Like most people, I was not sure about using virtual reality (VR) (虚拟现实) for travel. However, driven by the chance to experience places and things I could never visit without time, money, and travel, I visited the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) to check out their spacewalk VR Transporter. The visit turned out to be the most unforgettable experience that I’d ever had. After an hour or so, I took off the VR headset (眼罩), feeling as if I had actually been staying in space for months.

As we move through the post-COVID era (后疫情时代), international travel and large events have both been slow to return, so Ceek, an APP for virtual events and experiences, has been developed to allow users to travel through time and space with great joy. Mary Spio, Ceek CEO, explains that the combination of sights and sounds is important. “So our users can listen and see everything at the same time.”

The promise of VR is that it helps us rethink what travel even means. “Traveling can be crossing cultures, crossing memories, and can be done in your mind,” says David Askaryan, CEO of the Museum of Future Experiences. He says MOFE’s VR technology create “an experience where the world around you just completely changes for 70 minutes.”

In the post-COVID era, with our vacation days or travel money running short, virtual reality may be the next best way to visit the destinations that have been lighting up our social timeline, or are on our list. As for me, I’m already planning my next VR trip: an underwater VR experience.

【小题1】Why did the writer visit MSI?

A．To study space science.	B．To buy VR headsets.
C．To try VR travel.	D．To learn spacewalk skills.

【小题2】What can people do with Ceek according to the passage?

A．Travel through space and time with great joy in reality.

B．Listen and see everything in the world.

C．Experience a wonderful virtual trip.

D．Discover the sights and sounds during the post-COVID era.

【小题3】What does David Askaryan say about travel?

A．It focuses on one culture.	B．It provides a new experience.
C．It helps build up memories.	D．It changes the world around us.

【小题4】What does the writer think of VR travel in the future?

A．It will become popular.	B．It will happen underwater.
C．It will be more expensive.	D．It will take days to finish.