Ye Lianping is a 95-year-old retired(退休的) teacher from Buchen village in Anhui province. He has been teaching left-behind children(留守儿童) for free for the past 22 years.

Teaching has always been part of Ye’s life. After he retired in 1991, he went back to school to teach children for free.

He began offering free English-language classes to those children whose parents work far away 22 years ago. He first set up a classroom in his own house. In 2012, he also set up the Ye Lianping Scholarship Fund with almost all his money and the donations(捐赠) from the government and the school. So far, it has provided help for hundreds of left-behind children.

Ye lives a very simple life. He has no children, and he lives with his wife in a house built over 30 years ago. To save money, Ye never wastes any money on himself. For example, he has been using the same cup for over ten years.

Ye’s never tired of teaching though he is getting older. In 2018, Ye got injured while riding a bicycle to buy vegetables. He didn’t rest in bed and returned to class with a stick within a week.

Ye is trying his best to spend as much time as possible on education. He has been called “the candlelight of the village, burning forever”. “I’m just a firefly(萤火虫), a little firefly (making little light), not as much light as a candlelight can give,” said Ye.

1.When did Ye Lianping begin teaching left-behind children?

A In 1990.

B In 2000.

C In 2010.

D In 2020.

解析：选B。B 数字计算题。根据文中的“He has been teaching left-behind children for free for the past 22 years.”可知，叶连平22年前（2022-22=2000年）开始免费给留守儿童补课。故选B。

2.What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A The donation from the school.

B The donation from the government.

C The Ye Lianping Scholarship Fund.

D The English-language class.

解析：选C。C 词义指代题。根据划线部分前面的“he also set up the Ye Lianping Scholarship Fund”可知，是the Ye Lianping Scholarship Fund帮助了这些学生。故选C。

3.Why does the writer talk about the cup?

A To tell us Ye lives a very simple life.

B To tell us Ye likes collecting cups.

C To tell us Ye likes drinking water.

D To tell us Ye is poor.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据文中的“To save money, Ye never wastes any money on himself.”可知，作者举水杯的例子是想说明叶连平生活节俭。故选A。

4.What happened to Ye in 2018?

A He learned to ride a bike.

B He got tired of teaching.

C He rested in bed.

D He got injured.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据文中的 “In 2018, Ye got injured while riding a bicycle to buy vegetables. ”可知，2018年，叶连平在骑自行车去买菜的路上受伤了。故选D。

5.In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage?

A Health.

B Science.

C Food.

D People.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文讲述了乡村教师叶连平退休后在暑假期间为留守儿童补习英语课的故事。我们最有可能在报纸上“人物版块”读到本文，故选D。