寧夏銀川二中2023學年高考英語押題試卷（含解析）

2023學年高考英語模擬測試卷注意事項1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Alotoffoodaswellassometents_________toYushusincetheearthquakeoccurred.A．hasbeentransported B．havebeentransportedC．isbeingtransported D．a(chǎn)retransported2．________twohoursdailyhasmadeconsiderabledifferencetomyphysicalcondition.A．TowalkB．WalkingC．WalkedD．Havingwalked3．—Iwasintendedtototheconcertwithyouthisweekend,butIcan’tnow.—______.A．Bad B．That’srightC．Notatall D．You’rewelcome4．Mostofthemoneyforthereconstructionofthequake-strickentownhasbeenallocatedbythegovernment,therest______fromthecomingcharityconcerts.A．tobecollected B．havingbeencollectedC．beingcollected D．tohavebeencollected5．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until6．Allwehaveis24precioushoursadayandthereforeweshallwaste______A．nothingB．noneC．neitherD．noone7．--TurnofftheTV,Jack._______yourhomeworknow?--Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．Willyoubedoing B．ShouldyoubedoingC．Shouldn'tyoubedoing D．Couldn’tyoubedoing8．TheLushanMountain,occupyinganareaof302squarekilometers,possessesrichculturalandgeological__________.A．a(chǎn)ttractions B．a(chǎn)musements C．entertainments D．presentations9．Thisfootballplayerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfornotscoringgoals______.A．bychance B．onend C．inturn D．onpurpose10．Eachparty_______respectthearticlesofthiscontract,oradouble-sizedfinancialpunishmentisamust.A．will B．could C．shall D．should11．Ifyouleavethisapplicationformandgotoanotherwebsite,youwilllose______youhavealreadyfilledoutonthisform.A．whateverB．whoeverC．whereverD．whenever12．Wedidhaveaquarrelaboutmoneylastnight，butnowwehavealready_____________.A．takenup B．putupC．madeup D．broughtup13．—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup14．—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled15．—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat16．—Tom,doyouenjoyyourpresentjob?—________.Ijustdoitforaliving.A．OfcourseB．NotreallyC．NotlikelyD．That’sallright17．Ourbedroomsareallonthesixthfloor,withitsownbathroom.A．a(chǎn)ll B．every C．either D．each18．Newlyreleaseddatapointtoanincreaseintechnologyuseamongchildrensomeworryischangingtheverynatureofchildhood.A．why B．whichC．who D．where19．ZhangXuan,______universitystudentfromShanghai,learns______artinhersparetime.A．a(chǎn)n;/ B．a(chǎn);the C．a(chǎn);/ D．a(chǎn)n;the20．______hislove,Chrissenthismomathank-younoteonMother’sDay.A．ExpressingB．ExpressedC．ToexpressD．Havingexpressed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）Recentlyastudy，ledbyPedroHallaloftheFederalUniversity，suggeststhatnearlyathirdofadults，31%，arenotgettingenoughexercise.Thatratesofexercisehavedeclinedishardlyanewdiscovery.Sincethebeginningoftheindustrialrevolution，technologyandeconomicgrowthhavehelpedtocreateaworldinwhichtakingexerciseismoreandmoreanoptionratherthananecessity.ButonlyrecentlyhaveenoughgooddatabeencollectedfromenoughplacestocarryoutthesortofanalysisDr.Hallalandhiscolleagueshaveengagedin.Therearecommonthemesindifferentplaces.Unsurprisingly，peopleinrichcountriesarelessactivethanthoseinpoorones，andoldpeoplearelessactivethanyoungones.Lessobviously，womentendtoexerciselessthanmen—34%areinactive，comparedwith28%ofmen.Butthereareexceptions.ThewomenofCroatia，F(xiàn)inland，IraqandLuxembourg，forexample，movemorethantheirmalecountrymen.Maltawinstheraceformostslothfulcountry，with72%ofadultsgettingtoolittleexercise，andSwazilandandSaudiArabiaareinclosebehind，with69%.InBangladesh，just5%ofadultsfailtoexerciseenough.Surprisingly，sixAmericansintenareactiveenoughaccordingtoDr.Hallal’sstudy，comparedwithfewerthanfourintenBritish.Thesehighratesofinactivityareworrying.Humanbeingsseemtohaveevolvedtobenefitfromexercisewhiledeliberatelyavoidingitwhenevertheycan.Inastateofnatureitwouldbeimpossibletolivealifethatdidnotprovideenoughofit.Butthatisnolongerthecase.Actuallylackofenoughactivitythesedayshasnearlythesameeffectonlifespanassmoking.1、WemaylearnfromParagraph1that________.A．