2026屆江西省穩(wěn)派教育高三上英語期末調(diào)研試題注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thesteamboatwasfullyfurnishedwithlifepreservers.Thepassengersmightbesaved__________accidents.A．inspiteof B．insteadofC．incaseof D．inplaceof2．—ThisisthefirsttimeI________mypicturewithmyownhands.—Itistimethatyou________apictureforme.A．havetaken;took B．took;shouldtakeC．took;willtake D．willtake;havetaken3．Salesdirectorisaposition_______communicationabilityisjustasimportantassaleskills.A．which B．thatC．when D．where4．That’swhyIhelpbrightenpeople’sdays.Ifyou________,who’stosaythatanotherpersonwill?A．didn’t B．don’tC．weren’t D．haven’t5．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．a(chǎn)sD．that6．Thesurveyshowsthatspeedatleast30percentofroadtrafficanddeaths.A．contributestoB．resultsfromC．liesinD．relieson7．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor8．—I’mterriblysorry.I’mlatebecause….—That’sOK.Youarehereandthat’swhat_____.A．does B．works C．functions D．counts9．Theclassroomisbigenoughfor25studentsfornormaluseyouneedmorespaceforspecialactivities.A．once B．because C．if D．unless10．________ahighpercentageofAustraliansmaybepeoplewhowatchsportsratherthandothem,asfarasmostofitspopulationisconcerned,itisindeedagreatsportingnation.A．While B．a(chǎn)s C．If D．Whether11．—Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethingimportanttotellyou.—OK,________youmakeitshort.Iwillhavetofinishthisreportbeforenoon.A．nowthatB．a(chǎn)ssoonasC．everytimeD．a(chǎn)slongas12．Manyartifacts________forthefirsttimeintheNationalMuseumatpresent.A．wereexhibitedB．werebeingexhibitedC．a(chǎn)rebeingexhibitedD．a(chǎn)reexhibited13．Wildswans’________intheareaisagoodindicationofabetterenvironment.A．exhibition B．escapeC．a(chǎn)bsence D．a(chǎn)ppearance14．—Youshouldhavehelpedyourmomwashthedishes．—Imeant．Butsheisalwaystellingmetostudy．A．todo B．to C．doingso D．doing15．—Shallweputofftheexperimenttillnextweek?—______,Idon’tthinkourteacherwillbehappywithit.A．Nevermind B．Sure,goaheadC．Yes,betternot D．I’drathernot16．Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved17．Youdon’tneedaninvitationtohelpothers.Givehelp_____youareasked.A．ifB．a(chǎn)sC．thoughD．before18．Peoplewhodrinkanddriveare________dangerbothtothemselvesandtoothers.Theyarein________dangeroflosingtheirlives.A．the;the B．a(chǎn);a C．a(chǎn);/ D．/;/19．—Mum,doyoumindifIinvitesomefriendstomybirthdayparty?—______.Itwillbemoreinteresting.A．Bynomeans B．Yes,ofcourseC．Don’tworry D．Nodoubt.20．Notuntilhelefthishome__________toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim．A．didhebeginB．hadhebegunC．hebeganD．hehadbegun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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Quietlysitingtherereading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtothetrainguard’sannouncement.Traintravelerswillsurelyagreethatwhentheguardmakesanannouncement,whetherit’stherecordedmessageortheguard’smessage,fewpeoplelistentoit,becauseit’softenquitedullorhardtounderstand.Thisonewasdifferent.Inoticedthatotherpassengersappearedtobelistening,too.Notonlythat,everyonewassmiling!Whywassomuchattentionbeingpaidtothismessage?AsbestIcanrecall,theguardsaidsomethingalongtheselines,“GoodMorningLadies,GentlemenandChildren,thisisthe7:35a.m.fromPenrithtoCentralandyou’llbepleasedtoknowthatwearerightontime.AndwhatalovelymorningitisinSydneytoday.Thesunisshining,birdsaresinging,andall’srightwiththeworld.Itrustyouhaveagreatdaywhereveryou’regoing.ThanksforcatchingmytrainthismorningandIhopetoseeyouagainsoon.”Quiteafewpeople(obviouslypreviousstrangers)startedtalkingtooneanotherabouttheguard’sexcellentmessageandhowgoodithadmadeeveryonefeel.Istartedthinkingaboutthis,andthenIfoundtheyoungguardandsaid“Wereyoutheguardonthe7:35a.m.fromPenrith?”Theguardseemedabitstunnedatfirst,replying,“Yes,yyyyes.”