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【题目】Sichuan has long been known as the "Province of Abundance". 【1】(history) speaking, Sichuan was the home of theancient 【2】(state)ofBaandShu. Their conquest byQin 【3】(strength) it and paved the way for theFirst Emperor'sunification(统一)of China under theQin Dynasty. During theThree Kingdomsera,Liu Bei'sShu【4】(base) in Sichuan. The area became one of China's 【5】(productive) areas by the 19th century. Thepeopleof Sichuan speak【6】unique formofMandarin, which took shape during the area's repopulation 【7】 therule of the Ming Dynasty. The family of dialects is now spoken by about 120 million people, which would make 【8】 the10th most spoken language in the worldif counted separately. The area's warm damp climate long causedlocal people 【9】 (advocate)spicy dishes. The nativeSichuan pepperwas supplemented byMexicanchilisduring theColumbian Exchangeto form modernSichuan cuisine, 【10】dishes—includingKung Pao ChickenandMapo Tofu—have become famous around the world.

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【答案】

【1】Historically

【2】states

【3】strengthened

【4】was based

【5】most productive

【6】a

【7】under

【8】it

【9】to advocate

【10】whose

【解析】本文介绍素有“天府之国”之称的四川。

【1】此处是独立成分，副词修饰现在分词，故答案为Historically。注意大写开头。

【2】根据Ba and Shu可知名词用复数形式，答案为states。

【3】被秦的攻占使它的力量增强。讲的是过去的事，所以用一般过去时态，strengthened。

【4】刘备的蜀国以四川作为基础。可知用一般过去时态的被动语态，答案为was based。

【5】这个地区变成了19世纪中国最多产的地区之一。用形容词最高级，故答案为most productive。

【6】四川人讲一种独特的普通话。可知此处用不定冠词a。

【7】固定搭配：under the rule of在---的统治下，可知答案为under。

【8】 此处用it指代四川方言。故填it。

【9】该地区温暖潮湿的气候长期以来引起引起当地人崇尚辛辣菜肴。cause sb. to do sth.引起某人做某事，故答案为to advocate。

【10】此处modern Sichuan cuisine做先行词，在后面的非限制性定语从句中做定语，可知由whose引导定语从句，故答案为whose。