【推荐1】阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。

E-waste is a serious problem that isn’t going to get better on its own. Here are some do-it-yourself tips on how to manage e-waste.

Maybe the biggest cause of our e-waste problem is the fact that we buy things that we just don’t need. Next time you feel like you need a device or electronic item, stop yourself and ask if it is truly necessary. This is maybe also the easiest way we can manage e-waste. Organize your electronics. If you don’t keep your connectors, DVDs, wires and gadgets organized, you won’t be aware of what you have. When we buy duplicate electronics because we think we need them, we are contributing to our growing e-waste problem. “How to manage e-waste” becomes less of an issue when we keep our own houses in order.

If you do not need a piece of equipment and it is in good enough condition to be reused, donate it as soon as you can so that somebody else can use it. Donations are good for us because they are a useful way to get tax deductions, and a lot of times that tax deduction will be close to the value of the item had you tried to sell it. Take your electronics back to the store. Some stores offer trade-in programs, where you can drop off your old equipment in return for gift cards.

There are also places to sell electronics that might be valuable to somebody else. Just be sure to sell them right away, because they lose value very rapidly in our changing market.

If you are frequently receiving memory sticks and little gadgets, collect them into a good-e-bag. Whenever you no longer need a USB stick or a small electronic device, toss it into the bag. You might be surprised at how quickly it fills up. So be sure you are utilizing your materials and products thoughtfully. With these tips you can use DIY solutions to learn how to manage e-waste. Your house will be cleaner, you will save money and you’ll be doing a good thing.

1. What is the biggest cause of our e-waste problem?
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2. How can people get tax deductions when managing e-waste?
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3. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
Sell the electronics that you don't need right away because the earlier you sell them, the more gift cards you can get.
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4. Why do we need to manage our e-waste? (In about 40 words)
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【推荐2】Which is lighter in colour: a grass lawn or a pine tree? The lawn, right? And how did you decide? Almost certainly by “seeing” them both in your mind, and comparing the two shades of green.     1     Recent research — using this very question, along with other visualization tests — has unearthed a small but significant set of people who don’t seem to use mental images at all. The condition they have is thought to be shared by between two and five percent of the population: “aphantasia (想象障碍症)”.

While most people use mental imagery to help them remember, aphantasiacs have to use other techniques.    2    They can use all these routes to learn, recall, explore and apply the information they need.

Research suggests that the ability to visualize is a sliding scale.     3     Explore favorite destinations in your imagination, imagine the faces of loved ones, or recall precious objects with as much clarity as possible. Practice seeing the details as well as the “big picture”.

But it’s also really valuable to explore some of the other strategies used by people with little or no visual imagination:

• Use other senses. Be observant about sounds, textures, tastes, and particularly smells. Practice bringing these to mind, and use them whenever you can to connect with your memories.

• Think logically. Even without visual clues, you might be able to use logic to work out when something happened, where you left a possession, or how you and a friend first met.

•     4     Strong feelings help to store long-term memories, so use them to boost recall, too. How did you feel when you visited the place, watched the film, or read the book that you’re trying to recall?

    5     Actually, we can all learn something from them.

A．Explore your emotions.

B．Explore long-term memory.

C．But not everyone can do that.

D．However, test is not always without wrong.

E．And in doing so they highlight many different routes.

F．You may be able to sharpen your mind’s eye through practice.

G．These are strategies that many people with aphantasia rely on.