2023年廣東省中山一中等六校中學高三壓軸卷英語試卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英語模擬試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準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題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；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．—TherearenorelativearticlesontheInternet.Whatshallwedo?—MyGod！Therearealwaysnotanyusefularticleswhenyouwant.A．one B．it C．that D．a(chǎn)ny2．Sincethemiddleofthelastyear,thebike-sharingmarket_____inBeijing.A．boomedB．wasboomingC．willboomD．hasboomed3．—Doyoufeellikegoingtothecinematonight?—Sorry,I’msotired．I____anearlynight．A．have B．a(chǎn)mhaving C．havehad D．had4．SallywasexcitedtomeetSusanatthepartylastnight．They_____eachothersincetheygraduatedfromOxfordUniversityin2010．A．haven’tseen B．hadn’tseenC．didn’tsee D．don’tsee5．Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．a(chǎn)thercommand6．TheDragonBoatFestival________thebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.A．ismarkingB．marksC．willmarkD．marked7．Wehavedecidedtofulfillthetaskintime,difficultieswemaymeetwith.A．nomatterhow B．however C．whatever D．whichever8．—ThemovieLalalandisawesome.It’sreallyapitythatyoudidn’tmakeit.—Sorry,I________.Iwastoobusythen.A．didn’tB．didC．wouldn’tD．would9．----CanIparkmycarhere?----Surenot,wedon’tallowhere.A．toparking B．park C．topark D．parking10．Whatsurprisedusmostisthathedoesn’tknow________thedifferencesbetweenthetwobookslie.A．thatB．whatC．whichD．where11．——Willyourequireanythingelse?——Yes,Ilikeawhisky.A．will B．shall C．should D．might12．AfirmfromNewZealandhasrevealedasetofroboticlegswhichtheyclaimwillsoonallow________wheelchair-boundpeopletowalkagain.A．extremely B．previously C．a(chǎn)ctually D．eventually13．—Sorry,sir.I______followyou.Wouldyoupleasespeakslower?—Ok.A．can’t B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t14．Whenhewasrunningafterhisbrother,theboylosthis___andhadabadfall.A．balance B．chanceC．memory D．place15．Accordingtoarecentstudy,thehighschoolgraduationrateforblackmenhasfallenby43percent,while________ofblackwomenhasrisenby56percent.A．that B．whatC．one D．which16．Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama,NirvanainFire,HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles.A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．D．putthecartbeforethehorse17．---Canthose___________atthebackoftheclassroomhearme?---Noproblem.A．seat B．sitC．seated D．sat18．Forallthefailureofhisbusiness,heremainsoptimisticand________untroubledbyhisproblems.A．hopefully B．seeminglyC．rarely D．frequently19．—You'vegotyourflatfurnished,haven'tyou?—Yes,I______someusedfurnitureanditwasarealbargain.A．willbuy B．haveboughtC．hadbought D．bought20．TheInternationalMonetaryFundhasreceivedbothcriticismandforitseffortstopromotefinancialstability,preventcrises,facilitatetrade,andreducepoverty.A．worship B．creditC．a(chǎn)rgument D．