“Well,Ireallyappreciateyourannouncement.Thankyouforyourextremelygoodmessage,whichgavemeandtheotherpassengerssuchagoodstarttotheday.Pleasekeepdoingit.”Isaid.Therearetwomessagesformeinwhathappenedthatday.Firstly,whenpeoplearehappyintheirworkitshowsinwhattheydoandsay.Secondly,thestoryattachesmuchimportancetothebenefitsthataccumulatefromthankingpeopleforsomethingthey’vedone,particularlywhenit’snotexpected.Canyouimaginetheconversationthatguardwouldhavewhenhegothome?1、Whydofewtraintravelerslistentotheannouncements?A．Theyusuallyfeelsleepy.B．Themessagesareunattractive.C．Theguard’svoiceisnotclear.D．Theyareabsorbedinbooks.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stunned”inParagraph3mean?A．Patient.B．Cautious.C．Excited.D．Surprise.3、Whatmighttheguardtalkaboutwithhisfamilywhenhegothome?A．Thebeautifulweather.B．Therecordedmessage.C．ThetrainfromPenrith.D．Theunexpectedappreciation.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ABoringTrainStoryB．AnIntelligentGuardC．ADifferentTrainAnnouncementD．ALovelyMorninginSydney22．（8分）EducationSecretaryNickyMorganhascalledforareturntotheclassicsofEnglishliteratureinschools,butaretheystillappropriatefortoday’schildren?Aquickscanofanylistofthemostreadchildren’sbookswillreveal(揭示)thattoday’syoungpeoplearegrowingupinaverydifferentliteraryenvironmentfromtheirparents.GonefrombedroombookshelvesaretheFamousFiveandtheChroniclesofNarnia.AndintheirplacesarethelikesofJeffKinney’sDiaryofaWimpyKid.Andasforthe19thCenturyclassicsofEnglishliterature,suchasEmilyBronteandCharlesDickens,manychildrensimplyhavenotheardofthem.OnesouthLondonmother,GeriCox,explainedhowherdaughter’sYear5classwastobenamedthisyearaftertheliterarygiant,JaneAusten.Buttheclassteachersoonhadsecondthoughtswhenthesuggestednamewasmetwithblankstares.“Mydaughtercamebackandsaidtheyweren’tgoingtobecalledAustenclassanymore,becausenotmanypeoplehadheardofher.Instead,theclasswastobenamedafterRowing,theHarryPotterauthor.”Ms.Morganarguesthatchildrenwillmissoutiftheydonothaveaccessto“ourrichheritage(遺產(chǎn))ofworld-famouschildren’sliterature”.Butperhapsthesemoremodernbooksareabletodothejoboflightingtheliterarytouchpaperjustaswell.AspokesmanforPenguinRandomHouseChildren’sbookssaid:“MillionsofchildrenarereadersbecauseofDiaryofaWimpyKidandJeffKinney’sworkisperfectforturningunwillingreadersontobooks.”AccordingtoSeniGlaister,children’sbooksexpert,themixoftype-faceandartisabigpartoftheattraction.“Itmeansthetextdoesnotlookfrighteningandthatitwillthereforeappealtounwillingreaders.”1、Whoenjoysthegreatestpopularityamongchildren?A．JeffKinney.B．JaneAusten.C．EmilyBronte.D．CharlesDickens2、WhatdoesthestoryofGeriCox’sdaughtersuggest?A．Teacherslearnlessabouttheirstudents.B．Childrenoftenstareblanklyattheirteachers.C．Year5classshouldselecttheirownliterarygiant.D．Childrendon’tlikereadingliteraryclassicstoday.3、What’sMs.Morgan’sattitudetowardsliteraryclassics?A．Unclear.B．Positive.C．Doubtful.D．Confused.4、WhatdowelearnaboutDiaryofaWimpyKid?A．ItbelongstooneofliteraryclassicsB．Itwaswrittenbyawriterin19thcentury.C．Itturnsouttobeagreatsuccessamongchildren.D．Itisn’twell-receivedbyexpertsonchildren’sbooks.23．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（漸凍癥）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibrationandsubstantial,relativelyimmobilesetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Tomitigatethedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithmisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.