| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-10页 |
| Contents | 第10-13页 |
| List of Tables | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第14-18页 |
| ·Background of the Present Study | 第14-16页 |
| ·Purpose and Significance of the Present Study | 第16-17页 |
| ·Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第17-18页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第18-42页 |
| ·Discourse and Discourse Competence | 第18-29页 |
| ·Discourse | 第18-19页 |
| ·Discourse Competence | 第19-21页 |
| ·Perspectives of Discourse Competence | 第21-29页 |
| ·Macro Discourse Competence | 第21-23页 |
| ·Micro Discourse Competence | 第23-29页 |
| ·Reading and Reading Comprehension | 第29-37页 |
| ·Definitions of Reading | 第30-31页 |
| ·The Nature of Reading Comprehension | 第31-33页 |
| ·Types of Reading Comprehension Questions | 第33-35页 |
| ·Models of Reading Comprehension | 第35-37页 |
| ·Previous Studies of Related Issues | 第37-42页 |
| ·Related Studies Abroad | 第37-39页 |
| ·Related Studies at Home | 第39-42页 |
| Chapter 3 Methodology | 第42-51页 |
| ·Research Questions | 第42页 |
| ·Subjects | 第42-43页 |
| ·Instruments | 第43-45页 |
| ·Discourse Competence Test | 第43-44页 |
| ·Reading Comprehension Test | 第44-45页 |
| ·Data Collection and Data Analysis | 第45-51页 |
| Chapter 4 Results and Discussion | 第51-63页 |
| ·Results | 第51-57页 |
| ·Results of Discourse Competence Test | 第51-53页 |
| ·Results of Reading Comprehension Test | 第53-54页 |
| ·Results of Correlations Between Discourse Competence and Reading Comprehension | 第54-56页 |
| ·Results of Correlations Between Discourse Competence and Each Type of Reading Comprehension Questions | 第56-57页 |
| ·Discussion | 第57-63页 |
| ·Correlations Between Discourse Competence and Reading Comprehension | 第57-59页 |
| ·Correlations Between Discourse Competence and Each Types of Reading Comprehension Questions | 第59-61页 |
| ·Proposals for Improving Students’ Discourse Competence | 第61-63页 |
| Chapter 5 Conclusion | 第63-68页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第63-65页 |
| ·Pedagogical Implications in Teaching Reading | 第65-66页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Further Researches | 第66-68页 |
| References | 第68-72页 |
| Appendix A | 第72-77页 |
| Appendix B | 第77-81页 |
