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Derek Rabelo is not the only surfer(冲浪手) to conquer Hawaii's famous Pipeline big wave break，but while all others use their sight to do it，this young professional surfer must rely only on his other senses.That's because he is completely blind.
When Derek was born，over 24 years ago，he got his name from Derek Ho，the first Hawaiian surfing world champion.A surfing enthusiast himself，Ernesto dreamed that his son would share the talent of his uncle，a professional surfer.Unfortunately，Derek was born completely blind，but this didn't stop his family from believing that he could do anything he wanted，even if that meant becoming a surfer.
At age 2，Derek received a bodyboard and the beaches of Guarapari，Brazil，became his backyard.He was always comfortable in the water and surfing was in his blood，but he didn't actually try riding a wave until he turned 17，when his father bought him a surfboard.His father taught him the basics and encouraged him to keep practising，but after successfully standing up on the surfboard，Derek knew he needed to become much better if he was going to achieve Ernesto's dream and become a professional surfer.So he joined the Praia do Moroo surf school，where he studied under coach Fabio Maru.
Standing up on a surfboard and conquering small waves is one thing，while gathering the courage to take on Hawaii's board—breaking Pipeline is another.But that's exactly what Derek Rabelo set out to do just months after learning how to surf.Everyone told him it was too dangerous，but he felt he could do it.And he did，earning the praise of famous professional surfers like Kelly Slater and Mick Fanning.Now 24，Rabelo has been surfing the Pipeline every winter since.
【语篇解读】 德里克·拉贝罗是一名著名的冲浪选手。他的特别之处在于他是位盲人，冲浪只能依靠视觉以外的感官去判断，尽管如此，他依然取得了成功。
1．What does the first paragraph tell us?
A．Good eyesight is necessary for becoming good surfers.
B．Nobody has ever conquered Hawaii's big wave break.
C．Derek Rabelo dreams to conquer Hawaii's big wave break.
D．Derek Rabelo is the only blind professional surfer to conquer Hawaii's big wave break.
D [细节理解题。根据第一段中的“...while all others use their sight to do it，this young professional surfer must rely only on his other senses.That's because he is completely blind.”可知，所有其他选手都可以依靠视觉，只有他必须依靠他的其他感官，因为他是一个盲人。由此可知，德里克是世界上完成此项挑战的唯一一个盲人职业冲浪手。]
2．How did Ernesto behave after Derek was born?
A．He never lost confidence in him.
B．He named him after his uncle.
C．He sent him to a surfing champion.
D．He started his own interest in surfing.
A [细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，德里克天生全盲，但是他的家人依然相信他能够做他想做的事情，他的父亲从未对他失去信心。故选A。]
3．After Derek was able to stand up on the surfboard，he ．
A．began to try riding a wave
B．was no longer afraid of water
C．realized he still had a long way to go
D．knew his father's dream had come true
C [细节理解题。根据第三段中的“but after successfully standing up on the surfboard，Derek knew he needed to become much better if he was going to achieve Ernesto's dream and become a professional surfer”可知选C。]