(269)1、Whatdoestheappworksaccordingtothetext?A．recognizesignalsthroughcamera.B．identifymovementofeyesandchangetolanguage.C．helppeoplecurethedisease.D．createartificialintelligence.2、What’srightaboutALS?A．People’sorganscan’tfunctionatallB．Alloftheorganscan’tfunction.C．people’sorgansarefrozen.D．Peoplecanstillcommunicatewithoutbarrier.3、What’stheunderlinedpartmean?A．Thesystemcan’tbeusedinthesunlight.B．Thesystemcan’tbeputintouse.C．Thesystemisnotperfectatpresent.D．Thesystemisnotavailableforeveryone.4、Whowouldbethepotentialusersoftheapp?A．hosewhohavephysicaldisease.B．Peoplewhocan’tmoveatall.C．Thosewhocan’tcommunicatenormallyatall.D．Thosewhohasmotorneuronedisease.24．（8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.25．（10分）TheMalteseIslandsarerichinNeolithic(新石器時(shí)代的)sites.GgantijainGozo,Tarxien,andtheHagarQim/MnajdraComplexhereonMalta’ssouthcoastareperhapsthemostwell-known.Thesepilesofstonesaresomeoftheearliestknownmanmadestructuresintheworld.Theyareshowingtheirageabitbutwhatwouldyouexpectforbuildingsthatarefiveandahalfthousandyearsold.Myhousewasbuiltintheyear2000andisalreadyinbadconditionroundtheedges.Thesetemplesareolderthanthepyramids!Inmyopinionthetemplesarebestseenafterthevisitorshaveleft.ComewithmeforalateafternoonwalkdownthehillpastHagarQimtowardstheMnajdraComplex.TherearechainlinkfencesaroundthetemplesnowbutwecanignorethoseandtrytoimagewhyMaltasearliestpeoplewenttothetroubleofbuildingthesestructuresonthiswindyandpoorhillside.Ofcoursethetempleswouldhavelookedratherdifferentwhentheywereconstructed.Theymayhavebeendecoratedwithpigmentsandpossiblyevenroofedwithanimalskinsorothermaterials.Whoknows?Wedoknowthattheywerechangedandaddedtoovera1,000-yearperiodorso.GettingtoMnajdraandHagarQimiseasiestifyouhaveacar.Orifyoudon’tmindahike,youcouldgetabustoQrendi(3kmaway)orZurrieq(5kmaway)andwalkfromthere.Warning:althoughthedistancesarenottoogreat,walkingseveralkilometersintheMaltesesuncanbeveryhardandpossiblydangerous.Takewaterandsunscreen.1、Whatmakesthewriterwonderaboutthetemples?A．Theirhistory.B．Theirappearance.C．Howtheywerebuilt.D．Whentheywerebuilt.2、Whatareweawareofabouttheconstructionofthetemples?A．Theyhavebeentransformed.B．Theylookthesameasbefore.C．Theywerecarefullydesigned.D．Theyarenotwhattheyusedtobe.3、Howcanweadmirethesitesgettingleastsunburn?A．Byhikingthere.B．Byridingacar.C．Bytakingwater.D．Bytakingabus.4、Wherecanwepossiblyfindthisarticle?A．Inapoliticalspeech.B．Inahistoricalfiction.C．Inatravelmagazine.D．Inageographytextbook.第三部分語言知識(shí)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）完型填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。Triedandexhausted,Icamebackhomefromwork.Ifoundthefrontdoorwas1openandIfeltalittlescared.DidIcarelesslyforgettolockitafterIleft?Ilookedaround2toseewhatcouldbe3Whywouldsomeonecomeintomyhomeonlyto4withnothing?Aftersearchingeveryinch,Irealizedthateverythingwas5Ihadleftit.No6cushions,brokenlamps,or7emptiedoutonthecarpet.Feelingmuch8IlookedoutmyoversizedwindowofmydinningroomatMs.Sullivan’shouse.Jimmy,thelittleboynextdoorwasvisitingher.JimmycaredalotaboutMs.Sullivanandwasveryconcernedwithherhealthaftershebecameill.Sheusedto9Jimmywhenhewasjustababy.Forgettingaboutthe10withmyfrontdoor,IdecidedtowalkovertoMs.Sullivan’shousetoseehowshewas11Withawarmhello,sheinvitedmeintoherhome.Inoticedtwelvebeautifulrosesdelicatelypresentedonthetablenexttoherbed.Theylookedexactlylikethe12onmydinningroomtableinfrontofmyoversizedwindow.Withapleasantsmile,shetoldmeJimmybroughtthemtoherasa“get-wellgift”.SuddenlyJimmy13outofhisseatinaninstantandsaidthathehadtogohomeforawhiletodosomehomeworkbuthepromisedtobebackto14uponMs.Sullivan.Talkingforawhile,Ms.SullivanbegantogetverytiredsoIgavehermyphonenumberincaseshe15neededhelp,andleftherhome.Ithoughtabouthow16itwasforlittleJimmytobesoconcernedforMs.Sullivan.Igothome,laughingathow17Iwasthatmorningaboutwhathadhappenedover18Iwalkedpassedthedinningroomandnoticedmyroses19inthevaseweremissing.Withoutasecond20,IglancedoutthewindowatMs.Sullivan’shouseandwithasmileonmyfaceIturnedoffthelightintheroomandwenttosleep.Thenextmorningmydoorbellrang.IopenedthedoorJimmywasthere…1、A．