The invention relates to the technical field of preparation of rivaroxaban and an intermediate thereof and particularly relates to a preparation method of 4-(nitrobenzophenone)-3-morpholone which is prepared from halogenated nitrobenzene, ethanolamine and chloroacetyl chloride through a one-pot method. The method for preparing rivaroxaban comprises the steps of reducing 4-(nitrobenzophenone)-3-morpholone into 4-(aminophenyl)-3-morpholone; enabling 4-(aminophenyl)-3-morpholone to react with R-epichlorohydrin to obtain a product; enabling the product to react with N, N-carbonyldiimidazole to obtain a product; enabling the product to react with tert-butyl iminodicarboxylate; preparing hydrochloride; enabling hydrochloride to react with 5-penphene-2-carbonyl chloride. The preparation method of 4-(nitrobenzophenone)-3-morpholone is capable of realizing one-pot production and free of purifying intermediate products in the process, so that the operation process is simplified, the time is saved, and the labor cost is reduced; the preparation method of 4-(nitrobenzophenone)-3-morpholone is low in raw material price, high in obtained product yield and easy to realize large-scale industrial production; in addition, the method for preparing rivaroxaban is cheap, nontoxic and harmless in raw material, simple in process and high in product yield.