甘肅省慶陽市長慶中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年高三第六次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

甘肅省慶陽市長慶中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年高三第六次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認(rèn)真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Thiskindofgelpenwhich______smoothlyisquitepopularwithstudents.A．iswrittenB．iswritingC．wroteD．writes2．---Ihavebeenworkingformorethan30years!I’mgoingtoretirenextmonth.---Really?Youdon’tlookaday40!A．overB．byC．withD．for3．—I'mgoingtoorderchickenandsalad．Whataboutyou?—.I'llhavethesame. A．I'mafraidnot B．It'suptoyou C．Thatsoundsgoodtome． D．Thatdepends4．Theincidentturnedhimintodifferentperson,evenifhedidnotrealizeitatbeginning.A．a(chǎn);a B．the;the C．the;a D．a(chǎn);the5．CareersAdviceserviceisonlyavailabletopeopleonday-timecourses.A．tostudy B．studyC．studied D．studying6．________WuhuwithShanghai,tobefrank,andyou'llfindit'smoreconvenienttoliveintheformer.A．Tocompare B．ComparingC．Compare D．Compared7．Why________youchoosetoworkinaremotevillageschoolwhenyoucanownarespectablejobinacity?A．need B．shouldC．must D．will8．LeadersofmanycountrieshavebeentryingtowhatitisthatmakesChinadevelopsofastinrecentyears.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．makeout9．Shesaidher________isenoughtosupportherinlateryearsandthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly.Afterallshehadnotmuchtimeleft.A．pension B．benefit C．a(chǎn)llowance D．bonus10．_____workingability，youarenoworsethantheothers，itisjustyouwhodon’tputyourheartinyourwork．A．Infavorof B．Inhonorof C．Intermsof D．Incaseof11．Myneighbourcametoaskmewhytherewassomuchnoiseinmyhouseyesterdayafternoon.ItoldherthatsomechildrenanEnglishsong.A．praticed B．wouldpractice C．havepracticed D．werepracticing12．—Whataboutgoingabroadforfurtherstudy?—Great,butIneverexpected______achanceformebefore.A．theretobeB．therebeingC．ittobeD．itbeing13．Theyaresmiling.There______muchtroublesolvingtheproblem.A．couldn’tbe B．mustn’tbeC．can’thavebeen D．mustn’thavebeen14．Thenewteacherwassowell-organizedthatshebegan________westoppedyesterdaysothatnopointwasleftout.A．when B．inwhichC．how D．where15．Iwritingthepaperasscheduled,butmymother’sillnessinterfered.Ihopeyouwillexcuseme.A．a(chǎn)mtohavefinishedB．wastohavefinishedC．wastofinishD．oughttofinish16．Therehasbeenpositivereactiontotheproposaltohelpthedisabled,theimpactwillbelastingespeciallyforyoungerones.A．onwhich B．onwhomC．ofwhich D．ofwhom17．BillyCrystalhostedtheAcademyAwardsagainthisyear,andhisperformancesalways________theexpectationsofmostaudience.A．signupfor B．dropoutofC．bebenton D．liveupto18．Franklyspeaking,IamnotsurewhetherI________thisintheolddayswiththatkindofequipment,whichlooksquiteoddandridiculous.A．shouldhavedone B．needhavedone C．wouldhavedone D．musthavedone19．WeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhaveofit.A．nothing B．a(chǎn)nythingC．none D．a(chǎn)ny20．Theydon’tfeelsafeinourtownatnightbecauseitsodangerous.There’sarobberyeveryweeknow.A．becomes B．became C．hasbecome D．