Giải đề IELTS Reading: Katherine Mansfield [Full answers]

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1. Đề thi thật IELTS Reading “Katherine Mansfield”

Reading Passage

Katherine Mansfield

Katherine Mansfield was a modernist writer of short fiction who was born and brought up in New Zealand

Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp Murry was born in 1888, into a prominent family in Wellington, New Zealand. She became one of New Zealand’s best-known writers, using the pen name of Katherine Mansfield. The daughter of a banker, and born into a middle-class family, she was also a first cousin of Countess Elizabeth von Arnim, a distinguished novelist in her time. Mansfield had two older sisters and a younger brother. Her father, Harold Beauchamp, went on to become the chairman of the Bank of New Zealand. In 1893, the Mansfield family moved to Karori, a suburb of Wellington, where Mansfield would spend the happiest years of her childhood; she later used her memories of this time as an inspiration for her Prelude story.

Her first published stories appeared in the High School Reporter and the Wellington Girls 7 High School magazine in 1898 and 1899. In 1902, she developed strong feelings for a musician who played the cello, Arnold Trowell, although her feelings were not, for the most past, returned. Mansfield herself was an accomplished cellist, having received lesion from Trowell’s father. Mansfied wrote in her journals of feeling isolated to some extent in New Zealand, and, in general terms of her interest in the Maori people ( New Zealand’s native people), who were often portrayed in a sympathetic light in her later stories, such as How Pearl Button was Kidnapped

She moved to London in 1903, where she attended Queen’s college, along with her two sisters. Manfield recommenced playing the cello, an occupation that she believed, during her time at Queen’s, she would take up professionally. She also began contributing to the college newspaper, with such a dedication to it that she eventually became its editor. She was particularly interested in the works of the French writers of this period and on the 19th- century British writer, Oscar Wilde, and she was appreciated amongst fellow students at Queen’s for her lively and charismatic approach to life and work. She met fellow writer Ida Baker, a South African, at the college, and the pair became lifelong friends. Mansfield did not actively support the suffragette movement in the UK. Women in New Zeland had gained the right to vote in 1893.

Mansfield first began journeying into the other parts of Europe in the period 1903-1906, mainly to Belgium and Germany. After finishing her schooling in England, she returned to her New Zealand home in 1906, only then beginning to write short stories in a serious way. She had several works published in Australia in a magazine called Native Comparison, which was her first paid writing work, and by this time she had her mind set on becoming a professional writer. It was also the first occasion on which she used the pseudonym “k.Mansfied”.

Mansfield rapidly grew discontented with the provincial New Zealand lifestyle, and with her family. Two years later she headed again in London. Her father sent her an annual subsidy of €100 for the rest of her life. In later years, she would express both admiration and disdain for New Zealand in her journals.

In 1911, Mansfield met John Middleton Murry, the Oxford scholar and editor of the literary magazine Rhythm. They were later to marry in 1918. Mansfield became a co-editor of Rhythm, which was subsequently called The Blue Review, in which more of her works were published. She and Murry lived in various houses in England and briefly in Paris. The Blue Review failed to gain enough readers and was no longer published. Their attempt to set up as writers in Paris was cut short by Murry’s bankruptcy, which resulted from the failure of this and other journals. Life back in England meant frequently changed addresses and very limited funds.

Between 1915 and 1918, Mansfield moved between England and Bandoi, France. She and Murry developed close contact with other well-known writers of the time such as DH Lawrence, Bertrand Russell and Aldous Huxley. By October 1918 Mansfield had become seriously ill; she had been diagnosed with tuberculosis and was advised to enter a sanatorium. She could no longer spend time with writers in London. In the autumn of 1918 she was so ill that she decided to go to Ospedale in Italy. It was the publication of Bliss and Other Stories in 1920 that was to solidify Mansfield’s reputation as a writer.

Mansfied also spent time in Menton, France, as the tenant of her father’s cousin at ” The Villa Isola Bella”. There she wrote she pronounced to be “…the only story that satisfies me to any extent”.

Mansfield produced a great deal of work in the final years of her life, and much of her prose and poetry remained unpublished at her death in 1923. After her death, her husband, Murry, took on the task of editing and publishing her works. His efforts resulted in two additional volumes of short stories. The Doves’ Nest and Something Childish, published in 1923 and 1924 respectively, the publication of her Poems as well as a collection of critical writings (Novels and Novelist) and a number of editions of Mansfield’s previously unpublished letters and journals.

Questions 1-6

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?

In boxes 1 – 6 on your answer sheet, write

TRUE if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

The name Katherine Mansfield, that appears on the writer’s book, was exactly the same as her origin name
Mansfield won a prize for a story she wrote for the High School Reporter.
How Pearl Button Was Kidnapped portrayed Maori people in a favorable way.
When Mansfield was at Queen’s college, she planned to be a professional writer.
Mansfield was unpopular with the other students at Queen’s college
In London, Mansfield showed little interest in politics.

