2025届上海市嘉定二中高三英语第一学期期末学业水平测试试题含解析

2025届上海市嘉定二中高三英语第一学期期末学业水平测试试题注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Thecountry’schiefexportsarecoal,carsandcottongoods,cars_____themostimportantofthese.A．havebeenB．areC．beingD．arebeing2．It'sthattimeofyearagain，whenAlipay______usjusthowmuchwe'vebeenspending，andonwhat．A．reminds B．remindedC．hasreminded D．isreminding3．Ifyouweretohaveafewminutesfree,I______theopportunitytoaskyouonemorequestion.A．wouldappreciate B．wouldhaveappreciatedC．weretoappreciate D．hadappreciated4．Alongwiththeemailwasmybrother’spromise______Icamefirstinthecompetition,hewouldbuymeanMP4.A．what B．that C．thatif D．whether5．ManypeoplefallintopanicduetotheearthquakeandtsunamiinJapanbutexpertsdon’texpectthistobe________aspropermeasureshavebeentaken.A．compulsory B．contemporary C．temporary D．permanent6．Contrarytopopularbelief,theants,hardworking________theyare,havetheirtimeforplay.A．because B．while C．as D．where7．AstormburiedIllinoisunderseveralinchesofsnowonTuesday,______atleast100peopledeadintrafficaccidents.A．toleave B．leaveC．left D．leaving8．Membershipofthisclubisopentothosewhoareitsaim.A．insalutetoB．inhonourofC．inlinewithD．insympathywith9．Thebestmethodto_____thegoalofhelpingthepatientswithAIDSistouniteasmanysympatheticpeopleaspossible.A．complete B．command C．accomplish D．accompany10．merchantA．machineB．achieveC．stomachD．technology11．Ihavenodoubtthathewillmakeit,butIwonder_____heisreallyreadyenough.A．what B．whyC．whether D．That12．Byservingothers,apersonfocusesonsomeoneotherthanhimselforherself,________canbeveryeye-openingandrewarding.A．who B．whichC．what D．that13．I’m_______ChineseandIdofeel______Chineselanguageis____mostbeautifullanguage.A．/,the,a B．a,/,the C．a,the,/ D．a,/,a14．---MayIspeaktoMr.Smith？---Iamafraidnot.Heisatameetingnow.It'snot_____________A．reliable B．convenientC．beneficial D．available15．–Wheredidyougettoknowher?--Itwasonthefarm___weworked.A．thatB．thereC．whichD．where16．––Thesmallrestaurantisalwayscrowdedineverypart.––That’s______ithasauniquediningenvironmentandquiteafewwonderfuldishes.A．why B．becauseC．where D．when17．Thescientistdoesnotstudynature________itisusefultodoso.Hestudiesitbecausehetakespleasureinit.A．until B．becauseC．though D．unless18．Westronglyadviseyou______eatingyourmealsolate.It’snothealthy.A．on B．against C．from D．over19．Whatisyourmainreasonforchoosingonerestaurantanother?A．overB．ofC．fromD．for20．UsuallyBeijingRoastDuck_____togetherwithspecialpancakes,greenonionsandsweetsauce.A．wasservedB．willserveC．isservedD．served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）Weallthinkplantswereexpectedtogetlargerwithincreasedcarbondioxideintheatmosphere,butchangesintemperature,humidity(湿度)andnutrientavailabilityseemtohavetrumpedthebenefitsofincreasedcarbondioxide”saidresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore.45percentofthespeciesstudiednowreachsmalleradultsizesthantheydidinthepast.Theresearcherspointedoutthatwarmertemperaturesandchanginghabitats,causedbyclimatechange,arepossiblereasonsforshrinkingcreatures.“Wedonotyetknowthemechanisms(机制)involved,orwhysomeorganismaregettingsmallerwhileothersareunaffected,”theresearcherssaid.