2020年10月17日托福考试线下考了这么一道题：Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Economy growth should not be slowed down by concerns about environment.

环境类话题在托福独立写作中与教育类话题比起来，确实属于小众话题，于是很多同学在遇到环境类题目的时候，就不知所措。但其实，托福独立写作中涉及环境类话题的题目，大多主要围绕环境与健康、环境与能源、环境与经济。最多结合一下政府这个主体提问，在观点展开时可以选取的素材也相近。

2020年10月17日这道题我们在之前的考后回顾中提供过破题思路：
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Economy growth should not be slowed down by concerns about environment.

要点：环境问题和经济发展之间的冲突，题目描述还是比较清晰的。但还是要注意两者的结合，避免揪着讲环境问题有多重要，不谈经济。
观点：disagree
1. 从health的角度
1）环境问题如果已经影响了人们的健康，那么就算是经济发展的大头公司head of，也要进行一定的管治。
e.g. 二战末期，英国煤矿资源丰富，是当时主要的经济来源，然而1952年这一产业引起了严重的烟雾事件，人们健康深受其害，有关部门就开战了调查并出台了一系列相关限制issue a series of relevant restrictions

2. 从economy的角度
1）economy与environment并不是完全对立的两方，其实可以相结合，在一定程度上，好的环境不仅可以促进可持续性发展，同时也能带动区域的旅游业

3. 让步：
对方观点：agree
对方前提条件：如果放缓经济发展的速度，也会影响国家实力和人民的收入

反驳：
1）放缓≠停止，人们不会直接实业，只是短期内受到一定的影响
2）从长期来看，还是益处多于危害的
 
其实在2020年9月6日托福线下考试中，独立写作就出了一道环境类话题的题目。

【完全重复20151212/20190922】
Some companies provide important products or service, but also damage environment. Some people believe that government should require more penalty, higher tax and larger fine of these companies, while others believe there are better ways. Which do you prefer？

这道题中的“important products”，其实也可以联想到与经济的关系，那么其他联系的题呢？

环境与健康：
【20171216】Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
The most important ways to improve the people’s health is to clean the environment.

【20180331/20160903】What is the most useful action for people to help protect  environment in their local communities ?
- plant trees and create parks
- persuade local shops to stop providing plastic bags for consumers
-increase access to public transportation (such as buses and trains), and reduce the automobiles on roads

【20160604】Do you agree or disagree with the following statement：
The most important thing the government can do to improve the health care is to clean the environment.

环境与能源：
【20170701】Which one do you think is the most useful to improve our environment?
-walking or bicycling to reduce driving
-only consume organic food (reduce pesticide)
-reuse wastes.

【20171118/20160625】The government can take a variety of actions to help protect the environment. Which one of the following do you think is the most important for the nation s government to take to protect the environment.
1. Fund the research to develop environmentally friendly energy sources such as solar and wind energy.
2. Preserve the natural places like forests and protect the animals that live there.
3. Enforce laws to prevent the pollution of air and water by large companies.

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