| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-13页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第13-17页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第13-14页 |
| ·Aims of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-35页 |
| ·Traditional Views on Metaphor | 第17-18页 |
| ·The Cognitive View on Metaphor | 第18-22页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第18-20页 |
| ·Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第20-21页 |
| ·Distinction Between Metaphor and Metaphorical Expressions | 第21-22页 |
| ·Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Foreign Language Teaching | 第22-23页 |
| ·Metaphoric Competence and Foreign Language Learning | 第23-30页 |
| ·Definitions of Metaphoric Competence | 第23-25页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Metaphoric Competence | 第25-29页 |
| ·Metaphoric Competence and Conceptual Fluency | 第29-30页 |
| ·Metaphoric Competence and Reading Proficiency | 第30-35页 |
| ·Cognitive Nature of Reading | 第30-31页 |
| ·Metaphor and Reading | 第31-32页 |
| ·Function of Conceptual Metaphor in Reading Comprehension Models | 第32-33页 |
| ·Relevant Studies on the Relationship Between Metaphoric Competence and Reading Proficiency | 第33-35页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第35-42页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第35-36页 |
| ·Subjects | 第36页 |
| ·Instruments | 第36-40页 |
| ·Receptive Metaphoric Competence Test | 第37-39页 |
| ·Reading Proficiency Test | 第39-40页 |
| ·Procedures of the Study | 第40-42页 |
| ·Pilot Test | 第40页 |
| ·Main Study | 第40-41页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter Four Research Results and Discussion | 第42-59页 |
| ·Results and Data Description | 第42-56页 |
| ·Descriptions of the Receptive Metaphoric Competence | 第42-51页 |
| ·Descriptions of the Correlation Between the Receptive Metaphoric Competence and the Reading Proficiency | 第51-54页 |
| ·Descriptions of the Correlation Between the Two Aspects of the Receptive Metaphoric Competence, and their Correlations with the Reading Proficiency | 第54-56页 |
| ·Discussion | 第56-59页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第59-63页 |
| ·Conclusions | 第59-60页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第60-61页 |
| ·Limitations | 第61-63页 |
| Works Cited | 第63-67页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第67-71页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第71-73页 |
| Publications | 第73页 |
