2026届广东省广州市白云区高三上英语期末学业质量监测模拟试题含解析

2026届广东省广州市白云区高三上英语期末学业质量监测模拟试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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．________anincreaseinforeignlegalconflicts，Chinaisexpectedtoseethenumbercontinuetorise．A．Towitness B．BeingwitnessedC．Witnessed D．Havingwitnessed2．—Haveyouheardofyesterday'sgasexplosion?—Yes.Onlytwoofthe35minersatthescene________tohavemadeitoutsafely.A．havethoughtB．arethoughtC．hadthoughtD．werethought3．IwishI______photographythen.Ifso,Icouldgiveyouahandatpresent.A．studied B．hadstudiedC．havestudied D．willstudy4．—Jack,myplanearrivesat8:30pmwhen,Isuppose,you______dinner.—ButIcanwait.A．willhave B．havehadC．willhavehad D．arehaving5．Wecametothestation________alltheway,only________thetrainhadjustleft.A．running,told B．torun,tellingC．torun,tobetold D．running,tobetold6．---DoyouknowwhatTomdoesallday?----IknowhespendsatleastasmuchtimewatchingTVashe____________hislessons.A．isdoing B．does C．spendstodo D．doesdoing7．_______youconsiderthattheairlinehandled80millionpassengerslastyear,theaccidentfiguresarereallyverysmall.A．UnlessB．WhenC．BeforeD．Though8．—Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldstayforlunch.—Sorry,I.Ihaveanotherappointment.A．won’t B．shan’t C．can’t D．mustn’t9．(2013·天津，9)Noone________bemoregenerous；hehasaheartofgold.A．couldB．mustC．dareD．need10．Trytobeindependent,foryourparentscan'tdo________foryouallyourlife.A．something B．nothingC．everything D．anything11．TheGamesareknownasthefriendlygamesbecauseoftheir________onkindnessandmutualrespect.A．lacks B．focusesC．challenges D．researches12．—HowdidyoulikeJohn’sexhibitionofpaintingslastweekend?—Totellyouthetruth,hispaintingsdidn’t________memuch.A.referto B．appealto C．belongto D．occurto13．Rosa_____thiswashingmachineformorethantenyears.Sheisthinkingaboutbuyinganewone.A．isusingB．usedC．hadusedD．hasbeenusing14．Wehavestrong________forbelievingthatthenewly-inventedmaterialisnotonlypopularbutalsoamonumenttotheeco-friendlylifestyle.A．grounds B．reasons C．causes D．purposes15．Lucy__writingheressayby10:00thismorning.Afterthat,shelistenedtomusicforawhile.A．willfinish B．finishesC．hasfinished D．hadfinished16．Citizensare_____toexercisetheirrights,butundernocircumstancescantheyviolateotherpeople’srights.A．ontrack B．onscheduleC．atease D．atliberty17．TheLifelongLearningProgramme________toenablepeopletotakepartinlearningexperienceshastakenoffacrossEurope.A．havingbeendesigned B．beingdesignedC．designed D．designing18．ifIhadarrivedyesterdaywithoutlettingyouknowbeforehand?A．Wouldyoubesurprised B．WereyousurprisedC．Hadyoubeensurprised D．Wouldyouhavebeensurprised19．Nobodycangobackandstartanewbeginning,______anyonecanstartnowandmakeanewending.A．forB．andC．butD．so20．Myteacheraskedmetocopy_____article_____secondtime． A．an;the B．an;a C．the;a D．