2024届聊城市重点中学高考适应性考试英语试卷含解析

2024届聊城市重点中学高考适应性考试英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Butforyourinstruction,I______suchgreatprogressinsoshortatime.Thanksalot.A．wouldn’tmake B．hadn’tmadeC．won’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade2．Youcanusealargeplasticsbottle,_________cutoff,asaplottogrowflowersin.A．withitstop B．thetopofwhichC．whosetop D．itstopis3．--Whataboutthetwoofusgoingdowntown?--___________.Ihatespendingtimehangingaround.A．Thatsuitsmefine B．WhynotC．Itdependsontheweather D．Well,that'sthelastthingIwilldo4．Itwasadifficultjobforhim.Hehadtriedeverythingbutitmadelittle________.A．use B．goodC．difference D．result5．Someexpertsfearthattoo-early________tocomputerswillhaveharmfulconsequencesforchildren’sdevelopment.A．exposure B．extensionC．exhibition D．expansion6．-Areyoureadyforthehistorytesttomorrow?-No,IwishI_____theclockback.A．hadturned B．couldturnC．willturn D．wouldhaveturned7．Thebiggestproblemformostplants,which________justgetupandrunawaywhenthreatened,isthatanimalsliketoeatthem.A．shallnot B．can'tC．needn't D．mustn't8．Itwasthebelief________hecouldfindhis“root”inAfrica________madeAlexdecidetogotoGambia.A．that;where B．where;thatC．that;that D．how;which9．—DidyoumeetMr.Smith?—Yes.WhenIarrived,he________forNewYorktoattendapressconference.A．wasjustleaving B．justleftC．justleaves D．hadjustleft10．Salesdirectorisaposition_______communicationabilityisjustasimportantassaleskills.A．which B．thatC．when D．where11．—Whyareyouinsuchahurry,Bob?—MothertoldmeI________behomeby9:00pm,orshewillbeworried.A．mustB．mightC．canD．may12．Mikeislookingforanotherjobbecausehefeelsthatnothinghedoeshisboss.A．serves B．satisfiesC．promises D．supports13．Janeisnotgoodatsports，butwhenittocooking，she’sexcellent．A．happens B．comes C．does D．occurs14．Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless，isn'the？Yes，_____________heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.A．if B．unlessC．though D．so15．ManyteacherslikesurfingtheInternet,________theymayfindalotofusefulvideosaboutteaching.A．which B．whereC．when D．that16．Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should17．Manyuniversitiesthroughouttheworldprovidescholarshipsforstudents________financialaid.A．infavourof B．inneedofC．infaceof D．inhonourof18．Britishscientistshaveproduced_____theybelieveistheworld’ssmallestChristmascard．A．which B．who C．that D．what19．Thepartylastmonthreallygavemealotoffun.Socanwehavethismonth,Mr.James?A．any B．one C．another D．theother20．________competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.A．Due B．RawC．Core D．Keen第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Here’sanideawhosetimehascome:Aflushotthatdoesn’trequireanactualshot.Forthefirsttime,researchershavetestedafluvaccinepatch(疫苗贴)inahumanclinicaltrialandfoundthatitdeliveredasmuchprotectionasatraditionalinjectionwithaneedle.Doctorsandpublichealthexpertshavehighhopesthatitwillincreasethenumberofpeoplewhogetimmunized(免疫的)againsttheflu.SeasonalfluisresponsibleforuptohalfamilliondeathsaroundtheworldeachyearaccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization.AteamledbyGeorgiaTechengineerMarkPrausnitzhascomeupwithanothermethodthatuses“microneedles”.Thesetinyneedlesaresosmallthat100ofthem,arrangedinorderonapatch,canfitunderyourthumb.Yetthey’rebigenoughtoholdvaccineforthreetypesofflu.Noneofthestudyvolunteershadserioussideeffects.Thegroupsthatgotpatcheshadmildskinreactionsthatwerenotseenintheregularneedlegroup,whilethevolunteersintheregularneedlegroupweremorelikelytoexperiencepain.Overall,70percentofthevolunteerswhogotvaccinepatchessaidthey’dratherusethemagainthangetatraditionalflushot.Thestudyauthorsdeclareditasuccessonallfronts.Thebiggestbeneficiariescouldbepeopleinlow-andmiddle-incomecountries,wherefluvaccinesarehardtocomeby.Reducingpainisnice,butotherbenefits—thepatchcostsless，iseasiertotransport,doesn’trequirerefrigeration,canbeself-administeredanddoesn’tcausewasteofneedles-areevenbetter.