2022年研究生考试英语二真题+解析.pdf

2022年全国硕士研究生招生入学考试 英语二真题+解析 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) Harlan Coben believes that if you’re a writer, you’ll find the time; and that if you can’t find the time, then writing isn’t the priority and you’re not a writer. For him, writing is a __1__job, a job like any other. He has __2__it with plumbing, pointing out that a plumber doesn’t wake up and say that he can’t work with pipes today. __3__, like most writers these days, you’re holding down a job to pay the bills, it’s not __4__to find the time to write. But it’s not impossible. It requires determination and single-mindedness. __5__that most bestselling authors began writing when they were doing other things to earn a living. And today, even writers who are fairly__6__often have to do other work to__7__their writing income. As Harlan Coben has suggested, it’s a __8__of priorities. To make writing a priority, you’ll have to__9__some of your day-to-day activities and some things you really enjoy. Depending on your__10__and your lifestyle, that might mean spending less time watching television or listening to music, though some people can write__11__they listen to music. You might have to__12__the amount of exercise or sport you do. You’ll have to make social media an__13__activity rather than a daily time-consuming__14__. There’ll probably have to be less socializing with your friends and less time with your family. It’s a __15__learning course, and it won’t always make you popular. There’s just one thing you should try to keep at least some