云南省腾冲市第一中学2024届高三第一次调研测试英语试卷含解析

云南省腾冲市第一中学2024届高三第一次调研测试英语试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Whentheorganization______inMarch,2019,therewasalmostnomoneyinthebankandmorethan$1millionofdebt.A．folded B．boomed C．registered D．sprang2．Mr.Greenwasveryfamouswhenhelivedthere.Thereis______tobesomeoneinthisdistrictwhoremembershim.A．content B．opposedC．bound D．restricted3．Theonlyproblemwas______wekeptgettinglost!ButpeopleinTianjinareveryfriendlyandhelpful.A．why B．whetherC．that D．how4．Atthattime,mymindwasacomplete_______;Icouldn'tthinkofasingleanswer.A．blank B．bonusC．blow D．bottom5．It's________mewhyAlicegaveupherjobandgotmarried.A．under B．above C．over D．beyond6．Aftercollege,hewasemployedinamiddleschoolandthereeversince.A．wouldworkedB．hadworkedC．workedD．hasworked7．He________inauniversityforfiveyears,butnowherunsacompanyofhisown.A．hastaught B．hadtaughtC．taught D．hasbeenteaching8．—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.—_________.Oppositessometimesdoattract.A．Ihopenot B．IthinksoC．Iappreciatethat D．Ibegtodiffer9．Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．answerfor D．pullthrough10．_____hishomeworkintime,hehadtostayuplateintothenight.A．Finishing B．Havingfinished C．Tofinish D．Tohavefinished11．Hopefully，thenewmethodwillbeeffective，helpingstudentstogettheircareerplans________.A．athandB．atwillC．ontrialD．ontrack12．TheartistissaidduringtheproductionandthusapiratedvideowassoldineverypartofKenya.A．tobecheated B．beingcheatedC．tohavebeencheated D．havingbeencheated13．Checkyourpapercarefullytosee________youhavemadeanymistakes.A．what B．which C．whether D．that14．Jennynearlymissedtheflight_________________doingtoomuchshopping.A．asaresultof B．ontopofC．infrontof D．inneedof15．Howcomeeverykidtodayismeanttobeachampionforsomething_____weknoweverykidcan’tbeastar?A．incaseB．asifC．whenD．unless16．Whentheoldmanwokeup,hefoundsomeonehisTVinthelivingroom.A．stole B．steal C．stealing D．stolen17．Noonebelieveshisreasonsforbeinglatethathewascaughtinatrafficjam,_______madehimembarrassed.A．it B．which C．that D．why18．thekeytothecarwhenmybosscametowardsme.FinallyIcoulddrivehimhomeasusual.A．NeverhadIfound B．SeldomdidIfindC．HardlyhadIfound D．NosoonerdidIfind19．Paulcouldbeaveryattractiveboybuthe______tohisbehaviour.A．paidnoattention B．werepayingnoattentionC．paysnoattention D．hadpaidnoattention20．---Ihavebeenworkingformorethan30years!I’mgoingtoretirenextmonth.---Really?Youdon’tlookaday40!A．overB．byC．withD．for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）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.22．（8分）Rome,ParisandNewYorkaretheworld’stopfashioncities,allofwhichhaveproducedsomeofthetoptrends,fromfashionableskirtstothehottestnewshoes.Buthaveyoueverwonderedaboutthenegativeideasthattheyhaveenforced?InApril2016,theAdvertisingStandardsAuthority(ASA)inBritainbannedanadfromGuccithatfeaturedmodelsdancingaroundandhavingfun,becausetheywereallextremelyskinny.Banningadsduetothemodels’extremefiguresisn’tnew.TheASAbannedanadin2015forthesamereason.InFrance,ithasbeenruledthatmodelsaretoprovideadoctor’snoprovidingthattheyareatahealthyweight.Sowhatisthehealthyweightformodels?Twentyyearsago,theaveragefashionmodelweighed8%lessthantheaveragewoman.Today,theyweigh23