| 中文提要 | 第1-11页 |
| Abstract | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter Ⅰ Introduction | 第13-20页 |
| ·Defining extensive reading | 第14-16页 |
| ·Significance of the present research | 第16-18页 |
| ·The organization of the thesis | 第18-20页 |
| Chapter Ⅱ Literature Review | 第20-27页 |
| ·Reading and foreign language learning and acquisition | 第20-21页 |
| ·Nature of reading | 第20-21页 |
| ·The importance of reading in foreign language leaning and acquisition | 第21页 |
| ·Reading models | 第21-23页 |
| ·Bottom-up models | 第21-22页 |
| ·Top-down models | 第22页 |
| ·Interactive models | 第22-23页 |
| ·Reading strategic skills | 第23-25页 |
| ·Samuel's theory | 第25-27页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ Description of the Experiment | 第27-41页 |
| ·The objectives | 第27-28页 |
| ·Research methods | 第28页 |
| ·Subjects | 第28-29页 |
| ·Data collection instruments | 第29-33页 |
| ·Pre-test | 第29-30页 |
| ·Pre-program questionnaire | 第30页 |
| ·Individual interviews | 第30-31页 |
| ·Post-program questionnaire | 第31-32页 |
| ·Post-test of reading comprehension ability | 第32页 |
| ·General language proficiency test | 第32-33页 |
| ·Materials | 第33-34页 |
| ·Research procedures | 第34-41页 |
| ·Pre-investigation | 第34-35页 |
| ·Reading material preparation | 第35-36页 |
| ·The experimental process | 第36-39页 |
| ·Evaluation | 第39-41页 |
| Chapter Ⅳ Data Analysis and Discussion | 第41-63页 |
| ·Questionnaire analysis | 第41-56页 |
| ·Analysis of the basic information | 第41-42页 |
| ·Analysis of the students' attitude toward English learning and reading | 第42-46页 |
| ·Analysis about the students' reading habits | 第46-51页 |
| ·Analysis of the students' reading confidence | 第51-56页 |
| ·Test analysis | 第56-57页 |
| ·Interview analysis | 第57-59页 |
| ·Analysis of the experiment's impact on the students' reading | 第57-58页 |
| ·Impact of Extensive reading on the students' performance in examinations | 第58-59页 |
| ·Simplified readers help English learning | 第59页 |
| ·Summary and discussion | 第59-63页 |
| ·The experiment develops the students' attitude toward English learning and reading | 第59-60页 |
| ·The experiment improves the students' reading habits | 第60-61页 |
| ·The experiment greatly boosts the students' reading confidence | 第61页 |
| ·The experiment improves the students' reading comprehension ability and their comprehensive language abilities | 第61-62页 |
| ·Simplified readers are a helpful bridge leading to authentic English Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion | 第62-63页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Conclusion | 第63-66页 |
| ·Main findings | 第63-64页 |
| ·Implications | 第64-65页 |
| ·Limitations | 第65-66页 |
| References | 第66-70页 |
| Appendices | 第70-96页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ 高中学生英语阅读状况调查问卷(Ⅰ) | 第70-73页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ 高中学生英语阅读状况调查问卷(Ⅱ) | 第73-77页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Pre-test paper | 第77-83页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ Post-test paper | 第83-88页 |
| Appendix Ⅴ General Language Proficiency Test Paper | 第88-96页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第96页 |
