外研版高考英语试题与参考答案

外研版英语高考仿真试题与参考答案

一、听力第一节(本大题有5小题，每小题L5分，共7・5分)

1、Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthetemperatureinthecitytoday?

A)It'squitewarm.

B)It'scoolerthanyesterday.

C)It'stoohottogooutside.

D)ltzsalmostascoldasitwasyesterday.

Answer:A

Explanation:Thewomanmentions,"It'sreallywarmoutside,windicatingit

isquitewarm.

2、Whydoesthemanwanttogototheartgallerywiththewoman?

A)Hehasneverbeentherebefore.

B)Heheardthephotographyexhibitisexcellent.

C)Hewantstoimpresshisfriendwhowilljointhem.

D)Heneedsinspirationforanewpainting.

Answer:B

Explanation:Themansays,“Iheardtheirlatestphotographyexhibitis

stunning,nexplaininghisreasonforwantingtogototheartgallery.

3.Youhearaconversationbetweentwofriendsatabookstore.Themanis

lookingforabookoncooking.

Man:(inaudible)…needsomethingoncooking.

Woman:Oh,youshouldcheckoutuMasteringtheArtofFrenchCooking“byJulia

Child.It'saclassic.

Question:Whatbookisthemanconsideringbuying?

A)MasteringtheArtofFrenchCooking

B)CookingBasics

C)ItaiianCuisine

D)HealthyEating

Answer:A)MasteringtheArtofFrenchCooking

Explanation:Thewomanrecommendsthebook"MasteringtheArtofFrench

Cooking”totheman,whichindicatesthatthisisthebookheisconsidering

buying.

4.Youhearaconversationbetweenastudentandateacherinauniversity

1ibrary.

Student:Professor,Ican'tseemtofindthereferencebookTneedformy

assignment.

Teacher:Well,trylookinginthereferencesectiononthesecondfloor.It

shouldbeinthesociologysection,butdouble-checkthecallnumber.

Question:Whatisthestudentlookingforinthelibrary?

A)Anovel

B)Areferencebook

C)Atextbook

D)Amagazine

Answer:B)Areferencebook

Explanation:Thestudentmentionsthattheyneedareferencebookfortheir

assignment,whichiswhattheteacherishelpingthemfind.

5、Listentothefollowingconversation.Thereare5questions.Choosethe

bestanswertoeachquestion.Aftertheconversation,you'11have10seconds

toanswerthequestionsandto1istentothenex:one.Therewillbea15-second

pausebetweeneachconversation.Eachconversationwillbereadtwice.

Conversation:

Woman:Excuseme,Icouldn,tfindyourcar.Zsthisyourcar?

Man:Yes,itis.Iparkedhereyesterdayandnycarisstillhere.

Woman:It'ssooldandI'mconcernedaboutitssafety.Couldyoutellmea

newcaryouwouldbuy?

Man:Letmesee.Iwouldlikeasmal1carwhichisbothsafeandcanwithstand

theweather.It'sreallyimportantthatitcanruninheatandsnow.MaybeI

shouldlookforathree-year-oldcar.

Question:Accordingtotheconversation,whatistheman'sconcernabout

hiscar?

A.Itsoldness

B.Itssafety

C.Itscolor

D.Itsprice

Answer:B.Itssafety

解析：在对话中，男士提到他担心这辆车的安全性。女士提到她对这辆车的担忧是

因为它的老旧，但男士立即回应说这是他关心的问题之一。因此，正确答案是B.Its

safety。

二、听力第二节(本大题有15小题，每小题L5分，共22.5分)

1、I.Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear5shortconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthe

questionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthe

pause,youmustreadthefcurchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebest

answer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

2、I.Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear5shortconversations.At

theendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Both

theconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,

therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1-5

now,1istentotheconversation.

l.Whatdoesthewomanmeanwhenshesaysthis?

A)She'sthekindofpersonwhoalwayssucceeds.

B)She'sconfidentthatthemanwillsucceed.

C)She'sskepticalabouttheman'ssuccess.

D)Shebelievesthemanistooconfident.

