The invention discloses a preparation method of a high-adsorption-capacity water treatment agent. The preparation method comprises the following steps that corncob powder is fed into tartaric acid for soaking, microwave irradiation treatment is performed, and filtration is performed to obtain a first pre-prepared material; vermiculite power, lauryl sodium sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine and water are mixed evenly, heating is performed in a water bath, ultrasonic dispersion is performed, a succinimide solution is added, the pH value of a system is regulated with hydrochloric acid to 7.1-7.4, microcrystalline cellulose is added for stirring, suction filtration is performed, washing is performed to reach a neutral state, and drying and grinding are performed to obtain a second pre-prepared material; absolute ethyl alcohol and toluene are evenly stirred, the first pre-prepared material, the second pre-prepared material and methyltriethoxysilane are added, heating and stirring are performed, centrifugation is performed, flushing is performed with deionized water to make pH value neutral, and drying and smashing are performed to obtain the high-adsorption-capacity water treatment agent. The obtained high-adsorption-capacity water treatment agent is large in adsorption capacity and good in hydrophilcity.