內(nèi)蒙古呼和浩特市回民中學2025屆高三第二次調(diào)研英語試卷含解析

內(nèi)蒙古呼和浩特市回民中學2025屆高三第二次調(diào)研英語試卷注意事項：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．AnnawasinInnerMongoliafortwoyears,____asavolunteerteacher.A．havingworkedB．workingC．workedD．towork2．Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthosefor______lifeisfarfromeasy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever3．Lifeisajourney_____withhardships,joysandspecialmoments.A．filled B．tofill C．filling D．havingfilled4．______property,we’reamongtherichestpeopleinthiscity．A．Insearchof B．Inspiteof C．Inplaceof D．Intermsof5．Pandasare_____tothemountainsofcentralChinaandonlyabout1,000remaininthewild.A.native B．sensitive C．relate D．familiar6．Thewaitressattherestaurantwasusuallyveryconsiderate,butonthisoccasionsheseemedto________thediners.A．ignore B．identify C．a(chǎn)pplaud D．satisfy7．—________yourpurchasesintime,makesuretheexpresscompanyknowsyouraddressexactly.A．Toreceive B．ReceivedC．Receiving D．Havingreceived8．—Idroppedbyat6:00pmyesterdaybutfailedtoseeyouatyourhouse.—I________inagymatthattime.A．wasexercisingB．a(chǎn)mexercisingC．haveexercisedD．hadexercised9．Computerscandonothing．Butonce______whattodo,theyshowextraordinarypowertodoagreatdeal．A．toprogram B．beingprogrammedC．programmed D．havingprogrammed10．Thereisnoreasontobedisappointed.________,thiscouldberatheramusing.A．Aboveall B．AsaresultC．Apartfromthat D．Asamatteroffact11．ThenewlocallawinNanjingsaysparentsnotphysicallyharmyoungchildrenorexposethemtolong-termhungerasapunishment.A．can B．shallC．will D．need12．Everythingwasplacedexactly________hewanteditforthegraduationceremony.A．theplacewhere B．whenC．where D．inwhich13．Pleasedon’tmakesoloudnoise．ThenewsofthevolcaniceruptioninIndonesia____andIwanttolisten．A．isbroadcast B．isbeingbroadcastC．hasbeenbroadcast D．hadbeenbroadcast14．__________himnottodoso,hewouldn’thavemadesuchaseriousmistake.A．DidIpersuade B．IfIpersuadeC．IfIshouldpersuade D．HadIpersuaded15．---Sorrytohavebrokenyourglass.---_____________.Youdidn’tmeanto,didyou?A．NoproblemB．ForgetitC．AllrightD．Don’tsayso16．Themonitorsaidthatthelearningmethodheusedimprovedhismaths.A．greatly B．nearly C．normally D．seriously17．—Whataconsequence!—Yes.I________himaboutit,butwithoutsuccess.A．willremindB．wouldremindC．wasremindingD．hadreminded18．It’s_______forpeopletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife.A．reasonable B．a(chǎn)vailableC．a(chǎn)ccurate D．cautious19．．WhatIlikeaboutHarvardisthere’stheoldclassicallook—thereareparksandtraditionalbuildings.A．why B．where C．that D．how20．Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejob______herconfidenceandflexibility.A．intermsofB．inresponsetoC．byvirtueofD．withrespectto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）TheinfluenceofAmericaisincreasinginmycountry.SpanishpeopledrinkCocaCola,wearbluejeans,watchHollywoodmovies,listentoAmericanmusic,andeatfastfood,andtheydothesethingseveryday.IthinkthatAmericanmoviesareagoodwaytospreadAmericanculturebecausepeopleareofteninfluencedbywhattheyseeinthemovies.Mostoftheprogramsanddocumentaries(記錄片)wewatchonTVarefromAmerica,andmostofthemovieswegotoseearemadeinHollywood.Inthelastfewyears,thegovernmenthastriedtoprotecttheSpanishmovies.Now,inourcinemas,atleasttwentypercentofthemovieswhichareshownmustbefromSpainorfromothercountriesinEurope.AmericancultureisapartofSpanishlifenow.It’scertainthatmanythingsfromAmericaareasmuchapartofpeople’slivesasSpanishthings.Forexample,CocaColaisasfamiliartoeverybodyasanytypicalSpanishproduct.I’veknownaboutCocaColaformywholelife.However,it’sdifferentwithWesternfastfood.Forexample,Idon’tthinkMcDonald’sisassuccessfulinSpainasitisinothercountries.Inmyopinion,oneofthereasonsmaybethelifestyleoftheSpanishpeople,TheSpanishpeoplenormallyeatathome.Ontheotherhand,maybeMcDonald’shamburgerswilleventuallyreplacethefamousSpanishtapas.It’struethatineverycityinSpainyoucanfindaMcDonald’s,anditismorepopularamongtheSpanishchildrenthanamongtheadults.Inanycase,it’sobviousthatAmericancultureisbecomingmoreandmoreapartofourliveseveryday.1、Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthat.A．theinfluenceofAmericaonSpaincanbefoundeverywhere.B．mostSpanishpeopledon’tliketolistentotheirownmusic,C．fastfoodspreadsfromSpaintotheUnitedStates.D．someSpanishactorsgotoAmericatoimprovetheiractingskills.2、WhatplaysanimportantpartinthespreadingofAmericancultureinSpain?A．Americannovels. B．Hollywoodmovies.C．McDonald. D．Americanmusic.3、WhydidthegovernmentsetsomerulesforthefilmsshowninSpain?A．ToprotectforeigncultureinSpain.B．ToearnmoremoneyfromSpanishfilms.C．Tolimitthenumberofforeignmovie.D．TouniteEuropeanCommunities.4、WhatdoyouthinkSpanishtapasmightbe?A．Thenameofadrink. B．Thenameofarestaurant.C．Aclothingbrand. D．Acertainkindoffood.22．（8分）ReadersinGrenoblecannownibble(啃)fictionafterPublisherShortEditionintroducedeightshort-storydispensers(自動售貨機)aroundtheFrenchcity.Thefreestoriesareavailableatthetouchofabutton,printingoutonrollsofpaperlikeareceipt.Readersareabletochooseoneminute,threeminutes,orfiveminutesoffiction.“Thefeedbackwegothasbeenextremelypositive.Justtwoweekssinceitslaunch,morethan10,000storieshavealreadybeenprinted.Wearethrilledtoseeitworkingsowell,”saidtheco-founderQuentinPleple.“ThereareonlyeightdispensersinthecityofGrenoblefornowbutweareplanningtointroducemore.Wearegettingrequestsfromallovertheworld-Australia,theUS,Canada,Russia,Grace,Italy,SpainandChile.”Pleplesaidheandhisteaminitiallycameupwiththeideaacoupleofyearsagowhentakingabreakatadrinkdispenser.“Wethoughtitwouldbecooltohaveitforshortstories,”saidthepublisher.‘Then,wedecidedtomakeadifference:theshort-storydispenserwasborn.”TheFrenchpublisherhopesthestorywillbeusedtofillthe“deadtime”ofapassenger.“Inthebusorthesubway,everyonecanmakethemostofthesemomentstoreadshortstories,poems,orshortpicturebooks,”saidastatementfromShortEdition.“Andtheycanbesuretoenjoythequality.”ThedispensersarcnowinlocationsincludingGrenoble’stownhall,itstouristofficeanditslibrary.Thestoriesaredrawnfrommorethan60,000storiesonShortEdition’swebsite.Butthereisaproblemthatusersarenotabletochoosewhattypeofstorytheywouldliketoread.“Rightnowtheycanonlychoosethelength.Butthatisexactlywhatreallycounts,isn’tit?”saidPleple.1、Wherecanyouprobablyseeashort-storydispenseratpresent?A．InChile.B．InCanadaC．InFrance.D．InItaly.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)aunch”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A．Comingintouse.B．Beingthrownaway.C．