大量的实证研究表明，文化测试势在必行。文化测试模式旨在测量语言学习者的文化知识、文化理解和文化表现。

作者在提出自己的理论框架之后，又将该理论框架付诸于实践，进而探讨了如何在专业四、八级考试中融入文化考试内容。该领域的研究才刚刚起步。本书的主要目的在于提出问题，期待更多的研究者关注这一领域，从而吸引试题开发者的眼球。本书所提供的文化测试原则和方法仍需在日后的研究中做进一步验证。

本书旨在探讨跨文化交际能力测试的相关问题。本书从描写国内文化教学与测试现状入手，介绍了近年来国内外文化测试发展的善，并对各种测试方法的形式、特点、优劣及其使用范围作了较全面的分析。在此基础上，作者提出了自己的文化测试模式。与些同时，文化测试大纲相应也相应面生。

Figure 2.1 Components of language competence

Figure 2.2 Histogram of IDI scores

Figure 4.1 Wen's model of cross-cultural competence

Figure 4.2 A tentative model of communicative competence

Figure 4.3 A tentative model of language competence

Figure 4.4 The histogram of the distribution of the culture test scores

Figure 4.5 The histogram of distribution of TEM 4 scores

Figure 4.6 Correlations between culture test scores and TEM 4 scores in scattered graph

Figure 4.7 Correlations between culture test scores and writing scores in scattered graph

Figure 4.8 Correlations between culture test scores and dictation scores in scattered graph

Figure 4.9 Correlations between culture test scores and listening scores in scattered graph

Figure 4.10 Correlations between culture test scores and cloze scores in scattered graph

Figure 4.11 Correlations between culture test scores and grammar & vocabulary scores in scattered graph

Figure 4.12 Correlations between culture test scores and reading scores in scattered graph