We can infer that Calthorpe&rsquo;s statement &ldquo;still jars&rdquo; with most people because most people:

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We can infer that Calthorpe’s statement “still jars” with most people because most people:

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A.
regard cities as places of disease and crime.
B.
do not consider cities to be eco-friendly places.
C.
do not regard cities as good places to live in.
D.

consider cities to be very crowded and polluted.

Option B is the correct answer.

Explanatory Answer

The author says that Calthorpe calling the city ‘the most environmentally benign form of human settlement’ jars most people. Why? Because people believe the opposite: that cities are not eco-friendly.

Of the given options 1 and 3 are easily ruled out. Calthorpe argues that the very fact that cities are crowded contributes to their environmental benignity. The point here is not the crowding, but the fact that Calthorpe regards this extreme compactness to be environment friendly.