任务型阅读TurtlesinMalaysiaarestillquitecommon．Thatistosaytheyarestilltobefoundinthewild．TherearetwokindsofturtlesinMalaysia：landandmarine(海生的)turtles．Thereare7species(物种)of

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　　Turtles in Malaysia are still quite common．That is to say they are still to be found in the wild．There are two kinds of turtles in Malaysia：land and marine(海生的)turtles．There are 7 species(物种)of marine turtles in the world．Four of them lay their eggs on the Malaysian beaches．These are：the leaderback turtles hawksbill turtle olive ridley turtle and the green turtle．

　　In West Malaysia there is a long sand beach．From June to August every year giant turtles come to the beach to lay eggs．They appear only late at night to lay their eggs in holes．They dig these holes with their hind flippers．

　　When they have finished laying their eggs they fill up the holes with sand and return to the sea．The mother turtles never see their babies．The hot sun keeps the eggs warm and until they hatch(孵化)．Then the baby turtles will go back to the sea to begin their new lives．In the past many people came to dig up the eggs after the mother turtles had left．They took the eggs to town to sell．

　　Since 1962 the Malaysian government has built high fences(围篱)around the sand beach to stop anyone from digging turtle eggs because people are afraid that there will be fewer and fewer turtles there．

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　　1．find 　　2．live 　　3．four 　　4．big/large 　　5．summer 　　6．hide 　　7．back 　　8．make/earn 　　9．protect 　　10．Turtles