隨州市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2025屆高考英語四模試卷含解析

隨州市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2025屆高考英語四模試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，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．—Ken,________,butyourradioisgoingtooloud.—Oh,I’msorry.I’llturnitdownrightnow.A．Ihatetosayit B．Itdoesn’thurttoaskC．I’mreallytiredofit D．I’mcrazyaboutit2．Howdiditcomeabout________aquietpersonshouldappearsowildtoday?A．whether B．that C．if D．what3．Atthenewsoftheearthquake,thesoldiersdidwhattheycouldthevictims.A．help B．tohelp C．tohelping D．helping4．China’sChang’e4roboticprobeenteredlunarorbitonWednesday,________amajorstepinitsmissiontomakeasoftlandingonthemoon’sfarside.A．marking B．tomarkC．havingmarked D．marked5．PhysicallychallengedasJackwas,hedidnot________himselftohisfate.A．resistB．reserveC．resignD．rescue6．ItisalmostfiveyearssinceJimmytaughthighschoolstudentsandhe_____asaninterpreterinaforeignenterprise.A．servedB．hadservedC．isservingD．wouldserve7．Therehasbeenpositivereactiontotheproposaltohelpthedisabled,theimpactwillbelastingespeciallyforyoungerones.A．onwhich B．onwhomC．ofwhich D．ofwhom8．Hewouldbeinbetterhealthnow_______withtoomuchworkwhenyoung.A．hadhenotburdenedhimself B．ifhewasnotburdenedC．werehenotburdened D．hadhenotbeenburdenedhimself9．ShallwegoforapicnicthisSaturday？_____________.WillnextSaturdaybeOK？A．Sure，it'suptoyou B．Sure，it'snoproblemC．Sorry，Ican'tmakeit D．Sorry，I'mnotavailabletoday10．Iwantedtogiveyousomebread,but________wasleft.A．neither B．nothingC．none D．noone11．—________thewomanwiththebabycomeover?Wehaveaseathere.—Thankyou,sir.ActuallyIdohavemyseathere.Butmybabylikestolookoutofthewindow.A．Would B．ShallC．Must D．May12．Amongtheyoungpeople,thereisagrowingtendency_____moneymorehighlythanqualityoflife.A．regarding B．toregarding C．toregard D．regarded13．IamatalosswhyMikeisalways________everytimeImeethim.Believeitornot,weusedtobebestfriends.A．givingmethecoldshoulderB．makingmydayC．followingsuitD．beatingaroundthebush14．Thewidespreadofsuperhybridricearoundtheworld______thelivesofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplesufferingfromhungertoagreatlevel.A．hasimproved B．isimproving C．improved D．hasbeenimproving15．—Whydoesheweararaincoatonsunnydays?—NordoIunderstand.Heis________.A．a(chǎn)wetblanket B．a(chǎn)lazyboneC．a(chǎn)blacksheep D．a(chǎn)noddfish16．Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised17．Thecompanybegantoproducesilkunderwearlastyear,mostof________importedtoEurope.A．itB．themC．thatD．which18．Itisdifficultforanyofustoeatbetter,exercisemore,andsleepenough,______weknowweshould.A．because B．evenifC．unless D．before19．Sincethemiddleofthelastyear,thebike-sharingmarket_____inBeijing.A．boomedB．wasboomingC．willboomD．hasboomed20．_______,thedancerspractisehardtomaketheirdreamscometrue. A．InsteadofbeingdisabledB．Beingdisabled C．DisabledastheyareD．