安徽省滁州市第三中學(xué)2025屆高三沖刺模擬英語試卷含解析

安徽省滁州市第三中學(xué)2025屆高三沖刺模擬英語試卷注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)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．—When______leaveforJapan?—When______leaveforJapaniskeptsecret.”A．theywill,willthey B．willthey,theywillC．theywill,theywill D．willthey,willthey2．Itsagoodideatogetstudentstoretellastorytheirownwords．A．of B．in C．by D．through3．Thesuccessof“onecountry,twosystems”inpracticehasbeenuniversally________,andthispolicycontinuestogostrong.A．a(chǎn)cknowledgedB．a(chǎn)ppreciatedC．a(chǎn)ccomplishedD．a(chǎn)ccompanied4．Iwasexpectingapresentfromher,soIwasdisappointedIdidn’treceive______.A．it B．one C．that D．theone5．______studentsshouldbegivenmorefreetimeissuggestedbymanyexpertsandwelcomedbykidsinschool．A．WhatB．WhyC．WhetherD．That6．F/friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn’t___goodbalancebetweenthegiveandthetake．A．The;/ B．/;a C．The;a D．/;the7．(2015·北京)___________theearlyflight,weorderedataxiinadvanceandgotupveryearly.A．Catching B．CaughtC．Tocatch D．Catch8．_____everyyear,manypeopledonotholdahighopinionoftheCCTVSpringFestivalGala,ithasbecomeasomewhatnecessarypartofthefestival.A．AsB．ThereforeC．While D．Since9．—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．a(chǎn)mthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout10．Thenewhotelisreportedtobebuiltitusedtobeawasteland.A．which B．whereC．inwhich D．what11．—Oh,HannahjusttoldmethatshewasunabletotranslatethereportintoEnglish.—________？Sheoncespent10yearslivinginLondon.A．Guesswhat B．Whynot C．Sowhat D．Howcome12．Thewitnessanimportantdetailwhendescribingtheaccident.A．broughtout B．keptoffC．leftout D．raninto13．—Doyouknowourtownatall?—Surely,thisisthethirdtimeI________here.A．cameB．comeC．havecomeD．a(chǎn)mcoming14．Ifyouleavethisapplicationformandgotoanotherwebsite,youwilllose______youhavealreadyfilledoutonthisform.A．whateverB．whoeverC．whereverD．whenever15．Rosa_____thiswashingmachineformorethantenyears.Sheisthinkingaboutbuyinganewone.A．isusingB．usedC．hadusedD．hasbeenusing16．Healwayskeepsaneyeonshortcomingsofhisbrother’s_________refusingtoadmithisownmistakes.A．butB．whileC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．though17．Obviously,agoodhabithelpustospeeduptoreachourdestinations.A．need B．must C．can D．shall18．Atonetime,sheisfine,________atanother,sheisabnormal.A．a(chǎn)nd B．or C．but D．so19．Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should20．Mikewasusuallysocareful,thistimehemadeasmallmistake.A．yet B．still C．even D．thus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）InthislistIchoseinspirationalyoungpeoplewhohavemadeapositivedifferenceintheworld.JoanofArc(1412?1431)Agedjust16,JoanofArcmadeanunlikelyjourneytotheDauphinofFrance.Impressedwithsomethinginsidethisyoungpeasantgirl,theDauphinofFrancewasinspiredtorenewthefightwiththeEnglish,defeatingthematOrleans—asJoanhadpredicted.Shewasburntatthestake,agedjust19,butherpredictionsofFrancegainingherfreedomprovedcorrect.AnneFrank(1929?1945)WhilehidingintheNetherlandsduringtheNazioccupation,AnneFrankkeptadiaryofherexperiences.ShediedinBergen-Belsenconcentrationcampin1945.However,aftertheendofthewar,herdiarieswerepublishedbyherfather.TheDiaryofAnneFrankbecameaninternationalbest-sellerandhelpedgiveayoungperson’sviewontheholocaust(大屠殺)statistics.SamanthaSmith(1972?1985)SamanthawasanAmericanschoolgirl.In1982,shewrotealettertotheleaderoftheSovietUnion,YuriAndropov,askingwhyrelationsbetweentheUSandtheSovietUnionweresotense.Herletterwaspublished,andlaterAndropovreplied.SmithwasalsoinvitedtovisittheSovietUnion,whichshedid.Thevisitwasfollowedwithgreatinterestbytheinternationalmedia.In1983,shevisitedJapanactingasAmerica’syoungestambassador.Shedied,agedjust13,inaplanecrash.NkosiJohnson(1989?2001)NkosiwasbornwithHIVinheritedfromhisparents.In1997,hewasrefusedadmissiontoapublicschoolbecauseofHIVstatus.HebecameapowerfulspeakerfortreatingHIVvictimswithequalityandrespect.HereceivedtheChildren’sPeacePrizeafterdeath,NelsonMandelareferredtohimas“anicon(偶像)ofthestruggleforlife”.1、JoanofArcisfamousasa.A．foottraveler B．nationalheroineC．farmer’sdaughter D．socialreformer2、WhatmadeAnneFrankknownaroundtheworld?A．Herhidingexperiences. B．Herdeathinconcentrationcamp.C．Thupublicationofherdiaries. D．TheendofWorldWarⅡ.3、WhomadeagreatdifferenceintreatingAIDSpatients?A．JoanofArc. B．AnneFrank.C．SamanthaSmith. D．NkosiJohnson.4、Whatcanweconcludefromthepeoplementionedinthetext?A．Theyhavegoodeducation.B．Theylosetheirlivesforpeace.C．Theyvaluepersonalinfluence.D．Theyinfluencetheworldinapositiveway.22．（8分）WhenIwasinfourthgrade,Iworkedpart-timeasapaperboy.Mrs.Stanleywasoneofmycustomers.She’dwatchmecomingdownherstreet,andbythetimeI’dbikeduptoherdoorstep,there’dbeacolddrinkwaiting.I’dsitanddrinkwhileshetalked.Mrs.Stanleytalkedmostlyaboutherdeadhusband,“Mr.StanleyandIwentshoppingthismorning.”she’dsay.Thefirsttimeshesaidthat,soda(汽水)wentupmynose.ItoldmyfatherhowMrs.StanleytalkedasifMr.Stanleywerestillalive.Dadsaidshewasprobablylonely,andthatIoughttositandlistenandnodmyheadandsmile,andmaybeshe’dworkitoutofhersystem.Sothat’swhatIdid,anditturnedoutDadwasright.Afterawhilesheseemedcontenttoleaveherhusbandoveratthecemetery(墓地).Ifinallyquitdeliveringnewspapersanddidn’tseeMrs.Stanleyforseveralyears.Thenwecrossedpathsatachurchfund-raiser(募捐活動).Shewasspooningmashedpotatoesandlookinghappy.Fouryearsbefore,she’dhadtoofferherpaperboyadrinktohavesomeonetotalkwith.Nowshehadfriends.Herhusbandwasgone,butlifewenton.Iliveinthecitynow,andmypaperboyisaladynamedEdnawiththreekids.SheasksmehowI’mdoing.WhenIdon’tsay“fine”,shesticksaroundtohearmyproblems.She’slivedinthecitymostofherlife,butsheknowsaboutcommunity.Communityisn’tsomuchaplaceasitisastateofmind.Youfinditwheneverpeopleaskhowyou’redoingbecausetheycare,andnotbecausethey’regettingpaidtodoso.Sometimesit’sgoodtojustsmile,nodyourheadandlisten.1、Whydidsodagouptheauthor’snoseonetime?A．Hewastalkingfast. B．Hewasshocked.C．Hewasinahurry. D．