中英文差異的轉(zhuǎn)換能力和轉(zhuǎn)換速度直接決定著雅思閱讀測(cè)試的準(zhǔn)確率和答題速度，所以扎實(shí)掌握分析句子尤其是雅思閱讀長(zhǎng)難句的能力，對(duì)于雅思閱讀實(shí)力的提升起到至關(guān)重要的作用。以下是按句子難度梯度設(shè)計(jì)的提高閱讀句子能力的專(zhuān)項(xiàng)練習(xí)。

　　Step 1. 找出下列句子的主語(yǔ)和謂語(yǔ)

　　1) Studying English takes times.

　　2) The first step is always the hardest.

　　3) Chatting on the Internet brings me a lot of fun.

　　4) A friend in need is a friend indeed.

　　5) A poor man is not necessarily unhappy.

　　6) A good knowledge of grammar is important to good writing.

　　7) Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.

　　8) Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.

　　9) The early bird catches the worm.

　　10) The novel won the author a Nobel Prize.

　　P.S. 準(zhǔn)確找到謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞之后， 請(qǐng)仔細(xì)觀察主語(yǔ)部分的語(yǔ)法形式和修飾成分位置。