The invention relates to a test paper strip for rapidly detecting traces of chlorothalonil and a preparation method thereof. The test paper strip is characterized in that a supporting layer is used as the bottom layer, an adsorption layer is used as the intermediate layer, a protective layer is fixed on the adsorption layer, the adsorption layer comprises an adsorption fibrous layer, a gold-labeled antibody fibrous layer, a cellulose film and an absorbent material layer at the handle end in order from a test terminal, wherein the cellulose film is provided with detection blots printed by using a chlorothalonil coupling carrier protein solution and control blots printed by using a goat anti-mouse IgG or rabbit anti-mouse IgG (or goat anti-rabbit IgG) antibody solution; the gold-labeled antibody is a colloidal gold labeled chlorothalonil monoclonal antibody or polyclonal antibody; and the chlorothalonil coupling carrier protein is bovine serum albumin, chicken ovalbumin or haemocyanin. The test paper strip disclosed herein has the advantages of strong specificity, high sensitivity, simple, and accurate detection, low cost, wide application scope, and easiness in popularization and application.