The invention discloses a high-activity methanol-resistance direct methanol fuel cell cathode catalyst and a preparation method thereof. The activity composition of the catalyst is Cu/PtM, the carrier is a carbon nanotube, wherein, PtM is used for improving oxygen reduction activation and Cu is used for improving methanol-resistance performance. The preparation method is as follows: firstly, the carbon nanotube, the compounds of metal M, and platinic chloride solution are scattered in glycol ultrasonically, the pH value is adjusted, the temperature is increased and reflux is carried out, platinum based catalyst loaded by the carbon nanotube is prepared by filtering, washing and drying; then the prepared platinum based catalyst loaded by the carbon nanotube is scattered in the glycol and is added with copper sulfate, then the pH value is adjusted, the temperature is increased and the reflux is carried out, and then the platinum direct methanol fuel cell cathode catalyst loaded by the carbon nanotube coated with Cu is prepared by the filtering, washing and drying. The preparation method is simple, operational condition is mild and the controllability is good; besides, the catalyst prepared by the method has high oxygen reduction activation and good methanol-resistance performance.