英语专四 新闻听力 news 4-2-2

 新闻

Questions 23 to 24 are based on the following news,

A court in the United States has ruled that the hamburger chain McDonald’s was not responsible for the health problem of overweight children who eat at its restaurants. (23) The judge said lawyers acting¹ 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 outcome² is a victory for the fast food industry, which is braced³ for a wave of tobacco-style litigation over the health consequences of poor diet. The action was mounted⁴ on behalf of a group of overweight children suffering from diabetes⁵, high blood pressure and other diet-related ailments⁶. (24) They blamed their problems on the fat laden⁷ hamburgers and chips they’d regularly eaten at McDonald’s restaurants in New York.

 

题目

News 2

Questions 23 to 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item，you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.

Now9 listen to the news.

23. Why did McDonald’s not need to be responsible for the health problem of overweight children?

A. Because those children could not prove they regularly ate there.

B. Because most of those children are healthy.

C. Because the court believed that consumers knew the dangers of McDonald’s products.

D. Because some children are not really overweighed.

24. What was the reason for the consumer to charge McDonald’s ?

food is not clean, food price is too high, food contains high fat. environment is not safe.

 

答案解析

News 2

23. C推理题。新闻在开始公布了一项法院裁定的结果。即汉堡包连锁店麦当劳不 必对在其餐厅进食的超重儿童的健康问题负责。其原因紧接在这一句的后面“法 官说，儿童方面的代表律师无法证明麦当劳的产品对消费者是一种未知的危险”。 也就是说法官认为消费者应该知道快餐食品的利弊，于是责任也不应该由快餐企 业来承担。选项C最接近这样的意思。

24. C推理题。新闻结尾的表述很清楚地告诉我们，这起诉讼是代表一群肥胖儿童 的。“他们把自己的健康问题归咎于他们经常在纽约麦当劳餐厅所吃的高脂肪的 汉堡包和薯条。”选项中四项针对不同的内容，文中只涉及C项，其他选项纯属无中 生有，从常理判断也不能成为起诉的理由，所以选C项。

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

2 outcome   

n.结果，出口，演变

参考例句：

• The outcome of the experiment is in the lap of the gods.实验结果尚难预料。
• The outcome of the war is hard to foretell.战争胜负难以预卜。

3 braced   

adj.拉牢的v.支住( brace的过去式和过去分词 )；撑牢；使自己站稳；振作起来

参考例句：

• They braced up the old house with balks of timber. 他们用梁木加固旧房子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The house has a wooden frame which is braced with brick. 这幢房子是木结构的砖瓦房。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 mounted   

adj.骑在马[自行车]上的；安装好的；裱好的v.登上，骑上( mount的过去式和过去分词)；增加，上升；上演；准备

参考例句：

• He mounted his horse and rode off. 他跨上马骑走了。
• He saddled his horse, mounted, and rode away at a gallop. 他给马套上鞍子，跨上马背疾驰而去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 diabetes   

n.糖尿病

参考例句：

• In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
• Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。

6 ailments   

疾病（尤指慢性病），不适( ailment的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His ailments include a mild heart attack and arthritis. 他患有轻度心脏病和关节炎。
• He hospitalizes patients for minor ailments. 他把只有小病的患者也送进医院。

7 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。