2023-2024學(xué)年蘇州新區(qū)一中高考仿真模擬英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

2023-2024學(xué)年蘇州新區(qū)一中高考仿真模擬英語(yǔ)試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)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．Thereareno______proposalstoreducetheroadaccidents.Wearestillseekinginspiration.A．contradictoryB．concreteC．confidentialD．controversial2．Attheendofthehistoricarea，Wilmingtondisplayedits________asaworkingportcity：largeware-housesandafewotherdatedofficebuildings．A．a(chǎn)chievement B．reputationC．character D．standard3．—WhatdoyouthinkofBetty?—Lovely，thoughshe______benaughtysometimes．A．should B．mustC．can D．need4．—Mum,Iamworryingaboutmypetdogwhileweareaway.—Boy,you________.Ourneighborhasofferedtohelpus.A．can’tB．wouldn’tC．needn’tD．mustn’t5．______thedeadline,theworkershadtoworkovertimetogetthejobfinished.A．Giving B．Given C．Havinggiven D．Togive6．Trytobeindependent,foryourparentscan'tdo________foryouallyourlife.A．something B．nothingC．everything D．a(chǎn)nything7．Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when8．—You’veagreedtogo,sowhyaren’tyougettingready?—ButI________thatIwasexpectedtosetoffatonce.A．don’trealizeB．didn’trealizeC．haven’trealizedD．hadn’trealized9．Idon’tlikefish,soIeatitunlessIwasextremelyhungry.A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．wounldn’t10．﹣Mom，I'llstayintoaccompanymygrandpathisevening．﹣________!A．Withpleasure B．NevermindC．Suityourself D．Itdepends11．Westronglyadviseyou______eatingyourmealsolate.It’snothealthy.A．on B．a(chǎn)gainst C．from D．over12．ThatWasthefirsttimeshealoneathomeduringtheweekends，boredtodeath．A．hasleftB．hasbeenleftC．hadleftD．hadbeenleft13．Therearealotofsignsmenaremorelikelytohaveheartattacksthanwomen.A．indicate B．toindicate C．indicated D．indicating14．Itiswhatyoudoratherthanwhatyousay__________matters.A．that B．whatC．which D．this15．I______haveworriedbeforeIcametothenewschool,formyclassmateshereareveryfriendlytome.A．mightn’t B．mustn’tC．needn’t D．couldn’t16．Membershipofthisclubisopentothosewhoareitsaim.A．insalutetoB．inhonourofC．inlinewithD．insympathywith17．—Iwonderwhyhehasbeenactingsostrangelythesedays．—Recentpressureatworkmay____hisbehavior． A．a(chǎn)ccountfor B．callfor C．changefor D．standfor18．Wecompletedonethirdoftheproject,andtheloan_______inplace,wehadtodelaytheresttillthenextmonth.A．notarranged B．wasnotarrangedC．notarranging D．hadnotbeenarranged19．Itsagoodideatogetstudentstoretellastorytheirownwords．A．of B．in C．by D．through20．Bythetimewe________fromourschool,wehavebeenclosefriendsformorethantenyears.A．graduated B．willgraduateC．a(chǎn)regraduating D．graduate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）TourInformationofBodleianLibraries,UniversityofOxfordImportantnotes:Allourguidedtoursareconductedbyourprofessionallytrainedvolunteerguides.Weareabletotakechildrenaged11andoverintotheworkingareasoftheBodleianLibraryonthesetours.Weregretthattheguidedtoursarenotrecommendedtoyoungerchildren.Howtobook:PurchaseselectedticketsonlineorattheGreatGateticketofficeatleasttwodaysaheadoftime.1.MinitourTheminitourallowsyoutoviewthemostbeautifulpartsoftheBodleianLibraryinjust30minutes.Whatyou’llsee:15th-centuryDivinitySchoolandDukeHumfrey’smedieval(中世紀(jì)的)library.Length