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课时作业2　English around the world Ⅰ.阅读理解 Heavy snowfall and chilling temperatures of －30℃ do not stop criminals in northern Russia. Now police trying to maintain law in the region are struggling on their snowmobiles and want to use reindeer to combat crime on the bleak tundra(阴冷的冻土地带)． They say that that mammals are more reliable than their machines and can run fast on deep snow thanks to their adaptable hooves. Some areas of the countrys Arctic region are only accessible by reindeer and the lzvestia newspaper has reported that a gang of Siberias indigenous(本土的) people are using reindeer to make a speedy get away from crime scenes, leaving police on snowmobiles behind. Russian police chasing the criminals told the newspaper that their snowmobiles can break down and run out of gas—unlike reindeer. Irina Pimkina from the regions Interior said：“Of course we have snowmobiles in service, but one should understand that a machine is a machine.” “A snowmobile can break down or get stuck in the tundra, but the deer will run at all times.” The force believes that the animals will give them an edge in policing the remote area and they have been asking for reindeer recruits for two years. Reindeers hooves are unique because they adapt to seasonal weather conditions, Mother Nature Network reported. When ground is soft in the summer, the bottoms of the animals hooves act like sponges to provide traction(牵引力)，while the rim(边缘) of the hoof becomes exposed in the winter. This means that they can cut into ice and snow to stop them from slipping. They even use them to dig down through hard snow so they can find their favorite food—a lichen known as reindeer moss. The vision of reindeer may also outperform a snowmobiles lights, because the animals can see ultraviolet light. Snow reflects up to 90 percent of UV light and this ability helps the animals to see clearly in dim lighting and landscapes that are largely white, where may objects blend unto the landscape. Things like fur and urine