单选题 The trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn't bothered by his loudness ______his lack of talent.
A. than B. more than C. as D. so much as

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 从题意看，横线所在句为一个比较句。A和C显然不对，可排除。not…so much as为一固定短语，表示“与其说……不如说”。将其代入横线后，该题意思贴切——这号手吹得真是响。但与其说他吹得响得让人烦，还不如说他缺乏才华让人反感。而B选项的意思正相反，表示既没有因为吹得响也没有因为号手缺乏才华而反感，这显然不合题意。因此，正确答案为D。