阅读短文内容，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

When we talk about the south and the north of China, the Qinling Mountains are always mentioned. When we read the map of China, the Qinling Mountains catch our eye ____1____ (easy).

The Qinling Mountains are very important for China’s nature and culture. They are not the tallest ____2____ (mountain) in China, but they make a big difference between the south and the north.

Research shows that the Qinling Mountains ____3____ (appear) hundreds of millions of years ago. Today, they are ____4____ (act) as a natural line between the north and the south. The mountains divide China into two parts. On the southern side, the weather is warm ____5____ wet; on the northern side, it is cold and dry. This ____6____ (create) two different climate zones (气候带).

The plants and food are different. For the people in the south, rice is ____7____ (they) favourite food; in the north, people love noodles made from wheat. Boats are more common in the south, while horses are used more often in the north. These differences can also be ____8____ (see) in seasonal changes. In autumn, for example, leaves on the northern side change colour and fall, while the southern side remains green ____9____ a longer time.

The Qinling Mountains are far more than a line on the map. They greatly shape the climate, culture and ____10____ (people) way of life in China. Without them, China would lose much of its diversity (多样性).

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解析：选easily。句意：当我们看中国地图的时候，秦岭很容易就吸引了我们的目光。修饰动词短语 catch our eye要用副词，easy的副词形式是easily，表示容易地，故填easily。

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解析：选mountains。句意：它们并不是中国最高的山脉，但是它们造成了南方和北方的巨大差异。the tallest后面接名词复数，mountain表示山脉常用复数形式 mountains，故填mountains。

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解析：选appeared。句意：研究表明，秦岭形成于数亿年前。时间状语hundreds of millions of years ago表示过去，要用一般过去时，appear的过去式是appeared，故填appeared。

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解析：选acting。句意：如今，它们充当划分南方与北方的天然分界线。前面有are，本句为现在进行时，be doing 结构，act的现在分词是acting；act as固定搭配，表示充当、担任，故填acting。

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解析：选and。句意：在南侧，气候温暖而且湿润。warm和wet是并列的两个形容词，用并列连词and，表示并且，故填and。

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解析：选creates。句意：这就形成了两种不同的气候带。主语This是单数第三人称，全文为一般现在时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式creates，表示创造、形成，故填creates。

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解析：选their。句意：对于南方人来说，大米是他们最喜爱的食物。修饰名词favourite food要用形容词性物主代词，they的形容词性物主代词是their，表示他们的，故填their。

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解析：选seen。句意：这些差异同样也可以在季节变化中被看见。本句是含有情态动词的被动语态：can be done，see的过去分词是seen，表示看见，故填seen。

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解析：选for。句意：例如秋天，北侧树叶变色飘落，然而南侧会在更长一段时间里保持翠绿。“for + 一段时间”表示持续一段时间，固定用法，故填for。

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解析：选people's。句意：它们极大地塑造了中国的气候、文化以及人们的生活方式。修饰名词way of life，要用名词所有格，people的所有格是people’s，表示人们的，故填 people’s。