the;the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）CJ6Fcbnuary,2019Imaginetensofthousandsofhugeenginesarepushingourplanetawayfromadyingsun.Thevisualeffectisimpressiveandgoeswellwiththestory.ThestoryisnotthetypicalHollywoodstyle:Asuperherosavestheearth;everyoneelseistheretogivearoundofapplause.Themovie"theWanderingEarth"bringsaseriousquestiontotheaudience:Whatareyougoingtodowhenfacinganunavoidabledisastertoourcivilization?Allcharactersinthemovieareordinarypeopleandeveryonegivestheiranswerwithshininghumanity.Againstalltheodds(逆境)withoutagoodfight.Thechanceofsuccessisclosetozerobuttheychoosehope.ItisaSci-fifan'sfeastyoudon'twanttomiss.Sylph16February,2019I'llexpectspaceshipsinHollywoodmovieswhenEarthisnolongersuitableforhumansurvival.ButinChineseconcept,wewillneverabandonourhome.Weput10000enginesonEarthandrunawaytogether.ThisiswhereAmericansandChinesediffer.LOLSteve27February.2019Thismoviehasalotofdialogues,morethanthat’snecessaryinmostscenes.Andthestoryliecouldbebetter.Anotherissueisthecast,whichisalmostmadeupofrookiesorfreshfaces,Thoughtheactingisnotbad,it'scertainlynotconsistenteitherSwanIMarch.2019Usually,foreignersinChinesesciencefictionfilmsareportrayedaseitherbadorincompetent(无能的).Yetin"theWanderingEarth",theChinesestruggletosavetheearth,andeagerlycooperatewithaninternationalforceoflargelynamelessheroesIt’sanotherreminderthatinthisdepressingfuturehumanbeingsmustunite.Mike17March.2019Thescreenwriting(电影剧本创作)fitsrightintothegrandplotoftheoriginalnovelbyCixinLiu.Thestory,thesettingandthespecialeffectsmadehisimaginationcomealive!585、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceindicateintheCJScomment?A．IntheWanderingEarth,everyoneworkstogethertosavetheearth.B．InaHollywoodfilm,everyonehelpsasuperherotosavetheearth.C．AllcharactersinaHollywoodfilmareordinaryandgreatpeople.D．TheWanderingEarthdiffersfromtypicalHollywoodfilmsincast.1、InSylphsopinion,thismovieactuallyshows______A．humanconcerns B．culturaldifferencesC．survivalskills D．environmentaldisasters2、WhatdoesStevemainlytalkabout?A．Themovie'scast. B．Themoviesplot.C．Themovieslines D．Themovie'sdrawbacks3、MikemakeshiscommentintermsofA．stonylines B．specialeffects C．noveladaptations D．thesetting22．（8分）Fairytalesperformmanyfunctions.Theyentertain,encourageimaginationandteachproblem—solvingskills.Theycanalsoprovidemorallessons,highlightingthedangersoffailingtofollowthesocialcodesthatlethumanbeingscoexistinharmony.Suchmorallessonsmaynotmeanmuchtoarobot,butateamofresearchersatGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologybelievesithasfoundawaytousethefairytalesasmorallessonsthatAI(artificialintelligence)cantaketoitscold,mechanicalheart.Thecollectedstoriesofdifferentculturesteachchildrenhowtobehaveinsociallyacceptablewayswithexamplesofproperandimproperbehaviorinfables,novelsandotherliterature.WebelievestorycomprehensioninrobotscanpreventtheintelligentrobotsfromkillinghumanitywhichwaspredictedandfearedbysomeofthebiggestnamesintechnologyincludingStephenHawkingandBillGates.Thissystemiscalled“Quixote”(堂吉诃德).ItcollectsstoryplotsfromtheInternetandthenusesthosestoriestoteachrobotshowtobehave.Theexperimentdonebythedesignersinvolvesgoingtoadrugstoretopurchasesomemedicineforahumanwhoneedstogetitassoonaspossible.Therobothasthreeoptions.Itcanwaitinline;itcaninteractwiththestorekeeperpolitelyandpurchasethemedicinewithpriority;oritcanstealthemedicineandescape.Withoutanyfurtherdirectives(指令),therobotwillcometotheconclusionthatthemostefficientmeansofobtainingthemedicineistostealit.ButQuixoteoffersarewardforwaitinginlineandpolitelypurchasingthemedicineandapunishmentforstealingit.Inthisway,therobotwilllearnthemoralwaytobehaveonthatoccasion.Quixotewouldworkbestonarobotthathasaverylimitedfunction.It’sababystepinthedirectionofteachingmoremorallessonsintorobots.WebelievethatAIhastobetrainedtoadoptthevaluesofaparticularsociety,andindoingso,itwillstrivetoavoidunacceptablebehavior.Givingrobotstheabilitytoreadandunderstandourstoriesmaybethemostefficientmeans.1、Whatfunctiondofairytalesperformintherobots?A．