山東省師范大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)2026屆英語高三第一學(xué)期期末監(jiān)測試題注意事項1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．PeopleexpectShanghaiDisneylandParktoofferbetterservicethan________ofTokyo’s.A．this B．it C．one D．that2．Inmyopinion,one’sindividualincomedoesnotwhollyreflecttheextent________one’sself-valueandsocialvaluearerealized.A．ofwhich B．withwhichC．onwhich D．towhich3．You________beCarol.Youhaven’tchangedabitafteralltheseyears.A．must B．can C．will D．shall4．AsIopenedmyeyes,in______directionIlooked,Icouldseesmiling,peaceful,calmandcontentfaces.A．whatever B．however C．whichever D．wherever5．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit,________.A．howevermuchitmaycost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howmuchmayitcost D．howevermanyitmaycost6．—youplaythepianoatthistimeoftheday?Ineedagoodrestfortomorrow’stest.—Sorry.A．Must B．Shall C．Can D．May7．—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat8．Takethemedicinerightaway!______ityesterday,youwouldbequiteallrightnow.A．Hadyoutaken B．WouldyoutakeC．Shouldyoutake D．Wereyoutotake9．---Howwasyourevening?---WewenttoJoe’sandhad____.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.A．a(chǎn)whiteelephant B．a(chǎn)squaremeal C．a(chǎn)sacredcow D．thesaltoftheearth10．“________Iwentthroughupsanddownsinlife，”Gordonsaid,“Ineverfoundtheimportanceofbeingself-disciplinedaswellasthesignificanceoflife.”A．IfB．SinceC．UntilD．Unless11．Afterstudyinginamedicalcollegeforfiveyears,Jane______herjobasadoctorinthecountryside.A．setout B．tookover C．tookup D．setup12．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though13．－Youknow,peoplehavedifferentopinionsabouttheconstructionoftheproject.－Wewelcomeanycommentsfromthem,favorableor_______.A．so B．otherwiseC．else D．rather14．Ascientist’sattempttoproducetheworld’sfirstgene-editedbabies_____areimmunetoHIVhassparkedcontroversyinacademiaandthepublic.A．a(chǎn)s B．whoC．whom D．whose15．Alargenumberofexcellentfilms______allovertheworldoverthepastdecades.A．haveproduced B．havebeenproducedC．wereproduced D．produced16．—Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldstayforlunch.—Sorry,I.Ihaveanotherappointment.A．won’t B．shan’t C．can’t D．mustn’t17．Andycangotothecinematogetherwithushehasfinishedthetask．A．unless B．a(chǎn)ssoonas C．until D．a(chǎn)slongas18．—Sorry,Mum!Ifailedthejobinterviewagain.—Oh,it'stoobad.You________havemadefullpreparations.A．must B．can C．would D．should19．Thesciencecompetitionisagoodopportunitytoshowstudents_____creativitycanaddnewvaluetotheirschoollife.A．where B．whether C．how D．when20．--Canyousparemeafewminutesnow?--______,butI’llbefreethisafternoon.A．I’mafraidnot B．I’mnotsureC．Yes,withpleasure D．No,Iwon’t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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Despitehiskneeandfingerinjuries,KobeBryantignoreshispainsastheNBAseasonnears.HeisleadingtheLosAngelesLakersintheirattempttowinathirdNBAchampionshipinarow,astheydidatthebeginningofthecentury.TheLosAnglesLakerssuperstarhastheperfectrecordsincehisstartin1996.HehasfiveNBAchampionships,12NBAAll-StarsandagoldmedalattheBeijingOlympics.Butalongwiththeawards,therehaslongbeentalkaboutBryant.Peoplesayheisaselfishplayerwithonlyafewfriends.HewonthreeNBAchampionshiptitleswithShaquilleO’Neal,butratherthanbecomingfriends,theycouldn’tgetalongwellwitheachother.LakersCoachPhilJacksonstillremembersatalkheandBryanthad.“Italkedtohimalittlebitaboutleadershipandhisabilitytobealeader,andhesaidhewasreadytobeacaptain”JacksontoldESPN.