| English Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| Chinese Abstract | 第9-11页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第12-20页 |
| ·Research Questions Raised | 第12-14页 |
| ·The Structure of the Thesis | 第14-15页 |
| ·Terms Defined | 第15-20页 |
| ·Notion of Culture | 第15-16页 |
| ·The Appilicable Definition of Communication | 第16-17页 |
| ·Intercultural Communicative Competence | 第17-20页 |
| Chapter II LiteratureReview | 第20-31页 |
| ·The Present Context in Inter-cultural Communication | 第20-21页 |
| ·The Development of Learner’s Inter-cultural Communication Competence (ICC) Awareness | 第21-31页 |
| ·The Development of Learner’s ICC in Reading Abroad | 第21-25页 |
| ·The Development of Learner’s ICC in Reading in China | 第25-31页 |
| Chapter III Investigation of Senior high School Learners’Intercultural Communicative Competence | 第31-47页 |
| ·Methodology | 第31-35页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Research | 第31页 |
| ·Samples | 第31-32页 |
| ·Instrument | 第32页 |
| ·The Designs of the Test | 第32-33页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第33-34页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第34页 |
| ·Validity and Reliability | 第34-35页 |
| ·Results | 第35-41页 |
| ·The Results from Sample Students’Language Competence Test | 第35-38页 |
| ·The Results from the Sample Students’ Sociocultural Competence Test | 第38-41页 |
| ·The Analysis | 第41-47页 |
| ·The Sample Students’Language Competence | 第41-43页 |
| ·The Sample Students’Inter-cultural Competence | 第43-47页 |
| Chapter IV Inter-cultural communication Comprehension Barriers in Reading | 第47-53页 |
| ·Comprehension Barriers Caused By Differences in Regional Culture | 第48页 |
| ·Comprehension Barriers Caused By Differeaces in Social Customs | 第48-49页 |
| ·Comprehension Barriers Caused By Differences in Religious Culture | 第49-50页 |
| ·Comprehension Barriers Caused By Differences in Social and Historical Culture | 第50-53页 |
| Chapter V Fostering Learners’ICC Competence in Chinese Senior High English Reading Class | 第53-71页 |
| ·Suggestions to Teachers | 第53-61页 |
| ·Attitude Towards Cultural Teaching | 第53-54页 |
| ·Teachers’Role and Students’Autonomy | 第54-56页 |
| ·Creating a Inter-cultural Environment | 第56页 |
| ·Using Materials for Cultural Input in the EFL Classroom | 第56-61页 |
| ·Suggestions on Incorporating the Teaching of Inter-Culture communication into the EFL Reading Classroom | 第61-63页 |
| ·Ways to Help Students Overcome Inter-cultural Barriersin EFL Reading Comprehension | 第63-65页 |
| ·Various Other Culture-oriented Activities | 第65-71页 |
| ·Speech Contest | 第65-66页 |
| ·Role Play | 第66-67页 |
| ·Lecture | 第67页 |
| ·Visual Aids | 第67-69页 |
| ·Other Activities | 第69-71页 |
| Chapter Ⅵ Conclusion | 第71-75页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第71-73页 |
| ·Limitations | 第73-74页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Researching | 第74-75页 |
| Appendix I | 第75-80页 |
| Appendix II | 第80-85页 |
| Bibliographies | 第85-96页 |
