2024屆新疆生產(chǎn)建設兵團五校高三考前熱身英語試卷含解析

2024屆新疆生產(chǎn)建設兵團五校高三考前熱身英語試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thereisnodoubtthatclimateallovertheworld______greatlyinrecentyears.A．hadchanged B．ischangingC．changed D．hasbeenchanging2．Theseniorteacheralwaysgoesswimminganddoespush-upstostay________.A．inplace B．inorderC．inshape D．infashion3．thekeytothecarwhenmybosscametowardsme.FinallyIcoulddrivehimhomeasusual.A．NeverhadIfound B．SeldomdidIfindC．HardlyhadIfound D．NosoonerdidIfind4．“MadeinChina2025”aimstotransformChinafromaproduct-makingfactoryintoaproduct-makingpower,______________drivenbyinnovationandemphasizingqualityoverquantity.A．theonethat B．onethatC．one D．theone5．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept6．Cambridgegaveapositiveanswerinquiriesonwhetheritrecognizesgaokaoscores.A．infavorof B．inresponsetoC．insaluteto D．inconsequenceof7．Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should8．Myteacheroftensaysthatsuccessinmakingmoneyisnotalwaysagood______ofsuccessinlife.A．beliefB．elementC．criterionD．instance9．—TheKiwifruitsinthissupermarketare_______salenow,andtheyaresold______thepound.—Really?Howmuchcheaperarethey?A．for;in B．on;by C．for,by D．on,in10．--Jassy,youspeakChinesesofluently!---______.Youarelying,Ihavetosay.B．Thanksalotforsayingso.C．That’snoneofyourbusiness.D．Ican’tagreemore.11．Cellsareimportantbecausetheyareorganizedstructuresthathelplivingthingtheactivitiesoflife.A．carryonB．expandonC．putonD．hangon12．_____tomanagetimewisely,andyoucanmakethemostoutofeachday.A．LearningB．TolearnC．LearnedD．Learn13．TheTangDynastyisgenerallyregardedasagoldenchapterbypeopleworldwide,________theChinesecivilizationinfluencedmanyneighboringcountries.A．where B．whenC．which D．who14．Willitbeages______hegoesbacktoschool?I'msoworriedabouthim.A．before B．a(chǎn)fterC．when D．a(chǎn)s15．Whenthequestionsgotpersonalduringthetalkshow,theactress______intearsassheopenedupaboutthewoundsshesuffered.A．brokeup B．brokedown C．brokeout D．brokethrough16．—Joe,whataboutgoingtoBelgiumforourcomingholiday?—Sorry,honey,I_________onthenewlydiscovereddinosaursiteinArgentina．Thereareremainsofwhatisthoughttobethelargestcreatureevertowalktheearth.A．wasworking B．workC．willbeworking D．worked17．ThefarmersaidthePLAmencametorescuetimelywhenthey_____inthesnowstorm.A．weretrappingB．werebeingtrappedC．a(chǎn)retrappingD．a(chǎn)rebeingtrapped18．Apublichealthcampaign_____thenumberofheartdiseasedeathsby80percentoverthepastthreedecades．A．hadreduced B．hadbeenreducedC．hasreduced D．hasbeenreduced19．TrumpsaidhebelievesNorthKoreawill________itspromisetosuspendmissiletestswhilehepreparesforasummitwithKimJongUn.A．taketoB．makeupC．standbyD．holdout20．Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．a(chǎn)thercommand第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Thehealthofmillionscouldbeatriskbecausesuppliesofmedicinalplantsarebeingusedup.Theseplantsareusedtomaketraditionalmedicine,includingdrugstofightcancer.