2026屆河南省周口市項(xiàng)城三高英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末統(tǒng)考模擬試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Hotthenightairwas,wesleptdeeplybecauseweweresotiredafterthelongjourney.A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．whileC．a(chǎn)sD．however2．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That3．—DoyouknowLindawasfiredforhercasualattitudetowardsthejob?—Nowondershe_________whenItriedtoamuseherthismorning.A．wastickledpink B．pulledmylegC．gavemethecoldshoulder D．sawthehandwritingonthewall4．Thedocumentfilm______nextweekaimsatintroducinglocalculturestotheworld.A．released B．beingreleasedC．tobereleased D．havingbeenreleased5．—Ihavenoideawhatmadethestudentssoexcitedandcrazy.—______ithavebeentheirteam’svictoryinthefinals?A．Must B．CouldC．Would D．Should6．Iwasgoingtopaybycashwhenitsuddenlyoccurredtome_________Ihadleftmypurseathome.A．whether B．whatC．that D．where7．—CanIlieaboutseeingatextbecauseIwastoobusyorlazytorespondtoit?—Receivingatextdoesnotnecessarilymeanyouhavetorespond．Whywasteaperfectlygoodlie________thetruthwillserve?A．unless B．until C．when D．while8．________challengesinChinascar-sharingeconomy,sharedmobilitystillhasapromisingfuture.A．Despite B．BesidesC．Concerning D．Regarding9．Atthebackoftheoldtemple__________twelvehugestonestatuestogetherwith__________pagoda.A．doesstand;a8-storeyed B．dostand;a8-storyC．stands;an8-storey D．stand;an8-storied10．________they’vemanagedtogeteverythingfinishedsoquicklyisnotcleartous.A．WhichB．WhatC．ThatD．How11．—DoyoulikethemobilegameTravelingFrog?—Yes,thepostsaboutthevirtualgreenfrog________over4milliontimes.A．haveread B．havebeenreadC．wouldberead D．a(chǎn)rereading12．Thegirlissogratefulwheneversheremembersmybrotherandme____herfromtheicywater.A．tohavesaved B．tosave C．saving D．saved13．ThebeautifulmountainvillagewespentourholidaylastyearislocatedinisnowpartofGuangxi.A．which;where B．where;what C．that;what D．when;which14．Asthingsdidn’tworkoutthewaywe________,wefoundourselvestryingtoforcethemandstrugglingtofinishthem.A．planB．a(chǎn)replanningC．hadplannedD．willbeplanning15．TrumpsaidhebelievesNorthKoreawill________itspromisetosuspendmissiletestswhilehepreparesforasummitwithKimJongUn.A．taketoB．makeupC．standbyD．holdout16．_______thatIwouldn’tsupportmyselfatthatmoment.A．IwasweakenoughB．IwastooweakC．SoweakwasID．SuchweakwasI17．--Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?--________thechildren.A．Itis B．Theyare C．Thatis D．Thereare18．-Oh,wehavefinishedourtaskandcanhaveagoodrest．-________．Ourmanagertookanotherorderyesterday．A．Yes,itwill B．Idon'ttakemuchofitC．It'spossible D．It'shardtosay19．_____tomanagetimewisely,andyoucanmakethemostoutofeachday.A．LearningB．TolearnC．LearnedD．Learn20．Runningisoftentiringandalotofhardwork,butnothing________thefeelingyougetafterfinishingalongworkoutaroundthetrack.A．breaks B．blocksC．bonds D．