一、考点规律分析

　　短文改错对冠词的考查主要涉及冠词的误加和漏用，有时也考查不定冠词与定冠词以及零冠词的用法区别(包括 a 与 an 的区别)。其中，涉及最多的是，当一个单数可数名词表示泛指时，其前漏用不定冠词;另外，冠词在一些习语中的用法也是一个重要考点。

　　二、真题单句归纳

　　(1) After a hour or so we began to feel very frightened. (a 改为 an，因 hour 读音以元音开头) (全国卷)

　　(2) I decided to climb the tree to see where we were. (the 改为 a，因此处并非特指，而是泛指) (全国卷)

　　(2) Some people read the books or watch television while others have sports. (去掉 the，因这里的 books 表泛指，不表特指) (全国卷)

　　(3) Good health is person’s most valuable possession. (person’s 前加 a，这里的 a 表泛指) (全国卷)

　　(4) Modern people know more about the health, have better food, and live in clearer surroundings. (去掉 the，因health 表泛指) (全国卷)

　　(5) There is public library in every town in Britain. (public library 前加 a，因这里的 public library 是单数可数名词表泛指，故在其前用 a) (全国卷)

　　(6) Maybe you could come during a winter holidays. (a 改为 the，因从含义上看，此处的 winter holidays 属特指或者是谈话双方都知道的) (全国卷)

　　(7) Today I visited the Smiths — my first visit to a American family. (a 改为 an，因 American 的读音以元音开头) (全国卷)

　　(8) Each player must obey captain, who is the leader of the team. (captain 前加冠词 the，captain 为特指) (全国卷)

　　(9) Some wanted to see the programme while others preferred another. (the 改为 one，one 与下一行的 another 构成“一个……另一个”) (全国卷)

　　(10) I’ll take this chance to wish you wonderful time on your birthday. (wonderful 前加 a，该表达与 have a good time 类似，其中的 a 不可省) (北京春季卷)

　　(11) Suddenly, I caught a sight of my English teacher in the crowd. (去掉 a，catch sight of 是习语，意为“看见、瞥见”) (全国卷)

　　(12) For example, when I was a child, the rain was a mystery(奥秘). (去掉 the，rain 在此泛指) (北京春季卷)

　　(13) We may be one family and live under a same roof. (a 改为 the，因 same 前应用定冠词) (全国卷)

　　(14) As everyone knows, it’s famous mountain with all kinds of plants and animals.(在 famous 前加 a，注意 mountain 是单数可数名词) (全国卷)

　　(15) My teacher advised me to keep my diary. (my diary 改为 a diary，keep a diary 意为“写日记”) (全国卷)