江西省宜春市2024屆高三下學(xué)期第六次檢測英語試卷含解析

江西省宜春市2024屆高三下學(xué)期第六次檢測英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．—Howdoyoufindyournewclassmate?—Oh,sheisreally________ofamusician,whocannotonlysingverybeautifully,butalsocomposeskillfully.A．something B．somebodyC．everything D．everybody2．Hotthenightairwas,wesleptdeeplybecauseweweresotiredafterthelongjourney.A．a(chǎn)lthoughB．whileC．a(chǎn)sD．however3．Theirflight______duetobadweather.Theywouldliketoknowwhentheflightwilltakeoff.A．hadbeendelayedB．wasdelayedC．hasbeendelayedD．willbedelayed4．______forthefreetickets,Iwouldnothavegonetoseefilmssooften.A．Ifitisnot B．HaditnotbeenC．Wereitnot D．Iftheywerenot5．Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe6．ClassTwo,ourclassbecametheBasketballChampionofourschool.A．Beating B．tobeat C．Beatenby D．Havingbeaten7．Iftheserviceisawful,acustomerhastherighttotothemanager.A．react B．a(chǎn)pplyC．complain D．suggest8．Thechildrenwrotemagicalstoriestogether,_____imaginaryworldsofromanticandmilitaryadventure.A．tospin B．spinningC．havingspun D．tohavespun9．________childrenbelievetheycansucceed,theywillneverbecometotallyindependent.A．IfB．SinceC．UnlessD．Though10．－Thezookeeperwasreallyannoyedwithme.－Howcouldhehavebeenifyou____stonesattheanimals?A．didn’tthrow B．don’tthrowC．hadn’tthrown D．haven’tthrown11．Ifanentirecountrygetsricheratthesametime,individualswouldn't________feelwealthier,sincetheirrelativepositionsinsocietyhaven'tchanged.A．necessarily B．initially C．typically D．sustainably12．---Sorrytohavebrokenyourglass.---_____________.Youdidn’tmeanto,didyou?A．NoproblemB．ForgetitC．AllrightD．Don’tsayso13．_____areceptiontocelebratethe68thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina，vicepremierLiuattachedimportancetomutuallybeneficialcooperationbetweenUSAandChina．A．Addressing B．AddressedC．Beingaddressed D．Toaddress14．______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When15．Ineedtobemorematureandreadyto______mymistakes.A．holdonto B．cutoff C．makeupfor D．takeup16．Itwasannouncedthatonlywhenthefirewasundercontrol__________toreturntotheirhomes.A．theresidentswouldbepermittedB．hadtheresidentsbeenpermittedC．wouldtheresidentsbepermittedD．theresidentshadbeenpermitted17．Iguess________impressesmemostabouthispaintingisthecolorsheuses.A．who B．whichC．that D．what18．—Whereonearthhavetheygone?—Ihavenoidea,butIwishI.A．know B．knew C．wouldknow D．wouldhaveknown19．JamesSmithandhisgirlfriendwenttoChenyiSquaretocelebratetheNewYear,never_________.A．returned B．toreturnC．returning D．havingreturned20．Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,___________wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.A．which B．whereC．when D．that第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Abargainissomethingofferedatalowandadvantageousprice.Amorerecentdefinitionis:abargainisadirtytricktoforcemoneyoutofthepocketsofsillyandinnocentpeople.Thecostofproducinganew—forexample—toothpastewouldmake80ptheproperpriceforit,sowewillmarketitat￡1.20.Itisnotabadtoothpaste,andaspeopleliketotrynewthingsitwillsellwelltostartwith;buttheattractionofnoveltysoonfades,sosaleswillfall.Whenthathappenswewillreducethepriceto￡l.15.Andwewillturnitintoabargainbyprinting5pOFFalloverit.Sometimesitisnot5pOFFbutlpOFF.WhatbreathtakingrudenesstoadvertiselpOFFyoursoaporwashingpowderorwhatever!Eventhepoorestold-agepensioneroughttoregardthisasaninsult（侮辱）,buthedoesn’t.Abargainmustnotbemissed.Peoplesayonehastohavewashingpowder（orwhatever）andonemightaswellbuyitapennycheaper.Therealdangerstartswhenunnecessarythingsbecome“bargains”.Manypeoplejustcannotresistbargains.Providedtheythinktheyaregettingabargaintheywillbuyclothestheywillneverwearorfurnituretheyhavenospacefor.OnceIheardofamanwhoboughtanelectricsawasabargainandcutofftwoofhisfingersthenextday.Buthehadnoregrets:thesawhadbeentrulycheap.Quiteafewpeopleactuallybelievethattheymakemoneyonsuchbargains.Aladyoncetoldme:“I’vehadaluckydaytoday.Iboughtadressfor￡120,reducedfrom￡400;andIboughtabeautifulPersiancarpetfor￡600,reducedfrom￡900.”Itwillneveroccurtoherthatshehasactuallywasted￡720.Shefeelsasthoughshehadmade￡580.Shealsofeels,Iamsure,thatifshehadmoretimeforshopping,shecouldmakealivingoutofit.Somepeoplebuyinlargequantitiesbecauseitischeaper.Onceacoupleboughtenoughsugarfortheirlifetimeandthelifetimeoftheirchildrenandgrandchildren.Theythoughtitabargainnottobemissed.Whenthesugararrivedtheydidn’tknowwheretostoreit—untiltheyrealizedthattheirtoiletwasaveryspaciousone.Sothatwaswheretheypileduptheirsugar.Notonlydidtheirguestsfeelratherstrangewhenevertheywereofferedsugartoputintotheircoffee,butthetoiletbecameextremelysticky.Toofferbargainsisacommercialtricktomakethepoorpoorer.Whengreedyfoolsfallforthistrick,itservesthemright.1、Whichwordbestdescribesthelanguagestyleofthepassage?A．Polite. B．Foolish.C．Humorous. D．Serious.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“novelty”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Goodquality. B．Lowprice.C．Newness. D．Curiosity.3、HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutlpOFFaproduct?A．It’sagiftforpoorpeople. B．It’sanoffensetoshoppers.C．It’sabargainworthtrying. D．It’sarealreductioninprice.4、Whichstatementwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?A．Bargainsarethingspeopledon’treallyneed.B．Bargainsareoftenrealcheapproducts.C．Bargainshelppeoplemakealiving.D．Bargainsplaytricksonpeople.22．（8分）Generallyspeaking,peoplelikethosewhohaveagoodsenseofhumor.Sometimesatouchofhumormightwellenableustowin.Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofmine,whohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum(最后通牒)aboutbeinglateonthejob.AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforBrian’sbeinglate—seriousillnessathome—hedecidedthatthisby-now-familiarexcusewouldn’tworkanylonger.Hisbosswasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech.Yes,thebosswas,asBrianenteredtheofficeat9:35.Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom(更衣室):everyonewashardatwork.Brian’sbosscameuptohim.Suddenly,Brianforcedasmileandstretchedouthishand.“Howdoyoudo!”hesaid.“I’mBrian.I’mapplyingforajob,which,Iunderstand,becameavailablejust35minutesago.Doesn’ttheearlybirdgettheworm?”Theroomexplodedinlaughter.Thebossclampedoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisoffice.Brianhadsavedhisjob,withtheonlytoolthatcouldwin—alaugh.Humorisamosteffective,yetfrequentlyneglectedmeansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.Itcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferences,apologizing,saying“no”,criticizing,gettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingface.Forsomejobs,it’stheonlytoolthatcansucceed.Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmaystartaquarrel.Forexample,manybelievethatcomediansontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerance(忍受力)thanpeopleinanyotherforum.1、Brianwaslateforhisjobbecause________.A．hegotuplate B．hewasseriouslyillC．hewascaughtinatrafficjam D．hewasbusyapplyingforanewjob2、Whatcanweinferabouthumor?A．Itistheearlybird.B．Itisimportantinourlives.C．Brianoftensavedhisjobwithhumor.D．Itcansolveracialdiscriminations.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“clampedoff”inParagraph3referto?A．charge B．triedtosetC．gaveup D．triedtoholdback4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Manypeoplelackinasenseofhumor.B．Brianwassupposedtoarriveathisofficeat8:30.C．Itwasn’tthefirsttimethatBriancamelateforwork.D．Humoristhemostinterestingwayofsolvingproblems.23．（8分）SafetyisahugeconcernwheneverIrunwithmyearphonesin.ButIneedmusictorun.OtherwiseallIhearisthesoundofmyownbreathing.SoI’vefoundacompromise:Irunwithonlyoneearphonein.Themusicsoundsoff.It’sanimperfectsolution.Anupdatedpairofheadphones,calledAfterShokz,aimtodobetter.AfterShokzbillsitselfasusingboneconductingtechnologytoconductmusicfromthefrontoftheear,deliveringsoundthroughyourcheekboneandinnerear.Thiskeepsyoureardrum(鼓膜)freetoheareverythingelse.“Earbuds(耳塞式耳機)aretypicallydesignedtoblockoutallsound,whichisfinewhenyou’reinside.Butwhenyou’reoutside,youneedallyoursenses.Itwouldbelikesendingyououtcyclingwithablindfoldon,”saysRodAnnet,managingdirectorofAfterShokz.Here’swhereAfterShokzcomesin.Theheadphoneshookoverthebackofyourheadwiththemain“bud”restinghighupagainstyourcheek.Thiskeepsyourearfreetodelightinothersounds.Sodotheywork?Inaword,yes.Duringa45-minutejog,theydidn’tbounceorshift.IheardfarmoreofmyenvironmentthanInormallydo:anearbybikethere;arunnerpassingmeagaintomyleft;andsoforth.Whataboutthedownsides?Ifyou’reahugefanofhigh-qualitysound,youmightfindtheheadphonesabittinny.Onefriendexpressedconcernsaboutmissingtheabilitytogetlostinthemusicasyoumightbedistractedbyothernoises,althoughIpersonallydidn’tfindthatanissue.Yetthoseareallminordetails.Forme,probablythebiggestproblemistheprice.Rangingbetween￡49.96to￡83.29,AfterShokzheadphonesaren’texactlycheap.Withallthatconsidered,wouldIrecommendthem?Yes.AfterShokzheadphonesarequiteuseful.Whileoutjogging,theywerelight,painless,andeasytouse.Theymademefeelsafer.1、WhatisspecialaboutAfterShokzheadphones?A．Theyareagoodchoiceforinsideuse.B．Theyallowuserstohearothersounds.C．Theycanmakemusicsoundmorebeautiful.D．Theycandeliversoundthroughyoureardrum.2、Whatdoestheauthor’sfriendthinkofAfterShokzheadphones?A．Theypreventusersgettinglost.B．Theydeliverhigh—qualitysound.C．Theyoftenmovewhileusersarerunning.D．Theyfailtoallowuserstoenjoythemusic.3、TheauthorthinksAfterShokzheadphones.A．a(chǎn)retooexpensiveB．seemquiteuselessC．makeusersfeelpainD．a(chǎn)retoocomplextouse4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Toexpressworries.B．Tointroduceaproduct.C．