2025届浙江省金丽衢十二校高三第五次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

2025届浙江省金丽衢十二校高三第五次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．.---Wouldyouhavetoldhimtheanswerhaditbeenpossible?.---Iwouldhave,butI_____sobusythen.A．hadbeen B．were C．was D．wouldbe2．—Iamafraidthispairofshoesisalittleexpensive．—Ifyoureallywanttobuythem,Iwillgiveyoua____of10percent．A．quantity B．amount C．discount D．account3．—Idon’tcareforbaseball.—Howcanyousayyoudon’tlikesomethingyou’venevereventriedit!A．till B．after C．unless D．when4．Wewerescaredtodeathwhenthefire______.Fortunately,itwasputoutbeforeitcausedmuchdamage.A．brokeout​​ B．cameoutC．gaveout​​ D．turnedout5．Weallagreethatitisgoodtohelpthoseinneed,butwhen______comestogivingawayourmoney,thingsbecomestrange.A．that B．this C．it D．one6．—Startingaconversationisagoodwaytokilltimeonthetrain.—_______.Ialsoliketotalkwithstrangers.A．Thatistrue B．ItsoundslikefunC．Idon’tthinkso D．Youarekidding7．Muirsucceeds______otherdesignershavefailed—herclothesareOriginal,yetstylish.A．that B．what C．which D．where8．E-shopping,whenproperly_____,cansaveusalotoftimeandenergy.A．done B．doing C．todo D．isdone9．AgrandbanquetwasheldbyElizabethII_____PresidentXi’scurrentstatevisittotheUK.A．intermsofB．inhonorofC．infavorofD．inmemoryof10．Onlyafterhewasbroughttothepolicestationdidtheboy________hehadstolensomepursesfromotherpassengers.A．participate B．acknowledgeC．realize D．summarize11．OnehundredandfifteenChinesecompanieshitthenewlyreleasedFortune500listfor2017,______anincreaseforthe14thstraightyear,domesticwebsitereportedonThursday.A．torealizeB．realizedC．realizingD．havingrealized12．Butforyourinstruction,I______suchgreatprogressinsoshortatime.Thanksalot.A．wouldn’tmake B．hadn’tmadeC．won’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade13．TheydideverythingintheirpowertosavethebuildingdatingbacktotheQingDynasty,buttheireffortswere.A．inturn B．intimeC．invain D．inneed14．________iswillingtovolunteerinthe2022BeijingWinterOlympicsiswelcometojoinus.A．WhateverB．WhoeverC．WheneverD．Wherever15．Ifyouhaveanyquestion,please______freetocontactmeatsue_smith@126.com.A．tofeelB．feelingC．feelD．felt16．________ahighpercentageofAustraliansmaybepeoplewhowatchsportsratherthandothem,asfarasmostofitspopulationisconcerned,itisindeedagreatsportingnation.A．While B．as C．If D．Whether17．Theyaresmiling.There______muchtroublesolvingtheproblem.A．couldn’tbe B．mustn’tbeC．can’thavebeen D．mustn’thavebeen18．Iregretnothavingtakenyouradvice.OtherwiseI________thismistakeatthemoment.A．didn’tmake B．wouldn’tmakeC．hadn’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade19．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,_____sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay．A．for B．and C．yet D．or20．Lisawouldn’t________thejobanymore.Shehadabigargumentwithherbossandresigned.A．comeupwith B．keepupwithC．makeupwith D．