| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract in English | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract in Chinese | 第8-16页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第16-19页 |
| ·Background of the Study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Significance of the Study | 第17页 |
| ·Purpose of the Study | 第17-18页 |
| ·Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第18-19页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第19-36页 |
| ·Indirect Speech Acts Theory | 第19-25页 |
| ·The Definition of Indirect Speech Acts | 第19-21页 |
| ·The Characteristics of Indirect Speech Acts | 第21页 |
| ·Classification of Indirect Speech Acts | 第21-25页 |
| ·Listening Comprehension | 第25-30页 |
| ·The Definition of Listening Comprehension | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Nature of Listening Comprehension | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Process of Listening Comprehension | 第27-29页 |
| ·Three Types of Listening Comprehension Ability | 第29-30页 |
| ·Relationship between Indirect Speech Acts Theory and Listening | 第30-31页 |
| ·Previous Studies on Listening Comprehension Teaching | 第31-36页 |
| ·Previous Studies at Home | 第32-33页 |
| ·Previous Studies Abroad | 第33-36页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第36-43页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第36页 |
| ·Subjects | 第36页 |
| ·Instruments | 第36-38页 |
| ·Questionnaires | 第37页 |
| ·Pre-test and Post-test | 第37-38页 |
| ·Procedure | 第38-41页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第41-42页 |
| ·Data Analysis | 第42-43页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第43-68页 |
| ·Results | 第43-63页 |
| ·Results of the Questionnaire | 第43-50页 |
| ·Results of the Pre-test | 第50-55页 |
| ·Results of the Post-test | 第55-63页 |
| ·Discussion | 第63-68页 |
| ·Discussion on Difficulties that High School Students AreFacing in English Listening Comprehension | 第63-65页 |
| ·Discussion on the Effects of Indirect Speech Acts theory on HighSchool Students’ Listening Inferential Ability | 第65-68页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第68-74页 |
| ·Major Research Findings | 第68-69页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications | 第69-72页 |
| ·Limitations of the Study | 第72-73页 |
| ·Suggestions for Further Research | 第73-74页 |
| References | 第74-79页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ | 第79-81页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ | 第81-85页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ | 第85-88页 |
