寧夏銀川一中2025屆高三英語第一學(xué)期期末統(tǒng)考模擬試題含解析

寧夏銀川一中2025屆高三英語第一學(xué)期期末統(tǒng)考模擬試題考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．________theconcerttoraisemoneyforhungerreliefandtomakethepublicawareoftheproblem,Geldofinvitedmanyfamousmusicianstotakepartinit.A．Intended B．Intending C．Havingintended D．Tointend2．--Iapologizefornotbeingabletojoinyoufordinner.--_________________.We'llgettogetherlater.A．Goahead B．That'srightC．Nottoworry. D．Don'tmentionit3．Lastsummerwesawaverygoodfilm,____wasabouttheAnti-Japanesewar.A．whichB．whenC．thatD．where4．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．though5．ThepartinthefilmRio_______thetwobirdsescapedfromthecrashingplanemadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom6．-Mycomputerdoesn'twork!-Robertisacomputerexpert.HowIwishhe______withme.A．came B．hadcomeC．iscoming D．hascome7．He________inauniversityforfiveyears,butnowherunsacompanyofhisown.A．hastaught B．hadtaughtC．taught D．hasbeenteaching8．Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one9．—Gotyourdrivinglicense?—No.Itoobusytohaveenoughpractice,soIdidn’ttakethedrivingtestlastweek.A．wasB．a(chǎn)mC．havebeenD．hadbeen10．Marydoesn'twanttomovetoBeijingbecauseifshe_________there,shewouldn'tbeabletoseeherhusbandoften.A．wouldlive B．weretoliveC．haslived D．lives11．Fathermadeapromise______________Ididwellintheentranceexam,hewouldtakemetoHongKonginthesummervacation.A．ifthat B．ifC．thatif D．that12．Iamalwaysdelightedwhenreceivingyourinvitation,______thepartyonJune9thafterthenationalcollegeentranceexamination,Ishallbepleasedtoattend.A．Onaccountof B．WithregardtoC．Inresponseto D．Inviewof13．Wecompletedonethirdoftheproject,andtheloan_______inplace,wehadtodelaytheresttillthenextmonth.A．notarranged B．wasnotarrangedC．notarranging D．hadnotbeenarranged14．Marywaspleasedtoseethattheseedsshe______inthegardenweregrowing.A．wasplantingB．hasplantedC．wouldplantD．hadplanted15．Thedoctorhadalmostlosthopeatonepoint,butthepatientfinally.A．pulledout B．pulledthrough C．pulledup D．pulledover16．Althougheverythingseemstohavebeentakenintoconsideration,________accidentcanhappenwhentheastronautswalkin________space.A．/;the B．a(chǎn)n;the C．the;the D．a(chǎn)n;/17．—DidLindaseethetrafficaccident?—No,nosooner________thanithappened.A．hadshegone B．shehadgoneC．hasshegone D．shehasgone18．Undergoodtreatment,manypatientsarebeginningto________andwillsoonrecover.A．turnupB．catchupC．pickupD．showup19．--Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis.--Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis____amanthinksofhimself___reallydetermineshisfate.A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．how;that20．makesmestressedistheentranceexaminationiscomingnearerandnearer.A．It;what B．What;that C．What;what D．That;that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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）ThefollowingarethelargestLatinocompaniesintermsofrevenueacrossthecountry,accordingtoHispanicB.BrightstarCorp.(revenue:US$6.3billion)Aleadingglobalcompany,Bightstarhasabusinesspresenceinnearly50countriesinfivecontinents.AnativeBolivan,MarceloClaure,President,ChairmanandCEOofBrightstar,startedthecompanyin1997asasmallMiami-basedregionaldevicedistributortargetingLatinAmerica.MasTecInc.