“Thelossofmedicinalplantsisaquietdisaster,”saysSaraOldfield,secretarygeneraloftheNGOBotanicGardensConservationInternational.Mostpeopleworldwiderelyonherbal(藥草制的)medicineswhicharegotmostlyfromwildplants.Butsome15,000ofthe50,000medicinalspeciesareunderthreatofdyingout,accordingtoreportfromtheinternationalconservationgroupPlantlife.ShortageshavebeenreportedinChina,India,Kenya,Nepal,TanzaniaandUganda.Over-harvestingdoesthemostharm,thoughpollutionandcompetitionfrominvasivespecies(入侵物種)andhabitatdestructionallcontribute.Businessmengenerallyharvestmedicinalplants,notcaringaboutsustainability(可持續(xù)性),”thePlantlifereportsays,“damageisseriouspartlybecausetheyhavenoideaaboutit,butitismainlybecausesuchcollectionisunorganized”.MedicinaltreesatriskincludetheHimalayanyew(紫衫)andtheAfricancherry,whichareusedtotreatsomecancers.Thesolution,saysthereport’sauthor,AlanHamilton,istoencouragelocalpeopletoprotecttheseplants.TenprojectsstudiedbyPlantlifeinIndia,Pakistan,China,Nepal,UgandaandKenyashowedthismethodcansucceed.InUganda,theprojecthaskeptasustainablesupplyoflow-costcancertreatments,andinChinaapublic-runmedicinalplantprojecthasbeencreatedforthefirsttime.”“Improvinghealth,earninganincomeandkeepingculturaltraditionsareimportantinencouragingpeopletoprotectmedicinalplants,”saysHamilton,“Youhavetopayattentiontowhatpeopleareinterestedin.”GhilleanPrance,theformerdirectoroftheRoyalBotanicGardensatKewinLondon,agreesthatmedicinalplantsareinneedofprotection.“Notnearlyenoughisbeingdone,”hetoldNewScientist.“Wearedestroyingtheveryplantsthatareofmostusetous.”1、Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecanlearnthat________.A．millionsofpeoplearethreatenedwithcancerB．mostcountriesseeashortageofherbalmedicinesC．a(chǎn)bouttwothirdsofmedicinalspecieswilldisappearD．a(chǎn)numberofmedicinalspeciesareindangerofextinction2、Themajorfactorthatcausesthedecreasingofsuppliesofmedicinalplantsis________.A．over-harvestingB．habitatdestructionC．pollutionD．invasivespecies3、Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3refersto________.A．pollutionB．otherspecies’invasionC．sustainabilityD．over-harvesting4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Protectingmedicinalplantshasalongwaytogo.B．Localpeopledon’tknowhowtoprotectmedicinalplants.C．GhilleanPranceisoptimisticaboutmedicinalplants’future.D．Chinahasmadegreatprogressinprotectingmedicinalplants.22．（8分）Eachdaytheonlinecommunityreportsoncountlesssocialjusticeissuesaroundtheworld.Fromclimatechangeandgunviolencetonaturaldisasters,readerscomeacrossastory,learnaboutanissueandoftenfeelcompelledtohelp.However,withoutanyguidanceonhowtomakeadifference,manyabandontheattemptandmoveonwiththeirday.IdealImpact,anewWeb-basedapp(應用程序),seesthatasalostopportunity.Theappisdesignedtoconnectnewsstorieswithefficientwaystohelpmakeadifferenceintherealworld.Let’ssay,forexample,yourecentlyreadanarticle,“Theheartbreaking,worldofcaptive(被抓的)exoticbirds”andfeltmovedbythestoriesoftheoftensadlivesthosebirdsareforcedtolive.Onceinstalledonyourphoneorbrowser,IdealImpactwouldshowyouopportunitiestovolunteer,donateorgetinvolvedtohelpcaptiveexoticbirds.Founder,OlivierKamanda,explainsinthecompany’svideo,“Whatwouldhappenwhenyoucomeacrossastorythatmakesyouwanttogetinvolvedin?Thatarousesafundamentalquestion,‘HowcanIhelp?’Unfortunatelythereisnoplatformthattakesyoufromthatmomentofinspirationtoameaningfulserviceopportunity.Soeveryyear90millionpeopleareinspiredtogetinvolvedtodosomethingwiththeirtimeandtheydon’tknowhow.Andthatcomesatacostof207billiondollarsinlostvolunteertimeanddonations.”KamandasaidinaninterviewwiththeSmithsonian,“Ourappbridgesthegapbetweenpeoplewhoareinspiredtomakeadifferenceandorganizationsthatneedsupport.”O(jiān)ncetheappisinstalledasabrowserplugin(插件)onadesktopormobiledevice,youcanreadthenewsasyounormallywould.Andthen,whenyoucomeacrossastorythatinspiresyoutotakeaction,youcanclickontheIdealImpactbuttonthatappearsinthemainmenuofyourbrowser.Thatwillloadtheappandshowyouopportunitiestogetinvolvedwithnon-profitorganizationsthatareworkingtodealwiththeissueyoujustreadabout.1、WhatisIdealImpact?A．Itssoftware.B．It’sacharitygroup.C．It’sacomputercompany.D．It’sanon-profitorganization.2、HowdoestheauthorexplainthefunctionofIdealImpact?A．Bymakingcomparisons.B．Bygivingfigures.C．Bygivingquotations.D．Bygivinganexample.3、WhatcanIdealImpactdo?A．Itcanhelppeoplemakeacontribution.B．Itcanhelppeoplesearchforexoticbirds.C．Itcanhelppeoplereadnewsstoriesmoreeasily.D．Itcanhelppeoplemakeadifferencetotheircareer.4、WhatwillhappenafteryouclickontheIdealImpactbutton?A．Youwillhavefunnewstoread.B．Youwillfindasolutiontoaproblem.C．Youmaygetaccesstoarelatedcharity.D．Themainmenuofyourbrowserwillappear.23．（8分）Dogsandcatsarenotforstudentswholiveinthedormitory.Justthinkaboutthenoise,thesmellandallthatwildbehavior,chewingonwhatevertheycangettheirteethon,orknockingoverthetrashcan.Butdon’tfeelsad.Therearesmallerandlessdestructivepetstomakeyourdormitorylifecolorful.BettafishTheymakegreatpetswiththeirbigpersonalityandastonishingcolors,rangingfrombrightred,darkbluetolemonyellow.Unlikemanyfish,mostbettasreacttotheirowner’spresenceandbecomemoreactivewhentheyarenearby,whichisunusualinthefishworld.ChinchillasWithoutbadsmell,aboutthesizeofarabbitandwithfursodensethattheycan’tgetpestssuchasfleas(跳蚤),thefriendlycreatureoriginallyfromtheAndesMountainsinSouthAmericamakesanidealindoorpet.Chinchillasareverysocialanimals,soifyouonlyhaveone,youwillbecomeitsfamily.Incoldwinterdays,inaglanceatthisfurypetinadormwillbringyoualotofwarmth.LandhermitcrabsInasocietywhereownersareoftenasked“Aretheytasty?”,landhermitcrabsareamongthemostunluckyanimalscommonlykeptaspets.Buttheyareeasytocarefor,inexpensiveandfascinatingtowatch.Andthefactthattheydon’tcauseanyallergicreactionsmakesthemperfectforcollegedormitories.Red-earedslidersIfyou’reinterestedinalifelongfriend,red-earedslidermakesawonderfulpet.Ifwellcaredfor,theycanliveforaround40years.Butthereareacoupleofthingsyoushouldknow.Red-earedcangrowtoanadultsizeofupto30cm!Soyoumayneedalargertankquickly.Inaddition,youwillneedtoprovideUVlighting,waterheater,andaswimmingareaandabasking（曬太陽）area.Housingared-earedsliderisnoteasy.1、Allthedormitorypetsmentionedinthetextare.A．a(chǎn)ctiveandallergic B．quietandpeacefulC．colorfulandtasty D．smallandsmelly2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthesecreatures?A．Betasareactiveandrichincolors.B．Chinchillasareoriginallymountainanimals.C．Landhermitcrabsareallergicbuttasty.D．