| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第13-18页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Research purposes and significance | 第14-16页 |
| 1.3 Structure of the thesis | 第16-18页 |
| 2. Literature Review | 第18-27页 |
| 2.1 Higher order thinking and critical thinking | 第18-19页 |
| 2.2 Higher order thinking and lower order thinking | 第19-22页 |
| 2.3 Higher order thinking in reading questions | 第22-27页 |
| 2.3.1 Types of questions | 第22-23页 |
| 2.3.2 Current situation of higher order questions in English reading | 第23-25页 |
| 2.3.3 Strategies to develop higher order thinking in English reading | 第25-27页 |
| 3. Research Design | 第27-37页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第27页 |
| 3.2 Instrument and participants | 第27-30页 |
| 3.3 Methods of data collection | 第30页 |
| 3.4 Procedures of data collection | 第30-37页 |
| 4. Results and Findings | 第37-46页 |
| 4.1 Overall distribution of higher order thinking questions | 第37-38页 |
| 4.2 Distribution of higher order thinking questions in different stages | 第38-42页 |
| 4.3 Patterns of cognitive development based on case studies | 第42-46页 |
| 5. Discussion | 第46-54页 |
| 5.1 The proportion and distribution of questions | 第46-49页 |
| 5.2 Questions in different stages | 第49-51页 |
| 5.2.1 Questions in pre-reading stage | 第50页 |
| 5.2.2 Questions in while-reading stage | 第50页 |
| 5.2.3 Questions in post-reading stage | 第50-51页 |
| 5.3 Patterns of cognitive development | 第51-54页 |
| 6. Conclusion and Implication | 第54-58页 |
| 6.1 Summary of findings | 第54-55页 |
| 6.2 Pedagogical implications and suggestions | 第55-56页 |
| 6.2.1 Controlling the ratio and quality purposefully | 第55页 |
| 6.2.2 Arranging questions based on characteristics of different stages | 第55-56页 |
| 6.2.3 Adopting the cognitive pattern of wave on the rise coherently | 第56页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of the study | 第56-58页 |
| Bibliography | 第58-60页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Reading Questions in Textbook | 第60-61页 |
| Appendix ⅡReading Questions in Lesson Plans | 第61-69页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ Reading Material | 第69页 |
