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初中英语

2017年全国中考

英语真题

阅建理解

股］2017年吉林省中考英语试题及答案,doc

到2017年甘武省兰州市中考英语试卷及答案（Word版）.doc

理］2017年口东省青岛市中考英语试卷（解析版）doc

明2017重庆中考英语B卷试题及答案word版doc

到2017年陕西首中考英语试题及答案（Word版）.doc

®］2017福建英语u考试题docx

明2017浙江绍兴中考试题英语卷（word版含解析）.doc

里］2017年天津市中考英语试卷真题及解析（不含听力）.doc

到2017年山东省烟台市中考英语试卷.doc

现2017年扬州市英语中考试题及答案（word版-含答案）.doc

皂I2017年上海市英语中考真题（含答案）docx

磔2017年广东省深圳市中考英语试卷.doc

嚼2017年广东省中考英语试卷（真题含答案）doc

崂2017年四川成都市中考英语试题及答案（word版）docx

理!2017年江苏省南京市中考英语试题（Word版含答案）.docx

到2017年;I集中考英语试卷及答案（word版）.doc

2017年北京市中等学校招生考试

阅读理解（共50分）

六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，

选择最佳选项。

（共30分，每小题2分）

A

SummerProgramsatMuseums

ThePostalMuseumTheAirandSpaceMuseum

Date:July17-23Date:July29-30

Age:11-13Age:8-11

Wouldyou1汰etojoinusthisIfyouenjoyprogramsaboutairand

summervacation?Youcancreateaspace,pleasecomehere.It'sagoodplaceto

stampwithyourowndesign,writeandmakeandflyyourownpaperairplane,

mailapostcard,andlearnaboutthewatchanIMAXmovie,andclimbintoa

historyofstamps.realairplane.

Tel:654-09301

TheScienceMuseumTheBuildingMuseum

Date:August7-20Date:August21-27

Age:9-12Age:13-15

YoucanexperiencevideoartsandWanttoenjoydesignchallenges?Come

computertechnology,playVRgamestoandjoinus.Youcanalsogoonfieldtripsto

explore（探索）afuturecity,andaskthesomefamousbuildings,andbuildsmall

robotsquestionsaboutscience.Itwillbehouseswithsoftblocks.Alltheprograms

wonderful!Havefun!arefree.

鼠A

Tel:2724）560

41.YoucanjoinintheprogramsatthePostalMuseumanyday.

A.fromJuly17to23B.fromJuly29-30

C.fromAugust7-20D.fromAugust21to27

42.Ifyouareinterestedintheprogramaboutvideoarts,youcanphone.

A.965-0400B.654-0930C.357-3030D.272-0560

43.A15-year-oldstudentcantakepartintheprogramsat.

A.theBuildingMuseumB.thePostalMuseum

C.theAirandSpaceMuseumD.theScienceMuseum

44.IntheAirandSpaceMuseum,youcan.

A.createastampB.buildahouse

C.makeapaperairplaneD.exploreafuturecity

B

TheSixthTimeIWenttothePrincipal'sOffice

WhenIwasintheseventhgrade,Ihadproblemsbehaving.Myheartwasinthe

rightplace,butI

couldn'talwaysfollowtherules.Iplayedmanytricksonmyschoolmates.Once,Ieven

pulledagirl'shair

ontheschoolbustogetherattention.Asaresult,Iwasrepeatedlysenttotheoffice

oftheprincipal（校长）.

AlthoughIhatedgoingthere,Ididnothatetheprincipal,Mr.Ratcliff.

Mr.Ratcliffwasakind,elderlyman.Whenhespanked（■屁股）meforputting

someantsintoa

classmate'spencilbox,itdidn'thurtatall,butitdidhurtmyfeelings.Ithoughtso

muchofhimand

momentslikethatseemedtoproveIwashopelesslybad.

WhenIgotcalledtoMr.Ratcliffsofficeforthesixthtime,IhadnoideawhatI

haddone.Ifelt

disappointedasIwalkeddownthere.Iwentintohisoffice,satdown,andlookedat

thefloor.Thenhesaid

thelastthingIexpectedtohear:"Kevin,I'veheardyou'vebeenbehavingreallywell

lately.Iwantyouto

knowhowproudIamofyou,andIjustcalledyoudowntomyofficetogiveyoua

peppermint."