:30minutesPrice:￡6perpersonTimes:Monday—Saturday:9:30,15:30,16:00,16:40Sunday:12:45,14:15,14:45，15:15,16:00,16:402.StandardtourThistourshowsyoutheinteriorofthebuildingsthatformthehistoricheartoftheUniversity.Whatyou’llsee:15th-centuryDivinitySchool,ConvocationHouse,Chancellor’sCourtandDukeHumfrey’smedievallibrary.Length:60minutesPrice:￡8perpersonTimes:Wednesday—Friday:10:30,11:30,13:00,14:00Sunday:11:30,14:00,15:003.Extendedtour—Upstairs,downstairsThistourofferstheopportunitytovisitboththeBodleianLibrary’swonderfulhistoricroomsandthemodernundergroundreadingrooms.Whatyou’llsee:15th-centuryDivinitySchool,ConvocationHouse,Chancellor’sCourt,DukeHumfrey’smedievallibrary,RadcliffeCameraandGladstoneLink.Length:90minutesPrice:￡15perpersonTime:WednesdayandSaturday：9*154.Extendedtour—ExplorethereadingroomsAnexplorationoftheBodleianLibrary’swonderfulreadingroomswherescholarshavestudiedforcenturies.Whatyou’llsee:15th-centuryDivinitySchool,ConvocationHouse,Chancellor^Court,DukeHumfrey’smedievallibrary,UpperReadingRoomandRadcliffeCamera.Length:80minutesPrice:￡14perpersonTimes:Sunday:11:15,13:151、WhencanyoutakeaStandardtour?A．At9:30onMonday. B．At13:00onSaturday.C．At14:00onThursday. D．At12:00onSunday.2、Whatarevisitorsrequiredtodotogoonthetours?A．Bringtheirownguides. B．Setoffearlyinthemorning.C．Avoidtakingchildren. D．Makereservationsinadvance.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．lThefirsttourcanbebookedviatelephone.B．Thesecondtourshowsamodemundergroundreadingroom.C．Thethirdtourcoststhemost.D．Thefourthtourlaststhelongest.22．（8分）SeveralJobsThatWillBeAutomatedByArtificialIntelligence(AI)AndRobotsTranslatorImagerecognitionsoftwareandvoicerecognitionsoftwarearebringingsomemajoradvancestolanguagetranslation．ApplicationslikeGoogle’sWordLenscantranslatewordsfromsignsanddocumentsinrealtimeandtherealealotoftranslationappsthatallowyoutotypeinawordorphraseandwilltranslateitforyou．Somewillevenspeakthephraseforyouandrawword-to-wordtranslationwillbefullyautomatedsoon．FastfoodworkersAutomatedorderingboothshavealreadymadetheirwayintoafewMcDonald’srestaurantsaroundtheworld，andcookingpositionscouldberemovednext．Theboothsprobablycan’thandlecustomerserviceproblemswell，sotelevideosystemscouldbringinanofficeemployeetodealwithcomplaints．FieldtechnicianNewadvancesintheInternetofThingscouldmakethisworkobsolete．Low-costsensorscombinedwithhighavailabilitycellular／satellitecommunicationsandcloudtechnologyarebeingstartedtoautomateandalarmthesesites，andcanbecheckedandmaintainedfromadesktopormobiledevice．SalesrepresentativeBut，e-commerceischanginghowwemakepurchasingdecisions，especiallythosewherethereisn’tmuchdifferentiationamongthemajorcompetitors．Ifyou’resellingahigh-differentiationproductand／orahigh-price，low-volumeproductyouhavesomejobsecurity，butifyou’resellingahigh-volume，low-differentiationproduct，youbetterstartpolishingyourresume，saidDougCamplejohn，CEOofFliptop．“Thesekindofproductsalesareallmovingonline．”1、WhatcanGoogle’sWordLensdo?A．Translatebyimageandvoicerecognitionsoftware．B．Speakthephraseorwordforyou．C．Makereal-timetranslation．D．Allowyoutotypeinawordorphrase．2、Whatcanweinferfromthesecondpart?A．Alltherestaurantsownautomatedorderingbooths．B．