(estimatedrevenuerosetoUS$4.25billion)Afterworkingforchurch&Tower,anundergroundutilityconstructionfirmforjusttwoshortyears,Cubanimmigrant,JorgeMasCanosa,boughtthecompanyheworkedforin1971,andtookittothenextlevelinSouthFlorida’sflourishingeconomicconditions.Duringthenationaltelecomindustryderegulation(放寬管制)eraandunderthisnewleadership,Church&Toweremergedasaleaderintheirindustry.In1994,theymergedwithBurnup&Sims,aconstructioncompanythatspecializedintelephonenetworksintheUS,theCaribbean,MiddleEastandPacificIslands,becomingMasTecCorporation.Inthenextdecades,theyaccomplishedenoughgrowthtobuildcomplexinfrastructureprojectsinrenewableenergy,electricpower,gasandoil,waterandsewers,communicationsandinstallation-fulfillmentservices.Molinahealthcare(revenue:US$3.0billion)SinceDr.C．DavidMolina,MD,openedhisfirstclinicinLongBeach,California,in1980,hesetupthevisionofhiscompanytoprovidequalityhealthcareforlow-incomefamiliesandthoseundercoverageprovidedbythegovernmentwhowereusingemergencyroomservicesinsteadofgeneralhealthcareservices.Now,MolinaHealthcare,apubliccompany,delivershealthservicesandhealthinformationmanagementsolutionstoalmostfivemillionfamiliesin15states.GreenwayFord(revenue:US$1.2billion)FrankRodriguezisthefounderofGreenwayFord,agroupof26dealerships(代理商)intheOrlandoareaandthecoreofGreenwayAutomotiveGroup.1、WhichofthefollowingisthebiggestLatinocompany?A．MolinaHealthcareB．MasTecIncC．BrightstarCorpD．GreenwayFord2、WhichisNOTincludedincomplexinfrastructureprojectsofMasTecInc?A．WaterandsewersB．Non-renewableenergyC．GasandoilD．Electricpower3、Previously,thecompanyofDr.C．DavidMolinaprovidedlow-incomefamilieswith________.A．financialaidB．telephonenetworksC．generalhealthcareservicesD．goodserviceinhealth22．（8分）WanttochooseanEnglishnoveltoenjoy?HerearefourpopularbookssoldonthewebsiteofAmazon,withformatsandeditionsofkindle,hardcover,orpaperback.TheHandsomeEnemyByEmilyWaltersASIN:B01N7L0WCADespiteherunwillingness,ReaganListerisrequiredtoworkwithGregPilster,anothergreatlawyer,toprovethatasenator’ssonisnotguiltyofamurderforherlatestcase.ThedangersintheprocessbringthetwoclosertogetherandReaganrealizesthatGreg,whoshethoughtwasherenemy,iswinningherheart.Thetruthofthecaseissomethingthatneitherofthemexpected.AndtheMountainsEchoedByKhaledHosseiniASIN:B009XIXVU6KhaledHosseini,authorofTheKiteRunnerandAThousandSplendidSuns,haswrittenanewnovelthatexploresthemanywaysinwhichbrothersandsistersnurture,would,betray,honor,andsacrificeforoneanother,andhowoftenwearesurprisedbytheactionsofthoseclosesttous,atthetimesthatmattermost.TheSecretLifeofBeesbySueMonkKiddASIN:B000W4RFBQFromtheauthorofTheInventionofWingsandsetinSouthCarolinain1964,thebestsellingnoveltellsthestoryofLilyOwens,anescapedblackgirltakeninbythreeblackbeekeepingsistersandintroducedtotheirattractiveworldofbeesandhoney.Thisisaremarkablenovelaboutgreatfemalepowerandit’sregardedinspirational.Itwasadaptedintoanaward-winningmoviein2008.JustDreamsByL.J.TaylorASIN:B00N6IRDGWJustDreamsisthefirstbookintheBrooksSistersDreamsSeries.LawyerfileKathyBrokksagreestorepresentCharlesMorganJr.inahigh-profilecaseagainstapowerfulgovernmentdefensecontractor.ButwhenCharles’hiddenagendathreatenstoexposethegovernment’sdirtylittlesecrets,whatstartedoutmaycostKathyhercareerandevenherlife.536、WhatistheASINnumberofthebookmanlytellingfamilystories?A．