W: 【19】I'll go over to the recycling center this after noon. Would you like me to take your old newspaper and paper bags along?

　　M: I do have a lot of papers and magazines down in the basement. Volunteers used to come by these apartments regularly to collect waste paper. I still save it. But people seldom ask for nowadays and I've never gone over to the recycling center myself.

　　W: That's typical. A few years ago, people were really enthusiastic about reusing waste paper. Unfortunately, interests have been decreasing lately. Manufacturers now use wastepaper for things like they need to find new commercial uses for recycled paper.

　　M: 【20】I suppose things like reading cards, calendars and writing paper could be made from it too. But recycled paper usually has a dingy color, doesn't it?

　　W: Well, it wouldn't be suitable for art books or high-quality magazine paper. But who cares about the drab color 【21】if the waste paper can take the place of the virgin woods, pulp and so help to preserve forests.

　　M: You are right. 【22】I'll bring my waste paper over to your apartment a little while. Thanks for offering to take it.

　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you've just heard.

　　19. Where is the woman going this afternoon?

　　20. According to the speakers, what products are now made from recycled paper?

　　21. What major benefit does the woman see to using waste paper?

　　22. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?

　　19. 答案B

　　解析：听力一开始，女士就提到了下午要去“the recycling center”，即“废物回收中心”。考生要特别注意cycle意为“骑自行车，(使)轮转，(使)循环”，而recycle意为“回收利用”。

　　20. 答案A

　　解析：听力接下来讨论废纸如何重新利用。女士说，现在废纸有很多商业用途。男士接着说，废纸可以用来制作卡片，日历和信纸。从中考生可判断A为正确选项。

　　21. 答案D

　　解析：从选项中，考生可以推测问题是关于回收利用废纸的好处。听力对话后半部分中女士说：如果废纸可以帮助保护森林，谁会在乎颜色?从中可以判断，女士认为回收废纸的最大好处是，可以保护树木。

　　22. 答案D

　　解析：由选项可推测问题是关于两者之间的关系。听力最后，男士说：随后我把废纸送到你公寓去。从中可以推断，这是两家人，并不是夫妻或母子关系。听力中一直提到“apartment(公寓)”，两者之间是师生关系的可能性很小，最有可能就是住的比较近的朋友关系。

　　Conversation Two

　　W: Let's go in here and order some coffee while we look at your pictures.

　　M: Good idea. We'd both like coffee, please. OK, here's one of Ed's, 【23】my roommate. I took this picture right after we had arrived at the school this fall. We had just met, in fact. And this was our room of the dormitory while we were unpacking all our things. What a mess !

　　W: You certainly had a lot of boxes. How did you ever find room for everything?

　　M: In the beginning, we thought we'd never get all arranged but now we are very comfortable. Lucky for me, Ed keeps his things neat.

　　W: Do you like living in the dormitory?

　　M: It's not bad. 【24】Sometimes Ed turns his radio up too loud and makes too much noise. Then I get angry. Sometimes I leave my books lying around and he gets angry. But usually we get along. 【25】Here's a picture of him taken when we went to visit my family during vacation.