【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
The US Department of Education has announced an investigation into the teaching of English-language learners in Los Angeles public schools. These students, who are immigrants or the children of immigrants, make up one-third of the LA school population.
{{U}}The investigation is the first of a number of civil rights actions planned for local school systems around the United States.{{/U}}
Just days ago US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan went to Selma, Alabama, to announce that his department would step up enforcement of federal civil rights laws to ensure that students of all backgrounds have equal access to a good education.
Wednesday, Duncan's assistant secretary for civil rights, Russlynn Ali, launched the first of a series of actions in Los Angeles as she announced a probe into the treatment of English-language learners in the city's public schools. She says {{U}}the investigation will reveal reasons for their low academic performance.{{/U}}
[解析] 细节题。本题关键词是investigation，听音时注意辨认有关信息。录音中提到The investigation is the first of a number of civil rights actions planned for local school systems around the United States，A是对这句话的同义转述，故为答案。在美国教育部宣布调查前几天，教育部长邓肯去了亚拉巴马的塞尔马宣布加强联邦民权法律的执行，故B与C皆错；D张冠李戴，发言人应该是鲁斯林恩·阿里。