Science andTechnology

There is adifference between science and technology.______(46)Science has to do withdiscovering the facts and relationships between observable phenomena in natureand

with establis- hingtheories that serve to organize these facts and relationships;technology has todo with tools, techniques,and procedures for applying the findings of

science.______(47)

Progress in scienceexcludes the human factor. Scientists,who seek to understand the uni- verse andknow the truth within the highest degree of accuracy and certainty,cannot

pay attention totheir own or other peoples likes or dislikes or to popular ideas about thefitness of things. ______(48)But even an unpleasant truth is more than likelyto be

useful;besides,wehave the choice of refusing to believe it!But hardly so with technology;we donot have the choice of refusing to hear the sound produced by a supersonic

（超音速的）aircraftflying overhead ; we cannot refuse to breathe polluted air.______(49)Thepurpose of technology is to serve peo- ple—people ingeneral,not merely

some people;andfuture generations,not merely those who presently ish to gain advantage forthemselves.

______(50)Manypeople blame technology itseff for widespread pollution,resource depletion（枯竭）and even social decay in general-somuch so that the promise of

technology is“obscured”.That promise is a cleaner and healthier world.If wise applicationsof science and technology do not lead to a better world,what else will?

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A.Anotherdistinction between science and technology has to do with the progress in each.

B. Unlikescience,progress in technology must be measured in terms of the human factor.

C. What scientistsdiscover may shock or anger people—as did Darwin'Stheory of evolu-tion.

D. Science andtechnology are different.

E. We are allfamiliar with the improper use of technology.