B01N7L0WCA B．B009XIXVU6C．B000W4RFBQ D．B00N6IRDGW1、Whoprobablyintendedhisorherbooktoencouragewomentofacechallengesbravely?A．EmilyWalters B．KhaledHosseiniC．SueMonkKidd D．L.J.Taylor2、WhichbookmightbethebestchoiceifLucyisinterestedinadventurousandromanticstories?A．TheHandsomeEnemy B．AndtheMountainsEchoedC．TheInventionofWings D．TheSecretLifeofBees3、WhatdoweknowaboutJustDreams?A．Theheroinedefendsthegovernmentbravelyinthecasebutisfacedwithdanger.B．ThisbookisoneoftheseriesofAThousandSplendidSuns.C．Thefilmadaptedfromthebookisverysuccessful.D．Itmaybethrillingtoreadthebook.23．（8分）Haveyoueverheardofagritourismwhereyoucanexperiencefarmlife?Ifnot,Dr.CindyAyers-ElliottwilltellyoutherealstoryofFootPrintFarms.TheoriginalconceptofbuildingFootPrintFarmswassimple.WhenAyers-Elliottreturnedtoherhometownaftergraduation，shedidn'thavetolookanyfurtherthanherstate'salarminghealthstatisticstofindamission.Everywheresheturned,therewerereportsofhighbloodpressure,diabetes,obesityandheartdisease.“Theproblemwasalreadyidentified."explainsAyers-Elliott.“ToomanyMississippianswereseriouslyunhealthyanditdidn’ttakeresearchtoseethat.Andmanyofthestate'sgreatesthealthchallengescoulddirectlyresultfrompoordiet.”Thesedays，F(xiàn)ootPrintFarms,whichstartedwithafewraisedbedsofherbsandvegetables,ismakingfresh,naturallygrownfood."Whenspeakingofthekeytomysuccess，theco-opmodelworksbecausewesharetheworkandrewards，”notesAyers-Elliott.“AperfectexampleistheWingfieldHighSchoolfootballteam.Toearnthemoneyforequipmentandotheritems,playerscommittedtoworkingfivehoursaweekonthefarm，andbytheendofthesummertheyhadproduced1，000melonsandtheprofitsfromtheirsaleshelpedtobuyweights，T-shirts，sweatsuitsandpregamemeals.Butthelessonstheylearnedabouttherewardsofhardworkandworkingtogethertoaccomplishsomethingwereevenmorevaluableproductsoftheirefforts.”"It'samodelthatcaneasilybelearnedinotherplacesandI'mlookingforwardtoseeingsomeofourcurrentpartnersdojustthat——totakewhattheyhavelearnedhereandspinitoffinothercommunities,"Ayers-Elliottremarks.Sheisnowlookingforwardtodevelopinganagritourismaspecttothefarm,wherevisitorscanexperiencefarmlife,learnnewskillsandtakewiththemseedsofinspirationtheycansowintheirowncommunitieswhentheyreturnhome.1、WhatmadeAyers-ElliottsetupFootPrintFarms?A．Theproblemsfacedbylocalfarmers.B．Herfurtherresearchintoheartdisease.C．Thefailureofhercareeraftergraduation.D．Thehealthstateofpeopleinherhometown.2、Whydoestheauthortakethefootballteamasanexample?A．Toadvocatetheconceptofindependence.B．Tostresstheimportanceofteamwork.C．Tosupporttheideaofco-opmodel.D．Toexplorethekeytosuccess.3、WhatisAyers-Elliott'sattitudetowardsthefutureofFootPrintFarms?A．Optimistic. B．Skeptical.C．Cautious. D．Ambiguous.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Naturallygrownfoodbenefitspeople’shealth.B．FoodPrintFarmsismakingadifferenceinMississippi.C．Ayers-ElliottencouragespeopletoexperiencefarmD．AgritourismisbecomingincreasinglypopularinAmerica.24．