重庆市綦江区南州中学2023学年高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷（含答案解析）

2023高考英语模拟试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Janecan’tattendthemeetingat3o’clockthisafternoonbecauseshe______aclassatthattime.A．willteach B．wouldteachC．hastaught D．willbeteaching2．Itisnotonlyblindmenwhomakesuchstupidmistakes.Peoplewhocanseesometimesact__________.A．justfoolishlyB．lessfoolishlyC．asfoolishlyD．sofoolishly3．ManyquestionshavebeenansweredbyJohn.Hemusthavepreviewedthelessonslastnight,____he?A．needn’t B．hasn’t C．didn’t D．mustn’t4．Aheartylaughrelievesphysicaltension,_____yourmusclesrelaxedforoverhalfanhour.A．toleave B．left C．leaving D．leave5．Ithinkyoucouldcomplain,_______,ofcourse,youarehappywiththewaythingsare.A．unless B．that C．which D．where6．----Hi,Maria!Igotthefirstplaceintheexam.----______!EveryoneknowsyoucheatedandyoujustcopiedTony's.A．CongratulationsB．ComeonC．GoodluckD．Cheerup.7．Havinglostsomethinginthecloakroom，Iwentinsidetogetit，andfoundRoy________thepocketsofpeople’scoats.A．goingaround B．goingafterC．goingagainst D．goingthrough8．—You'vegotyourflatfurnished,haven'tyou?—Yes,I______someusedfurnitureanditwasarealbargain.A．willbuy B．haveboughtC．hadbought D．bought9．Intimewereachedastagewehadmoreyoungreadersthanoldones． A．where B．how C．who D．what10．Don’tbesodiscouraged.Ifyou________suchfeelings,youwilldobetternexttime.A．carryonB．getbackC．breakdownD．putaway11．—Didyoupassyourdrivingtest?—Yes,otherwiseI________tothepicnicnextmonth.A．couldn'tdrive B．couldn'thavedrivenC．won'tdrive D．wouldn'thavedriven12．Iwasonabusinesstripthen,otherwiseI________tothehospitalfortests.A．went B．hadgoneC．wouldhavegone D．wouldgo13．WhentheadmissionletterfromHarvardUniversityarrived,Ben'sparentswereandthrewabigparty.A．intheredB．tickledpinkC．aswhiteasasheetD．inabluemood14．Maybehereallyshoulddomoreexercisesfromnowon.____,Ihopehecouldgetoversoon.A．Somehow B．Somewhat C．Anyway D．Anywhere15．TheDragonBoatFestival________thebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.A．ismarkingB．marksC．willmarkD．marked16．Itwasintheremotemountainareas______Ispentthegapyear______Ilearnedhowtoworkwithagroupofstrangersandhowtolookaftermyself.A．where;that B．when;thatC．where;when D．that;where17．Mankindmustfirstofalleat,drink,haveshelterandclothing________itcanpursuepolitics,science,artandreligion.A．until B．unlessC．before D．since18．Thenewswasaterribleblowtoher,butshe______theshocksoon．A．gotout B．gotover C．gotoff D．gotthrough19．Recently,aprogrammercriticizedthe“996”workschedule______employeesworkfrom9amto9pm,6daysaweek,withtheprospectofendingupinanintensivecareunit.A．where B．when C．which D．whose20．Alotoffoodaswellassometents_________toYushusincetheearthquakeoccurred.A．hasbeentransported B．havebeentransportedC．isbeingtransported D．aretransported第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6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.22．（8分）“Mum,whatdoesitmeanwhensomeonetellsyouthattheyhaveaskeleton（骨骼）inthecloset（衣橱）?”Jessicaasked.“Askeletoninthecloset?”hermotherpausedthoughtfully,“Well,it’ssomethingthatyouwouldrathernothaveanyoneelseknowabout.Forexample,ifinthepast,someoneinDad’sfamilyhadbeenarrestedforstealingahorse,Itwouldbe‘askeletoninhisfamily’scloset’.Hereallywouldn’twantanyneighbortoknowaboutit.”