单选题 According to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development in 1995, the wealthiest 10 percent of the population received 30.9 percent of the income, while the poorest 10 received only 2.2 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] 本题中空白处的意思是“城市和乡村地区都存在这种收入和财富的差异”。四个 选项中,A项identicalness的意思是“同一,完全相同,丝毫不差”;B项disparity的意思是 “(职位、数量、质量等)不一致,不同,不等”;C项egalitarianism的意思是“平等主义”; D项curmudgeon的意思是“乖戾的(老)人,脾气坏的人,爱争吵的(老)家伙”。四个选 项中,只有B项符合题意要求。