| ACKNOWLEGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第12-15页 |
| 1.1 Significance and the Purpose of the Study | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 Structure of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| Chapter Two LITERARURE REVIEW | 第15-31页 |
| 2.1 Language and Culture | 第15-19页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of language | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Definition of culture | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.3 Relationship between language and culture | 第17-19页 |
| 2.2 Classifications of English Cultural Background Knowledge in Senior High School | 第19-23页 |
| 2.2.1 Idiom | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2.2 Religious culture | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.3 History culture | 第21页 |
| 2.2.4 Political culture | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.5 Folk culture | 第22页 |
| 2.2.6 British and American literature | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3 Current Status of Reading Teaching in Rural Areas | 第23-27页 |
| 2.3.1 Current status of English teaching in rural areas in China | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3.2 Current status of reading teaching in Taixing Secondary Senior High School | 第25-27页 |
| 2.4 Related Studies on the Relationship between Culture Background Knowledge and Reading Teaching | 第27-31页 |
| 2.4.1 Related studies on the relationship between culture background knowledge and reading teaching aboard | 第27-28页 |
| 2.4.2 Related studies on the relationship between culture background knowledge and reading teaching in China | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Three METHODOLOGY | 第31-37页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第31页 |
| 3.2 Subjects | 第31-32页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第32-33页 |
| 3.4 Procedures | 第33-36页 |
| 3.5 Data Collection and Analysis | 第36-37页 |
| CHAPTER Four RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第37-42页 |
| 4.1 Results from the Questionnaire | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2 Discussion of the Results from the Questionnaire | 第38-39页 |
| 4.3 Results from the Pre-test and the Post-test | 第39-40页 |
| 4.4 Discussion of the Results from the Pre-test and the Post-test | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Five CONCLUSION | 第42-46页 |
| 5.1 Summary of Major Findings | 第42-43页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第43-45页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Study | 第45-46页 |
| REFERENCES | 第46-49页 |
| APPENDIXⅠ Reading Materials for Pre-test | 第49-56页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ Questionnaire for students | 第56-58页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅲ Reading Materials for Post-test | 第58-65页 |
