44. Why does the author describe Neuromancer as a “template”?
(A) It followed the conventions of older science fiction closely.
(B) It limited the future direction of cyberpunk literature.
(C) It became more famous than any later cyberpunk work.
(D) It established ideas that later cyberpunk works continued to develop 

答案是：(D) It established ideas that later cyberpunk works continued to develop ✅

? 文章定位（關鍵句）

最後一段說：

“Neuromancer remains important not as a relic, but as a template that expanded cyberpunk’s possibilities.”

? 關鍵理解

• template（模板）
  → 不是限制，而是「提供基礎框架」
• 文中強調：
  ? 後來作品仍在其基礎上延伸發展

❌ 選項分析

(A) It followed the conventions of older science fiction closely.

錯 ❌

• 沒說它「遵循舊科幻傳統」

(B) It limited the future direction of cyberpunk literature.

錯 ❌

• 剛好相反：它是「expand possibilities（擴展可能性）」

(C) It became more famous than any later cyberpunk work.

錯 ❌

• 沒有比較「名氣」

(D) It established ideas that later cyberpunk works continued to develop

✔️ 正確

• 完全符合「template + expanded possibilities」

? 正確答案

(D) It established ideas that later cyberpunk works continued to develop

? 重點整理

《Neuromancer》的角色：

• 建立 cyberpunk 核心框架
• 提供後來作品發展的基礎
• 成為「可延伸的模板」，不是限制