“Untilweunderstandmore,wecouldberiskingnegativeconsequencesthatwecan’tyetquantify.’’Thechangeisbigincold-bloodedanimals.Onlytwodecadesofwarmertemperaturesareenoughtomakeretiles(爬行动物)smaller.Anincreaseofonly1degreecentigradecausednearlya10percentincreaseinmetabolism(新陈代谢).Greateruseofenergyresultedintinytortoisesandlittlelizards.Fisharesmallernowtoo.Thoughoverfishinghasplayedapartinreducingnumbers,experimentsshowthatwarmertemperaturesalsostopfishgrowing.Warm-bloodedanimalsaren’timmune(免除)fromthesizechangecausedbyclimatechange.Manybirdsarenowsmaller.Soaysheeparethinner.ReddeerareweakenAndpolarbearsaresmaller,comparedwithhistoricalrecords.ThisisnotthefirsttimethishashappenedinEarth’shistory.55millionyearsago,awarmingeventsimilartothecurrentclimatechangecausedbees,spidersandantstoshrinkby50to75percentoverseveralthousandyears.Thateventhappenedoveralongertimethanthecurrentclimatechange.Thespeedofmodemclimatechangecouldmeanorganismsmaynotrespondoradaptquicklyenough,especiallythosewithlonggenerationtimesclimatechangewillbeshowninthefuture.1、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout_______A．Whysomespeciesbecomesmaller.B．HowclimatechangesinEarth’shistory?C．Climatechangehasmanynegativeeffects.D．Speciesarebecomingsmallerasclimategetswarmer.2、Theunderlinedword“trumped”mthefirstparagraphprobablymean_________.A．strengthenedB．gainedC．beatenD．equaled3、ResearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingaporebelievethat________A．theyhavefoundtheexactcausesforcreaturesgettingsmaller.B．alltheanimalsontheearthhavebecomesmaller.C．climatechangehasmorenegativeeffectsonwarm-bloodedanimals.D．increaseinenergyusecanleadtocreaturesgettingsmaller.4、Whatdoestheauthorfeelabouttheclimatechange?A．DisappointedB．OptimisticC．WorriedD．Shameful22．（8分）AnewstudyexploresthecustomoftippingintheUnitedStates.ManyAmericansgivetipstopeoplewhoperformajobforthem,especiallyworkersintheserviceindustry.Theypayalittleextratopeoplecuttingtheirhair,drivingthemacrosstownorservingthemamealatarestaurant.Theresearchersfoundthatmengivebiggertipstorestaurantworkersthanwomen.AndpeoplewholiveinthenorthernUSaremoregenerouswithtipsthanthoselivingintheSouth.Peoplewhoearn$50,000ormoreayeargivebiggertipsthanthosewhoearnlessthan$50,000.Thereisonelikelyreason:thewealthierAmericanshavemoremoneytospend.MichaelLynnisaprofessorofconsumerbehaviorandmarketingattheCornellUniversitySchoolofHotelAdministrationinNewYork.Inotherwords,heknowsalotabouttheissueoftipping.Inearliersurveys,Lynnsaidhefoundmixedresultsonthegenerosityofmenandwomenwhenitcomestotipping.Insomestudies,mengavebiggertipsthanwomen.Inothers,womengavemoremoney.Lynn’sownresearchinAmericanrestaurantsfoundthatmengivebiggertipswhentherestaurantserverisawomanandwomengivemorewhentheserverisaman.Tipsareveryimportanttoserviceemployees.Peoplewhoworkatrestaurantsoftengetmostoftheirearningsfromtips.Nationwide,Americansgenerallytipbetween15to20percentatrestaurantsandleavefrom$2toS10adayforthepeoplewhocleantheirhotelrooms.Tipsof15percentofthereadingonthemeter(计价器)arealsocommonforpeoplewhodrivetaxis.Buthereissomethingtokeepinmind.Ifyouareabletogivethepersonservingyouatiporabiggeronethanwhatisexpected,yourgenerositywillbewelcome.Manyserviceworkersdonotmakemuchmoney,andevenanextradollarortwocanmakeadifferenceintheirlives.1、WhatisparagraphImainlyabout?A．Astudyinarestaurant. B．Ajobofferingalotoftips.C．TheserviceindustryintheUS. D．