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[13:21.52]And aviation is the fastest growing source of climate-changing gases
[13:27.10]both in Britain and worldwide.
[13:29.72]Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[13:34.64]16. Where is the Airbus A380 assembled?
[13:55.32]17. What is the biggest passenger plane in the world?
[14:14.28]18. What enables A380 to attract passengers and win the airline battle?
[14:35.62]19. What do critics say about A380?
[14:54.41]Passage Two
[14:57.04]Moods, say the experts, are emotions that tend to become fixed,
[15:02.61]influencing one's outlook for hours, days or even weeks.
[15:06.66]That's great if your mood is a pleasant one,
[15:09.72]but it will be a problem if you are sad, anxious, angry or simply lonely.
[15:15.63]Perhaps one of the best ways to deal with such moods is to talk them out:
[15:21.10]sometimes, though, there is no one to listen. Modern science offers an abundance of drugs.
[15:27.77]But scientists have also discovered the effectiveness of several non-drug approaches
[15:33.79]to make you loose from an unwanted mood. These can be just as useful as drugs,
[15:39.70]and have the added benefit of being nonpoisonous.
[15:43.41]So the next time you feel out of sorts,
[15:46.14]don't head for the drug store—try the following approach.
[15:49.76]Of all the mood-altering self-help techniques,
[15:53.04]physical exercise seems to be the most efficient cure for a bad mood.
[15:57.85]“If you could keep up the exercise, you'd be in high spirits,” says Kathryn Lance,
[16:04.84]author of Running for Health and Beauty.
[16:07.80]There is obviously a link between physical activity and mood changes.
[16:12.61]Researchers have explained biochemical and various other changes
[16:17.54]that make exercise compare favorably to drugs as a mood-raiser.
[16:22.68]Physical exertion such as housework, however, does little,
[16:27.27]probably because it is not intensive enough, and people usually do it unwillingly.
[16:33.61]The key is physical exercise-running, cycling, walking,
[16:38.43]swimming or other repetitive and sustained activities that boost the heart rate,
[16:44.44]increase circulation and improve the body's utilization of oxygen.
[16:49.26]Do them for at least 20 minutes a session three to five times a week.
[16:54.61]Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[16:59.97]20. What is the problem of talking bad moods out?
[17:18.43]21. What does the speaker prefer as a mood-raiser?
[17:38.36]22. What does the speaker think of housework?
[17:55.43]Passage Three
[17:57.83]I'm sure almost every one of you looked at your watch or at a clock
[18:02.43]before you came to class today.
[18:04.18]Watches and clocks seem as much part of our life as breathing or eating.
[18:10.08]And yet, do you know that watches and clocks
[18:13.26]were very rare in the United States until the late 1850s.
[18:17.95]In the late 1700s people didn't know the exact time unless they were near a clock.
[18:23.64]Those delightful clocks in the squares of European towns were built for the public.
[18:29.44]After all, most citizens simply couldn't afford a personal clock.
[18:34.03]Well, until the 1800s, in Europe and the United States,
[18:38.41]the main purpose of a watch, which was on a gold chain,
[18:42.78]was to show others how wealthy you were.
[18:45.63]The word “watch” didn't even enter the English language until nearly 1900.
[18:51.43]By then, the rapid pace of industrialization in the United States
[18:55.80]meant that measuring time had become essential.
[18:59.41]How could the factory worker get to work on time,
[19:02.47]unless he or she knew exactly what time it was.
[19:06.08]Since efficiency was now measured by how fast the job was done,
[19:10.24]everyone was interested in time and pay attention to the importance of time.
[19:16.25]And since industrialization made possible the manufacture of large quantities of goods,
[19:21.94]watches became fairly inexpensive.
[19:24.57]Furthermore, electric lights kept factories going around the clock.
[19:28.94]Being “on time” had entered the language and life of every citizen.
[19:34.30]Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[19:39.66]23. What is the topic discussed in this passage?
[19:58.75]24. What was true of watches before the 1850s?
[20:20.24]25. According to the speaker, why did some people wear watches in the 1800s?
[20:41.81]Section C
[20:43.31]Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times.
[20:48.89]When the passage is read for the first time,
[20:51.84]you should listen carefully for its general idea.
[20:55.12]When the passage is read for the second time,
[20:58.54]you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 26 to 33
[21:03.68]with the exact words you have just heard.
[21:06.41]For blanks numbered from 34 to 36 you are required to fill in the missing information.
[21:13.41]For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard
[21:18.66]or write down the main points in your own words.
[21:22.16]Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,
[21:26.76]you should check what you have written.
[21:28.94]Now listen to the passage.
[21:31.79]Health costs have been rising for middle class families.
[21:35.99]Nearly one in five Americans cannot afford health insurance.
[21:40.37]Contrast that with health insurance companies in great financial shape.
