Science and Technology
There is a difference between science and technology. (46) Science has to do with discovering the facts and relationships between observable phenomena in nature and with establishing theories that serve to organize these facts and relationships; technology has to do with tools, techniques, and procedures for applying the findings of science. (47)
Progress in science excludes the human factor. Scientists, who seek to understand the universe and know the truth within the highest degree of accuracy and certainty, cannot pay attention to their own or other people's likes or dislikes or to popular ideas about the fitness of things. (48) But even an unpleasant truth is more than likely to be useful; besides, we have the choice of refusing to believe it! But hardly so with technology; we do not have the choice of refusing to hear the sound produced by a supersonic (超音速的) aircraft flying overhead; we cannot refuse to breathe polluted air. (49) The purpose of technology is to serve people —— people in general, not merely some people; and future generations, not merely those who presently wish to gain advantage for themselves.
(50) Many people blame technology itself for widespread pollution, resource depletion (枯竭) and even social decay in general - so much so that the promise of technology is "obscured". That promise is a cleaner and healthier world. If wise applications of science and technology do not lead to a better world, what else will?
A Another distinction between science and technology has to do with the progress in each.
B Unlike science, progress in technology must be measured in terms of the human factor.
C What scientists discover may shock or anger people w as did Darwin's theory of evolution.
D Science and technology are different
E We are all familiar with the improper use of technology.
F Science is a method of answering theoretical questions; technology is a method of solving practical problems.
答案
46. F 47. A 48. C 49. B 50. E
解析:
46. F 第一句總述了科學(xué)和技術(shù)是有差別的。這句是中心句,那么整段話都應(yīng)該圍繞科學(xué)和技術(shù)的差別來講。并且第三句話很長(zhǎng),中間用了一個(gè)分號(hào)隔開,前半部分是Science,后半部分是Technology,其實(shí)第三句就是詳細(xì)說了科學(xué)和技術(shù)的內(nèi)容及手段。所以空白處應(yīng)該是科學(xué)和技術(shù)的簡(jiǎn)單定義最合適。所以答案選擇F。
47. A 因?yàn)橐畹木渥邮嵌温涞淖詈笠痪,所以?yīng)該考慮是不是承上啟下的關(guān)系,我們看第二段的第一句Progress in science excludes the human factor.這里出現(xiàn)了progress一詞,所以這是科學(xué)和技術(shù)的另一個(gè)區(qū)別。由選項(xiàng)A引出。
48. C 第二段針對(duì)第一段最后一句,闡述了在人們對(duì)待科學(xué)和技術(shù)的發(fā)展上的不同?茖W(xué)是排除認(rèn)為因素的,科學(xué)家的發(fā)現(xiàn)可能會(huì)使人們吃驚或發(fā)怒,但即使是令人不快的真理也極可能很有用。
49. B 缺空前文都是對(duì)科學(xué)的說明,下文接著講技術(shù)。此處 Unlike 一轉(zhuǎn),指出技術(shù)是用人為因素來衡量的。
50. E 本段在講技術(shù)發(fā)展給生活帶來的負(fù)面影響。因此看選項(xiàng)得知應(yīng)選 E:我們所熟知的是對(duì)技術(shù)的不當(dāng)利用。