The invention discloses reaction liquid for preparing dry chemical test paper for determination of alpha-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase, and dry chemical test paper. The dry chemical test paper comprises a reaction chromogenic layer containing alpha-hydroxybutyric acid, coenzyme I, diaphorase and a chromogenic reagent capable of generating a chromogenic reaction with NADH under the catalysis of diaphorase. The dry chemical test paper prepared by the reaction liquid can be used in combination with a small instrument to determine the content of alpha-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase in a short period of time only by collecting a small amount of blood, the operation is simple and convenient, no professional operation is required, the intensity of color development is high, the uniformity is good,the pollution is small, the detection process does not rely on a large-scale biochemical analyzer, the market requirements under special conditions can be met, especially emergency treatment, and compared with a traditional method for detecting by adopting a liquid biochemical reagent, the dry chemical test paper can provide a method capable of conveniently and quickly measuring the activity of alpha-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase for the emergency department, primary hospitals, families and small clinics.