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 the ANSWER SHEET.

Harlan Coben believed that if you are a writer, you will find the time; and that if you can't find the time, then writing isn't a priority and you're not a writer. For him, writing is a  1   job—a job is like any other. He has  2   it with plumbing, pointing out that 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 bil ……此处隐藏72623个字…… lowing years. Both our government and the market should spend efforts to carry forward the progress, especially when facing the overwhelming threat from the epidemic, so as to reduce people's mobility while ensuring that we can get daily necessities through certain ways of delivery.

[参考译文] 上面的柱状图展现了中国2018年到2020年快递业务量的巨大变化。在这期间，整体快递业务量经历了巨大的增长，从510亿到830亿，涨幅达320亿件，而乡村地区的增长较为平缓，从120亿增长到300亿，涨幅180亿件。

    这个现象受到了公众的广泛关注，因为其对现代社会的人们产生了巨大影响。首先，也许正是其方便高效使得人们更愿意使用快递服务。其次，很多人认为这是政府对此产业扶持的直接结果。所有这一切导致了快递的流行，尤其是在欠发达的农村地区。因此，一想到这个趋势变得流行就很令人开心。

    考虑到这个趋势的方方面面，我能够肯定地得出结论，即快递业的繁荣景象在近年将继续持续下去。政府与市场应该努力去推进这种进步，尤其是当我们面临疫情的巨大威胁的时候，以此降低人们的流动性，同时又能确保我们可以通过快递运送方式获取生活必需品。