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【題目】 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 (發(fā)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 (臉盔) 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】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文。本文主要介紹了“Break Club”這個(gè)可以通過(guò)打碎廢棄物來(lái)宣泄情緒的特殊俱樂(lè)部。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。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 (發(fā)泄) their aggression.（它是由一群人組成的，他們聚在一起粉碎垃圾，作為一種發(fā)泄他們的情緒的方式。）可知Break Club是一個(gè)你可以通過(guò)打碎廢棄物來(lái)發(fā)泄你情緒的地方。故選C。

【2】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)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歲的亞米拉那樣用錘子錘她的鍵盤(pán)，也許你會(huì)感覺(jué)好一些! 可知電腦崩潰的時(shí)候，人會(huì)生氣。故fume意為“生氣，發(fā)怒”。故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第五段中The club’s creator, Guido Dodero（該俱樂(lè)部的創(chuàng)始人Guido Dodero)）可知Dodero創(chuàng)建并管理俱樂(lè)部。故選A。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)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. ”（約85%的客戶(hù)是年輕女性。Dodero解釋說(shuō):“這仍然是一個(gè)相當(dāng)大男子主義的國(guó)家。女性覺(jué)得她們需要在社會(huì)中扮演某些角色。他們需要不時(shí)地打破這種狀態(tài)，而俱樂(lè)部就是這樣的地方。"）可知俱樂(lè)部的客戶(hù)主要是年輕女性，是因?yàn)楫?dāng)今大男子主義的社會(huì)讓他們非常需要減壓。故選D。