2025屆寧夏吳忠中學(xué)英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末統(tǒng)考模擬試題含解析

2025屆寧夏吳忠中學(xué)英語(yǔ)高三第一學(xué)期期末統(tǒng)考模擬試題注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請(qǐng)按要求用筆。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無(wú)效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、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．---Thepricesofvegetablesaregoingupmadly.It’sreallytoomuchforus.---Butforthesituationwheremanyvegetableproducingareas_____constantlowtemperature,thingswouldnotbelikethis.A．meetwith B．havemetwithC．metwith D．hadmetwith2．Thenationalparkhasalargecollectionofwildlife,________frombutterfliestoelephants.A．torange B．rangeC．ranging D．ranged3．—________!Somebodyhasbrokenthevase!—Don’tlookatme.A．Comeon B．Hi,thereC．Thankgoodness D．Dearme4．PremierLiKeqiangofficially______theplantodeveloptheBayAreainhisgovernmentworkreportdeliveredatthestartoftheNationalPeople’sCongresssessioninMarch.A．laidoutB．laidoffC．laiddownD．laidup5．－Theonlineshopkeeperhasmadeanapologyforhisrudebehavior.－OK.Ifyou’restillnotsatisfied,youcan_______compensation.A．claim B．a(chǎn)ffordC．sacrifice D．dismiss6．Sheisastrong-willedwomanandnotonce_______intoanydifficultyinherlife.A．shehasgiven B．didshegive C．shegave D．hasshegiven7．Effortswillbemadeto______newteachingmodelstoexploitthestudents’potential.A．a(chǎn)ccelerateB．innovateC．differentiateD．compile8．Ladiesandgentlemen,onbehalfofourgovernment,I'dliketo________asincerewelcomeandheartfeltgratitude.A．exploitB．exposeC．expandD．extend9．Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseI________thismistakeatthemoment.A．didn’tmake B．wouldn’tmakeC．hadn’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade10．Jane’sgrandmotherhadwantedtowritechildren’sbookformanyyears,butonethingoranotheralwaysgotinway.A．a(chǎn);不填 B．the;theC．不填;the D．a(chǎn);the11．Weshouldbearinmindthatsocialdevelopmentandbalanceofnatureshouldgoin.A．company B．sympathy C．a(chǎn)ssociation D．harmony12．—Cathy,inmyopinion,isvery________.—Absolutely!Sheprefershomelifetogoingout.A．domestic B．energeticC．dynamic D．enthusiastic13．—Ikeeponmeetingwithdifficultiesintheexperiment.Icanhardlygoon.—Wheretherearedifficulties,therearewaystogetoverthem.________A．Suityourself. B．GoodforyouC．Pullyourselftogether! D．What’sthedeal?14．Theyaredeterminedtogointothedarkcave,________mywarningofdanger.A．regardlessofB．becauseofC．a(chǎn)partfromD．insteadof15．We’dbetterdiscusseverything______beforeweworkouttheplan.A．indetail B．ingeneral C．onpurpose D．ontime16．GeneralSecretary,XiJinping,stressedthatcross－straitcooperationwouldbestrengthened________thetwosidescouldagreetoopposeTaiwanindependence．A．unless B．evenifC．a(chǎn)slongas D．until17．Thebiggestproblemformostplants,which________justgetupandrunawaywhenthreatened,isthatanimalsliketoeatthem.A．shallnot B．can'tC．needn't D．mustn't18．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a(chǎn),a19．Hischildrenwerehispride,andbeingadevotedfatherbecameatop______inhislife.A．capacity B．a(chǎn)nxiety C．priority D．opportunity20．PeoplebelievethattheChinaDreamisnotverydifficult________solongasthewholenationworkshardforit.A．realizing B．toberealizedC．realized D．torealize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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。