ContentsAbstract..............................................................................................................I摘 要..............................................................................................................IIIntroduction.......................................................................................................11 Overview of Indirect Speech Acts..................................................................3 1.1 Definition of Indirect Speech Acts............................................................3 1.2 Classification of Indirect Speech Act Theory...........................................4 1.3 Features of Indirect Speech Act................................................................62 Requirements on English Listening Comprehension and Its Teaching in Senior High School............................................................................................8 2.1Requirements on English Listening Comprehension Under the Framework of Curriculum Standards............................................................8 2.2 Present Situation of English Listening Teaching......................................93 Necessity of Indirect Speech Acts Theory to English Listening Teaching in Senior High School......................................................................................16 3.1Importance of Applying Indirect Speech Acts Theory in Listening Teaching......................................................................................................18 3.2 Relationship Between Indirect Speech Act and English Listening.........184 Methods of Listening Teaching....................................................................20 4.1 Recognition of Stage of Listening Teaching...........................................20 4.2 Cultivation of the Listening Strategies...................................