2025屆黑龍江省黑河市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高考臨考沖刺英語試卷含解析

2025屆黑龍江省黑河市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)高考臨考沖刺英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)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(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)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(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．Heswitchedoffthelightandwasabouttoleavetheclassroomandonlythen____torainheavily.A．itbeganB．itbeginsC．doesitbeginD．diditbegin2．Hewouldbeinbetterhealthnow_______withtoomuchworkwhenyoung.A．hadhenotburdenedhimself B．ifhewasnotburdenedC．werehenotburdened D．hadhenotbeenburdenedhimself3．Whichdoyouprefer,teaorcoffee?—_______.Ireallydon’tmind.A．Both B．None C．Neither D．Either4．TheladystandingovertheremaybefromtheUSA,_____Iguesshaslostherway.A．whom B．whoC．which D．where5．Rosa_____thiswashingmachineformorethantenyears.Sheisthinkingaboutbuyinganewone.A．isusingB．usedC．hadusedD．hasbeenusing6．---Dad,haveyouseenmyChristmascard?---______youpaintedlastnight?I’mafraidIhaven’tseen______.A．One;one B．Theone;itC．One;it D．Theone;that7．—HowIwishIhadworkedharderwhenIwasinthatcompany.—Ifyouhad,you_________adepartmentmanagernow.A．a(chǎn)re B．wouldbeC．wouldhavebeen D．were8．—Lucy,couldyoupleasesparemeafewminutes?一,butIhope“afewminutes”,won’tturnintoanhour.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．That'skindofyouC．I’mafraidnotD．Iguessso9．Thecaseshockedthepublic,ahotdebateoverhumannatureontheIntemet.A．causes B．caused C．causing D．tocause10．Thestore______Iboughtmytextbooksishavingasalethisweek.A．that B．whereC．which D．why11．—Isthereahospitalnearby?Ihurtmyankle,andcannotmovenow.—It’sabout3blocksaway.I_____youthere.A．tookB．takeC．willtakeD．havetaken12．Sincethemiddleofthelastyear,thebike-sharingmarket_____inBeijing.A．boomedB．wasboomingC．willboomD．hasboomed13．—Iamjustwonderingwhichteam,ChicagoBullsorWashingtonWizards,wonthegamelastnight?—________Idon’treallylikeeitherteam.A．Don’tmentionit.B．Noproblem.C．Whocares?D．Whybother?14．TherewillbeanendlesspowerofyouthsupportingtheChinesenation’srejuvenation_______theyoungergenerationofthecountryhasideals,pursuitsandshoulders.A．a(chǎn)sfaras B．solongasC．evenif D．a(chǎn)sif15．—Whyareyousolate?—Thedrivercouldn’tseeclearlybecauseofthefog．____,theroadwastooicy．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Besides16．一WhichT—shirtdoyoulikebest?一．Theyarebothoutoffashionandexpensive．A．None B．Neither C．Any D．Both17．Inordertosatisfytheneedsofthemarket,theelectriccompanyhas______itsfocustotabletcomputersandsmartmobilephones.A．switched B．shapedC．directed D．discovered18．Wearetoholdthesportsmeetingnextweekend,________theairqualitybecomesbetter.A．which B．whenC．where D．while19．Takingonlinereadingintoconsideration,wecanchallengetheassumption____readingforpleasurecontinuestodecrease.A．whether B．that C．where D．when20．—Whycan’tyougivemeanotherchance?—________,butIdon’tthinkyouaregoodatmanagement.A．NooffenceB．NoworriesC．NoneedD．Nowonder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）ThetheatreinShakespeare’stimewasmuchdifferentthanitistoday.Authorswroteplaysforthemasses,especiallythosewhocouldn’treadorwrite.ThetheatrechangedalotduringShakespeare’slifetime.Theauthoritiesdidn’tlikeitanddidn’tallowactinginthecityitself:Theythoughtithadabadinfluenceonpeopleandkeptthemfromgoingtochurch.QueenElizabeth,ontheotherhand,lovedactingandhelpedthetheatrebecomepopular.ThetheatreinShakespeare’stimewasfulloflife.Peopledidnotsitallthetimeanditwasnotquietduringtheperformance.Theaudiencecouldwalkaround,eatanddrinkduringtheplay.Theaterswereopenarenasorplayhousesthathadroomforuptothreethousandpeople.Therewasalmostnoscenerybecausethedialoguewasthemostimportantpartoftheplay.Colourfulandwell-designedcostumeswereveryimportantandtoldthepeopleaboutthestatusofacharacter.Womenneverperformedinplays,80youngboysplayedfemalecharacters.Theperformancestookplaceintheafternoonbecauseitwastoodarkatnight.Therewasnostagecrewasthereistoday.Actorshadtodoeverythingthemselves-frommakingcostumestosettingthestage.Playswereorganizedbyactingcompanies.Theyperformedabout6differentplayseachweekbecausetheyneededmoneytosurvive.Theyhadalmostnotimetorehearse(排練).ThecompaniesinShakespeare’stimehadaranksystem.Thecompanybelongedtoshareholdersandmanagers.Theywereresponsibleforeverythingandgotmostofthemoneywhenthecompanywassuccessful.Sometimestheyevenownedtheirownbuildings.Actorsworkedforthemanagersandaftersometimebecameapermanentmemberofthecompany.Apprentices(學(xué)徒)wereyoungboysandwereallowedtoactinunimportantrole.Theyalsoplayedfemalecharactersinplays.1、Whywasthetheatrebannedbytheauthorities?A．Itwasmuchdifferentthanbefore.B．Theythoughtitaffectedpeoplenegatively.C．Theythoughtitkeptpeoplegoingtochurch.D．Thequeendidn’tlikeit.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“arenas”inParagraph4mean?A．Stages. B．Stores.C．Companies. D．Playgrounds.3、Whatdoweknowaboutthenactors?A．Theycoulddrinkduringtheplay.B．Womenhadtocross-dressmalecharacters.C．Theyhadstagecrewtohelpthem.D．Theyweretoobusytopractice.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．TorememberShakespeare.B．ToshowhisloveofShakespeare’splays.C．TointroducetheatersinShakespeare’stime.D．Todiscussthecompany’sranksystem.23．（8分）TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding(襯墊)ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhad

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anopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou.”WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.1、Whydoesthewriterregard“ifonly”astwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguage?A．BecausepeopleusethemwhentheyfeelsadB．BecausetheyexpressregretsanddisappointmentinlifeC．BecausetheremindthewriterofsomesadexperiencesD．BecausetheymeansadnessintheEnglishlanguage2、What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“foregone”inParagraph3?A．givenup B．comeacrossC．gotthrough D．heldback3、TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto________.A．seeadoctor B．finishherworkC．joinacelebration D．a(chǎn)ccompanyherfather4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AdvicefromMyFather B．Avoidanceofsaying“IfOnly”C．The“ExtraMinute”Rule D．TheimportanceofEmotionalWell-being24．（8分）Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonisthatcrossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculateandincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thus,youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflatonthefloor.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgetpainful.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheother,itcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringshowedthat.A．crossingyourlegscanraiseyourbloodpressureB．crossingonelegovertheothercanincreasethebloodcirculationC．youshouldhaveyourlegscrossedonceeveryhourD．youshouldgetupandwalkaroundformorethan15minutes2、Crossingyourlegscancausesomehealthproblemsexcept.A．pressureonveinsandnervesinlegsandfeetB．permanentnervedamageC．unstablepostureD．neckandbackpain3、Whatseemstobethewriter’sattitudetowardcrossinglegs?A．