關務/稅務特考考古題 107年 三等英文

2. Rooftop gardens have many _____ effects on urban neighborhoods. 

8. 閱讀測驗:
  Kraken, a 17-year-old rollercoaster at SeaWorld Orlando, an amusement park in Florida, reopened recently after several months of refurbishment. That, in itself, is unusual. The normal fate of old rides is demolition and replacement by new ones offering fresh thrills. More unusual still is that Kraken, though it had not undergone any physical upgrade during 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 days past. In the case of Kraken, the rider wears a headset that takes him on an underwater journey which matches the coaster'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 be an existential bet. VR, though, has given parks an opportunity to breathe new life into old rides, saving money as they do so. Adding VR to a rollercoaster does, however, present challenges beyond those involved when the headset wearer is either stationary or using his own muscles to move around. Matching what is seen with the sensation of movement is crucial. Get it wrong and the result is nausea. Yet, when executed properly, the pairing of rollercoasters and VR, two things 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 biggest amusement-park companies, is experimenting with adding VR to drop towers--devices in which the rider experiences several seconds of free-fall before being decelerated for a safe landing. Park visitors, then, should expect to don more headsets when they strap in for their favorite rides.

Which of following statements about Kraken can we infer from the firstparagraph? 

9. According to the passage, where does the name "Kraken" come from? 

10. According to the passage, which of the following can reduce the risk ofsickness when riding Kraken? 

11. What does the word "pricy" mean in the third paragraph? 

12. What does the third paragraph suggest about adding VR to a rollercoaster? 

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