Incaseofbeingdisabled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）WhenIwasakidinMinnesota,watermelonwasadelicacy(美味).Oneofmyfather'sbuddies,Bernie,wasasuccessfulfruit-and-vegetablewholesaler,whooperatedawarehouseinSt.Paul.Everysummer,whenthefirstwatermelonsrolledin,Berniewouldcall.DadandIwouldgotoBernie'swarehouseandtakeupourpositions.We'dsitontheedgeofthedock,feetdangling（搖晃）,andleanover,minimizingthevolumeofjuicewewereabouttospillonourselves.Berniewouldtakehismachete（刀）,crackourfirstwatermelon,handusbothabigpieceandsitdownnexttous.Thenwe'dburyourfacesinwatermelon,eatingonlytheheart-thereddest,juiciest,firmest,mostseed-free,mostperfectpart-andthrowawaytherest.Berniewasmyfather'sideaofarichman.Ialwaysthoughtitwasbecausehewassuchasuccessfulbusinessman.Yearslater,IrealizedthatwhatmyfatheradmiredaboutBernie'swealthwaslessitssubstancethanitsapplication.Bernieknewhowtostopworking,gettogetherwithfriendsandeatonlytheheartofthewatermelon.WhatIlearnedfromBernieisthatbeingrichisastateofmind.Someofus,nomatterhowmuchmoneywehave,willneverbefreeenoughtoeatonlytheheartofthewatermelon.Othersarerichwithouteverbeingmorethanapaycheckahead.Ifyoudon'ttakethetimetodangleyourfeetoverthedockandchompintolife'ssmallpleasures,yourcareerisprobablyoverwhelmingyourlife.Formanyyears,IforgotthatlessonI'dlearnedasakidontheloadingdock.IwastoobusymakingallthemoneyIcould.Well,I'verelearnedit.IhopeIhavetimelefttoenjoytheaccomplishmentsofothersandtotakepleasureintheday.That'stheheartofthewatermelon.Ihavelearnedagaintothrowtherestaway.Finally,Iamrich.1、Whydidtheauthor'sfatherthinkBerniewasarichman?A．BecauseBerniewasasuccessfulbusinessman.B．BecausehisfatheradmiredBernie'swealth.C．BecauseBerniewasgoodatmakingfriends.D．BecauseBernieknewhowtofullyenjoylife.2、WhatdidtheauthorlearnfromBernie?A．Beingfreeiswhathepursues.B．Beingrichisastateofmind.C．Alotofmoneymakeshimhappy.D．Helikespayingallthebills.3、Accordingtothetext,whatdoes“theheartofthewatermelon”meantotheauthor?A．Makingalotofmoney.B．Havingmorewatermelons.C．Beingawholesaler.D．Enjoyingeveryday.4、What'sthepurposeofthetext?A．Tointroduceasuccessfulpersoninbusiness.B．Towarnusofthehardshipsofbecomingrich.C．Toremindusofthetruemeaningofrichness.D．Togivetipsonhowtoworkwithothers.22．（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.23．（8分）Intheprocessofmygrowingup,Dadwashardonme,whoalwaysmadesureImadebedanddidmyhomework.Hewouldcallinadvancetomakesuretherewasnoalcoholattheparty.Igotsoangrywithhimforlayingdownthelow.Iwouldscream,“Ihateyou!”Dadwouldyellback.“Good!Idon’tcare!”DeepdownIknewhedid.Onetimeataparty,Idranktoomuchalcoholandgotsosick.Isaid.“Callmydad.”Nextthing,Dadwascarryingmetothecar.Iwokeupthenextmorning,thinkingIwoulddefinitelybecriticized.Asexpected,Igotaroasting,butInowunderstandwhyIneeddiscipline.Dadwas29whenhegothisbigrolesinfilms.Ihadanearlystartattheageofninewitharoleina1900sTVseries,butitwasn’tuntilIfinishedfilmstudiesthatIpursuedmycareerasanactress.LikethoseearlydaysforDad,Ifacedlotsofrejections.Workinginsuchacompetitiveindustry,I’vesometimesthought,“Ican’tdothisanymore.”O(jiān)nce,afteratriptoHollywood,IreturnedtoAustraliasodepressedandspentmonthsinmybedroompainting,listeningtoEckhartTolle’smusicandtryingtofindmyselfagain.Dadsatmedownandsaid.“Alice,Iknowit’shardbutit’sallaboutpersistence.”NowIgettoworkwithDadalot,whichIlove.Webothpassionateaboutacting,whichcomesfromusbeingsointerestedinpeople.Ifitweren’tforDad,Iwouldn’tbewhereIamtoday.He’smybiggestfan,andwhenyouhavethatinyourlifeyoucangoalongway.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“gotaroasting”inParagraph2mean?A．gotscolded B．gotdrunk C．gotinjured D．gotstimulated2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A．Itisherfatherwhohashelpedshapetheauthorwhosheis.B．Theyarebothenthusiasticaboutactingandinterestedinpeople.C．