"Really?”Iwassurprised.

''Yes.Nowyoucantakethatpeppermintandgobacktoclass.”

Icarriedthepeppermintwithmeasifitwasagoldcoin.WhenIgotintomy

classroom,Ibragged（吹嘘）tomyclassmatesaboutmyturnaround,excitedly.I

wasn'tsobadafterall.

Mr.Ratcliffwasreallykind.HemademerealizethatIwasjustakidwhohad

problemswithbehavior.Heboughtsomepeppermintsandtookthetimetonoticeme

whenIgotsomething-anything-right.Mr.Ratcliffgavemesomehopebygivingme

somelove.Iwilljustrememberhimfortherestofmylife.

45.Inhisseventhgrade,thewriter.

A.hatedtheprincipalB.hadproblemsbehaving

C.alwaysfollowedtherulesD.oftenhelpedhisclassmates

46.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenhewenttotheprincipal'sofficeforthesixthtime?

A.Lonely.B.Excited.C.Confident.D.Disappointed.

47.Thesixthtimethewriterwenttotheprincipal'soffice,hegot.

A.apeppermintB.amodelbusC.apencilboxD.acoin

48.ThewriterwillalwaysrememberMr.Ratcliff,becausetheprincipal.

A.talkedwithhimintheofficeB.playedgameswithhim

C.expectedhimtobeateacherD.gavehimsomehopeandlove

C

BuyingIsDoing?

Howimportantisshoppingtoyou?Howmuchtimedoyouspendbuyingthings?

Andhowmuchtimedoyouspendorganizingthesethingsinyourhome?Inthefuture,

howmuchtimewillyouspendinmovietheaters,atamusementparks,atshopping

malls,oratconveniencestores?Whenyouadditallup,youwillprobablyseeyou

spendalotofyourlifeconsuming（消费）things.Consumingproductsisnotnecessarily

bad.However,ifwespendtoomuchtimedoingit,weshouldlookatitcarefully.

Imaginethatyouhaveaweekofffromschool.Youdon'thavetogotoclass.

However,inthisweek,youcannotspendanymoney-----noshopping,nomovies,no

eatingout.Howwouldyouspendyourtime?

Whatthingswouldbringyouhappiness?Perhapsyouwouldtakeawalkwithyourbest

friend.Perhapsyouwouldhelpachildread.Oryoumightspendtimewithyourfamily.

Whenwelookback,itislikelythatnon-consumingexperienceslikethesewillbe

ourmostimportantmemories.Why?Non-consumingactivitiesareactive,notpassive.

Theydon'tcomeinapackage.Youmaketheexperienceyourself.Forexample,each

personwhoreadstoachildwillhaveadifferentexperience.Theexperiencechanges

withthereader,thechild,andthebook.Similarly,whenyouhaveaconversationwith

afriend,youareactivelycreatinganexperience.Theconversationthatyouhave

withyourfriendcannotbeexperiencedorrecreatedbyanyoneelse.However,ifyou

watchamoviewithafriend,youwilleachhaveapackageexperience.Itrequiresno

actionandlittleinteractionbetweenthetwoofyou.

Theenvironmentweliveinencouragesustohavepackagedexperiences.Wefeel

thatwemustconsumebecausewebelievethatbuyingisdoing.However,wecan

startapersonalrevolution（变革）againstconsumerism.How?Byconsumingless.

Wecanaskourselveswhatexperiencesbringusthegreatestsatisfaction.Thenwe

canorganizeourlivessothatwehavemoreofthosekindsofexperiences.

49.Ifconsumingproductstakestoomuchtime,weshould.

A.spendlessmoneyB.thinkaboutitcarefully

C.organizeourthingsD.gotoconveniencestores

50.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterbelievesthat.

A.wecansaynotoconsumerismbyconsumingless

B.buyingthingscanbringusthegreatestsatisfaction

C.theenvironmentseldominfluencesourshoppingchoices

D.consumingexperienceswillbeourmostimportantmemories

51.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tointroducesomewaysofenjoyingoursparetime.

B.Toencouragepeopletohavemoreactiveexperiences.

C.Toexplainreasonsbehindpeople'sshoppingbehavior.

