| List of Tables and Figures | 第1-9页 |
| Abstract | 第9-11页 |
| 摘要 | 第11-12页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第12-17页 |
| ·Background of the Research | 第12-14页 |
| ·Objectives of the Study and Research Questions | 第14-15页 |
| ·Significance of the Present Study | 第15页 |
| ·Outline of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第17-39页 |
| ·Theories on WM | 第17-26页 |
| ·Models of WM | 第17-24页 |
| ·Baddeley & Hitch’s WM Model | 第19-21页 |
| ·Daneman and Carpenter’s Contribution | 第21-22页 |
| ·Other Models and Theories of WM | 第22-24页 |
| ·WMS and Its Measurement | 第24-26页 |
| ·Theories on Sentence Comprehension | 第26-33页 |
| ·The Relationship between Sentence Comprehension and Reading Comprehension | 第27页 |
| ·Definition of the Four Sentence Types | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Role of Sentence Comprehension in CET6 Reading | 第29-32页 |
| ·Strategies Used in Reading Comprehension | 第32-33页 |
| ·Studies on the Relationship between WM and Sentence Comprehension | 第33-39页 |
| ·Studies Carried Out Abroad | 第33-36页 |
| ·Studies Carried Out at Home | 第36-38页 |
| ·Limitations of Previous Studies | 第38-39页 |
| Chapter Three Methodology | 第39-45页 |
| ·Research Questions and Hypotheses | 第39-40页 |
| ·Subjects | 第40页 |
| ·Instruments | 第40-42页 |
| ·The RST | 第40-42页 |
| ·CET6 Sentence Comprehension Test | 第42页 |
| ·Procedure | 第42-44页 |
| ·Administering the RST | 第42-43页 |
| ·Administering the CET6 Sentence Comprehension Test | 第43-44页 |
| ·Data Collection | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第45-58页 |
| ·Results | 第45-49页 |
| ·The Influence of Different Sentence Types on the CET6 Sentence Comprehension Scores | 第45-47页 |
| ·The Relationship between WMS and the Total CET6 Sentence Comprehension Score | 第47-48页 |
| ·The Relationship between WMS and the CET6 Sentence Comprehension Scores of Certain Sentence Types | 第48-49页 |
| ·Discussion | 第49-58页 |
| ·The Influence of Sentence Types on the CET6 Sentence Comprehension Scores | 第50-51页 |
| ·The High and Positive Correlation between WMS and Learners’ Total Sentence Comprehension Scores | 第51-55页 |
| ·The Correlation Coefficients between WMS and Learners’ Sentence Comprehension Scores of Four Types | 第55-58页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第58-62页 |
| ·Major Findings | 第58-59页 |
| ·Implication for College English Teaching and Learning | 第59-60页 |
| ·Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research | 第60-62页 |
| Bibliography | 第62-69页 |
| Appendixes | 第69-82页 |
| AppendixⅠ Sentences for Reading Span Test | 第69-75页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ CET6 Sentence Comprehension Test Paper | 第75-82页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第82-83页 |
| Publications | 第83页 |