Asanactor,herfather’scareertookoffsmoothlyattheverybeginning.D．Shewasbitteraboutherfatherasaschoolgirlashewastoostrictwithher.3、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribetheauthor’sfather?A．talkativebutdiligent B．strictbutcaringC．persistentandhumorous D．passionateandactive24．（8分）Ninemonthsago，Iwaspackingmydaughter’sbackpackwithnewschoolsupplies，wonderinghowIwasgoingtosendherofftokindergarten．Istoodontheplayground，tearspouringdownmyfacebecauseIwasn’treadyforthisfirstdayofkindergarten——butshewasready．TodayIwillbestandingontheplayground，onceagainwithtears，becausethisprecioustimewentbytooquickly．ThisweekIrealizedthatInevertoldyou"thankyou"．Idon’tknowhowtoexpressamother’sthanksinthewayateacherdeserves．WefirstmetyouattheopenhousetheweekbeforeschoolstartedandIimmediatelyknewyouwouldbethetypeofteacherwewouldappreciateforever．Whilethestudentslinedupfortheday，youtouchedeachoneontheshoulderasyougreetedthem．IfastudentwashavingatoughIgottoknowyouasIvolunteeredinthelunchroom．YoumadesureyourstudentswereallreadyforIunchbeforeyouwentonyourownlunchbreak．Youkepttrackoftheirbigthingsandsmallthings，becauseasaveterankindergartenteacher，youknowthatthesmallthingsarethebigthings．Ilovedthewayyoumadeeachstudentfeelspecial．Youhelpedthemfallinlovewithschoolwhichissoimportantatthestart．Toalloftheteachersintheworldwhoarelikeyou．Iwishyouknewhowgratefulparentsareforyou．Weadoreyou．respectyou，andappreciateyou．Wedon’ttellyouenough——weprobablydon’itellyouever．Iwishwecouldtakeyouwithustothenext12grades．1、Whydidtheauthor’stearscomedownonherdaughter’sfirstdayofkingdergartern？A．Shehadn’tmadefullpreparationsforherdaughter．B．Herdaughterwasn’twillingtogotokindergarten．C．Shefeltworriedaboutherdaughter’sbeingaway．D．Herdaughterwasn’tfamiliarwiththeteachers．2、Theauthornoticedtheteacher’scharacteristicswhen．A．shestoodontheplaygroundB．shewasattheopenhouseC．shesaidgoodbyetotheteacherD．sheWorkedasateacheratlunchtime3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"veteran"inparagraph2mean？A．Beautiful．B．Generous．C．Skillful．D．Humorous．4、Whatisthistextmainlyabout？A．Goodwishestoakindergartenteacher．B．Sincerethankstoakindergartenteacher．C．Asweetmemoryofkindergartenlife．D．Akid’sdailybehaviorinthekindergarten．25．（10分）“Mom,whatisthat?”askedmyson.“TheBrideofChucky?”TheolddollIwasholdingwasprettyscary.Herglasseyeswereespeciallyhorrible,closingwhenshestooduprightandflyingopenwhenshelayflat.Onceshehadbeenloved,butshehadbeenstoredinanattic(閣樓)fordecades,wheretheextremesofheatandcoldcanbehardonagirl’slooks.Throwherinthewastebin?Maybe.Butfirst,let’scheckeBay.Iclicked,suppliedtherequiredinformationaboutcondition,includingdefects(i.e.,“Onlyamiraclecouldsavethisdoll”),anduploadeditsphotos.Isolditfor$5.Thebuyerwashappy:“Asdescribed!”hewroteonmyfeedbackpage.“Superseller!”Thedollfoundahomeand,Ihope,anewlife.Maybeshewasusedtorepairotherdolls.Perhapsthosestrangeeyesgotfixedandonceagaincaninspireachild’slove.It’sawin-win,ifyouaskme.Ialsosoldlotsofotherstuff.Noneofthembroughtinalotofmoney,thoughIhavebeensurprisedattheoccasionalbiddingwar,like,forexample,theoneoveranoldswimsuitthatwouldhavemadeBrigitteBardotlookbad.Andsomecustomers,let’sfaceit,arestrange.RecentlyIhadahardtimeconvincinganAustralianwould-bebuyerofanIrishsouvenirbellthatIdon’tshopinternationally;it’sjusttoomuchtrouble.HecouldhaveflowntoIrelandandboughthisownbellforthepricehewaswillingtopay.Anothertime,abuyercomplainedthattheelectricwireonanoldradiowasdirty.Really?Dirty?Thewirewasblack.ButIaimtoplease,soIofferedarefund.Sowhybotherwiththedealingandsmallprofits?BecauseIdon’tlikeabandoningthepast.Allthesetreasuresoncehadstories.Theymeantsomething.Butthepeoplewhogavethemthatmeaningaregone,andIsimplycannotrescueeverything.Ican’tevensew.SoIfinditsatisfyingthatanewowner,discoveredviaeBay,willcontinuethestoryinhisorherownway.1、Whatwasthedolllike?A．