高考英语模拟试题及答案

篇一： 高考 地理事物空间分布特征语文高考下定义高考日语答题卡模板高考688高频词汇高考文言文120个实词 英语模拟题及答案】＞总分150分一、单项填空（共25小题，每小题1分；满分25分）a）从a、b、c、d中找出划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。例：havea.gaveb.savec.hatd.made答案是C。1.a.b.c.d.2.a.b.c.d.3.a.b.c.d.4.a.b.c.d.5•ab.c.d.b）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。例:welastnight,butwewenttotheconcertinstead.．amusthavestudiedb．mightstudyc．shouldhavestudiedd．wouldstudy答案是c。6．parisismostbeautifulcity,whereyoucanseefamouseiffeltower.a．a;thea;不填c．the;ad.不填;theareyoufamiliarwiththemusic?yes.therewasatimethiskindofmusicwasquitepopular.a.thatwhenwithwhichaboutwhichtheyaregoodfriends.isnowonderthattheyknoweachothersowell.thisthatthered．it9．johntookaphotographofyoujustnow.really?whatapity!i.a．didntlookb．wasntlookingc．hadntlookedd．haventlooked10．wastomtherewhenyouarrived?yes,buthehomesoonafterwards.a．hadgoneb．hasgonec．isgoingd．went11．youmustphoneuseveryweek.yes,i.a．mustb．havetoc．willd．should12．whatareyougoingtodothisafternoon?illprobablygoforawalklateronitstaysfin．e.asafarasb．solongasc．evenifd．asif13．ihadtobecausesomeoneelsewantedtousethephone.a．giveupb．putupc．hangupd．ringup14．aterriblethoughtsuddenlymehadanyonebrokenintothehouse?a．struckb．beatc．knockedd．attacked15．mariahastobaby-si．tthatsshecantcomeoutwithus.a．whyb．howc．whend．what16．peopleoftenwanttoknowwhatmyjobis.oftenithatquestion.a．askb．amaskingc．getaskedd．getasking17．ifthecompanywantstofireme,theyhavetogivemethreemonths.a．noticeb．advicec．informationd．message18．youcanbuythesemapsatrailwaystation.theyallhavethem.a．allb．anyc．everyd．each19．theyellowriver,tobe“themotherriver”,runsacrosschinalikeahugedragon.a．sayingb．tosayc．saidd．beingsaid20．thenewspapersbackhomedonthaveasmanypagesastheyhere.a．areb．doc．haved．arehaving21．icouldntmakeoutwhattheyweresaying,fortheyspoketome.a．rightawayb．allthetimec．inalld．atonce22．car17wontherace?yes,butitsdrivercamecloseto.a．havingbeenkilledb．havebeenkilled【篇二：2011成人高考英语模拟 试题 中考模拟试题doc幼小衔接 数学试题 下载云南高中历年会考数学试题下载N4真题下载党史题库下载 及答案】class二txt>I・phonetics(10points)directions:ineachofthefollowinggroupsofwords,therearefourunderlinedlettercombinationsmarkeda,b,candd・comparetheunderlinedpartsandidentifytheonethatisdifferentfromtheothersinpronunciation・markyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheet・1・a・headb・horizonc・honourd・human2・a・cityb・bicyclec・faced・climb3・a・thinkb・thesec・breathed・with4・a・groundb・countryc・thousandd・found5・a・pourb・hourc・coursed・four6・a・bothb・postc・coldd・son7・a・altogetherb・talkc・alwaysd・also8・a・suggestionb・nationc・dictationd・satisfaction9・a・startedb・closedc・waitedd・needed10・a・rareb・farec・scared・areH・vocabularyandstructure(40points)directions:thereare40incompletesentencesinthissection・foreachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkeda,b,candd・chooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheet・11・ideaofsoundsmuchbetterthanclare's・a・the,hersb・that,herc・that,hersd・one,her12・chinaisfamousthegreatwall・a・aboutb・forc・asd・of13・ourschoolnewfacilities・a・isequippedwithb・equipswithc・willbeequipwithd・hasequipwith14・imadethismyselfbutitwaswhotaughtme・a・heb・himc・himselfd・byhim15・hehadhisbicycleyesterday・a・repairb・repairingc・repairedd・berepaired16・itwasaroom,withbeautifulwallpaper,waxedfloorandnicefurniture・pleasedb.pleasantc.pleasingd.preasantheregrettedthedecisiontoohastily.makeb.tomakec.makingd.havemakedtheprofessorinsistedthatweourhomeworkbeforenextmonth.handedinb.willhandinc.handind.musthandinitmeofthecountrywhichwevisitedlastsummer.a.remembersb.recallsc.remindsd.tellshesmokingatlast.a.gaveupb.gaveoutc.gaveind.gaveoffjohnwashelaydownforanhourbeforedinner.a.sotiredasb.sotiredthatc.tootiredthatd.tootiredsoyouranswerisdifferenttheteacher's.a.tob.atc.fromd.withitwouldbearisktoleavethebabyalone.a.runningb.passingc.carryingd.obeyingthefacthishealthisbadisnottrue.a.whichb.thatc.asd.whatthesedidunusuallywellinthecontest,sothejudgesdidn'tknowwhomtogiveprizeto.a.womansingersb.womensingersc.womensingerd.womanssingersmanmuststoptheearth'satmosphere.a.fillingb.wastingc.pollutingd.blackeningwecan'tanother100kilometersanymore.a.haveb.turnc.maked.reachismarytojoininus?a.supposedb.exposedc.supportedd.indicatediwanttobetoldall.a.whichhappenb.whichhappenedthathadhappenedd.thathadbeenhappenedwe'veallheardofthomasedison,whoinventedtheelectriclightandmanyotherthings.a.manb.amanc.themand.mendon'ttellmesuchthingsyouarenotcertain.a.thatb.whichc.thosed.asamicroscopewecanseedifferentkindsofthingsthatareunabletobeseenbyournakedeyes.a.intermsofb.inplaceofc.bymeansofd.byfarjacksonwenttoworkhisillness.besidesb.eventhoughc.inspiteofd.althoughanybodywilldo,heisresponsibleforthat.asfarasb.sofarasc.aslongasd.assoonasisupposetheyhaveknownaboutit,?amib.amnotic.havetheyd.haven'ttheyithimtenyearstowritethatnovel.a.tookb.spentc.costd.costedthestudentsarelookingforwardtotheirholidaysinjapan.a.spendb.spendingc.forspendd.spenttheyallmentioningthatgirl.a.avoidedb.gotawayc.ranawayd.escapedhumanbeingsshouldfindanewofenergy.a.orientb.sourcec.origind.sousethecouchiscomfortableto.a.sitb.besatc.sittedd.siton【篇三：广东2015高考英语模拟题及答案】ss=txt>i语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分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。moneycan‘tbuyhappiness,right?well,nottrue.accordingtoarecentarticleinthewallstreetjournalbroadlyspeaking,happierthanthosewhostruggletogetby.buttheresearchalsoshowsyouhavesomewaystobetterspendyourmoney:东西）.arecentlypublishedstudyshowedthatwhenpeopledon‘thavemuchmoneytospare,theytendtosticktomaterialgoods.peoplethinkthatexperiencesareonlygoingtoprovidehappiness,butinalongterm,theyactuallyprovidebothmorehappinessandmorelastingvalue.then,buylotsoflittlethings,ratherthanonebigthing.nomatterhowmuchmoneyyouanditwillbecomejustanothersuchishumannaturethatpeoplenewstuff,andanynewthingislikelytobringabouthappiness,saysanatlanticarticle.therefore,buyingsmallthingscangiveussmallpleasuresthataredifferenteachtimetheyoccur.it‘salsoimportanttoconsiderhowwhatyou‘rebuyingwillgoodidea,butaccordingtothewallstreetjournal,a2004studyfoundthatpeoplewithlongercommutes（往返toreceive・1.a.learningb.understandingc.misbeliefd.usage2・a・spendb・reactc・feeld・waste3・a・incomesb・skillsc・educationd・intelligence4・a・markb・expressionc・pointd・smile5・a・happinessb・lessonsc・experiencesd・difficulties6・a・temporaryb・unbelievablec・rared・huge7・a・rareb・preciousc・expensived・special8・a・computerb・objectc・productd・car9・a・buyb・followc・findd・bear10・a・frequentb・unforgettablec・costingd・equal11・a・showb・buyc・considerd・spare12・a・townsb・citiesc・countriesd・suburbs13・a・lowerb・greaterc・fasterd・easier14・a・richb・developedc・diversed・poor15・a・earningb・donatingc・usingd・holding第二节语法填空（共10题；每小题1・5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。