Supportive.B．Negative.C．Casual.D．Confused25．（10分）Forcenturies,medicalpioneershaverefinedavarietyofmethodsandmedicinestotreatsickness,injury,anddisability,enablingpeopletolivelongerandhealthierlives.“Asalamander(asmalllizard-likeanimal)cangrowbackitsleg.Whycan'tahumandothesame?”askedPeruvian-bornsurgeonDr.AnthonyAtalainarecentinterview.Thequestion,areferencetoworkaimingtogrownewlimbsforwoundedsoldiers,capturestheinventivespiritofregenerativemedicine.Thisinnovativefieldseekstoprovidepatientswithreplacementbodyparts.Thesepartsarenotmadeofsteel;theyaretherealthings---livingcells,tissue,andevenorgans.Regenerativemedicineisstillmostlyexperimental,withclinicalapplicationslimitedtoproceduressuchasgrowingsheetsofskinonburnsandwounds.Oneofitsmostsignificantadvancestookplacein499，whenaresearchgroupatNorthCarolina’sWakeForestInstituteforRegenerativeMedicineconductedasuccessfulorganreplacementwithalaboratory-grownbladder.Sincethen,theteam,ledbyDr.Atala,hascontinuedtogenerateavarietyofothertissuesandorgans—fromkidneystoears.Thefieldofregenerativemedicinebuildsonworkconductedintheearlytwentiethcenturywiththefirstsuccessfultransplantsofdonatedhumansofttissueandbone.However,donororgansarenotalwaysthebestoption.Firstofall,theyareinshortsupply,andmanypeoplediewhilewaitingforanavailableorgan;intheUnitedStatesalone,morethan100,000peoplearewaitingfororgantransplants.Secondly,apatient’sbodymayultimatelyrejectthetransplanteddonororgan.Anadvantageofregenerativemedicineisthatthetissuesaregrownfromapatient’sowncellsandwillnotberejectedbythebody’simmunesystem.Today,severallabsareworkingtocreatebioartificialbodyparts.ScientistsatColumbiaandYaleUniversitieshavegrownajawboneandalung.AttheUniversityofMinnesota,DorisTaylorhascreatedabeatingbioartificialratheart.Dr.Atala’smedicalteamhasreportedlong-termsuccesswithbioengineeredbladdersimplantedintoyoungpatientswithspinabifida(abirthdefectthatinvolvestheincompletedevelopmentofthespinalcord).AndattheUniversityofMichigan,H.DavidHumeshascreatedanartificialkidney.Sofar,thekidneyprocedurehasonlybeenusedsuccessfullywithsheep,butthereishopethatonedaysimilarkidneywillbeimplantableinahumanpatient.Thecontinuingresearchofscientistssuchasthesemayeventuallymakedonororgansunnecessaryand,asaresult,significantlyincreaseindividuals’chancesofsurvival.1、Inthelatestfieldofregenerativemedicine,whatarereplacementpartsmadeof?A．Donatedcells,tissuesandorgans. B．Rejectedcells,tissuesandorgans.C．Cells,tissuesandorgansofone’sown. D．Cells,tissuesandorgansmadeofsteel.2、Whathavescientistsexperimentedsuccessfullyonforabioartificialkidney?A．Patients B．RatsC．Sheep D．Soldiers3、Whyisgenerativemedicineconsideredinnovative?A．Itwillprovidepatientswithreplacementsofttissues.B．Itwillstrengthenthehumanbody’simmunesystem.C．Itwillshortenthetimepatientswaitingforadonatedorgan.D．Itwillmakepatientslivelongerwithbioartificialorgans.4、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsregenerativemedicine？A．Positive. B．Negative.C．Doubtful. D．Reserved.第三部分語言知識運(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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Someyearsagoonahotsummerday,alittleboydecidedtogofora1inthelakebehindhishouse.Inahurrytodiveintothe2water,heranoutofthebackdoor.Heflewintothewater,not3thatanalligator（鱷魚）wasswimmingtowardthe4.Hismotherinthehousewas5ofthewindowandsawthealligator6itgotcloserandcloser.Infear,sherantowardthewater,yellingtohersonas7asshecould.Hearinghervoice,thelittleboybecame8andmadeareturntoswimtohismother.Itwastoo9.Justashereachedher,thealligator10him.Fromtheshore