putupwith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）Lifemayhaveevolvedonatleastthreeplanetswithinanewlydiscoveredsolarsystem1lightyearsfromEarth.AstronomersattheNASAhavediscoverednolessthansevenroughlyEarth-sizedworldsorbitingadwarfstarinthesystem.Scientistshadpreviouslyidentifiedatinynumberof"exoplanets",whicharebelievedtohavethequalitiesneededtosupportlife.However,thenewsystemcontainsanunprecedented(前所未有)numberofEarth-sized,probablyrockyplanets,andisbeingacknowledgedasan"acceleratedleapforward"inthesearchforextraterrestrial(外星球的)life.Threeofthenewplanetsaresaidtobeparticularlypromisingbecausetheremightexistoceans.ThomasZurbuchen,associateadministratorofNASA,toldapressconferenceinWashington:"ThisgivesusahintthatfindingasecondEarthisnotamatterof'if',but'when'."TheplanetswerediscoveredusingNASA'sSpitzerSpaceTelescope,whichwasabletotrackhowfasteachoftheplanetscrossedthestarTrappist-landcompletedanorbit.Fromthistheresearchteamcalculatedhowfartheplanetswerefromtheirstar,andthereforehowlikelytheyaretobehabitable.NASA'sHubbleSpaceTelescopeisalreadybeingusedtosearchforatmospheresaroundtheplanets.Futuretelescopes,includingtheproposedEuropeanExtremelyLargeTelescopeandtheJamesWebbSpaceTelescope,maybepowerfulenoughtodiscovermarkersoflife,suchasoxygenintheatmospheresofexoplanets.Astronomersbelievetherecouldbeasmanyas2billionpotentiallyhabitableworldsinourgalaxy,theMilkyWay.ProfZurbuchensaidthatnowwasa"gold-rushphase"inthesearchfortheseexoplanets.1、Whatmakesthenewdiscoverysignificant?A．Amplemarkersoflife.B．Thepotentialtosupportlife.C．GreatdistancefromEarth.D．Thesearchforextraterrestriallife.2、Whathelpsexploreatmospheresaroundtheexoplanets?A．SpitzerSpaceTelescope.B．HubbleSpaceTelescope.C．EuropeanExtremelyLargeTelescope.D．JamesWebbSpaceTelescope.3、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．NewSolarSystemFoundB．SecondEarthDiscoveredC．WhytoExploreOuterSpaceD．Gold-RushStagetoCome22．（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.23．（8分）It’s3o’clockandyou’vebeenhardatwork.Asyousitatyourdesk,astrongdesireforchocolateovercomesyou.Youtrytobusyyourselftomakeitgoaway.Butitdoesn’t.Hereisanothersituation.Perhapsyouarenotfeelingwell.Theonlythingyouwanttoeatisabigbowlofchickensoup,likeyourmomusedtomakewhenyouweresickasachild.Foodcravingsareastrongdesireforaspecifictypeoffood.Andtheyarenormal.ScientistsatthewebsiteHowStuffWorkscomparehungerandcravingsthisway.Hungerisafairlysimpleconnectionbetweenthestomachandthebrain.Theyevencallitsimply“stomachhunger.”Whenourstomachsburnupallofthefoodwehaveeaten,ahormone(荷尔蒙)sendsamessagetoonepartofthebrainformorefood,whichregulatesourmostbasicbodyfunctionssuchasthirst,hungerandsleep.Thebrainthenproducesachemicaltostarttheappetiteandyoueat.Hungerisafunctionofsurvival.Acravingismorecomplex.Itactivates(使活跃)brainareasrelatedtoemotion,memoryandreward.Thesearethesameareasofthebrainactivatedduringdrug-cravingstudies.So,somescientistscallfoodcravings“mindhunger.”Peopleoftencravefoodsthatarehighinfatandsugar.Foodsthatarehighinfatorhighinsugarproducechemicalsinthebrain.Thesechemicalsgiveusfeelingsofpleasure.Ina2007study,researchersatCambridgeUniversityfoundthat“dietingorrestrictedeatinggenerallyincreasesthepossibilityoffoodcraving.”So,themoreyoudenyyourselfafoodthatyouwant,themoreyoumaycraveit.However,fastingisabitdifferent.Theyfoundthateatingnofoodatallforashortperiodoftimelessenedfoodcravings.So,thenexttimeyoucravesomethingveryspecific,knowthatyourbrainmaybemoretoblamethanyourstomach.1、Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A．Toremindreadersoftheirownspecialfood.B．Todeepentheunderstandingofhunger.C．