2019-2020学年安徽省淮北师大附属实验中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题 （Word版）

2019-2020学年安徽省淮北师大附属实验中学高二上学期期中考试英语试题 （Word版）

淮北师范大学附属实验中学 2019—2020 学年度第一学期期中考试试卷 高 二 英 语 ‎2019.11‎ ‎（考试时间：120 分钟 满分：150 分）‎ 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）‎ 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。‎ 第一节 （共 5 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）‎ 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ 1. How does the man plan to find a used car?‎ A. Through a car dealer. B. On the Internet. C. From the newspaper.‎ 2. Where is the man going?‎ A. To a supermarket. B. To the woman’s. C. To a park.‎ 3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ A. A book. B. A writer. C. A bookstore.‎ 4. What season is it now?‎ A. Spring. B. Autumn. C. Winter.‎ 5. What present has the man bought?‎ A. A book. B. Some flowers. C. A pair of gloves.‎ 第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）‎ 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。‎ 6. What are the speakers doing?‎ A. Interviewing a champion. B. Reporting a match live. C. Talking about a new world record.‎ 7. What do we know about Paul Timmons?‎ A. He breaks a world record. B. He wins a gold medal. C. He is in the lead all the time.‎ 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。‎ 8. What is the woman probably?‎ A. A writer. B. A reporter. C. A tour guide.‎ 9. What is on the man’s right?‎ A. A statue. B. A park. C. A palace.‎ 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。‎ 10. When did the man buy the T-shirt?‎ A. Yesterday. B. A couple of days ago. C. A few weeks ago.‎ 11. Why does the man want to change the T-shirt?‎ A. He wants a bigger size. B. He doesn’t like the style. C. He prefers another color.‎ 1. What will the woman do next?‎ A. Change the T-shirt for the man. B. Have a word with her manager.‎ C. Give the man’s money back.‎ 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。‎ 2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Mother and son. B. Wife and husband. C. Employer and employee.‎ 3. What does the woman advise the man to do?‎ A. Balance the budget. B. Buy a cheaper guitar. C. Find another job.‎ 4. What is the man’s problem?‎ A. He can’t join a band. B. He can’t make ends meet. C. He can’t find a satisfying job.‎ 5. How does the man feel about the woman’s words?‎ A. Impatient. B. Embarrassed. C. Disappointed.‎ 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。‎ 6. What prize did the youngest group get?‎ A. The second prize. B. The third prize. C. The fourth prize.‎ 7. What should Eastside practice more?‎ A. The dance. B. The music. C. The song.‎ 8. Why did The Storm win the first prize?‎ A. They danced wonderfully. B. The guitarist played very well.‎ C. The singer performed perfectly.‎ 9. What kind of person is the speaker?‎ A. Humorous. B. Serious. C. Boring.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）‎ 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Welcome to SummerCamps. Com. Find and book the very best summer camps. 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Rockmont’s duty of developing boys into healthy young men is accomplished through age-appropriate skills, activities, and challenges that help campers to know themselves better.‎ Address:375 Lake Eden Road, Black Mountain, North Carolina 28711 Phone:828-686-3885‎ Primitive Pursuits Overnight Camps Primitive Pursuits Overnight Camps offer week-long Summer Adventure Overnight Camps in New York’s Lakes to your children aged 11-15. Campers experience a week of nature-based skills training, inspiring challenges, and fun activities under the guidance of skilled instructors.‎ Address:611 County Rd 13, Van Etten, New York 14889 Phone: 607-272-2292‎ 1. Where should a girl of 7 go camping?‎ A. ‎321 Niles Pond Road-Suite ISC, Honesdale B. Toyon Way, San Bruno C. ‎611 County Rd 13, Van Etten.‎ D. ‎375 Lake Eden Road, Black Mountain.‎ 2. What is special about Camp Rockmont?‎ A. It’s targeted at older boys. B. It has something to do with religion.‎ C. It is located in the mountain. D. It provides skills training.‎ 3. Who is the text most likely intended for?