| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-13页 |
| List of Figures and Tables | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Research Background | 第14-15页 |
| ·Research Significance | 第15-16页 |
| ·Structure of the Thesis | 第16-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-35页 |
| ·Definition of Motivation | 第18-19页 |
| ·Theories of Motivation Significant to L2 Learning | 第19-24页 |
| ·Gardner's Social-educational Model | 第19-20页 |
| ·Dornyei's Three Level Framework | 第20-23页 |
| ·Attribution Theory | 第23-24页 |
| ·Categories of Motivation | 第24-27页 |
| ·Instrumental Motivation and Integrative Motivation | 第24-25页 |
| ·Intrinsic Motivation and Extrinsic Motivation | 第25-27页 |
| ·Reading Ability | 第27-29页 |
| ·Models of Reading Process | 第29-32页 |
| ·Bottom-up Model | 第29-30页 |
| ·Top-down Model | 第30页 |
| ·Interactive Model | 第30-32页 |
| ·Motivation and English Reading | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第35-40页 |
| ·Research Purpose | 第35-36页 |
| ·Research Methodology | 第36页 |
| ·The Participants | 第36页 |
| ·Instruments | 第36-38页 |
| ·Reading Comprehension Test | 第37页 |
| ·Questionnaire | 第37-38页 |
| ·Procedures | 第38页 |
| ·Data Analyzing Procedures | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第40-52页 |
| ·Results | 第40-43页 |
| ·Difference between Students' Instrumental Motivation and Integrative Motivation | 第40-41页 |
| ·Differences between Male and Female Students | 第41-42页 |
| ·Motivational Differences between Male and Female Students | 第41页 |
| ·Different Reading Ability between Male students and Female students | 第41-42页 |
| ·Correlation between Motivation and Reading Ability | 第42-43页 |
| ·Discussion | 第43-46页 |
| ·Instrumental Motivation and Integrative Motivation | 第43-44页 |
| ·Gender Difference in English Reading | 第44-45页 |
| ·Motivation and Reading Ability | 第45-46页 |
| ·Implications for English Teaching and Learning | 第46-51页 |
| ·Increasing Students' Awareness of English Value | 第47-48页 |
| ·Stimulating Students' Motivation | 第48-51页 |
| ·Teachers' role | 第48-49页 |
| ·The Atmosphere of Classroom | 第49-50页 |
| ·Developing Students' Self-confidence | 第50-51页 |
| ·Summary | 第51-52页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第52-55页 |
| ·Summary of the Study | 第52-53页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research | 第53-55页 |
| Bibliography | 第55-58页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第58-59页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第59-68页 |
