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請依下文回答第 21 題至第 25 題Kraken, a 17-year-old rollercoaster at SeaWorld Orlando, an amusement park in Florida, reopened recently afterseveral months of refurbishment. That, in itself, is unusual. The normal fate of old rides is demolition and replacementby new ones offering fresh thrills. More unusual still is that Kraken, though it had not undergone any physical upgradeduring its refurbishment, had customers queuing eagerly to get on it as though it were a brand new offering.SeaWorld Orlando is the latest in a string of parks to turn to virtual reality (VR) to recycle rollercoasters of dayspast. In the case of Kraken, the rider wears a headset that takes him on an underwater journey which matches thecoaster’s movements, dodging prehistoric sea creatures such as pliosaurs, careering down into an underwater canyon,and straining to escape the clutches of the terrible, tentacled monster after which the ride is named.Building a new ride is pricy, even for a big attraction like SeaWorld. For small parks, with low budgets, it can bean existential bet. VR, though, has given parks an opportunity to breathe new life into old rides, saving money as theydo so. Adding VR to a rollercoaster does, however, present challenges beyond those involved when the headset weareris either stationary or using his own muscles to move around. Matching what is seen with the sensation of movement iscrucial. Get it wrong and the result is nausea. Yet, when executed properly, the pairing of rollercoasters and VR, twothings that can both, by themselves, be nauseating experiences, actually helps reduce the risk of sickness.The VR augmentation of rides is unlikely to remain limited to rollercoasters. Six Flags, one of the world’s biggestamusement-park companies, is experimenting with adding VR to drop towers—devices in which the rider experiencesseveral seconds of free-fall before being decelerated for a safe landing. Park visitors, then, should expect to don moreheadsets when they strap in for their favorite rides.
21 Which of following statements about Kraken can we infer from the first paragraph?
(A)Kraken is endowed with a new purpose even without any structural change.
(B)Kraken is an attracation which can not be easily found in a typical traditional amusement park.
(C)Kraken reopened because it is the only rollercoaster in the amusement park.
(D)Kraken has better potential for a longer life because it offers free tickets.

參考答案

答案：A
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(1),B(1),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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