‎ A. Campers B. Educators C. Children D. Parents B When I volunteered to spend a summer on a land-based whale-watching project in the West of Scotland, the project secretary warned me, “You have to be able to detect the whales from the shore- it’s not as easy as you think.” Although I assumed I was well – qualified for the job, at the start of the project I had a few embarrassing moments screaming “Whale!” before realizing that what I was pointing out were only waves breaking over underwater rocks, not sea creatures at all! After a while, I trained my eyes to “see”— to distinguish between waves hitting rocks and the rolling movements of whales underwater.‎ I spent a lot of time just watching the sea through my binoculars（双筒望眼镜）, looking actively for anything that indicated sea life below. My binoculars enabled me to spot the fins（鳍） of a dolphin against the darkness of the sea, and without a good pair of binoculars I definitely would have missed out on lots of amazing sea life.‎ In addition, I eventually realized that the birds provide us with signals that whales and dolphins maybe in the area. Where there is a group of feeding seabirds such as seagulls or gannets, there is often a whale feeding under them. Gannets are really easy to spot from a distance—they drop out of the sky at speeds of up to 100kph, spearing the surface and sending bursts of water up behind them.‎ If you want to try this activity, it is worth organizing and planning carefully for whale watching. I recommend having a notebook and pencil nearby to record details of what you’ve seen and the environmental conditions at the time. This is not only a helpful aid in general, but you can also contribute your sightings to research projects such as the Sea Watch Foundation, which are monitoring the distributions of whales and dolphins.‎ Despite the early disappointments I had, I think there is undoubtedly something very special about watching whales. Nothing can compare with the secret thrill and peacefulness of seeing a wild animal just doing its own thing.‎ 1. What did the author learn from the embarrassing moments?‎ A. It was hard to carry out the project. B. The project secretary was very strict.‎ C. Whale-watching was not as easy as expected. D. Most whales were not afraid of humans 2. Which of the following is mentioned in Paragraph 2?‎ A. The features of the author’s binoculars. B. How the author got a pair of binoculars.‎ C. How to use binoculars when watching whales. D. Binoculars’ importance for whale-watching.‎ 3. The author advised whale watchers to ‎ A. be careful when watching whales. B. record whale-watching details C. watch whales from the shore only D. seek help from the Sea Watch Foundation 4. What would be the best title for the text?‎ A. The thrill of watching whales B. Pleasant summer memories C. Useful whale-watching advice D. A fantastic world under the water C If you make a list of the top ten most challenging jobs in the world, chances are that being a teacher will not make the cut. Let’s think about their complex task millions of educators face each day as they try to teach a group of often unfriendly, disorderly kids into intelligent, well-rounded individuals. That surely has to be the toughest job in the world, especially taking into consideration that there is no promotion waiting for them even if they are wildly successful.‎ What if these all-important individuals that we often take for granted disappear from our lives? That was what Project Ed and Participant Media’s teaching campaign asked filmmakers of all ages to envision（想象）for their recently-held contest.‎ Their short films were called “A World without Teachers”, whose intention was to inspire more young people to become teachers. However, the 62 amazing video submissions（提交物）also serve as a reminder of how terrible things would be if we didn’t have these selfless individuals guiding us through life. What was interesting is that even the youngest contestants didn’t accept the idea that there’s no person to tell them what to do.‎ High-school student Savannah Wakefield considered if art as we know today would have been different without teachers. Would C. Monet have discovered his talent for impressionism?‎ Miles Horst, who won the 1,000-dollar prize for the best submission, envisions a world where teachers are replaced by a “brain box” in his fun animated entry. Youth category winner Marina Barham’s video describes a fact we all know but often forget. Teachers don’t just teach; they inspire—something that no electronic device, no matter how smart, can do!