2025屆內(nèi)蒙古錦山蒙古族中學(xué)英語高三第一學(xué)期期末考試試題含解析

2025屆內(nèi)蒙古錦山蒙古族中學(xué)英語高三第一學(xué)期期末考試試題注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準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．Thewitnessanimportantdetailwhendescribingtheaccident.A．broughtout B．keptoffC．leftout D．raninto2．—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—______?Maryisinterested.A．Whatfor B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whybother3．---Nowadays,buyersaccustomedtopricesmovingupwardjustadoptawait-and-seeattitude.---Iftheycontinueto_____,thenourcompanyisclosingdown.A．fishintheair B．sitonthefenceC．flyoffthehandle D．beataroundthebush4．TheChinesepeoplearehopefulfor________2019willbringfortheirfamiliesandthecountry.A．how B．whichC．what D．that5．AccordingtoTheSun,Britishscientistshavesolvedtheancientriddleof________camefirst—chickenoregg?A．whoB．whatC．whichD．that6．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter7．Everyoneinthevillagehopedthathewould______afterafewdays’treatment.A．pickup B．comeup C．keepup D．makeup8．Wasitatthebeginning_____youmadethepromise____youwoulddoalltohelpmakeit?A．that;that B．when;thatC．that;when D．when;when9．—Mum,isthepairofgloves________mine?—Yes.Youhavetowearanotherpair.A．washing B．havewashedC．beingwashed D．havingwashed10．Thisbookissaidtobethespecialone,which________manyeventsthatcannotbefoundinotherhistorybooks.A．covers B．writesC．prints D．reads11．Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where12．Humansspendalotoftimeandmoneyontheirpetsandthepetsgivealltheyhave_____forthat.A．inreturnB．infactC．inshortD．inall13．Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one14．TheBrownsheld_______theycalled“familyday”onceeachyear.A．that B．what C．which D．when15．Wehavenoideawhatairwewillbebreathinginthefutureifweanythingtostophazyweather.A．hadn’tdoneB．didn’tdoC．haven’tdoneD．don’tdo16．---Sorrytohavebrokenyourglass.---_____________.Youdidn’tmeanto,didyou?A．NoproblemB．ForgetitC．AllrightD．Don’tsayso17．Ipreferaschool______teachershavetoworkasateam,insteadoffightingagainsteachother.A．where B．that C．a(chǎn)s D．when18．Thankstotheeffortsinenvironmentalprotection,thewetlandhasbeen_____toitsoriginalappearance.A．restoredB．deliveredC．transferredD．drafted19．TherecentlyreleasedfilmKong：SkullIslandsuccessfully________theaudiencetotheadventurewithDolby3-Dtechnology.A．transportsB．a(chǎn)djustsC．transformsD．relates20．High-speedtrainswhichtravelthroughmyhometown________upto250kmperhourmakeitasmallworld.A．with B．a(chǎn)gainstC．a(chǎn)t D．over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）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）Twoyearsago，DimasAliprandiandEltonPlasterdidn’tknowofeachother’sexistence．Thentheylearnedtheyhadbeenswitchedatbirthbymistakemorethan20yearsago．Thediscoverydidn’tbringbitterness．Rather，itledtothecreationofabiggerfamily.ThechainofeventsstartedwithDimas，whowasalwayswonderingwhyhedidnotlooklikethefoursistershegrewupwith．Hewas14whenhisdoubtsgrewafterwatchingaTVnewsreportonbabiesgettingswitchedatbirthbecauseofmistakesathospitals．HewantedtodoaDNAtest，butitwastooexpensiveforthefamily．Adecadelater，Dimasdiditonhisown．