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）Atleast35percentofBeijinghouseholdswillbecoveredbyfamilydoctorserviceattheendofthisyear.Alllocalhouseholdswillenjoytheserviceasof2020,accordingtotheMunicipalHealthandFamilyPlanningCommission.ItisgoodthatChinesecommunitiescanexpectmoregeneralpractitioners(從業(yè)者)，whodonotspecializeinanyparticularareaofmedicinebutwhoareabletotreatthegeneralhealthproblemsforpeopleofallages.Bytheendoflastyearover8millionresidentsinBeijinghadreportedlysignedupforfamilydoctorservices,accountingformorethan40percentofthecity’spermanentpopulation.Since2009Chinahaslaunchedscoresofprogramsnationwidetoensurecitizenshavefaireraccesstoelementarypublichealthservices，amongwhichtheintroductionoffamilydoctorshasbeenoneofthemostsuccessful.Someregionshaveissuedguidelinesonthepromotionofthefamilydoctorservice.Andfourmonthsago,PremierLiKeqiangsaidinthisyear’sGovernmentWorkReportthattheserviceshouldcoveratleast85percentoftheChinesecitiesthisyear.Theexpandingcoverage,however,maynotguaranteemoreresidentswillbeofferedqualitymedicalservices.Familydoctorsinsomeplacesrarelyvisitthefamiliestheyareassignedto,andsomeofthemhavebeenstrugglingtosolvepatientsproblemseitherbecauseoftheirunfitnessorbecausetheyhavetoomanyhouseholdstoattendto.Insomecases,afamilydoctormightbeassignedtoseehundredsofresidentsaday.Thathighlightstheneedtobetterthearrangementofmedicalresourcesandtoofferproperencouragementtofamilydoctors,whoshouldgetpatientstomakeappointmentsratherthanemploytemporaryarrangements.1、HowmanypermanentpeoplewerelivinginBeijingbytheendoflastyear?A．About20million.B．About8million.C．About85million.D．About32million.2、Whatisthegovernment’sattitudetopublichealthservices?A．Cautious.B．Favorable.C．Ambiguous.D．Disapproving.3、Fromthefifthparagraphwecaninferthat.A．somefamilydoctorsseldomvisittheassignedfamiliesB．someresidentscan’tgetqualitymedicalservicesC．somefamilydoctorshavenoabilityD．thenewprogramstillfacessomeproblems4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．FamilyDoctor’sQualityServiceMatters.B．MedicalResourcesinChina.C．Beijing’sPermanentPopulationin2017.D．TheIntroductionofFamilyDoctors.23．（8分）Whenyouwereatschool,thelastthingyouprobablywantedtodowasspendyourweekendsgoingtowork.Therewashomeworktodo,sporttoplayandfuntohave.Butourparentsprobablypersuadedustofindajobtoearnsomemoneyandgetsomelifeexperience.WhenIwasateenagerIhadapaperround:deliveringnewspaperstopeople'shomes.IthenprogressedtoaSaturdayjobinasupermarket:stackingshelvesandworkingatthecheckout.TodayintheUKyouareallowedtoworkfromtheageof13,andmanychildrendotakeuppart-timejobs.It'soneofthosethingsthatareseenalmostasariteofpassage(成人儀式).It'satasteofindependenceandsometimesausefulthingtoputonyourCV(簡(jiǎn)歷).Teenagersagreethatitteachesvaluablelessonsaboutworkingwithadultsandalsoaboutmanagingtheirmoney.SomeresearchhasshownthatnottakingupaSaturdayorholidayjobcouldbedeleterioustoapersonlateron.A2015studybytheUKCommissiononEmploymentandSkillsfoundthatnotparticipatinginpart-timeworkatschoolagehadbeenblamedbyemployer'sorganizationsforyoungadultsbeingill-preparedforfull-timeemployment,butdespitethis,recentstatisticshaveshownthatthenumberofschoolchildrenintheUKwithapart-timejobhasfallenbyafifthinthepastfiveyears.So,doesthismeanthatBritishteenagersarenowafraidofhardwork?Probablynot.Someexpertsfeelthatyoungpeoplefeelgoingouttoworkwillaffecttheirperformanceatschool,andtheyareundermorepressurenowtostudyhardandgetgoodexamresults-andagoodjobinthelongterm.However,GeoffBarton,generalsecretaryoftheAssociationofSchoolandCollegeLeaders,toldBBCNewsthat"Properlyregulated（控制的）part-timeworkisagoodwayofhelpingyoungpeoplelearnskillsthattheywillneedintheirworkinglives."Inreality,it'sallaboutgettingtherightbalancebetweendoingpart-timeworkandhavingenoughtimetostudyandrest.1、Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutdoingpart-timejobsonweekendswhenhewasateenager?A．Unwilling. B．Interested.C．Delighted. D．Angry.2、WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbethebenefitofschoolchildren'sdoingpart-timejobs?A．