天津市五区县2023届高考英语倒计时模拟卷含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷注意事项：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．TheartistissaidduringtheproductionandthusapiratedvideowassoldineverypartofKenya.A．tobecheated B．beingcheatedC．tohavebeencheated D．havingbeencheated2．Morewildtigershavebeenseenintheforestaroundthisarea,____thereusedtobeveryfew.A．when B．where C．what D．which3．Theyintendedtohavetheschoolbetterequipped，thelocalgovernmentwas notabletogetenoughmoneytodoso.A．unless B．while C．although D．once4．—ThankGod!Thisschooltermiscomingtoanend!—Yeah,afterallthathardwork,weallaholiday.A．preserve B．observe C．reserve D．deserve5．China'sBeidouNavigationSatelliteSystemhasstartedprovidingglobalservices,________tobecomecompletearound2020.A．beingscheduled B．scheduled C．toschedule D．scheduling6．Despitethefactthathisscoresweregood,theywerehardlyasexcellentasastudentwithhisintelligence.A．achieved B．hadachievedC．wouldachieve D．shouldhaveachieved7．Theclimateconferencewasattendedby11,000people,itthelargestUNgatheringeverheld.A．making B．tomake C．made D．tobemaking8．Ithinkthatthisisthebestmobilephoneavailableintheworld.Nootheronecan________it.A．compare B．match C．produce D．win9．—Excuseme,doyoumindifIopenthewindow?—Well,ifyou__________.Icanputonmoreclothes.A．can B．mayC．must D．shall10．Johnonceworkedinaremotemountainvillageschool,whichis______onlyonfoot.A．accessible B．acceptable C．available D．appropriate11．--Whataboutthetwoofusgoingdowntown?--___________.Ihatespendingtimehangingaround.A．Thatsuitsmefine B．WhynotC．Itdependsontheweather D．Well,that'sthelastthingIwilldo12．Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．aresaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved13．–Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!--______________!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright.B．I’mstuck.C．Oh,comeonD．Don’tmentionit.14．Theyoungviolinistisveryexcitedbecausetheconcertgivenbyhimhasneverbeen_____.A．successful B．moresuccessfulC．mostsuccessful D．themostsuccessful15．Hisstrongsenseofhumorwasmakeeveryoneintheroomburstoutlaughing.A．soastoB．suchastoC．sothatD．suchthat16．Whatyousaiddoesn’t________whatthepolicehavetoldus,sowehavetofindmoreevidence.A．agreewith B．makeupC．contributeto D．showoff17．Contrarytopopularbelief,theants,hardworking________theyare,havetheirtimeforplay.A．because B．while C．as D．where18．Idon’tthinkRosemarywillbeupsetaboutit,butI’llgotoseeherincaseshe_______.A．is B．willbe C．does D．need19．-Oh,wehavefinishedourtaskandcanhaveagoodrest．-________．Ourmanagertookanotherorderyesterday．A．Yes,itwill B．Idon'ttakemuchofitC．It'spossible D．It'shardtosay20．IwanttotellyouisthedeeploveandrespectIhaveformyparents.A．That B．Which C．Whether D．What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）Poetryistheartisticexpressionofthehumanthoughtsandfeelingsinrhythmicalandemotionallanguage.Comparedwithprose(散文),itlaysmorestressonrhythm,imagery(意象),emotion,andimagination.Asitslanguageisrhythmical,itssoundishighlymusical.Wemaysay,“Norhythm,nopoetry”,nomattertherhythmofpoetryistraditionalasinmetrical(格律的)styleor“natural”asinfreeverse.Sothepoetmustwritecarefullyandreflectivelyinordertofindwordsthatnotonlyfulfillsthedemandsofmeterandrhyme,butalsoexpressesthemeaninginamannerthatcomplementstheimageryandtoneoftherestofthepoem.Thiscarefuluseoflanguageisthemostsignificantdifferencebetweenordinaryproseandpoetry.Theordinaryprosewriterneatlybuildsanargumentusingwordsthewayamason(石匠)buildsahouseusingbricks;thepoetisanartisanwhocreatesafieldstonehearth(大卵石壁炉炉床)—eachstoneoreachwordisturnedover,examined,andoftenlaidasideuntilitcanbeplacedwhereitsshape,weight,andcolorwillcontributetothestrengthandbeautyofthewhole.Prose,accordingtoSamuelTaylorColeridge,is“wordsintheirbestorder”,andpoetryis“thebestwordsintheirbestorder”.Thereader’schiefdelightinreadingpoetrycomesfromhisresponsetoitsmusicaleffect,whichcomesfrommanymetricalpatternsrepresentedinconventionaliambic(抑扬格)feetorfromrepetitionsandparallelphrasingshowninfreeverseandfromotherelementsofpoetry.1、What’sthepurposeofsaying“Norhythm,nopoetry”inparagraph1?A．Toshowtheimportanceofrhythminpoetry.B．Toshowrhythmisthemostimportantelement.C．Toshowthereisnolimitontheuseofrhythm.D．Toshowrhythmismoreimportantthanpoetry.2、Whatisthemostimportantdifferencebetweenordinaryproseandpoetry?A．Thedegreeofemotion. B．Thecarefulchoiceofwords.C．Thedelicateuseofthemetricstyle. D．Thedemandsofmeterandrhyme.3、Whereisthereader’smainjoyinreadingpoetry?A．Theexperienceofthepoet’semotion.B．Theappreciationofthemetricalpattern.C．Thereader’sreactiontothemusicaleffect.D．Thecomprehensionofthethoughtsandfeelings.4、Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?A．Bydefinition. B．Byexamples.C．Byquotation. D．Bycomparison.22．（8分）Aftertwoyearsofcarefulconsideration,RobertMcCrumhasreachedaconclusiononhisselectionofthe100greatestnovelswritteninEnglish.Takealookatafewinhislist:ThePilgrim’sProgressbyJohnBanyan(1678)AstoryofamaninsearchoftruthtoldwiththesimpleclarityandbeautyofBunyan’sprosemakesthisanEnglishclassic.RobinsonCrusoebyDanielDefoe(1719)Bytheendofthe19thcentury,nobookinEnglishliteraryhistoryhadenjoyedmoreeditionsandtranslations.Thisworld-famousnovelisacomplexliteraturethatonecannotresist.Gulliver’sTravelsbyJonathanSwift(1726)Agreatworkthat’sbeenrepeatedlyprinted,JonathanSwift’sGulliver’sTravelscomesthirdinourlistofthebestnovelswritteninEnglish.ClarissabySamuelRichardson(1748)Clarissaisatragicheroine,pressuredbyherdishonorablefamilytomarryawealthymanshedislikes,inthebookthatSamuelJohnsondescribedas“thefirstbookintheworldthatshowstheknowledgeaboutthehumanheart”.TomJonesbyHenryFielding(1749)TomJonesisaclassicEnglishnovelthatgetsthespiritofitsageandwhosecharactersarewell-knownsincetheyhavecometorepresentthesocietyatthattime.EmmabyJaneAusten(1816)JaneAusten’sEmmaishermostoutstandingwork,mixingthebestpartsofherearlybookswithadeepsenseoffeelings.TheNarrativeofArthurGordonPymofNantucketbyEdgarAllanPoe(1838)EdgarAllanPoe’sonlynovel—aclassicadventurestorywithsupernaturalelements—hasfascinatedandinfluencedgenerationsofwriters.1、WhichEnglishbookhasgotthemosttranslationsbeforethe20thcentury?A．RobinsonCrusoe.B．Gulliver’sTravels.C．TomJones.D．Emma.2、WhatdoesSamuelJohnsonthinkwecanlearnaboutfromthebookClarissa?A．Alovestory.B．Quarrelsinafamily.C．Thehumanheart.D．Thespiritsofthelime.3、WhatmakesthecharactersinTomJonesfamous?A．Theirclassiclifestyles.B．Theirdifferentnationalities.C．Theirtypicalspiritsoftheage.D．Theirrepresentationofthesociety.23．