| Acknowledgement | 第2-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| 1.1 Rationale of the research | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 The objective of this research | 第15页 |
| 1.3 Research questions | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Data of this research | 第16页 |
| 1.5 Significance of this thesis | 第16-17页 |
| 1.6 Organization of the thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature review | 第18-28页 |
| 2.1 The Appraisal Theory | 第18-24页 |
| 2.1.1 Theoretical Development | 第19-21页 |
| 2.1.2 Application of the Appraisal Theory | 第21-24页 |
| 2.2 Researches of English reading for senior high schools in China | 第24-28页 |
| 2.2.1 Researches based on theories | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2.2 Research focused on practices | 第25-28页 |
| Chapter 3 Theoretical Framework | 第28-50页 |
| 3.1 Theoretical frame work of the Appraisal Theory | 第28-31页 |
| 3.1.1 Position of appraisal in SFL | 第29-30页 |
| 3.1.2 Sub- systems of appraisal system | 第30-31页 |
| 3.2 The system of attitude | 第31-41页 |
| 3.2.1 Affect | 第33-35页 |
| 3.2.2 Judgement | 第35-38页 |
| 3.2.3 Appreciation | 第38-39页 |
| 3.2.4 Borders between variables under attitude system | 第39-41页 |
| 3.2.5 Inscribed and invoked attitudes | 第41页 |
| 3.3 Story genres within the framework of genre theory | 第41-48页 |
| 3.3.1 Recounts - recording of personal experience | 第43-44页 |
| 3.3.2 Anecdotes –reacting to events | 第44页 |
| 3.3.3 Exemplum –interpreting incidents | 第44页 |
| 3.3.4 Observations –commenting on events | 第44-45页 |
| 3.3.5 Narratives –resolving complications | 第45-46页 |
| 3.3.6 Summary: A system of story genres | 第46页 |
| 3.3.7 Stages within story genres | 第46-48页 |
| 3.4 Conclusion | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter 4 Attitudes in Stories | 第50-68页 |
| 4.1 Methods | 第50-52页 |
| 4.2 Detailed analysis | 第52-66页 |
| 4.2.1 Analysis of a recount –Penang | 第53-57页 |
| 4.2.2 Analysis of an anecdote –The story of my life | 第57-62页 |
| 4.2.3 Analysis of a narrative –the phantom of the opera | 第62-66页 |
| 4.3 Summary | 第66-68页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第68-71页 |
| Bibliography | 第71-76页 |
| Appendix | 第76-81页 |
| Appendix 1 Readings in Oxford English (Shanghai) for senior high schools | 第76-80页 |
| Appendix 2: A synopsis of common genres, their purposes and stages | 第80-81页 |
