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erginhoca.com – YDS Reading Vocabulary Test 16: Asteroid Hit Over 90 per cent of mammal species were wiped out by the same asteroid that killed the dinosaurs in the Cretaceous period 66 million years ago, significantly more than previously thought. Following the asteroid hit, most of the plants and animals died, so the survivors probably fed on insects eating dead plants and animals. With so little food, only small species survived. The biggest animals to survive on land were no larger than a cat. The fact that that most mammals were small helps explain why they were able to survive. Yet the researchers found that mammals also recovered more rapidly than previously thought, not only gaining back the lost diversity in species quickly but soon doubling the number of species found before the extinction. The recovery took just 300,000 years, a short time in evolutionary terms. Because mammals did so well after the extinction, we have tended to assume that it didn't hit them as hard. However, the analysis shows that the mammals were hit harder than most groups of animals such as lizards, turtles, crocodilians, but they proved to be far more adaptable in the aftermath. It wasn't low extinction rates, but the ability to recover and adapt in the aftermath that led the mammals to take over. 1. Contrary to the previous assumptions, it has been figured out that mammals -----. a) started dominating the Earth much earlier b) were the least affected by the asteroid strike thanks to their relatively small size c) experienced a considerably larger loss than most other species d) needed more time than the other species to completely recover from the adverse effects of the strike e) went almost extinct even before the asteroid strike due to the dominance of the dinosaurs 2. wipe out mammal species memeli türlerini yok etmek same asteroid aynı asteroid significantly more ciddi ölçüde daha fazla previously thought önceden düşünülen following the hit çarpışma sonrasında most of the plants bitkilerin çoğu feed on insects böceklerle beslenmek eating dead plants ölü bitkiler yemek small species küçük türler the biggest animals to survive on land karada hayatta kalan en büyük hayvanlar able to survive hayatta kalabilmek gain back the lost diversity daha hızlı bir şekilde toparlanmak kaybedilen çeşitliliği geri kazanmak double the number sayıyı ikiye katlamak before the extinction yok oluştan önce evolutionary terms evrimsel açı tend to assume varsaymaya yatkın olmak far more adaptable çok daha fazla uyumlu low extinction rates düşük yok oluş oranı ability to recover toparlanma becerisi adapt in the aftermath sonrasında uyum sağlamak take over devralmak relatively small size göreceli küçük boyut considerably large oldukça büyük experience a loss kayıp yaşamak completely recover tamamıyla iyileşmek adverse effects olumsuz etkiler go extinct yok olmak dominance of the dinosaurs dinazorların hakimiyeti asteroid strike asteroid çarpması cope with challenges güçlüklerle başa çıkmak take the lead önderliği almak recover more rapidly It can be inferred from the passage that -----. a) being able to cope with extreme challenges has allowed mammals to be the dominant species b) it took mammals millions of years to take the lead after the Cretaceous period c) the conditions that arose after the asteroid strike favored omnivores to a large extent d) lizards, turtles and crocodilians throve greatly in the aftermath of the hit e) mammals have trouble adapting to changes Bu kaynak sadece bireysel çalışmalar için düzenlenmiştir. İletişim: [email protected] erginhoca.com – YDS Reading Vocabulary Test 16: Asteroid Hit Altı çizili kelimenin yerine kullanılabilecek olan eş anlamlı kelimeyi seçiniz. 3. Boşlukları aşağıda verilen kelimelerlenden en uygun olanlarla doldurunuz. With so little food, only small species survived. previous, rapid, diverse, probable, significant a) abundant b) insufficient 7. It is fairly impossible to come across dramatical improvements in environments where ----opinions are ignored 8. ----- eye movement is observed when human beings are about to wake up. 9. ----- researches on global warming failed to identify the exact reason why the warming has intensified in the last two decades. c) plenty d) ascending e) malicious 4. The researchers found that mammals recovered more rapidly than previously thought. a) formerly 10. The euro has had a ----- loss against the US dollar ever since the beginning of the oil crisis. b) consequtively c) approximately recover, gain, assume, prove, adapt d) irrelevantly e) allegedly 5. 11. The troops were able to ----- control of the capital after a siege that lasted several months. Because mammals did so well after the extinction, we have tended to assume that it didn't hit them as hard. 12. However hard I try, I can no longer ----- that there will ever be peace in the Middle East. a) neglect 13. The local species could not ----- from the ill effects of habitat loss. b) endure c) prove d) infer e) reject 6. Mammals proved to be far more adaptable in the aftermath. 14. It is too hard for introverted people to be able to ----- to environments that require considerable interaction. Altı çizili kelimenin zıt anlamlısını seçiniz. 15. The recovery took just 300,000 years, a short time in evolutionary terms. a) scarcely a) adequate b) barely b) condensed c) hardly c) prolonged d) slightly d) rough e) notably e) restrictive Bu kaynak sadece bireysel çalışmalar için düzenlenmiştir. İletişim: [email protected] erginhoca.com – YDS Reading Vocabulary Test 16: Asteroid Hit Cevap Anahtarı Türkçe Çeviri 1) c Memeli türlerinin yüzde doksanından fazlası 66 milyon yıl önce Cretaceous döneminde dinazorları öldüren aynı asteroid tarafından yok edildi, ki bu önceden tahmin edilenden ciddi ölçüde daha fazladır. Asteroid çarpması sonrasında, bitkilerin ve hayvanların çoğu öldü, böylece hayatta kalanlar muhtemelen ölü bitkiler ve hayvanlar yiyen böceklerle beslendiler. Bu kadar az yiyecekle sadece küçük türler hayatta kaldı. Karada hayatta kalan en büyük hayvanlar bir kediden daha büyük değildi. Çoğu memelinin küçük olduğu gerçeği onların neden hayatta kalabildiğini açıklamaya yardımcı oluyor. Fakat, araştırmacılar; memelilerin sadece türlerde kaybolan çeşitliliği hızlıca ger alarak değil, ayrıca yok olma öncesinde bulunan tür sayısını kısa süre içerisinde ikiye katlayarak önceden düşünülenden daha hızlı toparlandığını buldular. Memeliler yok olma sonrasında öylesine iyi performans sergilediklerinden dolayı, çarpışmanın onları çok sert etkilemediğini düşündük. Fakat, analiz onların kertenkeleler, kaplumbağalar, krokodiller gibi çoğu hayvan grubundan daha kötü darbe aldığını, fakat sonrasında çok daha uyumlu olduğunu ispatladığını gösteriyor. Düşük yok oluş oranı değil, fakat sonrasından toparlanma ve uyum sağlama becerisi memelilerin üstünlüğü devralmasına yol açan şeydi. 2) a 3) b 4) a 5) d 6) e 7) diverse 8) rapid 9) previous 10) significant 11) gain 12) assume 13) recover 14) adapt 15) c Bu kaynak sadece bireysel çalışmalar için düzenlenmiştir. İletişim: [email protected]
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