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  3. 　　For years, talk of college athletics revolved around high-minded ideals like the love of sport and competition, not money. But

　　For years, talk of college athletics revolved around high-minded ideals like the love of sport and competition, not money. But

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问题 　　For years, talk of college athletics revolved around high-minded ideals like the love of sport and competition, not money. But that didn’t keep schools or their athletic conferences from making billions from players’ efforts. Now athletes are finally on the brink of profiting from their success, thanks to a wave of state laws taking effect soon.
　　On July 1, student athletes in at least six states—including Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Texas—will be able to earn money by doing things such as marketing themselves on social media and selling autographs. The uneven spread of name, image and likeness ( NIL) legislation has drawn the ire of the NCAA, which argues that a jumble of state rules will sow confusion and create unfair advantages for schools. At the behest of the NCAA, a divided Congress is working to advance a federal law that would immediately establish national standards for all college athletes. However, given several competing congressional bills and disagreement over the scope of the proposals, the state-level roll outs may be the ones that establish the initial rules.
　　Texas on June 14 became the latest state to pass a bill allowing athletes to be compensated by outside businesses for the use of their name and likeness. Still, swift action from the NCAA could result in a deal that leads to a national standard before the state rules kick in. "The NCAA could come up with a national standard," Dave Ridpath, a college sports expert and past president of the Drake Group says. "I just don’t think the membership is going to be liberal enough to really give the athletes the control over their name, image and likeness that they deserve.
　　Whatever happens on the national level, student athletes in some states will soon be able to make thousands of dollars posting on Twitter and Instagram and signing autographs. That’s where marketplaces like OpenSponsorship and Playbooked come in. The companies offer platforms that enable athletes to connect with marketing partners and brands. OpenSponsorship’s platform has facilitated more than $2.3 million in deals over the past year for thousands of professional athletes, taking a 20% cut from marketing deals.
　　The temptation to make big bucks sooner has already shaken up the world of basketball. A number of top high school prospects who want to forgo their college eligibility have chosen to play for the NBA’s G League Ignite, go overseas, or join new programs such as Overtime Elite, a league for young players. Bypassing college sports can sometimes result in a six- or seven-figure salary and success in the big leagues.
　　"Eventually this will all be figured out. But there are going to be bumps, and this will be a dynamic process," Ridpath says. "College sports are not minor league. They are major league, and it’s time to be less restrictive. "
Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
选项 A、The development of college sports has experienced twists and turns.
B、The American student athletes can market themselves on social media.
C、Athletes take a 20% cut from marketing deals.
D、Young basketball players prefer College sports than leagues.
答案A
解析 细节题。根据顺序出题原则可定位至第四段及其后。根据选项B可定位至第四段第一句，其中American“全美国”与文中in some states的范围相悖，故排除；根据选项C可定位至第四段最后一句，但taking a 20％ cut from marketing deals修饰的是前面的主语(Open Sponsorship’s platform，而不是运动员，偷换概念，故排除；根据选项D可定位至最后两段，文中提到许多高中生forgo their college eligibility have chosen to play for the NBA’s G League Ignite“放弃上大学资格，选择参加美国职业篮球联赛的G League Ignite”．由此可知年轻球员更青睐联盟，故排除；根据选项A可定位至最后一段，其中has twists and turns是there are going to be bumps和dynamic process的同义表达，故选项A正确。
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