Answer:C)

Explanation:Intheconversation,thewomanexpressesherskepticismwhen

shesays,“Ohcomeon,surelyyou'renotthatconfident,areyou?”This

indicatesthatshedoubtstheman'sconfidenceinhissuccess.Therefore,

optionC)"She'sskepticalabouttheman'ssuccess“isthecorrectanswer.

2.What'sthemaintopicoftheconversation?

A)Howtodealwithworkstress.

B)Thebenefitsofexerciseformentalhealth.

C)Anewstudyonexerciseandproductivity.

D)Theman'schallengesintheworkplace.

Answer:b)

Explanation:Theconversationfocusesonthebenefitsofexerciseformental

healthandhowthewoman'sfriendbenefitsfromit.Themanmentionsthathis

friend'spositivemoodandproductivityhaveimprovedsincestartingexercise.

Therefore,optionB)“Thebenefitsofexerciseformentalhealth”isthe

correctanswer.

3.Youhearaconversationbetweentwostudentsdiscussingtheirweekend

plans.

StudentA:Hey,areyoufreethisweekend9

StudentB:Yeah,Iam.Whatdoyouhaveinmind?

StudentA:1wasthinkingofgoinghiking.Howaboutyou?

StudentB:Thatsoundsgreat.Ihaven'tbeenhikinginawhile.Wheredoyou

wanttogo?

StudentA:Iwasthinkingofgoingtothemountainsnearourtown.It'ssupposed

tobebeautifulthisweekend.

Question:WhatisStudentA'splanfortheweekend?

A)Togoshopping

B)Togohiking

C)Tovisitamuseum

D)Togotothebeach

Answer:B)Togohiking

Explanation:StudentAclearlystates,“Iwasthinkingofgoinghiking,“

indicatingthattheirplanfortheweekendistogohiking.

4.Youhearaweatherreportforamajorcity.

WeatherAnchor:Goodmorning,everyone.Here'stheweatherreportfortoday.

It'sgoingtobeasunnydaywithahighof25degreesCelsius.Thewindswill

belight,comingfromthenorthataround5kilometersperhour.Thereisachance

ofsomescatteredcloudslaterintheafternoon,butnorainisexpected.The

humidityiscurrentlyat60%,andit'sgoingtoremainsteadythroughoutthe

day.

Question:Whatistheexpectedtemperaturefortoday?

A)20degreesCelsius

B)25degreesCelsius

C)30degreesCelsius

D)35degreesCelsius

Answer:B)25degreesCelsius

Explanation:Theweatherreportspecificallymentions,"It'sgoingtobe

asunnydaywithahighof25degreesCelsius,“whichistheexpectedtemperature

fortoday.

5、Conversationbetweenacustomerandasalesassistant.Choosethebest

answertoeachquestion.

Paragraph:

Customer:Goodafternoon.

SalesAssistant:Goodafternoon.Welcometoourstore.HowcanIassistycutoday?

Customer:I'mlookingforanewlaptop.

SalesAssistant:Sure,wehaveavarietyoflaptopshere.Whichfeaturesare

youmostinterestedin?

Questions:

5、Whatdocsthecustomerwanttobuy?

(A)Acamera

(B)Alaptop

(C)Asmartphone

(D)AMP3player

Answer:B

Explanation:Thecustomerexplicitlystates,'Tinlookingforanewlaptop,v

whichindicatesthatthecorrectansweris(BJalaptop.

6、Inwhichstoredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

(A)Agrocerystore

(B)Anelectronicsstore

(C)Aclothingstore

(D)Afurniturestore

Answer:B

Explanation:Thesalesassistantmentions,“Welcometoourstore.HowcanI

assistyoutoday?nandmentionshaving“avarietyoflaptopshere,“which

impliesthestoreisanelectronicsstore(B).

7.Youhearaconversationbetweentwostudentsdiscussingtheirweekend

plans.

A.Wh<ilaretheyplanninglodothisweekend?

B.Whoissuggestingthecampingtrip?

C.Whydoesthestudentpreferthebeachovercamping?

Answer:A

Explanation:Thequestionaskswhatthetwostudentsareplanningtodothis

weekend.Theconversationindicatestheirplans,makingoptionAthecorrect

answer.

