山西省新绛汾河中学2026届英语高三第一学期期末达标检测试题含解析

山西省新绛汾河中学2026届英语高三第一学期期末达标检测试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Hi,Mary.I’mcoming,butit’ssnowingandtrafficismovingslowly.—________,Jack.We’llwaitforyou.Thenwecanhavedinnertogether.A．Takeyourtime B．Don’tbeseriousC．Whataday D．Youarekidding2．Marylikedtolookbackonherhigh—schooldays，shethoughtwerethehappiestinherlife．A．that B．what C．which D．when3．Theresearcherswhostudyjokeswanttofindout_______peoplefromdifferentnationsandculturesfindfunny.A．why B．thatC．what D．whether4．Sincemanyformerdrugabusershavepsychologicalproblems,theyoftenneedsupportgroups_________theycantalkabouttheirstrugglesandfindnewwaystomanageintheworld.A．which B．whatC．where D．when5．Nobodyknowswhytheboycantellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally_______explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses6．Whatcausedthepartytobeputoff?______theinvitations.A．Tomdelayedsending B．Tom’sdelayingsendingC．Tomdelayingtosend D．Tomdelayedtosend7．High­speedtrainswhichtravelthroughmyhometown________upto250kmperhourmakeitasmallworld.A．with B．againstC．at D．over8．Yesterdayishistory,tomorrowisamystery,onlytodayisagift,andthatis______wecallitpresent.A．how B．when C．why D．where9．It_____aSaturdayafternooninMay____Margaretcouldarrangeformetomeetherelder,sister.A．wasuntil;whenB．wasuntil;thatC．wasnotuntil;whenD．wasnotuntil;that10．—Ihavenoideawhatmadethestudentssoexcitedandcrazy.—______ithavebeentheirteam’svictoryinthefinals?A．Must B．CouldC．Would D．Should11．Shemusthaverankedherbirthdaypresentsinorderof_becausethetoponeisherfavorite．A．value B．time C．interest D．preference12．Liftingoffatsunrise,thehotairballoongoeswhereverthewindblow.A．may B．must C．need D．should13．________amazedusgreatlywasthatLindacouldspeakfivelanguages.A．That B．What C．Which D．Why14．—You’vemadegreatprogressinyourEnglishstudy,haven’tyou?—Yes,butmuch.A．remainstodo B．isremainedtodoC．remainstobedone D．isremainedtobedone15．Icalledhernearlytenminutesthismorning,butIcouldn’t________.A．getthrough B．gothrough.C．livethrough D．lookthrough16．We’dbetterdiscusseverything______beforeweworkouttheplan.A．indetail B．ingeneral C．onpurpose D．ontime17．Ifthenewsafetysystem_______touse,theaccidentwouldneverhavehappened.A．hadbeenput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．wouldbeput18．—Someonewantsyouonthephone.—________nobodyknowsIamhere.A．AlthoughB．AndC．SoD．But19．Lastweek,onlytwopeoplecametolookatthehouse,________wantedtobuyit.A．noneofthem B．bothofthem C．noneofwhom D．neitherofwhom20．Mr.Zhanggavealltextbookstoallthepupils,except____________whohadalreadytakenthem.A．theseB．onesC．thoseD．theothers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）Noevidenceshowsthatthekeytolearninganewlanguageissurroundingyourselfwithnativespeakersofthatlanguage.ButwhatifthosenativespeakersareDoratheExplorerandDiego?Itturnsouttelevisionandradiomightbeevenbettertoolsfornewlanguagelearnersthanpreviouslythought.AccordingtotworecentstudiesbyScientificAmerican,itispossibletofutheryourunderstandingofanewlanguagewithoutactivelypracticingorfullypayingattention.Forstarters,researchpublishedintheJournaloftheAcousticalSocietyofAmericasuggeststhatlanguagelearnerswhofocuscontinuouslyonlearningnewsoundskeepnomoreinformationthanthosewhotakeoccasionalbreaks.WhileonegroupofstudyparticipantspracticeddistinguishingthreedifficultHindisoundsforonehouradayoverthecourseofseveraldays,anothergroupalternately(交替地)spent10minutesonlearningand10minutesonanintentionallydistracting(使人分心的)taskastheHindisoundsplayedinthebackground.Whentestedonthesounds,thedistractedgroupperformedjustaswellasthefocusedgroup.AndafollowingstudypublishedintheJournalofMemoryandLanguagefurthervalidatesthepowerofinactivelearning.ResearchersfoundthatSpanishstudentslearningtheBasqueaccentimprovedlesswhentheywereinstructedtorepeatsoundsbackduringtheirtraining;listeningtonewsoundssilentlyactuallyresultedinbettermemory.So,isittimetolayoffyourtutorandbuyaboxsetofCordonSalvaje?Notquite.Whilethisgrowingbodyofresearchsuggestsinactivelanguagelearningisanamazingtoolinyourlanguagelearning,thevalueoffocusedpracticecannotbeignored.“Youneedtocometoclassandpayattention,”saysMelissaBaese-Berk,alanguageexpertandco-authorofoneofthestudies,“Butwhenyougohome,turnontheTVorturnontheradiointhatlanguagewhileyou’recookingdinner,andevenifyou’renotpayingtotalattentiontoit,it’sgoingtohelpyou.”Sogetoutthereandlearn…butnottoohard.Whileyou’reatit，itwouldn’thurttoimproveyourgrammarskills,1、Whatarethefindingsoftherecentstudiesabout?A．Televisionandradioaretheonlytoolsforlanguagelearning.B．Inactivelearningplaysagreatroleinlearningnewlanguages.C．FullattentioncontributestogreaterachievementoflanguagelearningD．Itisimportanttocommunicatewithnativespeakerswhenlearningnewlanguages.2、Theunderlinedword“Validate”inparagraph4referto________.A．confirmB．contradictC．indicateD．assume3、WhatisMelissaBaese-Berk’sattitudetowardsinactivelanguagelearning?A．doubtfulB．favorableC．indifferentD．disapproving4、Whichpracticedoestheauthorprobablyapprove?A．Givinguppronunciationdrillsintheclass,B．Repeatingafterthetapesintentionallyallthetime.C．Playingtargetlanguagesinthebackgroundwhiledinning.D．Practicingdistinguishingdifficultsoundsoftargetlanguages.22．（8分）Mymotivationforstartingourfamilytraditionofreadinginthecarwaspurelyselfish:IcouldnotbearlisteningtoASesameStreetChristmasforanother10hours.Mythreechildrenhadbeenaddictedtothiscassetteonourprevioussummer’sroadtrip.AsIbegantoprepareforournext500-milecartrip,IcameacrossabookJimTrelease’sTheReadAloudHandbook.Thiscouldbetheanswertomyproblem.Ithought.SoIputRoalddahl’sJamesandtheGiantPeachintomybag.WhenIbegantoreadaloudthetaleoftheboywhoescapesthebadguysbyhidinginsideagiantpeach,mythreekidsarguedandwrestledintheirseats.Butafterseverallines,theywereattractedintotherhythmofthewordsandbegantolisten.Wesoonlearnedthatthesimplepleasureoflisteningtoawell-writtenbookmakesthelongmilespassmorequickly.Sometimesthebookswereadbecamehighlightsofthetrip.IreadWilsonRawls’sSummeroftheMonkeysaswespenttwodaysdrivingtothebeach.Wearrivedjustbehindthepowercrewsrestoring(恢复)electricityafteratropicalstorm.Theraincontinuedmostoftheweek,andthebeachwascoveredwithoilwashedupbythestorm.Whenwereturnedhome,Iaskedmysonwhathelikedaboutthetrip.Heansweredwithouthesitation,“Thebookyoureadinthecar.”Roadtripsstillofferchallenges,eventhoughmychildrennowareteenagers.Butwecontinuetoreadaswerollacrossthecountry.AndI'mbeginningtoseethatreadingaloudhasdonemorethanhelppassthetime.Foratleastalittlewhile,wearenotshutinourownelectronicworlds.Andmaybewe’vestartedsomethingthatwillpassontothenextgeneration.1、Whydidtheauthorstartreadinginthecar?A．