10 . The passenger who successfully landed a plane after its pilot fell unconscious told about the experience. Darren Harrison was on his way back from a fishing trip in the Bahamas when the pilot told him and the other passenger, a friend of the pilot’s, that he didn’t feel right.
Harrison quickly asked the pilot what needed to be done by the point when the pilot was already unresponsive. Making his way to the front of the plane, he realized that the aircraft was in a nose dive, moving at a very fast rate over the open ocean. “At that point, I knew if I didn’t react, we would die,” said Harrison.
Harrison reached over the pilot’s body and positioned his arms over him to grab the controls, slowly starting to pull back on the stick and turn. He did all this just out of common sense. Harrison said that the first moments before he made any communication with ground controls stood out to him as the scariest part of the whole story.
Barefoot in the front of the plane, he placed the headset that the pilot had been wearing on his head, only to discover the cord (电线)was worn and unplugged. From there, he asked the other passenger for his headset and was able to connect. with air traffic control, who guided him on how to safely land. Once they reached the ground, Harrison said he slowly feathered the brakes as they made it down the runway.
When the aircraft finally came to a stop, Harrison said he thanked the man on the other side of the headset before throwing it on the dash of the plane. He said his strongest prayer was “for the guy in the back” while he prayed for the safety of everything that happened.
1. What did Harrison do before boarding the aircraft?
A.He went fishing. | B.He swam in the sea. |
C.He hiked along the seaside. | D.He learned how to fly a plane. |
2. When did Harrison feel most frightened?
A.After hearing the pilot’s words. | B.After realizing what happened. |
C.During the landing of the plane. | D.Before initially contacting air traffic control. |
3. Which paragraphs tell about the process of Harrison landing the plane?
A.Paragraph 1 and paragraph 2. | B.Paragraph 2 and paragraph 3. |
C.Paragraph 3 and paragraph 4. | D.Paragraph 4 and paragraph 5. |
4. Which words can best describe Harrison?
A.Rich and successful. | B.Calm and responsive. |
C.Optimistic and happy. | D.Humorous and helpful. |