2025屆山東省濟(jì)南二中高考考前提分英語(yǔ)仿真卷含解析

2025屆山東省濟(jì)南二中高考考前提分英語(yǔ)仿真卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位號(hào)填寫(xiě)在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫(xiě)在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來(lái)的答案，然后再寫(xiě)上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無(wú)效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)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．Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed2．I’mverygratefultomyhighschoolteachers,without______helpIwouldn’tbesoexcellent.A．whom B．their C．which D．whose3．Iappreciate______theopportunitytoworkinyourcompanytwoyearsago.A．giving B．togive C．beinggiven D．tobegiven4．—Heisgoodatalotofthingsbutitdoesn’tmeanheisperfect.—___________Actuallynooneis.A．What’sgoingon? B．Let’sgetgoing.C．Thankgoodness. D．I’mwithyouonthat.5．—Doyoulikethebookyoufatherboughtyou?—Verymuch.It’sexactly______Iwanted.A．which B．thatC．what D．how6．—Doyouknow______themeetingroomearlier?—Shehadaheadache.A．whyAnnleftB．whydidAnnleaveC．whyAnnwillleaveD．whywillAnnleave7．---DoyouknowwhatTomdoesallday?----IknowhespendsatleastasmuchtimewatchingTVashe____________hislessons.A．isdoing B．does C．spendstodo D．doesdoing8．Manynetizensareimpressedwiththeexcusegivenbyateacherforquittingherjob______sheowestheworldavisit.A．because B．that C．where D．why9．Myteacheraskedmetocopy_____article_____secondtime． A．a(chǎn)n;the B．a(chǎn)n;a C．the;a D．the;the10．Therealreasonwhyprices____,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A．were B．willbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen11．---CanyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework?You'reagenius.---__________,butI'lltrytohelpyou.What'syourproblem?A．Farfromit B．SoundsgoodC．Byallmeans D．It'soutofquestion12．IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,________.A．hewilleither B．neitherwillheC．heneitherwill D．eitherhewill13．Everybodywastouched______wordsaftertheyheardhermovingstory.A．without B．beyondC．a(chǎn)gainst D．despite14．—TherearenorelativearticlesontheInternet.Whatshallwedo?—MyGod！Therearealwaysnotanyusefularticleswhenyouwant.A．one B．it C．that D．a(chǎn)ny15．—Whydoyoulookveryupset?—Theelectricitywascutoffsuddenlyandmyessay________unfinishedsince.A．wasleft B．hasleftC．hadbeenleft D．hasbeenleft16．—Therentofourflatwillseea20%risethisyear?—Yes.That’s______Ihavecompromisedwiththeflatowner.A．whatB．whereC．howD．when17．I______footballsinceIleftuniversity.A．didn’tplay B．don’tplayC．won’tplay D．haven’tplayed18．—Iamafraidthispairofshoesisalittleexpensive．—Ifyoureallywanttobuythem,Iwillgiveyoua____of10percent．A．quantity B．a(chǎn)mount C．discount D．a(chǎn)ccount19．Andrewlivesaloneandenjoysthecompanyofapetcat_______he’sgrownsofond.A．which B．inwhichC．ofwhich D．when20．Hischildrenwerehispride,andbeingadevotedfatherbecameatop______inhislife.A．capacity B．a(chǎn)nxiety C．priority D．opportunity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）閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)ThereisalargepercentageofAsianpeopleintheUS.They’rehardworking,respectfulbutstrangesometimes.Ifyoudon’tunderstandtheculture,youwillgetsomeproblemswiththem.Asianpeoplearedifferentfromanyotherculturesifyouthinkyouknowthem,youmightwanttothinkagain.Howaretheydifferent?WhenitcomestomostAsianculture,respectiseverything.Youcandoanythingyouwantbutdon'tdisrespectanAsianman.Youwillgetsomerealconsequencesafterwardandespeciallyifheisyourboss.It’ssomethingcalledfacesavingintheAsianculture.It’sridiculoussometimesbutit’stheirculture.Sometimestheirculturecancomeinbetweentheirrelationshipatwork.Asianpeoplemightexpectalotofrespectfromtheirco-workerswhentheirco-workersjustseethemasanequal.AmericansareverydifferentfromAsianpeople.Ifyou’reAsian,youmightwanttounderstandtheAmericancultureandevenadapttotheircultureifyouworkwiththem.Itwillbeeasierforyousinceyou