Theyentertainrobots.B．Theyhighlightdangers.C．Theymakerobotsmoreintelligent.D．Theyenablerobotstobehavemorally.2、Whatis“Quixote”inthetext?A．ApunishmentsystemB．AcharacterinliteratureC．AbignameintechnologyD．Asoftwareeducatingrobots.3、Whatdoesthedesignerexpectrobottodointheexperiment?A．Totakeadvantageofitsprivilege.B．Tofinishthetaskmostefficiently.C．Toperforminagoodmanneredway.D．Toberewardedbythestorekeeper14、Whichofthefollowcanbestexpresstheauthor’sopinion?A．Robotswilldefinitelyhavemorefunctions.B．Robotswithhuman’semotionsareperfect.C．Trainingrobotstobesociallyacceptableisnecessary.D．Thedevelopmentofrobotsisstillinababystep.23．（8分）IwasdisheartenedrecentlywhenIturnedonthenewstohearastoryaboutafamilywhoispetitioning(请愿)theHamptonSchoolBoardtoreceiveout-of-districtcompensationtoplacetheirdaughterinanout-of-districtschoolduetoracialbullying.IwasdisheartenedbecauseIknowthatevenifthisfamilywinstheirpetition,therootoftheproblemwillstillcontinue.Whiletherearemanycontributingfactorstotherapidincreaseofthebullying,Ibelievethattherootofthisproblemlieswithintherestrictionsofschools,orrathertheteachersandadministratorswhoallowbullyingtohappenwhilefeedingtheline"Wehaveano-tolerancepolicy"tostudentsandparents.Thisfamilycanmovetheirdaughtertoanewschoolwhereshewillfeelsafetolearnandgrow,buttheywillleavebehindtheproblemoftheeducatorsatthisschoolwholettheracialbullyinghappen.MysonwenttoaprivateschoolinConcord.Hewasbulliedontheplayyard.Theadministrationgaveusthe"Notolerance"line,butdidnothingtostopthebullyingorchangetheclimateoftheschool.Wepulledoursonoutofthisschoolandplacedhiminanotherschool.Thisschooltrulyunderstandshowtoguidestudents'acceptanceofdifferencesandembraceteachablemomentssothatbullyingisanon-issue.Itrulyhopethatthisfamilygetstheout-of-districtplacementfortheirdaughter.However,Iamdoubtfulthattheschooldistrictwilladdresstherootoftheproblem.1、Theauthorfeltdisheartenedprobablybecause_____.A．thefamily'spetitionwasturneddownB．thedaughterofthefamilywasbulliedC．therootoftheproblemwon'tbeaddressedD．thefamilywillreceivethecompensationiftheywin2、Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthemainreasonforthebullyingincrease?A．Thisproblemliesbeyondschools.B．Theclimateofschoolsischangeable.C．Schoolsalmostdonothingtostopthebullying.D．Studentsdon'tknowhowtoacceptdifferences.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression"feedingtheline"inParagraph2mean?A．Sendingamessage. B．Providingfood.C．Makingcriticism. D．Satisfyingadesire.4、Whathappenedtotheauthor'sson?A．Heaskedhisparentstoplacehiminanotherschool.B．Hewastreatedinaveryunpleasantwayinaschool.C．HewenttoaprivateschoolinConcordandstudiedwiththegirl.D．Heattendedaschoolwhichknewnothingaboutthe"Notolerance"line.24．