六年級英語課外閱讀短文

　　21世紀是各國和民族相互依賴的世界。“英語”作為國際通用語言,掌握它是21世紀公民的一個基本要求,也是世界科技進步、國際經濟發展與文化交流的必備條件。小編精心收集了，供大家欣賞學習!

　　：怪誕的語言

　　Let's face it: English is a stupid language.

　　不要懷疑：英語是一種愚蠢的語言。

　　There is no egg in the eggplant,no ham in the hamburger,and neither pine nor apple in the pineapple.English muffins were not invented in England;and French fries had nothing to do with France.

　　茄子裡沒有雞蛋，漢堡裡也沒有火腿，在鳳梨即沒有松木也沒有蘋果。英國鬆餅不是在英國發明的;而炸薯條與法國一點關聯都沒有。

　　We sometimes take English for granted,but if we examine its paradoxes we find that quicksnad takes you down slowly,boxing rings are square,and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.

　　我們有時候習慣的以為英語就是這樣說的，但如果我們探討它似是而非的地方，我們會發現流沙是讓你慢慢陷下去的，拳擊場是方型的，而天竹鼠既不是來自幾內亞，更不是豬。

　　You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down,in which you fill in a form by filling it out,and in which an alarm clock goes off by going on.

　　你不是不驚訝於這種獨特的瘋癲語言，比如說你的房子被燒燬時，它是燒起來的，當你填表之時，是要填寫出的，而鬧鐘響起來***go off***是因為它自己啟動了***go on***。

　　English was invented by people,not computers,and it reflects the creativity of the human race***Which of course isn't a race at all***.That is why when the stars are out they are visible,but when the lights are out they are invisible.And why is it that when I wind up my watch is starts but when I wind up this story it ends!

　　英語是由人而不是由電腦發明的，它反應的是人類的創造力***那當然根本就不是一種競賽***。那就難怪當星星出來***out***時是看得見的，但是燈光減了***out***時是看不見的。為什麼我給我的手錶上緊發條時它就開始走了，而當我完結了這個故事時它結束了。

　　：入學考試-話-教育

　　ests are part of a student's life.The purpose of testing is to translate intellectualperformance into numbers for comparison within the same standards.The EducationalTesting Service***ETS***has created different testing programs for different purposes.The SAT iswhat universities look at for undergraduate admission.The Graduate RecordExaminations***GRE***is for those who are going on to graduate schools.If it is a managementschool,they prlbably require Graduate Management Admission Test***GMAT***as well.Inaddition,international students must submit their Test of English as a ForeignLanguage***TOEFL***scores.

　　考試是學生和活的一部分。考試的目的是在相同的標準下把智力轉換為數字來進行對比。教育考試服務局***ETS***就洞的目的制定了不同的測驗。校方用SAT***學術才能測驗***評判大學入學資格。畢業記錄考試***GRE***是那些要上研究所的學生考的。如果是要上管理研究所的話，他們也可能被要求考GMAT***畢業生管理許可考試***。另外還有，國際學生必須呈報他們的託福成績***TOEFL***.

　　SAT,GRE,and GMAT all have score ranges from 200 to 800.The more useful information is thepercentile range,which shows how many percent of the test takers had lower scores than aspecific score.The mean score is about 500,but the distribution is not linear.TOEFL now haspaper-based and computer-based formats.The paper-based test has scores from 310 to677,and the computer-based test is 40 to 300.The two systems are interchangeable;ETS hasa table showing corresponding scores in the to systems.

　　SAT,GRE和GMAT的分數範圍全部是從200到800.比較有用的資料是百分比的範圍，它顯示有多少百分比的參試者的分烽是低於某個分數。平均分數約500，但它的分佈不是線性的。託福現在有考卷和電腦兩種考試方式。考卷方式的測試分數是310到677，電腦的方式是40到300。這兩種考試方式相對應分數的對照轉換表格。

　　Getting high scores on there tests is among the top priorities,but students should never forgetthat admissiona also look at other criteria before giving out acceptance letters.

　　在這些考試中拿到高分是最重要;但學生樣絕不該忘記，學校招生部寄出錄取信函之前還是會參考其他的成績指標。

　　：電子商務-購物-國際網路

　　E-Commerce-Shopping-Internet 

　　Online shopping has become very convenient in recent years.Most big name companies havewedsites offering information on their products and online stores allowing shoppers topurchase them in the comfort of their homes.

　　近年來網上購物已變得非常方便了。大多數品牌的公司都設有網站來提供他們的產品訊息以及網上商店來讓顧客舒舒服服的在自己家裡購物。

　　The first things that became wide spread online were computer equipment and accessories.It isstill very prominent today,but we can find much more on the internet.Some floral shops acceptorders for flowers and gifts to be sent to anywhere around the globe.Pizza is delivered byordering on their web sites.Travelers can easily search for the cheapest airplane tickets,carrentals,and vacation packages.

　　第一個在網路上廣為販賣的是電腦裝置及其附件。這點到今天都還很突出，但我們還可以在網路上發現更多。有一些花店可以接受訂單把花和禮物送住全球各地。網站上可以訂披蕯送到家。旅遊著能夠容易地查到最便宜的飛機票，汽車出租，旅館房間，以及假日旅遊團。

　　Almost every type of consumer products can be ordered online.Officesupplies,electronics,appliances,clothes,books,furniture,and jewelry are not everything thereis.Factor in the auction sites lide eBay,every average computer user can buy and sell virtuallyanyghing;even automotive parts from junkyards.

　　幾乎每種消費產品都能在網上訂購。辦公室用品，電子產品，電器，服裝，書，傢俱，珠寶，而且還不僅是這些。像eBay這一類的拍賣網站，幾乎每一般電腦使用者都能在網上買賣任何東西，甚至如廢物堆積場的汽車零件。

　　The advantages of shopping online include cheaper prices,fast searching and comparingbetween manufacturers and products,and no time constraints.On the other hand,securitymight fail and lead to credit card frauds;Viagra ads in our email accounts become a part oflife;and atrophy takes over because we are all sitting down.

　　網上購物的好處包括較便宜的價格，對不同廠商和產品的快速搜尋與比較，並且沒有時間限制。在另一方面，安全性可能會有問題並會導致信用卡的詐欺事件，偉哥廣告出現在我們的信箱裡並變成生活的一部分，還有因為我們大家一直是坐著而造成身體機能的衰退。