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    Encyclopaedias can give you facts and information about all kinds of subjects. There are different kinds of encyclopaedias, such as encyclopaedia of science and encyclopaedia of music.

    Do you know in which of encyclopaedias the following two articles are?

    Philippe Bizot is a famous Mime Master (哑剧大师) from France. He was born in 1967 and began learning mime when he was just eight years old. Since then, he has never stopped studying it. At the age of 20, he got the "International Paris Mime Prize". In the past 30 years, he has given shows to people across the world. Bizot thinks living in a world without words makes people imagine. With no other things or conversations, Bizot gives the shows only by using his body, gestures and facial expressions.

    Do you know that not only the fish but also some animals live in the sea?For example, the whale is not a fish. It can't breathe in the water. It swims in the water, but it comes up for air.

    The blue whale is the world's biggest animal. There are other sea animals too. One is called the dolphin. Dolphins need air to live. They breathe air as whales do. Dolphins are very clever. They sometimes seem to speak to each other. Many other animals live near the sea. Seals and otters (水獭) love the sea. They swim and play there. They eat smaller fish and sea plants.

    1. (1) When did Bizot start to learn mime?
      A . In 1967. B . In 1975. C . In 1987. D . In 1997.
    2. (2) What does the underlined word "gestures" probably mean in Chinese?
      A . 身体 B . 语言 C . 手势 D . 表情
    3. (3) The second article is probably from the encyclopaedia of      .
      A . science B . history C . music D . nature
    4. (4) What information can we know from the text?
      A . Encyclopaedias can not give facts about music. B . Bizot didn't move when he was giving a show. C . Seals and otters eat smaller fish and sea plants. D . The blue whale and the dolphin live near the sea.

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