作为普通的烤鸭来说，又应该如何在有限的备考时间内锻炼基本思维和逻辑呢？
首先，了解基本逻辑，避免常见错误。
其次，关注社会现象，积累基本常识。
最后，浏览往年考题，多做提纲训练。
（一）了解基本逻辑，避免常见错误
（二）关注社会现象，积累基本常识
这里介绍一些网站给大家。通过浏览这些网站信息，大家的常识一定会慢慢被培养起来。
1。 http：//en。wikipedia。org/wiki/Main_Page
该网站以信息全面著称，可谓包罗万象。
2。 http：//www。articlesbase。com/
文章多，分类齐全。
3。 http：//www。chinadaily。com。cn/opinion/
针对社会热点话题的专家级看法。
4。 http：//www。answers。com/
可以搜出大量不同领域文章的网站
5。 http：//www。economist。com/debate/
《经济学家》杂志的辩论专刊
6。 http：//www。idebate。org/
议会制辩论重要数据库
7。 http：//www。quotationspage。com/
囊括众多名人名言
8。 http：//www。personal－development。com/
该私人网站文章风格清新，语言优美
（三）浏览往年考题，多做提纲训练
这里列出2008年1月到7月全部考题，以供大家参考复习。最好分别列出提纲训练组织文章结构的能力。
2008年1月10日
Some people believe that time spent on television， video and computer games can be valuable for children。 Others believe this has negative effects on a child。 Discuss both views and give your own opinion。
2008年1月12日
Some people believe that in order to reduce crime， prisoners should be given longer prison sentence while other people think there are other alternative ways。 Discuss the both viewpoints and give your opinion。
2008年1月19日
Old generations often hold some traditional ideas on the correct way of life， thinking and behavior。 However， some people argue that older ideas are not helpful for the younger generation in preparing for the modern life in the future。
To what extent do you agree of disagree？
2008年1月26日
In countries where there is a high rate of unemployment， most pupils should be offered only primary education。 There is no point in offering secondary education to those who have no hope of finding a job。 To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement？
2008 年2月2日
Some people think it is acceptable to use animals for the benefit of the human beings。 Some people think it is wrong to exploit animals for the human purposes。 What is your opinion？
2008年2月14日
People living in big cities face many problems today。 What are the problems？ Should the government encourage people to live in regional towns？
2008年2月16日
An American film actor John Wayne said： Tomorrow is the most important thing in life。
How important it is to thinking about the future rather than focus on the present， for individuals and for the society？
Whats your opinion？
2008年2月23日
There is a possibility for any country to buy a wide variety of foods from other places all over the world。 To what extent do you agree that the benefit of this development outweigh the drawback？
2008年3月1日
The government thinks that education system should be up to date。 Following are a list of the subjects taught in school。 Which two do you think are the most important subjects and which one is the least important to the young people？
Literature Sports
Mathematics Economics
Physics Music
Psychology History
Geography Foreign languages
2008年3月8日
Some people think that young people （children and teenagers） can easily learn foreign languages; others believe that adults are more successful in it。 Discuss both and give your opinion。
As the number of cars increases， more money has to be spent on road systems。 Some people think the government should pay for this。 Others， however， think that the car users should cover the costs。 Discuss both these views and give your own opinion
2008年3月13日
People should look after their health to the society they live in rather than only own personal benefits。 To what extent do you agree or disagree？
2008年4月5日
Long distance flight uses more fuel than car and brings pollution to the environment。 We should discourage non－essential flight rather than limit the use of car。 To what extent do you agree or disagree？
2008年4月12日
More working people are busy working and do not have enough time to spend with their family and friends。 Why does this happen？ What are the possible effects of these on family life and society as a whole？
2008年5月10日
Children learn things from TV easily。 Some people suggest that they should be encouraged to watch TV regularly both at home and at school。 To what extent do you agree or disagree？
2008年5月22日
Some people think that schools should concentrate on academic classes。 They think music and sports classes are not useful。 To what extent do you agree or disagree？
2008年6月14日
Cheap air travel is welcomed because some people think it will give ordinary people more freedom to travel by air。 However， others suggest that air travel should be more expensive as it causes environmental problems， in order to discourage people from traveling by air。
Discuss both views and present yours。
2008年6月16日
In many countries， traditional foods are being replaced by international fast foods。 This is having a negative effect on both families and societies。 To what extent do you agree or disagree？
2008年6月28日
Mobile phones and the Internet are useful for old people。 However， this section of population is the least users of Mobile phones and the Internet。
What do you think mobile phones and the Internet used by old people？
How to encourage old people to use mobile phones and the internet？
2008年7月5日
Nowadays， more university students choose to study some practical subjects （such as marketing， computer programming， etc。）， instead of theoretical subjects （such as economy， math， chemistry）。 Some people suggest that universities should focus on practical subjects， but not theoretical subjects。
To what extent do you agree or disagree？
2008年7月12日
Some people support development in agriculture， such as factory farming and scientific create of new type of fruits and vegetables。 Some people opposite it and support other development。
Discuss both views and give your opinion。
2008年7月24日
Some people think that we are more independent on each other in the world now， while others suppose that we are more dependent of each other。
Discuss both views and give your reasons。
2008年7月26日
Some people think international cooperation has brought benefits to world environment protection， while some people think more benefits has been brought to international business。
Discuss both views and give your own opinion。