In fact, we have been hearing it for several years now, so it is ______ surprising that it still comes up so often and that there are still so many misconceptions about it
 
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】 副词词义辨析。从题干中可以看出此空应填入一个副词，因此可排除as和and。somehow意为“以某种方式；通过某种途径；不知怎的”，不符题意。somewhat意为“有点；稍微”，符合题意，故答案为D。