Itwaslovely.B．Itwasbeautiful.C．Itlookedfrightening.D．Itwasprettyordinary.2、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“defects”inParagraph3?A．Faults.B．Virtues.C．Pictures.D．Requirements.3、WhydidtheauthorrefusetoselltheAustralianthebell?A．Shethoughthewasstrange.B．Hisbidwasnothighenough.C．Someoneelsehadalreadyboughtit.D．Deliveringittohimwastroublesome.4、Afterreceivingthecomplaintabouttheradio,theauthor______.A．feltdeeplysorryB．explainedpatientlyC．returnedthemoneyD．a(chǎn)pologizedimmediately5、WhydoestheauthorsellusedstuffviaeBay?A．Sheneedsmoneybadly.B．Sheisanenvironmentalist.C．Sheisinterestedinmarketing.D．Shewantstheirstoriestobecontinued.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）完形填空閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AsIrushedamongthetables,suddenly,a1askedifIcouldmindachild.Iwasquite2butIcouldtellthemanwasquitedesperate.SoIhadtomakea________withhimthatifhewantedhissontostayandwaitforhim,hehadto3somethingintheshop．Thiswasquite4forthemantodo;Icould5hewasquitepoorbythe6hewasdressed.Itlookedasifhehadtriedtocomeinhis7clothes.Buttheystilllookedabitoldandwornout8hehadoftenwornthem,justtomakehimselflookbest.LookingdownIcouldseehis9werealsoabittornandtheheelswereinaterriblestate.Ithoughthewasgoingforajobinterview.Intheendheboughtasmallboxof10forhislittlesonandseatedhimdowninthecorner.Icouldtelltheboywasfeelingdownandonlycould11withabitofcheeringup．Seeingthatthekidsatthereforquiteawhile,Iwasabit12asthepoorlittlekidwassitting________hisown.Peoplewatchedhimandsomekidsevencameovertopickonhim.Iwas13toseeoneofthemevenknockedhiscookiesoffthetable．Hequicklywentandgotthembackwithoutsayingaword．Iwashopinghisfatherwould14upandcomebackforhisson's15Atclosingtime,theonlypersonleftwasthelittleboy．Afterawhile,thefatherfinallycameinwithatiresomelook.I16hedidn'tgetanyjob．Astheywereleaving,Iofferedthekidalittlecake,butthemanrejectedit.I17hefeltasifIhadjustabusedhim．OfcourseIdidn'tmeanto．ButIcouldunderstandwhyhefeltlikethat．Ionlywishedthemgood18whateverhappened．Themanopenedthedoortoleave－fatherandsonhandinhand．1、A．good B．bad C．new D．casual2、A．commitment B．a(chǎn)ppointment C．preference D．success3、A．managed B．a(chǎn)greed C．hesitated D．decided4、A．did B．mentioned C．shared D．missed5、A．greet B．inspire C．introduce D．remember6、A．kindness B．happiness C．stories D．sadness7、A．still B．often C．never D．even8、A．whispered B．explained C．reported D．replied9、A．surprise B．challenge C．concern D．moment10、A．cashier B．customer C．beggar D．secretary11、A．mark B．sign C．symbol D．flag12、A．payingfor B．pickingup C．payingoff D．pickingout13、A．occasionally B．usually C．probably D．hardly14、A．unoccupied B．unnoticed C．unorganized D．unquestioned15、A．wisdom B．existence C．generosity D．a(chǎn)ppreciation16、A．society B．love C．holiday D．family17、A．encouraging B．inviting C．helping D．a(chǎn)ffecting18、A．dropped B．bought C．found D．fell19、A．