| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Lists of Abbreviations | 第12-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-20页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第14-17页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Research | 第17-18页 |
| 1.3 Research Hypothesis | 第18-19页 |
| 1.4 Outline of the Thesis | 第19-20页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第20-44页 |
| 2.1 Genre | 第20-22页 |
| 2.1.1 Definitions of Genre | 第20-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Characteristics of Narrations and Expositions | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies of Genre | 第22-26页 |
| 2.2.1 Previous Studies of Genre Abroad | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous Studies of Genre at Home | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2.3 Previous Studies on Reading Comprehension of Different Genres | 第25页 |
| 2.2.4 Summary | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3 Glossing | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3.1 Definitions of Glossing | 第26-27页 |
| 2.4 Reading Comprehension | 第27-39页 |
| 2.4.1 Definitions of Reading Comprehension | 第27-29页 |
| 2.4.2 Factors Affecting Reading Comprehension | 第29-32页 |
| 2.4.3 Previous Studies of the Effects of Glossing on Incidental VocabularyAcquisition in English Reading Comprehension | 第32-36页 |
| 2.4.4 Previous Studies of the Effects of the Glossing on ReadingComprehension Abroad | 第36-38页 |
| 2.4.5 Previous Studies of the Effects of Glossing on Reading Comprehensionat Home | 第38-39页 |
| 2.5 Summary | 第39-40页 |
| 2.6 Theoretical Foundation | 第40-44页 |
| 2.6.1 Limited Attention Capacity | 第40-41页 |
| 2.6.2 Limited Information Processing Theory | 第41-42页 |
| 2.6.3 Contributions of the Theories to the Research | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第44-50页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第44-45页 |
| 3.2 Subjects | 第45-46页 |
| 3.3 Instrument: Testing Material | 第46-47页 |
| 3.4 Procedures | 第47-50页 |
| 3.4.1 Pre-study test | 第47页 |
| 3.4.2 Reading Comprehension Tests of Narrations and Expositions | 第47-48页 |
| 3.4.3 Data Collection | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis and Discussions | 第50-60页 |
| 4.1 Comparisons of the Results of Reading Comprehension Tests of the TwoGenres | 第50-52页 |
| 4.1.1 Comparison of the Results between Glossed-Narrations Test andNon-Glossed Narrations Test | 第50-51页 |
| 4.1.2 Comparison of the Results between Glossed-Expositions Test andNon-glossed Expositions Test | 第51-52页 |
| 4.2 Comparisons of the Results of Reading Comprehension Tests of the TwoGlossed Conditions | 第52-55页 |
| 4.2.1 Comparison of the Results between the Glossed-Narrations Test andGlossed-Expositions Test | 第53-54页 |
| 4.2.2 Comparison of the Results of between the Non-Glossed NarrationsTest and Non- Glossed Expositions Test | 第54-55页 |
| 4.3 Discussions | 第55-60页 |
| 4.3.1 The Effects of Glossing on Reading Comprehension of Narrations | 第55-56页 |
| 4.3.2 The Effects of Glossing on Reading Comprehension of Expositions | 第56-60页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第60-66页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第61-63页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Study | 第63页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for Further Research | 第63-66页 |
| References | 第66-72页 |
| Appendix | 第72-103页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第72-81页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第81-93页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第93-103页 |
