| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Background of the research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第13-15页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-32页 |
| ·Review of language testing | 第16-22页 |
| ·Historical development of language testing | 第16-19页 |
| ·Types of language tests | 第19-22页 |
| ·Review of studies of validity of language testing | 第22-28页 |
| ·The qualities of a good test | 第22-23页 |
| ·Reliability | 第23页 |
| ·Validity | 第23-24页 |
| ·Types of validity | 第24-26页 |
| ·Content validity | 第26-28页 |
| ·An analysis of the New Curriculum Standard | 第28-32页 |
| ·About the New Curriculum Standard | 第28-29页 |
| ·Analysis of the goal of English teaching under New Curriculum Standard | 第29-30页 |
| ·The assessment under New Curriculum Standard | 第30-31页 |
| ·Researches concerning the New Curriculum Standard | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Three Investigation of English Testing in Senior Middle School | 第32-36页 |
| ·Research questions | 第32页 |
| ·Test papers for investigation | 第32-33页 |
| ·Instrument | 第33-34页 |
| ·Analyzing procedures | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter FourContent Validity Analysis of Test Papers | 第36-49页 |
| ·General information about the test papers | 第36-37页 |
| ·Validity analysis of listening comprehension | 第37-39页 |
| ·The importance of listening ability | 第37-38页 |
| ·Listening skills required in the New Standard Curriculum | 第38页 |
| ·Comparative analysis of the listening tests | 第38-39页 |
| ·Validity analysis of multiple choices questions | 第39-41页 |
| ·Validity analysis of cloze test | 第41-43页 |
| ·The general information of the cloze tests | 第41-42页 |
| ·Comparative analysis of cloze tests | 第42-43页 |
| ·Validity analysis of reading comprehension | 第43-45页 |
| ·The nature of reading | 第43-44页 |
| ·Comparative analysis of reading comprehension | 第44-45页 |
| ·Validity analysis of proofreading | 第45-46页 |
| ·Validity analysis of writing | 第46-49页 |
| ·Nature of writing | 第46-47页 |
| ·Comparative analysis of writing | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第49-53页 |
| ·Major findings | 第49-51页 |
| ·Strong points | 第49-50页 |
| ·Weakness | 第50-51页 |
| ·Implications | 第51页 |
| ·Limitations and suggestions for further study | 第51-53页 |
| Bibliography | 第53-56页 |