Toshareapersonalstory.D．Tocomplainaboutaproduct.24．（8分）AwardingwiningfilmBalladFromTibet(《天籟夢想》)byChinesedirectorZhangWeiisscheduledtopremiereinNewYorkCityonSaturday,March10.Thefilm,whichtellsthestoryoffourvisuallyimpairedkidsfromChina’sTibetautonomousregionembarkingonajourneyfortheirdreams,willbepresentedattheBronxLibraryCenteronSaturday,atMid-ManhattanLibraryonSunday,atLehmanCollegeandMarleneMeyersonJCCManhattanonTuesday,andattheMuseumofModernArtonWednesday.Basedonatruestory,BalladfromTibetisaboutthefour1ibetankids—Thupten,Sonam,KelsangandDroma—achievingtheirdreamsagainstallodds.Thuptenisa10-year-oldboypartiallysightedinoneeyeandblindintheother.Hisdoctorsaysthatthereisachancehecouldcompletelylosehissight,butthereisanoperationthatcouldoffera50percentchanceofsavinghisvision.Histeacherfirmlysuggeststhatheshouldhavetheoperationrightaway,butThuptenisafraidandwantstoseetheworldbeforehislifeisplungedintototaldarkness.Alongwithhisthreefriendswhoalsosufferfromblindness,Thuptenembarksonanexcitingadventure.TogethertheydecidetogotoShenzheninSouthChina’sGuangdongprovince,acitymorethan37,000kmawayfromTibetanregionalcapitalLhasa.Thereasonforthechildren’sdecisiontogotoShenzhenistheirloveofmusic.TheyarealltalentedandwanttosingtheirheartsoutinfrontofnationalaudiencebyparticipatinginaShenzhen-basedrealityshow.Thefoursome’stripisindeedfun,butalsoturnsouttobedangerousaswell.Luckily,helpisonhandalongthewayintheformofawanderingfamily,ashepherd,amotorcycleclub,andaTVproducer’sassistant.BalladFromTibethaswontheawardforBestChildren’sFeatureatthe13thChinaInternationalChildren’sFilmFestivalinNovember2017,andearnednominationsat17differentinternationalchildren’sfilmfestivalsinGermany,Canada,Japan,Greece,AustraliaandIndia.1、Whatdoestheunderlined“impaired”inParagraph2mean?A．damaged.B．strengthened.C．short-sighted.D．a(chǎn)mazing.2、WhydothefourchildreninBalladFromTibetchooseShenzhenastheirdestination?A．Theirteacheradviseshemtogotheretopursuetheirdream.B．Theywanttolookfortheirparentsthere.C．Theylongtoearnmoneytheretosupportthemselves.D．TheywanttotakepartinaShenzhen-basedrealityshow.3、WhatcanweinferaboutBalladFromTibetinthetext?A．TheteacherandthedoctorareinfavorofThupten’sdecision.B．ThefilmisgoingtobeshowninNewYorkCityforthefirsttime.C．Notallthefourchildreninthefilmhavetroubleinseeingthings.D．Thechildrengettotheirdestinationverysmoothly.4、WhatdoestheauthorthinkofBalladFromTibet?A．Successful.B．Negative.C．Awful.D．Surprising.25．（10分）Creativitydoesnotdependon“Eureka!!（我發(fā)現(xiàn)了）moments---itisaprocess，designedtoconsistentlybringabstractideasintothepracticalworld.Forcreators，thisemphasizestheimportanceofroutines.Randombitsofgreatinspirationarefewandlastonlyashorttime；yourworksrequireasustainable（可待續(xù)的）waytodevelopgoodideasintogreatones.RecallthewisewordsfromChuckClose："Amateurssitandwaitforinspiration;therestofusjustshowupandgotowork."Perhapsoneofthebestwaystoimproveyourownprocessesistostudythemasters.ThankstobookslikeDailyRituals,ourdesiretoseewhat"gotowork"means---bygettingalookatthemasters'regularroutines-hasbeenthoroughlysatisfied.Thoughtheoutputofthesecreativegeniusesissometimesamazing,howtheyconducttheirworkisofteneasytorelateto.OnesuchpersonItookinspirationfromwasLudwigvanBeethoven.Beethovenkepthiscreativepromisesbystrategicallyusinghistimetoproduceideas.HisfavoritemethodofthinkingaboutthingsislongwalksthroughtheforestedvalleysofViennawithoutthecompanyofotherpeople.Heplacedgreatimportanceonthisplannedtimeforreflectionandideaevaluation.Itappearshewasn'talone;notablecraftsmenallovertheworldsharesimilarexperienceinbreakinguptheirdaywithwalks.Beethovenwentforanactivewalkafterlunch,andhealwayscarriedapencilandacoupleofsheetsofpaperinhispocket,torecordchancemusicalthoughts.GustavMahlerfollowedmuchthesameroutine-hewouldtakeathree(orfour)-hourwalkafterlunch,stoppingtoquicklywritedownideasonhisnotebook.BenjaminBrittensaidthathisafternoonwalkswere"whereIplanoutwhatI'mgoingtowriteinthenextperiodatmydesk."Recently,psychologiststookaninterestingstep(ortwo)forwardinunderstandingthecreativebenefitsofwalking-aStanfordstudywasabletoshowthatwalkinghelpedpeopleproducemorenovelideasandenhancedcreativethinkingduringthewalkandimmediatelyafter,comparedtositting.Asthetitleofthestudypointsout,walkingmaybethemissingingredienttoconsistentlygiveyournewideassomelegs.1、TheauthormentionsChuckClose'swordsto_________A．emphasizethefunctionofsittingandwaitingB．emphasizethevalueofeurekamomentsC．emphasizethemeaningofinspirationD．emphasizetheimportanceofconsistentwork2、What'sthebookDailyRitualsabout?A．Commonpeople'sregularroutines.B．Masters'regularroutinesC．RitualsofbecomingmastersD．Ritualsofgettinginspiration3、Accordingtothepassage,Beethovenliked_________A．walkingingroupsthroughforestB．beinganotablecraftsmanC．breakinghiscreativeroutinesD．walkingaloneintheforest4、WhatconclusioncanyoudrawfromParagraph4?A．MastersthinkwhilewalkingB．MasterssleepafterlunchC．MasterswalkafterworkD．Mastershavelunchbeforeawalk.5、What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．WalkingHabitforLivingLongerB．DifferencesbetweenWalkingandSittingC．WalkingHabitforCreativeBreakthroughsD．CreativityRestsonEurekaMoments第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Expertssayboredomisgoodforkids.Itforcesthemtobecreative,1theirimaginations,andhelpsthemdiscovernewthings.A(n)2inpointis13-year-oldLukeThrillfromDubuque,Iowa.Lukewas3ofplayingvideogamesandridinghisbike,sohedecidedtobuildatinyhouseinhisbackyardinstead.Hemademoneyfromcuttinglawns(草坪)and4exchangedsomeservices,suchasgainingthehelpofanelectricalengineer5sweepinghisgarage.Lukealso6sparematerialsfromhisgrandmother’shouseandother7materialsfromhisneighborsforsomeofthewindowsandthedoor.The89-square-foothomecost$1,500tobuildand818months.Insidethere’sakitchenette,abacksittingroom,atableandamounted(鑲嵌的)TV,andanupstairsbedroomcanbeeasily9bystairway.AlthoughLukedidthe10andlearnedhowtodoallthework,hehadhisfather’s11throughouttheproject.GregThrillwasveryhappythathissonlearnedtostayon12anddealwithgrown-ups.13,hehadsomesimpleruleswhenLuke14thehouse:“You15themoney.Youbuildit.Andyouownit.”Lukeisnowinlovewith16.HehasaYouTubechannelandhopesto17otherkidstostartbuilding.18,hewantstobuildabiggertinyhousetolivein,butfornow,he19inhisnewhomeafewnightsaweek,doeshomeworkthere,andusesittotakea20fromhistwinbrother.1、A．changes B．ignores C．improves D．weakens2、A．method B．explanation C．procedure D．