less.Peoplemaythinkthatbeingatanunhealthyweightwillhelpthemgainthebenefitsthatthemodelsdo.Thisprovidesastandardofbeauty,andthereforepeoplewhowanttoachievethosethingsmayattempttoobtainthemthroughunhealthyways.Peoplemaythinkthattheyareoverweight,duetotheimagesofmodels’thinfigures.Theyseesomethingwrongwiththeirbodieswhethertheyareoverweightornot.Thisisakeyfactorinaloweredbodyimage,lowself-esteem,depressionandpossiblyeveneatingdisorders.I’mnotblamingthefashionindustrybyanymeans.It’snottheirfaultthatmanypeoplelookuptothemodelsandexpecttolivealifeliketheirs.IamgladthattheASAisraisingitsvoiceswhendiscussingthegrowingissueofbodyimagesinthefashionindustry.Bybanningphotosandvideos,speakingoutagainstthemandpushingfordoctor’snotesfromthemodels,it’spushingfortheideasthatthetraditionalfashionindustry’sbodyimagedemandsshouldbechangedandsomethingmoreneedstobequestioned.1、Accordingtothetext,whywasoneofGucci’sadsbanned?A．Becausethemodelsdidn’tactaccordingtotheruleB．Becauseitsmodelsaremuchtoothin.C．Becausenoneofitsmodelshadadoctor’snoteD．Becauseitsmodelsweredancinginanunhealthyway2、Wecaninferfromthenumbersmentionedinparagraph3that.A．manywomenonadiettobecomemodelsB．peopledon’tknowwhymodelsweighlessC．modelsarebecomingthinnerwithtimegoingbyD．thehealthyweightformodelshasn’tbeendecided.3、Whatdoesthefourthparagraphmainlyshow?A．ThechangesinthestandardofbeautyB．Thebenefitsofbecomingthinfigures.C．ThenegativeeffectsofmodelsimagesD．people’sattitudestowardsmodels’images4、Whatistheauthor’stoneofwritingthispassage?A．ObjectiveB．Hopeful.C．Critical.D．Humorous.23．（8分）Ifwewanttofindoutwhatkindoftechnologypeopleusedinthepast,wenormallyhavetorelyonarchaeologiststofindruinedbuildingsandpartsoftoolsorinstrumentsormachines.Archaeologiststhentrytoreconstruct,sometimeswiththehelpofcomputertechnology,whattheseancientbuildingsandobjectsmusthavelookedlike,andhowtheymighthavebeenmade.Sometimeshistoriansareluckyandfindanancientdocumentwithawrittendescriptionoftheseancientbuildingsandobjects.Wecanunderstand,then,whyChinesehistoriansweresoexcitedwhentheyfoundcavepaintingswhichshowancientscience.Theyfoundthesepaintingsintheworld-renownedMogaoGrottoesofDunhuangCity,inNorthwestChina'sGansuProvince.Thereare500man-madecavesandtheyhavesurvivedforatleast1,600years.Almostallofthesecaveshavepaintingsontheirceilingsorwallsandtheydatefromthe4thto14thcenturies.WangJinyuisanexpertonthesecavepaintings(alsocalledfrescoes)andhesays:“Wediscoveredfrescoescontainingscientificandtechnologicalcontentinalmostallofthecaveswhichhavefrescoes.”WhatisremarkableaboutthesecavepaintingsaccordingtotheXinhuaNewsAgencyisthattheyprovideevidenceof"scientificandtechnologicalinventionsbyancientChineseinmaths,physics,chemistry,astronomy,geography,agronomy,architecture,textiles,trafficandtransportation,armsandmilitaryequipmentandmedicalsciences".Amongthediscoveriesexpertshavemadearecavepaintingsshowingancienttechniquesofpotterymakingandwineproductionandpaintingsshowingancientweavingmachinesandthentoothbrushes!Thepaintingsalsogivesomeevidenceofthelifestyleatthetimewith,forexample,picturesofpeopleboilingmilkover1,000yearsago.Expertsbelievethatthereismoreevidencetobefound,butevennowthecavesareawonderfulnaturalmuseum.Ifthewallsandceilingsofthecaveswereallputtogethertheywouldformatapestry20kilometerslongand2metershigh!Itwon'tbepossibletotravelbackintime-thatonlyhappensinfilms-butvisitingthesecaveswouldbethenearestexperienceyoucouldgettotravellingbackintime.1、WhywereChinesehistoriansexcitedwhentheyfoundcavepaintingsshowingancientscience?A．