D.Tosharehispersonalexperienceinconsumingproducts.

D

Sayyou'resittingaroundwithsomefriendsplayingvideogamesandsomeone

mentionsagamethathappenstobeoneofyourfavorites.''Oh,thatgame'seasy.So

notworththetime,"oneofyourfriendssays.Theothersagree.Althoughyouenjoy

thegamequitealot,notwantingtoarguewiththem,yougoalongwiththecrowd.

Youhavejustexperiencedwhatiscommonlyreferredtoaspeerpressure（同伴

压力）,alsocalledpeerinfluence.Youwilladoptacertaintypeofbehavior,dress,or

attitudeinordertobeacceptedaspartofagroupofyour"peers”.Asateen,youare

likelytohaveexperiencedtheeffectofpeerpressureinanumberofdifferentareas.

Weareallinfluencedbyourpeersatanyage.Forteens,asschoolandother

activitiestakeyouawayfromhome,youmayspendmoretimewithyourfriendsthan

withyourfamily.Asyoubecomemoreindependent,yourpeersnaturallyplayagreater

roleinyourlife.

AccordingtoDr.CaseyfromCornellUniversity,teensareveryquickandaccurate

inmakingdecisions

ontheirownandinsituationswheretheyhavetimetothink.However,whenthey

makedecisionsintheheatofthemomentorinsocialsituations,theirdecisionsare

ofteninfluencedbyfactorslikepeers.Inarecentstudy,teenvolunteersplayedavideo

drivinggame,eitheraloneorwithfriendswatching.Theresearchersdiscoveredthat

thenumberofrisksteenstookmorethandoubledwhentheirfriendswerewatching,

comparedwithwhentheyplayedalone.Thisshowsthatteensmayfinditmore

difficulttocontrolriskybehaviorwhentheirfriendsarearound,orinsituationswhere

theyareextremelyangry.

Justaspeoplecaninfluenceustomakeunwisechoices,theycanalsoinfluenceus

tomakegoodones.Ateenmightjoininavolunteerprojectbecausehisorher

friendsaredoingit,orgetgoodgradesbecausehisorherfriendsthinkgettinggood

gradesisimportant.Infact,friendsoftenencourageeachothertostudy,ortryout

forsports.

Whilewearealwaysinfluencedbythosearoundus,thedecisiontoactornotisup

tous.Sowhenitcomestodecisionmaking,thechoiceisuptoyou.

52.Accordingtothepassage,Dr.Caseyprobablyagreesthatteens.

A.liketoplaydrivinggameswiththeirfriends

B.prefersituationswheretheyhavetimetothink

C.maytakemoreriskswhentheirfriendsarearound

D.areslowinmakingdecisionswhentheyareontheirown

53.Thewords''intheheatofthemomentz,inParagraph4probablymean

A.whenteensavoidpossiblerisksB.whenteenstrusttheirjudgment

C.whenteenslosecontrolovertheirangerD.whenteensgiveconsiderationto

situations

54.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Teensareeagertobedifferentfromtheirpeers.

B.Peerpressurehaseffectsonbothteensandadults.

C.Peerpressuredoesmoreharmthangoodtoteens.

D.Teesthinkitchallengingtogetgoodgradesatschool.

55.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.PeerPressure:IsItNecessarytoDealwithIt?

B.PeerPressure:IsItPossibletoGetAwayfromIt?

C.PeerPressure:ItsBenefitstoTeensandFriendMaking

D.PeerPressure:ItsInfluenceonTeensandDecisionMaking

2017年上海市初中毕业统一学业考试

Readingcomprehension（阅读理解）（共50分）

A.Choosethebestanswer（根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案）（12分）

AprilHot@Nobel与tore!

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20%d&cw”（折扣）onalladults'books!

Amazingeventsinourbirthdaymonth:

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25April,4pmIntroduction:ClaireTay,

FantaCentre,3FTheSchoolDiarieswriterofthebook

26April,1pmDiscussion:MichaelHawes,

RetroMall,2FHowtoimprovethroughreadingEnglishprofessor

28April,7pmLecture:DavidKoh,

WinkleMall,IFThemostpopularbooksoftheyeardirectorofthebookstore

29April,8pmQuestion&Answer:KateWhite,

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Spendover$100andgetachancetowinprizes,fromNobel

membership,e-dictionariestoconcerttickets!

