| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract in English | 第7-13页 |
| 1.Introduction | 第13-15页 |
| 2.Theoretical background | 第15-22页 |
| ·General review of previous research studies | 第15-17页 |
| ·Insights into the understanding of reading proficiency | 第17-22页 |
| ·The nature of reading and reading process | 第17-20页 |
| ·Clarification of several related technical terms | 第20-22页 |
| 3.Research method | 第22-32页 |
| ·Subjects | 第22页 |
| ·Instruments | 第22-24页 |
| ·Reading test paper | 第22-23页 |
| ·Questionnaire survey | 第23页 |
| ·Interview | 第23-24页 |
| ·Procedures for collecting and analyzing data | 第24页 |
| ·Results and discussion | 第24-32页 |
| 4.Problems that affect reading proficiency development | 第32-43页 |
| ·Linguistic problems | 第32-36页 |
| ·Lexical problems | 第33-34页 |
| ·Syntactic problems | 第34-36页 |
| ·Other linguistic problems | 第36页 |
| ·Lack of social and cultural background knowledge | 第36-39页 |
| ·Poor reading habits | 第39-41页 |
| ·Lack of adequate training of reading skills | 第41-43页 |
| 5.Reflections on teaching and learning of reading EFL | 第43-61页 |
| ·Efforts on the part of the teacher | 第43-54页 |
| ·Launching a good beginning of the reading course | 第43-46页 |
| ·Selecting appropriate reading materials | 第46-49页 |
| ·Training reading skills systematically | 第49-52页 |
| ·Promoting extensive reading outside classrooms | 第52-54页 |
| ·Efforts on the part of students | 第54-61页 |
| ·Strengthening language input | 第54-59页 |
| ·Developing extensive reading out of class | 第59-61页 |
| 6.Conclusion | 第61-63页 |
| Bibliography | 第63-65页 |
| Appendix A:reading test paper | 第65-75页 |
| Appendix B:questionnaire | 第75-90页 |
| Appendix C:interview | 第90-94页 |
