| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第5-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One A Brief Review of Context Research | 第12-25页 |
| ·What is Context | 第12-14页 |
| ·An Overview of the Studies of Context | 第14-25页 |
| ·The Studies of Context Abroad | 第14-21页 |
| ·Current Situation of Domestic Context Research | 第21-25页 |
| Chapter Two The Classification& Function of Context | 第25-44页 |
| ·The Classification of Context | 第25-35页 |
| ·Linguistic Context | 第28-32页 |
| ·Phonetic Context | 第28-29页 |
| ·Grammatical Context | 第29-31页 |
| ·Lexical Context | 第31-32页 |
| ·Semantic Context | 第32页 |
| ·Non-linguistic Context | 第32-35页 |
| ·Situational Context | 第33页 |
| ·Cultural Context | 第33-34页 |
| ·Cognitive Context | 第34-35页 |
| ·The Functions of Context | 第35-44页 |
| ·Restriction | 第36-39页 |
| ·The Restrictive Functions of Context | 第36-39页 |
| ·Interpretation | 第39-44页 |
| ·The interpretive Functions of Context | 第39-44页 |
| Chapter Three The Processes of Reading Comprehension | 第44-55页 |
| ·The Concept of Reading Comprehension | 第44-46页 |
| ·The Processes of Reading Comprehension | 第46-50页 |
| ·Micro-processes | 第46-47页 |
| ·Integrative Processes | 第47-48页 |
| ·Macro-processes | 第48页 |
| ·Elaborative Processes | 第48-50页 |
| ·Meta-cognitive Processes | 第50页 |
| ·Reading Processes and Reader Context, Text Context, Situational Context | 第50-53页 |
| ·Reader Context | 第51-52页 |
| ·Text Context | 第52-53页 |
| ·Situational Context | 第53页 |
| ·Brief Summary | 第53-55页 |
| Chapter Four Adequacy of Contextual Cue and Reading Comprehension | 第55-61页 |
| ·Contextual Cues and Word Inference | 第55-56页 |
| ·An Experimental Study | 第56-60页 |
| ·Hypotheses | 第56-57页 |
| ·Research Design | 第57-60页 |
| ·Subjects | 第57页 |
| ·Instrument | 第57-58页 |
| ·Procedures | 第58页 |
| ·Methods of Statistical Analysis | 第58-59页 |
| ·Results | 第59-60页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第60-61页 |
| Chapter Five The Contribution of Context to Reading Comprehension | 第61-84页 |
| ·Linguistic Context and Reading Comprehension | 第61-76页 |
| ·The Role of Phonetic Context in Inferring Writer's Tone and Attitude | 第62-63页 |
| ·The Employment of Lexical Context in Obtaining Meaning from Reading Materials | 第63-65页 |
| ·The Application of Grammatical Context | 第65-69页 |
| ·Deducing Meaning from Word Structure | 第65-66页 |
| ·Syntactic Structure to Clarify Vague Meaning | 第66-69页 |
| ·The Contribution of Semantic Context in Reading Comprehension | 第69-76页 |
| ·Identifying Points of Reference | 第69-71页 |
| ·Inferring Meanings of New Words through Linguistic Context Clues | 第71-75页 |
| ·Providing Clues for Predicting the Content of a Target Text | 第75-76页 |
| ·Non-linguistic Context and Reading Comprehension | 第76-84页 |
| ·Decreasing the Cultural Influence upon Reading Comprehension | 第76-79页 |
| ·Inferring the Intended Meaning via Immediate Background | 第79-81页 |
| ·Probing into the Writer's Inner World | 第81-84页 |
| Chapter Six Suggestions for English Reading Comprehension | 第84-87页 |
| ·Enlarging Learners' Vocabulary | 第84-85页 |
| ·Taking both specific context and general context into account | 第85页 |
| ·Possessing Various Knowledge Relevant to Culture, Political and Economical Systems | 第85-86页 |
| ·The Necessity for Learners to Know about Writer's Background and Inner World | 第86-87页 |
| Conclusion | 第87-88页 |
| Bibliography | 第88-89页 |
