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1、ReadingComprehensionEnyawasbornin1961,17May,andspentherchildhoodinGweedore.Thereareninebrothersandsistersinthefamily,fourothergirlsandfourboys.Allthefamilyhavewonmanycompetitionsandarefamousinnationaltraditionalmusiccircles.Whilstatschool,Enyastudiedthepianoandclassicalmusic.Threeofherbr
2、othersandsistersformed,togetherwiththeiruncles,afolkmusicgroup(atfirstwithacertainAmericanfeelandthenmorepurelyIrish,thoughinfluencedbyjazzandbyotherssuchasPentangle)•ThegroupwasnamedClannad,acontractionof"thefamilyfromGweedoreninIrish•In1980,atthesuggestionoftheirmanager,Fachtna0fKelly,
3、Enyabecameamemberofthegroup.SheperformedwithClannadonmanyoccasions,until,inFebruary1982zoncompletingaEuropeantour,sheleftthegroup,noonereallyknowingwhy.ItwasalsoFachtna01KellywhosuggestedtoEnyaaftersheleftClannad,thatshedevotedherselftocomposingforfilms•Andso,in1984,sheapproachedherfirst
4、importanttask•RomaRyanhadsentacassetteofEnyatofilmproducerDavidPuttnam.PuttnamaskedhertocomposedreamyandromanticmusicwithasixtiesfeelforthefeaturefilmTheFrogPrince•Havingastudioatherdisposal,EnyaworkedalmostalwaysathomewiththeRolandJuno60synthesizerortheKurzweilsamplerAandthenaddedpianoa
5、ndvoice.NickyRyanrecordedeverythingandhelpedtoputthecompositionsintotheirfinalform.Enya1sfirstrecordsubsequentlyclimbedtonumberoneintheIrishcharts,whichstartedthecommercialriseofEnya•ShecollaboratedwiththesingerSineacutead01ConnorrecitingashorttextonnNeverGetOldnfromheralbumTheLionAndThe
6、Cobra・Shesignedwithanimportantmultinational,andhadaresoundingsuccesswithhersecondalbumWatermark,whichhaspassed10millionsalesworldwide,andhasgoneplatinumin14differentcountries,helpedbythesinglen0rinocoFlow11,aNo1hitinBritain.ThensherepeatedherworldsuccesswithShepherdMoons,whichspentanamaz
7、ing199weeksontheBillboardchartsintheUSAandhassoldover11millioncopies•Decidethefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orF・accordingtothepassage・Allthefamilyarewellknowninnationaltraditionalmusiccircles.2^ThreeofEnya1sbrothersandsisterswiththeirunclesformedapurelyAmericanfolkmusicgro
