单选题 Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.

单选题 What is the news mainly about?

A. Elena Kagan got nominated for a seat on the US Supreme Court by Obama.
B. Elena Kagan will interpret the American constitution's impact on law.
C. The law of America might be changed by Elena Kagan.
D. The US Supreme Court has enormous power over American lives.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] President Obama has nominated his Solicitor General Elena Kagan for a seat on the US Supreme Court. The court yields enormous power over American lives, as this is a job for life from a court that interprets the American constitution's impact on the country's law ruling on such hot topics as abortion, guns and freedom of speech. 50-year-old Elena Kagan could influence the shape of America for decades to come. She worked in the Clinton White House and went on to become the very well-respected dean of Harvard Law School. The Senate has to approve this nomination. Elena Kagan is a liberalist, but she might get a hard time simply because of the fractious political atmosphere at the moment. Republicans could focus on the fact she's never been a judge and has a history of opposing the ban on gay people serving in the military. 主旨题。听音时重点捕捉新闻开头信息。新闻首句即提到，美国总统奥巴马提名司法部副部长埃琳娜·卡根为最高法院的空缺人选。因此答案为A。

单选题 Which of the following is NOT true about Elena Kagan?

A. She will influence the shape of America for decades.
B. She is the dean of Harvard Law School.
C. The Senate has approved the nomination of her.
D. She is a liberalist.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】信息辨认题。根据新闻内容可知，埃琳娜·卡根被提名为美国最高法院的空缺人选，她将影响未来几十年美国的形势；她在克林顿政府时期任职，后来成为哈佛法学院院长；她是一名自由主义者；这次对她的提名还需参议院表决通过。因此可以判断A、B、D均正确，C错误，为答案。