The invention provides a sandstone high-strength high-brittleness similar material and a preparation method thereof. Raw materials comprise quartz sand, silicon powder, cement, distilled water and a water reducer. based on physical and mechanical properties and microscopic features of protolith, a method of regulating material properties by using aggregate is adopted, quartz sand is selected to improve brittleness of the material, and silicon powder is selected to raise strength of the material. Thereby, brittleness and strength of the sandstone similar material are achieved, and main physicaland mechanics parameters (density, elastic modulus, cohesion, internal friction angle, uniaxial compressive strength, tensile strength and Poisson's ratio, etc.) of the similar material and protolithmeet the similarity theory. Features of sandstone in rock slope of Xinjiang Tianshan highway are successively simulated. The types of required materials are less, and the cost is low. The manufactureefficiency is high. The material of the invention has wide practicality.