‎ So the next time you think your teacher is being “troublesome” for trying to channel you in the right direction, imagine a life without him/her. We have a feeling it will not appear as rosy!‎ 5. Project Ed and Participant Media’s teaching campaign asked contestant to .‎ A. inspire more young people to become teachers.‎ B. imagine what the world would be like without teachers.‎ A. point out which teacher has inspired them most.‎ B. describe what effect teachers would have on their life 2. What is suggested in the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4?‎ A. Monet is regarded as the father of impressionism.‎ B. Monet’s teachers made a great contribution to modern art.‎ C. Monet’s great success was connected with his teachers.‎ D. Monet was good at discovering his student’s talent for drawing.‎ 3. What does Marina Barham’s video tell us?‎ A. The role of teachers cannot be replaced by anything else.‎ B. Teachers prefer to inspire their students instead of teaching.‎ C. The function of teachers cannot be forgotten by the world.‎ D. Teachers often show the right direction to their students.‎ 4. The author’s attitude towards the function of teachers is .‎ A. negative B. doubtful C. positive D. neutral D Parents need to be good role models to help their children make sensible financial decisions, according to Adam Hancock and his team, from East Carolina University in the US. Their work highlights that parents who argue about finances contribute to increasing credit card debt among their children during their students’ years. Their work is published online in Springer’s Journal of Family and Economic Issues.‎ Credit card debt among college students has been a growing concern for researchers and policymakers over the last decade. In addition, there is growing concern among educators that more students are dropping out of school, not because of academic failure, but because of financial reasons, and credit card especially. Hancock and colleagues’ study is the first to examine how parental interactions, and financial knowledge and attitudes may have a cumulative effect（累积效应）on the number of credit cards students own and their level of credit card debt.‎ The researchers analyzed data for 420 undergraduate students from seven different American universities, who took part in the College Student Financial Literacy Survey. According to the online survey, nearly two-thirds of student had a credit card, and nearly a third had more than one. Those students who reported that their parents argued about finances were more likely to have more than two cards than the students whose parents who did not argue about finances.‎ In terms of debt, those students who had two or more credit cards were nearly three times more likely to report having credit card debt over＄500.‎ The researchers conclude, “It is clear that the influence of parents cannot be neglected. Researchers, educators and policymakers should work in finding effective ways to increase the positive financial behaviors for college students. We need to help students learn financial skills and establish healthy financial attitudes at earlier ages to prevent poor financial habits from taking root.”‎ 5. In Adam Hancock’s research, student’s credit card debt is related to their .‎ A. knowledge B. school C. concerns D. parents 6. When college students have credit card debt, they may . A, fail in their exams B. quit school C. study financial knowledge D. have more credit cards 7. If you have two or more credit cards, you are more likely to .‎ A. become in debt B. get wealthy C. buy more things D. have argument 2. As a student, what can you learn from the passage?‎ A. We need to turn to our parents when we have credit card debt.‎ B. We shouldn’t have credit cards so that we can avoid argument.‎ C. We should build correct financial attitudes when we are young.‎ D. We can have more credit cards to make life more comfortable.‎ 第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余。‎ Rise and shine all day Making these easy tasks part of your morning schedule will improve your nutrition, energy, and mood today—and beyond.