Hewasabsent-minded.2、WhydidtheauthorsitandlistentoMrs.StanleyaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Heenjoyedthedrink. B．Hewantedtobehelpful.C．Hetookthechancetorest. D．Hetriedtopleasehisdad.3、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase“workitoutofhersystem”?A．recoverfromhersadness B．moveoutoftheneighborhoodC．turntoheroldfriends D．speakoutaboutherpast4、Whatdoestheauthorthinkpeopleinacommunityshoulddo?A．Openuptoothers. B．Dependoneachother.C．Payforother’shelp D．Careaboutoneanother.23．（8分）LastSunday,anearthquakestrucktheNapaValleyareaofnorthernCalifornia.Ithappenedinthemiddleofthenight,becomingthestrongestearthquaketostriketheNapaValleyin15years.Noonewaskilled,butmanypeopleweretreatedinhospitals.Isaidtomyseven-year-oldtwins,BradandBrett,andthree-year-oldMeghan,“Wehavesomuch,andthesepoorpeopleintroublenowhavenothing.We’llsharewhatwehavewiththem.”Ifilledaboxwithfoodsandclothes.WhileIwasdoingthis,Iadvisedtheboystochoosetheirtoysanddonatesomeoftheirlessfavoritethings.Meghanwatchedquietlyastheboystookouttheiroldtoysandputthemtogether.Thenshewalkedaway.AfewminuteslatershecamebackwithLucy,hermuch-loveddoll.Sheputthedollontopoftheothertoys.“Oh,dear,”Isaid.“Youdon’thavetogiveLucy.Youlovehersomuch.”Meghansaid,“Lucymakesmehappy,Mommy.Maybeshe’llmakeanotherlittlegirlhappy,too.”IlookedatMeghanforalongmoment.Shetaughtmealesson.It’seasytogivesomethingthatwedon’twantanymore,buthardtogivewhatwecherish(珍愛),isn’tit?1、Howmanychildrendoesthewriterhave?A．OneB．TwoC．ThreeD．Four2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Theearthquakecausedmanydeaths.B．Theearthquakeisthebiggestinhistory.C．Theearthquakehappenedatnight.D．TheearthquakehitthecityofCalifornia.3、WhatdidMeghantakeoutforthepeopleintrouble?A．AtoyB．ClothesC．AdollD．Food4、What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．AFamilyStoryB．TheSpiritofGivingC．AwhitenightD．ASadExperience5、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．It’sreallyselflesstogivewhatwehave.B．It’sreallyselflesstogivewhatwelove.C．It’sreallyselflesstogivewhatwewant.D．It’sreallyselflesstogivewhatwedon’twant.24．（8分）The

MetropolitanMuseumofArt(Met)isoneoftheworld’slargestandfinestartmuseums.Followingthesuggestedroutewillhelpyouexplorethemuseum.TheTempleofDendurThis2000-year-oldbuildingstoodneartheNileRiver,surroundedbyawallthatnolongerexists.Butyoucanstillpeekthroughthegateway.Whose“house”isthis?It'snotforpeople.It’sforgods.Canyouidentifythem?Theyfaceout.Akingfacesin,bringingofferings.MetSpeaksBringingtogethersomeofthemostrespectedthinkersonagivensubject,MetSpeaksfeatureslectures,discussions,talks,films,andforumsinwhichcompellingvoicesexploretimelyissuesthatconnecttotheMet’sexhibitionsandpermanentcollection.Programtimes,audiences,andtopicsvary.TimetoSketchSettledownforafewminutes,picksomethinginthisgallery,andhavefundrawingit.Enjoythechancetolookcarefullyasyoucreateyourownsketch.You'llbesurprisedathowmuchmoreyounotice,thankstoexploringartbysketching.MetAccessMaketheMetyours!Choosefromavarietyofservicesandexcitingprogramsthataretailoredtomeettheneedsofvisitorswithdisabilities.Programtimes,audiences,andtopicsvary.AskfortheAccessInformationbrochureandAccessCalendaratInformationDesks,downloadtheAccessCalendar