“ButIsaidnoonewasreadytofollowhim.Bryant’spathofself-discoverytookhimLightyears.O’NeallefttheLakersin2004.Bryantwentontoleadtheteamtovictorylastyearandagainthissummer.Lastweek,NBArookies(新秀）votedBryanttheirfavoriteplayer.MarkMedina,sportsreporterwiththeLosAnglesTimeshasseenBryantgrow.“Kobehasbeenimprovinghisrelationshipwithteammatesandacceptsthatsometimeslessismore,”hewrote.“Hehaslearnedthathehastogivetogetbackinreturn.Andsohehasbecomeagiverratherthanademandingleader.Thathasbeengreatforhimandgreattowatch,”JacksontoldMedina.Bryanthasshownthroughtalentandhardworkthatotherscanfollowhislead.1、WhatcanweknowaboutKobeandO’Neal?A．Theywereinconflict.B．Theyweregoodfriends.C．Theyenviedeachother.D．Theyoftenhelpedothers.2、WhatcanwelearnfromJackson’swords?A．Hedidn’tlikeKobeorO’Neal.B．Kobehadnotalentforleadership.C．Kobe’sleadershipshouldbeimproved.D．Kobe’steammatespreferredO’Nealtohim.3、Kobedevelopedhisrelationshipwithhisteammatesby.A．invitingO'NealtocomebackB．learningtobecomeagiverC．winningthetrustofthecoachD．turningademandingleader4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Agrown-upNBAstarB．Ahard-workingNBAstarC．ThehighpraisefromKobe’scoachD．TherelationshipbetweentwoNBAstars22．（8分）Recentlyastudy，ledbyPedroHallaloftheFederalUniversity，suggeststhatnearlyathirdofadults，31%，arenotgettingenoughexercise.Thatratesofexercisehavedeclinedishardlyanewdiscovery.Sincethebeginningoftheindustrialrevolution，technologyandeconomicgrowthhavehelpedtocreateaworldinwhichtakingexerciseismoreandmoreanoptionratherthananecessity.ButonlyrecentlyhaveenoughgooddatabeencollectedfromenoughplacestocarryoutthesortofanalysisDr.Hallalandhiscolleagueshaveengagedin.Therearecommonthemesindifferentplaces.Unsurprisingly，peopleinrichcountriesarelessactivethanthoseinpoorones，andoldpeoplearelessactivethanyoungones.Lessobviously，womentendtoexerciselessthanmen—34%areinactive，comparedwith28%ofmen.Butthereareexceptions.ThewomenofCroatia，F(xiàn)inland，IraqandLuxembourg，forexample，movemorethantheirmalecountrymen.Maltawinstheraceformostslothfulcountry，with72%ofadultsgettingtoolittleexercise，andSwazilandandSaudiArabiaareinclosebehind，with69%.InBangladesh，just5%ofadultsfailtoexerciseenough.Surprisingly，sixAmericansintenareactiveenoughaccordingtoDr.Hallal’sstudy，comparedwithfewerthanfourintenBritish.Thesehighratesofinactivityareworrying.Humanbeingsseemtohaveevolvedtobenefitfromexercisewhiledeliberatelyavoidingitwhenevertheycan.Inastateofnatureitwouldbeimpossibletolivealifethatdidnotprovideenoughofit.Butthatisnolongerthecase.Actuallylackofenoughactivitythesedayshasnearlythesameeffectonlifespanassmoking.1、WemaylearnfromParagraph1that________.A．thedeclineofexerciseratesisnewlydiscoveredB．thestudysuggests31%offemaleadultsgettoolittleexerciseC．theindustrialrevolutionhaschangedthewaypeoplelivetosomedegreeD．thegoodenoughdatahasbeencollectedfromonlyonecountry2、Accordingtothestudy,womenofLuxembourg________.A．havelittletimetoexerciseB．hatetogetregularexerciseC．takemoreexercisetoloseweightD．exercisemorethanmenintheircountry3、Theunderlinedword“slothful”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans“________”．A．lazyB．richC．powerfulD．unpopular4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．BenefitsofTakingExerciseB．NewHealthDiscoveryC．EvolvementofHumanBeingsD．WorldwideLackofEnoughExercise23．（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）Areyouatrue“cheapskate”(吝嗇鬼)?Youareifyoudothiswhentraveling:Youalwaysuseacarry-ontoavoidthechecked-bagfee.Youpackalunchfromhomesoyoudon’tpayforairlinemeals.True“cheapskates”alsoflyonthethreecheapestdaysoftheweek(Tuesdays,WednesdaysandSaturdays).

