The Best Western New Englander
      Location.The Best Western New Englander is located in Woburn, Mass, seven miles from Harvard
University and the Salem Witch Museum.Tufts University and the Stoneham Zoo are four miles away.
Downtown Boston is nine miles from the hotel.The USS Constitution Museum is 10 miles away.Faneuil
Hall, Fenway Park, Freedom Trail and the New England Aquarium are within 12 miles.
      Hotel Features.The Best Western New Englander serves complimentary continental breakfasts.The
hotel includes Spuds Restaurant and Lounge.The hotel includes 4,200 square feet of meeting and event
space accommodating up to 200 people.The meeting rooms feature 11foot ceilings, chandeliers and wall
sconces.The front desk is open 24 hours a day.Free shuttle (來往于兩地之間的班車)service to
Anderson Commuter Rail Station is available with service to downtown Boston.The  hotel includes a
business center and  offers highspeed Internet access.Complimentary newspapers are available.Parking
at this Woburn hotel is complimentary.The onsite fitness center features floortoceiling windows, televisions and cardiovascular(心血管) and weight training equipment.The fitness center is open 24 hours a day.The
hotel includes a heated indoor pool in an atrium(天井) setting.
     Guestrooms.Guestrooms at the Best Western New Englander include coffeemakers and Mincro
Fridges. Cable television is provided at this Woburn hotel.Guestrooms include desks.Bathrooms feature
granite(花崗巖)counters and vanities.
     Expert Tips.The Best Western New Englander sponsors the snow leopard exhibit at the Stone Zoo.
The snow leopard is this Woburn hotel's mascot(吉祥物).
●Swimming pool-indoor
●Meeting room (small groups)
●Garden
●Internet public area-highspeed
●Business center
●Fitness equipment
●Parking (complimentary)
●Event catering pets allowed-Fees Apply
●Complimentary breakfast
●Bar/Lounge
●Comp newspapers in lobby
●Shuttle service
●Business services

1. The writer wrote this passage in order to ________.
A. keep record of his or her experiences in the hotel
B. introduce the hotel to his or her readers
C. attract more people to invest the hotel
D. make a list of all the facilities in the hotel

2. In the first paragraph, the writer intends to tell readers that ________.
A. all the city life facilities are accessible to those who stay in the hotel
B. life is quiet and peaceful in the Best Western New Englander
C. you'll have to spend a lot of money if you stay in the hotel
D. you can't enjoy the exciting city life in the hotel

3. The underlined word "complimentary" in the second paragraph means ________.
A. available  
B. expensive
C. free  
D. entertaining

4. Which of the following is Not True according to the text?
A. The Best Western New Englander is a name of a Hotel.
B. There is a heated indoor pool in every guest room of the hotel.
C. You can go to the fitness center at any time in a day.
D. The hotel includes a meeting room, which can hold over 200 people.

     When you don't speak, you may be still communicating. It is true that you may not wish to say anything.
But your very silence may show your wish to be left alone or to stay uninvolved (不參與的), which is the
message you want to send.
     So it has been said that while we speak with our vocal organs (發(fā)聲器官), we converse with our whole
bodies. All of us communicate with one another nonverbally, as well as with words. Sometimes we know
what we're doing, as with the use of gestures such as the thumbs-up sign to indicate (表明) that we approve
(贊成).But most of the time we're not aware (意識(shí)到的) that we are doing it.
     Body language serves a variety of purposes. Firstly it can replace verbal communication, as with the use
of gesture. Secondly, it can modify (修飾) verbal communication. Loudness and tone of voice is an example
here. Thirdly it regulates (約束) social interaction: taking turns is largely governed by non-verbal signals.
Fourthly it conveys (表達(dá)) our emotions. Finally it conveys our attitude towards ourselves and towards the
people we are communicating with. This is particularly important for successful cross-cultural communications.
     Every culture has its own body language. So in order to achieve a more successful cross-cultural
communication, we heed (留意) not only what to say but also how to say it appropriately. Observation shows
that a truly bilingual (會(huì)說兩種語言的) person switches (轉(zhuǎn)換) his body language at the same time he switches
languages.

1. The underlined word "converse" in the second paragraph can be replaced by _____.

A. continue
B. communicate
C. complain
D. compete

2. The underlined word "This" in the third paragraph refers to _____.

A. the fact that body language serves a variety of purposes
B. the fact that body language can modify verbal communication
C. the fact that body language can regulate social interaction
D. the fact that body language conveys our attitude

3. It is implied that a more successful cross-cultural communication can be achieved _____.

A. if we keep the same body language
B. if we verbally express ourselves clearly
C. if we change our body language at the same time we change our words
D. if we change our body language from time to time

4. Body language varies _____.

A. from year to year
B. from culture to culture
C. from time to time
D. from person to person

5. The best title for the passage is _____.

A. Verbal language
B. Body language
C. Ways to communicate
D. Communication skills