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今天带大家手撕【24届高考全国Ⅱ卷英语阅读D篇】。这篇推荐AI科普书籍的书评文章，看似紧跟时代热点，实则长难句扎堆、暗藏词义猜测大坑！很多同学读完觉得懂了AI，做题时却被选项狠狠套路。废话不多说，咱们直接开拆！
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Given the astonishing potential of AI to transform our lives, we all need to take action to deal with our AI-powered future, and this is where AI by Design: A Plan for Living with Artificial Intelligence comes in. This absorbing new book by Catriona Campbell is a practical roadmap addressing the challenges posed by the forthcoming AI revolution (变革).
In the wrong hands, such a book could prove as complicated to process as the computer code (代码) that powers AI but, thankfully, Campbell has more than two decades’ professional experience translating the heady into the understandable. She writes from the practical angle of a business person rather than as an academic, making for a guide which is highly accessible and informative and which, by the close, will make you feel almost as smart as AI.
As we soon come to learn from AI by Design, AI is already super-smart and will become more capable, moving from the current generation of “narrow-AI” to Artificial General Intelligence. From there, Campbell says, will come Artificial Dominant Intelligence. This is why Campbell has set out to raise awareness of AI and its future now -- several decades before these developments are expected to take place. She says it is essential that we keep control of artificial intelligence, or risk being sidelined and perhaps even worse.
Campbell’s point is to wake up those responsible for AI-the technology companies and world leaders-so they are on the same page as all the experts currently developing it. She explains we are at a “tipping point” in history and must act now to prevent an extinction-level event for humanity. We need to consider how we want our future with AI to pan out. Such structured thinking, followed by global regulation, will enable us to achieve greatness rather than our downfall.
AI will affect us all, and if you only read one book on the subject, this is it.
32. What does the phrase “In the wrong hands” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. If read by someone poorly educated. B. If reviewed by someone ill-intentioned.
C. If written by someone less competent. D. If translated by someone unacademic.
33. What is a feature of AI by Design according to the text?
A. It is packed with complex codes. B. It adopts a down-to-earth writing style.
C. It provides step-by-step instructions. D. It is intended for AI professionals.
34. What does Campbell urge people to do regarding AI development?
A. Observe existing regulations on it.
B. Reconsider expert opinions about it.
C. Make joint efforts to keep it under control.
D. Learn from prior experience to slow it down.
35. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To recommend a book on AI. B. To give a brief account of AI history.
C. To clarify the definition of AI. D. To honor an outstanding AI expert.
第一关
阅读障碍粉碎机
这篇文章最大的痛点在于，作者为了展现书评的专业性与文学性，使用了大量的“比较级结构”和“分词修饰”。考小助为你挑出了最容易卡壳的两大难句，咱们层层剥开！
难句一（第二段）
“In the wrong hands, such a book could prove as complicated to process as the computer code that powers AI but, thankfully, Campbell has more than two decades’ professional experience translating the heady into the understandable.”
难点在哪里？
这句话极长，前半句包含了一个“as…as”的复杂比较结构，后半句又出现了一个抽象的比喻用法（translating the heady into the understandable），导致很多同学读到最后完全迷失了逻辑方向。
结构层层剥：
1. 条件状语：In the wrong hands（在不合适的人手里）。
2. 主句1（包含同级比较）：such a book could prove as complicated to process as the computer code（这样一本书可能会证明和计算机代码一样难以理解）。
3. 修饰 code 的定语从句：that powers AI（驱动AI的代码）。
4. but 转折后的主句2：Campbell has more than two decades’ professional experience（坎贝尔有20多年的专业经验）。
5. experience 的后置定语（现在分词）：translating the heady into the understandable（把令人头晕目眩的深奥内容转化为易懂的知识）。
这句话在说什么：
如果让没经验的人来写，这本书会像代码一样难懂 -> 但幸好 -> 作者经验丰富，能把深奥的东西写得很简单。
难句二（第二段）
“She writes from the practical angle of a business person rather than as an academic, making for a guide which is highly accessible and informative and which, by the close, will make you feel almost as smart as AI.”
