急，快考试了，问一道so much as的语法鸡精

lhs0326

Most insomnia is not an illness or a physical condition so much as a symptom of another problem that may simply be a reaction to certain medications, anxiety about travel, or stress before a job interview.

A.    an illness or a physical condition so much as a symptom of another problem that may simply  be a reaction to certain medications
B.    an illness or a physical condition so much as symptomatic of another problem that may be a simple one, like a reaction caused by certain medications
C.    so much an illness or a physical condition but a symptom of another problem that may be as simple as when certain medications cause a reaction
D.    so much an illness or a physical condition, but it is a symptom of another problem, maybe a simple one like certain medications causing a reaction
E.    so much an illness or a physical condition but symptomatic of another problem, maybe simply a reaction to certain medications

请问答案是什么，我选的是A，但网上一搜答案不一啊

bennywang2usa

我选B。

根据同根词的动词优于形容词优于抽象名词优于动名词的原则。排除A、C、D。

E里面那个but应该涉及平行结构吧，无平行，故排除。

bennywang2usa

可正确答案是E。不理解

lhs0326

额，明天就考试了。。答案不知道啊，郁闷。我觉得E怪怪的，看以前的帖子，有很多人也选A

rongyang114

i choose E

lhnstefsun

根据句子的意思失眠不是病或一种生理状况而是由另外一种问题导致的症状，所以我想这是要考句型A is not B but C，所以A应该不对

yichousun

我选C！
1. not A but B句型；
2. 看句末未划线的部分，anxiety作为同位语，解释reaction.

我的问题是，so much放这是不是多余了？

Jetriver

not so much.....as.....: 与其说是......不如说是....
原文not ......so much as......结构错了吧。