privilege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）EveryyearfromMarchtoOctober,ChristianMoullec,alsoknownas“Birdman,”takestotheskiesaboardhisadaptedlightaircraft.However,the58-year-oldFrenchman’sdaily30-minuteflightisnotjusttoenjoytheimpressiveviews,buttoguideflocks(鳥群)oflesserwhite-frontedgeese(小白額雁)throughsafemigrationpathswhichthebirdscanteachfuturegenerations.Hisdeedbeganin1995whenhenoticedtheirdecliningpopulationinthewildsofLapland,Sweden.Topreventtheirnumbersfromdroppingfurther,Moullectriedtogetthethreatenedspeciestofollowhimalongmigrationroutesthatwouldprotectthemfrombirdhunters.However,gettinggrowngeesetofollowhisleadprovedchallenging.Asyounggeeseimitateandfollowwhomevertheyviewastheirparent,Moullecdecidedtoraisethegeesefrombirth.Tohelpraisefundsandawarenessofhisjobtoprotectnotjustthegeesebutbirdsworldwide,Moullecoftenallowspayingtouriststojoinhimonthe30-minute-longflightsaboardhisaircraft.Inadditiontothetrainedbirdsflyingalongsidethem,visitors,whocomefromasfarasa15-hourplaneflightaway,aretreatedtoavarietyofcraneandgeesespeciesaswellasbreathtakingviewsofcastlesandcities.Heoftenbringshiscameraalongfortheflights,capturingphotosnotjustfortheirbeauty,butforwhattheydescribe.MoullecbelievestheuseofagriculturalchemicalshasdoneharmtowildEuropeanbirds,withmorethanathirddisappearinginthelast30years.“It'sadisaster,”hesaid.“Mybeautifulimageswithflyingbirdsshouldbeusedtotellthisstory.”1、Whydoes“Birdman”alwaysflytotheskyonhisaircraft?A．Toobservegeesealongtheirmigrationroutes.B．Tofollowgeesethroughsafemigrationpaths.C．Totakevisitorstooperatehisadaptedaircraft.D．Toguidegeeseflysafelyduringthemigration.2、Whatdoweknowabout“Birdman”？A．Heisanaturelover. B．Heisabirdwatcher.C．Heisavolunteerpilot. D．Heisabirdhunter.3、WhatdoesMoullecoftentakephotosinhisflightsfor?A．Recordingtheuseofagriculturalchemicals.B．Showingseriousdamagecausedbychemicals.C．Describinghisexperienceswithflyingbirds.D．Capturingthebeautifulviewsofbirdsandcities.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．BirdmanGuidesFlockstoLearntoFly.B．BirdmanFindsBirdsDisappearing.C．BirdmanHelpsFlocksSafelyMigrate.D．BirdmanProtectsBirdsFromHunters.22．（8分）Scientistsarepreparingtolaunchtheworld'sfirstmachinetocleanuptheplanet'slargestmassofoceanplastic.Theexpertsbelievethemachineshouldbeabletocollecthalfofthedetritusinthepatch–about40,000metrictons–withinfiveyears.Inthepastfewweekstheyhavebeenbusyweldingtogethergianttubesthatwillsitonthesurfaceoftheseaandformtheskeletonofthemachine,creatingthelargestfloatingbarrierevermade。Thesystem,originallydreamedupbyMr.Slat,willbeshippedoutthissummertotheGreatPacificGarbagePatch,betweenHawaiiandCalifornia,andwhichcontainsanestimated1.8trillionpiecesofplastic.Itwillbethefirsteverattempttotacklethepatchsinceitwasdiscoveredin1997.Mr.Slatwas16andstillatschoolwhenhewasdivinginGreeceandfirstsawforhimselftheamountofplasticpollutingthesea.“Thereweremorebagsthanfishdownthere,”herecalls.Twoyearslaterhecameupwithasolution,quituniversityaftersixmonthsandsetupTheOceanCleanupasacompany.Mr.Slat,23,saysthefirstplastictoarriveonshorewillbeamajormilestone.“Weasahumanitycreatedthisproblem,soIthinkit'sourresponsibilityalsotohelpsolveit,”hesaid.TheGreatPacificGarbagePatch(GPGP)spans617,763sqmiles-morethantwicethesizeofFrance,andcontainsatleast79,000tonsofplastic,researchfoundlastmonth.Mostofitismadeupof“ghostgear”–partsofabandonedandlostfishinggear,suchasnetsandropes–oftenfromillegalfishingvessels.Ghostgearkillsmorethan100,000whales,dolphinsandsealseachyear,accordingtoscientificsurveys.Seabirdsandothermarinelifeareincreasinglybeingfounddeadwithstomachsfullofsmallpiecesofplastic.Creatureseatplasticdiscardedintheseathinkingit’sfoodbutthenstarvetodeathbecausetheyarenotfeedingproperly.Othersaretrappedanddieofstarvationorarestrangledorsuffocatedbyghostgear.