TheDNAtestshowedthathewasnotthebirthsonofthemanandwomanwhohadraisedhim．Thenewswasashockforhisparents．Theyatfirstrefusedtobelievetheresults，buteventuallydecidedtohelphimlookforhisbiologicalparents．ThesearchbeganattheMadreReginaProtmannHospitalwhererecordswerechecked．ThehospitalsearcheditsrecordsandfoundEltonPlasterwasbornthereonthesameday．TherecordsledDimastothe35-acrefarmwherePiasterlived，withhisparents，NilzaandAdelson，inthetownofSantaMariadeJetiba，about30milesfromtheAliprandihomeinJoaoNeiva．Aftertests，thePlastersdiscoveredthatEltonwasthebiologicalsonofthemanandwomanthatDimashadbeencallingMomandDadfor24years．Meanwhile，thecoupleElton，hadalwaysregardedashisbiologicalparentswereDimas’parents.Aboutayearago，AliprandiandtheparentswhoraisedhimacceptedanofferfromthePlasterstomovetotheirfarm，wheretheybuiltahome．“Thisisthewayitshouldbe，”AdelsonPlasterrecentlytoldGloboTV．“WearealltogetherandInowhavetwosonslivingandworkinghere．”1、Whowasthefirsttodiscoverthebabyswitch?A．EltonPlaster．B．DimasAliprandi．C．GloboTV．D．Thehospital．2、WheredotheAliprandisnowlive?A．InSaoPauo．B．InJoaoNeiva．C．InMadreReginaProtmann．D．InSantaMariadeJetiba．3、WhatdidtheAliprandisdowhentheyknewaboutthebabyswitch?A．TheytookanotherDNAtest.B．Theyswitchedthehospital’srecords.C．TheyhelpedDimasfindhisbirthparents.D．TheywenttoGloboTVformoreinformation.4、WhoareEltonPlaster’sbiologicalparents?A．TheAliprandis．B．ThePlasters．C．DimasandElton．D．NilzaandAdelson．23．（8分）MadisonWilliamswasstudyinginherbedroomwhenthedoorburstopen．Itwashermother，Leighwilliams，withafrighteningandincrediblestory，“Alittleboyfellintoaseptictank(化糞池)，andnoonecanreachhim．”Thenshemadethisrequestofher13-year-o1ddaughter，“Canyouhelp?”MadisonandLeighrantoaneighbor’syard，wheretheyfoundtheboy’sanxiousmotherandotheradultssurroundingaseptictankopening．Theopeningwasonlyslightlywiderthanabasketball．Theboy，whowasonlytwoyearso1d，hadslippedinandwasdrowninginfourfeetofwastewaterinsidethetank．Madisonquicklysurveyedthesituation．Shewastheonlyonewhocouldfitthroughthesmallho1e．Withouthesitation，shegotonherstomachnexttotheopening，placedherarmsoutinfrontofher，andtoldtheadults，“Lowermein．”Leighandothersheldherwaistandlegs．“Iwiggled(扭動)myarmsandshouldersuntilIgotthroughtheopening，”Madisonsaid．Inside，thetankwasdark，andtheairdisgusting．Madisonjammedherleftwristagainstapole，injuringthemusclesinherwristandarmsoseverelythatthehandseemeduseless．Madisonshothergoodhandoutandgraspedtheboy’sfoottightly．“Pullmeup!”sheshoutedtotheothersabove．Astheywerepulledtothesurface，theboy’sfreefootgotstuckundertheinsidelipoftheopening．“Lowermedown!”sheyelled．“Ihadtowigglehisfootuntilitwasfree，”shetoldReader’sDigest．Then，tenminutesafterMadisonhadenteredthetank，sheandtheboywereliftedout．“Madison’sahero，”Holley，oneofherneighborssaid“Whatotherteenagegirlisgoingtovoluntarilygointoaseptictank?”1、Madisonwasaskedtohelptheboybecause________．A．shewasbraveenoughtohelptheboyB．sheknewhowtosurveythesituationC．shecouldfitthroughthesmallholetogettheboyD．shewaswillingtohelpothersintrouble2、Accordingtothetext，wecanlearnthat__________．A．theboy’smotherwastooscaredtorescuehersonB．