AP英语听力2013年01月（WORD文本）：20130107APNEWS.doc

1、1. The Senate has joined the House in approving legislation providing 9.7 billion dollars to pay flood insurance claims for the many home and business owners hurt by Superstorm Sandy. The votes come more than two months after the storm hit.2. The US job market proved resilient in December. Thats des

2、pite fears that the economy would tumble over the fiscal cliff. The Labor Department reports employers added 155,000 jobs, but unemployment remained at 7.8%.3. Violence continues across Syria. Ground and air forces bombarded rebel strongholds on the outskirts of Damascus and other areas around the c

3、ountry. That as activists say, anti-government forces targeted a military post with a car bomb.4. And this female polar bear in Germany celebrated her first birthday. She got a cake and a walrus made out of cardboard to play with. She is the half-sister of Berlins famous polar bear Knut, who died of brain damages in 2011.