Question

高中英语单选，in spite of 和 though

高中英语单选，in spite of 和 though
______________ has recently been done to provide more buses for the people，a shortage of public vehicles remains a serious problem.
a. in spite of what
b. though what

求详细解答

Answer 1

选b
though"后多接句子；"in spite of"后则接词或词组.
"though",conj.其英文解释是"in spite of the face that",即“虽然；尽管；即使”.
eg.Though she gave no sign,I was sure she had seen me.
尽管她没有示意,我还是确信她看见了我.
"spite"的词条下有"in spite of sth",英文解释"If you say that sb did sth ‘in spite of’a fact,you mean it is surprising that that fact did not prevent them from doing it",即“不管；尽管”.
eg.In spite of his age,he still leads an active life.
尽管年事已高,他依旧过着一种忙碌的生活.
题中后面是一个what引导的从句所以应该用though

Answer 2

though是就关系副词，后面一般接一个完整的句子，in spite of 后面可接一个名词，如果接句子必须用in spite of that...

What在这儿引导了一个名词性从句，就是整个前半部分了，相当于在整个前半部分就只有一个名词，所以应该用in spite of

Answer 3

In spite of词组，意为尽管，不管，不顾 主句中缺主语，什么has been done只有what有这个功能。though的话一般用在句中或句尾 或者as though词组，意为好像，似乎

Answer 4

were criminals for whose misdeeds other men wrongfully suffered-