69.Aprilisthebirthdaymonthof.

A.NobelBookStoreB.FantaCentre

C.RetroMallD.WinkleMall

70.Youcangetthebiggestdiscounton.

A.adults'storybooksB.allmagazines

C.children'spicturebooksD.alltextbooks

71.willhelpyouknowmoreaboutthemostpopularbooksthisyear.

A.ClaireTayB.MichaelHawesC.DavidKohD.KateWhite

72.Theunderlinedword“renoweed”means.

A.newB.youngC.humourousD.famous

73.Ifyouspend$65,youwillgetachancetowin.

A.ane-dictionaryB.a$10giftcardC.NobelmembershipD.aconcertticket

74.Themainpurposeoftheadvertisementisto.

A.findexcellentwritersB.attractmorebookbuyers

C.celebrateChildren'sDayD.introducenewreadingcourses

B.Choosethebestanswerandcompletethepassage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）（12

分）

ThefollowingarethepostsinanInternetchatroom.Inthischatroom,parentstalk

aboutsomeoftheproblemstheyhavewiththeirchildren.

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verygood,buthelovesit.Yesterdayheplayedvery75When

hefinishedthegame,heasked."DidIplaywell?”Isaid,"Yes!You,rua

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!fromthe77theysee.Asparents：weshouldbehonestinordertoteach

\!honestytoourchildren.EveryHerequiresfivemoreEes.Ifyoukeephidingtruth

；fromthem,theywillnot78you.Theywfflnotrespectyou.Honestyisthefirst

；steptoagoodparent-childrelationship,^

Bernie；

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alifelesson.Peopleshouldworkhardforwhattheywant.Maybenexttimeyou;

cansay："No,youdidn'tplaywelltoday.Greatsoccerplayerspractisealot.Let's；

goandpractise."Thetruthwillmakehim80andagoodsoccerpalyer.•

nParentsshouldbehonesttotheirchildren,buttheydon'thavetotellthewhole

truth.Nexttimewhenyoursonasks,“Did1playwell?"youcansay,“Whatdo

youthink?''Thenyoursoncantellyouwhathethinks.Thalway.everythingyou

Parvizsayistrue,andyouavoidtruththathurts.

75.A.seriouslyB.carefullyC.happilyD.badly

76.A.necessaryB.difficultC.dishonestD.interesting

77.A.filmsB.detailsC.examplesD.teachers

78.A.troubleB.rememberC.answerD.trust

79.A.tookB.missedC.createdD.found

80.A.strongB.confidentC.honestD.active

c.Fillintheblankswithproperwords（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。

每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（14分）

ADeliciousMeal

TonyisChineseAmerican.Hisfamilymembersgathertogetherandserveatraditional

Chinesemealonceaweek.LastweekTonyi81hisfriendAmyforit.

Tony'sfamilywaspreparingdinnerwhenAmyarrived.Thefamilywascooking

vegetableswithhotoil.Thek82wasfilledwithmanygoodsmells."Youcan

helpmesetthetable.^^Tonytoldhisfriend.Theygaveeachpersonapairofchopsticks,a

soupbowl,asoupspoon,andaricebowlonaplate.

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“Oh,youwon'tn83those."Tonyexplained."Iwillshowyouhowtouse

chopsticks.Don'tworry.^^

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askedthekidstocanythefood-filledplatesouttothetable.Amycaniedroastduck.Itwas

oneofthef84dishessherecognized.

Amywasalittlenervousabouteatingwithchopsticks.Tonygaveherinstructionson

howtodoit.Amyfinallymanagedtoholdthechopsticks.Justwhenshepickedupapieceof

chickeninherchopsticks,herfingerss___85lostcontrolofthem,andthechickenflew

acrossthetable.ItlandedinTony'ssoupwithasplash（飞溅）.E__86atthetable

smiled.

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morec_87.Sheatetherestofherdinnereasily.Itwasdelicious!

Attheendofthemeal,Amywasgivenafortunecookie（签语饼干）.Shebrokeitopen

andreadthesmallnoteinsideJIfyoupracticehard,youwilllearnmanythings."Amy

laughedandsaid,“ifyouletmetakehomeapairofchopsticks,myfortunemaycometrue!

