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2024年中考英语新热点时文阅读-董宇辉与直播带货

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（2023上·湖南长沙·九年级长沙市长郡双语实验中学校联考期中）DongYuhuiwasateacheratNewOriental,anEnglish-languagetrainingorganization.OnJune9th2022,hebecameabighitonlinebysellingagricultural(农业的)productsthroughlive-streaming(直播).Agriculturalproducts,likefruitsandbeef,arefromplantsoranimals.

Unlikeotherlive-streamers,Dongtalkedaboutwhathewouldusuallytalkaboutinaclassroom,bothinChineseaswellasinEnglish,beforecomingtothepoint.Buthisviewersjustlovedit.

“It’sverygood,”someonesaid.“Ifeellikebeinginaclassroom.”Thatveryevening,salesfromhislive-streamingreached15millionyuan($2.23million),whilehisvideowasputonthedailyhotlistonpopularshort-videoplatformDouyin.

NewOrientalisfinallyseeinghopeafterayearofstruggle.ItfaceditsbiggestchallengeaftertheMinistryofEducationintroducedanationalpolicybanning(禁止)after-schooltraining.

NewOrientalfinallyfoundawaytoovercomeitsdifficulty:Sellingagriculturalproductsthroughlive-streaming.

Itsstruggleshouldserveasaninspirationforotherorganizationsthathavebeenbadlyhitbecauseofthenewpolicy.Infact,severalvideo-sharingappsarealreadyplanningtoattractlive-streamersforagriculturalsales.ByOctober2021,atleastoneapphadgot126,000“newfarmers”bornafter1995,whocouldclearlytelltheirviewershowtheyweregrowingfruitsandvegetablesandattractingmorepeopletobuytheirproducts.

Thereareyogaandboxingteachers,aswellascarpenters(木匠),whosharetheirknowledgeorskillsonlineandmakemoney.It’sanewwaytoexpressthemselvesbetter.

1．PeoplecanbuythingsthroughDong’slive-streamingroomEXCEPT________.

A．cellphonesandwatches B．grapesandbeef C．riceandcorns

2．Whydid“newfarmers”telltheirviewershowtheyweregrowingfruitsandvegetables?

A．Toletmorepeoplefallinlovewithfruitsandvegetables.

B．Tomakemor