江苏省扬州中学09-10学年高二下学期期末考试(英语)

江苏省扬州中学2009—2010学年度第二学期期末考试
高二英语试卷2010.7
第一卷（共85分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分,满分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 much did Richard pay for his ties？
A. $40．B．$45．C．$50.
2. What is the woman doing now？
A. Teaching at school.
B. Going into politics. C．Doing business.
3. What does the woman suggest the man doing？
A．Spending more time．
B．Talking more with English speakers．
C．Studying harder．
4. How does David probably feel？
A. Disappointed.
B. Happy. C．Surprised．
5. How long did the concert last？
A．30 minutes. B．60 minutes．C．90 minutes．
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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至8题。

6. What does the man find hardest in learning English？
A. Speaking.
B. Writing. C．Listening.
7. What does the woman suggest the man do about his listening？
A．Listen to BBC English program．
B．Buy a radio and listen to English Programs．
C．Find an English pen friend．
8. What had the man better do to improve his writing？
A．Listen to BBC or VOA English program every day．B．Need a lot of practice．
C．Find an English pen friend.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. Where does the dialogue most probably take place？
A. At the station.
B. At the post office. C．At the airport.
10. Which country will the letter be sent to？
A. England．
B. Japan.
C. Canada.
1l. How will the letter be sent？
A. By airmail.
B. By registered mail.
C. By express mail.
听第8段材料，回答第12至13题。

12. For what is Mr. Gates talking to the woman？
A．To ask for a job．B．To ask her to make a website．
C．To invite her to play computer games．
13. What will probably happen after the conversation？
A．The woman will call Mr. Gates．B．The woman won’t make the website．
C．The woman won’t get in touch with him．
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What has the woman just done?
A. She has just opened her own restaurant.
B．She has just got a head cook position in a restaurant.
C．She has just finished her cooking study．
15. How long haven’t the two speakers met with each other?
A. Three years.
B. Seven years C．Five years.
16. Why did the woman change her mind about cooking？
A．Because she wanted to go abroad for further study．
B．Because she was interested in cooking French food．
C．Because she failed in cooking for her family．
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What do college students today have strong opinions about？
A．About their future．B．About what is old and new．
C．About what is right and what is wrong in society.
18. What kind of people makes up nearly half of the American population？
A. Young people under twenty-five．B．Adult people above thirty．
C．Young people above twenty-five．
19. What do American young people find difficult to know much about？
A. The beliefs in American families．B．The population of American families．
C．The truth of their own lives．
20. According to the passage，in which country is there a big gap between young people and their parents？
A. Only in America.
B. In your country. C．In many countries.
第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分35分)
第一节单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21.?Pirates from Somalia who hijacked _____European carrier in _____ Indian Ocean threatened to kill its
25 crew members if any rescue operation was attempted.
A.?the;?不填
B.?a; the ???
C.?the;?a????
D.??the;?the
22.?Ad-makers choose words and brand names very carefully in order to make a creative image of the product they are ____.
A. processing
B. producing
C. providing
D. promoting
23.?Your?room?is?terribly?dirty;?you????????get?it?cleaned?in?two?hours,?or?Mum?will?be?angry.
A.?can??? ?
B.?might??? ?
C.?shall????
D.?may
24. --- Remember the first time we ______ , Peterson?
--- Of course, I ______ . We’ve been close friends ever since.
A. met; do
B. met; did
C. had met; did
D. have met; do
25.?—I?got?an?email?from?Susan, _____?said?she?was?going?abroad?for?sightseeing.
—Fantastic!?That’s?what?she?has?been?dreaming?of.
A.?which?????? ???
B.?she?????? ???????
C.?who?????????? ???
D.?it?
26.?The?little?girl?showed?no?anxiety?before?the?competition.?She?seemed?_____?for?it?pretty?well.
A.?to?prepare????? ?
B.?to?have?prepared?????
C.?having?prepared?? ?
D.?to?be?preparing
27. Annie often tells her classmates ______ at the remote school in the mountain area and what she has done there as a volunteer.
