廣東省深圳市龍崗區(qū)東升學校2024屆高考英語二模試卷含解析

廣東省深圳市龍崗區(qū)東升學校2024屆高考英語二模試卷注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號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)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。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．Astothelong-termeffectsofglobalwarmingsomebelievethatthedamagehasbeendone,______________________.A．otherwisewetakestepstomakeupnowB．nowthatwetakestepstomakeupC．whetherwetakestepstomakeupnowornotD．unlesswetakestepstomakeupnow2．Becauseoftheheavysnow,wehadtodelaythevisituntilthisweekendtotheartgallery____inthecenterofourcitythesedays.A．beingheld B．holding C．tobeheld D．held3．—You’vemadegreatprogressinyourEnglishstudy,haven’tyou?—Yes,butmuch.A．remainstodo B．isremainedtodoC．remainstobedone D．isremainedtobedone4．Thecollection,sortingandofhistoricalmaterialsandculturalrelicsoftheMayFourthMovementshouldbestrengthened,PresidentXisaid.A．consideration B．conservationC．constitution D．construction5．—Joe,whataboutgoingtoBelgiumforourcomingholiday?—Sorry,honey,I_________onthenewlydiscovereddinosaursiteinArgentina．Thereareremainsofwhatisthoughttobethelargestcreatureevertowalktheearth.A．wasworking B．workC．willbeworking D．worked6．LastDecemberChina_____100Chineseand10foreignersfortheiroutstandingcontributionstothecountry’sreformandopening-up.A．distinguishedB．sponsoredC．a(chǎn)cknowledgedD．evaluated7．____________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblecan.A．NowthatB．EversinceC．SothatD．Incase8．－Whatiftherainstormcontinues?－Comeonguys!Wehavetomeetthe_______whatevertheweather.A．standard B．demandC．deadline D．satisfaction9．—Hi,Tom!IgotachancetobeanexchangestudentinHarvardUniversity.—_________!Ihadbeenexpectingtostudythere.A．Luckyyou B．HavefunC．Takeiteasy D．Forgetit10．Thelittleboystaredatthestrangemanquestioningly,not________whethertobelievewhathehadsaid.A．toknow B．knowingC．known D．havingknown11．—Howabouthisdesign?—Well,totellthetruth,itis______butsatisfactory.Soyou’llhavetotryyourbesttobetterit.A．something B．a(chǎn)nythingC．everything D．nothing12．Butforyourinstruction,I______suchgreatprogressinsoshortatime.Thanksalot.A．wouldn’tmake B．hadn’tmadeC．won’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade13．BythetimehearrivedinBeijing,we_______therefortwodays.A．willhavestayed B．stay C．havebeenstaying D．hadstayed14．Itisimmediatelyclear______thefinancialcrisiswillsoonbeover.A．since B．whatC．when D．whether15．—WillUnclePetersoncometomybirthdaypartytomorrow?—Pityhe______toZimbabweasavolunteerteacher.A．wassentB．hasbeensentC．hadbeensentD．wouldbesent16．Iwantedtogiveyousomebread,but________wasleft.A．neither B．nothingC．none D．noone17．Mynewjob_______mytravellingalloverthecountry,whichmeansIwon’tbeabletospendmuchtimewithmyfamily.A．takes B．promises C．involves D．causes18．Nowadays,theInternetisapopular________forthepublictoaccessinformationandvoicetheiropinions.A．track B．trendC．channel D．lane19．Thewriterwasso________inherworkthatshedidn’tnoticehimentertheroom.A．a(chǎn)bandoned B．focused C．a(chǎn)bsorbed D．centered20．—When______leaveforJapan?—When______leaveforJapaniskeptsecret.”A．theywill,willthey B．willthey,theywillC．theywill,theywill D．