Like other student athletes, Ray Ray McElrathbey deals with schoolwork, practice and games．But after a long day of studying and working out on the football field, the Clemson University player can’t relax with friends．Ray Ray has to make sure his 11-year-old brother, Fahmarr, gets a good dinner, does his homework and goes to bed．
Since taking responsibility for Fahmarr this August, “I’ve aged dramatically(戏剧性地)，”said Ray Ray．“I can’t be running around at all hours, making 19-year-old decisions．”Ray Ray has temporary custody(监护权)of Fahmarr．Their mother struggles with drug addiction(上瘾)，and they are not in touch with their dad．
Ray Ray didn’t want to see his brother go into foster(收养)care, where they both had spent time．The brothers now live together in an apartment near the campus in Clemson, South Carolina．
Clemson Tigers fans aren’t the only people supporting Ray Ray．Sports Illustrated, ESPN and ABC news have featured the story．The brothers have received praise and many offers of help．But Ray Ray attends the university on a scholarship．Under the rules, he can’t accept money or gifts．Coaches’family members can’t even give Fahmarr a ride home from school．
This changed a few weeks ago, when the National Collegiate Athletic Association allowed Clemson to set up a trust fund(基金)for Fahmarr．It will help provide for his basic needs, including food and clothing．But the brothers can give each other something that all the money in the world can’t buy．Ray Ray says he hopes to instill(灌输)qualities of“strength and intelligence”in Fahmarr．He says having his brother around is“a great thing, knowing he will grow up right．”
(1)
What’s likely to be the best title for the passage?
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A．
Ray Ray McElrathbey Works Hard at College．
B．
Ray Ray McElrathbey Loves His Brother．
C．
Parents Fail to Raise Their Children．
D．
College Football Player Plays Parent’s Role．
(2)
A few weeks ago, Ray Ray and his brother mainly lived on ________．
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A．
foster care
B．
money or gifts from others
C．
a scholarship
D．
a trust fund
(3)
It can be inferred from the passage that ________．
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A．
Ray Ray must be the best player on his team
B．
like his brother, Ray Ray may enjoy little care from their parents
C．
Clemson University will raise money for Ray Ray and his brother
D．
Ray Ray’s brother must have a good academic performance
(4)
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
If you can’t catch the bad guy, t’s game over－this is the rule of life for computer game players in cyber-world(网络世界)．
But similar thoughts might be worrying US President George W．ush as he prepares for election year with the world’s most wanted man still out of his reach．
The hunt for Osama Bin Laden, eader of the AL-Qaida group, as been going on since the attack on New York’s World Trade Center on September 11,2001．Progress has been slow and, ith Democrat Senator John Kerry winning the race last Tuesday to challenge Bush in November’s presidential elections, he president needs results．f Osama Bin Laden can be caught before the presidential election, ush will gain an obvious advantage．
The American public’s support for the war in Iraq has been falling, specially as the Bush government cannot find the banned weapons(武器)that it said were in the country．ut the way the president’s popularity rose following the capture(捕获)of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in December shows how useful it would be if Bin Laden could be caught．
The latest polls suggest the election will be close, ith 48 per cent of Americans saying they will vote for Bush and 46 per cent backing Kerry．
In order to capture the Saudi Arabia-born AL Qaida leader, housands of US soldiers were moved from Iraq to Afghanistan earlier this week．urther efforts have been made to strengthen Afghanistan’s border(边境)area with Pakistan, ith soldiers inspecting nearby villages more frequently than before．
However, akistan has denied(否认)reports that US soldiers will be allowed to search for Bin Laden on its land．ush’s battles, oth at home and abroad, ill not be won easily．
(1)
Why does the writer mention the rule of life for computer game players in cyber-world?
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A．
Because catching Osama Bin Laden is another game．
B．
Because real life can be similar to life in cyber-world．
C．
Because this is also one of the rules in the American presidential election．
D．
Because a game like this has become a real life situation for Bush．
(2)
We can learn from the passage that Osama Bin Laden ________
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A．
was born in Afghanistan and lives in Saudi Arabia
B．
is sure to be captured since Saddam Hussein has been caught
C．
must be found so that 48％ of the Americans will back Bush
D．
is probably hidden in the border area of Afghanistan and Pakistan
(3)
The underlined word “inspecting”(Paragraph 6)can be replaced by ________
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A．
seeking
B．
searching
C．
bombing
D．
visiting
(4)
It can be inferred from the passage that ________
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A．
the Bush government has great difficulty in seizing Bin Laden
B．
Kerry is more likely than Bush to win the coming presidential election
C．
more and more people are supporting the war in Iraq
D．
Pakistan will allow US soldiers to search for Bin Laden on its land
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