A. life is how hard
B. what hard life is
C. how hard life is
D. how hard is life
28.?That light rail transit line(轻轨), __ _in July 2009 and ___ in 2012, will be China’s longest light rail transit line in history.
?? A. starting, completing? B. started, to be completed
C. to start, completed?? ?
D. starting, completed
29．Several hours later, with the help of the police, the students managed to escape from the dangerous place, _______.
??? A. hungry and?frightened?? B. hungrily and frightening
??? C. hungry and frightening? D. hungrily and frightened
30. ---Don’t you agree with what he said at the meeting?
---Yes, _____! It can’t be better.
A. approximately
B. incredibly
C. probably
D. absolutely
31. In no country ____ France, as is often said, ______ taste so many kinds of delicious cheese.
A. rather than; can one
B. other than; can one
C. rather than; one can
D. other than; one can
32. It is reported in Washington Post that an unknown terrorist group has ______ responsibility for this morning’s bomb attack.
A. claimed
B. evaluated
C. bid
D. confirmed
33. Although the necklace is not made of real crystal, it still ______ young tourists to this beautiful ancient city.
A. appeals to??
B. attracts to??????
C. accounts for????
D. apply for
34. --- Were all the passengers in the bus injured in the traffic accident?
--- No,____ only three of them who got hurt.
A. it were
B. there was
C. it was
D. there is
35. She spent all her spare time learning the courses, or she________ the first place in her school in the
2010 College Entrance Examination.
A. wouldn’t take
B. wouldn’t have taken
C. hadn’t taken
D. couldn’t take
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him 36 he thought he was able to be so much more 37 than the average person.
He 38 that it all came from a(n) 39 with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to remove milk from the fridge when he 40 the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came in, 41 shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, "Robert, what a great and wonderful 42 you have made! I have 43 seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been 44 . Would you like to get down and 45 in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?"
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, "Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to 46 everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?" He chose the sponge.
His mother then said, "You know, what we have here is a 47 experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two 48 hands. Let's go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can make it." The little boy learned that if he 49 the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful 50 !
This scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn't need to be 51 to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just 52 for learning something new, which is, 53 , what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment "doesn't 54 ," we usually learn something 55 from it.
36. A. why B. what C. when D. how
37. A. capable B. able C. creative D. original
38. A. responded B. reacted C. recalled D. reminded
39. A. coincidence B. experience C. incident D. conflict
40. A. fell B. lost C. escaped D. dropped
41. A. rather than B. instead of C. other than D. in place of
42. A. picture B. mass C. map D. mess
43. A. rarely B. happily C. frequently D. angrily
44. A. obtained B. suffered C. done D. received
45. A. jump B. play C. enjoy D. draw
46. A. recover B. return C. restore D. regain
47. A. failed B. successful C. fantastic D. painful
48. A. strong B. tiny C. thin D. weak
49. A. controlled B. possessed C. seized D. grasped
50. A. example B. teaching C. lesson D. instruction
51. A. anxious B. nervous C. fearful D. afraid
52. A. situations B. opportunities C. occasions D. turns
53. A. after all B. above all C. first of all D. in all
54. A. do B. finish C. go D. work
55. A. worthy B. costly C. valuable D. interesting
第三部分阅读理解（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。

A
Enjoy the sumptuous Easter lunch buffet and children will be given the lovely
Easter chocolate eggs.
Time：Mar, 28-mar 30, 2010 11:00 am—3:00 pm
Place：lucky corner coffee shop（hotel first floor）
Price：150 + 15% service charge
half price for children under 12 years old.
Bring your family and friends along to The Palace Hotel this Easter and enjoy the traditional treats of the season. Forget about the calories and enjoy favourite goodies
such as Easter eggs, chocolate bunnies and hot cross buns, which will be sold outside.Palm Court Coffee House every day from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm.
PALM COURT COFFEE HOUSE
Friday, March 28-- lavish fish buffet for lunch and dinner priced at RMB 180 for adults, half price for children.