Toreportthediscoveryofcravingstudy.D．Toleadtothetopicofthewholepassage.2、Whatdowelearnaboutfoodcraving?A．Itshowsfoodislinkedtofeelings.B．Itensuresapersonsurviveshunger.C．Itmeansthestomachfunctionswell.D．Itprovesthebraindecidesyourappetite.3、What’sthelikelyresultofdieting?A．Thedecreaseofchemicals.B．Theincreaseoffooddesire.C．Therefusaloffatandsugar.D．Thedisappearanceofappetite.4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A．Thefunctionsofbrainareas.B．Whathungerisallabout.C．Thefindingsoffoodcraving.D．Whatdietingmaybringus.24．（8分）BeforewecametoCanadain1951,whenIwasthree,myparentsandIspentayearatrefugeecamp(难民营)inAustria.WehadescapedfromwhatwasthencalledCzechoslovakia.MyparentshadalreadylosttheirlivelihoodoncetotheNazi.MummywasfreedfromtheNaziconcentrationcampBergen-Belsenandspenttheyearsafterthewartryingtofindherfamily,onlytodiscovershewastheonlysurvivor.ShemetmyfatherinasmalltownoutsidePrague.Theymarriedandhadmein1948.WhenwearrivedinMontreal,everythingweownedwascontainedinanarmytrunkandacoupleofarmyblankets.Mummyboughtanoldsewingmachineandsomeinexpensivematerialsandusingpatternsinmagazines,taughtherselftosew.Herhandswerealwaysgoing,makingsomething.ShelearnedEnglishbysingingalongtothehitsongassheworked.Forme,highschoolwasalonelytime.MymotherworriedthatI’dnevercomeoutofmyshellsoshesignedmeupforclassesattheMontrealChildren’sTheatre.That’swhereIfoundmyvoiceWithherstrongfaithinme,Mummyhadopenedadoor.Althoughshewasaneducatedwoman,Ineverheardmymothersaid“ThisiswhatIgaveupforyou.”Shewasalwaysthereformyyoungerbrotherandme.WhenIsatinthekitchenwithher,Ifeltsafe.Whenshemadesouporsewedaballetcostumeforme,itwasallagift,alaboroflove.Shewantedtomakeushappy.Foralongtime,Ihadapicturehanginginthekitchensaying“Putyourheartintoit.”Igrewupwiththatphrase.Mummytaughtthatlessonbyexample,andithasbecomemyownworkethic(职业道德).1、Whathappenedtotheauthor’smotherbeforetheywenttoCanada?A．Herfamilydidn’tsurvivefromtheNazi.B．Sheworkedinthearmyduringthewar.C．Shemarriedtheauthor’sdadinPrague.D．HerfamilystayedinarefugeecampinAustria.2、WhydidthemothersigntheauthorupforclassesatMontrealChildren’sTheatre?A．Tosatisfytheauthor’sdemand.B．Toridtheauthorofherloneliness.C．Toenabletheauthortolearntosing.D．Todeveloptheauthor’stalentforballet.3、Whichcanbestdescribetheauthor’smother?A．Traditional.B．Easy-going.C．Devoted.D．Proud.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Mum’sInspirationB．ASpecialBalletCostumeC．TheCrueltyoftheNaziD．Mum’sWorkEthic25．（10分）Recyclingisessentialintoday’sworld.Themostimportantreasonforthisisthathumanprogressandindustryhavemadeitpossibleforpeopletohavelotsofthings,andwhenpeoplehavemanymaterialpossessions,theyareboundtothrowsomeofthemaway.Thiscreatesalotofgarbagewhichinturndestroystheenvironment.Recyclingisawayforustokeeptheworldcleanasitemsarebrokendownandusedagain,preventingthelitteringoftheenvironment.Insteadofthrowingallyourgarbageintothetrashcan,youshouldseparatepaper,metal,glass,andplasticintodifferentcontainers.Compostshouldalsoberecycledasthisisexcellentfoodforfarmanimalsandalsomakesforgreatfertilizer(肥料).Youshouldtrytobuyproductsthathavebeenrecycled.Youcanseeifanitemhasbeenmadefromrecycledmaterialsbyitslabel;ifit’sbeenrecycled,itwillsayso.Also,insteadofalwaysbuyingnewclothes,youcanarrangetohaveaclothingswapwithyourfriends.Youbringclothesyoudon’twantandpickitemsyouwantfromwhatotherpeoplehavebrought.Notonlydoesthissavetheenvironment,butitalsosavesyourpocketbook.Remember,whatisoneperson’sjunkcanbesomeoneelse’streasure!Thesayingcanbeappliedtoallsortsofthings:books,CDS,furniture,etc.Also,tryshoppingatsecond-handstores,becausetheyoftenhavelotsofitemsstillingoodshapeforyoutochoose.Manycountrieshavemadeiteasyforpeopletorecycle,asalongsidethenormalgarbagetrucks,specialgarbagetruckscomeandpickuprecyclables.However,inmanycountriesaroundtheworldtheresponsibilityisleftuptotheindividualtorecycle.Therefore,itmustbemadeapriority(优先考虑的事)insocietysowecancontinuetomakeourenvironmentlivable.1、Whyismorewastebeingmadeintoday’sworld?A．Peopledisliketheupdateditems.B．Peopleownabundantbelongings.C．Peopleintendtoliveasimplelife.D．Peoplehavemadegreatprogressinindustry.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph3referto?A．Exchangingclotheswithfriends.B．Shoppingatsecond-handstores.C．Throwingawayoldclothes.D．Pickingupnewitems.3、Tomaketheenvironmentenjoyable,weshould.A．alwaysbuynewclothesB．chooserecyclableproductsC．goshoppingatchainstoresD．arrangemoregarbagetrucks4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Governmentsdonothinginrecycling.B．Normalvehiclescanpickuprecyclables.C．Theindividualseldomcaresaboutrecycling.D．Everyoneshouldfeelsociallyresponsibleforrcling.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）OneeveningIwaswalkingdownadimly(昏暗地)litstreet.JustthenIheard1comingfrombehindsomebushesonlyyardsfromwhereIstood.2,Isloweddowntolisten,andpanickedwhenI3thattheywerethesoundsfromagirlbeing4.ShouldIgetinvolved?Iwasfrightenedformyown5,andcursed(咒骂)myselfforhavingsuddenlydecidedtotakea(n)6routehomethatnight.WhatifIbecameanother7?Shouldn’tIjustruntothenearestphoneandcallthepolice?IknewIhadto8fast.Icouldnotturnmybackonthefateofthisunknowngirl,evenifitmeant9myownlife.Iamnota(n)10man,noramIathletic.But11Ihadfinallydecidedtoofferhelp,Ibecamestrangelytransformed.Iranbehindthebushesand12theattackeroffthegirl.Wefelltotheground,wherewefoughtforafewminutesuntiltheattackerjumpedupand13.Istruggledtorisefromthegroundand14thegirl,whowassobbingbehindatree.Inthedarkness,Icould15seeheroutline,butIcouldcertainly16hertremblingshock.Notwantingtofrightenheranyfurther,Ispoketoherfroma17.“It’sOK.”Isaid18.“Themanranaway.Youaresafenow.”TherewasalongpauseandthenIheardthewords,uttered(说)inwonder,in19.“Dad,isthatyou?”Andthen,frombehindthetree,20myyoungestdaughter,Katherine.Godhasawayofallowingustobeintherightplaceattherighttime.1、A．whispersB．screamsC．laughterD．prayers2、A．AlarmedB．DeterminedC．ConvincedD．Embarrassed3、A．noticedB．rememberedC．realizedD．doubted4、A．treatedB．questionedC．scoldedD．attacked5、A．mistakeB．discoveryC．scheduleD．safety6、A．newB．usualC．dangerousD．normal7、A．witnessB．listenerC．loserD．victim8、A．leaveB．speakC．actD．strike9、A．riskingB．damagingC．savingD．preventing10、A．selfishB．braveC．enthusiasticD．curious11、A．onceB．evenifC．asifD．until12、A．threwB．pulledC．putD．lost13、A．shoutedB．escapedC．frozeD．searched14、A．approachedB．recognizedC．huggedD．warned15、A．clearlyB．graduallyC．barelyD．surprisingly16、A．showB．measureC．discoverD．sense17、A．bushB．treeC．distanceD．corner18、A．suddenlyB．