A burp （打嗝） at the dinner table might land you in trouble—but if you were a cow or sheep in New Zealand，it could cost your owner a lot of tax （稅）.
   New Zealand's government recently drew up a plan to tax the greenhouse gases which farm animals produce as part of its efforts to deal with climate change.The government said the tax like this would be the first in the world.It also said farmers should be able to get the money back by increasing the prices of climate friendly products.
   New Zealand's farming industry is very important for the country's economy.Milk products are the nation's largest export earner （出口創匯產品）.The country has around 10 million cattle and 26 million sheep，compared to just five million people.And about half of New Zealand's greenhouse gases come from farms.And the reason behind the plan possibly helping with climate change is based on the idea that farm animals produce gases that warm the planet，particularly greenhouse gases from cattle burps and their urine （尿液）.
   New Zealand's government wants to reduce greenhouse gas production and make the country carbon neutral （碳中和的） by 2050.The move is part of that plan.Farmers would reportedly start to pay in 2025.And all the money from the tax on farms would be put back into the industry to support new technology and research.
   However，some farm groups disagree with the plan.They argue that the tax would place high costs on the farming industry.

（1）In New Zealand，if the cow or sheep burp，the owner should

A

A

.
A．pay for the burp
B．sell the cow or sheep
C．feed the cow or sheep
D．stop the cow or sheep burping
（2）The government tax the greenhouse gases to

B

B

.
A．get money from the farmers
B．deal with the climate change
C．ask farmers to keep more cows
D．learn new technology and research
（3）According to the passage，we know that

D

D

.
A．farmers start to pay for the cattle burps in 2050
B．the climate change has badly influenced the people's life
C．the greenhouse gases from people's burps warmed the planet
D．there are more cattle and sheep than people in New Zealand
（4）From the last paragraph，we can infer that it's

C

C

to start the plan.
A．easy
B．impossible
C．difficult
D．normal