1.Ourweatherhasbeen（）warmhere.A.mostlyB.nearlyC.almostD.most2.（）theadvancesofscience,thediscomfortsofoldagewillnodoubtalwaysbewithus.A.ForB.ExceptC.DespiteD.Besides

Question

1.Our weather has been （ ）warm here.
A.mostly B.nearly C.almost D.most
2.（ ）the advances of science,the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us.
A.For B.Except C .Despite D.Besides

Answer 1

1.A
mostly,大多数
almost与nearly倒是比较容易混淆的.下面是这两个词之间的区别： 1）almost强调“差一点……就”（=very nearly）,可用于no, none, nothing等前面,但nearly不可.almost不能用not修饰. 2）nearly表示“接近”.常可与almost换用,但在具体数字前常用nearly. not修饰nearly 意为“远非”,“远不及”. 如： He almost knocked me down before he saw me. 他看到我之前差点把我撞倒. Almost no one(=Hardly anyone)believes her.几乎没有人相信她. He said almost nothing worth listening to. 他说几乎没什么值得听的东西. They are nearly at the end of their journey. 他们快结束旅行了.
most 是个形容词,多
2.B
except除了……之外
besides 除了……之外（还有）