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theCloistersmuseumandgardens.RecommendedFeeAdults$25Seniors(65andolder)$17Students$12Members(JoinNow)FreeChildrenunder12(accompaniedbyanadult)Free633、Howmuchisrecommendedtopayfor3adultand2studentvisitors?A．111 B．99C．87 D．1031、WhatcanyouknowabouttheTempleofDendur?A．Ahighwallissurroundingthe2000-year-oldbuildingnow.B．Akingfacesout,bringingofferingsinthetemple.C．ThebuildingisdesignedforEmperortolivein.D．TheNileRiverwitnessedthehistoryofthebuilding.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheMet?A．IssuesconnectedwitheconomiccrisiswillbediscussedinMetSpeaks.B．Visitorscanchoosesomethinginthegalleryandhavefundrawingitonthewall.C．Disabledpeoplewillfindvariousservicesandprogramsofferedespeciallyforthem.D．Youcanemailaccess@formoreAdmissioninformation.25．（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）AMichiganman,namedBob,wasalonewhenhelefthisfarmhouseonNewYear’sEvetocollectfirewood.Expectingajourneyofonlyseveralmeters,Bobwasjust1longjohns(秋褲),ashirtandslippers(拖鞋)whenhewentoutside,2thetemperaturebeingaround-4℃.3,hefelldownandbrokehisneck.He4forhelpbuthisnearestneighborisaboutaquartermile5anditwas10:30pm.6,Bob’sKelsey,afive-year-oldGoldenRetriever(金毛尋回犬)came.ShekeptBobwarmby7ontopofhim,andkepthim8bylicking(舔)hishandsandface.Shekeptbarkingfor9butneverlefthisside.Bobsaid:“WithKelseykeeping10withme,IknewIhadto11thisandthatitwasmychoicetostayalive.”BymorningBob’svoicewasgone,butKelseydidn’t12shoutingstill.Bob’sneighbor13discoveredhimafterhearingKelsey’sshoutsandcalled911.WhenBobarrivedinhospital,histemperaturewas1421℃.Normalbodytemperatureis37℃,soBobwas15tofindoutthathedidn’thaveanyinjury16cold.“I’msureitwasbecauseofKelsey’s17tokeepmewarmandaware,”saidBob.Andtothesurpriseofdoctors,Bobmadeaquick18fromhisneckinjury.“Ithinkanimalscanhelpandhis19herodidkeepBobaliveandreallymakeabig20,”saidChaimColen,MD,Neurosurgeon(神經(jīng)外科醫(yī)生)atMcLaren.1、A．removingB．decoratingC．wearingD．collecting2、A．inchargeofB．inspiteofC．insearchofD．incaseof3、A．HoweverB．AnyhoC．OtherwiseD．Instead4、A．explainedB．screamedC．orderedD．complained5、A．a(chǎn)roundB．forwardC．nearbyD．a(chǎn)way6、A．ProbablyB．GenerallyC．FortunatelyD．Especially7、A．waitingB．lyingC．layingD．watching8、A．a(chǎn)sleepB．a(chǎn)loneC．a(chǎn)likeD．a(chǎn)wake9、A．helpB．comfortC．escapeD．a(chǎn)ction10、A．paceB．trackC．promiseD．company11、A．giveupB．livethroughC．findoutD．turndown12、A．stopB．imagineC．continuD．try13、A．graduallyB．immediatelyC．suddenlyD．finally14、A．beyondB．withinC．belowD．a(chǎn)bove15、A．surprisedB．seriousC．satisfiedD．nervous16、A．a(chǎn)sameansofB．a(chǎn)sakindofC．a(chǎn)saresultofD．a(chǎn)samatterof17、A．curiosityB．effortC．skillD．a(chǎn)mbition18、A．