74. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第四段中. . . the Shanxi merchants were part of a powerful mercantile triumvirate that included the Venetian and Jewish merchants. 可知历史上有影响的三大商人有: 山西商人；威尼斯商人；犹太商人。
75. 【解析】选C。词义猜测题。由我们对前面几部熟悉影片Hamlet, King Lear, even The Godfather的了解可推知, 也可结合文章最后一句The power passing is always the crisis point and therefore the dramatic point. 可知是权力的继承。succession继承权, 继位。