8.Youhearaphoneconversationbetweenacustomerservicerepresentative

andacustomerwhoiscomplainingaboutadefectiveproduct.

A.Howlonghasthecustomerbeenexperiencingissues?

B.Whatisthecustomer,sprimaryconcernwiththeproduct?

C.Howisthecustomerservicerepresentativeproposingtoresolvethe

issue?

Answer:B

Explanation:Thequestionasksaboutthecustomer*sprimaryconcernwiththe

product.Theconversationfocusesontheissuesthecustomerisexperiencing

withtheproduct,makingoptionBthecorrectanswer.OptionsAandCarenot

directlyaddressedoraresecondaryissuesconparedtothecustomer'smain

concern.

9.Youhearaconversationbetweentwostudentsinthelibrary.

StudentA:Ican,tfindthebookIneedformyproject.Doyouknowwhere

itis?

StudentB;Sure,il'sonChesecondfloor,inthehistorysection.The

referencebooksarealltogetherthere.

Question:WhereisthebookStudentAneeds?

A.Onthefirstfloor

B.Onthesecondfloorinthehistorysection

C.Onthethirdfloor

D.Inthereferencesection

Answer:B

Explanation:StudentBtellsStudentAthatthebookisonthesecondfloorin

thehistorysection,sothecorrectanswerisB.

10.Youhearanewsreportontheradioaboutarecentenvironmentalevent.

NewsAnchor:Amassiveoilspillhasbeenreportedoffthecoastofthe

country.It'sbelievedtohavecomefromanoffshoredrillingrig.Thespill

isestimatedtobeover50,000gallons.Authoritiesarecurrentlytryingto

containthespillandarewarningbcachgocrstostayawayfromtheaffectedarea.

Question:Whatisthemaincauseoftheoilspillmentionedinthenews

report?

A.Astorm

B.Anoffshoredrillingrig

C.Ashippingaccident

D.Anaturalgasleak

Answer:B

Explanalion:Thenewsreportstalesihallhespil1isbelievedLohavecomefrom

anoffshoredrillingrig,sothecorrectanswerisB.

11、Doctor:Goodmorning,Jane.Basedonyourbloodtest,itappearsyou

havelowironlevels.

Patient:Really?Ialwaysfeelsotiredandit'shardformetoconcentrate.

Doctor:Let"sgetyouonaregimenofironsupplementsandachangeindiet.

Patient:Thatsoundsgood,butthesepillsmakemystomachupset.

Doctor:Iunderstand.二’11prescribeadifferenttypethat'smoreeasily

absorbedandlesslikelytocausestomachupset.Weshouldseeimprovementin

afewweeks.

Answer:12(Thepatientwilltakeadifferenttypeofironsupplementthat*s

easiertoabsorbandless1ikelytocausestonachupset).

解析：本题通过患者和医生的对话了解患者的病情及治疗建议。对话中提到医生建

议患者改变饮食并服用铁补充剂，但由于胃部不适不适，医生会换一种更容易吸收且不

会引起胃部不适的铁补充剂。问题是问医生会给患者开什么药物，因此答案是12(医

生会开一种更容易吸收且不会引起胃部不适的铁补充剂)。

12、Women:1reallydon'tknowwhywedidn,tgetagroupdiscountwhen

weorderedthatcateringfortheparty.

Manager:Well,Mrs.Smith,itseemstherewasamix-up.Wedidreserve团体

折扣，但是订单在提交时出错。

Women:Oh,that*sawful!Thisisourtenthanniversary,youknow.

Manager:Iunderstand,Mrs.Smith.Iwilllookintothisrightawayandsee

ifwecanfixiI.Tassureyou,iLwillberesolvedassoonaspossible.

Answer:12(Themanagerwilllookintotheissueandtrytocorrectthemistake,

likelyofferingadiscounttomakeupfortheerror).

解析：此对话中，一位女士咨询经理关于为期十年纪念日派对的食物订购是否能享

受团体折扣的问题。经理解释说有误单，并表示会立即调查以纠正错误，可能会提供折

扣来弥补错误。问题是问经理会怎么做，答案是12(经理会处理这个问题并尝试纠正

错误，可能会提供折扣来弥补错误)。

13.Youaregoingtohearashortdialoguebetweentwofriendsdiscussing

anewbook.Listenandanswerthefollowingquestion.

