| Acknowledgement | 第3-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-15页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第15-21页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第15-16页 |
| 1.2 Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第16-19页 |
| 1.3 Overall Structure of the Thesis | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter Two Literature Review | 第21-41页 |
| 2.1 Key Terms and Basic Concepts | 第21-29页 |
| 2.1.1 Conceptual Metaphor | 第21-28页 |
| 2.1.1.1 Definition and Interpretation of Conceptual Metaphor | 第21-22页 |
| 2.1.1.2 Classification of Conceptual Metaphor | 第22-25页 |
| 2.1.1.3 Working Mechanisms of Conceptual Metaphor | 第25-27页 |
| 2.1.1.3.1 Mapping | 第25-26页 |
| 2.1.1.3.2 Image Schema | 第26-27页 |
| 2.1.1.4 The Main Features of Conceptual Metaphor | 第27-28页 |
| 2.1.2 English Reading | 第28-29页 |
| 2.1.2.1 Definition of English Reading | 第28-29页 |
| 2.1.2.2 An Overview of Major Reading Models | 第29页 |
| 2.2 Review of Previous Studies | 第29-41页 |
| 2.2.1 Studies on Reading Teaching at Home and Abroad | 第30-34页 |
| 2.2.1.1 Studies on Reading Teaching Abroad | 第30-32页 |
| 2.2.1.2 Studies on Reading Teaching at Home | 第32-34页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on Conceptual Metaphor at Home and Abroad | 第34-37页 |
| 2.2.2.1 Studies on Conceptual Metaphor Abroad | 第34-35页 |
| 2.2.2.2 Studies on Conceptual Metaphor at Home | 第35-37页 |
| 2.2.3 Studies on Conceptual Metaphor in English Reading Teaching at Home andAbroad | 第37-40页 |
| 2.2.3.1 Studies on Conceptual Metaphor in English Reading Teaching Abroa | 第37-38页 |
| 2.2.3.2 Studies on Conceptual Metaphor in English Reading Teaching at Home | 第38-40页 |
| 2.2.4 Summary | 第40-41页 |
| Chapter Three Research Methodology | 第41-65页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第41页 |
| 3.2 Research Designs | 第41-65页 |
| 3.2.1 Quantitative Research Design | 第41-62页 |
| 3.2.1.1 Subjects | 第41-44页 |
| 3.2.1.2 Instruments | 第44-48页 |
| 3.2.1.3 Procedures | 第48-61页 |
| 3.2.1.3.1 Teaching Procedures in the Control Class | 第50-51页 |
| 3.2.1.3.2 Teaching Procedures in the Experimental Class | 第51-61页 |
| 3.2.1.3.2.1 The Conceptual Metaphor-guided Reading Teaching inVocabulary Comprehension | 第51-55页 |
| 3.2.1.3.2.2 The Conceptual Metaphor-guided Reading Teaching inSentence Comprehension | 第55-57页 |
| 3.2.1.3.2.3 The Conceptual Metaphor-guided Reading Teaching inDiscourse Comprehension | 第57-61页 |
| 3.2.1.4 Data Collection | 第61页 |
| 3.2.1.5 Data Analysis | 第61-62页 |
| 3.2.2 Qualitative Research Design | 第62-65页 |
| 3.2.2.1 Classroom Observation | 第62-63页 |
| 3.2.2.1.1 Subjects | 第62页 |
| 3.2.2.1.2 Instruments | 第62-63页 |
| 3.2.2.1.3 Procedures | 第63页 |
| 3.2.2.1.4 Data Collection and Analysis | 第63页 |
| 3.2.2.2 Interview | 第63-65页 |
| 3.2.2.2.1 Subjects | 第63页 |
| 3.2.2.2.2 Instruments | 第63-64页 |
| 3.2.2.2.3 Procedures | 第64页 |
| 3.2.2.2.4 Data Collection and Analysis | 第64-65页 |
| Chapter Four Results and Discussion | 第65-75页 |
| 4.1 Results and Discussion in Vocabulary Comprehension | 第65-67页 |
| 4.2 Results and Discussion in Sentence Comprehension | 第67-70页 |
| 4.3 Results and Discussion in Discourse Comprehension | 第70-73页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第73-75页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第75-79页 |
| 5.1 Major Findings | 第75-76页 |
| 5.2 Pedagogical Implications | 第76-77页 |
| 5.3 Limitations of the Present Study | 第77页 |
| 5.4 Suggestions for the Future Study | 第77-79页 |
| References | 第79-83页 |
| Appendix Ⅰ Pre-test Paper | 第83-88页 |
| Appendix Ⅱ Posttest Paper | 第88-93页 |
| Appendix Ⅲ The Results of Pre-test | 第93-96页 |
| Appendix Ⅳ The Results of Post-test | 第96-99页 |