willthey,willthey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）Knowingwhattodoatcheckoutandproperlypreparingforitcanturnapotentiallyheatedsituationintoaquickthankyouandgoodbye.Belowwemadealistoffivethingsyoushouldrememberathotelcheckout.Don,tbelatetocheckHotelsmayaddanextremelyhighpriceforbeingjustahalfhourlate.Ifyouknowyouwon,tmakethecutofftime,itneverhurtstocallaheadandtrytonegotiateawayapotentialcharge.Don,tforgettodoublechecktheroomandsafeMakesureyoudon,tleavethingsbehind.Ifyouhaveanearlyflightorcheckouttime,packupasmuchasyoucanthenightbeforesothatlast-minuterushisn,ttooannoying.Also,besuretotakeoutanythingintheroomsafe.Don,tforgettotipthehousekeepersIt,salwayspolitetoleavesomemoneyforthepeoplekeepingyourroomclean.Don,tignorethedetailedbillYoumaybeinarush,butgivethedetailedbillacarefullooktoseeifthehotelchargeisdifferentfromtherateyouinitiallybooked.Don,tgetangryShoutingattheassistantmanagerstandingbehindthefrontdeskprobablywon,thelpwhendealingwithanunexpecteditemonthebill.Thinkabouthowdifficultitcanbetodealwithannoyedcustomers.Keepcalmandthingsmaybesolved(解決)betterandsooner.1、Thehotelwillchargeyoumoremoneyifyou.A．checkbeforecutofftimeB．donotcallthehotelaheadC．a(chǎn)relateincheckingoutD．negotiatewiththeclerks2、Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorsuggestdoing?A．Leavingsomethingbehind.B．Beingsuretokeeptheroomclean.C．Doingthepack-upasearlyaspossible.D．Tippingthehousekeeperstoshowrespect.3、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphofthepassage?A．Tosuggestawaytosolveproblemsproperly.B．Toprovidemoreinformationaboutthehotel.C．Toshowtheuneasinessofassistantmanagers.D．Toprotectcustomersfromunnecessarydangers.4、Inwhichsectionofthemagazinecanyouprobablyfindsuchapassage?A．Travel. B．Nature.C．Lifestyle. D．Fitness.23．（8分）WhatTheresaLoeisdoingprovesthatalargefarmisn’taprerequisiteforamoderngrow-your-ownlifestyle.Onamere1/10ofanacreinLosAngeles,Loeandherfamilygrow,can(裝罐)andpreservemuchofthefoodtheyconsume.Loeisamasterfoodpreserver,gardenerandcanningexpert.Shealsooperatesawebsite,wheresheshareshertipsandrecipes,withthegoalofdemonstratingthateveryonehastheabilitytocontrolwhat’sontheirplate.Loeinitiallywenttoschooltobecomeanengineer,butshequicklylearnedthatherenthusiasmwasmainlyaboutgrowingandpreparingherownfood.“gotintocookingmyownfoodandstartedgrowingmyownherbs(香草)andfoodsforthatfreshflavor,”shesaid.Engineerbyday,Loelearnedcookingatnightschool.Sheultimatelypurchasedasmallpieceoflandwithherhusbandandbegangrowingtheirownfoods.“Iteachpeoplehowtolivefarm-freshwithoutafarm,”Loesaid.ThroughherwebsiteLoeemphasizesthat‘‘a(chǎn)nybodycandothisanywhere.”Gotanapartmentwithabalcony(陽臺)?Plantsomeherbs.Awindow?Perfectspotforgrowing.Startwithherbs,sherecommends,because“they’reveryforgiving.”Justalittleoftheherbs“cantakeyourregularcookingtoawholenewlevel,”sheadded.“Ithinkit’sagreatplacetostart.”Then?Trygrowingsomethingfromaseed,shesaid,likeatomatoorsometea.Canningisanaturalextensionoftheplantingshedoes.Witheveryplantedfood,Loenoted,there’samomentwhenit’sburstingwithitsabsolutepeakflavor.“Itryandkeepitinatimecapsuleinacanningjar,”Loesaid.