高考英语单选中常见的谚语包括：

欲速则不达：

More hasty, less speed

活到老，学到老：

Its never too old to learn

闪光的未必都是金子：

All that glitters is not gold

千里之行始于足下：

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

看再前面：

Look before you

少年远略，志在高山和流水：

Young people are far away from each other. They want to live in high mountains and flowing water

我笑，是因为生活不值得用泪水去面对：

I laugh because life is not worth facing with tears

上清华揽月，去北大摘星：

Go to Tsinghua University to embrace the moon, go to Peking University to pick the stars

勤奋、理想类：

Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。No pains, no gains. 没有付出就没有收获。Constant dripping wears away a stone. 水滴石穿，绳锯木断。

惜时类：

万事成蹉跎，老大徒伤悲，寸金难买寸光阴。

励志类：

有所作为，非一日之寒，只怕有心人。

其他类：

Speech is silver, silence is gold. 沉默是金。

三分像人，七分像鬼：

Three are like men, seven are like ghosts. 千学不如一看，千看不如一练。

丈夫志四海，万裏犹比邻：

Her husband's ambition is all over the world。

父母养育辛苦，报恩唯有苦读：

Consistency of words and deeds is the beginning of success. 既然输在起点，不要放弃，那就冲刺中间，赢在终点!

坚定目标，顽强拼搏，永不言弃，同心协力：

Firm goal, tenacious struggle, never give up, work together。

攀蟾折桂，舍我其谁：

Climb the cassia tree and break the osmanthus, who if not me？

不善始者不善终：

A bad beginning makes a bad ending。

遗臭万年：

A bad thing never dies。

不会撑船怪河弯/人笨怪刀钝：

A bad workman always blames his tools。

一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林：

A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush。

吹牛与说谎本是同宗：

A boaster and a liar are cousins-german。

永不言败：

Never say die。

不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹：

No cross, no crown。

病从口入：

A close mouth catches no flies。

常客令人厌：

A frequent visitor is tiresome。

事实胜于雄辩：

Actions speak louder than words。

失败是成功之母：

Failure is the mother of success。

穷则思变：

Adversity leads to prosperity。

一诺千金：

Promise is debt。

这些谚语不仅丰富了英语表达，还在高考英语单选中常见，建议考生熟悉并掌握这些谚语，以便在考试中灵活运用。