ToFriendorNotToFriendWeallloveourparentsandturntothemwhenwe’reinneed,butwouldyoulikethemtoheartheconversationsyouhavewithyourfriendsontheschoolplaygroundorlunchqueue?Socialnetworkingsiteshavebecomee

　　ToFriendorNotToFriend

　　Weallloveourparentsandturntothemwhenwe’reinneed,butwouldyoulikethemtoheartheconversationsyouhavewithyourfriendsontheschoolplaygroundorlunchqueue?Socialnetworkingsiteshavebecomeextensionsoftheschoolhallways,sowouldyouaddyourparentsas“friends”andallowthemtoviewyouronlineactivitiesandconversationswithfriends?

　　Inthepastthegenerationgapincludedatechnologygap,wherechildrenwereuptodatewithlatesttechnologyandparentswereleftbehind,contenttocontinuetheirdaytodaylivesastheyalwayshadbecausetheyhadnoneedtoknowmoreabouttechnology.However,moreandmoreparentsarebeginningtorealizejusthowimportantsocialnetworksareintheirlives.Thisrealizationhasgivenmanyparentsthemotivationtoeducationthemselvesaboutsocialnetworkingsites.

　　Thesedaysmanypeopleareattractedtosocialnetworkingsitesbecausetheycanchoosewhotheyhavearoundthem;there’salsoacertainamountofcontroloverprivacythatwedon’tgetinreallife.Sometimeswefeelthatprivacyisviolatedwhenwemustaccepta“friend”requestfromaparentorfamilymember.

　　It’sadifficultchoicewhetherornottoallowaparenttobecomeapartofouronlinelives.Ontheonehandwedon’twantto“reject”theirrequestbecausethatmighthurttheirfeelingsormakethemfeelyouhavesomethingtohide.Ontheotherhandifyoudoaccept,thenyoucouldhaveasenseofbeingwatchedandnolongerfeelfreetocommentorcommunicatethewayyoudidbefore.

　　Arecentsurveysuggestedthatparentsshouldn’ttakeitpersonallyiftheirchildignorestheirrequest,“Whenateenignoresaparent’sfriendrequest,itdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthattheyarehidingsomething,butitcouldmeanthatthisisonepartoftheirlifewheretheywanttobeindependent.”

　　Perhapstalkingwithparentsandgivingexplanationswouldhelpsoftentheblowifyoudochoosenottoaddthemtoyourfriendslist.

　　小题1:FromParagraph2,welearnthat_______.A．parentsfeelsecureabouttheirprivacyonlineB．socialnetworkssuccessfullyfillthegenerationgapC．parentshaverealizedtheimportanceofsocialnetworksD．socialnetworksofferaplat