easily B．slowly C．slightly D．silently2、A．tensely B．patiently C．eagerly D．calmly3、A．burning B．losing C．lacking D．missing4、A．get B．deal C．steal D．leave5、A．what B．where C．that D．how6、A．worn B．changed C．unwashed D．overturned7、A．lockers B．kettles C．drawers D．coats8、A．eased B．a(chǎn)ngry C．surprised D．curious9、A．watch B．guard C．follow D．visit10、A．a(chǎn)ccident B．experience C．incident D．condition11、A．working B．doing C．sleeping D．a(chǎn)cting12、A．lamps B．vases C．roses D．gifts13、A．stood B．ran C．stepped D．jumped14、A．look B．check C．pick D．call15、A．ever B．still C．only D．just16、A．smart B．sensitive C．sweet D．thankful17、A．strange B．nervous C．careless D．wrong18、A．everything B．something C．a(chǎn)nything D．nothing19、A．growing B．sitting C．lying D．a(chǎn)rranging20、A．thought B．intention C．expectation D．delay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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Communicatingwiththeoldcanbechallenging,especiallywhenconsideringthefact1．theirabilitiesarefailing.Firstofall,youare2．(suppose)torespecttheold’sthoughts,backgroundsandlifeexperience.Donotcorrecttheiropinionsevenwhenyoucan’treachany3．(agree).Andwhenoldpeoplearetalking,listen4．(careful).Letthemfinishbecauselettingthemexpresstheirthoughtsandemotions5．(be)important.Whenyou’retogetherwiththem,trytoknowiftheywouldlike6．(chat)orbequiet.Andwhenyoufeeltheywanttobequiet,justbethere,because7．(spend)timewiththemisasimportantastalkingtothemorcheeringthemup.Ascommunicationwitholdpeoplecanbedifficult,itis8．(importance)tobealwayspatient.Whenyouareexplainingsomething9．them,youshouldremainpatientwhentheyaskyoutorepeatyourself.Tryusinggestureswhileyoutalkwiththem,orwritedownwhatyouwanttosaywhen10．isnecessary.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），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(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。Apologizingcanbeharderthanrealizingyou'veactedpoor、Totrulyapologizeforafriend,youhadtobesincereandadmityourmistakes、Andletyourfriendtoknowhowmuchheorshemeanstoyou、Thismaybeeasysaidthandone,butiftheyhideyourfeelingofpride,andshowsomerealregret,you'llhaveatreeapologyready、Ifpossible,alwaysapologizepersonally、Sendingflowersorgiftsisfree,andflowersaren'tgivinginformations"I'msorry、"Youarejusthidingbehindgifts、Soitisofgreatimportanttoapologizepersonally、Thiswillmakeyourfriendsmorewillingtoacceptapology、169第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你和你的留學(xué)生朋友Eric約定好下周日一起參加市里舉辦的中國國畫展（thetraditionalChinesepaintingexhibition），但你因故不能赴約．請(qǐng)給他寫封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1．表示歉意；2．解釋原因．注意：1．詞數(shù)120左右；2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫．3．開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)．DearEric，____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely，LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、A3、D4、B5、C6、A7、D8、D9、D10、A11、D12、C13、D14、B15、D16、B17、D18、C19、A20、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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、B2、D3、D4、C22、1、A2、D3、B4、C23、1、B2、B3、D4、D24、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”.Thereare