Red-earedslidersneedmorecarefromtheowner.3、Ifyouwanttokeepthepetaslongaspossible,you’dbetterchoose.A．Betafish B．ChinchillasC．Landhermitcrabs D．Red-earedsliders4、Thepassageismainlyto.A．introducethebestwaytokeeppetsB．offerusefulpicturesforchoosingpetsC．informstudentsoflifestyleofpetsD．recommendsomedormitorypets24．（8分）Inthelate1950s,aRussiangeneticistcalledDmitryK.Belyaevattemptedtocreateatame(馴化的)foxpopulation.ThroughtheworkofabreedingprogrammeattheInstituteofCytologyandGeneticsatNovosibirsk,inRussia,hesoughttofindtheevolutionarypathwayoftameanimals.Histestsubjectsweresilver-blackfoxes,amelanistic(帶黑色的)versionoftheredfoxthathadbeenbredinfarmsforthecoloroftheirfur.Heselectedtheanimalsbasedonhowtheyrespondedwhentheircagewasopened.About10%ofthefoxesdisplayedaweak“wild-response”,meaningtheyweredocilearoundhumans.Thosethathidinthecornerormadeaggressivevoiceswereleftinthefarm.Ofthosefriendlyfoxes,100femalesand30maleswerechosenasthefirstgenerationsofparents.Whentheyoungfoxeswereborn,theresearchershand-fedthem.Theyalsoattemptedtotouchorpetthefoxeswhentheyweretwototwo-and-a-halfmonthsold,forstrictlymeasuredperiodsatatime.Iftheyoungfoxescontinuedtoshowaggressiveresponse,evenaftersignificanthumancontact,theywerethrownawayfromthepopulation—meaningtheyweremadeintofurcoats.Ineachselection,lessthan10%oftameindividualswereusedasparentsofthenextgeneration.Bythefourthgeneration,thescientistsstartedtoseedramaticchanges.Theyoungfoxeswerebeginningtobehavemorelikedogs.Theywaggedtheirtailsand“eagerly”soughtcontactwithhumans.By2005-2006,almostallthefoxeswereplayful,friendlyandbehavinglikedomesticdogs.Thefoxescould“read”humanhintsandrespondcorrectlytogesturesorglances.1、WhatdoweknowaboutBelyaev’sbreedingplan?A．Itexplainshowredfoxeswerebred.B．Itfocusesonhowtameanimalsevolved.C．Itexplainswhypetfoxesbecamepopular.D．Itconcentratesonwhytameanimalsdisappeared.2、Howdidhechoosehistestfoxesintheexperiment?A．Byappearance.B．Bycolor.C．Byreaction.D．Byflexibility.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A．Smartfoxeswereusedfortesting.B．Thepurposeofselectionwasunclear.C．Friendlyfoxeswerekeptontesting.D．Theselectionwasnotexactandthorough.4、Whatisthedistinguishingcharacteristicofthefourthgenerationfoxes?A．Behavinginafriendlierway.B．Eatingplants.C．Havingdroopingears.D．Havingshortenedlegs.25．（10分）StudyingtheDNAof300micehasflaggedupgeneswhichhavebeenlinkedtohereditary(遺傳的)sightlossforthefirsttime.Researcherssaybecausemice’sgenesaresosimilartohumans’,theirfindingscouldleadtothetreatmentofmoregeneticdiseases.ScientistsattheUniversityofCalifornia,Davisstudiedinformationfromadatabankofmice’sgeneticmaterial.Theyfound347geneslinkedtoeyeproblems,withjust86ofthemhavingbeenstudiedinthepast.Onlyaround50to75percentofhereditaryeyediseasesinhumancanbeexplainedwithpresentscience.Theresearchersbelievethesehundredsofnewgenesfoundinmicecouldbeakeytoexplaining-andthereforebeingabletotreattheother25-50percent.“Thisisextremelyvaluableforpeoplewithhereditaryeyedisease,”saidresearcherProfessorAlaMoshiri.