ABSTRACT:Reading comprehension test is a very important part in kinds of English tests, so the difficulty of reading comprehension is the key point that the test paper designer must considered. To check the students’ reading comprehension ability validly, the suitable difficulty of a reading comprehension test is necessary. This paper investigated the monthly test in Wenlan High School (in Yunnan Province) and took one of them as an example to analyze the difficulty of its reading comprehension test and the factors affect it. 

Key words: Monthly test; Reading comprehension test; Difficulty

摘要:阅读理解测试是各类英语测试中很重要的部分，阅读理解的难度是试卷设计者考虑的重点因素，为了有效地测出考生的阅读理解能力，阅读理解的难度必须适当。本篇论文对高中月考试卷进行了调查，并以一份月考试卷为例分析了阅读理解难度及其影响因素。

关键词：月考；阅读理解测试；难度