‎ Stretch in bed Try this even before you open your eyes. Lift one arm and begin by stretching each finger, then your hand, then your wrist, and then your whole arm. 36 . Then stretch your toes, feet, ankles, and legs. Finally, end with a neck and back stretch that pushes you out of bed. This “power pose” makes you feel more confident all day long.‎ ‎ 37 ‎ Working out before you eat encourages your body to burn more fat for energy rather than relying on carbohydrates（碳水化合物）from food. In a study, participants who exercised after breakfast still gained weight, but those who exercised on an empty stomach did not.‎ Turn on the music ‎ 38 . If anyone plays an instrument, and if you have a little time, morning is the perfect time to practice, as it prepares your brain for learning. One study found that both playing and listening to music help improve academic performance in 16 different ways, including increasing focus and memory.‎ Enjoy some fun Many people fear to face a new day of work, school, or chores. 39 .This can be having a cup of coffee as you read your favorite blog, etc. Choose activities you enjoy and that set you on a good path for the day.‎ You’ve improved your state of mind, your health, and your productivity—all before the weekday has even begun. 40 .‎ A. Now you’re ready to conquer your to-do list for today and every day.‎ B. Move on to the other arm.‎ C. Pick something energetic that you and others in the house enjoy and put it on while you get ready.‎ D. Do regular exercise in the morning.‎ E. But if the first thing you do is pleasant, you’ll find it much easier to get going.‎ F. Exercise a bit—on an empty stomach.‎ G. Take up the entire length of the bed when you stretch.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 55 分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，答案写在答题卡上。‎ I lost my sight when I was four years old by falling off a car and landing on my head. Now I am thirty-two. I can vaguely remember the brightness of 41. and what color red is. It would be 42. to see again, but a(n) 43. can do strange things to people. I don’t mean I would 44. to go without my eyes. I simply mean that the loss of them made me appreciate more what I had 45. .‎ My parents and my teachers saw something in me – a 46. to live – which I didn’t see, and they made me want to fight in out with 47. .‎ The 48. lesson I had to learn was to believe in myself. I am not talking about simply the kind of 49. that helps me down so unfamiliar staircase alone. I 50. something bigger than that: a confidence that I am, despite being 51. , a real, positive person; that there is a special place where I can make myself fit.‎ It took me years to discover and strengthen this confidence. It had to start with the easy and simple things. 52. a man gave me an indoor baseball. I thought he was laughing at me and I was 53. . “I can’t use this,” I said. “Take with you”, he urged me, “and roll it around.” The words 54. in my head. “Roll it around.” By rolling the ball I could 55. where it went. This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought 56. before; playing baseball. At Philadelphia’s Overbook School for Blind I 57. a successful variation of baseball. We called it ground ball.‎ I have set ahead of me a series of goals and then tried to reach them, one at a time. I had to be clear about my 58. . It was no good crying for something that I knew at the start was 59.‎ ‎ out of reach because that only invited bitterness of failure. I would fail something anyway,‎ ‎60. on the average I made progress.‎ ‎41. A. sky B. sunshine C. cloud D. mist ‎42. A. helpful B. hopeful C. wonderful D. successful ‎43. A. environment B. disaster C. incident D. wonder ‎44. A. prefer B. manage C. try D. want ‎45. A. lost B. used C. left D. cared ‎46. A. purpose B. pressure C. preparation D. potential ‎47. A. blindness B. energy C. happiness D. luck ‎48. A. easiest B. hardest C. dullest D. simplest ‎49. A. self-respect B. self-confidence C. self-control D. self-defense ‎50. A. mean B. guess C. consider D. think ‎51. A. fair B. imperfect C. perfect D. unfair ‎52. A. Later B. Soon C. Then D. Once ‎53. A. hurt B. worried C. encouraged D. shocked ‎54. A. impressed B. occupied C. stuck D. held ‎55. A. see B. notice C. hear D. observe ‎56. A. impossible B. important C. unimportant D. possible ‎57. A. directed B. instructed C. discovered D. invented ‎58. A. experience B. advantages C. limitation D. knowledge ‎59. A. hardly B. highly C. wildly D. deeply ‎60. A. so B. but C. for D. and 第二节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ When it comes to Anhui province, the first thing that 61 (come) to mind might be the Yellow Mountain. In fact, this mountainous province is the birthplace of Anhui cuisine（徽菜）, or Hui cuisine.