Learningtobeindependent. B．Gainingsomelifeexperience.C．Beingpreparedforfuturejobs. D．Spendingwhattheyearnastheylike.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"deleterious"inParagraph3probablymean?A．valuable. B．harmful.C．necessary. D．beneficial.4、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A．Studentsshouldspendalltheirtimeonstudies.B．Studentsshouldhaveasmanypart-timejobsaspossible.C．Doingpart-timejobsmustaffectstudents'schoolresults.D．It'simportantforstudentstobalancepart-timejobsandstudies.24．（8分）‘Turtletime!,loudlycalledoutbyoneofmynewly-foundfriends,meantthebeginningofeitheramorningorafternoonshiftatTurtleCampinNusaPenida,Indonesia.Uponarrivalattheprojecteachday,wewouldlookeagerlyforournamesonthewhiteboardtoseewhichtaskwewouldbeundertaking.Woulditbethehighlydesirable‘turtlefeeding’,theprettyfun‘tankcleaning’,theexciting‘medicineadministering’orthelessappealing‘fishcutting’?FineintheorybutnotwheneveryflyinIndonesiadecidestocrowdontothesedeadfishwhileyou’recutting!Lifeattheturtleprojectwasfunbecausetwiceadaywegottohangoutwithseaturtles.By‘hangout’,Iobviouslymeant‘work’,aswewereonshift,butitcertainlydidn’tfeellikework.Anotherfunthingwasgettingtoknowtheothervolunteers!Withvolunteersfromallovertheworld,itwasjustcommontohearFinnishbeingspoken,AustralianslangmixedwithFrenchexpressionsandSwedesmakingplanstovisitnewly-foundfriendsintheUSA．Ofcourse,notallthetimeatTurtleCampwasconsumedbyvolunteering.ScheduledactivitiesincludedatriptoCrystalBay,abeautifulparadiseforswimmingandsunbathing,anawesomebeachbonfirecompletewithabeautifulsunsetaswellasourlocalcoworkersshowingofftheirguitarplayingandsingingskills.OurtimeatTurtleCampwascappedoffbysettingfreetwoofourturtlesintotheseatobegintheirjourneyasindependentturtles!Hopefully,theloveandcareprovidedattheturtleprojectwouldensurethattheseturtleshadagreaterchanceofsurvivalinthebig,wideandscaryocean.1、WhichtaskislessfuntothevolunteersatTurtleCamp?A．Turtlefeeding. B．Tankcleaning.C．MedicineAdministering. D．FishCutting.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimply?A．Thevolunteeringwasachallenge.B．Thetimeatthecampwasdifficult.C．Theworkattheprojectwasadelight.D．Communicationwastime-consuming.3、Whensettingfreethetwoturtles,thevolunteersfeltasenseof_________.A．a(chǎn)chievement B．belongingC．loss D．independence25．（10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．WaysofHeatingBuildings第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）Yesterdayafternoon,Iboughtafewthingsfromthesupermarket.Idecidedtobuyachocolatebarforthe1,andgiftitwithasmilecard.Thewomanatthecheck-out2wasanoldlady,andatfirst,sheseemedvery3.Afterpaying,Iwas4togivemygifttoher,5forthewholetimeweinteracted,shedidn’tsmileatall.Nevertheless,6thecourageandgaveittoher,explainingthatitwasforher.Sheseemed7atfirstbutthenahugesmilespreadacrossherface,andshewassohappyandthankful!Shetoldmethatno8hadeverdoneanythingniceforherbefore.IfeltsohappythatIwasableto9herday!ThenIwentoutto10forthebusatthebusstop.Aladycameovertome.Shewas11aboutwhatbussheshouldtaketogettoherneighborhood12whenherbuswascoming.I13ittoher,andshetoldmethatshewas78yearsoldandshewouldnotbeabletorememberthe14.SoIwroteitonherhand.Shewasso15andwestoodandchattedforawhile.IrememberedIhad16chocolatebarinmybagsoIgaveittoheralongwithasmilecard.Shewasreally17andthensaidthateverytimeshe18tothisexactbusstop,someonecomesandhelpsher.Shesaidshethinkseachofthemislikean19eachtime.Asmybusdroveup,Isaidgoodbyetoher,20herahug,andwepartedourownways.1、A．childB．cashierC．friendD．parent2、A．roomB．stationC．counterD．shop3、A．delightedB．terrifiedC．depressedD．scared4、A．a(chǎn)nxiousB．nervousC．