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthefirstparagraphprobablymean?A．waste.B．ocean.C．system.D．machine.2、Accordingtothepassage,mostoftheGarbageinPacificismadeupof_____.A．fishingvesselsB．dolphinsandsealsC．gianttubesD．a(chǎn)bandonedfishinggear3、whydosomecreaturesinTheGreatPacificGarbagePatchdieofstarvation?A．becausetheywerekilledbyGhostgear.B．becausetheyweresuffocatedbyghostgear.C．becausetheydidn'tlikeeatingplastic.D．becausetheyarenotfeedingproperly.4、WhatisthemainideaofthePassage?A．newsaboutthefirstmachinetocleanupoceanplastic.B．reportaboutthedeathofmarinelifeC．informationaboutoceanplastic.D．thereasonforinventingamachine.23．（8分）Saying''I'msorrywhenyou'vehurtsomeonecanbeahardthingtodo.We’restubborncreatures,afterall,anddon’tlovedealingwithitwhenwe’rewrong.Butapologizing,andmeaningit,isanimportantpartoftheforgivenessprocess.MichaelMcCulloughmadearesearchandfoundthatthemostsincere,forgiveness-inducingapolog.esincludesaying“I’msorry”,offeringtomakeupforthewrongdoinginsomeway,andtakingresponsibility.Andthereasonwhytheyworksowellislargelybasedonprinciplesofevolution,theapologiesmakethetransgressor(犯錯的人}seemmorevaluableasarelationshippartner,andalsohelpthevictimfedlessatriskofgettinghurtagain.Onebasicscientificimplicationoftheresultsisthatthehumanpsychologyofconflictresolutionisunusuallysimilartothatofanimalswhichliveingroups.“Manygroup-livinganimals,particularlymammals,seemtousepeacemakinggestures'assignalsoftheirdesiretoendconflictandrestorecooperativerelationshipswithotherindividualsafteraggressiveconflicthasoccurred,”McCulloughsaid.“Weseemtoreachacommonviewonthispoint.”“Iwouldsaythatempathy(情感共鳴）isapartofgoodmentalhealth,andthatcouldbeapartofthenaturalselectionprocess,too,''BethanyMarshallsays.“Humanswithempathytendtobehealthierandmakebetterchoicesinlife,whilethosewhoareaggressivedon’ttendtodoaswell.”,Andhavingempathywhenyou'vehurtsomeone,shesays,isthebestwaytoapologize.”Themostimportantthingisthatyoufeeltheotherperson'spain,''sheexplains.“Soinsteadofusinglogictoexplainordefend,lookinwardtoidentifywhyyoudidthebadthing.Thenconveythattothemandsaythatyouwouldliketomakeitbetter.Thatcounts.”Youcanmakeitevenbetterbymakingsuretoactdifferentlythenexttimearound——whatthestudyauthorsreferredtoas“compensation”（補償).Butwhattendstohappenoften,saysMarshall,isthatpeoplegetdefensiveaboutwhatthey'vedone,orevenmadatthepersonthey'vewronged.Sowatchyourresponse,becausetheworstapology,sheadds,“isonewherethevictimisblamed.''1、Intheexperiment,McCulloughfindthat_?A．a(chǎn)nimalsaremorecooperativewithotherindividualsB．humans'psychologyisveryclosetoanimals’whendealingwithconflictsC．a(chǎn)ggressiveconflictsaren'teasytoendamonganimalsD．signalgesturesmayhelpendconflicts2、AccordingtoMarshall,peoplewithempathytendto_?A．defendthemselvesforwhattheyhavedoneB．trytoexplainwhytheydosomethinglogicallyC．findfaultwiththemselvesseriouslyD．showaggressivebehaviorsinlife3、Tomakeupforthewrongdoing,youneedto?A．conveythebadthingstoothersB．experiencetheotherperson’spainC．becarefulofyourresponseD．promisetobehaveyourselfwellnexttime4、Whatistheauthor'spurposeofthepassage?A．TopresentthereasonswhyapologizingintherightwaymattersB．ToshowthewayshowyouacceptapologizingofothersC．TotelltheoccasionwhenitissuitabletoapologizeD．Toexplainthewordsthatyouuseforanapology24．（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.25．