Question

英语四级题

_____ native to American,the plant now can be seen all around the world.
A.Although
B.Since
C.Despite
D.Because

答案是A。为什么C不能用？不是也说得通吗？

Answer 1

首先，如果用C的话应该是 Despite the fact that it is native to America…
所以选C的话缺少成分

其次，意思上讲，选C意思是，除了土生土长在美国，这种植物在全世界都可以见到了。语义根本不通 选A：虽然土生土长在美国，但这种植物已经遍布全世界了。意思没问题
所以选A

Answer 2

despite used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it:

Answer 3

Despite 相当于 in spite of 后面 只能接词组 不能接句子
Although则相反
native to American 是一个句子 省略了 the plant was