’reintheircountries.ImagineanAmericanworkinginChina,expectingChineseco-workerstogetalongwithhimwhenhecriticizesthemstraightoutoneverysinglematterinfrontofeveryone.Ithinktheywilltakehimoutsideandtakecareofhim.Itjustdoesn’tworkthatwaywithAsianpeople.Ifyou’reanAmericanbossgivingyourAsianemployeeareview,youwillseethattheywillhaveaproblemwithyournegativeremarks.Theywillthinkthatyoudon’tlikethem,disrespectful,andwanttogetridofthem;wheninfact,you’rejustdoingyourjob.Youjustencouragethemtodotheirworkbetter.Ofcourse,it’snotfairforyouasanAmericanbossbutjustexpectthatitcanbesomethingthatisonyourAsianemployee’smind.1、TheAmericanscan’tgetalongwellwiththeAsiansprobablybecause______.A．theirculturesaredifferentB．theydon’tlikeeachotherC．bothofthemaretooproudD．theyhavedifferentpoliticalviews2、Theunderlinedphrase“facesaving”inParagraph2probablymeans_____.A．savingsomemoneyforlateruseB．makingfacestopleaseyourbossC．showingsomerespecttosomebodyD．helpingsomebodyoutoftrouble3、Fromthethirdparagraphwecanknowthatitisdifficult_________.A．fortheAsianstoacceptthecultureinAmericaB．fortheAmericanstoadapttothecultureinChinaC．forpeopletolearnthecultureinaforeigncountryD．forpeopletofollowthecultureintheirowncountry4、ThenegativeremarksanAmericanbossgivesonyourworkprobablymeanhe/she_____A．doesn’tlikeyouanylongerB．thinksyouarenotworthrespectingC．doesn’tthinkyouaresuitableforthejobD．wantsyoutoimproveyourwork22．（8分）PoliceForcepresentsCommunityRoadshow2017Wanttofindoutmoreaboutpolicework?ComeandvisitusatthevariouslocationsacrossSingapore.EnjoytheperformancesbythefriendlydogsfromthePoliceK9UnitandthePoliceBand.ComewithyourfamilyandtakepartinthefunactivitiesDetailsofRoadshowDate:16-17June2017Time:10am-7pmVenues:PunggolArcadeSerangoonCentreTampinesHubShuttlebusserviceswillbeavailabletoandfromthenearestMRTstations.EachfunnilycanredeemafunpackwhichConsistsof:·miniaturepolicecar·keycnaln·notepad·penPerformances·K9Showat11amand3pm·PoliceBandat6pmActivities·RockClimbing·BouncyCastle(forchildrenbelowtheageof12years)·ArtCompetitionTotakepartintheArtCompetition,Participantsmustregisteronlineby12June2017.Thiseventissponsoredby:·ArtforUs·DallyMinlMart·RockClimbCompanyLuckyDrawTimlngs:1pmand5pm(daily)1stprize:$300voucher2ndprize:$150voucher3rdprize:$100voucher10consolationprizesof$20eachWinnerswhoarenotpresentduringthedrawWillbenotifiedviaemailby19June2017.OrganisedbytheSingaporePoliceForce1、Whatisthepurposeoftheadvertisement?A．ToinformparticipantsoftheArtCompetition. B．Toadvertisethefunpack.C．TopromotethePoliceCommunityRoadshow. D．Toencouragerockclimbing.2、ParticipantswhowishtotakepartintheArtCompetitionmustregisteronlinebyA．12June2017 B．16June2017C．17June2017 D．19June20173、Whatdoweknowfromtheadvertisement?A．Therewillbetwodogshowsdaily.B．TheRoadShowwillendat6eachday.C．Thereisapolicecarkeychaininthefunpack.D．TheSingaporePoliceForceisoneofthesponsors.23．（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.24．（8分）NeilJordan,aconservationbiologist,hascomeupwithanovelmethodforprotectingcattlefromAfricanlions:painteyesontheirbehinds.Thelionswillthinktheirintendedprey（獵物）hasseenthemandwillgiveup,sincethey'velosttheelementofsurprise.Thispsychologicaltrickeryhasbeencalled"iCow",whichisactuallynotasstrangeasitsounds.Theeye-likepatternsonbutterflywingsareknowntopreventpreyingbirdsandwoodcuttersinIndianforestswearmasksonthebacksoftheirheadswhenworkingtodiscouragehungrytigers.TheinspirationfortheiCowstrategycamewhileJordanwasbasedinavillageinBotswana,whentwolionesseswerekilledbylocalfarmerstorevengetheircattle'sdeath.TheAfricanlionisavulnerablespecies,withnumbersdroppingfromover100,000inthe1990stoabout30,000today.Muchofthatdeclineisduetothesekindsofrevengefulkillingsbecausefarmershavenoeffectivestrategiesforprotectingtheirherds."Lionsarehuntersthatliketoattackbysurprise.Theymoveslowly,quietly,andcarefullytotheirprey,getclose,andjumponthemunseen,"hesaid.WhenJordanwaswatchingalionfollowanantelopeoneday,henoticedtheliongaveupthehuntoncetheantelopespottedit.Sohejoinedoneofthelocalfarmersona10-weektrialstudy,paintingeyesonone-thirdofaherdof62cattle.Whenthecattlereturnedeachnight,theytookaheadcounttoseehowmanyhadsurvived.Onlythreecowswerekilledbylionsduringthisperiod-allwithoutthepaintedeyesontheirbehinds.Andallthepaintedcowssurvived.However,Jordanwarnedthatsofarthisisjustapromisingidea.HeisnowbackinBotswanaforamoreambitiousstudy,equippedwithGPSdevicestobettermonitorthemovementofpredators（捕食者）andprey.1、TheiCowstrategyisdesignedto.A．killthelionsB．scareoffPredatorsC．identifycattleD．havefun2、Whenhunting,lionsliketo.A．giveuphalfwayB．hesitatetotakeactionC．chasetheirpreysteadilyD．launchsurprisingattacks3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"vulnerable"meaninthethirdparagraph?A．badlybehavedB．likelytoattackC．easilycheatedD．easilydamaged4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．NeilJordangottheinspirationfromthepatternsonbutterflywings.B．Inthe10-weektrialstudy,morecattlewerekilled.C．TheiCowstrategyislikelytobringgreatbenefit.D．Thefarmerswillcontinuetotaketheirrevengeonthelions.25．（10分）ThemovieTheWizardofOzhasthousandsoffansaroundtheworld.Butbackin1939whenthefilmopened,audienceswerenotparticularlyfondofit.Itwasonlyamodestboxofficesuccess.ItwasnominatedforBestPictureatthatyear'sAcademyAwards,butsowerenineothergreatfilms.ItlostouttoGonewiththeWind.TheWizardofOzreallygainedanaudiencewhenitwasbroadcastregularlyonTV.Thatbeganinthe1950s.Thefilm'splotfollowsyoungDorothywhoisknockedunconsciousduringatornado.ShedreamsaboutfollowingaYellowBrickRoadthroughtheLandofOztotheEmeraldCity.ShewantstomeettheWizardofOzwholivesthere.He'stheonlyonewhocanhelphertoreturnhometoKansas.AlongthewayshemakesfriendswiththeScarecrow,theTinManandtheCowardlyLion.TheyhelpherandherdogTotoovercometheWickedWitchoftheWest!AccordingtotheLibraryofCongress,TheWizardofOzisthemostwatchedmovieofalltime.Whatisitaboutthefilmthatappealstopeople?Itincludesthemesthatpeoplecanrelateto.ThroughmostofthemovieDorothyistryingtogethometoKansas.Whenshefinallygetstogo,shespeaksthewords,"there'snoplacelikehome."Peopleidentifywiththatthought.Homeisthewelcomingplacewheretheyfeelsecure.Atthebeginningofthefilm,Dorothysingsofaplace"overtherainbow."There,thedreamsthatyoudaretodreamreallydocometrue.Sowhilehomeisagreatplace,dreamingaboutsomethingdifferentisallrighttoo.TheWizardofOzalsodealswithcourage.Dorothylearnsthattruecourageisn'tbeingunafraid.It'sfacingdangerwhenyouareafraid.Herfriendsfaceplentyofdangertorescueher.AsoneofthetrueclassicsofAmericanliterature,TheWizardofOzhasstirredtheimaginationofyoungandoldalikeforoverfourgenerations.Celebratethe80thyearofthisfabulousfilmbywatchingitagain.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatcanweknowaboutTheWizardofOz?A．ItwasforbiddentobebroadcastonTV.B．Itwaswell-receivedimmediatelyitopened.C．Itbegantoenjoyitspopularityinthe1950s.D．ItgotBestPictureatAcademyAwardsin1939.2、Whatthemeofthemovieattractspeople?A．Nopains,nogains. B．Knowledgeispower.C．Accidentswillhappen. D．Eastorwest,homeisbest.3、ThemovieTheWizardofOzisabout.A．homeandmodesty B．dreamandcourageC．creativityanddanger D．friendshipandviolence4、Whatdoestheauthoradvisetocelebratethismovie'sanniversary?A．Watchingitagain. B．Readingthebook. C．Satisfyingtheaudience. D．Daringtodream.