【AtaHomeinaCaveWhat'sthemostunusualkindofhousethatyouhaveeverheardof?Weallknowthatpeoplelivedincaveslongago.ButdidyouknowthatnowadaysthousandsofpeopleinsouthernSpainliveincavehomes?IncentralTurk】

　　AtaHomeinaCave

　　What'sthemostunusualkindofhousethatyouhaveeverheardof?

　　Weallknowthatpeoplelivedincaveslongago.ButdidyouknowthatnowadaysthousandsofpeopleinsouthernSpainliveincavehomes?IncentralTurkey,youcanseewholevillagesofcavehouses,someofwhichhavelastedfornearly2,000years.

　　Livinginthesehomesismorecomfortablethanyoumightthink.Theyarenaturallycoolinsummerandwarminwinter.Thefloorsareoftencoveredwithtilesandrugs.Thewallsarepainted.Therearewindowsanddoors.Manycavehomeshavetelephones,andsomeevenhavefaxandInternetconnections.InGuadix,Spain,youcanlookoutoverahillsidethatiscoveredwithtelevisionantennas(天线)fromthecavehousesthatliebeneaththesurface.

　　Perhapsthemostluxuriousmoderncavedwellings(住宅)intheworldcanbefoundinthevillageofTroo,situatedintheLoirevalleyofFrance.Forhundredsofyears,thecaveareashavebeenusedtostorewineandgrowmushrooms.Inrecentyears,allthecaveshavebeenfittedwithmodernconvenienceslikerunningwaterandelectricity.There'sevenarestaurantthatserves5-coursemeals.Today,manyrichParisians(巴黎人)usethecavesastheirsecondhomes,sincetheyprovideacool,relaxingchangefromthefastpace(步调)ofthecity.

　　Ifyoutraveltosomeoftheseplaces,youcanevenfindhotelsthatareincaves.InavillageinCappodocia,Turkey,forexample,youcanstayinan11-roomcavehousecarvedoutofthelimestonerock.Alltheroomscomewithprivatebathroomandtelephone—adoubleroomforanightcostsaroundUS＄50.

　　TrueorFalse:

　　Peopleusedtoliveincavesmanyyearsago,buttheynolongerdo.

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　　Cavehomesarehotinthesummerandcoldinthewinter.

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　　Cavelivingiscomfortableeventhoughthereisnoelectricity.

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　　Youcan'thavetelevisionserviceinacavehome.

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　　Cavehomeshaveonlybigopenholesfor“doors”,andnowindows.

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　　RichParisianssometimesliveinthecavesbecausethe