第二篇：
Occasionally one hears about a child who shows remarkable skill or talent in a particular area, such as
music, art, math, or chess. These children often become famous at a young age and are faced with unique
pressures. Some go on to enjoy successful adult lives, while ___36___ fade into obscurity or end up facing
failure as adults. Because environment is so important, one really cannot predict ___37___ early signs of
intelligence or talent alone will necessarily lead to a happy life.
Artist Pablo Picasso showed an interest in drawing very early, before he could even speak. He asked for
paintbrushes as a young child, and demanded that he ___38___ to draw at school as much as he liked. His father,
also an artist, supported and instructed him, and sent him to art school. By the time Pablo was 13, his father felt
that he had surpassed him ___39___ painting skill. During his life, Picasso founded the Cubist movement, and
created over 22,000 works of art.
Similarly, Marie Curie showed early intelligence and taught herself to read in Russian and French at age
four. She displayed an prodigious memory and helped her older siblings with their math. Marie’s parents are
both impoverished teachers, ___40___ they insisted on educating their kids on their own. In Marie’s lifetime she
earned two Nobel prizes, one in physics and the other in chemistry. In both examples, it seems that the
supportive family environment helped the gifted children grow into successful adults.
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