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It is unbelievable that Mr. Lucas leads a simple life __his great wealth.

A. without B. despite C. in D. to

【解析】

试题分析：despite用作介词时，与 in spite of同义，表示“尽管”、“虽然”、“不顾”之意。放在句首时，要接成分，成分也就是句子的组成部分，由词或词组充当。如： Despite his advanced years，he is learning to drive．虽然年事已高，他现在在学驾驶汽车。 Despite the drought，we expect a good crop．尽管天旱，丰收依然在望。因此B选项正确。句意为“难以置信的是Lucas先生尽管他拥有巨大财富，但还是过着一种简朴的生活。”

考点：考查介词的用法。

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