2025屆福建省寧德市普通高中畢業(yè)班高三英語第一學期期末統(tǒng)考模擬試題含解析

2025屆福建省寧德市普通高中畢業(yè)班高三英語第一學期期末統(tǒng)考模擬試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very2．Wheneveryou________apresent,youshouldthinkaboutitfromthereceiver’spointofview.A．bought B．havebought C．willbuy D．buy3．Ifyouhaveanyquestion,please______freetocontactmeatsue_smith@126.com.A．tofeelB．feelingC．feelD．felt4．Uponenteringa“newera”,whatwenowfaceisthe_______betweenunbalancedandinadequatedevelopmentandthepeople’sever-growingneedsforabetterlife.A．a(chǎn)dministrationB．violationC．contradictionD．presentation5．Ourdreamisto_______aWorldCupthatmakesyou,yourgrandchildrenandeveryoneinfootballreallyproud.A．stageB．chairC．foundD．watch6．—Cathy,inmyopinion,isvery________.—Absolutely!Sheprefershomelifetogoingout.A．domestic B．energeticC．dynamic D．enthusiastic7．Takingtargetedmeasurestohelppeopleliftthemselvesoutofpoverty,_____hasbeenpredicted,isfruitful.A．whatB．whichC．a(chǎn)sD．that8．—WhatisyourimpressionofyourformercolleagueNick?—He’shelpful,andhe________giveusahandatwork.A．must B．wouldC．may D．should9．---Themanagerofthefactorywantstoimproveproductionagreatdeal,buthedoesn’tspendmuchontechnology.---Iamafraidhewon’trealizehisdream.Youknow________.A．youcan’teatyourcakeandhaveit B．emptyvesselsmakethegreatestsoundC．enoughisasgoodasafeast D．twoheadsarebetterthanone10．Theguidewasenthusiasticandknowledgeableandwespentalovelyeveningwanderingintoplaceswhichwe________straightpastotherwise.A．hadwalked B．werewalkingC．wouldhavewalked D．musthavewalked11．Thetoughestthingaboutsuccessis________youhavetokeeponbeingasuccess.A．why B．when C．what D．that12．Don’tbejoking.It’stimeto______yourbusiness.A．setout B．takeup C．goon D．getdown13．Somepeopleusehand-writtenletters______typingbecausethey’remorepersonalandrepresentyoursincerity.A．inpreferencetoB．inprocessofC．inreferencewithD．insearchof14．Believeitornot,itis________________thatcausesyourillness.A．becauseofyourbeingoverweight B．becauseyouareoverweightC．youaresooverweight D．yourbeingoverweight15．—Thankyouverymuchforeverything．You'vebeensohelpful.—__．JustletmeknowifthereisanythingelseIcandoforyou． A．Withpleasure B．Thepleasureismine． C．Pleasedon'tsayso D．No,thanks16．I’mafraidthatIcan’tattendTom’sweddingparty______nextweekend.A．tobeheld B．beingheldC．held D．istobeheld17．_____atthedifferencesbetweenhercultureandtheirs,Anniewantedtoreturnhome.A．ConfusingB．ConfusedC．HavingconfusedD．Toconfuse18．Asadoctor,Ispendmostofthetimewithmypatients,andthat’s________itisinmyday.A．howB．whenC．whyD．where19．Notuntilhewentabroadtofurtherhisstudy_______theimportanceofEnglish.A．hashefoundB．hehasfoundC．didhefindD．hehadfound20．Ifithadnotbeenfortheheroes’contributionsandsacrifices,we_____suchahappylife.A．wouldn’thaveled B．wouldn’tbeleadingC．haven’tled D．a(chǎn)renotleading第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Ourneighborsaidthestormlastedfourminutes.Thetownhousesaredestroyedordamaged.Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjured.Onthedaythetornadohit,therewasnoindicationthatsevereweatherwasonitsway.Thefirstalertmyhusband,Jimmy,67,andI,65,gotcamearound9p.m.,fromsomerollingtextontheTVJimmywaswatching.Heranupstairstofindmeinourthird-floorbedroom,andwechangedthechanneltoourlocalPensacola,Florida,station.Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.Thebonesofthehouseshook,andthepowerwentout.Wehadthreeflightsofstepstogettotherelativelysafeclosetdownonthefirstfloor.Aswereachedthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewout.Suddenly,athree-foot-longtreebranchwhippedthroughthedoorframe.Itflewoverourheads,missingusbyinches.Hadwebeenonestepup,itwouldhavestuckthroughus.Finally,Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IgraspedJimmy’sarmasthetornadosuckedthedooropenandtriedtobringJimmywithit.Mykneesandscalp(頭皮)werefullofglass,butinthatmoment,Ifeltnopain.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.1、Howwastheoldcoupleawareofthetornado?A．Theylearneditfromtheirneighborswhopassedtheirhouse.B．Theylearneditfromsomecommonindicationsbeforeatornado.C．TheyfoundthenewsreportforecastingthetornadoonTV.D．Theyfoundthetornadoontopofthemwhentheywereupstairs.2、Wecaninferfromparagraph4that____________A．Theoldcouplewasverygratefultothebranch.B．Theoldcouplemissedthebranchverymuch.C．Theoldcouplewashitbythebranchonthehead.D．Theoldcouplewasfortunatetohaveanarrowescape.3、Whydidtheoldwomanfeelnopaininparagraph5?A．Becauseshewasworriedaboutherhusband.B．Becauseshewasbraveenoughtobearthepain.C．Becauseshedidn’tactuallyfeelanypain.D．Becauseshehadagoodhusbandtocomforther.4、Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom_______.A．a(chǎn)brochureB．a(chǎn)novelC．newspaperD．a(chǎn)magazine22．（8分）Whentheweather’shot,doyouenjoyaglassofBrad’sDrinkwhilewatchingyourTVmadebyTokyoTelecommunicationsEngineering,andsurfingthewebusingasearchenginecalledBackRub?No?NeitherdoI.That’sbecauseallthesecompanieshavechangedtheirnames.Brad’sDrinkisnowPepsi.ThemouthfulthatwasTokyoTelecommunicationsEngineeringhasbecome,simply,Sony.AndBackRubisnowknownasGoogle.ThoughImustadmit,theideaofabackmassagedoessoundgoodrightnow!Jokingaside,choosingtherightnameforyourstart-upisaseriousmatter.ThinkofthecaseofasmallCanadiancompanycalledResearchinMotion,whoin1998hadjustdevelopedahigh-techmobilephonethatcouldsendemails.TheyweretornbetweennameslikeMegaMailandProMail.ThentheysoughtthehelpofconsultingfirmLexicon,whospecializeinbrandnames.Theyhadotherideas.Theybrainstormedwordsconnectedtoenjoymentandfreshness.Someonesaid.Lexicon’sbossaddedtwocapitalletters,andthereyouhaveit:BlackBerrywasborn.Sincethenithassoldover33millionhandsetstocustomersaroundtheworld.WouldithavesoldaswellifitwascalledMegaMail?Whoknows?Recently,BlackBerrysaleshavebeenovertakenbyAndroidphonesandApple’siPhone.Lexicon’sfounderDavidPlacekisabigfanofsimplebrandnameslikethoseApplechooses:theiPhone.Theyl0okahouseholdwordandbyputtingoneletterinfontofit,itendsupbeinggamechanging.So,forallyouentrepreneurs(企業(yè)家)outthere,makesureyouallowtimetodevelopacatchyandmemorablename.Thinkaboutwhatmakesyourcompanydifferent.What’syourUSP(獨特的銷售主張)?Maybeyoucanreflectthatinyourname.Whataboutyou?Whatwouldyoucallacompanyifyouhadone?1、WhichofthefollowingistheoriginalnameofBlackBerry?A．