（8分）ThisMonday,thenationwillstarttocelebratePresidents’Day,justsevendaysbeforeGeorgeWashington’sbirthday.Everyoneagreesthatdayisaholiday,butisitjusttocelebrateGeorgeWashington’sBirthday?WhataboutAbrahamLincoln?SomegovernmentofficescallitPresidents’Day.OtherssaytheholidayisofficiallyWashington’sBirthday.Confusedyet?GeorgeWashingtonwaselectedthecountry’sfirstPresidentonApril30,1789.Soonafter,Americansbeganpubliclycelebratinghisbirthday.PresidentialhistorianssaytheactualdateofGeorgeWashington’sbirthisFebruary11,1732.Butachangeinthecalendarsystem20yearslatershiftedalldates，makingWashington’sbirthdayFebruary22,whichisnowwellaccepted.In1879,CongressmadeWashington’sbirthdayanofficialfederalholiday.Itwasthefirstfederalholidaytocelebrateanindividual’sbirthday.In1968,CongresspassedtheMondayHolidaysAct,whichmovedtheholidaytothethirdMondayinFebruary.Thenewlawdidnotchangetheholiday’sname.ItwasstillcalledWashington’sBirthday,eventhoughsomelawmakerswantedtocallitPresidents’DaytoincludeAbrahamLincoln,whoseactualbirthdayisFebruary12.ManypeoplearguethattheholidayshouldcelebrateallpastPresidents.TheyfeelLincolnshouldbehonoredforhisroleinpreservingthenationduringtheCivilWarandhelpingtofreeslaves.OthersfeeltheholidayshouldonlyhonorWashington,thecountry’sfirstPresident.TheysayshiftingthefocusawayfromWashingtonwouldmeanfuturegenerationsofkidswouldnotknowabouttheFatherofOurCountry.LawshavebeenintroducedinCongressovertheyearstorequireuseoftheterm＂GeorgeWashington’sBirthday.＂butnoneofthoselawshavebeenpassed.Meanwhile,manystategovernmentsandschooldistrictsnowusetheterm＂Presidents’Day.＂Manystolesalsouseittopromoteholidaysales.ShouldtheholidayhonorWashington,WashingtonandLincoln,orallpastPresidents?Writetoemailbag@andtelluswhatyouthink.1、ThePresident’sDaywasoriginallydesignedtohonor____________.A．GeorgeWashington B．AbrahamLincolnC．a(chǎn)llpresidents D．theCivilWar2、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Washington’sBirthdayisthesameasLincoln’s.B．Thechangeinthecalendarsystemwasnotwise.C．Thenewactchangedtheholiday’sname.D．ThisMondayisthethirdoneofthisFebruary.3、What’sthemainargumentaboutthisholiday?A．Whentocelebratetheholiday.B．Howtocelebratetheholiday.C．Whichpresidenttohonor.D．Wheretocelebratetheholiday.4、What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A．WhypeoplecelebratePresidentDayB．ThehistoryanddebatebehindPresidents’DayC．TocelebratePresidents’DayornotD．ColorfulactivitiesonPresidents’Day25．（10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.第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Idon’trememberhernameandwouldnotrecognizeherifIweretopassheronthestreet.ButIdo1thekindnessgivenbyastrangerandthedifferenceithasmadeinmylife.OneSunday,IwastoldtodressinmybestclothesforIwasgoingto2ShesmiledbrightlyasIgotintohercar,thecarofa3Ididnotevenknowhername,buthereIwas,alongwithfourothersI4fromourlow-incomeneighborhood,onourwaytochurch.Aswe5intotheparkinglot,Irememberhowbeautifultheoldstonebuildingwaswithitstallsteeple(尖塔)andstainedglasswindows.The6seemedlong,andnotaccustomedtotherituals(儀式)oftheCatholicChurch,Ifeltoutofplace.Oncetheservicehadended,I7tobetakenhome,but8weheadedintheoppositedirection.Weweretakentoasmall9withthefurnishingsthatportrayedasimplelifestyle.Twotablesweresetupwithlargeboxes10puzzles.Asshemadeushotchocolate,wewere11tobeginworkingthepuzzles.Itwasaquietandhappytime.Icameto12Sundays，tohotchocolate,topuzzlesthat13wherewehadleftofftheweekbefore,andtotheloveIfeltwhenevershe14atme.Onceour1,000-piecepuzzleshadbeencompleted,shenolongercameto15usuponSundays.Iwastoldshewas16andnolongerabletotravel.However,I17ifperhapsitwastimeforherto“rescue”thenextgroupofchildren.Togivethemhopethatkindnessstill18andcanbefoundwithinthosewecallstrangers.Iamforty-fouryearsoldnowandoftenshow19tostrangerswhengiventhechance.Iknowshemaynotmoveamongstusnow,butIhopeshesmileswhensheseesthathereffortstoreachouttothoselessfortunate201、A．