Shewantedtohaveabetterjourney. B．ShewantedtokeepafamilytraditionC．Herchildrenwereaddictedtomusic. D．Shewantedtokillthetime.2、Howdidthechildrenreactaftertheauthorreadafewlines?A．Theykeptquarrelling. B．Theyhidthemselves.C．Theysoonsettleddown. D．Theycontinuedtofightintheirseats.3、Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorandherfamily’striptothebeach?A．Theywerecaughtinastorm. B．Theyenjoyedreadingontheroad.C．Theyhadagoodtimeonthebeach. D．Theythoughtithadpassedtooquickly.4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．BetterReadingthanTraveling B．BooksthatChangedMyChildrenC．RoadTripsFullofChallenges D．ReadingMakesGreatRoadTrips23．（8分）FreelancewritersWantedAssociatedContentisanonlinepublishingplatformthatenablesanyonetoearnmoneybywritingarticlesontheWeb.WritingforACisagreatworkopportunityforstudents,stay-at-homeparentsandfreelancewriters–youcanworkonyourowntimeandsubmitpapers,reviews,essays,etc.onanytopicthatyouhaveinterestin.ThisisajobyoucandofromanywhereallyouneedisaccesstotheInternet.Here’showyougetstarted:1)Gotowww./join/hotjobs.2)Followtheinstructionstoregister.3)Fillinyourprofile(简介),makingnoteofyourpreviousexperienceandyourareasofexperience(ifany).4)Startsubmittingarticles.You’llbeginearningmoneyassoonasyourarticlesarepublishedandtheamountisbasedonthepageviewsitreceives.Inadditiontoourownlibraryofcontent,wehavehundredsofpartners(PartnerContentTeam)whoworkwithACtoobtainhigh-quality.Assuch,therearelotsofopportunitiesforourmosttalentedandproductivewriterstoaccept“PartnerAssignments”onanas-neededbasis.Ifyou’reinterestedinacceptinghigherpayingPartnerAssignments,sendusalinktoyourACprofileonceyouhavesubmittedatleastfivearticles.WewillreviewallsubmissionsandpassthemalongtoourPartnerContentTeam.Ifselected,youwillstartreceivingspecialpaidassignmentsfromusonaregularbasis,whichyouarefreetoacceptorignore.NOTE:wepayourwritersviaPayPaldaily.Anyquestions?Emailme:dernel@1、YoucanwriteforAConconditionthatyou.A．haverichexperienceinwritingB．haveaccesstotheInternetC．mustregisteranaccountD．mustbefreeathome2、Howmuchyoucanearnforyourpublishedarticledependson___.A．thespaceitcoversB．thetopicitdealswithC．theopinionitvoicesD．thepageviewsitreceives3、PartnerContentTeamismentionedhereto.A．encouragepeopletowritemorearticlesforACB．laystressontheimportanceofcooperationC．seekmoresupportfromotherbusinesspartnersD．showoffitsabundantlibraryofcontent24．（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.25．（10分）Doyoucompletelyunderstandyourteenagerswhoarebetween13to19?Theymayliveahappyandmeaningfullifeonconditionthatyouknowwhatchangestheyareundergoing.Theteenagelifeisfullofhappiness,sadnessenjoymentanditcanheinterestingtoo.Thisisbecauseintheteenagelifeateenagerissubjectedtophysicalgrowth,andhormonalchanges.Theymaybeinastageofconflictlikeundergoingpuppylove.Thisisonlyanormalpartoflife.Teenagersshouldenjoylifebymakingfriendswithpeersinhealthyactivitiessuchascamping,picnic,swimmingandsoon.Throughfriends,ateenagerlearnstojoke,laughandplaytoreleasestressandtension.Bymakingfriends,theteenagerlearnstosweetenhisorherjoysandeveneasesthebitternessoflife’sdowntime.Manyteenagersareveryconsciousoftheirphysicaloutlook.Itisatthispartoftheirlifethatbeautystrikesasthemainself-image.Theylovetofollowupwiththelatesttrendsfordressingandhairstyle.Somegirlsandboysgoonacrashdiettoslimdowninordertolookattractive.However,makingupisnotamustfortheirgoodimage.Parentstendtoplayaroleinateenager’slife.Theyliketocontroltheirfreedomandhaveasayonwhattheteenagersdo.Therefore,teenagershavecasesofdisagreements,disputes,quarrelsandevenrunawaysfromhomesamongsometeenagegirls.Toavoidthis,parentsshouldbemoreintheirteenager’sshoes.Therearealsonegativeproblemsthatmaypopoutduringateenagelife.Someteenagersareeasilyaffectedbythemassmediaandthepeoplearoundthem.Theymaybeinvolvedinviolentbehavior,drugstaking,smoking,drinkingandsoon.Otherstendtoletofftheirangerbydestroyingpublicproperty.Therewillbemoreharmthangoodifnothingisdone.1、Whyareteenagers’livesfullofupsanddowns?A．Theyusuallyundergopuppylove.B．Theyhaveavariablecharacter.C．Theyaretooyoungandlackexperienceoflife.D．Theyareexperiencingpersonalbodychanges.2、Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytellus?A．Makingfriendshasadeepinfluenceonteenagers.B．Teenagersplayjokesonnobodyotherthanfriends.C．Teenagersbenefitfromattendinghealthyactivities.D．Friendscanhelpteenagerseasethebitternessoflife.3、Whatdoteenagersdotoimprovetheirphysicaloutlook?A．Theyeatwhatevertheylike.B．Theypreferdoingmakingup.C．Theyfollowupfashiontrends.D．Theylearnhowtodowithhairstyle.4、Whatistheimpliedmeaningoftheunderlinedpart?A．Parentsoftenmisunderstandtheirteenagers.B．Parentsdon’tknowwhattheirteenagersneed.C．Parentsshouldweartheirteenagers’shoesmoreoften.D．Parentsshouldthinkmoreintheirteenagers’position.5、Whatistheauthor’sintentionofwritingthispassage?A．Torecommendparentstoshowkindnesstoteenagers.B．Totellparentstofocusonthechangesteenagersundergo.C．Toencourageparentstofollowupwiththelatesttrends.D．Toadviseparentstoofferproperguidancetoteenagers.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）Anewstudyfoundthatinner-citykidslivinginneighborhoodswithmoregreenspacegainedabout13%lessweightoveratwo-yearperiodthankidslivingamongmoreconcreteandfewertrees.Such1tellapowerfulstory.Theobesityepidemic(流行病)beganinthe1980s,andmanypeoplebelieveincreasedportionsizesandinactivityareto2,butthatcan'tbeeverything.FastfoodsandTVshavebeen3usforalongtime."Mostexpertsagreethatthechangeswere4tosomethingintheenvironment,"sayssocialepidemiologistThomasGlassofTheJohnsHopkinsBloombergSchoolofPublicHealth.Thatsomethingcouldbea5ofthegreen.Thenewresearch,6intheAmericanJournalofPreventiveMedicine,isn'tthefirsttoassociategreenerywithbetterhealth,butitdoesgetusclose7identifyingwhatworksandwhy.Atitsmoststraightforward,agreenneighborhood8meansmoreplacesforkidstoplay–whichis9sincetimespentoutdoorsisoneofthestrongestcorrelates(相关的事物)ofchildren'sactivitylevels.Butgreenspaceisgoodforthemind10:researchbyenvironmentalpsychologistshasshownthatithascognitive（认知的）11forchildrenwithattention-deficitdisorder.Inonestudy,justreading12inagreensettingimprovedkids'symptoms.13tograssyareashasalsobeenlinkedto14stressandalowerbodymassindex(体重指数)amongadults.Andan15of3,000Tokyoresidentsassociatedwalkablegreenspaceswithgreaterlongevity(长寿)amongseniorcitizens.Glasscautionsthatmoststudiesdon't16proveacausallinkbetweengreennessandhealth,butthey'reneverthelesshelpingspuraction.InSeptembertheU.S.HouseofRepresentatives17thedelightfullynamedNoChildLeftInsideActtoencouragepublicinitiativesaimedatexposingkidstotheoutdoors.Findinggreenspaceisnot18easy,andyoumayhavetoworkabittogetyourfamilyalittlegrassandtrees.Ifyouliveinasuburboracitywithgoodparks,take19ofwhat'sthere.Yourchildreninparticularwillloveit–andtheirbodiesandmindswillbe20toyou.1、A．