| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter I Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| 1.1 Background of the study | 第10-12页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the study | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Purpose of the study | 第13页 |
| 1.4 Layout of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter II Literature Review | 第14-33页 |
| 2.1 Tolerance of ambiguity | 第14-22页 |
| 2.1.1 The definition and levels of tolerance of ambiguity | 第14-16页 |
| 2.1.2 Measurement of tolerance of ambiguity | 第16-17页 |
| 2.1.3 TOA in second language learning | 第17-22页 |
| 2.2 Reading theory | 第22-29页 |
| 2.2.1 Definition of reading | 第22-24页 |
| 2.2.2 The types of reading comprehension | 第24-25页 |
| 2.2.3 Models of information processing in reading | 第25-28页 |
| 2.2.4 Methods to test reading comprehension | 第28-29页 |
| 2.3 Tolerance of ambiguity and reading comprehension: some empricalstudies | 第29-32页 |
| 2.3.1 Previous studies abroad | 第30-31页 |
| 2.3.2 Previous studies at home | 第31-32页 |
| 2.4 Summary | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter III Research Design | 第33-39页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第33页 |
| 3.2 Participants | 第33-34页 |
| 3.3 Instruments | 第34-37页 |
| 3.3.1 Tolerance of Ambiguity Scale in English learning | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3.2 Reading comprehension test | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3.3 Interview | 第36-37页 |
| 3.4 Procedure | 第37-39页 |
| Chapter IV Results and Data Analysis | 第39-61页 |
| 4.1 Junior High School Student’ TOA and Reading ComprehensionAchievement | 第39-52页 |
| 4.1.1 Analysis of junior high school students’ TOA and readingcomprenhension achievement | 第39-42页 |
| 4.1.2 Analysis of students' TOA and scores of different types of readingcomprehension questions | 第42-47页 |
| 4.1.3 Analysis of different TOA levels and reading comprehensionachievement | 第47-49页 |
| 4.1.4 Analysis of different TOA levels and scores of different types ofreading comprehension questions | 第49-52页 |
| 4.2 Gender , TOA and reading comprehension achievement | 第52-57页 |
| 4.2.1 Analysis of junior high school students’TOA and gender | 第52-55页 |
| 4.2.2 Analysis of TOA, reading comprehension achievement and gender | 第55-56页 |
| 4.2.3 Analysis of scores of different types of reading comprehensionquestions and gender | 第56-57页 |
| 4.3 Analysis of the interview | 第57-61页 |
| Chapter Ⅴ Disscussion | 第61-66页 |
| 5.1 Discussion of students’ TOA and reading comprehension | 第61-64页 |
| 5.2 Discussion of gender in students’ TOA and reading comprehension | 第64-66页 |
| Chapter VI Conclusion | 第66-72页 |
| 6.1 Major findings of the research | 第66-68页 |
| 6.2 Limitations of the research | 第68页 |
| 6.3 Pedagogical implications | 第68-71页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for further study | 第71-72页 |
| Bibliography | 第72-77页 |
| Appendix I 关于英语歧义容忍度的调查问卷 | 第77-79页 |
| Appendix II 访谈提纲 | 第79页 |
| Appendix III | 第79-83页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第83页 |
