六年级上英语期末专项 - 阅读练习 全国通用 含答案.docxVIP

短文一 Title：______________________ A river is a large stream of flowing water. Mississippi river flows though the United States. Where a river begins is called its source. The Mississippi river begins in a lake in Minnesota（明尼苏达州）. It starts out as a small, clear stream. Other small streams flow into the Mississippi river. The river gets bigger and faster. The Mississippi river flows down to lower land. It flows more slowly over the flat land. It begins to wind back and forth. The flat land around the river is called its floodplain. The end of river is called its mouth. A river’s mouth emptie