难点在哪里？
主干很短，但后面的补充说明极长！一个现在分词（making for）引出了两个由 which 引导的并列定语从句，中间还插了一个 by the close，很容易让人读断气。
结构层层剥：
1. 主干框架：She writes from the practical angle of a business person rather than as an academic（她从商人的实用角度而不是学者的角度来写作）。
2. 现在分词作结果状语：making for a guide（促成了这样一本指南）。
3. 修饰 guide 的定语从句1：which is highly accessible and informative（这本指南非常通俗易懂且信息量大）。
4. 并列的定语从句2：and which, by the close, will make you feel almost as smart as AI（并且到书的结尾，会让你觉得自己几乎和AI一样聪明）。
这句话在说什么：
作者用商人的实用视角写书 -> 导致 -> 这本书通俗易懂，读完让你觉得自己变聪明了。
第二关
出题套路大起底
这篇阅读最具杀伤力的是 第32题（词义猜测题）。它完美展示了高考英语如何利用“字面意思”和“主客体颠倒”来疯狂挖坑。
题目：
32. What does the phrase “In the wrong hands” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
考查点定位：
词义猜测与逻辑推理（定位至第二段）。
干扰项陷阱分析：
【错误】选项 A. If read by someone poorly educated.
o 陷阱手法：主客体颠倒。 很多同学看到“hands”，联想到“读者捧着书”，就以为这是指“读这本书的人”。但注意后文的转折：“but… Campbell has experience…”（但是……坎贝尔有经验）。Campbell是写书的人，所以前面假设的“wrong hands”必然也是指写书的人（如果由不靠谱的人来写），而不是读书的人。
【错误】选项 B. If reviewed by someone ill-intentioned.
o 陷阱手法：无中生有。 原文探讨的是这本书“写得深奥还是通俗”，跟评论者（reviewer）有没有恶意（ill-intentioned）毫无关系。纯属出题人捏造的主观臆断。
【正确】选项 C. If written by someone less competent.
o 破局逻辑：回文定位到第二段。这句话的完整逻辑链是：“In the wrong hands, 这本书会像代码一样复杂难懂；但是（but），Campbell有20多年的专业经验，能把深奥化为易懂。” 既然转折后强调的是“作者Campbell能力强、有经验”，那么转折前假设的必然是“如果由没有经验、能力较差的人（less competent）来写”。C选项完美契合了前后的对比逻辑！
【错误】选项 D. If translated by someone unacademic.
o 陷阱手法：偷换概念/断章取义。 选项利用了原文出现的 translating 和 academic 这两个词。但原文的 translating 是比喻用法（将深奥转化为易懂），并不是指真正的“语言翻译”；而且原文说作者恰恰是“rather than as an academic（不是作为学者）”来写的，D选项完全把文意搅成了一锅粥。
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第三关
高阶阅读提升策略
针对这类“书评类（Book Review）”的应用/议论文，高三的同学们在日常备考中必须完成以下思维升级：
1. 阅读策略：像雷达一样抓取“褒贬评价词”
书评的核心就是作者对这本书的评价。第一遍阅读时，一定要重点圈画形容词！
· 第一段的 absorbing（引人入胜的）、practical（实用的）；第二段的 accessible（通俗易懂的）、informative（信息量大的）。抓住了这些极度Positive（积极）的评价词，你就抓住了全文的灵魂——这是一篇强推好书的文章（直接秒杀第35题的主旨题）。
2. 思维训练：培养“破译比喻逻辑”的能力
高考英语越来越喜欢考“熟词生义”和“比喻用法”。比如本文的 translate（转化）和 hands（指代掌控者/写作者）。建议同学们在日常练习中，不要死抠单词的第一个中文释义，要学会在上下文中推导它的“引申义”。遇到读不通的地方，问自己一句：“这会不会是个比喻？”
3. 考小助特别建议：警惕“代词与指代对象”的陷阱
像32题这种词义猜测题，百分之百要靠逻辑词（如but, however）进行前后倒推。找准句子前后的对比关系（能力差 vs 有经验），答案自然水落石出。记住：词义猜测题，答案永远不在词本身，而在它周围的逻辑里！
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