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Derek Rabelo was born in Brazil in
1992. His father called him Derek after
a famous star, Derek Ho.
Derek's father wanted Derek to become
a surfer, too. But there was a :
Derek was born blind(失明的). His
father's dream of seeing his son surf
seemed .
When Derek was 17, his father told
him about his . From that
moment, Derek tried his best to become
a surfer. He went to the beach every
day and started taking surfing lessons.
Derek kept trying and , he learned
to surf.
Derek that although he can't
see, he understands the sounds that the
waves make. He can them when
they are coming. He says every part of a
wave makes a different sound, he
knows which direction(方向) to surf in.
In 2012, he flew to Hawaii to surf
one of the most challenging and
dangerous waves in the world. People
there were very to see the
confident young man surf the huge wave
with no problem at all.
Derek's story shows us that if we
ourselves, nothing is
unachievable. Inspired by his journey, a
film producer created a movie about
Derek, called Beyond Sight.
()1. A. swimming B. surfing
C. film D. pop
()2. A. problem B. page
C. purpose D. plan
()3. A. scary B. real
C. impossible D. meaningful
()4. A. story B. advice
C. question D. dream
()5. A. suddenly B. usually
C. easily D. finally
()6. A. explains B. connects
C. decides D. teaches
()7. A. see B. touch
C. hear D. taste
()8. A. because B. so
C. but D. or
()9. A. sorry B. tired
C. bored D. surprised
()10. A. give up B. check out
C. believe in D. look after

1.B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.B 9.D 10.C

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文讲述盲人Derek克服困难成为冲浪者的励志故事）；再逐句分析，结合上下文语境、词汇含义及逻辑关系确定选项；最后代入答案验证，确保逻辑通顺。
【解析】
1. 由下文“His father wanted Derek to become a surfer, too.”可知，父亲以著名冲浪明星命名他，选B（surfing）。
2. 前文说父亲想让他当冲浪者，后文转折提及他天生失明，这是一个问题，选A（problem）。
3. 父亲让儿子冲浪的梦想因他失明而看似不可能，选C（impossible）。
4. 17岁时父亲告知他自己的梦想（让他成为冲浪者），选D（dream）。
5. Derek坚持尝试，最终学会冲浪，选D（finally）。
6. 后文是他解释的内容：虽看不见但能感知海浪声音，选A（explains）。
7. 由前文“understands the sounds that the waves make”可知，他能听到海浪，选C（hear）。
8. 海浪不同部分有不同声音，所以他知道冲浪方向，表因果，选B（so）。
9. 人们看到失明的他顺利冲巨浪，会感到惊讶，选D（surprised）。
10. 文章主旨是相信自己，无不可实现之事，believe in oneself是固定搭配，选C（believe in）。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.D 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.B 9.D 10.C
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、上下文语境理解
【点评】
本文是励志类完形填空，围绕盲人Derek实现冲浪梦想的故事展开，考查学生对上下文逻辑、词汇及固定搭配的掌握，难度适中，能引导学生树立自信追梦的意识。
【难度系数】
0.6