Sunday, March 30--Roast carving buffet priced at RMB 160 for adults, half price
for children.
ROMA RISTORANTE ITALLANO
Sunday, March 30 --Delicious seafood lunch priced at RMB 198 for adults, children under 10 years half price. Youngsters can work off their extra energy in a
special supervised play area next to the restaurant.
Prices are subject to a 15% surcharge
Palm Court.
March 30th brings a fun-filled Easter entertainment program to the Crazy
Sunday Brunch at the Patio Coffee Shop from 11:00 am-3:00 pm!
Children under 10 year old accompanying their parents will enjoy this special
meal for free and can even win lots of treat prices in the Egg Painting Competition!
WE GUARANTEE You A Fun Easter Sunday
Please register your children for the contest no later the March 29th as space is limited.
Beijing
RMB 150.00 + 15% Surcharge
Happy Easter
March 30 11:00—14:30
Hilton Hotel
The Easter Bunny is coming to town!
Join him for a special Easter Brunch at the Atrium cafe and enjoy traditional
Easter favourites.
RMB 195 + 15% surcharge
Children under 12 years old free of charge. Surprise gift for the children at the
Kid’s Corner.
56. The main purpose of the advertisements is to give information about .
A．weekend activities B．a holiday celebrations
C．the price for the meals in big hotels D．Egg Painting Competition
57. It can be learned from the advertisements that the children can enjoy themselves most in .
A．Lido Holiday Inn B．Palace Hotel C．Scitech Hotel D．Hilton Hotel 58. If you want to have an Easter meal on March 28, which hotel can you go to?
A．Scitech Hotel and Lido Holiday Inn B．The Palace Hotel and Hilton Hotel C．Hilton Hotel and Lido Holiday Inn D．Scitech Hotel and the Palace Hotel 59. If you have Easter Brunch in Hiton Hotel you will pay RMB for it.
A．195 B．224.25 C．165.75 D．97.5
B
After a lot of weightlifting and 25 exhausting days training, a 52-year-old woman recently became the first female “gripman” on San Francisco’s historic cable cars.
Fannie Barnes passed her written test and completed a final run under the watchful eye of a supervisor, Municipal Railway spokesman Alan Siegel said.
Deep calluses(茧) are already forming at the base of her fingers and there is a hole in her glove. Two other women quit after a single day with injured muscles. “Now they’re going to have to chan ge the word from gripman to grip person, just because of me,” Barnes said earlier, “I’m so excited.”
After almost a year of serious workouts, Barns can pull more than 61 kilos, only 23 kilos less than her body weight. And she’ll need the muscle, for this i s no modern, push-button technology. Every time a car starts up again after making a stop, the gripman must haul back on a lever controlling a device that grips the cable, which runs continuously at 14 kilometers per hour. If the grip slips, so does the car. A second person operates the brakes.
In addition to having to throw her weight around on the job, she’s got to throw out some attitude to men who were hard to convince. The city employs 76 men in the job.
“A lot of men said mean things to me and didn’t want to help train me. But I would like to thank the guys who were against me because they gave me even more inspiration to do it.” she said.
Not all the men were against her. Many of the male colleagues yelled out support as she did her training runs. One of her biggest tests was drizzly December morning. She first went down the Hyde Street Hill, considered the most dangerous incline on the cable car routes. “I had to have the will and I had to believe I could do it,” she said. “It was scary, but as I star ted going down full grip and felt that I was in control, I knew I was on my way,” Barnes already is a pioneer of sorts. She started working as a cable car conductor six years ago, collecting fares and assisting on the back brake. She is one of only three women to have that job. But she said she always wanted the job up front on the car. (400)
60. What is unusual about Fannie Barnes getting a job as a gripman?
A. She is the oldest one to work as a grpman.
B. She is the first women to work as a gripman.
C. She is the fattest women to work as a gripman.
D. She is the most suitable one to work as a gripman.
61. What did the 52-year-old woman do when she first began working on the city’s cable car?
A. As a gripman.
B. As a conductor.
C. As a brakeman.
D. As a supervisor.
62. It can be inferred from the passage that Fannie Barnes is ________.
A. strong and easy-going
B. strong-willed and self-confident
C. popular and humorous
D. considerate and quick-tempered
C
China supports int ernational efforts to secure cyberspace but believes each nation’s “Internet sovereignty（主权）” must be respected, a top Chinese official said at a cyber security conference on Tuesday.