strange B．lucky C．cool D．funny20、A．a(chǎn)fter B．though C．unless D．when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）Didyouknowthatwhatyouthinkyoulikeanddon’tlikeisoftentheresultoffalsebeliefs?Ashumans,wetendtobe1．(easy)influencedwhenitcomestolikingordislikingsomething,andwe’rehappytohaveourexistingbeliefsconfirmed.Butoncethesebeliefsbecamefixed,weoftenloseourabilitytobe2．(object)andwedon’tliketohaveourideaschallenged.Generallyspeaking,humanbeingsarenotgoodattakinga3．(balance)viewofthings.Forinstance,weunconsciouslystarttolistenforandselectinformationthat4．(match)ourbeliefsandturnablindeyetoinformationthatdoesn’t,5．(reject)itoutofhand.Wedon’talwaysliketoacceptnewinformationthatdoesn’tmatchupwithwhatwealreadybelieve.Asaresult,weoftendon’tevenconsiderthereasonsbehind6．opposingpointofview.Instead,welookforevidencethatconfirms7．wehadalreadythought,andwhichconformstoourownpointofview.We’remorelikely8．(give)meaningtoinformationthatmatchesthebeliefswealreadyhave.Inotherwords,wearebiased(偏見)towardscertaininformation.9．cancomeasashockwheninformationwe10．(trust)isactuallyexposedtobeuntrue.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。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。Attention,swimmer!Pleaselistencarefullytothefollowedinformation、AllguestsmustsignoutandleaveaphotoIDatthefrontdesk、Itisrequiredwhichallswimmersshouldshowerwithsoapbeforeenteringthepool、Inadditionto,allswimmersmustwearproperbathingsuits、Ifourstaffsdeterminedthatyourclothesarenotappropriate,youwillbeforbiddentoenterthepool、Ifyouaresickandhavesignsofillness,don’tusethepool、Pleaseremindyourchildrentousethebathroom、Iftheyhave“accidents”,reportthemtothegymstaffimmediate、Childrenunder10yearsoldmustbeaccompaniedbyaadultatalltimes、Remindchildrenthatspittingnotallowed、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你學(xué)生會主席李華，你校將在國際母語日（InternationalMotherLanguageDay）當(dāng)天（2月21日）舉辦一個交流會，討論中英語文化，擬邀語文老師和外教代表在會上發(fā)言。請你給外教Jack寫一封邀請信，內(nèi)容包括：1.會議的時間和地點(diǎn)；2.邀請?jiān)颍?.發(fā)言主題。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當(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、A2、B3、B4、A5、C6、C7、C8、A9、C10、C11、A12、C13、A14、A15、D16、A17、A18、B19、D20、C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、B2、B3、D4、C22、Manyteensinhighschoolwanttotryoutforsports.Alotofthemtryoutbecausetheythinkitwillmakethempopularorgetthemmoredates.Whilethismayseemlikeasillyreason,therearelotsofotherbenefitstosportsthatyourchildrenmayfailtonotice.WithTV,movies,computersandvideogamesbecomingmoreandmorepopular,ithasbecomesomucheasierforteenstobebythemselvesratherthangoingoutwithfriends.Kidsusedtogohangoutatthemallordrivearoundtown;nowtheyjustsitathome.Gettingyourteensintoasportgivesthemachancetogooutandspendtimewithotherpeoplesocially.Whiletheymaynotfindanewbestfriend,theywilllearnhowtocommunicatewithoneanotherandworkasateamandthey’llfindsomethingusefullaterinlife.Moreandmorekidsarebecomingoverweight.Joiningateamsportwillhelpteensgetoutandgetsomeexercisewithoutfeelingpressuredtoloseweightorgetinshape.What’smore,ifyourteensseethattheirphysicalconditioniscausingthemtounder-perform,theymaybeencouragedtodootheractivitiestogethealthy.Bythetimeyourchildrenreachtheirteenageryear,partofgoodparentingwillbeprovidingthemwithdirectionandencouragementandcontinuingtohelpthemdevelopahealthystyleofliving.Thesedays