2024考研英语二真题及答案解析 .pdf

2022考研英语二真题及答案解析

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblank

andmarkA.B.CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

HarlanCobenbelievesthatifyoureawriter,youllfindthetime;andthatifyou

cantfindthetime,thenwritingisntapriorityandyourenotawriter.Forhimwriting

isa(1)job—ajoblikeanyother.Hehas(2)itwithplumbing,pointingoutthataplumber

doesntwakeupandsaythathecantworkwithpipestoday.

(3).likemostwritersthesedays,youreholdingdownajobtopaythebills.its

not(4)tofindthetimetowriteButitsnotimpossibleItrequiresdeterminationand

single-mindedness.

(5)thatmostbestsellingauthorsbeganwritingwhentheyweredoingotherthingsto

earnalivingAndtoday,evenwriterswhoarefairly(6)oftenhavetodootherworkto(7)

theirwritingincome.

AsHarlanCobenhassuggesteditsa(8)ofpriorities.Tomakewritingapriority,you

llhaveto(9)someofyourday-to-day-activitiesandsomethingsyoureallyenjoyDepending

onyour(10)andyourlifestyle,thatmightmeanspendinglesstimewatchingtelevisionor

listeningtomusic.thoughsomepeoplecanwrite(11)theylistentomusic.Youmighthave

to(12)theamountofexerciseorsportyoudo.Youllhavetomakesocialmediaan(13)

activityratherthanadailytime-consuming(14)Therellprobablyhavetobeless

socializingwithyourfriendsanlesstimewithyourfamilyItsa(15)learningcurve.and

itwontalwaysmakeyoupopular.

Theresjustonethingyoushouldtrytokeepatleastsometimefor,(16)yourwriting-

andthatsreading.Andwriterneedstoreadasmuchandaswidelyastheycan:itstheone

(17)supporter-somethingyoucantdowithout.

Timeisfinite.Theolderyouget,the(18)itseemstogo.Weneedtouseitas

carefullyandas(19)aswecan,thatmeanspr