| Abstract | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| ·The Importance of Listening Comprehension to High Middle School Students | 第9-11页 |
| ·The Difficulties of High Middle School Students in Listening Comprehension | 第11-12页 |
| ·Ambiguous Situations for Chinese High Middle School Students in English Listening | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第15-27页 |
| ·Tolerance of Ambiguity | 第15-19页 |
| ·The Definition of Tolerance of Ambiguity | 第15-16页 |
| ·Ambiguity and Ambiguous Situations | 第16-18页 |
| ·Levels of Tolerance of Ambiguity | 第18页 |
| ·Measurement of Tolerance of Ambiguity | 第18-19页 |
| ·Listening Comprehension | 第19-22页 |
| ·Understanding of Listening Process | 第20-21页 |
| ·Models of Processing Information in Listening Comprehension | 第21-22页 |
| ·Tolerance of Ambiguity and Listening Comprehension: Some Empirical Studies | 第22-27页 |
| ·Studies Abroad | 第23-24页 |
| ·Studies in China | 第24-27页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第27-32页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第27页 |
| ·Subjects | 第27-28页 |
| ·Instruments | 第28-31页 |
| ·Questionnaire of Tolerance of Ambiguity in Listening Comprehension | 第28-29页 |
| ·Test Paper of Listening Competence | 第29-30页 |
| ·Interview | 第30-31页 |
| ·Procedures | 第31-32页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第31页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第31-32页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第32-46页 |
| ·TOA Level and Differences of High Middle School Students | 第33-36页 |
| ·TOA Level of High Middle School Students | 第33-34页 |
| ·TOA Differences of High Middle School Students | 第34-36页 |
| ·Scores of Listening Test | 第36-38页 |
| ·Correlation between the Students' TOA Scores and Their Listening Competence | 第38-41页 |
| ·Difference in Listening Comprehension among Students with High, Moderate and Low TOA | 第41-43页 |
| ·Interview Results | 第43-46页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第46-51页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Research | 第46-47页 |
| ·Implications in the Present Research | 第47-49页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第49-50页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第50-51页 |
| Bibliography | 第51-54页 |
| Appendix I: English Listening Tolerance of Ambiguity Scale | 第54-56页 |
| Appendix II: The Listening Test Paper | 第56-59页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ: The Listening Scripts | 第59-62页 |
| Appendix: Ⅳ Interview Text | 第62-65页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第65页 |
| 在读期间公开发表论文（著）及科研情况 | 第65页 |
