| Acknowledgements | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-18页 |
| 1.1 Background of the Research | 第12-14页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第15-18页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第18-40页 |
| 2.1 Krashen's Affective Filter Hypothesis | 第18-22页 |
| 2.2 Ellis's Theory on Individual Factors in Foreign Language Learning | 第22-25页 |
| 2.3 Studies on Language Anxiety (LA) | 第25-33页 |
| 2.3.1 Anxiety & Language Anxiety | 第26-27页 |
| 2.3.2 Classifications of Language Anxiety | 第27-29页 |
| 2.3.3 Related Researches on Language Anxiety Abroad | 第29-31页 |
| 2.3.4 Related Researches on Language Anxiety in China | 第31-33页 |
| 2.4 Studies of Tolerance of Ambiguity (TOA) | 第33-38页 |
| 2.4.1 Related Researches on TOA Abroad | 第33-37页 |
| 2.4.2 Related Researches on TOA in China | 第37-38页 |
| 2.5 Researches on the Study of Reading Comprehension | 第38-40页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第40-50页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第40-41页 |
| 3.2 Research Subjects | 第41页 |
| 3.3 Research Instruments | 第41-45页 |
| 3.3.1 Foreign Language Reading Anxiety Scale (FLRAS) | 第42-43页 |
| 3.3.2 Ely's Second Language Tolerance of Ambiguity Scale (SLTAS) | 第43-44页 |
| 3.3.3 The English Reading Comprehension Test | 第44-45页 |
| 3.4 Research Procedures | 第45-50页 |
| 3.4.1 Pilot Study | 第45-46页 |
| 3.4.2 Data Collection | 第46-47页 |
| 3.4.3 Data Analysis | 第47-50页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第50-68页 |
| 4.1 Overall State of the Language Anxiety of the Subjects | 第50-55页 |
| 4.2 Overall State of the TOA of the Subjects | 第55-59页 |
| 4.3 Correlations among the LA, TOA and Reading Comprehension Achievements | 第59-68页 |
| 4.3.1 Correlations between the Language Anxiety and ReadingComprehension Achievements | 第60-61页 |
| 4.3.2 Correlations between TOA and Reading Comprehension Achievements | 第61-63页 |
| 4.3.3 Correlations between the Language Anxiety and TOA | 第63-68页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第68-74页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings of the Research | 第68-69页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第69-71页 |
| 5.3 Limitations and Suggestions for the Future Study | 第71-74页 |
| Bibliography | 第74-84页 |
| Appendix A | 第84-86页 |
| Appendix B | 第86页 |
