A scenic helicopter tour over Manhattan ended in a scene from an action movie on Friday when a bird clashed into the chopper. It forced the pilot to make an emergency landing at a Chelsea heliport with six frightened tourists onboard, authorities said.

The chopper, operated by Helicopter Flight Services, was 1,500 feet over water, flying south over the Hudson River, when the bird smashed into its windshield（挡风玻璃）about 2:45 p.m., officials said. With the left side of the windshield blown out, the pilot made an emergency landing at the West 30th St. Heliport, Helicopter Flight Services General Manager Kathleen Wiig said.

“The pilot had to land as soon as he could,” Wiig said. “The safest place was the W. 30th St. Heliport, so he told them he was coming in. Fortunately our pilots have practiced dealing with unexpected situations, so they kept their cool.” The pilot landed the helicopter safely and no one was injured.

It was unclear what type of bird hit the helicopter. Its body fell into the ocean after the strike. The helicopter was carrying six passengers — four were Americans who were visiting Manhattan and two coming from Germany. “They were shaken up, but they were all fine,” Wiig said.

The helicopter had taken off from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport on Pier 6 and had done a loop around Manhattan before the bird strike occurred. “We have heard of bird-plane crash,” said a passenger, “but never had we experienced one. It was horrible. The pilot was great to land us down.”

Wiig offered the tourists vouchers for another helicopter tour, but they declined. They did accept the company’s offer of free dinners and a hotel stay, she said. “The situation was out of our control, but we did not want to leave them with a bad taste in their mouth,” she said.

The Federal Aviation Administration was investigating the incident.

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1.What were the people doing when the bird clashed into the helicopter?

A They were making an action movie.

B They were on a scenic tour over Manhattan.

C They were making a landing at a heliport.

D They were on a flight back from Germany.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章首句A scenic helicopter tour over Manhattan…可知他们乘坐直升机在曼哈顿上空观光。

2.What is implied in the passage?

A The pilot of the helicopter knew Manhattan very well.

B The pilot appeared very cool while flying a helicopter.

C The pilot had been well prepared for emergencies.

D The bird was strong enough to smash into the helicopter.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据文章第三段Fortunately our pilots have practiced dealing with unexpected situations, so they kept their cool可知，在紧急情况下，飞行员非常镇静，因为之前做过应对紧急情况的训练。由此判断，飞行员是训练有素，准备充分的。

3.Why did Helicopter Flight Services offer the tourists vouchers?

A They wanted to make up for the loss of the tourists.

B They hoped to prove that the situation was out of their control.

C They didn’t want the tourists to have a bad taste.

D They would like the tourists to have another horrible experience.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据文章第六段…offered the tourists vouchers for another helicopter tour, but they declined… accept the company’s offer of free dinners and a hotel stay可知，纽约直升机旅游公司让受影响的游客拿着付款凭证去搭乘下一个旅游航班，在他们拒绝的情况下，又给他们提供了免费的晚餐和旅馆。他们这样做的目的是为了给游客的损失做出补偿。

4.What do the underlined words most probably mean in the sixth paragraph?

A Let them have a bad taste of what they eat.

B Let them feel disappointed at the situation.

C Make them feel amazed at their service.

D Leave them with a bad impression.

解析：选D。D 猜测词义题。根据纽约公司给游客做出的积极补偿可知，他们是为了挽回影响，因此leave them with a bad taste in their mouth意为“给……留下坏印象”。

5.What was the attitude of Helicopter Flight Service toward the tourists involved?

A Active.

B Negative.

C Sympathetic.

D Admirable.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据文章第六段直升机旅游公司给受影响的游客的补偿情况判断，该公司的态度是积极的。