obviousD．dangerous5、A．whenB．a(chǎn)lthoughC．becauseD．unless6、A．pickedupB．clearedupC．gaveupD．brokeup7、A．embarrassedB．shockedC．pleasedD．exhausted8、A．customersB．familiesC．relativesD．officials9、A．causeB．stopC．makeD．involve10、A．longB．waitC．careD．seek11、A．convincedB．a(chǎn)ddictedC．worriedD．confused12、A．orB．butC．a(chǎn)ndD．then13、A．declaredB．explainedC．expectedD．connected14、A．shapeB．typeC．timeD．number15、A．sweetB．beautifulC．generousD．tough16、A．a(chǎn)notherB．oneC．otherD．that17、A．happyB．lovelyC．proudD．simple18、A．a(chǎn)rrivesB．repliesC．comesD．refers19、A．eagleB．a(chǎn)rtistC．a(chǎn)ngelD．emperor20、A．sparedB．gaveC．fledD．refused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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）TheHongkong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge,theworld’slongestcross-seabridge,1．(enter)thehistoryofhumanengineeringandconnectionasapointofprideuponits2．(open)totrafficat9amonOct.24,2018.Onedayaftertheopening3．(announce)ataceremonyheldinZhuhai,thebridge’sportsinthreedifferentadministrative4．(region)startedservingtravelersaround-the-clock,opening24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek.5．(ensure)fasterboundarycrossingsforpassengers,theMacaoandZhuhaiportsjointlyuse6．one-offimmigrationclearancemodel,7．a(chǎn)llowstravelerstoqueueuponlyoncetofinishbothexitandentryproceduresofthetwocitiesinaboutseconds.Apartfromprivatecars,taxisandgoodsvehicles,twotypesofpublictransportation–shuttlebusandcross-boundarycoach--canalsorunontheHZMB．Thefrequencyofshuttlebusesisabout5-10minutesduringpeakhours.Bookingticketsfortheshuttlebusonlineinadvance8．(be)availablesince9amonTuesday.Withthebridgenowinservice,thetravelingtimebetweenZhuhaiandHongKongInternationalAirportwillbe9．(sharp)shortenedfromfourhoursto45minutes,10．thetimebetweenZhuhaiandHongKong’sContainerTerminalswillbecutfrom3.5hoursto75minutes.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文．文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處．每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改．增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分．Manyofuswereraisedwiththesaying"Wastenot，wantnot"．Noneofus，therefore，cancompletelyavoidwasteinourlives．Anykindofwastewasthoughtless，whetherwewasteourpotentialtalents，ourowntime，ourlimitednaturalresource，ourmoney，orotherpeople'stime．Eachofuscanbecomemoreawareofandcareful．Thesmallestgoodhabitscanmakethebigdifference．It'sagoodfeelingtoknowinourheartswearedoingourbestinaworldwhatisinserioustrouble．Byfocusingonoil，water，paper，foodorclothing，weareplayingapartincuttingdownonwaste．Wemustkeepremindingusthatitiseasiertogetintosomethingthanitistogetoutofit．Actually，severedamagedonetoourlandisfairrecentinthehistoryofourevolution．It'stimeforustosaynotowastesothatourgrandchildren'schildrenwillabletodevelopwell．113第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，前天你收到英國(guó)筆友Kathy發(fā)來(lái)的電子郵件，說(shuō)她很想報(bào)名參加即將在當(dāng)?shù)嘏e辦的“漢語(yǔ)民歌演唱比賽（SingingChineseFolkSongsContest）”活動(dòng)，但信心不足。請(qǐng)你給她回復(fù)一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：鼓勵(lì)她報(bào)名參加；2.幫助分析參加的意義；3.給她提幾點(diǎn)建議注意：1.字?jǐn)?shù)100字左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開(kāi)頭已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總字?jǐn)?shù)。DearKathy,I’mgladtoknowthat_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

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、D4、A5、A6、D7、B8、D9、B10、D11、D12、A13、C14、A15、A16、C17、B18、C19、C20、D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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。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.Thesearealsogreatwaystos