“MicroneedlePatcheshavethepotentialtobecomeidealcandidatesforvaccinationprograms,”wroteKatjaHoschlerandMariaZambonofPublicHealthEngland.1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Avaccinepatchthatcurespeopleoftheirflu.B．Aclinicalstudythatprotectspeoplefromdisease.C．Apatchthatmakesflushotsathingofthepast.D．Amethodthatmakestraditionalflushotspainless.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthevaccinepatch?A．ItisproducedbytheWHO.B．Itcausesslightsideeffects.C．Itdeliversvaccinetothelittlefinger.D．Itworksbadlyon30%ofthevolunteers.3、Thenewpatchhasallthefollowingbenefitsexceptthat________.A．itisprovidedfreeofchargeB．itcanbeusedwithoutadoctorC．itcanhekeptatroomtemperatureD．itneedslesscareintransportation4、WhatisKaijaandMaria’sattitudetowardsthenewshot?A．Cautious. B．Favorable.C．Ambiguous. D．Disapproving.22．（8分）Thatpeopleoftenexperiencetroublesleepinginadifferentbedinunfamiliarsurroundingsisaphenomenonknownasthe4Tirst-nighf,effect.Ifapersonstaysinthesameroomthefollowingnighttheytendtosleepmoresoundly.YukaSasakiandhercolleaguesatBrownUniversitysetouttoinvestigatetheoriginsofthiseffect.Dr.Sasakiknewthefirst-nighteffectprobablyhassomethingtodowithhowhumansevolved.Thepuzzlewaswhatbenefitwouldbegainedfromitwhenperformancemightbeaffectedthefollowingday.Shealsoknewfrompreviousworkconductedonbirdsanddolphinsthattheseanimalsputhalfoftheirbrainstosleepatatimesothattheycanrestwhileremainingalertenoughtoavoidpredators(捕食者).Thisledhertowonderifpeoplemightbedoingthesamething.Totakeacloserlook,herteamstudied35healthypeopleastheysleptintheunfamiliarenvironmentoftheuniversity’sDepartmentofPsychologicalSciences.Theparticipantseachsleptinthedepartmentfortwonightsandwerecarefullymonitoredwithtechniquesthatlookedattheactivityoftheirbrains.Dr.Sasakifound,asexpected,theparticipantssleptlesswellontheirfirstnightthantheydidontheirsecond,takingmorethantwiceaslongtofallasleepandsleepinglessoverall.Duringdeepsleep,theparticipants’brainsbehavedinasimilarmannerseeninbirdsanddolphins.Onthefirstnightonly,thelefthemispheres(半球)oftheirbrainsdidnotsleepnearlyasdeeplyastheirrighthemispheresdid.Curiousifthelefthemisphereswereindeedremainingawaketoprocessinformationdetectedinthesurroundingenvironment,Dr.Sasakire-rantheexperimentwhilepresentingthesleepingparticipantswithamixofregularlytimedbeeps(蜂鸣声)ofthesametoneandirregularbeepsofadifferenttoneduringthenight.Sheworkedoutthat,ifthelefthemispherewasstayingalerttokeepguardinastrangeenvironment,thenitwouldreacttotheirregularbeepsbystirringpeoplefromsleepandwouldignoretheregularlytimedones.Thisispreciselywhatshefound.1、WhatdowelearnaboutDr.YukaSasakidoingherresearch?A．Shefoundbirdsanddolphinsremainalertwhileasleep.B．Shefoundbirdsanddolphinssleepinmuchthesameway.C．ShegotsomeideafrompreviousstudiesonbirdsanddolphinsD．Sheconductedstudiesonbirds’anddolphins’sleepingpatterns.2、WhatdidDr.Sasakidowhenshefirstdidherexperiment?A．Shemonitoredthebrainactivityofparticipantssleepinginanewenvironment.B．Sherecruited(招募)35participantsfromherDepartmentofPsychologicalSciences.C．Shestudiedthedifferencesbetweenthetwosidesofparticipants’brains.D．