Unit 6 Lesson2＋Lesson3 同步基础能力提升测试

2/2Unit6Lessons2＋Lessons3同步基础能力提升测试A级必备知识基础练Ⅰ.单词拼写1.Hardworkisftosuccess.

2.Hegotthejobthroughanemployment(代理处).

3.ButI(为……做广告)alotontheradioandinlocalnewspapersnow.

4.Alltheoriesofrompractice.

5.Hetookthewomanasthefirst(证人).

6.Weneedabigwinto(促进)ourconfidence.

7.Thecompany(赞助)severalTVprogramslastyear.

8.Ifyouwanttouseanownimage,youcanuithereontheweb.

9.Weathatsaleswillrisenextyear.

10.Shetriedto(吸引)thewaiter’sattention.

Ⅱ.单句语法填空1.Idon’thaveanything(suit)towearfortheparty.

2.Thefilmisa(vision)art.

3.Wehopeitwillbea(commerce)success.

4.Thecompanysaysthey’reabletokeeppricing(compete).

5.Hemadeonebigmistake,and,asresult,losthisjob.

6.I’mringingaboutyour(advertise)inthepaper.

7.Theplayneedstheaudience’s(participate).

8.Theytookawayhis(free)andbrokehisspirit.

9.He(genuine)caresabouthisemployees.

10.Oursocietycouldnotsurvivewithoutscientificand(technology)knowledge.

Ⅲ.用适当的介词或副词填空1.Shecutfourmetresofclothfromtheroll.

2.Heansweredthequestionthespot.

3.Thetripwillcombinebusinesspleasure.

4.Mostoftheproblemswereduehumanerror.

5.Idon’teverwanttogoanythinglikethatagain.

6.Anyonewhohasthetalentformusicorlovessingingcanparticipatethecontest.

7.Whatwilllifeconsistonotherplanets?

8.Asweknow,wemustlinktheorypractice.

9.Higherlivingstandardsseparatetheoldergenerationtheirchildren.

10.Ofalltheplansdiscussed,onlyonereallystood.

Ⅳ.短语填空standout,makeacontributionto,hearof,haveahardtime,asalways,findout,inmoderntimes,aimto,originatefrom,takepartin1.Iwouldliketothemotherland.

2.,Peterhadareasonforhisaction.

3.Sixtheatrecompanieshavebeenselectedtothisyear’sfestival.

4.Shewantstomakeherself.

5.,questioninghasenteredtheclassroomandattractedmoreandmorepeople’sattention.

6.Iftherehasbeenanyfunnybusiness,we’llsoon.

7.Iwasverysadindeedtoyourfather’sdeath.

8.DotheidiomsofChineseallstories?

9.Studentsshouldbecomemoreindependentoftheirteachers.

10.IguessIwon’tfindingaroom.

Ⅴ.完成句子1.你可能会感到焦虑并且有压力。(belikelytodosth)Youandpressured.

2.并非所有的学生都去看电影了。(notall)wenttothecinema.

3.椅子是由椅座和椅背构成的。(consistof)aseatwithaback.

4.黑体字非常醒目。(standout)Theboldprint.

5.他已决心戒烟戒酒。(cutout)Hehasdecidedto.

Ⅵ.课文语法填空Theadvertisingindustrythatstartedwiththepurposeofpromotingandsellinggoodshasgonethroughchangesbecauseofthedevelopmentsofsociety,economyandtechnology.Classicadsusedtogiveinformationaboutfindingcertainproducts,thelocationofthecompanyandthenameoftheproduct.Thoughtheywereeffective,theymightn’tbe1.(suit)forproducts.It’snormaltoseeadsthatconsistofpicturesorwordsfromexperts2.(show)peoplehowgoodtheproductisinordertoholdpeople’sattention.Moreover,someadsapplymoderndesigntechniquestomaketheads3.(visual)attractive.

Asthedevelopmentofadvertising,modernadscombinethe4.(high)standardofdesignwithcreativewaysbyusingthe5.(concept),whichcanmakethemstandoutin6.worldofcompetition.Today’stopadvertisersmakepeoplenoticetheirproductsbyusinghumour7.(aim)tocreatesomethingthathasneverbeenseenbefore.

