2023届高三英语二轮复习每日阅读打卡 DAY 4 （选自People's Daily Online）

每日阅读打卡DAY4(选自People's Daily Online) By laying out the principles and priorities for high-quality development,Xi,also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission,made the country's roadmap for moderization much clearer. As an unprecedented experiment in the history of global development,Chinese modernization demands decades of endeavor.To tum this grand goal into reality,a concrete action plan with long-term thinking is a must. Pursuing the sheer speed of growth is unsustainable and too costly for today's China, which is already the world's second-largest economy.The improved handling of the relationship between quantity and quality of development will create continuous momentum for the modernization drive. The annual growth target for this year of around 5 percent,as put forward on Sunday, has sent a clear signal:China will not resort to flood-like stimulus or inefficient investment to seek excessively high growth that would eat into its future. Instead,efforts will be revved up to make the economy more advanced,balanced and eco-friendly. These directions are vital to the future of Chinese modernization.The fierce global competition on development has created an urgent need to foster new growth drivers and strength,which can only be realized through prowess in science and technology. Self-reliance in key areas,be it advanced technology or grain production,is key to bringing modernity to over 1.4 billion people in China,and this cannot rely solely on the supply from the intemational market Reforms to let the market play a decisive role in resource allocation will unleash to the utmost the vitality of one of the world's biggest markets,while high-standard opening up will create more development opportunities,both for China and other countries. This year,China aims to create around 12 million urban jobs,up from last year's target of over 11 million,while pledging to further reduce pollutant emissions and energy intens