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At the back of King's College there is a memorial stone in memory of a former student of the College, famous Chinese poet Xu Zhimo. Moving to the UK in 1921, Zhimo spent a year studying at King's. There he fell in love not only with the romantic poetry of English poets like John Keats, but also with Cambridge itself.

His poem, Second Farewell to Cambridge, is his most famous poem, and is now included in Chinese textbook for senior high school students, learned by millions of school children across the country every year. The poem paints an beautiful picture of King’s and the River Cam, and serves as a reminder of Xu Zhimo's fondness for his time in Cambridge.

While the poem has been set to music many times before, King's has commissioned(正式委托) the first

musical setting of the text by a mainstream classical composer( 作曲家 ). The new piece, by famous English

composer John Rutter, has been written and recorded in celebration of the near 100-year link between King;s

College and Xu Zhimo, and was released(发行) on 26 January 2018 on a new album on the King's College Record Label.

The CD can be ordered from kingscollegerecordings.com and is available at release on Apple Music, iTunes, Netease and Baidu Music.

1.When did Xu Zhimo finish his study in Cambridge?

A In 1921.

B In 1922.

C In 1923.

D In 1924.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据第一段第二句 Moving to the UK in 1921, Zhimo spent a year studying at King’s.可知徐志摩于 1921 年到剑桥求学，在那里学习了一年，由此推断他是在 1922 年结束在剑桥大学的学习的，故选 B。

2.Which person might have learned the poem Second Farewell to Cambridge?

A A child in a kindergarten.

B A primary school pupil.

C A third-year high school student.

D A new-comer from America.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据第二段第一句可知《再别康桥》这首诗被编写进了中国的高中语文教材，由此推断一个高三学生应该学过这首诗，故选 C。

3.What does John Rutter do?

A He writes poems.

B He writes music.

C He teaches students.

D He treats sick people.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第三段 The new piece, by famous English composer John Rutter...可知 John Rutter 是一名作曲家，即他创作音乐，故选 B。

4.Where can you get a CD of the album?

A On the college’s recording website.

B On Apple Music.

C On iTunes.

D On Baidu Music.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第四段The CD can be ordered from kingscollegerecordings.com and is available at release on Apple Music, iTunes, Netease and Baidu Music.可知《剑桥大学音乐集》的CD可以在剑桥大学的网站上购买到，故选A。

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A On the college’s recording website.

B How to set poems into music.

C Xu Zhimo—the most excellent student of King’s College.

D Second Farewell to Cambridge was included in King’s College Record Label.

解析：选D。D 主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了徐志摩的《再别康桥》被谱成曲并被编入选剑桥大学音乐集的事，D 项最符合文意，故选 D。