| 中文摘要 | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter 1. Brief introduction of Shanghai New Curriculum | 第10-19页 |
| ·The background of Shanghai New Curriculum | 第10-11页 |
| ·The level of English curriculum objectives under Shanghai New Curriculum | 第11-12页 |
| ·Requirements for middle school students’ listening comprehension ability under Shanghai New Curriculum | 第12-13页 |
| ·Overview on listening test in Shanghai Senior Middle SchoolEntrance Examination (SSMSEE) under Shanghai NewCurriculum | 第13页 |
| ·Objectives | 第13-16页 |
| ·Themes & genres | 第14-16页 |
| ·The research issues | 第16-17页 |
| ·Research significance | 第17-19页 |
| Chapter 2. Review on the theories of listening comprehension, listening test and language test | 第19-44页 |
| ·Listening comprehension | 第19-26页 |
| ·Definition | 第19-21页 |
| ·Models | 第21-24页 |
| ·Barrier factors in listening course | 第24-26页 |
| ·Relevance theory of listening test | 第26-33页 |
| ·Objectives of listening test | 第26-28页 |
| ·Methods of listening test | 第28-31页 |
| ·The selecting of listening material | 第31-33页 |
| ·Basic concepts of language test | 第33-44页 |
| ·The schools of language testing | 第33-38页 |
| ·Quantitative analysis of items | 第38-42页 |
| ·The relationship between difficulty and discrimination of listening test | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter 3. Research method | 第44-46页 |
| ·Research design | 第44页 |
| ·Participant | 第44页 |
| ·Instrument | 第44-45页 |
| ·Data collection | 第45页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第45-46页 |
| Chapter 4. Data analysis on difficulty and discrimination | 第46-74页 |
| ·Analysis on listening material | 第46-49页 |
| ·Quantitative analysis on difficulty | 第49-59页 |
| ·Picture Selecting | 第49-51页 |
| ·Multiple-choice | 第51-54页 |
| ·True or false | 第54-57页 |
| ·Blank Filling | 第57-59页 |
| ·Quantitative analysis on discrimination | 第59-66页 |
| ·Picture Selecting | 第60-61页 |
| ·Multiple-choice | 第61-64页 |
| ·True or false | 第64-65页 |
| ·Blank Filling | 第65-66页 |
| ·The comparison of the means of each type of items in 2005 and 2010 by T-Test in SPSS.57 | 第66-69页 |
| ·Picture selecting | 第66-67页 |
| ·Multiple-choice | 第67-68页 |
| ·True or False | 第68页 |
| ·Blank filling | 第68-69页 |
| ·The comparison of the means of 2005 and 2010 discrimination index (DI) by T-Test in SPSS | 第69-70页 |
| ·Discussion | 第70-74页 |
| Chapter 5. Conclusion | 第74-78页 |
| ·Findings | 第74页 |
| ·Suggestions to listening test in SSMSEE under Shanghai New Curriculum | 第74-77页 |
| ·Enhancing difficulty and discrimination of listening items appropriately | 第74-75页 |
| ·Improving the quality of listening textbook | 第75-76页 |
| ·Adjustments of students’ mental status | 第76-77页 |
| ·Limitations | 第77-78页 |
| References | 第78-81页 |
| Appendices | 第81-110页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第110页 |
