1．What do the author's children think of writing thankyou notes?
A．Interesting. B．Oldfashioned.
C．Necessary. D．Tiring.
【解析】 推理判断题。根据第一段“...but they always grumble that I'm out of step with the times.”可知，作者的孩子们认为作者对他们的要求已经过时了。
【答案】 B
2．From the second paragraph we know that________.
A．sending thankyou notes for gifts is unnecessary
B．BabyCenter is an organization which sells books
C．many parents hold the same opinion as the author
D．it is the author that did the survey on the Internet
【解析】 细节理解题。根据第二段“If a BabyCenter's survey is a guide，I'm not alone.A surprisingly large number of parents still insist that their children practice some oldfashioned manners such as putting pen to paper to say thank you...”可知，很多家长与作者的观点一致。
【答案】 C