ThecustomoftippingintheUS.2、WhatisLynn’sfindinginAmericanrestaurants?A．Peoplegivemoretipstotheoppositesexserver.B．Peoplearealwaysmoregeneroustoserviceemployers.C．Mengivethesametipstothewomenrestaurantserversaswomen.D．Menalwaysgivemoretipstothemenrestaurantserversthanwomen.3、HowmuchtipsdoAmericansgenerallypayifthereadingonthetaximeteris$100?A．$2. B．$10.C．$15. D．$20.4、Whatistheauthorsattitudetowardstipping?A．Doubtful. B．Critical.C．Uncaring. D．Supportive.23．（8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.24．（8分）Evenwhenyou’reextremelybusy,youaren’tusingyourtimewith100%efficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogaps,thereisprobablylotsoftimewhereyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycould.Whyaren’tyoucompletelyefficient?It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactor,peoplecouldworknon-stopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions.Instead,people,eventhosewhoarehighlyproductive,needtotakebreaks,occasionallyprocrastinate(拖延)andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retired,youcanhaveampletimeandstillnotgeteverythingdone.Yourattentionabilityisalsolimited,becauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedone,youcanonlyfocusononeortwoatatime.Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother4-5hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices.Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonit’shardto“findtime”isn’talackoftime.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.Iwasinsanelybusy,butatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddaily-to-dolistswithovertwentyitems,andIstillfoundtimetoexercise.However,afterafewweeksoff,duetoillness,Istoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandards,infact,myschedulewasincrediblylight.Despitethisfreetime,Ifoundithardtofindtimetoexercise.Itseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyscheduleuntilitwasgone.HowcanIexplainthisoddexperience?Ibelieveyouhaveknownit.1、Ifsomeonecan’tworkwith100%efficiency,themostimportantlimitingfactoris______.A．aschedulewithoutgaps B．breaksanddistractionsC．thelimitedtime D．thelimitedenergy2、Accordingtoparagraph4,everyone,includingtheextremelybusypeople,can______.A．workwithoutanyrest B．focusonmanythingsatatimeC．findsomemoretimeinaday D．dosomeexerciseregularly3、Afterafewweeksoff,whatwasthechangeofthewriter’slife?A．Hehadalongerdailyto-dolistwithovertwentyitems.B．Hestoppeddoingexercisebecauseofthelackofenergy.C．Hefoundithardtofindtimetoexercisebecausehewasbusier.D．Hepushedmostofthethingslaterandlaterinhisschedule.4、Thewritergivestheexampleofhimselfinthelastparagraphinorderto___________.A．provewhatthereallimitingfactorisB．showushowbusilyheneedstoworkC．explainhowimportantahealthybodyisD．telluswhatanoddexperiencehehas25．