Brad’sDrink.B．TokyoTelecommunicationsEngineering.C．BackRub.D．MegaMailandProMail.2、WhatisLexicon?A．Aconsultingcompany.B．Ahandsetcompany.C．Adrinkcompany.D．Atelecommunicationcompany.3、WhatisLexicongoodat?A．Givingpropernamestopersons.B．Givingpropernamestoabrand.C．MakingAndroidphones.D．Makingitscompanydifferent.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．TheArtofDesigningB．Apple’siPhoneC．TheArtofNamingD．ResearchinMotion23．（8分）Seventy-three-year-oldGeorgeMcNeilonselectedhisfoodinValueMartverycarefully.Afterleavingthecashier,heestimated(估計)thathehadsaved80centsandthoughtthathehadgotgoodvalueforhismoneyagain.Attheexit,thechillywindremindedhimofhisgloves.“Nowwherearethey?”Hesearchedhereandthere,butnowherecouldhefindthem.Hewassurehewaswearingthemwhenheenteredthestore.Theworriedmanmadeasecondsearchinallhispockets,againincludingthegrocerybag.Hewassuretheymusthavebeendroppedsomewhereinsidethestore.Georgeboughttheglovesata25%discount,forjust$30,tenyearsago.Theyweregenuinelambskin(小羊皮),soft,warmanddurable.Untilthen,hehadworncheaperman-madematerialthatlastednomorethanthreeyears.Hisimpulsivedecisiontobuytheexpensiveglovesturnedouttobeagoodone,whichevenpromotedhissocialstatusonthebus,aspassengersstaredathimenviouslyforsixmonthsoutoftheyear.Heenjoyedbeingenvied.Badluck,Georgethought,tolosehisexpensiveglovesonNewYear’sEve.Hereenteredthestoreandfollowedthesameroutehehadwalkedbefore.Butseveralminutesofanxioussearchturnedouttobeinvain.“Societyhaschanged.Peoplehavechanged…”hemurmuredtohimself.“Yearsago,ifpeoplepickedupsomethinglost,theywouldgiveitback.”Backhome,Georgewasataloss.Indeepwinter,hecouldnotdoanythingwithoutapairofgloves.Ifheboughtcheapones,hewouldhavetoreplacethemverysoon.Ifheboughtnewleatherones,theywouldcostfortydollars.Aftertheholiday,poorGeorgedecidedtobuyanotherpairofleathergloves.Beforeboardingthesubway,hesteppedintoValueMartagaintoseeifbyanychancehisgloveshadbeenreturnedtothelostandfoundoffice.“Whatcolorarethey?”thewomanintheofficeasked.“Black,”heanswered.Shelookedintoherdraweranddrewoutapairofmen’sleathergloves.“Arethey?”“Yes!Thosearemine!”1、WhichofthefollowingisthemostprobablereasonforGeorge’sshopping?A．TokilltimeinValueMartasusual.B．ToprepareforthecomingNewYear.C．Toprovehowwisehewaswithmoney.D．Toseewhethertherewereglovesonsale.2、WhatdoweknowaboutoldGeorgeMcNeilon?A．Purebutimpolite.B．Cleverbutsimple.C．Economicalbutvain.D．Warmheartedbutpoor.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Indailylife,accidentswillhappen.B．Nevereverjumptoconclusions.C．Apennysavedisapennyearned.D．Alossmayturnouttobeagain.24．