73．解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据“American Movie Critics”这本书图下面的标价可知是“$40”。

72．解析：这是一道细节推断题，从“Noel Polk and Joseph Blotner, editors”可知编剧是“Noel Polk and Joseph”

75. Henry James' only book written in the first person is　　 　 .

　 A. The Wings of the Dove.　　　　　　 B. The Sacred Fount.　　 C. Soldiers'Pay.　　　 D. Mosquitoes.

答案 72.A 73.B 74.A 75B

74. Which book do you buy if you want to read the play "Death of a Salesman" ?

　 A. Arthur Miller: Collected Plays 1944 -1961.　 B. William Faulkner: Novels 1926-1929.

　 C. Henry James: Novels 1901 -1902.　　　　　　　　　　 D. American Movie Critics.

73. How much do you pay for American Movie Critics?

　 A. US $45.　　　　　　　 B. US $40.　　　　　　　　　　 C. US $35.　　　　　　 D. US $25.

72. Who is (are) the editor (s) of William Faulkner: Novels 1926-1929?

　A. Noel Polk & Joseph Blotner.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Phillip Lopate.

　C. Tony Kushner.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Leo Bersani.

58．解析：这是一个推断题。从文中“…as late as 19th century they continued to be the tallest people on earth.”可以推断出在18世纪北美人是世界上最高的。

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57．解析：这是一道推断题。根据后一部分comments of 1491中的“cultures”、“new view”、“attractive”、“challenging”、“wonderful education”、“a pleasure to read”这几个词分别可以推断出这本书具有culturally related、revolutionary(革命性的)、attractive、challenging、instructive、interesting几个特点，而没有humorous和persuasive的特点。

56．解析：这是一道主旨题。从第一句it’s likely that everything you learned about American’s ancient is wrong.可知1491这本书主要讲述的是美洲的历史。从后面“…as long as 33000 years ago”和“4000 years ago Mesoamerican farmers…”这两句也可佐证这个结论。

58.From this passage,we can learn_________.

A.people settled in the Amencas a little earlier than 1942

B.North Americans were the tallest in the 18th century in the world

C.Mesoamerican farmers knew genetic engineering 5,000 years ago

D.the population in the Americas was smaller than that in Europe in 1492

答案 56-58：CDB