（10分）TheUniversityofBirminghamisthefirstexcellentUKRussellGroupuniversitytoannouncethatitwillacceptthe"Gaokao"examforhigh-flyingChinesestudentswishingtojoinits.undergraduatecoursesin2019.Highschoolstudentswhocompletethe"NationalHigherEducationEntranceExamination",orGaokao,withtopgradeswillbeabletoapplyfordirectentryontoBirminghamdegreeprogrammeswithoutfirstcompletingafoundationyearwhichisaroutineforthefreshman.Gaokaoisusuallytakenbystudentsintheirlastyearofseniorhighschooland,everyyear,eachprovinceinChinasetsthegradesrequiredtogainadmissiontoitsuniversities.ItisusuallyheldacrossChinainearlyJune.StudentsaretestedinChinese,Mathematics,aForeignLanguageandsocialsciencesornaturalsciences.UniversityofBirminghamVice-ChancellorProfessorSirDavidEastwoodsaid:"TheUniversityofBirminghamhasbeenchallenginganddevelopinggreatmindsformorethanacentury.WewelcomepeoplefromaroundtheglobetostudyatBirminghamandChinesestudentsformanintegralpartofoureducationandresearchcommunity.WearefurtheropeningaccesstoBirmingham'swealthofeducationopportunitiesforthebrightestandmostdedicatedChinesestudentsbyacceptingthisstrictandimportantqualification.Ilookforwardtowelcomingthesehigh-flyingstudentstotheUniversityofBirmingham."GaokaoisincreasinglyacceptedbyuniversitiesinAustralia,theUSA,CanadaandmainlandEurope.Birminghamwillonlybeconsideringhighqualitystudentswhoachieveaminimum80%GaokaoscoreandmeetadditionalacademicandEnglishlanguagerequirements.ProfessorJonFrampton,DirectoroftheUniversityofBirmingham'sChinaInstitutesaid:"TheUniversityofBirminghamhasalonghistoryofeducatingstudentsfromChinaandoneofourmostfamousgraduatesisLiSiguang-thefoundingfatherofChinesegeology.IamdelightedthattheUniversityisnowacceptingtheGaokao.ThisgivesthebrightestandbestChinesestudentsanopportunitytomovestraightintothefirstyearofourundergraduateprogrammesandexperiencethebenefitsofstudyingataglobalTop100university,suchasBirmingham."1、WhatdoChinesestudentshavetodotoentertheUniversityofBirminghambefore2019?A．Gothroughafoundationyear.B．PrepareBirminghamdegreeprogrammes.C．Acquiretherighttopermanentresidency.D．Scoreover800%oftheuniversity'squalificationexamination.2、Whoistheannouncementintendedfor?A．TheforeignstudentsinChina. B．AllpeoplelivingintheUK.C．ThestudentsoftheUK. D．Chinesestudents.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"integral"underlinedinparagraph3?A．complete. B．necessary.C．indifferent. D．unimportant.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Theintroductiontothe"Gaokao"ofChina.B．ThehistoryoftheUniversityofBirmingham.C．Thehighqualitystudentsacceptedbytopuniversities.D．TheUniversityofBirmingham'sadmissiontoGaokao.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）Thejourneyofwaterasitflowsupontheearthcanbeamirrorofourownpathsthroughlife.Waterbeginsits_____onearthasitfallsfromtheskyandstreamsdownamountainintoastreamorriver.Inthesameway,wecomeintotheworldandbeginourlivesonearth.Likeariverthatflowswithinthe____ofitsbanks,wearebornwithcertaindefiningcharacteristicsthat____ouridentity.Weareborninaspecifictimeandplace,withinaspecificfamily,andwithcertaingiftsand____.Withtheselimitations,wemovethroughlife,____manytwists,turns,andbarriersalongthewayjustasariver____.Waterisagreatteacherthatshowsus____tomovethroughtheworldwithgrace,bravery,determination,and____.Whenariver____atawaterfall,itgainsenergyandmoveson,aswefaceourownwaterfalls,wemayfallhard____wealwayskeepmovingon.Watercaninspireusnottobecomerigid(死板的)withfearorsticktowhat’sfamiliar.Wateris____anddoesnotwastetimestickingtoitspast,butflowsonwardwithout____.Atthesametime,whenthereisa____tobefilled,waterdoesnotrunawayfromitin____ofthedark;instead,watermodestlyandbravelyfillstheemptyspace.Inthesameway,wecanfacethe____momentsofourliferatherthanrunawayfromthem.