patientlyC．quicklyD．softly19、A．shockB．amazementC．panicD．silence20、A．steppedB．hidC．marchedD．passed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）Thehistoryofcomputerbeganin1642asacalculatingmachineinFrance.Itcould1．(simple)difficultsums.Thecomputerdevelopedveryslowlyandittooknearlytwohundredyears2．itwasbuiltasan3．(analyze)machine.In1936,AlanTuringwroteabookabouthowthecomputercouldbemadetoworkasa“universalmachine”4．(solve)anydifficultmathematicalproblems.Atthebeginning,thecomputerwasaslargeasaroom.Thisrealityworriedthedesigners.Withtime5．(go)by,itbecamesmallerandsmallerand6．memorydevelopedagreatdeal.Withartificialintelligence,itisgettingclevererandcleverer,quickerandquicker.In7．early1960s,computerscouldbeconnectedbyanetwork,whichenabledtheiruserstoshareinformationwithothers.Sincethe1970s,computershavehadmanynew8．(apply)andbecomeveryimportantincommunication,finance,tradeandbeenputintospacerocketsandsenttoexploretheMoonandMars.Sinceitsbirth,thecomputer9．(design)toservethehumanraceandprovidedhumans10．alifeofhighquality.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（∧），并在下面加上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。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。WhenIfirstcametoEngland,IknowlittleEnglish、Asyoucanprobablyguessit,mylifewasdifficultyforatime、Simpletaskslikeorderingfoodortakeataxiwerequitestressful、Isignedupforclassesandstudiedonmyownaswell,soImadepoorprogress、Ibecameverydiscouraging、Finally,IfoundbestwaytolearnEnglishwastomakefriendswithnativespeakersandspendtimewiththem、IappreciatedplayinginabandwithanEnglishwomanwhichbecameoneofmybestfriendinLondon、MyEnglishimprovedgreatbyhangingoutwithher、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的美国网友Jack将于近期和家人来西安旅游，他想了解需要做哪些准备工作。请你用英文给他写一封电子邮件，给他提一些建议。内容要点如下。1.欢迎他和家人来西安旅游；2.提出具体建议并给出理由。注意：1.词数100左右2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearJack,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、C2、C3、D4、A5、C6、A7、D8、A9、B10、B11、C12、D13、C14、B15、C16、A17、C18、B19、C20、D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、ScheduleaTourUniversityofSouthCarolina（USC)isfamousforitswarmsouthernhospitality（好客）.Scheduleavisitandfeelitinperson.Ourwalkingtoursareledbycurrentstudents,calledUniversityAmbassadors,whoarelookingforwardtotellingyouwhatit'sliketoliveandstudyinUSC．OurwalkingtoursrunMondaythroughFridayandmostarearound2hours.TheuniversitywillbeclosedonTuesday,July4,2017inobservanceoftheholiday.Wewelcomeyourvisityearroundandwillbereadyforyou,rainorshine.Pleaserefertothelistbelowtodeterminewhichtourisbestforyouandremembertobookatleasttwoweeksinadvance.4、WhyisUSCclosedtovisitorsonJuly4?A．Toprepareatour.B．Toupdateitswebsite.C．Tocelebratetheholiday.D．Toencourageaself-guidedwalk.5、WhodoesAdmittedStudentDaytarget?A．AUvisitorstoUSC．B．Thoseapplyingforfall2017.C．Independentconsultants.D．Thoseadmittedforfall2017.6、Howcanyoucancelascheduledvisit?A．ByturningtoUniversityAmbassadors.B．ByvisitingUSCVisitorCenter.C．Byemailingcvisits@mailbox,.D．Byregisteringonceagain.7、Ifa15-peoplegrouprequestsasummervisit,theyneedto________.A．submitGroupVisitinterestFormB．emailvisior@C．call800-922-9755D．checkoutVirtualTour22、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’sbecominghardertoshowyourtee