10．A first officer（副機長） and relief pilot（后備飛行員） safely landed a Continental Airlines Inc．jetliner Thursday at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport，hours after the pilot of the Boeing 777died midflight en route from Brussels．
The 60-year-old pilot，a 32-year Continental veteran based in Newark，is believed to have died of natural causes，the airline said．The flight，which had departed at 9：54a．m．local time in Belgium，carried 247passengers，12flight attendants and the three pilots．
People on the plane said the captain fell ill and a relief pilot took the controls as the airplane was over the North Atlantic and approaching the coast of Canada．
To ensure flight safety in the event a pilot becomes incapacitated （喪失能力），Federal Aviation Administration（聯邦航空局） rules require any flight longer than eight hours to carry a relief pilot in addition to the airplane's captain and first officer，who also is trained to command the cockpit（駕駛員座艙）．Flights over 12hours are required to carry two relief pilots．
Because events were confined to the cockpit，other passengers had no idea anything serious had happened until the plane touched down in New Jersey at 11：49a．m．，11minutes ahead of schedule．Despite the crew's call for a doctor，several passengers said，there were no other unusual signs until the plane was met by firetrucks and other emergency vehicles when it landed．
"We thought there was some sort of emergency drill（應急演練） happening，"said Laura McDermott，a New Jersey citizen traveling with her husband and two children．
Some passengers said they were relieved the crew didn't mention the pilot's death while in the air．"It was probably better that way，"said Susan Morgan，a passenger from Houston．"People would have panicked if they had told us．"
A good pilot possesses a combination of many qualities：he must have good flying skills and a high degree of proficiency．He should be focused and aware all the time，self-disciplined and consistent in applying good judgment．In the case of Boeing 777accident，passengers were saved due to both responsible relief pilots and the smart aviation rules．That is，whatever risks they are，there are ways to minimize（最小化） the chances by standard regulations and strictly carrying them out．
21．According to the Federal Aviation Administration rules，B．
A．any flight should have at least two pilots
B．flights flying 13hours should have two relief pilots
C．flights less than 8hours need to carry one relief pilot
D．all flights should not fly more than 8hours without a break
22．What does the underlined word"panicked"mean？C
A．Relaxed．B．Hurried．C．Scared．D．Excited．
23．What qualities should a good pilot possess？D
A．Good flying skills．
B．A high degree of proficiency．
C．Good judgment．
D．All of the above．
24．What would be the best title for the passage？A
A．An Airplane Accident That Almost Happened
B．A Pilot Who Died on the Plane
C．A Relief Pilot Who Saved the Whole Plane
D．How to Become a Pilot．
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