| Acknowledgments | 第1-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| List of Tables | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-19页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第13-16页 |
| ·The Significance of the Study | 第16-18页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-39页 |
| ·Concepts of Language Testing | 第19-25页 |
| ·Testing | 第19-20页 |
| ·Testing the Language Skills | 第20-22页 |
| ·Problems in Language Testing | 第22-25页 |
| ·A Brief history of Language Testing | 第25-28页 |
| ·The Essay-translation Approach | 第25页 |
| ·The Structuralist Approach | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Integrative Approach | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Communicative Approach | 第27-28页 |
| ·Theoretical Framework for the Study of Reading Comprehension in TEM 4 | 第28-35页 |
| ·Bachman's Communicative Testing Theory | 第28-33页 |
| ·Reading Comprehension Testing in TEM 4 | 第33-35页 |
| ·Previous studies | 第35-39页 |
| ·Previous Studies Abroad | 第35-38页 |
| ·Previous Studies in China | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter 3 Research | 第39-47页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第39页 |
| ·Subjects | 第39-40页 |
| ·Instruments | 第40-45页 |
| ·Communicative Reading Test Characteristics Model | 第40页 |
| ·Test Specifications and Syllabus Assessing Reading by a Model of Task Characteristics in Content Validation | 第40-43页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第43-45页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第45-47页 |
| ·Data Analysis of Material | 第45-46页 |
| ·Data Analysis of Questionnaires | 第46-47页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第47-65页 |
| ·Results | 第47-61页 |
| ·Results of testing paper analysis | 第47-56页 |
| ·Results of Questionnaire | 第56-61页 |
| ·Discussion | 第61-65页 |
| ·Discussion about the reliability of reading comprehension in TEM 4 | 第61-63页 |
| ·Discussion about the construct validity of reading comprehension in TEM 4 | 第63页 |
| ·Discussion about the authenticity of reading comprehension in TEM 4 | 第63-65页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第65-70页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第65-66页 |
| ·Implication of the Study | 第66-68页 |
| ·Implications for the TEM Designers | 第66-68页 |
| ·Implications for English Major Teachers and Learners | 第68页 |
| ·Limitation of the Study | 第68-69页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第69-70页 |
| References | 第70-73页 |
