| Chinese Abstract | 第1-3页 |
| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| Chinese Synopsis | 第4-6页 |
| Synopsis | 第6-11页 |
| chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-17页 |
| ·The topic and significance of the study | 第11-12页 |
| ·The rationale of the study | 第12-15页 |
| ·The importance of reading in senior middle school | 第12-13页 |
| ·Problems of reading teaching in senior middle school | 第13-14页 |
| ·The purpose of the study | 第14-15页 |
| ·The hypothesis of the study | 第15页 |
| ·The organization of the thesis | 第15-17页 |
| chapter2 Literature Review | 第17-29页 |
| ·The theories of needs and motivation | 第17-20页 |
| ·The definition of needs | 第17-18页 |
| ·The relationship between needs and motivation | 第18页 |
| ·The definition of motivation | 第18-19页 |
| ·The influence of motivation research on reading teaching and learning | 第19-20页 |
| ·Reading motivation | 第20-25页 |
| ·The nature of reading and its importance in foreign language learning | 第21-22页 |
| ·The significance of reading motivation | 第22-23页 |
| ·The definition of reading motivation | 第23页 |
| ·The study on reading motivation | 第23-25页 |
| ·Reading needs | 第25-29页 |
| ·The definition of reading needs | 第25页 |
| ·The study of needs and their influence on reading teaching | 第25-26页 |
| ·The research on reading needs in china | 第26-29页 |
| chapter3 An Investigation | 第29-39页 |
| ·Methods | 第29-31页 |
| ·Subjects | 第29-30页 |
| ·Instruments | 第30页 |
| ·Procedure | 第30-31页 |
| ·Data analysis and results | 第31-39页 |
| ·The analysis of students' proficiency | 第31页 |
| ·The analysis of the questionnaire | 第31-33页 |
| ·The analysis of factors | 第33-37页 |
| ·The analysis of the correlation between scores and needs | 第37-39页 |
| chapter 4 Discussions and Conclusion | 第39-45页 |
| ·Findings | 第39-41页 |
| ·Implication for classroom reading teaching in senior high schools | 第41-42页 |
| ·Teachers should teach their students according to their needs | 第41-42页 |
| ·Teachers should try to arouse students' intrinsic reading needs | 第42页 |
| ·Teachers should foster students' motivation | 第42页 |
| ·Teachers can also train students' reading skill | 第42页 |
| ·Limitations and implications for future research | 第42-43页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第43-45页 |
| Reference | 第45-47页 |
| Appendix | 第47-50页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第50页 |