Serviceproblemscan’tbehandledautomatically．C．CookswillnotbeautomatedbyAIandrobots．D．CustomerswillhavenocomplaintsbecauseofAI．3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obsolete”meaninPart3?A．Abandoned． B．Welcome．C．Forbidden． D．Efficient．23．（8分）PlantsonEarthhavegrownforhundredsofmillionsofyears,yetPresidentDonaldTrump’spicktoleadhisnewclimateteaminsiststhattheyneedmorecarbondioxide(CO2)toboom.Princetonphysicistandcarbondioxide-advocateWilliamHapperhasbeenselectedtoheadthebrandnewPresidentialCommitteeonClimateSecurity.Theatomicscientist,whoachievedrecognitionforhisworkonatomiccollisions(原子碰撞),notclimatescience,declaredthattheplanet’satmosphereneedssignificantlymoreCO2,whichisreportedtospeedupclimatechange.HappersaidplantsuseCO2toliveandmoreCO2isactuallyabenefittotheEarth.HealsostressedthatEarthisexperiencinga“CO2starvation”,andconcludesthat“Ifplantscouldvote,theywouldvoteforcoal.”Earthandplantscientists,however,findHapper’sinsistencethattheplantkingdomwouldbenefitfromincreasedCO2wrong-headedanditlacksevidence.Forexample,Earth’sCO2levelshaveincreasedsharplyinthelastcentury,andarenowattheirhighestlevelsinatleast800,000years—thoughothermeasurementsshowCO2levelsarehigherthanthey’vebeenin15millionyears.“TheideathatincreasedCO2isuniversallybeneficial‘toplants’isverymisguided,”JillAnderson,anevolutionaryecologistspecializinginplantpopulations,saidinaninterview.DatashowstheevolutionofglobalaveragetemperatureandCO2concentrationfrom1850to2019.Though2019isabitcoolerthanrecentyears,itstillisoneofthewarmestyearseverandliesclosetothetrendlineofglobalwarming.BothindependentacademicorganizationsandgovernmentagenciesarounddifferentpartsoftheworldconcludedmoreCO2willbringmanynegativeimpactstoplantenvironments.Andtheyaddedthat“Ifsomeoneisgoingtoclaimitisgood,it’snecessaryforthemtoshowevidence.”1、WhydoesHapperthinkplantsneedmoreCO2?A．PlantsvoteformoreCO2. B．CO2speedsupclimatechange.C．PlantsneedmoreCO2tolive. D．CO2isactuallyabenefittotheEarth.2、Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph3?A．2019isabitwarmerthanrecentyears.B．CO2levelsmustbethehighestinhistory.C．TheplantkingdommustbenefitfromincreasedCO2.D．ThereareadequateevidencetosupportHapper’sinsistence.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphprobablyreferto?A．MoreCO2. B．Theplant.C．Theworld. D．TheUSgovernment.4、Theauthor’sattitudeinwritingthispassagecanbedescribedas________.A．critical B．objectiveC．positive D．negative24．（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）Almosteverydaywecomeacrosssituationsinwhichwehavetomakedecisionsonewayoranother.Choice,wearegiventobelieve,isaright.Butforagoodmanypeopleintheworld,inrichandpoorcountries,choiceisaluxury,somethingwonderfulbuthardtoget,notaright.Andforthosewhothinktheyareexercisingtheirrighttomakechoices,thewholesystemismerelyanillusion,afalseideacreatedbycompaniesandadvertisers,hopingtoselltheirproducts.'Theendlesschoicegivesbirthtoanxietyinpeople'slives.Buyingsomethingasbasicasacoffeepotisnotexactlysimple.Easyaccesstoawiderangeofeverydaygoodsleadstoasenseofpowerlessnessinmanypeople,endingintheshoppergivingupandwalkingaway,orjustbuyinganunsuitableitemthatisnotreallywanted.RecentstudiesinEnglandhaveshownthatmanyelectricalgoodsboughtinalmosteveryfamilyarenotreallyneeded.Moredifficultdecision-makingistheneitheravoidedortrustedintothehandsoftheprofessionals,lifestyleinstructors,oradvisors.Itisnotjusttheavailabilityofthegoodsthatistheproblem,butthespeedwithwhichnewtypesofproductscomeonthemarket.Advancesindesignandproductionhelpquickentheprocess.Productsalsoneedtohaveashortlifespansothatthepubliccanbepersuadedtoreplacethemwithinashorttime.Thetypicalexampleiscomputers,whicharealmostout-of-dateoncetheyarebought.Thisindeedmakesselectionaproblem.Gonearethedayswhenonecouldjustwalkwitheaseintoashopandbuyonething;nochoice,noanxiety.1、WhatdoestheauthortrytoargueinParagraphi?A．ThepracticeofchoiceisdifficultB．Therightofchoiceisgivenbutataprice.C．Choiceandrightexistatthesametime.D．Theexerciseofrightsisaluxury.2、Whydomorechoicesofgoodsgiverisetoanxiety?A．Peoplearelikelytofindthemselvesovercomebybusinesspersuasion.B．Shoppersmayfindthemselveslostinthebroadrangeofitems.C．Companiesandadvertisersareoftenmisleadingabouttherangeofchoice.D．Professionalsfindithardtodecideonasuitableproduct.3、Byusingcomputersasanexample,theauthorwantstoprovethatA．productsofthelatestdesignfloodthemarketB．competitionsarefierceinhigh-techindustryC．everydaygoodsneedtobereplacedoftenD．a(chǎn)dvancedproductsmeettheneedsofpeople4、Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Theopinionsonpeople'srightindifferentcountries.B．Theproblemsabouttheavailabilityofeverydaygoods.C．Thehelplessnessinpurchasingdecisions.D．Thevarietyofchoicesinmodemsociety.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）III．完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分），滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A，B，C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Oneday,apoorboywhowastryingtopayhiswaythroughschoolbysellinggoodsfromdoortodoorfoundthatheonlyhadonedimeleft.Hewashungrysohedecidedto21foramealatthenexthouse.However,helosthisnerve22alovelyyoungwomanopenedthedoor.Insteadofamealheaskedforadrinkofwater.Shethoughthelooked23soshebroughthimalargeglassofmilk.Hedrankit24,andthenasked,“HowmuchdoIoweyou?”“Youdon’towemeanything,”she25.“Motherhastaughtmenevertoacceptpayfora_26.”Hesaid,“ThenIthankyoufromthebottomofmyheart.”AsHowardKellyleftthathouse,henotonlyfeltstronger27,butitalsoincreasedhisfaithinGodandhumanrace.Hewasabouttogiveupandquitbeforethispoint.Yearslatertheyoungwomanbecamecriticallyill.Thelocaldoctorswerebaffled.Theyfinallysenthertothebigcity,wherespecialistscanbecalled28tostudyherraredisease.Dr.HowardKelly,now29,wascalledinfortheconsultation.Whenheheardthenameofthetownshecamefrom,astrangelight30hiseyes.Immediately,he31andwentdownthroughthehospitalhallintoherroom.32inhisdoctor’sgownhewentintoseeher.He33heratonce.Hewentbacktotheconsultationroomand34todohisbesttosaveherlife.Fromthatdayon,hegave35__attentiontohercase.Afteralong36thebattlewaswon.Dr.Kelly37thebusinessofficetopassthefinalbilltohimforapproval.Helookedatitandthenwrotesomethingontheside.Thebillwassenttoherroom.Shewasafraidtoopenitbecauseshewas38thatitwouldtaketherestofherlifetopayitoff.Finallyshelooked,andthenoteonthesideofthebillcaughther39.Shereadthesewords…“Paidinfullwithaglassofmilk.”Dr.HowardKellyTearsofjoyfloodedhereyesasshe40silently.