יש לקרוא את הטקסט ולענות על השאלות באנגלית. אפשר לענות במילים שלך, אלא אם השאלה מבקשת להעתיק מהטקסט. אין להשתמש במילון: המילים הקשות מוסברות ברשימת המילים שמתחת לטקסט. חלק C הוא משימת אוצר מילים.
Read the text and answer the questions in English. Answer in your own words if the question does not ask for words from the text. You may NOT use a dictionary; difficult words are explained in the word list under the text. Part C is a vocabulary task.
An interview with marine biologist Dr. Noga Avrahami
Dr. Noga Avrahami has studied sea turtles on Israel's Mediterranean
coast for fifteen years. Gal Peleg, a grade 10 student and a reporter for
our school magazine, spoke to her about her work.
Gal: What made you want to study sea turtles?
Dr. Avrahami: When I was twelve, my family went camping on a beach in
the north. Late at night, I saw a huge turtle come out of the sea and dig a
hole in the sand. She laid about a hundred eggs, covered them and went back
into the water. I couldn't sleep for the rest of the night. I knew then what
I wanted to do with my life.
Gal: Which turtles live in Israel?
Dr. Avrahami: Two species lay their eggs on our beaches: the loggerhead
turtle and the green turtle. Both are endangered. The females come to the
beach between May and August, and the babies hatch about seven or eight
weeks later.
Gal: Is it true that the temperature of the sand decides whether a baby
turtle will be male or female?
Dr. Avrahami: Yes, it's one of the most amazing facts about turtles.
Warm sand produces more females, and cooler sand produces more males. That's
why climate change worries us so much. If our beaches become too hot, almost
all the babies may be female.
Gal: What other dangers do turtles face?
Dr. Avrahami: The biggest danger is people. Loggerhead turtles eat
jellyfish, and a plastic bag floating in the water looks exactly like a
jellyfish. Every year we find turtles that have died after swallowing
plastic. Bright lights are another problem. Baby turtles find the sea by
moving towards the brightest part of the sky, which is usually over the
water. The lights of cafés and roads can lead them in the wrong direction.
Gal: What can teenagers do to help?
Dr. Avrahami: Quite a lot! Pick up plastic when you go to the beach,
even if it isn't yours. Never touch a nest or a baby turtle. If you find a
turtle that is hurt, call the Nature and Parks Authority. And every summer
we need volunteers to guard the nests at night. It's hard work, but watching
a hundred babies run to the sea is something you never forget.
Exercices
Part A — Reading Comprehension
Exercice 1
Who is Gal Peleg? Choose the correct answer. (lines 1–3)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : D a student who writes for a school magazine
Exercice 2
What experience made Dr. Avrahami decide to study sea turtles? (lines 5–9)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|When she was twelve, on a family camping trip, she saw a huge turtle come out of the sea at night, dig a hole in the sand and lay about a hundred eggs.}}
Exercice 3
Complete the fact file about sea turtles in Israel. (lines 11–14)
Columns: Fact | Information from the interview
The two species that lay eggs in Israel — the loggerhead turtle and ____
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : The two species that lay eggs in Israel — the loggerhead turtle and the green turtle
Exercice 4
Complete the fact file about sea turtles in Israel. (lines 11–14)
Columns: Fact | Information from the interview
Their situation — ____
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : Their situation — they are endangered
Exercice 5
Complete the fact file about sea turtles in Israel. (lines 11–14)
Columns: Fact | Information from the interview
When the females come to the beach — ___
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|between May and August}}
Exercice 6
Complete the fact file about sea turtles in Israel. (lines 11–14)
Columns: Fact | Information from the interview
When the babies hatch — ___
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|about seven or eight weeks later}}
Exercice 7
The temperature of the sand influences whether baby turtles are male or female.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : Vrai · “Warm sand produces more females, and cooler sand produces more males”
Exercice 8
Dr. Avrahami is worried that climate change may lead to more male turtles.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : Faux · “almost all the babies may be female”
Exercice 9
Green turtles are not in danger.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : Faux · “Both are endangered”
Exercice 10
Explain how each of these is dangerous to turtles. (lines 22–27)
plastic bags
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|Loggerhead turtles eat jellyfish, and a floating plastic bag looks like a jellyfish, so turtles swallow plastic and die.}}
Exercice 11
Explain how each of these is dangerous to turtles. (lines 22–27)
bright lights
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|Baby turtles find the sea by moving towards the brightest part of the sky; the lights of cafés and roads lead them in the wrong direction (away from the sea).}}
Exercice 12
What do the following words refer to?
“them” (line 7) refers to ___
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|the (turtle's) eggs}}
Exercice 13
What do the following words refer to?
“them” (line 27) refers to ___
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|baby turtles}}
Exercice 14
Complete Dr. Avrahami's advice. (lines 29–31)
When you go to the beach, ____, even if it isn't yours.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : When you go to the beach, pick up plastic, even if it isn't yours.
Exercice 15
Complete Dr. Avrahami's advice. (lines 29–31)
If you find a turtle that is hurt, ___.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|call the Nature and Parks Authority}}
Exercice 16
Dr. Avrahami ends by saying that watching baby turtles run to the sea "is something you never forget."
What does this show about her feelings towards her work?
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|She loves her work / is excited and moved by it even after fifteen years; it is a special, emotional experience.}}
Exercice 17
Dr. Avrahami ends by saying that watching baby turtles run to the sea "is something you never forget."
Would you like to volunteer to guard turtle nests? Give TWO reasons.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : {{en|Personal answer: yes/no with two reasons that fit the question, for example I love animals and want to protect them; but it is hard to stay awake at night + clear English.}}
Part C — Vocabulary
Exercice 18
Choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in the text. “produces” (line 18)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : C results in
Exercice 19
Choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in the text. “guard” (line 32)
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : C protect
Exercice 20
Complete the sentences with words from the box. There are two extra words.
Words: pollution · habitat · rescue · survive · border
Many beaches suffer from ____: plastic, oil and other rubbish.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : Many beaches suffer from pollution: plastic, oil and other rubbish.
Exercice 21
Complete the sentences with words from the box. There are two extra words.
Words: pollution · habitat · rescue · survive · border
When their natural ____ is destroyed, animals have nowhere to live.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : When their natural habitat is destroyed, animals have nowhere to live.
Exercice 22
Complete the sentences with words from the box. There are two extra words.
Words: pollution · habitat · rescue · survive · border
Volunteers came to ____ a dolphin that was stuck on the beach.
Voir la réponse et le corrigé
Réponse : Volunteers came to rescue a dolphin that was stuck on the beach.