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）SincechildhoodI’dbeenaccustomedtoalifewhereIwouldbeafraidofeverything.Isawmyselfasaninsecureand1individual.Butthen,alltoosuddenly,something2,andoveraperiodof6monthsIfirmlymanagedto3oneofmydiets,andlost30pounds.This4mefromoverweightstraightdowntounderweight.The5taughtmethatIcouldchangemyself.Iheardaboutapublicspeaking6goingonatmyuniversity,andforthefirsttime,Iactuallymanagedto7thecouragetogothere.Itwas8.ForthefirsttimeIsharedmystoryinfrontofdozensofpeople9judgingme,andsuddenlyallthe10fearsaboutspeakingpubliclystarted11.ThistaughtmeIcouldgetridofmy12.Myroadtochange,fromthatpointon,wentfroma（n）13toaneatandorderlyhighway,andIstartedchangingrapidly.UsingthefactthatIcouldgetridofmyfears,Istartedworkingonthemonebyone.Myfearof14strangers,myfearofaskingsimple15Ishould“make16ofbymyself”,myfearofhangingoutwithpeople.Allofthemweregone.AndIstillcontinueto17tothisdaywithout18.Attheend,myweaknessofbeingsociallyincompetentforsolongbecamemy19asittaughtmehowtochange,asInowfighttobecomefarbetterthanthe20,andtheabsolutebestIcanbe.1、A．unconfidentB．dissatisfiedC．surprisedD．thoughtful2、A．missedB．jumpedC．polishedD．struck3、A．a(chǎn)ccountforB．a(chǎn)pplyforC．sticktoD．seeto4、A．producedB．broughtC．exposedD．introduced5、A．failureB．a(chǎn)dventureC．experienceD．connection6、A．organizationB．instructionC．ideaD．event7、A．gatherB．observeC．a(chǎn)ttractD．balance8、A．offeringB．liberatingC．blindingD．confusing9、A．impatientlyB．hopefullyC．potentiallyD．cheerfully10、A．temporaryB．comfortableC．limitedD．random11、A．a(chǎn)cceleratingB．disappearingC．removingD．convincing12、A．fearsB．urgesC．a(chǎn)ppointmentD．a(chǎn)nger13、A．chanceB．orderC．momentD．mess14、A．treatingB．witnessingC．greetingD．remembering15、A．occasionsB．questionsC．purposesD．promises16、A．senseB．notesC．funD．knowledge17、A．progressB．promoteC．complainD．research18、A．exampleB．discoveryC．stopD．information19、A．feelingB．heightC．contributionD．strength20、A．typicalB．a(chǎn)verageC．extraD．precious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）ItisreportedthatfamousCCTVreporterLangYongchunhasbeenappointedasavicepresidentforanonlineenterprise.Heis1．(actual)notthefirstonetoleaveCCTV.Recentlyseveralwell-knownreportershavequittheirjobs.TobeaCCTVreporterisnoteasyandLangisno2．(expect).Heshowedgreatintereststudyasaschoolboy.HiswonderfulacademicperformanceenabledhimtobeadmittedNanjingUniversitytoTraditionalChineseMedicine.Itwasinuniversity3．hefoundastrongdesiretobeareporter.Asaresult,heworkedveryhard4．(achieve)hisdream.Hishardworkfinallypaid5．whenhebecameareporterofaprogramme6．(name)News,whichmadehimrisetofameovernight.While7．(work)atCCTV,hewashardworkingandmodestaswell.Hiscareerreached8．newhighafterLangbecameareporterofNewsBroadcastin2014.HehadclimbedMountQomolangmainhiscareerasareporter.Hestillwantedtochallenge9．(he)inotherfields.However,hisresignationwillneverstop10．(teenagers)dreams.AbroadcastingstudentsaysCCTVremainsthestageofwhathehasbeendreamingof.第四部分寫(xiě)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(xiě)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。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(xiě)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(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均限一詞;2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。DearTom,Howiseverythinggoingrecently?ThathasbeenalongtimesincewemeetinChinalasttime、Havingpassedthefinallyexams,Iambusyplanningatwo-weekstriptotheUSduringthiswinterholiday、DoyouhavesomeadvicesaboutthechoiceofAmericancities?Iprefertobigandmoderncities、IguessI’dbetterbookahotel、Whatisthepriceforsingleboylikemyself?IsiteasytofindChinesefood?WhatisthetrafficlikeafterItravelbetweencitiesintheUS?Hopetohearingfromyou、Thankyou!Bestregards!LiHua86第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你校外教MrBrown對(duì)中國(guó)文化很感興趣，請(qǐng)寫(xiě)封郵件邀請(qǐng)他一起參加城市圖書(shū)館的傳統(tǒng)文化日。內(nèi)容包括：1.時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)；2.活動(dòng)介紹：中國(guó)餐桌禮儀講座；使用筷子比賽；粵劇表演等。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.提示詞：筷子：chopsticks粵劇：CantoneseOperaDearMrBrown,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、A2、D3、C4、D5、B6、A7、D8、B9、C10、A11、A12、B13、B14、A15、D16、B17、D18、C19、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、A2、C3、B4、D22、1、C2、A3、A23、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,