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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 which encyclopaedia the following two articles are from?
Philippe Bizot
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.
Special Sea Animals
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.
(A)16. When did Bizot start to learn mime?
A. In 1975. B. In 1985. C. In 1987. D. In 1997.
(B)17. What does the underlined word “gestures” probably mean?
A. languages B. movements C. feelings D. voices
(C)18. The second article probably comes from the encyclopaedia of ______.
A. plants B. planets C. animals D. nature
(D)19. Which of the following is a fish?
A. The dolphin. B. The whale. C. The otter. D. The shark.
(C)20. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Encyclopaedias can give facts about science and music.
B. Bizot didn’t say any words when he was giving a show.
C. The seal swims in the water and breathes in the water.
D. Seals and otters eat smaller fish and sea plants.

答案： 16. A
解析：He was born in 1967 and began learning mime when he was just eight years old. 1967 + 8 = 1975.
17. B
解析：With no other things or conversations, Bizot gives the shows only by using his body, gestures and facial expressions. 根据语境，是用身体、手势和面部表情，gestures 意为“动作，手势”。
18. C
解析：第二篇文章主要讲的是海洋动物，所以可能来自动物百科全书。
19. D
解析：鲸鱼、海豚、水獭都不是鱼，鲨鱼是鱼。
20. C
解析：It can’t breathe in the water. 说明海豹也不能在水里呼吸，C 选项说海豹在水里游泳和在水里呼吸是错误的。
答题卡：
16. A
17. B
18. C
19. D
20. C