Question

How strong are you?

That is a hard question to answer, whether you are a man or a woman. But, really , I want to ask how do you define(给...下定义)your strength? How do you know your limits?1. When push comes, we often discover that we are much stronger than we think.

What is Strength?

Strength is not always about pure physical strength.2. It is about the ability to get things done. I know some people who are intellectually strong, but they get very little done in their jobs. And I know others who find work challenging, but they make it by strong drive and hard work. They possess inner strength.

Self-Imposed Limits

What I have observed is that most people set their own limits. They limit their output based on self-framed limits (自我设定的限制) of their abilities and strengths. Sometimes these boundaries are based on past experiences. Sometimes they are based on self-imagined abilities. 3.So, how do we

break through these limits? How do we get stronger?

4.

If you want to be stronger, you have to push your boundaries. Pushing it is what it takes to increase your limits. In the gym, bodybuilders discovered this long ago. The same principle is true when it comes to inner strength.

Want to test your limits? Push yourself. Test your self-framed limits to see how accurate they are. Make sure your goals are slightly beyond what you think can be achieved.

You Are Stronger Than You Think

Most people underestimate(低估) their strength.5.Test your limits. Push yourself to find your true boundaries and define your strength.

When you discover how much you’ve really got, you may surprise even yourself.

A. Certainly, it is about willpower.

B. Sometimes these limits are based on nothing.

C. How do you know just how much you’ve got?

D. Pushing It

E. As you go through your day, challenge your ability.

F. How can we train our mind and make it stronger?

G. Strength is a combination of physical and mental ability.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.E

【解析】本文教大家正确认识到自己的力量以及讲述了如何让自己变得更强壮。

1.根据空前一句How do you know your limits?可知选项里也有How do you know这样的结构和含义的句式，再结合后一句 When push comes, we often discover that we are much stronger than we think.可知是在描述力量的多少的问题，故C项的意思完全符合此处的逻辑意义，故选C。

2.根据空前一句Strength is not always about pure physical strength.力量并不总是关于纯身体力量，与physical strength相对的就是willpower，意志力，故通过关键词的对比可发现答案为A。

3.根据空前面两句话中都提到的Sometimes …… are based on可知都是在描述限制的来源，无论是关键词还是句意都完全符合B项的描述，故选B。

4.根据本段第二句Pushing it is what it takes to increase your limits.可知本段的话题就是Pushing it，故选D。

5.排除掉已选选项之后，剩下的就是最后三个选项了，根据空后Test your limits.检测你的限制，用的是祈使句，包括后一句也是。E选项中challenge your ability.挑战你的能力，意思正好能和后两句衔接起来，而且句式上也都一样，故选E。