“Canningformeisaboutknowingwhat’sinyourfood,knowingwhereitcomesfrom.”Inadditiontobeingmoreintouchwiththefoodshe’seating,anotherjoycomesfrompassingthisknowledgeandthisdesireforgoodfoodtoherchildren:“Influencingthemandtellingthemyouropiniononnotonlybeingcarefulwhatweeatbutunderstandingthebiggerpicture,”shesaid,“thatifwedon’ttakecareoftheearth,noonewill.”1、Theunderlinedword“prerequisite”(Para.1)isclosestinmeaningto“”.A．recipe B．substituteC．requirement D．challenge2、WhydoesLoesuggeststartingwithherbs?A．Theyareuseddaily. B．Theyareeasytogrow.C．Theycangrowverytall. D．Theycanbeeatenuncooked.3、AccordingtoLoe,whatisthebenefitofcanningherplantedfoods?A．Itcanpreservetheirbestflavor. B．Itcanpromoteheronlinesales.C．Itcanbetterhercookingskills. D．Itcanimprovetheirnutrition.4、Whatisthe“thebiggerpicture”(Para.6)thatLoewishesherchildrentounderstand?A．Theknowledgeaboutgoodfood. B．Thewaytoliveagrow-our-ownlife.C．Thejoyofgettingintouchwithfoods. D．Theresponsibilitytoprotectourearth24．（8分）YellowstoneVacationsCalendar&EventsPlanYourDayatYellowstoneWhenyouvisitYellowstoneNationalPark,juststeppingoutsidepresentsanentireworldofthingstodo.Butifyou’relookingforsomethingmorestructured,weofferourownbrandoffunandadventure.Checkbelowforupcomingeventsandstartplanningyourday-to-daystayhereatYellowstone.SuperPartyatHolidayInnWestYellowstoneFebruary4WillyoubeinWestYellowstoneonSunday,February4?Well,greatnews!Wehavenointentionofmissingthebiggestgameoftheyear,andwewillbecelebratingintrue“biggame”fashionattheHolidayInnWestYellowstone.JoinusaswebroadcastthebiggameonourBIGscreenintheconferencespace,andcomeandcheerfortheteamofyourchoice!Arangeoffoodandbeveragespecialswillbeavailable,includingbucketsofbeer,Buffalochickenclip,andofcoursewings.WehopetoseeyouhereonFebruary4,2018!Kids’N’SnowWeekendMarch3-4Don’missaspecialweekendinWestYellowstonefilledwithfunactivitiesforkids(andfamilies)bothoutdoorsandinside.JointhefunattheWestYellowstoneIceRink,(溜冰場).Warmupwithhotbeverages,toast,somemarshmallows,sledonthesleddinghill.BringyourownsledfortheKid’sSleddingHill.Or,tryoutWestYellowstone’siceskatingrink.Alimitednumberoficeskateswillbeavailableatnocharge(comeearlyforthebestselection).Relaxwithmusicandconversation.It’sold-fashionedfamilyfunforeveryoneofeveryage.AllYellowstonevisitorsarewelcome!Forfulldetailsandscheduleinformation,pleasevisittheofficialKids’N’Snowwebsite.YellowstoneSnowmobileToursCall800-426-7669todaytomakeareservation.Lookingforsomethingalittlemorehandson?TakeoneofourYellowstoneSnowmobileToursandletourlocalguidestakeyouthroughtheimpressivewinterwonderland!?Customanddailytoursavailable.?SnowmobileandTour：$219whichdoesnotincludetaxof3%,lunch,clothing,parkentrancefees.?YellowstoneNationalParkandRendezvousSnowmobileRentals,requireavaliddriverslicensetodriveasnowmobile.Formoreinformationonrentals,pleaseseeourSnowmobileRentalspageandFrequentlyAskedQuestionspage.1、Whichactivityrequiresbookinginadvance?A．TheSuperParty.B．Kids’N’SnowWeekend.C．TheSnowmobiletours.D．SleddingontheKid’sSleddingHill.2、What’sthespecialaboutKids’N’SnowWeekend?A．It’sontheweekend.B．Variousfoodsareoffered.C．It'sdesignedforchildren.D．Someiceskaterarefree.3、Whatisneededtogoonthesnowmobiletours?A．Ahotdrink.B．Achildren’ssled.C．Avaliddriver’slicense.D．Aninformationbrochure.25．