Question

【题目】 A proverb is a short, well-known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Proverbs are found in most cultures and are often very old.

In American history, Benjamin Franklin was a scientist, inventor and writer as well as a leader of the American Revolution. 【1】

Franklin wrote a book called “Poor Richard’s Almanac”.【2】 Some of them are still used today, like this one: “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”

Franklin is also remembered for other proverbs like, “A penny saved is a penny earned.”【3】

Here are other examples of proverbs that Americans use. The first ones are about love. Some people say, “All is fair in love and war.” They mean that anything you do in a relationship or in battle is acceptable.

【4】In other words, when you are in love with someone, you may refuse to see anything bad about that person.

Here is another popular saying about love: “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” Some people believe that a woman can win a man’s love if she prepares his favorite foods.

“【5】” This proverb is true in love and war or other situations. It means that what you do is more important than what you say.

We have to stop here, so we must say, “All good things must come to an end.”

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根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思 通顺、内容完整。

A. Actions speak louder than words.

B. Another proverb says “Love is blind.”

C. He was also famous for his proverbs.

D. This means that money should not be wasted.

E. He included many proverbs that he had heard or created.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】E

【3】D

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

该阅读材料属于说明文，本文向大家介绍了一些美国的谚语和格言。

【1】细节理解题。根据上文的句子In American history, Benjamin Franklin was a scientist, inventor and writer as well as a leader of the American Revolution. 在美国历史上，本杰明富兰克林是一位科学家、发明家和作家，同时也是美国革命的领导者。可知，下文应该是对Franklin的进一步介绍。结合所给的选项可知，选择He was also famous for his proverbs. 他也因他的谚语而出名。符合语境。故选C。

【2】细节理解题。由后一句中"Some of them are still used today…"可知，此处应连接上下文，对《可怜的理查德年历》中所出现的谚语格言进行描述。结合所给的选项可知，选择He included many proverbs that he had heard or created. 他包括许多他听到或创造的谚语。符合语境。故选E。

【3】细节理解题。由前文中“A penny saved is a penny earned. ”可知，此处应是对谚语的进一步解释。结合所给的选项可知，选择This means that money should not be wasted. 这意味着钱不应该浪费。符合语境。故选D。

【4】细节理解题。根据下文的句子In other words, when you are in love with someone, you may refuse to see anything bad about that person. 换句话说，当你爱上某人时，你可能会拒绝看到他有什么不好的一面。可知，下文应该提到有关“爱”的谚语。结合所给的选项可知，选择Another proverb says “Love is blind.” 另一句谚语说“爱是盲目的”。符合语境。故选B。

【5】细节理解题。根据下文的句子This proverb is true in love and war or other situations. It means that what you do is more important than what you say. 这句谚语在爱情、战争或其他情况下是正确的。这意味着你所做的比你所说的更重要。可知，上文应该提到有关“行动”方面的谚语。结合所给的选项可知，选择Actions speak louder than words. 行动胜于雄辩。符合语境。故选A。

怎样才能做对英语的补全短文

1、做题总思路：

　 从分析题型知道，它只不过是要找出各选项在原文的出处而已，并且这个出处已经确定了5个填充处给予选择。

　　针对这类题的要求和特点，我们可以运用综合分析排除法来选出正确的答案：一是不“符合语法知识”的排除，二是不“符合逻辑结构”的排除，三是不能使填充处“前后内容衔接、意思连贯”的排除。因此，做这类题的重点，一是选项句子，而选项句子重点是它的中心词，包括：名词、代词和连接词，这三种词是我们必须重视的，也是我们了解该选项句子意思，运用上述三种方法的前提，二是填充处的前后段或前后句子，弄清楚这个填充处所在位置的意义以及其前后段或前后句子的逻辑关系和内容意思，也是运用上述方法的前提。

2、做题步骤：

（1）第一步：找出各选项句子中心词：名词、代词和连接词，了解这句子的大概意思（要该选项中划出其中心词并简要写其大意）。建议：如果有点英语基础，在做这一步之前最好快速游览一个全文，了解全文大概是讲什么的。然后，根据各选项句子的大概意思，初步设想一下它们最有可能的位置和彼此顺序。

（2）第二步：按顺序了解某一个填充处前后段或前后句子的逻辑关系和大概内容意思。这也是类似找中心句子与中心词的方法，找出前后段最接近填充处的句子的中心词（名词、代词和连接词），或者找出填充处前后句子的中心词，了解其大概意思和相互间的逻辑关系。

（3）第三步：把选项句子中心词及其大意与填充处前后段或前后句子的逻辑关系及大意进行对照，运用下述的做题技巧，综合分析排除，确定最有可能的选项或直接确定答案；并把确定了的答案划去和把最有可能的选项（A、B、C…）写到填充处，无论能否确定答案，都要接着往下做下一个填空处，以如类推。因为这类题是5选5，基本上是一个萝卜一个筐，每个选项最多只能用一次，并且都必须用上，所以，不能确定最后唯一答案时，基本上可以通过做其它的填充处，甚至到最后把所有的填充处综合起来推敲，也可以确定各填充处的答案，因此，不要急于求成，困死在某一个填充处上。

（4）第四步：利用综合分析排除法，最后理顺并最终确定各选项的所有位置。确定了所有答案后，把各选项对号入座，进行检查和印证。