（8分）Iwasbornonthe17thofNovember1828,inthevillageofNamPing,whichisaboutfourmilessouthwestofthePortugueseColony(殖民地)ofMacao,andislocatedonPedroIslandlyingwestofMacao,fromwhichitisseparatedbyachannelofhalfamilewide.Asearlyas1834,anEnglishlady,Mrs.Gutzlaff,wifeofamissionarytoChina,cametoMacao.SupportedbytheLadies’AssociationinLondonforthepromotionoffemaleeducationinIndiaandtheEast,sheimmediatelytookuptheworkofstartingagirls’schoolforChinesegirls,whichwassoonfollowedbytheopeningofaboys’school.Mrs.Gutzlaff’scomprador(買辦)happenedtocomefrommyvillageandwasactuallymyfather’sfriendandneighbor.ItwasthroughhimthatmyparentsheardaboutMrs.Gutzlaff’sschoolanditwasdoubtlesslythroughhisinfluenceandmeansthatmyfathergotmeadmittedintotheschool.Ithasalwaysbeenamysterytomewhymyparentsshouldputmeintoaforeignschool,insteadofatraditionalConfucianschool,wheremybigbrotherwasplaced.MostcertainlysuchastepwouldhavebeenmoresuitableforChinesepublicopinion,taste,andthewantsofthecountry,thantoallowmetoattendanEnglishschool.Moreover,aChinesebeliefistheonlyavenueinChinathatleadstopoliticalpromotion,influence,powerandwealth.IcanonlyguessthatasforeigncommunicationwithChinawasjustbeginningtogrow,myparentshopedthatitmightbeworthwhiletoputoneoftheirsonstolearningEnglish.Inthiswayhemightbecomeaninterpreterandhaveamoreadvantageouspositiontoenterthebusinessanddiplomaticworld.IamwonderingifthatinfluencedmyparentstoputmeintoMrs.Gutzlaff’sSchool.Astowhatothersequencesithaseventuallybroughtaboutinmylaterlife,theywereentirelyleftinthehandsofGod.1、HowwastheauthoradmittedtoMrs.Gutzlaff’sschool?A．Throughhisfather’sfriend’shelp.B．Throughhisowneffortstoexams.C．Throughhisfather’srequest.D．ThroughMrs.Gutzlaff’sinfluence.2、Whydidtheauthor’sparentsputhimintoanEnglishschool？A．AnEnglishschoolwasmoreinfluential.B．ForeigntradewithChinawasdevelopingfast.C．ItmetwithChinesepublicopinion.D．Hecouldbecomeasuccessfulinterpreter.3、Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhisparents’decisiontoputhimintoanEnglishschool?A．Itwasskeptical.B．Itwasmysterious.C．Itwasthoughtful.D．Itwaswonderful.25．（10分）Asurveyhasshownthatwhatyoudoonaplanecanbedeterminedbywhichnationalityislistedonyourpassport.Accordingtotheresultsofaninternationalpassengersurvey,Australiansarethebiggestdrinkersonboardwith36percentchoosingtodownthehatch,comparedto35percentofAmericansand33percentofBrits.TheAirlinePassengerExperienceAssociation(APEX)spoketoaround1,500people,aged18andolder,whohavetraveledbyplaneatleastonceduringthelastthreemonthsandwerelivingintheUnitedStates,UnitedKingdom,Germany,Japan,China,Singapore,AustraliaandBrazil.TheresultsfoundChinesetravelersaremostlikelytonodoffoncetheseat-beltsignswitchesoff.Theyarealsothefirsttotakeouttheircreditcardforsomein-flightshoppingandthebiggestfansofgaming.Americansontheotherhandliketousetheirtimeintheairmoreproductively----whennotdrinking----choosingtoworkwhileflyingat35,000feet.Meanwhile,BritsandGermansarethebestatmakingchatwithrandomstrangers----spending50percentmoretimethananyothernationality.Comparatively,Braziliansconducttheirconversationsonlineviaemail,messagingappsorsocialmedia.Despiteplanefoodhavingabadreputation,sevenoutoftenintervieweessaidtheywerehappytoeatupontheselectionofin-flightsnacksandmeals.In-flightmagazineswerealsopopularwithfouroutoffivepassengers.Theinternationalflyersdidhoweverexpresstheirdesireforbetterin-flightentertainment.“Theindustryhasgreatlyimprovedthecomfort,entertainmentandonboardservice,andpassengersareacceptingthoseimprovements”saidRussellLemieux,APEXexecutivedirector.