| Abstract in English | 第4-5页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第6-10页 |
| Chapter one Introduction | 第10-13页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第10-11页 |
| 1.2 Research Purpose and Significances | 第11-12页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the Thesis | 第12-13页 |
| Chapter two Literature Review | 第13-19页 |
| 2.1 General Introduction to News Reports | 第13-14页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies of News Reports | 第14页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies of Appraisal Theory on News Reports | 第14-19页 |
| Chapter three Theoretical Framework | 第19-29页 |
| 3.1 Appraisal System | 第19-21页 |
| 3.2 Attitudinal Sub-system | 第21-25页 |
| 3.2.1 Affect: evaluating emotions | 第22页 |
| 3.2.2 Judgment: assessing human behavior | 第22-24页 |
| 3.2.3 Appreciation: assessing entities | 第24-25页 |
| 3.3 Theoretical Framework of this Thesis | 第25-29页 |
| Chapter four Research Methods | 第29-32页 |
| 4.1 Methods in Data Collection | 第29-30页 |
| 4.2 Methods in Data Analysis | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter five Results and Discussion | 第32-50页 |
| 5.1 Attitudinal Patterns in the Selected Reports | 第32-41页 |
| 5.1.1 Attitudinal Patterns in China Daily’s News Reports | 第32-36页 |
| 5.1.2 Attitudinal Patterns in New York Times’ News Reports | 第36-39页 |
| 5.1.3 Attitudinal Patterns in the Guardian’s News Reports | 第39-41页 |
| 5.2 Noticeable Differences in Attitudes of the Three Agencies | 第41-44页 |
| 5.3 Social-cultural Context’s Influence on Differences in Perspectives | 第44-50页 |
| Chapter six Conclusion | 第50-53页 |
| 6.1 Major Findings | 第50-51页 |
| 6.2 Implications | 第51页 |
| 6.3 Limitations and Further Suggestions | 第51-53页 |
| References | 第53-56页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第56页 |
