| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-8页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-13页 |
| CHAPTER 1: Introduction | 第13-16页 |
| 1．1．Background and Motivation of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| 1．2．Aims of the Study | 第15页 |
| 1．3．Organization of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| CHAPTER 2: A Brief Review of the History of Language Testing | 第16-30页 |
| 2．1． A Brief Review of the Development of Language Testing | 第16-20页 |
| 2．2．Discrete-Point Testing Approach vs． Integrative Testing Approach | 第20-29页 |
| 2．2．1． Discrete-Point Testing Approach | 第20-26页 |
| 2．2．1．1．Theoretical Basis of Discrete-Point Approach | 第21-22页 |
| 2．2．1．2． Features of Discrete-Point Approach | 第22-26页 |
| 2．2．2． Integrative Testing Approach | 第26-29页 |
| 2．2．2．1． Theoretical Basis of Integrative Approach | 第27-28页 |
| 2．2．2．2． Features of Integrative Testing Approach | 第28-29页 |
| 2．3． Summary | 第29-30页 |
| CHAPTER 3: Cloze Testing | 第30-50页 |
| 3．1． What is Cloze | 第30-31页 |
| 3．2． The Theoretical Basis of Cloze Testing | 第31-35页 |
| 3．3． The Uses of Cloze Test | 第35-41页 |
| 3．3．1． Cloze Test as a Measure to Test Text Readability | 第35页 |
| 3．3．2． Cloze Test As an Integrative Examination Component in the EFL Situation | 第35-37页 |
| 3．3．3． Cloze Test as an Approach to Testing Overall Language Proficiency | 第37-41页 |
| 3．4． Types of Cloze Test | 第41-44页 |
| 3．5． Scoring of Cloze Test | 第44-47页 |
| 3．6． Debates over the Validity and Reliability of Cloze Tests | 第47-50页 |
| CHAPTER 4: An Experiment on the Cloze Test in DHU-II | 第50-72页 |
| 4．1． An Introduction of DHU-II | 第50-53页 |
| 4．2． The Aims of the Experiment | 第53-54页 |
| 4．3． Procedures of the Experiment | 第54-72页 |
| 4．3．1． Preparation | 第54-61页 |
| 4．3．1．1． Selecting Subjects | 第54-55页 |
| 4．3．1．2． Dividing Subjects into Two Parallel Groups | 第55-58页 |
| 4．3．1．3． Selecting Materials | 第58-61页 |
| 4．3．2． Conducting the Experiment | 第61-62页 |
| 4．3．3． Marking the Test Papers | 第62-64页 |
| 4．3．4． Analyzing the Data | 第64-69页 |
| 4．3．4．1． Analyzing the Data of the First Part of the Experiment | 第64-68页 |
| 4．3．4．2． Analyzing the Data of the Second Part of the Experiment | 第68-69页 |
| 4．3．5． The Results of the Questionnaire Study | 第69-72页 |
| CHAPTER 5: Conclusion | 第72-75页 |
| 5．1 Answers to the Questions | 第72-73页 |
| 5．2 Suggestions for the Cloze Test in DHU-II | 第73-75页 |
| Bibliography | 第75-79页 |
| Appendices | 第79-110页 |
| Appendix I Sample Cloze-elide | 第79-80页 |
| Appendix II Test Format of DHU-II | 第80-81页 |
| Appendix III Total Scores of 56 English Majors | 第81-82页 |
| Appendix IV Total Scores of 120 Non-English Majors | 第82-84页 |
| Appendix V Two Test papers for 56 English Majors | 第84-92页 |
| Appendix VI Two Test Papers for 120 Non-English Majors | 第92-96页 |
| Appendix VII Cloze in September 2003 DHU-II | 第96-97页 |
| Appendix VIII Cloze in March 2004 DHU-II | 第97-110页 |
