1. (2021九下·渠县期中) 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

One day,there was a youngman traveling on a bus. He felt thirsty and got off at a station in search of water. However, before he got back to the bus, it had left. The man decided to find a place for a day's stay. He went to the nearby hotels to ask for a room but found none.

At last he reached a small house. He asked the owner of the house whether he could stay in her house for a day. The owner agreed. On that day the owner served him food and gave him a room to stay in, but did not ask for or expect anything in return.

At night when it was about eight o'clock, the gentleman heard a knock at the door. The owner opened the door. A well-dressed man entered and asked the owner to pay.

The gentleman came to know that the owner was in need of money. The next morning he left some money and a note on the table in the room and left.

Soon the owner saw the money. Beside the money, there was a note. It said, "You helped me but did not expect anything from me. Yesterday I heard the conversation between you and the stranger and come to know that you were in need of money. This is what you need."

1. （1） Why did the youngman want to find a place to stay for a day?

   A . Because it began to rain. B . Because he wanted to have a good visit to the place. C . Because he was too thirsty to go on walking. D . Because the bus went away.
3. （2） What was the owner of the house like according to the passage?

   A . He was lazy. B . He was rich. C . He was kind-hearted. D . He was hard-working.
5. （3） Where did the youngman put the note?

   A . He put it on the table in the room. B . He put it on the table outside the room. C . He put it under the bed in the room. D . He put it under the table outside the room.
7. （4） What can we learn from the passage?

   A . The chance is always left to the person with a house. B . Be good to others and a great surprise will visit you. C . Without hard work, one can't get what he wants. D . There are many good gentlemen in the world.