beats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）PhantomGourmetFoodFestivalSaturday,September24,noon-4pmLansdowne&IpswichStreets617-635-2120Ages21+$40/inadvance;$50,dayofeventThePhantomGourmetpresentsagiantafternoonFoodFestivaltotakeplaceinthestreets,bars,andclubsaroundFenwayPark.Ticketholderswillhaveaccesstoseveralfoodsamplings,entrancetothestreetsandbars,andadmissiontonightclubparties.Drinksarenotincludedwithtickets.Also,ifyouwanttofitin,PhantomGourmetsuggestswearingsomethingpurple.The4thannualFashionShowSaturday,September24，8pmCycloramaatBostonCenterfortheArts,539TremontSt.,Boston02116617-426-5000$50-$175AspartofBostonFashionweek2011,theeventpresentsthe4thannualFashionShow,whichwillshowsomeofthebestdesignersinthefashionindustry.Contestants,JeryTam,MayaLuz,andKeithLissner(TheFashionShow,BravoTV)alsoplantobepresent.RegentTheatre’s95thAnniversaryCelebrationSunday,September25,4pmTheRegentTheatre,7MedfordSt.,Arlington02476781-646-4849Allages$10/inadvance,$15/dayofshow,$5/kidsunder12TheRegentTheatrepresentsashowinhonoroftheir9Sthanniversary.Entertainmentfortheeveningwillincludemusicians,localsingers,dancers,storytellers,comediansandfamousbands.TheshowwillbehostedbyDanFoleyoftheAirborneComedians.AnEveningwithDonaldRumsfeldMonday,September26,7pmTheHistoricOldSouthMeetingHouse,310WashingtonSt.,Boston02108617-482-6439$50WRKOAM680presentsAnEveningwithDonaldRumsfeld,featuringatalkbytheformerUSSecretaryofDefense.RumsfeldwilldiscussdetailsofhisbookKnownandUnknown,includingtheeventssurroundingtheSeptember11attacksandothertopicsinvolvingtheUnitedStatesgovernment.Ticketsare$50andincludeanautographed(簽名的)copyofKnownandUnknown.1、IfyouhaveaticketfortheFoodFestival,youcan.A．getpurpleclothesforfreeB．drinkteaorcoffeeforfreeC．eatanyfoodasyoulikeforfreeD．a(chǎn)ttendnightclubpartiesforfree2、Ifacoupleandtheir15-year-oldsonbuyticketsforRegentTheatre’s95thAnniversaryCelebrationinadvance,theyshouldpay.A．25dollarsB．30dollarsC．32dollarsD．45dollars3、IfyouareinterestedinthetopicsabouttheUnitedStatesGovernment,youshould.A．gotoclubsaroundFenwayParkB．call781-646-4849forsomeinformationC．makeanappointmentinadvanceD．a(chǎn)ttendAnEveningwithDonaldRumsfeld22．（8分）WantanidealhomeinmagicalLucasValley?Hereisaroomrentedforthesummer.Homefeatures:*3beautifulbedrooms,about10’×11’with4’windowfacesmorningsunandbeautifulviewofcourtyardgardenandflowers.Canbefurnishedorunfurnished.*Sunnyislandkitchen,floortoceilingglasswithgardenviews.Shareuseofallamenitiesofhome,beautifulsunnyyard,organicgardens,picnictable.*Greatoutdoorpool,yogaandtennis2blocksaway;2greatfarmersmarketsweekly5minutesawayatSRCivicCenter.Peacefulquietneighborhood,easyparkingrightoutside,1.5milesfrom101,greataccesstoallBayArea.Pleasebehealthyandenvironmentallyconscious,cleanandconsiderate,nosmoking,nodrugs,nopets.QuietandfriendlyprofF(author,healer,consultant)—worksfromhomep/t,1dog,NOcats,sorry,NOpetspossible—dogisNOTpetfriendly.MinimumleasetillendofOctober2017,longerfine.Partialrentreductionoptionavailablefortherightperson—readmoreifinterested:Holistic（整體的）healthauthorseekinggreatP/Treliablehelpwithroutinehomeandofficehelp(filing,organizingpapers)gardenwateringanddogwalking(upto5hoursperweek,prefer1houravailableeachmorningM-Fbetween7-9am)ortimeonSaturdays.Pleaseleaveyourphonenumberinresponse.PLEASEPUTinyourEMAIL:*yourphonenumber*whatdateyouareavailabletomovein*whatskillsyoucancontribute1、Whatistheadvantageoflivingintheadvertisedroom?A．Youcanswimwithoutleavinghome.B．