2023-2024學(xué)年吉林省長(zhǎng)春實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)高三考前熱身英語試卷含解析

2023-2024學(xué)年吉林省長(zhǎng)春實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)高三考前熱身英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．SallywasexcitedtomeetSusanatthepartylastnight．They_____eachothersincetheygraduatedfromOxfordUniversityin2010．A．haven’tseen B．hadn’tseenC．didn’tsee D．don’tsee2．Istillfindithardtoimaginethatsuchacleverchild__________makesuchafoolishmistake.A．shall B．mustC．can D．should3．Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery,onlytodayisagift,andthatis______wecallitpresent.A．how B．when C．why D．where4．______thestudentswerehearingtheexcitingnews! A．Howhappily B．Whatafun C．Whatpleasure D．Howpleased5．Advertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiserpaysforthemessage.A．todeliver B．delivered C．tobedelivered D．delivering6．—Mummy,lookatmygloves.Ineedanewpair.—________.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon’tsayD．Younameit7．_______youhearfrommetothecontrary,expectmeonFridayatabout6pm.A．Unless B．UntilC．While D．Although8．Youngcoupleswillbehappytoseetheirbabies_______withgoodhealthandintelligencewhentheyareborn.A．tobless B．blessingC．blessed D．beingblessed9．________leftthedoorunlockedmustbeheldresponsiblefortheaccident.A．Whomever B．WhoeverC．Whatever D．Whenever10．ThatwasaverybusystreetthatIwasneverallowedtocrossaccompaniedbyanadult.A．when B．if C．unless D．where11．Althoughhedidnotdoit___________,hedefinitelyhadsomeresponsibility.A．instantly B．deliberatelyC．a(chǎn)ccidentally D．casually12．Someexpertsfearthattoo-early________tocomputerswillhaveharmfulconsequencesforchildren’sdevelopment.A．exposure B．extensionC．exhibition D．expansion13．Mywifesometimes_____somethingshehaslongbeenlookingfor.That’swhysheenjoyswindowshopping.A．looksup B．looksfor C．picksup D．picksout14．Thestore______Iboughtmytextbooksishavingasalethisweek.A．that B．whereC．which D．why15．Jane’spalefacesuggestedthatshe______illandherparentssuggestedthatshe______amedicalexam.A．be;shouldhave B．was;haveC．shouldbe;had D．was;had16．—ThemovieTillDeathDoUsPart《最愛》willbeonat8pm．Whataboutpickingyouupat7pm?—Allright．Iwillhavecomebackfromworkbythen,andIyouathome．A．willbewaitingfor B．willwaitfor C．havebeenwaitingfor D．a(chǎn)mwaitingfor17．Tomistheonlyoneofthestudentswhoascholarshipsincelastyear.A．haswon B．havewon C．iswinning D．wins18．It’shardforelderlypeopletosee______convenienceasmartphonecanbringtous.A．whatB．whichC．whoseD．how19．Musictreatmentinvolvesaspecialistplayinganinstrumentorsing________thepatient’smood.A．bymeansof B．withregardtoC．inresponseto D．onaccountof20．Itisbelievedthatmanymorepopularterms________ontheInternetthisyear.A．willbecreated B．havecreatedC．a(chǎn)recreated D．a(chǎn)recreating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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6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.22．