However,notalladvertisingisaboutsellingproductsandservicesforaprofit.Publicadsencouragecitizens8.(participate)inimprovingtheirneighbourhood,protectingtheenvironment,andhelpingotherpeople.Havingsponsoredadstoeducatethepublic9.fightingAIDS,savingwater,etc.,thegovernmenttriestoincreasepublicknowledgeabouttopicsthatusedto10.(ignore)bymostpeople.

B级能力素养提升练Ⅶ.阅读理解A主题语境:人与自我语篇类型:应用文AdvertisementDesignCompetitionTheAdvertisementDesignCompetitionisaninternationaldesigncontestorganizedbytheA’DesignAwardandCompetition,whichistheworld’slargestdesigncompetitionawardingbestdesigns,designconceptsandproducts&services.Thiscompetitionprimarilyaimstohighlightthebestadvertisementdesignideasingraphicdesign.Awardwinnersusuallygetrecognitionopportunities,appearonvariouspublicationsandgetthepress’sattendance.HowtoJoinJoiningtheAdvertisementDesignCompetitioniseasy:createanaccountattheA’DesignAwardandCompetition,logontoyouraccountandsendyourwork.Whenyousubmityourwork,itwillbecheckedbythepreliminaryjudgesfornecessaryqualities.Then,yourdesignwillbeeitherapprovedorrejectedtotakepartinthecompetition.Ifyourdesignisapproved,youcancontinuerecommendingyourdesignbypayingthenecessaryprocessingfees.BenefitsforAwardWinnersAuniquepublicrelationscampaignwillbemadeforAdvertisementDesignAwardwinners.Yourworkandyourdetailswillbecommunicatedtothousandsofpresscontacts,andalsowewillprepareamediakitforyou.Youcanusethisprofessionallypreparedmediakittocontactlocalpresscontacts.ThewinningdesignandthedesignerorthedesignstudiowillalsobefeaturedinthedesignyearbookwhichisdistributedbyDesignPRWiretokeyfiguresinthedesignindustrysuchasfamouseditors,pressmembersandmulti-nationalcompanies.Allwinningdesignswillbeincludedinthewinners’bookfreeofcharge.Thewinnerswillbelistedasco-editorsofthebook.Submityourdesignby25November.Youwillbeinformedoftheoutcomeby25December.1.What’sthemainpurposeoftheAdvertisementDesignCompetition?A.Tocollectaddesignsforabook.B.Todrawspecialattentiontoaddesignconcepts.C.Tomakeaddesignsinternational.D.Topromoteaddesignsinpopularmedia.2.Whatshouldyoudofirstifyouwanttojointhecompetition?A.Submityourwork.B.Paynecessaryfees.C.Registeranaccount.D.Recommendyourdesign.3.Whatcanawardwinnersget?A.Chancestogetnoted.B.AccesstoDesignPRWire.C.Positionsaseditors.D.Contactwithothercompetitors.B主题语境:人与自我语篇类型:记叙文EverymorningIwalkoutsideandbringinthemorningnewspaper.Therewasatimewheneveryhouseonbothsidesofthestreethadanewspaperinthedriveway.Therewasalsoatimewheneveryhousehadalandlinetelephone,butnotanymore.Notforalongtime.Myhusbandislesswillingtoacceptthedownwardtrendofprint-editionnewspapers,ashehasworkedinnewspaperssincetheageof16.Evenbeforethat,hewaswhatyouwouldcallan“independentpublisher”.Recently,wewereinaChicagoparkwithourgrandchildren.Myhusbandhadanewspaperfoldedunderhisarm.Hesatdownandputthepaperonthebenchbesidehim.Ayounggirlwalkedover,lookedatthenewspaper,pickeditupandasked,“What’sthis?”Ithoughthewasgoingtofallover.Thecolourfadedfromhisface.Hiseyesrolledbackinhisheadandhislegsweregivingout.Irolleduphispaperandwaveditunderhisnose.Thesmellsfromtheinkwokehimup.