“Atthesametime,passengersaredemandingmorefromtheirairtravelexperienceswhichwilldrivemoreimprovementstouchingallaspectsofthejourney.”headded.1、Whatcanyouprobablyseeintheflightaccordingtothepassage?A．Brazilianschoosetodrink.B．Americansdoin-flightshopping.C．Germanschattokillthetime.D．TheChineseswitchofftheseat-beltsign.2、Whenonboardtheplane,______.A．passengersfromonenationhavelittleincommonB．mostpassengersliketoreadin-flightmagazinesC．morethanhalfofthepassengersdon’tenjoyplanefoodD．mostpeopletendtousein-flighttimetohaveagoodsleep.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Flyerscarelittleaboutentertainment.B．Flyersarenotsatisfiedwiththeimprovements.C．Flyersareexpectingbetterflightexperiences.D．Flyershavemoreandmoredemandsfromairlines.4、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toentertainreaderswithinterestingstories.B．Toencouragepeopletobehavewellinpublic.C．Tocriticizeimpolitebehaviorsontheplane.D．Toinformreadersoftheresultsofasurvey.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Fallingoffaboxcarandlandingonmyhead,IlostmysightwhenIwasfouryearsold.NowIamthirty-two.Ican1rememberthebrightnessofsunshine.Itwouldbewonderfultoseeagain,2atragedycandostrangethingstopeople.It3tomethatImightnothavecometolovelifeasIdonowifIhadn’tbeenblind.Myparentsandmyteachersawsomething4me,andtheymademewantto5againstblindness.Thehardest6Ihadtolearnwastobelieveinmyself.IfIhadn’tbeenabletodothat,Iwouldhave7downandbecomeachairrockerfortherestofmylife.WhenIsay8inmyselfIamnottalkingabout9thekindofself-confidencethat10medownanunfamiliarstaircase（樓梯）alone.ButImeansomethingbiggerthanthat:anassurancethatIamarealpositiveperson11imperfections.Ittookmeyearstoobtainthis12.Ithadtostartwiththe13.Onceamangavemeanindoor14.“Ican’tusethis.”Isaid.“Takeitwithyou,”he15me,“androllitaround.”The16stuckinmyhead.“Rollitaround!”ByrollingtheballIcouldhearwhereitwent.ThisgavemeanideahowtoachieveagoalIhadthought17.AttheSchoolfortheBlindI18anewkindofbaseballcalledgroundball.AllmylifeIhavesetaseriesofgoalsandthentriedtoreachthem,oneatatime.Ihadtolearnmy19.IwouldfailsometimesanywaybutontheaverageImade20.1、A．randomly B．a(chǎn)bruptly C．roughly D．completely2、A．so B．but C．thus D．a(chǎn)nd3、A．occurred B．referred C．brought D．turned4、A．of B．for C．to D．in5、A．get B．fight C．find D．drop6、A．method B．experience C．lesson D．manner7、A．broken B．put C．settled D．lay8、A．courage B．a(chǎn)mbition C．belief D．power9、A．firmly B．simply C．fairly D．slightly10、A．stops B．helps C．finds D．gives11、A．despite B．besides C．without D．unlike12、A．description B．existence C．intelligence D．recognition13、A．intelligence B．incident C．trouble D．determination14、A．chair B．baseball C．game D．design15、A．urged B．blamed C．greeted D．teased16、A．goals B．words C．baseballs D．ideas17、A．valuable B．reasonable C．impossible D．unbearable18、A．discovered B．equipped C．formed D．invented19、A．limitations B．a(chǎn)dvantages C．puzzles D．personalities20、A．sense B．progress C．mistakes D．