Beingfoundout.D．Breakingdown.3、WhydidShortEditionprovideshort-storydispensers?A．Tohelppeoplekilltimeinthejourney.B．Toencouragepeopletowriteshortstories.C．ToattractinternationaltouriststoGrenoble.D．Todoresearchinthefieldofnewtechnology.4、Inwhataspectdoestheshort-storydispenserneedtoimprove?A．Thelengthofthestories.B．Thequalityofthestories.C．Thenumberofthestories.D．Thechoiceofdifferentstories.23．（8分）TheWorldMonumentsFund(WMF)isagroupthatidentifies(確認)andhelpstosaveimportantstructuresandlandareasaroundtheworld.Recently,theWMFlisted93endangeredplacesin47countries.Hereareafewoftheplacesonthelist.TheRicePaddies(稻田)inthePhilippinesThesepaddieswerestartedinthe1600sandhavebeenusedforabout400years.Theyweredugfromasteep,rockymountainsidebypeoplewholivedintheareabeforemodemmachineswereinvented.TheWMFwantstopreservethepaddiesbecausetheyareexamplesofadvancedengineeringandbuildingbyfarmerswhohadthesimplesttools.Thepaddiesalsoshowthecleverwaysthatsomepeopleusedwhentheywerefarminghundredsofyearsago.TheDesertCastlesofUzbekistanDesertcastlesandfortsrisefromthesandyplainsofUzbekistan,anationincentralAsia.Someofthemudstructuresare2-600yearsold.Overtheyears,hundredsoffortswerebuilttohelpprotectfarmersfrominvaders.Nowthestructuresarccrumbling(坍塌)duetocenturiesofexposuretothewind.Italy’sGhostTownInthe1950s,partsofthetownofCracoweredamagedbyearthquake.Then,in1963,ahugelandslideforced1,800residentstoleavethetownforanearbyvalley.Itwasthefirsttimein1,200yearsthatnoonehadlivedthere.Theearthquakesstoppedinthe1970s,butitsresidentsneverreturned.TheemptybutbeautifultownhasbecomeafavoriteofHollywoodmovie-makers,withwhomitisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.AMarketinBahrainThis200-year-oldcoveredbuildingisanimportantpanoflifeforpeopleinBahrain,acityintheMiddleEast.Severalsmallermarkersareplacedunderoneroof.Someoftheoriginalbuildingstillstands,thoughmuchofithasbeenchanged.Today,somepeoplearethinkingabouttearingdowntheoldbuildingandputtingupanewshoppingcenterinitsplace.1、RicepaddieshavebeenplacedonthelistbytheWMFbecausethey.A．a(chǎn)retheoldestpaddiesintheworldB．a(chǎn)retheonlyremaininghand-dugpaddiesC．showtheachievementsoffannerswithoutusingmodemmachinesD．a(chǎn)rctheoriginalsourceoffanners’simpletools2、Whichoftheplacesmentionedinthetexthasthelongesthistory?A．ThericepaddiesinthePhilippines.B．ThedesertcastlesofUzbekistan.C．Italy’sghosttown.D．ThemarketinBahrain.3、MoreandmorepeoplearegettingtoknowCracobecauseof.A．itsghostmysteryB．itsuniquesceneryC．itsterribleclimateD．itsfunctionasamovielocation4、Fromthetext,onecanlearnthat.A．naturaldisastershappenedfrequentlyinCracointhepastB．theresidentsleftCracobecauseoftheterribleearthquakesC．thereare47membercountriesintheWMFD．thedesertcastlesaremainlyusedtoensurethesecurityofUzbekistannow24．