“Whypickonmyfamily?”Jessica’sfathersaidwithanger.“Yourfamilyhistoryisn’tsogood,youknow.Wasn’tyourgreat-great-grandfatheraprisonerwhowastransportedtoAustraliaforhiscrimes?”“Yes,butpeoplethesedayssaythatyouarenotarealAustralianunlessyourancestorsarrivedasprisoners.”Gosh,sorryIasked.IthinkIunderstandnow,”Jessicacutinbeforethingsgrewworse.Afterdinner,thehousewasveryquite.Jessica’sparentswerestillquiteangrywitheachother.Hermotherwasironingclothesandeverynowandthensheglaredatherhusband,whohidbehindhisnewspaperpretendingtoread.Whenshefinished,shegatheredthefreshlypressedclothesinherarmsandwalkedtoJessica’scloset.Justassheopenedthedoorandreachedintohangaskirt,abonyarmstuckoutfromthedarkdepthsandabundleofwhitebonesfelltothefloor,Jessica’smothersankintoafaint（晕倒）,walkingonlywhenJessicaputacold,wetclothonherforehead.Shelookeduptoseetheworriedfacesofherhusbandanddaughter.“Whathappened?WhereamI?”sheasked.“Youjustdestroyedtheschool’sskeleton,Mum,”explainedJessica,“Ibroughtithometohelpmewithmyhealthproject.Imeanttotellyou,butitseemedthatassoonasImentionedskeletonsandclosets,itcausedaproblembetweenyouandDad.”Jessicalookedinamazementasherparentsbegantolaughmadly.“Theyarebothcrazy,”shethought.1、AccordingtoJessica’smother,“askeletonintheclothes”means______.A．afamilyhonorB．afamilysecretC．afamilystoryD．afamilytreasure2、WhatcanwelearnaboutsomeAustralian’sancestorsfromParagraph2?A．TheywerebroughttoAustraliaasprisoners.B．TheyweretheearliestpeoplelivinginAustralia.C．TheywereinvolvedinsomecrimesinAustralia.D．Theywerenotregardedascriminalsintheirdays.3、Jessica’smotherfelldownintoafaint______.A．becauseshewasknockedB．becauseshewasfrightenedC．becauseshewasinjuredD．becauseshewassurprised4、Jessica’sparentslaughedmadlyattheendofthestoryprobablybecause______.A．theywerecrazyB．theywereoverexcitedC．theyrealizedtheirmisunderstandingD．theyboththoughttheyhadwonthequarrel23．（8分）Inthelatestromance-drama,DescendantsoftheSun(《太阳的后裔》),ahandsomesoldierYooShi-jin（柳时镇）(SongJoong-ki)(宋仲基)meetstheprettydoctorKangMo-yeon（姜暮烟）(SongHye-kyo)（宋慧乔）inahospital,andhedoesn’thesitatetohitonher.Thedialogue,whichtakesplaceearlyinthefirstepisode(集）,immediatelyindicatesthatthisisnoordinarySouthKoreandrama.There’snofamilyfeud（不睦）,orlovetangles,orguessesandmisunderstandings.The16-episodeshowissetinthefictionalwar-torncountryofUruk（乌鲁克）.SongJoong-kiistheleaderofaspecialwarfarecommandunit,whileSongHye-kyoplaysadoctorwhoworksforahumanitarianmedicalorganization.BotharesentinthemidstofdisasteranddiseaseaspartoftheirworkwithUNpeacekeepingtroops.Bothknowandshowclearlywhattheywantandwhattheyhate.ButwhatstandsoutthemostareSong’sskillsasapick-upartist（撩妹技能）.Boldnessandcreativityarethekeyweaponsinhisarsenal.WhenKanginvitesYootodrinkwinewithher,Yoo,whoisnotallowedtodrinkalcoholasasoldier,says,“Thereisaway”beforekissingher.Forgetaboutthe“eighth-episoderule”.Thiskisshappensinthefourth.Humoralsodoesthetrick.Ontheirfirstdateinacinema,Yoosays,“Thisisthemostexcitingmomentofmylife.ThemomentIamwithabeautifulwomanbeforethetheaterlightsgoout.”WhenKangtriestogiveYooahardtime,Yoojokes,“Imistookyouforabeautifulwomanbecauseit’sdark.”AndactorSongJoong-ki,whojustcamebackfromtwoyearsofmilitaryservicelastMay,makessurehedelivershispick-uplinesjustright.