| Ackowledgements | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| 1.1 The Background of the Study | 第9-11页 |
| 1.2 The Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第11页 |
| 1.3 The Organization of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-29页 |
| 2.1 The Study of Lexical Chunks | 第13-18页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Lexical Chunks | 第13-15页 |
| 2.1.2 Classification of Lexical Chunks | 第15-17页 |
| 2.1.3 Function of Lexical Chunks | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2 The Study of English Reading | 第18-22页 |
| 2.2.1 Essence of Reading | 第19页 |
| 2.2.2 Models of Reading | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.3 Reading Ability | 第20-22页 |
| 2.3 Relationship Between Lexical Chunks and Reading Ability | 第22-24页 |
| 2.4 Previous Researches on Lexical Chunks and English Reading | 第24-29页 |
| 2.4.1 Related Researches Abroad | 第25-27页 |
| 2.4.2 Related Researches in China | 第27-29页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第29-35页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第29页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第29-30页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第30-33页 |
| 3.3.1 Reading Comprehension Test and Lexical Chunks Test | 第30-32页 |
| 3.3.2 Questionnaire | 第32页 |
| 3.3.3 Interview | 第32-33页 |
| 3.4 Data Collection and Analysis | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter 4 Analysis and Discussion | 第35-61页 |
| 4.1 Analysis and Discussion of the Research Data | 第35-42页 |
| 4.1.1 Analysis and Discussion of the Two Tests | 第35-37页 |
| 4.1.2 Analysis and Discussion of the Questionnaire | 第37-39页 |
| 4.1.3 Analysis and Discussion of the Interview | 第39-42页 |
| 4.2 Identification Ability of Lexical Chunks | 第42-48页 |
| 4.2.1 Learners' Lexical Chunks Consciousness | 第42-43页 |
| 4.2.2 Easily Identified Lexical Chunks | 第43-46页 |
| 4.2.3 The Characteristics of the Identified Lexical Chunks | 第46-48页 |
| 4.3 Gender and the Identification Ability of Lexical Chunks | 第48-50页 |
| 4.4 Difficulty of the Reading Materials and the Identification Ability of LexicalChunks | 第50-54页 |
| 4.5 Correlation Between the Identification Ability of Lexical Chunks and ReadingAbility | 第54-61页 |
| 4.5.1 Correlation Between the Identification Ability of Lexical Chunks andReading Ability for All the Partitipants | 第54-56页 |
| 4.5.2 Correlation Between the Identification Ability of Lexical Chunks andReading Ability in Higher level Group | 第56-57页 |
| 4.5.3 Correlation Between the Identification Ability of Lexical Chunks andReading Ability in Lower level Group | 第57-61页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第61-67页 |
| 5.1 The Major Findings of the Present Study | 第61-62页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第62-65页 |
| 5.2.1 Improving learners' Awareness of Lexical Chunks | 第63页 |
| 5.2.2 Updating Lexical Chunks Approach | 第63-64页 |
| 5.2.3 Cultivating Learners' Learning Initiative in Lexical Chunks | 第64页 |
| 5.2.4 Enriching Reading Materials | 第64-65页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study | 第65-67页 |
| Works Cited | 第67-71页 |
| 发表论文和参加科研情况 | 第71-72页 |
| Appendix | 第72-76页 |