Becausetheyhadrarelyseencavepaintings.B．Becausetheycouldmaketheplaceatouristattraction.C．Becausetheycouldlearnaboutancientsciencethroughthem.D．Becausetheywouldbegivenlotsofmoneyforthediscovery.2、TheMogaoGrottoesofDunhuangCity______.A．have500man-madecavesB．havebeenthereforatmost1,600yearsC．helpustoknowlittleaboutancientscienceD．havepaintingsontheirceilingsineverycave3、Expertshaddiscoveredcavepaintingsshowingtheancienttechniquesof______.A．potterymakingandwineproductionB．weavingmachinesandtoothbrushesC．boilingmilkover1,000yearsagoD．architectureandweaving4、Thearticleismorelikelytobeselectedfromthemagazine______.A．ModernCountries B．BusinessWorldC．NetworkWorld D．PopularScience24．（8分）Businessdependsonproductivityandemployee’sinteraction(互动)withcustomers.Themoreproductiveacompanyisandthebetteritscustomerserviceis,themoreincomeitmakes.Productivityismeasuredbytheoutputofemployees.Nootherfactorinfluencesproductivityandcustomerinteractionmorethanhowtheemployeesthinkabouttheirjob.Workingenvironmentsarenotthesame.BlameDonais,inhisbookWorkplacesThatWork,definescultureas“asystemofsharedbeliefs,valuesandnorms(规范)thatshapebehavior”.Thissystemofsharedbeliefscreatestheatmosphereinwhichtheemployeesworkanddeterminestheirworthinthecompany,theiropportunitieswithinthecompanyandtheiropinionsoftheirmanagers.Areviewofthecultureoftheworkplacehelpsthemanagementteamtocreatemodelsthatinspireamoreproductiveandemployee-friendlyculture.Understandingtheworkplaceculturegivesthemanagementinsight（洞察力）astowhathinders(阻碍)production,whatcanbechangedandwhatpoliciescanbeadded.Negativeculturesdiscourageemployees,formhavingopinions.Thisisgenerallyaresultofamanagementteamthatonlyseesemployeesfortheirproductionvalues.Employeeswhodon’tfeelvaluedmoveontocompaniesthatencouragetheirinput.Thehighturnoverresultsinlessqualifiedemployees.Positiveworkplacecultureskeepmoreemployees.Employeeswhoremaininpositionsforextendedperiodsoftimedeveloprelationshipswithpreferredcustomersandcanoftenbethereasonthatacustomerdoesbusinesswithacompany.Motivatedemployeesvaluethecompany’sassets（资产）more,andtheirdecisionsreflectthisvalue.JoanHodgins,amanagementpsychologist,insiststhat“Researchshowsorganizationsthatarecommittedtodevelopingandmaintainingacultureof‘dignityatwork’,harvestthebenefitsintermsoffinancialresults.”BlameDonaisadvisesthatlargeworkplacesbeawareofsubculturesthatcandevelopindifferentregionsintheworld.Largecompaniesmayneedoutsidehelptocreatenationalorglobalplatformstoencourageaunitedcultureamongalltheirlocations.1、Whatinfluencesacompanymostaccordingtothetext?A．Itscustomerservice.B．Itsefficientproduction.C．Itsmanagers’workattitude.D．Itsemployees’opinionsaboutwork.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutBlameDonais’attitude?A．Hethinspeoplehavedifferentopinionsonnegativecultures.B．Hethinkslargeworkplacesshouldmaintainadifferentculture.C．Hethinksthesystemofsharedbeliefsisnotfitforworkplaces.D．