14：中考报刊时文 + 中考题型精选精炼（阅读理解说明文）2022年中考英语二轮复习能力提升练（全国通用）

( 第14讲： 中考报刊时文 + 中考题型 精选（ 阅读理解说明文 ） ) ( 时文简报 模精选 ) 题源: https://www.nbcnews.com 音乐揭露了大脑的哪些信息？ What music reveals about our minds Music is a powerful tool to access information about ourselves. Two recent studies are offering new insights into how our favorite tunes are linked to memories and our personalities — and how those connections can make lives better. 音乐是一个能让我们了解自己的强大工具。最近的两项研究提供了新的见解，即我们最喜欢的音乐是如何与记忆还有我们的个性联系在一起的——以及这些联系如何让生活变得更加美好。 There has long been a beneficial association between music and patients with Alzheimer's or dementia. Repeatedly listening to music that is personally meaningful has been found to improve the brain's adaptability in patients with early Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment. 长期以来，音乐对阿尔茨海默症或痴呆症患者都是有益的。研究发现，反复听对个人有意义的音乐可以改善早期阿尔茨海默症患者或轻度认知障碍患者的大脑适应性。 重点词汇 1. access /ˈæk.ses/ 获取 We advise staff on how to access appropriate training. 2. insight /ˈɪn.saɪt/ 深刻见解 It was an interesting book, full of fascinating insights into human relationships. 3. throwback /ˈθrəʊ.bæk/ 回到过去 This year’s styles are throwbacks to the fashions of the 1940s. 4. Alzheimer’s /ˈɔltsˌhɑɪmərz/阿尔兹海默症 5. Dementia /dɪˈmen.ʃə/ 痴呆症 ( 中考 时文阅读 ) 中考时文阅读-当今人们孤独的问题 Millions of Chinese have played a mobile game called Travel Frog. You play as the “mother” of a frog who lives alone and traveling. You need to prepare food and tools for his trips. The frog will send you postcards while he is away. The game’s popularity may have something to do with how lonely people are these days, according to the Xinhua News Agency.Many players have said that the lonely frog is just like them. But playing with the frog helps them forget their loneliness for a short time. Loneliness seems to be common problem today. According to The Guardian, about 40 percent of American adults say they’re lonely. And in the UK, about one in every five people in the country is “always or often lonely’’, The Telegraph reported. This might be why UK government announced the country’s very first “M