friends第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Itisinyourdailylife1．youalwaysgetintoasituationwhereyourparentscontrolhundredsofthingsforyouwhenyouareakid,suchastheclothesyouwear,thefoodyoueat,whereyougoandwhatevercankeepyou2．(spellbind).Itisagoodthing.Kidsneedthiskindofprotectionandhelpbecausetheyarenotoldenoughtotakecareof3．(they)andmakedecisions4．(correct).Butwithyougrowingolder,thepartofbeingateenisdevelopingyourownidentity,5．isdifferentfromyourparents’.Differentattitudestowardseventslikepartyingmayleadtoarguments,becauseyourparentswillalways6．(concern)aboutyouandkeepyousafe,nomatterhowoldyouare.Asaresult,yourparentsfeel7．hardtogetusedtothenewsituationwithout8．(know)yourlatestnews.Whatkidsshouldkeepinmindisthatinmostcases,yourparentscanunderstandwhatyouaregoing9．becausethey10．(be)teensonce.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。WhenIwasinGrade8,myfamilymovetoSeattle,soIhadtogotoanewschool、Beinginaunfamiliarplace,Ifeltlonelyandfrightening、Worsestill,somesubjectsweresodifficulttolearnfromthatIhadnoideahowtoadapttothenewenvironment、Myteachersnoticedmyproblemsbutoftenencouragedme、Withtheirhelp,Imadesomeprogressesinmylessons、However,itwasn’teasymakefriends、Myclassmateshadalreadyknowneachother、Ifoundithardlytofitin、MymothersuggestedthatIchattedwiththem、Followinghisadvice,Isoongotafewgoodfriends、第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華,你馬上要面臨大學專業(yè)的選擇以及對未來的職業(yè)規(guī)劃，對此你相當困惑。聽說你的美國筆友Tom從小就學習了職業(yè)規(guī)劃，請你給他寫信，向他尋求一些建議。內(nèi)容包括以下要點：1.職業(yè)規(guī)劃的意義何在；2.詢問如何進行職業(yè)規(guī)劃。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右;2.可以適當增加細節(jié),以使行文連貫;3.開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出(不計入總詞數(shù))。DearTom,Iknowthatyouhavelearnedaboutcareerplanningfromanearlyage.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、D3、C4、C5、A6、A7、C8、B9、A10、C11、D12、A13、A14、D15、B16、A17、B18、A19、C20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、D3、A4、D22、1、D2、A3、B4、C23、saved80centsandthoughtthathehadgotgoodvalueforhismoneyagain.；Heenjoyedbeingenvied.?C選項economicalbutvain。24、1、A2、D3、B25、GriffithObservatory(天文臺)isanationalleaderinpublicastronomy,andoneofthemostpopularattractionsinLosAngeles.Itislocatedonthesouthernslope(山坡)ofMountHollywoodinGriffithParkat1,134feetabovesealevel.VisitorsmaydrivetotheObservatoryandparkinitsparkinglotoronnearbyroads.Noreservation(預定)isrequiredtovisit.Parkingislimited,andthebusiesttimesareweekend.Buses,taxis,andcarpoolsarewelcome.LADOTprovidesweekendpublicbusservicefromtheSunset/VermontMetroRedLinestation.GriffithObservatoryisopensixdaysaweek.Admissionandparkingarefree.HoursofOperationTuesday---Friday12:00noon---10:00p.m.Saturday---Sunday10:00a.m.---10:00p.m.MondayClosedThanksgivingDayandChristmasDayClosedSamuelOschinPlanetariumTheSamuelOschinPlanetariumtheateroffers8to10live,half-hourpresentationseachday.Thereareusuallyfourdifferentshowsfromwhichtochoose.Showsarepresentedevery60to90minutes.Checkthewebsite,informationdesks,ortheboxofficeforeachday’sshowtimes.Lateseatingisnotpermitted.SamuelOschinPlanetariumticketsmustbepurchasedattheObservatorya