九 艺术类
1. Imaginative works such as novels, plays, films, fairytales, and legends
present a more accurate and meaningful picture of human experience than do
factual accounts. Because the creators of fiction shape and focus on
reality rather than report it literally¹, their creations have a more
lasting² significance.

2. The arts (painting, music, literature, etc.) reveal the otherwise hidden
ideas and impulses of a society.

3. ‘It is the artist, not the critic,’ who gives society something of
lasting value. A person who evaluates works of art, such as novels, films
music, paintings, etc.

4. As long as people in a society are hungry or out of work or lack the
basic skills needed to survive, the use of public resources to support the
arts is inappropriate—and, perhaps, even cruel—when one considers all the
potential uses of such money.

5. In order for any work of art—whether film, literature, sculpture, or a
song—to have merit, it must be understandable to most people.

十 文化类
1. Governments must ensure that their major cities receive the financial
support they need in order to thrive, because it is primarily in cities
that a nation’s cultural traditions are preserved and generated.

2. Rituals and ceremonies help define a culture. Without them, societies or
groups of people have a diminished sense of who they are.

3. The way people look, dress, and act reveals their attitudes and
interests. You can tell much about a society’s ideas and values by
observing the appearance and behavior of its people.

4. The true value of a civilization is reflected in its artistic³ creations
rather than in its scientific accomplishments⁴.

十一 国际类
1. All nations should help support the development of a global university
designed to engage students in the process of solving the world’s most
persistent⁵ social problems.

2. Many of the world’s lesser-known languages are being lost as fewer and
fewer people speak them. The government of countries in which these
languages are spoken should act to prevent such languages from becoming
extinct.

3. With the growth of global networks in such areas as economics and
communication, there is no doubt that every aspect of society—including
education, politics, the arts, and the sciences—will benefit greatly from
international influences.

4. The surest indicator⁶ of a great nation is not the achievements of its
rulers, artists, or scientists, but the general welfare of all its people.

5. The material progress and well-being⁷ of one country are necessarily
connected to the material progress and well-being of all other countries.