英语六级听力练习：常速英语5.15(7)
<p> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intensity">intensity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>.</p><p> <span word="Light">Light</span> <span word="voter">voter</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="norm">norm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2014.</p><p> <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="urgency">urgency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.<span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="need">need</span>.</p><p> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="dissatisfaction">dissatisfaction</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="signature">signature</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="Charlie">Charlie</span> <span word="Cook">Cook</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="November">November</span>.</p><p> <span word="Cook">Cook</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="keys">keys</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="midterm">midterm</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span>.</p><p> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="do">do</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="like">like</span> 2008 <span word="and">and</span> 2012.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="big">big</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="diverse">diverse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="Cook">Cook</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="midterm">midterm</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="whiter">whiter</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="different">different</span>.</p><p> <span word="Cook">Cook</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="publics">publics</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="perception">perception</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Affordable">Affordable</span> <span word="Care">Care</span> <span word="Act">Act</span>.</p>
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