中考是九年义务教育的终端显示与成果展示，中考是一次选拔性考试，其竞争较为激烈。为了更有效地帮助学生梳理学过的知识，在中考中取得理想的成绩，下文为大家准备了2016河北石家庄中考英语模拟试题。

一、单项选择 (共15小题;每小题l分，满分15分)

在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。

1. — Ma Long won his first men’s singles world table tennis championship on May 3.

— Wow, ________ exciting news!

A. what an   B. what a    C. what    D. how

2. Nobody knows why the girl is unhappy, ________ she has got full marks in the exam.

A. when           B. but              C. if               D. though

3. — Do you think the ________ of this shirt suits me?

— Of course! It is neither big nor small.

A. size             B. design            C. price           D. color

4. — What a cool bike!

— Yes, and the price is also cool. I ________ 2,000 yuan for it.

A. cost            B. paid             C. spent           D. took

5. What a terrible experience! ________, you're safe now — that's the main thing.

A. Anyway        B. Moreover      C. Otherwise      D. Indeed

6. — I really can't believe such a learned man has made so silly a mistake.

— Don't you know ________ sense is worth more than knowledge?

A. general         B. unusual        C. special       D. common

7. — The program “Where Are We Going, Dad”? seems very _________.

— I agree with you. Many of us like it very much.

A. terrible    B. boring       C. popular      D. happy

8. After the education reform (改革) in Jiangsu Province, the pupils have ________ time to relax and _______ homework to do.

A. fewer; more   B. much; many    C. many; much     D. more; less

9. Some students never got high marks, but they didn’t ________ hope.

A. give out     B. give up    C. give in    D. give off

10. — The exam is coming!

— Yes, our teacher often tells us we can’t be ________ careful while taking exams.

A. too             B. very           C. quite          D. so

11. The Gree Company is developing a new kind of machine ________ can cool down our rooms more quickly.

A. who         B. what           C. whom        D. which

12. — When did Mike ________ the office?

— Err, he _________ for about 10 minutes.

A. leave, left        B. left, was away

C. leave, has been away      D. leave, has left

13. The Korean actor called Kim Soo Hyun has been famous in China          2013.

A. from     B. since     C. for      D. in

14. — I seem to be lost. Could you tell me _________?

— Sure. You can take the No. 1 bus to get there.

A. where is Gaochun Old Street

B. how long it will take me to Gaochun Old Street

C. how I can get to Gaochun Old Street

D. how far is my trip to Gaochun Old Street

15. — I dislike shopping online. I prefer to actually see and touch what I'm buying before I pay for it, especially for clothes and shoes.

— That's right. _______.

A. Seeing is believing         B. Clothes do not make the man

C. The first step is always the hardest      D. You are never too old to learn

二、完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Hello! Welcome to our Music Program. And now if you listen to this programme, you’ll know that it’s time for our competition every week. Last week’s prize of two theatre tickets was won by Bill Martins. Congratulations, Bill. I hope you’ve  16   your tickets by now. This week we are offering a classical (经典的) CD. I hope you will be the first listener to tell the name of the music and the person who   17   it. But   18   I do, you need to get a pencil and a piece of paper, as I’m going to give you some   19   which should make your job a little easier. Are you ready? Right. Now listen carefully, as you might be this week’s   20   winner.

Although the person who wrote the music was born in Italy, he spent most of his   21  in Spain. Have you got that? The second point: There is also a famous play which has the same title as this music and which is usually performed in the open air in the summer. Any   22   yet? I should warn you that it’s not that easy. Now for the next point: When this piece of music was first performed, many people in the audience got up and walked out. They thought the music was terrible and said it was a waste of their money. It’s   23   really, when you think how popular it is today. And now for the last point. Part of his music was used for an advertisement which you can see on television, in a lot of magazines and   24   on your cinema screen from next month. I’m sure when you hear the music, you’ll know what the advertisement is for. I’m not going to tell you what product (产品) it is, because that would almost give you the answer!

So, that’s  25  things to remember. If you can give us the answer, please ring 400-8937224. And the music is coming up now.

16. A. heard        B. checked  C. received   D. noticed

17. A. sang        B. wrote   C. loved    D. played

18. A. after   B. until   C. while        D. before

19. A. notice   B. stories   C. help          D. secret

20. A. correct   B. funny   C. successful    D. lucky

21. A. life    B. money   C. music       D. dream

22. A. question  B. idea    C. thing        D. point

23. A. surprising  B. fantastic    C. unfair       D. unwelcome

24. A. too      B. so         C. very        D. even

25. A. one      B. two          C. three        D. four