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THEME 2 READING COMPREHENSION

35. - 37. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre
cevaplayınız.

Hawksbill turtles are one of the seven species of marine 36. According to the passage, which of the following
turtles. They live in the nearshore tropical and subtropical is true about Hawksbill turtles?
waters of the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic oceans. Since
A) Their population has increased by eighty per
marine turtles are the real ocean explorers, it is hard
cent in the last thirty years.
to determine their actual population; however, nesting
turtle numbers are considered to be between 20,000 B) Nesting habitat damage has a negative impact
and 23,000. The illegal trade in Hawksbill shells and on their survival.
products, accidental capture in fishing gear, destruction C) They are allowed to be hunted for their shells
of nesting habitat, and damage to coral reefs have all and products.
caused an 80% decline in their population globally
D) Rising sea levels are believed to reduce the
over the past 30 years. They are critically endangered
size of these species.
species at present. Unfortunately, human activities like
plastic pollution, climate change, and increasing sea E) Their exact number is between twenty and
levels seem to contribute to the decrease in the number twenty-three thousand.
of these species.

35. It is stated in the passage that Hawksbill turtles 37. One can infer from the passage that ----.
----.
A) the extinction of marine turtles could stem from
A) generally swim in the cold water human-led threats
B) pose a big threat to the marine ecosystem B) coral reefs are significant for all the mammals
C) are thought to be invulnerable species in the oceans
D) are not harmed by marine activities C) sea levels have a great impact on aquatic
animals as well as the ones on land
E) are unintentionally caught by humans
D) hunting marine turtles must be forbidden by the
authorities
E) a recovery plan is necessary for listed
endangered species

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