（8分）Althoughnotasmuchasinthepast,grandparentsaretheteachersoftheNavajo(纳瓦霍人)youth.Theymakeyoungpeopleawareoflifeatanearlyage.Theparentsgrantthemtheprivilegeofteachingthechildren,andthegrandparentstakegreatprideinraisingthechildrenoratleasthavingabigpartinraisingthem.Youngchildrenoftenstaywiththeirgrandparentsforyearsatatime,developingacloseandtrustingrelationship.ThegrandparentsteachthechildrenNavajolegendsandtheprincipleoflife,emphasizingbothnewculturetrendsandthepreservationoftraditions.Thegrandparentsarealsooftentheleadingfiguresinteachingtheyouththeartsofweaving,caringforthelivestock,usingherbalmedicine,andotherartsandcrafts.Thechildrenaretaughttorespecttheirelders,tocareforthem,tohelpthemwhenevertheyareinneed,andtolearnfromthem.Youngpeopleareurgedtolistenwithcaretothewordsoftheireldersandtokeepasmuchwisdomaspossible.Grandparentsoftengotosocialgatheringsandtraditionalevents,andtheyounghaveopportunitiestolearnmoreabouttheircultureandtraditions.Ilivewithmygrandmotherforthirteenyears,andsheraisedmeintheoldwaysofourpeople.AlthoughIwasgoingtoschool,shetaughtmeasmuchasshecouldaboutourtraditions.Shewasabeautifulwoman.IfIhadachance,Iwouldlistenagaintoherwiseteachings,expressedwithkindnessinasoftvoicethattouchedmyheart.Weusedtoplantcornandpumpkineverysummer.Theynevergrewbigenoughtofeedus,butweplantedthemanyway.Iaskedmygrandmotherwhy.Shesaid,“Grandson,ourplantswillbefarmorebeautifulthantheflowersoutsidethefence.”IdidnotunderstanduntilonedayIsawtheirbeautyasIwascomingoverthehillwithher.Shesaid,“Anythingthatisapartofyouisalwaysfarmorebeautifulthanthethingswhichyoupassby.”Wehadsomebeautifulyearstogether.IamgladsheisapartofmeandIamapartofher.Childrenusedtobewelldisciplined,possessingmorerespectforculture,tradition,andbeliefsthantheydonow.TheworldoftheNavajohasbeeninfluencedbythewesternworld,andthegrandparentshavelesscontrolandinfluencethantheyusedto.Buttheyoungpeoplewhohavebeentouchedbytheirteachingshaveglimpsedawayoflifebeyondwhatmostpeopleknowtoday.1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Parentshatetotakethetroubletoraisechildren.B．SchoolsarenotverypopularwiththeNavajoyouth.C．Grandparentsareusuallyunwillingtoteachtheirgrandchildren.D．Childrenlearnaboutthemeaningoflifefromtheirgrandchildren.2、Whydidtheauthor’sgrandmotherplantcornandpumpkin?A．Becauseshehatedwildflowers.B．Becausesheneededtofeedherfamily.C．Becauseshetriedtomakeherfencemorebeautiful.D．Becauseshewantedhergrandsontolearnalifelesson.3、What’stheauthor’sopinionaccordingtothepassage?A．Grandparentsarethesourceoftraditionalculture.B．Hisgrandmother’steachingcouldreplaceschooling.C．ThewesternworldishardlyinfluencedbytheNavajos.D．Itisimpossibletogetgrandparentsinvolvedinteachingagain.4、What’sthepurposeofthearticle?A．Tohonortheauthor’sgrandmother.B．TosharewithreadersaNavajoculture.C．ToemphasizethegreatnessofNavajo.D．TointroducethedevelopmentofNavajotribes.