Yao Ming edged Kobe Bryant as the top votegetter in fan balloting （投票）for the 55th NBA All-Star game Thursday, and Shaquille O'Neal became the fifth player in league history to earn 13 consecutive （连续的）selections for the midseason showcase.

Yao and Tracy McGrady give the host Houston Rockets two starters in the Feb. 19 game. They were joined on the Western Conference squad by Bryant, San Antonio's Tim Duncan and reigning（占统治地位的、起支配作用的） MVP Steve Nash of Phoenix — who will be a first-time All-Star starter.

 Yao edged Bryant by 71,107 votes for the top overall spot in the balloting, despite missing 21 games following surgery to clean out an infection in his left big toe. It's the fourth All-Star trip for the 7-foot-6 center from China and the eighth for Bryant, who leads the NBA in scoring and had an 81-point effort — the second-biggest night in NBA history — last month in the Los Angeles Lakers' win over Toronto.

Yao finished with 2,342,738 votes; Bryant had 2,271,631 in the closest finish among the top two players in All-Star balloting since Vince Carter, then of Toronto, edged Miami's Alonzo Mourning by 33,385 votes in 2000.
1.     Yao Ming’s got  ____  Kobe Bryant in fan balloting for the 55th NBA All-Star game Thursday

A. the same votes as       B. more votes than 

C. less votes than          D . no more than 
2.     Yao Ming and ____ belong to the Houston Rockets

A. Kobe Bryant                B. Tracy McGrady

C.  Shaquille O'Neal           D . Steve Nash
3. Which of the following is not wrong according to this passage ?

A.   Yao Ming edged Kobe Bryant as the top votegetter in fan balloting for

the 54th NBA All-Star game

B. Yao edged Tracy McGrady by 71,107 votes for the top overall spot in the balloting

C. It's the fourth All-Star trip for Yao Ming from China

D. Yao finished with 2,271,631 votes; Bryant had2,342,738  in the closest finish among the top two players in All-Star balloting
4. According to the passage , the best title is _____.

A. Yao Ming , the Top Votegetter in Fan Balloting  B.  Kobe Bryant

C. The 55th NBA All-Star Game                D. Tracy McGrady

答案及解析：1.B 根据第一自然段开头和第三、四自然段结尾可知。 2.B根据第二自然段开头可知。3.C通读全文可知A、B 和D均不符合原文事实，但从第三自然段中的It's the fourth All-Star trip for the 7-foot-6 center from China… 可知C 符合原文事实。 4. A 通读全文可知: 姚明和洛杉矶湖人队的科比在总票选中领先。作为去年的领先者，姚明今年拿到2342738张选票，他再次排名第一位，这也是姚明第四次成为全明星首发。