三、完形填空(共15分,每小题1分)
Derek Rabelo was born in Brazil in 1992. His father called him Derek after a famous 36 star, Derek Ho. Derek's father wanted Derek to become a surfer, too, but there was a 37 . Unluckily, Derek was born 38 . His father's dream to see his son surf seemed 39 !
When Derek was 17, his father told him about his 40 . From that moment, Derek tried his best to become a surfer. 41 went to the beach every day and started taking surfing 42 with a coach. Derek kept trying and 43 , he learned to surf!
Derek explains that 44 he can't see, he understands the noises that the waves make and he can 45 them when they are coming. He says every part of a wave makes a different noise, 46 he knows which direction to surf in.
In 2012, he flew to Hawaii to surf one of the most challenging and dangerous
47 in the world. Local surfers were very 48 to see the confident young man surf the huge wave with no problem
49 .
A film producer decided to make a film about him. Beyond Sight tells Derek's inspirational story and teaches us that nothing is impossible if you
50 yourself!
(
) 36. A. swimming
B. surfing
C. film
D. pop
(
) 37. A. problem
B. rule
C. promise
D. plan
(
) 38. A. poor
B. weak
C. deaf
D. blind
(
) 39. A. necessary
B. real
C. impossible
D. proper
(
) 40. A. story
B. advice
C. truth
D. dream
(
) 41. A. They
B. We
C. He
D. She
(
) 42. A. matches
B. lessons
C. photos
D. exams
(
) 43. A. instead
B. usually
C. still
D. finally
(
) 44. A. although
B. unless
C. when
D. before
(
) 45. A. see
B. touch
C. hear
D. taste
(
) 46. A. or
B. so
C. but
D. for
(
) 47. A. waves
B. beaches
C. islands
D. sports
(
) 48. A. sorry
B. worried
C. scared
D. surprised
(
) 49. A. after all
B. at all
C. at the same time
D. from time to time
(
) 50. A. deal with
B. depend on
C. believe in
D. look after
解析:
36. 根据后文“Derek's father wanted Derek to become a surfer, too”可知,父亲以著名冲浪明星Derek Ho的名字给他命名,故选B。
37. 根据后文“Unluckily”可知,父亲的愿望遇到了问题,故选A。
38. 根据第四段“he can't see”可知,Derek天生失明,故选D。
39. 儿子天生失明,父亲想让他冲浪的梦想似乎不可能实现,故选C。
40. 根据前文“His father's dream to see his son surf”可知,父亲告诉了他自己的梦想,故选D。
41. 此处指代Derek,用第三人称单数He,故选C。
42. 根据“with a coach”可知,他跟着教练上冲浪课,take lessons表示“上课”,故选B。
43. 根据“Derek kept trying”可知,经过努力他最终学会了冲浪,finally表示“最终”,故选D。
44. 空格前后是转折关系,“尽管他看不见,但他能理解海浪的声音”,although引导让步状语从句,故选A。
45. 根据“understands the noises that the waves make”可知,他能听到海浪到来的声音,故选C。
46. 前文“every part of a wave makes a different noise”是后文“he knows which direction to surf in”的原因,so表示因果关系,故选B。
47. 根据“surf one of the most challenging and dangerous”可知,是去冲浪世界上最具挑战性和危险性的海浪之一,故选A。
48. 当地冲浪者看到失明的Derek熟练冲浪,应该感到惊讶,故选D。
49. “no problem at all”是固定搭配,表示“一点问题都没有”,故选B。
50. 根据“nothing is impossible”可知,此处表示“如果你相信自己,没有什么是不可能的”,believe in oneself表示“相信自己”,故选C。