Somepeoplesimplylovepaper—thefeel,theportability,andthepleasureofpilingthemhigherandhigheruntiltheirwifecries,“Enough!”Myhusbandwashappywhenhespenttimewithouryoungestdaughterandherhusband.Whentheylivedwithus,theyracedtopullthecrosswordpuzzlefromthepapereveryday.It’shardtodoacrosswordonline.Pencildoesn’tcomeoffacomputerscreenaseasilyasyoumightthink.NowmyhusbandwillbeveryexcitedthatIhavefoundfurtherproofthattheremaystillbehopeforthesurvivalofprint.Iwaschattingwithayoungmotherwhosubscribestothedailynewspaper.Iaskedwhyshedidsomethingsoconservatively.Shelookedshocked.“Becauseit’sprint!”shesaid.“Iloveprint!Whenthepaperdidn’tcomeoneday,wouldyoubelieveIcalledthemainnumbertoletthemknowandtheladysaid,‘Whydon’tyoujustsubscribetotheonlineversion?’”Sheshookherheadindisbelief.Myhusbandwillbesothrilledthathemightwritethisyoungwomanintohiswill.Isayweleaveherallourpilesofoldnewspapers.4.Howdidtheauthor’shusbandfeelwhenagirlaskedaquestioninthepark?A.Shocked. B.Thrilled.C.Disappointed. D.Confused.5.Whatdoestheauthorprobablymeanbysaying“hislegsweregivingout”?A.Hewasfeelingtiredandneededarest.B.Hewasveryoldandunabletostandlong.C.Healmostlosthisbalanceandbecameunconscious.D.Hewasannoyedwiththegirlandplayedatrickonher.6.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotelluswiththeexampleoftheyoungmother?A.Manyyoungpeoplefollowanold-fashionedlifestyle.B.It’sinconvenientfortheoldtoreadonlinenewspapers.C.There’restillyoungpeoplewholoveprintednewspapers.D.Printednewspaperswillbereplacedbyonlinenewspapers.7.Whatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinthepassage?A.Thenewriseofdigitalnewspapersonline.B.Aman’severlastingloveforprintednewspapers.C.Thepleasureoflookingthroughdailynewspapers.D.Afamily’smemoryofreadingprintednewspapers.C主题语境:人与自我语篇类型:说明文Thesedaysthereissomuchtemptingtechnologytolookat:smartphones,tablets,computergamesandTVscreens.Muchofchildren’sentertainmentandeducationcomefromusingthem,soit’snowondertheyspendsomuchtimestaringatthem.Butevenifthesayingthatlookingatascreenfortoolonggivesyousquareeyesisn’ttrue,thereisstillsomeconcern.So,shouldwebeworried?Certainlyforchildrenwhospendhoursgluedtoascreen,thereisaconcernthattheirhealthmightbeatrisk.Alsothereisafearthattheireyesightisdecliningtoo.Althoughthere’snotmuchevidencetoprovethisyet,recentfindingshavebroughttheproblemintolight.ChrisHammond,consultantatStThomas’Hospital,says,“Wefindshort-sightednessisbecomingmorecommon.IthasgreatlyspreadinEastAsia,Singapore,SouthKoreawhereapproaching90%of18-year-oldsarenowshort-sighted.”Butcanthisbelinkedtochildren’saddictiontousingelectronicgadgets?AnnegretDahlmann,expertatMoorfieldsEveHospitalinLondon,sayslackofnaturallightseemstobethekeyissue.ShehassuggestedthatchildreninEastAsiastudyalot,usingcomputers,smartphonesortablets,andtheygooutsideless.Wearingglassesisonesolution,butit’snotideal.Thisleadstoadilemma:achievingshort-termacademicsuccessorprotectingyourlong-termeyesight.It’salwaysgoingtobeachallengetodragchildrenawayfromtheirscreensandit’slikelythatmoreandmorestudyingwillbedoneonline.Despitethat,ProfessorHammondsays,“InregionslikeurbanChina,where10%ofchildrenineachclassperyeararebecomingshort-sightedfromabouttheageofsix.There’sanargumentforsayingweshouldbetryingtopreventit.”It’sevidencewecan’tturnablindeyeto.So,maybeit’stimetohitthe“off”buttonandgetourchildrenoutside.8.Whatcanweinferfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Recentfindingshaveopenedoureyestotheissueofeyesight.B.Lookingatascreenfortoolongwillgetyousquareeyes.C.Ithasbeenconfirmedthatchildren’seyesightisfailing.D.Usingelectronicgadgetsaffectschildren’seducation.9.AccordingtoAnnegret,whichismainlytoblameforshort-sightedness?A.Wearingglasses. B.Heavyschoolwork.C.Lackofnaturallight. D.Boomingtechnology.10.Whattroublehasraisedconcernsaccordingtothetext?A.Learningonlineoroffline.B.Readingforpleasureorexams.C.Focusingonstudyorprotectingeyesight.D.Protectingeyesightorpromotingtechnology.11.Whatdoestheauthorcallonchildrentodo?A.Studyhard. B.Headoutdoors.C.Quitthecomputer. D.Challengemore.D主题语境:人与社会语篇类型:说明文Duringtheoutbreak,watchingTVshowshasbecomethemostpopularactivity,accordingtoasurveybyChinesemarketresearchcompanyGuidelineResearch.ThesurveyalsopointsoutthatpeoplehavemanywaystowatchshowsapartfromcableTV.Theyincludesmartphones,computers,andtablets.It’struethatTVisnotusuallywatchedonanactualTVanymore.TechnologyhaschangednotonlywherebutalsohowwewatchTV.Streaming(流媒体)networks,ratherthanliveTV,havehelpedviewerswatchtheirfavouriteshowswhenit’smostconvenientforthem.IntheUS,contentproviderslikeNetflixandAmazonPrimekeeppeopleentertained.Userscanchoosewhichservicesoffertheshowsandmoviestheylike.Binge-watching(刷剧)hasbecomeanewtrendduetosomecompaniesreleasingentireseasonsatonce.Withouthavingtowaitforthenextweek’sepisode(集),viewerscanwatchthewholeseasoninaday,oratwhateverpace(速度)theychoose.Netflixhasalsoreleasedachoose-your-own-adventuremovie,whereyourchoicescanaffecthowthestoryends,anideanotpossiblebeforewithtraditionalTV.User-generated(用户创造的)contentappslikeTikTokarealsoblurring(模糊)thelinesofwhatisconsideredTV.ThismaybethebiggestchangetotheTVlandscape,asanyonecancompetewithprofessional,big-budget(大制作的)TVshows.Thistrendshowsnosignofslowingdown.12.Whatdoes“They”refertoinparagraph1?A.Researchcompanies.B.Meansofwatchingshows.C.People.D.TVshows.13.WhathaschangedthewaywewatchTV?A.CableTV. B.TVshows.C.Technology. D.Tablets.14.WhichistheadvantageofstreamingnetworksoverTV?A.Userscanwatchshowsfree.B.Userscanchangethecontentofamovie.C.Userscanenjoyawholeseasonatonce.D.Userscanenjoyclearerpictures.15.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A.Adiary. B.Aguidebook.C.Anovel. D.Amagazine.Ⅷ.七选五主题语境:人与社会语篇类型:说明文Writinganewsarticleisdifferentfromwritingotherarticlesorinformationalpieces.1Knowinghowtowriteanewsarticlecanhelpyouexerciseyourwritingskillsandconveyinformationclearlyandbriefly.

