听力训练（17）参考答案及录音原文

【听力原文】

Passage Two

Goats always seem to be second best to other farm animals．They give milk，but not as much as cows do． They provide wool，but not as much as sheep do．They carry loads，butnotas wellas horses do．However，goats have their own special merit．They thrive on weeds and small bushes that would make cattle and sheep sick，and they can live just about anywhere since they need very little space．Years ago city dwellers even raised goats in their back yards．Goats can also climb just about anything，and are so sure-footed that they can even live on the steep slope of a mountain．In fact，the animals seem the healthiest and happiest when there is something for them to climb．Because of their adaptability，goats are raised for their milk，meats，hair and leather in many parts of the world．

Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard．

15．Why does the speaker think that goats are second best to other farm animals？

16．Why are goats popular in some areas？

17．According to the speaker，how do goats adapt to living in cities？

Passage Three

Pablo Picasso was probably the world's most famous artist．He certainly produced more works than any other artists in the world had done before．

Many artists are afraid of changing their ideas．They find a style they like，and go on painting in the same way even when ideas around them change．Picasso was never afraid of experimenting．He enjoyed working with different materials，and exploring different techniques and styles．

Picasso enjoyed shocking people with his works，and he liked making people think about the things around them more deeply．

Painting was not Picasso's only medium．By the time he died in 1973，he had produced almost 15，000 works of art．About 13，500 of these were paintings，the others were prints，pictures for books，and sculptures．

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard．

18．What are many artists afraid of？

19．What did Picasso enjoy working with？

20．What other works of art are not mentioned besides Picasso's paintings？

【参考答案】 BADCAC