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Ⅲ  阅读（共两节，满分30分）  

第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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, ” 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 Fahamrr. Their mother struggles with drug addiction, and they are not in touch with their dad. Ray Ray didn’t want to see his brother go into foster care(收养), where both of them have 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 rooting for Ray Ray. Sports Illustrated, ESPN and ABC News have featured the story of the brothers. They have received praise and many offers of help, but Ray Ray attends the university and arrange their life 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 for Fahmarr. It will help provide for his basic needs, including food and clothing. However, the brothers can give each other something that all the money in the world can’t buy. Ray Ray says he hopes to instill in Fahmarr qualities of “strength and intelligence”. He says having his brother around is “a great thing, knowing he will grow up right.”

41．What would be the best title for the passage?

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 Parents’ Role

42．Ray Ray and his brother mainly live on_____.

    A．foster care               B．money or gifts from others 

C．a scholarship             D．his coaches’ families

43．The underlined phrase “rooting for ”in Paragraph 3 can be best explained as _______.

    A．supporting         B．praising          C．admiring       D．exciting

44．It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

    A．Ray Ray must be the best player on his team

    B．like his brother, Ray Ray has had little care from their parents

    C．Clemson University will raise money for Ray Ray and his brother

    D．Ray Ray’s brother do well at school

45．Which of the following is True according to the passage?

   A．Ray Ray has few friends to relax with.

   B．Ray Ray knows where his father is.

    C．Ray Ray’s mother suffered from cancer and depends on drugs.

    D．Ray Ray is proud to support his brother.

Answer 1

【小题1】D

【小题2】C

【小题3】A

【小题4】B

【小题5】D