Gatherallyourfacts.Beforeyouwriteanewsarticle,makealistoroutlineofalltheconnectedfactsandinformationthatneedtobeincludedinthearticle.2Itwillalsohelpyouwriteaclean,succinctarticle.

Startwiththelead.3Thisisoneofthemostimportantpartsofthepiece,sostartwiththeleadingstatementwhenyouwriteanewsarticle.Yourleadshouldbeonesentencewhichstatesthetopicofthearticle.

Givealltheimportantdetails.Thenextimportantsteptowritingnewsarticlesisincludingalltherelevantfactsanddetailsthatrelatetoyourleadingstatement.4Thesedetailsareimportant,becausetheyarethekeypointofthearticlethatfullyinformsthereader.

5Besuretodoublecheckallthefactsinyournewsarticlebeforeyoucontributeit,includingnames,dates,andcontactinformationoraddresses.Writingaccuratelyisthebestwaytomakeyourselfasuitablenewsarticlewriter.

Concludeyourarticle.Makesureyournewsarticleiscompleteandfinishedbygivingitagoodconcludingsentence.A.Checkfactsbeforeconcluding.B.Followupmainfactswithadditionalinformation.C.Includethebasicsofwhat,where,when,whoandwhy.D.Aleadingsentenceistograbreaders’attentionandinterestthem.E.Unlikeotherarticles,newsarticlespresentinformationinaspecificway.F.Avoidanystatementsordescriptionthatcouldbeconstruedassupportorcriticism.G.Thislisthelpspreventyouleavingoutanyrelevantinformationaboutthetopicorstory.Ⅸ.完形填空主题语境:人与社会语篇类型:记叙文Amanwasonamission.WhenDenveraccountantSteveGreiglosthisbeloveddogWolfgangeightyearsago,hislife1forever.He2notonedogafterWolfgangdiedbutmorethanadozendogsovertheyears,allofwhomhavebeenintheirlastfewyearsoflife.Hechosetorescuethese3dogsbecausetheyotherwisewouldn’thavehadahome.

