You've likely been unable to avoid talk of the metaverse（虛擬空間/元宇宙） in the past few months.The term，first coined by sci-fi author Neal Stephnson in a 1992 novel，has become a vision of the future of technology in our lives.And if that is to be believed，it's where we'll be living the rest of our digital lives.
"The meteverse is a further combination of our physical and digital lives，"says Cathy Hackl of Futures Intelligence Group：Put plainly，the meteverse is a 3 D virtual space that can be accessed through virtual reality goggles（眼鏡），adding elements of the digital in top of our day-to-day lives.You could attend concerts and conferences in the meteverse，staged in a 3 D digital representation of a nightclub or conference center.Elsewhere，you'll shop for shoes in a virtual Nike store or order food in a virtual McDonald's and have it delivered to your real-world home.
"It's the future of the Internet.But it's also about further connectivity，"says Hackl.So far，most of the attention around the meteverse has been focused on，the company formerly known as Facebook，which rebranded last year as Meta in an indication of how strongly it believes in the future of the meteverse.Founder Mark Zuckerberg wants a billion of us to live，work，and play in the meteverse by 2030.
But Hackl warns people not to view the social media giant as the center of the meteverse."It's not just one company，"she says."No single company can build it.jye.ai."It's also not enabled by a single technology，even though right now the way to"enter"the meteverse is to wear a pair of virtual reality goggles.While the early running may be made by Meta，the momentum（勢頭） will be picked up by others.And just because we have an idea of what the meteverse will look like now，it doesn't mean that's what it'll end up as，Hackl warns."The way I explain it is we're in a high-speed train，destination meteverse，"she says."We don't know the stops，but we kind of know where we're heading."
（1）What is the meteverse according to the passage？ DD
A．It is just a word from a sci-fi novel.
B．It is a 3 D virtual space that can connect future life.
C．It is where we'll be living the rest of our digital lives.
D．It is a virtual world that interacts with the real world through VR goggles.
（2）Why does the writer mention concerts and conference in paragraph 2？ DD
A．To introduce how the meteverse works.
B．To recommend a new way of enjoying life in the future.
C．To tell readers what his life will be like in the meteverse.
D．To provide examples of how physical and digital lives combine.
（3）What were my know about Meta from the passage？ CC
A．It is the centre of the restaurant.
B．It is a social media giant like Facebook.
C．It seems to take a leading part in the field of the meteverse.
D．It believes all of us could live，work and play in the meteverse by 2030.
（4）What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean？ DD
A．We won't stop until we realize the meteverse.
B．It matters who will be in charge of the building of the meteverse.
C．Hackl is not familiar with the train she took but knows where to get off.
D．Though not knowing the process，Hackl is sure about the bright future of the meteverse.
【答案】D；D；C；D
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