“Allresearchersaregoingtostartusingthesedata.Inthepast,weknewtheproblemwastherebutwedidn’tknowwheretolook.Noweyecenterscancallbackpatientsandscreenthemforthesenewgenes.Weexpectedthatmoreandmoreofthesegeneticdiseaseswillbetreatable.”Also,thefactisthatmorethan60percentofeyeproblemsatbirthareonesresultingfromthebaby’sparents!ThankstodatafromtheInternationalMousePhenotypingConsortium(IMPC),whichistryingtoworkoutwhateverysinglegeneinamouseisresponsiblefor,withtheaimoftranslatingittohumans,scientistsaremovingclosertofiguringoutallgeneticcausesofblindness.Todothis,scientistsseparateasinglegenefromotheronesatatimeandthenobservewhateffectithasonthemouseforalongtime.Thishassofarbeendonemorethan7,000timesandhasachievedgreatsuccess.ResearchersarenowworkingalongsideeyecarecentersinTexasandIowainordertocomparethemice’sgenestothoseofpatients.1、Howmanyhereditary-sight-loss-relatedgeneswerenewlyfound?A．86. B．261.C．300. D．347.2、Whyisthepercentageofgeneticeyeproblemsmentionedinparagraph3?A．Toshowthesignificanceofstudyingmice’sgenes.B．Toprovemice’sgenesaresimilartohumans’.C．Towarnthehighrisklevelofsufferingthem.D．Toexplainhowcommontheyareamongpeople.3、Whatshouldscientistsdofirsttounlocksecretsofgeneticblindness?A．Comparehumans’geneswithmice’s.B．Recognizeeachgene’sroleofhumans.C．Setapartageneofamouseeachtime.D．Figureouteachgene’sfunctionofamouse.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．NewWaystoCureSightLossB．GenesFoundBehindEyeProblemsC．GeneticDiseasesDiscoveredinMiceD．HumansGenesCausingEyeDiseases第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）IfoundoutonetimethatdoingafavorforsomeonecouldgetyouIntoalotof1.Iwashavingafinaltestatthetime.2thetest,thegirlsittingnexttome3something,butIdidn'tunderstand.SoI4overherwayandfoundoutthatshewastryingtoaskme5Ihadanextrapen.I6tohaveone,soItookitoutandputitonherdesk.Later,afterthetestpapershadbeen7,theteacheraskedmetostayintheroomwhenalltheotherstudents8.Assoonaswewerealone,shebegantotalktomeaboutwhatitmeantto9up.Shetalkedabouthowimportantitwastobe10formyownacts.Foralongtime,shetalkedabout11andemphasized(強調(diào))thefactthatwhenpeopledosomethingdishonest,theyarereallycheating12.ShemademepromisethatIwouldthink13aboutallthethingsshehadsaid,andthenIcouldleave.Iwalkedoutoftheroom14whyshehadtalkedtomeaboutallthosethings.Lateron,IfoundoutthatshethoughtIhad15inthenest.WhenIleanedovertotalktothegirl,itlookedasifIwas16answersfromhertestpaper.Itriedto17aboutthepen,butitseemedvery18toherthatIhadn’ttalkedofanythingaboutitthedayshetalkedtome.19ItriedtoexplainthatIwasjustdoingthegirla20,IamsureshecontinuedtobelievethatIhadcheatedonthetest.1、A．pleasureB．troubleC．a(chǎn)dviceD．money2、A．AfterB．BeforeC．OverD．During3、A．shoutedB．statedC．whisperedD．questioned4、A．leanedB．bentC．ranD．walked5、A．howB．whyC．whetherD．where6、A．provedB．happenedC．placedD．occurred7、A．turnedinB．turnedbackC．turnedoutD．Turnedup8、A．brokeupB．handedoutC．stayedinD．leftout9、A．shutB．growC．setD．put10、A．a(chǎn)wareB．harmfulC．responsibleD．a(chǎn)nxious11、A．honestyB．futureC．moneyD．promise12、A．ourselvesB．oneselfC．himselfD．themselves13、A．carelesslyB．hardlyC．fullyD．seriously14、A．knowingB．forgettingC．mindingD．wondering15、A．failedB．cheatedC．playedD．chatted16、A．copyingB．a(chǎn)skingC．offeringD．