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An off-duty pilot was honoured as a “legend” after stepping in to fly a plane himself to stop the flight being cancelled.

Michael Bradley, a qualified EasyJet pilot, had a busman’s holiday when he ended up flying a plane that was delayed by two hours. He told passengers on board the Manchester Airport flight to Alicante that he was offering his services as there was no pilot available.

The pilot said, “My wife is on row 15 with my little boy — hopefully he’s asleep by now. And I was told our flight’s delayed by two hours because there was no captain for the flight. So just before we went through security, I wondered if this is worth a phone call, I think it is because I’d like to go on holiday. I phoned up EasyJet and said ‘Hiya, I’m standing in the terminal doing nothing. I have got my licence with me and I’d very much like to go on holiday and if you need a favour, I’m standing here ready to go.’”

Mr Bradley said his bosses called him back in less than a minute to give him the go-ahead, saying, “Please, please, can you fly the plane to Alicante?” He added, “So if you’re OK for one of your pilots to look like this without uniform today, we’ll go to Alicante.” There was cheers from the passengers.

Ms Potts posted a video of the pilot’s announcement on Facebook, saying “The plane probably would have been cancelled if it wasn’t for him! Legend”.

1.How many families are there on the trip with Bradley?

A 1.

B 2.

C 3.

D 4.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第三段My wife is on row 15 with my little boy — hopefully he’s asleep by now. 可知和迈克一起的还有妻子和儿子，故选B。

2.Why did Michael Bradley make the call?

A Because the flight would be cancelled.

B Because he loved to serve people.

C Because he wanted to be a legend.

D Because he wanted to take a holiday.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段So just before we went through security, I wondered if this is worth a phone call, I think it is because I’d like to go on holiday.可知迈克打这个电话是因为他想去度假，故选D。

3.What does the underlined word “go-ahead” mean in Chinese?

A 接受.

B 命令.

C 准许.

D 承诺.

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据第三段I have got my licence with me and I’d very much like to go on holiday and if you need a favour, I’m standing here ready to go.和第四段Please, please, can you fly the plane to Alicante?可知迈克是想帮助别人，但这种帮助并不是人人可为的，是需要经过专业训练且带有许可证才可行的，故航空公司应是准许了迈克来驾驶飞机，故选C。

4.How did the passengers feel about Michael Bradley’s act?

A They loved it.

B They ignored it.

C They missed it.

D They criticized it.

解析：选A。态度观点题。根据倒数第二段There was cheers from the passengers.可知乘客对于迈克代替机长驾驶飞机这件事是很高兴的，故选A。

5.What is the main idea of this passage?

A Spending a holiday with a pilot can make sure the flight never being cancelled.

B Michael Bradley became a legend after becoming a pilot.

C Michael Bradley had a bad holiday with his wife and son.

D A passenger flied the plane to the destination when the captain couldn’t arrive.

解析：选D。主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了一架飞机因为机长无法到位被迫取消，这时正在休假的飞行员迈克挺身而出将飞机驾驶到目的地的故事，故选D。