| Acknowledgemets | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract (in English) | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract (in Chinese) | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Significance and Purpose of the Research | 第13-15页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第15页 |
| ·Layout of the Thesis | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-42页 |
| ·Basic Concepts of TOA | 第18-24页 |
| ·Definitions of TOA/ITOA in Psychological Domain | 第18-20页 |
| ·Definitions of TOA/ITOA in Linguistic Domain | 第20-21页 |
| ·Definition of Ambiguous Situation | 第21-23页 |
| ·Related Researches on TOA | 第23-24页 |
| ·Basic Concepts of the Affective Filter Hypothesis | 第24-26页 |
| ·Researches on the Affective Factors in Second Language Learning | 第26-32页 |
| ·Motivation | 第27页 |
| ·Anxiety | 第27-28页 |
| ·Extrovert VS. Introvert | 第28-29页 |
| ·Self-esteem | 第29-30页 |
| ·Inhibition VS. Risk-taking | 第30-32页 |
| ·Reviews on the Study of Listening Comprehension | 第32-42页 |
| ·The Essence of Listening Comprehension | 第32-36页 |
| ·Listening Strategies | 第36-38页 |
| ·Researches on the Relationship of TOA and Listening Comprehension | 第38-42页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第42-50页 |
| ·Research Design | 第42-47页 |
| ·Subjects | 第42-43页 |
| ·Instruments | 第43-47页 |
| ·Research Procedure | 第47-50页 |
| ·Pilot Study | 第47页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第47-48页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第48-50页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第50-66页 |
| ·Overall Degree of the TOA of the Subjects | 第50-51页 |
| ·Correlations between the TOA and the Use of Listening Strategies | 第51-54页 |
| ·Distributions of the Listening Strategies Employed | 第51-53页 |
| ·Correlations between the TOA and the Employed Listening Strategies | 第53-54页 |
| ·Different Use of Listening Strategies by Different Levels of TOA | 第54-56页 |
| ·Results of the Interview | 第56-66页 |
| ·Relationship Between TOA Level and Listening Strategy Use | 第57-59页 |
| ·Factors Affecting the Employment of Listening Strategies | 第59-66页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusions | 第66-74页 |
| ·Major Findings of the Research | 第66-67页 |
| ·Implications | 第67-72页 |
| ·Theoretical Implications | 第68页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第68-72页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions of the Future Study | 第72-74页 |
| Bibliography | 第74-90页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Second Language Tolerance of Ambiguity Scale | 第90-92页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Strategy Inventory for Language Learning | 第92-96页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Interview Outline | 第96-98页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ The Mean of Each Item in Strategy Use in SILL | 第98页 |