‎ Hui cuisine is known 62. its “wild” flavor and unique cooking techniques. The most common ingredients in Hui cuisine include stone frogs, pigeons, shrimp, mushrooms, herbs（药草 ）, bamboo shoots, and chestnuts, all of which 63. (pick) or caught in mountainous areas.‎ To Chinese people, food is like medicine. Hui cuisine is not an exception to this 64.‎ ‎ (believe). To achieve this, local people use herbs 65. (frequent), whether wild 66. ‎ grown by people, and add them to their dishes, 67. (make) them healthy and delicious.‎ Anhui people value celebrations very much. These celebrations require different dishes, 68.‎ ‎ have greatly promoted the development of Hui cuisine. It is said that Huizhou traders liked to show their respect to their business 69. (partner) or friends with a big table of Hui dishes. And wherever they went, they 70. (prefer) to build Hui cuisine restaurants.‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节 满分 35 分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（10 分）‎ 文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎2.只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。‎ In recent years, the volunteering spirit had spread among Chinese youngsters. And the number of people becoming volunteers are increasing every year since volunteering is of great benefit from both those in need and the society. For example, there were about 1,700,000 volunteer who played important role in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. As students, we’d better to get actively involved in volunteering activities. By participating, not only do we learn how to work well in a team, and how to improve your interpersonal skills and organizing ability. Undoubted, all of these are critical to our personal grow. So we can’t afford to the miss the chance.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分）‎ 假定你是李华，你有幸观看了你们学校举办的主题为“祖国颂”的庆祝建国 70 周年文艺晚会，你的英国朋友 Joe 很感兴趣，并写信询问有关情况。请你给他回邮件，内容包括：‎ 1. 时间和地点；2. 晚会的目的; 3. 观看的内容 注意：1. 词数 100 左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：祖国颂Ode to Our Motherland; 周年纪念日 anniversary Dear Joe,‎ Yours truly,‎ Li Hua 淮北师范大学附属实验中学 2019—2020 学年度第一学期期中考试试卷 高 二 英 语 答 案 第一部分 听力（共两节, 满分 30 分）‎ ‎1~5 CABBA 6~10 BBCAC 11~15 CBAAB 16~20 ACBCA 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）‎ ‎21-23 ABD 24-27 CDBA 28-31 BCAC 32-35 DBAC ‎36-40 BFCEA 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 55 分） 第一节 完形填空 ‎41—45 BCBAC 46—50 DABBA 51—55 BDACC 56—60 ADCCB 第二节 语法填空 ‎61. comes 62. for 63. are picked 64. belief 65. frequently ‎66. or 67. making 68. which 69. partners 70. preferred 第四部分 写作（共两节 满分 35 分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（10 分）‎ ‎71. had 改 为 has 72. are (increasing) 改 为 is ‎73. from (both)改为 to/for 74. volunteer 改为 volunteers ‎75. played 后面加 an 76. 去掉 better 后面的 to ‎77. and 改为 but 78. your 改为 our ‎79. Undoubted 改为 Undoubtedly 80. grow 改为 growth 第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分）（参考范文）：‎ Dear Joe,‎ Knowing/Learning/Hearing that you are keen on the evening party themed “Ode to Our Motherland”, I’m delighted to introduce to you some detailed information concerning it.‎ As previously scheduled, the evening party was held from 8pm to 11pm on September 28, 2019 in our school hall. It was intended to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the founding of PRC, which would arouse students’ patriotism and foster national pride. I watched various performances, such as poem recitals, dancing, singing, etc., creating a vigorous festival atmosphere. Deeply struck and motivated, I am determined to study harder to make contributions to my motherland in the future.‎ Looking forward to your early reply.‎ Yours truly, Li Hua 听力录音材料：‎ ‎(Text 1)‎ W: Why don’t you go to a dealer to check out the used cars?