Shetestedherfindingsaboutbirdsanddolphinsonhumansubjects.3、WhatdidDr.Sasakidowhenre-runningherexperiment?A．Sheanalyzedthenegativeeffectofirregulartonesonbrains.B．Sherecordedparticipants’adaptationtochangedenvironment.C．Sheexposedherparticipantstotwodifferentstimuli(刺激物).D．Shecomparedtheresponsesofdifferentparticipants.4、WhatdidDr.Sasakifindabouttheparticipantsinherexperiment?A．Theytendedtoenjoycertaintonesmorethanothers.B．Theytendedtorecognizeirregularbeepsasathreat.C．Theyfeltsleepywhenexposedtoregularbeeps.D．Theydifferedintheirtoleranceofirregulartones23．（8分）Fromthemomentyouopenyoureyesinthemorning,youcanfeelsweatrunningdownyourbody,evenifyou'rebarelymovingatall.That'swhatmostpeopleinChinafeltlikethissummer.Infact,theentirenorthernhemisphere(半球)sawhightemperaturesinJuly.TheArcticCirclewasnoexception(例外).TemperaturesinthecityofNorilsk,whichisintheArcticCircle,reachedarecordhighof32℃,TheAtlanticreported.Temperaturesthereareusuallyjust10℃atthistimeoftheyear.TheheatwaveintheArcticismainlyalong-termresultofglobalwarming,accordingtotheChineseAcademyofMeteorologicalSciences.Infact,whilethewholeworldisgettingwarmer,theArcticiswarmingtwiceasfastastherestoftheplanet.Thisiscalledthepolaramplificationeffect（极地放大效应）.ThemostdirectimpactofArcticwarmingisthemeltingofArcticice.AccordingtoNASA,Arcticseaiceisnowdisappearingatarateof13.2percentevery10years.NASAsaidthatifthiscontinues,theArcticwillhavenoicebytheyear2040.ThishasputsomeArcticanimals,likepolarbears,indanger.Theicethatthebearsliveonhasshrunk(缩小),theTorontoStarreported.Meltingicecanalsocausesealevelstoriseinthelongterm.Since1993,sealevelshaverisenatarateof3.2cmevery10years,theGuardianreported.Somecountries,suchasTuvalu（图瓦鲁）intheSouthPacificOceanandMaldives（马尔代夫）intheIndianOcean,areatriskofdisappearingintothesea1、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Somecountriesintheoceanwilldisappearin10yearsB．ChinaisthehottestinthenorthernhemispherethissummerC．ThetemperaturesinNorilskusedtobelowerthanthissummer.D．TheworldgetswarmerbecauseoftheheatwaveintheArctic2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inthethirdparagraphreferto?A．TheheatwaveintheArcticB．TheresultofglobalwarmingC．GettingwarmerintheworldD．TheArcticgettingwarmfaster3、WhatmaybetheresultofthemeltingofArcticice?A．ThepolarwillbecomedangerousB．SealevelsriseinthelongtermC．TherewillbeanendofwatershortageD．Therewillbenoiceintheworldby20404、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A．HeathitsArcticB．Arcticanimalsareindanger.C．TheworldbecamehotterthanbeforeD．Somecountriesmaydisappearintothesea24．（8分）OK,soit'snotarealwar-buttheU.S.andChinaareatthebeginningofatradewarthankstoPresidentTrump'spolicy.TheChinesegovernmentraised34billiondollarsinnewdutiesongoodsexportedfromtheU.S.lastweekinreplytoPresidentTrump'sunwisetariffs(关税)of34billiondollarsonChinesegoods.Farmandseafood-producingstatesaregoingtobehithardestbyChina'snewtariffsonU.S.goods.StateswherecarsaremadeandshippedtoChinaareonthehookaswell.Intermsofvalue,some38percentofproductsonthetarifflistarerelatedtoagriculture,includingsoybeans,sorghum,tobaccoandmeat.That'snothinglikegoodnewsforfarm-beltstates,primarilyintheMidwestlikeIowa.AwiderangeofseafoodisonChina'starifflist.ThatcouldhurtfisheryworkersinAlaskaandlobsterharvestersinMaine.Alaska,forexample,exportednearlyIbilliondollarsworthofseafoodtoChina."ChinaisamajormarketforAlaskaseafood,"saidAlexaTonkovich,ExecutiveDirectoroftheAlaskaSeafoodMarketingInstitute."Theseafoodindustrydirectlyemploysnearly60,000workersinAlaskaeachyearanddirectlyemploysmoreworkersthananyotherprivateindustry."Andautomakingstates,particularlyintheSouth,arealsoatrisk.Some24percentofproductsonthelist-intermsofvalue-arecars,trucksandothervehicles.Michiganaloneexported$1.7billionworthofmotorvehiclesandvehiclepartstoChinain2017.OtherstatesbeingaffectedincludeSouthCarolina,whereBMWmakesSUVsforboththeU.S.andexporters,andAlabama,hometoMercedes-Benz,Toyota,HondaandHyundaifactories.Thisroundoftariffssparessomeindustries,likecommercialaircraft.WashingtonState,whichishometoBoeing,couldbreatheasighofrelief.Italso,forthemoment,skipstariffsonchemicalproducts.AlexaTonkovichhaswarnedtheU.S.governmentthatthetradewarcouldriskemployment,reduceindustryprofits,andcausethehigherpricesforconsumersintheU.S.!1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"onthehook"mean?A．Delightedintheirluck. B．Lostindeepthought.C．Caughtinadifficultsituation. D．Stuckintrafficjams.2、Whichstatewillbehurttheleastonthisroundoftariffs?A．Washington. B．Iowa. C．Maine. D．Michigan.3、WhatisAlexaTonkovich'sattitudetowardsthetradewar?A．Approving. B．Sympathetic. C．Objective. D．Opposed.4、Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthetext?I:introductionP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要点)C:ConclusionA．I-P1-Spl-Sp2-P2-Sp-C B．I-PI-Sp-P2-Spl-Sp2-CC．I-P1-P2-Spl-Sp2-Sp3-C D．I-PI-Spl-Sp2-Sp3-P2-C25．（10分）Inthelate1950s,aRussiangeneticistcalledDmitryK.Belyaevattemptedtocreateatame(驯化的)foxpopulation.ThroughtheworkofabreedingprogrammeattheInstituteofCytologyandGeneticsatNovosibirsk,inRussia,hesoughttofindtheevolutionarypathwayoftameanimals.Histestsubjectsweresilver-blackfoxes,amelanistic(带黑色的)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.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）TheGiftattheParkingLotIneverthoughtIwouldbewritingaboutatriptotheconveniencestore.Itwasjustamonthaftermygrandmotherhad1andIdiduselessthingshopingtofilltheholeinmyheartandmakemeforgetthepain.Inthestore,IwasupsetbecauseIcouldn'tevenremember2IwenttheretobuysoIendedupbuyingsomething3.AsIwalkedoutofthestoretogetmycar,Iwas4angryateverythingthatwasgoingonaroundme,whichwasavery5feelingatthattime.Feeling6,mybeliefinGodwasbeginningtofade.Suddenly,awomandrivingrightbymysiderolleddownher7.“Excuseme,excuseme.”shesaidloudly.8shewasgoingtoaskformyparkingspot,I9pointedtomycar.“No,excuseme,”shesaidagain.Atthispoint,IfeltIhadno10buttoseewhatthis11ladywanted.AsIgotcloser,Irealizedthatshewas12somethinginherbag.Surprisingly,Iwasovercomewithasenseofreliefwhileotherswouldbe13inthissituation.Finally,she14meabooklet(小册子),whichread“WhatHopeforDeadLovedOnes?”“Maybeyouneedthis,”shesaidcalmly15awarmsmileonherface.However,16Icouldthankher,shewasgone.Ifeltasenseof17asIopenedthefirstpage.It18howpeoplepasson,buttheirspirit19withus.ThiswasthefirsttimesincemygrandmahaddiedthatIhadfeltherwithmeandIbegantofeelhopeagain.Itwasaunique20.And,I'llrememberitfortherestofmylife.1、A．comebackB．passedawayC．brokendownD．fallenover2、A．whatB．whyC．howD．when3、A．bychanceB．inhandC．atrandomD．onpurpose4、A．stillB．evenC．yetD．also5、A．commonB．unbearableC．curiousD．awkward6、A．breathlessB．hopelessC．aimlessD．helpless7、A．carB．doorC．windowD．hand8、A．RecognizingB．WorryingC．AssumingD．Upsetting9、A．cautiouslyB．exactlyC．clumsilyD．simply10、A．choiceB．reasonC．destinationD．prejudice11、A．outgoingB．energeticC．determinedD．annoying12、A．puttingawayB．lookingintoC．searchingforD．goingover13、A．excitedB．nervousC．comfortableD．moved14、A．offeredB．showedC．broughtD．handed15、A．withB．inC．onD．of16、A．