PAGEPAGE72013届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：浏览理解2White-collarworkersgoingtogreatlengthsforstressreliefAsoldieroftheSouthKoreanspecialattackcorpspaintshiseyesduringafriendlyTaekwondomatchataSouthKoreanArmyBaseinPochon,northofSeoul.Stressedoutwhite-collarworkersarescaling（攀登）skyscrapers,campingoutonrooftops,smashinguprestaurants,pretendingtobechildrenandevenvisitingcemeteriesinabidtorelievethepressureofmodernlife.Asthecountry'seconomycontinuestosteamahead,oncepopularformsofentertainment,suchaskaraoke,cardgamesandevenboxingbars,appeartobelosingtheirappeal.ConsiderthemembersofShanghai'sCatRainclub.Byday,thisgroupofyoungwomenworksexecutivejobs,butbynighttheyclimbbuildingssotheycanspendthenightontheroof."It'sagoodwaytoreleaseourpressure.Youfeelrelaxedwhenyou'resittingontheroof,lookinguptotheskyandchattingwithintimate（亲密的）friends,"saidGongYing,25.ThestressofworkisnotjustlimitedtopeopleinShanghai.ArecentlyopenedrestaurantinBeijingencouragescustomerstosmashplates-aslongastheyarewillingtopaytoreplacethem.Thoughtherehasbeensomedebateabouttheextravagance（朴素）ofsuchservices,somepsychologistssaytheactivityreflectsthedesireofsomewhite-collarworkerstoventtheirangst.Someworkersevenappeareagertoreturntotheirchildhoods.ThisMay,hundredsofpeopletookpartinafestivalinwhichadultspretendedtobechildren.Itwasanadults-onlyevent,andparticipantscouldreadcomicsandeatsweetsallday.Scenicplacessuchasparksandriverscanalsohelppeoplerelaxandputthingsinperspective.Butacemetery?CemeterycompaniesinShanghaiorganizedvisitstolocalgraveyardsforstressed-outworkersinMarch.Theparticipantsweretakentoquietspotsinthecemeterywheretheycouldcontemplate（考虑、打算）lifeandtheirfutures.Roof-camperChenBin,anITmarketingprofessional,saidshehadcampedoutonarooftopabout30times.Whenshe'snotsleepingoutunderthestars,shealsohasseveralotheradrenalin-fueledinterests,suchasdownhillracingandparagliding."Pressuremaybringusdistress,butitdoesn'tmeanwecan'tfindwaysout,"Chensays."Lifeshouldbeimaginative."White-collarworkersgoi