‎ M: No, thanks. I’m sure I’ll find an ad in the newspaper that suits me. (Text 2)‎ M: Hi, Jane. Could you give me a ride? I want to buy some food for the picnic. W: OK. I’m going home but I can drop you at the supermarket.‎ ‎(Text 3)‎ M: Have you heard that Nick Hornby’s going to be at the City Nights Bookstore? W: Nick Hornby? I love his books. What’s he doing there?‎ M: Giving a talk about his new novel How to Be Good. (Text 4)‎ W: Nice weather we’re having.‎ M: Yes. Isn’t it a nice surprise? At this time it’s usually much cooler and raining already.‎ W: Well, this weather will probably end soon; all the leaves on the trees are brown, and it’s been pretty cold at night.‎ ‎(Text 5)‎ W: Is the book in this bag for Mum? I didn’t think she was interested in flowers. M: I thought she’d like it — to give her some good ideas for the garden.‎ W: I thought you were going to get those gloves I showed you in that shop last Saturday. (Text 6)‎ W: Here they come, Steve. It’s the final 50 metres. M: Yes, and Ricky Evans is in the lead.‎ W: He sure is.‎ M: But here comes Paul Timmons! Wow! Look at him go!‎ W: It’s very close …and …It’s Timmons! Paul Timmons is the new European champion!‎ Timmons wins gold!‎ M: A great gold medal!‎ W: …and in record time, too!‎ M: Wow! Is that a new world record? W: No, but it’s a new European record!‎ M: An excellent performance by Paul Timmons! (Text 7)‎ W: This is the most beautiful palace in the city, but it’s not as big as the one we’ve just visited. M: How many palaces are there in the city?‎ W: Three.‎ M: Just three? I thought there are more.‎ W: On your right, you can see a statue of Paulo Pimentez. M: I’m sorry. Who’s he?‎ W: He was a famous writer who lived and died in the city.‎ M: I think I saw another statue of him in the park. It was beautiful!‎ W: That wasn’t a statue of Paulo Pimentez you saw in the park. There are a lot of statues in the city.‎ ‎(Text 8)‎ W: Can I help you?‎ M: Yes, I bought the T-shirt in the sale here a couple of weeks ago. I think it was …. W: I see, yes …‎ M: And I’ve only worn it a few times, but when I looked at it yesterday I just thought, no, I don’t like it. I don’t think it suits me. The color’s not really right for me. Do you know what I mean?‎ W: Well, um, do you have any receipt, or proof of purchase? M: No, no, I didn’t keep the receipt, sorry.‎ W: Well, we can’t normally exchange goods without proof of purchase, you see. M: Oh no.‎ W: I can speak to the manager if you like, see what he says. M: Well yes, if you would, because I would like to change it. (Text 9)‎ M: I’m broke again. Could you lend me some money?‎ W: Broke again? Jeff, this is the third time you’ve asked me for help!‎ M: I know, I’m sorry. But my old guitar broke, and I had to buy a new one.‎ W: Look Jeff, if you want to play in a band, that’s OK with me, but you can’t keep asking me to pay for it!‎ M: OK, OK, you’re right. But what do you think I ought to do?‎ W: Well, I think you had better go on a budget. Make a list of all your income and all your expenses. Don’t spend more than you earn.‎ M: But my expenses are always larger than my income.‎ W: Then maybe you should work more hours at the computer store.‎ M: I already work 15 hours a week! Maybe I should just drop out of school, work full-time, and play in the band in the evenings.‎ W: Come on, Jeff, when I was your age …‎ M: I know, I know. When you were my age you were already married and working and going to school „‎ ‎(Text 10)‎ W: Thank you to all the competitors. I won’t say much because I know you’re all anxious to hear the results — it was a very difficult decision and I’ll start with the band which came in fourth.‎ That’s Texas Team, who are the youngest group here today. Unfortunately, the violinist played so quietly that we couldn’t hear him. So bad luck to Texas Team. Third was Eastside. They are such good dancers they should enter for a dance competition. And with a bit more practice on the music they’ll do very well. In second place is Third Avenue. They did well, especially their young guitarist, but the singer looked so unhappy we thought maybe he didn’t want to win! Never mind ‎— you nearly won, so better luck next time. Congratulations to The Storm who are our winners to day. The singer had such a great voice that we had to give them first place. Well done.‎