afterB．onceC．asD．before17、A．comfortB．satisfactionC．inspirationD．surprise18、A．impliedB．explainedC．instructedD．directed19、A．catchesupB．fitsinC．sticksD．remains20、A．lessonB．memoryC．giftD．reward第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Chinese-AmericancommunitygroupsarepreparingtoholdtheirsecondannualInternationalConfuciusCulturalFestival（孔子文化节）onSept,4inFlushingQueens,NewYorkCity'seasternmostborough.Theeventservesnotonly1．aspectacularceremonytomemorizetheworld-famousChinesephilosopher,butachance2．(celebrate)Chineseculturetogetherwithotherlocalcommunities,saidWangLizhi,presidentofAmericaEastShandongAssociation(AESA).Co-sponsoredbyAESA,AmericaEastShandongChamberofCommerceandConfuciusEducationFoundationInc,thefestival3．(feature)recitationofthe“DiZiGui，”literallytranslatedas"StandardsforbeingaGoodPupilandChild,"abook4．(write)basedonConfucius'teachingsthatemphasizethe5．(base)necessitiesforbeingagoodpersonandguidelinesfor6．(live)inharmonywithothers,aswellasChinesetraditionaldances,Shan-dongfolkmusicandphotoexhibitions.Thegroupshostedthe7．(one)InternationalConfuciusCulturalFestivalinflushingonSept.4Lastyeartocelebratethe2,568thanniversaryofthebirthofConfucius(551BC-479BC).Confuciuswas8．extraordinaryeducatorandphilosopher,andfoundedConfucianism.Itwashe9．firstsetupprivateschoolsandreceivedstudentsfromeverywalkoflifewithout10．(consider)oftheirsocialstatus.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearBill,I’mgladtoreceiveyourletter.Thankyouforyourcaringfortheweatherormyhealth.NowI’dliketotellyouanythingaboutthesmog.Sincelastwinter,thesmoghasbeenoccurredalotoftimes.Ithasdonegreatharmtoourdailylife—agreatnumberpeoplegotsick;manytrafficaccidentshappenedandquitelotsofflightshadtobeputup.Luckily,peoplehaverealizedtheseriousharmcausingbythesmogandtheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.Peoplealloverthecountryaretakingmeasuretoreducethesmog.Asforme,Iwillgotoschoolbybikeoronfoot,andIwouldn’tthrowthewasteanywhere.Beside,Iwilltellpeoplearoundtotrytheirbesttoprotecttheenvironment.Wouldyouliketotellmesomeothergoodideas?Lookingforwardtoreceiveyourreply.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是高二学生李华，你的美国笔友Sam发e-mail询问你的暑假计划。请你用e-mail回复他，要点如下：1.到社区或福利院去做志愿服务；2.学习有关机器人的知识；3.和家人或朋友去旅游。提示词：福利院WelfareHouse注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearSam,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、A3、D4、C5、A6、B7、B8、C9、A10、D11、A12、B13、B14、B15、B16、C17、B18、D19、C20、C第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、C2、B3、A4、B22、1、C2、A3、C4、B23、1、C2、D3、B4、A24、1、C2、A3、D4、D25、Manyteensinhighschoolwanttotryoutforsports.Alotofthemtryoutbecausetheythinkitwillmakethempopularorgetthemmoredates.Whilethismayseemlikeasillyreason,therearelotsofotherbenefitstosportsthatyourchildrenmayfailtonotice.WithTV,movies,computersandvideogamesbecomingmoreandmorepopular,ithasbecomesomucheasierforteenstobebythemselvesratherthangoingoutwithfriends.Kidsusedtogohangoutatthemallordrivearoundtown;nowtheyjustsitathome.Gettingyourteensintoasportgivesthemachancetogooutandspendtimewithotherpeoplesocially.Whiletheymaynotfindanewbestfriend,theywilllearnhowtocommunicatewithoneanotherandworkasateamandthey’llfindsomethingusefullaterinlife.Moreandmorekidsarebecomingoverweight.Joiningateamsportwillhelpteensgetoutandgetsomeexercisewithoutfeelingpressuredtoloseweightorgetinshape.What’smore,ifyourteensseethattheirphysicalconditioniscausingthemtounder-perform,theymaybeencouragedtodootheractivitiestogethealthy.Bythetimeyourchildrenreachtheirteena