| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| List of Tables | 第12-13页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-40页 |
| ·Brief Introduction to the Simulated NMET | 第17-21页 |
| ·Historical Development of the Simulated NMET | 第17-18页 |
| ·Structure of the Simulated NMET | 第18-19页 |
| ·Special Requirements of Reading Comprehension Part of the Simulated NMET | 第19页 |
| ·Characteristics of the Simulated NMET | 第19-21页 |
| ·Theories on Reading Comprehension Tests | 第21-29页 |
| ·Nature of Reading | 第22页 |
| ·Models of Reading Process | 第22-24页 |
| ·Reading Comprehension Tests Formats | 第24-26页 |
| ·Reading Ability | 第26-27页 |
| ·Selection of Reading Materials | 第27-29页 |
| ·Theories on Predictive Validity | 第29-35页 |
| ·Validity and Validition | 第29-30页 |
| ·Aspects of Validity Evidence | 第30-31页 |
| ·Predictive Validity | 第31-35页 |
| ·Empirical Studies on Reading Comprehension Test and Predictive Validity | 第35-39页 |
| ·Empirical Studies on Reading Comprehension Tests | 第35-37页 |
| ·Empirical Studies on Predictive Validity | 第37-39页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第39-40页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第40-44页 |
| ·Participants | 第40-41页 |
| ·Students | 第40-41页 |
| ·Teachers | 第41页 |
| ·Instruments | 第41-42页 |
| ·Reading Comprehension Test Papers | 第41页 |
| ·Teacher Interviews | 第41-42页 |
| ·Adminstration of Instruments | 第42页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第44-66页 |
| ·Analysis of Correlations of Scores of the Reading Comprehension Part between the Simulated NMET and the NMET | 第44-50页 |
| ·Statistical Description of the Reading Comprehension Part in the Simulated NMET | 第44-45页 |
| ·General Correlation Analysis of Scores of the Reading Comprehension Part between the Simulated NMET and the NMET | 第45-47页 |
| ·Correlation Analysis of Scores of the Reading Comprehension Part between the Simulated NMET and the NMET for Science Students | 第47-49页 |
| ·Correlation Analysis of Scores of the Reading Comprehension Part between the Simulated NMET and the NMET for High-proficiency Students and Low-proficiency Students | 第49-50页 |
| ·Detailed Analysis of Content of the Reading Comprehension Part in the Simulated NMET and the NMET | 第50-60页 |
| ·Passage Length of Passages in RCSN | 第51-52页 |
| ·New Words of Passages in RCSN | 第52-54页 |
| ·Readability of Passages in RCSN and RCN | 第54-56页 |
| ·Topic Areas of Passages in RCSN | 第56-57页 |
| ·Genres of Passages in RCSN | 第57-59页 |
| ·Reading Ability Coverage of RCSN | 第59-60页 |
| ·Detailed Discussion of the Reasons Accounting for Accurate or Inaccurate Prediction | 第60-66页 |
| ·Reasons Accounting for Accurate Prediction of RCSN | 第61-62页 |
| ·Reasons Accounting for Inaccurate Prediction of RCSN | 第62-66页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第66-71页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第66-68页 |
| ·Implications | 第68-69页 |
| ·Theoretical Implications | 第68页 |
| ·Practical Implications | 第68-69页 |
| ·Limitations | 第69-70页 |
| ·Future Research Directions | 第70-71页 |
| References | 第71-75页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第75-79页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第79-82页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第82-116页 |
| Publications | 第116页 |