ForU.S.domestictravel,everyonewantstoflyFridaysandSundaysandthoseareusuallythemostexpensivedaystofly.﹡ThefaresforLosAngeles-to-NewYorkflightsinSeptember:?Friday&Sunday:$365?Tuesday&Wednesday:$288﹡ThefaresforHouston-to-NewYorkflightsinSeptember:?Friday&Sunday:$302?Tuesday&Wednesday:$226

Fortransatlanticflights,thedifferencecanbemorestartlingandtherulesalittlelooser.﹡Boston-to-DublinfaresfromUnitedAirlines:?Friday&Sunday:$581?Tuesday&Wednesday:$457﹡ThefaresforWashington-to-Londonflightsinaweek:?Friday&Sunday:$896?Tuesday&Wednesday:$732﹡It’stimeforsomeSaturdayfaresnow.ThisexamplefeaturesChicago-to-Atlantaroutes.?Friday&Sunday:$207?Saturday:$89﹡Therewerecheaperfaresforthistrip,butonlyiftheSundayflightdepartedat5amorearlier.Istheruleonthe“cheapestthreedaystofly”etchedinstone?No.Itisusuallytruebutnotalways.Soyoushouldbeflexible.Afterallitcansavemuchmoney.Andisn’tthatwhatbeinga“cheapskate”isallabout?1、AccordingtoPara.1,whatdoesatrue“cheapskate”reallydo?A．Choosealuxuryhoteltolivein.B．Savemoneyineverywayduringthetrip.C．FlyonFridayswhentraveling.D．Havetheirlunchontheplane.2、HowmuchshouldyoupayforaflighttoNewYorkfromHoustononTuesday?A．$226.B．$288.C．$302.D．$365.3、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A．Torecommendsomecheaptrips.B．TocallonustoflyonSundays.C．Tointroduceanothertopic.D．Toexplainaspecialcase.25．（10分）There’snodoubtthatwaterisvitaltoanylife.About3percentoftheaverageadulthumanbodyismadeofwater.Thisincludesmostofyourbrain,heart,lungs,musclesandskin,andevenabout30percentofyourbones.Yetthere’slittlescientificagreementabouttheexactamountofthestuffanindividualshouldconsumeeachday.Sohowmuchwaterdoyouactuallyneedtodrinktobehealthy?Youmayhaveheardthatyoushoulddrinkeight8-ounceglassesofwateraday.Yet,thedownsideofthisrule,researcherssay,isthatdrinkingwaterbytheglassisnottheonlywaythathumanstakeinit.The“8X8”ruleessentiallyoverlookstwobigsourcesofdailywaterconsumption.Onesuchsourceisfood.Everythingyoueatcontainssomewater.Watermelons,forexample,aremorethan90percentwaterbyweight.Differentdietsnaturallycontaindifferentamountsofwaters,andthecounts.Theotherkeywatersourcesareotherbeverages.Non-alcoholicdrinkssuchascoffee,andtea,containmostlywaterandallcontributetoyourhydration（水量）.So,betweenallthefood,waterandotherfluidsyouconsumeinaday,howmuchwatershouldyouaimtotakein?TheNationalAcademicsofSciencessuggeststhatwomanconsumeatotalofapproximately2.7liters(91ounces)ofwarmfromallbeveragesandfoodseachdayandmen3.7liters(125ounces).Butthesearejustgeneralguidelines.Thetruthis,thereisnomagicstandardforhydration—everyone’sneedvarydependingontheirage,weight,levelofphysicalactivity,generalhealthandeventheclimatetheylivein.Themorewateryoulose,themorewateryou’llneedtoreplacewithfoodanddrink.Ifyouarelookingforconcreteadvice,though,thebestplacetolookiswithin.Drinkupwhenyou’rethirsty.1、HowdoestheauthorsupporttheunderlinedsentenceinPara1?A．Byprovidingfacts.B．Byaskingaquestion.C．Bymakingacomparison.D．Byputtingforwardsuggestions.2、Accordingtothe“8X8”rule,howmuchwatershouldwetakeinaday?A．8ouncesB．64ouncesC．91ouncesD．125ounces3、What’sthedisadvantageofthe“8X8”rule?A．Thewaterfrombothfoodandotherbeveragesisignored.B．Itincludestheamountofwaterfrombothfoodandbeverages.C．Itdoesnottakewaterfromdrinksintoaccount.D．Itoverlooksthefactthatwetakein90%ofthewaterfromfruits.4、Whatcanweinferfromthefinalsuggestion?A．Amandoingtiringphysicalworkdrunkslessthan3.7litersaweek.B．Apersoningoodhealthdrinkswheneverhefeelsthirsty.C．Anoverweightmaleinahotsummerdrinks125ounceseverytwodays.D．Afemaleeatingalotofwatermelonsdrinksmorethan91ouncesdaily.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Whenyouconcentrate,youfocusononethingandgetotherthoughtsoutofyourmind.Youconcentrateonschoolwork,onsports,oronsomemusicwhichrequiresserious________effort.Thepointisthatyouthinkofonlyone________atatime,doitandleaveitbehindyou.