| Acknowledgements | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-13页 |
| ·Background of the study | 第11页 |
| ·Purpose of the study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第12页 |
| ·Organization of the thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-24页 |
| ·Language testing | 第13-18页 |
| ·History of language testing | 第13-14页 |
| ·Approaches to language testing | 第14-17页 |
| ·The essay-translation approach | 第14-15页 |
| ·The structuralist approach | 第15页 |
| ·The integrative approach | 第15-16页 |
| ·The communicative approach | 第16-17页 |
| ·Types of tests | 第17-18页 |
| ·Objective & subjective tests | 第17页 |
| ·Discrete point & integrative tests | 第17-18页 |
| ·Proficiency,achievement,diagnostic and placement tests | 第18页 |
| ·Reading comprehension testing | 第18-22页 |
| ·The Nature of reading-a communicative and interactive process | 第18-20页 |
| ·Testing components and techniques | 第20-22页 |
| ·Testing components | 第20-22页 |
| ·Testing techniques | 第22页 |
| ·Studies at home and abroad | 第22-24页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第24-29页 |
| ·Theoretical bases of communicative language testing | 第24-27页 |
| ·Hymes' theory on communicative competence | 第24-25页 |
| ·Canale and Swain's theory | 第25页 |
| ·Bachman's framework | 第25-27页 |
| ·Characteristics of communicative language tests | 第27-29页 |
| ·Authenticity | 第27页 |
| ·Interactiveness | 第27页 |
| ·Validity | 第27-28页 |
| ·Reliability | 第28页 |
| ·Practicality | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Four Methodology | 第29-36页 |
| ·Research questions and hypotheses | 第29页 |
| ·Instruments | 第29-31页 |
| ·Questionnaire surveys | 第29-30页 |
| ·Interview surveys | 第30-31页 |
| ·Experimental study | 第31页 |
| ·Subjects | 第31-32页 |
| ·Subjects in the questionnaire surveys | 第31-32页 |
| ·Subjects in the interview | 第32页 |
| ·Subjects in the experimental study | 第32页 |
| ·Procedures | 第32-36页 |
| ·Procedures for conducting the questionnaire surveys | 第32-34页 |
| ·Procedures for conducting the interview | 第34页 |
| ·Procedures for conducting the experiment | 第34-36页 |
| Chapter Five Data Collection and Analysis | 第36-45页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis of the questionnaire surveys | 第36-39页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis of students' questionnaire survey | 第36-37页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis of teachers' questionnaire survey | 第37-39页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis of the interview surveys | 第39-41页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis of students' interview survey | 第39页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis of teachers' interview survey | 第39-41页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis of the experimental study | 第41-45页 |
| ·Evaluation of the two reading comprehension tests | 第41-42页 |
| ·Reliability of the two tests | 第41页 |
| ·Validity of the two tests | 第41-42页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis of the pre-test | 第42-43页 |
| ·Data collection and analysis of the post-test | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter Six Implications for CEAT Reading Comprehension Testing | 第45-48页 |
| ·Selection of reading materials | 第45-46页 |
| ·Selection of passages in various genres | 第45-46页 |
| ·Retention of authentic formats | 第46页 |
| ·Design of reading tasks | 第46-48页 |
| ·Establishment of real-life reading purposes | 第46页 |
| ·Diversification of testing techniques | 第46-48页 |
| Chapter Seven Conclusion | 第48-51页 |
| ·Summary of the study | 第48页 |
| ·Limitations of the research | 第48-49页 |
| ·Recommendations for future research | 第49-51页 |
| References | 第51-53页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ The Students' Questionnaire | 第53-55页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ The Teachers' Questionnaire | 第55-57页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ The Result of the Students' Questionnaire Survey | 第57-59页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ The Result of the Teachers' Questionnaire Survey | 第59-61页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ The Scores of the Students in the Pre-test | 第61-63页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ The Scores of the Students in the Post-test | 第63-65页 |
| Appendix Ⅶ The Pre-test Paper | 第65-71页 |
| Appendix Ⅷ The Post-test Paper | 第71-75页 |