（8分）Manypeoplehavelongdreamedofbeingabletoflyaroundassimplyasridingabicycle.Yetthesafetyandstrengthofaflyingbikewasalwaysabigproblem.Overthepast10years,developmentsintechnologyhavemovedthedreamofpersonalflyingvehiclesclosertoreality.Now,twogroupsofinventorssaysuchvehiclesmaybeavailablesoon.TheBritishcompanyMalloyAeronauticshasdevelopedaprototype(原型)ofitsflyingbicycle.GrantStapleton,marketingsalesdirectorofMalloyAeronautics,saystheHoverbikeisabletogetinandoutofsmallspacesveryquickly."Itcanbemovedacrosscontinentsveryquicklybecauseitcanbefoldedandpacked,"headds.Mr.Stapletonsayssafetywasthecompany'smainconcern.Hesaysthedesignerssolvedthesafetyissuebyusingoverlappingrotorstopowerthevehicle.Thecompanyistestingafull-sizeprototypeoftheHoverbike,whichwillmostlikelybeusedfirstbythepoliceandemergencyrescueteams.InNewZealand,MartinAircraftCompanyisalsotestingafull-sizeprototypeofitspersonalflyingdevice,calledtheJetpack.Itcanflyformorethan30minutes,upto1,000metershighandreachaspeedof74kilometersperhour.PeterCokeristheCEOofMartinAircraftCompany.HesaidtheJetpack"isbuiltaroundsafetyfromthestart".Inhiswords,“Reliabilityisthemostimportantelementofit.Wehavesafetybuiltintotheactualstructureitself,verysimilartoaFormulaOneracingcar.TheJetpackusesagasoline-poweredenginethatproducestwopowerfuljetstreams.Mr.Cokersaysitalsohasaparachutethatwouldbeused,ifthereshouldbeanemergency."Itstartstoworkatverylowaltitudeandactuallysavesboththeaircraftandthepilot,"headds.Mr.CokersaystheJetpackwillbereadyforsalesoon.1、WecanlearnfromthepassagethattheHoverbikeA．canhardlygetinandoutofsmallspacesquickly.B．canflyforover30minutes,uptol,000metershigh.C．hasbeenusedbythepoliceandemergencyrescueteams.D．canbetransportedquicklyafterbeingfoldedandpacked.2、PeterCokerusestheexampleofFormulaOneracingcartoshowthatA．theJetpackisverysafeandreliable.B．theengineoftheJetpackispowerful.C．theactualstructureoftheJetpackisuniqueD．theJetpackcanreachagreatspeedandheight3、Theunderlinedword"It"inthelastparagraphrefersto.A．thejetstream B．theengineC．theJetpack. D．theparachute4、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Todescribetheproblemsofinventingflyingvehicles.B．Tointroducethelatestdevelopmentofflyingvehicles.C．Toshowthedifferencesbetweentwoflyingvehicles.D．Toadvertisethetwopersonalflyingvehicles.25．（10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.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）It'sfourteenyearssinceIleftthePhilippinestolivewithmyfamilyintheUSA．Amonthago,whileonsummervacationbackinmymotherland,Ilearnedalessonfrommosquito(蚊子)bites.Rightbefore1KennedyAirportinNewYork,mygrandma2meofthebehaviorofthenativemosquitoesaroundthe3likeme.Shesaid,"There'sanoldsaying—the4youstayawayfromthemotherland,thesweeteryourblood5tothemosquitoes."Not6it,Ireplied,"Grandma,that'sjustanoldwives'tale!"Well,lessthanaweek7myarrivalinManila,Iwasalreadycarpetedwitha8ofmosquitobites.Itookmanymeasurestokeepmyselffrombeing9,buttheyallproveduseless.Lateone10inmycousin'shome,Icouldn'tbearthe11ofthebites.Hopingtofindsomecomfort,I12mycousin,whowassleepingpeacefullyinthebednexttomine.Unhappyforbeing13shesaid,"Thereisnothingyoucando.Gobacktosleep."Withafewturns,shesleptagain.Enviously(妒嫉地)14hersleep,Ihopedabigmosquitowould15onherface.However,themosquitoeswouldjustlightlydancearoundherforeheadandflyawayquickly,neverbitingher.Amazed(驚奇的),Irantoothers'16,onlytofindtheywereallsleeping17asthesamethingoccurredagainandagain.Fromthosebites,Icameto18mygrandma'ssillytale.Fromthenon,I'vealwaystriedtokeepa(n)19mindaboutthosestrangeoldwives'tales20theydohavesometruthtothem.1、A．leaving B．passing C．visiting D．finding2、A．persuaded B．