（10分）“Atalmostanygivenage，mostofusaregettingbetteratsomethingsandworseatothers，”JoshuaHartshorne，anMITcognitive(认知的)scienceresearcherandtheleadauthorofastudylookingathowintelligencechangesasweage，toldBusinessInsider.Histeamquizzedthousandsofpeopleaged10—90ontheirabilitytodothingslikerememberinglistsofwords，recognizingfaces，learningnames，anddoingmath.Theirresultssuggestthatnomatteryourage，there’salmostalwaysanewpeakonthehorizon.Thehumanbrainhasaremarkablecapacitytorecognizeandidentifyfaces，andscientistsarejustbeginningtolearnwhy.Onaverage，weknowthatourabilitytolearnandremembernewfacesappearstopeakshortlyafterour30thbirthday.Havingtroublefocusing?Thestudysuggeststhatourabilitytomaintainattentionimproveswithage，reachingitspeakaroundage43.Whileyoungeradultsmayexcelinthespeedandflexibilityofinformationprocessing，adultsapproachingtheirmid-yearsmayhavethegreatestcapacitytoremainfocused.Datingistough.Oneofthereasonscouldbethatwe’regenerallybadatreadingotherpeople’semotionsuntilwereachourlate40s.That’saccordingtoonecomponentofHartshorne’sstudy，whichinvolvedshowingthousandsofpeopleimagesoffacescroppedtightlyaroundtheeyearea.Participantswereaskedtodescribetheemotionthepersoninthephotowasfeeling.Performancepeakedforpeopleagedaround48.Manypeoplebelievethattheirmathskillsdeclineaftertheyleaveschoolandstoppracticingarithmetic.Butthenexttimeyoutrytosplitupacheck，keepthisinmind:yourabilitytodobasicsubtractionanddivisiondoesn’treachitsapexuntilyour50thbirthday.EverwonderwhyyoualwaysloseatScrabble?Goodnews:Yourbestdaysmaybeahead.Accordingtopeople’sscoresonmultiple—choicevocabularytests，mostofusdon’treachourpeakwordsmithingabilitiesuntilwe’reinourlate60sorearly70s.1、Whatdidthescientistsmainlytestduringtheresearch?A．Communicationability. B．Athleticability.C．Intelligenceability. D．Readingability.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“apex”inparagraph5mean?A．Destination. B．Top. C．Goal. D．Minimum.3、Whoismostlikelytosucceedaccordingtothetext?A．Lucy，72，tryingtowinatScrabble.B．Tom，26，tryingtoidentifystrangers’faces.C．Jack，48，tryingtofocushisattentionforalongtime.D．Lily，43，tryingtoreadtheemotionsindifferenteyes.4、WhatdoesHartshorne’sstudymainlytellus?A．Thereisnoendtolearning.B．Constantdroppingwearsawaythestone.C．Geniusisnothingbutlaboranddiligence.D．Afootmayproveshortwhileaninchmayprovelong.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）Steve,a12-year-oldboy,hasbeenfailingsincefirstgrade.Hegenerallywent1...untilhejoinedMissWhite’sclass.“Youalldidprettywell,”shetoldthe2asshewentoverthetestresults,“3oneboy,anditbreaksmyhearttotellyouthis,but...”Shehesitated,lookingatSteve.“The4boyintheseventhgradeisfailingmyclass.”Steve5hiseyesandcarefullyexaminedhisfingertips.Afterthat,Steverefusedtodohis6.Misswhitewasvery7andtriedtoencouragehimtostudy.“Giveyourselfa(n)8!Don’tgiveuponyourlife!”MissWhitetoldhim,yetitdidn’t9.Thenoneday,shesaid,“Steve!Please!Icareaboutyou!”10,Stevegotit.Someonecaredabouthim.Hespentthewholeafternoonthinkingaboutwhatheshoulddo.Arrivingathishouseafterschool,feelingdetermined,heheadedtohisbedroomto11.Mondaymorning,MissWhitegavea12ontheweekendhomework.Steve13throughthetest,andwasthefirsttohandinhispaper.MissWhitelookeditoverintotal14.Thesmartestboyintheseventhgradehadjust15hisfirsttest.Fromthatmoment,nothingwasthesameforSteve.Hediscoveredthatnotonlycouldhelearn,buthewas16it.Afterhighschool,StevejoinedtheNave.Duringhisnavalcareer,he17manyyoungpeoplewhomightnothavebelievedinthemselvestobuildupconfidence.MissWhitesavedoneboywho18changingmanylives.Yousee,it’ssimple,really.A(n)19cantakeplacewithintheheartofoneboy,allbecauseofoneteacher,who20.1、A．unchallenged B．unaccompanied C．unnoticed D．unpunished2、A．class B．staff C．colleagues D．parents3、A．besides B．except C．insteadof D．