“China, like many other countries, is very concerned about cyber security,” said Liu Zhengrong, deputy director general of the Internet Affairs Bureau of the State Council Information Office.
“China faces severe cyber security threats,” Liu told participants here at the Worldwide Cyber Security Summit, a gathering of government and business leaders from 40 countries hosted by the EastWest Institute think tank.
“International cooperation is much needed to safeguard international cyberspace,” Liu said.
But “Internet sovereignty of each country needs to be respected,” the Chinese official added. “Different national and cultural conditions” should be taken into account.
Liu declined to answer repeated questions about cyber attacks last year on Google which the Internet
giant said originated in China and led to the California company’s decision to reroute its searches through Hong Kong.
“The Chinese government firmly opposes cyber attacks in any form and Chinese law clearly states that any hackers will be held responsible for their actions,” he said.
Liu said China itself is a “a major victim of cyber attacks and network viruses” and has laws in place to deal with hackers.
“Internet-related crimes (in China) are showing a steady upward trend,” Liu said. “We suffer big economic losses from hacking networks and viruses - around $1 billio n dollars (6.8 billion yuan) a year.”
In 2009, Chinese law enforcement authorities investigated about 48,000 cases, a 37 percent increase over 2008, he said.
While China has a dynamic Internet population of more than 400 million users and millions of blogg ers, there is no “absolute freedom” on the Web, Liu said.
“I don’t think there is absolute freedom in this world,” he said. “When you are speaking via the Internet you must obey laws and respect others’ lawful rights.”
Last Thursday, Wang Chen, minister of the State Council Information Office, said China has been actively promoting a real-name registration system for Internet and cell phone users to better manage Internet information and services.
China needs laws that will step up monitoring for “harmful information” and block “overseas hostile forces from infiltrating（渗透）through the Internet,” Wang said.
Last week, China tightened its State Secrets law, holding Internet and mobile phone operators responsible for customers who try to leak State secrets.
Some 400 government officials, business leaders and cyber security experts are attending the summit, which features three days of discussions on ways to protect the world’s digital infrastructure from electronic threats.(427)
63. What was the top issue of Worldwide Cyber Security Summit?
A. To fight against Internet-related crimes.
B. To protect digital infrastructure in the world.
C. To respect Internet sovereignty of each country.
D. To make more laws to deal with hackers.
64. To respect a nation’s Internet sovereignty, _____________ must be considered.
A. different national and cultural conditions
B. attending Worldwide Cyber Security Summit
C. stopping the leaking of State secrets
D. safeguarding international cyberspace
65. According to paragraph 6, Internet giant refers to _________.
A. Hong Kong
B. hackers
C. Google
D. Liu Zhengrong
66. Which of the following is NOT the measure that China has taken to guarantee better Internet
information and service management?
A. Promoting real-name registration for Internet use.
B. Promoting real-name registration for cell phone use.
C. Tightening State Secrets law to stop leaking State secrets.
D. Monitoring for harmful information and blocking overseas hostile forces.
D
From hitting the mall with your girl friends on a Saturday afternoon, to holiday spending on gifts that go under the tree, shopping could be called one of America’s favorite pastimes. For most people, it means some new clothes for work or a small trinket for a friend. For others, however, shopping is much more than an enjoyable pastime, and in some cases, it is a real and destructive addiction that can turn into a financial disaster. Compulsive shopping and spending are defined as inappropriate, excessive过度的, and out of
control. Like other addictions, it basically has something to do with impulsiveness and lack of control over one’s impulses冲动. In America, shopping is embedded in our culture; so often, the impulsiveness comes out as excessive shopping. Sometimes this is referred to as “shopholism”. Shopping addiction can damage a person’s life, family, and finances. “No one knows what causes addictive behaviors, like shopping, alcoholism, drug abuse, and gambling”, says a professor of applied health science. Some of the new evidence suggests that some people, maybe 10%-15%, may have a genetic predisposition to an addictive behavior, coupled with an environment in which the particular behavior is triggered引发, but no one really knows why.” Individuals will get some kind of high from an addictive behavior like shopping.