D.Answerthequestions（根据以下内容回答问题）（12分）

ItwasSaturdayagain.GraceandKarendislikedSaturdays.Thatwasanotherthingthe

twinshadincommon.Theysharedthesameclothesandtiedtheirhairinthesamemanner.In

fact,itwashardfortheirclassmatesandteacherstotellthemapartsometimes.

Unliketheirclassmates,theyhadtogetupearlyatseveneverySaturdaytopreparefor

theirlessons.GracehadtoattendtheartlessonandKarenhadtoattendherballetlesson.

“HowIwishIcoulddosomethingdifferenttodayJsaidthetwinswithonevoice.Allatonce,

anideacametoGraceandKarenatthesametime.uHowwouldyouliketobemeforaday?”

theyaskedeachother.Itseemedlikeawonderfulplantothem.Aftergivingeachothera

descriptionoftheirownfriends,GraceputonKaren'sballetdresswhileKarenputGrace's

brushesandpaintsintoherbag.Thentheyleftfortheirclasses.

Whentheartlessonstarted,Karenwaslost.UnlikeGrace,Karenwaspooratdrawing.

Whentheartlessonfinallyended,Karendidn'tdaretohandinherwork.

Meanwhile,Gracewasstrugglingintheballetclassaswell.Asshehadnoideaaboutthe

dancesteps,shehadtofollowherclassmatesblindly.Asaresult,shekeptknockingintothem.

Theirballetteacherbecameimpatientwithher,"Karen,youshouldrememberthebasicsteps.

Youcan'trelyoncopyingwhatothersaredoing.^^

WhenKarenandGracegothome,theyweretiredout.Theydecidedthattheywould

nevertrytobesomeoneelsetheywerenot.Itseemedthattheirasswasnotalwaysgreener

ontheotherside.

88.DidGraceandKarenlikeSaturdays?

89.WhendidthetwinsgetuponSaturdays?

90.Whatwasthetwins9planwhentheydecidedtodosomethingdifferent?

91.HowdidKarenfeelatthebeginningoftheartlesson?

92.Whydidtheballetteacherbecomeimpatient?

93.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thegrasswasnotalwaysgreenerontheotherside"at

theendofthestorytrytotellus?

2017年广东省深圳市中考英语试卷

此篇文章为深圳日报上的原文，与中考原文在后半部分有所出入，此文章仅供参

考，

ATLEAST4.250HOLIDAYDRIVERSFINEDFORUSINGBUSU\NSHENZHEN

(2017-5-31,Wednesday}trafficpolicefined4.251privatecars300yuan

(U4411)eachforillegallyusingthebuslaneontheLuoshaRoadand

DameishaTollgatesectionofHuishenCoastalExpressway(S30)by8p.m

yesterdaysinceitwasputintouseSunday,thefirstdayofthethree-day

DragonBoatFestivalholiday.

Thebuslanebanseastboundvehiclesexceptbusesbetween9a.m.and

9p.m.duringholidaysandweekends.

Policeissued2,395ticketsSundayand1.856yesterdaybypresstime.

Toensuresmoothtrafficonthebuslane,policesentofficerstopatrolthesite

usingcamerasanddronestocaptureviolations.Theinformationandphotosof

thevehiclesthatillegallyenteredthebuslanewereupdatedusingroadside

LCDsandthepolicemicroblog.

Statisticsfromthepoliceshowthatthebuslanehasreducedthetimeittakes

busestogettotheeastofthecity.

AresidenttookaholidaybustoDapengatnoonfromtheLuohuStadium

stop.whilehiscolleaguedroveaprivatecar,ThebusarrivedatXindaTourism

Terminalat1248pm.77minuteseartierthantheprivatecar,whicharivedat2:

05p.m

Accordingtopolice,thebuslanecanalsobeusedasarescuepassagefor

accidentsthathappeninthetunnels.

Onthefirstdayoftheholiday,whichendstomorrow,53.000vehiclesheaded

toDapengand35,OOOvehiceswenttotouristattractionsinHuizhou.

