12．FORMER French president Charles de Gaulle once famously said that he couldn't possibly govern a country that had 246 different kinds of cheese．
As it turns out，he had it easy．
The variety of French cheeses，in fact，cannot compare to that of pastries （糕点） in the US．The country has always embraced （欢迎） foreign bread-the Danish pastry，the French croissant （羊角面包） and Viennese whirls，for example．But it has now become home to many new flour and butter creations．
It all started with the"cronut"．Four years ago，New York baker Dominique Ansel mixed two pastries-a French croissant and an American doughnut （甜甜圈）-together into a big，greasy （油腻的） treat．
From there，hybrid foods，containing the best of both worlds，went wild．There was the"megaburgerpizza"-thick burger patties sandwiched between two big pizzas，first made in Japan．A US restaurant called Quality Italian cut a wide，very thin slice of chicken，decorating it with cheese and tomato，and called it a"chicken pizza"．When the craze came to the UK，a British cake called a"tart"was mixed with the American chocolate"brownie"cake，resulting in the"townie"．
Even crazier than the hybrid foods are the queues of people who want to buy them．Earlier this month，CNN reported that a group of people in San Francisco started lining up outside Mr Holmes Bakehouse at 7am，even at weekends，to get their hands on the latest foodie discovery-the"cruffin"．It is a cross between a croissant and a muffin．
The only rule for dishes these days"is that there are no rules"，USA Today commented．"This anything-goes mentality sees chefs ranging from humble （地位低的），small-town types to some of the biggest names in the industry satisfying their inner mad scientist by serving the craziest combo dishes imaginable．"
Maybe it's time to make up your own combo dish．How about"broodles"-bread rolled into noodles and dipped in jam and butter？Better yet，maybe you could just rename a classic．What about Shanghai soup dumplings？You could call them"souplings"!
58．How is Paragraph 5mainly developed？B
A．By giving examples． B．By analyzing causes and effects．
C．By making comparisons．D．By presenting research findings．
59．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article？D
A．In general，hybrid foods are healthier than common foods．
B．So far，hybrid foods have been very successful．
C．Hybrid foods started in the UK and then gradually spread to the US．
D．Hybrid foods are popular because they offer people more takeaway choices．
60．What is the author's attitude toward the rise of hybrid foods？A
A．Amused．
B．Unfavorable．
C．Admiring．
D．Unconcerned．
分析 本文讲述了一种新型的混合食物开始走红，受到食客的广泛欢迎．
解答 58．B．理解推断题．由第五段There was the"megaburgerpizza"-thick burger patties sandwiched between two big pizzas可知作者以夹在两个大披萨的厚汉堡肉饼为例，说明了新奇的混合食物很受欢迎，故选B．
59．D．理解推断题，由第五段hybrid foods，containing the best of both worlds，went wild，可知这种食物融合了原食物的优点，可知带给了大家更多选择，故选D．
60．A．情感态度题．由最后一段Maybe it's time to make up your own combo dish可知作者是支持大家奇思妙想制作混合食物的，这很有趣，故选A．
点评 这篇文章非常简单，先看问题，再带着问题仔细阅读短文，理解了全文内容，很容易选出正确答案．阅读注意事项：1、关注连词，分析文章逻辑结构．2、聚焦代词，明辨指代关系．3、抓住关键词语，利用平行结构、上下文（包括定义、释义、举例、对比、标点）进行判断与推理．
