefinestarchaeologicalfindsfromallEgypt,thismuseumalsoprovidesarareopportunitytosimplypopinandwithinminutesbestandingface-to-facewithoneofthegreatestworksofmankind,Tutankhamun’sgoldenmask.Aportraitofunbelievablequality,craftsmanshipandbeauty,thehighlypolishedgoldface—atonceagod,akingandateenager—shineslikewater:delicate,yetuntouchableallatthesametime.1、WhichmuseumwillyouvisitifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutMonet?A．TokugawaArtMuseum.B．NationalGalleryofCanada.C．MuseumofFineArts.D．TheEgyptianMuseum.2、Whatkindofworkscan’tyouseeintheNationalGalleryofCanada?A．Americanworks.B．Europeanworks.C．Japaneseworks.D．Inuitwoks.3、WhatisthemostfamousartworkinTheEgyptianMuseum?A．Gauguin’spainting.B．AgoldenmaskofTutankhamun.C．TheTokugawafamilypaintings.D．A4th-centuryChristianmarblebustofSt.Paulatprayer.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）Oneday,aprofessorenteredtheclassroomandaskedhisstudentstoprepareforasurprisetest.Theywaitedanxiouslyattheirdesksforthetesttobegin.Theprofessor1thequestionpapers,withthetextfacingdownasusual.2hehandedthemallout,heaskedhisstudentsto3thepageandbegin.Toeveryone’ssurprise,therewereno4,justablackdot(點(diǎn)）inthecenterofthepage.Theprofessor,seeingtheexpressiononcvciyone’sface,toldthemthefollowing:“Iwantyoutowritewhatyou5there."Thestudents,thoroughly6,gotstartedontheinexplicable(費(fèi)解的）taskAttheendoftheclass,theprofessor7alltheanswerpapersandstartedreadingeachoneofthemaloudinfrontofallthestudents.Allofthem,withno8，describedtheblackdot,tryingtoexplainitspositioninthemiddleofthesheet,etc.Afterallhadbeen9,theclassroomwassilent,theprofessorbegantoexplain:“I’mnotgoingtogradethis.I10wantedtogiveyousomethingtothinkaboutNoonewroteaboutthe11partofthepaper.Everyonefocusedontheblackdot,andthesamehappensinour12.Wehaveawhitepapertoobserveand13,butwealwaysfocusonthedarkspots.Ourlifeisa14giventouswithloveandciurandwealways15tocelebrate:naturerenewingitselftveryday，ourfriendsaroundus,thejob16ourbreadandbutterandthemiraclesweseeevoyday.17,weinsistonfocusingonlyonthedarkspots:thehealthissuesthatbotherus.thelackofmoney,the18relationshipwithcolleagues,the19withafriend,andetc.Thedarkspotsarevery20comparedtoeverythingwehaveinourlives,buttheyaretheonesthatpolluteourminds.1、A．turnedup B．handedout C．referredto D．pointedat2、A．Since B．Until C．If D．After3、A．turn B．shut C．open D．use4、A．exercises B．choices C．questions D．scores5、A．remember B．imagine C．study D．see6、A．surprised B．confused C．curious D．displeased7、A．marked B．finished C．collected D．selected8、A．excuse B．way C．explanation D．exception9、A．read B．a(chǎn)nswered C．returned D．said10、A．a(chǎn)lso B．just C．even D．finally11、A．big B．black C．white D．beautiful12、A．studies B．classrooms C．colleges D．lives13、A．enjoy B．keep C．send D．show14、A．burden B．gift C．pressure D．lesson15、A．reasons B．lime C．freedom D．festivals16、A．threatens B．ruins C．provides D．changes17、A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Moreover18、A．close B．tough C．special D．strong19、A．stay B．touch C．satisfaction D．disappointment20、A．dark B．round C．small D．dirty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）IntheclosingceremonyoftheOlympicWinterGamesPyeongChang2018,Chinaputon1．eight-minuteperformance“SeeYouinBeijingin2022”,2．(direct)byZhangYimou.Theshowcenteredonthetalentsofateamof24roller-skating3．(perform)fromBeijingSportUniversity.Twoof4．(they)dressedupas“PandaCaptains”ledtheperformance.ItreviewedChina’sancienttimes,5．(show)thecountry’srichculturalheritage(遺產(chǎn))andsingingthepresentaswellasthefuture.Inadditionto6．(tradition)symbolsincludingtheGreatWall,theChineseDragonandtheChinesephoenix(鳳凰）,theperformancealsoshowedtherecentachievementsinscienceandtechnology7．Chinahasmade.Towardstheendoftheperformance,theOlympicrings8．(appear)onthestage,aswellasimagesofaglobalvillage,children’ssmilingfaces,olivebranchesandplumblossoms(梅花),whichrepresentedChina’spromise9．(promote)globalpeaceandbuildabetterfutureformankind.Finally,theskaterstravelledapathtodrawthe“WinterDream”signoftheOlympicWinterdreamsBeijing2022.Theperformance10．(success)sentChina’sgoodwillandinvitationstotheworldforBeijing2022.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。I’man18-years-oldmiddleschoolstudent、Iseldomhelpmyparentswithourhousework、Feltquitesorryforthat,Ibegintothinkaboutwhichtodotohelp、LastSunday,whenmyparentswentoutshopping,Isuddengotanidea:whygivetheroomsathoroughcleaning?Firstly,Ihavecollectedallthebooks,newspapersandotherthingsscatteredintheroomsandputthemtoplace、ThenIwipedthedustoffallthefurnitures、Afterthat,Isweptandmoppedthefloors、Atthisverymoment,myparentscamebackandwerequitesurprisingtoseealltheroomstidyandfloorsshining、MymothergavemeahugandIcouldseesatisfactioninhereyes、TiredwhileIwas,Ineverfeltsohappy、148第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你們學(xué)校將要舉辦“中華經(jīng)典文學(xué)誦讀比賽”(ChineseClassicsRecitingContest)，你的英國(guó)好友Peter對(duì)中國(guó)文化很感興趣，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下信息，給他寫一封信，邀請(qǐng)他參加比賽。要點(diǎn)如下：1.舉辦時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)；2.朗誦內(nèi)容與形式；3.期待參與。注意：1.詞數(shù)：100左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭結(jié)尾已為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearPeter,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、A3、C4、A5、C6、A7、D8、B9、B10、B11、C12、C13、D14、A15、A16、D17、A18、A19、A20、C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、A3、D23、1、A2、D3、B4、C24、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.Theworstmonthtobuyon