regardlessof4、A．laziest B．richest C．happiest D．smartest5、A．opened B．closed C．raised D．dropped6、A．research B．homework C．housework D．report7、A．impressed B．surprised C．anxious D．embarrassed8、A．chance B．excuse C．praise D．reward9、A．stop B．work C．matter D．happen10、A．Luckily B．Gradually C．Naturally D．Suddenly11、A．study B．sleep C．cry D．play12、A．question B．lesson C．quiz D．result13、A．hurried B．lived C．broke D．saw14、A．victory B．shock C．sadness D．anger15、A．attended B．designed C．passed D．failed16、A．readyfor B．responsiblefor C．tiredof D．goodat17、A．forced B．discouraged C．met D．inspired18、A．putup B．gaveup C．endedup D．tookup19、A．problem B．change C．recovery D．improvement20、A．cares B．believes C．understands D．remembers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）ChinacreatesHarvestFestivalforfarmersRecentlyChinahassetupaspecialdayforfarmerstocelebratetheyearlyharvest．Itisthefirstfestival1．(create)byChinaspeciallyforthecountry’sfarmers．“ThecountrywillcelebratetheChineseFarmers’HarvestFestivalontheautumnalequinox(秋分)ofChinalunarcalendarfromthisyear，”saidHanChangbin，ministerofagricultureandruralaffairs，at2．pressconference．Autumnalequinoxusually3．(fall)betweenSeptember22and24，4．thecountry’sagriculturalharvestseason．Thefestivalwillgivegreater5．(important)toruralworkandpushfor6．(fast)developmentofagricultureandruralareas．Avarietyofcelebrationswillbeorganized7．(display)theagriculturalharvest，ruraltechnologyachievementsandfarmers’creativeness．Farmers8．(encourage)toinvolveinactivitiesrelatedtotheirworkandlife，9．wasteshouldbeavoidedinthecelebrations．TheruraleconomyisakeypartofChina’seffortstodevelopamodernizedeconomy．By10．(develop)itsvastruralareas，Chinaexpectstoseeastrongagriculturalsector，abeautifulcountrysideandwealthyfarmers．第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。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。Asthesayinggoes,filialpiety(孝顺)isthemostimportantinallvirtues.RespecttheelderlyisaChinesetradition,whatisvaluedbyallChinese.Itisalsoveryimportantforthesocietytodevelophealthy.Tocaretheeldersnotonlyinvolveachildandafamily,butalsobenefitsthesocietyandthecountry.Sothisproblemhasbecomeaheatingissue.Aschildren,theyshouldtakecareofitseldersinmaterialandspirit.Foranexample,theyoughttogobackhomeoftenseetheirparentsandaccompanythem.Asthegovernment,theyshouldperfectthelaw,becausethesystemwasfarfromperfect.What’smore,thegovernmentshouldprovideassistancewiththeelderly.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）寒暑假期间，很多高中学生选择短期出国游学，但是也有一部分学生认为这没有意义。请根据以下提示，用英语写一篇150词左右的短文，并谈谈你自己的看法。支持1.接触不同文化，开阔视野;2.有助于语言能力的提高;3.提高孩子独立生活能力。反对1.价格昂贵，增加家庭经济负担;2.学习时间短暂，不能系统学习;3.旅游占据大量时间。你的看法……（写作要求）1.对所给要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译;2.作文中不是提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等;3.开关已给出，不计入总词数。4.参考词汇：出国游学overseasstudytours内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。Withtheimprovementoflivingstandards,overseasstudytoursaregainingitspopularitywithsomehighschoolstudents.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、A3、A4、C5、D6、C7、D8、D9、C10、1—5CDBAB11、C12、B13、A14、B15、D16、B17、B18、B19、A20、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、D2、C3、D4、C22、1、D2、A3、C4、D23、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.Youcouldlookintomoreunknownsportsthatyou