9．
阅读下面短文，完成短文后的问题。
For most high school graduates, the month of May is all
about preparing for graduation and the future. It's also a time to reflect on
the past days at school. In Galesburg, those memories include a trip back to
the school where their education started. The event is called the Memory Walk. The
graduating students have a chance to take part in it on their final day of
school.
The students meet in the gym, where they wear their caps
and gowns (长袍). They then walk through the halls of the school as teachers and other
students cheer them on loudly. Once the students complete the walk through the
high school, they take buses to the primary schools they attended. After that, they
receive a similar reception(接待) there, though this time
primary school students hand out the high fives and cheers.
The high school has done the Memory Walk for several
years. Headmaster Jeff Houston brought the idea to Galesburg after his wife saw
it done in other schools. Houston thinks everyone benefits(受益) from the event.
"Then primary school kids will meet the graduating
students and greet them, and the kids will have a clear understanding of what
it means to be a high school graduate. It's good for the little kids to make
clear what this experience is all about," he said.
"And it's good for the graduates
to understand that there are a lot of people who care about them. They should go back and say
thanks to them."