a(chǎn)boywastrappedwhenreachingforhisbasketballC．MadisonWilliamswaschokedinthedisgustingairD．thetwokidsgotoutofdangerwiththeaidoftheadults3、Whichmightbethemainideaofthepassage?A．Aboyfellintoaseptictank．B．Amotherrequestedherdaughtertosaveaboy．C．Aneighborhelpedagirloutoftrouble．D．Agirlrescuedalittleboyfromaseptictank．24．（8分）WhenJohnMuirwas11yearsold,hisfamilymovedfromScotlandtotheUnitedStatesandsettledinWisconsin.Johnwasgoodwithtoolsandsoonbecameaninventor.Hefirstinventedamodelofasawmill.Later,heinventedanalarmclockthatwouldcausethesleepingpersontobetippedoutofbedwhenthetimersounded.Muirlefthomeatanearlyage.Hetooka1,000-milewalksouthtotheGulfofMexicoin1867and1868.ThenhesailedforSanFrancisco.ThecitywastoonoisyandcrowdedforMuir,soheheadedinlandfortheSierraNevadas.WhenMuirdiscoveredtheYosemiteValleyintheSierraNevadas,itwasasifhehadcomehome.Helovedthemountains,thewildlife,andthetrees.Heclimbedthemountainsandevenclimbedtreesduringthunderstormsinordertogetclosertothewind.Heputforththetheoryinthelate1860sthattheYosemiteValleyhadbeenformedthroughtheactionofglaciers(冰川).Peopleridiculedhim.Notuntil1930wasMuir’stheoryprovencorrect.MuirbegantowritearticlesabouttheYosemiteValleytotellreadersaboutitsbeauty.HiswritingalsowarnedpeoplethatYosemitewasindangerfromtimberminingandsheepranchinginterests.In1901,TheodoreRooseveltbecamepresidentoftheUnitedStates.Hewasinterestedinconservation.MuirtookthepresidentthroughYosemite,andRoosevelthelpedgetlawspassedtocreateYosemiteNationalParkin1906.AlthoughMuirwonmanyconservationbattles,helostamajorone.HefoughttosavetheHetchHetchyValley,whichpeoplewantedtodaminordertoprovidewaterforSanFrancisco.Inlate1913,abillwassignedtodamthevalley.Muirdiedin1914.SomepeoplesaylosingthefighttoprotectthevalleykilledMuir.1、WhendidMuirinventauniqueformofalarmclock?A．WhilethefamilystilllivedinScotland.B．AfterhesailedtoSanFrancisco.C．AfterhetraveledinYosemite.D．WhiletheMuirfamilylivedinWisconsin.2、WhatdidJohnMuirdosoonafterhearrivedinSanFrancisco?A．Hewroteshortstoriesforthelocalnewspaper.B．HeputforthatheoryabouthowYosemitewasformed.C．HeheadedinlandfortheSierraNevadas.D．HebegantowritearticlesabouttheSierraNevadas.3、WhendidJohnMuirmeetTheodoreRoosevelt?A．Between1901and1906.B．Between1906and1914.C．Between1868and1901.D．Between1906and1907.4、JohnMuirismostprobablyrememberedas.A．a(chǎn)famouspoliticianintheUnitedStatesB．a(chǎn)naturalisttohelppreservelargenatureareasC．a(chǎn)loserinthefighttoprotecttheHetchHetchyValleyD．a(chǎn)ninventorofamodelofsawmillandanalarmclock25．（10分）Thepopularwisdomforyearshasbeenthatdrinkinginmoderation(適度)—that’sone“standard”drinkadayforwomenandtwoformen-islinkedtoalowerriskofcardiovascular(心血管的)disease.Butrecentstudiesarecastingsomedoubtonthatlong-heldlearning.Sciencenowsaysitdependsonyourageanddrinkinghabits.A2013studyofnearly2millionBritishwithnocardiovascularriskfoundthattherewasstillamodestbenefitinmoderatedrinking,especiallyforwomenover11whodrankfivedrinksaweek.Whythatage?Alcoholcaninfluencethesubstanceinthebloodinpositiveways,expertssay,andthat’sabouttheagewhenheartproblemsbegintooccur.Also,a2014studyfoundthatdrinkingmorethan100gramsofalcoholperweek—