67．解析:这是一道细节题.从Café Hub中的Next to the Castle lies The Hub, home of the Edinburgh International Festival and one of the most talked about spots in town.可以看出Café Hub是当地受欢迎的地方.the most talked about spots表示人们讨论最多的地方. 第11题(2006年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语湖南卷) A NATIONWIDE BESTSELLER It’s likely that everything you learned about.America’s ancient history is wrong. The new book,1491,completely changes our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492. DID YOU KNOW? When Columbus landed there were probably more people in the Americas than there were in Europe. The peoples of North America had such healthy life-styles that as late as the 19th century they continued to be the tallest people on earth. Facts have shown that the Americas were populated as long as 33,000 years ago. 4,000 years ago Mesoamerican farmers developed corn in a feat of genetic engineering that still isn’t completely understood. COMMENTS ON 1491 “In the tradition of Jared Diamond & John McPhee , a totally new view of pre-Columbian America . -Richard Rhodes “Attractively written and really absorbing -Charles C. Mann has produced a book that’s part detective story, part epicand part tragedy.He has taken on a vast topic:thousands of years,two huge continents,and cultures. -Charles Matthews,San Jese Mercary News “Powerful and challenging -Alan Taylor,Washingto post “A pleasure to read as well as a wonderful education -Howard Zinn 【
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