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【题目】 Are you angry？Unhappy in your job？Wish you had an outlet for those feelings?

Well, if you lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, you could go to the Break Club. It’s made up of a group of people who get together to smash up rubbish as a way of venting (发泄) their aggression. They can throw bottles at the wall, or take their frustration out on an old computer.

Mora, a club member, is a 22-year-old media producer who works hard and is always stressed out. She says, “I have to deal with deadlines, with so many people and so many things every day. . . My nerves are at breaking point. Well, now it’s time I should break something too. ”

She wears overalls, thick gloves and visor (脸盔) to protect her eyes. In her hands there’s a baseball bat ready for action. After trashing an old computer monitor, Mora is almost breathless but has a smile on her face. “I feel like a new person. I’m happy! After this, I’m ready for anything！” she says.

Do you fume when your own computer crashes？Perhaps you’d feel better if you could do what 27-year-old Yamilla did to her keyboard-attack it with a hammer! The club’s creator, Guido Dodero, says Argentinians are a bit angry by nature and they like psychoanalysis. He thinks the key to the club’s success is being a mix of both.

About 85% of his clients are young women. Dodero explains: “This is still quite a macho (大男人的) country. Women feel they need to take certain roles in society. They need to break from that every now and then and the club is the place for that. ”

Some members bring a picture of an ex-fiancée to destroy. Others bring a picture of. . . Well, it could be of you or me. Natasha works in a call center and does to the old equipment what she might like to do to her callers. The young woman says her job drives her mad.

The Break Club’s creator says this is the only one of its kind in South America, but he’s heard that there are similar places in Spain, Japan and the US. Who knows, one day there might be one near you. Do you feel like breaking things?

【1】The Break Club is a place where you can ________.

A.break anything as you like

B.tell your frustration to the experts

C.vent your aggression by breaking rubbish

D.share your terrible experiences with others

【2】What does the underlined word in Paragraph 5 mean?

A.Get angry.B.Get nervous.

C.Feel shocked.D.Feel helpless.

【3】We can learn from the passage that ________.

A.Dodero creates and manages the club

B.Mora is tired of working with many people

C.Yamilla takes a computer apart when angry

D.Natasha vents her anger through calling friends

【4】Why are the clients in the club mainly young women?

A.They have no job and have more free time.

B.They are fighting with men for equal rights.

C.They enjoy themselves in such a kind of club.

D.They greatly need to reduce their pressure.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了“Break Club”这个可以通过打碎废弃物来宣泄情绪的特殊俱乐部。

【1】细节理解题。由文章第二段中It’s made up of a group of people who get together to smash up rubbish as a way of venting (发泄) their aggression.（它是由一群人组成的，他们聚在一起粉碎垃圾，作为一种发泄他们的情绪的方式。）可知Break Club是一个你可以通过打碎废弃物来发泄你情绪的地方。故选C。

【2】词义猜测题。根据下文Perhaps you’d feel better if you could do what 27-year-old Yamilla did to her keyboard-attack it with a hammer! 如果你能像27岁的亚米拉那样用锤子锤她的键盘，也许你会感觉好一些! 可知电脑崩溃的时候，人会生气。故fume意为“生气，发怒”。故选A。

【3】细节理解题。由第五段中The club’s creator, Guido Dodero（该俱乐部的创始人Guido Dodero)）可知Dodero创建并管理俱乐部。故选A。

【4】推理判断题。根据第六段About 85% of his clients are young women. Dodero explains: “This is still quite a macho country. Women feel they need to take certain roles in society. They need to break from that every now and then and the club is the place for that. ”（约85%的客户是年轻女性。Dodero解释说:“这仍然是一个相当大男子主义的国家。女性觉得她们需要在社会中扮演某些角色。他们需要不时地打破这种状态，而俱乐部就是这样的地方。"）可知俱乐部的客户主要是年轻女性，是因为当今大男子主义的社会让他们非常需要减压。故选D。