hadbecome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）Theyfollowyouinthestreet.Theyaskyouformoneyandtheydon’tleaveyoualonewhenyoutrytosayno.Theyaretheaggressivestreet-working,fund-raisingcharityworkers,otherwiseknownas“chuggers”.Theterm“chugger”isacombinationoftwowords,“charity”and“mugger”.Chuggersoftenworkinthestreet.Theysetupastallwithinformationaboutthecharitytheyrepresent,andtheytrytogetyoutodonatemoneytothecharity.Typically,theypreyonyourfeelingsofguilt,greetingyouwithquestionssuchas,“Doyoucareabouttheplanet?”or,“Whenwasthelasttimeyoudidsomethingforsomeoneelse?”Butasurveyoftheirstrategieshasfoundthatsomecharityvolunteersarefarfromcharitable.“Manychuggerssimplyrefusetobackoffwhenaskedtodoso,’’saidBrianJones,aspokespersonforacharitywatchdog(監(jiān)察人).“Oneoftheproblemsisthatsomechuggerssaytheyareworkingasvolunteers,”headded.“However,theyaren’treally.Mostofthe50chuggerswespoketoshowedlittleinterestinanythingotherthanraisingthemaximumamountofcashintheminimumamountoftime.Theygetpaidfromthissoitmakessense.Also,afifthoffundraisershadnovisibleIDandalmostaquarterfailedtogiveclearinformationaboutthecausetheywererepresenting.Byemployingchuggerswhobreakthelaw,tellliesorrefusetoleavemembersofthepublicalone,charitiesunderminethetrustweallinstinctivelyhaveinthem.”ButShirleyBosworth,chiefexecutiveoftheInstitutionofFundraising,saidface-to-facefundraisingremains“anappropriateandeffectivemethod”.“Itenablescharitiestoengagewithaparticulardemographicofdonor,anditmeansthatcharityanddonorcanenterintoadialogueaboutwhatthecharitydoesandhowthedonor’smoneywillbeused,”sheexplained.1、Whatdochuggersdoaccordingtothepassage?A．Theyrobmoneyofstrangers.B．Theycheatyouintobuyingthings.C．Theyaskyoutodonatemoneyforcharities.D．Theyhurtyourfeelingsbyaskingquestions.2、What’sthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thesurveyofcharityvolunteers.B．Theproblemswithcharityvolunteers.C．Thebasicinformationaboutcharityvolunteers.D．TheattitudeBrianJonestakestowardcharityvolunteers.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“undermine”mayprobablymean?A．betrayB．strengthenC．buildD．weaken4、HowdoesShirleyBosworthfeelaboutwhatchuggersdo?A．It’suseful.B．It’sdisgusting.C．It’sabsurd.D．It’spopular.22．（8分）NishaPradhanisworried.Therecentcollegegraduatejustturns21andplanstoliveonherown.Butshe’safraidshewon’tbeabletostaysafe.That’sbecausesheisn’tabletosmell.Backhome,herfamilydohersmellingforher.She’smovedinwiththemfornow,butshe’slookingforaplaceofherown.“NowthatI’msearchingforwaysorplacetoliveasanindependentperson,Ifindthatthesenseofsmellisimportanttohowweliveourlives,”Pradhansays.Shesayswhenshewasachildshelikedtoeatandatealot.Buttherecameapointwhereshelostinterestinfood.“Oneofthefirstthingsthatpeoplenoticewhenevertheyhaveasmellproblemisthatfooddoesn’ttasterightanymore,”saysBeverlyCowart,aresearcher.That’sbecauseeatingandsmellgohandinhand.Howfoodtastesoftenrelyonwhatwesmell.“Whenyouloseyoursenseofsmell,yourwholesenseoffoodflavorschangedandreduced,”Cowartsays,“Youcanstilltastethebasictastes.Whatyou’remissingarethesmalldistinctions.”“WhenIgoouttoeatIhaveoftenfoundthatfoodisverytastelesstome.Ineverfeelfull,”shesays.“Ithinkalotofustodayliketopretendtobefoodloversandweallliketotalkabout‘Oh,Ithinkthiscouldusealittlebitmoreflavor,’or‘Ithinkthishasahintofmeat,’Ican’treallyparticipateinthoseconversations,”shesays.Pradamthinkshersmelllossalsomayhaveaffectedhermemory.Pradhanmaybeontosomething,accordingtobiologistPaulMoore.“Whensmellsignalscomein,youfeelaboutthemfirst.Andthenyouthinkaboutitandthenthememoryislaiddown.Sowithoutthefeelpart,thethinkingaboutitspartdoesn’tcomeAndthatmeansnonewsmellmemorygetscreated.”1、WhatistrueaboutPradhan?A．Shehashadnosenseofsmellsinceshewasborn.B．Shesuffersfromlossofappetitethroughlackofsmellsense.C．Shehassomethingwrongwithherstomach.D．Sheislookingforaroommatetosharethecost.2、WhatcanweinferfromwhatBeverlyCowartsaid?A．Peoplewithasmellproblemhavenofoodtastes.B．Differentfoodtastesthesameforpeopleofsmellloss.C．Lackofsmellsensemakeseatingadullexperience.D．Peoplefeelhungryeasilyforlackofsmellsense.3、Wheneatingout,Pradhan________.A．feelsleftoutsometimes B．oftenhasagoodappetiteC．pretendstohavegoodsmellsense D．hasasenseofbeingfullquickly4、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A．Pradhanmayberight. B．Pradhanmaybefoolish.C．Pradhanmaybecrazy. D．Pradhanmaybeforgettable.23．（8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.24．（8分）ThereareanunbelievablenumberofreasonstogotoGreece;justlikethereareanunbelievablenumberofthingstodoonceatravelerarrivesthere.HereisalookatjustsomeofthegreathistoricalthingstoseewhenvacationinginAthens,Greece.AgoraAgoraliesinruinsnow,butduringitsglorydaysitwasalivelyandactiveopenmarketplacewhereGreekscametobuy,sell,andexchangetheirgoodsandservices.AgorahastiestocommonpeopleofancientGreece.Guidedtoursareavailableandthereisalsoasmallmuseumwithmanyartifactsfromthisareaondisplay.ParthenonOneofthemostfamouslandmarksinAthensisthelegendaryParthenon.Thisbuildingisstilltodayadmiredbyarchitectswhoareappreciativeofthedecorativedesign,aswellastheengineeringinvolvedinitsconstruction.Thoseinterestedinhistorywillbeimpressedbeyondbeliefwiththeopportunitytoseethishistoricstructureupcloseandpersonal.TempleofOlympianZeusOneofthemostimpressivemonumentstoseeupcloseistheTempleofOlympianZeus.Manypeopleseethismonumentfromfaraway,orevenfromthewindowofataxi,andneverstopforafirsthandlookthemselves.Thisisahugemistakeasthesizeofitcannottrulybeappreciatedwithoutvisitingitupclose.OdeumofHerodesAtticusBuiltintothehillsideandprovidinganiceviewofAthensistheOdeumofHerodesAtticus.Thistheaterwasconstructedinthesecondcenturyandwasanimportantgatheringplaceforboththeupperandlowerclasses.Itholdsalittleover5,000people,islocatedjustbelowtheAcropolis,andisstillusedforperformancestothisday.1、WhatdidtheancientGreeksdoinAgora?A．Theydidbusiness.B．Theytouredaround.C．Theyvisitedmuseums.D．Theyprayedforblessings.2、WhowillshowthemostinterestinParthenon?A．Electricalengineers.B．Buildingdesigners.C．Ordinaryvisitors.D．Religiouspeople.3、HowcanvisitorsfullyappreciatetheTempleofOlympianZeus?A．Byapproachingit.B．Bylookinginthedistance.C．Bytakingabird’s-eyeview.D．Byseeingthroughataxiwindow.4、InwhatwayisOdeumofHerodesAtticusdifferentfromtheothers?A．Ithasgreathistoricalvalue.B．Ithastiestocommonpeople.C．Itisfamousforitsarchitecture.D．Itstillservesitsoriginalpurpose.25．