A　series　of　MxOy/CeO2-ZrO2　(M=Cu,　Ba　and　Al)　solid　solution　composite　supports　were　prepared　by　citric　acid　complex　method,　and　Ni　active　component　was　loaded　over　the　obtained　supports　by　impregnating　method　to　produce　Ni/MxOy/CeO2-ZrO2　composite　catalysts.　The　effects　of　promoter　elements　(Cu,　Ba　and　Al)　doped　into　CeO2-ZrO2　solid　solution　on　its　texture　structure　and　the　catalytic　performance　of　supported　Ni　catalysts　in　methane　partial　oxidation　to　syngas　were　investigated.　N2　physical　adsorption,　X-ray　powder　diffraction　(XRD),　hydrogen　temperature-programmed　reduction　(H2-TPR),　scanning　electron　microscopy　(SEM),　ammonia　temperature-programmed　desorption　(NH3-TPD)　and　thermogravimetry　(TG)　analysis　were　used　to　characterize　the　physicochemical　properties　of　the　fresh　and　reacted　catalysts.　The　methane　partial　oxidation　test　showed　that　the　activity　of　the　catalysts　followed　the　order　of　Ni/Al2O3/CeO2-　ZrO2＞Ni/BaO/CeO2　-ZrO2＞Ni/CeO2-ZrO2＞Ni/CuO/　CeO2-ZrO2.　The　characterisation　results　revealed　that　after　the　doping　of　promoters,　the　composite　supports　still　kept　the　structure　of　CeO2-ZrO2　solid　solution.　The　doping　of　Ba　and　Al　produced　strong　interactions　between　the　promoter　and　CeO2-ZrO2　solid　solution　to　generate　the　ternary　composite　solid　solution　support　and　increase　the　surface　area　of　the　composite　support.　Al　doping　produced　more　obvious　effects　on　the　increase　of　surface　area　and　decreased　the　particle　size　of　the　support,　which　benefited　the　dispersion　of　active　component　Ni.　Although,　Al　doping　slightly　increased　the　surface　acidity　of　the　support,　Ni/Al2O3/　CeO2-ZrO2　exhibited　the　highest　activity　and　good　stability.　Cu　doping　produced　H2　spillover　which　promoted　the　reduction　of　Ni.　The　interaction　between　the　produced　Cu0　and　Ni0　could　generate　copper-nickel　alloy.　The　formation　of　copper-nickel　alloy　decreased　the　number　of　Ni0　active　sites,　thus　reduced　the　activity　in　catalytic　methane　partial　oxidation.