的后院里。

　　17．A.Instead B．At first

　　C．Besides D．After all

　　解析：选C　这里是对前面内容的进一步补充，故填Besides。

　　18．A.met B．stopped

　　C．practiced D．celebrated

　　解析：选B　由下文的"During the stopover"可知，他们在埃德蒙顿"停下来(stopped)"去拜访了Ted的父母。

　　19．A.paid B．injured

　　C．punished D．married

　　解析：选D　由该空后的"People wished them to grow old and happy together."可知，他们俩"结婚(married)"了。

　　20．A.write B．read

　　C．borrow D．buy

　　解析：选A　由下文的"We want people to know that you can be an environmentalist and still have fun"可知，他们俩想"写(write)"一本关于这次出游的书。

第三节(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(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

　　Rachel and her husband, Jason, __1__were both experienced climbers, were on a climbing holiday in Switzerland. When they were 3,000 metres up in the mountains, there was __2__ storm. The wind was __3__ (extreme) strong and the snow was two metres deep. They couldn't move. Rachel had her mobile phone with her, so she sent a text message to five friends in the UK __4__ (get) their help.

　　About four hours later, one of her friends, Martha, responded __5__ her with a text message. Martha said she had phoned the police in Switzerland and that they had got in touch with the mountain rescue team.

　　But the weather was so bad __6__ the helicopter (直升飞机) couldn't get to the two climbers. The rescue team sent a message to Rachel, __7__ (say): "So sorry Rachel. We tried. Wind too strong. Have to wait till morning. Take care. Be strong." Rachel felt __8__ (hope) and thought they were going to die as it was freezing, －15℃. However, Jason encouraged her, telling her not to give up.

Next morning the storm __9__ (pass) and the helicopter arrived to take them off the mountain. After the accident, they cared for each other with greater __10__ (devote)．