【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] Iraqi lawmakers are expected to vote on the security agreement by Wednesday, which will keep the U. S. troops here until the end of 2011. The parliament speaker said yesterday. After hours of heated debate, speaker Mahmoud announced that the vote is scheduled for Wednesday, and can be put forward provided parties in the parliament would reach an agreement on the pact. The long delayed agreement passed the Iraqi cabinet last week and went to the parliament for reviewing. The vote date was originally set for tomorrow. The security agreement will replace the UN mandate to grant U. S. Military presence in Iraq legal status from 2009. The U. S. has agreed to pull troops out of Iraqi cities and towns by mid-2009 and leave Iraq by the end of 2011. The Iraqi government wants the parliament to make the decision before lawmakers would set out for a pilgrimage trip to Mecca next week. When can the Iraqi lawmakers vote on the security agreement? 本题考查何时伊拉克的立法者才能就安全协议进行投票。新闻中提到…the vote is scheduled for Wednesday, and can be put forward provided parties in the parliament would reach an agreement on the pact，由此可知，如果议会中的所有政党能够对协议达成一致意见，那么投票就会安排在周三举行，因而选项C符合新闻内容，故选C。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文] According to the news, when are the U. S. troops expected to pull out completely? 新闻中提到The U. S. has agreed to pull troops out of Iraqi cities and towns by mid-2009 and leave Iraq by the end of 2011，指出美国同意于2009年年中开始从伊拉克撤军，并于2011年底前完全撤离，因此完全撤离的时间是2011年底，故选D。