Abstract: Quasi-static test of three reinforced concrete shear walls are carried out under low cyclic repeated loading. The relationship between force and displacement is obtained. Through comparing the destructed behaviors and grades of the walls under different shear span ratio based on the analysis of test and hysteretic curve,it can be concluded that for the walls of shear failure,the stiffness and carrying capacity quickly fall when the stiffness and load are not degenerate sharply in the displacement control loading stage,which should be avoided in engineering design; for the wall of flexural failure with good ductibility and energy dissipative capability,the stiffness and carrying capacity fall slowly,which should be adopted in engineering design. For the choice of hysteresis loop model,three-linear model of sloping stiffness degradation or two-linear model of sloping stiffness degradation is suggested for the smaller shear-span ratio,and three-linear model of even stiffness degradation is suggested for the larger shear-span ratio.