【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 tronic Arts are mon in his hometown. C If you ever find yourself having to convince someone that anything is possible，just tell them about Picasso, a 450pound(204 kg) pig who, after being rescued from a South African slaughterhouse(屠宰場 ） ai four weeks old， went an to bee a popular painter. South African animalrights activist Joanne Lefson adopted Pigcasso after rescuing her a couple of years ago. She took the animal back to her faun and offered her a variety of toys to keep her entertained. Among those toys were some Paintbrushes, and the pig became so fascinated with them that she ignored all her other toy. Lefson decided to leave out some paint and canv— 油畫布 well to see what the animal would do. Believe it or not, she started painting. Pigcasso loves dipping the brush in paint and dragging it across the canvas. She has shown such enlhusiasm and talent that she now has a personal gallery at the animal rescue farm that has bee her home. But with art collectors paying up to $2,000 to get their hands on an original Pigcasso, adding new artworks to her collection has bee quite difficult. Pigs are curious animals that arc keen on exploration. They need some form of enrichment， such as tricks or toys, to keep them from getting bored. Balls are the most mon entertainment for pigs. Painting, however, is a new one altogether. Although pigs aren39。t precisely colorblind, they cannot sense the color red and can see fewer shades of green and blue than humans. Right now， Pigcasso is the world39。s only known painting pig. Lefdon is hoping that her pet39。s fame as an acplished artist will convince more people that pigs are “ amazingly intelligent， exceptional animals” that deserve a better fate than the slaughterhouse, She39。s hoping that “ the finest galleries in New York and Paris”might one day exhibit her pe t39。s art. 28. What does the text say about Pigcasso? A. She is only four weeks old. B. She once lived in a slaughterhouse. C. She weighs over 400 kilograms. D. She bees a painter overnight. did Joanne Lefson do for Pigcasso? A. She taught her painting. B. She offered her painting tools. C. She designed toys for her. D. She inspired her enthusiasm in painting. 30. Why is it hard to add new artworks to Pigcasso39。s collection? A. Because her artworks are in great demand. B. Because her artworks are almost unaffordable. she has given up painting pletely. D. Because her artworks are kept in her personal gallery. 31. Which of the following may Lefson agree with? A. Pigs are born to be blind to all colors. B. Almost all pigs are potential great artists. C. Pigs tend to have no interest in exploring. D. People should change their opinion on pigs. D Even the biggest and brightest dream can lose radiance (光輝 )in the face of selfdoubt. Where does selfdoubt e from? It results from fear. After all, if you’re quite confident of your ability to acplish something you care deeply about, then you won39。t have doubt. However, without some degree of fear to overe, confidence can never truly build. It39。s a classic chicken and egg problem. Confidence es from, in large part, the experience of overing scary things and moving past fear. Selfdoubt grows larger when we fet t even momentarily， the purpose behind what we are doing. When our purpose is conspicuous， selfdoubt will still be there，but it will be kept in its place. When you receive a vaccine (疫苗 ).you are injected with a weak strain of a virus, to support the development of resistance to something much more severe that you might meet down the road. Similarly ， selfdoubt is a process by which you can see opportunities for failure ahead of time, but also the possibilities for facing and defeating them. Selfdoubt prepares you against the things that might ruin you later on. Have you ever noticed that when you doubt yourself, you automatically think of all the little things you need to do to acplish your goal? You bee cautious and careful. Doubt promotes a rundown of your mental checklist to ensure that everything is taken care of. It produces