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【題目】If you think that Internet shopping on a Sunday gets you the best deals, then think again. Tuesday is actually the best day of the week if you want to grab a bargain according to an exhaustive analysis of on-line shopping. Thursday is the second best day followed by Friday—but Sunday is when you are least likely to make a saving.

The study also looked at months and found that the pre-Christmas rush in November is when there are most bargains around on the web—and not the January sales. US retailer(零售商) reporting service Sum All examined 3,000 companies and halt a billion transactions(交易) as part of its report. It worked out the average discount(折扣) offered to consumers on each day of the week and over different times of the year.

The best day of the week was Tuesday where savings were 4.81 percent, followed by Thursday on 4.80 percent. In third place was Friday at 4.615 percent, then Wednesday at 4.13 percent and Monday at 4.11 percent. Only the foolish would shop on a Saturday where the discounts were typically 3.84 percent—and Sunday was the worst with 3.37 percent.

The analysis by month is even more surprising as most people think that waiting until the post-Christmas sales would yield the biggest discounts. In fact, November is when you will get the largest savings at 5.99 percent on average. January came in second at 4.95 percent, followed by May at 4.50 percent.

The worst month to buy online was March where you could expect to save just 2.76 percent. Consumers and experts have been speculating for years about the best time to shop online.

Booking a flight has almost become a science with some claiming that buying six weeks before you travel guarantees you the best price. However, a recent analysis by the US Airlines Reporting Commission found that was not actually the case.

Not only did the six-week window fail to pile up, in some cases the best fares were on sale as long as 24 weeks before departure. The ARC said that booking well in advance is best advised for busy routes or long haul flights(長途航班), as the price only tends to go up.

【1】If a buyer wants to buy cheap goods online, he'd better go to the shop on ________.

A. Tuesday B. Thursday C. Friday D. Sunday

【2】Most web sellers often provide bargain on the web ________.

A. after New Year's Day B. during Valentine's Day

C. on Mother's Day D. before Christmas

【3】Which of the following statements is True according to the third paragraph?

A. The best day of the week was Tuesday where savings were 4.8 percent.

B. In third place was Thursday where savings were 4.65 percent.

C. Sunday where the discounts were 3.37 percent was the worst.

D. Customers can get the best savings on Saturday.

【4】What is the meaning of the underlined word “speculating” in the fifth paragraph?

A. Quarrelling. B. Objecting. C. Searching. D. Considering.

Answer 1

【答案】Sunday was the worst with 3.37 percentC項Sunday where the discounts were 3.37 percent was the worst.

【解析】試題分析：本文主要揭秘網(wǎng)購最佳時機：周二和十一月最實惠。一份調(diào)查報告顯示如果想要買到便宜貨，周二其實才是一周里網(wǎng)購最劃算的一天，十一月圣誕節(jié)前的購物潮是你最可能從網(wǎng)上淘到便宜貨的時節(jié)，而非一月份的特賣。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句Tuesday is actually the best day of the week if you want to grab a bargain, according to an exhaustive analysis of on-line shopping.可知，一份網(wǎng)上購物的詳盡分析報告顯示，如果你想買到便宜貨，周二其實才是一周里網(wǎng)購最劃算的一天。故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段首句The study also looked at months and found that the pre-Christmas rush in November is when there are most bargains around on the web-and not the January sales.可知，研究也發(fā)現(xiàn)十一月圣誕節(jié)前的購物潮是你最可能從網(wǎng)上淘到便宜貨的時節(jié)，而非一月份的特賣。故選D。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段尾句Only the foolish would shop on a Saturday where the discounts were typically 3.84 percent-and Sunday was the worst with 3.37 percent.可知，只有傻瓜才會周六上網(wǎng)購物，折扣率通常僅為3.84%，周日則是最糟的——3.37%。故選C。

【4】詞句猜測題。根據(jù)下文Booking a flight has almost become a science with some claiming that buying six weeks before you travel guarantees you the best price.可知，訂機票的學(xué)問幾乎已經(jīng)成為了一門科學(xué)，因此推斷句子Consumers and experts have been speculating for years about the best time to shop online.的意思是：多年來，消費者和專家們一直在推測網(wǎng)購的最佳時機。故畫線詞speculating表示“推測”與C項意義相近。故選C。