equaltoroughlysevenstandarddrinksintheUnitedStatesorfivetosixglassesofwineintheUK—increasesyourriskofdeathfromallcausesandinturnlowersyourlifeexpectancy.Linkswerefoundwithdifferentformsofcardiovasculardisease,withpeoplewhodrankmorethan100gramsperweekhavingahigherriskofstroke,heartfailure.Another2014studyfoundthatconsistentlydrinkingamoderateamountofalcohol,withinrecommendedguidelines,hadaprotectiveeffectontheheartovertime.Unstabledrinkinghabitswereassociatedwithahigherriskofheartdisease,whichtheauthorsreflectedmightindicatebroaderlifestylechanges,suchaspoorhealthorstress.Formerdrinkerswerealsoatgreaterrisk.Overall,however,thelatestthinkingisthatanyheartbenefitmaybeoutweighedbyotherhealthrisks,suchashighbloodpressure,certaincancersandliverdamage.Womenwhodrinkareatahigherriskforbreastcancer;alcoholcontributesabout2%oftheoverallrisk,possiblybecauseitraisescertaindangeroushormonesintheblood.Drinkingcanalsoincreasethechanceyoumightdevelopliver,mouthandoralcancers.Onepotentialreason:Alcoholweakensourimmunesystems,makingusmorelikelytoinflame(發(fā)炎)—adrivingforcebehindcancer.1、Whydoesmoderatedrinkingbenefitwomenover11?A．Ithelpsthemlivelongerthanmen.B．Itreducesthechanceofsomeheartproblems.C．Itdestroystheharmfulchemicalsintheirblood.D．Ithelpsthemrecoverfromcardiovasculardisease.2、Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph3?A．Drinkingmorethan10gramsofalcoholperweekissurelyharmful.B．Solidlinkswerefoundbetweenthediseaseandtheamountofalcohol.C．Thelifespanvariesaccordingtoamountofconsumedalcohol.D．SevenstandarddrinksaretherecommendedamountofdrinkingintheUK.3、Whowillbeatalowerriskaccordingtothe2014study?A．Consistentdrinkerswithlifestylechanges.B．Unstabledrinkerswithlifestylechanges.C．Consistentdrinkerswithinrecommendedamountofalcohol.D．Unstabledrinkerswithinrecommendedamountofalcohol.4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Moderatedrinkinghabitsbenefittheheart.B．Moderatedrinkingweakensourimmunesystems.C．Moderatedrinkingcanpreventcancer.D．Moderatedrinkingdoesmoreharmthangoodtohealth.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）Doyoueverfeellikeyouarestudyingamadrushofonesubjectafteranother?Whenthingshappenatsucha1pace,itiseasytolosesightofwhatyouarelearning.Itisimportantto2everynowandthentothinkaboutwhatyouhavebeenlearning.Selfreflection(反思)meansstoppingthemadrushand3yourselfsothatyourbraincanevaluatewhatithasalready4.Somepeopleprefertodotheirselfreflections5，whileotherskeepajournal.Eithermethodcanwork,dependingonwhatyourownpersonal6is.Schooltextbooksareoftendividedintounits.Thiscanmakeit7forsomeonetobegintheprocessofselfreflection.Watchforthetimeswhenyoucompleteaunitofstudy.Sometimesyouareremindedthattheunitis8becausethereissomekindoftestorquiz.Usethesenatural9asopportunitiestostopandreflect.Youshouldfinda10place—anywherewithoutnoiseisOK.Thiscanevenbesittingatyourdeskatschoolwhenyoufinishsomething11andtheotherstudentsarestillworking.Ifyouaregoingtotakenotes,takeoutyourjournalandwritedownsomenotesonthingsthatyou12learnedinthisunit.Letyourmindthinkaboutthenotesyouhavewrittenandmakesome13.Sometimesjustpausingtothinkdeeplyallowsyourbraintomakeconnections14newinformationcanquicklyappearwhenyou15itagain.Next,thinkaboutthingsthatyoustillwonderabout.16，maybeyoulearnedaboutacertainbodysystem,butyoudon't17howitworkswiththeotherbodysystems.Maybeyoulearnedanewwaytosolveamathproblem,butyouarenotsurewhentouseit.Writingdownyour18willhelpyouremembertocontinueseekinganswersthenexttimeyou19thesametopic.Selfreflectionisanessentialskillfora20student.Ifyouhavenevertakenthetimetoreflect,tryitnow.1、A．