【阅读理解Oneofmylongestrunningbattles(战役)withmykidsisaboutmannersspecificallyaboutwhetherit'snecessarytosendhandwrittenthankyounotesforgifts.Itoldmychildrenitwasamustsotheyhavecontinuedthroughout】

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　　Oneofmylongestrunningbattles(战役)withmykidsisaboutmannersspecificallyaboutwhetherit's

　　necessarytosendhandwrittenthankyounotesforgifts.Itoldmychildrenitwasamustsotheyhave

　　continuedthroughouttheirteenstowritethenotesbuttheyalwaysgrumble(发牢骚)thatI'moutofstep

　　withthetimes.

　　IfaBabyCenter'ssurveyisaguideI'mnotalone.Asurprisinglylargenumberofparentsstillinsist

　　(坚持)thattheirchildrenpracticesomeoldfashionedmannerssuchasputtingpentopapertosaythank

　　youandtreatingadultswithrespect.

　　AmongthereasonstheoneprovidedmostoftenbyparentsaccordingtoBabyCenter'sreportisthat

　　theyseesomanybadlybehavedkidsaroundthemthatthey'redeterminedtoraisetheirchildrendifferentlyandmeanwhilemanyparentsagreethat"theworldisamore freewheelingplaceandtheywanttogivetheirkidsastrongermoralcompass(道德的罗盘)toguidethem"．

　　Thiscreatesaparticularchallengeforparentsforthereasonthattheyhavetofindasitternannyor

　　otherchildcareproviderswhowillinsistonthemannerstheyconsidermostimportantbutthefactisthatit

　　isverydifficulttofindtherightperson.

　　PerriKlasswroterecentlyintheNewYorkTimesaboutherannoyanceatarudedemandingboy

　　PerriKlasswrote"Idopassjudgment"onkidswithbadmanners"andsodootherpediatricians

　　(儿科医生)whodothesameworkasme"sincerudekidsmakethemwonderwhetherthekids'families

　　aremoral.Thewhole"manners"concept(观念)mightseemabitoldfashionedshesaysuntilyouacceptitasahotbuttonchilddevelopmentsocialskills.

　　1．Whatdotheauthor'schildrenthinkofwritingthankyounotes?

　　A．Interesting.

　　B．Oldfashioned.

　　C．Necessary.

　　D．Tiring.

　　2．Fromthesecondparagraphweknowthat________.

　　A．sendingthankyounotesforgiftsisunnecessary

　　B．BabyCenterisanorganizationwhichsellsbooks

　　C．manyparentsholdthesameopinionastheauthor

　　D．itistheauthorthatdidthesurveyontheInternet

　　3．Whatmadetheparentspayattentiontotheirchildren'smanners?