| Acknowledgements | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-14页 |
| List of Tables | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第15-18页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-37页 |
| ·The Evolution of National Matriculation English Test in China | 第18页 |
| ·The Development of Language Testing and Teaching | 第18-22页 |
| ·Studies At Home | 第18-20页 |
| ·Studies Abroad | 第20-22页 |
| ·Reading Comprehension in Language Testing | 第22-32页 |
| ·The Nature of Reading | 第22-24页 |
| ·The Items for Testing Reading | 第24-27页 |
| ·Various Test Purposes in Reading | 第27-29页 |
| ·New Curriculum Standards for Reading Requirements | 第29-32页 |
| ·The Unified National Framework of English | 第32页 |
| ·Bachman's Theory on the Quality of Language Testing | 第32-37页 |
| ·Reliability | 第33页 |
| ·Construct Validity | 第33-34页 |
| ·Authenticity and Interactiveness | 第34-35页 |
| ·Impact | 第35-36页 |
| ·Practicality | 第36-37页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Design | 第37-42页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第37-38页 |
| ·Research Method | 第38-39页 |
| ·Research Procedure | 第39-42页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第39页 |
| ·Data Presentation and Analysis | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第42-61页 |
| ·Analysis of the Results of Candidates' Performance | 第42-49页 |
| ·Correlation Data of Means and Standard Deviations | 第42-45页 |
| ·Comparison of Difficulties and Discrimination | 第45-49页 |
| ·Analysis of Participants' Scores on Different Objective Items | 第49-56页 |
| ·A Comparative Analysis of Test Scores on Different Objective Items on Reading | 第49-53页 |
| ·Correlation of Test Takers' Test Scores on Each Type of Objective Items on Reading and NMET Scores | 第53-56页 |
| ·The Differences of Objective Items on the Quality of Reading of NMET | 第56-61页 |
| ·The Differences of Objective Items on Reliability | 第56-58页 |
| ·The Differences of Objective Items on Construct Validity | 第58-61页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第61-65页 |
| ·Major Research Findings | 第61-62页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第62-63页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Researches | 第63-65页 |
| References | 第65-67页 |
