【答案解析】人们经常说计算机是冷漠的，没有人情味的。但实际上很多人觉得与计算机相处比与人相处更舒服一些。计算机很耐心而且不会对使用它的人评头论足。它们高效而且可靠。不少学生羞于向老师表示自己有不懂的地方，但他们却乐于向计算机提问题。一些病人情愿向计算机而不是医生诉说病情。人与计算机间的亲密关系是没有止境的。 [解析]
We often hear that computers are cold or inhuman, but in fact many people are more comfortable with a computer than with another person. Computers are patient and do not judge the people who use them. They are fast and reliable. Many students who would be embarrassed to show a teacher that they do not understand something are happy to ask a computer questions. Some patients would rather explain their health problems to a computer than to a doctor. The intimate relationship between a person and a computer meets no bounds.

【答案解析】大家好。欢迎来到美国语言中心。我叫嘉里·布朗，是各位的学习顾问。大家叫我嘉里就行了。我知道今天是你们来学校的第一天，也许大家有一点紧张，可能还有点害羞。那么我就开门见山吧。请大家仔细听好，因为我们要告诉大家—些重要的信息——这些信息会让大家在这里的经历更为有趣，而且有益。过一会，大家会分成小组，每组一位老师，进行介绍性说明课。介绍说明课将谈到大家应该知道的事情，例如在哪里买书，你会上哪种班级，如何找到你的室友，等等。 [解析]
Hello everybody. Welcome to the American Language Center. I"m Carry Brown, your academic advisor. You can all just call me Carry. I know today is your first day at our school, so you"re probably a little nervous and maybe a "little shy, too. So, I want to tell you right at the beginning. Listen very carefully because we"re going to give you a lot of important information—information that will make your experience here enjoyable and useful. Later, you"ll meet in small groups, with a teacher, for an orientation. This orientation meeting will be about important things you need to know, like where to buy your books, what type of classes you"ll have, how to find a roommate, things like that.