What are the telltale signs that shopping has crossed the line and become and addiction? What should a concerned family member or friend look out for when they think shopping has become a problem? The behaviors can signal a serious problem:
·Shopping or spending money as a result of feeling angry, depressed, anxious, or lonely
·Having arguments with others about one’s shopping habits
·Feeling lost without credit cards — actually going into withdrawal without them
·Buying items on credit, rather than with cash
·Describing a rush or a feeling of euphoria with spending
·Feeling guilty, ashamed, or embarrassed after a spending spree(大买特买)
·Thinking obsessively about money
·Spending a lot time juggling accounts or bills to accommodate spending
“If someone identifies four or more of any of these behaviors, there may be a problem”, experts say. Treating a shopping addiction requires a multifaceted approach. There are no standard treatments for shopping addiction. Medications have been used, but with mixed results. Therapists also focus on cognitive-behavioral treatment programs. There is no quick and easy answer that will immediately cure a shopping addiction, and while treatment is a necessary part of solving the problem, so is behavior change on the part of the addict.
Some basic changes in behavior that will have a big impact on breaking a shopping addiction are recommended:
·Admit that you are a compulsive spender, which is half the battle.
·Get rid of checkbooks and credit cards, which fuel the problem.
·Don’t shop by yourself because most compulsive shoppers shop alone and if you are with someone you are much less likely to append more.
·Find other meaningful ways to spend time.
And keep in mind that while behavior change is clearly important to recovery, so is reaching out for professional help.(509)
67. The best title of this article is _________
A. Should We Shop or Not?
B. Shopping Behaviors, Good or Bad?
C. Shopping Spree, or an Addiction?
D. The Dangers of Shopholism.
68. You should be carefully think about your shopping behavior if you ________.
A. are angry to go shopping
B. lost your credit card while shopping
C. are overjoyed and overwhelmingly excited to go shopping.
D. count your money while shopping
69. Which of the following statement is not true? ________.
A. Medication will not help to cure a shopping addiction
B. No one really knows why people get addicted to doing something which is no good to them
C. By the word shopholism, we refers to the impulsive and excessive shopping behavior
D. Shopping addiction can turn into a real disaster in one’s life
70. The most important way to get rid of the addiction is ________.
A. use credit card instead of checkbooks
B. change one’s behavior as well as seek professional advice
C. find somebody else to shop for you
D. go to a doctor for a standard treatment
第四部分写作（共三节，满分35分）
第一节任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入1个最恰当的单词。

(Reuters) - A U.N. climate deal due to be agreed in Copenhagen at talks from December 7-18 may fall short of a legally binding(有约束力的) agreement. If Copenhagen fails to live up to hopes of a strong agreement to slow global warming, what are the reasons and who risks blame? The following are some of the candidates:
● Decline in economy distracted(分散) focus from climate change after the world agreed in Bali, Indonesia, in 2007 to work out a new U.N. agreement by December 2009. Rich nations have put billions of dollars into green growth as part of recovery packages but, when unemployment at home is high, find it hard to promise extra money for developing countries. The slowdown in industrial output means a brief fix -- greenhouse gas emissions(排放) are likely to fall by as much as 3 percent this year.
● Many delegates at U.N. talks have given up hope that the United States, the number two emitter after China, will agree legislation(立法, 法律) to limit carbon emissions before Copenhagen. The US is the only industrialized nation outside the Kyoto Protocol(京都协议书) for cutting greenhouse emissions until 2012. Many countries welcomed President Barack Obama's promises of doing more to fight climate change when he took office in January but hoped for swifter action.
