| Abstract | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第9-11页 |
| 1.2 Research Objectives | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Research Framework | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第13-37页 |
| 2.1 Development of Metaphor Theory | 第13-14页 |
| 2.2 Conceptual Metaphor Theory | 第14-22页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of Metaphor | 第14-15页 |
| 2.2.2 Working Mechanism of Metaphor | 第15-16页 |
| 2.2.3 Features of Metaphor | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2.4 Classification of metaphor | 第18-21页 |
| 2.2.5 The Identification of Metaphor | 第21-22页 |
| 2.3 Metaphoric Competence | 第22-29页 |
| 2.3.1 Definition of Metaphoric Competence | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3.2 Metaphoric Comprehension Competence and Metaphoric ProductionCompetence | 第23-24页 |
| 2.3.3 Studies on Metaphoric Competence | 第24-28页 |
| 2.3.4 Studies on Metaphor Comprehension and MetaphoricComprehension Competence | 第28-29页 |
| 2.4 Reading Theory | 第29-34页 |
| 2.4.1 Definition of Reading | 第30-31页 |
| 2.4.2 Reading Competence | 第31页 |
| 2.4.3 Reading Comprehension Models | 第31-32页 |
| 2.4.4 Reading Genres | 第32-34页 |
| 2.4.5 Influential Factors of Reading Comprehension | 第34页 |
| 2.5 Metaphor and Reading | 第34-37页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第37-48页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第37页 |
| 3.2 Research Subjects | 第37-38页 |
| 3.3 Research Method | 第38-39页 |
| 3.4 Research Instruments | 第39-45页 |
| 3.4.1 Metaphor Text Analysis | 第39-41页 |
| 3.4.2 Metaphoric Comprehension Competence Test | 第41-45页 |
| 3.4.3 Reading Competence Test | 第45页 |
| 3.5 Procedures | 第45-47页 |
| 3.5.1 Metaphor Text Analysis | 第45-46页 |
| 3.5.2 Pilot Study | 第46页 |
| 3.5.3 Main Study | 第46-47页 |
| 3.6 Data collection and analysis | 第47-48页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第48-85页 |
| 4.1 Results | 第48-73页 |
| 4.1.1 Results of Metaphor Text Analysis | 第48-56页 |
| 4.1.2 Results of Metaphoric Comprehension Competence Test | 第56-64页 |
| 4.1.3 Results of Reading Competence Test | 第64-65页 |
| 4.1.4 Results of the Correlation between Metaphoric ComprehensionCompetence and Reading Competence | 第65-68页 |
| 4.1.5 Results of the Correlation between Reading Competence MetaphoricComprehension Competence of Different Types | 第68-71页 |
| 4.1.6 Results of the Correlation between Metaphoric ComprehensionCompetence and Reading Competence of Different Genres | 第71-73页 |
| 4.2 Discussion | 第73-85页 |
| 4.2.1 Discussion of Metaphor Text Analysis | 第73-75页 |
| 4.2.2 Discussion of Metaphoric Comprehension Competence Test | 第75-78页 |
| 4.2.3 Discussion of Reading Competence Test | 第78-80页 |
| 4.2.4 Discussion of the Correlation between Metaphoric ComprehensionCompetence and Reading Competence | 第80-82页 |
| 4.2.5 Discussion of the Correlation between Reading Competence andMetaphoric Comprehension Competence of Different Types | 第82-83页 |
| 4.2.6 Discussion of the Correlation between Metaphoric ComprehensionCompetence and Reading Competence of Different Genres | 第83-85页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第85-92页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第85-87页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第87-90页 |
| 5.2.1 Pedagogical Implications of the Development of MetaphoricComprehension Competence | 第87-89页 |
| 5.2.2. Pedagogical Implications of the Teaching of English Reading | 第89-90页 |
| 5.3 Limitations | 第90-91页 |
| 5.4 Improvements for Further Research | 第91-92页 |
| Appendix I | 第92-97页 |
| Appendix II | 第97-103页 |
| Appendix III | 第103-106页 |
| Appendix IV | 第106-109页 |
| References | 第109-113页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第113-114页 |
| Publications | 第114页 |