Question:WhatisthenameofthebookthatAlexrecommended?

Answer:"TheTimeMachine.”

Explanation:ThisquestionasksforthenameofthebookrecommendedtyAlex.

Listenforthespecificmentionofthebooktitleinthedialogue.Theanswer

canbefoundinAlex'sresponseduringtheconversation.

14.Youwillhearashortlectureaboutclimatechange.Listenandfillin

theblanksbasedontheinformationprovided.

Question:ThelecturementionsthatrisingC02levelscanleadtowhat

negativeeffectontheecosystem?

Answer:"Acidrain.”

Explanation:Thisquestionrequiresyoutofillintheblankbasedonthe

informationprovidedinthelecture.Listenforthelecture'smentionofthe

negativeeffectofrisingC02levelsontheecosystemandfillintheblankwith

Ihecorrectterm.Theanswercomesdirectlyfromthelectureconlenl.

15.Howmuchtimedoesthemanusuallyspendonhishomeworkeveryevening?

A.30minutes.

B.45minutes.

C.1hour.

D.2hours.

Answer:C.1hour.

Explanation:Themansays,“Well,Iusuallyspendaboutanhouronmy

homeworkeveryeveningafterdinner."Thisindicatesthathespendsonehour

onhishomework.Therefore,thecorrectanswerisC.1hour.

三、阅读第一节（第1题7.5分，其余每题10分，总37・5分）

FirstQuestion

Passage:

InthesmalltownofWillowCreek,locatedintheheartofMaine,DougandMaryJohnson,a

retiredcouple,havealwaystakenprideintheircharmingbedandbreakfast,called

“Gallivant'sGlories/7Theirbusinesswasbustling,andtheirguestswereconsistentlypleased

withthewarmhospitalityandwelcomingatmosphereprovidedbytheJohnsons.

Lastyear,however,aseverewinterstormleftmanytreesdamagedandblocked

severalroadsinthearea.Thisyear,thetouristseasonwasdismal,andpeople

wereflockingtomorepromisingdestinations.DougandMarynoticeda

significantdecreaseintheirguestcountandreceivedfewerreservations.

Inresponsetothechallenges,DougandMarydecidedtoinvestinmaking

theirpropertymoreappealing.Theyupgradedtheirroomdesigns,installed

modernamenities,andenhancedtheoverallfunctionalityofthehouse.Theyalso

soughtadditionalincomeopportunitiesbyhostinglocaleventsandutilizing

theirwe11-equippedgardensforvariousactivities.

Thisyear'stouristseasonhasshownpromisingresults.TheJohnsonshave

regainedasignificantportionofthebusinesstheyonceenjoyed,andnewguests

arefascinatedbytheiradventurousDIYkitchen,therusticcharmoftheir

antique-filledrooms,andthedelightfulgardenparties.

Questions:

1、Accordingtothepassage,whatwasthemainchallengefacedbyDougand

MaryJohnsonthisyear?

•A)Thebedandbreakfastwasovercrowded.

•B)Theregionwasfacingasevereecononicdownturn.

•C)Thetouristseasonwaslesssuccessfulduetoalackofappealing

amenities.

•D)Theweatherpreventedtouristsfromvisiting.

2、WhatmeasuresdidDougandMarytaketoimprovetheirbusiness?

•A)Reducedthenumberofroomsavailable.

•B)Upgradedtheroomdesignsandaddednodernamenities.

•C)Increasedthepricesoftheirservices.

•D)Completelyrenovatedthebuilding.

3、WhichofthefollowingactivitiesdotheJohnsonsofferaspartoftheirbusiness

improvements?

•A)Touristguides.

•B)Hostinglocaleventsintheirgardens.

•C)Sellinglocalproduce.

•D)Organizingcookingclasses.

4、WhatfeedbackdonewguestshaveaboutGallivantsGlories?

•A)Theyfindittooexpensive.

•B)Theyarefascinatedbytheuniquefeaturesandevents.