eachsummerinthelate1960s,mytwosistersandiwouldridethegreyhoundbusfromarizonatoarkansastostaywithourfather・aworldwarnsoldier,dadhadmanyihavevividmemoriesofdad（wake）usupinthemorning・sittingonhis—up,up,up!getupandfacetheday!it‘sabeautifulday!riseandshine!||ifwedidn‘tgetuprightaway,hewouldrepeathissong手i杖（true）abeautifuldaytohim・backinthesixties,therewasnohandicapped残疾人专用的）parkingorwasadifficulttask・dadwantednoassistancefromanyone・hewouldclimbstairsslowlybutsurely,whistlingalltheway・asateenager,ifoundthisembarrassing,fidadnoticed,hedidn‘tletmehelp.n阅读共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项，UN7H\Oifindithumoroussometimesthateventhemostordinaryincidentscanhaveanimpactonourawareness.mywife,daughter,andimovedintoourhomenineyearsagoandwespentalotoftimeandenergyintheyardtogetitlookinglikeitdoestoday.weliveonacorner,higherthanstreetlevel,andtheentiresideoftheyardissurroundedbyaprofessionallybuiltrockwall.thefrontofthehousethoughisanotherstorybecauseinsteadofawallalongthesidewalk,therocksappeartobejustthrownupontothedirtasifsomeonewereinahurrytofinish.lastsummerihadreachedtheendoftherockgardenandfoundatinylittleplantthaticouldnotimmediatelyidentify.iknewididn‘tplantitanddeniseclaimedthatshedidn‘teitherwedecidedtoletitcontinuegrowinguntilwecouldfigureoutwhatitwas.imademywaybacktothemysteryweekspassedandasplant,itappearedtobeasunflower.ithadatallskinnystalk(茎it.asipulledrocksfromtheareatogettotheweeds,inoticedsomethingunusual.thesunflowerhadnotstartedwhereisawthestalkbegin.itactuallyhadbegununderabigrockandgrownunderandaroundittoreachthesun.that‘swhenirealizedthatifatinylittlesunflowerdidn‘tletabigrockstandinitswayofdeveloping,wetoohavetheabilitytodothesamething.webelieveinourselveslikethatlittlesunflower,wecanattainthesamefoodandnutritionaswell.standtalllikethesunflowerandbeproudofwhoandwhatyouareandtheenvironmentwillbegintosupportyou.youwillfindawaytogounderoraroundyourbigobstael障碍)inordertoreachyourdesires.wecanknowfromthesecondparagraphthat.theauthorfinishedbuildinghishomehurriedlyittooktheauthor9yearstomaketheyardbeautifultheauthor‘shomewasmadeofrockwallstheauthor‘sfamilyhavelivedinthishomefor9yearswhydidtheauthorandhiswifedecidetoletthetinylittleplantgrow?becausetheywereinterestedineverylittleplant.becausetheywantedtodiscoverwhatitwas.becausetheywantedtouseittomaketheyardcolorful.becausetheyweretouchedbyitsstrongwill.whatdoestheunderlinedphrase—babyitalong||mean?makeshelterforitb.leaveitalonec.takegoodcareofitd.putitelsewherewhatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?humanbeingsareabletoremoveobstacles.theuniversaltruthmadethesunflowersurvive.abigrockblockedoutthesunlightofthesunflower.wecanachievesuccessaslongasweareself-confident.whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?thestoryasunflowerb.standlikethesunflowerc.workingintheyardd.discoverintheyardbit‘sjustasmall,whiteenvelopestuckamongthebranchesofourchristmastree.nonameonitandithasbeenthereforthepast10yearsorso.itallbeganbecausemyhusbandmikehatedchristmas.hedidn‘thatethetruemeaningofchristmas,butthecommercialaspectsofit;overspending,thecrazyrunningaroundatthelastminutetogetatieforuncleharryandthedustingpowder（除尘粉）forgrandmaandthegiftsgivenindesperationbecauseyoucouldn‘tthinkofanythingelse.forth.ireachedforsomethingspecialjustformike.theinspirationcameinanunusualway.oursonkevin,whowas12thatyear,waswrestlin摔跤）atthejuniorlevelattheschoolheattendedandshortlybeforechristmas,therewasanon-leaguematchagainstateamsponsoredbyaninner-citychurch,mostlyblack.theseyoungsters,dressedinsneakerssoraggedthatshoestringsseemedtobetheonlythingholdingthemtogether,presentedasharpcontrasttoourboysintheirblueandgolduniformsandsparkling（闪闪发光的）newwrestlingshoes・asthematchbegan,iwasalarmedtoseethattheotherteamwaswrestlingwithoutheadgear,akindoflighthelmetdesignedtoprotectawrestler‘sears.itwasaluxurythepoorboysobviouslycouldnotafford.well,weendedupbeatingthemout.however,wheneachoftheirboysgotupfromthemat,hewalkedinanextremelyproudandconfidentway,appearingthattheydidn‘tacknowledgedefeat.mike,seatedbesideme,shookhisheadsadly,一iwishjustoneofthemcouldhavewon,||hesaid・一theyhavelotofpotential,butlosinglikethiscouldtaketheheartrightoutofthem・||mikelovedkids--allkids--andheknewthem,andthentheideaforhispresentsuddenlycameintomymind・31・whydidmikehatechristmas?a・mikehatedtheoverconsumptioninthechristmas・b・mikedidn‘twanttobuygiftsforuncleharry・c・mikedidn‘tlikethetraditionofchristmas・d・mikehatedreceivinggiftsinthechristmas・whatdoestheunderlinedword—bypass||mean?a・giveupb・buyc・throwawayd・changewhatwasmike‘sreactiontothen-olneaguematch?mikehopedthathissonwouldwinthematch.mikefeltsympathyfortheteamofblackboys.mikethoughttheblackboysweretooproud.theequipmentofhisboywastooluxurious.whatisprobablygoingtobementionedinthefollowingpassage?howmike‘sboywonthenon-leaguematch.whatgiftstheauthorboughtandwhysheboughtthem.whymikedecidedtocoachtheblackboys.howtheblackboysturneddefeatintovictory.thewriter‘spurposeofwritingthispassageisto.showtheimportanceofcoachingillustratehowadifficultlifetheblackboysledtellastoryofaspecialchristmaspresentshowherprideinherboy‘sgoodperformancecirecentlyreadaboutanathletewhomadeitallthewaytotheolympicseventhoughhedidn‘tlikehischosensport.manypeoplecommittedtheirentirelifetoseekingonetiny,yetpowerfulsentence—i‘mproudofyou.atsomepointweallhavesomeonewewanttoplease,whoseapprovalmeanstheworldtous.ihaveanextremelyclearmemoryofthepersoniwantedapprovalfrom,thekindofmemorythatstaysentirelyclear.ihadparrotedsomeone‘sopinionaboutbuyingacanadiansoda・一weshouldreallysupportourowneconomy,"i,atenyear-oldchild,said.ihadnoideawhatthatmeant,butiwaslookedatwithapproval,andmyheartfeltwarm・itfeltsogood・ilovedthatfeeling.theapprovalofmyhero.itwasnothingliketheolympicathlete,butimadesomeverybigdecisionsbasedonwhatmightmakethemproud.iwashugelyaffectedbywantingtheirapproval.fourmonthsagothispersonremovedmefromtheirlife.ithurtalot.however,inlifethereisrarelyhurtwithoutgrowth.irecentlyreflectedonmyselfandmybehaviorsincethenandnoticedsomething—ifeelfree.thisrealizationmademeseehowofteniwasmodifyingmyselfaccordingtothethoight,—whatwouldtheythink?