| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract | 第5-6页 |
| Contents | 第6-8页 |
| List of Tables | 第8-9页 |
| List of Abbreviations | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-22页 |
| ·Motivation and Significance of the Study | 第10-12页 |
| ·Theoretical Background of the Research | 第12-21页 |
| ·Sentence Comprehension | 第12-15页 |
| ·English Passive Sentences | 第15-18页 |
| ·Comprehension of English Passive Sentences | 第18-19页 |
| ·Second Language Proficiency | 第19-21页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第21-22页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第22-29页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Sentence Comprehension | 第22-24页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Comprehension of English Passive Sentences | 第24-27页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Second Language Proficiency | 第27-28页 |
| ·Summary | 第28-29页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第29-31页 |
| ·Subjects | 第29页 |
| ·Materials | 第29-30页 |
| ·Procedure | 第30页 |
| ·Design | 第30-31页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第31-50页 |
| ·Between-Subject Comparisons | 第32-42页 |
| ·Differences and Similarities | 第32-34页 |
| ·Relationship between L2 Proficiency and Comprehension | 第34-37页 |
| ·Reasons for Differences and Similarities | 第37-42页 |
| ·Within-Subject Comparisons | 第42-50页 |
| ·Active vs. Passive Sentences | 第43-45页 |
| ·Plausible vs. Implausible Sentences | 第45-47页 |
| ·Difficulty to Comprehend Plausible and Passive Sentences | 第47-50页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第50-55页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第50-51页 |
| ·Implications | 第51-53页 |
| ·Implications for Language Comprehension Research | 第51-52页 |
| ·Implications for English Teaching | 第52-53页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Study | 第53-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-62页 |
| Appendix: Testing Sentences Used in the Experiment | 第62-64页 |
