【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.
The investigation is the first of a number of civil rights actions planned for local school systems around the United States.
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 All, 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 the investigation will reveal reasons for their low academic performance.

What can we learn about the investigation?

[解析] 选项均为以it开头的句子，结合其中的the first of…actions，was started from/announced by和lays the foundation for…可知，本题可能考查某事的发生情况或其意义。新闻中提到，该调查是为美国地方学校系统计划的若干民事权利行动的第一步，故答案为A。A是对原文信息的同义转述，

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文]
What"s the direct aim of the investigation?

[解析] 选项均以“to+动词原形”开头表明，本题可能考查做某事的原因或目的。新闻末尾提到，调查将揭示学生学习成绩差的原因，故答案为D。D是原文信息的同义转述。