单选题 That trumpet player was certainly loud, but I wasn't bothered by his loudness ______ by his lack of talent.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:句意:那个小号演奏者吹的声音真的很大,但是我感到厌烦的原因与其说是他吹的声音大,不如说是他缺乏天赋。not so much as为固定搭配,意为“与其说是……不如说是……”,这里by his loudness和by his lack oftalent为并列成分,符合本短语使用语境。rather than意为“而不是”,通常用于肯定句中。