| Acknowledgements | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Table of Contents | 第8-11页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第11-15页 |
| ·Overview | 第11页 |
| ·Need for the study | 第11-13页 |
| ·Significance of the study | 第13页 |
| ·Structure of the thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第15-35页 |
| ·Discussion of key terms in this study | 第15-17页 |
| ·Definition of vocabulary knowledge | 第15-17页 |
| ·Tokens | 第17页 |
| ·Types | 第17页 |
| ·Related research on vocabulary knowledge | 第17-21页 |
| ·Related research on vocabulary knowledge abroad | 第17-19页 |
| ·Related research on vocabulary knowledge in China | 第19-21页 |
| ·Research on measures of vocabulary knowledge | 第21-34页 |
| ·Research on measures of vocabulary knowledge abroad | 第21-26页 |
| ·Research on measures of vocabulary knowledge in China | 第26-29页 |
| ·Description of RANGE and its use in research | 第29-34页 |
| ·Use of RANGE in research abroad | 第30-32页 |
| ·Use of RANGE in research in China | 第32-34页 |
| ·Summary | 第34-35页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第35-40页 |
| ·Research questions | 第35页 |
| ·Research design | 第35-40页 |
| ·Subjects | 第35-36页 |
| ·Instrument | 第36页 |
| ·Data collection | 第36-37页 |
| ·Recording | 第36-37页 |
| ·Rating | 第37页 |
| ·Data analysis | 第37-40页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第40-64页 |
| ·General characteristics of English major freshmen's vocabulary knowledge | 第40-51页 |
| ·Written language tendency from the perspective of word use | 第40-45页 |
| ·Repetition of certain words | 第45-51页 |
| ·Differences in vocabulary knowledge between high achievers and low achievers | 第51-55页 |
| ·Differences in vocabulary size between high achievers and low achievers | 第51-52页 |
| ·Differences in depth of vocabulary knowledge between high achievers and low achievers | 第52-55页 |
| ·Relation of vocabulary knowledge to English major freshmen's oral proficiency | 第55-64页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第64-69页 |
| ·Major findings | 第64-65页 |
| ·Implications of this study | 第65-67页 |
| ·Methodological implications | 第65页 |
| ·Pedagogical implications | 第65-67页 |
| ·Limitations of the present study | 第67-68页 |
| ·Suggestions for future research | 第68-69页 |
| References | 第69-76页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第76-77页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第77-78页 |