（8分）Goodreadsrecommendsthefollowingbooksyouwanttoreadfortheeventtocome.1.TheLyrics:1961-2012ByBobDylanSimon&Schuster,$60Whatit'sabout:Thisheavy,well-timedpublicationcontainslyricsbythesongwriterwhojustwontheNobelPrizeinLiterature,fromhisfirstalbum,BobDylan,throughTempest.What'stolove:Thetimesmaybechanging,butDylan'sfansareaconstant,traditionaldevoteeswhowillwantthisepiccollectionfortheirshelves,tositbesidethosebelovedoldlargepapers.2.TaylorSwift:ThisIsOurSongByTylerConroySimon&Schuster,$28Whatit'sabout:AnelegantfanzinecelebratingallthingsaboutTaylorSwift,especiallythepopstar'scountlessfans.What'stolove:Momand/orDad,thefanofTaylorSwift,willthinkyou'reprettycoolifheorshediscoversthistempletoTaylorundertheChristmastree(evenifitisabook).3.MistyCopelandByGreggDelmanRizzoli,$39.95Whatit'sabout:Star-figurefemaleballetdancerMistyCopelandstrikesapose(95,tobeexact)inphotostakenbetween2011and2014,inthecasualsettingofdancestudios.What'stolove:SincebecomingthefirstAfricanAmericanwomantobenamedaprincipaldancerwiththeAmericanBalletTheatre,Copelandhasbecomeaculturalphenomenon,andDelman'sarrestingpicturescapture（捕捉）hermuscularpowerandelegance.4.@NatGeo:TheMostPopularInstagramPhotosByNationalGeographicNationalGeographic,$19.95Whatit'sabout:NationalGeographic'spopularInstagramaccount(nearly63millionfollowers)comestobookforminthistitlefilledwitheye-poppingimagesfromaroundtheworld.What'stolove:Here'sproofthatNatGeo'stalentedphotographershaveconqueredsocialmediawhilemaintainingtheusualqualityoftheirwork.Andforfansofmoretraditionalcoffee-table-sizebooks,checkoutNationalGeographic'sWild,BeautifulPlaces:Picture-PerfectJourneysAroundtheGlobe($40).1、Whichauthorisnotedforliteratureachievements?A．BobDylan.B．TylerConroy.C．GreggDelman.D．NationalGeographic.2、Forwhateventarethebooksmostprobablyrecommended?A．NewYear'sDay.B．ChristmasDay.C．One'sanniversary.D．Literatureawards.3、Howmuchwouldaphotographernormallyspendonhisfavouritebookslisted?A．$39.95.B．$19.95.C．$59.9.D．$99.9.4、Whichbookwouldapopstar'sfanprobablybuy?A．TheLyrics:1961-2012.B．TaylorSwift:ThisIsOurSong.C．MistyCopeland.D．@NatGeo:TheMostPopularInstagramPhotos.23．（8分）OnJanuary13,2016,Francebecamethefirstcountryintheworldtopassalawrequiringsupermarketstodonatefoodthatisapproachingitsexpirationdate(保質(zhì)期)insteadofthrowingitaway.Theregulationthatappliestosupermarketsover4,000squarefeetrequiresstorestosignofficialdonationagreementswithlocalfoodbanks.Thelawalsomakesitillegalforstorestopourwaterovernearly-expiredfood,orstoreitinsidelockedwarehousesuntilitispickedupbythegarbagetrucks.Thesemeasuresareoftenundertakenbysupermarketstopreventthehungryfromsearchingforfoodthroughthedustbins.Thoughthatmayappearcruel,thestoresclaimtheydoittoavoidpotentialfoodpoisoningthatcouldoccuriftheproductisonitswaypastitsexpiry.Thosewhodonotobeythenewlawfacetheriskofheavyfines.Also,excessgoodslikeyogurtormilkthatarelikelytogobadquicklyarenowallowedtobedonateddirectlytothefoodbanks.Thoughthishasalwaysbeenpossible,thecurrentprocessislongandcomplex,makingitdifficultforproducerstogiveawaythefoodinatimelymanner.France’sfoodbanksareofcoursethrilledaboutthepossibilityofreceivingextrafood.JacquesBailet,whoheadsanetworkofFrenchfoodbankscalledtheBanquesAlimentaires,saysthatofthe110,000tonsofgoodsreceivedannually,only36,000tonscomesfromsupermarkets.Bailetestimates(估計(jì))thatjusta15%increaseinsupermarketdonationswouldtranslatetoover10millionadditionalmealstofeedthehungryeachyear.Thoughthisisagreatfirststep,ArashDermabarsh,theactivistresponsibleforthegrassrootsmovementthatledtotheban,isnotdone.HenowwantstoextendthelawtootherplaceslikerestaurantsandalsotrytoconvinceothercountriesintheEuropeanUniontopasssimilarregulations.Thesestepsarenecessarybecauseoftheover9milliontonsoffoodwastedinFrance;anastonishing67%isthrownawaybyconsumers,withsupermarketsandrestaurantsmakinguptherest.1、Whatshouldstoresdowithnearly-expiredfood?A．Throwitaway.B．Sendittothehungry.C．Storeitinrefrigerators.D．Giveitawaytofoodbanks.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“excess”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Extra.B．Cheap.C．Seasonal.D．Returned.3、WhatmightBailetagreewithabouttheFrenchfoodbanks?A．Theyhavealotofexpiredfood.B．Theywillgetmuchbenefitfromthelaw.C．Theirfoodisenoughforthepeopleinneed.D．Theirfoodmainlycomesfromsupermarkets.4、WhatdoesDermabarshplantodo?A．BuildmorefoodbanksinFrance.B．Makethelawtakeeffectinmoreplaces.C．Organizeacampaigntopromotethislaw.D．Raiseconsumersawarenessofwastereduction.24．（8分）CobbTheatresareshowingkids'moviesthissummerat10ameveryTuesday，WednesdayandThursday.Doorsopenat9：30am，andmanyofthetheatersfillquicklywithsummercampers，soarriveearlyifyouwantaseat.ThefilmswillbeatthreeMiamiDadetheaters：◆Dolphin19，11471NW12thSt.，Miami；Tel：3055910785.TicketPricing：$12.00(adult)；$9.00(childundertheageof12)◆CobbGrand18，17355NW59thAve.，MiamiLakes；Tel：30523135252.TicketPricing：$13.00(adult)；$10.00(childundertheageof12)◆MiamiLakes17，6711MainSt.，MiamiLakes；Tel：3055583810.TicketPricing：$11.00(adult)，$8.00(childundertheageof12)Thescheduleisasfollows：★June14，15and16：NormoftheNorth(allthreetheaters)andShauntheSheep(DolphinandMiamiLakes)★June21，22and23：Minions(allthreetheaters)andTheSpongebobMovie；SpongeoutofWater(DolphinandMiamiLakes)；★June28，29and30：PenguinsofMadagascar(allthreetheaters)andDr.Seuss'HortonHearsaWho!(DolphinandMiamiLakes)★July5，6and7：Alvin&TheChipmunks；TheRoadChip(allthreetheaters)andSharkTale(DolphinandMiamiLakes)★July12，13and14：Home(allthreetheaters)andThePeanutsMovie(DolphinandMiamiLakes)★July19，20and21：ThePeanutsMovie(CobbGrand)；HotelTransylvaniaandCloudywithaChanceofMeatballs(DolphinandMiamiLakes)★July26，27and28：Dr.Seuss'HortonHearsaWho!(CobbGrand)；GoosebumpsandSmurfs2(DolphinandMiamiLakes)★Aug.2，3and4：HotelTransylvania(CobbGrand)；TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles(2007)andHappyFeet(DolphinandMiamiLakes)1、WhatcanwelearnaboutCobbTheatresfromthepassage?A．Theyopenat8：30am. 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Booksof2017Atitsheart,scienceisaboutcuriosity.Soitstandstoreasonthesebooksaboutscienceshouldmakeyouexamineyourworldmoreclosely,andindoingso,giveyouasenseofwonder.Big

