文档介绍：上海交通大学
硕士学位论文
大学英语六级考试与英语专业四级考试阅读理解部分对比研究
姓名:徐娟
申请学位级别:硕士
专业:外国语言学及应用语言学
指导教师:朱正才
20081201
摘要

大学英语六级和英语专业四级考试是两门非常重要的英语语言能力测试。两种考试
参加考生的界限也越来越模糊,许多非英语专业学生开始参加英语专业四级考试,
同时,英语专业学生也尝试参加大学英语六级考试。本研究从两种考试的阅读理解
部分入手,结合两考试的考试大纲和教学大纲要求,以及巴赫曼的任务特性理论框
架, 揭示两者在测试考生英语阅读水平上的关系。
作者主要使用巴赫曼的任务特性理论实施研究。研究分为两步, 第一步是对大学英
语六级考试和英语专业四级考试改革后所使用的全真试题中阅读理解部分进行对比
分析。第二步是开展实验,并且通过调查问卷做进一步的了解。通过定性分析和定
量分析,本研究试图回答以下两个问题:(1)大学英语六级考试与英语专业四级考
试的阅读理解在内容方面有哪些异同点?(2)两种考试阅读理解题的难度在英语能
力统一量表上有何对应关系?
作者收集并且分析全真试题与实验数据,在分析数据时,作者使用了 SPSS 软件。
分析结果显示大学英语六级考试与英语专业四级考试在阅读理解方面存在高度的相
关。大学英语六级考试阅读理解试题在测试考生的阅读理解水平上区分度更大,并
且在难度上也比英语专业四级考试大, 两者也存在一定的对应关系。

关键词:大学英语六级考试,英语专业四级考试,阅读理解测试,任务特性

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ABSTRACT

CET 6 and TEM 4 are two crucially important English language ability tests. Recent
years, some English majors have taken CET 6. On the contrary, TEM4 test has also
attracted a number of non-English majors, so the distinction of the two tests has e
blurred. This study focuses on the prehension part of both tests and attempts
to explore the relationship between them through their testing and teaching syllabi and
Bachman’s Task Characteristic Framework.
On the basis of Bachman’s task characteristic framework, a new framework is put
forward to conduct the research. The research is undertaken in two steps. First step is the
analysis of the latest papers used by CET 6 and TEM 4 tests. Next step is to carry out an
experiment with a questionnaire followed. Through both qualitative and quantitative
analysis of two prehension sub-tests, the research intends to address the
following two questions:(1) What are the differences and similarities between CET 6 and
TEM 4 prehension test? (2) What is the relationship between two reading
comprehension tests in mon Framework of Reference?
Papers and experiment data were collected and analyzed using SPSS software. The results
of the analysis show that CET 6 and TEM 4 prehension tests are closely