The present invention relates to core-shell type polymer microspheres, preparation and applications thereof. The preparation comprises: adding deionized water, an emulsifier and a dispersing agent to a reaction kettle, slowly stirring and dissolving, adding a styrene base monomer, a vinyl polymer cross-linking agent and an initiator, introducing nitrogen to replace air of the reaction kettle, heating to a temperature of 70-85 DEG C, reacting to form a core structure, adding a reaction solution containing acrylate, a styrene base monomer, a vinyl polymer cross-linking agent and an initiator in a dropwise manner, forming a shell structure on the core structure surface, cooling to a room temperature, discharging the material, and filtering to obtain the product. According to the core-shell type polymer microspheres of the present invention, the internal core structure is formed by the reaction of the styryl monomer and the vinyl polymer cross-linking agent, the shell layer of the microspheres is formed through the copolymerization of the acrylate, the styrene base monomer and the vinyl polymer cross-linking agent, and produces volume expansion under the downhole oil-gas effect so as to bond and seal the micro-crack in the cement sheath or the interface micro-gap, and the sufficient strength of the microspheres after expanding is ensured through the core portion of the microspheres.