Chicken,

by

Maryn

McKennaInvestigative

journalist

Maryn

McKenna

uses

the

modern

industrialchickenasawindowintohowantibiotics(抗生素)

transformed

modernagriculture—forgoodandill.Shetraceshowanimalantibioticsendangerhumanhealth,

causing

serious

problems

from

antibiotic

resistantstomachinfectionstoUTIs.RecognizingthatAmericansaregoingtocontinuetoeatchickennomatterwhat,McKennasuggestsawayinwhichfactoryfarmingridsitselfofitsdependenceonantibiotics.Why

Time

Flies,

by

Alan

BurdickNew

Yorker

staff

writer

Alan

Burdick

examines

the

greatest

gift

humanity

has

ever

known:

time.

Time,hewrites,appears

to

exist

in

two

distinct

forms.

One

is

the

standardized,objectivekindfoundinclocksandwatches;theother

is

our

internal,

biological

sense

of

time,the

one

we

measure

in

our

cells,

bodies

and

minds.Butthecloserhelooks,the

less

clearer

this

distinction

appears.Paleoart,

by

Zoe

LescazeDinosaurs

have

long

captured

the

imaginations

of

scientists

and

artists

alike,

and

Paleoart

bringsthosevisionstogetherinablendofhumanknowledgeandcreativity.Theseimagesnotonlyshowourchangingunderstandingofdinosaurs,butalsoreflectthedistinctartisticsensibilitiesoftheirtime.Bothartisticandeducational,thesepicturesarecertainlyinfluential.WhatIt’sLiketoBeaDog,byGregoryBernsBerns,aneuroscientists,traineddogstositinamachineinordertolookintothebrainsofconsciousdogsforthefirsttime.Thatpioneeringworkinspiredhimtodigdeeperintothemindsofotheranimals,fromsealionstotheextinctthylacine(袋狼).Bernssays,“Withtheirabilitytothink,chooseandfeel,dogsandotheranimalsdonotdeservethecrueltreatmenthumanssooftendotothem.”1、Which

book

has

something

to

do

with

public

health?A．Big

Chicken.B．Why

Time

Flies.C．Paleoart.D．What

It

’s

Like

to

Be

a

Dog.2、Who

writes

about

time?A．Maryn

Mckenna.B．Alan

Burdick.C．Zoe

Lescaze.D．Gregory

Berns.3、What

was

Berns’

