| Acknowledgements | 第4-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-14页 |
| 1.1 Background | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-38页 |
| 2.1 Related Concepts of Questions | 第14-20页 |
| 2.1.1 Definition of Questions | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Categories of Questions | 第16-19页 |
| 2.1.3 Characteristics of Questions | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2 Teachers’ Questioning Skills | 第20-25页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of Questioning | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.2 Strategies of Questioning | 第21-22页 |
| 2.2.3 Principles of Questioning | 第22-25页 |
| 2.3 Thinking Quality | 第25-28页 |
| 2.3.1 Definition of Thinking Quality | 第25-26页 |
| 2.3.2 Components of Thinking Quality | 第26页 |
| 2.3.3 Significance of Thinking Quality | 第26-28页 |
| 2.4 The Relationship between Thinking Quality and Teachers’ Questioning Skills in English Reading Classes | 第28-31页 |
| 2.5 Previous Researches on Teachers’ Questioning Skills and the Development of Thinking Quality in Reading Classes Abroad and at Home | 第31-34页 |
| 2.5.1 Previous Related Researches Abroad | 第31-32页 |
| 2.5.2 Previous Related Researches at Home | 第32-33页 |
| 2.5.3 Limitations of Previous Researches and Inspiration for the Research | 第33-34页 |
| 2.6 Theoretical Foundations of the Research | 第34-38页 |
| 2.6.1 Long’s Interaction Hypothesis | 第34-35页 |
| 2.6.2 Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives | 第35-38页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第38-44页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第38-39页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第39-40页 |
| 3.2.1 Teachers | 第39-40页 |
| 3.2.2 Students | 第40页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第40-42页 |
| 3.3.1 Classroom Observation | 第41页 |
| 3.3.2 Interview | 第41页 |
| 3.3.3 Questionnaire | 第41-42页 |
| 3.4 Research Procedures | 第42页 |
| 3.5 Data Collection and Analysis | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第44-54页 |
| 4.1 Results and Discussion of Classroom Observation | 第44-50页 |
| 4.1.1 Types of Questions Asked by Teachers | 第44-45页 |
| 4.1.2 Frequency of Questions | 第45-50页 |
| 4.2 Results and Discussion of Teachers’ Interview | 第50-51页 |
| 4.3 Results of and Discussion of Students’ Questionnaire | 第51-54页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第54-60页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第54-56页 |
| 5.2 Implications | 第56-58页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Research | 第58-59页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for Further Researches | 第59-60页 |
| References | 第60-64页 |
| Appendices | 第64-78页 |
| Appendix A Three Levels of Thinking Quality in the National English Curriculum Standards | 第64-65页 |
| Appendix B Lesson Transcriptions of Three English Teachers’ Reading Classes | 第65-76页 |
| Appendix C Interview Questions for English Teachers in Senior High School | 第76-77页 |
| Appendix D Questionnaire for Teachers’ Questioning in English Reading Classes in Senior High School | 第77-78页 |
