阅读理解
A proverb is a short, well-known
saying that tells a common truth or belief. Proverbs are popular around the
world.
Many listeners have sent us their favorite proverbs. They give advice
about how to live. We begin with two popular proverbs about staying healthy by
eating good food. One is" An apple a day keeps the doctor away." The other is" You
are what you eat."
Several proverbs about birds also give advice. You may have heard this
one: The early bird catches the worm. This means a person who gets up early,
or acts quickly, has the best chance of success. Another famous proverb is"
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush". This means you should not
risk losing something you have by searching something that is not guaranteed(有保证的).
Another proverb warns "do not put all your eggs in one basket".
This means you should not put all of your resources(资源) together in one place because you could risk
losing everything at one time.
Here is more advice: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
Also," Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today."
Yet another proverb advises us not to be concerned about something bad
that you cannot change. It says," There is no use crying over spilled
milk."
Do you agree with the proverb" Children
should be seen and not
heard"? Maybe you have told your children that" hard work never hurt anyone".
But other people say that" all
work and no play makes
Jack a dull boy". They believe it
is not wise to spend all your time working but never having fun.
Finally, here is one of
our favorite proverbs: People who live in glass houses should not throw
stones. This means you should not criticize other people unless you are perfect
yourself.
That's all for today.
Thanks for listening.
(1)
A proverb is ________.
A . a long saying
B . not famous at all
C . about common truth
D . only popular in China
(2)
The proverb "you are what you eat" advises us to ________.
A . eat what we like
B . have a healthy diet
C . eat an apple every day
D . eat as much as we can
(3)
If someone is slow in action, we can tell him/her the proverb "________".
A . the early bird catches the worm
B . do not put all your eggs in one basket
C . all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
D . people who live in glass houses should not throw stones
(4)
What is this passage probably used for?
A . An English textbook.
B . An English TV program.
C . An English speech contest.
D . An English radio program.
答案: C
B
A
D