Greigstarted4familyphotosofhisanimalsonMeta,andhisfollowing5quickly.Henowhasmorethan894,000followers,andinadditiontoninedogs,hehasapig,tworabbits,twoducks,fourchickens,twocats,anda50-poundturkey.

“Iadoptedtheseanimals6Wolfgang,”saidGreig.Hewantedsomethinggoodtocomeoutofthesadevent,sohewenttoa7andadoptedtheoldestdogthere.Afterthat,hestartedphotographinghis8lifewithhisanimals.“Theyarejustapartofmylife.I’llcomeintoaroomandthere’sachickensittingonadoganditwillbeagreat9.Ihavenoideathatthesephotoswould10quickly,andnowthefollowersarestillgrowing,”saidGreig.

Hedidn’tintendto11others,butthat’sexactlywhathappened.Shortlyafterhestartedposting,hismailboxwasfilledwith12ofothersadoptingolddogsaswell.Hisfame(声誉)ledtohisbook,whichteacheskidsabout13whatisoldinsteadoflookingforthenextnewthing.

GreighashadlotsofmessagesonMetaaskinghowhecan14toadoptseniordogs,knowingtheendisnear.Theansweris15forhim:“Lovedoesn’thaveatimelimit.”

1.A.improved B.changedC.benefited D.lasted2.A.cured B.caughtC.attracted D.adopted3.A.active B.thinC.senior D.sick4.A.printing B.praisingC.posting D.taking5.A.paid B.decreasedC.divided D.grew6.A.regardlessof B.inmemoryofC.inplaceof D.inregardto7.A.school B.shelterC.hospital D.zoo8.A.daily B.lonelyC.empty D.wealthy9.A.skill B.performanceC.success D.picture10.A.disappear B.moveC.spread D.expand11.A.envy B.urgeC.inspire D.promote12.A.warnings B.messagesC.orders D.promises13.A.pleasing B.realizingC.serving D.respecting14.A.bear B.intendC.expect D.agree15.A.long B.funnyC.simple D.strangeⅩ.语篇填空主题语境:人与社会语篇类型:说明文China’sfirstartificialintelligence(AI)textbookforhighschoolstudents1.(bring)outin2018,followingaplanbycentralgovernment2.(include)AIcoursesinprimaryandsecondaryschool.

Thenine-chaptertextbook,3.(name)“FundamentalsofArtificialIntelligence”,waswrittenbyoutstanding4.(scholar)fromwell-knownschoolsnationwide,underthejointeffortsbytheresearchcenterforMOOCatEastChinaNormalUniversityandtheAIstartupSenseTime.ItincludesthehistoryofAIandhowthetechnologycanbeappliedinareassuchasfacialrecognition,autodrivingandpublicsecurity.

“ThetextbookfocusesnotonlyonthebasicsofAI,butonthe5.(practice)useofAIindailylife,”saidChenYukun,aprofessoratEastChinaNormalUniversity,6.isalsoacontributortothebook.

Uptillnow,about40highschoolsacrossthecountry7.(undertake)thetaskofbeingthefirstgroupofAIhigheducationpilotprogram8.introducingthetextbookinthecurriculum.“TheAIsectorisfacingatalentshortage9.(global).Thepublicationofthebookis10.breakthroughasittakesAItechnologyoutofthe‘ivorytower’andmakesitpartofhighschoollearning,”saidLinDahua,aprofessorattheChineseUniversityofHongKong.

