(一)
【文章大意】 本文介绍了最近的一项调查发现，未来可以通过DNA绘制人的脸，这些研究可以用于尽快地寻找嫌疑人，也可以用于识别人的父亲和祖先。
1.C 词义猜测题。根据第一段“DNA left at a crime scene could be used in the future to build up a picture of an offender's face, which was revealed tonight.”可知，第二段中提到的mugshots 是指第一段提到的“人脸的图像”，故选C项。
2.B 推理判断题。根据第四段的“‘…DNA left at crime scenes could be tested and faces could be predicted in order to help to narrow the pool of potential suspects…’”可知，在DNA的帮助下抓住嫌疑犯可能更加容易，故选B项。
3.B 细节理解题。根据第三段的“Lead scientist Professor Mark Shriver, from the Pennsylvania State University, said，‘We use DNA…Currently we can't go from DNA to a face, or from a face to DNA, but it should be possible.’”可知，Professor Mark Shriver认为从DNA到一张脸是有可能的，故选B项。
4.D 主旨大意题。根据第一段“DNA left at a crime scene could be used in the future to build up a picture of an offender's face, which was revealed tonight.”可知，这篇文章介绍的是一个研究发现：可以通过研究DNA绘制疑犯的脸。故选D项。
(二)
【文章大意】 本文介绍了新型的建筑Eastgate。它比传统的建筑省钱，因为不需要装空调，它是利用天井和风扇把外面的新鲜空气吸到办公室里面，这样不仅空气新鲜而且经济。
5.B 细节理解题。根据第二段的“The Eastgate's owners saved 3.5 million on a 36 million building because air conditioning plant didn't have to be imported.”可知，Eastgate比传统的建筑便宜，因为它不需要装空调，故选B项。
6.A 代词指代题。根据第三段的“Fans suck fresh air in from the atrium, blow it upstairs through hollow spaces under the floors and from there into each office through baseboard vents(通风口).”可知，风扇使新鲜空气通过通风口进入，它上升变暖，最后通过烟囱从天花板被吸走，由此可知这里的it指“新鲜空气”，故选A项。
7.D 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的内容可知，只有在一定海拔高度，并且白天气温31度而夜晚气温14度的条件才能实现，而纽约的天气是夏天极热而冬天极冷，即随季节变化而不是随天变化，故选D项。
8.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段的“It is found that the temperature of the building has generally stayed between 23℃ and 25℃， with the exception of the annual hot period just before the summer rains in October and three days in November，when a doorkeeper accidentally switched off the fans at night.”可知，建筑物内的温度保持在23到25度，除10月与11月的三天雨季之外。所以这个系统一年的大部分时间都能用，故选B项。
(三)
【文章大意】 本文介绍了一种新型的类人机器人，介绍了“她”的外观、功能和设计的过程，特别指出了这种机器人有像人一样的手指，可以做很多人可以做的事情，而且，在一些危险的情况下，“她”也可以发挥作用。
9.A 词义猜测题。根据第二段的“Each finger contains a tiny motor, capable of squeezing 20 pounds of pinch force, enough to defuse a bomb under the direction of an operator.”可知，机器人的每个手指上都有个小马达，能产生20磅的握力，足以在操作员的指导下拆掉炸弹，故A项正确。
10.B 细节理解题。根据第二段的“Roho Sally has two long arms with humanlike hands.”和“She sits on a metal base with wheels that let her move around, turn in tight spaces and climb over small objects.”可知，这个机器人是类人机器人，有像人一样的长手臂和手，故B项正确。
11.A 细节理解题。根据第三段的“‘The purpose of that programme is to develop prosthetic arms that have all the capability of your natural arms, and you do all the complex motions that you can do with the natural arms—with the robot.’”可知，这个项目的目的是开发具有人手所有功能的假肢，使之能像人手那样做复杂的动作。故A项正确。
12.C 推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句“Mr McLoughlin says this kind of robots could be used in what he calls ‘dull, dirty or dangerous’ situations where fine human finger movements are required.”可知，Mr McLoughlin认为这种类人机器人可以用在危险的情况下，故C项正确。
