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I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a freezing cold wet day in the winter of 1975. I remember the right moment, hiding behind a fragile mud wall, peeking (窥视)into the alley (胡同)near the frozen stream. That was a long time ago ,but it’s wrong what they say about the past, I,ve learned, about how you can bury it, because the past claws its way out. Looking back now, I realize I,ve been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years.
One day in summer, my friend, Rahim Khan called from Pakistan. He asked me to come to see him. Standing in the kitchen with the receiver to my ear, I knew it wasn’t just Rahim Khan on the line. It was my past of unatoned sins (未能弥补的罪行) After I hung up, I went for a walk along Spreckels Lane on the northern edge of Golden Gate Park. The early afternoon sun sparkled on the water where dozens of small boats sailed, driven by a gentle breeze. Then I glanced up and saw a pair of kites with long blue tails, soaring in the sky. They danced high above the trees on the west end of the park, over the windmill, floating side by side like a pair of eyes looking down on San Francisco, the city I now call home.
And suddenly Hassan5S voice whispered in my head: For you, a thousand times over. Hassan the hare-lipped kite runner. I sat on a park bench near a willow tree. I thought about something Rahim Khan said just before he hung up, almost as an after thought. There is a way to be good again. I looked up at those twin kites. I thought about Hassan. Thought about Baba. AU. Kabul. I thought of the life I had lived until the winter of 1975 came along and changed everything. And made me what I am today.
小题1:After 1975,the hero of the story spent his life_____.
A.with happinessB.with regret
C.in peaceD.in danger
小题2:It can be inferred from the passage that_____.
A.Rahim Khan spoke ill of the hero
B.the hero had made up for his wrong-doings
C.San Francisco was the birthplace of the hero
D.something bad might have happened in the alley
小题3:The writer attracts the readers by using_____
a.an impressive opening b.a lively description of inner thoughts
c.concrete and vivid language   d.a detailed plot of the story
A.abcB.bcdC.acdD.abd
小题4:What is the passage mainly about?
A.A hide-and-seek game.B.A forget-me-not event.
C.kite-flying competition.D.A coming-of-age story.

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:D

试题分析:文章介绍作者回忆多年前发生的不好的事情,使自己成为了现在的样子,表达自己的后悔之情,讲述了自己的成长经历。
小题1:推理题:从第一段的句子:Looking back now, I realize I,ve been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years.可知从1975年后,作者一直是很后悔的,选B
小题2:推理题:从第一段的句子:I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a freezing cold wet day in the winter of 1975. I remember the right moment, hiding behind a fragile mud wall, peeking (窥视)into the alley (胡同)near the frozen stream.可以推断出在胡同里面一定发生了什么不好的事情,选D
小题3:文章的作者通过令人印象深刻的开头,生动的语言,丰富的内心描写吸引读者的,选A
小题4:主旨题:文章介绍作者回忆多年前发生的故事,讲述了自己的成长经历,也就是他的成长故事,所以选D。
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