fast B．steady C．relaxing D．unique2、A．change B．check C．stop D．exercise3、A．calming B．enjoying C．behaving D．helping4、A．dealt B．forgotten C．found D．received5、A．personally B．mentally C．slowly D．directly6、A．pace B．grade C．style D．skill7、A．quick B．possible C．suitable D．easy8、A．finished B．divided C．interrupted D．covered9、A．units B．tests C．breaks D．periods10、A．quiet B．familiar C．safe D．remote11、A．early B．correctly C．finally D．independently12、A．a(chǎn)ctively B．newly C．rapidly D．carefully13、A．choices B．decisions C．connections D．improvements14、A．sothat B．incase C．evenif D．a(chǎn)sthough15、A．seek B．share C．show D．need16、A．Ingeneral B．Ofcourse C．Forexample D．Asusual17、A．know B．doubt C．believe D．remember18、A．opinions B．questions C．worries D．methods19、A．comeacross B．getthrough C．thinkof D．takeaway20、A．talented B．young C．serious D．successful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）Asateenager,therewasatime1．Iwascrazyaboutclassicalmusic.IloveditsomuchthatIoftenwondered2．Icouldhaveachancetoenjoyclassicalmusicataconcert.Youknow,itisnopleasurejust3．(watch)themusiciansplayonTV.Latermybrotherhappened4．(have)achancetotakemetoaconcert.ThatmeantIcouldsitfacetofacewiththemusicians.Itwas5．firsttimeinmylifethatI6．(be)toaconcert.Iwas7．(entire)attractedbythebeautifulmusicwhile8．(listen).Iwas9．excitedthatnightthatIfound10．hardtogotosleep.Asaresult,Istayedawakethewholenight.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。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，并在該詞的下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均只限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Lastterm,IwenttoAmericaforastudentexchangeprogramme、Beforego,IwasquiteproudinmyEnglish、ButeveryoneinAmericaspokesofastthatIcouldn’tmakeoutthatwhattheyweresaying、BeingincompletelydifferentculturewasfrightenedandIevenwantedtogostraightbackhome、However,thingsoongotbetterandbetter、Thehostfamilywasveryking、Fortunately,theboythatIstaywithwascrazyaboutfootball,thatmademystayenjoyable、Beside,beinganexchangestudentofferedmeachanceimprovemyEnglish、99第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）根據(jù)寫作要求，參考第9頁閱讀并回答問題的短文內(nèi)容，寫出一篇連貫完整的短文。詞數(shù)不少于600假如你是建華中學(xué)的學(xué)生王新，在網(wǎng)上看到了Ameba的故事，決定給她寫封郵件，交流分享你的想法。內(nèi)容包括:1.你對她的旅行有何看法并說明原因;2.分享你的旅行經(jīng)歷。DearAmelia，_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YoursWangXin

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、D3、B4、C5、C6、A7、A8、A9、C10、A11、C12、A13、D14、B15、D16、B17、A18、A19、A20、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、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.Youcouldlookintomoreunknownsportsthatyoumaynothavethoughtof,didyouknowthatbowlingisa