【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文] A court in the United States had ruled that the hamburger chain McDonald's was not responsible for the health problem of overweight children who eat at its restaurants. The judge said lawyers acting for the children had failed to show that McDonald's products presented a danger unknown to consumers. This is the first case of its kind to go through the American courts. The outcome is a victory for the fast food industry, which is supported for a wave of tobacco-style suit over the health consequences of poor diet. The action was mounted on behalf of a group of overweight children suffering from diabetes, high blood pressure and other diet-related ailments disease. They blamed their problems on the fat laden hamburgers and chips they'd regularly eaten at McDonald's restaurants in New York. Why did McDonald not need to be responsible for the health problem of overweight children? 选项均为以because开头的句子表明，本题可能考查某事发生的原因。新闻开头提到了法院裁定的结果，即汉堡连锁店麦当劳不必对在其餐厅进食的超重儿童的健康问题负责，接着说明原因，即法官称儿童的代表律师没能证明麦当劳的产品对消费者是一种未知的危险。由此可知，法官认为消费者应该知道快餐食品的利弊，责任也不应该由快餐企业来承担，故答案为C。 根据选项中的children，healthy，overweighed，high fat以及重复出现的McDonald's food可推测，该新闻可能涉及麦当劳食品对儿童健康的影响问题。