题目

The professor was respected not so much for his academic publications _____ for his dedication to mentoring his students compassionately.A. thanB. likeC. thatD. as

The professor was respected not so much for his academic publications _____ for his dedication to mentoring his students compassionately.

A. than

B. like

C. that

D. as

题目解答

答案

D. as

解析

本题考查固定搭配“not so much...as...”的用法。解题思路是判断句子中所使用的固定表达结构，根据该结构的特点来选择合适的选项。

在英语中，“not so much...as...”是一个常用的固定搭配，意思是“与其说……不如说……”，用于对两个事物进行比较，强调后者更符合实际情况。

在题目 “The professor was respected not so much for his academic publications _____ for his dedication to mentoring his students compassionately.” 中，表达的是教授受到尊重，与其说是因为他的学术出版物，不如说是因为他对学生富有同情心的指导。所以这里需要填入 “as” 来构成 “not so much...as...” 这个固定结构。