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）DreaminHeartOnthefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedanewclassmate—awrinkledlittleoldlady—tous.HernamewasRose,andshewaseighty-sevenyearsold.AfterclassRoseandIwalkedtotheStudentUnionBuildingandsharedachocolatemilk-shake.Shetoldmeshealwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowshewasgettingone.Webecameinstantfriends.Everydayforthefollowingmonths,wewouldleaveclasstogetherandtalknonstop.Iwasalwaysattracted,listeningtothis“timemachine”asshesharedherwisdomandexperiencewithme.Rosebecamefamousandeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.Shetendedtobehighlymotivated,responsible,anddeeplyinvolvedinclassparticipation.Insparetimeshehadsomeonehangoutorgotobarswith.Sheevenparticipatedinsomeformofathleticactivity.Shesaidthatextra-curricularactivitiescanformavitalpartofherexperience,creatinguniquechancesforfriendshipandlearning.AttheendofthetermweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballmeal.Alittleembarrassed,sheleanedintothemicrophoneandsimplysaid,“I’msorryI’msonervous.”Aswelaughed,sheclearedherthroatandbegan,“Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Ifyou’renineteenyearsoldandlieinbedforonefullyear,youwillturntwenty.IfI’meighty-sevenyearsoldandstayinbedforayear,Iwillturneighty-eight.Anybodycangrowolder.It’snon-optionalbutthatdoesn’ttakeanytalentorability.Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingthechanceinchange.Inthiswaytheelderlydon’thaveregretsforwhattheydid,butratherforthingstheydidnotdo.”Roseconcludedherspeechbycourageouslysinging“TheRose”.Shechallengedustostudythewordsofthesongandlivedthemoutindailylives.Attheyear’sendRosefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthoseyearsago.OneweekaftergraduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.Overtwothousandcollegestudentsattendedherfuneralinhonorofthewonderfulwomanwhotaughtbyexamplethatit’snevertoolatetobeallyoucanpossiblybe.1、WhydoestheauthorcompareRoseto“timemachine”inParagraph2?A．Tostressheroldageandknowledgeoflife.B．Todescribetheclosefriendshipbetweenthem.C．Toshowthatshealwaysenjoyedheractivelife.D．Toexplainwhyshetookonachallengeincollege.2、Rosewasinvitedtospeakatthefootballmealmostprobablybecause______.A．shewasagreatfootballfanB．shewasthesmarteststudentC．shetriedhardtoachieveherdreamD．shebecamemoreeducatedthantheothers3、WecanlearnthatRoseagreedwiththeideathat______.A．growingoldermeansgrowingupB．ittakestalentandabilitytogrowupC．receivinghigheducationhelpstobecourageousD．onegrowsolderatthesametimewhenhegrowsup4、Thepassageisintendedto______.A．provideanexamplefortheelderlyB．discusshowtogrowupquicklyC．telltheimportanceofattendingcollegeD．inspirethereaderstoliveuptolives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）WhenIwasinthirdgrade,myparentsletmejoinanadvancedpreparatorymathclass,Sigma.1,Ihadneverdisplayedalikingformathatschool.IsteppedintoclassonthefirstdaythinkingthatIwouldspendayearatSigmabeforeleavingA:Onthefirstdayofclass,we2anhourlongtest.I3didthebestIcouldandtriedto4howtosolvetheproblemsIhadn'tlearnedhowtodoinschool.However,5Ihadn'texpectedwastocome6!Beforethatday,IhadneverbelievedIwasgoodatmathatall.Butastheyearwenton,I7gotthehighestscore.WhenIwasineighthgrade,Ijoinedmyschool'smathteamwhereIwasoneofthe8fourstudentschosento9ourschoolatastatewidemiddleschoolmathcompetition.BythetimeIhadcreateda10formyselfatschoolasamathgirl.ButwhatdrewmetothemathteamwasthatitwasthefirstcommunityIfeltlikeIwasareal11of.ItwasahomeI12whereeveryonewasasexcitedabout13asIwas.IstoppedgoingtoSigmawhenIwasinninthgrade,butIstillstayedinthemathteam.Themathteamisn’tlikesigma-aplacetomakeyoubelieveinyourself,totake14testsandcompetetoseewhereyouare15relativetoyourclassmates.ThemathteamisthecommunitywhereIhavepushedmyselftomy16andhaveseenotherpeople17themselves.Andmost18,themathteamistheplacewhereIhavemetsomeofthekindestpeopleIknowtoday.Thankyou,mathteam,forgivingmefriendsandpeopleIwill19evenafterIgoofftocollegeinlessthanayearandahalf.Thankyouformakingmefeel20.1、A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．