contributionB．developmentC．changeD．recovery19、A．littleB．proudC．famousD．hopeful20、A．requirementB．excuseC．differenceD．expression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）JohnSnow,adistinguisheddoctorinLondon,becameinspiredinhelpingordinarypeople1．(expose)tocholera.Hewantedtofind2．effectivecureforthisdisease,sohemadeagreateffort.Hebecameinterestedintwo3．(theory).Butthesecondtheory4．peopleabsorbedthisdiseaseintotheirbodies5．(catch)hisattention.In1854,anotheroutbreakhitLondon.Snowbeganhisenquiry.Hemarkedonthemaptoshowthedeaths,whichgavehimavaluableclue.Hediscoveredthewaterwas6．(blame)forit.7．(carry)outseveralinvestigations,Snowfinallyannouncedwithcertaintythediseasehadsomethingtodo8．thepollutedwater.Later,Snowsuggestedthatmuch9．(clean)waterbesuppliedtotheblocks.10．(fortune),thecholerawasdefeated.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。Ihavejustgotsomegoodnewstotellyou、Iwinanationalprizeformypaintinglastweek、MyfatherwassopleasingthathesuggestedIwenttoEnglandforaholidaythissummer、I'dliketostayhereforhalfamonth,visitingsomeplacesofinterestandpractisemyEnglishaswell、Wehavekeptintoucheachotherfornearlyayearnow、Ihaveoftendreamedoftalkingfacetofacewithyou、Ihopeyou'llbeontheholidayatthattime,butI'msurewewillhavealottotalkabout、Ialsowanttobuysomesouvenirformyfriendsathome、IfIhaveanybetterideas,pleasesharethemwithme、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是高三應(yīng)屆畢業(yè)生李華，打算畢業(yè)后到英國一所大學(xué)留學(xué)。請用英語致信這所大學(xué)詢問相關(guān)情況，要點包括：1.簡要介紹你的學(xué)習(xí)情況：2.詢問入學(xué)要求和你關(guān)心的事項（包括英語要求,入學(xué)程序和獎學(xué)金）。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(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、B3、A4、B5、D6、B7、C8、C9、B10、B11、D12、A13、C14、A15、D16、B17、C18、C19、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、B2、C3、D4、D22、1、B2、B3、A4、D23、AbrahamLincoln,PresidentoftheUnitedStates,wasnotveryhandsome,andheknewOneday,Lincolnwaswalkinginthestreetwhenhewasstoppedbyanuglyman.Themanhadapistol(手槍)inhishand.HeaimedatLincoln’snose.Lincolnwasverysurprised,buthestillaskedthemanpeacefully,“Whatdoyouwant,sir?”“Ihavepromisedmyself,”saidtheman,“IfIfindamanwhoisuglierthanI,I’llkillhim.”Lincolnlookedattheman’sfacecarefullyandsaidfinally.“Pleasetakeaimatme,sir.IfIwasuglierthanyou,Iwouldnotwanttolive.”6、WhydidthemanstopLincolninthestreet?A．Becausehewasveryugly.B．BecauseLincolnwashandsome.C．BecausehethoughtLincolnwasuglierthanhim.D．BecausehethoughtLincolnwaslaughingathim.7、Lincolnwas______whenhewasaimedatwithapistolbytheman.A．frightenedB．excitedC．a(chǎn)ngryD．calm8、InLincoln’sopinion,________.A．hewasasuglyasthemanB．hewaslessuglythanthemanC．hewasuglierthanthemanD．hewasashandsomeastheman9、Whatdidthemanpromisetodo?A．Topersuadeuglymentoliveactively.B．Tokillanyoneuglierthanhimself.C．Togrowintoahandsomeman.D．Tohelpthosewhowasugly.10、Wheredidthestoryprobablyhappen?A．InParisB．InLondonC．InWashingtonD．InJohannesburg24、633、B1、D2、C25、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.