pioneering

work?A．Training

dogs.B．Studying

extinct

animals.C．Observing

dog

brains.D．Fighting

for

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rights.第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Itwasoneofthehottestdaysofthedryseason.Wehadnotseenraininalmostamonth.Thecropswere1.Ifwedidn'tseesomerainsoon,wewould2everything.ItwasonthisdaythatIlearnedthetruelessonof3andwitnessedtheonlymiracleIhaveseenwithmyowneyes.Iwasinthekitchenmakinglunch4Isawmysix-year-oldson,Billy,walkingtowardthe5Minutesafterhe6intothewoods,hecamerunningoutagain,towardthehouse.Momentslater,however,hewasonceagain7inthatslowpurposefulsteptowardthewoods.Thisactivitywentonforanhour:walk8tothewoods,runbacktothehouse.FinallyIcouldn’ttakeitanylongerandIcrept(悄悄地走）outofthehouseand9himonhisjourney.AsIleanedintospyonhim,Isawthemost10sight.Atinydeerwaslyingontheground,11sufferingfromdehydration(脫水）andheatexhaustion,12itsheadwithgreatefforttolapup(舔食）thewater13inmybeautifulboy’shand.Whenthewaterwas14,Billyjumpeduptorunbacktothehouse.Ifollowedhimbacktoatapthatwehad15thewaterto.Billyopeneditallthewayupandalittlewaterbegantoflowslowly.He16there,lettingthewaterslowly17hishand—thetemporarycup.Whenhestoodupandbegantogoback,Iwasthereinfrontofhim.Hislittleeyesjustfilledwith18“I’mnotwasting”wasallhesaid.Asthetearsthatrolleddownmyfacebegantohitthe19,theyweresuddenlyjoinedbyotherdrops...moredrops...andmore.AllIcansayisthatthe20thatcamethatdaysavedourfarm,justliketheactionsofonelittleboysavedanother.1、A．flyingB．dyingC．growingD．blowing2、A．winB．catchC．loseD．leave3、A．sharingB．a(chǎn)cceptingC．receivingD．sending4、A．a(chǎn)sB．sinceC．whileD．when5、A．houseB．woodsC．gardenD．field6、A．disappearedB．a(chǎn)ppearedC．lostD．ran7、A．swimmingB．jumpingC．walkingD．leaping8、A．a(chǎn)nxiouslyB．curiouslyC．seriouslyD．carefully9、A．followedB．caughtC．stoppedD．shouted10、A．excitingB．a(chǎn)mazingC．frighteningD．puzzling11、A．lightlyB．surelyC．cleanlyD．obviously12、A．loweringB．draggingC．liftingD．pulling13、A．cuppedB．putC．givenD．sent14、A．disappearedB．goneC．lostD．used15、A．putoffB．turnedupC．shutoffD．takeup16、A．layB．stoodC．sleptD．knelt17、A．fillupB．ranthroughC．wentthroughD．madeup18、A．dirtB．tearsC．earthD．water19、A．handB．clothesC．groundD．feet20、A．boyB．deerC．waterD．rain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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ClassicalChinesepoetryistraditionalChinesepoetry1．(write)inClassicChineseandtypifiedbycertaintraditionalforms.Many2．(poem)comefromparticularhistoricalperiods,suchasthepoetryoftheTangDynastyandtheverseofSongDynasty.3．(it)existencedatesbacktoatleastasearlyasthepublicationoftheClassicofPoetryorShijing.Thereare4．(vary)combinationsofformsandgenres,mostof5．a(chǎn)roseattheendoftheTangDynasty.DevelopmentofClassicalChinesepoetry6．(active)continueduptotheyearof1919,whentheMayFourthMovement7．(take)place,andisstillpopulareventoday.ClassicalPoetrycreatedduringthis2,500yearperiodhasbeendevelopingcontinuously,8．(produce)agreatdealofdiversity-classifiedbybothmajorhistoricalperiods9．dynasticperiods.OfthekeyaspectsofClassicalChinesepoetryisitscloseinter-relationshipwithotherformsofChineseart,suchasChinesepaintingandChinesecalligraphy(書法).ClassicalChinesepoetryhasprovenlohaveastronginfluence10．poetryworldwide.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假如英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加，刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(/\),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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。Lastsummervacationwasmymostpleasantone、MyparentsandIhadmadeatourtoXi’an、Insteadofhavingatravelagencyarrangingourtransportationandaccommodation,webookedthetrainticketsandhotelroomsontheInternetbyus、DuringourtourinXi’an,wewenttomanyplacesofinterestsandtooklotsofphotos,learnedaboutthehistoryofXi’an、NotouristswouldmissthelocalfoodinXi’an,sowouldwe、Weenjoyedthetypicallocalfood,ittastedmoredeliciousthanwehadexpected、HardlyhadIreturnedthanIsharedthephotosandexperiencesformyclassmates、ThetriptoXi’anhasbeensuchhappymemorytomethatIwillneverforgetit、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的英國筆友Peter對(duì)中國文化很感興趣，來信詢問重陽節(jié)（theDoubleNinthFestival）的相關(guān)情況。請(qǐng)你給他寫一封郵件，介紹重陽節(jié)，內(nèi)容包括：1.重陽節(jié)的時(shí)間；2.重陽節(jié)的活動(dòng)；3.重陽節(jié)的意義。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、D3、C4、D5、C6、C7、A8、C9、B10、C11、B12、A13、C14、B15、B16、A17、A18、A19、C20、A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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、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’sbecominghardertoshowyourteenagersthatyouloveandsupportthem.Agreatwaytodothisisbyshowinguptotheirgame,helpingthempractice,andhelpingwithteamfundraisers.Thesearealsogreatwaystospendtimewithyourkidsandtalktothem.Youmaythink“butmyteenisn’tgoodenoughtomaketheirschoolteam”.Thereareplentyofotherplacesbesidesschooltoplayteamsports.Youcanalwayscheckout“for-fun”teams.Youcouldlookintomoreunknownsportsthaty