findings B．essays C．assumptions D．abstracts2、A．scold B．blame C．charge D．criticize3、A．among B．along C．beside D．with4、A．glued B．related C．associated D．opposed5、A．scratching B．denying C．depressing D．shrinking6、A．published B．contributed C．illustrated D．circulated7、A．at B．to C．for D．over8、A．fully B．simply C．seriously D．uniquely9、A．vital B．casual C．fatal D．mental10、A．still B．already C．too D．yet11、A．benefits B．profits C．revenues D．awards12、A．outward B．apart C．aside D．outside13、A．Solution B．Reaction C．Exposure D．Addiction14、A．much B．less C．more D．little15、A．article B．expedition C．analysis D．option16、A．curiously B．negatively C．necessarily D．comfortably17、A．relieved B．appointed C．approved D．performed18、A．merely B．always C．mainly D．almost19、A．advantage B．exception C．measure D．charge20、A．regretful B．merciful C．joyful D．grateful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）In1955,IgotatraintickettovisitmyrelativesinCleveland.Onmyreturntrip,Imet1．handsomesoldier.Heaskedifhecouldlookatthetraintimetable2．washeldinmyhandandthenifhecouldsitnexttomesothatwecouldchat.Iagreedandinvitedhimtosharethelunchmyaunt3．(pack)formebeforeleaving.Wetalkedalltheway.Finally,weexchanged4．(address)andhesaidhewouldcontactme.Afteraweek,Istilldidn’treceivealetter5．himandbegantothinkhe’dforgottenaboutme.OnSaturday,thephonerangandafamiliarvoiceaskedifIwouldliketogoouttogether.Weendedupin6．(see)OntheWaterfrontattheKalletTheatre.WehadamoredatesduringhisArmyleave,andthenhe7．(send)togooverseas.Forthenexttoyears,wekeptintouchwitheachotherbyletter.In1957,wegotmarried.We’vebeentogetherformorethan60years,raisingthreedaughterswhonowhavedaughtersof8．(they)own.BeforetakingmytriptoClevelandyearsago,Iwaswarnednever9．(speak)tostrangersonatrain.I’m10．(certain)gladIdidn’tlisten.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。每处错误仅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。ItcanbeseenfromthepictureMr、Liu，whowearsamask、waswalkinghisdog、Interestingly，hisdogwhichalsowearsamask、Inrecentyear，airpollutionhasbecomemoreandmoreseriousinsomeareas，whichhaveledtosevereconsequences、Tosolvethisproblem，firstlyofall，weshouldraisethepublicawarenessofprotectingtheenvironment、Secondly，thegovernmentoughttopunishtheillegalactsaspollutingtheenvironmentsevere、Thirdly，wemustdoourbesttoprotectingtheenvironmentinourdailylife、Onlyinthiswaycanhumanbeingsandanimalsshareapleasantplanetorliveahappylife、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华，受学校委托，邀请在国际学校就读的英国朋友Eric一起参加本市纪念改革开放四十周年展览。请写一封邮件，告知其活动内容，要点如下:1.时间、地点；2.展览内容(照片、实物、高科技成果等)；3.中外学生交流。注意:1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇:the40thanniversaryofreformandopening-up改革开放四十周年________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、C4、C5、B6、B7、C8、C9、D10、B11、D12、A13、B14、C15、A16、A17、A18、D19、D20、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、B2、A3、B4、C22、1、A2、C3、B4、D23、1、B2、D3、A24、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,he