“InDeepRootedTree(《树大根深》)andTheInnocentMan(《善良的男人》),he[SongJoong-ki]showedhehadthesteeltoplayfearlessandheartlessmen–thathecouldbetakenseriouslyasanactor,despitehisprettyface.InDescendants,hehitstheemotionalcoreofeveryscene,whetherhehastobeboldandamorous,guardedandmysterious,orsad,”saidcriticFoongWoeiWaninTheStraitsTimes.1、WhatistherelationshipbetweenSongJoong-kiandSonghye-hyo?A．lover B．colleague C．actor D．doctor-patient2、WhysaythattheDescendantsoftheSunisnoordinarySouthKoreandrama?A．Becauseactorsknowandshowclearlywhattheywantandwhattheyhate. B．ItbrokethepreviousKoreanoldstory.C．Itexitsfamilyfeudandlovetangles. D．Thepick-upartistisuniqueandspecial.3、WhentheDescendantsoftheSuntellsusthatheterosexual（异性）contactsisimportanttohavesomequalityincluding。①humor②Boldnessandcreativity③bold④emotionalA．①② B．①②③ C．②③④ D．aboveall4、Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A．IntroduceadramacalledtheDescendantsofthesun.B．SongZhongjicouldbetakenseriouslyasanactor,despitehisprettyface.C．TheDescendantsofthesunopenanewpatterntopick-upwoman.D．ThereasonwhytheDescendantsofthesungainsuccess.24．（8分）Flyingforalongtime,youfinallyarriveattheplacewhereyoucanrelax—yourhotelroom.Nowyouthrowyourbagonthebed,turnontheTVandwatchaninternationalnewsprogrammeonasatellitechannelprobablyfromUKortheUSA．ThemaininternationalbroadcastersareBBCWorldandCNN.Withanaudienceofover1.5billionpeople,thesearepopularchannelsthatoffergood-qualitynewsprogrammes.Inbothcompanies,thejournalistsareexperiencedwritersthatproducejournalismofahighstandard.However,therearealternativenewschannelswhichpeoplewatchbecausetheywantalesstraditionalornon-Westernviewonworldevents.RussiaTodayandAlJazeeraInternational,anArabiccompany,areinternationalchannelsthatbroadcastinEnglish.Bothcompaniessaytheygiveafreshviewonbigstories,andtheirexperiencedjournalistsoftenreportfromplaceswhereWesternjournalistsdonotwork,andsotheygiveusstoriesthatwedon’tnormallysee.TheInternetoffersmorevariety.OneWorldTVisanInternetsitewhereyoucanfindstoriesaboutthedevelopingworldandhumanrights,ratherthantheusualstoriesaboutUSpoliticsandbusiness.Thewritersforthiscompanyareoftenlocalpeoplewhowritethestoriesforfree.Thisnon-professionaljournalismisincreasing,anditcertainlyoffersmorechoices.Thisincreaseincitizenjournalismmeansthatyoucanwritethenews,too.Mainnewsbroadcastersoftenusephotographsandstoriesthatmembersofthegeneralpublicsendtothem,especiallywhenthereisadramaticbreakingnewsstory.Besidesthis,someblogsarepopularsourcesofnews,andthewebsiteNowPublicletsyouwritestoriesusinginformationyoucangetfromanywhere,includingsiteslikeYoutube,FlickrandTwitter.1、Thefirstparagraphismeantto.A．offerasuggestionB．giveawarningC．explainareasonD．introducethetopic2、Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatmoreandmorepeoplewill.A．prefertoreadlocalnewsB．paymoreattentiontoworldnewsC．startacareerincitizenjournalismD．giveupwatchingTVnewsprogrammes3、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheLatestLocalNewsB．MoreChoicesforNewsC．TheEndofTVNewsD．TraditionalWorldNews25．（10分）Centuriesago,thesecaveswereplacesofworship(祭祀)forBuddhistmonks.Todaythey’rehomesfor200poorAfghanfamiliesandoneclassroom.FereshtaAhmadiwasabletostayinschoolafterherfamilymovedtothecavesaboutadecadeago.She’snowasenioratanall-girlshighschoolinBamyanbutshefelttheneedtoeducatethechildrenofcavesettlers.So6yearsago,shetransformedherlivingspaceintoaclassroom.For2hourseverydaysheteaches30primaryschool-agekidsdifferentsubjectsincludingEnglish.Shesaysshewantstogiveanopportunitytothechildrenwhodon’thaveaccesstomainstreamschools.