The invention relates to a macroporous strong alkaline carbon nanotube composite ion exchange resin and a preparation method thereof, and aims to solve problems of weak heat resistance and weak swelling resistance of an ion exchange resin in a prior art. The macroporous strong alkaline carbon nanotube composite ion exchange resin comprises the following components: (1) 40-65% of monomer; (2) 3-10% of copolymerization monomer; (3) 0.1-10% of nano material; and (4) 0.1-2% of initiator. The monomer is at least one selected from p-chloromethyl styrene, 4-(3-chloropropyl) styrene, 4-(3-bromopropyl) styrene, 4-(4-chlorobutyl) styrene, 4-(4-brombutyl) styrene, 4-(5-chloroamyl) styrene and 4-(5-bromoamyl) styrene; the copolymerization monomer is at least one selected from EGDMA, dipropenyl benzene, divinyl phenyl methane and divinyl benzene; the nano material is at least one selected from multi-wall carbon nanotube, single arm carbon nanotube and fullerene of C60 or C70; the initiator is at least one selected from benzoyl peroxide, azodiisobutyronitrile, lauroyl peroxide and cumyl hydroperoxide. The invention also provides a preparation method of the macroporous strong alkaline carbon nanotube composite ion exchange resin. The above technical scheme well solves the problems and can be applied to industrial production of ethylene oxide catalytic hydration.