•C)Theyaredisappointedbythelackofmodernamenities.

•D)Theypreferstayingatotherhotelsinstead.

Answers:

1、C

2、B

3、B

4、B

第二题

ReadingPassage

Whentheweatherisbad,it'seasytofeelgloomy.However,accordingto

research,wecanturnabaddayintoagoodonewithafewmentalexercises.

Here,show:

1.Mindfulness:Payattentiontoyourthoughtsandfeelings.Insteadofpushingaway

negativeemotions,acceptthem.Mindfulnesshelpsyouunderstandthatwhat'sgoingonin

yourmindisjustpassingby.

2.Gratitude:Writedownthreethingsyou'regratefulforeachday.Even

simplethingslikeawarmcupofcoffeeorcatchingthebusontimecanbring

joy.Researchshowsthatpeoplewhopracticegratitudearehappierandmore

optimistic.

3.ChallengeNegativeThoughts:Whennegativethoughtscreepin,challenge

them.Askyourselfifthesethoughtsarebasedonfactorfear.Ifthey'rejust

unfoundedworries,shiftyourfocustopositiveaffirmations.Something1ike,

“Thistooshallpass,“canbeveryempowering.

4.Exercise:Physicalactivityreleasesendorphins,whichboostyourmood.

Evenashortwalkcancowonders.Findsomethingyouenjoyandmaketimefor

itregularly.

Thefollowingpassageisaboutaperson'sexperiencewithpoorweatherand

howtheyturneditintoapositiveexperience.

Afterthestormpassed,itwas城堡(castled)rainalldaylong.Formost

people,thiswouldmeanagrey,gloomyday.Butforme,itwasanopportunity

totryoutsomenewideasthatmightchangemyoutlookonlife.

Idecidedtostartmydaywithmindfulness.Itooksomedeepbreathsand

focusedonthepresentinoment.Therainwaspouringdown,butIwasn'tletting

itbringmedown.Instead,Iwasgratefulforthenaturalmusicofthefalling

raindrops.Ievenfoundmyselfappreciatingthesmellofmoistureintheair.

Next,IwrotedownthreethingsIwasgratefulfor.Thefirstwasnywarm

bed,whichIappreciatedmorethaneveronLhalcoldday.Thesecondwasthe

coffeeImade,somethingInormallytakeforgranted.Thethirdwasthepeace

andquietofthehouse.Itwasareminderthatsometimes,thesmallestthings

canbringthemostjoy.

Asthedaywenton,Istartedchallengingsomeofthenegativethoughtsthat

Iusuallyhaveaboutbadweather.Irealizedthatwhiletherainmadeit

impossibletogooutside,itprovidedmewithmomentstoenjoythesimplethings

insidemyhome-readingabook,writinginmyjournal,orpracticingamusical

instrument.

Ialsosqueezedinashortwalkaroundtheblock.Itdidn'tseemlikemuch,

butthefreshairandgentlerainonmyskinmadenefeelrenewedandinvigorated.

Bythetimethesunfinallypeekedthroughtheclouds,Ifeltasenseof

accomplishment.Ihadtransformedadaythatcouldhavebeenanythingbut

pleasantintosomethingpositive.Ittaughtmethatevenondaysthatseeir.bleak,

there,salwaysawaytofindthesilverlining.

Questions:

1、Whydoestheauthorsayit'seasytofeelgloomyonabadweatherday?

A.Becausethere'snothingtodobutsitathome.

B.Becausetheweatherisunfriendly.

C.Becauseit'snotpossibletoleavethehouse.

D.Becausetheauthordoesn,tlikesleeping.

2、Whatdidtheauthordotostarttheirdaypositively?

A.Theywentforalongwalk.

B.Theyhada消极(negative)attitude.

C.Theypracticednindfulness.

D.TheywatchedTVtoforgetthebadweather.

3、Accordingtotheauthor,whatmadethenfeelgratefulthatday?

A.Thesunnyweather.

B.Thewarmthoftheirbed.

C.Theopportunitytostayhomeandrelax.

D.Theauthor'sfriendsvisiting.

4、Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromtheexperience?

A.Thattheweatherisalwaysunpredictable.

