The invention provides a method for preparing ethyl 
methyl carbonate through an ester exchange method, and relates to a method for preparing a chemical 
raw material. A first catalyst prepared by the method simultaneously has 
macropore and micropore structures, wherein the macropores can obviously improve the 
mass transfer effect; and the micropores can obviously improve the specific surface area of a carrier and simultaneously improve the 
dispersity of active centers. Meanwhile, the prepared first catalyst simultaneously has an alkali 
active center and a Lewis acid catalytic 
active center. The prepared 15%MgO-5%MgCl2-2%La2O3 / Al2O3-SiO2 is used in a 
dimethyl carbonate and 
ethanol ester exchange 
fixed bed continuous reaction; when the 
reaction temperature is 200 DEG C and the 
space velocity is 30h<-1>, the catalyst is not inactivated after 5000h of 
continuous reaction, the 
dimethyl carbonate conversion rate can be kept at 70%, the 
ethanol conversion rate can be kept at 80%, and the yield of the product ethyl 
methyl carbonate is 56%; and after the reaction, the catalyst can be reused through simple 
filtration treatment, and the activity of the catalyst can still be kept unchanged after the catalyst is reused for multiple times.