| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-8页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第12-13页 |
| 1.2 Significance of this Study | 第13页 |
| 1.3 Structure of this Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter Two LITERATURE REVIEW | 第15-25页 |
| 2.1 Overview on Reading | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.1 Purposes for reading | 第15页 |
| 2.1.2 Reading comprehension processes | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.3 Metaphorical models of reading | 第16页 |
| 2.2 Overview on Questions and Question types | 第16-21页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of questions | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2.2 Purposes of questioning | 第17-18页 |
| 2.2.3 Question types | 第18-21页 |
| 2.3 Related Studies on Questions | 第21-25页 |
| 2.3.1 Studies abroad | 第21-23页 |
| 2.3.2 Studies at home | 第23-25页 |
| Chapter Three RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 第25-29页 |
| 3.1 Research Objectives | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2 Quantitative observations | 第26-27页 |
| 3.2.1 Subjects | 第26页 |
| 3.2.2 Instrument | 第26页 |
| 3.2.3 Procedures for data collection and data analysis | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3 Qualitative observations | 第27-29页 |
| 3.3.1 Subjects | 第27页 |
| 3.3.2 Instrument | 第27-28页 |
| 3.3.3 Procedures for data collection and data analysis | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Four RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第29-46页 |
| 4.1 Results of Quantitative Observations | 第29-37页 |
| 4.1.1 General information about question types | 第29-33页 |
| 4.1.2 Analysis of question types in four target classrooms | 第33-37页 |
| 4.2 Results of Qualitative Observations | 第37-46页 |
| 4.2.1 Students’responses in classrooms with the highest percentages of higher-order thinking questions | 第37-42页 |
| 4.2.2 Students’responses in classrooms with the lowest percentages of higher-order thinking questions | 第42-44页 |
| 4.2.3 Comparison between Students’responses in the highest and the lowest percentages of higher-order thinking questions | 第44-46页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第46-51页 |
| 5.1 Major findings | 第46-47页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical Implications for English Teaching | 第47-49页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study and Suggestions for Further Research | 第49-51页 |
| References | 第51-54页 |
| Appendices | 第54-89页 |
| Appendix i: Observation Check List | 第54-55页 |
| Appendix ii: Observation Table | 第55-56页 |
| Appendix III: Complete List of Questions and Labelling | 第56-81页 |
| Appendix IV: Observation Notes of Four Classrooms | 第81-89页 |
