第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
I hadn’t really planned on taking a trip this time of year, and yet I found myself packing rather hurriedly. I knew in 36 that this trip was going to be unpleasant.
I’m talking about my annual Guilt Trip. I got tickers to fly there on WISH – I – HAD’ airlines. I 37 my baggage all the way, which was weighted down with a thousand 38 of ‘what might have been’. No one greeted me at the ‘Regret City’ International Airport.
As I 39 into the Last Resort Hotel, I noticed to miss that great 41 occasion.
Many leading citizens went there. First, there was the ‘Should – Have - Done’ family. 42 came the ‘I – Wish’ family. Of course, the ‘Opportunities’ family, ‘Missed and Lost’, surely made an 43 . They each had a dad story to share. ‘It’s – Their - Fault’ treated us with stories about 44 things had failed in his life, and each story was applauded by ‘Don’t – Blame - Me’ and ‘I – Couldn’t – Help – It.’
To make a long 45 short, I became very depressed at the party 46 .
But as I though about all the stories of failures 47 from the past, it occurred to me that all of this trip and ‘pity party’ could have been cancelled by ME!
I truly realized that I didn’t have to be there to be 48 . One thing kept going through my mind – I can’t change yesterday, but I 49 have the power to make today a wonderful day. Knowing this, I left ‘Regret City’ immediately. Am I sorry for 50 I’ve made in the past? YES! But there is no physical way to undo them.
So, if you’re planning a trip to ‘Regret City’, please cancel all your reservations now. 51 , take a trip to a placed called ‘Starting Again’, which I like so much that I’ve made it my 52 residence. My neighbors, the ‘I – Forgive - Myselfs’ and the ‘New - Starts’ are so very helpful.
By the way, you don’t have to carry 53 heavy baggage, because the load is lifted from your shoulders 54 arrival. Surely you’ll find this great town – it’s in your own heart. Look me up if you’re ready for a (n) 55 changer in your life. I live on ‘I – CAN – DO – IT ’ Street.
36．A．person B．time C．advance D．secret
37．A．grasped B．held C．lifted D．dragged
38．A．inspirations B．prescriptions C．memories D．souvenirs
39．A．checked B．prepared C．reserved D．accessed
40．A．creating B．hosting C．introducing D．participating
41．A．political B．social C．historical D．cultural
42．A．There B．Thus C．Finally D．Then
43．A．achievement B．appearance C．appointment D．announcement
44．A．where B．whether C．how D．which
45．A．story B．event C．comedy D．tragedy
46．A．after all B．in public C．ever since D．as usual
47．A．brought back B．taken down C．kept up D．carried on
48．A．motivated B．depressed C．refreshed D．impressed
49．A．could B．might C．did D．do
50．A．attempts B．preparations C．mistakes D．efforts
51．A．Instead B．Nevertheless C．Therefore D．However
52．A．independent B．mature C．permanent D．dynamic
53．A．away B．through C．out D．around
54．A．beyond B．upon C．under D．above
55．A．total B．abrupt C．punctual D．severe
