2022年考研英语（二）真题原文及答案解析（完整版）
注：标黄色字体为试题答案
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,
B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)
HarlanCobenbelievesthatifyoureawriter,youllfindthetime;andthatif
youcantfindthetime,thenwritingisntapriorityandyourenotawriter.Forhim
writingisa1job—ajoblikeanyother.Hehas2itwithplumbing,pointingout
thataplumberdoesntwakeupandsaythathecantworkwithpipestoday.
3,likemostwritersthesedays,youreholdingdownajobtopaythebill,its
Not4tofindthetimetowrite.Butitsnotimpossible.Itrequiresdetermination
andsingle-mindedness.5thatmostbestsellingauthorsbeganwritingwhentheywere
doingotherthingstoearaliving.Andtoday,evenwriterswhoarefairly6
oftenhavetodootherworkto7theirwritingincome.
AsHarlanCobenhassuggesteditsa8ofpriorities.Tomakewritinga
priority,youllhaveto9someofyourday-to-day-activitiesandsomethingsyou
reallyenjoy.Dependingonyour10andyourlifestyle,thatmightmeanspendingless
timewatchingtelevisionorlisteningtomusic,thoughsomepeoplecanwrite11they
listentomusic.Youmighthaveto12theamountofexerciseorsportyoudo.Youll
havetomakesocialmediaan13activityratherthanadailytime-consuming
14.Therellprobablyhavetobelesssocializingwithyourfriendsanlesstimewith
yourfamily.Itsa15learningcurve,anditwontalwaysmakeyoupopular.
Theresjustonethingyoushouldtrytokeepatleastsometimefor,16your
writing—andthatsreading.Andwriterneedstoreadasmuchandaswidelyasthey
can:itstheone17supporter—somethingyoucantdowithout.
Timeisfinite.Theolderyouget,the18itseemstogo.Weneedtouseitas
carefullyandas19aswecan,thatmeansprioritisingoutactivitiessothatwespend
mosttimeonthethingswereallywa