专题07 政治经济类阅读-冲刺2021年高考英语阅读理解专项复习

冲刺2021年高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解 第七模块：政治经济类 Passage 1．（2021•西南联盟一模拟） Market traders and street vendors （摊贩）are making a comeback across China，and this time they find themselves equipped with a new set of digital skills essential to navigating the vast consumer market. To revitalize（复兴）retail stands，in a move aimed at stimulating domestic spending and stabilizing employment， the country's leading e﹣commerce platforms are lending a helping hand， offering services like accessible financing backed by technologies. Domestic wholesale site 1688.com is among the first group of tech players with such offerings. At the heart of the action plan is an effort to link street vendors directly with factories，effectively avoiding middlemen and saving time and costs. According to general manager Wang Hai，numerous small﹣scale merchants on the site have managed to gain the upper hand in price negotiations，while manufacturers are more willing to mass﹣produce as the economy of scale serves to reduce costs， thus creating a win﹣win situation. "Data analytics also kicks in，giving traders some insight into current consumer trends so that they no longer need to operate their business purely based on intuition（直觉），and they can avoid stockpiling，" Wang said. For instance，the most sought﹣after categories in markets are daily necessities，underwear，digital gadgets and beauty products， according to the company， whereas the most passionate buyers come from Guangdong， Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces. Meanwhile， to stabilize employment， e﹣commerce major JD.com vowed to add a number of job positions that either require flexible working hours， allow working from home or are designed to promote startup businesses. For posts related to delivery，warehouse management and packaging， priority is given to people from poverty﹣stricken areas. "The COVID﹣19 outbreak will accelerate the digital transformation of the real economy，and individual traders and smaller stores are no exception，" said Xu Lei，CE