Your article is good except for some spelling mistakes.

He is an excellent teacher except that he speaks too fast.

He is always to come to school on time except when it is

raining hard.

There was no way of settling the matter except by selling the set.

but"除......之外"，排除：

It has no choice but to lie down and sleep.

It has nothing to do but lie down and sleep.

(3)表示方位：

in(范围之内)

Shanghai is in the east of China.上海在中国的东部。

to(范围之外)

Japan lies to the east of China.

日本在中国的东边。

on(范围之外且相连)

Russia is on the north of China.

俄罗斯与中国北部相连。

(4)表经过某地:

through 穿过：through the valley/village/forest

穿过山谷/村庄/ 森林

past 从旁边经过:walk past the office 从办公旁边经过

across 从一边到另一边:swim across the river 游过河流；

walk across the park 横穿公园

(5)表在......之间:

among三者以上：

They divided the apples among themselves.

between两者之间;也可表三者以上每两者之间：

It's a secret between you and me.

高考新剖析

1. A great person is always putting others' interests __________

his own.［2009年高考四川卷］

A. below B. above C. in D. on

2. It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot

__________easy reach.［2009年高考山东卷］

A. near B. upon C. within D. around

3. The art show was __________being a failure; it was a great

success.［2009年高考天津卷］

A. far from B. along with