（8分）Taxi-bookingappUberagreedtosellitsbusinessinChinatoDidiChuxing.Thetwofirmshadbeenfiercecompetitors,butDidiChuxinghadcontrolledtheChinesemarketwithan87%share.UberChinalaunchedin2014,butithadfailedtomakeanyprofitforalongtime.ChengWei,founderandchiefexecutiveofDidiChuxing,saidthetwocompanieshadlearnedagreatdealfromeachotheroverthepasttwoyearsinChina.Headdedthatthedealwouldsetthemobiletransportationindustryonahealthierpathofgrowthatahigherlevel.Aspartofthedeal,Mr.ChengwouldjointheboardofUber,whileUberchiefexecutiveTravisKalanickwouldalsojoinDidi’sboard.Uber’sChinabusinesswouldownitsseparatebrandingwhileUS-basedUberTechnologieswouldholdabout17.5%inthecombinedcompany.DidiChuxingisbackedbyChineseInternetgiantsTencentandAlibaba.UberhadbeenstrugglingtobreakintotheChinesemarketdespitehavingChinesesearchengineBaiduasaninvestor.LastFebruary,thecompanyadmitteditwaslosingmorethan$1billionayearinChina.“FundingtheirChinesedreamswasbecomingtooexpensiveforUber,”DuncanClark,chairmanofBeijing-basedconsultancyBDA,toldtheBBC．TravisKalanicksaid,“Asabusinessman,I’velearnedthatbeingsuccessfulisaboutlisteningtoyourheadaswellasfollowingyourheart.”Thefiercecompetitionhadledbothcompaniestospendmuchmoreontheirjourneys.Thecombinationislikelytoseefewersuchsubsidies（补贴）.“Onethingtowatchcarefullyishowquicklyconsumersfeeltheimpactassubsidiesarewithdrawn.”Mr.Clarkadded.ThedealwithDidiChuxingcamejustdaysafterChinahadagreedtoprovidealegalframeworkfortaxi-orderingapps.BothUberandDidiwelcomedthedecision.ThenewrulestookeffectlastNovemberandcould,amongotherthings,forbidsuchplatformstooperatebelowcost.1、Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whatcanweknow?A．Beingsuccessfulisaboutlisteningtoyourheadandfollowingyourheart.B．Thedealwouldmakethemobiletransportationindustrygrowmuchfaster.C．DidiChuxinghadlearntmoreinChinathanUberoverthepasttwoyears.D．Mr.ChengwouldbeworkingasamemberoftheboardofUberasplanned.2、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．UbersoldChinesebusinesstoDidiChuxingB．UsingDidiChuxingbringsmoresubsidiesC．ListentoyourheadandfollowyourheartD．ThenewrulestookeffectlastNovember3、WhatistheimpactofthefiercecompetitionbetweenUberandDidi?A．UberdominatedtheChinesemarketwithan87%share.B．Chinaprovidedalegalframeworkfortaxi-orderingapps.C．FundingtheirChinesedreamsbecameexpensiveforUber.D．ChinesesearchengineBaidubecameaninvestorofUber’s.4、Thepassageisprobablytakenfromawebsiteabout________.A．appsB．politicsC．economyD．technology25．（10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.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）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Thesubjectofwhatseparatesartanddesignhasbeendebatedforalongtime.Artistsanddesignersbothcreatevisualworksusinga/an1knowledgebackground,buttheirreasonsfordoingsoare2different.Somedesignersconsiderthemselvesartists,butfewartistsconsiderthemselves3Sowhatexactlyisthedifferencebetweenartanddesign?Perhapsthemostfundamentaldifferencethatwecanallagreeonistheir4Typically,theprocessofcreatingaworkofartstartswithnothing,ablanksheetofpaper.A5ofartisbornfromavieworvaluethattheartistholdswithinhimselforherself.Theycreatethearttosharethatfeelingwithothers,to6theviewerstorelatetoit,learnfromitorbe7byit.Themostrenownedandsuccessfularttodayissomethingthatestablishesthestrongest8connectionbetweentheartistandtheir9Bycontrast,whenadesignersetsoutto1011startingpoint,whetheramessage,animage,anideaoranaction.Thedesigner’sjobisn’ttoinventsomething12,buttocommunicatesomethingthatalreadyexists,forapurpose.Thatpurposeisalmostalwaystomotivatetheaudiencetodosomething:buyaproduct,usea13,visitalocation,orlearncertaininformation.Themost14designsarethosethatmosteffectively15theirmessageandmotivatetheirconsumerstocarryoutatask.1、A．unique B．separate C．shared D．accepted2、A．entirely B．occasionally C．hardly D．unnecessarily3、A．inventors B．designers C．writers D．viewers4、A．purpose B．product C．interest D．cost5、A．love B．type C．part D．work6、A．stop B．allow C．require D．move7、A．understood B．fooled C．inspired D．discouraged8、A．political B．social C．physical D．emotional9、A．supporters B．audiences C．buyers D．enemies10、A．sell B．imagine C．create D．draw11、A．fixed B．good C．strange D．positive12、A．surprising B．special C．creative D．new13、A．phone B．service C．language D．name14、A．important B．creative C．successful D．unusual15、A．learn B．receive C．confuse D．communicate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）QianlongEmperoroftheQingDynastyfellinterestedinthelocaldramaduringhistourofSouthernChina.1．(celebrate)his80thbirthdayin1790,hegatheredoperatroupes(剧团)fromdifferentareasaroundChinatoperformforhiminBeijing.2．thecelebrationcametoanend,fourfamoustroupesfromAnhuiProvince3．(ask)tostay,foraudienceswereparticularlysatisfiedwiththeirgreatperformances,4．(color)clothesandinterestingfacialmakeup.5．(gradual),itreplacedKunquOperathathadbeenpopularinthepalaceandamongtheupperranksinBeijing.Later,sometroupesfromHubeiProvincecametoBeijingandoftenperformedtogetherwiththeAnhuitroupes.Thetwotypesofsingingcombinedon6．samestageandfinallygavebirthtoanewtypewhichwasknownasBeijingOpera.BeijingOperaabsorbedvarious7．(characteristic)ofitsforerunners,suchassinginganddancing,andadapteditselfinlanguageandstyleofsingingtocater8．Beijingaudiences’tastes.Astimegoesby,its9．(popular)hasspreadalloverthecountry,withit10．(become)themostpopulardramainChina.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。AswehavelearnedEnglishforaverylongtime,wemaycomplainit、WeoncemadeajokewhichforeignersshouldlearnChinese、Now,itwasnotajokeanymore、MoreandmoreforeignpeopleareinterestinginChinese,andmanyofuslearnChinesewell、TherewasahotshowcallingChineseBridge、Ihadbeenseentheshow,andIwasveryimpressedbytheforeignstudents,whomspokeChineseverywell、Weshouldlearnfromthoseforeignerbecausetheyshowedusawaytolearnalanguagegood、108第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李明，你弟弟要去加拿大多伦多进行一次旅行。他想去观光，购物，交友，顺便坐一次横穿加拿大的火车。但是他的英语不好，担心会出现交流上的困难。所以你求助于住在多伦多的朋友约翰帮忙。请你给约翰发一封电子邮件，请他为你弟弟提供帮助。注意：1.邮件必须包括以上要点，可以适当发挥；2.词数：100左右；3.邮件的开头和结尾己为你写好。MydearJohn,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourfriendforever,LiMing

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、B3、B4、C5、D6、D7、B8、C9、A10、C11、B12、D13、D14、A15、D16、D17、C18、D19、C20、C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、585、A1、B2、D3、C22、1、D2、D3、C4、C23、1、C2、C3、A4、B24、1、D2、A3、C4、C25、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.TheworstmonthtobuyonlinewasMarchwhereyoucouldexpect