Educating children to have good manners maybe a difficult task for all the parents. You may know that children are easier to learn when you make something fun. So you tried to dress up like a clown(小丑) to draw their attention but it didn’t work. Making something fun does not mean that you have to entertain (使某人快乐) your children. What I have found is that tapping into their interests will make anything fun. There are tools and materials from other people on how to develop children’s interests and teach them good manners.

A lot of popular characters such as Madeline, The Winnie Bears and Barbie have DVDs and books about manners. I have used all of these DVDs in my classes, and they not only keep children’s interests, but also the children use the good manners that they learn from their favorite characters.

If your children are interested in sports, princesses, superheroes, or dinosaurs, you can use their favorite heroes (real or imaginary) as good examples to teach them, from meeting and greeting, to how to set a table.

Elise McVeigh is an etiquette (礼节) expert for Barbie Princes Charm School DVD, as well as a contributor to Parents. com. She is the mother of three children whom she raises with her husband in Dallas. Her three polite children are influenced by her great achievements and good manners from a very young age. So, the most important thing is that you should not forget to use your good manners, because you are your children’s biggest hero. Acting and being like you is what they are truly interested in.

【小题1】What does the underlined phrase “tapping into” in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．realizing something.

B．making use of something.

C．giving no care to something.

D．looking forward to something.

【小题2】How does the author teach each students in class according to paragraph 2?

A．By dressing up like a funny clown.

B．By thinking of ways to entertain children.

C．By using DVDs to keep children’s interests.

D．By buying a lot of books about manners.

【小题3】why is the expert named Elise McVeigh mentioned?

A．To show some respect for her.

B．To give an example of how to be successful.

C．To introduce some of her books on manners.

D．To advise parents to set an example to children.

【小题4】Which of the following is the proper title for the passage?

A．Children’s interests: a key factor in teaching good manners for parents

B．Children’s receiving education: a remaining difficult task for parents’ interest

C．Children’s interest-forming: of great importance for both children and parents

D．Children’s character-choosing: an issue worthy of parents’ attention