A　novel　and　highly　efficient　photocatalyst　MoS2/UiO-66/CdS　has　been　fabricated　through　dual　modification　of　CdS　with　metal-organic　framework　(MOF)　UiO-66　and　MoS2.　UiO-66　was　firstly　introduced　as　a　matrix　for　the　well-dispersed　growth　of　CdS,　resulting　in　large　active　surface　area.　Moreover,　the　heterojunction　between　UiO-66　and　CdS　promoted　the　separation　of　photogenerated　electron-hole　pairs.　MoS2　as　cocatalyst　was　further　deposited　on　UiO-66/CdS　via　a　facile　photo-assisted　approach.　This　technique　made　CdS,　UiO-66　and　MoS2　undergo　an　intimate　interfacial　interaction,　setting　a　stage　for　rapid　transfer　of　photogenerated　electrons　between　the　components　of　the　composite,　and　hence　dramatically　increased　the　synergetic　catalytic　effect　of　UiO-66,　MoS2　and　CdS.　Without　a　noble-metal　cocatalyst,　the　obtained　MoS2/UiO-66/CdS　composites　functioned　as　high-performance　photocatalysts　for　H-2　evolution　under　irisible　light　irradiation.　An　unusual　H-2　production　rate　of　650　mu　mol　h(-1)　has　been　reached　by　the　sample　of　MoS2/UiO-66/CdS　when　the　content　of　UiO-66　is　50　wt%　and　MoS2　is　1.5　wt%.　This　is　nearly　60　times　higher　than　the　H-2　evolution　rate　with　pure　CdS　and　also　exceeds　that　of　Pt/UiO-66/CdS　under　the　same　reaction　conditions.　More　importantly,　in　sharp　contrast　with　the　obvious　deterioration　in　photoactivity　of　pure　CdS,　the　MoS2/UiO-66/CdS　displayed　significantly　enhanced　photostability.　This　study　clearly　demonstrates　the　benefit　of　using　MOFs　as　ideal　support　and　MoS2　as　cocatalyst　to　work　cooperatively　for　enhancing　the　photocatalytic　H-2　evolution　activity　and　stability　of　semiconductors.　(C)　2014　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.