Millions of people around the world are willing to make personal sacrifices, including paying higher bills, to help balance climate change, a global survey said．It found 83 percent of those questioned believed lifestyle changes would be necessary to cut emissions of climate warming carbon gases．The survey, conducted by two polling organizations for the BBC World Service, covered 22,000 people in 21 countries．
“People around the world recognize that climate change requires that people change their behavior,”said Steven Kull, director of the Program on International Policy Attitudes which conducted the poll with GlobeScan．“And that to provide motivations for those changes, there will need to be an increase in the cost of energy that contributes to climate change,”he added．
Scientists say carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels for power and transport will push global average temperatures up by between 1.8 and 4.0 degrees Celsius this century, causing floods, famines and violent storms putting millions at risk．
The response to climate taxes was more muted than that on raised energy prices, but it swungin favor if the revenue(收入)from those taxes was ring-fenced for use only on measures to raise energy efficiency or develop clean energy sources．There was also a greater acceptance of higher green taxes if they were made up for by cuts in taxation elsewhere so the net effect on the individual's pocket was neutral．
“While few citizens welcome higher taxes, the poll suggests that national leaders could succeed in introducing a carbon tax on energy,”said GlobeScan President Doug Miller．“The key requirement is that their citizens trust that the resulting tax revenues will be invested in addressing climate change by increasing energy efficiency and developing cleaner fuels,”he added．
(1)
The survey found that people began to realize that ________．
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A．
to cut carbon emissions will push global average temperatures up
B．
to increase the cost of energy will cause floods
C．
individuals can do little to climate warming
D．
they should change their lifestyle to help balance climate change
(2)
The two polling organizations are ________．
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A．
the BBC World Service ＆ GlobeScan
B．
the Program on International Policy Attitudes ＆ GlobeScan
C．
Steven Kull ＆ Doug Miller
D．
Steven Kull ＆ GlobeScan
(3)
How do people respond to the taxes according to the survey?
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A．
They are willing to pay the raised energy prices．
B．
Few people welcome higher green taxes．
C．
They accept the climate tax if it is used in dealing with climate．
D．
The government is successful in introducing a carbon tax．
(4)
What does the underlined part“swung in favor”in Paragraph 4 mean?
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A．
Supported．
B．
Hesitated．
C．
Rejected．
D．
Abandoned．
(5)
In what way does the increase in the cost of energy contribute to climate change?
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A．
People will burn more fossil fuel for power and transport．
B．
People will try to increase energy efficiency．
C．
National leaders will provide motivations for those changes．
D．
BBC World Service will develop clean energy sources．