Youcanformahabitofprotectingtheenvironment.C．Youcansavesomemoneybyhelpingtheowner.D．Youcanenjoythesettingsunthroughthewindow.2、Whomaybetherightpersontosharethehousewiththeauthor?A．Tom,astudentwhoisthoughtfulandhelpful.B．Jim,ahealthyyoungmanwhohatesanimals.C．Mary,anoutgoinggirlwholovesanimalsandraisesacat.D．MrGreen,awarm-heartedmanwhosmokesoccasionally.3、Howfaristhehousefrom101,greataccesstoallBayArea?A．2blocksaway.B．1.5miles.C．5minutes’walk.D．2miles.4、Howcanyougetintouchwiththeauthor?A．Byfax.B．Inperson.C．Bytelephone.D．Byemail.23．（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）WhenIwasaboytherewerenosmartphones,andourtelevisiononlygotonechannelclearly.Still,Iwasneverbored.Thefields,hills,andwoodlandsaroundmyhomeweretheperfectplayground.Icanrememberoncehikingtoanearbylake.AtthebacksideofitIwasamazedtofindanolddirtroadthatIhadneverseenbefore.Itwasfullofmuddytracksanddeepwoodsbordereditonbothsides,butexploringitstillseemedlikeafineadventure.Iwalkedonandonforhours.Iwassuremyguardianangelwaswhisperinginmyear“Turnaroundandheadbackhome”，butIwasstubborn,soIwalkedon.Therewasstillneitheracarnorahouseinsight.InoticedthatthesunwasstartingtogodownandIgrewscared.Ididn’twanttoenduptrappedonthisroad,andIwasworriedthatitwouldbedarkbeforeIcouldmakemywaybacktothelakeagain.Icontinuedtowalkonwithsomethinggrowinginsideofme.Myheartwaspoundingandmylegswereaching.IwasalmostintearswhenIturnedonelastcurveandsawsomethinginthedistance.ItwasahousethatIrecognized.Ijumpedupanddownandlaughedoutloud.ItwasstilloveramileawaybutmylegsfeltlikefeathersandIhurriedbacktomyhouseinnotime.Iwalkedinwithabigsmileonmyfacejustintimefordinner.IrememberedthisrecentlywhenIsawasignthatsaid“Allroadsleadhome”．Itistrue.Inlife,allroads,nomatterhowtheytwistandturn,canleadushomeagain.Whatisimportant,though,ishowwetravelthem.Arewegoingtogoforthinfearorarewegoingtogoforthinfaith?Arewegoingtomakethislifeaterribletriporarewegoingtomakethislifeajoyfuljourney?Thechoiceisours.1、Whydidtheauthorhardlyfeelboredwhenhewasyoung?A．Becausehecouldhavefuninnature.B．BecausehecouldwatchTVallday.C．Becausehehadmanyfriends.D．Becauseheusedtoexploretheolddirtroad.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhewasexploringthedirtroad?A．Hethoughthewouldbescoldedbyhisparents.B．Hefeltcontradictoryinmind.C．Hethoughthewouldbetrappedinthewoods.D．Hewasunconscious.3、Whatdoes“something”probablymeaninParagraph3?A．Doubt.B．Hope.C．Courage.D．Fear.4、Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtotellus?A．Alwaysmakechoicesonourown.B．Allroadsleadhome.C．It’sourattitudethatmattersinourlife.D．Everyeffortisworthwhile.25．（10分）JournalismFellowshipsInthisimportantyearforEurope,hereisyourchancetobecomeoneofthefinestreportersandlaunchacareerattwoofthemostgloballyfamousnewsorganizations—TheEconomist&theFinancialTimes.Belowarethedetails.Whatdotheprizesinvolveandwhohastherightqualifications?Twoawardsareonoffer:one,foraBritishapplicant,willconsistofathree-monthfellowship(職員身份)incontinentalEuropeatTheEconomist;theother,foranapplicantfromelsewhereintheEuropeanUnion,willbeinLondonattheFinancialTimesalsolastingthreemonths.Bothwinnerswillalsoreceive￡6,000tocoveraccommodationandtravel.ThefellowshipsareopenonlytoEuropeanUnioncitizens.Whoarethefellowshipssuitedfor?Thefellowshipsareestablishedspeciallyforthoseambitiousearly-careerjournalistswithboldideasandalivelywritingstyle,eachcapableofadaptingtotheexcitementandpressuresofamodernnewsroom.ThefellowshouldhaveaparticularinterestandcuriosityaboutEuropeanaffairs,astheprizeaimstohelpcontinentalwritersunderstandBritainandBritishwritersunderstandEurope.Whatisthisyear’ssubject?WhatisEurope’sgreatestweakness?Pleasechoosethecountry,institution,orissuethatisofgreatestconcern.Howtoapply?Pleasesendasubmissiononthesubjectabove,togetherwithaCV(簡(jiǎn)歷)andcoveringletter.Thesubmissioncanbe:anunpublishedwrittenarticle,blogpostordata-richessayofmax850wordsanunpublished2-minutevideoEntriesshouldbesent,bytheclosingdateofMay16th2018,bye-mailtoncprize@.SuccessfulapplicantswillbeinformedbytheendofJuly2018.1、WhyistheBritishwinnertobepostedatTheEconomist?A．Forhimorhertotourmoreplaces.B．ForhimorhertoknowEuropebetter.C．Tohelphimorherunderstandeconomics.D．ForhimorhertobecomeaEuropeanUnioncitizen.2、Whoarethefellowshipsintendedfor?A．Collegestudents.B．Amateurwriters.C．Newjournalists.D．Europeanpoliticians.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbeacceptedasapropersubmission?A．Apublishedblogpost.B．Anunpublished800-wordessay.C．Anunpublishedphoto.D．A3-minutevideo.第三部分語(yǔ)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）In1898an8.2earthquakealmostflattenedAmerica,killingover30,ooopeopleinlessthanfourminutes.Inthemiddleofcompletedamageanddisorder,afatherrushedtotheschoolwherehissonwassupposedtobe,1thatthebuildingwas2Aftertheunforgettablyshock,he3thepromisehehadmadetohisson:“Nomatter4happens,I’llalwaysbethereforyou!”Andtearsbeganto5hiseyes.Ashelookedatthepileofruins,itlookedhopeless,buthekeptrememberinghis6tohisson.Herushedthereandstarted7theruins.Ashewasdigging,otherhelplessparentsarrived,8:“It’stoolate!Theyarealldead!9,facereality;there’snothingyoucando!”Toeachparentherespondedwith10:“Areyougoingtohelpmenow?”Noonehelped.Andthenhecontinuedtodigforhisson,stonebystone.Courageouslyhewentonalonebecauseheneededtoknow11:“Ismyboy12orheisdead?”Hedugforeighthours…12hours…36hours…then,in13hour,hepulledbackalargestoneandheardhisson’s14Hescreamedhisson’sname,“ARMAND!”Heheardback,“Dad!?!It’sme,Dad!Itoldotherkidsnottoworry.Itoldthemthatifyouwerealive,you15meand16yousavedme,they’dbesaved.Youpromised,‘Nomatterwhathappens,I’llalwaysbethereforyou!’Youdidit,Dad!”“What’sgoingoninthere?”thefatherasked“Thereare14ofus171833,Dad.We’rescared,hungry,thirstyandthankfulyouarehere.Whenthebuildingcollapsed,itmade19,anditsavedus.”“Comeout,boy!”“No,Dad!Lettheotherkidsoutfirst,20Iknowyou’llgetme!Nomatterwhathappens,Iknowyou’llalwaysbethereforme!”1、A．onlydiscovering B．onlytodiscover C．onlyrealizing D．onlytorealize.2、A．a(chǎn)sflatasapancake B．a(chǎn)shighasamountainC．a(chǎn)sstrongasanox D．a(chǎn)sweakasakitten3、A．memorized B．forgot C．kept D．remembered4、A．what B．that C．which D．who5、A．fill B．fillin C．come D．burst6、A．picture B．promise C．present D．encourage7、A．digging B．diggingthrough C．diggingout D．digginginto8、A．tosay B．said C．a(chǎn)ndsaying D．saying9、A．Comeout B．