Why do all of the male tennis players at Wimbledon wipe their faces with a towel

 Why do all of the male tennis players at Wimbledon wipe their faces with a towel,

_______wearing sweatbands on their wrists?

A. in spite of                                             B. despite of

C. although                                               D. though

试题答案

【解析】选A。考查介词的用法。句意：为什么参加温布尔顿网球赛的所有男网球手尽管手腕上带着吸汗带，却用毛巾擦脸上的汗呢？in spite of= despite，表示“尽管”，后跟名词或动词的-ing形式。although和though为连词，引导让步状语从句。