Thetrafficflowstartedtosurgeat8a.m.andreacheditspeakataround9a

mwiththehourlynumberofvehiclesreaching3,500between9a.mand10

8.m.PolicehadimposecontrolsonLuoshaRoadandShenzhen-YantianNo.2

Passage.Theparkinglotsintouristattractions,suchasJiaochangweiand

Yangmeikeng.were:fullypackedbyaroundnoon

The110hotlinereceivedatotalof1,581reportsonthefirstday,includingB45

accidentreportsand110congestionreports.

YantianDistricttouristattractionsreceived60,500visitorsonthefirstdayofthe

holiday,MostofthevisitorswereatDameisha,whichhasrequiredonline

reservationssincetheMayDayholiday.

Thebeachparkcappedthenumberofvisitorsto80,000adayandtravelersto

theparkneedtomakeonlinereservationswithinsevendaysinadvance.

Asparkvisitorsneedtopassthroughsecuritychecks,policeseized97knives

andbottlesofbeerattheentrances,Inaddition,theftsonthebeachhavealso

beenreducedthankstothesecuritychecksandonlinereservationsystem.

30.Accordingtothenews,whendidtheDragonBoatFestivalholidaybegin?

A.OnMay27B.OnMay28c.OnMay29D.OnMay30

31.Whencantheprivatecarusethebuslane?

A.From9:00amto9:00pm.

B.From09:00pmto0900am.

C.Onweekends.

D.Whenthereisanaccident.

32.HowlongwastheholidaybusearlierthantheprivatecartoarriveatXinda

TounismTerminal?

A.About60minutes,B.Abouthalfanhour,

C.Over2hours,D.About77minutes.

33.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaforthenewsreport?

A.SHENZHEN(2017-5-31.Wednesday)trafficpolicefined4.251private

cars300yuan(US$44.11)eachforillegallyusingthebuslane.

B.干扰项

C.Policesentofficerstopatrolthesiteusingcamerasanddroneslocapture

violations.

D.干扰项.

18.此篇文章为ChinaDaily上的原文，与中考原文在后半部分有所出入，此文

章仅供参考.

OnMay18,theMinistryofLandandResourcesannouncedthatithadachieved

successindrillingfireice,ormethanehydrate,fromtheseabedintheShenhu

areaoftheSouthChinaSea.Methanehydrateisakintomethanegastrapped

inice-likecrystals;itproduceshighamountenergywhenburnedandis

chemicalreactionproducesnothingbutdioxideandwater.

Sincemethanehydrateisbothcleanandenergy-intensiveandisconsidered

thefuelofthefuture,manymediaoutletsusedbig.boldheadlines.such

as"Chinamakestechnologicalbreakthrough"and"Newenergysourcefoundfor

China"t如reportthefind.

Infact,itwouldnotbeanexaggerationtosayChinahasindeedachieveda

greattechnologicalbreakthroughinthefield.

Manycounties,includingtheUnitedStatesandJapan,havelongbeen

conductingresearchonmethanehydrate,butextractingitfromthebottomof

theseahasbeenacommonproblemplaguingallofthem.But,accordingto

reports,theChineseteamsucceededindrillingmethanehydratefornearly

eightsuccessivedays,withtheaveragedailyextractionexceeding16000cubic

meters,whichisabigbreakthrough.

However.itistooearlytosayanewenergysourcehasbeenfound.The

world'stotalmethanehydratereserveisestimatedtobeabout21,000trillion

cubicmeters,whichifextractedcouldmeettheworld'senergyneedfor1,000

years.Butthesuccessfullestdrilingofmethanehydratedoesnotmeanitcan

beextractedforindustrialuse.

Toextractenoughmethanehydrateforeverydayuse,thedrillingtechnology

mustbesuccessfullytransferredfromthelaboratorytotheindustry.Andfor

that,thetwomainchallenges--environmentalriskandeconomiccost--

havetobeovercome.

Methanehydrateisformedunderhighpressureandlowtemperatureatthe

bottomofthesea,anditdecomposesintomethaneandwaterwhenextracted

fromtheseabed.

That'sdisastrousfortheenvironmentbecausemethaneisoneoftheworst

greenhousegases.Ifmethaneisreleasedinlargevolumesintothe

atmosphere,itwillcausetemperaturestorisefurtherandintensifyclimate

change.

Besides.theprocessto