HoweverD．Luckily2、A．hatedB．arrangedC．tookD．failed3、A．hardlyB．extremelyC．rarelyD．merely4、A．giveoutB．figureoutC．sendoutD．turnout5、A．asB．whatC．whichD．that6、A．firstB．secondC．thirdD．last7、A．constantlyB．graduallyC．accidentallyD．immediately8、A．centerB．middleC．topD．bottom9、A．presentB．replaceC．reserveD．represent10、A．planB．gameC．sceneD．reputation11、A．partB．girlC．studentD．presenter12、A．feltatB．belongedtoC．createdD．left13、A．picture-takingB．problem-solvingC．trouble-makingD．lecture-giving14、A．fruitlessB．helplessC．hopelessD．endless15、A．taughtB．visitedC．rankedD．scanned16、A．competenceB．limitsC．classD．ability17、A．pushB．enjoyC．findD．show18、A．surprisinglyB．necessarilyC．importantlyD．strictly19、A．treasureB．knowC．preserveD．forget20、A．pitiedB．desertedC．gradedD．loved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）Astudentonceaskedhisteacher,“WhatisGreed?”Insteadofgivingtheanswerdirectly,theteacheraskedhim1．(go)throughthechocolatefactorynearbyandpicktheonechocolatehelikedmost.Buthecouldnotturnbackashepassedthroughthefactory.Thestudentwenttothechocolatefactory.Ashewalkedthrough,hesawonechocolate2．(wrap)nicely.Heinstantlylikedit,buthesaidto3．(he)thathemightfindamuchbiggeronefurther.Sohewalkedonandsawanotherchocolate.Butagain,hethought4．same.Whenhealmostcametotheendofthefactory,hecouldn’tseeanychocolatesasbigastheonehedidn’tpick5．(early).Hestartedtoregrethisdecisionoflettingitgo.Finally,hewentbacktohisteacherwithanemptyhandandgaveanaccountof6．hedid.Theteachertoldhim,“Youdidliketheonechocolateverymuch,butstillyoukeptlookingforabiggerone.Andlateryourealizedthatwhatyougaveup7．(be)thebestchocolateyoucouldfindthere.That8．(call)Greed.”Weletgoofmanygoodthingsinourlifebecause9．ourgreedofhavingevenbetterthings.Butinthesearchforbetterthings,weletgoofmanygoodthingsthatcouldhavegivenussimilar10．(satisfy)andmadeushappy.Learntomakeyourchoicewisely.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。Today,whenIwalkedtohomeafterschool,Ifoundthesunsetwasverybeautifully、Istoppedattheparkandsitonabenchtoappreciatethescenery、Therewassomanypeopleatthepark,mostofwhomwereoldcouples,buttheywentforawalk、Therewasaspecialcouplewalkhandinhand,whichcaughtmyattention、Theoldwomancouldn’twalkwellbecausetherewassomethingwrongwithherrightlegs、Theoldmantookcareofthemcarefully、Theysetgoodexampletotheyoungcouples,showingthattrueloveis、Againstthesunset,theymadeupabeautifulscene、20第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华。你的外国笔友Jane打算七月份来中国，特来信了解中国人的社交习俗。请你用英语回一封信，按以下几个方面的提示做具体介绍。提示:1.见面时的问候方式；2.对赞美的回答方式；3.接受礼物时的回应方式；4.晚宴礼节。注意:词数100左右，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearJane,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、B3、B4、D5、B6、D7、A8、B9、C10、A11、D12、C13、C14、B15、B16、A17、C18、A19、D20、D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、A2、B3、C4、D22、1、A2、C3、D23、1、D2、D3、A4、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,followedbyMa