forget B．understand C．remember D．see2、A．school B．college C．hospital D．church3、A．friend B．stranger C．teacher D．leader4、A．recognized B．described C．realized D．offered5、A．pulled B．pushed C．broke D．stopped6、A．service B．holiday C．cure D．ceremony7、A．imagined B．recommended C．expected D．expressed8、A．besides B．except C．instead D．still9、A．park B．a(chǎn)partment C．field D．path10、A．consisting B．concluding C．including D．containing11、A．instructed B．explored C．convinced D．determined12、A．payattentionto B．devoteto C．lookforwardto D．leadto13、A．covered B．replaced C．changed D．remained14、A．stared B．smiled C．threw D．glared15、A．make B．pick C．take D．bring16、A．lost B．gone C．ill D．old17、A．wondered B．wandered C．hoped D．insisted18、A．gathers B．exists C．drops D．moves19、A．respect B．guidance C．signs D．kindness20、A．a(chǎn)ppear B．fade C．continue D．create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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Myunclewillneverforgetwhathappenedtohimyesterday.Towardstheevening,hewas1．(邀請)toaninn.Heenjoyedhisdinnerwithhisfriends,2．(喝)alotofwineAsar3．,hegotdrunk.Heinsistedondrivinghomeafterthemeal,althoughhisfriendstriedto4．(說服)himnotto.Afewminuteslater,hewaswindinghisw5．onthestreet.Andthenhiscarran6．a(chǎn)talltree.Fortunately,hewasstillalive,thoughs7．injured.Thepolicecametothescene,andhewastakentohospital.Naturally,hehadto8．inhospitalforseveraldays.W9．still,hisdrivinglicensewascancelled.Howheregretted10．hehaddonewithoutlisteningtohisfriends.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短文。短文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤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（∧），并在此符號下面寫出該加的詞。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。I'llneverforgetthenightwhenourcarbrokendown.Wewereheadinghomeafterawonderfullyeveningwithourfriends.Itwaswellaftermidnightbutwewerestillmilesawayfromhome.Therewasnotrafficsontheroad,sowehadtowalktohome.Worsestill,itstartedtorain,butbythetimewegothome,wewerewetthrough.Anditwasthenwhatwediscoveredthatwehadleftourfrontdoorkeyinthecar.Wehavenochoicebutbreakawindowandclimbin.Thenanpolicemancameandwehadtoexplainthesituationforhim.Wewenttobedat3am.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是學(xué)生會主席李華。學(xué)校將舉辦一次以“校園生活·創(chuàng)意無限(InnovationOnCampus)”為主題的創(chuàng)意作品展評活動。請你根據(jù)以下提示，以短文形式用英語寫一份書面通知。注意：詞數(shù)100左右。提示：1.指出主題：校園生活·創(chuàng)意無限；1．作品說明：作品與校園生活有關(guān)；2．展評地點(diǎn)：體育館；3．展評時間：5月15～18日；頒獎時間：18日14∶00～17∶00；4．聯(lián)系人：李華；5．聯(lián)系電話：33875544_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、C3、A4、B5、C6、B7、C8、D9、D10、B11、C12、B13、A14、D15、B16、D17、A18、C19、C20、B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(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、C2、B3、D22、536、B1、C2、A3、D23、1、D2、C3、A4、B24、1、A2、D3、C4、B25、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.Agreatw