||itwasshockinglyfrequent.thispersonhadbecomeatypicalexampleofallkindsofpeople,andi‘dbeenconstantlyavoidingjudgment.isuddenlyfeltlikei‘dbeenastupidversionofmyselfmywholelife!yes,i‘dbeenunsgithedesireforapprovalasanunconsciousexcuseforhidingnowasineverreallybelieveinmyself.areyouhiding?ihidinapprovasle-eking.butremember:it‘sokaytonotbeaccepted.infact,youwillneverbeaccepted.ifyoufinallygaintheapprovalthatwassodearlywanted,itwillbelostfromsomeoneelse.(yourself,likely)youwillalsomissoutonconnectingwithpeoplewhoreallydoseeyou,andwhothinkyoukickass了不起的人).amessyfallingoutisn‘tnecessarytobefreedfromwantingsomeone‘sapproval.youdon‘tevenhavetotellthemthatyounolongercarewhattheythinkofyou.justgoaheadanddowhatmakesyouhappy,beyourself,andgoforthethingsyoureallywantinlife.doyourthing,andletthemdotheirs.whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheauthor?heusedtomakeadecisionbyaskingadvice.heusedtomakedecisionsbyseekingapproval.heusedtomakedecisionrandomly.helikedtocopyother‘sopinionaboutbuythingswhatdidtheauthomeanbysaying-inlifethereisrarelyhurtwithoutgrow||?peoplearedefinitelyhurtbyotherswheytheygrowupwhenpeoplegethurt,theytendtogrowuppeoplefeelspainfulwhentheyhavetogrowup.peoplecanbeeasilyhurtintheirgrowth.whydidtheauthorwanttogettheapproval?a.becauseheadmiredhis-hero||verymuch・becausehewantedtohidehimselffromothers.becausehedidn‘tknowwhathereallywanted.becausehewasnotconfidentabouthimself.accordingtotheauthor,peopleshould.a.pursuethethingstheyreallywanttrytosatisfyallthepeoplearoundthemletothersknowtheydon‘tmindtheiropinionstrytheirbesttobeacceptedbyothersfromwhichsectionofanewspaperdoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?a.societyb.psychologyc.educationd.entertainmentdthegreenlandicesheetislikelytobemorevulnera易受伤害的）toglobalwarmingthanpreviouslythought.thetemperaturethreshold（门槛，极限）formeltingtheicesheetcompletelyisintherangeof0.8to3.2degreescelSUBSQofglobalwarming,withabestestimateof1.6degreesabovepreindustriallevels,showsanewstudy.today,already0.8degreesofglobalwarminghasbeenobserved.significantmeltingoflandicecouldcontributetolong-termsea-levelriseofseveralmetersandthereforeitpotentiallyaffectsthelivesofmanymillionsofpeople.thetimeittakesbeforemostoftheiceingreenlandisloststronglydependsonthelevelofwarming・-themoreweexceed超过）thethreshold,thefasteritmelts,||saysalexanderrobinson,-leadauthorofthestudynowpublishedinnatureclimatechange.inabusiness-as-usualscenario 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）ofgreenhouse-gasemissions,inthelongrunhumanitymightbeaimingat8degreescelsiusofglobalwarming.thiswouldresultinonefifthoftheicesheetmeltingwithin500yearsandacompletelossin2000years,accordingtothestudy.-thisisnotwhatonewouldcallarapidcollapse,||saysrobinson.-however,comparedtowhathashappenedinourplanet‘shistory,itisfast.andwemightalreadybeapproachingthedecisivethreshold・||incontrast,ifglobalwarmingwouldbelimitedto2degreescelsius,completemeltingwouldhappenonatimescaleof50.000years.still,evenwithinthistemperaturerangeoftenconsideredaglobalguardrail护栏），thegreenlandicesheetisnotsecure.undercertainconditionsthemeltingofthegreenlandicesheetbecomesirreversible（不可逆的）・iftheglobaltemperaturesignificantlypassesoverthethresholdforalongtime,theicewillcontinuemeltingandnotregrow--eveniftheclimatewould,aftermanythousandyears,returntoitspreindustrialstate・thisisrelatedtofeedbacksbetweentheclimateandtheicesheet:theicesheetisover3000metersthickandthusraisedintocooleraltitudes・whenitmeltsitssurfacecomesdowntoloweraltitudeswithhighertemperatures,whichacceleratesthemelting・also,theicereflectsalargepartofsolarradiationbackintospace・whentheareacoveredbyicedecreases,moreradiationisabsorbedandthisaddstoregionalwarming・41・ofglobalwarmingwillcausethegreenlandicesheettomeltcompletely・a・0・8-3・2degreescelsiusb・1・6degreescelsiusc・o・8degreescelsiusd・0・8-1・6degreescelsius42・howlongmostoftheiceinthegreenlandwillmeltcompletelydependson・a・thesea-levelriseb・thelevelofwarmingc・thelossoficed・thehumanactivities43・inparagraph2,whatrobinsonsaysmeansthata・thelossoficesheetinthegreenlandcanbeoverlookedb・thelossoficesheetinthegreenlandisanaturalprocessc・thelossoficesheetinthegreenlandshouldbepreventedwithoutdelay・d・humansshouldbecriticizedforthelossoficesheetinthegreenland44・whatistheauthor‘sattitudetowardsthemeltingofthegreenlandicesheet?a.indiffere漠不关心的）b.pessimisti悲观的）c.concerned（担忧的）d.criticbU评的）what‘llhappenifetihcesheetcontinuestomelt?thetemperaturesmaygodown.itwillacceleratethemeltingitself.itwillreflectmoresolarradiationback.theicesheetwillgointocooleraltitudes.第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。首先，请阅读以下购物者的购物误区：a.bepolitetosalespeople,butdon‘tfeellikethey‘reyournewbestfriends.don‘tbuysomethingbecauseyou‘reworriedabouthurtingtheirfeelingsorhavingmadethemdoalotofworkhelpingyouorexplainingproductstoyou.atthesametime,berespectfulofclerks‘efforts.becarefulofthecheck-outareas.therearelotsofattractivelittleitemshere;askyourselfifyoureallyneedsomethingbeforeyouaddittoyourpile:howmanytimeshaveipickedupajarofbalmex?getinandgetout.themoretimeyouspendinastore,themoreyou‘relikelytobuy.evenbetter:don‘tevengointhestore.thenyoudefinitelywon‘tbuy.bewareofsaleitems,whichmakeyoufeellikeyoucan‘taffordnottobuy,orlimited-timeoffers,whichmakeyoufeellikeyouhavetotakeadvantageofaspecialdeal.ifyoudon‘tneedorwantsomething,it‘snotagooddeal,notmatterhowcheapitis.don‘tbuyanythingthatyoudon‘tknowyouneedthisisespeciallyimportantwithclothes.ifyou‘renotcareful,youcanbuyapairofpantsmarkeddown75%,thenrealizethatyoucan‘treallywearthemunlessyoubuytherightshoestogowiththem.choosecashorcreditcard.somepeoplefinditfarhardertospendactualphysicalcash;otherpeoplefindthatpayingcreditcardsmakesapurchaseseemtrivial,evenwhenthedollaramountishigh.knowwhetheryou‘remoreinclinedtooverspendwithcashorcreditcards-andleavethatpaymentmethodathome.以下是购买者的需求。emmatendstobuyunnecessarythingswhensheiswaitingtocheckout.thelittleitemsonshowthereareusuallyattractiveandcheap,whichmakesherbuymorethanshehasplanned.maryisashopaholic,whogoesshoppingnearlyfivetimesaweek.everytimeshestepsintoashop,shewillbuyalotofthingsshedoesn‘tneed.gloriadoesn‘talwaysgoshoppingbutwhenevershegoes,shewillbuyalotofthingsbecausethesalesaresopersuasivethatshecan‘tresistthetemptationofbuying.what‘smore,sheisunwillingtodisappointthem.cathylikesshopping,becauseifshebuysthingswithagreatdiscount,shecangainasenseofsuccess,buttheproblemisthatshefindswhatshebuysuselesslaterandthusitisawasteofmoney.daisylikestopaybycreditcards,becausebuyingwithcreditcardsreallybringshergreatconvenience.butinthisway,sheisalwaysbuyingbeyondbudget,whichmakesherreallyregretful.