Hethinkssubculturesareofgreatimportancetolargeworkplaces.3、Whatwaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheImportanceofWorkplaceCultureB．TheDisadvantagesofWorkplaceCultureC．HowtoChooseaQualifiedCompanyD．HowtoEmployQualifiedEmployees25．（10分）China’scancerresearcherZhuChen,togetherwithtwoFrenchresearchersAnneDejeanandHuguesdeThé,receivedSjobergPrize2018inStockholmConcertHall,SwedenonFriday.“WeusedwisdomfrombothChineseandWesternmedicineandofferedacuretooneofthemostdeadlycancers,”ChentoldXinhua,“IfeelthatChinesemedicinehaspotentialtocontributemoretohumanhealth.Itstrugglesforbenefitingallmankind.It’salanguageofpeace,andofdevelopmentandprogress.”ChenrecalledthecooperationwiththetwoFrenchresearchersforover30years.Thisyear’sSjobergwinnershavedevelopedanewandtargetedtreatmentforaspecificformofbloodcancercalledacutepromyelocyticleukaemia(急性早幼粒白血病).Itwasonceoneofthedeadliestformsofcancer,butitisnowpossibletocurenineoutoftenpatientswhoreceivethenewtreatment.Thewinnershavemadethisrevolutionarydevelopmentpossiblebymethodicallymappingthemolecularmechanismsresponsibleforthedisease.ThePrizeisawardedbytheRoyalSwedishAcademyofSciencesandisfunded(资助)bytheSjobergFoundation.Thefoundation,withadonationof2.5billionUSdollars,wasfoundedin2016,andservestopromotescientificresearchthatfocusesoncancer,healthandtheenvironment.ThePrizeisanannualinternationalprizeincancerresearchawardedtoindividualresearchersorresearchgroups.TheprizeamountstoonemillionUSdollars,ofwhich100,000USdollarsistheprizesumand900,000USdollarsisfundingforfutureresearch.1、ZhuChenwasawardedSjobergPrizeforthe.A．researchintoalanguageB．promotionofChinesemedicineC．treatmentforaoncefatalcancerD．cooperationwithFrenchresearchers2、WhatcanweknowabouttheSjobergFoundation?A．Itfundsresearchincertainfields.B．Itfavorsindividualresearchers.C．Itdonates2.5billionUSdollars.D．Itawardstheprizeannually.3、Whatcanthetextbeclassifiedas?A．Abiography.B．Anewsreport.C．Asciencefiction.D．Anadvertisement.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．NewCureforCancerB．BreakthroughstohumanhealthC．GreatContributionsofChineseMedicineD．ThreeScientistsReceivingSjobergPrize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）完形填空（共20小题；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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。Agroupofgraduates,successfulintheircareers,gottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.Conversationsoonturnedintocomplaintsabout1inworkandlife.Beforeofferinghisguests2,theprofessorwenttothekitchenand3withalargepotofcoffeeandavarietyofcups--porcelain（瓷）,plastic,glass,crystal,some4andcheap,someexquisite（精致的）and5--tellingthemtohelpthemselvestothecoffee.Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theprofessorsaid:“Ifyou6,allthenice-lookingexpensivecupswere7up,leavingbehindtheplainandcheapones.Whileitis8foryoutowantonlythebestforyourselves,thatisthe9ofyourproblemsandstress.Beassuredthatthecupitself10noqualitytothecoffee.Inmostcases11isjustmoreexpensiveandinsomecasesevenhideswhatwedrink.Whatallofyou12wantedwascoffee,notthecup,butyouconsciously13forthebestcups...Andthenyoubeganeyeingeachother’scups.Nowconsiderthis:14isthecoffee;thejobs,moneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups.Theyarejusttoolsto15life,andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefine（规定）,norchangethe16oflifewelive.Sometimes,by17onlyonthecup,wefailtoenjoythecoffeeGodhasofferedus.Godbrews（酿造）thecoffee,notthecups.Enjoyyourcoffee!