case3、A．tired B．fond C．confident D．guilty4、A．thus B．even C．still D．a(chǎn)nyhow5、A．inexchangefor B．inpraisefor C．insupportof D．inplaceof6、A．updated B．ordered C．removed D．used7、A．recycled B．cheap C．new D．raw8、A．spent B．took C．saved D．wasted9、A．supported B．a(chǎn)ccessed C．held D．landed10、A．research B．housework C．experiment D．discovery11、A．permission B．help C．control D．order12、A．credit B．business C．budget D．duty13、A．Therefore B．Besides C．Rather D．However14、A．finished B．decorated C．started D．painted15、A．borrow B．donate C．raise D．distribute16、A．books B．videos C．riding D．building17、A．inspire B．press C．command D．warn18、A．Luckily B．Eventually C．Frequently D．Strangely19、A．bringsout B．leavesout C．hangsout D．putsout20、A．ride B．risk C．chance D．break第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）ItiswellknownthattheChinesehavegreatrespectfortheirelders,andhereisanoccasiontoshowit—theChongyangFestival.Itfalls1．theninthdayoftheninthlunarmonth.InChinese,nine2．(regard)asthenumberof“yang”.Theninthdayoftheninthmonthisthedaythathastwo“yang”numbers,and“chong”inChinesemeansdouble,whichis3．thename“Chongyang”cameintobeing.ThefestivalcandatebacktotheWarringStatesPeriod.However,itwasnot4．(formal)setasafestivaluntiltheTangDynasty.In1989,theChinesegovernment5．(declare)theninthdayoftheninthlunarmonthtobeSeniors’Day—adaytorespect6．elderlyandtoletthemenjoy7．(they).Traditionally,peopleclimbmountains,drinkchrysanthemum(菊花)wine,andeatdouble-ninthcakes.SincecakeinChineseispronounced“gao”meaning“high”,peopleconsiderclimbingahighmountaintobethesameaseatingcakeinthehopeof8．(promote)tohighpositions.Andpeopleoftenthinkthatchrysanthemumwinecangetridofallkindsofdiseasesand9．(disaster).Todaymanyactivitiesareheld10．(show)respectfortheseniorslikeorganizingatripforthem,sendingthemgiftsandmoreonthedayofthefestival.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。IamaGradethreestudentinChina、IhopetogotoyouruniversitytolearnEnglishafterfinishmyhighschool、EnglishplayedanimportantpartinourdailylifebutIlikeitsomuchthatIwanttobeateacherofEnglish、IhavealittledifficultinEnglish、ButIwillstudyhardlytoimproveitifIhaveanopportunitygotoyouruniversity、Besides,Ilikeyourcitybecauseithasanenvironmentwhichdifferswithmycity、AndIwillmakemanyfriendandcommunicatefrequentlywithhim、I’dapprieciateitifyoutakemyapplicationintotheconsideration、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）Agroupoffrogsweretravelingthroughthewoods.Andtwoofthemfellintoadeeppit.Whentheotherfrogssawhowdeepthepitwas,theytoldthetwofrogsthattheywereasgoodasdead.Thetwofrogsdidn'tlistenandtriedtojumpoutofthepitwithalltheirmight.Theotherfrogskepttellingthemtostop.Finally,oneofthefrogsheardwhattheotherfrogsweresayingandgaveup,sohedied.Theotherfrogwentonjumpingashardashecould.Onceagain,theotherfrogscriedathimandtoldhimtostopandjustallowhimselftodie.Hejumpedevenharderandfinallymadehimselfout.Whenhegotout,theotherfrogssaid,"Didn'tyouhearus?"Thefrogexplainedtothemthatsomethingwaswrongwithhishearing.Hethoughttheywereencouraginghimthewholetime.Thereispoweroflifeanddeathinthetongue.Anencouragingwordtosomeonewhoisdowncanlifthimorherupandhelpthemmakeitthroughtheday.Becarefulofwhatyousay.Speaklifetothosewhocross