Tourism is often about seeking deeper emotional and personal connections with the world around us.Not all travel experiences，however，need to take place in the real world.With the evolution of virtual reality （VR） technology，tourism will increasingly become a combination of physical and virtual worlds.VR may even remove the need to travel entirely.
   But can a VR experience really equal a real world one？Many experts believe it can.Studies have shown that our brains have an inbuilt VR—like mechanism that enables us to live imagined experiences.Much of our waking life is spent thinking about either the past or the future.This is known as "mind wandering".During these events we're not paying attention to the current world around us.Instead，we're recalling memories，or creating and processing imagined futures.
   When engaged in mind wandering，our brains process these mental images using the same pathways used to receive inputs from the real world.So，the imagined past or future can create emotions and feelings similar to how we react to everyday life.VR can create these same feelings.
   While critics might argue that a virtual experience will never match reality，there are several ways VR tourism could make a positive contribution.Firstly，it could help protect sensitive locations from overtourism.In recent years famous sites such as Maya Bay in Thailand，have had to limit the number of visitors because of their negative impact.These places are now producing their own VR experiences that will allow tourists to pass through virtual models of the sites.Virtual reality may also allow people back in time，to experience historical events，visit ancient cities，and even to walk among dinosaurs.
   Finally，in a world where many people suffer from stress and depression due to overwork，virtual tourism may provide a cheap and convenient way for people to take brief holidays to otherwise unreachable destinations and recharge （充電）their batteries，without ever leaving their homes.
It sounds like science fiction but it's already happening.As virtual technology improves and as people continue to demand new and interesting experiences，more virtual tourism will be expected，both in combinations with the real world and instead of it.

（1）What is motivating the development of virtual tourism？

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A．Companies seeking to make more money.
B．Improvements in virtual reality technology.
C．People's demand for more shared experiences.
D．People's deeper understanding of the physical world.
（2）According to the passage，can a VR experience really equal a real world one？

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A．Yes，many experts believe it can equal.
B．No，it can hardly equal.
C．It depends.
D．Not given.
（3）Which of the following best describes "mind wandering"？

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A．The brain processes which help people think VR is real.
B．The way the brain processes inputs from the real world.
C．Brain activities focusing on past or future events.
D．Experiences coming from a person's imagination.
（4）What does the underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refer to？

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A．Science fiction.
B．Virtual technology.
C．Virtual tourism.
D．The real world.
（5）What is the purpose of the passage？

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A．To describe the advantages of VR tourism.
B．To give suggestions for reducing overtourism.
C．To encourage people to develop VR technology.
D．To argue that VR tourism will replace the real-world travel.