thedeclineofexerciseratesisnewlydiscoveredB．thestudysuggests31%offemaleadultsgettoolittleexerciseC．theindustrialrevolutionhaschangedthewaypeoplelivetosomedegreeD．thegoodenoughdatahasbeencollectedfromonlyonecountry2、Accordingtothestudy,womenofLuxembourg________.A．havelittletimetoexerciseB．hatetogetregularexerciseC．takemoreexercisetoloseweightD．exercisemorethanmenintheircountry3、Theunderlinedword“slothful”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans“________”．A．lazyB．richC．powerfulD．unpopular4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．BenefitsofTakingExerciseB．NewHealthDiscoveryC．EvolvementofHumanBeingsD．WorldwideLackofEnoughExercise22．（8分）TheArtofTravelPhotographyCourseonDVD$99.95$29.95Mostofuswouldn’tdreamoftravellingwithoutbringingacameraalong.Photographsnotonlyletusshareourexperienceswithothers,buttheypreserveonce-in-a-lifetimemomentspreciselythewaywewanttorememberthem.Yetalltoooften,wefindthatourphotosfallshortofourexpectations.Andourdullresultsaremadeallthemoredisappointingbytheknowledgethatwemayneverreturntothepicturedlocale.We’vealllearnedhowdifficultitcanbetocapture(捕捉)themagicofthemoment.Butbyunderstandingsomebasicphotographicprinciplesandbestpractices,youcandevelopyourphotographer’seyeandproducepicturesthatreachtheirfullpotential.TheArtofTravelPhotographyisyourtickettocapturingthebeautyandaweofanyscene,anywhereintheworld.YourguideisJoelSartore,NationalGeographiccontributingphotographerwithmorethan30yearsofexperiencewhohastravelledtheworldshootingphotographsinthemostchallengingofconditions.Filledwithpracticaltipsandproventechniques,thiscoursehelpsyoulearntoseethewayprofessionalphotographersdosoyoucantakecompellingphotographsworthframingandsharing.1、Whatmightmakeyoufeelregretaboutyourbadphotosaccordingtothead?A．Thatyourprecioustimeiswasted.B．Thatyoulackphotographicskills.C．Thatscarcelycantheyberetaken.D．Thatit’shardtocaptureidealsights.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．JoelSartorewillteachyouphotographywhiletravellingwithyou.B．JoelSartorewillconveyhisexperiencetowhowantstotakenicephotos.C．TheArtofTravelPhotographyisacollectionofJoelSartore'sphotos.D．TheArtofTravelPhotographywillfreeyoufromworriesaboutphotos.23．（8分）Tinymicrobes(微生物)areattheheartofanewagriculturaltechniquetomanageharmfulgreenhousegas.Scientistshavediscoveredhowmicrobescanbeusedtoturncarbondioxideintosoil-enrichinglimestone(石灰石),withthehelpofatypeoftreethatgrowsintropicalareas,suchasWestAfrica.ResearchershavefoundthatwhentheIrokotreeisgrownindry,acidicsoilandtreatedwithacombinationofnaturalfungi(霉菌)andotherbacteria,notonlydoesthetreegrowwell,italsoproducestheminerallimestoneinthesoilarounditsroot.TheIrokotreemakesamineralbycombiningCafromtheearthwithCO2fromtheatmosphere.Thebacteriathencreatetheconditionsunderwhichthismineralturnsintolimestone.Thediscoveryoffersanewwaytolockcarbonintothesoil,keepingitoutoftheatmosphere.Inadditiontostoringcarboninthetrees’leavesandintheformoflimestone,themineralinthesoilmakesitmoresuitableforagriculture.Thediscoverycouldleadtoreforestation(重新造林)projectsintropicalcountries,andhelpreducecarbondioxideintheatmosphereinthedevelopingworld.IthasalreadybeenusedinWestAfricaandisbeingtestedinBolivia,HaitiandIndia.Thefindingsweremadeinathree-yearprojectinvolvingresearchersfromtheUniversitiesofEdinburgh,Granada,LausanneandDelftUniversityofTechnology.TheprojectexaminedseveralmicrobiologicalmethodsoflockingCO2aslimestone,andtheIroko-bacteriawayshowedbestresults.WorkwasfundedbytheEuropeanCommissionundertheFuture&EmergingTechnologies(FET)scheme.DrBryneNgwenyaoftheUniversityofEdinburgh’sSchoolofGeoSciences,wholedtheresearch,said:“Bytakingadvantageofthisnaturallimestone-producingprocess,wehavealow-tech,safe,readilyemployedandeasilyoperatingwaytolockcarbonoutoftheatmosphere,whileimprovingfarmingconditionsintropicalcountries.”1、Thepassageismainlyintroducing________.A．