（10分）EducatorsacrosstheUSarecallingformajorchangestotheadmissionsprocessinhighereducation.TheHarvardschoolofGreduateEducation,alongwith80otherschoolsandorganizations,releasedareportcalled"TurningtheTideMakingCaringCommon”inJanuary,2016.Thereportarguesthattheprocessschoolsusetochoosestudentscausesmajorproblems.DavidHawkinsistheExecutiveDirectorforEducationalContentandPolicyattheNationalAssociationforCollegeAdmissionsCounseling.HawkinstoldVoiceofAmericathatmostcollegesanduniversitiesrequiremanythingsfromstudentswhentheyapply.Schoolsusuallyaskforanessaydescribingastudent'sinterestsorwhytheywanttostudyatthatschool.Theschoolsalsoaskforlettersfromteachersorotherresponsibleadultsdescribingwhyastudentisagoodcandidate.But,Hawkinssays,theareathatschoolsaremostconcernedaboutisastudent'shighschoolgradesandstandardizedtestresults.Thereportsuggeststhatpayingattentiontoacademicsuccessoverotherqualitiesworkswellforsomestudentsbuthurtsothers.Inaddition,academicsuccessisnotthemostimportantqualityastudentshouldhave.Moreattentionshouldbepaidtoshowingwhetherornotastudentwantstodowellintheworld,accordingtothereport.Thereportgoesontostatethatthebestwaytochangetheadmissionsprocessisbychangingcollegeapplications.Itsuggeststhatschoolsshouldaskforevidencethatstudentscareaboutotherpeople.Butthereportdoeshaveitscritics.BobSchaeffer,PublicEducationDirectorfortheNationalCenterforFairandOpenTesting,saidthateveryfewyears,someonemakesthesameargumentforchanges,butnorealchangehashappedyet.Evenmanyoftheschoolsthatagreewiththereportstillmakenochanges.LloydThacker,ExecutiveDirectoroftheEducationConservancy,saidthatuntilamajorityofschoolsagreetomakethechanges,therewillstillbeproblems.However,hesaid,theadmissionsprocesswasbetterinthepast.Ifbadchangescanaffecttheprocess,socangoodones.1、Whatistheproblemsoftheadmissionsprocessaccordingtothereport?A．Theschoolsasktoomanythingsfromtheapplyingstudents.B．Theschoolsattachtoomuchimportancetostudents’academicrecordsC．ThenumberofstudentsgettingadmittedistoosmallD．Admissionsofficersconsidertoomanyunimportantfactors2、Whatisusuallymissinginanessay?A．ThereasonstoattendtheschoolB．AdescriptionofinterestsC．RecommendationlettersfromadultsD．Evidencethatstudentscareaboutothers3、BobSchaefferarguesthat_________.A．notallchangesaregoodB．thelargestschoolsareexpectedtomakechangesfirstC．noschoolscurrentlyagreewiththereportD．someschoolsdon’tmakechangeseveniftheyagree4、What’sLloydThacker’sattitudetowardthepossiblechangeintheadmissionsprocess?A．ConfidentB．NegativeC．DoubtfulD．Unclear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）ThispastsummerIwentonajourneytoCanada’sArcticwithStudentsOnIce.WhenIleftCalgaryI1whatIwouldfind,whatIwouldlearnandwhoIwouldmeet.OnthetriptoOttawaIwaswrapped2ablanketofuncertaintyand3.ButwhenIfirstmetthegroupofstudents,scientistsandleaders,IknewthatIdidn’thave4toworryabout.ThegroupwasamazinglyreceptiveandIwassoonpartofabigfamily5onanamazingadventure—anadventureofalifetime!Whenwereachedthe6Iwassurprisedbyitsgreatsizeandbeautyandmysenseswererepeatedly7andamazed.IstoodontheKapitanKhlebnikovand8twelvePolarbears.Theywalkedin9ofsealholes,and10waitedforameal.Ilearnedthatpolarbearsare11onlyoneoutofeverytwentyhuntingattempts.Isawavastlandthatappeareduntouchedandoriginal.12,IlearnedthattheArcticanditspeoplearebeingthreatenedbypollutionandglobalwarming.Ilearnedthatpollutantsare13byoceanandairandhaveabad14onallArcticpeople.IlearnedthatglobalwarminghasputPolarbearsat15becauseawarmerclimatemeansthattheyhavea16timetohuntsealsontheice.Thetripwasa17forthesenses.Ihavelearnedmoreaboutourenvironment,andparticularlyhowaliveandinterestingtheArcticisand18itissoimportanttotakecareofit.Ilearnedpollution,ignoranceofindividualandglobalproblemsneedtobe19.TheArcticdeservestobepreserved.MytripwithStudentsOnIcehasmadememoredeterminedtotrytoensurethatIdonotleave20footprintsoneitherEarthoritspeople.1、A．rememberedB．feltC．doubtedD．wondered2、A．inB．withC．upD．son3、A．worryB．excitementC．sorrowD．sympathy4、A．nothingB．everythingC．a(chǎn)nythingD．something5、A．settingoutB．lookingdownC．gettingalongD．breakingaway6、A．CalgaryB．ArcticC．OttawaD．Kapitan7、A．frozenB．a(chǎn)wokenC．shockedD．destroyed8、A．countedB．seizedC．shotD．saw9、A．searchB．sightC．directionD．fear10、A．happilyB．firmlyC．constantlyD．patiently11、A．cleverB．successfulC．a(chǎn)liveD．crazy12、A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．HoweverD．Anyhow13、A．blownB．flowedC．carriedD．produced14、A．effectB．resultC．habitD．service15、A．warB．peaceC．workD．risk16、A．fewerB．shorterC．betterD．harder17、A．challengeB．feastC．testD．comfort18、A．howB．whenC．whyD．where19、A．solvedB．shownC．mentionedD．understood20、A．clearB．solidC．steadyD．harmful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）Chinaisabigoldcountry,1．hasahistoryofmorethanfivethousandyears.Weareproudof2．(it)cultureandpartofthecultureeveninfluencestheworld3．(great),forexample,thethoughtofConfucius(孔子).AsChineseeconomydevelopsveryfastandplays4．importantroleintheworld.Moreandmore5．(foreign)learnMandarin(普通話)inConfuciusinstitutions.TheChinesetraditionalculturecan6．(test)bythetime.Itunitesthewholenation7．nomatterwhatkindofdisastercomes,wewillfighttogetherforthecountry’sfuture.Today,manyyoungpeoplelosefaithintraditionalcultureandtheyarecrazyaboutthewesternculture.Theyfollowthewesternfashion,8．(think)wearetheoldstyle.Butsomeday,they9．(realize)theyarewrong10．(ignore)traditionalculture.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。3、錯誤類型不涉及單詞拼寫。Goodrelationshipsbetweenteachersorstudentsareimportanttoteachingandlearningonlywithgoodrelationshipscanstudentandteacherscooperatewell、Goodrelationshipsdependedonbothsides、Ontheonehand,studentsshouldrespectteachersandourhardwork、TheyshouldpoliteCoteachersandreadytofollowingtheiradvice、Onanotherhand,teachersshouldbekindly,friendlyandpatienttostudents、Theymustberesponsibleontheirteachingandhelpstudents、Ifbothsidestreat10eachotherinafriendlyway,teachingandlearninginclasswillbehighlyefficient、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你與外教MrJohnson原本約好本周六上午一起去市博物館，但你因故不能赴約。請你用英語給他寫一封電子郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.表示歉意；2.說明原因；3.另約原因。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。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、A3、C4、B5、C6、C7、A8、C9、A10、B11、B12、D13、D14、D15、B16、C17、C18、C19、C20、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、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.Agreatwaytodothisisbyshowinguptoth