祝您考上理想学校 加油！2022年湖北考研英语二试题真题及答案Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)Harlan Coben believes that if youre a writer, youll find the time; and that if you cant find the time, then writing isnt a priority and youre not a writer. For him, writing is a 1 joba job like any other. He has 2 it with plumbing, pointing at that a plumber doesnt wake up and say that he cant work with pipes today.3 , like most writers these days, youre holiday down a job to pay the bills, its not 4 to find the time to write. But its 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, its a 8 of priorities. To make writing a priority, youll 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. Youll have to make social media an 13 activity rather than a daily, time-consuming 14 . Therell probably have to be less socializing with your friends and less time with your family. Its a 15 learning curve, and it wont always make you popular.Theres just one thing you should try to keep at least some time for, 16 your writingand thats reading. Any writer needs to read as much and as widely as they can; its the one 17 supportersomething you cant do without.Time is finite. The older you get, the 18 it seems to go. We need to use it as carefully and as 19 as we can. That means prioritising our activities so that we spend most time on the things we really want to do. If youre a writer, that means 20 writing.1. A difficult B normal C steady D pleasant2. A combined B compared C confused D confronted3. A If B Though C Once D Unless4. A enough B strange C wrong D easy5. A Accept B Explain C Remember D Suppose6. A well-known B well-advised C well-informed D well-chosen7. A donate B generate C supplement D calculate8. A cause B purpose C question D condition9. A highlight B sacrifice C continue D explore10. A relations B interests C memories D skills11. A until B because C while D before12. A put up with B make up for C hang on to D cut down on13. A intelligent B occasional C intensive D emotional14. A habit B test C decision D plan15. A tough B gentle C rapid D funny16. A in place of B in charge of C in response to D in addition to17. A indispensable B innovative C invisible D instant18. A duller B harder C quieter D quicker19. A peacefully B generously C productively D gratefully20 A at most B in turn C on average D above allSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions after each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 3We have all encountered them, in both our personal and professional lives. Think about the times you felt tricked or frustrated by a membership or subscription that had a seamless sign-up process but was later difficult to cancel. Something that should be simple and transparent can be complicated, intentionally or unintentionally, in ways that impair consumer choice. These are examples of dark patterns.First coined in 2010 by user experience expert Harry Brignull, “dark patterns is a catch-all term for practices that manipulate user interfaces to influence the decision-making ability of users. Brignull identifies 12 types of common dark patterns, ranging from misdirection and hidden costs to “roach motel”, where a user experience seems easy and intuitive at the start, but turns difficult when the user tries to get out.In a 2019 study of 53,000 product pages and 11,000 websites, researchers found that about one in 10 employs these design practices. Though widely prevalent, the concept of dark patterns is still not well understood. Business and nonproft leaders should be aware of dark patterns and try to avoid the gray areas they engender.Where is the line between ethical, persuasive design and dark patterns? Businesses should engage in conversations with IT, compliance, risk, and legal teams to review their privacy policy, and include in the discussion the customer/user experience designers and coders responsible for the companys user inte