专题2 大学学位仍然是许多学生运动员的大奖-2025年高考英语阅读理解拔尖与突破（全国通用）

专题2 大学学位仍然是许多学生运动员的大奖 College Degree Remains Big Prize for Many Student-athletes Name, image, and likeness, or NIL, deals have enabled student-athletes to make money while going to college in the United States. But outside of some big-name athletes, many say that a degree remains the biggest, most important prize for going to school. For years, college athletes could only receive free education and living costs while competing for school teams. But that changed in 2021 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that athletes could earn money by selling their name, image and likeness. Well-known athletes like Jayden Daniels, now with the Washington Commanders, and Caitlin Clark, who currently plays for the Indiana Fever, made large amounts of money while in college. Northern Arizona University's Jonny Bottorff poses for a photo on campus on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Flagstaff, Ariz. (AP Photo/Josh Biggs) But several athletes told The Associated Press that the money available to them through NIL remains a small consideration compared with earning a degree and competing in the sports they love. NIL deals were not on Jonny Bottorff's mind when he transferred to Northern Arizona University on a football scholarship from a small college in Missouri. Bottorff said, “I think the reality for most college athletes is things haven't really changed that much. We just got an extra little bit of cash in our pockets...” For some athletes, NIL money is a reason to stay longer in college. But Anthony Leal said he is staying at Indiana University for a different reason. Leal plays for Indiana's basketball team. Under college athletic rules, he can play four seasons for the team within five years. Leal already received his undergraduate degree last year. But he is coming back as a fifth-year student to get a master's in business administration. “I'm about 70 percent through the program in the Kelley School of Business,” he said. “I wanted to get that degree.” Another rule change Another change in college rules also makes it easy for athletes to transfer and play the next season. Under previous rules, athletes had to sit out a year before competing. Now, the top athletes can enter what is called a transfer portal to get more NIL money at another school and compete right away. University of Nevada, Las Vegas football player Matthew Sluka, for one, recently left the team in a dispute over an NIL payment. His representative said he was promised payment but never received it. But Ray Harrison said NIL money was not the reason why he left Presbyterian College and joined the basketball team at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona. Harrison said, “I just came out here because this is where God led my heart. Of course, we win two (conference) championships and that changes things.” A college education remains a dream for many younger athletes. Tavarius Covington from Chicago wants to continue to play football in college. He hopes that football will help him become the first in his family to go to college and earn a business degree. He also wants to be an example for his younger brother. “I want him to know there is more to look forward to coming out of high school,” Covington said. Words in This Story undergraduate degree-- n. a kind of credential you get after high school; a program of study that leads to a qualification such as a bachelor's degree or associate's degree transfer – v. to withdraw from one educational institution to enroll at another scholarship -- n. a grant-in-aid to a student cash -- n. money 【阅读任务】 1. What’s the main idea of this passage? (Write it down in 50 words or less) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. 以中等速度阅读完上面文章后，请把自己认为非常好的单词、短语或表达写下来。认真体会它们的用法并熟记。【阅读技巧：别出声，用大脑思维和用眼睛看即可】 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 中文译文： 大学学位仍然是许多学生运动员的大奖 名字、形象和肖像（NIL）交易使学生运动员在美国上大学时能够赚钱。但除了一些知名运动员，许多人说，学位仍然是上学最大、最重要的奖励。 多年来，大学运动员在参加校队比赛时只能享受免费教育和生活费用。但这种情况在2021年发生了变化，当时美国最高法院裁定，运动员可以通过出售自己的名字、形象和肖像来赚钱。 知名运动员，如现在在华盛顿指挥官队的杰登·丹尼尔斯和目前在印第安纳热火队效力的凯特琳·克拉克，在大学期间赚了很多钱。 2024年10月28日星期一，在亚利桑那州弗拉格斯塔夫，北亚利桑那大学的Jonny Bottorff在校园里摆姿势拍照。 但几名运动员告诉美联社，与获得学位和参加他们喜欢的运动相比，通过零收入项目获得的钱仍然是一个小问题。 当约翰尼·博托夫从密苏里州的一所小大学获得足球奖学金转到北亚利桑那大学时，他并没有想到零交易。 波托夫说：“我认为，对于大多数大学运动员来说，现实情况并没有发生太大变化。我们只是口袋里多了一点现金……” 对一些运动员来说，零收入是他们在大学待得更久的一个原因。但是安东尼·莱尔说，他留在印第安纳大学有一个不同的原因。 里尔是印第安纳州篮球队的队员。根据大学体育规则，他可以在五年内为球队打四个赛季。Leal去年已经拿到了他的本科学位。但他将以五年级学生的身份回来攻读工商管理硕士学位。 “我在凯利商学院（Kelley School of Business）完成了大约70%的课程，”他说。“我想拿到那个学位。” 另一个规则变化 大学规则的另一个变化也使运动员更容易转到下个赛季打球。根据以前的规定，运动员在参加比赛前必须休养一年。 现在，最优秀的运动员可以进入所谓的转移门户，在另一所学校获得更多的零资金，并立即参加比赛。内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校（University of Nevada, Las Vegas）的足球运动员马修·斯鲁卡（Matthew Sluka）就是其中之一，他最近就零工资纠纷离开了球队。他的代表说，他得到了付款承诺，但从未收到。 但雷·哈里森说，零收入并不是他离开长老会学院，加入亚利桑那州凤凰城大峡谷大学篮球队的原因。 哈里森说：“我来到这里，是因为神把我的心带到这里。当然，我们赢得了两个分区冠军，这就改变了一切。” 大学教育仍然是许多年轻运动员的梦想。 来自芝加哥的塔瓦留斯·科文顿想在大学里继续踢足球。他希望足球能帮助他成为家里第一个上大学并获得商业学位的人。他也想成为弟弟的榜样。 “我想让他知道，高中毕业后还有更多值得期待的事情，”科文顿说。 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$