someusefulnaturalfungiandbacteriaB．a(chǎn)newwaytodealwithgreenhousegasC．a(chǎn)newly-foundtreeinWestAfricaD．thesoil-enrichinglimestonecreatedbyscientists2、WhichofthefollowingisTrueabouttinymicrobes?A．Mosttinymicrobeslikelivingindry,acidicsoil.B．CO2canbebrokendownbynaturalfungiandbacteria.C．Themoregreenhousegasis,themoreactivetinymicrobesbecome.D．TinymicrobesgetalongwellwiththeIrokotreeinspecialsoil.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph3probablyreferto?A．Carbondioxide.B．Carbon.C．Soil.D．Limestone.4、Accordingtothepassage,whatcanweinfer?A．Theactionofthetinymicrobescanincreasetheoxygenintheearth.B．ResearchershavedonetheexperimentontreesinAfricaforthreeyears.C．Researcherstendtousenaturalpowertosolvetheirproblem.D．WestAfricaisoneofthemostpollutedareasallovertheworld.5、Accordingtothepassage,theIroko-bacteriamethod________.A．canbeusedtoimprovethefarminglandB．cansavealotofseriouslydestroyedwoodsC．hasbeenpopularizedinBolivia,HaitiandIndiaD．shouldbespreadallaroundtheworldinthefuture24．（8分）Everyhumanbeing,nomatterwhatheisdoing,givesoffbodyheat.Theusualproblemishowtogetridofit.ButthedesignersoftheJohnstowncampus(校園)oftheUniversityofPitsburgh(commonlyreferredtoasPitt)setthemselvestheoppositeproblem—howtocollectbodyheat.Theyhavedesignedacollectionsystemwhichusesnotonlybodyheat,buttheheatgivenoffbysuchobjectsaslightbulbsandrefrigeratorsaswell.Thesystemworkssowellthatnofuelisneededtomakethecampus’ssixbuildingscomfortable.Somepartsofmostmodernbuildings—theatersandofficesaswellasclassrooms,aremoresufficientlyheatedbypeopleandlightsandsometimesmustbeair-conditionedeveninwinter.Thetechniqueofsavingheatandredistributing(重新分配)iscalled“heatrecovery”.Afewmodernbuildingsrecoverheat,butthecampus’ssystemisthefirsttorecoverheatfrombuildingsandreuseitinothers.Alongtheway,Pitthaslearnedagreatdealaboutsomeofitsproducers.Theharderastudentstudies,themoreheathisbodygivesoff.Malestudentssendoutmoreheatthanfemalestudents,andthelargerastudentis,themoreheatheproduces.WemayconcludethatthehottestprospectfortheJohnstowncampuswouldbeahard-workingoverweightmalegenius.1、TheheatintheheatingsystemoftheJohnstowncampusissupplied.A．byhumanbodiesB．bybothhumanbodiesandotherheat-givingobjectsC．bybothhumanbodiesandcommonly-usedfuelsD．byhumanbodies,commonly-usedfuelsandotherheat-givingobjects2、Accordingtothepassage,thetechniqueof“heatrecovery”isused.A．tofindtheproducersofheatB．toprovideheatforthehotwatersystemC．tomakethecampusmorebeautifulD．tocollectheatandreuseit3、Theunderlinedphrase“thehottestprospect”inParagraph3refersto.A．thepersonwhosuffersmostfromheatB．thepersonwhoneedsmoreheatthanothersC．thepersonwhogivesoffmostheatD．thepersonwhomakesbetteruseofheat4、Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?A．ANewHeatRecoverySysteminPittB．ModernBuildings’HeatSystemC．BodyHeatandItsProducersD．WaysofHeatingBuildings25．（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）DianeRaywascompletelyself-centeredandveryspoilt.Herparentsgaveher1shewanted,knowingthatshewouldthrowatempertantrum(耍小孩脾氣)iftheydidnot.Shewouldscreamandkickand2onthefloordrummingherheels.Herparentsalways3Thatwaswhyshewasaloneonthe4,wearinganexpensiveswimsuit.Ithastakenamassivetantrumto5herparentstobuyit.Theywerebackatthebeach-house,6fromthetantrumshehadthrownwhentheytoldherthatitwastoodangeroustogodiving7.“Dangerous?”shehadsaid.“Youjustdon’twantmetohave8I’mgoingandifyoutrytostopme,I’llscream.”“Whatareyoudoing?”avoiceasked.Dianejumped.Shedidnotknowthatthemanwasthere9hespoke.“I’mgoingdiving,”sheanswered.“Youshouldn’tswimthatday,”theman10.“Thereisastormcomingup.”“Youshouldmindyourown11!”Dianerepliedandwalkedintothegentlewaves.