【正文】 ember of Jeff39。 Feelings D. The ancient Olympic Games 35. In all the units, you can learn the skill of _________. A. predicting by title B. understanding attitude C. understanding main ideas D. guessing meaning of new wordsBA year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms (習(xí)語), though my teacher told us the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be surprised. Gently shaking his head，shrugging his shoulders, he said，“You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not a right topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic.” So I said to him. “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted (打斷) again by his words: “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘you don’t say’?” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “ ‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really!’ It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” I realized I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.36. A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because .A. I had no interest in them B. English idioms were very difficultC. I did not realize the importance of themD. my teacher didn’t tell us the importance of them37. At first, on hearing “You don’t say,” I thought the foreigner meant .A. I had talked too much B. I had to stop talking C. he was not interested in the topic D. he was only interested in the Great Wall38. “… was shown in an amusing experience.” The word “amusing” probably means .A. interesting B. important C. terrible D. unlucky39. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.B. The Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall.C. The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.D. The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting.40. After the Englishman explained the idiom, ___________.A. I felt very silly B. the Englishman became a real fool C. I became more carefully in everything D. I thought the Englishman had made me a foolCThousands of years ago, people didn’t know that the Earth moved. They thought the sun really did move across the sky. The Greek god Helios was said to drive the sun around the sky with his chariot (戰(zhàn)車). But now, these ideas have all changed. Nowadays, it is the sun that drives our “chariot” around the sky.?So what does all this mean? Well, quite simply, there is now a plane (or “chariot”) that is powered by the sun. It has special parts in its wings. These parts absorb power from the sun. They absorb so much power that they can carry on flying at night. In the Greek myths (希臘神話), Helios had to take a break at night. It seems we’re finally even more efficient than the gods themselves.This plane is called Solar Impulse (“太陽驅(qū)動”號). It will fly across the US in May. This is very important for the future of the world.So why is solar energy so good for us? Well, other kinds of energy cause a few problems. If you live in China, you’ve probably noticed the pollution. This is caused by burning coal or gas to make energy. The heat and chemicals (化學(xué)制品) from this make things work. But if we use the heat from the sun, we don’t have to burn anything, and there’s no pollution.Solar energy is not all there yet. It needs to be improved. But the best thing about it is that, unlike coal and gas, it doesn’t run out. Solar Impulse could keep flying forever. Well, actually, the sun will run out too, one day, but not for another 5 billion years. That’s a pretty long flight.41. What does “chariot” really refer to in the last sentence of Paragraph 1? A. The Earth. B. The Greek god. C. Solar Impulse. D. Birds.42. Which of the following is TRUE of Solar Impulse? A. It can only fly at night. B. It has already flown across the US. C. It is powered by the