Briefly discuss why Jonathan Swift is a master satirist based on his greatest novel Gulliver’s Travels.
【正确答案】：A. This book deals with one particular voyage in which Gulliver meets with some adventures on remote islands. The first part tells about his experience in Lilliput where the inhabitants are six inches tall， twelve times smaller than the normal people and all the things they have or say or do are miniatures of what is in the real world. （2分）B.In the second part， Gulliver is left alone in Brobdingnag where people are not only ten times taller and larger than ordinary people， but superior in wisdom. （1分）C.The third part deals with his visit to the Flying Island， where the philosophers and projectors devote their time and energy to the study of absurd problems. （2分）D.The last part is an interesting account of his discoveries in the Houyhnhnm land， where horses are endowed with reason and all good and qualities， and are the governing class. There he is shocked and disgusted to meet the Yahoos who resemble human beings not only in appearance but also in almost every other way. （3 分）E.The book is one of the effective and devastating criticisms and satires of all aspects in the English and European life—socially， politically， religiously， philosophically， scientifically， and morally. Its social significance is great and its exploration into human nature profound. （2分）
【题目解析】：教材108页的内容。这本书讲述了格列佛在一次特殊的航行中遇到了一些偏远岛屿上的冒险。第一部分讲述了他在利力浦特的经历，那里的人都有四英寸高，比正常人小十二倍，他们有什么就说什么。第二部分，格列佛独自留在布萝卜丁奈格，那里的人不仅比普通人高十倍，大十倍，而且智商超群。第三部分是他对飞行岛的访问。最后一部分是他在Houyhnhnm land发现的有趣记述。这本书是对英国和欧洲生活的各个方面进行的有效而毁灭性的批评和粉刺。社会的，政治的，宗教的，哲学的，科学的和道德的。其社会意义重大，对人性的探索意义深远。
