单选题 The world's smallest continent and sixth largest country by total area, Australia-owing to its size and isolation-is often dubbed the "______", and is sometimes considered the world's largest island.
A. island continent B. lost continent C. Noah's Ark D. Lost Paradise

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[考点] 英语国家人文知识
[解析] 澳大利亚是世界上最小的大陆和总面积第六大的国家,因为其面积和隔离性,往往被冠以“大陆岛国(island continent)”之称,有时被认为是世界上最大的岛屿。