| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-12页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第9-10页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第12-23页 |
| 2.1 Researches on English Listening and the Difficulty of English Listening TestAbroad | 第12-13页 |
| 2.2 Researches on English Listening and the Difficulty of English Listening Test atHome | 第13-15页 |
| 2.3 Definition of Cognitive Load and the Influential Factors of Cognitive Load | 第15-18页 |
| 2.4 Related Theory of Listening | 第18-23页 |
| 2.4.1 Cognitive Load Theory | 第18-20页 |
| 2.4.2 Schema Theory | 第20页 |
| 2.4.3 Constructive Theory | 第20-23页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodologies | 第23-44页 |
| 3.1 Research Purpose | 第23页 |
| 3.2 Research Questions | 第23页 |
| 3.3 Research Subjects | 第23-24页 |
| 3.3.1 Students and Teachers | 第23-24页 |
| 3.3.2 Listening Materials | 第24页 |
| 3.3.3 Listening Records | 第24页 |
| 3.4 Research Instruments | 第24-27页 |
| 3.4.1 Questionnaire for Students in Senior Middle School | 第24-25页 |
| 3.4.2 Questionnaire for Teachers in Senior Middle School | 第25页 |
| 3.4.3 Interview of Students in Senior Middle School | 第25页 |
| 3.4.4 Interview of Teachers in Senior Middle School | 第25页 |
| 3.4.5 The Experiment of Measuring Students’ Cognitive Load of Listening | 第25-26页 |
| 3.4.6 Analysis of Listening Tests of NMET from 2013 to | 第26-27页 |
| 3.5 Research Process | 第27-29页 |
| 3.6 Research Results | 第29-44页 |
| 3.6.1 Results of the Analysis of Listening Tests of NMET in the View of CognitiveLoad | 第29-35页 |
| 3.6.2 Results of the Questionnaire for Students in Senior Middle School | 第35-38页 |
| 3.6.3 Results of the Interview of Students in Senior Middle School | 第38-39页 |
| 3.6.4 Results of the Questionnaire for Teachers in Senior Middle School | 第39-40页 |
| 3.6.5 Results of the Interview of Teachers in Senior Middle School | 第40-42页 |
| 3.6.6 Results of the Experiment of Measuring Students’ Cognitive Load ofListening | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Four Analysis of the Difficulty of the English Listening Tests of NMETand Reflections | 第44-59页 |
| 4.1 History of English Listening Test of NMET and Its Difficulty | 第44-45页 |
| 4.2 The Syllabus of English Listening Tests of NMET | 第45-49页 |
| 4.2.1 Requirements for Listening Test in NMET | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2.2 The Analysis of the Contents of Listening Texts of NMET (2013-2016) | 第46-49页 |
| 4.3 Analysis of the Difficulty of the Listening Tests of NMET in the View ofCognitive Load | 第49-51页 |
| 4.3.1 The Factors of Listeners’ Characteristics | 第50页 |
| 4.3.2 The Factors of Task Characteristics | 第50-51页 |
| 4.3.3 The Factors of the Interactivity of the Listeners’ Characteristics and TaskCharacteristics | 第51页 |
| 4.4 Reflections | 第51-59页 |
| 4.4.1 Reflections on the Factors of Listeners’ Characteristics of Difficulty ofListening Test | 第52页 |
| 4.4.2 Reflections on the Factors of Task Characteristics of Difficulty of ListeningTest | 第52-53页 |
| 4.4.3 Reflections on the Factors of the Interactivity of the Listeners’Characteristics and Task Characteristics of Difficulty of Listening Test | 第53-54页 |
| 4.4.4 Reflections on the English Listening Teaching | 第54-57页 |
| 4.4.5 Reflections on the English Listening Learning and Listening TestPreparations | 第57-59页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第59-62页 |
| 5.1 Discoveries | 第59-60页 |
| 5.2 Suggestions | 第60-61页 |
| 5.3 Limitations | 第61-62页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第62-74页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第74-78页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第78-80页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ | 第80-83页 |
| References | 第83-86页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第86页 |