Comeagain C．Comeon D．Comeoff10、A．oneword B．onesound C．onerow D．oneline11、A．forhimself B．ofhimself C．byhimself D．tohimself12、A．live B．living C．a(chǎn)live D．lively13、A．38 B．the38 C．38th D．the38th14、A．sound B．voice C．noise D．tone15、A．willsave B．wouldsave C．save D．wouldhavesaved16、A．if B．because C．evenif D．though17、A．remained B．missing C．left D．gone18、A．for B．behind C．outof D．over19、A．a(chǎn)promise B．space C．room D．a(chǎn)triangle20、A．because B．though C．when D．eventhough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）Onceamanwaswalkingalongabeach.Thesunwasshininganditwasabeautifulday.Inthedistancehecouldseeaperson1．(go)backandforthbetweenthesurf’sedge2．thebeach.Asthemanapproached,hecouldseetherewerehundredsofstarfishstrandedonthesandasaresultofthenatural3．(act)ofthetide.Theman4．(stick)bytheapparentuselessnessofthetask.Therewerefartoomanystarfish.Manyofthemweresuretodie.Asheapproached,thepersoncontinuedthetaskof5．(pick)upthestarfishonebyoneandthrowingthemintotheocean.Ashecameuptotheperson,hesaid,“Youmustbecrazy.Thereare6．(thousand)ofmilesofbeach7．(cover)withstarfish.Youcan’t8．(possible)makeanydifference.”Thepersonlookedattheman.Hethenbentdownandpickedupone9．(many)starfishandthrewitbackintotheocean.Heturnedbacktothemanandsaid,“Itsurelymadea10．tothatone！”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(yǔ)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短文。短文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(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)（∧），并在此符號(hào)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。IwillsaysomethingaboutaforeignplacethatIwanttostayforaleisuretime.ItisBritain,anEuropeancountry.Hereismyreasons.First,there'relotsoftourismdestinationsinBritain,withmillionsofpeoplecomefromallovertheworldtoenjoy.Iamstronglyattracting.Moreover,therearemanygreatpeopleIadmiredalot.suchasShakespeare,Dickensandsoon.IfIcangotoBritain,IwillspendatleastoneandtwodaysinLondon.ThenIwillpayavisittoShakespearehometownmyselftoknowhimbetter.AndIwillvisittopeopleinthecountrysidetohaveabetterunderstandingofthelocalculture.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你的英國(guó)筆友Mike學(xué)習(xí)會(huì)計(jì)專業(yè)并即將完成學(xué)業(yè)，不久前來(lái)信就是否到中國(guó)工作詢問你的意見。請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下提示回一封電子郵件。建議他可以來(lái)中國(guó)；闡述你的理由（就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)多，專業(yè)受歡迎，不同的文化體驗(yàn)等）；承諾可以提供幫助。注意：詞數(shù)100字左右；可適當(dāng)加入細(xì)節(jié)，使內(nèi)容充實(shí)、行文連貫；開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。參考詞匯：會(huì)計(jì)學(xué)AccountingDearLiMing,I’mverygladtohavereceivedtheletteryousentmelastweek.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourstruly,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、C3、C4、C5、B6、C7、B8、A9、D10、D11、B12、C13、B14、C15、C16、C17、A18、D19、D20、D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、D2、B3、D22、1、C2、A3、B4、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.Consumersandexpertshavebeenspeculatingforyearsaboutthebesttimetoshoponline.Bookingaflighthasalmostbecomeasciencewithsomeclaimingthatbuyingsixweeksbeforeyoutravelguaranteesyouthebestprice.However,arecentanalysisbyth