（10分）Ifyouareastudent,youmaybeprobablyrequiredbyyourteachertoreadquicklyinclass.Youhavebeentaughttoskimorscan,tolookforkeywordssoastounderstandthemainideaofthearticleandtheimportantpointsinthearticle.Skimmingandscanningisagoodstrategywhenyouarepressedfortime,suchaswhenyouaretakinganexam,buttoday,manypeopleskimandscaneverythingandtheyhavelosttheabilitytoenjoyreading.Inresponsetothis,somethingcalledthe"slowreadingmovement"hasbecomepopular.Theideaisthatpeopleshouldshutofftheircomputersandmobilephonesforhalfanhourorforty-fiveminuteseachdayandenjoythepleasurereadingagoodbook—slowly!Inmanycitiesthereareevenslowreadingclubswheremembersgotoacafe,notdiscussbooks,buttositquietlywitheachother,drinkcoffeeandjustread.Researchershavefoundthatreadingslowly,especiallybooksoffiction,helpspeopleconcentrate,relaxandthinkaboutwhattheyarereading.Italsohelpspeopleempathize.Thislastpointisimportant.Whenyoureadanovelslowly,yougettounderstandthecharacters’emotionsandtoseetheworldthroughtheireyes.Reading,ofcourse,isn'teasy.Youhavetositstill,foronething.Anditcanseemboringwhencomparedtotheexcitementofplayingvideogames.But,forme,readinghasbeenanenduringpleasureinmylife.Fromtheageoften,whenIgotmyfirstlibrarycard,I’veenjoyedthecompanyofpiratesandheroes,ofevilcriminalsandcleverdetectives,ofthousandsofinterestingpeopleIwouldhavenevermetinreallife.Readingprovidedmewithescape,butitalsoenabledmetounderstandtheworldaroundme.Itwasaneducationinaclassroomthathadnowalls.Inyourclassroom,youhavelearnedtoread“fast”.Outsideoftheclassroom,youshouldtrytolearntoread“slowly”.Youmaybesurprisedathowmuchyouenjoyit.1、Whenyouarehavinganexam,it'sacknowledgedthat________.A．readingslowlyisthebestwayB．readingwordforwordisagoodmethodC．readingfastisagoodstrategyD．readingcasuallyisawonderfulchoice2、WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthecharacteristicsof"slowreadingmovement"?A．Enjoyingthepleasureofreadingagoodbookslowly.B．Helpingpeoplerefreshandrelax.C．Understandingthecharacters'emotionsmoreaccurately.D．Gettingthemainideaofthearticlequickly.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“empathize”(para.3)mean?A．Benefitfromsomething.B．Feelsympathyforsomebody.C．Beinterestedinsomething.D．Sharefeelingswithsomebody.4、Whydoesthewritercallreading“aneducationinaclassroomthathadnowalls”?A．Becausethereisnoneedtobuildwallsforthebooks.B．Becausealibrarycardiswhatyouneedtoenjoyreadinginthelibrary.C．Becausereadingenablespeopletobetterunderstandtheworldaroundthem.D．Becausetherearethousandsofinterestingpeopleinthebookswhocanhelpyouescape.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）Thepassengersonthebuswatchedsympatheticallyastheattractiveyoungwomanwiththewhitecane（杖，手杖）madeherwaycarefullyupthesteps.She1thedriverand,usingherhandstofeelthe2oftheseats,walkeddownandfoundthe3whichthedriverhadtoldherwasempty.Thenshesettledin.IthadbeenayearsinceMary,34,4amedicalmisdiagnosis(誤診),wassuddenlythrownintoaworldof5Mark,herhusband,wasanAirForceofficerandhelovedMarywithallhisheart.He6herhowtorelyonherother7,specificallyherhearing,todeterminewhereshewasand8toadaptherselftothenewenvironment.Hehelpedherbefriend（友好對待）thebusdriverswhocould9forher,andsaveheraseat.10,Marydecidedthatshewasreadytotrythe11onherown.Mondaymorning,shesaidgood-byeandforthefirsttime,theywenttheir12ways.OnFridaymorning,Marytookthebustoworkasusual.Asshewas13thebus,thedriversaid,“Boy,I14envyyou.”Maryhadno15whatthedriverwastalkingabout,andasked,“Whatdoyou16?”Thedriveranswered,“Youknow,everymorningforthe17week,afine-lookinggentleman18amilitaryuniformhasbeenstandingacrossthecorner19youasyougetoffthebus.He20youcrossthestreetsafelyandhewatchesuntilyouenteryourofficebuilding.Youareoneluckylady.”TearsofgratitudepoureddownMary’scheeks.1、A．