____,ariverwillemptyintothesea.Waterdoesnotholdbackfrom____inalargerbody,nordoesitfearalossof____orcontrol.Itgracefullyandmodestlyfallsintothevastnessbycontributingitsenergyandjoiningwithout____.Eachtimewemovebeyondourindividualcharacterstobecomepartofsomethingbigger,wecantryourbestto_____theleadoftheriver.1、A．travel B．work C．position D．process2、A．periods B．a(chǎn)reas C．boundaries D．a(chǎn)dmissions3、A．reveal B．govern C．keep D．cast4、A．challenges B．experiences C．opportunities D．demands5、A．bringing B．requiring C．facing D．predicting6、A．crosses B．flows C．pours D．drops7、A．when B．where C．why D．how8、A．modesty B．happiness C．smile D．reputation9、A．springs B．leaves C．runs D．breaks10、A．or B．so C．but D．a(chǎn)nd11、A．desperate B．brave C．nervous D．merciful12、A．lookingthrough B．lookingafter C．lookingfor D．lookingback13、A．hole B．form C．heart D．post14、A．favor B．fear C．honor D．terms15、A．boring B．changeable C．exciting D．dark16、A．Gradually B．Absolutely C．Eventually D．Actually17、A．dipping B．bringing C．plotting D．joining18、A．life B．liberty C．identity D．root19、A．resistance B．permission C．knowledge D．reward20、A．take B．follow C．lose D．hold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~或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）IwasluckyenoughtoattendthesixthUNEconomicandSocialCouncilYouthForum,1．washeldinNewYorkinJanuary.Attheopeningceremony,Iwassoimpressedaftermeetingmorethan500fellowyoungpeoplefromover200countriesandregions.IfeltthingsIusedtoworryabout,suchasmyexamsorperformanceatschool,weresosmall2．(compare)totheglobalproblemstheyweretryingtosolve.3．youngpeople,weshouldfocusmoreonmajorproblems,likepoverty,environmentalproblemsandhealthcarefacingallhumanbeings.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文章、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。Threeyearsago,Ibecameastudentinanordinaryschool、DisappointingasIfeltattheshabbycampusandthepoorly-equippedclassroom,Ifindtheteacherspatientandconsiderate、Besides,Ienjoyedthefriendatmosphereinclass、Idecidedtomakethebestforit、Iworkedhardlyandgotalongwellwithteachersandclassmates、WheneverIhaddifficulties,theywerealwaysavailable、Soon,Ibecameoneofthetopstudentinmyclass,whatgreatlyincreasedmyconfidenceandIgotmoremotivated、Myexperienceetellsmethatitisnotwhatyouaregivenbutthathowyouuseitthatdeterminewhoyouare、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你書法班的英國同學David因為在漢語書法大賽中表現(xiàn)欠佳而心情沮喪。請你給他寫封信表示安慰。要點如下：1、表示理解；2、幫他分析原因及提出改進的建議。注意：1、詞數(shù)100左右；2、可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫.參考詞匯：漢語書法ChinesecalligraphyDearDavid________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,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、D3、B4、B5、D6、B7、C8、A9、D10、D11、C12、B13、A14、A15、A16、C17、C18、B19、D20、B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、D2、A3、B4、C22、1、A2、D3、D4、A23、1、B2、C3、D4、A24、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’tgoodenoughto