● Developing nations acc use the rich of repeatedly failing to keep promises of more aid. Few developed countries live up to a target agreed by the U.N. General Assembly in 1970 to give 0.7 percent of their gross domestic product in development aid. Other plans, such as the Agenda 21 environmental development plan agreed in 1992, have fallen short.
● Most rich nations are promising cuts in greenhouse gas emissions well short of the 25-40 percent below 1990 levels by 2020, which are needed to avoid the worst of climate change. Overall cuts promised by developed nations total between 11 and 15 percent. Best offers by countries including Japan, the European Union, Australia and Norway would reach the range.
● More than 90 percent of the growth in emissions between now and 2030 is set t o come from developing nations -- with almost 50 percent from China alone, U.S. climate envoy Todd Stern said this week. "No country holds the fate of the earth more in its hands than China. Not one," he said. China and India say they are slowing the growth of emissions but raising living standards is more important. So burning more energy is unavoidable -- as industrialized nations have done for 200 years.
● 2008 was the 10th warmest year since records began in the mid-19th century. The warmest was 1998, when a strong El Nino event in the eastern Pacific disrupted(使混乱) weather worldwide. That has led some to argue that global warming is slowing even though the U.N.'s WMO(世界气象组织) says a
long-term warming trend is unchanged.
● People have been slow in changin g lifestyles to use less carbon. Simple choices like taking more public transport, using less heating or air conditioning, even changing light bulbs can help if millions of people act.
Who's to blame if U.N. climate deal falls short?
Possible
candidates
Supporting Details
__71___dow nturn ● Faced with the______72____ rising unemployment, rich
countries fail to give more aid to developing ones.
●____73_____industrial output brings about a temporary
relief from the pressure of greenhouse gas emissions.
United States
● It’s the only industrialized country outside the Kyoto Protocol.
● Immediate____74____ was expected to be taken by
President Obama to fight climate change.
Rich-Poor divide ● Developed nations are____75____ by the poor for
repeatedly breaking promises of aid.
Developed nations ● There is a huge ____76____between the overall cuts
promised by developed nations and those required to avoid climate catastrophe.
Developing nations ● The increase in emissions from developing nations
____77____for 90% between now and 2030.
● Developing nations need to be given priority to raising
living standards by burning more ___78____.
The weather ● The worldwide disorder caused by El Nino has __79__some
people into believing that global warming is slowing.
The public
● People should be _80__to change lifestyles to use less carbon.
第二节、根据下列句中的首字母或中文提示写出确当的单词：（5分）
81. The volunteers were kept busy d________ food and drinks to the people affected by the earthquakes.
82. There was a strong wind__________ (伴随) by thunderstorms last night, damaging lots of houses in the district.
83. Now that he a_______ that he had stolen the money, you should forgive him.
84. The tourists were rather satisfied with the restaurant because its _______(菜肴) was excellent.
85. _________(相比较而言) speaking, this part of the coast is much less polluted yet.
86. We would very much a__________ it if you could do us that favor.
87.The final result seems explicit, as there is a _______ (公认的) agreement as to who should become Chairman.
88. Don’t eat anything that will spoil(破坏) your a_______ for dinner.
89. The nurse’s job is to ________(护理) the patients in the hospital.
90. The president’s speech was i__________ by the ringing of his mobile phone.
第三节、书面表达（满分20分）
2010年上海世博会正在举办，你的外国网友想要到中国来，为表示对他们来中国的欢迎，你打算介绍一些极具中国特色的事物（可以是风俗文化等）。

你以“Fascinating China”为题，用英语写一篇150字左右的短文，发表在你的个人博客上。

短文可选择使用以下的参考词汇：
the Great Wall（长城）；Peking Opera(京剧)；Panda（大熊猫）；terracotta（兵马俑）。

Fascinating China。