thanked B．a(chǎn)sked C．discovered D．paid2、A．location B．shape C．size D．cost3、A．ticket B．bus C．seat D．bag4、A．a(chǎn)ccordingto B．insteadof C．thanksto D．dueto5、A．a(chǎn)nger B．darkness C．happiness D．light6、A．a(chǎn)sked B．encouraged C．taught D．praised7、A．feelings B．sights C．senses D．a(chǎn)bilities8、A．how B．when C．where D．who9、A．makeout B．watchout C．findout D．workout10、A．Finally B．Luckily C．However D．Besides11、A．visit B．trip C．bus D．work12、A．opposite B．separate C．difficult D．usual13、A．gettingon B．gettingin C．gettingoff D．gettingup14、A．must B．may C．will D．do15、A．idea B．opinion C．way D．thought16、A．want B．mean C．say D．suggest17、A．next B．old C．past D．following18、A．by B．on C．with D．in19、A．searching B．watching C．calling D．noticing20、A．looksout B．takesup C．believesin D．makessure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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Acompany1．(name)“futuretours”transportedLiQiangandhisfriendsafelyintothefutureinatimecapsule.Theyclimbedinthroughtheroundopening2．a(chǎn)fewminuteslaterthejourneywascompleted.Theywerestillontheearthbut1,000yearsinthefuture.Confusedbythenew3．(surround),hewashitbythelackoffreshair.Hechoseahoveringcarriagedrivenbycomputerand4．(begin)tomove5．(swift).Therewere6．manycarriagesthathelostsightofWangPing.He7．(sweep)upintothecenterofthem.AtlastLiQiangcaughtsightofthem.Arrivingathome,hewassurprised8．(see)treeleavesaroundthehouseandprovidedthehouse9．much-neededoxygen.Afteragooddinner,LiQiangfelt10．(exhaust),soheslidintothebedandfellfastasleep.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限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從11處起）不計分。Achemicalfactoryliesnearmyhome、Themanagerofthefactorywascriticizedbythegovernmentbecausethefactorygivesoutlotsofharmfulsmokeoneveryday,buthepaidnoattention、Thenthefactorywasforcedtostopproductionandthemanagersaidangry,“Isthereanyevidencestoshowthatwedidharmtopeople’shealth?Infact,wedidn’t、”Justthen,doctorcame,withtheresultofthemedicalexam,saythemanagerwassufferingfromlungcancer、Thatisveryclearthatthepollutionhasharmednotonlythepeoplearoundthefactoryandalsothemanagerhimself、Themanagerregrettedhavingcausedsomanypollution、Nowhehasrealizedwhatimportantitistokeeptheairclean、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）一些外國友人想了解我國過春節(jié)的情況。請你根據(jù)下面要點寫一篇英語短文。1)春節(jié)是中國的重大節(jié)日。2)節(jié)前人們要大掃除。3)全家人在一起吃年夜飯。4)孩子們會得到壓歲錢。5)年初一穿新衣服,走親訪友。詞數(shù):100左右____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、C4、D5、D6、C7、C8、B9、A10、C11、D12、A13、C14、D15、B16、C17、D18、C19、C20、C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、B3、D4、A22、1、B2、C3、A4、A23、GriffithObservatory(天文臺)isanationalleaderinpublicastronomy,andoneofthemostpopularattractionsinLosAngeles.Itislocatedonthesouthernslope(山坡)ofMountHollywoodinGriffithParkat1,134feetabovesealevel.VisitorsmaydrivetotheObservatoryandparkinitsparkinglotoronnearbyroads.Noreservation(預(yù)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.SamuelOschinPlanetariumtic