18．My first full-time job after high school was selling vacation packages via the telephone for a well-known company．One day，I was put through to a man who sounded a bit out of breath．I started with my normal pitch （音高），expecting to hear the normal reply-"I don't want any．"
Instead，he spoke in a faint，weak voice and told me how he wished to take a vacation I was offering，but he couldn't because he was dying of illness．He explained how he was lacking in oxygen then，and it took almost all his energy to answer the call．He asked if I smoked，which I did，and begged me to stop．He told me smoking was what was killing him．He told me to spend every day with my loved ones，and tell them how much I love them．A this point，I couldn't control myself．We ended the call，but I hel on my phone to prevent another call coming in so I could collect myself．
I wrote down his name and address，and sent him a card appreciating his advice and praying for him and his family．Shortly after，I received a letter from Frank，along with a picture of him and his wife．We continued to write back and forth over the next few months，and became very fond of each other．He was old enough to be my grandfather，and in many ways，I felt as if he was．
About a year later I received a letter from his wife．When I started to read，tears came to my eyes．She told me how Frank's battle with the disease had finally come to an end，and he passed away shortly before the Christmas．She wanted to thank me for the letters to Frank，and explained how Frank touched many lives over the years．At his funeral，to show just that，they read the 1st letter I had written to Frank to show how he affected a 19-year-old he'd never met．
48． The author was then probably working forA．
A．a travel agency
B．a cigaette company
C．an e-shopping store
D．a vacation school
49．The underlined part"collect myself"in the second paragraph probably means"D"．
A．gather togetherB．comfort myself
C．relax myselfD．calm down
50． What can we infer from the text？C
A．Frank was in hospital while answering the phone．
B．Frank is actually the author's grandfather．
C．There was something wrong with Frank's lung．
D．The author asked Frank to travel and he took his advice．
51． We can learn from the text that the authorD．
A．took down Frank's name and address to visit him in person
B．as warmly welcomed by her customers when she called them
C．didn't stop smoking even though Frank asked him to
D．kept in touch with Frank through letters until he died
52．At Frank's funeral the author's 1st letter to Frank was read in order toB．
A．encourage people to fight against disease and live bravely
B．indicate that Frank touched many people's hearts
C．show the good relationship etween Frank and the author
D．praise Frank and give thanks to the author．
分析 文章通过讲述作者在工作的时候，认识了Frank，他已经得了很重的病，但是Frank的话给作者很大的触动，作者和他一直联系直到Frank去世．
解答 48-52．ADCDB
48题答案：A考查细节推理，根据文章第一段的My first full-time job after high school was selling vacation packages via the telephone for a well-known company．（高中毕业后我的第一份全职工作是为一家著名的公司通过打电话售卖旅行包）可知本题答案为A选项"旅行代社"．
49题答案：D考查细节推理，根据文章第二段的At this point，I couldn't control myself．We ended the call，but I held on my phone to prevent another call coming in．（这时候我无法控制自我，我们结束了通话，但是我还是握着电话为了阻止另一个电话打进来）可知作者没有挂断电话，这样可以让自己冷静下来；故"collect myself"的意思是"冷静下来"的意思，因此本题答案为D选项．
50题答案：C考查细节推理，根据文章第二段的Instead，he spoke in a faint，weak voice and told me how he wished to take a vacation I was offering，but he couldn't because he was dying of illness．（相反，他用无力、微弱的声音告诉我他有多么想参加一次我们提供的旅行，但是他不能因为他得病快要死去了）及后面的He asked if I smoked，which I did，and begged me to stop．He told me smoking was what was killing him．（他问我是否抽烟（我抽烟），并且求我不要再抽了．他告诉我正是吸烟才让他致死）可知"这位老人的肺部有问题"（吸烟会导致肺癌，老人说话苍白无力说明肺部的损坏已经导致他呼吸很困难了），故本题答案为C选项．
51题答案：D考查细节推理，根据文章第三段的We continued to write back and forth over the next few months or so．（我们继续在接下来的数月中书信来往）可知作者和Frank保持联系，一直到他去世；故本题答案为D选项．
52题答案：B考查细节推理，根据第四段的She wanted to thank me for the letters I had written to Frank，and then explained how Frank touched many lives over the years．At his funeral，to show just that，they read the 1st letter．（她想谢谢我写给Frank的信，然后解释到Frank在过去的那些年中是如何感动很多生命的．在他的葬礼上仅仅为了说明那一点（触及他人心灵），他们读了第一封信）可知在Frank的葬礼上，作者的第一封信被朗读，暗示Frank触及了很多人的心灵；故本题答案为B选项．
点评 本文是一篇人生感悟类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案．
