【题目】 Are you angryUnhappy in your jobWish 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 crashesPerhaps 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?

1The 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

2What does the underlined word in Paragraph 5 mean?

A.Get angry.B.Get nervous.

C.Feel shocked.D.Feel helpless.

3We 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

4Why 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.

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