| 独创性声明 | 第1-6页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-9页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| List of Tables | 第10-11页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第11-12页 |
| ·Purpose of this study | 第11-12页 |
| ·Significance of this study | 第12页 |
| 2 Literature review | 第12-15页 |
| ·A general introduction to research into reading ability | 第12-13页 |
| ·Previous research into reading ability abroad | 第13-14页 |
| ·Previous research into reading ability at home | 第14-15页 |
| 3 Theoretical framework for this study | 第15-16页 |
| ·Rumelhart's schemata theory | 第15-16页 |
| ·The reading theory of Du Xuezen | 第16页 |
| 4 The Present investigation | 第16-26页 |
| ·The hypotheses | 第17页 |
| ·The subjects | 第17-18页 |
| ·The instruments | 第18-19页 |
| ·The procedure of the investigation | 第19页 |
| ·The investigation into the reading strategy of the senior high school students in Qin an county | 第19-21页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第21-22页 |
| ·The investigation into and analysis of the obstacles to the English reading ability of the senior high school students in Qin'an county | 第22页 |
| ·General description of the investigation | 第22-24页 |
| ·The investigation results | 第24-26页 |
| 5 Data analysis and discussion | 第26-28页 |
| ·Regression analysis of NMET reading score and reading ability | 第26-28页 |
| 6 Conclusion and implications | 第28-44页 |
| ·Conclusion of the present investigation | 第28-29页 |
| ·Implications for NMET reading for Grade Three students in senior high school | 第29-43页 |
| ·Limitations of the investigation and suggestion for further research | 第43-44页 |
| Notes | 第44-46页 |
| Bibliography | 第46-49页 |
| Appendix 1: Reading speed test papers | 第49-56页 |
| Appendix 2: Questionnaire of the reading strategies of the senior high school students | 第56-57页 |
| Appendix 3: Questionnaire of the reading obstacles of the senior high school students | 第57-58页 |
| Appendix 4: The marks of class A and class B in three tests | 第58-59页 |
| Appendix 5: NMET reading score of 2002 (100 students) | 第59-60页 |
