| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-45页 |
| ·Significance of Reading | 第14页 |
| ·Overview of the Models Concerning Reading Process | 第14-28页 |
| ·Bottom-up Approach | 第15-19页 |
| ·Top-down Approach | 第19-23页 |
| ·Interactive Theory | 第23-26页 |
| ·Schema Theory | 第26-28页 |
| ·Reading Skills | 第28-33页 |
| ·Micro Processes vs. Macro Processes | 第29-32页 |
| ·Metacognitive Skills | 第32-33页 |
| ·Types of Language Tests | 第33-39页 |
| ·Test Classification on the Basis of Purposes | 第33-34页 |
| ·Some Broad Categories of Language Tests | 第34-39页 |
| ·Aptitude Test, Achievement Test and Proficiency Test | 第34-35页 |
| ·Criterion-Referenced Test vs. Norm-Referenced Test | 第35-36页 |
| ·Discrete-Point Test vs. Integrative Test | 第36-37页 |
| ·Objective Test vs. Subjective Test | 第37-38页 |
| ·Direct Test vs. Indirect Test | 第38页 |
| ·Speed Test vs. Power Test | 第38-39页 |
| ·Reading in the History of Language Testing | 第39-43页 |
| ·Pre-scientific Testing (or Traditional Stage) | 第39-40页 |
| ·Psychometric Approach (or Modern Stage) | 第40-42页 |
| ·Post-Modern Stage | 第42-43页 |
| ·Implication for Assessment and Test Design | 第43-44页 |
| ·Summary | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter 2 Test Design | 第45-64页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study and the Test—Validity | 第45-46页 |
| ·Characteristics of the Test | 第46-60页 |
| ·Text Types | 第46-56页 |
| ·Content Structure Analysis (Literature Review) | 第49-54页 |
| ·Narration | 第54-55页 |
| ·Functional Reading | 第55页 |
| ·Argumentation | 第55-56页 |
| ·Response Formats | 第56-60页 |
| ·Multiple-choice Questions | 第57-58页 |
| ·Translation | 第58-59页 |
| ·Short Answer Questions | 第59页 |
| ·Summary Writing | 第59-60页 |
| ·Decision Accuracy—Test Reliability | 第60-63页 |
| ·Reliability and Error of Measurement | 第61页 |
| ·Factors Affecting Test Reliability | 第61-63页 |
| ·Summary | 第63-64页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第64-77页 |
| ·Passage Selection | 第64-65页 |
| ·Pilot Study | 第65-66页 |
| ·Participants | 第66-67页 |
| ·Item Moderation | 第67-68页 |
| ·Research Instruments | 第68-72页 |
| ·English Proficiency Test | 第69-70页 |
| ·Reading Comprehension Tests | 第70-72页 |
| ·Text Type of Narration | 第70-71页 |
| ·Text Type of Functional Reading | 第71页 |
| ·Text Type of Argumentation | 第71-72页 |
| ·Marker Standardization | 第72-75页 |
| ·Translation Marking Scheme | 第73-74页 |
| ·Criteria of Marking Short Answer Questions | 第74-75页 |
| ·Marking Scheme for Summary Writing | 第75页 |
| ·Score Interpretation | 第75页 |
| ·Summary | 第75-77页 |
| Chapter 4 Test Validity | 第77-83页 |
| ·Validity with Reference to Reliability | 第77页 |
| ·Internal Validity | 第77-78页 |
| ·Factors Affecting Validity | 第78-82页 |
| ·Face Validity or Content Validity | 第79页 |
| ·Response Validity | 第79-80页 |
| ·Concurrent Validity | 第80页 |
| ·Construct Validity | 第80-82页 |
| ·Summary | 第82-83页 |
| Chapter 5 Statistical Analysis of the Research | 第83-97页 |
| ·Overall Procedure | 第83-85页 |
| ·Testing Hypothesis Ⅰ | 第85-90页 |
| ·Effects of Learners' Proficiency Level | 第90-92页 |
| ·Correlation with the Proficiency Test | 第92-93页 |
| ·Testing Hypothesis Ⅱ | 第93-95页 |
| ·Summary | 第95-97页 |
| Chapter 6 Implications | 第97-100页 |
| ·Selection of Text Types | 第97-98页 |
| ·Selection of Response Formats | 第98-100页 |
| Chapter 7 Conclusions | 第100-104页 |
| ·Limitation of the Study and Future Direction | 第100-101页 |
| ·Concluding Remarks | 第101-102页 |
| ·Application of the Research Outcome | 第102-104页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ English Proficiency Test | 第104-113页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Multiple-choice Questions as a Response Format to Narration | 第113-117页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Multiple-choice Questions as a Response Format to Functional Reading | 第117-122页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Multiple-choice Questions as a Response Format to Argumentation | 第122-127页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ Translation as a Response Format to Narration | 第127-131页 |
| Appendix Ⅵ Translation as a Response Format to Functional Reading | 第131-135页 |
| Appendix Ⅶ Translation as a Response Format to Argumentation | 第135-139页 |
| Appendix Ⅷ Short Answer Questions as a Response Format to Narration | 第139-143页 |
| Appendix ⅧⅠ Short Answer Questions as a Response Format to Functional Reading | 第143-146页 |
| Appendix Ⅹ Short Answer Questions as a Response Format to Argumentation | 第146-149页 |
| Appendix Ⅺ Summary Writing as a Response Format to Three Text Types | 第149-152页 |
| Appendix Ⅻ Descriptive Statistics Concerning Twelve Groups | 第152-155页 |
| Appendix ⅫⅠ Performance of Twelve Groups with Reference to Language Proficiency | 第155-156页 |
| Bibliography | 第156-163页 |
