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.

Kraken, a 17-year-old rollercoaster at SeaWorld Orlando, an amusement park in Florida, reopened recently after several months of refurbishment.

在佛羅里達州的一個遊樂園奧蘭多海洋世界，一個17歲的過山車Kraken，經過幾個月的翻新後最近重新開放。

That, in itself, is unusual. The normal fate of old rides is demolition and replacement by new ones offering fresh thrills.

這本身就很不尋常。舊遊樂設施的正常命運是新建築的拆除和更換，提供新鮮的刺激。

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.

更為不尋常的是，Kraken雖然在翻新過程中沒有經過任何物理升級，但卻讓客戶急切地排隊等待，彷彿它是一個全新的產品。

SeaWorld Orlando is the latest in a string of parks to turn to virtual reality (VR) to recycle rollercoasters of days past.

奧蘭多海洋世界是一系列公園中最新的一個，它將轉變為虛擬現實（VR）來回收過去幾天的過山車。

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.

在Kraken的情況下，騎手佩戴了一個耳機，讓他在與過山車的運動相匹配的水下旅程中躲避史前海洋生物，如翼龍，沉入水下峽谷，以及逃離可怕，觸手的離合器之後騎怪被命名的怪物。

Building a new ride is pricy, even for a big attraction like SeaWorld.

即使對於像海洋世界這樣的大型旅遊景點，搭建新的旅程也很有價值。

For small parks, with low budgets, it can be an existential bet.

對於預算較低的小公園而言，這可能是一個存在的賭注。

VR, though, has given parks an opportunity to breathe new life into old rides, saving money as they do so.

然而，虛擬現實技術讓公園有機會為舊遊樂設施注入新的活力，並在此過程中節省資金。

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.

然而，將VR添加到過山車中確實會帶來挑戰，除了耳機佩戴者靜止或使用自己的肌肉移動時所涉及的挑戰。

Matching what is seen with the sensation of movement is crucial.

匹配所看到的與運動的感覺是至關重要的。

Get it wrong and the result is nausea.

得到它錯誤，結果是噁心。

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.

然而，如果執行得當，配合過山車和虛擬現實，兩件事情本身都可能是噁心的體驗，實際上有助於減少疾病的風險。

The VR augmentation of rides is unlikely to remain limited to rollercoasters.

乘坐VR的增強不太可能僅限於過山車。

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.

世界上最大的娛樂公司之一Six Flags正在嘗試將VR添加到降落塔中，在這種設備中，騎乘者在經過幾秒鐘的自由落體之後才會減速以安全著陸。

Park visitors, then, should expect to don more headsets when they strap in for their favorite rides.

然後，公園的遊客，當他們為他們最喜歡的遊樂設施進行綁定時，應該期望能夠佩戴更多的耳機。

rollercoaster（娛樂設備）雲霄飛車

reopened reopened (vt.)(vi.)重開,再開始,再開

refurbish /rif'ɚbɪʃ/  (vt.)再磨光,刷新

fate  /f'et/   U命運;毀滅,災難,死亡

demolition /d,ɛməl'ɪʃən/   破壞,毀壞,毀壞之遺跡

though  /ð'o/   (conj.)雖然,盡管;即使;可是,不過,然而(ad.)可是,不過,然而

undergone  /,ʌndɚg'ɔn/  (vbl.)undergo的過去分詞  (vt.)遭受,經歷,忍受

queue /kj'u/   隊列辮子,長隊(vt.)梳成辮子(vi.)排隊  

eagerly /'igɚli/ (ad.)渴望地,熱切地

latest /l'etəst/  (a.)最近的

string  /str'ɪŋ/  字串,細繩,索,帶子;一串,一行,一列(v.)縛,紮,穿,串起,排成一列

recycle  /ris'ɑɪkəl/   (vt.)使再循環,再利用,再制再循環

journey  /dʒ'ɚni/  旅行,旅程,路程;歷程(vi.)旅行(vt.)遊歷

dodging  /d'ɑdʒɪŋ/ 局部遮光法; 局部遮光法; 遮光

pliosaur [ˈplīəˌsôr] 

career [kəˋrɪr] 經歷,生涯;專業,職業

canyon [ˋkænjən] （既長又深，谷底常有溪流的）峽谷；（兩邊有高大房屋的）都市街道

strain  /str'en/  (vt.)拉緊,繃緊;損傷,扭傷;緊張,勉強(vi.)盡力,使勁U拉緊,張力,應變;緊張 

clutch  /kl'ʌtʃ/  抓緊,掌握,離合器,一窩小雞(vt.)抓住,踩汽車離合器(vi.)抓

terrible  /t'ɛrəbəl/  (a.)可怕的,可怖的,駭人的,令人敬畏的;極度的;極壞的,很糟的;極妙的

tentacled [ˋtɛntək!d] adj.有觸手的

existential  /,ɛksɪst'ɛntʃəl/ (a.)有關存在的

stationary  /st'eʃən,ɛri/  不動的人;常備軍

crucial  /kr'uʃəl/  (a.)決定性的,重要的,嚴厲的

nausea  /n'ɔziə/ 反胃,暈船,惡心,極度的不快

executed  /'ɛksəkj,utəd/   執行

pairing [ˋpɛrɪŋ]（演出、比賽等的）雙人，雙檔；配檔；pair的動詞現在分詞、動名詞

augmentation  /,ɑgmɛnt'eʃən/ 增加,增大,增加物

decelerate  /dɪs'ɛlɚ,et/  (vt.)(vi.)(使)減速 

strap  /str'æp/ 帶,皮帶(vt.)用皮帶捆紮

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.
endowed /ɛnd'ɑʊ/ (vt.)賦予,授予,給予

下面關於克拉肯的說法中, 我們能從第一段推斷哪一個？

(一)克拉肯被賦予了一個新的目的, 即使沒有任何結構變化。

(二)克拉肯是一個吸引人的地方, 在一個典型的傳統遊樂園裡是不容易找到的。

(C)克拉肯重新開放, 因為它是遊樂園裡唯一的過山車。

(D)Kraken 有更好的潛力, 更長的壽命, 因為它提供免費門票。

(A)Kraken is endowed with a new purpose even without any structural change. 

=="structural change"="physical upgrade","new purpose"="brand new offering"

(B)Kraken is an attracation which can not be easily found in a typical traditional amusement park.

沒提到Kraken cannot be easily found 
(C)Kraken reopened because it is the only rollercoaster in the amusement park.

沒提到"the only" 
(D)Kraken has better potential for a longer life because it offers free tickets. 

沒提到"free tickets"

Kraken（佛州海洋世界的一座17年歷史雲霄飛車）最近在整修幾個月後重新開放。
這本身就很不尋常。
老舊遊樂設施通常的命運是被拆除，然後被新的、更刺激的設施取代。
更不尋常的是：
Kraken 在整修期間沒有進行任何實體升級，
卻仍然吸引大量遊客排隊，就好像它是全新的設施一樣。