| Abstract | 第1-10页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第10-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第12-13页 |
| ·Aims of the Research | 第13-14页 |
| ·Significance of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第15-16页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第16-35页 |
| ·An Overview of the Studies on Metaphor | 第16-22页 |
| ·Traditional School | 第16-17页 |
| ·The Cognitive View | 第17-20页 |
| ·Classifications of Metaphor | 第20-22页 |
| ·Metaphorical Competence | 第22-31页 |
| ·Definition of Metaphorical Competence | 第22-25页 |
| ·Past Researches on Metaphoric Competence | 第25-27页 |
| ·Types of Metaphorical Competence and Receptive Metaphoric competence | 第27页 |
| ·Psychological Process of Metaphorical Competence | 第27-28页 |
| ·Metaphoric Competence in an EFL Context | 第28-29页 |
| ·Relationship Between Metaphorical Competence, Linguistic Competence, and Communicative Competence | 第29-31页 |
| ·Metaphor and Reading | 第31-35页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第35-42页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第35页 |
| ·Subjects | 第35-36页 |
| ·Instruments | 第36-41页 |
| ·Receptive Metaphoric Competence test | 第36-39页 |
| ·Reading Proficiency Test | 第39页 |
| ·Validity and Reliability if the Instruments | 第39-41页 |
| ·Procedures | 第41-42页 |
| ·Pilot Test | 第41页 |
| ·Main test | 第41-42页 |
| Chapter Four Data Analysis and Discussion | 第42-48页 |
| ·Descriptive Data | 第42-44页 |
| ·Discussion of Research Hypotheses | 第44-48页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第48-52页 |
| ·Findings of the Research | 第48页 |
| ·Implications to EFL Education in China | 第48-50页 |
| ·Implications to Instruction of Reading | 第48-49页 |
| ·Implications to Instruction of Vocabulary | 第49-50页 |
| ·Limitations of the Research | 第50页 |
| ·Suggestions for Future Research | 第50-52页 |
| References | 第52-58页 |
| Appendix I Scores Report of Reading Proficiency Test and Receptive Metaphoric Test | 第58-61页 |
| Appendix II Items for Receptive Metaphoric Competence Test | 第61-64页 |