________toconcentrateisimportant.Anyadultwilltellyouthey________haveatleastadozenthingsontheirminds.Whentheymustcompleteaprojectbyacertaindayandhour,theyconcentrateonitand________severalpeopleintoaworkteam.This________aclearfocusonthework—andongettingotherstodotheir________.Adultshavea(n)________lifewhichmayincludeahusbandorawife,children,andalltheworkofrunningahousehold.Suppermustbe________andthebrokenbackstaircasemustbefixedbeforesomeonegets________.Ifachildissick,heorshemustgotothe________.Withallthesethingsontheirminds,howdoadults________theday?Theyknowtheycannotfightalltheirbattlesatonetime,sotheyconcentrateonthemost________task,getitdone,andgoontothenext.Themartialarts(武術(shù))________youthiskindofconcentration.Todoamovement________,youmustwatchandimitatethemaster.Sinceyoudonotalwaysgetthingsrightthefirsttime,youmustfigureoutyour________andcorrectit.Theinstructoristhereto________,butyouarestillresponsibleforyourpersonalprogress.Asyoumoveupinrank(等級),moreandmoreisdemandedofyou.The________areincreasinglycomplex.Youhave________timeinclassandwanttogetthemostfromit.Butsinceyouhavelearnedtoconcentrateon________movementsandgetthemright,youconfidentlyaccept—andmeet—thesegreaterchallenges.1、A．technical B．political C．mental D．social2、A．opinion B．person C．question D．task3、A．Learning B．Agreeing C．Promising D．Preparing4、A．sometimes B．a(chǎn)lways C．hardly D．probably5、A．organize B．order C．send D．divide6、A．offers B．changes C．a(chǎn)djusts D．requires7、A．lesson B．favorite C．best D．favor8、A．city B．home C．country D．a(chǎn)rt9、A．sold B．eaten C．cooked D．bought10、A．hurt B．cheated C．punished D．beaten11、A．professor B．movie C．class D．doctor12、A．referto B．dreamof C．getthrough D．hopefor13、A．pleasant B．hopeful C．difficult D．urgent14、A．teach B．lend C．leave D．spare15、A．quickly B．correctly C．carefully D．graciously16、A．mistake B．pain C．disadvantage D．regret17、A．practice B．pay C．watch D．help18、A．ideas B．cultures C．movements D．situations19、A．fixed B．limited C．a(chǎn)ppointed D．wasted20、A．direct B．simple C．smart D．Wise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個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）在空白處填入1個單詞或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式Onemorning,I1．(wait)atthebusstop，2．(worry)aboutbeinglateforschool.Thereweremanypeoplewaitingatthebusstop,3．someofthemlookedveryanxiousanddisappointed.Whenthebusfinallycame,weallhurriedonboard.Igotaplacenext4．thewindow,soIhad5．goodviewofthesidewalk.Aboyonabikecaughtmy6．(attend)--hewasridingbesidethebusandwavinghisarms.Iheardapassengerbehindmeshoutingtothedriver,butherefusedtostop7．wereachedthenextstop.Still,theboykeptriding.Hewascarryingsomethingoverhisshoulderandshouting.Finally,whenwecametothenextstop,theboyranuptothedoorofthebus.Iheardanexcitedconversation.Thenthedriverstoodupandasked,"8．a(chǎn)nyoneloseasuitcaseatthelaststop?"Awomanonthebusshouted,"Oh,dear!It’s9．(I)".Shepushedherwaytothedriverandtookthesuitcase10．(grate).Everyoneonthebusbegantalkingaboutwhattheboyhaddone,andthecrowdofstrangerssuddenlybecamefriendlytooneanother.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，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:在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯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)不計分。Theotherday,wemovedtothenewschoolyard,whereliesinthefarnorthofthecity、Wewereallonhighspirits、Itismuchbigthantheoldone、Theclassroomsarebrightandclean、Wehavealotofmodernequipment,makingconvenientforstudentstolearneverysubject、Nowwecanhavealotofafter-classactivityonthenewplayground、Ourteachersoftenplaythebasketballandsoccertogetherwithus、Asspringapproached,theflowersnewlyplantingintheyardhavejustcomeout、Withsuchmanygreentreesandfragrantflowersaround,wefeelitlesshardlytostudyandourschoollifemoreenjoyable、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是高三應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生李華，打算畢業(yè)后到英國一所大學(xué)留學(xué)。請用英語致信這所大學(xué)詢問相關(guān)情況，要點包括：1.簡要介紹你的學(xué)習(xí)情況：2.詢問入學(xué)要求和你關(guān)心的事項（包括英語要求,入學(xué)程序和獎學(xué)金）。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、D3、A4、C5、A6、A7、A8、A9、B10、C11、C12、A13、B14、B15、B16、C17、D18、D19、C20、A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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、A2、C3、B4、A22、1、C2、D3、A4、D23、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.Consumersandexpertshavebeenspeculatingforyearsabo