,themothergraspedherlittleboybythearmsjustasthealligatorgraspedhislegs.Thealligatorwasmuch11thanthemother,butthemotherwasmuchtoostrugglingtolettheboygo.Afarmerhappenedtodriveby,heardher12,racedfromhistruck,tookaimand13thealligator.14,afterweeksinthehospital,thelittleboy15.Hislegswerescarredbytheanimaland,onhisarms,were16scratcheswherehismother’sfingernailsscratched.Anewspaperreporter,who17theboy,askedifhewouldshowhimhis18.Theboyliftedhispantlegs.Andthen,withobvious19,hesaidtothereporter,“Botlookatmyarms.Ihavegreatscarsonmyarms,too.Ihavethembecausemymomwouldn’tletmego.Theyaremymother’s20forme.”1、A．skateB．surpriseC．swimD．show2、A．hotB．coolC．pollutedD．boiled3、A．forgettingB．rememberingC．realizingD．ignoring4、A．roadsideB．entranceC．exitD．shore5、A．lookingoutB．givingoutC．pickingoutD．gettingout6、A．ifB．a(chǎn)sC．butD．so7、A．politelyB．a(chǎn)ngrilyC．loudlyD．gently8、A．interestedB．tiredC．movedD．a(chǎn)larmed9、A．lateB．funnyC．kindD．nice10、A．reachedB．savedC．helpedD．loosed11、A．youngerB．heavierC．strongerD．cleverer12、A．smileB．readingC．cheersD．screams13、A．shotB．raisedC．missedD．visited14、A．GenerallyB．LuckilyC．HonestlyD．Actually15、A．diedB．survivedC．a(chǎn)ppearedD．disappeared16、A．niceB．tallC．expensiveD．deep17、A．toldB．doubtedC．interviewedD．warned18、A．powerB．scarsC．a(chǎn)bilityD．spots19、A．prideB．failureC．successD．progress20、A．experienceB．storyC．wishD．love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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Atonly12,MiltonHersheystopped1．(attend)schoolandbegantoworkforacandymakerinLancaster.There,helearnedtomixsugarandwatertomakecandyproducts,2．hemovedtoPhiladelphiatosetupacandystore.However,hisstorewasacomplete3．(fail).Sohe4．toLancasterandbeganmakingcaramels(焦糖)inhisownway—withfreshmilkandhemadeit.Thenin1893heboughtthechocolate-makingmachinesmadebyGermany.Hewasdevelopinga(an)5．(usual)plan—tobuildalargechocolatefactoryandatowntosupportit.Sosoonheboughtatown6．hesetuphischocolatefactoryinthefollowingyear.Thefactoryprovidedfreeaccommodationandallhisworkerslivedinit.Hefoundawaytomakelargeamountsofmilkchocolate.TheHersheyCandyCompanywasonitswaytosuccess.Today,inthetownofHersey,thestreetlights7．(shape)likethecandy.Theairoftensmells8．chocolate.AtHershey’sChocolateWorld,visitorscanlearn9．chocolateismade.Thisspecialtowncallus10．“TheSweetestPlaceonEarth.”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）假定英語老師要求同桌之間修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的作文。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：在錯的詞下面畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從見11處起）不計分。Myfather'sfriendHenryusedtobeateacheratamedicalschoolandhewasverystricttohisstudents、Thestudentswereafraidofhimthoughhewasseldompleasedwiththeanswerstheygave、Onceastudentseatedbeforehim,andHenryrequiredhimtodescribingacertainillness,hisdescriptionofwhichturnedouttobeOK、ThenHenryaskedaboutthecurefortheillness,butthestudentgavetherightanswer、“Howmuchwillyougivethepatient?""Afullspoor’s!"Suddenlythestudentrealizesthattherewasanythingwrong、Hesaidanxiously,"I'vemadethemistake：afullspoonistoomany,andhecantakeonlyfivedrops、""It'stoolate；yourpatienthasbeendied,"Henrysaidcoldly、54第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的加拿大筆友湯姆將于八月來中國的少林寺旅游，來信向你了解有關(guān)旅游景點(diǎn)的情況。請你用英語給他寫封回信，內(nèi)容主要包括：1.

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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、D4、B5、D6、B7、B8、D9、C10、B11、C12、D13、C14、B15、D16、B17、A18、B19、B20、A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’sbecominghardertoshowyourteenagersthatyouloveands