reminded C．warned D．informed3、A．students B．foreigners C．passengers D．visitors4、A．earlier B．longer C．sooner D．later5、A．grows B．goes C．flows D．remains6、A．expecting B．understanding C．recognizing D．believing7、A．a(chǎn)fter B．before C．when D．a(chǎn)s8、A．shade B．pile C．cloud D．blanket9、A．touched B．bitten C．defeated D．discovered10、A．morning B．a(chǎn)fternoon C．evening D．night11、A．noise B．hit C．pain D．effect12、A．wokeup B．shoutedat C．lookedfor D．droppedon13、A．blamed B．interrupted C．moved D．frightened14、A．having B．watching C．making D．helping15、A．land B．fly C．fall D．wait16、A．houses B．flats C．rooms D．homes17、A．joyfully B．a(chǎn)nxiously C．soundlessly D．worriedly18、A．tell B．know C．remember D．a(chǎn)ccept19、A．open B．a(chǎn)ctive C．clear D．honest20、A．a(chǎn)nd B．so C．because D．until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）TracyWongisawell-knownChinese-Americanwriter.Butherwritingskillwassomethingshepicked1．byherself.Shebecameapart-timewriterforIBMafter2．(graduate)fromcollege.Then,writingstorieswas3．(simple)apersonalinterest.Tracysentthreeofherstoriestoapublisher.4．(interest),theyimmediatelysuggestedthatsheputthemtogether5．(make)asingleonelongstoryandpaidTracy$50,000inadvance,whichwasaprettymoneyforanunknownwriter.EventhoughTracy’s6．(character)areinteresting,herstoriessometimesleavereadersuneasy:thoseaboutthesupernatural.“MymotherbelievedIcouldconnectwiththeafterlifeworld,”shetoldaclosefriend.“Sheusedtohavemespeakwithmygrandmother,7．diedmanyyearsago.”“CanI?Idon’tthinkIcan,”Tracysaidwithalaugh.“ButIdohavemomentswhenthingscometomefornoreason.”O(jiān)nce,she8．(wonder)howtocompleteascenesetinancientChinawhenthedoorbellsuddenlyrang.ItwasaFedExdeliveryman,withacopyofabookonChinesehistory.9．camewithoutherhavingorderedit!Thoughshehaspublished10books,Tracyhasremainedunchangedbyherfame.Shelivesinthesamewayshelived27yearsago—althoughina10．(big)house.There’smoreroomforjoyinherlife—anditwasn’tjustwriting.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。作文中共有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。Idon’trememberexacthowoldIwaswhenIbegantorideabike、IonlyrememberedhowIpracticedridingabikeinearlyyears、WhenIfirstsuccessfullyrodeabike,thatremainsavividmemory,mybrotherhelpedmewithholdingthebackseatofthebikewhenIwasriding、“Wow,Ididit!”criedI,assoonashenoticedIwasridingwithouthishandsholdit!Ilearntquickly,andsoon,eventhoughmyfeetwerenottouchingtheground,butIwasabletocyclearoundsixkilometeradaytoschool!It’ssolovelytorememberwhichhappenedatthattime、143第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是MsWang，你的學生李華給你寫了封信，訴說他無法融入班集體及交友的苦惱，請你根據(jù)以下要點給他回一封建議信。1.積極參加班級活動；2.了解同學們的興趣愛好；3.樂于助人注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當增加細節(jié)，使行文連貫；3.信的開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。DearLiHua,I’msorryyouarehavingtroubleinmakingfriends.However,thesituationiseasytochangeifyoutakemyadvice.Herearesometipstohelpyou.Yours,MsWang

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、A3、A4、D5、A6、A7、A8、A9、C10、D11、B12、C13、B14、D15、B16、A17、D18、A19、C20、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、1、A2、B3、C4、D22、1、C2、A3、A4、D23、1、C2、B3、D4、A24、1、D2、A3、D4、B25、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.Agreat