多选题 Many animals are able to ______ the harmful effects of cold weather by means of feathers, fur, or blubber.

A、 palliate
B、 decry
C、 mitigate
D、 predict
E、 simulate
F、 imitate

【正确答案】 A、C

【答案解析】[解析] ●by means of说明前后同义重复。
●空格与feathers，fur, or blubber(羽毛、皮毛和脂肪)同义重复。
●palliate减轻，decry谴责，mitigate减轻，predict预测，simulate模仿，imitate模仿。答案选AC。
●注：这里simulate和imitate是干扰项，同表示“模仿”。