| Abstract | 第1-8页 |
| 摘要 | 第8-9页 |
| List of the Tables and Figures | 第9-10页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第10-14页 |
| ·The Background of the Study | 第10-11页 |
| ·The Significance of the Present Research | 第11-12页 |
| ·The Purpose of the Present Research | 第12-13页 |
| ·The Structure of the thesis | 第13-14页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第14-24页 |
| ·Definitions and distinctions | 第14-16页 |
| ·Text and Discourse | 第14-15页 |
| ·Cohesion and Coherence | 第15-16页 |
| ·A Review of Cohesion Theories in Text Linguistics | 第16-24页 |
| ·Researches Abroad | 第16-21页 |
| ·Researches in China | 第21-24页 |
| Chapter Three Theoretical Framework | 第24-42页 |
| ·The frameworks of lexical cohesion | 第24-27页 |
| ·Comparison of Halliday and Hasan(1976)with Hoey(1991) | 第27-28页 |
| ·Understanding of Hoey‘s Theory | 第28-29页 |
| ·Sample analysis of lexical cohesion in New Horizon College English (second edition) | 第29-42页 |
| ·Repetition | 第29-35页 |
| ·Collocation | 第35-42页 |
| Chapter Four Research Design and Methodology | 第42-45页 |
| ·Research questions | 第42页 |
| ·Subjects | 第42-43页 |
| ·Instruments | 第43-44页 |
| ·The Questionnaire | 第43-44页 |
| ·The textbook of New Horizon College English (Second edition) | 第44页 |
| ·Procedure | 第44-45页 |
| Chapter Five Results and Discussions | 第45-56页 |
| ·The present situation of college students‘consciousness of lexical cohesion | 第45-48页 |
| ·Whether Having the Training of Lexical Cohesion | 第45-46页 |
| ·Whether Knowing the Significance of Lexical Cohesion in Reading | 第46页 |
| ·Whether Employing Lexical Cohesion in Reading | 第46-48页 |
| ·Procedures of Applying Lexical Cohesion in College English Reading Teaching | 第48-56页 |
| ·Pre-reading Activities | 第49-52页 |
| ·While-reading Activities | 第52-53页 |
| ·Post-reading Activities | 第53-54页 |
| ·Suggestions on the Lexical Cohesion-based Reading Teaching Model | 第54-56页 |
| Chapter Six Conclusion and Limitations | 第56-60页 |
| ·Conclusion | 第56-57页 |
| ·Implications for Instruction | 第57-58页 |
| ·Limitations of the study | 第58-60页 |
| References | 第60-64页 |
| Appendix I 关于大学生英语阅读中词汇衔接意识的问卷调查 | 第64-66页 |
| Appendix II Time-Conscious Americans | 第66-68页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第68页 |