“Ifyougooutthereyou’llbe12,”themancalledafterher.Shedidnotbothertoreply.Dianeslippedintothewateranddived13untilwhitecapsbeganrollinginanditbecameharderto14againstthecurrent(水流).Saltwaterhitagainstherface,makingit15tobreathe.Oh,whyhadshenotlistenedtoadvice.Panicking,shebeganto16.Then,justasitseemedasifshewouldslipbeneaththesurface,shehearda17voice.“Holdon!I’mcoming.”With18,shesawtheoldmanrowinganancient-lookingboattowardsher.“Ihopeyou’velearnedalesson.Youputusbothin19,”heshoutedangrily,ashedraggedheroverthesideofthe20.Gratefully,Dianethankedhimandrantowardsthebeach-house.1、A．either B．neither C．nothing D．everything2、A．jump B．lie C．spin D．sleep3、A．setout B．setin C．gavein D．gaveout4、A．beach B．bed C．floor D．ship5、A．a(chǎn)llow B．warn C．get D．prefer6、A．changing B．recovering C．a(chǎn)ppearing D．traveling7、A．a(chǎn)lone B．a(chǎn)way C．a(chǎn)gain D．a(chǎn)side8、A．time B．money C．food D．fun9、A．when B．until C．a(chǎn)fter D．once10、A．decided B．intended C．a(chǎn)dvised D．repeated11、A．business B．swimsuit C．friends D．parents12、A．a(chǎn)ngry B．sorry C．confused D．excited13、A．nervously B．sadly C．shyly D．happily14、A．rise B．swim C．stop D．row15、A．difficult B．easy C．comfortable D．suitable16、A．speak B．sing C．sniff D．scream17、A．calm B．frightening C．beautiful D．disgusting18、A．regret B．relief C．interest D．ease19、A．power B．safety C．danger D．thought20、A．house B．wave C．beach D．boat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）Accordingtoareviewofevidenceinamedicaljournal,runnerslivethreeyears1．(long)thannon-runners.Youdon'thavetorunfastorforlong2．(see)thebenefit.Youmaydrink,smoke,beoverweightandstillreduceyourriskof3．(die)earlybyrunning.Whilerunningregularlycann'tmakeyouliveforever,thereviewsaysit4．(be)moreeffectiveatlengtheninglife5．walking,cyclingorswimming.Twooftheauthorsofthereviewalsomadeastudypublishedin6．showedamerefiveto10minutesAdayofrunningreducedtheriskofheartdiseaseandearlydeathsfromall7．(cause).Thebestexerciseisonethatyouenjoyandwilldo.Butotherwise…it'sprobablyrunning.Toavoidkneepain,youcanrunonsoftsurfaces,doexercisesto8．(strength)yourlegmuscles(肌肉),avoidhillsandgetgoodrunningshoes.Runningischeap,easyandit'salways9．(energy).Ifyouaretimepoor,youneedrunforonlyhalfthetimetogetthesamebenefitsasothersports,soperhapsweshouldallgive10．a(chǎn)try.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。作文中共有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。DearBob,Theproblemyoufacewasverycommonnowadays.Ihaveworkingparentstoo.SoIwouldliketogivesomeadvicefrommyownexperience.Firstly,youmusttrytounderstandwhatyourparentsworksohard.Itissurebecausetheyloveyou.Theywanttogiveyouallthethingsyouneedforthegoodlife.Itispossibleforthemtostopworkingbecausediewholefamilydependsonyou.Secondly,youshouldbelieveinthatyourparentsdocareabouthowyoufeelandwantyoutobehappy.However,youjustneedtofindwaystospendtimewiththemandtellthemyoumissthem.Trynotcomplainaboutthingstoomuch.Instead,trytofindsolutiontogetherwithyourparents.Bestwishes,LiHua第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，了解到你的美國筆友Tom對中國文化有濃厚興趣，想邀請他一起參觀中國畫畫展（ChineseInkPainting)。請你寫封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.展覽時間、地點。2.展覽內(nèi)容。注意：1.詞數(shù):100左右，開頭和結(jié)尾已寫好，但不計入總詞數(shù)。2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearTomtHowisitgoing?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

2023學年模擬測試卷參考答案（含詳細解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、B3、A4、A5、B6、B7、C8、A9、D10、C11、A12、C13、C14、B15、A16、B17、D18、B19、C20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、D3、A4、D22、…neverreturntothepicturedlocale。?C選項Thatscarcelycanberetaken.1、D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“We’vealllearnedhowdifficultitcanbetocapturethemagicofthemoment.”(我們都知道捕獲那神奇的時刻這有多困難。)以及最后一段中的“TheArtofTravelPhotographyisyourtickettocapturingthebeautyandaweofanyscene,anywhereintheworld.”可知，人們擔心旅游攝影會拍不好，而廣告推銷的DVD能幫助你消除這種擔心。故選D。23、1、B2、D3、C4、C5、A24、1、B2、D3、C4、A25、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.Thesearealsogreatwaystospendtime