SectionBLESSON2&LESSON3Ⅰ.1.fundamental2.agency3.advertise4.originate5.witness6.boost7.sponsored8.upload9.anticipate10.attractⅡ.1.petitive5.a6.advertisement7.participation8.freedom9.genuinely10.technologicalⅢ.1.off2.on3.with4.to5.through6.in7.of8.with9.from10.upⅣ.1.makeacontributionto2.Asalways3.takepartin4.standout5.Inmoderntimes6.findout7.hearof8.originatefrom9.aimto10.haveahardtimeⅤ.1.arelikelytofeelanxious2.Notallthestudents3.Achairconsistsof4.standsoutverywell5.cutoutsmokinganddrinkingⅥ.1.suitable2.toshow3.visually4.highest5.concepts6.a7.aiming8.toparticipate9.on10.beignoredⅦ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了广告设计大赛的相关内容,包括大赛目的、如何加入和得奖者的福利。1.B细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词mainpurpose定位到原文第一段中的“Thiscompetitionprimarilyaimstohighlightthebestadvertisementdesignideasingraphicdesign.”,由此可知,本次大赛的主要目标是突出最好的广告设计理念,故B项正确。2.C细节理解题。根据HowtoJoin部分中的“createanaccountattheA’DesignAwardandCompetition,logontoyouraccountandsendyourwork”可知,加入该大赛的第一步是注册账户,故C项正确。3.A细节理解题。根据BenefitsforAwardWinners部分中的“Yourworkandyourdetailswillbecommunicatedtothousandsofpresscontacts...localpresscontacts.”可知,获胜者可以得到被赏识的机会,故选A项。【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者的丈夫与印刷报纸之间的故事,表达了他对印刷报纸永恒的爱。4.A细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Ithoughthewasgoingtofallover.Thecolourfadedfromhisface.”及“Irolleduphispaperandwaveditunderhisnose.Thesmellsfromtheinkwokehimup.”可知,他在听到女孩的问题时,震惊得要晕倒了。A项符合题意。5.C推理判断题。作者说他的腿在抽搐是想表达他在知道小女孩竟然不知道他最在意的报纸是什么东西时,几乎要失去平衡,失去知觉。6.C推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“ayoungmotherwhosubscribestothedailynewspaper”及“‘Becauseit’sprint!’shesaid.‘Iloveprint!...’”可知,这位年轻的母亲喜欢印刷报纸,由此可推测出,作者写这位母亲的目的是为了表达还有年轻人喜欢印刷报纸。7.B主旨大意题。根据第二段中的“Myhusbandislesswillingtoacceptthedownwardtrendofprint-editionnewspapers,ashehasworkedinnewspaperssincetheageof16.”和最后一段中的“Myhusbandwillbesothrilledthathemightwritethisyoungwomanintohiswill.”可知,本文讲述了作者的丈夫与印刷报纸之间的故事,表达了他对印刷报纸永恒的爱。因此B项(一个男人对印刷报纸永恒的爱)符合文章大意。【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了由于电子产品的大量使用,越来越多的孩子出现近视眼这一现象。8.A推理判断题。由第二段中的“Alsothereisafearthattheireyesightisdecliningtoo.Althoughthere’snotmuchevidencetoprovethisyet,recentfindingshavebroughttheproblemintolight.”可知,人们已经注意到久看屏幕对于视力的影响了,故答案为A项。9.C细节理解题。由第四段中的“AnnegretDahlmann,expertatMoorfieldsEveHospitalinLondon,sayslackofnaturallightseemstobethekeyissue.”可知,孩子们眼睛近视的主要原因是缺少自然光,故答案为C项。10.C细节理解题。由最后一段中的“Thisleadstoadilemma:achievingshort-termacademicsuccessorprotectingyourlong-termeyesight.”可知,“专注于学习,还是保护视力”这一问题引起了人们的关心,故答案为C项。11.B细节理解题。由最后一段中的“So,maybeit’stimetohitthe‘off’buttonandgetourchildrenoutside.”可知,作者呼吁孩子们关掉电子设备,多进行户外活动,故答案为B项。【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了科技对人们看电视节目的方式的改变。12.B词义猜测题。根据画线词上文“ThesurveyalsopointsoutthatpeoplehavemanywaystowatchshowsapartfromcableTV.”和下文的“includesmartphones,computers,andtablets”可知,They指代上文中的“manywaystowatchshows”,即“人们看电视的方式”。故选B项。13.C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“TechnologyhaschangednotonlywherebutalsohowwewatchTV.”可知,科技改变了我们看电视的方式。故选C项。14.C细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Withouthavingtowaitforthenextweek’sepisode,viewerscanwatchthewholeseasoninaday,oratwhatever