“Thankyou,God.Yourlovehasspreadthroughhumanheartsandhands.”1、A．callB．makeC．begD．prepare2、A．whileB．whenC．thoughD．unless3、A．thirstyB．lazyC．tiredD．hungry4、A．slowlyB．unexpectedlyC．steadilyD．hurriedly5、A．a(chǎn)nnouncedB．shookC．repliedD．doubted6、A．rewardB．kindnessC．handD．value7、A．physicallyB．mentallyC．normallyD．properly8、A．upB．forC．onD．in9、A．richB．famousC．observantD．vivid10、A．fixedB．consultedC．filledD．concentrated11、A．roseB．raisedC．gotD．left12、A．WornB．HavingC．puttingD．Dressed13、A．recognizedB．knewC．sparedD．regained14、A．desiredB．declaredC．determinedD．declined15、A．specialB．ordinaryC．normalD．no16、A．decisionB．preparationC．struggleD．debate17、A．orderedB．requestedC．confusedD．compressed18、A．negativeB．uncertainC．positiveD．obvious19、A．presentationB．preferenceC．a(chǎn)ttentionD．a(chǎn)rrangement20、A．praisedB．pretendedC．pressedD．prayed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）Chinamaybehometoboththelongestandhighestbridgesintheworld,1．neitherisaspioneeringastheNanjingYangtzeRiverBridge.2．(build)duringthe1970’s,thedouble-deckedbridge3．(consider)groundbreakingwhenitwascompletedin1968.Butmoreimportantlytosome,itwasalsothefirstmodernbridgetobedesignedandbuiltbyChinawithouthelpfromforeign4．(architect).“Thebridgewassoimportantthatit’sundoubtedlyasymbolofthecity,”saidLuAndong,aprofessoratNanjingUniversity’sSchoolofArchitectureandUrbanPlanning.“Itisbeingrepaired5．transportationandsafetypurposes,butIwouldexpectthechance6．(transform)thebridge’stowerandtheattachedparkintoplacesofmemory.”Withalengthofover5,000feet,thebridge7．(carry)bothcarsandtrains.8．(It)upperdeckisafour-lanehighwaywithsidewalks,whiletherailwaytracksarenowpartoftheBeijing-Shanghaitrainroute.“Everybodylovesthebridge,”saidWangShiqing,alongtimeNanjingresident9．hascollectedover1,00piecesofNanjingYangtzeRiverBridgesouvenirs.”It’sasourceofpride,10．(especial)forlocalNanjingpeople,”hesays.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。Writingwasmyfavoriteclassatschool、Myteacher,BebeUsi,wasdevotingandencouraging、Weeachspentseveralclassesmakeapapermaskandworeitwhenreadingourownworkbeforetheclass、Ihaveforgottenthatcompositionnow,butIrememberthefeelingofmaskonmyfaceandmyheartwasbeatingwildasIsharedmycomposition、Iwasafraidofbutproud、Ihavewrittenmanycompositionsbeforethatbutnoneofwhichhadbeenchosentobereadbeforetheclass、Theyperhapsweren'tthebestcompositionandthemostbeautifulmaskinmyclass、Buttheybothweremy、34第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.日前，某寄宿制中學(xué)（boardingschool）明文禁止學(xué)生叫外賣（ordertake-awayfood），學(xué)生中議論紛紛。假設(shè)你是學(xué)生會(huì)主席李明，請(qǐng)代表全校同學(xué)給校長(zhǎng)寫一封信，信中內(nèi)容包括：1）向校方反饋同學(xué)們對(duì)此規(guī)定的看法。2）向校方提出的意見和建議。

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、C4、C5、B6、C7、A8、B9、D10、C11、B12、D13、D14、A15、C16、D17、A18、A19、B20、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、1、C2、D3、C22、1、C2、B3、A23、1、C2、B3、A4、B24、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,didyouknowthatbowlingisaNCAAteamsportsIfyoudoalittleresearch,you’resuretofindsomethingyourteenwillenjoy.Teamsportsareagreatwayforteenstogetoutofthehouse,getmoving,makefriends,andevengetascholarshiptocollege.Sowhynottalktothemaboutgettingintosportstoday5、Afterjoiningasport,childrenmay