B.Thatthereisalwaysawaytofindapositiveaspectinanysituation.

C.Thatbadweathermakespeoplehappier.

D.Thatit'snecessarytoalwaysfocusonthenegativesideofthings.

第三题

Readthefollowingpassageandanswerthequestionsbelow.

InthesmallcoastaltownofClearwater,thelocalcommunityhasalways

prideditselfonitscommitmenttoenvironmentalconservation.Thetown'smayor,

Mrs.EllenJackson,hasbeenavocaladvocateforsustainablepracticesand

hasspearheadedseveralinitiativestoprotectthelocalecosystem.Oneofthe

mostsuccessfulprojectshasbeentheestablishmentofacoastalpark,which

hasbecomeapopulardestinationforbothresidentsandtourists.

Thecoastalparkspansover100acresandfeaturesavarietyofnatural

habitats,includingmangroves,coastaldunes,andwetlands.Thesehabitatsare

hometonumerousspeciesofwildlife,includingbirds,mammals,andreptiles.

Theparkalsohasawell-maintainedtrailsystemthatallowsvisitorstoexplore

thedifferentecosystenswithoutdisturbingthenaturalbalance.

1、WhatisthemainfocusofMrs.EllenJackson'sadvocacyinClearwater?

A.Economicdevelopment

B.Environmentalconservation

C.Education

D.Publichealth

2、WhatisthemainfeatureofthecoastalparkinClearwater?

A.Ashoppingmall

B.Asportsstadiun

C.Acoastalparkwithdiversenaturalhabitats

D.Ahistoricalmuseum

3、Whatisthepurposeofthetrai1systeninthecoastalpark?

A.Toprovideexerciseforvisitors

B.Toattractmoretourists

C.Toallowvisitorstoexplorethedifferentecosystemswithoutdisturbing

thenaturalbalance

D.Tosellsouvenirs

4、Whatisthemainbenefitofthecoastalparkforthelocalcommunity?

A.Increasedproperlyvalues

B.Jobcreationintourism

C.Protectionofthelocalecosystem

D.Improvedpublictransportation

Answers:

1、B.Environmentalconservation

2、C.Acoastalparkwithdiversenaturalhabitats

3、C.Toallowvisitorstoexplorethedifferentecosystemswithout

disturbingthenaturalbalance

4、C.Protectionofthelocalecosystem

第四题

Readthepassagecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.

Passage:

Intheworldofvirtualreality,theboundariesbetweentherealandvirtual

worldscanoftenbecomeblurred.Withadvancenentsintechnology,virtual

experiencesarebecomingmoreimmersivethaneverbefore.Thishasgivenrise

toarangeofapplicationsfromeducationtoentertainment.However,withevery

newdevelopmentcomesasetofethicalconsiderations.Forexample,isitethical

tocreateavirtualenvironmentwheresomeonecansimulatedangerousor

unethicalactionswithoutanyreal-worldconsequences?Thesequestionsare

increasinglyrelevantasthetechnologycontinuestoadvance.

l.Whatisasignificanteffectofadvancementsinvirtualrealitytechnology?

•1Theboundariesbetweentherealandvirtualworldscanbecomeblurred.

•2、Virtualexperiencesarebecominglessimmersive.

•3、Virtualrealitytechnologyisnolongerrelevant.

•4、Virtualrealitytechnologyisonlyusedforentertainment.

Answer:1

2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisaconcernregardingvirtualreality

technology?

•INTheethicalconsiderationsofvirtualreality.

•2^Thecostofvirtualrealitytechnology.

3、Thelackofrealworldapplications.

•4、Thedifficultyincreatingvirtualenvironments.

Answer:1

3.Whatexampledoestheauthorusetoillustrateapotentialethicalconcerninvirtual

reality?

•1、Creatingavirtualenvironmentforentertainment.

•2、Simulatingdangerousorunethicalactions.

•3、Educationalapplicationsofvirtualreality.

•4、Theimmersivenatureofvirtualexperiences.

Answer:2

四、阅读第二节（12・5分）

ReadingComprehension

SectionB

Passage:

InthesmalltownofWillamina,schoolbuseshavealwaysbeenapart