“Cavesettlersarenodifferentfrompeoplewholiveinmoderncommunitiesorpeoplewholiveinfancyapartmentsandbuildings.They,toocanstudy,cangotopublicschoolsandtakeprivatecoursessotheybuildtheirabilitiesanddevelopment.”Usingherownmoney,theyoungteacheropenedasmalllibrarywith200bookstoimprovethereadingskillsofherstudents.Shehopestoexpandhercaveclassinthefuture.“Myplanistochangemysmallcoursetoabigschoolandtheremustbesomeassistancefromgovernmentand/orotherorganizationssothatIcantakemyservicestothenextlevel.”Thechildreninthisclassroomarehappytogetaneducationandtheyhavebigdreamsforthefuture.“Westudydifferentsubjectshere,forexample,Dari,math,English,drawingandreading,Iwanttobecomeadoctorinthefutureandservemypeople,”saidoneofthestudents.Yearsofconflictandpovertyforcedthesefamiliestoseekrefuge(避难所)intheseancientcaveswithnobasicfacilitiesand,previoustoAhmadi’sinitiative(自发性),nochanceofgettinganeducationforthechildren.AfteranAfghanservicebroadcastreportaboutAhmadi’sschool,Afghanistan’sMinistryofEducationofferedtohelpherinherefforts.1、WhatdoesAhmadithinkvitalforthechildren?A．Asecureincomeinthefuture. B．Theiradmissiontocollege.C．Acomfortablelivingspace. D．Theiraccesstoeducation.2、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Ahmadihasbeenhonored. B．Themassmediaarepowerful.C．Ahmadi’splanispromising. D．AllAfghansarelefthomeless.3、WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesAhmadi?A．Adventurous. B．Selfless. C．Innocent. D．Aggressive第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Hewasdrivinghomeonecoldeveningonacountryroadwhenhesawanoldlady,strandedonthesideoftheroad.Hestoppedtogivehera____.“Whydon'tyouwaitinthecarwhereitiswarm,Madam?Itwon'ttakemelong.”Hesaid,“____，mynameisJoe.”Shehadaflattire.Joecrawledunderthecarandchangedthetire.Buthegotdirtyandhishandshurt.Shecouldn'tthankhim____andaskedhimhowmuchshe____him.Hetoldherthatifshereallywantedto____himback,thenexttimeshesawsomeonein____ofhelp,shecouldgivethatpersonthe____heneeded,andJoeadded,“Andthinkofme.”Shedroveoffwithgratefulness.Afewmiles____theroadtheladysawasmall____.Shewentin.Thewaitresswhowasnearlyeightmonthspregnant,____herwithasweetsmile.Theoldlady____howsomeonelikeherwhoseemedsopoorcouldbesogenuinelyhappyandhowshecould____herenthusiasminherworkinsuchinconvenientconditions.ThenJoe'swords____her.Aftertheladyfinishedhermeal,thewaitresswenttogether____fromahundred­dollarbill.____，theladysteppedrightoutofthedoor.Whenthewaitresscameback,shenoticedanoteonthetable,____“I'mhelpingyoubecausesomeoneoncehelpedme.Ifyoureallywanttopaymeback,hereis____youcando—Donotletthechainoflove____withyou.”Thewaitresswenthomethatnightwiththe____tipandwhattheladyhadwritten.Withthebaby____nextmonth,sheandherhusbandneededmoney.Sheknewhowworriedherhusbandwasandashelaysleepingnexttoher,shewhispered,“Everything'sgoingtobeallright.Iloveyou,Joe.”1、A．surprise B．hand C．sympathy D．glance2、A．Justincase B．Asyouwish C．Foronething D．Bytheway3、A．enough B．right C．straight D．extra4、A．charged B．provided C．owed D．offered5、A．pay B．bring C．