单选题
According to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development in 1995, the wealthiest 10 percent of China's population received 9 percent of the income, while the poorest 10 percent received only 2 percent. Such ______ in income and wealth are found in both cities and rural areas.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：B项disparity意为“(职位、数量、质量等)不一致，不同，不等”，如Rich and poor live side by side but in conditions of extraordinary disparity(虽然富人和穷人住在一起，但是条件相差极为悬殊)。根据空格处的意思“城市和乡村地区都存在这种收入和财富的差异”，故选B。A项identicalness“同一，完全相同，丝毫不差”；C项egalitarianism“平等主义”；D项curmudgeons“乖戾的(老)人，脾气坏的人，爱争吵的(老)家伙”，均不符合题意。