Unit 3 Fascinating Parks 课时跟踪检测3 阅读写作融会练（Word练习）-【新课程学案】新教材2023-2024学年高中英语选择性必修第一册（人教版2019）

UNIT 3 课时跟踪检测（三）阅读写作融会练 Ⅰ.阅读理解 To provide visitors with a special experience, theme parks are putting more money into Virtual Reality (VR) technology.In fact, the lifestyle team of the website, The Week, attended the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Expo in Orlando. The purpose was to do a study on the implementation (实施) of VR technology on roller coasters.The team studied 23 roller coaster manufacturers (制造商) in Europe and found that eight of those manufacturers had implemented VR technology into at least one of their roller coasters.Based on their study, it appears that VR technology is already an important and growing factor in the future development of theme parks. The theme park industry at first saw VR technology as a cost-saving means to put new life into attractions.In 2015, companies such as Six Flags began adding VR technology to their roller coasters.It soon became clear, however, that there were many difficulties with implementing VR technology on the rides.Because of the time it took to provide riders with VR headsets, wait times and lines began to increase.Moreover, companies had to train employees how to set up the VR systems and make sure that all headsets were clean.This proved not to be cost-saving, so new systems had to be put into place. Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia, set out to solve these problems by developing a two-part headset for the ride Battle for Eire.The park worked with Falcon's Creative Group to develop this new technology, which allowed guests to be fitted with a headpiece while waiting in line.This shortened wait times and provided a cleaner environment.Falcon's Creative Group and Busch Gardens used creative thinking to improve an attraction that was built around VR. According to TEA/AECOM Global Attractions Attendance Report, 2018 saw more than 252 million people visit the top 25 theme parks in the world.To keep these numbers, it is important that these and other theme-park companies