Questions 7-13

Complete the notes below

Choose ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer

Write your answers in boxes 7-13 on your answer sheet

Katherine Mansfield’s adult years

(7) …

Moved from England back to New Zealand
First paid writing work was in a publication based in

(8) … her

(9) … and the New Zealand way of life made her feel dissatisfied

1908: returned to London
1911-1919:

Met John Middleton Murry in 1911

(10) … perverted…. Mansfield and Murry from staying together in Paris spent time with distinguished

(11) …from 1916, tuberculosis restricted the time she spent in London 1920 her

(12) … was consolidated when Bliss and Other Stories was published wrote several stories at “Villa Isola Bella 1923-1924 Mansfield’s

(13) … published more of her works after her death

2. Đáp án đề IELTS Reading “Katherine Mansfield”

1. FALSE	8. Australia
2. NOT GIVEN	9. Family
3. TRUE	10. Bankruptcy
4. FALSE	11. Writers
5. FALSE	12. Reputation
6. TRUE	13. Husband
7. 1906

Đáp án chi tiết câu 1 - 6

Câu 1: Đoạn A: “She became one of New Zealand’s best-known writers, using the pen name of Katherine Mansfield. Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp Murry was born in 1888…”

→ Tên thật là Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp Murry, còn bút danh chỉ là Katherine Mansfield. Không hoàn toàn giống.

→ Chọn FALSE

Câu 2: Đoạn B: “Her first published stories appeared in the High School Reporter and the Wellington Girls’ High School magazine in 1898 and 1899.”

→ Chỉ nói là đăng báo, không đề cập đến giải thưởng.

→ Chọn NOT GIVEN

Câu 3: Đoạn B: “…in general terms of her interest in the Maori people … who were often portrayed in a sympathetic light in her later stories, such as How Pearl Button Was Kidnapped.”

→ Maori được mô tả tích cực.

→ Chọn TRUE

Câu 4: Đoạn C: “Mansfield recommenced playing the cello, an occupation that she believed … she would take up professionally.”

→ Cô dự định trở thành nghệ sĩ cello chuyên nghiệp, không phải nhà văn.

→ Chọn FALSE

Câu 5: Đoạn C: “…she was appreciated amongst fellow students … for her lively and charismatic approach.”

→ Ngược lại, cô được yêu thích.

→ Chọn FALSE

Câu 6: Đoạn C: “Mansfield did not actively support the suffragette movement in the UK.”

→ Cho thấy cô ít quan tâm chính trị.

→ Chọn TRUE

Đáp án chi tiết câu 7 - 13

Câu 7: Đoạn D: “…after finishing her schooling in England, she returned to her New Zealand home in 1906, only then beginning to write short stories in a serious way.”

→ Đáp án: 1906

Câu 8: Đoạn D: “…she had several works published in Australia in a magazine called Native Comparison, which was her first paid writing work.”

→ Đáp án: Australia

Câu 9: Đoạn E: “Mansfield rapidly grew discontented with the provincial New Zealand lifestyle, and with her family.”

→ Đáp án: Family

Câu 10: Đoạn F: “…their attempt to set up as writers in Paris was cut short by Murry’s bankruptcy.”

→ Đáp án: Bankruptcy

Câu 11: Đoạn G: “…she and Murry developed close contact with other well-known writers of the time such as DH Lawrence, Bertrand Russell and Aldous Huxley.”

→ Đáp án: Writers

Câu 12: Đoạn G: “It was the publication of Bliss and Other Stories in 1920 that was to solidify Mansfield’s reputation as a writer.”

→ Đáp án: Reputation

Câu 13: Đoạn I: “After her death, her husband, Murry, took on the task of editing and publishing her works.”

→ Đáp án: Husband

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Từ / Cụm từ	Nghĩa	Ví dụ trong bài
modernist writer	nhà văn theo trường phái hiện đại	“Katherine Mansfield was a *modernist writer* of short fiction…”
prominent family	gia đình danh giá, có địa vị	“…born in 1888, into a *prominent family* in Wellington, New Zealand.”
pen name	bút danh	“…using the *pen name* of Katherine Mansfield.”
distinguished novelist	tiểu thuyết gia lỗi lạc	“…a first cousin of Countess Elizabeth von Arnim, a *distinguished novelist* in her time.”
suburb	vùng ngoại ô	“…the Mansfield family moved to Karori, a *suburb* of Wellington…”
inspiration	nguồn cảm hứng	“…she later used her memories … as an *inspiration* for her Prelude story.”
accomplished cellist	nghệ sĩ cello tài năng	“Mansfield herself was an *accomplished cellist*…”
isolated	cô lập, tách biệt	“…wrote in her journals of feeling *isolated* to some extent in New Zealand…”
sympathetic light	góc nhìn cảm thông, tích cực	“…Maori people … were often portrayed in a *sympathetic light* in her later stories…”
charismatic	lôi cuốn, có sức hút	“…she was appreciated … for her lively and *charismatic* approach…”
suffragette movement	phong trào đòi quyền bầu cử cho phụ nữ	“Mansfield did not actively support the *suffragette movement* in the UK.”
journeying into	chu du, du ngoạn	“Mansfield first began *journeying into* the other parts of Europe…”
pseudonym	bút danh / tên giả	“…it was also the first occasion … she used the *pseudonym* ‘k. Mansfield’.”
discontented with	bất mãn, không hài lòng với	“Mansfield rapidly grew *discontented with* the provincial New Zealand lifestyle…”
subsidy	tiền trợ cấp, phụ cấp	“Her father sent her an annual *subsidy* of €100…”
admiration and disdain	sự ngưỡng mộ và khinh miệt	“…she would express both *admiration and disdain* for New Zealand…”
bankruptcy	sự phá sản	“…their attempt … was cut short by Murry’s *bankruptcy*.”
reputation	danh tiếng	“…the publication of Bliss and Other Stories … solidify Mansfield’s *reputation* as a writer.”

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