“The18peopledon’thavethebestofeverything:Theyjust19thebestofeverything.”Livesimply.Love20Caredeeply.Speakkindly.LeavetheresttoGod.1、A．difficulties B．stress C．sadness D．hate2、A．coffee B．tea C．gift D．cups3、A．packed B．rushed C．fetched D．returned4、A．good-looking B．ugly-looking C．plain-looking D．nice-looking5、A．expensive B．bright C．excellent D．comfortable6、A．suspected B．noticed C．ignored D．appreciated7、A．filled B．brought C．taken D．used8、A．normal B．careful C．polite D．rude9、A．share B．access C．entrance D．source10、A．puts B．adds C．attaches D．ties11、A．this B．which C．it D．one12、A．really B．generally C．possibly D．precisely13、A．looked B．searched C．applied D．went14、A．Peace B．Joy C．Chance D．Life15、A．refer B．reflect C．contain D．support16、A．quality B．quantity C．character D．value17、A．keeping B．basing C．concentrating D．depending18、A．coolest B．craziest C．happiest D．saddest19、A．make B．use C．accept D．put20、A．nervously B．secretly C．generously D．curiously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）ItwasgettingdarkwhenIgothome.ItwascoldandI1．(wear)acoat.Iwalkeduptothedoorandputmyhandintomypocket2．(take)outmykey3．Icouldn’tfindit.IsuddenlyrememberedthatI4．(leave)itonmydeskintheoffice.Itreallydidn’tmakeanydifference.Iknewmywife5．(be)athomeandthechildrenmusthavecomebackfromschoolbynow,soI6．(knock)atthedoor.Therewasnoanswer,soIknockedagain.Icontinuedknockingatthedoorforsometime.I7．(get)angry.ThenIrememberedsomethingtheofficeboyhadtoldmeatnoon.Hesaidthatmywife8．(phone)sayingthatshe9．(go)shoppingintheafternoonwiththechildren.Therewasonlyonethingformetodo:Ihadtoclimein10．awindow.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学们交换修改作文，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。错误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。Lastweek,Ihadaargumentwithmybestfriend.Allofuswenthomewithanger,Afterfinishingdinner,Ibegantodomyhomework.Sudden,mystomachhurtbadly.Myparentstookmethehospitalimmediately.ThedoctorsaidIeatuncleanfoodandIneededtostayinthehospitalfortwodays,thatmademefeelworseandworriedaboutmylessons.Tomysurprised,mybestfriendcametoseeme.Shewassoworriedaboutmeandhelpedmeaboutmylessons.Weunderstooditeachotherbetterandwerebacktogether.NowIhaverealizedthatfriendshipisveryimportancetome.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，你的朋友Kevin给你发邮件说，他想从成都出发到西安旅行，想请你为他介绍一下西成高速铁路(Xi’an-Chengduhigh-SpeedRailway)的情况。请你回复邮件，内容包括:1.西成高速铁路始建于2012年，2017年12月开通运营，全长658公里，时速高达250公里/小时；2.途径绵阳等20多座城市，沿途无数美景、美食，全程大约只需3个半小时；3.高铁列车设施齐全，安全舒适；但票价略高。注意:1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.首尾已写好，不计入总词数。DearKevin,KnowingthatyouplantotravelfromChengdutoXi’an,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Hopeyouhaveawonderfultrip.Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、C4、A5、D6、D7、C8、D9、A10、C11、D12、C13、C14、A15、C16、C17、B18、C19、C20、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、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.Theworstmonthtobuyonlinewa