ignoring17、A．discussB．sayC．explainD．mention18、A．goodB．strangeC．easyD．ordinary19、A．AsifB．WhileC．OnceD．Evenif20、A．handB．favorC．presentD．a(chǎn)ssistance第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Tablemannersvaryfromculturetoculture.1．isacceptableinonecountrymaybeconsideredextremelyrudeinanother.Herewewilltellyouaboutthetraditionaltablemanners2．themoderntablemannersinKorea.3．(tradition),itwasthewoman’sjob4．(cook)foodandsetthetable.Thewomanwouldsit5．herhusbandtomakesurethathehadeverythingheneededforapleasantmeal.Only6．thehusbandfinishedwouldthewomanandherchildreneat.Nowadays,tablemannershavechangedalot.7．ofthefamilymemberseattogetheratthesametime.Itiscommontoseeeveryonehelpwiththemeal,8．(include)thehusband.Onetradition,however,hasnotchanged.Itistheoldestpersonthatstartsthemeal.9．(stay)untiltheoldestpersonisfinishedisconsideredtobe10．basictraditionofKoreantablemanners.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Thesayingthatpracticemakesperfectmeanthatafteryouhaveplentyofpracticeinwhatyouweredoing，youwillbeperfectinit．Ifyouwantimproveyourstudyandwork，rememberingthatthemostimportantthingishowtoputtheknowledgeyouhavelearnedintopractice．Forexample，whenlearningalanguage，thoughyoucanmakefulluseforyourtalent，practiceisnecessary．Ifyouonlylearngrammarrulesbytheheartanddon’tdoenoughexercise，it’scertainthatyoucan’tunderstandthelanguageperfectly．Butifyourealpractisealot，maybeyouwillunderstandthemmuchbetter．Inthisway，youcanapplythatyouhavelearnedbetter．第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設你是李華，你的英國朋友Tom來信說他最近玩手機上癮難以自，請你給他回一封郵件，告訴他手機成癮可能會導致的問題：影響學習和身心健康，疏遠親情、友情，并提出一些建議。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：手機上癮cellphoneaddictionDearTom,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yous,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、C3、C4、C5、B6、B7、C8、C9、B10、B11、A12、D13、B14、A15、B16、C17、B18、C19、C20、D第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、D2、A3、C4、A22、1、A2、D3、A4、C23、1、B2、C3、D4、D24、Manyteensinhighschoolwanttotryoutforsports.Alotofthemtryoutbecausetheythinkitwillmakethempopularorgetthemmoredates.Whilethismayseemlikeasillyreason,therearelotsofotherbenefitstosportsthatyourchildrenmayfailtonotice.WithTV,movies,computersandvideogamesbecomingmoreandmorepopular,ithasbecomesomucheasierforteenstobebythemselvesratherthangoingoutwithfriends.Kidsusedtogohangoutatthemallordrivearoundtown;nowtheyjustsitathome.Gettingyourteensintoasportgivesthemachancetogooutandspendtimewithotherpeoplesocially.Whiletheymaynotfindanewbestfriend,theywilllearnhowtocommunicatewithoneanotherandworkasateamandthey’llfindsomethingusefullaterinlife.Moreandmorekidsarebecomingoverweight.Joiningateamsportwillhelpteensgetoutandgetsomeexercisewithoutfeelingpressuredtoloseweightorgetinshape.What’smore,ifyourteensseethattheirphysicalconditioniscausingthemtounder-perform,theymaybeencouragedtodootheractivitiestogethealthy.Bythetimeyourchildrenreachtheirteenageryear,partofgoodparentingwillbeprovidingthemwithdirectionandencouragementandcontinuingtohelpthemdevelopahealthystyleofliving.Thesedays,it’sbecominghardertoshowyourteenagersthatyoulovea