Ye Lianping is a 95-year-old retired(退休的) teacher from Buchen village in East China’s Anhui province. He started teaching left-behind children(留守儿童) for free 22 years ago.

Ye first taught those kids in his house. In 2012, he set up the Ye Lianping Scholarship Fund with all his money. It helped many left-behind children. In the summer of 2018, Ye got injured(受伤的) when he rode a bike to buy vegetables. But he didn’t stay in bed for long. He returned to class with a stick within a week.

Ye is trying his best to spend much time on these kids.

1.Ye Lianping used to work in a_________.

A restaurant

B factory

C school

D shop

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据第一段第一句的“Ye Lianping is a 95-year-old retired(退休的) teacher...”可知，叶连平是一名退休教师，即他以前在学校工作。故选C。

2.When did Ye Lianping start 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。根据第一段第二句“He started teaching left-behind children for free 22 years ago.”可知，叶连平22年前，即2000年开始免费给留守儿童补课。故选B。

3.Where did Ye Lianping teach left-behind children at first?

A In his house.

B In a park.

C At school.

D In a zoo.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句的“He first taught those kinds in his house.”可知，叶连平一开始在自己家里给孩子们补课。故选A。

4.What does the underlined word “it” refer to(指)?

A Ye Lianping’s old house.

B Ye Lianping’s school.

C The Ye Lianping Scholarship Fund.

D The cheap vegetable.

解析：选C。C 词意指代题。根据划线部分前面的“he 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。

5.Ye Lianping is very ________ according to the passage.

A clever

B interesting

C careful

D helpful

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。乡村退休教师叶连平连续22年免费为留守儿童补课，不求回报，可见他是一个乐于助人的人。故选D。