put D．hold6、A．honor B．favor C．need D．possession7、A．guidance B．assistance C．acquaintance D．consequence8、A．down B．off C．beside D．beyond9、A．bank B．grocery C．gasstation D．restaurant10、A．introduced B．greeted C．identified D．spotted11、A．thought B．suspected C．wondered D．questioned12、A．taste B．measure C．remain D．maintain13、A．struck B．moved C．obtained D．reminded14、A．tip B．change C．order D．service15、A．Moreover B．Otherwise C．However D．Eventually16、A．writing B．showing C．going D．saying17、A．how B．which C．what D．whether18、A．combine B．end C．disagree D．deal19、A．honest B．generous C．modest D．graceful20、A．due B．ready C．born D．likely第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Therearemanybenefitsofsinginginachoir.Theyrange1．thesocial:havingtheopportunity2．(make)newfriends,tothephysicalbenefitsoflearningtobreathe3．(proper).Researchhasalsoshownthatyoungpeople4．singinchoirsdobetterintheirstudiesandhave5．tendencytobehealthier.Butthefirstquestionyoushouldask6．(you)ifyouareconsideringjoiningachoiris“canyousingintune?”Itmightseemobvious,but7．youcan,thereislittlepointinseekingoutachoirbecauseyou’llonlygetrejected.Everychoiryouapplytojoinisgoingtoaudition(面试)you.Don’tworryifyoucan’treadmusic;thatcanbetaughtlater.Ifyou8．(accept),you’llfindchoirpracticetobehardwork,butgreatfun,becausethey’resocialeventsasmuchasmusictraining.Youwilllearntoreadmusicandhowtosingwithconfidence.Yourvoiceandtechniquewilldevelop,probablyquitequicklywithproper9．(instruct),andyoumayjustendup10．(wonder)whyyoudidn’tdothisyearsago.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Therearenotenoughseatsinourschool’sreadingroom、Onemorningjustbeforeourfinallyexamination,Igotthereveryearlytooccupyingaseat、Iputabookonthedeskandthenwenttohaveabreakfast、WhileIcameback,IfoundsomeonewassittingontheseatwhichIhadoccupiedintheadvance、Iruntohimimmediatelyandshoutedathim,“Goingaway!It’smyseat!”Everyoneinthereadingroomraisedtheireyesandstaredatmeonanunfriendlyway、Ifeltveryashamed,butIrushedoutofthereadingroomwithmybook、Ilearnedahardlessonthatday-Ishouldrespectandpolitetootherpeople、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你叫李夏，今年即将参加高考，学习压力很大，想和老师说说心里话，请你用英文在你的博客上用书信形式表达出来。主要内容如下：1.感恩老师的关心、鼓励;2.望老师能多进行交流，适时提供帮助。3.高考前二十天的学习的打算。（至少写两点）。注意：1.短文必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥。2.词数：100左右（开头与结尾已给出，不计入词数）Dearmyteachers,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiXia

2023学年模拟测试卷参考答案（含详细解析）第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、D2、C3、C4、C5、A6、B7、D8、D9、A10、D11、A12、C13、B14、C15、B16、B17、C18、B19、A20、A第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、GriffithObservatory(天文台)isanationalleaderinpublicastronomy,andoneofthemostpopularattractionsinLosAngeles.Itislocatedonthesouthernslope(山坡)ofMountHollywoodinGriffithParkat1,134feetabovesealevel.VisitorsmaydrivetotheObservatoryandparkinitsparkinglotoronnearbyroads.Noreservation(预定)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.SamuelOschinPlanetariumticketsmustbepurchasedattheObservatoryandareonlyavailableonthedayoftheshow.Theticketpricesforshowsare：Adults(13-59yearsold)$7.00Children(5-12yearsold)$3.00Seniors(60yearsandolder)$5.00Students$5.00Childrenunder5yearswillbeadmittedonlytothefirstshoweachday.Hearingassistdevicesareavailableuponrequest.Publ