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2014英语四级听力练习慢速3.28(1)

　　Debbie Payton says the spill also led to other changes like a new law, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.

　　It led to double-hulled tankers. It led to community action groups,

　　better integration with response communities -- all the way from the oil spill response organizations, private entities, responsible parties through the state and federal governments.

　　The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration went on to develop an online information system to predict spills in real time.

　　And that allows us to just pull pieces of information together quicker and see them quicker so that we can make decisions that much quicker.

　　Today NOAA responds to between 100 and 150 spills a year. Chuck Clusen is with the Natural Resources Defense Council. He says the anniversary of the Exxon Valdez spill is a reminder of an important lesson.

　　The government and the industry must understand that there are places that you simply cannot go.

　　It Is An Election Year in the United States

　　The United States has begun preparing for congressional elections coming up in November. Republican Party leaders are increasingly sure that the partys candidates will make gains in Congress. Republicans seem especially sure of winning seats in the Senate, which the Democrat Party now controls.

　　Political experts generally agree that the elections will be a good year for Republicans and maybe not so good for Democrats. Anna Matteo tells us more.